Chapter Eighty-four: Secret Entrustment

  When Su Tang opened his eyes, the sky was already bright. The conditions here were much more comfortable than in the forest. He lay down and didn't want to get up for a long time. It had been a long time since Su Tang had experienced that lazy feeling again, and he felt languid from the bottom of his heart.

  Xiao Buzhi didn't know where he went, Su Tang looked around and found Xiao Buzhi standing on the table, posing in front of a round mirror. He must think he's extremely beautiful, otherwise he wouldn't be smiling so brightly.

  Just as Su Tang was about to speak, Xiao Bu Dong flew onto the wine jar again, where half a jar of wine remained. He would always do this, setting up one temptation after another in Xiao Bu Dong's environment to temper his will and self-control. As long as he dared to move, it was considered a mistake, and he had to accept Su Tang's punishment.

  Xiao Bu Dian took a deep sniff, his expression seemed somewhat intoxicated, but only for a moment. He flapped his wings and flew up again, flying back to Su Tang's front, sitting on Su Tang's chest, chirping something.

  Seeing Xiao Budian so self-aware, Su Tang was very happy. Just then, the door was knocked on.

  Su Tang was taken aback and asked loudly: "Who is it?"

  "It's me, Hu Ge." someone outside the door replied.

  "Hey, Brother Hu, wait a minute." Su Tang said, then sat up, tidied himself up briefly, and washed his face again. Meanwhile, Little Not Point had already snuggled into the quilt.

  Su Tang walked over and opened the door. Hu Ge was standing outside with a smile: "Xiao Lao Di, I'm afraid I've intruded upon you, haven't I?"

  "It's all right, Brother Hu, come on in and talk," Su Tang said.

  Two people sat down one after another, Hu Ge said a few words of idle talk, nothing more than the weather and Su Tang's good complexion and other nonsense. Su Tang was getting impatient: "Brother Hu, do you have something to ask me?"

  Hugo's expression turned solemn, and he subconsciously looked around before lowering his voice to say: "Xiao brother, I indeed have something to discuss with you, but... let's get the ugly words out of the way first. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, please help me keep this secret, absolutely do not leak it out, especially cannot let Chunqiu Garden and Langtu people know."

  Su Tang raised an eyebrow: "Want to take on a private job?"

  "It can't be said to be a private job." Hu Ge said slowly: "The sign has already been put up in Chunqiu Garden, and someone has accepted the commission, but... what really needs to be delivered is contraband."

  Su Tang immediately lost interest, it turned out that they were just delivering goods. In Changshan County, similar things often happened. The merchant group deliberately purchased some broken items as goods to reduce the entrusted price and mixed the real goods in with the broken items. However, only small merchant groups would do such a thing. If nothing went wrong on the way, they would gain an advantage, but if the goods were robbed, they would be in trouble. According to the entrustment rules, My Tao Ge would compensate for half of the total value of the goods, and the wandering warriors who accepted the entrustment would be responsible for compensating for the other half. At that time, it would be meaningless for them to shout about how valuable their goods were.

  Hugo's expression was complex, he wanted to tell the truth but didn't dare to say it, hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth: "Xiao brother, to be honest, when we first met, I felt that Xiao brother is a person who can do great things, so I came to find you! And... it's not me Hugo bragging, I have a kind of skill, every time I encounter danger, I always have some uncomfortable feelings beforehand, hehe... this skill has saved me several times already."

  "Oh?" Su Tang smiled slightly.

  "This time... I guarantee, something big will happen!" Hu Ge smiled wryly: "Otherwise, why would I come to disturb Xiao Lao Di? Don't worry about the price, it's easy to discuss! The backer is my distant cousin, and he'll definitely give Xiao Lao Di a suitable reward."

  "If you're afraid of trouble, why are you still doing private jobs?" Su Tang said calmly: "I've made it clear to Chunqiu Garden that with their full protection, who dares to mess with you?"

  "Chunqiu Garden..." Hu Ge's smile became even more bitter: "If we clearly told the people of Chunqiu Garden or Langtu, they would definitely go all out, but not to protect us, rather to rob our goods!"

  "What?" Su Tang was taken aback.

  Hugo's eyebrows were tightly locked together, and his heart seemed to be in great conflict.

  "Hu Ge, I'm a straightforward person." Su Tang said: "If you trust me and want to ask for my help, don't beat around the bush. If you don't trust me, then forget it. These days, I don't want to move, I just want to stay quiet."

  "Our Hu family has some foundation in Beifeng City, but in this Ba Mian Cheng, we have to be low-key." Hu Ge said: "Do you know the Hu family? The Hu family of Nan Xi Bei Hu?"

  Su Tang shook his head, he really hadn't heard of it: "Huge, since you're from Beifeng City, how did you end up in Bafang City?"

  "I'm a distant nephew, not particularly valued in the family, often bullied, and finally had no choice but to come to Ba Mian Cheng to make a living." Hu Ge looked somewhat embarrassed: "But after all, this is a matter of the Hu family, and my elder brother has found me... how can I not help? In any case, I'm still a member of the Hu family."

  "Did Hu's family have an old grudge with Chunqiu Garden and Langtu?"

