Chapter 111: Pity the many worries of the world. 2
This group of horse thieves has been running rampant on the road for many years. Relying on their numbers and ferocity, no one dared to stop them. This time, a lone man suddenly appeared to intercept them, and they couldn't help but laugh.
But this man knocked down one of them as soon as he made a move. His kung fu must be good. They are all in the underworld, so it's better to have less trouble than more.
"Brother, which road are you from?" The leading horse thief had a thief-like look, and his eyes were full of brilliance. He looked up and down at Xiao Hao's clothes. Although Xiao Hao had been leveling up, his equipment was still the entry-level 15th-level Enlightenment Set. His loose white robe had an exotic style, and his face was completely hidden in the hood, so the bandit leader could not see clearly.
"Looking at your dress, you don't seem to be from the Middle-earth. You should know a little about the rules of this desert, right?"
He noticed that Xiao Hao had many gold ornaments on his body, and his shoulder and arm guards were made of extraordinary materials. The white jade-handled short knife decorated on his waist was obviously something that only people of some status could afford, so he put on a sinister smile.
"We are protected by the Vajra Sect. If you know what we are--"
Before he finished speaking, the figure in front of him suddenly disappeared like a ghost. Before he could recover from the shock, he found that the horse thieves around him were looking at him with shocked eyes. He felt a chill on his back and a cold blade was placed on the side of his neck.
Xiao Haohuan came directly behind him with a light step, squatted on the horse's back, held the curved knife firmly in his hand, and whispered in his ear:
"Robbery."
"..."
The horse thieves were frightened out of their wits by his flashing scene. Several of them had already begun to retreat, saying in fear: "Ghost...Ghost!"
How could this man appear here and there without making any sound!
The horse thief leader immediately knew that he had hit a hard nail, and begged for mercy loudly: "Brother! Brother, spare my life! We will give this fat sheep to you today! Brother, please raise your hands!"
Xiao Hao was unmoved and repeated the two words again:
"Robbery."
"…………"
The horse thief leader finally came to his senses this time, and gave his men a look with no hope in life. The horse thieves looked at each other, and after a while, they took out their money bags from their waists and threw them one by one on the sand.
The horse thief leader said to Xiao Hao in a flattering way: "Brother, we who go out to rob have nothing else on us except the gangsters we fight with. Look at this..."
Xiao Hao did not answer, and the blade of the knife got closer to the ground.
The horse thief leader had no choice but to grit his teeth, take off his money bag, and throw it together with the others.
Xiao Hao saw that they really didn't have any money with them, so he patted the horse thief leader on the shoulder, jumped off the horse with him like a chicken, and said simply: "Let's go, leave the horse behind."
"..."
The horse thief leader was so angry that he went out to rob people with great vigor, but was robbed instead. He went back in disgrace. If other people knew about this, how could they save their face!
A good man will not suffer a loss in front of him. His life is in the hands of others. He was taken advantage of today. When they find out the details of this person, they will come back to take revenge!
The horse thief leader gave a signal, and the horse thieves dismounted reluctantly. Xiao Hao tied the reins of the horses and pushed him back to the horse thieves.
"Get lost."
The horse thief leader suppressed his anger, saluted him with his fists, and left on foot with a group of people.
After driving away the group of robbers, Xiao Hao gathered the silver they left behind, weighed it in his hands, and handed it all to the leader of the Persian merchants.
The merchants were very grateful for his rescue. They saluted him one after another and said in a not very fluent language: "Thank you, benefactor!"
Xiao Hao took off his hood, revealing a face that was quite similar to their style. A pair of crystal clear eyes of different colors were embedded on his tall and straight nose, which looked evil and mysterious, with an unusual sense of intimacy.
The leader of the caravan exclaimed, and his Chinese was much more pleasing to the ear than others: "Ah! Is the benefactor also from the Ilkhanate?"
Xiao Hao was stunned by the name of the country that came out of his mouth, and was immediately confused. This... where did the system put him?
He did not admit it for a moment, but asked an irrelevant question: "What year is it now?"
The system's own accent was really uncomfortable. When he spoke a long sentence, he couldn't control his instinct to change the tone. Xiao Hao tried to speak standard official language, but it sounded a bit stiff.
The Persian merchant was puzzled but did not ask more questions. He answered directly: "It is the first year of Yuantong."
Xiao Hao breathed a sigh of relief. No wonder. Fortunately, he was still in the territory of the Yuan Dynasty and was not thrown too far away by the system. What did the group say about the Diamond Gate just now? This name is very unfamiliar. I don't know which world it is from.
He said to the Persian merchant: "I am passing by here and want to know how to get to the nearest oasis?"
The Persian merchant immediately said: "It is difficult to find the road in the Gobi Desert. If you don't mind, you can go with us!"
Xiao Hao nodded when he heard it. He could make some money by selling the horses he robbed from the horse thieves in the oasis. Now he was penniless and survival was the top priority. He took a look at the caravan's luggage, which seemed to be just ordinary jewelry and goods.
The Persian merchant was very enthusiastic. With Xiao Hao, a bodyguard who looked like a fellow tribesman, around, he felt safer. Xiao Hao didn't ask anything, but he just chattered on about the news.
"We have been traveling between Persia and Middle-earth for many years. We knew that this road was not easy to travel, but we always thought we were lucky. Over the years, we were familiar with the road and were rarely caught by horse thieves. If it weren't for your benefactor today, our team of goods would be in trouble!"
