the enlightener says

"You have a choice." Qin Ke lowered his head and said softly, "Now there are no more wars. You also... have this ability, what can you do wrong?"

"Haha. What can I do wrong? Is it possible that I will be a useless bodyguard head like the guy lying there all my life, dealing with local bandits wherever I go, giving money and being a grandson? Or going back to be a A farmer who cultivates the land?" The bandit leader sneered, "I have no home, so even if I grow food, who will I serve it to? Or, wait for the world to fight again, and then rob my house again? I am practicing cultivation now. Those! I am not a wimp!"

Qin Ke didn't know how to answer for a while, so he could only remain silent.

The bandit leader opened his mouth, and spit out a mouthful of bloody phlegm with a bah sound. He was hit by Qin Ke just now, and his lungs were shocked. Although he swallowed the blood gushing from his throat, there was still some blood in his mouth. residual.

However, at this moment, he suddenly knelt down.

"I know I'm nothing." The bandit leader roared with tears in his eyes, "But I want to live too. I've been killed today. Come on, kill me, and cut me here!"

Qin Ke was a little dazed for a while, and his murderous intent seemed to have been frightened a lot. He looked at the bandit leader, and felt inexplicably sympathetic. Perhaps, this is why a hateful person must have pity?

"What's wrong? Is it possible that you still want to save my life?" The bandit leader just knelt like this, and approached him step by step, "If you want to kill him, hurry up! I did my own crime, death is not a pity, hurry up, Give me a happy one!"

Qin Ke still didn't move, but looked at the bandit leader, hesitating a little.

The bandit leader lowered his head, with a treacherous smirk flashing in his eyes, he stood up suddenly, with the broad knife in his hand lying across his chest, and before Qin Ke could move, he slapped Chop it up!

"A young child..." The bandit's eyes were red, and the broad knife went straight to Qin Ke's throat. He knew that he only had such a chance, so he had exhausted all the strength in his body. His arms almost swelled at this moment.

If you lose, you die!

The Bodhisattva sword drew a sharp trajectory in the air.

The broad knife that was about to smear Qin Ke's throat couldn't move forward even a little, and even started to fall.

The bandit's eyes widened, his forearm had already left his body, and at the moment when the blood was flying, he felt something cold enter his body.

Bodhisattva sword.

Benevolence finally turned into a cold killing intent, it drank blood again, and a beating heart was finally pierced by it with terrifying sharpness.

Qin Ke twisted, and the Bodhisattva sword spun, and finally strangled the heart.As the bandit leader fell, he swung the sword suddenly, and countless blood splashed on the ground along the spine and edge of the sword.

Chapter 215 Mysterious Little Sword

Qin Ke was slightly lost in thought. He looked at the remaining blood on the Bodhisattva sword and thought to himself, where did he seem to have seen this scene?

It seems to be... that night in the palace, Zhu Ran made a random move after killing someone.

He thought of the sword he just stabbed, it was almost completely intuitive, just a thought, his blood had already penetrated his whole body with his movements, and the first of the seven-entry sword came out with it , directly penetrated the bandit leader's chest.

He always felt that this set of sword techniques and the Bodhisattva Sword had an inexplicable fit, and his body also catered accordingly, as if they were supposed to be one.

That kind of sadness or joy...

Perhaps it is the true face of Qijin Sword?Even if he could put aside distracting thoughts for the time being, the Qijin sword he thrust out like this is still much worse than Mulan expected, right?Will I lose my sense of killing in the future?Qin Ke shuddered, not daring to think about it any further.

At this time, Abu had already dealt with those bandits. One of them saw that the situation was wrong and wanted to run away on horseback. He was shot through the chest with a bow and arrow by the remaining brothers of the bodyguard. Except for howling, everything else was silent.

Abu stood in the center of the corpses all over the floor, frowning and thinking.

Just now he was almost hit by a hidden arrow, but at that moment, a ray of extremely fast wind passed by his side, directly touching the hidden arrow, the arrow of the hidden arrow was cut off immediately, the sharpness was no longer, and the strength was also weak Most of the time, it fell directly into the soil.

But he followed the wind and looked over, only to see a small sword quickly disappearing into the chaotic caravan.

"Could it be...there is another master in the caravan?" Abu muttered to himself.

But at least this master is not his enemy, he also knows that it is not easy to find the hidden master among the chaotic crowd, he can't hold the weapon in his backpack to ask for peace Everyone fights once...

