Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 792
Next to the Shenlincheng market, there is a human market.

The so-called people's market is a place where helpers are hired and work hard.

Xu Zhiqiong pretended to be a burly man, walked into the crowd, and a group of hard workers surrounded him looking for work.

"My lord, is it big work or small work? Carrying work or local work? I'm taking a guy here."

This is the jargon of laborers. Small jobs refer to jobs that can be done by one person. For big jobs, you need to hire a few more people. Mud, loading and unloading, etc., with a guy, means that this person has tools such as shovels in his hand.

Xu Zhiqiong ignored these efforts, and walked into the depths of the city, and saw a middle-aged man sitting under a willow tree, neither looking at anyone nor looking for work, with his eyes closed as if he had fallen asleep.

Xu Zhiqiong squatted beside the man and said, "Is there a job?"

The man closed his eyes and said, "What job?"

"I bought ten catties of bones, but I can't cut them open. I need a good knife."

"To buy a knife, you have to go to the market."

"Knives in the bazaar are useless."

This is the incision for hiring You Dao. This man is Ya Lang of You Dao, that is, an intermediary. Xu Zhiqiong learned these rules from the locals.

Yalang opened his eyes, glanced at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "How many knives do I have, I don't know what quality the master wants?"

"One knife goes down five openings, and the knife will see blood."

One knife and five openings refer to five taels of silver a day, which is a game of seven ranks.

The knife sees blood, which means that this game must be able to fight.

Hearing that he was hiring a high-quality wandering knife, Yalang stood up, clasped his fists at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Master Ke, one knife has five cuts, there are not many such good knives, Lord Ke, let me have a look, if there are any Nothing agreed."

Xu Zhiqiong followed Yalang into the deep alley, and walked into a private house. There were five rooms, large and small, in the courtyard. Yalang led Xu Zhiqiong into the main room.

The windows were closed and the lights were not on in the room. It was dark and sweltering. There were several people sitting on the ground, all of whom covered their faces with bamboo hats.

Yalang was about to introduce him, but Xu Zhiqiong quickly noticed a person sitting by the window.

This man is Ling Zheng.

Xu Zhiqiong said to Yalang: "You don't need to ask, just look for him."

Yalang stepped forward to say hello: "Lord Ling, wake up, you're here for business."

Lingzheng opened his eyes, stretched his waist, looked at Xu Zhiqiong, and suddenly smiled, "So he's a regular customer."

This is the insight of the third-rank killer. Although Xu Zhiqiong didn't wear a mask today and changed his figure slightly, he was still recognized by Ling Zhengze.

He took out dozens of copper coins and handed them to Yalang, then walked up to Xu Zhiqiong: "Master Ke, let's find a place to talk."

Lingzheng took Xu Zhiqiong to another empty room, and lowered his voice, "Is it still the same business as before?"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded: "That's the business, five taels a day, let's set off."

"Master Ke, you're joking," Lingzheng shook his head and said, "Is five taels a day suitable for this business?"

"Didn't the last guest give you five taels a day? I didn't see you saying it was inappropriate!"

"It's because we didn't know the bottom line, we fell for his tricks, and even asked him to ask for 200 taels of silver on the way."

"That's easy, I'll give you 200 taels too."

Lingzheng shook his head and smiled: "Master Ke, don't be joking, half way, the price increase is justified, we are embarrassed to let him ask for more,
Now we know the whole thing about this transaction, it is a life-threatening job, and my life is worth a little money, the price you mentioned is definitely not good! "

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and sealed the room with a magic circle to prevent anyone from eavesdropping: "Brother, let's make a price."

Lingzheng said: "Silver is ten thousand, no matter whether you can earn money from this job, I will definitely not bargain here."

Ten thousand silver, the price is high, but reasonable.

This is hiring a third-rank killer. Since Wu Xu rose to stardom, there has been no third-rank killer in the entire Daxuan.

But Xu Zhiqiong knew that things were not that simple: "[-] silver, I agreed, and said you only want silver?"

Killing the third rank, the outstanding man among the people, certainly can't just want money.

Lingzheng smiled and said, "Aside from the silver, you have to let me have a look at the things you find there, no matter the magic weapon, weapon or scroll."

Xu Zhiqiong agreed.

Why do you have to find him for this business?

Xu Zhiqiong took Jiang Shengqun and a few high-ranking judges, isn't he nice?
First of all, this trip was very dangerous, Xu Zhiqiong had already been mentally prepared, and there would inevitably be casualties if he brought more judges, it was not worth hurting his vitality over this matter.

It is undoubtedly a wise choice to find a suitable helper to get things done.

Moreover, Lingzheng's situation is very special. He knows Yuan Chengfeng's stronghold, and there is something he wants in the stronghold.

On the surface, he doesn't know where the stronghold is, but it's hard to tell the actual situation.

If Xu Zhiqiong fought all the way to the stronghold and was cut off by him in the end, it would be a big loss.

Instead of letting him hide in the dark, it's better to get it to the bright side, negotiate the business, and take what they need.

After the discussion was completed, the two set off immediately. Yuan Chengfeng's second stronghold was in Jizhou.

Jizhou is more than 300 miles away from Shenlin City, so it is naturally impossible to go there. Lingzheng can't go to the Department of Punishment, nor can he use Chengfeng Tower to go there.

Xu Zhiqiong also had a solution. He asked Chen Zhengming to go to Jizhou last night and left a magic circle in Anjin County, Jizhou.

