"How are you going to save him?" Ji Bingyan asked coldly. Can you save him?"
Hu Tiehua's tensed up muscles immediately relaxed. He was stunned for a long time, but before he could say anything, the fourth person had already fallen.
"If these four people only collapse from exhaustion and not die, then I'm afraid…" Chu Liuxiang said in a deep voice.
"Regardless of whether they will die or not, we should at least go and take a look first," said Hu Tiehua.”
"We can't go now," said Ji Bingyan.”
"Why?" Hu Tiehua asked.
"Could it be that these four people are also faking it?"”
The four of them naturally wouldn't be lying, because no one could pretend like this.
Hu Tiehua had already seen through it this time and was very confident in his heart. He was just waiting for Ji Bingyan's answer.
"These four people naturally wouldn't go crazy for no reason, right?”
"Of course someone is trying to harm them," Hu Tiehua said.”
"The person who harmed them naturally wouldn't have no reason, right?”
"That's right. Maybe they're trying to snatch their escort." Hu Tiehua said.”
Ji Bingyan said," Since that's the case, since they've already fallen, how could those people not come and reap the fruits of their battle? If you and I go out now, wouldn't we become their targets?"”
"But now, I can't even see a ghost's shadow. Could it be that those people can really turn invisible…" Hu Tiehua said.
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a black shadow pass over his head.
Then, a gust of wind blew, and an eagle flew over. It circled above the fallen men and horses, then spread its wings and swooped down from the sky like a meteor. It picked up a box from the horse's back and flew up again. With its two large wings, only a black dot was left in the blue sky. This eagle came quickly and left even faster. Before Hu Tiehua could figure out what was going on, it had already flown so far that even its shadow could not be seen.
Chu Liuxiang sighed." What a meticulous plan, what a powerful method. Not even a single person made a move, and the box of red goods protected by the Seven Tigers of Pengmen was stolen."”
"You think there's jewelry in that box?" Hu Tiehua asked.”
"If it isn't jewelry, could it be fatty meat?" Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly.”
" It's more reasonable if it's fat meat," Hu Tiehua said." Otherwise, even if this eagle was sent by those people, how could it recognize the jewelry in the box?"”
Chu Liuxiang shook her head and sighed." The box has naturally been marked with a symbol that the eagle can recognize. That eagle is naturally trained by them. You didn't even think of this?"”
Hu Tiehua was stunned for a moment before smiling bitterly.”
Ji Bingyan said,"Since these people have already succeeded, they won't come again. You want to see, you can go now."”
Three of the four had died. Only the bearded man's chest was still beating, but it was very weak and could stop at any moment.
Hu Tiehua opened his mouth and downed the remaining half of the bottle of wine. Only then did his heart, which had stopped completely, begin to beat again.
"Are you Peng Yihu?" Hu Tiehua hurriedly asked. What exactly happened to you?"
When the man opened his eyes, Hu Tiehua felt that his eyes were still filled with fear, but Chu Liuxiang had already noticed that his pupils had at least doubled in size.
He panted and struggled as if he wanted to stand up, but he couldn't even move his fingers. He no longer had any strength in his body.
Hu Tiehua wiped the sweat off his forehead and said loudly,"Say something, can you still speak?”
This person's Adam's apple bobbed up and down. Finally, a voice came out from his cracked lips, but it didn't sound like a human's voice.
It was just a silent scream, a scream of despair."Demons…devils, thousands of devils…kill…kill!”
Hu Tiehua was sweating profusely as he shouted,"Where are the demons? Where are the demons?"
The man stared blankly ahead and hissed,""Don't even think about snatching it away! You…You…"
He suddenly jumped out of Hu Tiehua's arms and rushed forward. However, he only took two steps before he fell to the ground and could never move again.
Hu Tiehua's wine had stimulated the last trace of potential in his body.
Now, he had used up the last bit of his strength.
Little Pan's entire body went limp on the ground as he said in a trembling voice,""He saw it. He saw the invisible demon. It's right here. Run for our lives…If we don't run for our lives now, it'll be too late.”
Although Hu Tiehua knew that Shi Tuo was spouting nonsense, he could not help but shiver. When he looked at Shi Tuo's stone-like face again, beads of sweat began to drip down.
