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Niu Youdao cupped his hands and said, "It's just Niu Youdao who has met General Feng!"
Yes, this female general is Feng Ruonan, the youngest daughter of Feng Lingbo's three children. Hearing this, his brows raised slightly, "Old friend? How do you and I count as old friends?"
Niu Youdao smiled and replied: "General, do you still remember the bamboo rafts by the river in Ziyun County? Niu was very impressed by the general. He escaped from the general's arrow but almost froze to death in the river."
Feng Ruonan curled up her lips. She had an impression of this matter. Even if she had not been informed by Shang Chaozong and his entourage, she still had an impression of the name Niu Youdao. It was only after she shot out the nameplate and left that she remembered that that boy would not freeze to death. In the river? Afterwards, I wanted to turn back and have a look, but considering the direction of the river, I probably wouldn't be able to find it, so I gave up. What later impressed her even more was that someone from the Shangqing Sect came to her with her nameplate and asked her to verify whether she really had an intersection with Niu Youdao. Only then did she learn that the smart boy on the bamboo raft was named Niu Youdao. After joining the Shangqing Sect, Niu Youdao still doesn't know about this.
Then recently, when she heard that the retinue master of the Shang Chao Sect was a disciple of the Shangqing Sect, named Niu Youdao, she immediately remembered who it was. According to the news she just saw this morning, Niu Youdao defeated three brothers, Song Yanqing, in a row, which surprised her even more. Niu Youdao had only been in the Shangqing Sect for a few years, but he actually had such strength? The shot he threw just now had a probing meaning, and he didn't want Yuan Gang to intercept it.
"So it's you!" Feng Ruonan was a little disdainful and said with a sarcastic face: "What? Are you here to seek revenge from me, the general?"
Niu Youdao: "I don't dare. I came to the county to purchase today on the order of the prince. I remembered that an old friend is here, so I came here to visit."
Feng Ruonan: "Is that why?"
Niu Youdao laughed dryly: "Of course, I still have a little something I want to ask the general for help with."
Feng Ruonan couldn't help but sneer, clearly saying, why should I help you? However, he still said cheerfully: "Let's talk and listen first."
Niu Youdao rubbed his hands together and said a little embarrassedly: "I want to borrow some money from the general, but I wonder if the general doesn't have it handy?"
Borrow money? Feng Ruonan was obviously stunned for a moment and asked suspiciously: "How much can I borrow?"
Niu Youdao held out a finger cheerfully, "Not much, just ten thousand gold coins!"
Feng Ruonan's face changed slightly. Are you kidding me? She asked for ten thousand gold coins. To her, this amount was neither big nor small, but her relationship with Niu Youdao was not enough to borrow so much. The situation of money, not to mention that the other party was involved with the Shang Chaozong group, immediately waved his hand unceremoniously: "I am very nervous at hand, and it is not convenient at all. The Master should find someone else. Come and see the guest off!"
Immediately, a woman in black rushed to the audience, stretched out her hand and said: "Please!"
Niu Youdao raised his hand to signal a moment, and said with a stern look on his face: "General, why don't you make some conditions before I can borrow it?" Seeing that the other party was impatient and didn't want to continue talking at all, his mind changed sharply and he felt that he must arouse the other party's attention. Out of curiosity, he immediately changed his words and said: "Just borrow it for an hour, and return it to the general immediately after one hour!" He stretched out another finger.
Ten thousand gold coins to borrow for an hour? Feng Ruonan was really curious about what this guy wanted to do, and said coldly: "Why should I trust you? If you take the money and run away, who should I turn to to collect the bill?" She was talking about it. On her territory, I'm really not afraid of where Niu Youdao can go in an hour.
Niu Youdao patted his chest and said: "If you don't run away, how about I be a hostage here? If you can't return the money after an hour, let me do whatever you want. I'll kill you and behead you!"
Feng Ruonan said disdainfully: "What's the use of taking your life? I'm afraid the Song family will take your life sooner or later, right?" It was obvious that Niu Youdao had already known about Niu Youdao's murder of Song Yanqing.
Niu Youdao laughed loudly and said: "The Song family will not take away my little life so easily. But since the general thinks so, I am willing to make a bet with the general. If I lose the bet, after one hour, ten thousand I am willing to return the gold coins to one hundred thousand gold coins with interest, and I will never break my promise!"
One hundred thousand gold coins? That's really not a small amount. Several women in black looked at each other.
Feng Ruonan was a little excited, one hundred thousand gold coins was enough to pay everyone in Guangyi County a few waves of salary, but he was not generous and said sarcastically: "You even want to borrow ten thousand gold coins, where can you give me one hundred thousand gold coins? "
Niu Youdao: "Even if you can't come up with one hundred thousand gold coins, you must come up with something worth one hundred thousand gold coins to pay off the debt. Although my prince has no cash, he still has some valuable belongings. If the general doesn't believe it, I'm willing to use it to pay off the debt." As a token." He took out a token from his arms and threw it over. He borrowed it from Shang Chaozong before setting off. He said that if he came to see Feng Lingbo, he had to have a token to confirm his identity, and it was also for the convenience of giving orders to accompany him. guard.
