This is a large-scale shaking, not only the room, but the entire hotel, and even Lingang City are shaking violently. Cracks were crackling on the walls of the room, and dust was falling from the ceiling.
Qianye rushed to the window and looked out. At the end of his field of vision, in the slums of Lingang City, shacks had already begun to collapse. This kind of hut, which is extremely rough and simple in terms of workmanship and structure, cannot resist the power of the shaking of the ground at all.
"earthquake?"
Ding Shiheng remained calm, shook his head and said: "It's not an earthquake, it's just that the earth dragon turned over and it will be over soon."
Sure enough, the shaking of the ground only lasted for a few minutes, and then gradually stopped. Even so, there are not a few collapsed and damaged houses throughout Lingang City, but most of them are concentrated in slums.
In fact, Lingang City as a whole is very rudimentary. If it is not clearly marked, it would be difficult for Qianye to distinguish which is a slum area and which is a normal urban area. Only the aristocratic district where the city lord's mansion is located has the look that a big city should have. However, when there is an earthquake, they are clearly separated. Most of the collapsed houses are in poor areas, and it is rare to happen in urban areas.
Immediately after the earthquake, people got busy. Some are cleaning up the ruins, some are recycling materials, and some are treating the wounded. Everything is in order, and there is order in the chaos. Apparently, similar situations have happened many times, and even the people at the lowest level have already seen it. And know how to deal with it.
Those huts are extremely simple, basically just a few pillars and a top frame. The roof and walls are made of thin wood boards, and there is not much loss if they collapse. Even if buried in the rubble, it is easy to be rescued. Such a shed can be built again in less than a day.
The hotel where Qianye is located, and some obviously better houses around are mostly supported by steel structures, and most of them just have some tilts during the shaking of the ground, and a person with a third or fourth level of cultivation can move The steel structure was straightened and reorganized. As for the trimming of the walls and ceiling, it is a very simple matter, and ordinary people can do it. In addition, since the furniture is also of the simplest style, there is no loss even if it is damaged.
After the shaking passed, soon a waiter knocked on the door. He did not come in, but said from outside the door: "Guests, please do not panic. Someone will repair the damage in your room soon, and before dinner, everything will be back to normal."
After saying this, the waiter went to the next room and informed the residents one by one.
At this moment, the ground was still shaking slightly, and Qianye keenly noticed that on the partially exposed soil, the ground was rippling like water waves. Although subtle, it was clearly not what an earthquake should be like.
"Earth Dragon? What is that?" Qianye was not so much interested in this existence that could cause the entire city to tremble, but rather fearful.
This is obviously no secret in Lingang City. Ding Shiheng replied without hesitation: "It is a huge creature hidden in the depths of the earth according to legend. It is also said to be a giant void beast, but no one has actually seen it. Every once in a while Over time, it will turn over or move, and now this time it is only a slight turn, if it is restless every few years, it will last for a few days, and most of Lingang City will collapse at that time."
Qianye finally understood why the city's architecture was so peculiar, it was designed for the convenience of reconstruction. And the source is obviously the ground dragon's turning over and restlessness. In the entire city, it seems that only the City Lord's Mansion and the Noble District are permanent buildings. Other buildings, even if they use a steel frame, can hardly support the years of restless movement.
Qianye's eyes turned blue, and he looked in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion. In the real field of vision, the buildings in the entire aristocratic area are glowing with a faint force of force, protected by protective fields. The radiance of the City Lord's Mansion was even stronger. There was a film of light covering the entire mansion, and a force shield was actually built. Even in the empire, this is not a small deal.
Seeing this, Qianye had a new understanding of the strength of the city lord of Lingang. In a neutral place, without enough strength, it is impossible to protect such a huge wealth.
At this time, many people in the city flocked to the street, gathered into a stream of people, and rushed out of the city in a hurry.
"What are they going to do?"
Ding Shiheng said: "It's all for hunting. Every time a local dragon turns over, some unique creatures will be driven up from deep underground. For example, rainbow fish and agouti can only be caught at this time."
Rainbow fish and agouti are special products of Lingang City. Not only are they delicious, but eating more of them can enhance the perception of the Force, thus slightly increasing the speed of cultivation, so they are very popular. And for the demons, their delicacy is almost irresistible, and they are an important commodity in the smuggling trade.
