Chapter 122
"Believe it or not, even if I can't beat the people around you today, if I walk out alive, you will definitely be taken away, and you won't be able to take your goods away safely."
The people from Shaochai Mountain stared at Jiaming and said these words in a stern voice.
Jiaming smiled and said, "I know you are extraordinary, after all, you are the king of the mountain, but you can just tell me what you want. As long as you can let me pass and have no problems on the way, I will be satisfied."
The people from Shaochaishan were stunned for a moment, then they said, "Then you have to give us 100 taels of gold. If you give us this money, we will let you go!"
Jiaming said, "One hundred ounces of gold is not a small amount. I need to think about it. You should go back too. Don't stay here. It's late at night and I want to rest. It's really unbearable to have everyone coming to ask about me. If you are free tomorrow, you can come down the mountain and I will treat you to fun. I heard that tomorrow is the Flower Boat Festival and many people will come to participate in the activities. The surroundings are already decorated beautifully. It must be good."
The man from Burning Chai Mountain snorted, "I've lived here for many years. Don't I know more about this than you do? You're a newcomer here, so don't be so eager to have fun. If you don't pay attention when things are busy, not only will your wallet be stolen, but when it's crowded, I'm afraid your brain will be cut off by someone with ulterior motives!"
As he spoke, he rushed to the window. As luck would have it, there was a bed next to the window, and Jiaming was sitting on it. Everyone was startled and rushed over. The person outside the door didn't get a response and became worried. He started knocking on the door even louder and shouted inside: "Sir! Mr. Ming! Are you there? Are you awake? Why don't you come out! We have a midnight snack here!"
Jiaming replied, "I'm awake. I'm going out for supper in a while. Wait until I'm dressed and I'll go out!"
The people outside got the answer and finally felt relieved. There were consistent sounds of people patting their chests and breathing a sigh of relief outside the door. One person's voice was not loud and the door was soundproof, but there was a group of people outside, and the uniform sound could be heard even through the door, not to mention that there were quite a lot of people in the room.
The people from Shaochai Mountain looked at Jiaming with a complicated expression: "I didn't expect you to be so brave. They all thought I was going to kill you, why didn't you run away?"
Jiaming replied: "If you want to kill me, you would have done it long ago at this distance. If you don't want to kill me, it doesn't matter if I sit here. If you kill me, I won't say anything. If you don't kill me, I don't need to leave."
The man burning wood couldn't tell what he felt, so he laughed self-deprecatingly: "You are a funny person. Look, I will definitely come tomorrow, but if I tell others about what happened today, I may not be the only one coming tomorrow. Aren't you afraid?"
Jiaming said: "I am very scared, but I feel at ease knowing that you will not kill me."
The man burning the firewood mountain blushed, feeling ashamed and guilty, and jumped out of the window and ran away.
There was a bang, and the window was opened and then closed by the wind outside. It was also possible that the person closed the door after running out. Everyone ran over to see and was shocked. There was a strong wind blowing outside, whistling past, and there was no shadow of a person below.
The window was quickly closed again, and the door was opened. Someone outside came in with a midnight snack, looked around in confusion, and asked, "Is everyone awake? Were they playing games before we got here?"
If they were not playing games, they really could not imagine what could make a group of people not answer when someone knocked on the door to ask questions, and what could make a group of people stay awake late at night with their eyes wide open and look nervous.
The people around shook their heads.
The innkeeper looked at Jiaming, trying to find an answer.
Jiaming replied: "It's nothing, it's just that the wind outside was too strong and I couldn't sleep for a while."
The boss nodded doubtfully. Jiaming smiled and asked, "What kind of midnight snack is it? You actually took the trouble to personally deliver it to us."
Seeing that the rich man wanted to change the subject and talk about himself, the boss took two steps forward and said with a smile: "Oh, it's some fresh milk with sugar, just boiled in a pot. Look, it's just finished, it's still hot, and we brought it over!"
At first, he knocked on the door, of course not to deliver anything, but since he came, he couldn't come empty-handed, otherwise, it would seem that he was not very smart. What's more, his shop was so big, it wasn't like he was short of food, even if there were a few less delicious things, it wouldn't be too much.
Compared to other people here, he is considered a famous wealthy man. However, he is nothing in front of Mr. Ming who comes from afar, because when he sees Mr. Ming giving money to others, he immediately realizes that he will never be able to become such a wealthy man.
He felt sad to see so much money go from one person to another, not to mention that the money was originally his and he actually gave it to other people. It hurt even more. If he really had so much money, he would never give it to others! Absolutely not!
Jiaming took the bowl of freshly processed sweet milk and said to the boss with a smile, "Thank you."
As he spoke, he took out a handful of money, thanked her and said, "I don't have much money right now, and I changed my clothes and prepared to rest for the night. These are all I have. I'm just giving you a token of my appreciation. Please don't mind."
The boss was a man who never complained about small amounts of money. He took the money with a smile and said happily, "What's that? Oh! You are so polite. I will come to you next time when I have something good! You are the happiest customer. After thinking about it, no one else deserves to eat such good food, so I have to give it to you. Fortunately, you don't mind me. Hahaha! We are all acquaintances, how can I be so rude?"
Jiaming nodded and sent the man out. The boss went out, turned his back to Jiaming, and smiled as he held the money in his hand, thinking, "Great! This rich man is still alive. If something happened to him, I don't know what would happen. I would cry my heart out first. Without money, it's hard to move forward. Without money, there's no hope in life. Without money, there's no possibility of treatment. I'm sure I'll die."
