C10 There Are Roots Underground

The hunchback was in front, Sheng Lianshan and Yinn in the middle, and Zhu Yan in the back.

The group of people slowly walked to the vicinity of Weiyang City from afar, and then plunged into the disaster victims.

The disaster victims were gathered on both sides of the main road outside the city. There were a few families outside the city, but they had already occupied all of them, and the original owner had long disappeared without a trace. The people who came later built wooden sheds beside these houses. Some of them even laid the thatch on the ground and laid on it.

Anyway, in this kind of place, At this time, there was no need to worry about the wind and rain.

Some of them were still in high spirits. They surrounded the city gate, hoping that the noble lords in the city would open their warehouses and give out charity. Those who had the ability or connections wanted to sneak into the city and earn a living on their own. However, most of them had already lost their minds. They could only sit there lifelessly, looking at the yellow sand that filled the sky and waiting helplessly.

Weiyang was a must pass through the road between Fenghao and Central Plains. There would always be people passing by here, and they were waiting for these people to save their lives.

If they didn't, then they would wait for death.

Therefore, when Hunchback led Sheng Lianshan and the other two people past these people, they were all like wild dogs smelling food. Each and every one of them couldn't wait to surround them. Everyone looked at the three of them with strange eyes. Their dry and yellow faces were full of twisted expressions. They kept shouting, "Young Master, please! Save me, save me!"

An ordinary road became like the Yellow Springs Road, causing one's heart to feel a chill.

Yinn was frightened by this scene. He hid behind Sheng Lianshan and trembled slightly. From time to time, he stole a glance at Sheng Lianshan.

Sheng Lianshan protected him. Although he was expressionless, he did not feel good about it. Most of these people would not live more than three to five days. After one night, they would turn into a dried corpse and be thrown to the desolate hill in the distance, letting the wild birds feed on them.

Although the outcome was very miserable, compared to those who dared to migrate to other places and would rather die on the way to life, those who did not have the courage and could only bitterly wait for death in this place were not worth much pity.

He looked at these people. Although he felt pity for them, he did not have the intention of stopping.

The few of them walked through the crowd and finally arrived near a single wooden shed. The hunchback stopped and at the same time turned around to stop them.

The wooden shed was at the edge of the crowd. There were no refugees around. There was not even a pile of straw. It was obvious that the people in the wooden shed were very intimidating to these disaster victims.

There was a tall man sitting in the shed with his back to the crowd. He was looking at the wilderness in the distance. He held a handful of straw in his hand, as if he was weaving something. The hunchback stopped the three people about twenty to thirty steps away from the shed. Then he walked straight towards the man. The two of them started to talk in low voices under the shed.

Sheng Lianshan looked at the man from afar. He saw that the man in the wooden shed didn't seem to have any fingers on his left hand.

He seemed to be an executioner.

Sheng Lianshan looked at his back and couldn't help but feel uneasy. He didn't know that he would agree with this strange hunchback this time. "Doing business" was the right choice.

He turned to look at Zhu Yan, only to find that Zhu Yan was staring at that person with bright eyes and didn't care about his surroundings at all.

The hunchback and the man in the wooden shed finished talking very quickly. He turned around and walked back. Just like before, he stood in front of the three men and said with a fawning smile, "My master said that he can do three business deals with you this time."

"Three business deals?" Sheng Lianshan was stunned. He asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

The hunchback licked his yellow teeth and slowly stretched out three fingers. He counted his fingers and said word by word, "The first is what you asked. My master said, We can help you enter Weiyang City, and we can also help you buy clothes, food, and water. We can even get you some healing herbs. "

"Secondly, Master said that you are poisoned, Young Master. Normal people can't cure this poison, but he can get someone to help you. "

"As for number three..." The hunchback laughed and pointed into the distance, "Master said that the yellow soil is very dangerous, especially now that the world is not peaceful. However, he can help you shake off those tails and help you leave Weiyang smoothly."

The three of them looked in the direction he pointed. Only then did they see a few people in the crowd in the distance looking at this place quietly.

Zhu Yan raised his eyebrows. He came to Sheng Lianshan's side and whispered, "Those people should be Flowing Sand Bandit as well. They are very powerful. Their people are everywhere on both sides of Wei River."

Sheng Lianshan recalled the conversation he had with that strange man in the underground tunnel last night. He couldn't help but frown.

He thought for a while and then turned back to ask the hunchback, "What is the price?"

The smile on the hunchback's face became brighter. He withdrew his hand and walked toward Sheng Lianshan again. He said in a low voice, "I told you, we are doing a deadly business. The only price we have to pay is your lives."

"One business for one life. The three of you have three businesses."

"What do you mean?" Sheng Lianshan's face immediately darkened. "You want us to exchange our lives? What's the use of these three deals?"

