They were not kept waiting. Not long after, an old man with white hair and beard, flipping through a book such as a ledger, slowly walked in from the hall. After the two sides looked at each other, the old man slowly put down the items in his hands, and then Take a look at the people in the room.
"Hello, Mr. Huang," Zhou Long bowed gently and greeted the old man with unusual respect.
"It turns out that Mr. Zhou is here." After recognizing Zhou Long, the old man smiled gently, and then looked at Lu Yunyou and the others: "How is today's business?"
"It's not a big deal, Mr. Huang. You also know that I just come here to exchange some spiritual stones for fun every now and then. The most important thing is to visit you and see you grow older." When talking to the old man, Zhou Long kept his attitude very high. Low.
"Boy Zhou, your mouth is as sweet as ever," the old man smiled and nodded. His kind eyes and gentle smile made it impossible for anyone to feel disgusted no matter how he looked at it. His conversation with Zhou Long It was more like an elder talking to a younger generation. If he hadn't known that the two of them were doing some shady things, Lu Yunyou would have felt that the two of them were not bad people because of the scene in front of him.
Then when Lu Yunyou was thinking about what the other party wanted to do to him, the white-haired old man briefly looked at him and Ling Yun, then turned around and said to Zhou Long: "Both of them are third-level martial arts cultivators, which is not bad, but there are few people. Now, the war in the north is tense and we need a lot of weapons. I also need more people to dig iron ore. Remember to bring more people with you next time."
Without waiting for Zhou Long to answer, the old man continued: "There are two hundred spiritual stones in total. What do you think of the price?"
"Mr. Huang, you just said that we are short of manpower for mining. I will bring more people here next time, but you can't just give such a low price this time. You see, they are young and strong. The view is worth at least two hundred dollars,"
"Forget it, how about I give you twenty more spiritual stones?" He smiled, because Zhou Long was very able to please him, so the old man directly quoted a new price.
"Thank you, Mr. Huang, for taking care of me!" Zhou Long smiled and bowed to the old man with gratitude.
After a brief conversation, the buyer and seller directly determined the price. It is worth mentioning that during the price negotiation between the two, Lu Yunyou had a strong feeling that the other party did not treat them as human beings at all, they were just like a piece of goods.
Not sure whether he should be angry or shocked by this, Lu Yunyou's thoughts suddenly froze, and he didn't know what to think of Zhou Long and the old man.
"I also ask Mr. Huang to complete the transaction as soon as possible. The two of them haven't eaten for almost a day, so don't let anything happen if they are hungry." After confirming the price, Zhou Long was in a good mood. After taking a look at Lu Yunyou and Ling Yun, he He didn't forget to add: "I gave them a lesson last night, but it doesn't matter."
His words were casual, Zhou Long didn't treat the two of them as human beings at all, yet he left them with nothing to do against him.
On the other side, the white-haired old man frowned when he heard Zhou Long's words, and then said unhappily: "Boy Zhou, this is not the first time we have done business. Why don't you change your previous way of doing things?"
After rolling his eyes at Zhou Long, the old man waved and directly called a guard at the door to come in.
"Go and invite Pharmacist Liang to inspect the goods," he simply told the guard, and the old man said helplessly to Zhou Long: "After the verification is correct, you can leave with the jade."
"The war in the north has been raging recently, and these hard laborers are becoming more and more valuable. Don't worry, Mr. Huang, next time I bring people here, I will not hurt them casually!"
"That's good. You also know that I don't want to pay for more medicine." Nodding, the old man continued: "Sooner or later, the war in the north will affect the Chaos Ridge. Mr. Zhou, you'd better make some plans early."
"Thank you, Mr. Huang, for reminding me." Regarding the bad situation in the north that the old man said, Zhou Peng naturally knew something, but his idea was different from the old man: "Mr. Zhang, what are you worried about? They are fighting and we are getting rich. I still wish that they are now Just hit the Chaos Ridge!"
"Boy Zhou, what do you know? Since the last global war, the northern countries must have developed after recuperation. If the scale of this war continues to expand, sooner or later the war will spread to Dilong City. By then, we will all Don’t even think about having a good life!”