He thought about it and left.
Jiaming was in the room. He walked back to the bed and sat down. Others gathered around and asked, "Is Mr. Ming okay? Didn't that guy do anything to you? The boss probably doesn't know anything, right?"
Jiaming said, "It's okay, it's okay. That person didn't do anything to me. The boss is kind and probably doesn't know anything."
Someone said: "I think the boss came at a very opportune time. He seemed to be a whistleblower with bad intentions. He took a sum of money with him before he left. I have never seen anyone like money as much as he does. He must have seen that our master had money and wanted to take it away, so he contacted the people at Burning Chai Mountain."
Someone else said, "That may not be the case. I think the boss doesn't know. Otherwise, wouldn't he make us suspicious if he came here at this time? Although he likes money, he prefers not to waste his brain and hands. Why would he do such a troublesome thing? If something happened to the master, he would not have such a generous customer. Doesn't he know?"
Someone else said, "In fact, the boss may be in the middle. He knows a little, but not much. He knows, so he came to knock on the door. He doesn't know more. So, he is completely unaware of the danger and that we would suspect him if he showed up at this time and place. Don't you think so?"
They discussed for a long time, but Jiaming didn't want to listen anymore, so he waved his hand and said to them, "You can go and rest now."
The room was very big, so they went their separate ways. Jiaming stood up and pushed the door open to go out. The light outside was much dimmer than that in the room. Jiaming walked all the way downstairs and saw the boss who was getting ready to rest. Jiaming smiled and asked the boss, "Didn't you say there was a midnight snack? Why didn't I see it? Was it only for me?"
The boss said, "Oh, we were found out. It's true. Because other customers are not as generous as you, I thought, it's better to give you one than to give them one. There are only so many things, and the good things made are even fewer. They don't have any because they won't give me so much money. It's reasonable for me not to give them one, right? Anyway, they know that this reason can't make a fuss.
Because they really don't have that much money, and even if they do, they may not give it to me. I don't like to serve them, and they don't like to see me. It's good that we understand each other and don't bother each other. I just hope I don't bother Mr. Ming."
Jiaming said: "I'm not disturbing you, but I don't know if we can still cook in the kitchen tonight."
The boss blinked and said, "Oh, yes, yes, of course, why not?"
He smiled and asked, "What would you like to eat?"
Jiaming thought for a moment and asked, "Is there any candy?"
The boss said, "Oh, sugar? Sure. I have white sugar, brown sugar, rock sugar, honey, rice sugar...even things that children like. I'll get it for you. But you have to brush your teeth after eating the sugar at night. Otherwise, your teeth will deteriorate quickly."
Jiaming nodded: "I understand."
The boss smiled and said, "Okay."
After eating for most of the night, Jiaming was happy. He got up and went back to his room, brushed his teeth and lay down. Soon, it was dawn.
He got up again, opened the door and went out. The boss asked, "Where are you going?"
Jiaming said, "I heard from people on the street that there will be an event in the town soon?"
The boss thought for a moment and said, "Oh, the Flower Boat Festival, there is indeed such a festival. The most lively thing is the colorful boats and ships loaded with flowers sailing slowly on the river, singing and dancing, drinking and having fun, eating meat and drinking soup, it is fragrant and spicy, it is definitely worth a look."
He paused and said, "It's just that there are too many people there. If you go there, you'd better dress up. It's too conspicuous. I'm afraid that the first time you are discovered, you will become the target of competition at the Flower Boat Festival."
Jiaming smiled and said, "Really? Then I'll go take a look. Don't worry, I'll think about changing my clothes when we get there."
The boss nodded and sent the person out.
Jiaming arrived at the Flower Boat Festival venue. The place was already crowded with people and he could hardly get in when he reached the door.
Someone nearby complained, "I don't know which generation or year these people came from. If we were to count them, we might not find anything by now."
When he arrived at a place where he could sit down and rest, he found that it was full, so he went to look for Huazhou and found one that was willing to take him on to rest. He got on and sat inside to rest. It was very quiet inside, not as lively as it felt outside. Jiaming noticed something was wrong, but he thought that the only danger here was the burning firewood mountain, so he did not get up and leave in a hurry.
After resting for a while, someone came over, bowed to him and said, "Our boss wants to see you."
Jiaming stood up and said, "Let's go then."
The man led Jiaming to a spacious place, which was a first-floor building. There was a man sitting there, but it was unclear what he looked like. When the man saw Jiaming coming, he asked, "Are you Mr. Ming?"
"It's me."
Jiaming sat down and answered.
When the people around saw him sit down, some wanted to stand up and scold him, but after thinking it over, they sat down again. The group of people just made a little commotion for a while and then returned to silence.
A quiet atmosphere always feels more serious than a noisy one.
Jiaming asked: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
The people above answered: "We are people from Shaochai Mountain who came to see you. I heard that there were many people around you last night. Where are they?"
Jiaming smiled and said, "They are all outside, either resting in their residence or playing in the crowd. Why should they follow me all the time? Your people saw my many people last night because we came at an unlucky time. We were preparing to rest and chatted before resting. Who knew that your people would run into them? It's not my fault. I didn't mean to shock them."
The person above said, "Let's get down to business."
Jiaming asked, "What's the matter?"
