Even the two shamans couldn't stay calm when they heard the name, let alone Zheng Luo who was standing in front of Robber Seven.
That was why when Robber Seven said the name, Zheng Luo couldn't hide the shock and excitement in his eyes.
At the same time, the people who spoke were no better than Zheng Luo and the rest.
Robber Seven wanted to see the Yanjiao people's confused expressions, not 'What? So it's them'. Obviously, they already knew about it.
Didn't they say that other than the people of Rock Hill City, no one else knew about it?
Even the arrogant slave masters in the desert, other than the Shi family in Rock Hill City, no one else knew about it, let alone the tribesmen outside the desert.
How did the Yanjiao people know about it?!
Robber Seven was bewildered.
Shao Xuan didn't expect Robber Seven to give such an answer.
If they didn't believe that Yanjiao people who knew about the green-faced fanged beast wouldn't leak information, they would've suspected that there was a spy.
Shao Xuan found out about the green-faced fanged beast from Gongjia Heng. Then, how did the Shi family in Rock Hill City know about it?
If they knew, why didn't they send people to search for it?
"The Shi family never looked for the green-faced fanged beast before?" asked Shao Xuan.
Robber Seven recovered from his shock. He thought about it and decided not to hide it. He couldn't put himself in an advantageous position. The Yanjiao people knew more than he expected. Now, he could only use more information in exchange for Yanjiao's promise.
"Actually, the Shi family in Rock Hill City had sent people to search for it a long time ago but they couldn't find it. Rock Hill City used to be the city that sent the most slaves out of all the desert cities. But because there were other people in the desert, Rock Hill City didn't want to make a big deal out of it, "said Robber Seven.
Shao Xuan remembered a long time ago, where he first met Shi Shu. There was a slave stronghold there, and Rock Hill City definitely had more than one stronghold outside the desert. He used to think that they were just recruiting slaves and expanding their army. Now that he thought about it, they might be looking for the green-faced fanged beasts.
Before Yan Jiao came to the Fearsome Beast Mountain Forest, other people rarely came. Naturally, they didn't notice anyone entering the forest. When Yan Jiao came back, it happened to be a few years before Rock Tomb City planned to unify the desert. They didn't have time to care about the Fearsome Beast Mountain Forest, so they didn't see anyone entering the mountain. Besides, the Ferocious Beast Mountain Forest was huge. Even if the Yanjiao hunted, it was impossible for them to travel through the entire Ferocious Beast Mountain Forest. It was possible that no one else had entered the forest.
Now that the situation in the desert had been settled, the other side once again began to act without any scruples.
However, Shao Xuan felt that Rock Hill City's operation this time was a little too rushed.
"Green-faced fanged beast, what does it look like?" Zheng Luo and Ao's breathing quickened. Ever since they found out that the green-faced fanged beast's blood could be used to forge good weapons, they had been thinking about it. Unfortunately, they couldn't find it. If they could get more detailed information about the green-faced fanged beast, it would be easier for them to find it.
Robber Seven didn't show it on his face, but he was already thinking about it.
So the Yanjiao people didn't know what the green-faced fanged beast looked like.
Instead of looking for it himself, why not tell the Yanjiao people and let the Yanjiao people go through the trouble? Then when they found it, he could steal it himself! Robber Seven thought to himself.
It was said that once the scar was healed, one would forget the pain. This person was still tied up and he was already thinking about how to steal the next time.
"I've seen a drawing and memorized it, but my hands are tied up. How can I draw it for you?" Robber Seven lifted his chin and pointed at the straw rope that tied him up. This kind of rope was too strong. The more he struggled, the tighter it became. It was a terrible feeling to be unable to move.
Zheng Luo looked at the two shamans. Seeing that they nodded, he went over and untied the vines around Robber Seven's arms.
Shao Xuan took out a leaf that was half the width of his arm and handed it over with the beast ink brush and paint. He had already prepared this beforehand. He originally planned to pry something useful out of Robber Seven's mouth. He didn't expect Robber Seven to have no intention of hiding anything and even brought such a surprise.
Robber Seven loosened his grip and asked Zheng Luo to untie the vines around his legs. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to draw well in this uncomfortable position.
After some thought, Zheng Luo tied Robber Seven's legs. This time, he didn't tie them up in the shape of the Chinese character '大' or fasten them to a wooden stake. Instead, he made him sit on the ground.
"Draw properly!" Ao's patience with this Bandit was running out. He felt that Robber Seven was too cunning and couldn't be trusted. If it wasn't for the shaman's promise not to kill him, he would've chopped him down with his axe.
Robber Seven ignored Ao's murderous aura. He knew that the two elders in the house were of high status, but he didn't understand why there were two shamans in Yanjiao. No matter what, since the two shamans in Yanjiao promised to let him go, as long as the information he provided was worth it, the two elders would definitely keep their promise. Hence, he wasn't in a hurry.
Robber Seven twisted his wrist and frowned. When he moved his arm, he could still hear the bones in his body creaking. The beating he received last night was too heavy.
One of his arms was fractured and he couldn't draw, so he could only use the other.
