"Guys, my eldest brother and I have promised that we will never disturb you adults again. Can you please let us go?" In the mountain col, seeing the atmosphere relaxing, the thin man pleaded after drinking some water to calm down.
"Yes, but the foreigners in your custody must be redeemed before you can let the two of you go." Wu Gen put forward his own conditions. Regardless of whether the captured person was an acquaintance or not, he left his family and career to come to Dayi. It's a bit cruel to live in a continent, but to be bound to this place for life.
The middle-aged man thought for a while and said, "Okay, you might as well let my brother go back first and explain the reason to the other elders in the village to avoid another turmoil. What do you think." He raised his head and stared at Wu Gen with a firm expression.
Wu Gen smiled broadly, "Elder Hu is quite concerned about his brother. He can send someone back, but it's not your brother, but you." As he spoke, he raised his chin slightly and stared at the middle-aged man.
The two looked at each other for a long time before the middle-aged man lowered his head slumpedly and said, "Okay, I agree."
"Brother..." The thin man on the ground looked horrified and exclaimed.
"Don't worry, I will definitely come back." The middle-aged man comforted his younger brother, then turned around and said, "Master, please replace me somewhere."
"I'm waiting for news from you here. If the negotiation is settled, just look for me here. I will tell you the replacement location. In addition, when you come, don't be too crowded. I will be scared. If I get scared, I will I can't control the knife in my hand." Wu Gen stood up and motioned to Baoxiang to drag the thin man away.
"You have to ensure the safety of my brother." The middle-aged man said loudly.
Wu Gen swung his knife to cut off the rope on his body, "Don't worry, you can't get a penny from killing him. I won't do this kind of loss-making business."
After moving his numb body for a while, the middle-aged man sneered: "You let me go so easily, so you're not afraid of me getting angry. Although I'm seriously injured, if I get more injured, I'll still be able to capture you." It won’t be a problem.”
Wu Gen yawned and said impatiently: "Are you annoying? You disturbed our sleep so early in the morning, and you were so verbose when I let you go. Look back."
The middle-aged man looked back and saw that the bridge guard was holding the snake sculpture and looking at his back. And the big bow that made my heart palpitate was already in the hands of the man who had just fought with me. And the woman who set the fire was playing with a fireball in her palm.
"I'll tell you if you can, but as long as you dare to make any changes, even if you die here on the spot, I'm afraid you'll lose half your life." Wu Gen waved his hand disdainfully, "Hurry up and talk to the elders in your village. Let's talk, we don't have much time to stay here. Give you one day, I will get the news after one day, otherwise your brother, hum. In addition, don't think about sending any more wolves to follow our whereabouts, otherwise it will be regarded as your I don’t agree to the substitution.”
"Okay, I'll leave right away." The middle-aged man was not one to be sloppy, so he turned around and walked out.
Looking at the man's retreating figure, Baoxiang said with some confusion: "Wu Gen, why should you let him go instead of his younger brother? Obviously he has higher strength and is more difficult to deal with."
Wu Gen pursed his lips and said to Feng'er, "Feng'er, tell me."
Feng'er sneered, "This man is more powerful, but he is also harder to control. He has a calm mind. What if he accidentally sees the opportunity and runs away, or would rather die than obey. Moreover, he is a villager. The fifth elder among them has more weight in his words.
If he sends his younger brother back, given his weight in the stronghold, there is no way that people will come out of the stronghold to arrest a few of us. Even if the person is successfully replaced, will he continue to lead people to hunt us down after being humiliated? The most important person is this person who values family ties and will never embarrass us as long as his brother is in our hands. "
After listening to Feng'er's explanation, everyone was stunned and couldn't help but admire Wu Gen's thoughtfulness.
Wu Gen smiled slightly. He looked modest on the outside, but he was stunned on the inside. Did he think so much? What I just thought about was that the thin man's inscriptions were obviously growing faster, while the middle-aged man's inscriptions were solid. What if the negotiation fails and you want to escape, but you can't escape the other party?
Wu Gen asked the other five people to take the prisoners to hide elsewhere, while he stayed in the mountain col, roasting wolf meat while
Waiting for the man's reply. Just now I asked the thin man that his brother's name was Hu Yan, and his name was Hu Mu. I didn't know how Hu Yan would discuss it with the others when he went back.
As dusk approached, Wu Gen was lying on a stone and taking a nap, when four people came from a distance. These people deliberately made a lot of noise when walking to avoid Wu Gen's misjudgment.
Sitting up from the stone, Wu Gen curled up one leg, patted the scabbard and looked at the people. In addition to Hu Yan, who was wrapped in white cloth, there was also an old man with messy braids on his head. There was another man who was tall and thin, dressed in black, and looked at Wu Gen with evil intentions.
The three of them were escorting a big man with a beard, a face as dark as cast iron, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and kinked muscles. It's just that he probably looked a little haggard after being locked up for many days.
They met, it was the person who was on the same team as Ye Ziming. Wu Gen jumped down from the stone and nodded, "It came pretty quickly, so I keep my word."
"Where is my brother?" Hu Yan said bluntly, "I have brought him here. Please hand over my brother."
Wu Gen waved his hand frivolously, "Don't worry, since I'm here alone, of course your brother has been transferred elsewhere. You have a large number of people, so we have to be more careful. By the way, I have to ask this person The name of a hero."
"Hey, this good man, can you tell me your name?" Wu Gen called to the bearded man.
"I am Song Tieyan, a native of Beirong." The man reported his name and origin.
