Chapter 256 [I have never seen such a brazen person]
A majestic black city came into view. It was like a ferocious dragon, entrenched on this dangerous land.
As dusk approached, groups of carriages and horses were doing business.
From the city gate that is more than ten meters high, there is a constant flow of people coming and going.
"Sir, this is Pastoral City. I will personally deliver the goods to the messenger in the city lord's palace later. Just follow me and let me introduce you." The leader of the convoy, Qiao Da, said with a respectful look.
"Yes, I understand." He Xiaotian waved his hand, indicating that he could leave if there was nothing else.
When entering the city, the guard at the gate stopped the convoy.
With a smile on his face, Qiao Da took out some spiritual energy crystals and stuffed them into their hands.
The guards frowned slightly, seeming a little dissatisfied.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to take out some more.
Then the soldiers at the gate of the city waved their hands and let them go without looking or even asking.
"go in."
A caravan of less than thirty people followed the flow of people and poured into the city.
He Xiaotian discovered that these soldiers only targeted businessmen.
Of course, for those medium and large teams with hundreds or even thousands of people, they don't even dare to fart.
He let him go with a flattering look on his face, but the leader of the caravan refused to answer.
It goes without saying that even if this kind of caravan arrives at the city lord's palace, they will be treated as guests.
No need to give a gatekeeper any favors.
On the contrary, it is the guards who need to be fawned over.
Who knows if they will talk nonsense after entering the city?
Just one unintentional word can ruin the future and lives of them and others.
No matter where you are, there are classes.
Moreover, the secluded world is more serious than the current world.
Strength is everything here, and the law of the jungle is followed.
The lives of the weak are in the hands of the strong.
"Sir, have you seen the ugliness of these people?" Qiao Da came over and said sadly. "I risk my life to earn money just to continuously improve my strength. Who calls me mediocre in talent?
The step-by-step practice will make me turn gray on my temples, and I'm afraid I can only reach the peak of the second rank. Sooner or later, I will become a person."
Maybe He Xiaotian almost wiped out the lizard demon with one palm today, which was a bit of a blow to him. Coupled with the difficulties imposed by the guards at the city gate, he felt a little emotional and spoke out what was in his heart.
After working hard for more than ten years, I finally became a third-level warrior.
But it can't match the power of someone's palm. Do you think it can hit someone?
If it were someone with no social experience, he would probably have to wait for death from today on.
No matter how hard you struggle, it's not as good as being gifted. It's better to just be a salted fish and take it easy.
"Take your time and work hard."
He Xiaotian patted Qiao Da on the shoulder and comforted him. After all, the other party had provided him with very important information.
"Sir, don't you think I'm stupid?"
"Don't say such silly things and stick to it. Everything is difficult at the beginning, then in the middle, and finally at the end. What's more, if you don't work hard to improve yourself, you don't even know what despair is!"
Qiao Da: "..."
Please shut up.
"Old Qiao, do you think you will be happy if you are strong?"
"Sir, I know that the strong have the difficulties of the strong, and the weak have the sorrow of the weak. No need to say more." Qiao Da thought that He Xiaotian had found out his conscience and planned to tell him about the difficulties of the strong. As a result, in the next sentence, he realized that he was too
So naive.
"No, you can't even imagine my happiness."
"...."
If I couldn't beat you, I would tear your mouth apart right now.
A meal of poisonous chicken soup, poured down tons and tons.
Lao Qiao shut up completely.
Who knows if he continues to blindly blind BB, what shocking words will He Xiaotian say to piss him off to death?
Looking at the silent Qiao Da who was leading the way.
He Xiaotian smiled proudly, "We are all foxes who have been practicing for thousands of years. What kind of chat are you talking about with me?"
What a joke if you want to win his sympathy.
There are people in this world who are worse off than you.
Where do I have time to argue with you?
It's about less than an hour until dark.
"We each went to hand over the goods, and then we met at the same place and rested overnight. We will wait for someone to deliver the goods we need tomorrow morning, and then return to Baihua City." Old Qiao gave the order, and the caravan of less than thirty people rushed to the city in an instant.
In all directions, he and He Xiaotian were left alone.
"Sir, how about telling me that you are my guard when you get to the city lord's mansion?"
He said on the way that He Xiaotian planned to learn about the current situation in Pastoral City and needed to contact a well-informed messenger.
"good."
After the words fell, the two of them went to the city lord's mansion.
Within a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the Eclogue City's full force center.
Looking at the splendidly decorated city lord's mansion, He Xiaotian sighed repeatedly in his heart.
The villas in this world are not worthy of carrying shoes for others.
"Hey! Old Qiao, have you sent the animal skin to the messenger?"