The woman in black opposite received the check and handed it over to Feng Ruonan. The latter took a look at it and found that it was the prince's token of the Shang Dynasty. After repeated inspections, he confirmed that it was not fake. It had the royal seal on it that was so ingenious that it was difficult to fake it. This token is valuable whether it is valuable or not. The key depends on the power of the token owner. For today's Shang Chaozong, its token is obviously worthless, but then again, For Shang Chaozong himself, it is a matter of credibility and face. In other words, it is not valuable to others, but it is valuable to Shang Chaozong.
With this token in hand, Feng Ruonan felt at ease and was not afraid of Shang Chaozong defaulting on his debt. He fiddled with the token in his hand and said calmly: "What bet do you want to make?"
Niu Youdao: "As I said before, ask the general to borrow 10,000 gold coins. I will return them within an hour. This token is a pledge token."
Feng Ruonan shook the token in his hand, "I ask you how to bet?"
Niu Youdao cursed secretly, this woman has a really big appetite, it seems she really wants to earn that 100,000 gold coins. The so-called bet, he just wanted to arouse the other party's interest so that we can continue the conversation. Don't let him go away after just one or two sentences. He laughed dryly and said: "There's no need for a bet, right?"
Feng Ruonan raised his eyebrows and his face turned cold, "You dare to play tricks on me?"
"Don't you dare, let's make this bet!" Niu Youdao raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, and drew up a bet: "Ten thousand gold coins, borrow for an hour, I bet that the general will not let you go." I'll pay back the money and let me leave the military camp safely. If I win the bet, I won't have to pay back the 10,000 gold coins. If I lose the bet, I'll be given 100,000 gold coins with the principal and interest. I wonder what the general wants?"
Feng Ruonan thought about it for a while and felt that there was something wrong with this bet. His bright eyes flashed and he sneered: "I don't mean it right, so I'd better change my bet. I'll lend you 10,000 gold coins and I'll give you one hour to return it. If everything goes well, Return it, and I will let you leave safely. If it is overdue, return it to me with interest of 100,000 gold coins, and you will be at my disposal, and he..." He raised his chin towards Yuan Gang, "If he cannot repay the money on time, he will get How about I come here to serve you?"
Niu Youdao couldn't help but laugh a little, and found that this woman was really a master who never suffered losses. With this kind of gambling, no one would suffer losses. He deliberately showed some embarrassment: "General, your gambling method doesn't seem to benefit me at all!"
Feng Ruonan glared and said: "Isn't it a benefit that I am willing to lend you money? Do you think anyone can borrow money from me? Why, you are not sure you will pay back the money within an hour? So, you mean to run away Are you here to cheat money?"
Niu Youdao smiled bitterly: "I am willing to be a hostage here, how can it be a scam?"
Feng Ruonan shouted, "If you are sure to pay back the money within a time limit, what are you afraid of? To gamble or not to gamble?" He put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, as if he wanted to draw the sword in anger.
Niu Youdao could only cry and say: "Okay, okay, listen to the general, I'll bet!"
Feng Ruonan stared at Yuan Gang, "Hey, big man, do you agree?"
Yuan Gang nodded, and Feng Ruonan waved decisively: "Bring me 10,000 gold coins!"
Soon, several people carried a heavy box over. The lid of the box was opened, revealing a pile of golden coins. An empty box was placed beside it. They were flipping the box around in front of Niu Youdao and Yuan Gang. In fact, The above is to take stock clearly.
After confirming that the amount of money was correct, Feng Ruonan waved his hand and said, "Pen, ink, paper and inkstone, I intend to make a bet!"
Immediately, someone brought pens, ink, paper and inkstones, wrote out the bet, and brought it over for both parties to sign and pledge. Feng Ruonan, Niu Youdao and Yuan Gang all signed and pledged on it, with each party holding one copy.
The process of borrowing money was completed. Yuan Gang squatted down and said "Hey", exhaled loudly, and actually picked up the box that only several people could lift by himself, half-carrying it on his shoulders. This move once again made Feng Ruonan's eyes sparkle, and he secretly praised him, what a good man, with so much strength, he can be a fierce general!
"General, I'll take him to the door, and I'll say a few words and then return." Niu Youdao turned around and asked Feng Ruonan for instructions. After all, he had agreed to be a hostage.
Feng Ruonan waved his hand generously, not afraid that Niu Youdao would escape on his own territory.
After the two brothers walked away, Niu Youdao looked back and muttered to Yuan Gang, who was carrying a box next to him: "This woman has evil intentions and a huge appetite. She most likely wants to trick me." , look back and see how she cries!"
Yuan Gang said: "Master Dao, if you cheat her like this, be careful she will hate you for the rest of her life."
Niu Youdao chuckled, "I'm obviously helping her, okay? Monkey, having said that, this woman's size seems to match you very well!"
"There's something wrong with your eyes!" Yuan Gang looked at her with contempt and then changed his words: "If you can get her to agree, I don't mind!"
"Uh..." Niu Youdao laughed dryly and said: "Forget it, not everyone is qualified to ride this fierce horse. You and I are not blessed to enjoy it, so let's leave it to those who are lucky to enjoy it!"
On the general stage, watching the two people go away, Feng Ruonan said to the left and right: "Go and keep an eye on them to see what they are up to. Don't let them escape. If necessary, send me an order to seal the four city gates!" Yes, be prepared. If they can really repay the money on time and set up obstacles on the way to prevent them from coming back within the specified time, I will definitely win this bet. I want the money and the people!"
The four female guards beside her were named Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju. They chuckled when they heard the words, knowing that she had no good intentions. Zhu and Ju nodded in agreement and prepared to leave. ,.