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At this moment, no matter in front of the door or beside the wall, everywhere you look is a boy holding a long stick.
These boys all looked extremely thin, their arms were no thicker than the bamboo poles in their hands, and it felt like a gust of wind could blow them around. There were countless holes in their clothes, so much so that their ribs were exposed, but their steps were still surprisingly consistent. No one was in a hurry. They just stood there, like soldiers on the battlefield - no new orders came. At that time, they will build a hard wall of flesh in place.
The reason why people can defeat huge beasts that are hundreds of times stronger than themselves is not only because people can make and use weapons, but also because people can unite their own strength most effectively, so that they can fight side by side with more favorable factors. We would call this behavior tactics or strategies.
Taking these young men out one by one and comparing them to the white phoenix, they are like flies and rats compared to the eagle and python. The young swordsman can defeat his opponent effortlessly. But now standing in front of them were dozens of people with weapons in their hands, and they were united and there was no flaw to be found.
Under such pressure, even Bai Feng, who had faced several life and death tests, had to think carefully, was this conflict worth it?
There were layers of stick formations in front of him, and behind him was the voice of the hunchbacked old man. He just said: "Don't do anything, just talk to me! Bai Shaoxia, I just want to see the glory of Longming Sword with my own eyes. Why bother?" Do you want to go to war in such a big way?"
Seeing that Bai Feng remained unmoved, the hunchbacked old man thought that his persuasion was initially effective, so he walked up to him, intending to continue to coax the young swordsman.
Unexpectedly, Bai Feng had already made a plan in his mind. He just happened to see the boss of this group of boys walking towards him. He simply took advantage of this opportunity and decisively pulled out his sharp blade, pressed it against the throat of the hunchbacked old man, and threatened: "Quickly Get out of the way, or I will kill your eldest brother!"
There was an uproar in the crowd. Beggars, big and small, swarmed in front of and behind them. They pointed at Bai Feng and said, "Young hero, you must not do this!"
"Don't... don't come close to me!" The hunchbacked old man said, and the surrounding area became quiet for a moment. Then, he actually started to hold the sword under his head and looked at it carefully, "This... this is definitely that sword! I think I can smell blood from it. That's us villains." The blood! Not only fishy, but also smelly.”
Seeing that the old man was extremely excited, Bai Feng felt confused and asked, "What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean. You won't kill me, let alone any of them." The old man said, "You can scare them, but I won't be afraid! Tell me, where did you get this sword?" of?"
"Bah! You old man, I don't even know your name. You actually asked me to hand over my sword and let others slaughter me?" Bai Feng shouted to the servants again: "Get out of the way. If you don't obey, you will be killed." I'll cut a small incision near his throat now!"
"Little brother, I have no enmity with you. I am just negotiating a deal. There is no need to shout or kill... I can tell you that I have no name. I grew up among rats since I was a child. I was eaten by rats when I was born. He lost a foot, and then almost suffocated to death in a pool of blood. Fortunately, he was saved by a passing beggar. From then on, he lived a life of sleeping in the open, starving and cold, and he also developed a hunchback. "
Bai Feng saw that he was still confusing people with his lies and trying to shake his own will, so he urged him: "If you have something to say, say it quickly, don't beat around the bush!"
"Everyone calls me 'Rat Hunchback'. People who look up to me will call me big brother. Those who look down upon me are just like you, Mr. Bai. You have all kinds of unpleasant names." As soon as Rat Hunchback finished speaking, he stretched out his arms. With his left foot, he lifted up the old and worn dark hakama to let others see clearly to prove that he was not lying.
I saw that he had indeed lost a large part of his left foot, and it was replaced by a wooden stake, or a stick, because the wooden stake was not thick, and it only seemed heavy because there was too much dust accumulated around it.
"That rat hunchback, why do you know about the Dragon Crying Sword?"
"Hey, you haven't answered my question yet, Mr. Bai, how did you get this sword? Could it be that you stole it?"
"No, this sword was given by someone else."
"Then, you must know who that person is!" The rat hunchback was suddenly startled. He raised his head and begged back: "Is he still alive now? If he is still alive, he must be an old man with white hair. Soon. Come to me quickly!"
"He is alive, but still in his prime. He is obviously not an old man."
"Isn't the person you're talking about called Gao Zhi? That kid can actually live forever!" The rat hunchback was extremely surprised and murmured: "It's really not fun to have such a method and not teach me..."
"Senior, you... you are talking about a noble wife, but that White Snake Immortal? He... he is my master!"
After Bai Feng said that, the rat hunchback jumped suddenly, then turned around, tightly grasped the opponent's arms and looked at it carefully. His upward arched back directly bounced the Longming Sword away. .
