Volume 4: The Sleepless Snake Chapter 4: Talk on a Snowy Night!
The stove was filled with firewood and charcoal, and the already warm fire pit suddenly became steaming hot.
Goethe leaned on the path connecting the stove and the fire pit, holding two [Treasure Cards] in his hands, but he looked lazy - he had just tried it.
[Small Body Protection Technique (No. 309)] also contains extremely rich vitality.
Much stronger than [Small Blindness Technique (No. 351)].
But no matter whether it was the [Small Body Protection Spell] or the [Small Eye Covering Spell], there was no way to absorb his "power".
Not only the core power of [Voliber Breathing], even the ordinary first- and second-level secret arts like [Ice] and [Whirlwind] cannot be absorbed.
As for the 'road' [unarmed combat]?
Just as Goethe was about to use the power inside, the two [Treasure Cards] were about to shatter.
So much so that Goethe had to stop immediately.
"Is it because the cards with the later number and the 'power level' cannot be completed?"
"Or do I have to make the card myself?"
Goethe pondered.
The former is easy, you just need to keep collecting cards.
It takes time and effort to find the cards with the first numbers.
But what if it’s the latter?
According to that simple memory, from the time when the 'Great Emperor' Zhao Jingjue emerged 666 years ago to the present day, countless talented people have wanted to uncover the secret of the [Treasure Card] and create the [Treasure Card] by themselves.
But without exception, they all failed.
A lot of manpower and resources were wasted, but in the end nothing was gained.
Some even lost their lives.
Goethe would neither underestimate himself nor be arrogant.
He knew very well how powerful the talent brought by [Golden Human. Alienation] was, but he did not think that he could ignore the unfinished work of countless brilliant people in 666 years by relying on [Golden Human. Alienation].
Even if he has similar knowledge to the 'Mad King', it is not something that can be achieved overnight.
If we start from the beginning, there will be a lot of things to deal with.
"If it's the latter, then we have to go to the Imperial Palace."
Goethe knew very well that if there was any place where the information on how to make a [Treasure Card] was most likely to exist, it must be inside the Imperial Palace. Even if there were some forces outside who were still exploring, they were far inferior to there.
But, again, it's not easy to get there.
Generally speaking, Goethe doesn't care.
But when the [Treasure Card] appeared, the situation changed.
The royal family now has sixteen [Treasure Cards], who knows what is inside?
[Small Blindness Spell] and [Small Body Protection Card] are all ranked after 300, especially [Small Blindness Spell] which is among the last few, but what would be the [Treasure Card] that ranks at the top?
Who knows what the 'Mad King' will make when he is in a mad state?
After all, the other party is here to deal with the 'witch'!
Goethe was not to be careless.
He came here to solve problems and find a way to survive, not to seek death.
"We can only slowly collect more [Treasure Cards] and find out the corresponding information to infer what the top-ranked [Treasure Cards] are."
Goethe planned silently.
Then, he glanced outward.
With the help of the vision of the [Blood Crow Spirit], he saw two figures approaching and heard their voices clearly.
"Can Uncle Wang do it?"
The eldest daughter of the Wang family had a hesitant look on her face and her pace slowed down unconsciously.
"Of course it will work."
"I saw it. It's a move that no ordinary person can perform, let alone a wild boar that has become a spirit or has acquired great powers. Even an ordinary wild boar would not be able to perform it."
"I asked Lao Li again, and this Mr. Mo is definitely a powerful person."
Lao Wang said immediately.
Then, take another step.
How could Lao Wang not know what his young lady wanted to ask?
Of course I know!
It's not a question of 'Can Mr. Mo do it?', but rather a question of 'Now that the two of us have come to Mr. Mo for help, can Mr. Mo agree to it?'
Is it okay?
Lao Wang was not sure either.
But now that things have come to this, what can Lao Wang do?
Rather than being chased by that ungrateful person and not knowing whether he is alive or dead, it is better to ask Mr. Mo for help.
Of course, Lao Wang dares to come.
I still have some confidence.
However, I can’t tell the eldest lady about this.
Once you say it, something bad will happen.
Before what happened, Lao Wang loved his kind and innocent eldest daughter very much, just like him being his own granddaughter. But after what happened, Lao Wang understood that his eldest daughter's kindness and innocence were not a good thing at times. But he couldn't say it out loud because he was afraid of hurting his eldest daughter.
The eldest daughter of the Wang family looked at Uncle Wang who was walking in front of her.
She remembered that a few months ago, Uncle Wang was still tall and straight , like a young man.
Now he is a little hunched over and really looks like an old man.
Who can be blamed for this?
Blame her.
She was merciful and let the ungrateful man go.
But at that time, she released her own brother.
Do you regret it?
There are some.
But he did not regret letting his brother go, but regretted that he did not make careful arrangements and let him go so easily without taking any countermeasures.
This is where regret comes in.
other?
The eldest daughter of the Wang family didn’t think too much about it.
She was only thinking about how to beg Mr. Mo.
