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After planning their goals, they set off. The destination is the border of Logomin, where there are mostly mountains-poor mountains and rivers, barren land and poor people, and even the beasts there are starved to the point of skin and bones.They walked through the rocky canyon, and the old man in ragged clothes stopped when he saw them. The old man with a hatchet had a gray and withered face, like a skull with a gloomy light, strange To the extreme.Under the lifeless gaze, Luo Ge couldn't help but tremble.

"It's like a corpse looking at a dead person." Afterwards, he described Yuqie.

[158] Commitment · Baptist (Part [-])

Yuqie, like these hiders, was also engaged in the business of killing and robbing.He knew the bandits: the marks they made, their code words.He knew where the thieves hid their money and jewellery; he knew who was the real leader of a band of bandits.

Yuqie led Luo Ge along the sign and came to the secret territory of a group of robbers. Sure enough, the robbers found them immediately, and several lookouts appeared from the hiding place, and surrounded the two trespassers .

"Yuqie from Sunshine Valley, the nephew of the 'Old Butcher', there was a fire on the mountain yesterday, so... he came to join you." Yuqie jumped off his horse and said to them, "Who is in charge here? Is it the dromedary Baidwen? The one-eyed vulture Magino? Or the silver dagger Ibul?"

The robbers looked at each other, all looking at him suspiciously.

"I've never seen such a... delicate bandit like you," teased one of them.

"Why, do you want to practice with me?" Yuqie asked him with a smile.

"That's not necessary." Another person said, "You are indeed a person of the Tao, there is no need to question it-many people can name these people, but few people can call these people's real names, And some, even I can't be sure if what you said is true." The man held his head up, and his lips moved under the beard, "So I need to ask you——Do you know the 'money greedy'?"

"Alubir, the money greedy man, of course I know." Yuqie smiled, "When it comes to him, I have to mention another one, Tibagio, the 'werewolf breeder'. The two of them have never dealt with each other before. That’s right, and what’s even more coincidental is that I’ve been their mediator more than once.” He looked at the expressions of these people and said, “It looks like this must be a place for raising werewolves.”

Yuqie speaks in a calm and clear manner.The robbers all stared, looking a little surprised. They exchanged glances, not knowing what to do for a while.

"It's really watertight." The leading robber said, "I only asked you a question, but you have already guessed us pretty much. You can be their mediator, it seems that you have a lot of background, please ask this good man ...?"

"Although the werewolf breeder and the money greedy man are at odds, they were both subordinates of the old butcher. In a way, these two people are my teachers."

"I see, you are 'Harshid'." The robber showed a dazed expression.

Halshid, a human prince in the west coast myth, is famous for his beauty - he wore the cloak of the thorny moon god, sneaked into the palace where he killed his father and enemy, killed the fatuous tyrant - that is, his uncle - and regained his own throne and empire.

Although Yuqie resented others calling him that, but at this moment, he could only nod his head lightly, agreeing with the other party's statement.

"Since this is the case, there is no need to guess this or that anymore." The robber said, "Hand over your horses and weapons, and I will take you to the leader. He will know if it is true or not. I know it is possible." It's going to be a little unfriendly...but sorry, that's the way it is."

"It's okay, the answer will come out soon." Yuqie didn't hesitate, he and Luo Ge handed in their weapons, and thus successfully sneaked into the bandit den of "Werewolf Breeders".

Tibacgio, the werewolf breeder, was very happy to see Yuqie. The two hadn't seen each other for about five years, but their relationship was still there. Tibacgio held a banquet for them that night to welcome them.Tebbaggio's face is very characteristic: the tip of his nose is missing, and there is also a striking depression in his left cheek-the missing skin is said to have been eaten by wolves.

In the following year, they have been following this group of gangsters all over the border, returning to their old business and starting the business of murder and robbery.For Luo Ge, who grew up in gangsters since he was a child, this kind of life does not make him feel uncomfortable, on the contrary, he feels like a fish in water. Sometimes he even thinks that it would be better if Yuqie could give up the matter of finding someone.

It took only half a year for Yuqie to kick down a confidant next to Tibagio, and successfully ascended to the position, becoming the second leader of the gang.