"Very good, this is a familiar sword." Wu Gen took out the Fengxi Sword and waved it in front of him.
The man looked a little confused and thought for a moment before replying: "This seems to be Ye Ziming's sword, but I didn't pay much attention to it when we were together."
Wu Gen nodded and said to Hu Yan, "Let's go and change your brother." He jumped off the stone.
Hu Yan sneered as he walked, "You are so bold, you dare to stay here alone. You are not afraid that we will capture you and force your accomplices to come out."
Wu Gen couldn't help but laugh, holding the back of his head with his hands, looking lazy, "Stop being so pretentious. Since I dare to stay here, I have a way to leave. Come on, I will take you to change people." After a few minutes Bu turned around and said, "Those two are probably the masters in the village. You guys, please stay away from me. I'm a timid person."
Hu Yan snorted coldly, but he put some distance between himself and Wu Gen, not far away but not close behind him.
Soon after Wu Gen left, a few more people followed him sneakily. Judging from their clothes, they must also be from the village. After these people disappeared, Qi He stood up from a hidden bush, with a stern face, took out the Sky-shattering Bow, and shot an arrow in the direction Wu Gen left.
Red arrows exploded in the sky like huge fireworks. Wu Gen stopped, half-squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Elder, what you are doing is unethical. You even sent someone to follow you secretly. It seems that today's business is going to be dirty."
Hu Yan's expression changed, and he turned to look at the old man and the man in black beside him, "Who did this?"
The man in black smiled awkwardly, "Fifth Elder, wasn't I worried that I wouldn't be able to fight against the opponent, so I called a few people to help."
"Tell them to go back." Hu Yan's face was ashen. "We are going to replace people, not to kill people."
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away." The man in black agreed again and again, his body swayed, and he turned into a shadow and disappeared.
"I don't know about this, please forgive me." Hu Yan saluted Wu Gen, "Don't worry, I have sent someone to send them back."
Wu Gen's face changed and he said seriously: "This matter cannot be solved in two ways. If I find out what methods you used again, you can collect the body of your brother."
Hu Yan and the old man looked at each other with ugly expressions on their faces, so they could only nod silently.
The few people continued to move forward, and soon the man in black reappeared and nodded to Hu Yan. Hu Yan snorted and said loudly: "Outlander, we have been evacuated, please don't worry, don't hurt my brother's life."
Wu Gen didn't look back, he just waved his hand back casually, indicating that he already knew. No arrows were fired again, indicating that those people had really retreated.
After walking hurriedly for half an hour, a mountain peak like a steamed bun appeared in front of me.
Wu Gen whistled loudly. Baoxiang emerged from somewhere in the mountain and waved.
Wu Gen nodded and walked in the direction of Baoxiang. There is an extremely narrow canyon here, so narrow that only one person can pass sideways. Looking up, the sunset glow is like satin, like a winding woman's belt.
"Let's go, everyone." Wu Gen greeted the hesitant people, "Don't worry, I won't be as shameless as you." After saying that, he followed the lead of Baoxiang and walked in.
After walking a few dozen steps along the canyon, a circular valley suddenly opened up in front of us, with weathered and crumbling stones scattered around the valley. Viewed from the air, the valley looks like a gourd, and the narrow canyon is the mouth of the gourd.
Shui Congyue held Humu who fell to the ground, waiting for the arrival of several people. As for Qiaoban and Feng'er, they don't know where they are hiding.
Wu Gen walked up to Shui Congyue, nodded to each other, turned around and shouted to Hu Yan: "How is it, fifth elder, don't worry now, your brother is intact."
Hu Yan greeted Hu Mu, and the two briefly exchanged a few words. Hu Yan nodded, "Outlander, you can change now."
"Okay." Wu Gen picked up Humu and patted his face, "Go, go to your brother's side, walk slowly, otherwise..." He pointed to the person next to him. Long Bow.
"Don't worry, sir. The villain will never play tricks." Hu Mu nodded and bowed, and agreed again and again, but when he turned his head, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Song Tieyan on the opposite side was also pushed out by Hu Yan and walked towards Wu Gen.
Both of them walked forward slowly. When they reached the middle position and passed by each other, Humu suddenly ran wildly. At the same time, Song Tieyan turned around and followed Hu Mu back to Hu Yan.
Hu Yan took a big step forward, protected the running Hu Mu behind him, and slowly retreated to the old man and the man in black.
Looking at the astonished Wu Gen, Hu Yan laughed loudly and said, "Outlander, the person you want to exchange is unwilling to leave with you. Now you can't blame me for breaking my promise."
Wu Gen glanced at Song Tieyan in confusion, "What tricks did you use on him?"
The old man who had been silent all this time smiled and said: "A few young boys are very courageous, and they dare to be so bold when they come to Dayizhou. Yes, this old man has cast a magic spell, and he really thinks that we will let him go at will. How much money will he get if he sells this to the alliance?"
Hu Yan looked complacent, "I have fulfilled the contract as you requested. I originally wanted to secretly bring a few people with me to capture you all together. I didn't expect you, a little fox, to be so cautious, and even arranged for someone to stand guard. Boy. , how does the water from this bamboo basket taste?"
Wu Gen chuckled and said: "I didn't expect that Hu Yan, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, has so many tricks hidden in his belly, old fox. Forget it, it seems that we all thought of it together. Hu Mu, are you willing to stay? Over there, you'd better come back to me."
Hu Mu's face turned pale, he looked left and right, grabbed Hu Yan's arm and said anxiously: "Brother, help me."
