Heaven Defying Formation Mage

Chapter 420 Give money first

Liu Chuqiu was a little nervous, this should be the first assassination in his life.

Although some of the previous missions took people's lives, but with Liu Chuqiu's character, he basically approached them ostentatiously, and then challenged them to a duel, defeating them openly and aboveboard.He had never sneaked into such a heavily guarded inn with so many eyes and ears before.

Tense, but also very exciting.

Closing his eyes, Liu Chuqiu once again said to himself: I am not sneaking in secretly, but testing my physical skills and vigilance.This is a self challenge!Only succeed, not fail!
Following the method Mo Xingnian taught him, after some self-hypnosis, Liu Chuqiu really felt much less guilty and uncomfortable.

In the Tianzihao room, Xu Zheng listened to the old horse babbling and recalling the stories of previous battles, while holding his small wine cup and pouring down a mouthful of spirits.

The wine in the small wine cup has been drunk, and at this time it has been refilled with the Penglai Inn's signature old wine just brought by the waiter.

A pungent liquid flowed into the throat, and a burst of burning heat suddenly rose from the stomach, and the whole person seemed to warm up.Feeling the heat in his stomach, Xu Zheng listened to the old horse talking about the past in a half-drunk manner, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes.

How old is it?I fought south and north on the frontier of the Northern Jin Kingdom, and was personally received by His Majesty the Emperor, promoted to a noble rank, enjoyed the admiration and respect of the soldiers, and enjoyed the cheers of the people.In their eyes, they used to be the invincible god of war and the hero who guarded the frontier homeland.However, who knows that he is just a poor man who has no face to return to his hometown and has to wander in a foreign land?Xu Zheng let out a long sigh, interrupted the old horse's memory, and asked sadly: "Old horse, how long have you been home?"

The old horse was intoxicated by the gold and iron horses of the past and couldn't extricate himself. When he was suddenly interrupted, he was stunned for a while before answering: "It's been about half a year?"

"After this transaction is completed, you can go back! From now on, spend more time with your wife and children, and An An's fallen leaves will return to their roots!" Xu Zheng looked at the white hair on the old horse's sideburns, and realized that he had already occupied most of the old horse's life. Time let him go through life and death with him, and now, it is also time for old Ma to return to his hometown and reunite with his wife and children.

The old horse was startled, and jumped up from the chair: "General, if there is something wrong with what the old horse said or did, don't be as knowledgeable as me! You know, I have this personality, drink After drinking some wine, there is no one to guard against such a bad mouth! General, don't drive me away..."

Xu Zheng, who was somewhat sentimental at first, was taken aback by Lao Ma's barrage of pleading words, and he couldn't help but laugh after a while: "Old Ma, don't you understand me for so many years? If I really blame you, why don't you?" Will you still be allowed to drink and chat with me here?"

The old horse stared at Xu Zheng for a while, and saw that there was no blame or anger in the general's brows, so he patted his chest and sat down again: "General, what are you talking about? You really scared me to death You gave the life of the old horse back then, I said, I will follow you, general, for the rest of my life! Now if you want to drive me away, it will not work!"

After finishing speaking, the old horse took a big sip of wine for himself, as if he was trying to suppress his shock, his mouth was sucking, but his face showed a relaxed expression.

"Old horse, after leaving home for so long, don't you miss your wife and children?" Xu Zheng shook his head and smiled helplessly.

"Think about it. But without the general, how can my wife and children live such a comfortable life? Don't say anything else, look at how many soldiers who came back from the war. When they returned to their hometown, they could only farm the land honestly and be accepted by others. Bullying, even making a living is difficult. If you hadn’t pulled my old horse, General, and let me do business with you, I guess I would have to take my wife and son to beg for food.” The old horse hiccupped and spit out a mouthful of wine gas.In front of the general, he has always been very casual, because he knows that the more he behaves like this, the more the general will feel that he is not an outsider.

What Lao Ma said is indeed a very helpless situation.

He has made great contributions in the frontier, and the credit is all credited to the generals, and has nothing to do with the soldiers who really put their lives to the death.At the end of the war, the soldiers were returning to their hometowns, but the imperial court did not arrange them properly, causing many soldiers to be displaced, unable to make ends meet, and living a very difficult life.

Xu Zheng was an exception. After retiring from the army, he started the business of distributing food, grass and weapons with his old subordinates, and sometimes helped people escort some goods.Over the years, the business has grown bigger and bigger, and he has faintly felt that he has aroused the jealousy of some colleagues.However, people in the rivers and lakes cannot help themselves.Once it starts, there is no way for him to turn back.As before...

Thinking of some past events that he didn't want to face again, Xu Zheng felt that he seemed to be particularly sentimental today, so he couldn't help laughing at himself, then picked up the chopsticks and randomly picked up a dish and put it in his mouth, "Huh? What kind of dish is this?"

