"Master Gao Zhai doesn't need to worry. A few days ago, the imperial court suddenly transferred Marquis Jingyuan from Qingzhou back to Kyoto City and ordered him to lead the three imperial guards to rush to the southern border to suppress the bandits. Calculating the time, the army should be heading to the southern border at this moment. On the way. The guards in Kyoto City are empty, and there will be no troops nearby that can threaten Linzhou in the short term. Moreover, even if the imperial court mobilizes a large army to enter Linzhou regardless of the waste of people and money, things are different now. Are we brothers afraid? "
"City Master Duan's words are encouraging. If the dog court really dares to send troops here, we will settle old scores with them."
Many of the bandit leaders at the banquet came from a family of bandits that had been passed down from generation to generation, like sons inheriting their father's legacy and sun inheriting their grandfather's legacy. Over hundreds of years of fighting with officers and soldiers, they had already forged inextricable grudges. Bewitched by Duan Hong's words, many people have been stirred up.
"How on earth did these three people offend City Lord Duan, so much so that they did not hesitate to mobilize troops like this?"
"It's such a tricky deal, but you don't know what benefits you can get in the end?"
This move to summon the bandits from the southeast of Linzhou was already full of doubts, and there were inevitably more people raising various questions during the banquet.
Duan Hong was not in a hurry to answer, and waited until the discussion in the room subsided before giving a unified reply.
"How could I, Duan, be so virtuous and capable that I could get involved in any grudges with the spiritual world? To be honest, this matter is actually a business. The employer gave Duan a price that he couldn't refuse. But Duan alone It is difficult for these brothers under a certain person to succeed, so I called all the brothers to come over and make a fortune together."
"Oh, but I don't know who the employer is?"
"Have you ever heard of Shushan, one of the four holy places in the spiritual world?"
Duan Hong did not mention Wei Junxian's name, but the word Shushan alone was enough.
Oh, it turns out that the employer is also a monk.
This makes sense.
"Why do we need to be involved in matters between the cultivation world?"
Discussions started again during the banquet. When Duan Hong saw that many people were showing signs of retreating, he raised his hand to press down and shouted loudly.
"Everyone, don't be impatient. Regardless of the grievances between the employer and the goods, let's take a look at the price offered by the employer before making a decision."
After speaking, Duan Hong waved his hand, and four wing guards came forward with trays, each tray containing a varying number of jade bottles.
Seeing the jade bottles on the tray, Rong Fei's pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly, and he secretly thought in his heart what a great gesture.
Duan Yu walked to Duan Hong, stood facing the gangsters, then pulled out the steel knife hanging from his waist, raised the knife and cut the wooden board with the portrait of Bai Zizai in half.
"Look, everyone, although this sword is not a precious sword, it is still a real thing."
Duan Yu raised his steel knife and signaled to the bandit leaders.
The bandit leaders didn't know what was going on. Someone was about to ask a question when they saw Duan Yu put his left hand on the blade and then slashed hard.
Duan Yu's palm was immediately cut with a bloody wound by the sharp blade.
Duan Hong smiled slightly, reached for a jade bottle from the tray beside him, removed the cork, poured an orange pill from the jade bottle and stuffed it into Duan Yu's mouth.
"one two three."
Duan Hong slowly counted three times, and then ordered someone to get a piece of gauze to wipe the blood from Duan Yu's left hand.
After wiping away the blood, Duan Yu spread his left hand and showed it to everyone.
I saw that the bloody, everted wound just now was actually scarred.
The bandit leaders couldn't help but look at each other, and many even suspected that this was a charlatan's trick.
How could there be such a magical medicine in the world!
Seeing this scene, Rong Fei felt relieved. It turned out to be a defective product.
Thinking about it, the guy responsible for demonstrating the efficacy of the medicine is not a monk. Although his body is much stronger than ordinary people due to martial arts training, he may not be able to withstand the impact of the spiritual power contained in the elixir and his body will explode immediately. Death.
The pills Duan Hong poured out from the jade bottle were similar to the Xuanbing Creation Pills, but their efficacy was completely different. Rong Fei had just released his spiritual consciousness to check it, and found that the spiritual power contained in the pill was pitiful.
But even so, dozens of bottles of defective elixir are still worth a lot of money.
According to what Duan Hong just said, the three major forces in Linzhou have all accepted Wei Junxian's employment, which means it will cost nearly more than a hundred bottles.
According to Murong Canghai and Bai Zizai, the status of the four holy lands in the world is not very high within the sect, and the cultivation resources at their disposal are also very limited.
Even if it was just over a hundred bottles of inferior elixir of no grade, it would probably be a strain on Wei Junxian.
Is paying such a high price just to prevent the Linzhou bandits from approaching the ancient ruins?
Rong Fei suddenly realized that things were not that simple.
At this time, Rong Fei noticed Zhang Jun beside him, clenching his fists and lowering his head slightly, as if he was struggling and hesitating about something.
Huh! What's going on with this guy?
The gangsters nearby were looking at the excitement, or were concerned about whether this deal was worth it. How could this guy look like he was ready to take advantage of others?
He was curious in his heart, and subconsciously wanted to use his magical power to see through the wall to hear Zhang Jun's thoughts.
