('A group of people entered Huangqiu City from the east gate. Although there was a high wall blocking it, there was still yellow sand passing through the city, but there was no need for cloaks. [No pop-up novel website]
Shops that usually appear in other towns, such as inns, taverns, medicine shops, and blacksmith shops, are also found here, but there are few pedestrians on the road, and none of them are very friendly.
"Two young masters, do you want to take a rest here, or go directly to kill the sand wolf?" Ma Bo was not only tall, but also had a rough voice when he asked. Search for the latest updates at.br/>"I don't care, it depends on what Dr. Lu wants." Chen Feifan replied.
Lu Ran looked around and said: "This place is indeed not a place to stay for a long time. We'd better get the sand wolf gall and go back early."
"Okay! Come with me." After Ma Bo said that, he immediately turned the horse's head and headed in a certain direction.
In Huangqiu City, there were more than a dozen of them, all carrying weapons, so they didn't have to worry about anyone coming to trouble them. There are death row prisoners and felons everywhere here. If a few people come alone, it will be difficult to tell.
"Ma Bo!" Suddenly someone on the roadside shouted loudly.
When Ma Bo heard the sound and looked around, he immediately got off his horse and bowed to the man: "It turns out to be Mr. Lu Ba!"
"What are you guys from Jinyou Castle doing here today?" the man asked.
At this time, Chen Feifan also got off the horse with the others and saw that the man was in his forties, with a handsome face and a medium build. There were four people following behind that man, but those four people were all men with rough faces and sturdy bodies.
"The lord of Huangqiu City ranks eighth among his men. You two young masters, be careful what you say and don't offend him." Liu Wu whispered in their ears.
"Back to Master Eight, we came to the Bad Desert to get some sand wolf gall on the order of the young fort master." Ma Bo replied respectfully.
"Then do you know the rules here?" Master Lu Ba asked.
"You know, I'm not lucky. I met you, Mr. Ba, here. This is for you." Ma Bo said as he took out a bag of money from his body and handed it over carefully.
One of the big men behind Mr. Lu walked forward, took the bag of money from Ma Bo, and then opened the bag.
Master Lu Ba looked into the bag, then laughed and said, "You guys are so generous in Jiyoubao. Take it, I just have another piece here."
"Thank you Mr. Lu Ba!" Ma Bo took a wooden sign from the big man just now.
After bidding farewell to Master Lu Ba, everyone mounted their horses again and continued forward. This time Ma Bo brought them to a tavern.
On the way just now, Chen Feifan and Lu Ran learned a lot about Huangqiucheng. Every year, there are death row prisoners and felons assigned by the imperial court. They have never survived in the harsh desert, so Huangqiu City has become the only place where they can survive. No one seems to know the surname of the city lord here, because everyone is accustomed to calling him city lord. I heard that he was sent by the imperial court to garrison here a long time ago. Over time, the imperial court seemed to have forgotten that there was such a person. They only knew that there was a city lord in Huangqiu City, and the city lord had the final say in everything in the city. He was very domineering. But he had never rebelled, and the court still needed him to take care of the prisoners who came here, so he had no choice but to turn a blind eye. This city lord lives in the city within a city to the west of Huangqiu City. He has a total of eight capable men to maintain order here.
The wooden sign in Ma Bo's hand was actually a token. As for its function, Liu Wu smiled slightly but did not answer. He just said that he would find out later when he entered the tavern.
Let’s talk about the wooden sign. Chen Feifan asked Ma Bo to play with it on the way, but it was actually just an ordinary broken wooden sign. It was only about half the size of a palm, and there were no carvings on it. It was a square piece with a big red "eight" written on it.
Everyone dismounted in front of the tavern, and Ma Bo took the lead in pushing the door open and entering the tavern. There were many people sitting inside, and judging by their appearance and dress, they all looked like bad people.
Before Chen Feifan knew what he was doing here, he saw Ma Bo take out the wooden token he had just received from Master Lu Ba, raised it in front of him, and said, "I have Master Ba's token. Does anyone want to go to Tangji with me?" There’s not much risk in the desert, so just take a few wolf-killing gallbladders, and when the job is done, there will definitely be wine money for you.”
It turns out that using this wooden sign can actually recruit people here, but what makes Chen Feifan even more confused is that they now have more than a dozen people, why do they need to recruit more people? Is the sand wolf really that difficult to deal with?
As soon as Ma Bo greeted them, more than a dozen people surrounded them.
"It turns out to be Brother Ma." One of the big men pushed aside the people on the side and walked over laughing. This man had a ferocious face and was wearing a rag that could barely cover his body. A large scar was exposed on his chest.
Ma Bo was not afraid of him. Instead, he approached him and asked, "Old Hu, how are you? Are you interested in this job?"
"How many sand wolf galls do you need?"
Ma Bo didn't know the answer, so he had to look back at Lu Ran.
Lu Ran said: "It depends on the situation. Of course, the more, the better."
"You guys know some martial arts, right?" Old Hu asked.
"Both." Ma Bo nodded.
"Okay then, count us five!" Lao Hu said immediately.
"Okay!" Ma Bo smiled and nodded, then continued shouting loudly: "Is there anyone else?"
Anyway, they were recruiting people here, and Ma Bo was more familiar with them. Chen Feifan and Lu Ran decided to go out to get some air. They didn't want to stay in the turbid tavern any longer. Liu Wu also walked out with them.
After the three people came out, Chen Feifan asked Liu Wu: "Why are we recruiting people here? A dozen of us are not enough?"
Liu Wu stretched out two fingers and explained with a smile: "There are two reasons. One reason is that there is an unwritten rule here. Anyone who does not go to the abominable desert to seek death must come here and inform the city lord about you. Why are we going to the Extremely Evil Desert? The second reason is that as long as we recruit more prisoners here, it will be safer to go to the Extremely Evil Desert to work. Just now we came here from Jiyou Castle, and we can still vaguely distinguish the road on the ground. But if you go out from the south, north and south gates of Huangqiu City, you can’t see the road at all.”
"Are all the prisoners in this tavern?" Chen Feifan asked.
"Almost all of them." Liu Wu paused and added: "I've only been here a few times. They should all be prisoners."
"Do you know that old Hu just now?" Lu Ran asked.
Liu Wu nodded: "I know him. Speaking of this old Hu, he can be regarded as a ruthless character. He played with two swords, and I heard that he was quite famous when he was young. Then one day, he found out that his wife had committed adultery with someone else. , so he immediately killed the adulterer and adulterer. He also became red-eyed and felt that killing two people was not enough. Then he went to kill the two families of the adulterer and adulterer, not even sparing the children. A total of He killed more than forty people. There were also people with good martial arts skills in the adulterer's family, but he killed them all one by one. The imperial court appreciated his martial arts and could not bear to kill him, so he was put on death row eight years ago. Dispatched here."
After hearing what Liu Wu said about Lao Hu, Lu Ran became more worried: "If you go with these prisoners, will they have other intentions?"
Liu Wu smiled and said: "Don't worry about this. With Master Lu Ba's token, they don't dare to be so presumptuous. To say who these prisoners are most afraid of, the only one they are afraid of is the city lord here. I don't know the reason. But I’m just afraid of him.” ..
