Someone who had a good relationship with this young man had the courage to ask.
"How about you stay with him?"
Cao Man asked coldly.
No one answered. Who knows how many venomous snakes and beasts there are in this jungle. Friendship is one thing, life is another. When encountering danger, the first thing everyone thinks of is self-protection.
"Since there is no one left, let's set off quickly."
Cao Man's eyes widened, and everyone immediately lined up obediently and continued moving forward.
Li Xuan walked at the end of the team. Not far away, he looked back and saw a barbarian standing next to the poisoned young man, wiping a sharp axe.
As soon as he walked out of the jungle, Li Xuan heard the sound of a sharp blade cutting into his muscles.
He sighed slightly in his heart, knowing that the young man's fate was irreversible.
Probably because of the impact of the poisonous snake incident, everyone's morale was dampened and they were silent along the way.
The barbarians seemed to have noticed something, and they dispersed to various corners of the team and monitored them closely.
The next morning, when the team was resting again, a young man who often chatted with Li Xuan came over and whispered to him: "Do you feel something is wrong?"
"What's the meaning?"
Li Xuan asked.
"These barbarians don't regard us as human beings at all..." The young man said while carefully observing the movements of the barbarians, "You saw what happened last night. In fact, that man can be saved."
Li Xuan remained silent. He was just going to Liming Town on the way and didn't want to meddle in such nosy matters.
"Some people heard the conversation of those barbarians and actually called us pigs."
The young man did not notice that Li Xuan's enthusiasm was waning, and continued to say angrily, "They seem to be selling us to a place called the Death Mine.
We are not here to be slaves, we just want to make a little more money."
"Then what are you going to do?"
Li Xuan suddenly noticed that many young people were looking around him, and he immediately understood their intentions.
"We are thinking that when we encounter the patrol again, we will escape together."
The young man said excitedly, "As long as everyone works together, there is nothing they can do."
Li Xuan shook his head secretly, but he couldn't bear to defeat their dreams, so he could only say perfunctorily: "I will act together when the time comes."
The young man patted Li Xuan on the shoulder with satisfaction and quietly went to persuade others.
By the time they were on the road again, everyone had already received the news and were waiting for the opportunity to attack together.
"Go faster, you can reach your destination tomorrow, and you can make a lot of money there."
The barbarians did not notice the dissatisfaction permeating the team, and would say some encouraging words from time to time to get everyone to speed up.
Many people picked up branches in the jungle to make crutches to use on the steep mountain roads, but the barbarians didn't care.
Most people used strong wooden sticks today, and Li Xuan could tell that they wanted to use violence to solve the problem.
"Alas..." Li Xuan really wanted to tell these naive young people that the barbarians they faced were not just ordinary people. Not to mention others, just Cao Man, one of them could beat twenty ordinary people.
Seeing a few young people whispering among each other, Li Xuan couldn't bear to let them die, so he walked over and said, "I think it's better to forget it. These wooden sticks can't deal with those barbarians."
Someone glared at Li Xuan fiercely, and a young man with a rough temper poked Li Xuan in the chest: "Hey, I'm warning you, don't make trouble, or you will be dealt with later."
Li Xuan shrugged and took a few steps back. Since they couldn't listen to their opinions, they were seeking death and it had nothing to do with him.
Seeing those young people whispering and gearing up, Li Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He was once an emotionless monk. How could he care about the life and death of strangers after his rebirth? If he continues like this, he will become a guy with overflowing emotions, right?
The young people had probably discussed it, winking at each other, making gestures, and were ready to make a move.
The moonlight shone on the narrow mountain road, and a patrol suddenly appeared in front of it. There were only four barbarian warriors. When they saw the smuggling team, they immediately showed happy expressions.
Cao Man put his hand into his arms and was about to take out the bribe money bag when the team behind him suddenly started to commotion.
The appearance of the patrol was a signal for action. Someone whistled, and everyone made a noise and began to rush towards the jungle beside the road.
According to their plan, as long as they rush into the dense jungle, the barbarians with insufficient numbers will be unable to pursue them.
"What are you going to do!"
Several barbarians shouted and rushed to the roadside to block the young people's way.
The young people were full of blood, and since they had decided to escape, they would not show any mercy. When they saw the barbarians blocking them in front, a few of the leading youths swung wooden sticks and smashed them on the head.
Li Xuan didn't move. He sighed when he saw this and turned his head away, unable to bear to see that tragic scene.
"Bang", blood burst out.
The young man who poked Li Xuan's chest with his finger was the first to suffer. His head was like a watermelon on a chopping board. It suddenly shattered, red and white splattered out, and sprayed on the faces and bodies of his companions behind him, frightening them.
The soul is not possessed.
