Otherworld Qin

54 Chapter 60
Following the master back to the workshop, the members of the Chilong Chamber of Commerce have already arranged the magic crystal transaction. Several large workshops have agreed that the Chilong Chamber of Commerce is willing to buy their products for a year at a price that is [-]% higher than the market. What came was that several major workshops joined forces to cooperate with them in this action of recovering stolen goods. Moreover, this action did not cause any loss to them. Instead, it would be a big advantage, because the prices quoted by those thieves who sold the stolen goods were far lower than the original price of the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce. However, once the transaction is successful, the magic crystal belongs to the workshop, and it has nothing to do with them whether they can catch the murderer.

The trading location was arranged in Isfatan City, the capital of Qingqiu. There was a tavern next to the central square, where the transportation was convenient and the view was wide, and it was not easy to set up an ambush.
When the appointed time came, Shengxuan arrived at Mengbatan's tavern early, accompanied by several workshop masters, but Master Batalu, who was second only to Elis in Qingqiu, did not arrive for a long time , but this does not affect the smooth progress of the transaction, and Shengxuan's people have been secretly arranged all over the city, as long as these people who sell stolen goods complete the transaction, they will be watched immediately.

Near noon, the group of talents arrived late. Obviously, they checked the surrounding environment in advance and deliberately delayed the time to see the attitude of these masters. Because everything had been arranged in advance, these masters deliberately appeared restless. Some people even began to curse loudly in the tavern, "These damn liars have missed the agreement for so long, and they haven't shown up yet, do they think our price is unreasonable? You know, no one but us for this shipment I can eat it."

This kind of blatant cursing is actually more reasonable. After all, it is a sale of tens of millions. It would be abnormal if the price is not taken advantage of.

The few people felt relieved after listening to the constant curses coming from inside, opened the door and walked into the tavern, seeing that there were only a few masters and a few followers inside, they couldn't help raising their vigilance, "Why are there only a few of you?" The fiery master roared, "Don't you want everyone in the city to visit? If you hadn't agreed on such a ghostly place, we would be too lazy to come here. After running such a long distance, we would have to spend a lot of money to pay for it." When you come to this tavern, do you think our money comes from the water?"

The thief smiled slightly, "I know that the masters are very busy and rarely have the opportunity to go out and walk around on weekdays. How about this tavern? With a wink, several people immediately walked out of the tavern and waved to everyone. It seemed that there were quite a few of their people ambushing around, and then the thief came over and sat down. "Did you bring the money?" "Brought it?" Do you want to show it to you now?" The thief laughed, "I believe in the character of the masters, so there will be no problem with the payment, but there is a little problem with our delivery method. "

Upon hearing this, the masters were furious. If they hadn't looked at the dagger in his arms, they might have rushed up and tore him to pieces. The thief still laughed, "Don't be nervous, masters. The problem is just changing the place to trade, why bother to get so angry?" It seems that this person is really careful, these masters began to hesitate, this is obviously different from what was agreed in advance, Shengxuan hurriedly stood up "That can't be done, if If you want to trade, trade here, otherwise we will go back with the money, even if I believe that the goods are really in your hands, I can't trust your character."

The thief couldn't help being angry when he heard this, "What are you?" A master hurriedly said, "He is mine, what's the matter? Could it be that what he said is wrong?" The thief heard this and saw that everyone finally believed it "You must know that we are in great danger when we trade such a large deal in the capital city. You also know the origin of this thing. If we take the money and you report to the guards to arrest us, none of us will be able to escape. "

The thief did not shy away from it at all, and directly explained that this thing was stolen. Because of the powerful energy contained in the magic crystal, Qingqiu has been strictly controlling its transactions. The sale of the magic crystal is to get the Qingqiu royal family Only with permission, so the magic crystals in their hands are self-evident.

Both sides are insisting on their respective views. In the end, Shengxuan secretly discussed with a master and decided to let him go out of the city with them as a hostage, and let him come back when he was safe, so that he would not have to worry about reporting to the official, but the thief heard it repeatedly. Shaking his head, "He? No, no, I think this kid is at most an apprentice, how could he be worth tens of millions of gold coins?"

