In the middle of the night, most of the guests in the hotel were already asleep, and Bing Zhixie was also asleep, but his expression was very scary. Suddenly, he woke up from his sleep, looking into the darkness, gasping for air.
"It's a dream, it's a nightmare." Bing Zhixie slowly calmed down, wiped his forehead, and found that he was covered in sweat. He looked at the clock on the wall, and the hands in the wall clock were still glowing with fluorescent light.
, the time pointed to 3:07: "I only slept for four hours." He lit up the spar lamp in the room, sweated all over, and couldn't fall asleep for the time being, so he had to take a shower and change clothes.
Get ready to go out for a walk.
This is a big city. There are rich nightlife clubs in big cities. At this time, there are still drunk mercenaries on the street hugging women and asking where to go. Bing Zhixie walked around for a while and felt a little hungry.
, I looked up and saw a bar nearby, so I walked towards it.
Like most mercenaries, taverns have become an indispensable activity for mercenaries. Many mercenaries who have just returned from a difficult and dangerous mission, or are just idle and bored, will go to bars and taverns to sit there for a few hours.
For hours, they chatted and laughed, which has almost become a part of their daily life.
Bing Zhixie walked to the door of the bar and stopped when he heard the chaotic sounds inside. At this time, he wanted to be quiet and did not want to go to a place that was too noisy.
"Hey, are you going in or not? Don't block the door." A drunk man behind him said in a not very nice tone. If anyone contradicted him at this time, he would definitely fight that person.
One.
"I'm sorry." Bing Zhixie walked away quickly and continued walking along the street. There might be a snack bar open, he thought in his heart.
After walking for a while, I saw a small store that was not yet under construction. The fat master in the store was cooking noodles. The aroma of the soup could be smelled from across the street. Bing Zhixie smiled slightly: "Good luck."
The store is not big, but the business seems to be pretty good. It's so late, and there are actually two customers in the small store.
"Hey little boss, what do you want to eat?" The fat master fished out the noodles, poured them into a bowl, and added a lot of vegetables, then poured the soup in, took a sniff, and showed a satisfied smile. This bowl
It looked like he ate it himself.
Bingzhixie said: "What's the best here?"
The fat master smiled and said: "Of course it's the most famous fat fish noodles here. Here, this is the bowl. How do you like it? It's delicious, isn't it?"
Bing Zhixie nodded: "Okay, let's have a bowl."
"Okay, please wait inside. The noodles will be ready soon."
Because the store is not big, there are not many tables in the store. There are only six small tables, all placed against the wall. There are a few stools on the front and back, and there is an aisle in the middle. Bing Zhixie chose a table
After sitting down, there was actually not much to choose from. Four of the six tables were already occupied, and only two tables were still empty.
Although there are four tables, there are only two customers. One is a middle-aged man and a little girl. From their appearance, it can be seen that they are a father and daughter. The other three tables are of all kinds, with all kinds of people.
They all carried weapons and were talking to each other. They should be members of a certain mercenary group.
It is rare to see a group of people from the same mercenary group not going to a tavern to eat and drink, but instead gathering in a small noodle shop to eat noodles together, unless they are in a hurry or are traveling at night.
The fat fish noodles arrived soon after. Bing Zhixie took a bite and it was really delicious. The noodles were also cooked very chewy.
The fat master put down the tools below and held his own noodles. He could finally take a bite with peace of mind. But before he could take a bite, he heard someone from the group of mercenaries shouting: "Boss, two more pounds of beef."
Five bowls of noodles.”
The fat master sighed and said, "Can you wait a moment and let me finish this bite of noodles first?"
"What are you waiting for? You, the boss, are you worried that you won't have enough food in your noodle shop? We are all still hungry, hurry up and get down." The person who spoke was not only tall, but also had a loud voice, and his skin was as dark as iron.
At first glance, he is a figure that is not easy to mess with.
The fat master didn't dare to provoke this group of people, so he had to go downstairs.
Bing Zhixie suddenly said: "Boss, bring me some cold beef, too. I want a small portion."
"Hey, okay."
The big dark man glanced at Bing Zhixie and went back to eating noodles.
At this time, the little girl at the other table pointed at the big black man and said: "Dad, look at that black uncle, he is so stupid. He even ate the noodles up to his beard and didn't even know it, hahaha..." The little girl was not very old.
