The butler said with a gloomy face: "The first rule of Luoye Village will never change, no matter who comes."
"That fortune teller, do you choose to break through or die?"
The fortune teller said with a cry: "I break through, I choose to break through."
"Very good! Come here and bring them a good meal so that they can get through the challenge." The butler snorted coldly and walked away.
Ye Sanqi patted me on the shoulder: "When you enter Yin Guan, remember two things: first, believe in yourself, you are outstanding. Second, you have a master."
I took off the Hidden Sky Umbrella from my body: "Master, you take this with you. I don't know how to use it yet, so just take it!"
"It's for you. It's yours. You should be careful." Ye Sanqi didn't ask for my Hidden Sky Umbrella. He waved to me and turned into Dongzhuang from the side door, where Yangguan is located.
Not long after Ye Sanqi left, someone set up a table in the yard and put food and wine on it.
Except for the weeping fortune teller, those few people sat down to eat and drink without any courtesy. When they had almost finished eating, the man in tattered clothes said: "Guys, we are going to break through the barrier next. Why don’t you all show your confidence first so that we can take care of each other?”
The man in the felt hat said: "Beggar, I have been with you for five years, and at least three years with others. Have you ever told me, what is your name?"
"If you ask me, don't waste that time, you can just call me Felt Hat like before."
I glanced at Felt Hat. He had broad hands and thick arms. He should be a martial arts practitioner. However, Luoye Village, which even Ye Sanqi must treat with caution, is not a place where you can get through simply by relying on your martial arts skills.
Each of the eight people here has a secret. It's just that no one wants to expose their trump card.
After the beggar hit a nail, he turned his head and looked at me: "Young man, what skills do you have, please tell me?"
I looked at the beggar: "Are you talking too much?"
The beggar's face suddenly darkened after I spoke up, but the fortune teller said coldly: "He is a disciple of Qimen, and the umbrella in his hand is the Qimen Heavy Treasure Heavenly Umbrella..."
The fortune teller was clearly avenging Ye Sanqi for throwing him into Luoyezhuang. Before he could finish his words, I raised my hand and hit the opponent's throat with the arrow hidden in my sleeve.
The fortune teller and I were separated by a table. A sudden attack from such a close distance would be difficult for even a martial arts master to dodge, let alone a fortune teller.
The moment the opponent's eyes suddenly widened, the sleeve arrow was already attached to the opponent's collar. Just one more inch would make the opponent's blood splatter on the spot. Unfortunately, my fatal arrow was knocked to the ground by a flying stone.
The housekeeper walked over with his hands behind his back: "What a cruel boy, you want someone's life even if you disagree? Let me tell you, according to the rules of Luoyezhuang, intruders cannot fight each other. Since you have just entered Luoyezhuang, this matter I won’t pursue it anymore.”
I sneered: "So, I have to thank you for your magnanimity, right? However, I think your Luoyezhuang's rules are worse than bullshit!"
The butler's eyes widened and he said: "Boy, don't think that because you are a trespasser, I won't dare to kill you!"
"Did I say something wrong?" I looked at the housekeeper and said, "Since we came in, you have changed the rules once. He provoked me and you turned a blind eye. I fought back and you came out to tell me the rules?"
"If you ask me, the eight of them are fools, risking their lives to deal with capricious people. Who knows if we will die in your hands if we make it to the end."
The housekeeper said coldly: "Since you don't believe in Luoye Village, you don't have to come to beg us!"
"That's just right. I'll take my leave. I'll pay you for the meal." I handed over to the butler, threw two dollars on the table, turned around and walked out.
"Stop!" the housekeeper shouted angrily: "Luoyezhuang, is this a place where you can come and leave whenever you want?"
I turned around and looked at the housekeeper: "Did you fart just now?"
The butler's expression suddenly changed. He just said "Don't come to beg us" because he wanted to tease me. Unexpectedly, I used his words to leave Luoye Manor.
The housekeeper said anxiously: "That's not what I meant."
"Then what do you mean?" When I looked at the housekeeper again, his face had turned red. In addition, people all over the yard were watching how he responded. The housekeeper immediately became angry and said, "When you enter Luoye Manor, either you Make it through nine levels in a row, or lose your life."
"Okay, you kill me!" I put the Hidden Sky Umbrella to my side and showed an attitude of giving up resistance and letting him be killed.
I dared to challenge the housekeeper, and I was sure that the other party would not dare to kill me.
The most important reason why a place like Luoye Village can attract countless people to gamble their lives is its reputation.
This is like opening a casino. Anyone who can open a casino must guarantee two things: First, the safety of gamblers must be ensured. Even if the police raid the casino and arrest the owner, they cannot allow anyone to take away the gamblers. Second, when gamblers win money, the casino can afford to pay it back and let others take it away. If you ruin your reputation, you won't be able to win this niche.
If I can't leave Luoye Village today, it's like ruining their reputation.
To take a step back, even if the housekeeper insists on killing me regardless of the reputation of Luoye Village, there must be someone among the eight people except the fortune teller who will intercede for me.
After I die, they don't know how many years they have to wait for the ninth person to break through.
The butler's face turned red and white, and he couldn't say a word.
When I was in a stalemate with the housekeeper, someone quickly ran over and said a few words in the housekeeper's ear. The other person's face changed several times before he said: "That fortune teller deliberately revealed your origin, which indeed violated the rules of the world. . However, the rule of Luoye Village is that passers-by cannot kill each other."
"You give him a knife, as long as it doesn't kill him."
I sneered and drew my knife and walked towards the fortune teller. A man in green clothes raised his hand to stop me and said, "Friend, we have to work together to break through the barrier in a while. Be generous and be merciful to others."
"Get out!" I pushed the other person's arm away with one palm and walked to the fortune teller in two steps.
When the fortune teller was at a loss, the butler added: "You can hide, but he can only strike once."
I didn't wait for the fortune teller to react, so I raised the knife and stabbed him in the face. The other person subconsciously ducked to the side, and I also turned the direction of my dagger. He had a gash on his face that went straight to his ear.
Luoyezhuang won't let me kill people, so I'll silence him to prevent him from causing trouble for me again.
Just as the fortune teller covered his face and fell to the ground screaming, the housekeeper suddenly said coldly: "You committed a foul. You struck twice."
