In the morning, the snowflakes of the twelfth lunar month were dancing lightly, and the sound of crisp footsteps stepping on the wooden floor stopped outside the house.
"Sir, it's cold today. The shopkeeper said he would give a brazier to each guest room, so he left it outside for you. If you need it, please help me get it when you get up."
After the inn boy finished speaking, the footsteps walked away, probably to pick up another brazier.
In the room, Wang Xiaoliu was lying on the bed and slowly opened his eyes. He grinned in pain just as he wanted to move his body.
After the battle in the City of No Return, Wang Xiaoliu was scarred. Although he was treated by Yaoxianren at that time, his injuries were different from others. The demonic energy attached to the attacks of several demons penetrated deep into the bone marrow and internal organs. Even though they had been expelled, they still regained their strength. It also takes quite a while.
The Medicine Immortal has said that it is not difficult to make him lively and vigorous in three or two days, but if that is the case, his future achievements will be limited, and the gain will outweigh the loss. Instead, after eradicating the demonic energy and internal injuries in the body, he will slowly recuperate. There will be sequelae.
"Those guys haven't shown up all night. Could it be that something happened?"
Wang Xiaoliu muttered in his heart that Yun Tianfeng and others had taken care of him for more than half a month, and they had communicated with each other many times and reached some consensus.
The City of No Return is gone after all, and the last rope holding Wang Xiaoliu is broken. Now he is like a prodigal son. The vast world is his dream, and becoming a disciple of the legendary scholar makes him yearn for it. , at this moment, he is like a new born.
It's just that Wang Xiaoliu has been living in the City of No Return for more than ten or twenty years. On the surface, Wang Xiaoliu is carefree, but in fact, he is meticulous in his heart. Some anomalies can easily make him overthink things.
"Boom! Boom!"
"who?"
"Excuse me, is the boss Wang Xiaoliu and Wang living there?"
"who are you?"
"Boss Wang, we are from Luoyuan Town. We have been asked to pick up Boss Wang. Can we come in?"
Before Wang Xiaoliu could answer, the door to the room was pushed open.
Immediately afterwards, three men wearing coarse cloth walked into the house.
Wang Xiaoliu took a closer look and found that these three people were in their thirties or forties. One of them had an unkempt beard, and the other two had white beards, but their faces were full of vicissitudes of life. At first glance, they were people who came from poor people and worked hard all their lives. .
"Boss Wang, a young man who calls himself Yun asked us to pick up Boss Wang. He also said that Boss Wang was not in good health, so we were offended."
After one of the men finished speaking, the other two men beside him rolled up their sleeves and came over, preparing to carry Wang Xiaoliu away.
Wang Xiaoliu immediately stretched out his right hand to stop him, frowned and asked, "How can I trust you? Do you have a token?"
"Token?"
The three men were stunned for a moment, and the leader said awkwardly: "Master Yun just gave us a deposit, saying that he was a friend of Boss Wang. He didn't give any tokens, and he seemed to be in a hurry. Boss Wang, just come with us." "
"That's it, please help me get up first." Wang Xiaoliu said with a smile.
The two men walked to the bed. One of them grabbed Wang Xiaoliu's arm from one side and helped him up. They put on his clothes and prepared to help him downstairs to get into the carriage.
Wang Xiaoliu remained silent until he got off the bed and walked to the bedside. His eyes suddenly opened wide, and his exhausted body suddenly used the only strength to push the two men away. Then he turned over and walked out of the guest room. The window jumped.
The expressions of the three men suddenly changed. They rushed to the window and stuck their heads out, but they only saw Wang Xiaoliu staggering into the crowd on the street downstairs and walking away.
"What should I do, Brother Zhang? Why did Boss Wang just jump off the building and run away? How can we explain to Mr. Yun when we go back?"
"Yes, Brother Zhang, Mr. Yun only gave us five taels of silver. The remaining ten taels will be given to us only after he takes Boss Wang back. If we lose the person, Mr. Yun may not be able to give us the other 10 taels." The five taels of silver given will be taken back."
The leader was also anxious. He gritted his teeth and said, "Boss Wang is seriously injured. He doesn't care so much for the sake of money. He chases after him and kidnaps him back. Mr. Yun and his entourage look like gangsters. Who knows what they will do if they fail?" Don't get angry, we ordinary people can't afford to offend these green forest heroes."
The three of them rushed downstairs and walked to the street, but they could no longer see Wang Xiaoliu's back, so they could only chase him out in the direction in which Wang Xiaoliu left.
Besides, on the street, Wang Xiaoliu ran away like a drunkard. He was weak and couldn't run fast. He felt a little weak after walking a few steps. He could only try to find a hiding place in a panic.
Coincidentally, there is a courtyard not far from Wang Xiaoliu. The courtyard is not small. Outside the courtyard, there are many men setting up long tables with some notice papers on them. They are shouting to the street. Some of them seemed to be recruiting people passing by.
Wang Xiaoliu narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself, in the past in Bugui City, many wealthy families or house construction bosses often hired people to do coolies like this. He didn't need to find a job, but if It would also be good to sneak into the courtyard and hide for a while.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaoliu staggered to the door of the courtyard. He had already thought of his words and just wanted to sneak in as soon as possible.
"Hey, someone is finally here, please come in."
Contrary to what Wang Xiaoliu thought, the other party didn't even ask a question after he saw him passing by. Someone immediately stepped forward and helped Wang Xiaoliu to go into the yard. This made Wang Xiaoliu feel a little uncomfortable in his heart. So right.
As Wang Xiaoliu entered the yard, several men looking for someone outside the house started talking in low voices.
"Boss, this kid looks like a sick man and his body is weak. Do we want such a person?"
"Why not? It was said above that we will recruit at least a hundred people to join the gang within three days. Now it is the third day and we have only recruited more than twenty. Have you thought about how to deliver the work? Anyway, get the people back first. "
"That's right. Recruiting a sick man will only get you a few words at most, but if you fail to complete the task, you may have to suffer physical pain, so you should be thoughtful."
At the introduction directly opposite the courtyard gate, the three farmers hesitated, their faces uncertain.
"Brother Zhang, why did Boss Wang come here? This is the place where Shanhe Gang recruits people. If we go there and want people, we have to be beaten to death. What should we do?"
"What else can we do? No one who has entered here can come out. We are just trying to make a little money, but we can't risk our lives. We'd better go back and tell Mr. Yun. At worst, we won't make any money! "
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"Shanhe Gang? This is really troublesome!"
In the small restaurant in Luoyuan Town, Yun Mingxue, who was chatting with Yun Tianfeng and others, suddenly changed her expression when she heard the news brought by several farmers.
Yun Tianfeng and others were puzzled and looked over.
Yun Mingxue explained: "The Shanhe Gang is a gang that has suddenly emerged in the Yunxia Dynasty in the past year or two. No one knows where the gang's stronghold is. They are everywhere in the twenty cities of the dynasty. These guys are almost the same as these guys. In the past two years, more than half of the cases in the entire dynasty are related. The most important thing is that there is no actual evidence and even my father has a headache and cannot suppress it. It can be said that in the Yunxia Dynasty, the Shanhe Gang is as scary as those demon sects in the hearts of the people."
"Your friend is seriously injured. Now he accidentally enters the manor where the Shanhe Gang recruits new members. It is almost impossible to escape by yourself, and you may even lose your life. And if you let the people from the Shanhe Gang transfer him away from Qingya City, think about it again. It will be difficult to find him."
