While Li Yan was speaking, the sound of his fingers tapping on the table several times, although very gentle, sounded to Fengtao's ears as if it hit her heart hard every time.
It made her feel a little difficult to breathe, and there was murderous intent emerging around her!
Her face, which had always been calm, began to turn pale, and then she realized that the other party had really killed someone.
Because she had only experienced this feeling among those in her family who had killed people.
Feng Tao was so anxious that she lost her previous calmness and spoke quickly.
"Senior Brother Zhang, please calm down, please listen to me. This is not what my little sister deliberately investigated about Senior Brother Zhang, but what I heard on the sidelines when my master and two other senior uncles were chatting together.
They once commented on the recent disciples who had become sect members. When talking about Senior Brother Zhang, the family master and the others said a few more words.
He said that senior brother's actual combat power should be about one to two small realms higher than his own cultivation level. This may be because he has been wandering outside all year round and needs to save his life, so I kept it in my heart.
The younger sister just happened to hear it when she was serving tea and tea next to a few elders. This time, she had no choice but to come over and beg Senior Brother Zhang.
My little sister definitely has no intention of inquiring about senior brother, so please forgive me!"
In a hurry, she blurted out the reason why she knew some things about Zhang Ming. This was because she felt her heartbeat speeding up and the situation was not good.
At this time, she had long forgotten the identity gap between herself and Zhang Ming, and she felt that Zhang Ming might actually commit murder in the next moment.
Although she regretted that she was too abrupt this time, she really needed someone to help her.
But at the same time, there was also a glimmer of expectation in his heart. Zhang Ming must have had fighting experience. For this reason alone, he and Tian Denghu could not compare.
At least when you encounter an enemy, the other party can stably exert its due combat power, unlike you who may mess up the formation. If you can exert 100% of your combat power, six or seven achievements are considered good.
In addition, with the help of senior brother and second senior sister, if you encounter an enemy on the way, as long as the enemy does not meet you, you will attack with all your strength.
So with these people joining forces, it is still possible to resist for one or two breaths, and buy yourself time to activate the magic weapon.
The coldness in Li Yan's eyes slowly dissipated, and he could see that what Feng Tao said was true.
But think about it, even though someone vouched for my origin, I would definitely do some investigating when I came to "Falling Star Valley".
Then it is appropriate to know that he and the pretended master Snow Mosquito King have appeared before.
Li Yan didn't ask Feng Tao why he didn't find the other four people who joined the sect with them. He probably just didn't like the other party's cultivation.
Thinking about it, if she hadn't heard the words of her foundation-building monk master, she would definitely not have come to look for her.
"I'm afraid this will disappoint Junior Sister. I'm not as powerful as Junior Sister said!"
Li Yan finally put one finger on the stone table The last knock made Feng Tao's heart beat faster, as if he was about to end the conversation and get up to see off the guests.
Feng Tao suddenly felt disappointed in her heart. She had no intention of succeeding before she came. Firstly, she and Zhang Ming were not just in love with each other as she said;
Secondly, what is the situation outside the valley now? She has a higher status than Zhang Ming and knows more information. Those uncles and uncles want the disciples outside the valley to return as soon as possible. She needs to find someone to get out now.
After listening to her request, the foundation-building experts who stayed in the valley did not suggest it, but after all, the Feng family was also a loyal vassal of "Falling Star Valley".
After Fengtao's repeated requests, she had no choice but to appoint someone to assist her in the boxing. The sect did not force them to appoint someone, so it all depended on Fengtao's own abilities. After all, the sect also sent a strong foundation-building expert.
This is also considering that the distance to the Feng family is not too far, and now the headmaster and most of the foundation-building monks are traveling within a radius of thousands of miles to search.
Under such limelight, the chances of those secret enemies being able to take action easily are extremely low.
In recent days, with the sect leader and the others going out, something has happened again within a radius of about 5,000 miles in Falling Star Valley.
I just heard that a suspicious person was found seven thousand miles away to the south yesterday, and the sect leader has personally chased him.
Although he finally agreed to Fengtao's mission of finding other disciples to go out with, Fengtao had to pay for the missions other than Fang Guangjun himself.
The foundation-building monk also knew that it was difficult for Fengtao to find someone to help him with his fists. Now all the disciples in the sect who were at the seventh level of the Qi Condensation stage and above were taken in turns to perform tasks and follow the sect leader to form a patrol team outside.
There are not many masters left in the sect, only some disciples who occasionally come back to change defenses, but they all have to seize the time to rest, and the chance of being able to take on missions and go out is not very high.
But Fengtao was really lucky. Her senior brother Tang Tian and second senior sister Wu Yizhen had just returned from their inspection tour.
The master was away, so Fengtao could only explain the situation to the two of them when she was traveling. She herself didn't expect that the two of them would be willing to help.
She wanted to recruit a few more strong hands to help, but this was difficult. She was a new disciple and had a limited number of acquaintances. The most important thing was that Fengtao's net worth was not very rich.
She didn't have that many spiritual stones to impress others, so she finally remembered the senior brother Zhang Ming that her master once talked about, saying that he was even more powerful than herself in fighting.
Seeing Zhang Ming looking like he was about to end the conversation, Feng Tao became anxious and planned to offer some more words of persuasion.
During this outing, she was really touched that Senior Brother Tang Tian and Senior Sister Wu Yizhen were willing to accompany them. After all, she had only known them for more than five months.
Tian Denghu took the initiative to go, which was not unexpected.
