A Clash of Gods - Chapter 994

[Chapter 984 Ghost King]

Qi Ning thought that this little guy was probably the strong men who had disappeared from the village before, but the guy said, “The little guy originally lived by the Huai River, and lived with a group of brothers selling some illicit salt!”

Qi Ning was startled, thinking that this guy used to be a salt dealer.

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“When the Qinhuai War broke out, there were many refugees, and the business was not easy to do.” The rogue said: “We have always taken salt from the people of Dongqi, and later the private salt dealer told us that there is a good business that can make a profit without losing money. , ask us to do it or not.”

“What business?”

“He said he helped us find a job, five taels of silver a month, no need to worry about food and lodging, and sixty taels of silver can be saved in a year.” The rogue said: “But the construction period is five years, and after five years, there will be another If you pay an extra 100 taels, it will be 400 taels in five years. Even if you are in the capital, you can buy a house. We can’t continue to do the private salt work. If there is such a good thing, we will naturally accept it, so A group of about ten of us got on a boat under the arrangement of the private salt dealer, and after we got there, there were already sixty or seventy people there, and then we went all the way to this island.”

Qi Ning was even more alert and asked, “You mean that many people on this island were recruited by private salt merchants from Dong Qi?”

“My boat No. 60 or 70 must have been hired by private salt dealers.” The rogue said, “After we went to the island, we were separated, and then the people on the island warned us that we should not be on this island. A lot of questions, not a lot of talk, just do whatever you want, and before the five-year construction period is over, no one should think about leaving.” There was a trace of fear between the eyebrows: “Whoever wants to escape without authorization will be severely punished. For two months, two people couldn’t stand the life on the island and wanted to escape, but they were caught, and then in front of us, those two people were cut off on their hands and feet, and they didn’t die until the blood was dry. Now that you guys know how powerful it is, you will no longer dare to think nonsense.”

Qi Ning was horrified. It wasn’t because of the cruelty of the punishment on this island, but because the island had something to do with the people of Dongqi.

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He originally thought that the robbers were looted villagers, but now it seems that he was tricked into the island. If the island is controlled by the Jiang family, but these robbers on the island are provided by the people of Dongqi. That is to say, the Donghai Jiang family actually had a connection with the people of Dongqi in private.

If this is the case, the situation is very serious.

Qi Ning pondered among the gangsters, and dared to whisper: “Master, the villain has said what should be said, and I beg you to give me the antidote!”

Qi Ning snorted coldly, retracted the cold blade, pointed to the corpse lying on the ground, and said lightly, “Take off his clothes.”

The villain was startled, not knowing Qi Ning’s intention, Qi Ning’s face sank, the villain did not dare to disobey, he could only go over and quickly strip off his companion’s clothes, only then did he look back at Qi Ning, only to find that Qi Ning was already like a ghost standing behind him.

“As long as you are obedient, I guarantee you will live a long time.” Qi Ning whispered: “Carry this corpse on your back and throw him into the canyon, aren’t you very good at doing such a thing?”

The rogue’s heart felt cold, but he honestly carried his companion’s body on his back, went straight to the edge of the canyon, and reached the edge of the cliff, and then pushed the body of his companion into the canyon. The canyon is very deep, and the corpse fell. , without the slightest sound.

When he came back, he found that Qi Ning had changed into his companion’s clothes. He was a little surprised. When he looked at Qi Ning’s face, he found that it was a face of about forty years old. He was only in his early twenties, but he didn’t want to be so old. Naturally, he didn’t know that at this moment, Qi Ning not only changed his clothes, but also put on a mask. The mask Zhong Ya gave was extremely practical and very easy to use. Won the heart of Qi Ning.

“You lead the way, I’ll go in with you to take a look.” Qi Ning smiled slightly: “If everything goes well, within four hours, I will naturally give you the antidote. If you feel that you don’t want to live, I can’t do anything about it. ”

The minion said in surprise: “You want to go in?” He said anxiously, “Master,

Xiao Xiao advises you to leave early, because this island is full of their people. Once found, you can’t run if you want.

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“You are just worried that I will be caught by them, and you will be implicated.” Qi Ning sneered: “So you’d better pray that I can come out smoothly and not be discovered by them.”

There was nothing I could do about it, I thought that this man was really daring, and I didn’t know where he came from. Seeing Qi Ning pouting at him, he could only go over and lift the stretcher in front, and Qi Ning lifted it in the back, and said solemnly: ” Let’s go!”

The two of them carried the stretcher and walked along the path.

