People are in the comprehensive tomb, unloading the mountain and stealing the chief

Chapter 249 Trading and Hiring

After thinking about this, Chen Ziyan felt that he should have some right to speak, so he asked, "Evil tree? Is it that ancient bronze tree in Qinling?"

Huo Xiangu hesitated slightly when she heard the words, and looked at Chen Ziyan with a little surprise.

This tree is in their old nine gates, and only a few family members know about it. How did the young man in front of him know about it.

If Chen Ziyan hadn't said the word "bronze", he might have blown himself up, but now that he opened his mouth and said the location and material of the tree, it meant that he really knew about it.

Even with mixed feelings, Huo Xiangu did not rashly ask how Chen Ziyan knew about this tree.

She knew that there were only two ways for Chen Ziyan to know the evil tree hidden in the deep mountains, and there were two most likely ways, one was that he had been to that place, and the other was that his elders had been there.

Considering Chen Ziyan's age, and the fact that it was secretly controlled by someone, Huo Xiangu was more inclined to the second possibility.

And this also means that behind the young man in front of him, there is likely to be a deep foundation behind him.

This is really not her random guess, but she is very aware of the dangers of that place, if there is no background of looters going there, they will never return, let alone pass the information to other people.

Huo Xiangu was a little thankful that what she said just now was not too forceful, otherwise she would really have to tear her skin apart. The young people in front of her are easy to deal with, but the people with hidden skills may not be so.

She doesn't want to beat the young one to the old one, that kind of thing is too bad.

Although Huo Xiangu didn't say a word, from her undisguised performance, Chen Ziyan had already got the answer he wanted.

"It seems that what we are talking about should be the same thing." Chen Ziyan didn't bother about whether Huo Xiangu would give a response. After saying such a sentence, he continued to ask: "If it is really that tree, Xie Jiu Could it be that the master intends to..."

Chen Ziyan didn't say the following words, but he believed that Huo Xiangu understood what he wanted to ask.

After all, some things don't need to be said too clearly.

What the Bronze Divine Tree can do may be hard for outsiders to imagine, but those who know the inside story know it.

Just as Chen Ziyan thought, Huo Xiangu understood what he meant, she nodded and said: "No accident, he wants to use the power of that tree to escape."

Huo Xiangu's thoughts were similar to Chen Ziyan's. They both believed that Xie Jiuye wanted to use the power of the Bronze Sacred Tree to buy time for his unfinished business.

"Then... what exactly does Xie Jiuye want to do?" Chen Ziyan pretended to be puzzled and asked in doubt.

"Maybe I don't know the specific situation. I just know that he has caused a big trouble. If there is no way to solve it, let alone his Xie family, even the entire Nine Sects may be overthrown." Huo Xiangu gave gave an ambiguous answer.

But the actual situation is that besides Xie Jiu who is the person involved, there is also Zhang Dafo, who is now a high-ranking and powerful person, and she is the one who knows the most about this matter.

But many things here can already be classified as taboo, and she won't say it.

Even Huo Xiangu has secretly decided that she intends to rot all these things in her stomach, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to her family.

"Is that so..." Chen Ziyan showed a thoughtful expression.

He seemed to be thinking about what Huo Xiangu said, but he was actually thinking about what to say next.

He didn't want to get involved in this matter, not to mention the slightest benefit, and it would cause unnecessary trouble because of it, it was completely thankless.

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly fell silent, and none of the people spoke.

Although Hu Bayi and the others didn't know what was going on, they also sensed that this would be a trouble, so they all decided to leave.

Wang Kaixuan was the first to lose his composure, and said directly, "Master Chen, I suddenly remembered that we still have something to do, why don't we go back first?"

Although the reason was lame, the meaning he wanted to convey was clear.

That is - the wind is tight, blah blah!

Seeing such a scene, Huo Xiangu's eyes flashed brightly, and she said: "You guys don't need to worry, as long as you don't say anything about this matter, you won't be implicated."

