() Found the way home!

The negotiation tent stands on the clearing ground between Blackstone City and the Scorpion Eye camp.

It was square, with no obstruction around, and the wind was strong at night, and the door curtains were wide open... When the wind poured in, it quickly made the tent fat and swollen, like a floating bun.

The cars on both sides arrived almost at the same time. Originally, Li Jinao suggested that they should arrive late and let the people from Black Stone City wait to suppress them in terms of momentum.

Ye Liuxi asked back: "Is it necessary?"

The disadvantaged side will have no momentum no matter how many spears you play, and the strong side will do nothing and be full of momentum. Only when the momentum is evenly matched will they dig into the details and fight openly and secretly, but this is not a close negotiation.

The tables and stools in the tent were made of black stone, heavy and rough. The main seat was only Ye Liuxi, and Ahe and Li Jinao stood on both sides.

There were three stone benches opposite the table. Long Shen, Zhao Guanshou and the old lady were both older and reasonable. They had to sit there. Long Zhi could only stand aside... Thinking that he was treated like a character like Ahe and Li Jinao, his face was so slight that it was dripping from water.

The curtain was lowered and the tent suddenly became quiet, and the wind was rolling on the top of the tent.

Ye Liuxi looked at Zhao Guanshou and smiled: "Mr. Zhao, do you think this scene is so familiar. It's no different from chatting in your study."

The host and guest have already reversed their positions, how could it be the same? Zhao Guanshou smiled awkwardly.

The old lady sent the long satin cloth bag she brought with her on the table: "Miss Liuxi, there is nothing to give to you this time. This is your last three heavenly signs. Let me bring them to you as a souvenir."

Ye Liuxi signaled Ahe.

Ahe walked forward, opened the opening of the cloth bag, and arranged the three sticks neatly in front of Ye Liuxi in order.

Ye Liuxi raised his first one and looked at it.

A pile of gold and green are all in evil.

I was confused at the time, and now I finally understood: "A person like me, who has been away from a deserted village in his teens, can't be able to get to this day by accumulating virtue and doing good deeds. I have done all cheating and cheating, and my hands have been stained with blood. But then again, who are not here?"

After saying that, he threw the Tianzhan on the table: "At this point, whether it is Nandou's prediction, Tianzhan's calculation, or the situation of the battle, the winner has been decided, do you all agree?"

Long Zhi sneered: "Ye Liuxi, how many have you taken down the market in the pass? My Black Stone City is still standing there, and it's only a matter of one sentence to summon a counterattack. The winner is decided? You are not afraid of flashing your tongue when you say this."

Long Shen remained calm: He knew that Long Zhi and Ye Liuxi were not in harmony, and he expected that he could offend him verbally, but in negotiations, someone must be a slander.

Ye Liuxi was not annoyed: "The sheep that was brought into the mouth by the wolf, the fish that was caught ashore by the net, and the birds that were caught by the beasts, are rarely struggling to death, but what can this happen? Whether the food is delicious or not, you can tell if you taste it. I don't have to flatten the Black Stone City before I can declare the victory or defeat to the pass."

Zhao Guanshou was in the middle and said, "Since we are here to negotiate, let's talk about the main topic first."

Ye Liuxiqi said: "The main topic?"

She looked at Zhao Guanshou: "Mr. Zhao, you know all the negotiation conditions. Three, Silver Silkworm Heart String, Jiang Zhan, Gaoshen, if you change to a 'Don't violate Black Stone City', the negotiations must be sincere. Which of these three, did you do?"

Zhao Guanshou glanced at Long Shen awkwardly.

Long Shen cleared his throat: "Miss Liuxi, Yincan's heart string is indeed lost, Gao Shen... Maybe you know that he escaped by himself. Jiang Zhan should be fine, we will try to hand over as soon as possible."

Ye Liuxi asked him: "Two of the three are yellow, and one is uncertain. This is also called interception? Is this worth discussing a deal with me?"

Long Zhi couldn't help but: "Ye Liuxi, you're not pretending. The silver silkworm heart strings were thrown into the pile of corpses. It wasn't yours, so who else?"

Ye Liuxi smiled, stretched out the bone claws of his left hand and rolled up the sleeves of his right wrist, revealing the silver chain on his wrist: "It's in my hand, but since this heartstring is not given to me by you, it cannot be considered your credit."

Long Shen had already responded: "What if I agreed to pluck the strings for Changdong?"

Ye Liuxi pulled the chain to the table and pushed it towards Long Shen: "Since Mr. Long is so sincere, I will make it yours."

While speaking, Ahe walked up, spread a map of Black Stone City on the table, and handed over a pen generously: "Xijie said, three conditions, each time you achieve one, you will change 1/3 of the peace of Black Stone City. You can draw the area yourself, we don't care."