He lifted up his skirt to wipe off the blood on the two short sticks, and stuffed the short sticks back into the rucksack. There was a very crisp sound of metal clashing inside.

"Ah Ke." He walked to Qin Ke's side, Qin Ke was closing his eyes for Shen Zang, but Shen Zang opened his eyes too hard, and those eyes could not be closed no matter what.

Abu thought for a while, reached out to hold Shishi's hand, and closed Shen Zang's eyes, and finally closed them.

When the battle is over, everyone is cheering.

But the bodyguards who survived were not in that mood at the moment. They were picking up the bones of their brothers on the ground, with a slack expression on their faces. A dozen or so people were originally happily waiting for the money that this trip could bring them. , Thinking of adding an extra piece of clothing for the family and adding a few pots of good wine for myself, but now, it turned out to be such a tragic ending.

Someone cried out.

Amidst a roar, Abu ran over, but it was too late to stop them. The two bandits who were seriously injured and survived failed to escape the hatred-filled random knives of the Escort, even though the countless knives in their bodies were already dead. But those people were still hacking at the corpse, one knife after another, until they chopped the two men into minced meat.

Abu wanted to stop him, but suddenly felt someone holding his arm.

He turned his head, and Gao Yishui shook his head at him.

"Let them vent. After all, those who died are good brothers who are better than their relatives. What's more, what can you do if you don't kill those two bandits? Is it possible to tie them up and hand them over to the officials?"

Abu smiled wryly: "That's right, there are no official missions in this kind of barren mountains... If there are official missions, why did this kind of thing happen?"

And Qin Ke stood up and said, "What should we do now?"

Gao Yishui looked at the caravan, then at the few remaining members of the Escort, and pondered: "Let's wait for them to discuss. After all, we are not the ones in charge, but it may take a long time. After all, the two in charge are both ..."

He didn't go on, in fact, everyone knew that Shen Zang was the head of the Escort, and now he died with his son, and the leader of the caravan was also killed by random arrows, although there is no lack of respected people in the caravan , but everyone wants to be the person in charge, there is no controversy, it is impossible.

That being the case, Qin Ke and Abu didn't plan to be idle. There were only five living people left in the Escort, two of them were injured, and it was not easy to bury the corpse. They also joined the queue to drag the corpse. With their gratitude, they dug deep pits on the ground with shovels, and put the corpses in them together.

The tombstone is made of temporarily cut trees, rough and simple, but those who want to go underground are unlikely to have the opportunity to object.

Qin Ke found ink and brushes from the caravan, and helped the escort brothers who couldn't write write down the names on the tombstone. Gao Yishui came over after treating the wounded, and he came with Guqin in his arms.He sat upright in front of the tombstone, lightly plucked the strings a few times, raised his eyelids, looked at the tombstone, and sighed: "Jianghu Erlang Jianghu's death...is a well-deserved death, this song...is the right to requiem Let's sing."

Qin Ke has never heard the song played by Gao Yishui, but he can gradually hear the loneliness and loneliness in the song, which is sad but not hurt, which may be the best evaluation of this song.As Gao Yishui said, he is the best luthier in the world. Although he is not small, it does not tarnish his reputation.

In the silence, several of the escorts of the good sons couldn't help crying again, and then each of them poured a jar of rice wine respectfully in front of the tomb.

The deliberations on the caravan side finally came to fruition. The newly elected leader was a little fat, but he was able to see from his weathered face, and the old Confucian scholar who came with him, at this moment The contempt on his face has long since disappeared without a trace. Looking at Qin Ke, Abu and others, they couldn't be more humble. One benefactor on the left and one benefactor on the right made both Qin Ke and Abu feel noisy.

And the old Confucian scholar also knew that his previous attitude was not good, so he could only smile embarrassingly.

"Two... heroes..." The new team leader's surname is Jiao Mingyang. He said he was 30 years old, but he looked like a 50-year-old man. Those of us...even if we can save our lives, we have to lose money and money."

Qin Ke shook his head and said: "The caravan didn't dislike us. They let us join the team and took us all the way to the Tang Dynasty. We haven't thanked them yet. It can only be regarded as helping each other."

Jiao Yang smiled and said, "Where is it? It is not a kindness to take a few people to the Tang Dynasty. Originally, the caravan would bring some fellow travelers along with it. Compared with it, the two of them turned the tide, which is the real kindness."

Gao Yishui looked at Jiao Yang's appearance, with the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, revealing a sarcasm smile, he said: "Boss Jiao, you don't need to be courteous to us, just talk directly if you have something to say, if you continue to do this If Laxi pulls it off, I guess we won’t be able to get out of Black Eagle Ridge even after dark.”