Enduring the pain, Robber Seven picked up the brush and dipped it in paint. He recalled the painting that he had seen before and started to paint it one stroke at a time in a serious manner. For the sake of his own escape and for Yanjiao to find the item as soon as possible, he didn't intend to play any tricks. He was still waiting for Yanjiao to find the item so that he could steal it and trade it with the Shi family in the desert for something better.
However, as Robber Seven drew, he stared at the two leaders with wide eyes. Their expressions were getting worse and worse.
"Alright, I'm done!" Robber Seven looked at the result of his drawing and nodded in satisfaction. Just as he was about to continue negotiating, he raised his head and saw the two people standing beside him with dark faces.
Whoosh —
The two leaders attacked almost simultaneously. One held a knife and the other an axe. They came at Robber Seven from each side.
"Wait!" Robber Seven quickly shouted. He was injured and couldn't dodge easily. He didn't understand why the two had such a reaction. He was anxious.
The tip of the knife and the axe were on both sides of Robber Seven's neck. In the next moment, his head would be separated from his body. No matter how calm a robber was, under such a murderous attack, he couldn't stay calm. "You Yanjiao broke your promise! How can you go back on your words? How can you face your totems! "
"We didn't keep our promise? Why don't you take a look at what you've drawn! How dare you fool us! "Ao held his breath. His nostrils flared and his hot breath came out like an angry bull.
"When did I fool you?!" Robber Seven was furious. He had drawn exactly the same!
"The drawing I saw was exactly like this. I swear on my name as a 'thief'!"
Robber Seven straightened his neck, his face full of dissatisfaction. How dare you accuse me of drawing so well! You don't know how to appreciate it! Yanjiao people are really vulgar. They're just like those small tribesmen living in the border areas!
Both sides were red in the face and neck as they confronted each other. The shaman, who was sitting on the side, coughed awkwardly and signaled Ao and Zheng Luo to put down their knives and axes. She then looked at the drawing that Shao Xuan handed over.
Ao wanted to say something, but the shaman gave him a look. Ao didn't understand at first, but after calming down and thinking about it, he understood. He couldn't help but blink a few times.
Shao Xuan knew Ao quite well. Ao would only blink uncontrollably when he felt guilty.
Shao Xuan also knew what the shaman meant. In fact, Shao Xuan believed Robber Seven when he said that the drawing made up of a few simple lines was the result of absolute seriousness. He didn't intend to fool them at all. Because most of the people here were good at drawing, let alone a drawing that was passed down from a thousand years ago.
There was only one possibility for the people of Rock Hill City to know about the green-faced fanged beast. Someone from the group that came a thousand years ago knew about it. Therefore, the person who drew the green-faced fanged beast must be someone from a thousand years ago. Based on this, Robber Seven's words could be trusted.
Ao and Zheng Luo understood. If this was a few years ago, they would have drawn the same thing, but not as good as Robber Seven's drawing. However, because of Shao Xuan's drawings, their drawing skills improved a lot, and other drawings weren't good enough for them.
Now that they suddenly saw such a simple drawing, they just couldn't accept it. They were too excited just now and were disappointed when they saw Robber Seven's drawing.
After calming down, they looked at Robber Seven's drawing seriously. Something that looked like a deer but wasn't a deer, a sheep but wasn't a sheep. Was this the green-faced fanged beast?
Ao glanced at the drawing in disgust and said to Robber Seven, "Tell me more about the situation. Who can understand a drawing like this?"
On Robber Seven's swollen face, his eyes that were originally squinted into slits widened due to his anger.
Looking down on my drawing?!
However, he had no choice but to lower his head. Robber Seven was still hoping that the other party would fulfill his promise and let him go. He could only take a deep breath, suppress his anger, and tell them what he knew.
In fact, Shao Xuan and the others had already heard what Robber Seven said. Green-faced fanged beast, small in size, green in color, thick skin, hooves without horns, sharp fangs growing upwards, fierce in nature, and fond of eating grass. Anything more than that would be gone.
"That's all?" Ao looked at Robber Seven.
"That's all." Robber Seven saw that Ao's murderous aura was rising again and knew that he wasn't satisfied with what he said. He quickly added, "The person who told us really only said this. However, there was one more thing. He told us that if we really met the green-faced fanged beast, we would know for sure."
"The person who showed you the drawing was from the Shi family of Rock Hill City?" Shao Xuan asked.
"No." It was obvious that Robber Seven didn't want to answer this question. This was the secret of the Robbers. Even the most cowardly Robbers had their own principles. Some things could be sold out, but some things could never be revealed.
"How much did the people of Rock Hill City give you?" Shao Xuan asked again.
"If we find the green-faced fanged beast, we can bring it to them in exchange for anything we want!" This was something that could still be said.
"It seems that you Robbers have always been in contact with Rock Hill City. Otherwise, you wouldn't have mobilized so many people at once," Shao Xuan said.
Robber Seven pretended to be dead and didn't say anything else.
After some questioning, Yan Jiao and the others reluctantly believed Robber Seven's words and kept their promise to let him go. They blindfolded him and threw him out of the forest.
They thought that he was severely injured and couldn't walk. However, after landing on the ground, he escaped with the speed of a bird and disappeared from their sight.
"I told you he was faking it!" Ao said angrily, "Xuan!"
"What?"
"The next time you see him, beat him to death!"
"Alright."
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