Her expectations and Tian Denghu's thoughts can be seen by everyone, let alone her.
However, she rejected it outright at first, but then, the other party even proposed the idea of not asking for any reward. Now Fengtao really couldn't help but feel ashamed.
In comparison, Fengtao of course hopes that the Zhang Ming in front of him can take action. The vision of the master and the two uncles will definitely not be wrong.
As for the other people in the sect, she was really not familiar with them. She could only rely on guessing about their combat power, which was a bit unreliable.
Just when Fengtao was about to reveal the conditions he might offer, Zhang Ming on the opposite side unexpectedly spoke first.
"This matter is not impossible, but after we have agreed on the prerequisites, if both parties have no objections, we can discuss the subsequent matters."
Feng Tao's words were already on his lips. Hearing this, he couldn't help but feel happy.
"Senior Brother Zhang, it's okay to say it!"
"First, if I encounter a strong enemy attacking me on the way, I will only drag him out if I can, so that my junior sister has a chance to use her magic weapon;
Second, if I reach Feng's house successfully, except for dealing with the three foundation-building ghosts, I will not participate in any siege. If the other ghosts exceed the fifth level of Qi Condensation, I can choose not to take action.
If junior sister can agree to these conditions, we can continue to negotiate."
Li Yan said calmly, "Li Yan is very familiar with how to negotiate in a way that suits his status. Don't say that he bullied a young girl. He became a Taoist friend when he stepped onto the path of immortality."
"Just say that as long as the situation is not right, you can turn around and run away."
Fengtao thought helplessly in his heart that the other party did not have the heart and passion of a man at all, which was far different from Tian Denghu and the others.
After Fengtao thought about it for a moment, Cuiyu sang.
"Let's do this. Regardless of whether Senior Brother Zhang takes action or not, after the conditions are negotiated, I will pay half of the reward first. The rest, how about we calculate it separately after the trip is over?"
Fengtao thought to himself, "As long as you encounter a stronger enemy and you choose to escape, you can say that it is not within the scope of your ability. How can I define this?"
Anyway, as long as you go there and there is a senior uncle and two senior brothers and senior sisters present, they will know better whether you can take action or not.
At most, I'll let you take half of your remuneration and run away, but it depends on how you can stay in the sect in the future."
She had also looked for some people with whom she had interacted before, but when they heard that they were leaving the sect so far away and that there was only one Foundation Architect accompanying them, she immediately refused.
In fact, the key point was that Feng Tao couldn't afford the reward, so she simply didn't even announce it to the mission hall, and instead found someone privately.
When she came to look for Li Yan, she also remembered the conversation between her master and several uncles. She wanted to have more protection, so she came over to try.
If it really doesn't work, we can only leave after an hour. The family's defense The formation may not last long.
Although the conditions offered by Zhang Ming are harsh now, when it comes to hiring people, this is all they can do.
"That's fine, just follow the conditions that junior sister said."
Seeing that Senior Brother Zhang Ming agreed to the prerequisites, Fengtao felt happy, but she became even more nervous, and she immediately spoke awkwardly.
"But...but...my family is just a small family, and we can't pay a price that exceeds our ability. Do you think this is okay? How about I give my senior brother twenty low-level spiritual stones for this mission?"
After finishing speaking, Feng Tao looked at Li Yan with some anxiety. This was the most spiritual stone she could produce. If she wasn't in a hurry to go back, she wouldn't have set such a high condition all at once.
When Li Yan heard this, he was startled in his heart.
"So little? A cultivating family should have an income of one thousand spirit stones a year, right?"
Seeing that Li Yan was a little stunned after hearing this and Feng Tao's pink face was slightly red, she quickly explained.
"Senior Brother Zhang, it's like this. Since our family is attached to the "Falling Star Valley", it is also their responsibility to protect the attached sect and family. The cost of Uncle Fang's mission is borne by the sect.
But...but actually we have to hand over the spirit stones to Luo Xing Valley every year, so that if something goes wrong the sect will be willing to come forward to protect it.
For a small family like ours, the annual income of spiritual stones will not exceed 2,000 yuan. The family itself needs a lot of spiritual stones for both cultivation and life.
Therefore, at the end of a year, there will be no more than one or two hundred yuan left.
In this crisis, the family's defense formation must have continued to operate, and it is estimated that all the remaining resources of the family have been used.
On the other hand, Senior Brother Tang Tian and the three of them came over, and although they said they were not being paid, our Feng family would never let others work in vain, so we had to pay them a lot of spiritual stones, so..."
Li Yan remained silent, but after thinking about it in his mind, it was true. He didn't know how to run a household and didn't know how expensive food, rice, oil and salt were.
Think about how much income even a second-rate sect like "Falling Star Valley" can make in a year, let alone the weaker dependent small families.
Of course, Li Yan didn't care about this spiritual stone. He just thought about how to take the opportunity to put forward his conditions without making the people in front of him suspicious.
After Fengtao finished speaking, she saw that Zhang Ming on the opposite side had lost his voice for a while. She couldn't help but feel anxious and gritted her teeth.
"Senior Brother Zhang, do you think this will work? If not, then my little sister will have no choice but to leave.
The fixed price is thirty spiritual stones. If I can, I will pay fifteen dollars first. The rest will be paid when the mission is over."
She had already planned to sell the long sword flying spiritual weapon without telling the master, even if the master found out about it and scolded her, she still admitted it.
A high-level spiritual weapon can be sold for a hundred spiritual stones. Then, there will be rewards for the other three people.