Ming Zhiyuan and Lao Dai were taken to the yard of Fuli Trading Company by a man who looked somewhat similar to Butler Liu who arrested them that day.
Lao Dai was just thrown to the ground, and Ming Zhiyuan looked at the two people in front of him.
When he saw Master Fu, he was a little startled. The old boss Fu was also looking at the two of them. Seeing Ming Zhiyuan's unseen expression, he broke into a smile and said, "Mr. Ming, I'm sorry to bother you."
Ming Zhiyuan quickly raised his hand and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, I wonder what my rich old boss's orders are when we come to Tianyun City to kidnap me?"
The old boss Fu replied: "Nothing's wrong, I just have a few questions to ask you two."
Lao Dai interjected: "Fu Dongjia, just tell me straight away? What's the matter? I lost my escort, and I paid it to Shopkeeper Lin a few days ago. Shopkeeper Lin also said that he paid it to you, Fu Dongjia, two years ago."
The rich old boss shook his head: "Only two things were paid, and one thing was not paid."
Lao Dai was anxious: "When I received the escort items, I checked them one by one. They were a cold crystal worth less than three taels and five wind wolf inner elixirs. They were each packed in a mutton-fat jade box and a mutton-fat jade box.
There is nothing else in the bottle, and it is worth one hundred thousand taels of silver. Shopkeeper Lin also pledged it."
The rich old boss shook his head again: "I have always heard that Dai Daxia is a righteous man and upright. I didn't expect that he would also commit adultery and cheating, guarding and stealing from others."
Old Dai was even more anxious: "You old thing, three generations of my old Dai family have been bodyguards and traveled around the world. They behave upright and stand upright. They have never done such dirty things as guarding and stealing."
The rich old boss laughed loudly: "If you are so upright, why did you run away after you owed me 100,000 silver in compensation for the escort?"
Lao Dai became short of breath for a moment and fell silent.
When Ming Zhiyuan saw this, he came out and said: "Please let my old club know. It's not that Brother Dai is unwilling to pay compensation. First, Brother Dai is already poor and has nothing to compensate for."
"Secondly, I wanted to ask my old boss Fu to have more time, so that he can work hard and pay some easy money to you slowly. But the people sent by my old boss to press for debts are really ruthless, and they are asking for money.
Life is not something Brother Dai can explain. Brother Dai is really helpless and has no choice but to save his life."
The rich old boss didn't even explain.
The master next to him said: "Mr. Ming has a sharp mouth. I just didn't know for a moment. When I saw my leg bones exposed, cracked open, the marrow peeled out, slowly roasted over low fire, I still smelled the aroma of barbecue."
, will you still be so eloquent?”
Ming Zhiyuan couldn't help but feel excited after hearing what Master Fu said.
Lao Dai, who was on the ground, quickly said: "This matter has nothing to do with my sworn brother. Why are you arresting him? He didn't know before that I was guarding the bodyguard for my old club and lost the bodyguard. Or should I, this brother, give it to Lin for me?"
The shopkeeper paid one hundred thousand silver as compensation."
Ming Zhiyuan calmed down for a moment, then thought about it and bowed to his rich old boss:
"I don't know what else was robbed by my old boss Fu? Please tell me clearly. Let me, the eldest brother, think about it carefully."
Master Fu and his old boss Fu looked at each other quickly. Master Fu said thoughtfully, "A red flower with three leaves and three whiskers. It's in the hidden compartment on the bottom of the mutton-fat jade box."
When Lao Dai heard this, he shouted angrily: "Just for a piece of grass, he beat me seriously and kidnapped my brother and came to Tianyun City. I am really angry..."
The rich old boss answered: "The name of the flower is Ziyexiang. My rich family sent countless people to travel all over Tianyuan Continent. It took more than ten years to find only one plant. It was intended to be used as medicine for the nobles of Yuhuo City to heal their wounds and illnesses.
But unexpectedly, it was lost in your hands. If it weren't for the reputation of your family's third-generation bodyguards, I wouldn't have given it to you for escort."
