Chapter 10: Boss Ye presents a knife
Chapter 10: Boss Ye presents a knife
The man surnamed Ye glanced at Boss Zhang and asked Tian Lin, "Did you do this on purpose?"
Tian Lin asked him back: "What do you mean by intentional? Are you saying that I took the initiative to find fault with you?"
The man surnamed Ye was so angry that he laughed and said, "Good boy, you hid well enough! I have made a mistake this time, but if I don't skin you alive next time, how can I explain to my brothers?"
"If you can't explain, then give up your seat."
Boss Zhang smiled and protected Tian Lin behind him. He looked at the man surnamed Ye and said, "If you don't want to give up your position, then you can kill yourself."
As they were on the verge of a fight again, the man in black threw a piece of bluestone at them and said, "What are you guys still standing there for? Why don't you just throw away the body?"
Boss Zhang gave Tian Lin a wink, and Tian Lin threw the broken backpack on the ground, grabbed the legs of the young man's body, and dragged the body away.
At this time, most of the miners hid wherever Tian Lin passed.
They looked at Tian Lin's sullen face, and then looked at the young man - the young man had no face at this time, and only half a piece of scalp on his neck.
On the other side, Boss Zhang was carrying the head and followed closely behind Tian Lin. The two of them went up the back mountain like they were strolling.
Boss Zhang couldn't help but laugh at this time: "You kid, you're hiding it well enough? And you said you haven't learned internal force."
Tian Lin did not explain. He dragged the body to the cliff at the back of the mountain and threw it directly off the cliff.
At this time, Boss Zhang threw the head high up, then kicked the head away and disappeared under the cliff.
Zhang Laodao said, "The man surnamed Ye will definitely not give up. You should follow me closely for the next two days."
Tian Lin nodded and said, "Fortunately, the person who attacked today was a person with no special skills, otherwise I would be in real danger."
"I originally wanted to wait another half a month to be sure before taking action, but if I don't take action now, both you and I will be in danger."
Boss Zhang patted Tian Lin on the shoulder and said, "The man named Ye won't live for two days. I will find a way to deal with him."
The two did not stay in the back mountain for too long and soon returned to the mine.
At this time, the person who was loading stones for Tian Lin had changed. The man smiled at Tian Lin flatteringly and filled Tian Lin's backpack with two stones.
This backpack looks full, but there is actually a lot of empty space at the bottom.
Tian Lin smiled at the man, who was flattered and nodded quickly.
In just this morning, Tian Lin earned sixty abacus chips, and many people who watched were jealous.
“It would be nice if there was meat.”
After eating three bowls of porridge, Tian Lin finally felt a little full after many days.
"If you want to eat meat, then work harder. If we put our chips together, maybe we can compete for this month's reward, or even meet Mr. Shang."
Boss Zhang patted Tian Lin on the shoulder and stood up to return the bowl.
Tian Lin earned sixty abacus sticks as usual in the afternoon. When he returned to his room, he heard people talking:
"From now on, everyone should talk less with Zhang and Tian, so as not to get into trouble. After they and Ye decide the winner, we will know who to get close to."
The sound was very loud at first, but after Tian Lin entered the house, the sound gradually became weaker and finally disappeared.
Tian Lin glanced at the people in the room. Except for a few old miners who were not afraid of him, most of the miners turned their heads away and pretended to be busy with their own things.
When Boss Zhang came in, he saw Tian Lin meditating on the bed. Everyone else in the room was whispering, and he felt that the atmosphere was a little off.
He quickly understood and laughed, "We've been living in the same room for so long, why don't we be so distant with each other?"
Everyone in the room just smiled but didn't respond to him.
Seeing this, Boss Zhang shook his head and left the house.
Tian Lin took off the bamboo tube from his waist, and in front of everyone, poured the packet of 'Soul Burial Pollen' given to him by Mr. Ye into the bamboo tube and shook it with water.
No one knew what the white powder was, and no one came over to ask.
Tian Lin took a sip of water in full view of everyone.
The effect of the medicine quickly took effect in his body, and Tian Lin was busy guiding it to form Dantian Qi in his Dantian.
When Boss Zhang came back, Tian Lin had already drunk up all the water in the bamboo tube.
Boss Zhang saw that Tian Lin was too focused on meditation, so he did not disturb him.
This time, Tian Lin fell asleep in the middle of the night again. It was quiet outside the house, but there was thunderous snoring inside the house.
A row of miners were lying close to each other, and they were sleeping soundly.
Tian Lin shook his head. In the past, because of Boss Zhang, the people around him deliberately left more space for him.
Even without Boss Zhang this time, others would not dare to get close to him.
I don't know how long I slept, but the sound of men in black breaking down the door was heard outside.
The miners in the house had developed a conditioned reflex: as long as they heard someone kicking the door, they would sit up no matter how deep their sleep was.
A group of people rushed out of the house, grabbed their bowls and started queuing up.
After Tian Lin came out of the house, he immediately saw a man named Ye in the team looking at him with a smile, with warning and threat in his eyes.
Tian Lin didn't know how Boss Zhang was going to deal with the man named Ye, so he just glanced at Ye and ignored his provocation.
He was a little worried that Boss Zhang would fail. If Boss Zhang didn't rush to kill the guy named Ye, his situation would be in danger.
Tian Lin has no regrets in this situation.
He doesn't kill anyone, and others don't intend to let him go.
The current plan is, if Boss Zhang does not take action, he will have to find a way to kill the guy named Ye first, so as to avoid getting into trouble later.
After breakfast, Tian Lin's backpack was full again.
The miner who was putting stones for Tian Lin said with a sad face: "Brother Xiao Tian, don't get me wrong. I didn't mean to target you. Boss Ye forced me to do it."