He looks like four or five years old.
The girl's father was so frightened that he quickly grabbed the girl's hand back.
Bing Zhixie looked at the big black man and suddenly felt that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.
The big black man's table was next to the little girl. He turned around and glared at the little girl and said: "Little sister, who are you calling stupid?"
"You." The little girl obviously didn't feel her father's fear. She was still giggling and saying, "Uncle Hei, you are so shy and your noodles are hanging on your beard. It turns out you are an old black man with a white beard."
The fat master was afraid of causing trouble, so he ran over and patted the girl on the shoulder and said: "Don't curse, apologize to uncle quickly."
The girl's father was very nervous and kept saying sorry for his daughter.
The big black man stared at the fat master and said: "Boss, why don't you go down there?" Then he turned to the little girl and said: "Hey, what a girl, you actually made up a song." He ignored the girl completely.
The father apologized and suddenly stretched out his hand to grab the girl's head.
The girl's father was frightened and hurriedly reached out to block the big man's hand. He saw that the girl's father had strength in his hand and grabbed the big black man's arm, but the big black man didn't pay attention at all and didn't even change his movements.
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With a hiss, the sleeves of the big black man were torn apart, but his hand also touched the girl's head. While stroking her hair, he smiled and said: "You are so interesting, little girl. Let's make up another ballad to listen to it."
listen."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It turns out that he meant no harm. The girl’s father was a little apologetic, but he was a little surprised when he saw the arm under his torn sleeve. It turned out to be a metal mechanical arm.
, I just kept wearing leather gloves and didn’t show them.
The little girl also saw his prosthetic arm, stretched out her little hand to touch it and said, "Wow, Uncle Hei, your hands are so scary."
The big black man laughed loudly: "I must have scared you. This hand of mine is specially designed to scare naughty little girls like you."
"I don't believe it." The little girl giggled, not feeling scared at all.
Bing Zhixie looked at the mechanical arm. It should have been made by a professional puppet master. It was very well made. There were many mercenaries on the mainland, and countless people were disabled every year, so the puppet master's prosthetic arm became
A popular business, these prosthetic limbs are processed and engraved with the psychic master's unique point consciousness formation, and are connected with the consciousness of the disabled, so that they can be used flexibly. The arms made by masters with good craftsmanship are very expensive.
Not only can they operate as freely as real arms, some are even easier to use than real arms.
A female mercenary said: "Stop teasing her and eat quickly."
The fat master brought a piece of cold beef to Bing Zhixie, and also brought a piece to the little girl's table. However, the father and daughter did not ask for beef just now. It seemed that they were regular customers here.
After a while, another customer came to the store. This customer was with the mercenary. As soon as he entered, he was greeted by the mercenary to sit down.
Bing Zhixie looked familiar to this person, but for a while she couldn't remember where she had seen him.
As soon as the newcomers sat down, someone asked: "Have you found the guide?"
The man nodded: "He was only willing to pay three times the price."
"Why?" The big black guy handed him a bowl of noodles and said, "Damn it, he still dares to cheat us out of our money!"
"No." The man said, "Something happened in that place. No one wants to go to that place recently."
The big black man said: "What happened? Scared them like that."
The man said: "It is said that people have often disappeared there in the past few months. The city government sent two groups of people to find out the situation, but none of them came back."
"Damn it, it's so evil."
The female mercenary asked: "Where's the guide? Why didn't he come with you?"
The man ate a piece of beef and said, "He is preparing something at home and has made an appointment to meet under the statue of the goddess at four o'clock."
The big black man looked at the clock and said: "There is still some time before four o'clock. Let's eat noodles quickly and set off after eating. Don't forget, we have a bet with them this time. If we lose, we will lose the shame of being in the group again.
It’s gone.”
"I know, you are the only one who talks a lot."
Within a few minutes, the group of mercenaries in the store finished eating the noodles and left. The fat master cleared away the plates and said, "It seems they are heading towards Bei Wangpo."
The girl's father shook his head and sighed: "Ever since two boxes of gold coins were dug out of Beiwangpo last year, these mercenaries have gone crazy and they all ran there. This is all the fault of Liuyue Kingdom."
The fat master asked: "What does this have to do with Liuyue Kingdom?"
