After a while, everyone climbed up the long stone steps leading up to the main village. On both sides of the stone steps were lined a row of lit grease torches, illuminating the stone steps. This situation was even more highlighted.
The majesty and majesty of this stone staircase is as if it leads to the inner courtyard of the palace. I don't know if it is only done this way today, or if these grease torches are usually lit. I want to come to a barren place like Funiu Mountain.
, there is not so much grease for them to waste.
Walking up the stone steps, Lin Jue counted the stone steps in boredom. After reaching the platform in front of the towering village gate like the Nantian Gate above, Lin Jue counted the nine hundred and ninety-ninth step. This is more
It proves that this was done deliberately. Nine is the ultimate number, which represents the meaning of infinity. This is by no means done randomly, but a meaning expected by Zuo Zongdao.
After seeing so many strange things in this cottage, Lin Jue suddenly felt a sense of ridiculousness in his surprise and awe. If Zuo Zongdao wasn't overly ambitious, he was a paranoid lunatic. In this remote mountainous area
, it’s really boring to create so many ceremonial symbols.
"Master Ruan, according to the rules of the village, outsiders are not allowed to wear weapons after entering the village. You and your subordinates should all use weapons." Qian Bao turned around and said.
Everyone could only take off their weapons and hand them to the bandits around them for safekeeping. Except for Ruan Ping, Lin Jue and Gao Muqing, they actually only brought ten brothers with them. Now these thirteen people were bare-handed. Qian Bao didn't have any.
It is no longer necessary to order people to search closely for the daggers and other objects they carry. There are five hundred elite personnel stationed in the main stronghold to guard Zuo Zongdao. In fact, even if these dozen people come in with weapons, there will be no cause for trouble.
There is no trick. Taking off the weapon is just a routine matter.
"Brother Zhao, open the door!" Qian Bao raised his head and shouted.
Someone poked his head out from above the tall village gate and laughed loudly: "Master of the third village, are you from Bao Meng?"
Qian Bao said: "That's right. All the weapons have been removed and we can let him go."
"Okay, okay, Master Three Villages, it's hard work. Someone, please open the door." The man above shouted loudly.
A dull rattle sounded, and the village door slowly opened. Dozens of bandits divided into two teams and worked together to push open the door. Although the village door was made of wood, it was half a foot thick, solid and heavy. Once the door opened,
Then he saw two arrow towers standing behind the gate, one on the left and one on the right, like two door gods guarding both sides of the village gate. As expected by Lin Jue, there were arrow towers guarding the village gate near the bottom.
The two arrow towers cannot be seen from this angle. Because they are tilted upward, the two arrow towers are blocked by the flying eaves on both sides of the village gate, so they cannot be seen visually.
And when I walked into the village gate and looked at the walls on both sides, I could finally see the figures on the wall clearly. Behind the stone wall were rows of people.
The wide walkway is obviously a springboard for people to walk and stand on. This is the most effective way to increase the width of the wall for defense, which is to use wooden planks behind the stone wall to build a walkway for people to stand on. Of course, in
In Lin Jue's opinion, this was a result of the gold and jade being ruined on the outside. The master of Zuo Zongdao's stronghold was obviously still unable to do what he wanted. He estimated that he had not had time to build a large and wide stronghold wall, so he could only deal with this kind of stronghold wall as a temporary solution.
However, walking on the flat ground of the main village, Lin Jue couldn't help but marvel at the ingenious location of the main village. This is obviously a whole stone ridge. Because the underground ground is all stone, and there is no gap at all. This
Instead of paving the ground with bluestone, stones were cut directly on the ground to form a flat ground. In other words, the entire ground is actually a huge rock. It was just cut into flat ground to form such a large area of the main village.
area.
The area of the main stronghold is much smaller than the secondary stronghold below, with a radius of only seven or eight hundred steps. There are still rows of houses on both sides, which must be military camps. The terrain leading to the north in the middle is slightly narrower, about three or four
A hundred steps further north is the outline of a huge black mountain. Under the huge black mountain, there are bright lights, and the style of the houses is completely different. They are no longer ordinary square stones.
Instead of houses, they are pavilions and courtyards that are illuminated by lights and emit colorful reflections. Here and there are cottages, which are simply castles in the sky on the mountainside. They are so beautiful and jaw-dropping.
After passing through the open space monitored by arrow towers, when Lin Jue was in the pavilions, he almost thought he was back in the city of Hangzhou. The style of the courtyard of the house was basically a garden house, which belonged to the Xiaoqiao Liushui family.
A garden, somewhere or some kind of cottage.
"Fuck!" Lin Jue cursed.
"Fuck!" Ruan Ping also cursed. Everyone around him looked like fools, looking at everything in front of him with their mouths open. Even Gao Muqing saw the main village for the first time. She also
I just stopped by the secondary village and was not invited to the main village.
Qian Bao smiled triumphantly and said: "How is it? Our cottage is not bad. That one is our reunion hall, does it look like a palace? This side on the left is where I, the second village leader, and a dozen cottage leaders live.
.The right side is where the business is done. As for the residence of the leader of the village..."
Qian Bao seemed to realize that he had talked too much, so he suddenly stopped and pointed to a stone railing on the right: "Go this way, that's the hall for business. There's no need to go to the Juyi Hall."