Shao Chai Shan said: "We have a mortal enemy called the Tiger and Wolf Army, who are robbing people at the intersection not far ahead. They also kill people and set fires. They are simply committing all kinds of evil. The local county magistrate is afraid of being beheaded, so he dares not discipline them. He is incompetent and indulges them.
If someone's money was robbed by the Tiger and Wolf Army, they could only cry out to the sky. If someone's relatives or friends were killed and they wanted to go to the county government to report the case, they would only be beaten and thrown out, and they would not be able to take revenge.
These are fine, they have a thought in their mind, which they never tell to outsiders, but if you go there, they will definitely let you know that they can't stand seeing others doing well, and they don't like seeing others who haven't suffered the same destruction as them by the tiger and wolf army. If you stay there for a long time, they will be even more uncomfortable and will find ways to torture you.
If you were killed by the Tiger and Wolf Army, it would be fine. If you were not, they would say you were a member of the Tiger and Wolf Army. If you said you were not, they would say you caused their deaths, which is still the lightest punishment.
If you just die like this, you will definitely lose all this money. The people around you don't care and will probably just kill you and be done with it. As for you, you are young and have money, so I don't know what to do. Maybe they will kill you and eat your meat.
We remind you with good intentions because we don't want people like you to die like that.
To be honest, we have a grudge against the Tiger and Wolf Army. It is a feud that has been passed down from generation to generation and there is no way to reconcile.
We always have to find a way to deal with them. But we live here, a little far from them, and it is not easy to go there on our own initiative. If we go there, it will be their territory, and we will suffer losses. We can't let them go. So, if there is an opportunity for others, we are not willing to give it up. "
Jiaming asked: "Can you be more straightforward? What do you want me to do?"
The person above smiled and said, "It's very simple. You take your things and go there. We will protect you while you are on the road. You give us half of your money. If the Tiger and Wolf Army shows up, we will guarantee your safety."
Jiaming laughed and said, "You guys are asking for too much. Who would ask for half of it? That's too greedy. I don't want to give it to you."
The person above shouted, "Is it your turn to agree or not?"
Jiaming smiled and said, "Okay, then I will go over there. I don't need you to protect me. If you follow me and your identity is discovered, it will affect my safety."
The people above thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you have a point. We'll listen to you. What do you want to do?"
Jiaming said: "For safety reasons, I bought a kind of signal bomb far away and exploded it into the sky. It is colorful. I can take my people and money over there. If I meet the Tiger and Wolf Army, I will release white signal bombs for you. If I meet the residents of the Tiger and Wolf Army's territory, I will release green signal bombs. If no one sees it, there will be no signal bombs.
If the two groups meet, I will fire red flares. If they want to kill me, I will fire blue flares. If they don’t want to kill me, I will fire yellow flares…”
There were so many colors that the people on the other side were a little confused, thinking, what is this? What is this?
But Jiaming had already finished speaking, and when he looked at them, they looked at each other in dismay, so as not to be looked down upon, and said without discussion, "Okay, let's do it this way."
They let Jiaming out, and as soon as he got out, he ran into people who were looking for him. They were looking for him everywhere outside, and they almost thought he was in trouble. When they saw him, they burst into tears and shouted, "Mr. Ming!"
Jiaming smiled at them and said, "I'm fine. I just came out to have fun."
They nodded and crowded around to ask Jiaming to go back.
Jiaming didn't want to make them worry any longer, so he went back with them.
After resting up and packing his luggage, Jiaming prepared to leave with his people and goods the next day. The boss said goodbye with tears in his eyes: "Goodbye! Goodbye! I hope we can meet again someday."
Jiaming nodded to him, turned and left.
As they walked along the road, they met the Tiger and Wolf Army. They were blocking the road and robbing people. They said they would kill many people and only leave Jiaming as the leader. Jiaming asked his men to surrender. The Tiger and Wolf Army found the signal bomb and asked in confusion: "What is this? I have never seen it before."
As they were talking, the Tiger and Wolf Army launched a yellow flare that flew up into the sky. It looked very beautiful, and the people around were startled. They looked at Jiaming, all very confused. The Tiger and Wolf Army was especially alert, and asked Jiaming, "What the hell is this? Why don't you take it down!"
Jiaming smiled and said, "To be honest, this is not a trick of mine. It is a beautiful firework. However, the color of these fireworks is a bit particular. I can tell you, but you can't kill me."
The Tiger and Wolf Army said, "Then we will kill your people. You alone know it anyway."
Jiaming said: "No, no, no, if you kill them all, it will be bad."
The Tiger and Wolf Army shouted, "What can be done?"
Jiaming said, "Oh, we came from the front and had to pass by a mountain. The name of the mountain is Burning Chai Mountain. There are many people on the mountain. They gave me these things and asked me to set off fireworks for them when I got there. If the color is right, they will come over. If the color is wrong, they will not come. Do you know what color can make them come over? What color will not make them come over?
Do you have a grudge against each other?"
The last sentence hit the bull's eye.
The members of the Tiger and Wolf Army looked at each other and hesitated with their swords, trying to chop down, but then they felt it was a pity to kill someone like this, so they looked at their boss.
The leader of the Tiger and Wolf Army came out, looked at Jiaming and asked, "What do you mean?"
Jiaming said, "They wanted my money, but I didn't want to give it to them. They threatened me and wanted to take my life and the lives of my friends, but I didn't want to either. They insisted that I come over here, and I had no other choice. I can help you and catch them all in one fell swoop. What do you think?"
