A short man appeared at the door. His face was sallow, his skin was tight, and he had some age spots on his face. He looked like a middle-aged rural man.
The most impressive thing about him is a long beard with several pigtails. It has been soaked by the rain, and water drops are dripping along the long beard.
This man wore ordinary cloth and wooden shoes, with his hands folded behind his back. He had thick and heroic eyebrows, and his eyes were firm and bright. He did not have the vicious and reckless aura of the bandit leader at all, but instead gave people a sense of calmness and stability. If he puts on a Confucian shirt and dresses up a few times, he might look more like a middle-aged man from a scholarly family in the capital.
The man was not surprised when he saw that Xu Huaigu had woken up. He looked calm and sat directly opposite Xu Huaigu. Xu Huaigu knew that he wanted something from him, so he felt confident and asked first, "You brought me here?"
The man admitted simply and neatly. He nodded and said, "Yes. You must have heard the conversation between the two of them outside before, but I still introduce it. My name is Wang Daya, and I am the leader of the bandits on Fengtou Mountain. Yesterday I saw you sleeping at the foot of Fengtou Mountain that night, so I invited you up."
Wang Daya...a rather bookish name, but it was used for the bad old man in front of him who was a bandit.
Xu Huaigu was only surprised for a moment, and then said angrily: "Invite me up? You took my sword and robbed my money, and you still invited me up?"
Wang Daya was not surprised by Xu Huaigu's anger and explained: "We have rules on the mountain. No one can carry weapons up the mountain except for necessary guards. As for the purse full of silver around your waist, I did take it away. Then It’s because our mountain is short of money recently, and we never robbed children or the elderly before.”
Xu Huaigu sneered: "Robbery is robbery, and bandits are bandits. What's the use of so many rules? If you really feel that you should do good things, can you feel at ease by not robbing children and the elderly? Is it still hypocrisy? Yes, don’t speak so high-sounding in front of me. If you really want to do good things, go down the mountain and do some honest work, which will be beneficial to the world."
The man looked at Xu Huaigu with a surprised look. He did not expect to hear such opinionated remarks from this child's mouth.
He replied: "You are the smartest person I have ever met, but it is a thousand times harder to be a good person than to survive. If you are a good person, bad people will eat you, and the government will suppress you, and even the world will be ruined." I can't tolerate you, so why is it so difficult? Although I fell into the trap of being a bandit, I still made a few rules. This is the limit of what I can do. Thieves also have their own ways, I have always believed in this sentence. "
Xu Huaigu also felt more and more strange. Logically speaking, if this man is a bandit, he should have little education, but his speech and conversation are extremely good, and his elegant temperament that is not alarmed at all changes cannot be faked.
Xu Huaigu asked: "Then why are you looking for me? My money has been taken away by you, and it is of no value to you. Since you don't kill me, you should let me go, right?"
The man asked, "Even if I let you go now, will you leave?"
Xu Huaigu's eyes suddenly became sharp.
He's definitely not leaving now. The two magic weapon-grade swords are still in this man's hands. If they were taken away, it would be a huge loss.
Xu Huaigu looked gloomy, holding the dagger tightly in his hand, ready to take action at any time. He had an extremely uneasy thought in his heart and asked: "You are definitely not a bandit. Who are you?"
The man smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone thinks so, but I am indeed a bandit. When I was young, I was also a member of a famous family in a small town west of Dayu, but the elders in the family offended the capital in officialdom. As a big shot, our small family was randomly accused and had our house confiscated. Originally, my sister and I were traveling far away from home with a little hidden money, and were planning to open a small shop to make a living, but on the way we ran into The bandits robbed me and all my money was taken away. Even my sister...well, I was also kidnapped by the bandits on the mountain. I was the only one who ran away in a hurry. Later I lived in Fengtou Mountain and almost starved to death. Ridiculous. Yes, the people who rescued me turned out to be a group of bandits. Later, I settled in this mountain. I only got to where I am today by reading several books and knowing how to govern. The world is too chaotic, and my sister was also thirteen when she was kidnapped. It happened years ago, and he is probably dead now. But I am living well in this mountain now. The bandits here are also forced to die because of life. Some people cannot afford to pay taxes, and some people are offended. There are big families, and some people simply like the free life in the mountains. I think it is very good here, much better than the world below, so I can live here with peace of mind."
Xu Huaigu became even more suspicious after hearing his story.
He talks too much, and there is no need for him to talk to himself so much.
Xu Huaigu asked directly: "Why are you talking to me so much? What is the purpose of coming to me today? Just tell me. As long as you promise to return my sword, we can have a good discussion on this deal."
