In the evening, an old man with gray hair walked through the dense forest and came to an abandoned village in the mountains.
Jiugao Mountain is remote. There were originally few mountain villages in the mountain, but later they were abandoned due to frequent disasters. This mountain village with only thirty or fifty households has been abandoned for more than a year or two. There are no intact houses left, only some ruins.
After the broken wall, in the leeward direction, someone was sitting motionless. Even during the day, the sunlight was blocked by the shadow of the wall, making him look unrecognizable.
The old man saw the man from a distance and whispered: "Who is grinding?"
The man raised his head and said, "There must be a ghost."
After meeting the code, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It is indeed you. I'm here and I've brought the things. Please give me the reward quickly."
The man waved and said: "Very good, come here, let's sit down and chat."
The old man looked at the shadow on the wall with vigilance, as if five hundred swordsmen would pop out there, and said: "I won't go in, you come out. We will trade outside."
The man sighed and said: "If you don't come in, you won't come in. You are not the first one to do the deal, so what are you afraid of? If you are so scared, why don't you choose to trade in the city? Or go to the underworld." Wouldn’t it be safer to deal with disasters in the countryside?”
The old man sneered and said: "The city here is Old Ghost Xue's hometown, where is it safe? There is also Yinhui Township. There are no outsiders in Yinhui Township, but is that a place where people go? Anyway, I won't go. Stop talking nonsense. , deliver the goods with one hand and pay with the other. I brought the things, please give me the money." As he said this, he pulled something out of his arms, and it turned out to be an invitation, with the words "Zhuoyu Villa" vaguely written on it. .
The man stood up. It turned out that he was sitting on a box and said, "I have brought everything you want. Come and inspect the goods yourself." After that, he kicked the box open, revealing a lot of gold and silver. Although it is in the shadow, it still shines brightly.
On the side of gold and silver, there are several pieces of materials, which are extraordinary at first glance. The value of this small box is unimaginable.
The old man took a deep breath, couldn't bear the greedy look, and said: "If it weren't for these things, I would have to go up the mountain with the post and watch Old Xue's jokes face to face. Now that's all, there are so many If people try to make things difficult for him, he won’t be able to laugh, and I feel happy just thinking about it.”
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
He took out another cloth bag and put it on the ground, and said: "This is your request. My life story, interpersonal relationships, and living habits have been recorded. There are two pieces of clothes that I usually wear, and a delicate one with my face. Human skin mask. I promise you to hide in the secret room for a month and never appear in front of others."
The man nodded and said, "Let me check it out." After that, he took a few steps.
The old man shouted: "Don't come over!"
The man sighed and said, "Okay, if you don't believe me, I'll let others see it." After saying that, he stretched out his hand and a thin and small boy came out from behind the wall. He looked to be about ten years old, with thin arms and thin legs. , looking timid, "Go check it out."
The boy came over. The old man looked at it for a few times and felt that the small body was indeed no threat. He threw the bag to him and said, "Look, look, I come here with sincerity."
The boy took the bag, pulled out a stack of paper, glanced at it a few times, and read loudly: "Zhang Chengyi, male, sixty-five years old, from Qucheng, Yangzhou, when he was three years old..."
The old man's face turned red when he heard it, and he shouted: "Stop reading, where is your uncle? You damn kid, how dare you..." He reached out to grab the boy.
As soon as his fingers touched the boy, the boy suddenly raised his head and smiled. The old man was startled, then his vision went dark and he fell to the sky.
The boy took back the hand that suddenly cut on his neck and said with a smile: "The second one--" Suddenly, the bones all over his body creaked as he spoke. His body grew several feet taller out of thin air, and his figure became a bit stronger. He was already a normal young man. His figure no longer looked like the frail boy he had been before.
The man opposite smiled and said: "Tell me, this man is really a screw-up. He refused to come to me and insisted on dying in the hands of his elder brother, causing me to lose money again."
The eldest brother smiled and said: "Don't you mean that if you do it, you won't give me the money to kill this person? I have to pay for my appearance. Even if my participation is successful, it is better for me to do it. At least it is worth the money." "
The man smiled and shook his head and said, "What do you think of him? Is it convenient to dress up as a sixty-year-old man? If it's not convenient, let's change to another one."
The eldest brother raised his eyebrows and said, "Weise, how many prey have you prepared?"
Danger smiled and said nothing.
The eldest brother was surprised: the first step of their mission was also simple, which was to kill someone and take his place in a certain troublemaking team. Of course, this old man had to be replaced, and the person they wanted to replace was actually the person who replaced the old man, so they had to kill both the buyer and the seller, and finally pretended to be the fake person who had successfully traded and put on a human skin mask. thing.
Matryoshka dolls belong to yes.
For killers like them, killing is not difficult. Even if the enemy is more powerful in martial arts, he can kill by surprise. Disguise acting is a little more difficult, but it is also a basic skill. What is difficult is the intelligence.