"Brother, you are not ugly, why do you always wear a broken mask?" Tibagio asked him with a smile.

Every time he goes out, Yuqie always wears a pair of iron masks. The mask is very simple, as if two round holes were pierced on a deformed pot lid-it looks like it, but in fact it is.

"In our line of work—maybe it's better to be ugly if I look like me." Yuqie laughed at himself, "As long as I show up, this face will always attract people's attention, even if I won't be used as a target , I am afraid that sooner or later I will leave a portrait in the city."

"Well, it makes sense." Tibagio nodded, "However, there is nothing wrong with wearing a bounty on your body."

Soon, Yuqie and Luo Ge secretly figured out the relationship and context among the gangs on the border—the time is ripe, and it's time to harvest.

Roger was a little bit reluctant.In such an environment, there is no such thing as a good person or a bad person. In his eyes, those who agree with him are trustworthy partners who can be delivered and relied on.And under this year-long management and accumulation, as Yuqie's confidant, he is quite taken care of by the gangsters-but now he is going to betray them, and when he thinks about it, he feels uncomfortable.

There is no difference between Yuqie and these gangsters. They have all killed people—killed many people—including gangsters, civilians, and officers and soldiers; but their goals are different. Yuqie has a goal that he must achieve. From this point of view, perhaps he is much nobler than those gangsters, but this reason is not enough to justify his killing innocent people or being a traitor.Because of this, Luo Ge vaguely realized that the man in front of him, the person he had always relied on and relied on——Yuche Erlo, his iron will did not come from the ideals or desires in his heart, but from his There was something else in his body: a frenzy that dominated him and directed him toward his goal.Inspired by this fiery emotion, he blinded his eyes so that he couldn't see the killing in front of him, and even morality became a burden to him.He's still smart, sober... so brave, and now he's doing such insane things along the way.

Luo Ge didn't understand what Yuqie was thinking. He was frightened, but he was somewhat yearning—as if he was inspired——if such fanaticism can indeed bring infinite power to people, why not try to accept it? Woolen cloth?

Everything is going according to plan.That night, Luo Ge sneaked out of the camp, rode a fast horse that had been hidden at the foot of the mountain, and went to a forest near the outskirts of the city.There is a team of officers and soldiers stationed there, they are fully armed, with crossbows and guns, just waiting for an informant to appear and lead them to the robber's den.As early as a month ago, Yuqie had already contacted them, persuading them to cooperate with his actions, so as to wipe out this group of desperate gangsters.Originally, the officers and soldiers did not trust them and were worried that they would encounter an ambush in the mountains, but Yuqie was eloquent. He first talked about the plan, then the pros and cons, and he insisted on talking to them, so in the afternoon, the matter went like this It's settled.On that day, Luo Ge witnessed the whole process of this incident with his own eyes. He was so astonished that he didn't even understand from the beginning to the end that the attitude of the officer who was originally full of doubts would change so quickly, and finally he was able to confide in them... ...Could it be that my partner used some kind of magic to make it work?

In the middle of the night, Tibagio, who was full of wine and food, slept so deeply that he didn't even notice the footsteps outside the room. He didn't wake up from his sleep until the fire outside the window continued and the thunder rumbled.

Tibaggio lit the lamp, and the room was filled with dim light. He raised his head and happened to see a figure sitting in the corner of the room. He was so startled that he almost knocked over the lamp.

"Yuqie!" Tibagio just woke up at this time, his mind was still confused, he called tremblingly, "What's the matter, what happened outside?"

Yuqie was wearing a hunting suit and a layer of light armor on his upper body. He said nothing, staring at the floor, holding a wooden dagger in his hand.

When Tibaggio saw the dagger, his expression became a little dazed.

"Ah, did you come here because it was too noisy outside and couldn't sleep?" Tibacgio glanced out the window, pretending to be calm, "So what's going on outside? Yuqie?"

He held his breath, with a hint of pleading in his eyes, just waiting for the other party to say a word.

The sound outside the window kept ringing.After a long time, Yuqie raised his head and said, "It's nothing, it's just a small fight."

Tibagio observed his expression, and seeing that Yuqie was the same as usual, with no haze on his face, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Small fights? Really?" asked Tibaggio.He glanced out the window again.

