"Brother, maybe Miss Chu just returned to the city lord's palace. This is the Thunder City after all, and Miss Chu will not be in danger." Zhu Cai was silent for a moment and said.
Wandong couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. Zhu Cai didn't know the details, so he would naturally say this. But Wandong knew very well that precisely because this was the Divine Thunder City, it was particularly dangerous for Chu Yunyan. It can be said that Xue Dongfeng spared no effort overtly or covertly. Chu Yunyan's departure was like throwing himself into a trap.
But on the contrary, because of this, Wandong appreciates Miss Chu even more. Although he knew that there were many dangers outside, he still refused to harm others and chose to leave without hesitation. It can be said to be a great act of kindness and courage!
Wandong just happened to meet him at first, and because he also had to deal with Xue Dongfeng, he saved Chu Yunyan. But now, Wandong really wants to be friends with this Miss Chu.
"Brother, please say something, but I'm so anxious!" Seeing that Wandong remained silent, Zhu Cai broke out in a cold sweat.
Wandong sighed softly. It seemed that it was time for him, the city lord, to take office.
"Anyone who doesn't want to die, get out of here!" Just when Wandong was about to open his mouth to speak, there was a sudden noise outside the door.
Wandong turned around and saw a large number of officers and soldiers pouring into the inn like a tide. In the blink of an eye, several waiters in the inn were knocked to the ground and held up with steel knives.
Is this okay? Zhu Cai suddenly became anxious, and with his fat body, he rushed out in three steps at a time.
"Master Jun, Master Jun, if you have something to say, you have something to say!"
The leader was a bearded man with a thick waist and round arms, and a fierce air. I don't know whether his violent aura came from fighting on the battlefield, or whether he accumulated it while oppressing the people in Hengxing Township. In short, he was not ordinary vicious.
"Are you the owner of this inn?" The bearded man glared fiercely and asked sternly.
"Yes!"
"Pah!" As soon as Zhu Cai replied, the bearded man slapped him, leaving a large area of redness and swelling on Zhu Cai's face.
"Master Jun, you...how do you beat someone?"
"Hitting people? What's the point of beating people? I'm still killing people! You damn fat man, I ask you, why did you get out to greet the military master? Are you doing some shameful things inside?"
"No...no, what I do is all legitimate business, there is no shady business!"
"Hmph! It's not you who has the final say! Come here, search for me!"
Beard gave an order, and the officers and soldiers under his command rushed into the inn like hungry wolves. After a while, there was the sound of clinking, clattering, and breaking of bowls and plates.
"Master Jun..."
Seeing that all the property he had finally purchased was about to be destroyed in the hands of these officers and soldiers, how could Zhu Cai not be anxious? Just as he was about to come forward to argue with Lu Hu, Wan Dong suddenly held his shoulders from behind and shook his head gently at him.
The officers and soldiers turned the entire inn upside down before retreating.
"Master Hu, I've searched it all, but it's not there!"
"Have you searched carefully?" Mr. Hu with a beard asked fiercely, his eyes widening.
"Search carefully!" Several officers and soldiers responded in unison, making Mr. Hu look very powerful.
The bearded man nodded, looked up at Zhu Cai with a smile, and said, "It seems that you are indeed a good person."
Although Zhu Cai was a tactful person, he could no longer smile at this moment. Especially when he saw the mess in the inn, he didn't even bother to respond and just gave a vague hum.
The bearded man shook his head and raised his voice, "Have you heard about the ghost imperial army making a big fuss in the south of the city last night?"
Zhu Cai nodded.
The bearded man said again, "The Commander-in-Chief said that the Ghost Imperial Army is so rampant and lawless that it must be eradicated completely!"
"If this is true, Lord Commander-in-Chief can be said to have done a great thing for Divine Thunder City."
"So you are also happy to destroy the Ghost Imperial Army?"
"Of course! The Ghost Imperial Army has caused so many evils and should have been eradicated long ago."
"Okay! Very good! In that case, how about bringing it?" The bearded man spread his hands in front of Zhu Cai and said with a smile.
"Take... what to take?" Zhu Cai was stunned.
"Nonsense! Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? Of course you are getting paid! Is annihilating the Ghost Imperial Army something that can be done with just an open mouth and a little bit of spit? Then we have to fight them with real swords and guns. Fighting is going to kill people! Who is not the son of a father? Do we soldiers deserve to die? The commander-in-chief has ordered that in order to wipe out the ghost imperial army, your shop in Shenlei City must pay taxes. One thousand taels!”
"One... one thousand taels!? You... you might as well go grab it!" Zhu Cai's business this year may not be able to reach one thousand taels, but the result is good. Xue Dongfeng opened his mouth and got one thousand taels. This is simply How can Zhu Cai not be angry if he eats people without spitting out their bones
"You dare to resist the order? I think you are looking for death! Come here, tie me up!"
"Wait a minute!" Wan Dong stood aside, his face turned green with anger.