"Then what do you want to do?" Shengxuan couldn't help being angry, he didn't expect that he would be looked down upon so much, that he was not worth even 1000 million yuan, but there was nothing he could do if he insisted on disagreeing, and suddenly he heard a person say angrily "I'm a hostage with this young man, so two of the largest workshops are involved, and we all swear to the great creator god, if you don't agree with us, we will cancel the transaction." The speaker turned out to be Ba Talu, upon hearing this, the master pretending to be the master of Shengxuan hurried forward, "Master Batalu, how can I let you take this risk..." "Okay, let's make it so." Batalu Impatiently shouting, the master immediately shut his mouth and obediently stepped aside, the thief finally nodded after seeing the expressions of these people, "Okay, then you swear."

Then these masters turned to the east, knelt respectfully and chanted a scripture loudly in Qingqiu language, and then raised their hands together, "Great Creator God, today we have a deal with a group of strange brothers, If anyone of the two parties has the intention of murdering, please give the talisman to punish the wicked." The thief couldn't help but look helpless, why did he swear that he would be abducted in?But Qingqiu's belief is very strong, so they can swear to God, so there is nothing more to say, and the next transaction is very smooth, the masters brought the money and followed the thief to the gate of the city, and then both parties got it The things they need, but the hundreds of thieves on tall horses waiting outside the city still startled these masters. These people quickly picked up money bags from the carriage and put them in the pockets behind the horses. , This can increase the speed a lot, but the weight of more than 1000 million gold coins is still not light, and then Shengxuan and Batalu have to send them to a safe place before they can return.

Some thieves came and handed them two horses, and these people sandwiched them between them and rode the horses. The group of people galloped directly towards the west, and the capital gradually shrank behind them.

Chengxuan carefully observed the postures of these people riding horses, and found that their postures obviously had a regional characteristic, and those horses were definitely not owned by Qingqiu. These horses are obviously different from the Qiling horses. They are not as tall as the Qiling horses, but their speed is not slow at all. They are obviously good tame horses, and they also have a natural wildness. Get up and run fast.

The equipment of these people is also too uniform, whether it is the saddle of the horses or their weapons, each of them has a half-moon scimitar hanging on the horse, and a similar dagger is stuck in the waist. Most of the people were wearing uniform boots. Although the clothes were scattered, they were all neatly arranged.

Judging from the neat movements of these people, these are definitely not ordinary bandits, and I am afraid that they are involved in the army again, but these are different from the team of the Elder's House that they came into contact with last time, because these people are like war horses under their crotch. Generally wild.

Finally, the speed of the horses slowed down, and they had already galloped for more than a hundred miles. It is absolutely impossible to catch up with them even if the report is made now. Moreover, they have been changing directions all the way. They should be in the southwest of the capital now, and they have come to a dilapidated village. Outside the ancient city, as soon as the thief raised his hand, everyone reined in the reins, and then the thief got off the horse first, "Everyone, come down and rest for a while, I'm afraid the horses will be tired after running so far with such a heavy load on their backs." Oh, and this master and this little brother probably don't have a chance to ride their horses, hahaha." He said and led people into the abandoned ancient city.

The city was not big, and it was seriously damaged, but the earthen walls on all sides were still intact, and almost all the houses inside had collapsed. The bandit leader immediately ordered a dozen people to stand guard on the wall, and then he took people to sit down and eat and drink. The thief handed Shengxuan and Master some dry food. The two of them were indeed thirsty and hungry after traveling so far. While eating, Shengxuan carefully observed the movement of these thieves, and found that they had put the purses into several small piles and then Teams of people sat around the money bag, it seemed very natural, it seems that these people are usually a few squads in the army, and these more than a hundred people are probably enough for a cavalry battalion.

The thief didn't tell them to leave, and of course Shengxuan was not in a hurry, but Master Batalu was very excited, talking about their equipment with the thief, as if he really wanted to earn those golden coins on the ground back to his own. pocket.

The sky gradually darkened, and the thief said, "Thank you two for giving us a ride, now you can go back." But Chengxuan suddenly became nervous, because he didn't know if his own people would keep up, and if he just left like this, I'm afraid These thieves will take advantage of the night to flee away.