As far as this matter is concerned, in order to complete the task quietly, you must not only know who the two parties are, but also know the specific location and method of the transaction, so that you can wait and kill them separately. You must know that this transaction is very secretive, and Guitumo is just the middleman. Even Mrs. Huarong can only vaguely know the existence of the transaction, but does not know the specific details. How could Wei Se know such accurate information? And there are several pairs of transactions involved, which one do you want to choose?
Where did their information come from? Is it an insider? What kind of insider is so easy to use?
Of course, as a professional killer, the eldest brother would not ask. He just said: "Old man, let's be old. In fact, the woman last time was not bad, but I was too tired to learn how to talk and walk like her. This time, he is an ordinary old man. He pretended to be an old man for a few days. A piece of cake."
Wei Se nodded. In fact, he didn't have many alternatives in his hand. The key was that too many people disappeared from the transaction, which inevitably aroused suspicion. Fortunately, the eldest brother was not picky and said with a smile: "With the ability of the eldest brother, men, women, old and young, Why don't you catch him easily? If so, you'll be in trouble for your eldest brother. I won't accompany you for the next part of the journey. I wish you good luck in your mission."
The eldest brother smiled and said, "I will send you the bill."
This is the first time Yun Xiyan has come to Zhuoyu Villa.
how to say?
Um……
Ordinary?
Although she seemed to feel sorry for Brother Tang Zhao, she really felt that way.
The scenery of Zhuoyu Villa is actually pretty good, with green mountains, green waters, blue sky and white clouds, but overall, it's not amazing. Yun Xiyan loves to travel. She has traveled from the south to the north, from the ice fields to the sea, all by herself. It can only be said that Zhuoyu Villa cannot give her a sense of amazement. Except for a large area of sparkling water and the refreshing breeze on the water, there is not much else to see.
But then I thought about it, this is Tang Zhao's home, and the home is warm and peaceful, so why should it be magnificent and magical?
From this point of view, Zhuoyu Villa should be like this. What's more, outstanding figures like Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi have appeared here, which shows that it is a blessed place with beautiful people.
Although Yun Xiyan had never heard of the article "If a mountain is not high, it will be famous if it has immortals", but she naturally understood this truth. To put it bluntly, it’s just love for the house and the bird.
She and the guests were arranged next to a pond, where a newly built guest house was located far away from the disciples' residences, and the decoration was quite exquisite. With the power of a villa, it can build a new guest house, which shows that Zhuoyu Villa has invested a lot of money. Although there is an order of magnitude difference between the capital of Zhuoyu Villa and that of Long Yuan, one of the seven major forces, there is thoughtfulness and care everywhere. The decoration of each room is different, and the rooms are also arranged long after everyone enters the list. It was planned.
The arrangement of the room this time was purposeful. It seemed that the good friends were not arranged together and the bad guests were grouped together, but that they were mixed and matched. Yun Xiyan and Mrs. Huarong were far apart, but not far from the residence of the old woman Xun Nuxia.
After checking in, a disciple introduced the sword-making conference and hoped that all the guests would linger in the valley before the conference and not disturb the disciples who were living normal lives outside the valley. There is a natural pond in the valley for guests to walk, play in the water, or ride a boat. Next to it, there is a large open area contracted by Baiyushenghui. There are entertainment parties and hypermarkets. If you like the excitement, you can go there.
Yun Xiyan is a friend, so naturally he has nothing to do and obeys the arrangements of Zhuoyu Villa. But she always felt that others might not.
After all, most of the people serving in the guest house are just ordinary disciples, who are polite and considerate, but not good at martial arts. The Zhenyu disciple surnamed Deng who was the host of the Guesthouse was not as outstanding as Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi. There was only one official guest owner, a short and thin old man who only showed his face. He seemed to be a tall man, and even Yun Xiyan couldn't see through him.
Yun Xiyan guessed that this old man should be a master of the Yingbin Hotel and a person with a lot of background in Zhuoyu Villa. It seems that Zhuoyu Villa is also on guard.
With this old man as a trump card, and friends like her and Mrs. Huarong helping to check for deficiencies, she must be able to handle ordinary situations.
It's just that those imposters mentioned by Mrs. Huarong, those enemies climbing up the mountain from the outside, attacking from both inside and outside, may not be so easy to deal with.
Although Yun Xiyan felt a headache for Tang Zhao and the others when he thought about it, he didn't know what to do at the moment. There are still seven or eight days left before the sword-making conference. Those outside who are preparing to attack over the mountains must not have arrived yet. There may be a traitor pretending to be among the guests, but can she identify the traitor?
She doesn’t know his original identity, so how can she tell the truth from the false? For example, she didn't even know the name or identity of the old woman who came with her, so how could she tell them apart?
Seeing that she was getting anxious, Mrs. Huarong couldn't help but laugh, and said: "Sister, the boat will straighten out when it reaches the bridge. This is our home court, and there are always people who come forward. Why are you anxious? Take advantage of these two days to relax and play in the water. .”
