While cursing the damn weather, he quickened his pace. At this time, the bright flame in the furnace at home was particularly attractive. The knife was ready to add a piece of black forest firewood to the stove. Lighting a piece of black forest wood can make the fire burn.
The whole house heated up, and it was extremely resistant to burning. It could burn all night long. If it hadn't been for a new idiot like Qianye, he wouldn't have been able to use the firewood from the Black Forest.
Xiaodao soon arrived at his residence. As soon as he entered the door, he was greeted by warmth and light. The beautiful and well-behaved woman at home was sitting in the living room, preparing tea. At this time, she had not slept yet, and she was immediately let down.
Xiaodao felt a warm feeling in his heart.
He walked into the living room and was suddenly startled. There was actually someone sitting in the living room, a man!
In an instant, anger filled his chest, and with a shake of his right hand, a thin and sharp handleless blade immediately appeared in his hand. This blade was the origin of his nickname, and it had cut the throats of many people.
Hearing the footsteps, the man in the living room turned around calmly. The moment he saw his face clearly, the knife's hand couldn't help shaking, and the blade fell to the ground. But he didn't realize it, and said in a dry voice: "Is it you?"
Sitting in the living room was Qianye. After seeing Qianye’s power in instantly killing a large group of ferocious beasts the night before, Xiaodao completely gave up and Qianye had no intention of doing anything. At this moment, Qianye suddenly appeared in his home, and he was immediately stunned.
He remembered Qianye's warning that day.
At this moment, Xiaodao had no doubts in his heart, only bitterness, "What he said turned out to be true."
Qianye looked at the blade that fell on the ground and said, "Your knife fell."
Xiaodao smiled bitterly and said, "Is there any difference between having it and not having it?"
With that said, Xiao Dao sat down at the table, looked at Qianye and said, "If something happens to me, let her go. I snatched her back back then, so I don't know anything."
Qianye smiled faintly and said: "It won't work to play heroic in front of me. I can't let her spread the news outside. Not knowing who did it is the best deterrent."
Xiao Dao turned pale and said, "Iron Bear will not let you go."
Qianye said calmly: "If something happens to you, I still have to go find him."
Xiaodao was immediately startled and said: "You! Do you know everything about that night?"
Qianye smiled half-heartedly, "What do you think?"
Xiaodao held his head and said, "We don't want to kill you, we just want to test you."
"Using ferocious beast groups and native races? It's a good way to test. If the test is successful, you won't have to do anything, right?"
"No, of course not. We have evaluated your combat strength. Such a temptation will at best make you feel difficult and will not be fatal."
"Why do you want to test me?"
"We want you to make enemies with the native races and attract their attention. In that case, you will have to rely on our support to continue to gain a foothold. In addition, Iron Bear also wants you to take root in that place and block the sea and the
The threat from across the river." Xiao Dao looked very honest.
"What's in the sea and across the river?"
"There will be fog there, a very special kind of fog. If you see it, you will understand. There is a strange creature in the fog. No one has ever seen what it looks like, but as long as it is surrounded by that strange fog
, no one has ever come out alive. And when there is fog, high-level ferocious beasts often appear. They are not the street beasts like last night, but really high-level big guys. Only the Iron Bear in the town can fight, and he
We also need to rely on the fire support from the town to drive back those ferocious beasts."
Qianye nodded, feeling a little solemn in his heart. Qianye knew the strength of Iron Bear well. Even if he was placed in the elite army of the empire, he was still a strong soldier. In a place like the Neutral Land, anyone who can stand alone can stand alone.
, there are no fuel-saving lamps.
Qianye leaned back and said, "It's almost time. Now tell me, is there any reason why I don't kill you?"
The woman next to him wanted to say something, but Xiao Dao glared back with a fierce look. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "We will never embarrass you in the future, and the monthly tax can be halved. It really can't be lower.
Also, you get a fair price for any deal in town. Maybe you can get more from Iron Bear, but there's only so much I can do."
After saying this, Xiaodao closed his eyes and said: "I know these conditions are nothing at all, let's do it."
But what he was waiting for was not a slap in the face, but an unexpected answer: "Deal."
"Ah, this is impossible!" Xiao Dao jumped up.
Qianye stood up, reached out and patted the woman on the shoulder, and said, "She has a child in her belly. This is the reason why you are still alive."
Xiaodao was surprised and happy, and hugged the woman tightly. Seeing Qianye leaving, he hurriedly shouted: "When you see Tiexiong, let him think more about my sister, otherwise he will be stupid!"
Qianye smiled, pushed the door open and left without commenting.
A moment later, Qianye stood in the owner's house of the big house in the center of the town and closed the door with his backhand, blocking out the biting cold wind and blocking out the guard who had fallen to the ground.
In front of Qianye, Iron Bear's mouth was bleeding, and he struggled to get up from the ground. He glared at Qianye, his eyes full of hatred. He roared wildly, and rushed forward again. His muscles were stretched, as if there were water snakes swimming under his skin.
move.
When he rushed in front of Qianye, he punched directly. When he punched, there was a crisp sound in the air, and umbrella-shaped ripples appeared around the fist, hitting Qianye's face.