Ji Bingyan squatted beside a corpse and had been carefully observing it for a long time.
He slowly stood up, but he did not speak for a long time.
"You've found out the cause of their deaths?" Chu Liuxiang asked.”
Ji Bingyan said slowly," Exhausted, thirsty, and seems to have been poisoned by a strange poison. That poison is somewhat like hemp. Poppies would not kill, but they could drive people crazy.”
Chu Liuxiang pondered," The person who harmed them might be the one who harmed us. They used the same method to make sure they had no water to drink. A person who is about to die will often have illusions in his eyes.”
"Mirage is one of them.”
Chu Liuxiang said," But before that, they were also poisoned, so the illusion that appeared in their eyes was as if there were thousands of demons attacking them. They desperately fled, and when they couldn't escape, they desperately resisted until they used up their last bit of strength.”
"We…If we don't have water to drink, will we end up like them?" Hu Tiehua asked.”
Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan didn't reply.
Hu Tiehua looked at them, then at the dead bodies on the ground, speechless.
As far as the eye could see, there was only yellow sand. It was boundless, endless yellow sand. There was no water, no life, and no hope.
The hot day finally passed.
They carried the bodies of the man and the horse into the sandpit and buried them with sand. Then, they sat on the rocks and waited for the starlight to rise.
No one spoke. No one was in the mood to speak.
"What should we do now? Where can we find water?" Hu Tiehua repeated this sentence several times, but he did not say it out loud. He knew that even if he said it out loud, no one would be able to answer him.
Hunger, thirst, fatigue…all kinds of fatal feelings had come along with the night.
Little Pan wanted to eat dry grain but was struck down by Ji Bingyan.
"I can't eat. If I eat, I'll feel even more thirsty.”。
Hu Tiehua rubbed his chest and suddenly laughed."When I was dragging Peng Yihu just now, I felt like there was an extra piece on his shoulder. It was round and hard, like an egg. Don't you think it's strange?”
He was trying to find something to say, and he knew that it was very boring.
Ji Bingyan suddenly stood up and walked to Shi Tuo's side, holding his hand. The two of them shook hands and sat opposite each other for a long time without moving.
Shi Tuo's expression became even more terrifying in the gradually darkening night.
"What are they doing?" Hu Tiehua couldn't help but ask.”
"They're talking," Chu Liuxiang said.”
"A conversation?" Hu Tiehua asked curiously.
Chu Liuxiang said," If you want to talk to a mute and blind person, you can only use a strange method. They might be using hand gestures on each other's palms to convey their thoughts."”
"You're still a sly fox after all. You know everything." Hu Tiehua sighed.”
"I only wish I knew what they were talking about." Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly.”
Ji Bingyan finally walked back, her expression even more solemn.
He sat down beside Chu Liuxiang and waited for a long time before suddenly saying,""The person who harmed us now is the same person who harmed Shi Tuo in the past.”
Hu Tiehua was shocked, but Chu Liuxiang said leisurely,""I already thought of this last night.”
"Who is this person?" Hu Tiehua asked loudly.”
Ji Bingyan sighed and said," Shi Tuo would rather die than say this person's name. As far as I know, this person's martial arts are not only terrifyingly strong, but he also has at least a few hundred people who are willing to die for him.”
"I'm not afraid of his martial arts skills, nor am I afraid of his many subordinates," Hu Tiehua said."However, I really can't stand his sneaky and vicious schemes.”
He jumped up and shouted," Now, not only do I not know how he is going to deal with me, but I also don't know what he looks like. If I am killed by him like this, it will be a little unjust."”
"If you can keep your cool, you might not die." Ji Bingyan said coldly.”
Chu Liuxiang sat down dejectedly and hugged her head."Looks like I'm going crazy too.”
Ji Bingyan was sad for a moment before she said in a low voice," Right now, our biggest problem isn't the water, but this person. With Shi Tuo and me here, we will definitely be able to find the water, but this person…"
He sighed and continued," Since this person has taken a fancy to us, he will never let us go. The current situation is that either we destroy him or he destroys us.”
"Can't we avoid him first and find the Black Pearl before looking for him?"”