Xu Zhiqiong used the magic circle in Anjin County as an anchor, cast spells in Shenlin City, and led Ling Zhengzheng to Jizhou.

Although Xu Zhiqiong has a Yin-Yang sixth-grade cultivation, he is not good at teleporting magic circles, and the distance is too far.

The two stopped and went, barely able to cover a hundred miles in an hour, and after walking for a whole day and night, they finally arrived in Jizhou.

Lingzheng sighed and said, "Brother Liu, if you don't have the means and tell me as soon as possible, I'll fly here after such a long time!"

Brother Liu?

I almost forgot, with him, my name is Liu Dean.

Killing Dao Rank [-] Skills—like a tiger with wings added, if Lingzheng wants to fly, he can really fly there.

The county seat of Anjin County is still far away, and the place they are going to is Tieshuan Village, which is not in the same direction as the county magistrate.

It was almost noon, and Xu Zhiqiong wanted to find a place to eat nearby.

Lingzheng was startled: "Do I have to eat?"

Both of them are third-rank cultivators, so it's not a big problem even if they go hungry for a year or so.

But Xu Zhiqiong seems to have a kind of obsession: "I still have to eat what I should eat. There is smoke in my stomach, and I feel at ease in my heart."

After entering a village and walking for a long time, I saw a family.

The family's house was smoking, and when they got closer, they saw a small courtyard with two houses, and a woman in her 30s was lighting a fire and cooking on the stove.

Seeing two strange men enter the yard, the woman trembled and almost sat on the ground: "Who are you, what are you doing?"

Lingzheng smiled and said, "Those passing by, come here to find something to stutter."

Hearing this, the woman was stunned for a moment, rolled her eyes, and passed out.

Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "Why are you scaring people?"

Lingzheng said helplessly: "Who scares her, isn't it easy to discuss?"

The two went up to check, the woman suddenly sat up, and shouted loudly: "Who are you? What do you want to do? Our men are coming back, and my baby is coming back too. When you see it, don't tell me what to do." You are killed!"

Xu Zhiqiong didn't know how to explain, Lingzheng shook his head and said, "Let's go, this woman has never seen a stranger before."

Just as the two were about to leave, the woman's husband and child really came back.

A thin man picked up a hoe, and a ten-year-old child next to him picked up a sickle from the yard.

The woman hissed, "Boss, these two are here to grab something!"

Xu Zhiqiong waved his hands again and again and said, "Brother, the stranger we pass by is here to stutter!"

After some explanations, the male owner of the house finally understood: "Are you passing by, do you need something to stutter, motherfucker, get something to eat."

Two bowls of sticky porridge and two sheets of vegetable pancakes, Lingzheng didn't take a bite, but Xu Zhiqiong's food was still delicious.

As Ling Zhengzheng said, this woman has never seen a foreigner, and this man pays food to the pavilion chief every year, so he has some knowledge.

After dinner, Xu Zhiqiong asked, "How to get to Tieshuan Village?"

The man frowned and said, "What are you going to do there, it's a haunted place."

The woman stabbed the man from behind: "If someone wants to go, just go, can you show someone the way, why do you ask?"

This meal by Xu Zhiqiong ate up the whole family's food.

The woman was distressed and wished to send the two away.

The man thought about it, and it was the same reason: "Go east, climb over a mountain, go to that ravine, just that village, and you will arrive. This walk will be close..."

What the man wanted to say was that they had been walking for almost a day, and asked them to bring some more food.

The woman stabbed the man again, telling him to stop talking.

The man pursed his lips and made no further sound.

Xu Zhiqiong thanked him, took out two pieces of silver and handed them to the man.

The man looked at the broken silver and was stunned for a while: "What is this? What is it for?"

Lingzheng smiled bitterly and said, "They haven't seen silver."

The whole family had never seen silver, Xu Zhiqiong smiled, collected the broken silver, took out a hanging copper coin, and stuffed it into the man's hand.

The copper coins are recognizable, but I have never seen so many. The man was so frightened that he hurriedly returned the money: "What are you doing? What are you doing with so much money?"

"Put it away!" Xu Zhiqiong turned around and walked eastward with Ling Zhengze.

The woman took the bunch of copper coins, her eyes were shining brightly: "How much is this? I think there are hundreds of them, and it is enough to marry a daughter-in-law for the baby."

The man took the money back, smacked his lips and said, "I can't take this money!"

He caught up with Xu Zhiqiong: "I said you two from other places, what are you going to do with all this money?"

Xu Zhiqiong frowned: "It's only natural to pay for meals, don't worry about it."

Looking at the backs of the two, the man felt more and more uncomfortable, and stepped forward to remind him: "Listen to me, you can't go to Tieshuan Village, there are really ghosts in that village, and the people in that village, seven or eight It died a few years ago, so I really can't go to that place!"

"Brother, we are not afraid of ghosts, thank you for your kindness!"

It's right to be haunted, which proves that you have come to the right place, Yuan Chengfeng has tampered with here.

The two headed eastward all the way. It would take a day's journey for ordinary people to go to Tieshuan Village. With the speed of these two people, they walked and had a look, joked and chatted along the way, and they arrived in less than an hour.

After climbing over the hill and walking for more than ten miles, I really saw a village.

When they came to the entrance of the village, they saw several women chatting under the big tree. Xu Zhiqiong and Lingzheng looked at each other with curiosity.

Didn't it mean that all the people in this village died?
A woman greeted with a smile: "Come from a foreign country, come here to find a host? Come to my house! There are delicious food and drink!"

(End of this chapter)