Looking up, the leaden clouds covered the moon again, and snowflakes fell again.
This is all too common on black soil.
As soon as winter comes, it snows from time to time.
Sometimes, it rains for several days in a row and even the roads are gone.
Otherwise, there would be no such thing as 'hibernating'.
The snowflakes hit the eldest daughter of the Wang family's face, it was cold, and her heart felt cold too.
No one cares about the poor living in a busy city, but the rich living in the mountains have distant relatives.
In the past, the eldest daughter of the Wang family did not really understand this sentence clearly, because she was surrounded by good people. Every one of them smiled at her and was very respectful. They kept making promises to her as if they were free.
Is it true?
There is no timely help.
Only adding insult to injury.
It is just like a poor man playing with ten steel hooks on the crossroads, but he can't hook his relatives; a rich man in the mountains and forests, swinging a wooden stick, can't disperse his ungrateful friends.
Miss Wang felt even more disappointed when she thought about how she had hoped to seek help from others, but in the end, the other party agreed and then sold her to an ungrateful person.
That time, the eldest daughter of the Wang family was no longer naive.
She knew very well that if she wanted Mr. Mo to help her, she had to give him something.
What else does she have?
Just a nice piece of skin.
Thinking of this, the eldest daughter of the Wang family took a deep breath and caught up with Old Wang.
Standing in front of the door, Lao Wang went forward and knocked on it.
Snap, snap, snap.
Tap three times.
Lao Wang opened his mouth and said.
"Mr. Mo, are you asleep?"
Be polite and speak respectfully.
Then, I heard someone reply from inside the house:
"Asleep."
"Ah, you're not asleep yet. I have something to tell you... huh?"
After hearing Goethe's reply, Lao Wang didn't think much about it and continued speaking subconsciously.
He had half of his words out when he came to his senses.
Lao Wang was stunned.
If this happened to an ordinary person, they would be at a loss and wouldn't be able to do it.
But as the chief steward of the Wang family, Lao Wang is a person who only cares about the occasion.
He didn't even connect to what had been said before, and just continued talking.
"I have something to tell you, is it convenient for you?"
Out of politeness, Lao Wang was still respectful.
"inconvenient."
Goethe replied again.
This answer made Lao Wang roll his eyes.
However, it can be said that he is a person of the scene.
Lao Wang rolled his eyes, but immediately spoke again.
"I have some news about a [treasure card], I wonder if you..."
Before he could finish his words, the door creaked open and Goethe stood there with a smile on his face.
"Come on, come in and talk."
Goethe raised his hand to introduce himself, showing no sign of the distance he had just shown.
Lao Wang?
That was a smile on his face.
"After you."
Lao Wang gave way.
The two of them were almost polite to the point of declining each other before entering the house.
Miss Wang was one step behind.
After entering the room, I looked around subconsciously.
There are three rooms in the whole house. The middle one is at the entrance, where the dining table, benches and other things are placed. There is one room on each side, which serve as a study and bedroom.
There is no kitchen, so Li Changhai delivers Mo Shengyi’s meals every day.
It can be seen that Lao Li treats Mo Shengyi quite well.
At least these three large tiled houses are not suitable for ordinary people to live in.
Not to mention, at least one of the three meals contains meat.
The eldest lady of the Wang family thought in her heart and looked at Mo Shengyi.
So handsome!
Under the candlelight, she was wearing a white singlet, had a slender figure, a face as handsome as jade, and eyes as bright as stars.
Standing there with a faint smile, neither humble nor arrogant, he has a unique demeanor.
The eldest daughter of the Wang family was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth.
Why?
Because the eldest daughter of the Wang family thought of Goethe's reply just now, "asleep" and "inconvenient".
No need to ask, he is another thick-faced and black-hearted person.
Such people are ruthless and will eat people without leaving any bones.
Seeing Goethe smiling and not looking embarrassed at all, the eldest lady of the Wang family made a judgment on Goethe.
However, the pace did not slow down at all.
After crossing the threshold on the right and letting down the thick cloth curtain, the eldest daughter of the Wang family leaned against the kang and listened quietly to the conversation between Uncle Wang and the thick-faced and black-hearted Mo Shengyi.
"Have you heard about what happened to the Wang family in the city?"
“No.”
Goethe shook his head.
This time it's not a slap in the face.
He really hadn't heard of it.
There was no such thing in Mo Shengyi's simple memory.
"Alas, what misfortune for the family!"
Lao Wang first sighed, and then repeated it this way and that.
"Wang Tianyou is simply not a human being."
"After the master died, he was trying to seize the family property. When his plan was exposed, the eldest lady was kind-hearted and let him go."
"But what is the result?"
"That ungrateful bastard not only refuses to repent, but even becomes worse."
"I don't know where they got a group of outlaws and attacked the Wang family at night."
"He even disregarded human ethics and shamelessly wanted to marry the eldest daughter."
When talking about the hateful things, Lao Wang gritted his teeth.