Ji Bingyan said word by word," No one can avoid him. Before this matter is settled, we can forget about doing anything. Moreover, he might be the one the Black Pearl found to deal with you."”
Chu Liuxiang took a deep breath and pondered for a while. Suddenly, she smiled and said,"Since that's the case, let's fight it out with him. There's no need to be afraid of him. No matter how powerful an opponent is, we've met them before, right?”
Hu Tiehua suddenly raised his head, clapped his hands, and said with a smile,"This is what Chu Liuxiang should say. This is the first human sentence I've heard in two days.”
"But how…" Ji Bingyan frowned.
He suddenly stopped talking. Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua also stopped talking.
Although the three of them were sitting still, they were like three unsheathed knives. Their entire bodies were filled with danger, and they could take the lives of others at any time.
In such a situation, smart people should not provoke them.
Someone was coming.
More than twenty figures rushed over from all directions. Their footsteps were as light as cats, and they did not make a sound as they stepped on the sand.
But how could this be hidden from Hu Tiehua, Ji Bingyan, and Chu Liuxiang?
The three of them quickly exchanged glances and immediately made a unanimous decision."Restrain with stillness, wait and see."
Although they didn't speak, these three old comrades who had fought side by side countless times in the past naturally had a tacit understanding between their actions.
So they lowered their heads as if they were dozing off.
More than 20 figures quickly surrounded them, but they seemed to have not noticed it at all. Instead, these 20 people felt that it was a little strange.
These people were all dressed in tight black clothes and had black scarves on their heads. Each of them moved very vigorously. Clearly, none of them were not dangerous people.
These people were also exchanging hand gestures.
Then, a person suddenly said in a deep voice," If everyone is smart, it's best if you sit still and don't move. Don't even raise your hands. I don't want to scare you, but if you move, you'll immediately die.”
He spoke very slowly, as if he did not want to scare others. However, this was the most powerful method. All the experienced people knew that only this kind of aura could scare people.
Chu Liuxiang. Ji Bingyan and Hu Tiehua naturally did not move, and Shi Tuo would not move either. Only Little Pan was truly frightened to the point of not daring to move.
In the darkness, one could vaguely see that each of these people had something in their hands that was emitting a black light. This was naturally the deadly hidden weapon.
The person who spoke strode out and said,"Very good, you are all very tactful. Now, take out the things!”
Chu Liuxiang raised her head and stuttered,""The things are all on the hunchback. If the First Prince wants anything, just take it!”
"You don't have to play dumb. You naturally know what I want." The man sneered.”
"I…I really don't know."”
"Stop acting dumb," the man complained.
He casually slapped Chu Liuxiang, and Chu Liuxiang fell down along with his palm. However, the person who hit her was stunned.
His palm had clearly hit the other party, but it seemed to have hit nothing. He had clearly hit the other party's face, but there was not even a single place on his palm where he could exert strength.
Hu Tiehua looked at his shocked expression and felt angry and amused at the same time."You actually thought you could hit Chu Liuxiang. If you really hit him, you would have lost your life long ago.”
The man in black knew that something was wrong, and his tone softened as he smiled."Our mission is to obtain this item. Once we obtain it, the mission will be completed. We will leave immediately and will not harm you.”
He smiled and said,"You see, if we wanted to kill you, we would have done it a long time ago."”
Chu Liuxiang also knew that what he said was true. The missions of these people were definitely separated. They were only responsible for dealing with the "Seven Tigers of Peng Gate". Before they received orders, they would not dare to hurt others. He knew that they would not be in danger now, so he was even more relieved.
The man in black waited for a long time, but he didn't see any reaction. He continued,"So, as long as you hand over that thing, not only will I guarantee that I won't harm you or take anything from you, but…I can also give you a pot of water.”
When he said this, it was obvious that he had made up his mind. This was no longer a threat, but a compromise, a temptation. This " thing " was obviously very important.
If they couldn't get this 'thing', they would obviously be punished when they returned.
The temptation of 'water' was not small. If Chu Liuxiang, Ji Bingyan, and Hu Tiehua knew about this 'thing', they might really trade with this person.
Unfortunately, they really didn't know.