But is it possible to refuse now?Isn't that to expose your intentions?Besides, there is a Master Batalu by his side. If this master who is second only to Elis is hurt, it may be difficult for the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce to do business in the future.

In desperation, Shengxuan had no choice but to take Batalu away, and the thief suddenly became suspicious when he saw his distressed face, and suddenly shouted, "Wait, I think this little brother seems to have a distressed face, did you expect that he didn't appear? "I hope, I hope to go home and lie on the bed, but I don't know the way, now it's dark, how do you let me go?" Batalu also said beside him, "Yes, I just turned a few turns , I’m a little dizzy too, and I don’t know how to go back.” Hearing this, the thief thought for a while, and couldn’t help laughing out loud, “Haha, that’s how it is. A brother will take you for a ride." He said, "Come and send the master and this little brother back." As soon as the words fell, someone led the horse, called the two to get on the horse, and then a dozen people came and led them out of the ancient city.

The horse galloped all the way, obviously these people are very familiar with this road, at this time the moon has risen and by the moonlight, things can be discerned clearly, suddenly a light flash by the side of the road attracted Sheng Xuan's attention, he couldn't help but let him look at the flash just now Rejoice, my own people finally caught up.

After taking two steps, Shengxuan seemed to have lost his seat, and disappeared on the horse with an ouch. The dozen or so thieves immediately reined in their mounts and came down to check. At this moment, dozens of people suddenly rushed up beside him, Then these dozen people were restrained.

Shengxuan changed into the clothes of a thin thief, and then rode slowly towards the ruined city with a dozen masters. If there is a strong attack, these well-trained thieves will definitely stick to the city wall, and it will not be easy to strike at that time , and the subduing of the dozen or so people who sent him back just gave him a chance to sneak attack.

Everyone took a more obedient one, and then rode on the horse and walked slowly towards the ruined city. A master behind him was holding his back with a dick. As long as the man moved a little, there would be a hole in his body immediately. Sure enough, under the threat of death, the man cooperated quite well. When he approached the remnant city, someone immediately shouted, "Who?" "Those two guys found their way just after walking not far away." "Hehe, those two wastes got lost no matter how far they came out!" "Artisans seldom go out like that."

During this question and answer, more than a dozen people had already entered the ruined city, and the thief leader immediately ordered, "Everyone is back, let's go." At this time, they had already finished their preparations, and they might have run away without a trace after a while. At this moment, someone suddenly shouted at Sheng Xuan and the others, "No, these boys are not from us!"

This shout immediately caused chaos in the remnant city, and the sound of swords being unsheathed rang out. Seeing that he could no longer hold on, Sheng Xuan chopped the person who had just brought them in unconscious under his horse with his hand, and then roared "Kill!" ’ A bloody fight broke out.

Because magicians are not good at melee combat, these dozens of people are warriors, but now it is very difficult to defend without the help of magicians. Chengxuan can only act as a magician at this time, using earth magic to defend as much as possible to resist the opponent's attack The impact, without the support of the magician's long-range magic attack, a dozen people were immediately surrounded by these hundreds of cavalry regiments. At this time, Cheng Xuan saw the ferocity of these people. Although they were not as good as these masters, everyone would This kind of wild grudge, judging from the color of the grudge, obviously has not surpassed the fourth level, but the reckless and uncontrolled grudge, coupled with the weird knife skills and superb riding skills, coupled with the tacit understanding of these people With the cooperation, they suppressed a dozen or so masters at once, and the cavalry around them quickly took out horn bows from their pockets, and the armor-piercing hard arrows left them with only the power to parry. He would die here, and Sheng Xuan couldn't help sinking, he didn't expect these people's attacks to be so powerful, and looking at the dozen or so masters, their faces changed, and the sweat on their foreheads proved that they all had the same feel.

Finally, a piece of snow fell from the sky, which made the cavalry slow down immediately, and only heard the thief shouted, "They have helpers to retreat quickly." But at this time, it was obvious that they had lost their chance to retreat. Powerful magic erupted in all directions, and the moment the magic disappeared, people's figures flickered, and when the weapon with a strong fighting spirit was cut down, it would inevitably bring up a cloud of blood mist.