"No, no, no." The hunchback immediately waved his hand, "Of course it's not just for you to exchange your lives. We are not fools either. How could we make such unreasonable demands? Besides, In your current situation, what's the point of us taking your lives?"

He suddenly took out a few things from his bosom and placed them in front of the three of them. He continued, "We just hope that you will remember what happened today and accept this order. There will be a time in the future when there will always be a few things that you all need to do. At that time, please do not decline, that's all."

The things in the Hunchback's hands were three brown wooden tokens, about the size of half a palm. On them, one could vaguely see the portrait of a black phoenix.

Sheng Lianshan looked at the token in his hand and felt that it was very strange. Zhu Yan, who was at the side, was also confused. No one dared to answer the hunchback's words.

The three of them looked at each other for a long time. Sheng Lianshan looked at the people under the wooden shed in the distance. He felt that he shouldn't agree to these three deals just like that, but he didn't want to let go of this opportunity. He lowered his head and thought for a moment. Suddenly, he raised his head and asked, "There are so many people here. Why do you only want to do our business?"

The hunchback smiled and said, "Everyone in the world is worthless. When doing business, we shouldn't distinguish between high and low. But some people, especially those who are qualified to carry this sword on your back, we have to give them more face. When doing business like this, we naturally won't lose out, don't you agree? "

These words made Sheng Lianshan's expression change slightly. He couldn't help but touch the sword on his back.

But then, he thought of another idea. So he asked, "In that case, can I ask you to give me some face? We will only do one of these three deals. You can help us find a way to get rid of these people and get us some clothes and dry rations. We are not going to enter Weiyang City. "I won't trouble you to treat my injuries, how about it?" After saying that, he stretched out his hand. He indicated that he was willing to accept the token.

Zhu Yan and Yinn were both shocked. They never thought that he would say such a thing.

Yinn quickly said, "Young master, it's okay. Yinn's life was saved by you. I am willing to take it out for this deal." As he spoke, he reached out to take the token from the hunchback.

Sheng Lianshan immediately reached out to stop him, but he did not prevent Zhu Yan from taking the opportunity to take the token. He kept playing with it in his hand.

"The pattern on this token is not an ordinary phoenix." Zhu Yan looked at the pattern on the token and suddenly said, "This is a mysterious bird."

A trace of surprise flashed across the hunchback's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. He still smiled and said, "Good eyesight, what a pity. Although I admire you guys, business is business. When doing business, you always pay attention to one thing and one thing. Two is two. I cannot agree to your request."

Sheng Lianshan's expression became a bit ugly. He looked at the hunchback reaching the two remaining tokens over. After hesitating for a moment, he finally reached out and took one.

Yinn also grabbed one from the hunchback. When the hunchback saw the three of them take the tokens, a bright smile appeared on his face. "Good, business is done."

He turned around and looked at the people under the wooden shed. He made a subtle gesture. Then he turned back to the three of them and said, "Then please wait a moment. I will arrange it right away. Please rest assured that we will not disappoint you." Then, he said, He walked around the three of them toward the crowd of refugees outside again, and soon he was out of sight.

Sheng Lianshan kept staring at his back as he disappeared. Then, he turned around and looked at the people under the wooden shed.

Yinn looked at the wooden tablet curiously and asked, "What is it?" Young Master Zhu, you said that the wooden tablet was a mysterious bird. What was that? Is it a divine bird?"

Zhu Yan shook his head and moved closer to the two of them. He lowered his voice slightly and said in a slightly mysterious voice," Put the wooden tablet away quickly. This thing cannot be seen by others. Otherwise, you can't guarantee that a disaster will befall you. "

"Why?" Yinn was shocked and asked in confusion.

Zhu Yan looked around and confirmed that there was no one around. He looked at the back of the man under the wooden shed and said in a low voice, "This wooden sign is Xuan Bird. Don't you know that there is a legend called the Mysterious Bird Life Merchant? These people use the mysterious bird as a token pattern. In addition, they are sneaking around. These people must be descendants of the Yin Clan!"

Although these words were small, they were like thunder that shook the ears. Sheng Lianshan was shocked to the point that he immediately turned his head. "How are you sure?"

Zhu Yan said affirmatively, "These people don't want money or food, but they want to buy people's hearts. They are so powerful that they can send people into a locked city. They can help us get rid of Flowing Sand Bandit. They even use the Profound Bird token as a token. They are so capable and have such a weird style. I can think of nothing. "There is only one group of people."

Yinn asked nervously, "Who are they?"

"The Coiled Root!" Zhu Yan looked at the two of them and said solemnly, "There is the Coiled Root underground. I don't know how deep it is. The descendants of the Yin Family call themselves the Coiled Root. Only they have the ability!"