Chapter 38

The six people formed a circle back to back, Jiang Jinshi lifted the Ghost Head Knife and pointed it at the crowd, and even Wang Xiaoniu, whose injuries hadn't healed, gripped his firewood knife tightly.

Pit Viper walked at the end, his cold eyes flashing with dangerous light: "The extra probing can be saved. Tell me! Which stronghold sent you."

Jiang Jinshi looked at Pit Viper, showing a furious expression: "I don't understand what the head leader is talking about, we are sincerely here to defect."

Pit Viper snorted coldly, clearly not believing what Jiang Jinshi said.

"Saying it would be a relief; if you don't say it, I'll make it hard for you to even want to die later."

Jiang Jinshi was still a naive young man who didn't know the world, roaring with a red neck: "What? Your Viper Stronghold says you recruit brothers who become bandits, but in reality, you do black-eating-black business?"

It had to be said that Jiang Jinshi's acting was indeed good, even making Pit Viper doubt whether he had wronged these few people.

But Pit Viper was suspicious by nature, so he simply threw out a question to see how Jiang Jinshi would answer.

"Heh! My Viper Stronghold does indeed welcome brothers who become bandits, but among the Five Poisons Stronghold, my Viper Stronghold has the worst reputation now; why don't you few go to other strongholds, but come to my Viper Stronghold?"

The possibility of people who didn't know the situation joining the Viper Stronghold by mistake existed, but most were newcomers who had just become bandits.

But which newcomer was like these few people in front of him, whose mental state didn't look bad, not only having knives but also carrying injuries on their bodies.

You have to know that people who go up the mountain to become bandits mostly can't afford to eat, and walk with no strength.

Once these words were out, Jiang Jinshi looked hesitant, stammering and refusing to answer.

Pit Viper thought he had guessed right, raising his hand and waving at the crowd, and more than twenty bandits with big knives pressed forward again.

The circle formed by the six people shrank again, leaning tightly against each other.

Wang Sixi swallowed his saliva, not daring to say a word, for fear of being chopped into mince in the next second.

Wang Mazi saw this kind of battle for the first time, his body couldn't help trembling, and he could only clench his teeth and lean on the brothers on both sides.

Wang Chang was expressionless, not knowing when he had wrapped the cloth strip around his hand again, coldness radiating from his eyes, his body like a bent bow, ready to go; as long as the other party made a move, he ensured he could rush up and hack people at the first moment.

Wang Xiaoniu's position was the most inside, which was something the few did deliberately; after all, he was still carrying injuries, and they didn't count on him to help much.

Even if Jiang Jinshi was still acting, he couldn't help but grip the Ghost Head Knife in his hand at this moment; in a situation where he didn't know the other party's style, he was also afraid of encountering a naive person who would act with one order.

"Wait, we do have a reason for choosing your Viper Stronghold, but we are not spies."

Pit Viper waved his hand to signal his subordinates to retreat; he wanted to hear what kind of flowers could come out of Jiang Jinshi's mouth.

Jiang Jinshi took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "Actually, we offended the Centipede Stronghold."

Seeing that Pit Viper didn't speak, Jiang Jinshi continued: "We were originally a small group, and today when we were robbing, we accidentally offended the Tang family; the Centipede Stronghold will definitely not let us few go, that's why we came to defect."

Pit Viper called someone beside him, whispering something in his ear, presumably to verify the truth of the matter.

Then Pit Viper said to Jiang Jinshi: "To say something unpleasant, since you offended the Centipede Stronghold, it is understandable for our Viper Stronghold to tie you up and send you over; after all, we are collectively called the Five Poisons Stronghold."

Jiang Jinshi smiled upon hearing this: "You won't do this!"

Pit Viper narrowed his eyes, the gloom in his eyes flashing by: "Do you think I dare not?"

Jiang Jinshi held up a finger: "First, the Five Poisons Stronghold is not as solid as people think; otherwise, why not just call it the Five Poisons Stronghold, why the need for the Centipede Stronghold and the Viper Stronghold?"

Immediately after, Jiang Jinshi held up a second finger: "Second, the Viper Stronghold does indeed have the fewest people in the Five Poisons Stronghold, but that doesn't mean it's the weakest; the possibility of the Centipede Stronghold going to war with the Viper Stronghold for the Tang family is not high."

Pit Viper interrupted Jiang Jinshi's speech, his tone not hiding his disdain: "You are right, but I don't need to become enemies with the Centipede Stronghold because of you few.

After all...

You are not worth this price!"

Jiang Jinshi had expected what Pit Viper said, saying with confidence: "This is the third point I want to say; I have a plan, and if it goes well, we can swallow the Centipede Stronghold, merge the two strongholds into one, and the Viper Stronghold jumping to become the head of the Five Poisons Stronghold is not a problem."

Facing Jiang Jinshi's shocking statement, Pit Viper couldn't help but ask: "Tell me about it."

Jiang Jinshi looked around: "Are you sure you want me to say it here?"

Pit Viper understood what Jiang Jinshi was hinting at, immediately waving his hand to disperse the crowd: "Let's go, sit down and talk."

Wang Sixi and the five all breathed a sigh of relief inwardly; even knowing the complete plan, one accident could plunge them into the mud, and now the first step had been taken, and they could only take it one step at a time.

Following Pit Viper to a side hall, Jiang Jinshi didn't avoid his scrutinizing gaze along the way, and kept praising in his mouth.

"The Viper Stronghold is really big! You don't have many people, can you use up so many places?"

Pit Viper responded casually: "This wasn't built by us; it was the base camp of a big stronghold before, and it was only occupied by our Viper Stronghold after being jointly driven away by our Five Poisons Stronghold."

This didn't count as a secret, many people around knew, so it didn't matter if he told Jiang Jinshi.

Jiang Jinshi didn't ask why the weakest Viper Stronghold could occupy the biggest stronghold; this must involve some interest distribution, and even if he asked, Pit Viper wouldn't say.

After entering the side hall, the few found a stool to sit down, and Pit Viper slowly poured a cup of tea for himself to drink, but didn't pour any for Jiang Jinshi.

Through the crack of the closed door, he could still see the more than twenty people following behind surrounding the entire side hall.

Jiang Jinshi didn't sell it short, starting to pour out all his thoughts; at first, Pit Viper had questions, but as the topic deepened, Pit Viper couldn't help but show shock on his face, and even began to silently pour tea for Jiang Jinshi.

The bandit who ran to verify Jiang Jinshi's words halfway also returned, and Pit Viper, who received a positive answer, appeared even more enthusiastic.

The entire conversation lasted for a full hour, and when they opened the door and came out again, the two were hooking shoulders and backs, just like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, and this scene also stunned the bandits guarding outside the door.

In their eyes, Pit Viper, the second head leader, always had a "no strangers allowed" look, and rarely had such intimacy with others.

"Brother Jiang, it's not early today, I'll arrange for you and the brothers to stay first; it's a bit simple, don't mind it, we'll talk about the rest tomorrow."

After Pit Viper finished speaking, he also patted Jiang Jinshi on the shoulder, the smile on his face never fading.