Although these cavalry were able to surround the dozens of people with powerful attacks and skilled cooperation, facing more than 100 masters who were obviously much higher than them, this battle can only be explained by massacre. His eyes were red, and he roared "retreat" while trying his best to lead people to charge inside, but under the care of dozens of mages and hundreds of warriors, how much can they do?It can only be that every time there are dozens of corpses on the ground, and finally there are only dozens of people left in this group, and the battle is no longer so fierce. More than 100 masters slowly surround them in the middle, Shengxuan Shouted loudly, "Surrender will die, and those who resist will die."

Hearing this shout, several people were eager to run out and surrender, but they were knocked down by the thief like lightning, "The descendants of our wolf gods only have heroes who died in battle, not cowards who surrendered. !” As he spoke, he turned his hand back, and the saber slashed straight at his neck. Someone hurriedly threw an ice pick at him, trying to knock off his saber, but he was a little slower. At this time, the man had already splattered five steps with blood. The corpse fell to the ground.

Seeing that the leader had already killed himself, the rest of the people immediately raised their sabers and prepared to follow. At this moment, another piece of snow fell, and immediately these people paused, and dozens of figures flickered, subduing them all.

The crowd quickly cleaned the battlefield. Although there were still many war horses surviving, these horses were as rebellious as these warriors. Next to the owner's body, but all the bags full of gold coins have been retrieved.

Shengxuan took the dozens of captives back with him, and the members of the chamber of commerce who had been waiting outside hurriedly packed the gold coins into the car and went back with them, and the rest stayed there to deal with the corpses. The city became their cemetery, but those war horses still lingered near the ruined city and screamed loudly.

In this battle, half of the 150 masters lost the lottery, but fortunately no one died. Their expenses, in addition to the compensation for the injured, he is now the half head of the Chilong Chamber of Commerce in Qingqiu, and this time he was able to recover more than 200 million of the payment, and also restored the reputation of the Chamber of Commerce, the 1000 million Of course, gold coins are not a problem, and it also allowed him to buy a lot of favors from these masters.

Shengxuan and others interrogated these captives overnight, but these people were so stubborn that they refused to tell the truth even to death, but their equipment still leaked many clues, as can be seen from the sabers and horn bows they used. These people turned out to be a group of Xiao Kingdom warriors. It is impossible for such a large number of Xiao Kingdom troops to enter Qingqiu through the fortress that Gu Zhu was stationed in the grassland. There is something hidden.

Shengxuan admired the courage and loyalty of these fighters, so he did not beat them to extract confessions, but used a more cruel trick, forbidding them to sleep, and asking the same question for several days without rest, which finally made some people feel refreshed. Crashed, and finally got something valuable in their mouths.

All the clues point to one person—Military Minister Chun Yuye. You must know that the defense line of the southwest grassland has always been guarded by Chunyu Ye's eldest son, Chunyu Jinghui, and these Xiaoguo fighters were trained by him in the past few years. A lone wolf ranger who got up, although not a regular army formation, but these people are well-equipped, and all of them have extraordinary skills, they are indeed a force not to be underestimated.

Originally, Chunyu Jinghui had participated in several battles against the Xiao Kingdom, and made a lot of meritorious deeds. Coupled with his father's status as a military and political minister, he became a feudal official guarding one side, with rich Qingqiu and Qiling behind him, And in front is the tough grassland nation Xiaoguo. It can be said that his responsibility is extremely arduous. Originally Chunyu Jinghui was known for being vicious towards the Xiaoguo people, but in recent years he suddenly changed his attitude and even took the initiative to give up a small piece of grassland for the people of Xiaoguo. They lived, and allowed the elderly and children of several tribes to enter Qingqiu in exchange for some daily necessities, which greatly improved Xiaoguo's life. Such a positive attitude would of course win the favor of several tribes, and then he was in these tribes Among them, warriors were recruited and a private army of 5000 people was organized.

It is understandable to recruit soldiers to strengthen the defense, but such a large number of powerful troops are his own private army, which makes people have to doubt his intentions. Coupled with the occurrence of this incident, Cheng Xuan couldn't help but think in his heart, "Is this the case? Is Chunyu's family planning to cause chaos?"

(End of this chapter)