The guard at the door obviously knew Qiao Da, they were all old acquaintances.
"yes."
"Who is he? Where is the boy who was with you before?" The guard asked, pointing at He Xiaotian. They did not want to put some unknown guys in.
"Alas! I still have lingering fears when I mention it. Thanks to him today. I wonder if the lizard demons in the forest took the wrong medicine. They all ran away on the road. If it weren't for my newly hired guards, you two would never be able to see each other again today.
Can't see me anymore.
It's just that the price is a bit expensive. After this trip, half of the profit will be given to him. Among the goods, animal skins are the most expensive, so he followed me here to collect the money. I guess he will settle in Pastoral City in the future.
"
Who among the people who can be sent to look at the gate is not a human spirit?
The guards heard this and looked at each other.
have to!
Needless to say, the person who can make the third-level warrior Lao Qiao draw a lot of blood must be a fourth-level master.
The meaning of settling in Pastoral City is nothing more than to seek refuge with the city lord.
In the past few days, we lost soldiers and generals, not to mention that our vitality was severely damaged, but it was not much different.
If such a master can join us, the city lord will definitely give high-ranking officials generous salaries.
There is a high chance of becoming their immediate boss.
What's more, even if they weren't, their fourth-grade strength would be enough to make them respectful.
The two of them immediately burst into laughter and complimented: "I didn't expect that I am still a young hero."
Although He Xiaotian wore a mask on his face, no one disliked horses.
You can't reach out and hit the smiling person!
"Go in, go in. Don't owe money to the hero, otherwise don't blame us two brothers and cut off our sworn ties with you."
What he said was beautiful, and Old Qiao responded repeatedly.
But he was cursing secretly in his heart, now he started to fawn over?
He Xiaotian's face hidden under the mask was dumbfounded.
Compared with the licking skills of modern people, there is a big gap between you two.
Licking is too obvious, right?
Under the guidance of the soldiers in the city lord's palace, the two of them pulled a cart of animal skins and headed to the messenger's office.
After a while, we arrived at our destination.
"Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang! Your animal skin is here, hurry up and receive it."
"Come on, come on! Why are you urging me?"
Logically speaking, the status of the messenger must be much stronger than that of the soldiers.
It's a pity that this is Pastoral City, the most worthless official position and the fastest death.
So almost no one takes the messenger seriously.
No one with any energy would sit in this position.
"A thousand skins, count them."
An old man walked out of the room and after his words fell, the soldiers who led He Xiaotian and Qiao Da here left without looking back.
Count the skins for you?
You short-lived ghost, what the hell do you think you are!
"Have they changed people again? In the past ten years, there have been about 200 messengers in the City Lord's Mansion!" Mr. Qiao looked at the old man with a sigh on his face. He probably was about to be slapped to death by the furious City Lord.
.
"What are you talking about? Bring me the list, I'll stamp it for you, and you can go to the financial officer to get it yourself."
Qiao Da expressed his understanding for the old man who neglected his duties.
If you can't get away with it sooner or later, why bother competing with a few animal skins?
The process was surprisingly fast, the contact between the two parties took no more than three minutes, and everything was done.
Is the City Lord's Mansion in Netherworld so efficient?
Qiao Da seemed to have guessed that He Xiaotian would have doubts in his heart, so he took the initiative to explain when he left.
"In the City Lord's Mansion of Nuo Da, there is only one messenger who is easy to contact. The rest of the people are all owners who eat meat without spitting out bones. Of course, the animal skins cannot be compared with other businesses in the City Lord's Mansion. But the best thing is peace of mind, no one will run away
Come here and shave off our little bit of oil and water, others will look down upon you."
After leaving the city lord's palace, which is magnificent and palace-like.
Qiao Da took out a hundred spiritual energy crystals and handed them to He Xiaotian.
"Sir, your reward. You will stand here for a while. When you see the old man coming out, go up and make friends with him. With a little effort, you can find out some unimportant information inside Pastoral City. It should be helpful to you.
.”
"good."
After the words fell, Qiao Da led his car and disappeared around the corner of the street.
He Xiaotian had to sigh that a person who could become the leader of a caravan should not be underestimated.
Look at this decisive and decisive person. If I really came to seek refuge in Pastoral City, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of this person in the future.
It's a pity that your calculation is wrong.
It's about half an hour before it gets dark, and it's time for some officials in the City Lord's Mansion to get off work.
Then He Xiaotian, who was watching from a distance, saw a bunch of officials pouring out of it.
Ten minutes later, the old man, who was the messenger, slowly walked out.
He Xiaotian moved slightly and followed closely.
The crowd on the street became smaller and smaller, and when only two people were left, he took action.
The lone messenger, hehe!!