The Tiger and Wolf Army had indeed always had a grudge against the people of Shaochai Mountain. When they heard that they had a chance to wipe out their enemies, they immediately became furious and did not bother to ask any more questions: "How can you help us? You are being threatened by them, so I'm afraid they have something on you!"
Jiaming smiled and said, "I am not afraid of losing money. If you don't mind, I can give you all my money. When the time comes, the only threat they can bring to me is the lives of my friends. Let them go. Even if the people from Burning Chai Mountain come to me, they can't threaten me. Anyway, if I give all my money to you, they don't need to help me with anything."
These people came here to transport goods and money. Now that the money is to be given out, there is no need for protection. The goods are just a cover, no one cares about them, and no one needs to care. Now that these people have left, Jiaming will be left alone, and there will be nothing that can threaten him.
He didn't think he would be caught and unable to escape. Moreover, if these people were not around, but were among the residents in the town at the foot of the mountain, they might react to a series of events, which would be more interesting and useful, and would not hinder Jiaming.
The Tiger and Wolf Army thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay, we can let these people go, but where they go is none of our business."
Jiaming said: "Thank you all for your understanding."
The Tiger and Wolf Army was very happy and said with a smile, "We will accept all your money without hesitation. Your goods are still yours. Later, if the people from Burning Chai Mountain are really attracted by your colorful fireworks, we will set up an ambush and kill them all. We can also let you go, but you are not allowed to come back, otherwise it will ruin our reputation and rules. Do you understand?"
Jiaming nodded: "I understand.
Before I came, they told me that they wanted to take advantage of the night and take a small road, so that no one would notice them. If no one found them, they would be more effective. I still remember that road, and I could place the goods there, so that they could not get in or out for a while, just like catching turtles in a jar, and they would be able to win a great victory very quickly. "
The Tiger and Wolf Army laughed loudly: "Good, good!"
While driving away the people around Jiaming, they approached Jiaming and said, "In that case, you take your goods and go over there on that path and wait for them to come. If they come, we will believe you and kill them all. But if they don't come, you have wasted our time, so we will kill you and all the people you let go."
To be honest, many of our people are in the town, and your people can't get far if they run away. At that time, they can only rest temporarily in the town. We only need to give an order, and we will kill everyone in the town who has anything to do with you. This is your retribution."
Jiaming smiled and said, "Okay."
The Tiger and Wolf Army laughed loudly: "You are not afraid of danger. You have our style. You are a good guy. If you can become one of ours, it would be even better. We never treat our own people unfairly. Are you willing?"
Jiaming said, "I heard about your reputation on the road, and I yearn for you. However, I have no status now. Even if I agree to you, I have no achievements and will be ridiculed for nothing. It is better for me to cooperate with you from inside and outside to catch all those people in one fell swoop. This will be my token of loyalty. If you think it is a good idea, you can accept me and I will feel at ease."
The Tiger and Wolf Army asked: "What if we think there is something wrong?"
Jiaming smiled and said, "Then you can chop off my head to thank your dead brother."
The Tiger and Wolf Army's eyes widened. They didn't expect him to say such a thing. They laughed and said, "You are indeed courageous. You are our brother! Hahaha! Well, since you said so, we will agree to it. If it doesn't work, we will cause trouble for you. If it works, we will drink and smash bowls, smear chicken blood on them, and become sworn brothers!"
Jiaming nodded: "Okay."
After he finished speaking, he took his goods and, with the help of the Tiger and Wolf Army, came to the small road mentioned earlier that could be used for the front and rear attack.
He sat down beside the truck to rest. Just as he was catching his breath, a group of people actually appeared on the path and ran towards him.
The Tiger and Wolf Army jumped out without any reason and hacked everyone to death. The ground was covered with blood. Jiaming lifted the cloth of the truck, took out a candy from it, stuffed it into his mouth and ate it. He took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood that accidentally stained his face. He smiled at the Tiger and Wolf Army who were coming towards him, "What do you think? I didn't lie to you?"
The Tiger and Wolf Army asked doubtfully, "How can you tell us that all the people on this land are from Burning Chai Mountain?"
Jiaming laughed and said, "You don't even recognize your enemies?"
The Tiger and Wolf Army blushed, "What do you mean by recognize them or not? How could we look closely at their faces? We don't see each other on a regular basis, and we don't live together. We even hear about their business dealings from others. How could we possibly know? Don't lie to us!"
Jiaming smiled and said, "Why would I lie to you? My life and property are in your hands, how dare I lie to you? I am so happy. They wanted my money, but they were all my enemies. Now I am dead, and I died in your hands. I should thank you. But there is nothing more to thank you for, so I might as well tell you another piece of news.
Don't forget, this is just a small path. How many people can come on the small path? How many people can there be? They can't be all the people in Shaochai Mountain. If you let your guard down, that's what they want! Do you still want to catch them all in one fell swoop?"
The Tiger and Wolf Army asked: "What news do you want to tell us? How do you know so much information?"
Jiaming smiled and said, "How could I not know? They pushed me out here just to use me as bait. If I don't explain things clearly, how can I bring the person they want to them? What if I accidentally take the wrong road and they can't find me? Wouldn't that be a waste of time waiting in an empty space? If someone gets a cold, I'm afraid they'll die before they even meet me.
They don't know that these people are dead yet. You can change into their clothes and walk a little further out. You may be able to see their tents set up in the middle of the road. You can go in, take advantage of the situation, light a fire, drive them out, and the Tiger and Wolf Army can move in. When their main force arrives, they won't know what's going on, so won't it be up to you to deal with them?"