"Yes, it's just a small fight."

Tibbagio felt his throat was dry at this moment, so he wanted to grab the wine bottle on the table, and at this moment, he heard Yuqie say: "Tibacho, for you and me—nothing is more important than what is in front of us."

"What do you mean?" Tippagio withdrew his hand, and he cast a quick glance toward the head of the bed where a loaded butt gun was hidden.

"If you are caught by Luo Ming, what will they do to you?" Yuqie said, "I heard that the punishment here still retains the traditions of the west coast—the original flavor—such as: stoning, beheading, burning, and ice..." He sighed, as if he couldn't continue.

After hearing his words, Tibaggio seemed to be hit.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

"I..." His voice choked for a moment, "I'm a little disappointed."

"I'm sorry." Yuqie said flatly.

"Your horse riding and archery..." Tibagio took a deep breath, as if he was a little short of breath, "I taught you these things, and we have a sense of master-student relationship."

Yuqie looked at him, looked at his round eyes mixed with doubt and hatred, and continued to listen to what he said.

"I'm not begging you for mercy, I just don't understand why you...betrayed." He questioned in his eyes, "Revenge—is revenge so important to you? After killing me, who will the resentment in your heart fall on in the future?"

"I'm not doing it for revenge." Yuqie replied, "Maybe I have a desire for revenge, but it's not the main purpose. At most, it will only make me feel more at ease when I do this kind of thing."

"You have another purpose? For money? A bounty?" Tibagio's face trembled.

"Money?" Yuqie laughed, "When did we discuss money?"

"What's that for?" Tibaggio lowered his voice, curious and nervous.

"In order to find a woman." Yuqie said, "No matter how long it takes, I will find her."

Outside the door, there was the sound of horseshoes coming from a distance, and Tibagio's men were hit by arrows, and they let out a mournful cry.

"What do you mean?" Tippagio ignored the voice, shaking his head as if the answer was important to him.

"I've made it clear, Tibaggio, it's not that complicated at all—you just had bad luck, and you hit me first and became a victim."

"Bad luck." Tibagio shook his head, "Yuqie, you are from the south. Before you came, I did raise two wolves, and they were brought back from the wolf den." His hand slowly He raised it slowly, and at some point, he had already held the shotgun in his hand, "At first, I only raised them as dogs, and those two cubs are really no different from dogs, they are well-behaved and obedient , until one day, I was sitting on the ground eating meat, and they were right behind me, smelling the smell. One of them put its paw on my shoulder, wanting to eat meat, and as usual, I took the dog... No, pushed the wolf away only to hear it whine, you know dogs make that sound before they bite - the wolf bit me by the back of the collar and pulled me Overturned to the ground and grabbed the food in my hand. I was very angry, punched and kicked to drive it away, but it was also annoyed, and jumped on me directly, trying to attack me I used my arm to protect my chin, and it started to bite my face. Then someone heard the call for help and rushed over, and the wolf let go. I was scared and angry at that time, and went back to the house Then he took a shotgun and killed the two animals—one at a time." Tibbage held the gun in his hand, and pointed the black muzzle at Yuqie, "The name 'werewolf' It's a shame to me, but I don't hate being called that because it reminds me all the time: animals are animals, don't expect them to know themselves."

Tibaggio pulled the trigger, but Yuqie dodged the blow. The buckshot shattered the wall, sending smoke and sawdust flying.He stood up, aimed the shotgun at Yuqie again, but failed to fire—after a moment of hesitation, he felt an indescribable pain in his chest.His arm seemed to be paralyzed, and he felt nothing. The gun rolled from his hand, and he didn't know where it fell. The feeling of dizziness came, and he fell to the ground. There was darkness in front of his eyes, and his consciousness began to blur.

The dagger sank into Tibaggio's heart.Yuqie walked up to the man, retracted his dagger, and he swung the knife cleanly, before leaving satisfied.

The blood stained his shirt, and it wasn't until after the other party left that his head drooped and he lay his back on the bed. The huge wound on his neck was like a grinning mouth. Thick black saliva kept spilling out.

[159] Commitment · Baptist (Part [-])

The former partners—the bandits were hanged on the dilapidated city wall, and the people cheered unceasingly. The baron personally hosted a banquet for Yuqie and Luo Ge.

