The other party is obviously a six or seven-year-old girl, but she speaks in an old-fashioned way, especially when she moves her hands behind her back and shakes her head. It looks like she is imitating an adult's pretense of being serious. In other circumstances, one would have laughed just by looking at her.
But now I not only have no intention of laughing, but I also put my hand on the handle of the knife with all my body on guard: "What do you call your friend?"
"My name is Lan Bao'er!" Lan Bao'er said seriously, "However, I don't want to be friends with you, and you shouldn't call me 'friend' either."
I said in a deep voice: "Are you from Guangxi or Yunnan?"
I have seen records about the Lan family in the Wanxiang Sutra. The descendants of the Lan family have the most widespread branches in Fujian and Guangdong. However, it is said that the Lan clan of the Yao people in Guangxi and the Miao people have the same origin, and there have been famous poison masters. The Lan clan of Yunnan is good at using deadly poison.
These two are the first ones I thought of.
Lan Baoer smiled and said: "You want to find out what I am? I won't tell you."
Lan Baoer smiled and said: "Now is not the time for us to explore each other's background, but the time to talk about deals. Isn't it?"
Lan Baoer made a map shape with his hand and said: "The map of the Five Poison Sect is of little use to you, but your friends are very important to you. Take out a residual map and exchange it for two of you. A friend’s life is a good deal!”
I said in a deep voice: "Are you from the Five Poison Sect?"
Lan Baoer put her hand on her forehead and said, "Don't you understand? I'm negotiating a deal with you. Why do you keep asking me who I am?"
Lan Baoer doesn't know how to negotiate, and she can't grasp her opponent's weaknesses. It won't take long for her to fall into a disadvantage. She is not the one in charge.
I reached out and patted my coat pocket: "The map is right here. But how can I be sure of the safety of my friends? Before I see them, I would rather destroy the map than give it to you."
Sapphire was stunned for a moment. She blinked and looked at me for a long time before she took out an earphone from her pocket and quickly put it into her ear.
Lan Baoer, who put on the headphones, immediately showed a "ferocious" expression: "Wang Huan, if you don't want the lives of your two friends, you can delay it with me. I want to see what the two of them can do. How long can you hold on in the Five Poisons Formation?"
"Hahahaha..." I couldn't help laughing, "Are you all alone? You actually sent a kid who can't even understand the words to come and play tricks with me. I don't play house with kids, so come out and see me yourself. .”
My words are for Lan Baoer, but also for the people behind her.
Lan Baoer clenched her little fist angrily: "I'm not young anymore, I'm already nineteen!"
I looked at Lan Baoer with some humor: "Is this what you look like when you are nineteen? Ask your adults to speak out."
On the surface, I was teasing the child, but in my heart I was secretly shocked - I had no doubt about Sapphire's true age. If I really had doubts, I could only suspect that she was older than nineteen.
There are prodigies in this world, but there are no masters who are self-taught. What determines a person's achievement is not only qualifications, but also time. Unless something like the ancient power in fantasy novels takes over and is reborn can really happen, it is impossible for a child to play with poisonous insects to the level of proficiency.
As for the childishness and innocence shown by Lan Baoer, it is definitely true. There are many things in the world that can inhibit the growth of the human body, including some evil practices. However, people who can control Gu and beasts must have a relatively simple mind. Only such people can more easily come into contact with creatures other than humans.
This is almost the case with Sapphire.
Lan Baoer was so angry that I stamped her feet: "Wang Huan, I'm talking to you seriously..."
Halfway through Lan Baoer's words, her voice suddenly dropped: "Wang Huan, please listen clearly. Every word I say to you represents our will. I will give you three minutes to think about it."
I said solemnly: "I still say what I said, I want to ensure the safety of my friends."
Lan Baoer said coldly: "You are not qualified to negotiate terms with me now. You just need to answer yes or no. I don't want to hear any nonsense within three minutes."
As soon as Lan Baoer finished speaking, he hugged his shoulders and leaned against the pillar of the hall and stopped talking. When I looked at each other, Lan Baoer seemed to be unable to bear my dagger-like gaze, so she turned her gaze away and looked at a venomous snake on the ground.
I shifted my gaze slightly, and Lan Baoer suddenly said: "Wang Huan, one minute has passed."
My voice also dropped: "Isn't it less than three minutes?"
Lan Baoer smiled coldly, took out a copper bell from his body, and shook it gently a few times. The sound of fighting in the two halls suddenly became a little more intense, especially the sound of Ye Xun's knife which made a sharp whistle, which showed that Ye Xun's side was already in crisis.
I said solemnly: "You are not trustworthy!"
Lan Baoer said calmly: "This is the second deal I want to make with you."