The Tiger and Wolf Army couldn't help laughing when they thought of such a beautiful future: "Okay, okay! You really are a good brother."
They really did as Jiaming said.
Some of the Tiger and Wolf Army put on the clothes of the dead and ran out along the path excitedly, trying to find the enemy camping in the middle of the road outside. Before long, they saw a puff of gray-black smoke rising in the sky over there. It was obvious that the fire was successfully ignited. The Tiger and Wolf Army was overjoyed and clapped their hands and shouted, "Great! Great, it's time for us to kill them all!"
They shouted and rushed out. Jiaming took out a candy from the truck and followed them slowly. Because there were too many candies in the truck and they were too heavy, Jiaming's men were driven away and could not move for a while, so the candies were left there, blocking the path.
On the way, the Tiger and Wolf Army was too excited and didn't pay attention to Jiaming. As they moved forward, Jiaming quietly hid and disappeared.
They didn't have time to take care of Jiaming, so they ran to the camp that was on fire. The people in the camp were wearing the clothes of the people from Burning Chai Mountain. They thought these people were the Tiger and Wolf Army's own people who had changed the clothes of the corpses on the path. They ran over, patted the people on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Good brothers, you will definitely have a share of the credit when you go back!"
The man who was tapped on the shoulder was stunned for a moment, then he stood up and raised his head. It was a strange face. The Tiger and Wolf Army didn't pay attention because it was impossible for them to recognize every brother in the Tiger and Wolf Army. They turned around and wanted to say something like "Celebratory drink" or something like that, but the person behind him suddenly pulled out a knife from his sleeve and cut the man's neck with one stroke. The man was stunned for a moment and lay on the ground.
He died just like that, blood gurgling out from his split throat, staining the soil on the ground red. It looked moist and soft, like a heart that had just been dug out of the chest and was still beating, rolling out, emitting a subtle fishy-sweet smell.
He never figured out until his death how things turned out like this? Didn't they agree that if they won, they would set fire, and when they saw the smoke, they would rush over, put on their clothes and pretend to be people from Shao Chai Shan, waiting for the Shao Chai Shan army to come and kill them all? Why did their own people set fire after they won, and when they saw the smoke coming, these people wearing Shao Chai Shan's clothes killed their Tiger and Wolf Army?
Does wearing Shao Chai Shan's clothes make you a Shao Chai Shan person? Shao Chai Shan is too scary!
Most of the Tiger and Wolf Army members were killed before they could react. Some of them were quick and reacted quickly. When they realized something was wrong, they turned around and tried to run. Some were caught and killed halfway. Some ran away and all the way to a small road, which was the road they were going to catch the turtle in the jar, allowing Jiaming to block the road with goods.
The cargo blocked the exit of the road and they couldn't escape.
They were so angry that they cursed loudly: "We really shouldn't have trusted that man! I told you, if he's not one of us, then he's not on the same page with us! We should have killed him if we saw him! Kill him!"
Before they could finish their words, they were killed by the people from Shaochaishan who had rushed up.
The body was lying on the ground, its head rolling down, looking as if it had died with its eyes open.
The people who were burning wood were walking back slowly, discussing the situation along the way: "I don't know where Mr. Ming has gone. It's really worrying. We have been looking for him for a long time, but we can't find him."
When the road was quiet, Jiaming patted his clothes, walked out, and appeared in front of the Shaochai Mountain camp. A group of people looked at him and found that there was no blood on his body, his hair was clean and not messy, and his shoes were stable, as if he had not even walked two steps. They were shocked and looked at themselves. Their clothes were messy and smelled of sweat, their shoes were a little crooked, and there were bloodstains on their body.
How come someone leaves the campground cleaner and tidier than someone else who hasn't left?
The people from Shaochaishan gathered around him, some holding knives, some with blood dripping from their knives. They looked at Jiaming and carefully examined his face. They knew that he was not a fake, and that he was not someone else in disguise. They dispersed and sat down, tilting their heads, looking at him and asking, "Hey, where have you been? Why didn't I see you just now? Did you hear what those people said?"
Jiaming sat down to rest, his mouth making a clicking sound, and he said with a smile: "I saw it, I heard it, it's on the side road."
The people at Shaochai Mountain looked at him in surprise and asked, "You were there just now? I didn't see you, but luckily you didn't come out, otherwise it would be dangerous. They finally ran out and found that their way was blocked by a pile of goods and cars. Could it be yours?"
Jiaming asked: "Hey, why can't it be mine?"
The people from Burning Chai Mountain laughed and said, "Great, great, no wonder you are rich, you have your own goods everywhere. We will go and get them back now!"
Jiaming nodded.
The leader of Shaochai Mountain came out of the tent and waved to him: "Come here, we have something to talk about."
Jiaming didn't like this tone and attitude, but he smiled, stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go over now."
As he spoke, he walked over and took out a fresh blood-red candy from his clothes. He sipped the candy's sweetness while smelling the fishy-sweet smell all around him, adjusted his expression, and walked in with a smile.
Entering the tent, it was not very bright inside. There were a group of people around. These people were the ones Jiaming had met before on the flower boat. Jiaming nodded to them, found a seat and sat down, and smiled to the people above: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
The man sat down and said, "We are so sorry for you this time. If you hadn't taken the risk alone, we wouldn't have won so easily."
Jiaming smiled and said, "It's just a small matter."