Behind the long table, the baron sat at the main seat, and Yuqie and Luo Ge sat side by side.There are silver branch candlesticks on the white tablecloth, the light is dim, the fire is burning, the servants stand in the shadows, and the environment looks quiet.

"I heard you right, didn't I?" the baron turned to his steward, as if he had heard a big joke, "They said 'no bounty'--they didn't take a cent for such a big matter, Why? Are these two saints?"

"It is true that we do things to seek benefits, but not necessarily for money." Yuqie said, "We are not saints, and it is not that we do not seek returns."

"So, what do you want from me?" The baron was very happy tonight. "If I can do it, I will help you."

"Thank you very much." Yuqie said, "I guess, my request should not be difficult for you... It is a small matter with little effort."

"Really? Please tell me."

"I hope that you can mention us a little bit when you report - just say that there are two civilians who played a big role in the process of suppressing the bandits."

"Oh! It's easy. Even if you don't mention it, I will do it-this is the duty of a courtier. I will say this: Two brave men sneaked into the bandit's den alone, and it took nearly a year. Find out the details of this group of bandits, and assist the defenders to completely destroy the den of thieves... Without them, I am afraid that this operation would not have achieved such results, and the most important thing is that these two warriors refused the bounty afterwards. Do you think it's weird or not?" The baron laughed, "Do you think it's okay to say that?"

"Grateful."

"I understand, you must be a person with great ambitions." The baron said, "I like to be friends with people like you. It's like an investment. I heard from my subordinates that you spent a lot of effort to persuade the officers who suppressed the bandits to send troops."

"Indeed, for stragglers like us, there are some things that others don't believe."

"Yes, but this is understandable, after all, they are short-sighted people." The baron and Yuqie looked at each other, and they both laughed at the same time.Then the baron said: "Although I live in such a remote place, I still consider myself a reasonable and a little clever person. I will write you a letter, and you will keep it on your body, waiting for you to go back later." If someone can give you convenience in my favor, that would be the best."

"Thank you again... Your kindness, I will always remember it in my heart."

"It's okay, it's a trivial matter."

The next morning, Yuqie and Luo Ge left the baron's territory on horseback.

When passing by the city gate, Luo Ge lowered his head, unwilling to look at the corpses hanging on the city wall.He felt a thorn in his back, as if countless eyes were falling on him—he believed that above their heads, the dead were watching them: those souls with distorted faces, they were resentful and mad, they complained silently, and they cursed the two informers and betrayers in front of them.

"Luoge, when you get to the next city, you should rest in the city first." Yuqie could see that Luoge's current state is not good, "The next thing is easy, you stay in the city, Don't go anywhere, I will do the rest...wait for my good news."

"You are going to..."

"We have already obtained enough information, and we don't need to waste time and effort like before, so I can come alone, and one more person will not let me go."

"Do you really think so?" Luo Ge was still a little worried about him.

"When did I lie to you?" Yuqie asked with a smile.

In this way, Yuqie handed the baron's letter and the money on his body to Luo Ge, and asked the young man to wait in the city, while he himself rode a white horse and went to another bandit mountain by himself - after his investigation , he knew—there was the hill of Alubir the money-grubber.

Yuqie is well versed in deception.Everyone has weaknesses. If you want them to let go of their guard and win their trust, you must resolve their worries, grasp their desires, or sympathize with their difficulties... Rich nobles are easy to deceive because they are generous and arrogant; miserly businessmen are easy to deceive, because they are greedy for money and focus; knowledgeable professors are also easy to deceive, because they are lax and good-natured... They are undoubtedly smart people, but they are not invulnerable. When their vanity is satisfied, because some When they are clever and complacent, or feel restless because something is exposed, then they are not far from being fooled.

Yu changed his dirty clothes and his face was smeared with mud. He rode a horse and broke into the mountain of money greedy people.As soon as he saw someone in the distance, he immediately entered the state-the trickster pretended to be anxious and angry, beat the minions, and shouted to see Alubir.