Tian Lin didn't say anything, but he still earned sixty abacus sticks in one morning. Ye was a little surprised, and he found Tian Lin again and said, "You little brat, I didn't expect you to be so capable. How about joining us? I won't bother about what happened to that guy yesterday."
Tian Lin pretended to be evasive and said, "Let me think about it?"
The man surnamed Ye was no fool. He said, "Make a decision now, or I will make sure you don't live past tomorrow."
Tian Lin frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Okay, what do you want me to do?"
Mr. Ye took out another small paper bag from his sleeve:
"I'm telling you clearly, this is soul-burying pollen. Find a way to pour it into Zhang's bowl. If he dies, not only will our grievances be written off, but you will also be able to work for me in the future."
"it is good!"
Tian Lin answered very straightforwardly, took the small paper bag and said, "I will poison him tonight."
Ye whispered a warning behind Tian Lin: "I advise you not to play tricks on me. I want to see Zhang's body tomorrow morning. Otherwise, you will be the next one to die."
Tian Lin didn't say anything until after lunch. He returned to the house and poured the soul-burying pollen into the bamboo tube.
He found that the Soul Burial Flower Pollen was easier to digest than eating the Soul Burial Flower directly. However, he didn't know how the man surnamed Ye turned the Soul Burial Flower into powder, and he didn't know whether the other party would sell this patented technology.
He drank the water, and Boss Zhang walked in and asked, "What did Mr. Ye say during the day?"
"He came to recruit me, and I agreed."
Boss Zhang smiled, patted Tian Lin on the shoulder and said, "After we finish the job in the next two days, we will take action against him."
Tian Lin glanced at Boss Zhang. He knew that Boss Zhang came to the mine for the magic.
He had been looking forward to Boss Zhang's plan, but Boss Zhang neither said anything nor asked.
After watching Boss Zhang leave, Tian Lin started to meditate.
Tian Lin didn’t know if it was an illusion, but Boss Zhang hadn’t drunk any water or eaten for a day.
It seems that Boss Zhang is also very worried about the man named Ye and is afraid that he will poison him.
So, does Boss Zhang trust me? I'm afraid not, because Boss Zhang has rarely been alone with me these past two days.
This time, Tian Lin practiced until midnight and fell asleep again.
He discovered another problem, that is, although Boss Zhang seemed to be asleep, he was actually just dozing with his eyes closed.
Tian Lin smiled. He was very satisfied with Boss Zhang's current situation.
As long as Boss Ye is alive, Boss Zhang will not be able to sleep or eat well.
Not only was he afraid that Boss Ye would poison him, he was also afraid that he would really be recruited by Boss Ye and stabbed in the middle of the night.
In the morning, everyone was awakened again by the sound of breaking the door. Tian Lin sat up from the bed, yawning.
Seeing Boss Zhang standing up in an orderly manner, he couldn't help but admire and ask curiously, "Wouldn't it be uncomfortable for you top masters to not sleep, eat, or drink for three days?"
Zhang Lao Da's smile froze. Seeing that Tian Lin had spoken out, he also confessed, "I can still endure sleeping for a while. As for drinking water, I drank it at the stream."
I've been to Xishuitianlin, and the water quality there is very bad.
The water came out of the mines and had a metallic smell. And, that was where the bathing was.
"Just wait and see. Tomorrow I will kill the man named Ye."
After saying this, Boss Zhang walked out of the door, and Tian Lin followed him out of the house.
This time, the man named Ye did not line up in the crowd. He stared at Tian Lin with eyes that almost spit fire.
Tian Lin cheated him out of two packets of soul-burying pollen, but today Boss Zhang still showed up alive. How could he not be angry?
"Good boy, you are making fun of grandpa."
The man surnamed Ye felt it was not right to attack Tian Lin directly in front of the man in black, so he came over and whispered in Tian Lin's ear with gnashing teeth.
Tian Lin said: "Zhang saw us together yesterday and he no longer trusts me. He hasn't eaten a single bite in the past three days and only drinks bath water from the stream."
Upon hearing this, the man surnamed Ye frowned and looked at the follower beside him.
The attendant thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, Zhang has been bathing alone these past two days and has not stayed with this brat. It seems that he has also become suspicious of this brat."
The man surnamed Ye looked at Tian Lin with a dark face and said, "Then what use do I have for a stinky boy like you?"
The man surnamed Ye was very afraid of Boss Zhang. He had no confidence in defeating Boss Zhang based on his fighting skills alone.
He can only rely on despicable means. After all, Boss Zhang is not an immortal master, and there will always be times when he lets his guard down.
"How about this, I won't sleep tonight, and I'll stab him after he falls asleep."
Tian Lin planned to delay it until tomorrow, when it would be time for Boss Zhang to fulfill his promise.
The man surnamed Ye looked at Tian Lin suspiciously, but the follower next to him said, "Boss, Zhang is not easy to deal with. We can't risk our own lives. Since this guy is willing to give it a try, let's give him another chance."
It can be seen that the Ye guy is also a little afraid of Boss Zhang, and both sides are afraid of each other.
"Okay, I'll give you a knife. If you don't see Zhang's body tomorrow, you can cut off your own head and bring it to me."
After saying this, the man surnamed Ye took out a dagger from his sleeve.
This dagger is longer than an ordinary dagger, and the black scabbard has some paint peeling off.
But when Tian Lin pulled out a piece of the dagger, he found that the black blade was flashing with cold light, and it looked extremely sharp.
"This is a reward from Mr. Shang, and I have kept it with me. If you can deal with Zhang, this knife will be yours!"
Tian Lin didn't believe that Mr. Ye would be willing to give him the dagger, but he believed that once Mr. Ye died, he would not have to return the dagger.
(End of this chapter)