"Are you his apprentice? Are you really his apprentice? Then we are one of our own. Come on, put down your weapons. Let's go in and continue drinking and chatting?"
Bai Feng saw that the servants around him were all obeying orders, and everyone had stopped fighting to the end, and turned to greet each other with smiles. He just agreed, and followed the rat hunchback inside, where they drank and chatted.
This time, the rat hunchback stopped playing tricks around Bai Feng. Instead, he treated him as an honored guest and treated him respectfully.
"How is your master? I think about him day and night, and I don't see him coming back to visit me, an old hunchback."
"Master passed away a few months ago. This sword was not given to me by Master."
"It sounds like there is another story?" Rat Hunchback said: "However, he actually passed away before me. I didn't expect that I, an old hunchback, had such a hard life. Not being able to bury him is the most regretful thing in my life. "
"Why does Senior care so much about Master? Has he ever been to Yuyi Town?"
"Not only did he come here, he also killed the corrupt official at that time!" Shutuozi said vividly, looking at the sword from time to time: "Although Gao Xiaozi looked like a beggar at that time, he actually had lofty ideals in his chest. He has extraordinary martial arts skills, and he also holds a rare sword in his hand. Therefore, Old Hunchback and I naturally came to him quickly to curry favor with him. But... he looks down on the business we do, but he can't even look down on the corrupt officials who bully us prisoners. after!"
"He was standing in front of those bureaucrats and said, 'I don't know what happened after being exiled. I only saw you oppressing the people in the fish and meat village.' Before he finished speaking, he stepped aside and went up to take the head of the dog official. "
Bai Feng responded: "Master will definitely be wanted if he kills someone in the government, so did senior help master escape?"
"Young Master Bai, you don't know. We prisoners will be looked down upon wherever we go, so we can't do anything. In the end, we can only do some sneaky business. Your master looks down on my business, and he doesn't bother to ask the old man Hunchback, I asked for help... But he helped me and all of us, so I planned to help him once. So, when he was taking refuge, he confided in the old hunchback, saying that he came down from Kunlun Mountain to find his relatives. , want to go back to Huaishuo Town! I told him where Huaishuo was, and finally he left alone."
Rat Hunchback blinked his eyes with tears in his eyes, looking away with admiration, recalling: "This Dragon Crying Sword has killed countless treacherous villains, bullies and bandits, but your master still didn't cut off my head after all. . He respects me and knows the difficulties of people like us, and I respect him equally. Therefore, when I left, I promised him that he would never do those businesses that ruined people's lives and separated their wives. Now he can still get away with selling private wine. Things are booming.”
"It turns out that Master has been here before." A smile appeared on Bai Feng's lips. This feeling of happiness was indescribable. An old friend who was so close and yet so far away from me is now "alive" in the mouths of others.
"Speaking of which, Young Master Bai, what exactly are you trying to find out? Do you really want to know the whereabouts of the 'Yixiao Huangquan'?"
"Senior, I have to know because my friend had a batch of silver stolen by the 'Yixiao Huangquan', and I suspect that this has something to do with General Yao."
"Hahaha, you guessed it right. Our Money Rat is the middleman in this matter. We are responsible for connecting General Yao and 'Yixiao Huangquan' to try to divide the 10,000 taels of silver. I heard that this 10,000 taels of silver is still from Zhao The relief money your family gives to others?"
"This matter is absolutely true. My friend Miss Lou's family is in dire straits and she urgently needs this money! If the truth can be found out as soon as possible, she can get over the difficulty as soon as possible."
Mouse Hunchback suddenly looked gloomy and looked at the other party very seriously: "It's better not to pursue this matter any further. This is all a deal between powerful people. We unknown people are just pawns. Bai Shaoxia, I can do it later, Old Hunchback." Send someone to lead you to find 'Yixiao Huangquan'. If you want to survive, don't continue the investigation. Go and capture 'Yixiao Huangquan' safely, and then become a small official and settle down."
"Why? Is there more involved in this?" Bai Feng replied: "Senior, I am not going to be an official. Aren't you afraid that these people will cause Yuyi Town to be implicated in another war? The Jieshi building collapsed. People are displaced..."
The rat hunchback sneered, shook his head, and said: "Oh, this place can't accommodate us in the first place. We will be despised and ridiculed wherever we go. I admire Shaoxia Bai's mind very much. But, old hunchback, I just want to see people alive." Bai Shaoxia, so that even if war comes, we can still stand on the same front."
After finishing speaking, the Rat Hunchback took out a gold-plated copper coin with several rambunctious rats carved on it and said: "Take this coin, then you will be our money rat's friend. Walking down the streets, whatever happens to you?" Don't be afraid, we are all your 'brothers'."
Bai Feng accepted the good offer, drank a few more mouthfuls of wine, and then returned home.