Jiao Yang looked at Gao Yishui with some embarrassment, knowing that the smallness in his heart had been revealed, he coughed, and said, "Then I...don't hide it anymore. You two heroes, you have also seen it. , there are only a few people left in the Changjing Escort, and the head of the Escort is also dead. I am afraid that we will be unable to protect the caravan... Although we have also considered turning back, if this is the case, we will not be able to do business before the winter this year. By next year, I'm afraid that most of the goods will not be able to sell at their original prices."

"So... I have an unfeeling request. I wonder if the caravan can invite two heroes to take over the Changjing Escort and take us to the Tang Kingdom?" Jiao Yang carefully paid attention to the expressions of several people, watching Qin Ke and The faces of Abu and the two were a little weird, and they hurriedly said, "Of course...it is impossible to let the two of you do things for nothing. Of course, the caravan will pay a fee. If you have any requests, you can just ask them. Even if you can't leave It doesn't matter in the end, as long as we arrive in Tang Guochangyuan, we can naturally hire bodyguards there, and the two of you can come and go freely when the time comes."

"I have a question." Qin Ke said, "If you hire us, how will you arrange the escort?"

Jiao Yang didn't expect Qin Ke to ask such a question for a moment. After thinking about it, he said, "Of course I will take them with me, but you have seen their current situation. They paid a deposit originally, and then they will pay for the rest when they arrive at the destination." Money, the current situation, we can only mean it, if they want to go back, they can go back."

Qin Ke couldn't help feeling a little sad in his heart. He thought of the people in the bodyguard bureau trying their best to kill the enemy for the caravan, and finally got such a result.Of course, he also knew that this was the rule, but this time, he really wanted to violate the rule once.

However, just as he was about to speak, Gao Yishui stopped him with a wave of his hand. He understood what Qin Ke meant and smiled: "We can help with this, but in addition to our share, you also need to pay the original agreed money to me." People from the Escort Bureau..."

Chapter 216

"The one from the Escort? This..." Jiao Yang didn't expect Gao Yishui to say that for a moment, and he was a little dazed. At this moment, a middle-aged man from the Escort ran over quickly, holding a dyed The bloody knife grabbed Jiao Yang's throat with his left hand, and suddenly pressed him to the side of the carriage.

There was a muffled sound of "dong", Jiao Yang's body could not be considered weak, but the guards practiced martial arts after all, and they didn't hold back their hands, this blow almost knocked him out of breath.

A hoarse voice came from his ear: "Jiao Yang! The Changjing Escort Bureau killed so many people to protect your people. Now that you are crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, you want to sell us temporarily? Do you believe that I can kill you right now? !"

The scene was chaotic for a while, the old Confucian scholar kept trying to persuade them to fight, and some people from the caravan came to try to pull the two of them away, but the rest of the bodyguards knew the arrangement of the caravan, and they were all annoyed, and they drew their knives to stop them. The people in the caravan, they had just experienced a big battle, and the smell of blood was still on their bodies. No one dared to provoke them at this time, and it became a stalemate for a while.

Jiao Yang looked at the face with anger and humiliation in front of him, the tip of the knife sticking to the blood was right on the tip of his nose, and the smell of blood rushed into his nostrils. He was already terrified in his heart. I have to go soft.

He tremblingly said: "What's the use of you looking for me? It's not my decision. It was negotiated with Shen Escort before the team leader. We will pay [-]% deposit in advance, and the rest will be paid when it is delivered to the destination. But you Son, how are you going to send us to Tang? I’m afraid we’ll be robbed by mountain bandits on the way.”

"That's not because of you guys!" the Escort shouted loudly.

"Why is it because of us? It's Escort Shen who said he wanted to go this way... He said he was familiar with Blind Peng, and he could charge less tolls. What happened? When he met these gangsters... the leader of the team died. !"

"We are not gods, how could we have expected that blind Peng is gone?"

"Then I'm not a god. The caravan paid for the escort agency, and I didn't pay it alone. If I'm really rich and powerful, there's nothing wrong with giving you more...but..."

"Jiao Yang! Are you fucking treating us like beggars! I'll kill you!" the guard shouted again, his eyes were red.

However, at the moment when he stabbed suddenly, he felt that his hand was loose, his balance was unstable for a while, and the knife in his hand was stuck in the wheel of the wheel. He turned his head suddenly, and Qin Ke was supporting Jiao Yang, whose body was limp, was beside him, silent.

