The flower blooms at both ends, each representing one thing.
Lin Chengyu brought Xiaoyu to the dungeon and met Xu Lian in a clean cell.
Xu Lian was half lying on a big chair, with two maids massaging his shoulders, two maids pounding his back, two maids feeding him fruit, and two maids fanning him to drive away mosquitoes.
A banquet was already set in front of them, filled with a variety of dishes.
"Brother Xu Lian, have you become addicted to living in the dungeon?"
Xiaoyu covered her mouth and laughed.
Xu Lian opened his eyes and stood up from the big chair, spreading his hands and said, "I have no choice. These maids said that if I don't let them serve, the county magistrate will scold them. They are really too pitiful. I can only let them serve reluctantly."
Xiaoyu was a little dazed. She felt that Brother Xu Lian was a really nice person, but she also felt like something was wrong.
Xu Lian picked up a dish with chopsticks and tasted it. "The same goes for this table of dishes. The chef of Linjiang Tower said that if I don't eat it, the county magistrate will destroy the reputation of Linjiang Tower. What else can I do? I can only be forced to eat it."
Xiaoyu was dumbfounded, her little brain was confused.
Lin Chengyu was speechless and whispered, "The county magistrate went to our Lin family."
Ask the Lin family to help intercede? Xu Lian understood the purpose of Lin Chengyu and Xiaoyu coming to the dungeon as soon as he heard it. He waved to the eight maids and said, "You can go down first. Don't worry, I won't chase you away. I will call you over to serve me later."
The eight maids took their leave and left the cell.
Lin Chengyu said, "The county magistrate asked me to test your opinion and see if there is anything else that makes you dissatisfied."
At this point, Xu Lian didn't want to waste time like this any longer, so he said bluntly, "Gu Yanming's car frame hit me, and he also took me to the dungeon and locked me up for five days. He also wanted to kill me, but the county magistrate just set up a banquet to apologize and wanted to get rid of me. What does he think of me, Xu? He didn't even show any appreciation at all?"
Lin Chengyu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses, "You mean you need compensation?"
Xu Lian didn't hide it anymore, "That's right."
Lin Chengyu looked at him strangely. "I heard from the county magistrate that you have a strong background and should not lack cultivation resources. Do you still care about this little compensation?"
I don't know if his background is deep or not, Xu Lian is not too sure, but he knows that he is very poor...
Of course he had no shortage of worldly wealth, but he didn't even have a single spiritual stone used by cultivators, and he was so poor that he couldn't even make a sound.
Of course, he couldn't just say that he was in short supply of spiritual cultivation resources, lest the county magistrate find out all his details.
Xu Lian said, "Whether I am short of cultivation resources or not has nothing to do with whether the county magistrate compensates or not. What I value is the sincerity of the county magistrate's apology. Simply setting up a table of wine and a banquet cannot show the county magistrate's sincerity."
Speaking is an art... Xu Lian's implication is that he has no shortage of spiritual resources, but he wants to see the county magistrate show his sincerity...
Lin Chengyu suddenly realized, "I understand. I will convey your intention to the county magistrate."
Xu Lian decided to put some pressure on the county magistrate so that his sincerity would appear sufficient. "When Brother Lin tells the county magistrate, you might as well add one sentence. Just say that I said that the envoy sent by the higher-ups to conduct a secret visit was locked up in the dungeon. If the higher-ups find out, you will bear the consequences yourself."
Lin Chengyu looked at him deeply, cupped his hands and said, "I understand, I will tell you the truth."
After finding out Xu Lian's intention, Lin Chengyu and Xiaoyu did not stay long and hurried back to the Lin family.
Not long.
The county magistrate hurried to the dungeon, brought a jade box, and apologized to Xu Lian again.
Xu Lian opened the jade box and took a look. He saw more than thirty crystal clear stones inside, emitting spiritual substances. He knew that these must be the spiritual stones used by practitioners.
However, he didn’t know whether more than thirty spirit stones were a lot or a little, and how much they were worth.
However, he thought about it carefully. Although the county magistrate of Pingyang County seemed to have great power, his status in the Yi Sect was not high in reality. He was at most a red card. He probably did not have much resources for cultivation. He was very sincere to take out more than 30 spirit stones.
Thinking of this, Xu Lian accepted the jade box and expressed his acceptance of the county magistrate's apology.
The county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief as the matter was finally settled.
When walking out of the dungeon, Xu Lian had an idea. His forceful request for the cultivation supplies would inevitably leave a grudge in the county magistrate's heart. Although he would not dare to do anything to him, it was possible that he would trip him up behind his back.
You know, it is very easy for a county chief to secretly trip someone up.
So, Xu Lian looked at the sky in the distance and casually said, "During this period, the county magistrate must not slack off and must maintain order in the county. I heard that the newly appointed inspector may come to the county for inspection. It is said that this inspector has a bad temper. If he finds any mistakes, it will be a big trouble."
The county magistrate's expression changed. He glanced at Xu Lian gratefully and bowed quickly, "Thank you, envoy, for your advice!"
I am the messenger and the inspector. You didn't expect that... Xu Lian said "hmm", said nothing more, and left.
Xu Lian rented a carriage and went to the Lin family.
"Tan Liu is still in the brothel."
When he thought of this, he asked the driver to turn around and go to the brothel to pick up Tan Liu.
As soon as he arrived at the brothel, Xu Lian was stunned.
What did he see
I actually saw Qin Liu with a bruised face and nose, standing at the door of the brothel, nodding and bowing, soliciting customers... Is he a pimp
When he saw Xu Lian, Qin Liu burst into tears and hugged Xu Lian as if he had seen a savior. It was really heartbreaking to see a grown man crying like this.
Xu Lian was surprised. "What happened to you? Did someone hit you?"
Qin Liu started crying, "Brother Xu, where have you been? You left me here alone. Although you paid for my overnight stay last night, you didn't pay for today. The brothel's madam said I ate and ate for free, so she had five or six strong men beat me up, and made me stand at the door as a eunuch to solicit customers until I paid off the money I owed."
Phew... Xu Lian didn't want to laugh, but he couldn't help it.
Qin Liu was anxious. "Quick, give me three taels of silver. Being beaten is a small matter. I can't bear the reputation of eating a free meal in a brothel. If this gets out, my reputation as a tomb raider will be ruined."
Is it possible that the news has spread... Xu Lian took out a silver ingot and gave it to him, "You throw five taels of silver directly in front of the brothel madam and tell her not to change it. I am not the kind of person who eats for free."
Qin Liu rushed to find the brothel madam.
After a while.
Tan Liu came out and brought back four taels of silver.
"..." Xu Lian felt a little surprised, "What's going on? Doesn't the madam want it?"
Qin Liu said, "I owed the brothel three taels of silver. The brothel compensated me with two taels of silver for the medicine. I only need to pay one tael. I can't bear to pay five taels of silver."
Xu Lian nodded and couldn't help but look up at the sign of this brothel. It was indeed a golden sign... very fair.
Author's side note: I'll update two chapters first, and there will be another chapter later in the evening, so please read it tomorrow.