The taste of the entrance is extremely refreshing and delicious. Xu Zheng, who just ate too much fish and meat, actually felt that the dish in front of him had a different kind of fragrance, as if it relieved the greasy just now.

The old horse glanced at it, and picked up the chopsticks to take a bite: "Well... this is a small dish delivered by the inn. I think it looks good, so I want two... Mmm! Sweet and sour! Refreshing! Not bad!"

After the meal, Lao Ma asked the waiter to clean up the bowls, chopsticks and plates, and then personally waited for Xu Zheng to lie down, and then he closed the door and left unsteadily.

Today he seems to be drinking a little too much, he feels that he keeps turning when looking at things, and he also walks erratically.However, it has been a long time since I had such a good drink with the general.The general has something on his mind, he can see it.These years, the general has always been alone. He has never married a wife and had children. No one knows where the general's hometown is or what kind of relatives he has, so Lao Ma rarely mentions his daughter-in-law and son in front of the general, for fear of arousing the general's attention. Sad thing.Today, the general seems to have lost his composure, but as a coachman, what can he say and do?What he can do is to drive the general's carriage, take care of the general's clothing, food, housing and transportation, and talk to the general.

Back in his room, the old horse closed the door, leaned his back against the door to gather himself, and then reached out to touch the fire pocket in his pocket.

A silver light flashed silently in the darkness, and the old horse's head hit the door frame with a "boom", which sounded like a muffled door closing.

Liu Chuqiu was quick to release the gun, and also quick to retract it.After he withdrew the Crane Spear and his figure floated a few meters away, hot blood spewed out from the blood hole in the old horse's throat with a "puchi".

The old horse's eyes were wide open, but the pupils were expanding bit by bit. The hand he stretched out of his arms before he had time to take it out paused, and finally fell from his arms weakly. At the same time, the hand that could have come The bright fire folder also fell out and rolled around on the ground a few times.

It stands to reason that this slight movement should not be hidden from Xu Zheng next door.Because the two Tianzi rooms they want are in a special location, only these two are close together and are not connected to other rooms.Normally, if there is movement in one room, the other room will hear it. Moreover, Xu Zheng has always been a very vigilant person, otherwise he would not be alive now.

However, this time, the loyal old subordinate shot a fatal shot, and the fire bag thrown on the ground before his death did not give General Xu Zheng any vigilance.Because, at this time, Xu Zheng was lying on the bed stretched out, clutching his neck with his hands, his face flushed.

poisoned?This was Xu Zheng's first reaction. He really wanted to call the old horse next door to save him, but his throat was already swollen and he couldn't make a sound.His neck began to itch, and it became increasingly difficult to breathe.

"Do you feel that you can't breathe, you have no strength in your body, and your neck is getting more and more itchy? The itching makes you wish you could cut your neck open and wash it with water?" A light voice came into Xu Zheng's ears , with a hint of charm.

who?who is it?Xu Zheng propped his hands on the bed and sat up with all his strength, looking towards the door with red eyes.

At this time, there was a figure dressed as a waiter standing at the door of the room, and he was walking into his room step by step.

From this figure, Xu Zheng sensed a strong sense of danger, and immediately kicked his feet to make his body retreat.

The man dressed as the waiter in the shop closed the door, then smiled slightly at Xu Zheng: "General Xu Zheng, someone paid for your life!"

Who wants my life?I pay double!Xu Zheng wanted to say this very much, but no matter how hard he tried with his face red, he couldn't make any sound.

"Under a great reward, there must be a brave man, you should understand." The figure slowly approached, explaining softly in his mouth.

Unable to make a sound, Xu Zheng bit his finger in a panic and began to write on the bed sheet with blood.

The shop waiter didn't seem to be in a hurry, and waited for him to finish writing stroke by stroke with great interest.

"I have money!" Xu Zheng quickly wrote the three important words first, and then raised his eyes to look at the other party.Since the other party is using money to do things, then all problems that can be solved with money are not problems.As long as I pay more money, I can buy this life back.Keep the green hills here without worrying about no firewood!
The shop waiter's face was hidden in the darkness, without saying a word, as if he was thinking about the authenticity of Xu Zheng's words.

Xu Zheng saw that the other party was shaken, so he speeded up and wrote: "I pay double..." Soon, he crossed out the double word and changed it to ten.

"I'll pay ten times the money, save me!" Xu Zheng felt that it was becoming more and more difficult to breathe, so he resolutely offered a big condition, only asking the other party to detoxify himself first.

This time, the other party was finally moved and said a word: "It's not impossible to buy your life with money. But you have to give the money first!"

(End of this chapter)