Chapter 67 The Sixty-sixth Mysterious Passage

It wasn't dark yet, but it was already very dark in this simple wooden house. Lu San sat in a dark corner, with a pensive expression on his expressionless face. "Now Banchabana must have received the report from his subordinates, and he already knows that I have mobilized all the elite to the 'Huji'." Lu San said slowly: "He must think that I am also in the 'Hu Ji'. Because I hate Xiao Fang, I just plan to use this opportunity to personally put Xiao Fang to death." He smiled: "Pan Chapata has always calculated without fail, but I guarantee that he will definitely make a mistake this time."

"What's up?" Lu San said: "He will never believe that Dugu Chi is really here with me." "Duguchi is really here?" Qi Xiaoyan didn't wait for Lu San's answer, and continued to ask: "Do you really want me to marry him?" "Marriage is a strange thing, sometimes it's not just a union between a man and a woman." "why?" "It's a means." Lu Sandao: "Children of poor families use marriage as a means to obtain security in their future life; children of rich and noble families also use marriage as a means to increase their status and power."

He stared at Qi Xiaoyan, with a needle-like smile in his eyes: "You should also know that I want you to marry Dugu Chi, which is as good for you as it is for me." Qi Xiaoyan said: "But I haven't seen him until now." "You want to see him?" Lu San suddenly stood up: "Okay, follow me." There is a simple wooden cabinet in the simple wooden house.Open this wooden cabinet, press a secret button, and immediately another door will appear. Entering this secret door, one enters another world. A world of gold and splendor. There are three people in this golden room, one is still young, one is older, and one has gray temples and is approaching middle age.

The young figure is slender and richly adorned.He looked not only very handsome, but also very proud. The older one was very personable, courteous, and undoubtedly a very well-bred man. The middle-aged man with two temples is no different from any middle-aged man you see on any road in any town. It's just that the figure is better than that of ordinary middle-aged people, and there is not even a little extra fat on the stomach. These three people are absolutely different types, but have a little in common. ——The three of them have swords, and the sabers of the three are all in their hands, and they can be drawn out as soon as they reach out.

Duguchi is not in this room unexpectedly.Qi Xiaoyan had never seen these three people before. Lu San introduced her. "They are all my good helpers, and they are all first-class swordsmen." Lu San said: "It's a pity that they only have code names with me, but no names." Their code names are: Number Four, Number Fourteen, Number Twenty-Four. It is only one number away from "No. 3, No. 13, and No. 23". Because each of them has a lot in common with the three people Lu San sent to assassinate Xiao Fang.Not only are their personalities and backgrounds the same, but even their swordsmanship is similar.

Lu San said: "I want them to stand by here just because I want them to kill someone." Qi Xiaoyan asked, "Who will you kill?" Lu San didn't answer the question directly. He pushed another secret button and opened another secret door. Behind the door is a long, dark passage. "Go straight ahead, and at the end, there is also a door. The door is ajar, and there is a person sitting behind the door, and you can see him as soon as you open the door." "I want you to kill him." Lu San's order was direct and brief: "Go now." Number four, like the others under Lu San's subordinates, only accepts orders and never asks why.

Of course he wouldn't ask Lu San who the person Lu San asked him to kill? "yes." All he said was, "I'm going now." After saying this, he has already rushed into the dark tunnel like an arrow. His movements are nimble and agile. It just seemed a little excited. Even his pale face was flushed with excitement. Breathing seems to be a little faster than usual. That's how people last saw him. Once he entered this dark tunnel, he never came back. Everyone already knew by now that he wasn't coming back alive. He had been gone for a long time, too long, and it didn't take so long for people like them to kill or be killed.

After such a long time, everything should have come to fruition. --die! This is the only result. No one opened their mouths to speak, and no one showed a bit of sadness on their faces. Because it's not something to be sad about at all. ——Everyone is going to die, let alone people like them. —To them, "death" is like a woman.A woman they have been tired of for a long time, a woman they have been tired of but can't give up.So they had to wait for her to come every day, and when she did come, they would neither be surprised nor excited. Because they knew she would come sooner or later.

— they are almost completely numb to this matter. Lu San actually waited for a long time. I don't know whether it is out of his pity for a person's life, or because of his fear and respect for death itself. Lu San's expression was far more serious than Qi Xiaoyan and the other two. He even washed his already perfectly clean hands in a golden basin.Burn a stick of incense in a golden furnace. Only then did he turn to number fourteen. "What I want to do must be done." Lu San said: "No. 4 can't do it, now I have to let you do it." "yes."

