Chapter 381 A Deal, Heading to the Beach

Kong Xiangdong laughed, without hiding anything, and raised his hand and pointed at his head.

"The poison has entered the brain, causing some mental problems, but it's not a big problem, and he won't die for a while."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the table instantly became very strange.

Before Zhao Ya said anything, Yang Zhan and Jing Rou, who were sitting far away, were shocked.

Can such a thing be brought up casually?

Especially Yang Zhan, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

If possible, he really wished he had been deaf just now.

After all, knowing such a secret would do him no good but harm!

Jing Rou and Zhao Ya could just leave, but he still had to make a living in the small town.

Just as the two of them were frightened, Kong Xiangdong suddenly laughed.

"Okay, there's no point in talking about this, come on, let's continue drinking!"

Kong Xiangdong didn't seem to want to talk about this anymore, and instead greeted everyone.

Zhao Ya was also very tactful and didn't continue asking.

After all, everyone has their own past and secrets, and it is normal not to tell others.

However, this solved a puzzle.

That is, why did Kong Xiangdong, who looked elegant and easy-going, get the name of a madman.

In fact, Zhao Ya noticed something wrong when he saw Kong Xiangdong for the first time.

First, there was a black line between Kong Xiangdong's eyebrows that went straight through his head, and secondly, there was a dark air in his eyes, which was not a good sign.

And Kong Xiangdong's answer also confirmed Zhao Ya's guess.

It was because of the poison that his temperament was volatile, sometimes good and sometimes bad.

When he was good, he was gentle and elegant, like a scholar.

When he was bad, he was irritable and killed people at will.

As for who could make Kong Xiangdong, whose attainments in poison shocked Zhao Ya, be poisoned, it had nothing to do with Zhao Ya.

After all, they met by chance, and Zhao Ya didn't want to meddle in other people's business.

Soon, the banquet was over.

Kong Xiangdong was drunk, but he was in a good mood, so he said.

"Go, bring up all the good stuff we have collected in the past few years, so that these two friends who have come from afar can open their eyes."

"Yes!"

The men took the order and left, and soon came in with more than a dozen exquisite boxes.

Kong Xiangdong stood up shakily, walked to the boxes, and smiled at Zhao Ya and Jing Rou.

"These things were obtained by my brothers who spent a lot of effort, even at the cost of several lives. Several groups of people wanted to buy them before, but I was reluctant to sell them! But today is different. Since this little brother is practicing poison with me, he is half a fellow disciple, so please take a look."

As he said, he waved his hand.

These men opened the lids of the boxes in their hands in unison.

It was not as glittering as imagined, and even after the lid was opened, Zhao Ya smelled a strong smell of the sea.

Jing Rou couldn't sit still any longer, so she quickly stood up and came to the boxes to check them one by one.

The boxes contained things of various shapes, some of which could be recognized at a glance.

For example, there was a short-handled musket that was more than 30 centimeters long, and its workmanship was second only to the one in Zhao Ya's hand.

But there were some things that you couldn't tell what they were used for.

For example, a black box the size of a palm, with a broken shell, revealing the densely packed, stacked gears inside.

The workmanship of this thing was far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and it was even more complicated than the firearm in Zhao Ya's hand.

But it was precisely because of this that people couldn't figure out what this thing was used for.

But to be honest, the quality of this batch of miracle creations was indeed superior.

Jing Rou was fascinated by it.

Although he had always been obsessed with gunpowder research, he was in the mechanical sect after all, and was naturally interested in these things full of mechanical beauty.

Zhao Ya's focus was not on how complicated these miracle creations were.

In fact, his purpose of coming here was not for these miracle creations, but to find what he wanted from them.

But after carefully checking for a long time, Zhao Ya finally raised his head, his face full of disappointment.

Then Zhao Ya couldn't help but laugh at his previous wishful thinking.

It was really ridiculous that he actually wanted to find familiar traces of civilization from these things from the extremely mysterious Wuwang Sea.

How is this possible!

Although these things also showed extremely strong civilization strength, especially the mechanical strength shown by some creations, Zhao Ya, who came from a technologically advanced world, was amazed.

But after all, they are not the same category.

Except for the firearms, which were more familiar, Zhao Ya couldn't even tell the function of the rest.

"What? Unsatisfied?"

As if sensing Zhao Ya's disappointment, Kong Xiangdong raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in confusion.

