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Chapter 95: Using the Fox Skin as a Banner (Part )
Zhang San's father had a very good impression of Xu Yuan. The box of matches that Xu Yuan gave him as a gift made him feel proud for several days under the old dead tree.

But how did this guy become a mountain runner?

Xu Yuan saw from afar that the village gate was closed, so he did not get too close and stopped a hundred feet outside the village to wait.

Sure enough, it didn't take long before the old mountain runner came out.

There was a hanged man following behind.

This hanged ghost looks a little familiar, as if it is the one next to the mountain products he buried.

Xu Yuan politely bowed, "Senior."

Bai Laoyan nodded, his tone somewhat unfriendly: "Sure enough, he is not a merchant."

Xu Yuan smiled apologetically: "I had no choice at the time, but I did bring a lot of goods this time."

Xu Yuan and Fu Jingyu put down their large bags and opened them. Inside were the things that the village needed most, such as salt and ironware.

The old hermit took a quick look and asked, "What on earth are you doing here?"

Xu Yuan looked around: "Is it convenient to talk here?"

Bai Laoyan turned around and said, "Follow me."

The group walked quickly and after walking for more than ten miles, they arrived at a hidden hut in the mountains.

This is Bai Layan’s place of residence in the mountains.

Mountain runners have several such places in the mountains.

The shed was narrow, and everyone couldn't turn around after entering. Moreover, the "beams" here were too low, and the hanged ghost couldn't hang on to them, so he felt like his whole body was not there.

Bai Laoyan didn't care and sat down first: "Go ahead."

Xu Yuan said: "This time, please help us kill a few people in the mountains..."

Bai Laoyan said bluntly: "No, this will break the rules."

Xu Yuan took out a leather bag and placed his hands on the wood that served as a low table in front of Bai Layan.

Then he smiled and looked at Bai Laoyan.

There is a mark on the skin.

This time, Xu Yuan is using the "fox's" skin to pull the trigger and waving the banner.

Bai Laoyan's face turned from sallow to livid. After a long while, he slowly reached out his hand, took out the leather bag, and rubbed the mark with his rough index finger.

Then he opened the leather bag, and inside was indeed a broken Shan Ye stele.

For a moment, the veins in his hand bulged out, but then quickly returned to calm.

"Hmph, using that old fox to suppress me?" Bai Laoyan's tone became more and more unfriendly. He moved his body and took out the hatchet from under his feather cloak.

Xu Yuan felt that behind the yellow crystal lens, there was only the white of the eyeball, staring at him intently, but he did not show any panic at all. He said calmly: "The two girls from Meihuatan and I are sworn brothers and sisters."

Then Xu Yuan pointed to the mark on the skin and said, "If you don't believe me, we can go to Plum Blossom Pond right now and ask my two sisters in person."

The old hermit didn't say anything for a long time, and the hanged ghost looked at him quietly. They both knew the truth about the massacre of the two villages.

In the village in the mountains, no one wanted to provoke the old fox.

Snapped!
Bai Laoyan threw the leather bag back onto the wood, took a deep breath and said, "Who did you kill? What level did you kill? Is it related to those monsters in the mountains?"

In the village, any evil spirit that can occupy a piece of land is called a "head monster".

The monsters are divided into different sizes and strengths. The two foxes in Meihuatan may be the weakest, and the ones on Guanghuo Street are the biggest.

Xu Yuan put away his skin and replied, "Others call him 'Lord Qin', but he is definitely not from the Department of Elimination of Filth.

At least the level of a seventh-rate craftsman, maybe sixth-rate.

It's related to the Haikou Toad, the Snake Pole, the Ghost Temple Statue, and the Locust Lady in the mountains. The last time we saw him, the Locust Lady was right beside him."

When Bai Laoyan heard about these four monsters, he frowned and said, "This is all because of Qiao Ziang..."

Xu Yuan didn't explain further. The old hermit muttered something, knowing what was going on, and stopped nagging at the question. "You didn't bring enough goods this time." Old Bai pointed at the two bags and said, "Give me five times the amount."

"No problem, I'll deliver it to you personally after it's done."

Xu Yuan came out of the county town and did some shopping just to bribe the old mountain runner.

The hanged ghost suddenly asked, "Where is that Lord Qin now?"

Xu Yuan crossed his arms and saluted: "What's your name?"

Bai Laoyan raised his chin and said, "Mr. Piaodang."

Xu Yuan almost couldn't help but blurt out "good name".

"They went to Guanghuo Street yesterday afternoon."

Hearing the name of Guanghuo Street, Bai Laoyan and Mr. Piaodang frowned at the same time.

"Kid, tell me the truth, what's the relationship between them being on Guanghuo Street?" asked Old Bai with a serious look.

Xu Yuan shook his head: "As far as we know, no. They need the Locust Lady to introduce them to those people on the street."

Bai Laoyan breathed a sigh of relief: "Kill them before they hit the streets!"

Old Bai looked at Mr. Piaodang again and said, "Old ghost, can you give me some help?"

Mr. Piaodang hesitated: "This matter... has nothing to do with me..."

Xu Yuan suddenly had an idea and took out another booklet. He flipped open the pages where Lao Qian had recorded the details of raising the hanged ghost soldiers. "I can give this to you, sir."

Xu Yuan had read this thing several times and had memorized it by heart.

Mr. Piaodang was furious when he first took a look at it, but when he looked at the other parts, he became interested.

"Yes!" Mr. Piaodang closed the booklet, put it in his arms and disappeared.

"Then let's go and kill them before they take to the streets tomorrow morning!" The old hermit stood up suddenly.

……

The old hermit threw two large bundles in from the village gate and said to Zhang San's father, "Put them away and divide them when I come back."

"If I can't come back..." He pointed at Xu Yuan and the other three, "Keep an eye on their dead souls and burn them with the 'ghost stove'. No matter what, I must retrieve the remaining things."

Zhang San's father shuddered: "I can't come back...you..."

The old mountain runner just waved his hand and left.

Xu Yuan walked past the village gate and grinned at Zhang San's father: "Uncle Zhang, I'll bring you a few more boxes of matches next time I come back."

Zhang San's father quickly lowered his head, stammering and not daring to respond.

Fu Jingyu and the other two followed Xu Yuan all the time. Among them, Lu Zhengyan was fine, but Old Yan was quite emotional.

Xu Yuan used the skin of an old fox to force the old hermit to join his gang.

During the entire negotiation process, he was very calm and composed, without revealing any flaws, and he managed to bring in two strong reinforcements for his own side, which was lacking in strength!
He showed quite a bit of the demeanor of a great general.

Thinking back to the first time I met this kid, although he was quite smart, I always felt that he still needed some careful polishing by the old man before he could be accepted into the upper class.

I didn't expect that I had grown so fast in just a few days.

Of course, Xu Yuan was not completely sure that he could scare the old hermit.

After all, we don’t know whether the two sisters were exaggerating about the massacre of two villages.

But it doesn't hurt to give it a try.

Anyway, on the way to Guanghuo Street, you will pass by Wangxiang Village.

If he failed, at most he would be ridiculed by the old hermit and lose some face.

(End of this chapter)