The man said, "This is no small matter. After all, we came here to capture all the Tiger and Wolf Army members in one fell swoop. Without you, we would never get out and would never be able to do it. Moreover, the casualties are almost zero."
Jiaming smiled and said, "No one died? That's great!"
The man nodded, with a look of relief on his face, and said with a sigh: "Yes, it's great that no one died. If the person who died wearing our clothes on the path at the beginning was really one of ours, we would have suffered a heavy loss. However, fortunately, it was not one of ours.
The people of the Tiger and Wolf Army must not know that the people in the small town at the foot of their mountain may hate Shaochai Mountain and kill its people just like they do, but they don’t recognize their clothes or people. No matter how capable the townspeople are, they are just townspeople. They can’t beat us, so naturally they have to compromise, just like they compromised with the people of the Tiger and Wolf Army.
A group of fools who want to be a fence-sitter should also consider whether they are qualified or not.
The tiger and wolf army thought they had the town under their control, but they did not know that water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. "
He looked at Jiaming, and suddenly his eyes became meaningful.
Jiaming pretended he knew nothing and said with a smile, "Really? That's amazing! That's great!"
The man looked away and said to the others, “Because the townspeople died in front of the Tiger-Wolf Army wearing the clothes of the Burning Chai Mountain, the Tiger-Wolf Army believed that we could come to our camp wearing our clothes, and killed us all when we were not paying attention. They also listened to the words that if they won, they would light a fire and set off smoke to remind them to help clean up the remnants quickly, so they came here like this.
We wait here for them to come. If they come one at a time, we kill them one at a time. If they come two at a time, we kill them a pair. If they come in a group, we kill them all at once.
Because there was a section of road in the middle, the Tiger and Wolf Army had no idea that the people here were already dead.
When they saw the smoke, they thought they had won and wanted to come over, but they were courting death.
We killed them, but some of them almost escaped. If there hadn't been a truck blocking the exit, they would have gotten away. That would have been our fault.
The tiger and wolf soldiers who escaped did not see anyone on the road, but saw the truck they helped move next to the people. This truck became their last straw and crushed them to death. They have not yet found the culprit. Isn’t it funny? "
For a moment, everyone didn't know whether they should laugh or not, but when they saw that they had won and were happy about it, they laughed.
But the atmosphere in the tent became increasingly strange.
Jiaming smiled and said, "Didn't you say it before the battle? You're saying it again now, are you going to repeat it? This kind of thing can't happen again and again. If it happens too many times, they will have fewer people and will definitely be alert. Maybe they can really turn around and kill us all. This is their base camp, so it's certain that they have more people than us. After all, they have to include the townspeople."
To put it bluntly, don't get carried away.
The person above smiled and said, "You are a well-deserved hero. What do you want?"
Jiaming said, "I don't want anything."
The person above asked, "What do you need?"
Jiaming said, "There is nothing needed for the time being."
The person above asked again: "What are your plans for the future?"
Jiaming raised his eyebrows and asked, "Have you forgotten what I said?"
The person above laughed and said, "Why don't you say it again? I'm afraid some people won't remember it at all."
Jiaming said, "I'm afraid there are too many people here and there are many eyes. The walls have ears."
The person above said, "But weren't there many people around us before? It was possible then, why is it not possible now?"
Jiaming smiled and said, "It was possible before because there were so many people outside, a mixed crowd, and it was extremely lively, so there was nothing to worry about. Now it is not possible, because there are only a few people outside, it is not lively enough, and it is not chaotic, so how can you say it?
If you really want me to describe it again, I'd rather write it down for you to read and then burn it to prevent it from being discovered."
Someone was dissatisfied and raised an opinion, frowning and saying, "But we are in our own camp now, surrounded by our brothers, what can't we say?"
Jiaming said: "The Tiger and Wolf Army also thinks you are their brothers, but are you?"
The man said angrily, "How can they be the same? They are wearing different clothes from us."
Jiaming said: "The clothes you are wearing now are not the same as the clothes people wear outside."
The man was stunned for a moment, then slowly shut his mouth, lowered his head, and stopped talking. He looked a little shocked because he realized that this was exactly what was said.
Jiaming said: "If you don't keep secrets, you will lose your chastity. If you don't keep secrets, you will lose your subjects. You have been together for so many years, so many people, you can't be unaware of this, right?"
Do you still need me to teach you this?
No one spoke.
Jiaming took a pen and paper and began to write. Everyone read it and nodded, then quickly lit a candle and burned the paper into ashes. The flame was extinguished only when the ashes turned into fine black ash that disappeared with a pinch. Water was added to the ashes and stirred evenly. A hole was dug in the ground and the water was poured in, as if burying a seed.
The soil was filled in the pit, and the surface of the pit gradually became flat. It was pressed and ground with various things, and it looked normal, with almost no difference from other parts.
Jiaming asked, "Anything else?"
The person above said, "No more, get out now."
Jiaming nodded and walked out.
The tent was extremely quiet for a while, and it took a while for things to return to normal.
After Jiaming walked out, he stayed with his goods and gobbled up the candies with a crunch.
Suddenly someone shouted, "The Tiger and Wolf Army is coming! The Tiger and Wolf Army is coming!"
The people in the camp quickly packed up.
When the Tiger and Wolf Army arrived here, they could only see the mess on the ground, a pile of corpses, and Jiaming sitting next to his truck.
Jiaming greeted them and said, "Sorry, you are late."
