"I'm sure."
Xu Yuan gave Mr. Jiu a positive reply, turned slightly and said, "I haven't introduced you yet. This is the current Third Prince. He needs to secretly go to Houting County to seek help."
"Around Houting County?"
Mr. Jiu pondered for a moment and bowed his hands:
"Since the third young master insists, I will not persuade you any more."
After a pause, he bowed his hands to the third prince again:
"Excuse me, Your Highness, do you want to leave the city tonight?"
Upon seeing this, Li Yunqing immediately responded with a salute. Although the other party was just a commoner, strong people need to be respected:
"It would be best if we could leave the city tonight."
"OK."
Mr. Jiu agreed and looked at Xu Yuandao:
"Third Young Master, please come in and sit down. There are some things in the pawn shop that I need to deal with first."
"As you please."
Xu Yuan nodded with a smile, and Mr. Jiu disappeared in a flash.
For a moment, there was silence at the door.
Xu Yuan stepped into the pawn shop and glanced at Li Yunqing, who was still standing there stupidly:
"Your Highness, isn't it cold outside?"
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Li Yunqing's eyes showed a hint of thoughtfulness as he stepped into the pawn shop.
The layout of the main hall of "World Pawn Shop" is no different from the movies and TV dramas Xu Yuan watched in his previous life, except that it is much larger and has more areas for people to wait and rest.
The two entered the rest area and sat down.
Because the pawn shop had already been proofed, there were only some faint lights on, and the entire main hall seemed a bit empty and dark.
After a cup of tea,
Li Yunqing looked in the direction of the inner hall and suddenly said with a chuckle:
"You haven't come back for so long. It seems that Mr. Liquor's status is not low."
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows:
"I don't know this, how should I say it?"
Li Yunqing seemed to be smiling but not smiling:
"I guess Mr. Jiu has gone to deal with the destruction of some confidential information, otherwise it wouldn't have taken so long."
Strong people in big forces are divided into two categories: those who take care of things and those who don't.
The person in charge is Hua Hong Lou Ji, whose status is so high that she dares to beat the boss's son.
Although the status of the manager is high, without management talent, he can only be regarded as a top thug in essence.
Mr. Jiu is obviously the former and should be an important figure under Lou Ji.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, Xu Yuan was speechless and said with a smile:
"Your Highness is very thoughtful."
And Li Yunqing suddenly asked:
"Third Young Master, if the weather doesn't clear up, this Beifeng City will be a dead city. If you lend me the only strong man from the Origin, what will you do?"
Xu Yuan made a backhand move:
"I have my own way, what? Third Young Master wants to buy this information from me? I'll sell it to you for one million taels, do you want it?"
Li Yunqing rolled his eyes:
"The more you know, the more trouble you will have. It is better not to know."
Xu Yuan sneered and was about to speak when he saw two figures slowly walking out of the back hall of the pawn shop.
Looking sideways, Xu Yuan's eyes were slightly surprised.
Oh, there is another old acquaintance.
Zhou Chen.
He was still unshaven and had a sword on his back, but there was an extra scar on his face.
It seems that he must have fought a lot of tough battles after being deployed to the northern border.
The moment Zhou Chen saw Xu Yuan, his expression immediately became serious, as if he was brewing emotions.
And at this time,
Li Yunqing stood up from the soft couch and asked:
"Mr. Jiu, who is this gentleman?"
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Xu Yuan's eyes twitched.
Didn't this hanging man say he had met Zhou Chen before?
Just open your mouth again.
Taking a breath, Xu Yuan smiled sinisterly and said:
"This is Zhou Chen, has His Highness forgotten?"
Li Yunqing blinked his eyes, opened his mouth, and laughed:
"Ha, it turns out to be Mr. Zhou. I have a close friend who has the same name as you. Unfortunately, we were forced to separate because he provoked a second-grade Yuanchu."
Zhou Chen's unshaven face looked blank:
"Same name, same surname? Second grade Yuanchu?"
Xu Yuan waved his hand and smiled at Zhou Chen:
"The Third Highness is joking with you. Long time no see, Mr. Zhou."
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Zhou Chen looked back and immediately began to brew his emotions.
After a while,
He sniffed, walked quickly to Xu Yuan and knelt down directly, with red eyes:
"Third and Third Young Master, I have to say goodbye to Jingjiang Mansion, but I can see you here."
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Xu Yuan was a little surprised.
The third-grade grandmaster who once tried his best to bow his hands to him actually knelt down to him when they met again.
After a pause,
Zhou Chen continued:
"Mr. Jiu asked me to follow you. Zhou Mou will protect you even if he risks his own life."