"Pfft", the second person also fell down. It was the young man who chatted with Li Xuan during the day. A huge blood hole was penetrated in his chest. He fell down with his eyes wide open, as if he didn't believe that he would die.
As soon as the two leaders fell, the other young men stopped and looked at their dead companions with horrified faces, trembling all over.
The two barbarians who took action roared: "If you want to die, just come here, I will definitely give you a happy life!"
No one dared to move. Although everyone was very strong, they were just ordinary farmers. Facing well-trained warriors, they had no chance of winning.
Cao Man walked over with an angry face, and a whip appeared in his hand. He rounded the whip and hit the young people with "slap".
"Are you looking for death?"
When the whip came down, the person who was hit immediately groaned in pain. Everyone held their heads and squatted down. The wooden sticks in their hands had long been thrown away, and they no longer dared to resist at all.
The resistance ended in a very ignominious manner. The two bodies were thrown into the jungle to feed the wolves, while the others had their hands tied and strung together with ropes to prevent them from escaping.
The only one who survived was Li Xuan. Some barbarians proved that Li Xuan did not participate in the resistance from beginning to end. Cao Man was very satisfied with this.
The barbarians also needed a human being as their agent, and Li Xuan was granted this power as a matter of course.
Of course, the barbarians didn't know that if they had to tie up Li Xuan, Li Xuan would kill them all without any hesitation.
"Consider you lucky."
Li Xuan stood next to the team, looking at the dejected young people who were tied up in a bunch, and thought to himself.
"Boy, do your best, I'm very optimistic about you.
By the way, what’s your name?”
Cao Man walked over and wanted to pat Li Xuan on the shoulder, but unfortunately he was not tall enough and couldn't reach him.
"My name is Pang Juan."
Li Xuan said a fake name without thinking.
That poor five-star golden elixir knows something underground and will definitely die of anger again.
"Pang Juan?
What a good name. As long as you are loyal to me, I will let you be the foreman when we get to our destination."
Cao Man said.
"That's great. The foreman's salary should be more."
Li Xuan behaves like a rude and greedy country boy, and the more he behaves like this, the more Cao Man trusts him.
The only thing that was a bit unpleasant was that those young people looked at Li Xuan like they were looking at a monster.
Li Xuan didn't care about this, after all, elephants didn't care about the eyes of ants, and who told them to be so stupid.
After experiencing this turmoil, the team restored order and walked for another two days before arriving at the foot of a large mountain.
There are rows of iron houses at the foot of the mountain. A bluestone road was built from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside. Vehicles filled with ore drove down the mountain, and empty vehicles drove up the mountain. The traffic flow kept stopping.
, non-stop.
Many mines have been opened on the mountainside. Looking up from the foot of the mountain, it is like the pupil of the mountain, so dark that it is impossible to see through.
Huge mining machinery makes deafening roars. Some are digging, some are transporting, some are crushing, some are loading and unloading, and there are also furnaces and workshops, forming a one-stop operation factory.
Once the ore was dug out, it was cast into cubes and transported to countless workshops in the barbarian country.
"It's so spectacular."
Li Xuan was secretly amazed. He finally understood why the barbarian country was rich in master craftsmen.
This automated production line even reminded Li Xuan of the technological level of the earth.
"Cao Man, you are finally here."
Several barbarians came over, and the leader was a fat-bellied barbarian. At first glance, he seemed to be a rich and ruthless guy.
"Haha, my dear Ma Da, long time no see. You have gained weight again. It seems that the business in the mine is very good."
Cao Man walked over with a smile on his face and gave the fat man a hug.
The two exchanged some pleasantries. Ma Da looked at the group of young people and asked Cao Man, "How many people are you bringing this time?"
"Thirty-four."
Cao Man said, "I guarantee that all of them are strong young men and have been trained to be very honest. I guarantee that they will be able to go into the mine immediately."
"very good."
Ma Da said with a smile. When he laughed, his double chin jumped up and down, which was really annoying.
"Now that I'm in charge of you, I can feel more relaxed."
Cao Man chuckled, "This time you have to arrange more beautiful girls for my brothers."
"No problem, I'll make sure you're comfortable."
Ma Da put his arm around Cao Man's shoulders and walked toward the iron houses while chatting and laughing.
His men came over and took over all the young people.
"Where are you taking us?"
Seeing that the barbarians were very rough, some people asked in horror.
"Stop talking nonsense and do whatever I ask you to do. Otherwise, I will break your limbs and throw them into the mountains to feed the wolves."
One of the barbarians jumped up, waved his hand and slapped the questioner in the face.
Another barbarian walked up to Li Xuan, stretched out his hand and pushed him, saying: "Get over there."