Fourteen immediately accepted the order. He has been in control, has been in control very well. But after receiving this order, his body and expression inevitably changed due to excitement. Some changes that are not easy for others to notice. Only then did he move. At first he moved slowly, cautiously and slowly. He starts by examining himself first. —his clothes, his belt, his boots, his hands, his sword. He draws his sword, puts it in, draws it out, puts it in again. Until he himself thinks everything is over. He didn't rush into that dark passage until he thought he was satisfied.

His movements are equally nimble and nimble, and far more sophisticated than his companions. But he didn't come back either. This time Lu San waited longer before washing his hands in a golden basin and burning incense in a golden furnace. And still sighing. He faced No. 24 with a more serious expression on his face and a shorter order. Because he knew that for a person like No. 24, any extra words would be nonsense. He only said two words: "Go!" No. 24 silently accepted the order without saying a word. He certainly wouldn't be like Number Four. As soon as the order was given, it immediately started like a fire burning to the eyebrows. He also didn't check that his gear was clean first like Fourteen did. Then check that his sword is smooth. Once two people walked into this dark tunnel, they never returned. Both of these men were murderers, and both masters of the sword. These two are his partners.He has lived with them for a long time. He knew they were not easy to deal with. But after he took this fatal order, it was as if he had received a post asking him to dinner. And it was a very familiar friend who invited him to have a potluck. It was still dark in the passage. No sound was heard, no movement was seen. It was like a giant python from the prehistoric times, quietly devouring two people.Not even a chewing sound came out. Number twenty-four is ready to go in. His expression was still so calm, not only did his face not change, nor did he make any preparations. He walked neither fast nor slow, and he looked as if he was going to an old friend's house for a potluck nearby. ——Has he thought that the person who will be swallowed skin and flesh this time may be himself? Now that he had reached the entrance of the passage, no one thought he would go all the way in. Unexpectedly, he stopped suddenly, turned around slowly, raised his head, and stared at Lu San. There was no expression in his eyes, no emotion at all, and yet he spoke. "I learned swordsmanship since I was seven years old. When I was thirteenth, I had already learned how to kill before I could learn swordsmanship." His voice was ordinary and monotonous: "And I really killed someone." "I know." Lu San smiled: "When you were thirteen years old, you assassinated the most ferocious Lu butcher in your hometown at the most lively Caishikou in the local area." "But I haven't killed many people in my life." Number 24 said: "Because I never want to cause trouble, and I have never made enemies with others." "I know." "The main thing is, I don't like killing people at all." "I know." Lu San said, "You kill people just to survive." "I kill just to eat. Everyone needs to eat, and I'm human too." On the twenty-fourth said: "Although killing people for food is not a pleasant thing, there are other people who do things for food that are more painful than what I do." He continued indifferently: "Since I kill people for food, every time I kill people, there must be a price. There has never been an exception." "I know." "Although you took me in when my identity was exposed and I was hunted down, you are no exception." Number 24 said: "Of course you should also know the price of my murder." "I know." Lu San was still smiling: "I've been ready for a long time." He went over and thrust into the hand of Number Twenty-Four the piece of pure gold which he had been holding in the palm of his hand. "I also know your rules, you only need to pay half of it before you kill someone." Lu San said, "This piece of gold should be enough." "That's enough." Number 24 said: "This piece of gold is not only extremely pure in color, but also of excellent quality. It is absolutely impossible to buy in the market. It's just that if a person dies, what use is gold to him?" Even though he said so, he still hid the gold in his bosom, and suddenly said: "I have one more thing to ask of you." "What's up?" Number 24 said flatly: "If I die, please don't wash my hands and burn incense for me, because you have already paid the price." He didn't seem to have finished this sentence, but he had already turned around and walked into the gloomy and dark passage. His back looks much taller than his front, but it also quickly disappeared into the darkness. Would he also be gone forever? Qi Xiaoyan looked at him, and only sighed softly when his back completely disappeared into the darkness. "This man is really a weirdo." "Oh?" "He seems to have understood that he must die, and he also clearly knows that after a person dies, no matter how pure the gold is, it will be of no use to him." Qi Xiaoyan said: "But he still wants to accept your piece of gold first. What is he