Master Fu continued: "This night fragrance has disappeared in Tianyuan Continent, and there will never be another one. More than a hundred people from the wealthy family have worked hard for more than ten years, but their hard work has been wasted. The lives of the nobles in Yuhuo City have been hanging on by a thread for more than ten years.
, it seems that there is no way to save him. Do you think it is worth sacrificing your two lives to compensate, or is it not worth it?"
Lao Dai shook his head: "When I received the escort, I said there were only two items, and now I say there are other things. There is no basis and no evidence. It's all your empty talk. I, Lao Dai, are weak and weak, but you have big fists. I
Lao Dai can't compete with you. I'm in trouble for me. I'll kill or behead him as I please. But this matter has nothing to do with my brother. You let him go. You don't have to involve innocent people."
After speaking, there was another self-deprecating sneer: "I didn't expect that I, Old Dai, would have to pay a big head for a piece of grass today. Human life is really as cheap as a piece of grass."
Master Fu clapped his hands and said, "Why don't you, Master Dai, tell me carefully what happened that day when the escort was kidnapped. We won't be embarrassed. If we find out that this matter really has nothing to do with you, we will naturally let you go back."
Lao Dai was filled with anger and hatred, but he also knew that people had to bow their heads under the eaves, so he had no choice but to hold back his anger. He spoke in a deep voice about the incident of being kidnapped that day.
At that time, Lao Dai was somewhat famous as a bodyguard and delivered goods. His family had been in this business for three generations, and his reputation in the industry was pretty good.
That time, shopkeeper Lin Lao Dai was accompanied by several servants from the rich family who were staying at the hotel.
They were all cultivators, and one of them had gleaming eyes and very good skills. Lao Dai realized that the man's cultivation level was not inferior to his own. At that time, he secretly mocked the rich family for not believing in Lao Dai's skills, and sent another person to escort the escort.
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At first, nothing happened during the seven or eight days of walking, and soon we entered the Lingyun Prefecture, which borders the capital of Yuhuo Kingdom.
After passing Lingyun Prefecture, we drove hard for six or seven days before we could enter the capital of Yuhuo Kingdom. Along the way, everyone was very angry and cautious.
On this day, we traveled to Zhaoling City in Lingyun Prefecture. After passing Zhaoling City, we will see the famous dangerous Tiger Leaping Canyon. Tiger Leaping Canyon is a natural barrier between Feiyun Prefecture and Lingyun Prefecture.
The canyon is more than two hundred miles deep and thousands of miles wide. It traverses Liuhuo Prefecture, Lingyun Prefecture, Kaiyang Prefecture, Fusheng Prefecture, and Xunyang Prefecture, which surround the capital of Yuhuo Kingdom, and goes straight into Jun Prefecture.
It is also a defensive line for the capital of Yuhuo Kingdom. The area is very vast, the terrain in the valley is rugged and dangerous, and there are countless jagged boulders of strange shapes.
Trees and vines grow lushly. When walking in it, your vision will be blurred even in broad daylight. The road conditions are complex, and there are often flash floods that change the road.
Even those who often walk in this valley may get lost if they are unlucky enough to be diverted by flash floods. They need to be patient and search repeatedly to find the original road that was washed away by flash floods and diverted.
Therefore, this place has always been an excellent place for highway robbers to rob.
And several sides are critical. It borders Liuhuo Prefecture to the east and Kaiyang Prefecture to the west. Lingyun Prefecture itself is adjacent to the capital of Yuhuo Kingdom, but it is also adjacent to the border of Rouyun. If something happens and someone robs the escort, you can recover it.
It's also extremely difficult.
Lao Dai suggested that we rest for the night in Zhaoling City, not far from Tiger Leaping Canyon, and get up earlier the next day, and then go all out to cross the canyon.
Everyone, if you work hard, you can get out of the Tiger Leaping Canyon before sunset.
But the man who was traveling with him, who was as skilled as Lao Dai, disagreed. According to him, if you want to travel during the day, and the robbers also want to rob during the day, it is better to do the opposite. You can also cross the canyon at night.