Long Shen sat still and did not take the pen in Ahe's hand: "I can only exchange 1/3 of Black Stone City for Changdong?"

The implication is that I think the transaction is not cost-effective and want to bargain.

Ye Liuxi looked at Long Shen and said meaningfully: "Why, do you still feel that there is less? Mr. Long, let me remind you that the only one in the entire pass is willing to do such a stupid deal. If I grit my teeth and be cruel, what can I do if I don't want these three people?"

Longshen is silent.

Indeed, he should thank Ye Liuxi for being ruthless. When he first heard of such trading conditions, he even wondered if Ye Liuxi was making fun of them: it was just three lives, so how could he be compared with Black Stone City? People who are emotionally employed really can't take on major issues. Ye Liuxi's good hand of cards may be ruined because of these three people.

Ye Liuxi continued: "Also, Ahe said that he missed a little: All transactions were established only if Changdong was alive... I know that Xinxin lasted for three years and extended his life for Changdong, and it would bring about three years of peace in 1/3 of Black Stone City."

Heartstrings can only last for three years, and this additional condition is not too much.

Long Shen raised his hand to take the pen from Ahe's hand and dragged it across from 1/3 of the map... The safe area he wanted included both the Fangshi City and the Yulin City.

The old lady and Zhao Guanshou all agreed, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. Long Zhi's face turned pale, but he had no choice but to do anything: I had expected that the old guys would come to condescend, but they were ready to bow their heads, otherwise what would they do?

Ye Liuxi smiled: "Then pluck the strings."

She looked at Long Shen lifting the chain, and as he slowly pulled out the heartstrings that were already gray from the end of the chain with his thumb and index finger. Their eyes suddenly became blurred.

Long Shen slowly put his three fingers on the string: "Ye Liuxi, pluck the string and close the strings, in an instant, aren't you afraid that I will go back on my word, will you take Changdong's life now?"

Ye Liuxi lowered his eyes and said in a very calm tone: "What am I afraid of? You are continuing the life of Changdong, and the lives of you alchemists and the Yulin Guard clan. Of course, you can kill Changdong now, anyway, the entire Black Stone City will be buried with him."

Long Shen sighed in his heart, and the heartstrings slowly lit up as his fingertips bounced slightly.

Li Jinao looked at his fingering technique, and his heart was pounding: The secret technique of the Long family should be carried out in combination with spells. You can only learn some fur when you watch it on the spot, but no matter what, you can learn a little bit. Ye Liuxi ordered, so he did it seriously.

Soon, Long Extended the string and returned to the chain and handed the chain back to Ye Liuxi.

Ye Liuxi looked at the uncensored part of the map: "I remind you, I originally planned to attack the city in three days, but this plan is not ready to be changed. 1/3 of your city is safe. If you hand over Jiangzhan within three days, you can save the other 1/3. As for the 1/3 of the senior high school, I don't think there is much hope..."

"Or like this, you arrange for Jin Yuwei to cooperate with me. I will take the time to go to the gold mine. If Gaoshen really hides in the mine, he will never come out no matter how you find him, but it will be different for me to go. He may even show up when he hears my voice."

"If I found him in the mine, I'm still yours, what if I'm going to do this one third?"

Longshen nodded: "This is the best... Does Miss Liuxi have any other requirements?"

Ye Liuxi said: "Yes."

She glanced at Long Zhi inadvertently, and when she looked back at Long Shen, she smiled again: "Three years have passed quickly. At that time, I will ask you to pluck the strings again... I am a person who is not good at speaking. The old man is so old, and I don't know how many more years he can last. I hope that Old Man Long can choose an obedient and sensible successor as soon as possible. The successor I am talking about is not referring to Long Zhi."

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The car slowly started, Long Shen looked back at the negotiation tent that was getting farther and farther away, and then reached out and patted Long Zhi's back of his hand, with his tone unquestionable: "You have heard it too. Choose a time within three days and send Jiang Zhan back. A useless person, exchange for 1/3 of Black Stone City. This transaction is cost-effective."

Long Zhi gritted his teeth: "Whatever she said is what? She wants to replace me, will you do the same?"

Long Shen said: "Longzhi, the situation is not as good as others, so we should first show weakness and lower ourselves, and then slowly plan for it. There will always be ups and downs in life. Didn't Ye Liuxi be defeated? She can make a comeback, and we may not be able to make a comeback."

Long Zhi's heart burst and looked up at Long Shen.

Long Shen's face was still light and there was no expression: "It's actually very easy for you to want Jiang Zhan. When the world is yours, he will naturally be yours... Now send him back, just like sheep and go out to eat grass temporarily. Let's save 1/3 of Black Stone City first, 1/3, and 1/3, and have a foothold and breathing time. What can't be done?"