Taking a deep breath, Rong Fei finally forced the thought down.
If you use the magical power of seeing through walls on a person alone, you can hear what that person is thinking at this moment.
So far, Rong Fei has only used it twice. The first time was on Gu Fengxiao and Xu Silang on a whim when solving the murder case of an old couple in Chuntao Lane. It was at that time that Rong Fei realized that there was something wrong with Gu Fengxiao, and he has been paying more attention to him since then. It was not until the battle with He Bi in Jingyuan Houfu that I overheard the conversation between Gu Fengxiao and Lu Zhishi outside the Houfu.
The second time was the question of Chang Gaoyuan's heart.
The first time it was used, Rong Fei only found it interesting, but the second time it was used, it gave Rong Fei a sense of detachment, as if there was no more secrets between him and the world.
At that time, this feeling just emerged, and Rong Fei broke out in a cold sweat.
And he vowed never to use 'questioning' on anyone again unless absolutely necessary!
If everyone has no secrets in front of him, then he is probably not far from going crazy.
That is a realm that only heaven, earth, and gods can touch.
The world is unkind and treats all things as stupid dogs. Rong Fei just wants to be a good human being.
This oath is naturally different from swearing on the reputation of the previous chief arresters of Jixian Division, and Rong Fei still intends to abide by it seriously.
However, even though he can't use the full version of his vision across the wall, it shouldn't be considered a violation of his oath just to use his psychic powers.
As a human being, you always have to learn to be flexible.
Having found a reason for himself in his mind, Rong Fei immediately used his spiritual vision to look at Zhang Jun.
This look almost blinded Rong Fei's dog eyes.
Zhang Jun's body was shrouded in a layer of bright red light. The two were so close, and his spiritual vision was so powerful, it was like a red LED light bulb suddenly lit up in Rong Fei's eyes.
"Oh shit!"
Rong Fei groaned and covered his eyes.
The moaning alarmed Zhang Jun, and he asked Rong Fei when he saw the pain on his face.
“What’s wrong with Cave Master Gu?
"It's okay, it's okay, the sand got into my eyes and has been rubbed out."
Rong Fei replied with tears in his eyes.
"Oh, all right."
Nodding, Zhang Jun looked towards the banquet in the center.
Duan Hong and Duan Yu were currently showing several other elixirs to the bandit leaders.
Some of the drugs produced effects that Rong Fei had seen before, while others were completely unseen, but it was certain that none of them were as effective as one percent of the genuine ones.
After all the defective elixirs were displayed, many bandit leaders at the table were already ready to make a move.
The effects of these drugs are so magical and mysterious that if used properly at certain moments, they can be like adding a life-saving trump card.
There are also many bandit leaders who still have not expressed their stance. Compared with the benefits they will receive, they care more about the enemies they will face.
That's a monk. He's a god-like figure who can fly in the sky and escape from the earth. How can he be coveted by a mortal like me?
No matter how many benefits there are, you still have to live to enjoy them.
Duan Hong seemed to have guessed what these people were thinking, and said after introducing the effects of various elixirs.
"To be honest with you brothers, in addition to completing the business entrusted by the employer, this time there is also a little bit of someone's selfishness in it. As the saying goes, people compete for a face, and trees compete for a skin. Thanks to all the brothers in the southeast, Our Huwei City is praised as the three major cities in Linzhou. But Wushuang and Benlei cities have always looked down on our Huwei City, looking down on others. Mr. Duan this time wants to use the power of all brothers to give the surname Zheng and the surname Thank you for some color.
After the completion of the work, Duan is willing to give each village one stone of japonica rice, one stone of white flour, ten hundred-forged knives, and twenty pewter guns. If there are any casualties, additional compensation will be made. "
Those miraculous elixirs can only be regarded as emergencies, but food and weapons are real hard currencies that can be used anytime and anywhere.
After Duan Hong's statement, the bandit leaders who originally wanted to retreat immediately changed their attitude, and most of them expressed their willingness to follow Duan City Master's lead.
Earning face for Huwei City means earning face for our Southeast Green Forest, and everyone here has a duty to do so.
After the dust settled and Duan Hong thanked him, the banquet dispersed. The bandit leaders returned to their respective villages, gathered their troops and rushed to the area designated by Duan Hong.
Rong Fei and Zhang Jun left together among the crowd. After taking a few steps, Duan Yu came out halfway and stopped Zhang Jun.
"My eldest brother has invited the leader of the village Zhang to speak in the back hall."
Zhang Jun had already expected this, nodded, and followed Duan Yu toward the back hall.
The three hundred men and women in Xiangshan Village are the most popular people, so naturally they will be remembered by others.
After taking a few steps, they both stopped at the same time and turned to look at Rong Fei, who was following behind.
"Who is this brother?"
Duan Yu asked doubtfully.
"Haha, I, Gu Fengxiao, admire the power of City Lord Duan and would like to pay his respects."
Rong Fei cupped his hands and smiled.
Duan Yu turned his attention to Zhang Jun.
"your friend?"
Zhang Jun hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.
Duan Yu's eyes suddenly turned cold, he glared at Rong Fei and shouted sharply.
"roll!"