Having said all this, how could she easily let a few people leave.

Hearing Huo Xiangu's words, Chen Ziyan was fine, but the faces of Hu Bayi and the others suddenly collapsed.

How could they not hear the threat implied in these words.

What do you mean it's fine to go out without making a fuss, isn't the premise that you have to cooperate well?

Rubbing lightly on the teacup twice with his fingertips, Chen Ziyan looked at Huo Xiangu and asked: "The talk has already reached this point, if Huo Dangjia has anything to say, you might as well just say it, it's better to put the matter on the table, isn't it? "

Chen Ziyan will not accept threats, but it does not mean that he does not accept mutually beneficial cooperation.

Of course, the premise is that the chips make him tempted enough.

From Huo Xiangu's words, Chen Ziyan heard an obvious turning point. If it is said that Huo Xiangu just wanted to verify from them whether Xie Jiuye went to Qinling, then there is no doubt that he has a new plan now, so he will Ask such a sentence.

Hearing this, Huo Xiangu took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "I am an old lady supporting this big family, and I don't have too much extravagance, as long as the family is safe and sound, I understand Xie Jiu. Well, if other people take one step and see three steps, then he has to see at least ten steps, so he usually has already figured out how to end things before he starts, and what our Huo family needs to do now is to work on things Save yourself until the dust settles."

After saying this, she looked at Chen Ziyan: "But now that the storm is coming, the Huo family needs allies who can support each other, so that they can tide over the difficulties better."

"Allies?" It was another answer that Chen Ziyan didn't expect. He asked curiously, "Master Huo is joking, right? How can I be a small family?"

What he said was not self-effacing. If he moved back two or three years, he might not be able to appreciate the Huo family.

But now, except for his unique museum, the rest of the forces combined may not be as good as the handicap under the hands of the Huo family.

When Huo Xiangu heard this, she smiled and shook her head: "Boss Chen is too self-effacing. You must know that soldiers are more expensive than many. People in our business have never won by relying on numbers. The Xieling lineage of Zhenlulin also gathered countless capable people and strangers. If they were all rural men who only knew how to fight and kill, no matter how many people they were, they would all be buried in those ancient tombs. How could he win such an astonishing reputation."

"..." Chen Ziyan didn't answer the question.

But the fact is that this is indeed the case. Other factions may not have experienced it, but they have a case before.

That was when Xiling had not yet formed, and it was still the predecessor of the Red Eyebrow Army. At that time, the Red Eyebrow Army staged a scene where ten thousand people fought against Maoling.

As far as Chen Ziyan knew, what the Red Eyebrow Army faced at that time was the famous Nine Deaths Shocking Mausoleum Armor. The specific process has not been worked out, but it is heard that the casualties were extremely heavy afterwards.

Huo Xiangu didn't know that because of her own words, Chen Ziyan's thoughts went to the time when Xiling had just sprouted, and she thought he was thinking about her own words.

Her meaning is also very obvious, that is, she is optimistic about Chen Ziyan, a small group, and wants to reach a relationship similar to cooperation.

Of course, this was the reason why she discovered that Chen Ziyan had a background behind him.

If Chen Ziyan hadn't revealed this, Huo Xiangu would have recruited them directly, that's how many of their Huo family's surnames came from.

But now that she realized that Chen Ziyan's background was not simple, solicitation would naturally not work, so she simply replaced solicitation with cooperation.

No matter what, she's all right.

After Chen Ziyan got out of his thoughts, the first thing he saw was Huo Xiangu's eyes waiting for the answer, and he realized that he still had business to do.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Win-win cooperation is a good thing, but isn't the Huo family's current situation inappropriate?"

Although Chen is not afraid of trouble, he doesn't want to cause trouble for nothing, okay?

Now he has no need for the Huo family at all, and there is no need to cause unnecessary trouble for himself.