A gust of wind blew past the old man, and the street suddenly became deserted.
"You, you, you... who are you? You, you... do you know... do you know that Lao Chan... Lao Chan is the City Lord's Mansion... City Lord's Mansion
The messenger?!"
When the old man faced He Xiaotian who had changed his clothes, he didn't recognize him and looked horrified.
Could it be that before the Lord of the City beat him to death, he would be killed by a gangster today?
"Old man, don't panic. I will only ask you a few questions. If you answer them honestly, you will be fine. There will even be a reward."
As he finished speaking, hundreds of spiritual energy crystals were thrown out of his hands.
The crisp sound when the crystal hits the ground is extremely pleasant.
"My hero, please ask me. I will definitely tell you everything I know."
The messenger's eyes were all green. There were more than a hundred of them, which was enough for him to buy a few concubines and go home to enjoy them for a while.
As you get older and your health deteriorates, will you die if you indulge yourself?
Pooh!
He would rather die in bed than let the Lord of the City beat him into a puddle of flesh.
"Tiexin, the captain of the guards of Pastoral City, I went to see the city lord a few days ago. What was recorded on the animal skin you sent?"
"Hero, I am only responsible for transmitting messages. How can I dare to read secrets?" The messenger almost collapsed on the ground after hearing this. "You don't know that the words on the animal skin are all encrypted. Except for the city lord and a few
No one except my close confidants can decipher it. So even if I peek, it’s useless and I can’t understand it.”
"In that case, just go and die." He Xiaotian didn't know whether what the old man said was true or false. But it didn't stop him from committing a deception.
A snow-white long knife appeared in his hand, and the old man's eyes widened.
If he remembers correctly, isn't this the sword of Lord Tiexin, the captain of the guard?
This sword is known to everyone in Muge City.
A few days ago, Tiexin led twenty fourth-grade great spiritual men and disappeared in the wilderness. Doesn't it mean that they all perished at the hands of the person in front of him?
Oh my god, why did I get bumped into by a useless second-grade warrior?
"Hero, spare your life!"
The interrogator knelt on the ground with a pop. It was better to die than to live. One more day is worth living.
And the older Jianghu gets, the more timid he becomes.
He Xiaotian ignored it and raised the dragon's fang in his hand, intending to cut off the old man's head with one strike.
The old man felt a strong murderous aura and his whole body shuddered.
"I didn't send someone to assassinate you. I really don't know anything. I'm old and confused. I don't know all the recent news. They are all in the compartment behind the wall in the room where I usually work. Open the compartment
The two candlesticks on the document need to be replaced. As for the calligraphy method used in the animal skin information, I am even less sure."
When the old man faced death, he directly sold the city lord.
"Character analysis method?"
In ancient times, people analyzed the construction methods of Chinese characters and summarized them into six books, namely pictograms, meanings, meanings, pictophonetics, annotations, and borrowings.
Based on this, Chinese characters are divided into three aspects: sound, shape and meaning.
Based on this principle, traditional Chinese rhetoric created the game-like lingo of "analyzing characters".
"Is this what you use?"
After he finished speaking, He Xiaotian wrote the word "city" on the ground.
"How do you know how to write our unique code words in Pastoral City?"
He rolled his eyes at the interrogator's disbelief.
Your grandma's, this is the inheritance left by our Chinese ancestors. When did it become the unique code word of your Pastoral City?
Do you want face? Why is it like a big stick!
The old man was completely confused. He thought He Xiaotian could let him go after he said these words.
And as long as we spend tonight safely, we can go see the Lord of the City tomorrow and tell him everything that happened today.
But He Xiaotian's word "city" shattered his fantasy.
All his plans are based on the fact that the masked man does not understand the code words.
Now it seems that the other party not only understands it, but is also very proficient.
The handwriting was square and straight. If he hadn't been tied up, the old man would have thought He Xiaotian was an ally!
It’s over!
He just revealed everything he knew.
Now there is only one option, which is to leave the city overnight, spend money and follow the large caravan to leave Pastoral City and seek refuge in other cities.
Otherwise, he would not only be slapped to death by the city lord, but he would also suffer the most brutal torture in history.
That bastard of a city lord is not a good person.
To say it was brutal is an understatement.
As soon as he thought about this, the old man immediately reached out to the spiritual energy crystal on the ground.
It was a pity that a bone knife with cold light was blocking his way.
"Hero, didn't you say these are all mine?"
"That's right! I'm going to rob you now and hand over all my finances immediately, otherwise I'll be beheaded."
What the hell?!
The old man couldn't hold it back, his blood rushed to his heart, and he fainted.
He had one more sentence that he kept in his heart.
I have never seen such a shameless person.
Damn it, you don't leave any way for me to survive.