"You can vent your anger, but you shouldn't hurt people." Gao Yishui said calmly: "Although I am an outsider, I also know the rules of the Escort Bureau. If you can't reach the location, the deposit does not have to be returned, but the subsequent money, the Escort Bureau is not eligible to take it. .Now that you are persecuting others like this, if Shen Biaotou knows about it, I'm afraid he will be unhappy because of it."

The Escort knew that Gao Yishui was with Qin Ke and Abu, and although they couldn't see any martial arts hidden in him, they didn't dare to offend him easily. Hearing Gao Yishui's last words, they burst into tears again: "Keep Shen The head of the bodyguard is dead, he can't see it!"

"Under the Nine Springs, there will always be pairs of eyes." Gao Yishui smiled, "I know you don't have the money, and you won't be able to explain to the family members of the dead in the Escort after you go back, but if you rob them by force, wait until a hundred years later. And how should I go to see Biaotou Shen?"

Jiao Yang coughed a few times, finally calmed down, and said in harmony: "Mr. Gao is right, things must be done according to the rules. As the saying goes, without rules, there is no way..."

"Boss Jiao." Gao Yishui interrupted him, continuing the previous words, "I don't know the conditions I just mentioned, what do you say?"

"The conditions just mentioned? Uh..." Jiao Yang didn't expect Gao Yishui to join his army at this time, and he was a little embarrassed for a while, "Of course our caravan will give you the money for the two heroes... But the Escort Money... I can't be the master either."

"Understood." Gao Yishui smiled, and said to Qin Ke and Abu, "Since we can't agree, the rules are always the rules, and we don't want to grab it by force, so let's go. After passing the Black Eagle Ridge, go to a nearby house to buy it." A few donkeys or mules can still continue on their way."

A Bu was a little helpless, but when Qin Ke turned his head, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. He already knew Gao Yishui's plan, and this "rule-telling" really hit Jiao Yang's deathbed. After all, the caravan asked the two of them to escort him. This is to negotiate the price. If the price cannot be negotiated, they are free and can come and go freely, and no one can restrain them.

Jiao Yang stared at the backs of the three people in astonishment. He didn't expect the three people to be so resolute. They left as soon as they said they would, and were stunned for a while, but the people in the caravan behind suddenly shouted: "Boss Jiao, we can't let them go!"

They knew very well that if Qin Ke and Abu left, they would be unable to support themselves, and it would be impossible for them to move forward. The road was full of dangers, and God knows if they would still have such good luck to survive the catastrophe.

But if they want to go back and find a bigger bodyguard agency, they will have to spend ten and a half months walking to the previous big city. In this case, if they go to negotiate with the bodyguard agency, they will definitely raise the price on the ground, and then delay. Can't leave for a month.

If this full load of goods can't be turned into cash, wouldn't it have to be thrown into the hands?

Many people chased in the direction the three left, intending to stop them.

Gao Yishui smiled, of course he expected this kind of reaction, and he whistled, and said softly: "Ake, pull out your bunch of grapes, not too many, just a little, turn your head away, pretend Cold, do you understand?"

"It's a Bodhisattva..." Qin Ke rolled his eyes helplessly, but he didn't object to Gao Yishui's words, he obediently held the hilt of the sword, and the Bodhisattva sword came out of its sheath a little bit, revealing its bright light, but he turned his head, coldly Leng said: "We have been taken care of along the way, but we have already saved you once, the two are cleared, no matter how many more... it is best not to force me."

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts, and their footsteps slowed down immediately. They recalled the terrifying strength of the two of them just now, and they were neither advancing nor retreating for a while.

Jiao Yang smiled wryly, thinking that he, the leader of the team, had been caught with a sore foot less than an hour and a half after he took office. Of these three, Qin Ke and Abu's martial arts were unfathomable, so he was not worried. Unexpectedly, Gao Yishui was an old fritter who had traveled all over the world, and with a few words, he had no choice but to submit.

He shouted to the three of them: "Three... stay, stay. Wait a little longer, and when I discuss with them, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

But Gao Yishui had a smirk on his face, and still didn't look back, he just stopped and said to the two of them: "Reserved, reserved, at this time, it's a good opportunity for us to sit on the ground and raise the price..."

Qin Ke glanced at him suspiciously. In fact, he just wanted to say that he would hand over the money he escorted to the brothers in the Escort Bureau, but after hearing what Gao Yishui said now, he still planned to make a lot of money?