Everyone silently followed Qian Bao to the east side with his chest and belly folded up. After a while, they came to a courtyard. Standing outside the courtyard gate, they could hear the noise and rough noise coming from inside.
The sound of laughter. This noise is extremely inconsistent with the environment here.
The guard in front of the door bowed and saluted when he saw Qian Bao, and Qian Bao led everyone into the courtyard. They saw figures moving around in a lighted hall, and the laughter and rude noises came from inside.
"The master of the third village has arrived!" the guard in front of the door shouted loudly.
The laughter in the hall stopped, and a rough voice said loudly: "Lao San, why did you come here? Are the people from Beishan Dazhai here? Why are these people so lazy? It's cold, so I'd better finish it earlier.
Go back home and get under the covers."
Qian Bao stepped in and laughed loudly: "Second brother, are you in such a hurry to get under the bed? Isn't that new girl at the foot of the mountain very exciting? Your eyes have become a lot darker these days, so you are very careful.
Die."
"Bah! What are you talking about? I, Dong Kui, am invulnerable!" said the rough man in a loud voice.
Hearing these blatant indecent words, Gao Muqing looked sulky and frowned. Lin Jue reached out to hold her hand and squeezed it to express comfort.
"No more nonsense, let me introduce to you, this is brother Ruan, the leader of the fourth village in Beishan Dazhai. This one is Brother Fang, the deputy of leader Ruan, and the rest are followers. Master Ruan, this is me, Shi Shi
Dong Kui, the leader of the second village in Renshan, Ma Biao, the leader of the fourth village, Su Yangmu, the leader of the fifth village, this is..."
Qian Bao introduced each party one by one. Ruan Ping, Lin Jue and others bowed and bowed, but their eyes wandered around the hall. They did not hear Qian Bao introduce Zuo Zongdao's name, nor did they see anyone who looked like Dazhai.
The person who presides over Zuo Zongdao. More than a dozen people in the hall have been introduced, but Zuo Zongdao is not present.
"You've finally arrived. Hurry up and finish what you need to do. I'll give you a banquet later." Dong Kui, the leader of the second village, said loudly.
Ruan Ping smiled and said: "Why don't you see the master of Zuo Dazhai?"
Dong Kui said: "Oh, the leader of Dazhai said, at this time I, Lao San and the other brothers will do it for you. Isn't it just to sign an agreement? Shoot down the gang of beggars in Yangu? The leader of Dazhai said, no.
The problem is, everything should be done as agreed before. Make a covenant, you agree to give Laojun Mountain to us, and we will send troops to help you. Who is coming, where is the master? Why don't you come and write the contract? Hurry up."
Ruan Ping said hurriedly: "No, if the leader of Guizhai is not here, how can we sign this covenant?"
Dong Kui was stunned and frowned: "Master Ruan Village, what are you talking about? Do you look down on our brothers? Do you think our brothers can't be the masters? Why didn't Bao Meng from your Beishan Dazhai come? I sent you to sign the contract, but you didn't
Is it disrespectful to my great village master to ask him to come forward?"
"No, no, no, I don't have such intention. It's just..." Ruan Ping frowned.
Lin Jue said aloud: "Master Ruan, please sign. These village masters are all here, that's enough."
Ruan Ping looked at Lin Jue doubtfully, and Lin Jue smiled and said: "After signing the contract, you can go see the leader of Dazhai and listen to the teachings. Don't we have a letter from the leader of Bao Dazhai that we need to hand over to the leader of Zuo Dazhai?
"
Ruan Ping nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes, yes, signing, signing. It's the same with the signings of several bosses."
"That's more of the same, you morons. Now you are begging us, not us begging you. You Beishan Dazhai are all wimps. It's so fucking embarrassing to be beaten by those beggars." Dong Kui scolded.
.A group of people around burst into laughter.
Ruan Ping's face turned red and he was sullen. However, Qian Bao, who had gained some benefits, spoke out to save the situation: "Second brother, don't say such things. He came all the way here. This is also a matter of concern to the leader of the village. What should I do?"
It’s business that matters.”
Dong Kui didn't say much after hearing this. Indeed, the leader of Dazhai paid great attention to this matter. The leader of Dazhai was very happy that the land of Laojun Mountain officially belonged to the village, so this matter could not be taken carelessly, otherwise Dazhai
The Lord would be very unhappy.
Everyone sat down, and based on the content of the covenant previously agreed upon by the leaders of both parties, they wrote it down one by one on the spot. The master read it to both parties one by one. After both parties had no objections, Ruan Ping and Dong Kui signed and signed on behalf of both parties, exchanging the covenant with each other. After that, each person had a bowl.
After drinking the wine, the covenant was announced. The whole process only took half an hour, because for both parties, it was just a formality.
"Okay, the business is done. Third child, please take the distinguished guests from Beishan Dazhai to have a drink. The master of Dazhai has told me to entertain you with delicious food and drinks. I won't accompany you. I will go back to sleep, ha.
Haha." Dong Kui laughed and stood up.
Qian Bao smiled and said: "Second brother, please take it easy. It's not like there is no tomorrow, so why are you in such a hurry?"
Dong Kui spat: "Bah, it's unlucky. Why is there no tomorrow today? It's like I'm going to die tonight. I just don't want to drink. That girl doesn't like the smell of alcohol in my mouth. I'm new to this, so I always You have to be patient and patient. When she got tired of playing and was chattering with me, I kicked her down the mountain. Hahaha."
