Peony City is located on the north bank of the river. It is said that the name of the city comes from its owner, the Peony God.
In Peony City, it is the season when peonies are blooming. There was no movement the day before yesterday, but yesterday the flowers were blooming and the whole city was in bloom.
Last night we were admiring flowers and drinking. The brothers in the same team were so happy that they slept until three o'clock in the morning and didn't wake up.
He got out of the tent, looked at the Peony City at the foot of the hillside, and stretched.
Peony City is built of stones and is shaped like a blooming peony. Now peonies are blooming everywhere in the city.
Viewed from a high place, the Peony Flower City is very beautiful with the clusters of peonies.
"Old Bai is awake." A man passed by Bai Gaoxing's tent and greeted him, "I heard that a contract will be signed starting tomorrow. Have you heard?"
Half of this man's face was weathered, and half was ferocious. The ferocious half of his face was covered in blood and flesh. According to him, it was licked by a monster, which made it look like this.
He had a woodcutter on his waist and wore a coat made of animal skin.
Now it is no longer clear what kind of animal skin this jacket is. Dust and oil stains have grown on it, making it dark.
It's summer now, and he's still tied to his waist.
The man's surname is Niu.
Unlike the gangsters who came with them, they either lost their conscience for money or committed some evil deeds and could no longer stay in the Eastern Wasteland.
Lao Niu is a fairly upright person. The main reason why he was called to the Central Plains Demon City to recruit a team was to make money.
His wife has been bedridden all year round and has only one child. She was attacked by a monster when she was a child and injured one of her legs.
Many girls from other families saw that his family was poor and their son was still lame on one leg, so they left without looking back. His son has not yet married a wife. In order to help his son earn some wife money, Lao Niu was called to join the army with a knife.
Become a member of these gangster teams recruited by the monsters of the Central Plains.
Lao Niu's temperament is very good for Bai Xingxuan, so in this team, the two of them are very close.
Bai Gaoxing stopped to stretch and asked curiously: "I haven't heard of it, what is the contract?"
They have only been here for a short time, they have just joined this group of people, and they don’t even know what they are going to do.
Lao Niu got out of the way and stood next to Bai Gaoxing, "The contract is how many years we will work with this demon god and how much money we will earn."
Lao Niu untied the gourd from his waist and handed it to Bai Gaoxing.
Bai Gaoxing took it, opened the spout and took a sip, making a happy sound.
There is a lot of mist next to the river, and it is humid in the morning. Take a sip of wine to make your body feel comfortable.
Lao Niu is a good drinker and carries a gourd of wine with him anytime and anywhere. Bai Gaoxing never saw him empty out.
Most of his wines are spicy and have a lot of punch, but lack of stamina. Compared with the inn's cannonballs, they are slightly lacking.
"When there is a chance in the future, I will give you a jug of fine liquor." Bai Gaoxing said as he handed over the wine gourd.
"Okay, I'll wait." Lao Niu took it, took out a few dried sweet potatoes from his arms, took a bite and drank it.
"When I came back from doing business in the city, I met the group of guys who came from the Eastern Wasteland before us and stayed here for several months." Lao Niu took a sip of wine.
Bai was glad that his group came later. Before them, many desperadoes had already arrived in Peony City.
Lao Niu's face is too ferocious, and others are afraid when they look at him, thinking that he is not a good person, so although he is a good person, he can still hang out with those villains.
"A martial artist quietly told me that once the contract is signed and the money is received, it is equivalent to selling one's life to the lord of Peony City. Within the validity period of the contract, we must obey the lord of Peony City and we will not be able to recover until the expiration date.
Free." Lao Niu said.
"What's the difference between that and a slave?" Bai Gaoxing frowned.
"Well, there is a difference between being a slave." Lao Niu said, "There is a lot of money, and given enough time, you can regain your freedom."
"What if you quit midway?" Bai Gaoxing asked.
They followed the faceless monster to the Central Plains, but they did not really serve the gods of the Central Plains.
Lao Niu lowered his voice, "The martial artist told me that once a contract is signed, it is closely related to life. Once the contract is torn up, the person is gone."
Bai Gaoxing was stunned. What kind of contract was this? It could still be like this.
"Isn't it evil enough?" Lao Niu said, "So we have to think carefully about signing this."
He chewed the dried sweet potatoes with relish, and took a pleasant sip of wine from time to time, which made Bai Xingxin feel a little greedy.
Bai Gaoxing woke up in the morning and hadn't had breakfast yet.
He took a few dried sweet potatoes from Lao Niu's hand, took a bite, and asked: "Have you ever asked about what our mission will be in the future?"
Bai Gaoxing has seen many martial arts masters recruited from various places these days.
Some of them went north, and some went west. Apparently, it was not just the Demon God City Lord of Peony who was recruiting humans.
Bai Gaoxing always felt that they had some conspiracy and always wanted to find out.
"Kill people." Lao Niu lowered his voice, "I heard that many people in the Central Plains can no longer survive, and they have begun to rebel against the gods, so the city lords are recruiting humans and using us to deal with these rebellious people."
"What?!" Bai Gaoxing was surprised.
Unexpectedly, the gods of the Central Plains are planning this.
"These gods are so fucking shameless." Lao Niu said, "They can think of such wicked ways."
After saying that, Lao Niu took a sip of wine.
"What should we do?" He looked at Bai happily.
It's okay to leave now, but you have money to take and someone to escort you when you come. You won't be so lucky when you go back, at least you have to spit out the money.
"Let's discuss it tonight. If possible, we can go back to Donghuang." Bai Gaoxing said that he would never use a knife to kill someone for no reason.
"Don't worry, Lao Niu. When you get back, I will help you find a good job that will definitely make money." Bai Gaoxing said.
"Then it's all up to you." Lao Niu bowed his hands to Bai Gaoxing, turned around and left, nodding and saying hello to Atai who came over.
After returning the gift, Mrs. Tai walked up to Bai Gaoxing with a serious look on her face and pulled Bai Gaoxing into the tent.
"Why are you so mysterious?" Bai Gaoxing said.
Atai lowered the tent curtain and said, "Old Bai, do you know who I saw?"
"Who?" Bai Gaoxing asked doubtfully.
"This morning I was called over by the group of martial artists who came here earlier to treat the injury of one of their brothers." Atai lowered his voice, "Their camp is to the south of us. When I entered their camp, I saw Lao Luo
's enemy."
Lao Luo is a Rakshasa bird.
Rakshasa birds are monsters, so they are not in their camp.
Monsters in the Central Plains are naturally superior to others.
"What?" Bai Gaoxing stood up suddenly, "Did you see clearly?"
They traveled north to the Central Plains just to find this group of people and avenge the Rakshasa Bird.
"I've seen it clearly." Atai said firmly, "Lao Luo has described their appearance in front of me no less than a hundred times, and their hobbies are also the same."
When Atai went to get treatment, they were talking about the evil thing they had just done.
"While they were catching someone rebellious, they met a couple. They humiliated the woman in front of the husband. They took pleasure in doing this. Do you think he is the person Lao Luo is looking for?" Molong'a
Tai asked.
Only they can really do this.
Molong Attai added, "Also, they have been taking pleasure in killing people lately, showing off what they have accomplished by killing a hundred people."
"These beasts also made a bet, saying that the last person to kill a hundred people would be treated to a drink!" Atai became angrier as he talked.
Then, Atai said: "Old Bai, I always feel that these demon gods recruited us here for no good reason!"
Bai nodded happily and told Lao Niu the news he had found out.