Strictly speaking, the four Kunlun Mountain cultivators cannot be regarded as robbers. To be precise, they can be regarded as bodyguards who prevent passing merchants from encountering robbers and leading to the annihilation of the entire army.
It just sounds nice in words, but not so nice in action.
Looking at this situation, it is not the first time for Hu Jinqiu to deal with these practitioners on Kunlun Mountain, so his words are not as submissive as he treats the immortals who do not eat the fireworks of the world. On the contrary, the meaning of his words is quite tough. , most of the time it seems like bargaining with the other party.
This is like a businessman who runs a business in the Central Plains. He works conscientiously in doing business locally. The business is large and he is a sensible person. He should pay the taxes to the court and pay tribute to the local officials. Over the years, both parties Although the relationship between them was not very harmonious, they were always acceptable in terms of face. The government also took care of merchants' business matters for a fee, and took good care of them. The two parties lived in peace and harmony for many years, but one year The government suddenly informed the businessman that the previously set taxes would not count. You have to pay more. The businessman asked how much you wanted. The government said, let me count with my fingers and multiply it by ten.
The businessman said that you are crazy because of your poverty. If you don't want me to kill you, I will see who can pay the taxes for you without me. The government said that you should not be like this, and it would be difficult for me to do it.
Whether a store deceives customers or customers deceives a store all depends on how big a merchant's business is and how much GDP it drives? How many jobs have been created? How much has the local economy prospered? How many people did it feed?
Your government relies on the money I earn to support you, so what? I really pissed me off. Is there any benefit to you if you give up your job?
In fact, these principles are also applicable to modern society, such as Xinli and Xinxun, which are generally the same way.
As long as you have enough social wealth, you will naturally have the confidence to bargain with anyone.
Looking at the current situation, it seems difficult for the four Kunlun Mountain practitioners to let Hu Jinqiu and the others swagger past here without getting money, because they have absolute force in their hands, and their expressions and demeanor are shocking. It really didn't seem like he was being hypocritical. He didn't take Hu Jinqiu's bodyguards and warriors seriously. Also, as long as he was a mountain person, his view of ordinary people was probably the difference between ordinary ants and slightly stronger ants.
Does the Dragon Carrying the Candle care whether those who come to Mount Buzhou are ordinary people or cultivators? In fact, to him, there is no difference.
But if they were to be suppressed by force, these four people would not be too aggressive to do anything. After all, they are the God of Wealth. It would be best not to take action if you can speak nicely. No matter in which dynasty, kindness can make money, right? No one wants to do that thing of killing the goose that lays the eggs, as it would be too much of a loss.
On Hu Jinqiu's side, on the one hand, he was worried that after going back and forth for several months, he would end up losing money and making a lot of noise. In his heart, he actually wanted to refuse to pay the extra toll. But on the other hand, I am really worried that without the protection of Kunlun Mountain, I am afraid that I will be trembling when I lead a business trip in the future, just in case I really encounter a group of horse thieves or gangsters, let alone the goods. I have to account for the more than 100 kilograms in the Western Region, a place where birds don't shit. Those people don't talk to you about the ethics of the world. Both parties are willing to have a good chat, and what is left is the bargaining process. However, the four people in Kunlun Mountain have time to wait. Hu Jinqiu and the others cannot spend time here all the time. If they stay any longer, they will all be converted into nothing. of silver.
At this moment, Meng Ran appeared.
In fact, to be honest, Hu Jinqiu has a good character. Judging from the fact that when he recognized Meng Ran, he immediately wanted Meng Ran to leave and did not want to involve her. It was obviously wrong. Meng Ran had any bad intentions. As for the translator in the middle, Hu Jinqiu also tried his best to convey Meng Ran's words as gently as possible. Otherwise, with the temperament of those few people, the two sides would have started fighting.
There is no benefit to Hu Jinqiu from a fight between the two sides. No matter which side loses or wins, he has nothing to gain from facing these practitioners.
In fact, Hu Jinqiu still prefers Meng Ran in his heart. Walking alone in this land of the Western Regions, meeting an old friend who has only met once, and being able to help him with such a heart-warming heart, the most important thing is that he is a girl, it is not easy.
Just for this reason, Hu Jinqiu wanted to calm down the situation. At worst, he would lose money and eliminate the disaster. He would do it this time and wait for next time. After all, this was not a one-time deal, so there was no need to involve this little girl.
I just didn't expect this little girl to be really cute. Not only did she not leave, but she also took care of everything.
