As soon as the black-faced big boss and others came out of the woods, several shouts and questions were heard from in front of the gatehouse on the wall of the village. The black-faced big boss who was leading the group continued to move forward in a confident tone, while chattering for a while.
Nangong Haotian and others only followed for a few steps before stopping.
Everyone turned their attention and looked around, and found that the guards of the Tiangong Gang's Dazhai were very tight. Every three or five steps on the wall, there was a man armed with a bow and arrow. At this time, they all looked outside the wall to take a look.
The man who asked the question on the gate of the village wall was dressed exactly the same as the big black-faced leader who led him. He also wore a palm-width thick belt with iron nails around his waist, but there was no need for it under the forehead, and he had a square head and big ears.
After the two parties talked for a while, the big boss on the gate turned around and disappeared. I don't know if he went inside to make a report or came down to open the door.
However, the black-faced big boss ran over and made a series of gestures towards Nangong Haotian with a respectful smile.
Nangong Haotian frowned slightly and nodded repeatedly. Although he couldn't figure out the meaning of the black-faced boss, there were only two possibilities:
The first is to ask them to wait outside the village for a while. The gate of the village has sent someone inside to inform them.
Secondly, they have already reported that the village gate is open, and Eliza is about to welcome them into the village.
The black-faced boss nodded when he saw Nangong Haotian, and stood waiting respectfully with a smile.
After a period of silence, Aunt Shan said as if she had some realization: "My old lady suddenly remembered what the black man said just now. Could it be that Sister Liji is their gang leader?"
"Nonsense!" After saying that, the old man refuted in a deep voice: "The leader of the 'Tian Gong Gang' back then was an indigenous master who was good at pulling iron bows. He was very famous in the Tianshan Mountains. How could he be a woman..."
"What was that back then?" But before she finished speaking, Aunt Shan said angrily: "That was decades ago. Can people live forever?"
The old man said solemnly: "I went to Hengshan thirty years ago, but when you went to Hengshan thirty years later, I didn't see you in the coffin!"
Aunt Shan was so angry that she narrowed her eyes and was speechless. She kept saying "you, you" for a long time, but she didn't say anything.
Nangong Haotian was moved when he heard this. He waved his hand to stop Aunt Shan, and then looked at Gutou and asked: "Gutou, what did the master say to you back then?"
The old man knew that what Nangong Haotian was talking about was about the Tiangong Gang, and he said respectfully: "My master said back then that the leader of the Tiangong Gang was a native of the Tianshan Mountains, and his bow skills were extremely accurate, and his skills could penetrate trees and crack rocks..."
"Humph!" Aunt Shan snorted and said unconvinced: "My old lady doesn't believe that his arrow can penetrate a tree. I want him to shoot at a big tree where eight people are hugging each other?"
Shangguan Xiaowan said in a deep voice with relief: "Okay, okay, just say less, Aunt Shan!"
The old man who was about to argue saw Shangguan Xiaowan scolding Aunt Shan, so he looked at Nangong Haotian and said respectfully: "The Tiangong Gang seemed to have just emerged at that time, and it was having trouble with the Longhu Temple a few miles away.
Fire and water are incompatible..."
"Gutou, the leader of the Tiangong Gang can shoot arrows through trees and cracked rocks?" Shangguan Xiaowan suddenly asked out of curiosity.
Liu Qianwen also said in confusion: "Then why does the current gang leader use a slingshot?"
The old man could only smile and said: "Now we still don't know whether their gang leader is the 'Elizahi' we just mentioned..."
The big black-faced boss who had been listening quietly not far away suddenly understood the four words "Elizabeth", gave a thumbs up with a smile, and chattered for a while.
Nangong Haotian and others didn't understand. They just heard the four words "Elisha Xi" and couldn't help but look at each other.
After hearing this, Zhao Ling'er said angrily and helplessly: "It's really annoying that we can't understand each other. When we get inside, we're still gesticulating like this. How can we get anything done?"
Liu Qianwen took Zhao Ling'er's hand and said, "Don't worry, at least there is Elisha in there who can speak our Chinese!"
Xue Bing'er snorted disdainfully and said, "I think her Chinese is not correct either, and she insists on saying 'Elisa Xi' as 'Liji Jie Ni'!"
The black-faced boss paid very close attention to the conversation between Nangong Haotian and others, and kept listening quietly with a smile.
At this time, I thought I saw the look of contempt on Xue Bing'er's expression, and when I said the four words "Elisa Xi", my smile suddenly faded, and I immediately looked at Xue Bing'er with eager eyes.
Shangguan Xiaowan and Liu Qianwen noticed something was wrong and stopped him in a low voice: "Language barriers are the most likely to cause misunderstandings. They rely solely on facial expressions and gestures to communicate. Your expression just now has attracted his attention."
When Aunt Shan looked at it, she hurriedly looked at the big black-faced leader, laughed, raised her finger to point at Dazhai, and said loudly in a long voice: "You, your people have been gone for too long, too long!"
The big black-faced boss just grinned, spread his hands, and made a funny expression that showed he was helpless and unable to understand what he was saying. This expression on a tiger man actually made everyone laugh!
Chu Meng also said in confusion: "Why does it take so long to report inside?"
"Maybe the girl Elisahi hasn't come back yet!" Liu Qianwen looked around and guessed.
"It's very possible that because she's not here, others don't dare to make the decision." Gutou said.
Zhao Ling'er said in confusion: "Looking at the way they look at the top and bottom of the stronghold, it doesn't look like they sent a large number of masters to fight with others?"
Aunt Shan said "hmm" and said, "It's hard to say. Maybe it's because they sent out so many experts that they don't dare to let us in casually?"
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of the latch falling from the village gate.
The big black-faced leader who had been standing not far away and listening quietly suddenly brightened his eyes, pointed at the village gate excitedly, and said a few dialects with a smile.
As soon as Nangong Haotian and others heard the sound of the latch on the village gate, they knew that Elisha Xi had rushed back and came out to greet her. Although everyone knew it, Nangong Haotian still nodded politely to the black-faced big boss with a smile.
Following the sound of the heavy Dazhai gate "creeping", the eyes of Nangong Haotian and others were all fixed on the gradually opened village gate.
However, the Dazhai Gate only opened a crack that was only two or three feet wide, and a relatively thin middle-aged man walked out accompanied by four minions.
Although the man looked thin and short, he was still not short compared to the average Central Plains people, especially since he had a fair complexion and looked to be in his forties at most.
Although the skinny, middle-aged man is also wearing a leather jacket, his belt is a tan color of raw cowhide, and the earthy surface is studded with shiny yellow copper nails.