"But Longzhi, remember what I said. When that day comes, don't be as stupid as Ye Liuxi: giving the enemy time to breathe is equivalent to digging the first shovel for his tomb."

Long Zhi smiled and said softly, "I understand."

Fearing that the night was long and the dreams were too long, Ye Liuxi led his team into the Soul Mountain Gate early the next morning.

It's still the same here. The big earthquake nine months ago failed to change the gold mine. If you insist on saying that there is any difference, it is the rebuilt Jin Ye's face... The Jin Ye's face was very natural in the past, but it was just a pictographic cave combination on the mountain wall. Now it's like plastic surgery, steel bars are made of bones, stones are stacked, and cement is sealed. No matter how you look at it, it's incompatible.

Ye Liuxi called everyone in charge of cooking at the mine to ask questions, only one question: Have you thrown away ingredients in large quantities in recent months?

This is entirely based on one's own experience: when I lived in a cave in the mine, I had to try my best to steal food when I didn't know Jiang Zhan, and I didn't dare to come out often, for fear of revealing my tracks, so I would try to stock up on more things, dry buns, bacon, braised sauce, and once, I just walked away a jar of pickled pickles.

Seniors always have to eat.

But the result of the question was beyond her expectations. The chefs said that everything was normal and that the food was thrown away, but after checking, it was basically all caused by mice.

Ye Liuxi asked all the miners to withdraw from the mine track and asked someone to use the car speaker to shout to the mine track. After a few hours, the mountains and fields echoed constantly, and many people had hallucinations in their ears, but those black mine tracks were still the same.

Ahe was furious: "Sister Xi, will Gao Shen... escape?"

No, the gate of Soul Mountain was not opened, and the external passageway of the Jinchi was later welded to death by iron and was crushed by the mountain, which fundamentally eliminated the possibility of escape... It is possible to die in the mine, but after so long, the body should have been discovered.

Ye Liuxi pondered for a moment: "I'll go into the mine road."

She asked for a clean small work suit from the mine, put on an iron helmet, tied a belt, and tied the boots tightly. She looked like a miner. Ahe wanted to go with her, but Ye Liuxi didn't let her: "You can't keep up with me, Jiang Zhan said that I entered the mine, and my movements were more flexible than ground rats... Don't worry, this is my hometown."

This is not an exaggeration. Apart from the deserted village, the mine road was the place where she lived the longest. After founding Scorpion Eye, she always had to migrate and live without a fixed place.

There is no day and night in the mineway. Everyone retreated, silently, like countless people fumbled through the mineway.

Ye Liuxi almost didn't need to use the mine lamp on his helmet and hat to turn carefully, slid in, slide down the sideways, and leaned over and flipped into the unobtrusive caves at high places... Many of the familiar places had collapsed and disappeared, and some were still there, wisps of them connected to her past in the dark.

Changdong is right. Only when others treat others well will they think about treating others well.

Humble and weak, when the day is in danger, people will live like ants who are seeking survival, and they will be selfish in everything they do.

It was like she saved Jiang Zhan from the beginning, not because of pity.

At that time, shortly after Jiang Zhan got off the mine, she noticed that she often hid in the dark and watched her food like a wolf.

She felt that Jiang Zhan would not survive. The gentle boy was incompatible with the five or three rude miners around him. He could not take on his shoulders or lift his hands, and he was too delicate and beautiful.

More than once she heard the men with dirty smells on their bodies talking privately: "It's a pity that there are no women in the mine. When will they get him? They look no worse than women anyway."

It was so pitiful, but she didn't feel sympathy, and she was also pitiful... She hadn't taken a shower for many days, and the hole she lived in was full of bats. One night, she didn't know which mountain crack leaked, so she soaked the place where she slept. She felt that she was not as good as bats.

She has no time to sympathize with others.

But something happened that made her look at Jiang Zhan with admiration: he stuffed the small iron piece that had been broken into the steamed bun of the foreman who had been beaten and scolded him, walked away as if nothing had happened, and worked in hunchback. When the foreman pointed his fingers and couldn't speak, he went up to watch with concern.

There was something like her on Jiang Zhan’s body.

Then it was that night. After finishing work, Jiang Zhan was blocked by two men and she was blocked into the depths of the mine. While she was struggling desperately, she rushed out like a wild beast, holding a short steel bar that had been polished to the end, pierced into one of the men's chest, and then rolled and fought with the other man.

The strength was not as strong as others. The man snatched the steel bars and pierced her shoulders. At that moment, she didn't feel the pain, but almost ridiculously remembered the fragrant meat skewers she had coveted while wandering outside.
To be continued...