As Qi Ning walked forward, he observed the movement around him. After walking for a short while, he turned to another path overgrown with weeds. There was a stone wall on the side. After walking less than twenty steps, he found a large Beside the rock, the rogue stopped and looked back at Qi Ning. He saw Qi Ning’s knife-like eyes staring at him coldly. He didn’t dare to hesitate any longer. He picked up a stone from the ground and pointed it at him. The rock slammed three times.

After three beeps, a creaking sound was heard, and the rock actually moved, moving away like a sliding door, and soon a dark hole appeared.

Qi Ning saw it in his eyes, but he was also quite surprised. He knew that this must be a trick.

The technique of the mechanism is definitely an extremely delicate and complex technology. It is not easy to form a channel and set up a mechanism within the mountain. It not only needs sufficient financial and human support, but also needs to be met but not asked for. Top technology.

To be able to build such a huge fortification on Haifeng Island, the manpower and material resources invested are of course an extremely huge number of words, and the evil intention contained in it is even more shocking.

The East China Sea Master is stationed in the East China Sea all the year round, and often sends warships to patrol the sea, but he has no idea about the movement on the island. Qi Ning really does not know whether it is the incompetence of the East China Sea Master or the master behind the island. too big.

The two carried the stretcher and entered the hole. The corridor inside was quite wide, and a fuel lamp was lit every few feet.

The oil lamp was in a trance, and the shadows were erratic. There was a bit of cold air in the corridor. After going inside for a while, there were three forks. Walking forward for a while, Qi Ning saw other corridors appearing from time to time to the left and right, and he was even more surprised. The passages in this mountain looked like spider webs, criss-crossing. If you are not familiar with the path, you can easily Lost in this one.

Walking forward for a while, suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and several figures came towards him. Qi Ning used the dim light to find that the people who came were wearing shorts and shorts, but their faces were covered with black cloth towel, slightly. Bowing his head, those few people approached, and the man in front was already saying to the scoundrel in front: “Hurry up, the ghost bell is ringing, hurry up and gather at the Ghost King Hall.”

The scoundrel was stunned for a moment, Qi Ning was about to ask, but a few more people came out from the corridor not far ahead. But it came from above. Qi Ning looked up and found that there was a delicate bell hanging not far in front of him. At this time, the bell was shaking slightly, but the sound was very clear.

Those people passed by in a hurry, and they didn’t even look at Qi Ning, they seemed to be in a hurry.

The guy in front accelerated, walked forward for a while, turned into a corridor, and then turned into a narrow stone house. Qi Ning saw that there were two stone beds in the house, which were very simple and covered with quilts. An oil lamp was lit in the corner, and there was a smell of rotten mildew in the house. The scoundrel put down the stretcher, then turned around and said with a bitter face: “Master, let’s go to the Ghost King’s Hall, if it’s too late, then It’s not a joke.”

“Ghost King Hall?” Qi Ning frowned, “What happened just now?”

“The villain doesn’t know either, but when the bell rings, something big has happened.” The minion lowered his voice: “I’m afraid it’s going to die again!”

“dead?”

The scoundrel took two face masks from the box in the corner and handed one to Qi Ning: “Master, put it on first, let’s hurry over there, there are many people there, just count the heads, you pretend to be Huanggang, that is, No one will recognize the dead guy.”

Qi Ning said “Oh”, took the mask, covered her mouth and nose, and asked in a low voice, “Does everyone have to be masked?”

“The villain said earlier that there are seven or eight teams here, each performing their own duties, and no one can inquire about each other on weekdays, nor can they talk together.” Don’t let the other teams see their faces, since the Ghost King ordered it, let’s just listen to him.”

“Who is the ghost king?”

The minion said: “It’s the owner of this island, but I rarely see him on weekdays, unless it’s important, he doesn’t show up often.” Somewhat strangely said: “At this time, I don’t know what happened. “I didn’t dare to delay, I quickly left the stone room, and when I looked back, I saw Qi Ning thoughtful and greeted, and then Qi Ning followed.

When passing through the corridor, there are stone rooms on both sides from time to time. Qi Ning knew that this should be the place where the group of people lived. There are also six or seven stone rooms on the left and right sides of the corridor. One room for two people, that is, the living room. more than ten people.

The smell here is turbid. Although there are oil lamps hanging on it every other section of the road, it still looks dim and unclear. Five or six steps away, the face of the other party will be a little blurry.

This group of people on this island are like mice living in the ground. Without the light of day, Qi Ning thought that it was no wonder that someone once wanted to escape. Such a living environment is indeed unbearable.