"What way?"
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Quiet,
Zhou Chen stiffened, raised his eyes and glanced at Mr. Jiu beside him, then at Xu Yuan, and asked tentatively:
"Third Young Master, this city is already a dead city. Aren't we going to go north and leave the city?"
"Who told you I was leaving town?"
"." Zhou Chen.
Now Beifeng is a dead city. What is the concept of a dead city? Anyone who stays here will be killed to death.
This third young master actually refuses to leave?
It's over
He was still thinking about following the Third Young Master back to the Imperial Capital in good faith.
Xu Yuan ignored Zhou Chen. Although Mr. Jiu arranged for Zhou Chen to be his escort, he was not prepared to let him follow him. He looked sideways at Mr. Jiu:
"Mr. Jiu, now that you have finished handling your affairs, His Highness will leave it to you."
Hearing this, Zhou Chen looked on eagerly.
Mr. Jiu ignored the subordinate's gaze and nodded:
"Of course, I can take the Third Highness on his journey immediately."
The words fell,
The joy of running away made Li Yunqing grin, but before he could say anything, a sudden roar exploded in the next block.
"boom!"
As expected, another accident occurred.
The firelight illuminated the dark sky. Xu Yuan glanced sideways outside the window, then looked at Mr. Jiu indoors.
He could only sense the surging energy over there, and someone should be fighting.
Mr. Jiu glanced at the direction of the explosion and laughed softly:
"The people from the sect and the people from the Secret Investigation Department are over."
"Secret Investigation Department?"
Xu Yuan murmured.
Not that woman.
"Xu Mengxi was deployed from the capital."
Mr. Jiu chuckled and explained: "The third young master doesn't know something. Not long after this woman was transferred to Beifeng City, she seized many smuggled goods from the sect and arrested many children of the sect's senior officials. If it hadn't been for this incident, , this woman will probably die unexpectedly soon."
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It was indeed this woman.
As for Mr. Jiu's words, Xu Yuan was not too surprised.
Lou Ji gave him a detailed introduction to the situation in Beifeng City.
This Beifeng City can basically be described as the Great Yan version of Gotham, and it can even be more chaotic.
The forces are complex and the interests are intertwined. Basically, one move affects the whole body.
She did so many things and didn't get killed, probably because her cultivation and background were pretty strong enough.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Yuan asked:
"Mr. Jiu, why did this woman Xu Mengxi take action tonight?"
Mr. Jiu didn't say anything anymore. He felt a little and said casually:
"The son of the great elder of Lingshui Palace broke into the house and robbed a common girl, and was killed by her. The dandy guard was fighting with her just now, and now he is also killed."
"Lingshui Palace?"
Xu Yuan murmured: "I remember this seems to be the largest sect in the three northern continents?"
Mr. Liquor nodded:
"Yes, before the blizzard disaster came, they were responsible for most of the troubles in the war in the north."
Xu Yuan grinned:
"It must be that I have been holding grudges for a long time, and now I finally found a reason. I hate evil as much as I hate it, I am unyielding, and I know how to work around it. Not bad."
Mr. Jiu smiled:
"If Third Young Master knew our losses, he probably wouldn't think so."
The Prime Minister's Mansion is Xu Mengxi's focus.
In the eyes of the royalists, they were thieves of the country.
Because of this woman, many of his informants were captured by the other party. If Lou Ji hadn't obtained the intelligence from the overview, their losses due to Xu Mengxi would have been far greater than the sect's.
Hearing this, Xu Yuan was silent for a moment and did not say more on this topic.
The Prime Minister's Office is not a majestic and upright force, and the father is an unscrupulous idealist.
In order to achieve his ultimate goal, many means are used in every possible way.
Li Yunqing left and disappeared into the blizzard of night with Mr. Jiu.
And Xu Yuan also drove towards the government office in a carriage.
Just like when he was in Jingjiang Mansion, Zhou Chen was driving in front and he was sitting in the carriage to rest.
In the wind and snow, the special ruts drive smoothly.
When passing by the next block, Xu Yuan thought he could see his old friend from the Imperial Capital in the north, but unfortunately, he had already left, and only some soldiers patrolling the streets were left cleaning the ruins.
To be honest, Xu Yuan really likes Xu Mengxi.
It's not because the other person is good-looking or has nothing to do with her position, but because the world needs people like her.
Time passes minute by minute,
suddenly,
Zhou Chen's laughing voice came from the front of the carriage:
"Third Young Master, are you really not going to leave the city?"
Xu Yuan was slightly amused:
"What, you want to go out of town?"