What a Xue Dongfeng, this brain is really not ordinary smart. The Ghost Forbidden Army and the officers and soldiers of Shenlei City worked one in the dark and the other in the light, one searched at night and the other during the day. The cooperation was called a tacit understanding, that's all. They also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a lot of money. What a clever method! If this Divine Thunder City really falls into Xue Dongfeng's hands one day, will all the people in this city be forced to death by him
"Where did you come from? You have nothing to do here. Get out of here with me!"
"I? Humph!" Wan Dong sneered and waved his hand over.
It's the same slap in the face. Compared to Wan Dong, Mr. Hu's skills are simply inferior. Wan Dong slapped him in the face, and Mr. Hu flew straight into the air and flew sideways. After landing, less than half of the teeth in his mouth were left. The blood mixed with the broken teeth, and he vomited for a long time before he vomited clearly.
"You...you bastard, you are so...so courageous, how dare you hit Mr. Hu?" The man named Hu struggled for a while, then stood up from the ground, and immediately screamed at Wandong. .
Seeing Mr. Hu's bloody face, Zhu Cai was both happy and afraid. This guy certainly deserves to be beaten, but after all, he is from the government and leads the troops. Although Wandong's cultivation level is very high, people do not fight with officials. This is a motto that has been passed down for thousands of years.
"Bold? Humph, what does it mean to compare my courage to you?"
"You bastard, you are so stubborn when you are about to die! Come on, fight him, and cut him apart with random swords!"
"Let's see who dares!" A large group of officers and soldiers were about to rush forward when Wan Dong suddenly burst out with an angry shout, and immediately pinned them to the ground.
"CAO! You losers, did you all grow up eating shit? How can a boy like this, who hasn't even grown his hair yet, intimidate you? Look at me!" Mr. Hu was indeed bold, and waved his hand at this moment With his sword in hand, he struck at Wandong.
Seeing that Master Hu's blade was about to hit Wan Dong's body, Wan Dong suddenly took out a token from his arms and raised it in front of Master Hu's eyes. Seeing this token, Mr. Hu felt as if his acupuncture points had been tapped, and he suddenly froze on the spot. The knife in his hand was still held high, but he could no longer drop it. A pair of eyes, straight Staring at the token in Wandong's hand, his eyes seemed to be unable to move.
"City... city lord's order?" After a while, Mr. Hu stuttered out three words.
"Hey! I can't tell. Are you still literate?" Wan Dong took back the city lord's order with a smile, took out an official document from his arms, handed it to him, and said, "Since you are also literate, Then read this to everyone.”
"Cang!" The knife in Mr. Hu's hand suddenly fell to the ground. It was so dangerous that he almost hurt Mr. Hu's foot.
But at this time, Mr. Hu was sweating profusely and had no intention of paying attention. He took the document from Wandong's hand with trembling hands. It seems that it is not only a piece of official document, but also a reminder from the Lord of Hell.
When Mr. Hu unfolded the document tremblingly and read a few lines, the cold sweat on his forehead seemed to be out of control. It steamed out and soon formed a stream of 'rivulets', running down his face. of flowing downward.
"Nian!" Mr. Hu was already frightened to death. Wan Dong suddenly raised his voice, and Mr. Hu couldn't help it. He exclaimed and knelt down with a thud.
Zhu Cai was already dumbfounded when he saw Mr. Hu kneeling down to Wandong. His eyes widened with a look of disbelief on his face. What is the identity of my brother? Could it be that he was the seducer of the Prince of Hell? Why did he frighten Master Hu into such a virtuous state
"Young Master Zi appointed... Young Marquis Xu Yaoting to be... the Lord of Divine Thunder City, to control the military, government and people's livelihood of Divine Thunder City, and all important matters..."
When Mr. Hu finished reading the contents of the official document, he looked as if he had just been fished out of the water. He was almost soaked to the skin.
Wan Dong snatched the document away, sneered and said, "The Lord of Divine Thunder City is here, why don't you salute quickly?"
"Ah!? Yes, yes... What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you quickly bow to our new city lord!?" Mr. Hu shouted hurriedly at his officers and soldiers as if he had just woken up from a dream.
"City...city lord?" Zhu Cai looked at Wandong, completely dumbfounded.
But at this moment, Mr. Hu and hundreds of officers and soldiers under his command were kneeling all over the ground.
Mr. Hu even knelt down, presumably Wandong, the city lord, was not a fake. Although Zhu Cai couldn't wake up, he knelt down involuntarily.
Seeing this, Wandong quickly helped him up and said, "Brother, I can't bear your kneeling."
"But...but you are the city...city lord..."
"What is the city lord or not? In front of eldest brother, I will always be your brother! I will explain all these things to you when I come back."
"Oh, good...good!"
Wan Dong turned his head, looked at Mr. Hu, and said coldly, "Let me ask you, are these people you are leading your soldiers, or are they bandits under your command?"
"Ah? This... this..." Mr. Hu knew that things were going to be bad when he heard Wan Dong call Zhu Cai his eldest brother. Wandong's sudden sharp question made Mr. Hu sweat profusely! (To be continued)