The girl's father said: "Two years ago, the earthquake in Liuyue Kingdom caused a mountain collapse, which shook out an ancient ruins in the mountains. Along with the ancient ruins, dozens of tons of gold and many treasures came out. Many people who went there
The mercenaries all made a fortune. Since the two boxes of gold were found in Beiwangpo, the government people did find a lot there. When these mercenaries heard the news, they naturally became aware of it, thinking that this place was like Xinhe City in the Liyue Kingdom.
That way, ancient treasures are hidden.”
Bing Zhixie also knew about this. He still remembered the information he saw in the thieves' guild of the Green Song Ke, Bamboli.
The fat master smiled: "The mercenaries are all crazy about getting rich, but it's no wonder. It's better to dig for treasures than to go on a mercenary mission with your head tied to your belt. Oh, by the way, didn't you go there in the past two months?
Have you visited Beiwangpo? Have you gained anything?"
The girl's father smiled: "I don't have that kind of luck. I only picked up this one there. Take a look." As he said that, he opened his daughter's collar a little, followed the ribbon tied around her neck, and pulled it out.
Got a golden pendant.
This is a golden pendant in the shape of an upside-down palm. The palm is not big, about five or six centimeters long. The four fingers are close together and the thumbs are slightly apart, just like a person stretching his palm straight. There is a bulge carved in the middle of the palm.
Eyeball, this eyeball is carved very vividly and vividly. Although it only has a single color of gold, it looks like this eyeball is alive. Not only that, every line on the palm follows the lines of a normal human palm.
The proportions are clearly engraved, and even the small lines of each palm print are engraved in perfect place. The size and depth are extremely natural. If the material is aside, from an artistic point of view, this is definitely a top-notch piece.
of artwork.
Bing Zhixie walked over, squatted in front of the little girl and picked up this little palm. This little palm was slightly heavy and made of metal, but she didn't know if it was gold.
The fat master and the girl's father were both surprised, but did not stop him.
Bing Zhixie looked carefully at the eyeball in the middle of his palm. He had seen this eyeball before, and it was very similar to the prophet's eye on the obelisk in Shuiyun Stream.
The girl's father asked: "Little brother, do you recognize this thing?"
Bing Zhixie took the small palm in his hand and touched it. The front of the palm was relatively smooth, while the back was slightly rough. He put down the small palm, stood up and said, "How much, I'll buy it."
The girl's father was stunned for a while, shook his head and said, "I won't sell this."
Bingzhixie said: "I will give you 5,000 gold coins."
The fat master's mouth became O-shaped. 5,000 gold coins was not a small sum for an ordinary person. Moreover, it was hard to say whether this little palm was made of gold. Even if it was, it was not worth 5,000 gold coins.
The girl's father hesitated, but the little girl seemed to disagree. She said angrily: "No, this little hand belongs to me, and I won't sell it to you."
Bing Zhixie bent down and asked the little girl: "Why don't you sell it to me? Do you like it very much?"
The girl pouted and said, "This is a small gift from my father. Gifts cannot be given to others."
Bing Zhixie sighed and straightened up. He knew that sometimes it was much easier to deal with an adult than a little girl, because children are always unreasonable and adults are more snobbish. He saw the little girl's father hesitating.
Obviously he was tempted, so he said: "Well, let me add 2,000 gold coins. Even if this thing is gold and a document, it may not be worth 7,000 gold coins. If you sell it, I will give you the money now.
Forget it if you don't sell it." Seeing his silence, Bing Zhixie turned around and left.
The girl's father was stunned and quickly caught up: "Sell, sell." He took off the pendant from his daughter's neck.
The girl was unhappy: "Dad, why do you want to sell it to him? Why don't you sell it? It's my thing."
The father advised his daughter: "Don't make trouble. Tomorrow, dad will take you to buy more fun things and buy you many, many small gifts."
"But..." The little girl was still a little reluctant to part with this little pendant, but when she saw her father's stern face, she had no choice but to pouted and stopped talking.
The pendant was handed over to Bing Zhixie, who also ordered a gold scroll to him. He looked at the gold scroll and said, "I can't find it... I can't find it."
Bingzhi smiled evilly and said: "In such a big city, there should be a place where you can camp all night. That kind of place is very expensive, so go find one there."