Zhao Ya shook his head, "No, it's just that there is nothing I want!"

Kong Xiangdong was thoughtful.

Jing Rou, who was standing by, also raised his head at this time.

Unlike Zhao Ya, he was very satisfied with the quality of this batch of miracle creations.

But he was the buyer, so of course he couldn't show his true thoughts at this time.

On the contrary, he frowned, shook his head and said, "Captain Kong, to be honest, this batch of things is very good! But as my little brother said, there are not many of them that we want."

"For example, this thing looks sophisticated and complicated, but firstly, it's hard to tell what it does, and secondly, it's very difficult to repair, and it won't be of much use if you buy it back. So the firecracker and the other two things are just fine."

Kong Xiangdong didn't say anything, just listened quietly.

It wasn't until Jing Rou finished speaking that he smiled slightly.

"So what you mean is..."

"If the price is right for this batch of goods, I can consider taking them all as ordered, but if not, there's nothing I can do." Jing Rou said calmly.

When bargaining, the best way is to first establish yourself in an invincible position.

For example, now, Jing Rou has the upper hand in negotiations.

He did not bid, but kicked the ball back to Kong Xiangdong at a suitable price.

In this way, you can advance, attack, retreat or defend, which can be described as cunning and calculating.

Zhao Ya couldn't help but be a little surprised.

He had always felt that Jing Rou was naive in her behavior sometimes.

In fact, not only him, but also Liang Xin'an and others from the Guan Sect also gave Zhao Ya this feeling.

This is also in line with the character of the iron and steel engineering man from the Guanzong clan!

But he didn't expect that during the bargaining period, Jing Rou would show off her sophistication.

Kong Xiangdong stopped talking after listening, and just slowly drank the tea in the cup, the alcohol on his face gradually receding.

Jing Rou pretended to be calm and waited, but in fact she was getting anxious inside.

He really wanted to take possession of these miraculous creations.

And what attracted him the most was the broken box.

Although she couldn't tell what its specific purpose was, the sophistication and complexity of this box deeply shocked Jing Rou.

This is much more valuable than a firecracker.

But in order to keep the price down, he deliberately hid his true intentions and disparaged the box.

But now Kong Xiangdong's long silence made Jing Rou feel a little unsure.

Finally, just when he couldn't hold it any longer, Kong Xiangdong spoke.

"If anyone else had talked to me like that, I would have told them to get lost."

"But you are different, so I can give you a chance."

Speaking of this, Kong Xiangdong pointed at these miraculous creations in front of him.

"I can give you all these things for free."

As soon as these words came out, Jing Rou was a little dumbfounded.

Not because of the surprise.

On the contrary, Jing Rou's heart was full of uneasiness.

Because there must be evil when things go wrong, especially if you give such a huge benefit as you say, how can there be such a good thing in the world.

So there must be another plan for this hole heading east.

really.

Then Kong Xiangdong continued: "But this is conditional, and it requires the cooperation of this little brother Zhao!"

Speaking of this, Kong Xiangdong looked at Zhao Ya with bright eyes, with expectation in his eyes.

Zhao Ya looked calm, completely ignoring Jing Rou's crazy wink at him, and smiled slightly: "Oh? It has something to do with me, so let's talk about it!"

"Actually, it is very difficult to say that this is difficult, but it is also very simple to say that it is difficult. It is difficult because if ordinary people want to do this, there is no chance of death, but it is also extremely risky."

"It's simple because if you participate in this matter, it will be a success immediately."

Speaking of this, Kong Xiangdong's eyes gradually glowed red, and crazy hatred appeared on his face, as if he was recalling some unpleasant memories.

"The reason why I was infected with such poison that the poison gas entered my brain and turned into this kind of crazy and immortal ghost is all thanks to a powerful strange beast that lives on the shores of Wuwu Sea."

"Over the years, I have been thinking about eradicating this alien beast all the time to relieve the hatred in my heart. However, this alien beast is too strong. I cannot eradicate it with my own strength. Moreover, this alien beast is too strong. Beasts are naturally good at poison and very cunning.”

"Relying on human lives or siege by ordinary warriors will not help. Only people like me who have a deep study of poisonous paths can have an effect."

"Although the land outside of Huawai is vast, there are not many people who delve into poisonous ways, and the people who come to this Wuwu Seaside are even rarer, so this matter has been put on hold until I met you today, and I knew that my The opportunity for revenge has arrived."