Moreover, he only knows a little superficiality, even if it is publicized, it is not a big problem, and this cannot be used as a bargaining chip to blackmail him.

Hearing Chen Ziyan's words, Huo Xiangu knew it was time to make her own quotation, so she said, "I don't need Boss Chen to get involved, I just want Boss Chen to help protect a few people when my Huo family can't do it. And as a reward, I will help solve the troubles at Liulichang."

She never intended to pull Chen Ziyan into this vortex. Huo Xiangu's real purpose was to provide an insurance policy for her children in advance.

Although she doesn't have the unrivaled ability to make up her mind, decades of years have sharpened her eyes to see people. It can be seen that Chen Ziyan is a person who keeps promises.

So I want to take this opportunity to set up a set of insurance for my children, so that even if the Huo family really can't carry it through, there will be a few eggs left after the nest is overturned.

Hearing this condition, Chen Ziyan frowned: "Is Huo Dangjia thinking about solving the problem at Liulichang?"

He didn't say the following words, but made a slanted gesture with his palms upright.

It's not that he thinks that the Huo family doesn't have this ability, but that he feels that the current Huo family may have more than enough energy. Although what Xie Jiuye did has always been a secret, the fact that he was chased and killed is beyond the reach of those who care. It has long been no secret.

The Nine Gates, who have always been in the same spirit, not only did not help, but were much more cautious than usual. This undoubtedly sent a signal that the entire Nine Gates was in trouble.

At this time, although it could not be said that the wall was overthrown by everyone, Jiumen's right to speak was definitely not as good as in the past. For the specific situation, you can refer to what happened to a certain young master later.

That's why Chen Ziyan guessed that Huo Xiangu planned to solve the matter in this way.

After all, such a strong and cruel method can undoubtedly severely deter people with evil intentions.

Chen Ziyan was expecting this. If he really used this method, he would definitely agree to it immediately.

If this is the case, it will undoubtedly wipe out all the troubles he faced.

As for whether the Huo family's actions would change the original ending, that was out of Chen Ziyan's consideration.

After all, he and the Huo family are not related, and this is only the first time they have dealt with each other, so they don't care about each other's life or death.

At most, when things were at their worst, according to the agreement to protect Huo Xiangu's descendants, it could be regarded as fulfilling his promise.

Although he, Chen Ziyan, is not a good person, he is not a bad person either, and he usually does what he promises.

Moreover, Chen Ziyan suspected that Huo Xiangu might not only be looking for him, this kind of old world would not put their hopes on a plate, and it is normal to cast a wide net.

Huo Xiangu was taken aback by his question, she secretly thought that this young man was very murderous, and explained: "Of course it won't be like this, there are many ways to solve this kind of thing, and it can be achieved through 'conventional' means. Purpose."

The transformation process of the Huo family was quite bumpy, and it has not been fully completed until today, so Huo Xiangu generally would not do anything reckless.

After all, today is different from the past, and we still have to cherish a little feather.

Hearing this, Chen Ziyan was slightly disappointed, thinking that Xiangu Huo was not refreshing enough.

However, there was nothing unusual on his face, and he asked as usual: "I wonder how many people Huo Dangjia wants to entrust to me?"

Although it does not solve the problem at its root, the deal is still negotiable.

Although Chen Ziyan can handle it, it will undoubtedly waste his time and energy, so it is worth taking a small risk for him.

But at this price, the number of people can't be too many. If the whole Huo family is packed in, wouldn't it be a loss to his grandma's family.

Especially for the virtue of the men from the Huo family, Chen Ziyan was afraid that he wouldn't need the enemy's help, so he couldn't help but help clean up the house.

"Four people." Huo Xiangu obviously had an idea, and immediately gave the answer.

Chen Ziyan nodded slightly when he heard the words, the number was still within his acceptable range, if there were more, the price would have to be increased.