Lan Baoer said slowly: "The residual map of the Five Poisons can only exchange for the lives of your friends. If you want them to come out unscathed, you must swear to quit the mission of finding the Five Poisons. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that your friends will There will be nothing missing when you come out of the poisonous formation."
I narrowed my eyes slightly and said, "What do you mean?"
Lan Baoer mechanically repeated the other party's words: "What I mean couldn't be simpler. You don't need to participate in the mission of the Five Poison Sect."
I frowned slightly, but Lan Baoer stretched out a white and tender little hand and raised it in the air. I watched a light blue scorpion crawl from her sleeve to the palm of her hand.
Sapphire held up the scorpion that looked like it was carved out of precious stones and said, "I call it Elf, but people from the Poison Sect prefer to call it Blue Flame. The poison on this scorpion is not fatal, but it can cause necrosis of human limbs." , until it falls off the joints. In a sense, the blue flame is more terrifying than the Poison King, because it can make life worse than death."
As Lan Baoer spoke, he threw Lan Yan into the air. The poisonous scorpion turned into a dark blue light and shadow and made a slight circle in the air, then slid half a foot like a bird and got back into Sapphire's cuff as fast as lightning.
Lan Baoer tilted his head and looked at me and said, "No matter how fast your gun is, can it stop Lan Yan?"
I was silent for a moment and then shook my head - the scorpion was too fast. If I used a knife, I might be able to cut it into two pieces at close range. If I used a gun, more than 90% of the time the opponent would escape.
Lan Baoer said with a smile: "There are ten blue flames hidden in each of the two halls. In another minute, the secret box containing the blue flame will be opened. Lan Yan's temper is not very good, especially towards others. If you are not friendly, your friends will definitely attack you in groups. Do you want Ye Xun and Lu Yifei to spend the rest of their lives sitting in wheelchairs waiting to be fed?"
My face suddenly darkened.
Lan Baoer said with a smile: "You still have one minute to think about it. After one minute, I can't guarantee whether something serious will happen."
After Lan Baoer finished speaking, he leaned back against the pillar, and I stared into his eyes intensely. Sapphire seemed to be looking awkward, her little head turned to the left and to the right, and she didn't know where to turn.
I have to say that the people behind Lan Baoer are better at grasping people's hearts. In just a few sentences, they can break through people's psychological defenses layer by layer, constantly increasing pressure on people. Once the opponent panics, they will follow him. The rhythm begins to let him take whatever he wants.
That person's request is definitely not that simple.
As time passed by second by second, the sound of fighting in the two halls began to become slower and slower, but no one was able to break out from inside. This can only show that the people inside were gradually exhausted and began to fall. Downwind.
I couldn't help but began to quietly glance at the two main halls.
When my eyes fell on the main door of the main hall, a small red snake only as thick as chopsticks also came out of the crack of the door and rested its body on the door frame as if it was dead.
At the same time, Lan Baoer raised his head again: "Wang Huan, the time is coming, what are your thoughts?"
"I..." After I said a word hesitantly, my eyes suddenly turned cold, and I took out the sheath of Mie Tian in my hand. The tip of the knife suddenly pointed to the ground, and the blade flipped over. The blade swept outwards, and the violent sword energy was smooth. He roared out in the direction of the raised blade and flew two meters close to the ground. After cutting off several venomous snakes in succession, he flew straight towards a small emerald green snake in the center of the snake group.
"Qing'er, hide quickly!" Lan Baoer was so anxious that he almost cried.
When Lan Baoer and I looked at each other just now, her eyes fell on the snake. I just glanced at the little snake and noticed that it was different.
Although the little snake was not big, it was the only one lying lazily among the snakes. It's like the whole army is on standby and the general is calm and calm, because it doesn't need to be on standby to move, it just needs to issue orders. Besides, it doesn't think that my opponent can pose any threat to it.
After all, the spirit snake is just an insect and doesn't know how to hide it. If it reveals its identity, it is equivalent to ushering in its own death.
When the storm of my sword starts, it will be too late for the green snake to dodge. The opponent just moved his body, and the sword energy that wiped away cut the green snake into two pieces seven inches away. The bloody snake head was blown up into the air by the sword energy, but it was still bleeding and furious. It bit the companions around it without distinguishing between friend and foe. The fangs shaped like barbs bit a black snake fiercely and refused to let go. .
As soon as the green snake died, the snake group immediately became a mess. Most of the non-venomous snakes fled completely in an instant. Only a few venomous snakes were still wandering around on the ground. The snake formation was broken.
"Qing'er—" Lan Bao'er's little face turned white with fear. I swung my long knife, bypassed the venomous snakes scurrying around, and rushed towards Lan Bao'er.
After I only took two steps, the snakes that had just fallen into chaos turned their heads at the same time as my footsteps landed, and rushed straight to me to surround me.