Xiao Hao rode on the camel and said "um" to indicate that he was listening.
The Persian merchant said excitedly, "There are no other items, but this time I finally got the treasure that my Persian friend asked me to find for many years. If it is robbed by those horse thieves, we will suffer a great loss!"
Xiao Hao became a little interested and looked at him curiously: "What is it?"
The merchant did not hide it and took out a two-foot-long black card from his arms. The material was neither gold nor jade, transparent but not transparent. I don't know what it was made of. There was a flying flame pattern engraved on it, and a "Ling" word was engraved on the top.
Xiao Hao's eyes widened slightly, and suddenly he seemed to realize something.
The merchant saw that he was quite interested and seemed to know this thing. He was surprised and said, "Benefactor, do you know this thing?"
Xiao Hao was not sure at first, but the image was too distinctive, and with the notes on the system plug-in, it was hard for him to pretend that he didn't recognize it.
The system marked a row of small words on the thing: Holy Fire Order.
The Holy Fire Order is a sacred object of the Mingjiao, how did it end up in the hands of a Persian merchant? Xiao Hao remained calm and asked the merchant, "How did it end up in your hands?"
The merchant had nothing to hide, and said that they had accidentally obtained three objects similar to this one a few years ago and took them to Persia. After being discovered by the Manichaeans, they attached great importance to it and asked them to pay close attention to similar objects when doing business. If they could bring them back, they would exchange them for a large sum of money. Over the years, they have brought back five in succession, and this is the sixth one.
Xiao Hao immediately figured it out when he combined it with the reign title.
In the early years, the Persian "Old Man in the Mountain" Huo Shan had cast twelve Holy Fire Tokens, six of which were engraved with the essence of his lifelong martial arts. They were introduced to the Middle Earth along with the Ming Cult and regarded as the talisman of the leader of the Middle Earth Ming Cult. However, after many years, the Holy Fire Token of the Middle Earth Ming Cult was seized by the Beggar Gang and lost from then on, so that the 32nd and 33rd generation leaders had power but no token.
"Benefactor, you recognize this item, could you also be a Manichean?"
Xiao Hao hesitated for a moment, but it was not wrong to say so. He was now a Ming Cult. No matter which world the Ming Cult was from, the doctrines they believed in were mostly similar. Strictly speaking, there was indeed nothing wrong with it, so he generously admitted it.
"This is the Holy Fire Token of my religion."
The merchant looked at him and suddenly showed a look of sudden enlightenment: "Oh, I understand! Benefactor also came to Middle-earth to look for the whereabouts of the Son of God, right? I heard from my friends in Manichaeism that after their Saint Daisy and her brother came to Middle-earth, the Saint stayed in Middle-earth to preach, but the Son of God was nowhere to be found. In recent years, many people have been sent to look for him, but there is no news..."
He suddenly realized something and cried out "Oh!" , and immediately wanted to hand him the Holy Fire Order, "Your Excellency came to the Central Plains alone, and you must not have been able to find the Holy Son. If you go back like this, you will probably be punished! It is better to hand this thing to your Excellency. I know it is very important to you. Your Excellency can make a contribution with it!"
Xiao Hao was directly shocked by the simplicity of this Persian merchant. This group of people trusted him so much just because he saved them and they looked like compatriots. It really made people wonder what to say. He smiled and shook his head and said, "No need, I am not looking for anyone. You took the trouble to find it, and it is right to exchange it for rewards."
Dai Qisi? This is a familiar name. Isn't it the Purple Robe Dragon King of the Mingjiao in the Central Plains?
Xiao Hao already had a clue in his mind, and secretly decided to find a way to explore the Central Plains first.
The merchant saw that he really had no intention of accepting it, so he took the Holy Fire Order back and told Xiao Hao a lot about the customs and practices between the Yuan Dynasty and Persia. Xiao Hao listened with great interest.
After traveling west for about two days, they finally arrived at the oasis. Xiao Hao then separated from them and went to the Central Plains alone.
Unfortunately, he did not have much silver on him, and he declined the merchant's gift before leaving. Xiao Hao soon became penniless in this place where water is more valuable than gold.
In order to avoid starving himself to death, Xiao Hao asked around and finally found a government notice, which listed the leader of the horse thieves under the King Kong Sect.
Xiao Hao then went all out and started a bounty business.
To accept the bounty, you have to fight. Since the shouting will take effect only in the next world even if it is turned off, he thought about it and finally switched the shouting to the team channel. His team is full of offline friends from the past few worlds, such as Chu Liuxiang and Changqin, a gray name, no one will hear it.
It is really difficult to lurk when you are always meowing around.
Xiao Hao thinks he is very smart.
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Shi Zhixuan experienced the broken void for the first time, and the feeling was very strange.
He saw the things around him clearly in a place similar to a dark room, surrounded by closed stone walls.
The stone door opposite was suddenly pushed open. He saw a man coming out from behind the door. Seeing him, he was shocked and said angrily: "Who is so bold! How dare you break into the secret passage of the Bright Top of the Ming Cult!"
Shi Zhixuan frowned. The world outside the sky seemed to be a little different from what he imagined.
He was about to ask, but suddenly a very familiar voice rang in his ears:
[Team] Xiao Hao: Meow~
Shi Zhixuan: "..."
Did he...hear something? ?