The old man seemed to really regard Zhou Long as his junior, calling him "boy" one after another.
"There are several countries in the north. It will take at least several years to reach us. Don't worry, Mr. Huang. It's more important to get rich early!" Unable to understand the deeper meaning of the old man's words, Zhou Long was not too interested. Knowing the situation in the north, I just talked based on my feelings.
Seeing that Zhou Long could not understand his worries, the old man shook his head helplessly and said nothing more. At this moment, the guard who had just left brought a deer-headed and rat-eyed martial artist.
"Old Huang, Pharmacist Liang has been invited." After bowing and saluting the white-haired old man, the guard returned to his original position and stood up again.
"Physician Liang, you're here." Then the white-haired old man simply greeted the person, and then, without waiting for a response, he ordered the person: "Physician Liang, if you can help me, go check on the two of them."
"Yes," the man known as Liang Yaoshi was also extremely respectful to the old man. After agreeing, he walked up to Lu Yunyou and Ling Yun, first looked them up and down with a pair of rat eyes, and then checked them with his hands. Check the physical condition of the two people.
"There is no problem." After checking Ling Yun, Pharmacist Liang gave a brief report, and then checked Lu Yunyou again. When checking the condition of Lu Yunyou's body, he paused, but soon he continued to explore Lu Yunyou's body for a while.
"He has hidden injuries on his body, but it's nothing serious. Mr. Huang doesn't need to worry," after a while, Pharmacist Liang, who had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks and no good looks, gave a conclusion directly.
After receiving the results from Pharmacist Liang, the old man surnamed Huang smiled at Zhou Long, and then called two guards to escort Lu Yunyou and the others down. Then he ordered people to fetch more than 200 pieces of jade and gave them to Zhou Long. , the deal between the two parties was reached.
After the transaction was completed, Lu Yunyou and Ling Yun were escorted away by the two guards at the door. Although they didn't know what kind of situation they would face next, they finally got rid of Zhou Long and others.
Being held hostage by two guards and moving forward, the two gradually discovered that there was a cave behind the living room just now. It turned out that there was a secret door connected to a secret room.
After entering through the secret door, there was a long corridor with several oil lamps glowing dimly on both sides. The air became more humid as they went in, until they reached a place with obvious light in front, and the two of them discovered that there was a cave in front of them.
After completely leaving the narrow passage, the two of them saw a place that looked like a large dungeon. Looking around, they could see cells surrounded by iron bars everywhere. There were many people in one cell. , all of them were in a panic.
As he walked past the cells, the people in them cried out to the guards to let them go. As he continued to walk forward, Lu Yunyou also saw some disheveled women, all of whom were half-clothed and looked panic-stricken. As if he had been subjected to inhuman torture.
No matter who was in the cell, the miserable appearance of those people really made him sympathize, just like seeing homeless refugees. He couldn't imagine how those people were treated here.
The smell in the passage was so unpleasant that he wanted to cover his nose several times, but he didn't dare to raise his hand and gave up. Just like that, he and Ling Yun were escorted to a cell in the corner by the two guards.
"Wait with peace of mind, someone will come to bring you something to eat." After saying this, the two guards escorting them turned around and left, not wanting to stay for a moment longer.
After the two guards left, Lu Yunyou and Ling Yun quickly took a look at the situation in the cell. There was a pile of hay on the ground and a toilet for convenience. There seemed to be nothing else. Their eyes gradually became solemn because of this. stand up.
"I'm afraid we can't escape," Lu Yunyou said in a depressed mood. He walked closer to the iron fence. The bare iron fence felt unusually cold to the touch, and the surface was a little smooth. It didn't look like they could break free with brute force.
After walking along the fence, Lu Yunyou suddenly stopped until an unfamiliar face suddenly came into view.
"Who are you?" Three words blurted out, and Lu Yunyou quickly moved away from the person opposite.
"Who else could it be? Of course it's the prisoner they caught." Facing Lu Yunyou's inquiry, the man rolled his eyes at Lu Yunyou angrily, and then asked proactively: "How did you two get caught?"