However, Qianye raised Dongyue and used the hilt of his sword to knock Tie Xiong off his feet. Then he took advantage of the situation and rotated the heavy sword. The sheathed blade was just a little bit on Tie Xiong's abdomen, causing him to bend down immediately. Dongyue
It spun around again and slapped him on the shoulder, causing the Iron Bear to spit out a mouthful of blood, his knees weakened, and he knelt on the ground.
This time Iron Bear had no strength to fight anymore, and it was difficult to even raise his head. But his eyes were still unruly, staring at Qianye, gritting his teeth and saying: "The Wolf King will not let you go!"
Qianye knelt down in front of him and said calmly: "Don't you think I'm more useful than you? Then tell me, why does the Wolf King use you instead of me?"
Tie Xiong's face suddenly turned ugly. After all, he had snatched this position from the original mayor a few years ago. The previous mayor had been thrown into the East China Sea by him, and his body was gone. Qianye now uses the same
It is only natural to use tactics to deal with him. In such a remote and desolate place, the Wolf King is too lazy to care about such trivial matters as who becomes the mayor, as long as he pays taxes on time.
"You're just a newcomer," Tie Xiong choked out for a long time.
Qianye remained calm and said: "As long as I kill those who came earlier than me, such as you, I will become an old man. It's that simple."
Iron Bear finally lowered his head and whispered: "Let's do it. After killing me, remember to put those people outside into the house, otherwise they will freeze to death."
"Why didn't I see that you still cherish your subordinates so much? Do you think someone who can come to a place like this will fall for your tricks?" Qianye asked expressionlessly.
Iron Bear sighed and said: "There is no more me and you here. But if one day you leave and these guards are gone, then this town will be over. No one can stop those native bastards."
"Do you have anything to tell Sister Xiaodao?"
Iron Bear was suddenly furious. He didn't know where the strength came from. He roared and stood up, shouting: "If you dare to touch a hair on her head, I will tear you apart!"
But he only took two steps forward before falling to the ground again.
Qianye then said: "Xiao Dao asked me to tell you this sentence."
Iron Bear is not stupid either. He suddenly understood. His desperate aura gradually subsided and he sighed: "Indeed, if you don't beat me down, it's useless for you to say that. Okay, tell me, boy, what do you want me to do?"
What should I do? It’s okay to work hard for you, but you have to promise me that if I die one day, you have to take care of my women and children."
"I don't need manpower for the time being. However, I need information about the Maelstrom and the two things produced in the Maelstrom. I need more detailed information."
Iron Bear asked in surprise: "You want to go to the Maelstrom?"
Qianye immediately captured the key information and asked: "So, can you go to the Maelstrom from a neutral place?"
Iron Bear nodded and said with a hint of pride: "To be precise, only the Neutral Land has a fixed passage leading to the Maelstrom. Other places, even the Empire and Yongye, can only go to the Maelstrom through passages that are opened from time to time.
.”
Qianye was slightly surprised and said: "If this is the case, then why don't the human race and the dark race come to grab it? Can the neutral ground withstand the siege of the two camps?"
Iron Bear said proudly: "Want to rob? It's not that easy! We have killed Yongye and the empire's expedition fleet not once or twice. Every time like this, the neutral ground is unanimously open to the outside world. Besides, you think we are the only ones.
Are we fighting alone? Hundreds of small countries, large and small, are secretly supporting us."
"What else?" Qianye asked.
Based on the value of the maelstrom, in order to determine the quota, the two camps can fight a battle without falling. If there is such a stable channel, then both the human king and the dark lord will take action, no matter what, they must grab some shares.
Never let a neutral place monopolize the benefits.
Tie Xiong knew a lot. When asked by Qianye, he suddenly said with embarrassment: "The passage to the neutral ground is actually not very useful. Although that passage has always existed, it is very unstable. I heard that it fluctuates.
When it is violent, even the Marquis, the general, cannot withstand it and will fall in the passage. So every year we gather a group of death row prisoners and throw them into the passage to see if any lucky guy can come back alive. Over the years, people thrown into the passage
There were tens of thousands of people, but not more than twenty survived."
This is reasonable. It turns out that this passage in the neutral land is a road of death. No wonder neither camp is interested.
"You continue to help me collect relevant information, the more detailed the better. In addition, I also want information about native races, the more the better."
Tiexiong agreed, and then asked tentatively: "Do you want to have a big fight?"
Qianye smiled and shook his head, "I just don't want anyone to come and have a big fight with me."
Tie Xiong understood a little, but also didn't understand a little. But Qianye had already turned around and left.
Watching Qianye's figure go away, Tie Xiong immediately called for people to move all the guards in the yard to a warm room. When everything was done, it was past midnight, and a gust of cold wind blew, which suddenly made Tie Xiong hit.
I shuddered and felt the chill penetrate my bones.
He suddenly remembered that Qianye was only wearing a single coat, but he could move freely in such a cold night. How powerful was he?
Thinking of this, Iron Bear couldn't help but shudder again.
PS: Thank you all, I won the first place for works and the second place for authors in Zongheng’s year-end review, which is really impressive!
PS: 29 days have passed in January. Looking back, I found that I was sick for 20 days and flying around for the remaining 7 days. What a hard life.
PS: I have to add an update today, but I’m groggy, so it might be late.