doing for?" "It's for his principles." "in principle?" "Principles are rules." Lu San said: "He knew he was going to die and he wanted to do this. Since he wanted to do it, he had to accept the gold first, because this is his rule." There was absolutely no hint of sarcasm in his voice: "A man with principles will never break the rules. It doesn't matter whether he is dead or alive." He spoke very seriously, even with a touch of respect. Qi Xiaoyan asked him: "Do you think this kind of person is stupid? Or smart?" "I have no idea." Lu San said: "I only know that there are fewer and fewer people like this now." "Do you like this kind of person very much?" "yes." "Then why do you want him to die?" "How do you know he is going to die?" Lu San asked back, "How do you know that the person who died was not the one I asked him to kill?" He stared at Qi Xiaoyan: "Could it be that you already know who I want him to kill?" Qi Xiaoyan stopped talking. During this time, she was as silent as that gloomy and dark passage. There is still no sound or movement in the channel. He didn't come back on the 24th, and he didn't come back after a long, long, long time. Lu San suddenly said: "It seems that we should have dinner." "Have a meal?" Qi Xiaoyan seemed surprised: "Do you want to eat?" "Eating is not a strange thing, everyone has to eat." Lu San said: "Eat when you should eat, no matter how things develop." "This is your principle?" "yes." The wine was brought in golden jugs, and poured into golden cups. The fine grape wine from Persia was poured into a golden cup. Although it did not emit the amber light, it still had a faint tulip aroma, and it had a special taste. ——Who can say that wealth is not a kind of taste? The dishes were served in vessels of pure gold. Very beautifully handcrafted utensils, very finely cooked. Maybe it's not just "exquisite", but "perfect". Lu San's demeanor when eating and drinking was also so elegant that it almost reached "perfection". It should be a pleasure to share a fine dinner with someone like him. Qi Xiaoyan didn't even have any appetite. She wasn't worried about the twenty-fourth. She wasn't worried about the man who was going to kill on the 24th. She just thought it was incredible to be able to sit down and enjoy delicious food and wine when others were going to kill people. In the gloomy and dark passage, there was still no movement. Lu San finally finished his dinner and washed his hands in a golden basin. The gold basin contained not water, but clear tea. Lu San explained: "Today we ate shrimp and crabs. Only by peeling the shrimps and crabs with our own hands can we really appreciate the joy of eating shrimps and crabs." He said: "Only by washing your hands with clean tea can you wash off the fishy smell on your hands." Qi Xiaoyan suddenly asked: "Killing people?" "kill?" Lu San obviously didn't understand the meaning of this sentence. Qi Xiaoyan said: "Is killing people the same as eating shrimps and crabs? Only by killing them yourself can you experience the fun of it?" This question was a perfect question, and Lu San answered it very well. Lu San said, "That's up to you." Qi Xiaoyan said, "What are you looking at?" "See who you want to kill?" Lu San said: "Some people you might as well ask others to kill, but some people must be killed by yourself." "What about after killing?" Qi Xiaoyan asked again: "If you kill it with your own hands, what will you use to wash off the bloody smell on your hands after the killing?" No one can answer that question, and no one wants to. Lu San dried his hands with a pure white towel, stood up slowly, and walked into the gloomy passage. He didn't greet Qi Xiaoyan. Because he knew that Qi Xiaoyan would definitely go in with him. What happened in the tunnel? The entrance portal of the passage is built like a long rice bucket. The farther to the bottom the smaller.At the real entrance, it has shrunk into a two-foot-square hole. It is not easy for a person of Qi Xiaoyan's stature to get in. So although the light outside was brilliant and bright, it couldn't shine into this passage at all. As soon as you walk in, you can't see anything, not even your own fingers. ——Why did Lu San make this passage so mysterious? Lu San had already disappeared in the darkness. Qi Xiaoyan was about to feel her way forward. Suddenly he heard his voice: "You'd better not go straight ahead." Qi Xiaoyan asked: "Why?" "Because the passage is not straight." Lu San said: "There are thirty-three passages in this passage. If you go straight ahead, you will definitely bump into the wall and flatten your nose." He continued calmly: "I know you may not believe it. From the outside, this passage is indeed straight to the end. If you don't believe it, you might as well give it a try." Qi Xiaoyan didn't try. Because she knows that darkness always creates a lot of illusions. It will make people think that "straight" is "curvy" and "curvy" is "straight". It will make people straight and straight, and make people touch their noses. Although she is young, she also knows that there are many other things in this world that are like darkness. It will cause people to have illusions, and people will not distinguish between right and wrong.