The Tiger and Wolf Army captured Jiaming and took him back.
"Tell me! Who are you?"
Jiaming said, "I am a businessman passing by here. What can I do for you?"
"Why do you only have these goods? And where is your team? Are you the only one?"
"Of course I can't be the only one here. To be honest, I have a lot of people with me. But they were all seen by the people from Burning Wood Mountain. They took my money and drove my people away, leaving me with these goods that I can't sell. It's really difficult to take them away. I was thinking about leaving them with my goods. Then you came."
Jiaming answered.
"Really?"
The people above were skeptical and felt something was wrong, but they didn't know what was wrong. For the sake of money, they didn't kill Jiaming immediately but continued to ask: "So what happened?"
Jiaming said, "I was walking on the road, I had money, people and goods, I was very happy, suddenly, a group of people came out from behind, robbed my money, drove away my people, and took my fireworks, which were very beautiful and colorful. They exploded in the sky. Although it was daytime, you should have seen it, and then your people were attracted there.
The people from Burning Chai Mountain still wanted my goods and wanted to ask me for more fireworks. I refused to give them any, so they started to argue with me. When your people arrived and saw them, they were like enemies meeting each other, and they were extremely jealous. They helped them out and drove them away. When they tried to comfort me, they heard me talk about money and people, and they were furious and insisted on fighting them to the death.
The members of the Tiger and Wolf Army were all hot-tempered and liked to get straight to the point when they disagreed. When they heard Jiaming say that their people insisted on chasing and killing people, they did not think there was anything wrong. Instead, they said, "That's it! That's how it should be! Those people should have died long ago, but I don't know why they are like locusts and can't be killed completely. They actually dared to come to our territory! They are really looking for death.
I think they are used to being arrogant! They should be killed. But, there are so many of them and they are familiar with the terrain. They are still in their own territory. If they can't beat them, they can come to us. How could they die? You must have interfered! Isn't it? Tell me the truth quickly! "
Jiaming said, "It's so unfair! How could it be like that?
They won, and wanted to change clothes and go to the camp to investigate. If they could bring me the people and money directly, that would be the best. If not, they could collect information and report back. However, they were caught off guard and fell into the trap, and were all killed. "
"Then why didn't they kill you?"
"I said, they have taken my money. Although they drove away my people, they may not know how much money I have. If they kill me, my people will have no hope and will fight them to the death. They know that I have a lot of people and a lot of money, so they are afraid and don't make a move. You came and saved me from the dire situation, so they got scared and ran away.
I know where they are going and I can show you the way."
"You showed us the way? Humph, who knows if you were in collusion with them?"
"I can go into their camp, spy on the enemy, and give you the news. Then you can arrest them all and prove that I'm telling the truth, right?"
"That may not be the case. However, since you have this intention, it is of course a good thing. We are not denying you a chance. When are you going to leave? We will not give you an extra person. You have to go by yourself. If you can capture them all and send a message, we will come to pick you up. That would be good enough."
They only wanted to take in the prisoners, not Jiaming.
Jiaming knew what they were thinking and said with a smile, "I have some beautiful fireworks here. When the time comes, I will set one off. When you see it, you will know that I have succeeded. What do you think? If they resist, just kill me. I will have no objection."
The superior thought about it and reluctantly agreed: "So many of our brothers have died. If you walk out like this, I don't think those people will believe you. How about this? We cut a piece of meat from your leg, or break one of your legs, so that you can't run away. If you can't run away, you will naturally help us."
I don't know what he was thinking. If his legs were broken, it would mean he would make an enemy. Can he still help if he has made an enemy?
However, it is not entirely unreasonable.
Jiaming smiled and said, "If you want me to not run away, that's easy. You can send someone to follow me. I won't know where that person is. As long as he keeps looking at me, he will know whether I have run away or not. If you break my legs, I won't be able to walk. I won't know where I will be if I dawdle. I'm afraid that by the time I get there, they will have all left.
What’s the point?”
The person above thought about it and nodded: "It makes sense. We won't break your legs for now, but if you deceive us later, we will chop off your head!"
Jiaming said, "Okay."
He went out, and the people above sent a man from the Tiger and Wolf Army to follow him. He had already discovered the man, but pretended to know nothing and walked to the new camp of the people from Shaochai Mountain.
He stood outside and waved at them: "I have something to say to your boss!"
The people from Shaochaishan let him in. The people who were following him could not get in and could only wait outside. Soon, Jiaming came out and sat down to rest. The man suddenly appeared, put a knife to his neck and asked: "What did you do in there? What did you say? What did the people inside know? Tell me quickly!"
Jiaming replied: "They believed me and tied themselves up. I told them that I had a way to let them know the address of the Tiger Wolf Army without any effort, and they could also enter the interior of the Tiger Wolf Army. They could even take a detailed tour. They were very curious and couldn't wait, so they agreed to my request."
The man behind them said, "Impossible! Impossible! Don't they know that by tying themselves up, they are handing their lives and property over to others? If they were so stupid, they would have died long ago."
Jiaming said: "They are not stupid, they just want to make achievements. They are eager to make achievements, so they are more anxious than anyone else. When people are anxious, they become confused. When they are confused, what can't they do?"
The person behind me asked in confusion: "So what did you say to them?"
Jiaming said: "I told them that as long as they listen to me, don't talk nonsense, and don't make trouble, I can guarantee that they will not lose their lives. If they don't listen to me, then I can't help them."
The person behind him was skeptical: "I don't believe it. You must be lying to me."