Zhou Chen smiled coquettishly, and his voice came again:
"Isn't Zhou worried about the safety of the third young master? Now Beifeng City is facing the danger of being destroyed. If we don't leave, it may be difficult to leave again."
Xu Yuan stopped talking nonsense and said straightforwardly:
"I am the consort and Wu Yuan is still in the city, how can I leave directly?"
"Third Young Master is right." Zhou Chen stopped talking.
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The carriage traveled quietly for several miles,
Xu Yuan's voice came out from the carriage again:
"Mr. Zhou, if you want to go out of town, I can help you make arrangements. Lou Ji has left me with more than one escape route."
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Hearing this, Zhou Chen's hand holding the reins suddenly tightened, but then he loosened it and said with a smile:
"Third Young Master is joking. In Jingjiang Mansion, we, Old Zhou, are used to riding horses for you, Third Young Master, and we will do the same in the future."
His attitude was very low.
Although it has only been more than half a year, the relationship between the two has already changed.
When he was in Jingjiang Mansion, Xu Yuan did a lot of things and spent a lot of thought to win the allegiance of Zhou Chen, the great master.
But now he doesn't need to do anything, Zhou Chen has to lick him.
Because Zhou Chen is not blind.
In one year, he went from no cultivation to fifth level.
If he dares to put on airs again, will Zhou Chen still hang out in the Prime Minister's Mansion?
And if he leaves, all the previous friendships between him and these three young masters will be in vain.
inside the carriage,
Xu Yuan, who closed his eyes and rested his mind, smiled slightly:
"In this case, Mr. Zhou will stay in Beifeng Mansion for the time being."
If Zhou Chen agrees, he will indeed make arrangements for him. After all, the relationship between the two was quite happy when they were in Jingjiang Mansion.
There is a high probability that the opponent will be able to escape from the dead game of Beifeng City.
But similarly, if he agrees, then Zhou Chen will no longer have a chance to be with his confidant.
Vision determines many things,
Although he is still a floor tile in the Prime Minister's Mansion, many third-grade grandmasters have died in his hands.
Moreover, the father directly put him in this position. Naturally, he would no longer treat a great master as if he were a once-in-a-millennium treasure like before.
But this time Zhou Chen was the same as when he was in Jingjiang Mansion.
Very smart and know how to assess the situation.
The three great masters who followed him at the beginning were all strong men who did not care about anything and could be considered the first team members assigned to him by his father.
But Xu Yuan will most likely only choose Zhou Chen and Ying'er.
There is a high probability that Si Ziyu will continue to be a senior thug in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Yes, Grandmaster is also a high-level fighter.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the Grand Master is a god-like figure, but in the eyes of Lou Ji and his father, these third-grade Grand Masters, and even those second-grade Yuanchu who do nothing, are just high-level thugs.
Because the forces in the Great Yan world have a monopoly on cultivation resources.
If you want to become stronger, you need enough resources to practice, and if you want resources, you can only rely on big forces.
Of course, nothing is absolute.
Everything in this world is about finding wealth and honor in danger.
If you want to grab it, these strong men can naturally grab it, after all, the golden belt of murder and arson.
But the price is that he will be hunted down by the strong men of the entire Great Yan.
This breaks the rules.
Once it starts and is not stopped, the world will be in chaos. Neither the court nor the sect can tolerate this happening.
In order to deal with this kind of rebellion by strong men, Dayan already has a very complete defense system.
This is how the burial village where Qin Mo, the protagonist of the plot, grew up was forced out and wiped out.
Except for a few people who have seen through the world of mortals, most of the great demons and thieves hiding there could not survive in Great Yan and were forced to live in seclusion.
His thoughts were slightly distracted, and when he came back to his senses, the carriage had already entered the Beifeng Mansion Office.
When he walked to the school yard in front of the meeting hall and stopped, Zhou Chen laughed softly and opened the car door for him:
"Third Young Master, we have arrived."
Xu Yuan nodded at him and threw a token to him:
"Thank you. You can go down first and find the steward of the government office. He will arrange a separate courtyard for you. You can stay here for the next few days."
Zhou Chen took it and cupped his hands:
"Okay, Zhou is waiting for Young Master's order again."
While the two were talking,
Zhou Chen's eyes suddenly condensed, he looked sideways, and took advantage of the situation to hold the hilt of the sword behind his back:
"Master, be careful."
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Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows.
He was not worried about being assassinated in the government office, but was surprised that Zhou Chen could sense such a thing.
Looking back, blood flames ignited in his eyes. Xu Yuan saw a woman wearing a red unicorn official uniform standing on the stone road not far away, clenching her fists and staring at him.
a little late
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(End of chapter)