"What are you doing? Do you want more money? What do you want this money for?" Qin Ke asked three questions in a row.

"Nonsense. Don't you want the free money?" Sailor Gao Yi tricked Qin Ke and Abu to listen to him, and said, "I know that you two are really kind-hearted, but don't treat everyone like you Good man, it is a big taboo to walk in the rivers and lakes!"

He nodded Qin Ke's shoulder, and then said: "It's like the bandit leader just now, you will soften your heart when he tells a lot of nonsense, heh, if you are not good at martial arts, you will really get hit by that knife. Let me declare first, if you are not careful I'm dead, I won't cry heart-piercingly in front of your grave, crying is also about your sister Ning Xin and that unidentified girl Zhang..."

"Who is going to die! Who wants you to cry!" Qin Ke stared at him fiercely and said, "Also, what is unknown identity, what are you talking about..."

"It's a common name for 'fools don't understand'." Gao Yishui shrugged, thinking of Zhang Fu's words and deeds.

Anyone with a little bit of knowledge can tell that Zhang Fu's girl came from an extraordinary background, not only from the palace but also from a wealthy family, and the piece of beautiful jade she gave was obviously Tongshan Jade from Qunfang.But...it's good if this kid doesn't know, so as not to give birth to the inferiority complex of a poor boy for no reason. If the girl wants to, if he ruins a relationship because of such an outdated reason, then he will be guilty of a serious crime.

Qin Ke raised his eyebrows and said angrily, "Who is a fool?"

"Guess." Gao Yishui smiled, patted the shoulders of the two, continued to lower his head and said, "In short... the caravan is asking for you in the end, if you are of no use to them, they won't even bother to look at it Take a look at you. Even if you have that 'Prime Minister Zhuge' behind you, there is no shortage of money to spend, but after traveling thousands of miles, is it possible that Jingwu's money can still fly to your hands with wings? Be prepared, be prepared, haha ..."

Gao Yishui laughed so hard that he almost covered his face and squatted down, "What's more, I have a lot of money, can I invite people to drink? At that time, I will rent a restaurant in Tangguo, and invite everyone in the restaurant to drink openly, so that those It's a good thing that a drunk who suffers from no money can drink."

Qin Ke snorted and said, "You're talking about yourself in Jiujiang City, right?"

Gao Yishui suddenly straightened his face, and said, "You have to know, there is never a shortage of guys who don't have money to drink in this world."

Chapter 217

Jiao Yang's discussion with everyone said whether it was slow or not. In fact, he and everyone in the caravan knew very well that they really had no better choice at the moment, otherwise they would not have to ask Qin Ke and Abu, two strangers, for help. stranger.

Jiao Yang walked forward slowly, with a soft voice, even a little flattering, he knew that if he could get things done this time, maybe in the future, he could secure his position as the leader of the caravan, and there would be a lot of money to be made : "Three."

Gao Yishui smiled and turned his head away. Qin Ke and Abu then turned their heads. Gao Yishui said: "Boss Jiao, if you have something to say, we will listen to it. As for the flattery, we will have time to shoot it later."

Jiao Yang was caught in his mind again, knowing that his small thoughts could not hide in front of Gao Yishui, so he simply said openly: "Our caravan agrees to your conditions." He first said something impressive. number, and was about to start talking about the route of the trip, but was interrupted by Gao Yishui again.

"Boss Jiao. I'm not satisfied with one thing." Gao Yishui said.

"What?" Jiao Yang's eyes froze, a little dull.

"Add another [-]% to the price you give us," Gao Yishui said.

"Thirty...three percent?" Jiao Yang was startled, and suddenly became a little anxious, "Why...another thirty percent? How can this be a temporary price increase?"

Gao Yishui pursed his lips and said with a smile: "First, you didn't tell us how much you paid at the beginning. We can only say that this is a bargaining, not a price increase. Second, there is a saying that a moment is hard to buy with a thousand dollars. Zhong, just now we put forward the conditions, you disagree, and now a quarter of an hour has passed, if you want us to change our minds and escort the caravan on the road, we will naturally have to pay a price. Third..."

Gao Yishui looked at Jiao Yang with narrow eyes, and suddenly whispered: "Boss Jiao, I don't think you negotiated with the caravan for this price, right? This [-]%...if I don't want it, wouldn't it be a pity? Of course I also Knowing that the [-]% of the money will naturally be collected by someone, but for me, the money is not too much, and it’s even more pitiful that they are jingling in the purse, so it’s better to let me spend it.”