Now that the matter has come to this, Hu Jinqiu doesn't care whether he is in a hurry or not. He just goes through the story to Meng Ran from beginning to end in detail, and finally smiles at Meng Ran with a standard commercial smile. Hehe said: "Girl, thank you very much for helping me, but we really have to do this ourselves. You, go back quickly. If you really want to find me, then go to the south of the original town and find someone from the Central Plains." Chamber of Commerce, and then you can find out where I am. We’ll see you in the Central Plains then. I’ll invite you to my home, what do you think?”
Okay, now Meng Ran really has no choice.
She turned slightly in mid-air and showed a helpless expression towards the mountains not far away.
The three of them were originally prepared to deal with the robbery. Meng Ran first used words to test each other's depth. If he really didn't understand, Meng Ran would just fly away. It would be better if the opposite party couldn't fly. If Qi Qi could fly from a distance, it would be better. Zhen and Li Qiang can take advantage of his unpreparedness to make a surprise attack and catch him off guard. I dare not say anything else. It shouldn't be a big problem to capture two prisoners.
After all, it seems that these four people are not the kind of people who are ridiculously strong but boring enough to rob ordinary caravans.
I never thought that the three people had the wrong idea from the beginning. They were not robbing them at all, but charging some protection money for one who was willing to fight and one who was willing to suffer, but the amount was not negotiated.
No wonder there was such a big reaction when they heard that Meng Ran was going to rob the other party. They were originally prepared to prevent the caravan from being robbed.
This helper felt like he was not a human being, which made Meng Ran murmur in his heart, thinking that next time he really couldn't just do whatever Qi Zhen said, it was too unreliable.
Meng Ran's helpless expression did not elicit any feedback from Qi Zhen in the distance, so she rolled her eyes in Qi Zhen's direction, turned to Hu Jinqiu and said, "I know, Brother Hu, don't worry, I'm very strong. Now that something like this has happened, there is no reason to ignore it. We must let them tell the truth, otherwise wouldn’t the money have been in vain?”
Meng Ran said, and jumped down from the flying sword, but the flying sword was still suspended in the air and was not caught behind Meng Ran. He thought it must be a real fight to prepare for flying away at any time.
As soon as her feet touched the ground, the four people were startled. For a moment, they felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy. They thought Meng Ran was preparing to take action.
Meng Ran smiled openly at the other party, clasped his fists, then waved his hand and said: "You guys chat, I'm here to see the excitement, I won't rob anymore."
Hu Jinqiu also gave a few extra explanations to the other party, which roughly meant that this was his distant sister who went to the mountains to practice immortality. She came here just to play with him, so don't mind it.
The other party was dubious, but anyway, as long as it didn't cause trouble for them and delay the business, they wouldn't pay too much attention to this girl.
Although they were not too concerned, Meng Ran's appearance obviously still put a certain amount of pressure on the four of them. Their eyes always glanced at Meng Ran inadvertently. They seemed to be interested in this sword fairy who was flying all over the sky with his sword. Still deeply fearful.
A businessman who was familiar with Hu Jinqiu explained to Meng Ran, the immortal master, what Hu Jinqiu had said to him. The moods of these businessmen and bodyguards who were listening were really ups and downs. From the beginning, they felt that they had met a savior, but in the end they were ruined. A ladle of cold water was found to make things worse, and now it has become a misunderstanding. The expression is more exciting than riding a roller coaster.
But there is no doubt that they can't complain to someone like Meng Ran who can fly with a sword. Even if they are really dissatisfied with something in their hearts, they can only hold it in, otherwise they will throw it at their heads. You can't stand stones either.
Time passed like this minute by minute. Although everyone was in a very urgent mood at first, but in the current state, no matter how anxious they are, they can only wait for the result silently. Fortunately, there is no room for relaxation. Presumably except for this business In addition to the great benefits from the trade on the road, it is also related to Meng Ran's sudden appearance here.
In the end, the four people who collected the protection fee were still not satisfied, but they reluctantly accepted the price offered by Hu Jinqiu.
Hu Jinqiu didn't care about spending money. He took out the banknote from his pocket and handed it into the other party's hand. Meng Ran glanced at it from a distance and couldn't help but clicked his tongue at the number on it.
It was simply a business with no capital and huge profits. Meng Ran was thinking about whether he should drag Qi Zhen along with him and find someone to be the king of the mountain. He would collect protection fees and so on. He was strong enough anyway.
It's really reliable to say this. With Qi Zhen's temperament, he might actually do this. After all, who has a grudge against money?
"Follow Hu Jinqiu and try to find clues. The captain and I will go after those four people. We will be back within a day." Qi Zhen's message came to her heart,
Meng Ran nodded secretly. Maybe it wasn't obvious when there were more people, but after there were only three people left in the team, the problem of his own weakness became more and more obvious. Now it seems that among the businessmen following Hu Jinqiu, he is the least powerful. It drags down other people's choices, not to mention that I can get some information.