The man was open-minded and said: "Okay, it seems that you are very smart, so let's be clear and don't tell secrets. I am in urgent need of some money now. As long as you give me this money, I will return the sword to you." "
Xu Huaigu remained calm, pretending not to know, and asked, "How much is it?"
The man held out three fingers.
Xu Huaigu was embarrassed and said: "You want three hundred taels of silver? Then I don't have that much money on me. How about this, I pledge my two swords with you, and I will go home to get the silver. What do you think?" "
Xu Huaigu was not stupid. He would not tell this man that he had so much money. He had too much money. If the man had evil intentions and wanted to kill someone after taking the money, he would be shooting himself in the foot.
The man actually shook his head.
Xu Huaigu joked: "Do you think my two broken swords are not worth three hundred taels of silver? Don't worry, these two swords have special meaning to me and can be said to be priceless. Besides, they are only three hundred taels of silver. It’s really nothing to me.”
Wang Daya smiled evilly, lowered her voice a few degrees, and whispered: "On the contrary, your sword is too valuable, and I, a small temple, simply don't dare to accept it."
After hearing this, Xu Huaigu's heart sank, knowing that things had reached the most troublesome point.
Wang Daya has already seen the details of these two swords, so he can already guess a lot of things. Xu Huaigu is now at a disadvantage in this heart-to-heart fight. He could only rely on the other party's fear of his identity to continue negotiating terms with him.
Xu Huaigu calmed down, his tone was cold, and he threatened: "Since you have already seen it, I will not hide it from you. My two swords are fairy magic weapons given to me by my master. My master has something to leave now. I'll wait for a while. When he comes back, if he finds that I have been injured by you in the slightest, hehe... Even if all of you bandits from the whole mountain come together, it will only be a matter of one sword for my master."
After Wang Daya heard this, she felt equally uncomfortable. He originally thought that the two swords were quite powerful, and his intuition told him that they were treasures of the Immortal Family. But he didn't expect that the two swords were not spiritual weapons, but magic weapons of a higher level.
Things are very troublesome now. The child in front of him is too tough and confident, so he is not taken seriously at all. And now he hastily brought him to the mountain, which is a blessing and a curse.
If this problem can be properly handled, maybe we can form a good relationship with this child, and then we won't have to be bullied all the time. But if you have a bad relationship with this child, you will suffer a lot in the future.
As the saying goes, the loser does not lose the battle, so of course he would not show this emotion, but said: "I guess the little immortal wouldn't want to trouble your master to help, right? That would be too useless in front of the master. ? So we each have our own needs in this matter, so we can still negotiate carefully. I have stored the two swords for you. I believe three hundred taels of silver is nothing to you. We can have a good deal, otherwise, then It’s hard for me to explain to you two swords.”
Xu Huaigu thought for a while and said, "Okay, I agree to this deal. But I still say the same thing, I have to go down the mountain to get the money."
The man said: "How long will it take for the little fairy to withdraw money? We will need it urgently next week. After the time limit, it is not a matter of money."
Xu Huaigu smiled and said: "I have heard the conversation between the two of you at the door today. The urgent need for money is because of the girl named Feng'er, right? The week is a bit tight. I can only say as soon as possible. I can't guarantee that we can get it within a week. I will definitely come back. Can you accept this condition?"
The man frowned and thought for a long time, and then said helplessly: "The little fairy's request is reasonable and there is nothing wrong with it. It's just that Feng'er is indeed of great significance to our mountain. This is why I dare to risk my life to make a request to you. Otherwise, in ordinary times, how would I dare to be disrespectful to the immortals?"
Xu Huaigu dismissed his "immortal" praise, and just said: "For you bandits, there is something more important than life? It seems that this Feng'er is quite capable. But I don't care about her. Interested, I only care about the transaction. If something goes wrong with my two swords, the consequences for you will be serious!"
The man was forced to nod repeatedly by Xu Huaigu's momentum, and then solemnly promised that he would protect the two swords, and then Xu Huaigu gave up.
After the man left, Xu Huaigu's imprisonment was naturally released. So he walked out of the small earthen house alone, preparing to take a walk outside to relax and think about future countermeasures.
After all, I am still on someone else's territory now, and the so-called "master" does not exist at all. If the other party is determined to kill him, he really has nothing to do, not even revenge.
He pretended to leave Fengtou Mountain to withdraw money, but in fact he only left a few miles and arrived in a small forest. There is a stream running through the woods. The water is clear and sweet. The banks of the stream are covered with lush green grass and a few flowers. It looks very pleasing to the eye.
The scenery was beautiful, there was water, and he brought dry food with him, so he decided to practice diligently in this forest to spend the next week's leisure time.