"What exactly do you want?" Hu Tiehua sighed. As long as you tell me, I will definitely give it to you. Now, no matter how many precious things you want me to exchange for a pot of water, I am willing.”
"You really don't know?" The man in black glared.”
"Who knows what this damn thing is? Anyone who knows is a bastard." Hu Tiehua said.”
Chu Liuxiang secretly laughed and said,"This kid still hasn't forgotten to scold people."”
The black-clothed man had no idea that others had already called him a son of a b * tch. His face darkened as he said,"Did you really not find anything from the corpse?”
"Aiyo!" Hu Tiehua cried out. God, no matter how much of a bastard we are, we wouldn't want to steal from a dead person!”
His words had scolded the other party again, and he did not use any vulgarities.
This time, the man in black finally understood that this was equivalent to calling him a bastard. He said angrily,"You still don't admit it? Alright, come and search.”
Hu Tiehua's body immediately tensed up, and he was about to flare up.
However, Chu Liuxiang pulled him back and said lightly,""Let them search. They won't find anything anyway.”
At this moment, a few men in black appeared from the darkness and searched their bodies. Hu Tiehua suppressed his anger, not understanding why Chu Liuxiang was so patient.
Ji Bingyan understood,"Chu Liuxiang has also made the same mistake now. He's also curious. If he doesn't see what's going on and figure it out, how could he bear to make a move?"”
No matter where he was, no matter who he was dealing with, Chu Liuxiang would never make a move unless it was absolutely necessary. He was not a person who liked to fight.
After the men in black finished searching the people, they searched the camels. Naturally, they did not find that "thing". One of them thought for a moment and suddenly said,"Perhaps that thing is still with the Peng family's seven tigers.”
So they dug out the bodies that were buried in the ground. They used knives to lift up the clothes of the bodies. Hu Tiehua gritted his teeth and turned his head.
"These people don't have it either."”
The leader of the men in black was already a little flustered. He stomped his feet and said,"It's impossible that there isn't one. We'll look for it again. If we can't find it, how will we explain it when we go back?”
Panic and fear appeared in the eyes of the men in black. They searched again, but they still couldn't find them. They became more and more anxious, almost forgetting to monitor Chu Liuxiang and the others.
Ji Jia Yan's eyes flashed, and he suddenly said slowly,"What exactly are you looking for? If you tell us, we might be able to help.”
The man in black was already panicking and blurted out,"Blissful Star."
"What is this Blissful Star?" Hu Tiehua couldn't help but ask.”
The man in black said," I'm not sure either. I only know that among the red goods that the Peng family's seven tigers are protecting this time, there's one that's the most expensive. It's called the Star of Bliss."”
Hu Tiehua sighed in disappointment and said,"I thought it was something amazing, but it's just a piece of jewelry.”
No matter how precious the jewelry was, it was nothing in their eyes.
The man in black said," We were ordered to come here. According to the plan, we seized the box of red goods. Who knew that the 'Star of Bliss' was not in the box…" In a moment of desperation, he spilled everything.
"If I knew where this Blissful Star was, would you be willing to use water to exchange for it?" Ji Bingyan suddenly said.”
The man in black was shocked and anxious. "Of course," he said loudly.
"Do you really have water?" Ji Bingyan asked leisurely.”
"Naturally," the man in black replied.
"Where?" Ji Bingyan asked. Let me see."
"Don't you trust me?" The man in black's expression changed.”
"Alright, I'll believe you this time. I'll give you the Star of Bliss first, but the water…"
"As long as you take out the Star of Bliss, water won't be a problem."”
Hu Tiehua was truly filled with curiosity as he watched from the side. He didn't understand how Ji Bingyan could so easily believe someone else, much less how Ji Bingyan could take out that Blissful Star.
They had never even seen the shadow of the Blissful Star.
Ji Bingyan turned around and walked over, her face actually looking very confident. Looking at Chu Liuxiang, she also had a smile on her face and wasn't anxious at all.
Hu Tiehua couldn't help but go up to him and whisper,"You really know where the Blissful Star is?”
"When you hugged Peng Yihu just now, you only felt that there was an extra round and hard piece on his shoulder, right?"”
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