Instead, Miss Wang was quiet.
Goethe glanced at the two men and knew that they were not telling the truth.
At least, not all of it.
Probably concealed a lot.
The simplest one is: how did the two of them escape?
Wang Tianyou actually found a group of desperate criminals and attacked the Wang family at night. He must have been fully prepared and it was impossible for anyone in the Wang family to escape.
But under such conditions, the two of them still ran out?
Whose credit is it?
In other words, whose ability?
Goethe knew it well.
In his heart, Lao Wang's extraordinary energy and blood could not be concealed.
But Goethe didn't care.
He doesn't care what happens to the other party.
What he cares about is what the other party can come up with.
Lao Wang also understood.
"This [Treasure Card] is in the Wang family's treasury in the city. Wang Tianyou must want this [Treasure Card], but it is impossible."
As Lao Wang spoke, he looked at Goethe.
He hoped Goethe would take over so that he could continue speaking.
But Goethe sat there cross-legged without opening his mouth.
There was no other way, Lao Wang could only speak to himself.
"The Wang family's 'guardian fairy' is guarding that [treasure card]."
"Master Liu only recognizes the bloodline of the Wang family."
"Wang Tianyou is an outsider."
"It's impossible to get that [Treasure Card]."
"So , he had to look for the 'Five Outer Fairies' - the wild boar that you just killed with one palm, I saw it was a spirit, it should be one of the 'Five Outer Fairies' that Wang Tianyou found."
Having said that, Lao Wang looked at Goethe again.
have to!
Goethe still had no intention of speaking.
Lao Wang could only continue speaking on his own.
"I bet this ungrateful bastard has found more than one 'Outer Five Fairies'."
"Otherwise, if Master Liu had come out, he and his desperate followers would have died."
"So, Mr. Mo, you have to be careful. The 'Outer Five Fairies' are not only powerful, but also dangerous."
"Another one has died. They will definitely not let this go."
Lao Wang said this and looked at Goethe again.
Goethe sat there with his eyelids drooping, as if he were asleep.
Old Wang was worried.
Let me explain right away.
"Mr. Mo, I don't mean to drive the tiger to devour the wolf and let the fisherman gain the benefit. I definitely don't want you to work hard to get rid of that ungrateful wolf in vain - that [treasure card] is indeed guarded by Master Liu, so only the bloodline of the Wang family can get close."
Lao Wang almost swore an oath.
The eldest daughter of the Wang family also spoke.
"If Mr. Mo doesn't mind, I am willing to marry Mr. Mo."
"I am nineteen and still single."
"The dowry can be the entire Wang family."
The eldest daughter of the Wang family took off her felt hat as she spoke.
Suddenly, a head of jet-black hair fell down.
The already pretty eldest daughter of the Wang family, with her long hair falling down, immediately became more charming.
Coincidentally, at this time, there was also a plea.
Like complaining and crying, it is full of tenderness.
Any man would be moved.
Goethe was an exception.
It's not that Goethe is not a man, but when Goethe looked at the eldest daughter of the Wang family, a series of images of "axe" and "corpse parts" always emerged in his mind.
It's like a basin of cold water poured down.
There was no blood boiling at all.
Only a heart as clear as ice remains, and the sky will not fall...
The eldest daughter of the Wang family looked at Goethe sitting there without saying a word. The fierceness of the black soil in her bones came up. She took two steps forward and raised her hand to grab Goethe's hand.
Goethe raised his hand to dodge and finally spoke.
“We’re just a one-time deal.”
"I'll help you get rid of Wang Tianyou, and you'll help me get the [Treasure Card]."
"That's it, nothing else."
Goethe emphasized.
My goodness! Just when the eldest lady of the Wang family was about to hold his hand, he heard the sound of sharpening an axe in his ears.
If I get caught.
Is he still alive?
Disassociate yourself quickly.
Goethe moved a little further inward.
The eldest daughter of the Wang family stared at Goethe in a daze.
This situation is a little different from what she imagined.
She was ready to feed the tiger with her own body.
As a result, the tiger found her unpalatable.
this……
Am I not beautiful?
The eldest daughter of the Wang family began to doubt her life.
At this time, a low tiger roar mixed with a bear's roar sounded outside Lijiatun.
"A big bug and a blind bear have entered the village!"
The people in Lijiatun kept shouting.
Goethe jumped down from the kang.
At this moment, in his heart, there is only——
Bear paws and tiger whips.
besides……
Tiger bone wine.
The next moment, Goethe flashed and disappeared.
Only Miss Wang and Old Wang were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
And the wind and snow were blowing in from outside the door that had not been closed yet.
When Miss Wang and Old Wang came to their senses, they heard the people from Lijiatun shouting again -
"The big tiger and the blind bear are dead!"
"Big Tiger and Blind Bear were beaten to death by Mr. Mo!"
The eldest lady of the Wang family and Old Wang, who had just come to their senses, were stunned again.
The two of them gasped and looked at each other with horror on their faces.
So fast?!