Jiaming said: "You can set off fireworks now. When your people see the fireworks, they will come over. By then, you will have more people and you will know that they can't escape. They don't plan to escape now, so it doesn't matter."
The man set off fireworks and waited for the people, but nothing happened. He always felt uneasy, so he tied Jiaming up and walked into the camp by the rope to check. As expected, everyone inside was tied up, gagged, and handcuffed. Some of them could still move their legs and feet, but some were so rigid that they could not move.
The man asked, "Why are they treated differently?"
Jiaming said: "It's not that they are treated differently. They tied themselves up, so they naturally have their own demands. It's just a small matter. What can I say?"
The man nodded, not quite understanding: "If I say those words to them, will they listen to me?"
Jiaming said, "Then I don't know."
After opening the door, the Tiger and Wolf Army rushed in and killed all the people who were tied up. The ground was covered with blood. He turned around and smiled at Jiaming, "Okay, I didn't see you wrong. This time it's your credit. We'll remember it."
Jiaming nodded.
While they were talking, there was a sudden shouting outside. The man behind Jiaming panicked for a moment, but when he found that no one else around him panicked, he asked, "What's wrong? What's going on? Who can tell me?"
The tiger and wolf soldiers who came to kill him said to him: "This is a plan of internal and external cooperation. Your brothers are by your side, and they are still your brothers outside. However, the people shouting and killing in the middle are your enemies, the people who sneaked in from the Burning Chai Mountain, a bunch of rats."
After hearing the explanation, the man breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "So that's how it is!"
He also calmed down.
A group of people rushed out and started fighting with the people from Shaochai Mountain. The people from the Tiger and Wolf Army outside rushed in and also started fighting with the people from Shaochai Mountain. Both sides were killing excitedly. A group of people quietly emerged from the side and killed both the people from Shaochai Mountain and the Tiger and Wolf Army. They specifically killed those who were injured and not paying attention. It was a many-to-one fight, and they didn't care about one-on-one or group fights. As long as they could kill them, it was over.
The ground was littered with corpses, and blood had soaked into the soil.
Jiaming sat in the shadows and put a cherry-pink candy into his mouth.
He has a lot of these in his truck.
The battle was over, the candy disappeared, and a strong smell of blood lingered in the air.
Just as Jiaming was about to stand up, a man crawled over from the ground, found him accurately, grabbed his ankle, bleeding, raised his head and asked him: "Why are you..."
He died before he could finish his sentence.
Jiaming kicked him away and took a step to the side. All the survivors came over.
There were not many of them left, but the people from Shaochai Mountain had obviously died more than those from the Tiger and Wolf Army. Some of those who took advantage of the situation also died, but the number of deaths was the least. The people from the Tiger and Wolf Army surrounded Jiaming and said, "You didn't tell us before that these people were so powerful!"
Jiaming smiled and said, "Didn't I say that? I said they stole my money and my people and wanted to take my goods and my fireworks, and killed the Tiger and Wolf Army. How come I didn't say that? How can I say that? In front of you, I told you that you can't beat them? That's not appropriate."
The man on the other side was furious and was about to chop the man with a knife, shouting, "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, they wouldn't have died! It's all your fault. If you hadn't shown up, we could still live in peace!"
Jiaming found it funny. The Tiger and Wolf Army didn't say such words when they killed people. They didn't say such words when a group of people in the town chief's family died. He didn't hear them say such words when he was locked up and thrown into prison without any care. It's just that the knife didn't fall on his head.
So they thought they would not be hurt by the knife and did not need to worry, but now that it has happened, they can no longer tolerate it.
How strange! So other people don't count in their eyes? They can ignore the pain of others or regard it as fun, but their own pain cannot be ignored. They really regard others as shit and regard themselves as bodhisattvas!
Jiaming laughed and said, "If you kill me, will these people survive? If you kill me, will you lose? You have killed all of them, and you still want to kill me. Aren't you afraid that after I die, whoever comes will come and kill all of you defeated soldiers together."
The man's eyes widened immediately and he angrily asked, "How dare you threaten me?"
Jiaming laughed and said, "Ah, how can you talk like that? I was just stating my guess, how did it become a threat to you? You wanted to kill me, but I didn't even say I wanted to threaten you, so how did it become a threat now? You didn't mention the threat when you wanted to break my legs, you didn't mention the threat when you sent people to follow me, and you didn't mention the threat when you killed me.
You won, now it's my turn to threaten you? Ridiculous."
He turned his head away and ignored it.
The man could no longer bear it and was furious. He picked up the knife and was about to chop down, but Jiaming did not move. He did not seem to be afraid at all. Or maybe he had accepted his fate. He closed his eyes, leaned against the wall, and did not move at all.
Some people on the side shouted: "Don't do it!"
Some people shouted: "Kill him quickly!"
Some people remained silent.
A group of people hid in the dark, retreated quietly, and soon disappeared.
Another group of people rushed over here, and seeing Jiaming was about to be killed, they rushed over and shouted, "Don't kill him! Don't kill him!"
The Tiger and Wolf Army members felt the voice was familiar. They turned around and saw that the person riding a horse was the leader of the Tiger and Wolf Army. They were shocked and rushed over to greet him, asking, "Why are you here? It's not safe here! You should go back quickly."
The man waved his hand and said, "It's nothing! I am the same as you. You don't know that if it weren't for this man, we wouldn't have won. Didn't I send someone to fight him?"
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