Seeing this man's extraordinary skill, the robbers had no choice but to report the matter to the leader while dealing with it.Sure enough, the greedy Alubir came to see Yuqie - when he heard the description of his subordinates, he already guessed who the visitor was.When Yuqie saw Alubir, he fell silent under the surprised gazes of the crowd. He was neither loud nor noisy, but just stared at him viciously, and pushed away the strong man who wanted to hug him.

"Brother, little brother, Halshid!" He laughed and said ecstatically, "What's the matter with you, since you've all come here, what else is there to be unhappy about?"

"I have something to ask you." Yuqie ignored his greetings.

"Say it! I will definitely answer."

"You told me? Tibbage is dead now, do you know that?"

There was a chatter around.

"It's none of our business—" someone shouted, "it's a traitor in his own family!"

"But Tibagio asked me to come to you before he died, and told me to come to you." Yuqie said.

"He asked you to come to me?" Alubir looked a little dazed, "I know that the wolf dens that raise werewolves have been swept away by officers and soldiers, but this matter really has nothing to do with us, Halshid, do you know me? As a human being, I don’t have a big enmity with Tibaggio, the conflict between us is just because of our different positions—and this matter has something to do with you and the old leader.”

Yuqie dropped the sword in his hand, and sat down on the ground like that, seemingly in a daze.

"I actually know that it can't be you, but Tibagio... Maybe I shouldn't come..." He said to himself.

"You... have been working on his side all the time?" Alubir squatted down and sat with him with some difficulty. He dismissed his subordinates so that he could better communicate with his brother .

"It's been more than a year." Yuqie's tone was cold, as if he didn't want to say more.

"I heard that he developed very fast some time ago and recruited a lot of people. I guessed at that time that you must be helping him...Maybe at that time, someone was involved in it." Alubir sighed, and he tried his best to comfort Yuqie, "I know that this incident may hit you hard, but it's not your fault or mine. Tibagio has never been too cautious in his actions. It will be a matter of time before I see it. I can't blame others."

"Maybe I was impatient, Alubir, I also believe that you didn't do it." Yuqie sighed, "I'm so stupid."

“但听你的口气，大概还是没有完全相信。”阿卢比尔有些无奈，“但这也不怪你……提巴乔的事，我也是前些天刚听到的消息，不仅是你，我当时也很难过。”他拍了拍雨切的肩膀，“你有没有想过，也许他临死前说的那些话，是因为他当时想起了我，想起还有我这个老对手，老朋友——他也可能是想让你来投奔我呢？哈尔什得，你以后有何打算？”

Yuqie glanced at him—Alubir caught a look of surprise from his gaze—and lowered his head silently, "I don't think I can stay here with you, I just..."

"That's nothing." Alubir laughed loudly, "If you want to stay, I'll give you a place, how about it? Harsh, I've been thinking about what happened when we were in the east It’s still better then, don’t you think?”

Hope flashed in Yuqie's eyes, but then he sighed and shook his head.

"Alubir, I should go." Yuqie stood up staggeringly, his face was full of fatigue, he picked up the sword thrown by his side, and was about to leave.

"Where are you going, my brother?" Seeing that he was really not going to stay, Alubir hurriedly stood up.

"I can't trouble you anymore." Yuqie said, "As you said, Alubir, if I hadn't gone to him at that time, he might not have ended up like this now..."

"No, I didn't mean that, not at all." Alubir quickly denied, his face was full of self-blame, "Tibacgio's death has nothing to do with you, it is his life, and now you have come to me Here, it is also due to fate. People like us, how dare we expect to live to the end of life, cursing the world all day long, and then have to resign ourselves to fate? Stay, my brother. "

"Let me think about it again." Yuqie slowed down his tone.

"It's getting late, whether you plan to stay here or not, at least stay with me for one night." Alubir patted him on the shoulder with a smile.

"Okay, then stay for one night first." Yuqie nodded, "Alubir, I won't go, but I'm going to bring my horse here."

"You don't need to do this, leave it to my subordinates (Rahn, hurry up, go get my brother's horse back!), we two brothers haven't seen each other for a long time-you have to talk to me and have a drink fan."

"Okay, then let's have a good drink tonight." Yuqie said, "But I'm afraid your people won't find my horse, so I hid it in a forest at the foot of the mountain."