Speaking of this, Kong Xiangdong gradually became crazy and almost danced.

"You and I will work together to eradicate this beast and relieve the hatred in my heart."

After listening to Kong Xiangdong's words, Jing Rou regretted her bargaining just now.

If we had known this earlier, we might as well have just paid a high price to buy these goods.

But it was too late to regret it now.

Because Kong Xiangdong's condition was obviously abnormal.

If I change my words at this time, I will definitely anger him.

By that time, all previous efforts will be wasted, and it may even lead to greater danger.

While Jing Rou was full of confusion, Zhao Ya was not affected by Kong Xiangdong at all and simply shook his head.

"No, I don't want to."

"Why?" Kong Xiangdong was stunned, and then looked at Zhao Ya with a crazy face, his whole state becoming more and more dangerous.

In this state, Zhao Ya smiled.

"Because the price you gave is not enough."

"To be able to poison you like this and leave you helpless until now, this strange beast is obviously extremely powerful. If you want to ask me to help you deal with such a powerful opponent, this thing alone is not enough."

"That's easy to say. I can give you an additional hundred thousand taels of gold. How about that?"

Hearing that Zhao Ya thought the price was not high enough, Kong Xiangdong immediately added 100,000 taels of gold.

But Zhao Ya shook his head again, "At our level, money is nothing but external things, and you must be very clear about this."

"What do you want?"

"Actually, what I want is very simple. I am very curious about how the drug you put in Yang Zhan's tavern works!" Zhao Ya said lightly.

Hearing this, Kong Xiangdong's state immediately became much clearer.

He stared at Zhao Ya for a long time, and finally let out a long breath.

"Okay, I can tell you this trick."

"Deal!" Zhao Ya immediately agreed.

"But there is a prerequisite, you must help me eliminate the strange beast."

"I dare not say this promise, but I can promise to do my best and never hide anything."

"That's good. Although this beast is powerful, it is not difficult to kill it as long as you and I work together."

The discussion was settled, and the atmosphere immediately became lively again.

It was already dark outside at this time.

Yang Zhan went back to his tavern to take care of business.

After Kong Xiangdong and Zhao Ya agreed on the time to leave tomorrow, he wanted to set up a banquet, but Zhao Ya refused.

After leaving the brothel and returning to the hostel, Jing Rou said with a worried look on her face: "Xiao Ya, why don't we just give up these things."

"Why not?"

"That strange beast is so strong that Kong Xiangdong, who has been entrenched here for many years, is helpless, and even poisoned him. It is obviously not so easy to deal with. If you go, what if you encounter danger?"

Zhao Ya smiled when he heard it, "Don't worry, Senior Brother Jing, I know my limits. At worst, I will just run away when the time comes. I won't really risk my life for Kong Xiangdong."

Hearing Zhao Ya say this, Jing Rou felt relieved.

Along the way, he witnessed Zhao Ya's light work strength with his own eyes, so he knew that if Zhao Ya wanted to leave, there would be few people who could stop him.

What Jing Rou didn't know was that even if Kong Xiangdong didn't say this, Zhao Ya had to go to the beach of Wuwang Sea to investigate.

After all, the purpose of his trip was to see what secrets this mysterious Wuwang Sea hides.

So Kong Xiangdong's proposal was exactly what Zhao Ya wanted.

No words were spoken that night.

The next morning, just after dawn, Kong Xiangdong came to the inn. After meeting Zhao Ya, he went straight out of the town and headed for the Wuwang Sea.

This town is said to be built on the seashore, but it is 20 miles away from the Wuwang Sea.

It is not that it is built so far away on purpose, but there are too many dangers on the Wuwang Sea.

Not to mention anything else, just the strange beasts that often pick up dried fish on the seashore are enough to make ordinary people drink a pot.

So for safety reasons, this town can only be built far away from the seashore.

But 20 miles away, for Zhao Ya and Kong Xiangdong, it is just a blink of an eye.

"Look, that's Wuwang Sea!" Kong Xiangdong raised his hand and pointed while standing on a snow hill.

Zhao Ya looked in the direction he pointed, and then saw a scene that he would never forget.

It seemed as if a huge white curtain had been hung between the sky and the earth in the distance, blocking all sight.

Only the sound of the waves and the black tide that occasionally rushed onto the coast proved that this was indeed the seaside.