Painter

Chapter 76: Chapter 76
Xiang Zhungren's real name was Benju Raj, but he gave himself a Dayong name called Sun Zan.Sun Zan and Nie Er probably do the same business, solving problems and selling news to people.The difference with Nie Er is that Sun Zan is even more unscrupulous in his actions, and he has no clear understanding with people outside the pass.

Nie Er has always been reluctant to have anything to do with Sun Zan, but when he came into contact with Sun Zan because of Miao Yinniao, he fell in love with him only once.Nie Er said in a deep voice: "The price that was originally agreed, has changed now?"

Sun Zan said with a smile: "How can it be called a change of mind? Nie Sanlang has been in this business for many years, and he knows the price. He should know that there are too many advantages in the world, and there will be time to repay the debt."

Nie Er backed away calmly, Sun Zan was smiling, and didn't mean to stop him at all, but Nie Er couldn't figure it out.He clenched his fist and turned his head to sweep. A man not far away responded to his gaze and approached him two steps. Nie Er took a deep breath and said coldly, "Lead the way."

The corridors of Huancai Pavilion were intricate and complicated, and Nie Er passed through three doors before being led into a hall by Sun Zan.

The hall is furnished elegantly and luxuriously, and the smell of pepper wall and musk are lingering.A man in black with a hooked nose was sitting on a teak crescent stool, throwing pots with the people around him.A young woman acted as a shooter, and another woman sang "Beaver Head". After singing a verse, the man in black threw the arrow straight into the white glazed plum vase several feet away. When he said "full pot", the people on the side also praised him one after another.

Neil waited aside for half a quarter of an hour.

While the man in black was talking with his friends, Sun Zan stepped forward and whispered to him.After a while, the man in black bid farewell to others, got up and left.After going out, he glanced at Nie Er and walked past him.

Sun Zan followed behind the man in black, winking at Nie Er.

Neer followed and looked at the man's back. The man's back looked nothing out of the ordinary, but after only a few glances, Neer felt like a thorn in his back, and cold sweat broke out unconsciously on his back.In a trance, he didn't even pay attention to several corridors and doors. It wasn't until the man stomped his feet that Nie Er was startled. When he woke up, he found that the man just stepped over the threshold.

There was a private room behind the threshold. The man in black sat down at the table, and Nie Er stepped forward and asked, "Your Excellency called me over, what's your order?"

The man in black didn't say a word, but just glanced at Sun Zan. Sun Zan smiled at Nie Er: "Nie Sanlang is a native of Xuandu, and I still count on you to help me with matters in and out of Xuandu."

After listening to Sun Zan's words, Nie Er still didn't know what the other party was going to do.At this time, the man in black took out a silk map from his arms.When the silk picture was spread out, Nie Er looked at it with the light, and the various squares of Xuandu on the picture were arranged vertically and horizontally, like a chess game, and he suddenly felt bad.

"Come here." The hooked-nosed man finally spoke.

Nie Er walked over calmly. The hooked-nosed man pressed the corner of Botu with his left hand and was about to speak when there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

A woman bursts in, panting.Nie Er took a closer look and found that the woman had an ordinary appearance and a rather tall stature. When she crossed the threshold, her head shook strangely, as if she was very unsteady.When Nie Er's gaze penetrated into the woman's neckline, he saw the slender neck on Panqiu's shoulders.He couldn't help but turn pale, and a burst of cold sweat broke out on his back.

As soon as Luotou entered, he saluted the man in black.Nie Er's heart tightened, and he turned his gaze to Sun Zan, but only got a smile with no clear meaning.

"Why were you injured?" The hooked-nosed man looked at Luo Toushi, "Did the demon hunter do it?"

Luotou said bitterly: "It's not a demon hunter, I'm afraid it's a practitioner hiding in the market. I found the shrine of God Zhike. When I was about to strike, he attacked me with a flying sword and nearly killed me!"

"Flying sword?" The hooked-nosed man raised his eyebrows, and said with a sneer, "If it's really a flying sword, how could you escape? Either your skills have increased so much that even the flying sword can't kill you. Or, that guy made it It's a side-door sword technique, not a real flying sword. If it wasn't for these two reasons, it would be that he let you go on purpose, why did he let you go?"

Luotou Shi was startled, and quickly explained: "I went around a few roads before I came, and there is absolutely no follower behind me!"

The man in black snorted coldly, and raised his sleeves to release a few wisps of black smoke.Black smoke seeped out of the house, lingered under the tile eaves for a moment, and condensed into several ghost figures.

Several sleeve ghosts climbed onto the roof, like beasts, entrenched on the ridge under the moon, looking around.Every pore of the rockery and every shade of the secluded bamboos were not spared, but no suspicious person was found.

When the sleeve ghost got back into the house, the hooked-nosed man rolled up his sleeves and collected the black smoke.He glanced at Luo Toushi, and said lightly, "Go down and recover from your wounds."

Luotoushi had to be ordered to back down, and Nie Er looked down at the ground, secretly thinking that something was wrong.This black-clothed man is a cultivator, and he colluded with demons, but he didn't intend to hide it from Nie Er at all. It seemed that he would not give Nie Er a chance to stay out of it.

As soon as Luotoushi left, the man in black pointed to the silk picture and asked, "Xuandu has more than [-] gods, big and small. Does Nie Sanlang know where the altars of the gods are?"

Nie Er's eyebrows twitched fiercely, thinking of what the Luotou family said just now, he knew what these people were planning.

Humans and gods coexist in Xuandu, and the gods are worshiped by the people, and they also provide shelter for the people and resist demons.Although the god Zhike that the female monster said is not good at fighting, he is an indispensable part of the Xuandu God System, able to see the monsters and issue warnings.

This hooked-nosed man colluded with monsters to kill the gods, and he also wanted to find out the location of the gods in the entire Xuandu.And a few days later, it was the day when the holy driver came to Xuandu.Nie Er couldn't help feeling chills down his back. If he was drawn into this vortex, he would easily be crushed to pieces. If he didn't collude with these people, he would definitely not be able to get out of this door.

But even if he joins forces with these people, he can only end up with a dead end.If these people are really allowed to succeed, will Xuandu fall into a situation where demons are raging again?His eyes flickered, and beads of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead, and he said slowly, "I know."

The hooked-nosed man tapped the silk map twice with his knuckles, and asked, "Can you mark the positions of the gods on this map in one night?"

Cold sweat rolled down Nie Er's forehead, but he took a deep breath and sneered: "Your Excellency has indeed found the right person. Although I am not the only one who can do this in Xuandu, other people are not like me, a common man. It's easy to manipulate. However, adults can't help but look down on me and other dog slaughterers. Back then, thousands of people went to death when they chased demons and demons. In exchange for these 20 years of peace and stability, how can I fall short because of me?"

(End of this chapter)