  "Old grudges aside, but this time..." Hu Ge paused for a moment, then slammed his hand on the table: "Forget it, Xiao brother! I'll tell you the truth! My elder cousin led a group of people to capture a remnant of the God-slaying Temple near the Double Star Bridge in Bafang City!"

  "Temple of Extermination?" Su Tang was shocked.

  "That's right, it's the Temple of Extermination!" Hu Ge took a deep breath: "That little girl is really formidable, she was already seriously injured, my brother led more than 20 people to surround her, but she killed and wounded more than half of our brothers, only then did they subdue her. Xiao Shao, I'm not hiding anything from you, as long as you can make a trip for me, I'll give you this number!" After finishing speaking, Hu Ge stretched out one finger.

  "Ten thousand?" Su Tang's heart skipped a beat.

  Hugo was stunned, stuttering and unsure of what to say. A million? The several sky-high commissions that had been pending in the Eight-Faced City were only worth six or seven thousand gold coins at most. How dare he say it so bluntly, opening his mouth with a million?!

  But for Su Tang, 10,000 is normal, anyway, his worth has also exceeded 90,000.

  "A thousand......" Su Tang realized he had guessed wrong and felt a bit amused: "Brother Hu, forget it, you'd better find someone else."

  "Xiao Lao Di, think carefully again." Hu Ge said: "Several elders of the Hu family have set out to meet us. We will send people to the vicinity of Tou Dao Ridge, which is almost enough. It's not necessary to send them all the way to Bei Feng City. The round trip will take at most four days. Xiao Lao Di, one thousand gold coins are really not a small amount!"

  Su Tang shook his head, he really had no interest, having just bought more than sixty Wuhua Juting Dan, he wanted to cultivate, then go to Hongye City, visit the "big brother" who hadn't seen him for over half a year, and also refine the Dazheng Sword, where did he have the leisure to waste time on meaningless things? If the price was 10,000, he might be willing to make a trip, but 1,000... whoever wanted to find someone else could do so, he wouldn't go.

  "Xiao Lao Di, please... I'll give you 2,000! Xiao Lao Di, don't make it difficult for me, 2,000... I have to make up for the hard work I've accumulated over the years." Hu Ge said with a pleading tone: "Just send the person to Tou Dao Ling and that's enough. My Hu family owes you a great favor, in the future if Xiao Lao Di encounters any difficulties, as long as you let us know, my Hu family will definitely not stand idly by!"

  "Hu Ge, I really don't want to move and don't need anyone's favor." Su Tang said: "You'd better find someone else."

  Hugo was stunned, he had thought that offering a high price of 1,000 and adding the favor of the Hu family would be enough to persuade Su Tang to sell, but now he realized he had done something extremely foolish, revealing all his secrets. But Su Tang insisted on not responding, what could he do? If Su Tang turned around and contacted Chunqiu Garden or Langtu's people, they would be completely finished!

  In the end, a sinister glint flashed in Hu Ge's eyes.

  Su Tang immediately noticed, furrowed his brow. No matter what, Hu Ge had come to him with such a big secret, and Su Tang still trusted him; business was not done in vain, he didn't want to become enemies: "Brother Hu, I won't leave this house for the next few days, you can rest assured. I don't dare to take an interest in the remnants of the Zhus Shen Temple, nor do I want to get involved in the feud between your Hu family and Chun Qiu Garden, Lang Tu. What you just said, I've already forgotten."

  Hugo didn't say anything, his eyes still flickering restlessly.

  "Hu Ge, don't be foolish." Su Tang said calmly, somewhat impatiently.

  "Alright, Xiao Lao Di..." Hu Ge sneered: "I'll give you 10,000, 10,000... You won't refuse now, will you?"

  "Brother Hu, are you taking me for a fool?" Su Tang's tone turned cold, his good impression of Hu Ge and the slight guilt he felt had completely disappeared. The price had jumped from one or two thousand to ten thousand all at once, which was simply ridiculous. Once they reached the Tou Dao Ridge and met up with the elders of the Hu family, Su Tang's life would be entirely in their hands. Moreover, judging from Hu Ge's emotional change, he had already harbored evil intentions.

  It seems that Hu Ge was forced to leave Beifeng City and ran to Bajing City to make a living, the biggest reason being that he himself is a character with great ambitions but little talent, so he is not well-received. He measured others by his own standard, rashly came to find Su Tang, and leaked the family's top-secret information, which was already a big mistake. Then, in order to make up for the mistakes he had made earlier, he harbored evil intentions and tried to deceive Su Tang into selling out. This not only failed to make up for anything but also lost the little friendship they had originally had. If Hu Ge still wanted to play tricks at this time, Su Tang would not hesitate to take action and kill him.

  "Alright, Xiao Lao Di, I was blind! But... I hope you can keep your promise and not leak this news out. Otherwise... my Hu family will never let it go!"

  Su Tang felt even more disgusted and said coldly: "Leave slowly, I won't see you off."

  Hugo walked a few steps to the door, heavily pulled open the door and went out.

  Su Tang let out a sigh, it seemed like trouble was everywhere she went. Forget it, she'd pack up and head to Hongye City tomorrow instead. After all, that was 'Big Brother's' territory, with someone watching over her, it would be much safer than here.