Zhongyi Tower, headquarters of the Ranger Guild in Mingzhou.
Hu Shouxin was still sitting in front of his large desk, elegantly sipping his tea. Hu Huishou raised his head and glanced at Sun Lang. Without batting an eyelid, he asked, "Has your firm been renovated?
Or are you running short of money recently, so you want to come to me for a few missions?
Let me put it bluntly, we are competitors now. Don't even think about it … "
Sun Lang rolled his eyes. "Come on, if I'm short of money, I can rob, kidnap, or live off a woman. If it doesn't work, I can work as a cowherd in the Elephant Tavern and get money from a group of sows. It's much faster than doing missions. But speaking of which, do you have any missions similar to the previous one recently …"
He thought for a moment and organized his words. "Is it the kind of mission that allows me to pick up a girl from the main line of the Marquis' mansion, who has an enormous chest, is indestructible, and occasionally cute. She is a former constable whose wife has skyrocketed recently. She has recently acquired magic tools and supernatural abilities, is rich, and provides long-term support for a woman. She is very clever and sensible, and she has her own pet."
Even though Hu Shouxin was married and had a family, and even had a child who could buy soy sauce, as a man, he still felt angry when he heard such sarcastic words. "No, get lost!"
"So, you do?"
Sun Lang dug his ears. "I heard that this is a recent routine. For example, when faced with a certain author who is kind, likes to save money for his readers, updates regularly, and doesn't like to update at all, when he shamelessly asks for monthly votes, although he will say 'no, get lost' and such heartless words, he will still honestly cast a vote filled with love … Old Hu, have you also taken the path of the kind camp's tsundere recently?"
"I don't know what you are talking about, and I instinctively feel that it is very dangerous, so I don't want to know at all …" Hu Shouxin said with a complicated expression. "So … you came to me just to say this nonsense?"
"No …" Sun Lang said with a smile. "I came to care about you. You used the Thunder Bow today?
Who was killed by you? "
"A horned tiger."
Hu Shouxin took a sip of tea as if nothing had happened. "Today, there was a smelly tofu tasting event nearby. I took a few glances and actually found a monster … To be honest, I don't have much prejudice against monsters. The Divine Prefecture is a flourishing place for humans. As long as they are monsters with their tails between their legs, in my eyes, they are no different from tigers and leopards in the mountains. As long as they don't eat humans, I won't care …"
"However, there was a Daoist priest from Zhengyang Palace who seemed to want to scheme against this demon, but perhaps because of his lack of ability, he almost let it escape … So I was moved and helped him deal with the aftermath."
Hu Shouxin took a sip of tea and pursed his lips. "I didn't expect him to be so weak … I killed him with just a few hits. How boring."
"It's actually a horned tiger?"
Sun Lang was stunned for a moment. Then, he exclaimed in all seriousness, "This is a national-level endangered and protected animal. A few hundred years later, it's probably enough to get you shot twice …"
"It's just a demon. So what if I killed it?
Is there some hidden reason? "
Hu Shouxin asked. "You know me. We are all people who came from the battlefield. What's there to talk about with a demon?
Don't forget, I hated cooperating with that group of demons. Those beasts are capricious and will never be of the same mind as us humans. They formed an alliance with us because they had no other choice.
After these two years of war, the world is at peace. You just wait and see. They will soon make a big move for you to see … "
"That's a horned tiger …" Sun Lang sighed. "You killed it just like that … Where's the corpse?"
"I found it disgusting. I let my subordinates chop it up and feed it to the dogs. You know, I don't have the habit of collecting trophies … I have a wife and children at home. I'm afraid of scaring them." Hu Shouxin asked, "What do you want the corpse for?"
"The horn!" Sun Lang said seriously. "That's the horn of a horned tiger!
Legend has it that it can distinguish between right and wrong, judge good and evil, and see through people's hearts. It must have magical powers.
Think about it, the unicorn in western mythology, its horn has the effect of purifying and detoxifying. It can easily make the nuclear waste water reach drinking standards. This eastern unicorn has to be a little stronger than it … "
He sighed. "Tell me, tell me. If this horn of a horned tiger is made into a Mr. Horn, it must be an ancient-level legendary item with a lot of magical attributes and terrifying legendary power …"
"…" Hu Shouxin pressed his temples and was speechless. "Why don't I ask someone to help you look for it?"
"No need … It's probably stained with blood."
Sun Lang seemed to have lost interest. He shook his head and stood up. "If that's the case, then I'll leave."
He stood up and waved his hand, intending to leave. Hu Shouxin took a sip of tea and suddenly asked casually, "I suddenly remember. Among the demons that cooperated with us, were there a few horned tigers?"
Sun Lang frowned. "I don't know. What does it have to do with me?"
Hu Shouxin was stunned for a moment, then he shook his head and smiled. "You …"
When the past of Tianyuan was mentioned, except for a few old friends, any topic would arouse Sun Lang's disgust and coldness. Hu Shouxin knew that he had said something wrong and raised his teacup. "Okay, don't be so angry. Old Hu, I'll punish myself with a cup, okay?
You brat … "
Sun Lang snorted and left his office, leaving behind a sentence. "I'm leaving."
Hearing the sound of him walking down the stairs, the smile on Hu Shouxin's face gradually disappeared. His expression became serious and he said to himself, "You don't know?
But that horned tiger said that his parents all died in the battle in the Great Desolate Mountain … You're almost the only survivor of that battle, and you fought from the beginning to the end and survived in the end. At that time, there were no demons in the army that participated in the battle … how could you not know? "
He gently squeezed the cup in his hand, the scalding tea burning his palm. Hu Shouxin ignored the piercing pain from his hand and said indifferently, "Sorry, you're not willing to tell me. I can only think of a way myself … I won't let you hide all your secrets in your heart and then face them yourself from the beginning to the end … I won't sit by and do nothing anymore."
And Sun Lang, who had left the Loyalty Tower, stood under that flamboyant horizontal board. His indifferent expression also became slightly serious.
You big stick Hu … you don't seem to be very honest.
Upstairs and downstairs, inside and outside the room, separated by a wall.
They were once close comrades who fought side by side in life and death.
But now, they each had their own thoughts, guessing and doubting each other.