After making up his mind, he didn't say much, and said directly to Huo Xiangu: "Master Huo, then I wish us a happy cooperation. At that time, just send the person to my residence. I can't guarantee anything else." , but at least until I have an accident, the safety issue will never go wrong."

Huo Xiangu stared at Chen Ziyan for a while, and slowly said a word: "Okay!"

To be honest, when she sensed Chen Ziyan's murderous intentions, Huo Xiangu's first reaction was to cancel the deal, but after hesitating for a while, she decided to continue the deal with the other party.

It's not a difficult task for her to deal with those people in Liulichang, it's just her doing an extra guarantee for her children.

Huo Xiangu, who came from the war-torn era, knew that if something happened, someone like Chen Ziyan would be far more reliable than those elegant gentlemen.

He already knew what he wanted to know, and he also decided on a small profit cooperation. Chen Ziyan felt that today's harvest was enough, so after chatting with Huo Xiangu, he resolutely said goodbye.

They politely declined Huo Xiangu's offer to send someone to escort them, and they left here on foot.

After walking a certain distance, Da Jinya looked back at the Huo family behind him, and suddenly sighed sadly: "Oh, it's really a loss to grandma's house this time!"

Wang Kaixuan asked puzzledly: "Old Jin, what are you talking about without thinking, why did you lose money to grandma's house? I think even if this business didn't make a profit, it shouldn't be a loss."

Hu Bayi also said: "Yes, although protecting a few people may cause some disputes, isn't it much easier than dealing with those troublesome things by ourselves?"

They don't know much about what happened just now, and they still don't understand what happened.

Da Jinya said helplessly: "You two don't understand what's going on here, it's not that simple."

Although he also doesn't know the inside story here, he knows the Huo family's status in the world, and he also understands what it means for Huo Xiangu to do something similar to asking for help.

"You know that we don't understand, so hurry up and talk about it!" Wang Kaixuan urged unwillingly.

That's what annoys him. He knows that others don't understand, but he doesn't explain it.

The big gold tooth at the top of the sentence scratched his head. He knew that this matter was serious, but he didn't know what was going on.

After thinking about it, he looked at Chen Ziyan: "Master Chen, why don't you explain a thing or two?"

Although he didn't know it, he knew that Chen Ziyan must know what was going on.

Chen Ziyan turned his head to look at Da Jinya, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth: "Let's talk about this later, I think it's better for Master Jin to explain one thing to us first."

Da Jinya didn't understand, so he asked, "What's the matter?"

Chen Ziyan looked him up and down, and asked, "Master Jin, why don't you tell me why you came back alone, and why you matched the Huo family."

Chen Ziyan really didn't pay much attention to this matter before, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

First of all, Da Jinya returned to the capital alone. Based on his understanding of this guy, he belonged to the kind of master who dared not take the slightest risk. There was no reason to run back to the capital by himself first.

Then there was the matter of helping the Huo family, which was even more suspicious. Chen Ziyan thought that Da Jinya had something to do with the Huo family, so he helped to such an extent.

But when he came down from the Huo family this time, he found that this was not the case. The Huo family's attitude towards Da Jinya was just like ordinary people, and he didn't seem to be friendly at all.

In this way, things are a little unexplainable.

Hearing these two questions from Chen Ziyan, Da Jinya subconsciously blinked a few times, and said after a long while: "Yeah, why did I come back alone and have a relationship with the Huo family?"

As soon as he said these words, Chen Ziyan and the others stopped in an instant, and frowned and looked over.

This is so wrong!
If Da Jinya didn't know the reason himself, then why did he do this?

Wang Kaixuan glanced at Da Jinya, and said in a low voice, "I said Da Jinya must be bewitched, right?"

Hu Bayi immediately retorted: "Don't be so fucking blind, it's not so easy to be enchanted by evil spirits."

After thinking about it, Chen Ziyan came up with another possibility: "It's not necessarily an evil, but it's very possible to be tricked!"

(End of this chapter)