In addition, when the local dragons move, rare special species that are deeper underground will be driven to the shallow underground, and this is the only chance to hunt them. At this time, Qianye understood why it was necessary to rebuild their homes every few years, and there were still so many people who wanted to settle in Lingang City.
Qianye asked again about the distribution of the main forces in Lingang City, and after getting all the information he needed, he asked Ding Shiheng to leave.
Ding Shiheng is worthy of being the boss of Lingang City, he came to the hotel again the next morning. As soon as he entered the room, all his arrogance disappeared, and he stood respectfully in front of Qianye, without looking sideways, turning a blind eye to Yetong and Zhu Ji beside him.
The news he brought made Qianye frowned, and said, "You mean, there was indeed an old man who met the characteristics who came to Lingang City, but after seeing the Xue family, he disappeared the next day. ?”
"Yes, the villain has activated all the hidden threads in his hands, but he can't find his whereabouts. There are rumors..." Ding Shiheng secretly looked at Qianye's expression. After all, to him, the Xue family was a giant, and when it came to these big families, even the simplest things would become extremely complicated.
"Say it."
"It is said that on that day, the Xue family's guards were abnormally mobilized. So some people speculate that the Xue family may have taken Mr. Cui away."
Qianye raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Have you verified this news with someone from the Xue family?"
Ding Shiheng carefully said: "This... my lord, with the status of a villain, can only get in touch with the lower-level members of the Xue family at most. They don't know anything about it, so it is possible that the Xue family has nothing to do with this matter, and the other possibility is But this matter is also a secret in the Xue family, and not many people know about it. If it is the latter possibility, there is really nothing the villain can do."
Qianye nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Tell me the location of Xue's house, and if possible, you'd better get me a map of Xue's house."
Ding Shiheng stood up and said, "I'll do it right now, villain."
In the evening, Ding Shiheng had sent over the map of Xue's house. It has to be said that this local snake is quite competent in his work.
With a location and a map, preparation is enough. In the dead of night, Qianye and Yetong left the hotel and disappeared into the night.
Xue's house was naturally built in the aristocratic area, but the scale is not too big, it's just three steps forward and backward. The so-called is not big, but compared with other cities, it is an out-and-out luxury house in Lingang City. In the aristocratic district, every building must be equipped with a force array capable of resisting the movement of the earth dragon. Even if it is for the sake of face, the house cannot be damaged. So when the house gets bigger, the consumption of the original force array will become very scary.
Before that, Qianye had found out clearly that the person living in this Xue residence was a branch of the Xue family, and was supported by the manpower sent by the family. The Xue family has many properties inside and outside the city, all of which are under the jurisdiction of this place.
Qianye stood not far away, looking at the house.
Xue's house has tall walls and a wide door, and it has the style of an imperial family's architecture, but its scale is not one-tenth of that of a real family, and it cannot be compared with Zhao Clan's mansion that is as small as half a city.
"Go in and have a look." Qianye greeted Yetong, jumped up and landed on the courtyard wall.
Through Ding Shiheng, Qianye knew that the most powerful person in the Xue residence at the moment was Xue Haiyang, the owner of the side branch. As a thirteenth-level general, it is more than enough to protect the Xue family's interests in Lingang City.
It was already late at night, and the lights in most parts of the house were extinguished. There were several guards patrolling back and forth, and two secret sentries were also arranged. This kind of guard can be regarded as careless, and most mercenary adventurers with unruly hearts can take advantage of it. But of course this couldn't help Qianye, he jumped up, passed over a group of guards silently, and entered the back house.
Yetong also landed beside Qianye, glanced at the back house, and pointed to the main house.
Qianye nodded, and when he came to the door, a red light flashed in his hand, and the blood-sucking blade cut off the inner door lock with only a very slight sound. But this sound has already awakened the people in the room, and shouted: "Who is it?"
Qianye pushed open the door, and Yetong rushed into the room like lightning, and placed the vampire blade on the neck of the man on the bed.
The man on the bed was about forty years old. He just stood up and froze there. The blood-sucking blade was extremely sharp, and before it actually touched it, it left a thin line of blood on the skin of his throat.
There was also a rather coquettish woman on the bed, but she didn't wake up, she just turned over, revealing her snow-white and plump body, she was actually not wearing anything.
The man was not surprised at all, and said in a deep voice: "Xue Haiyang is the head of the Xue family branch. He also has a job in the Xue family's old house. I don't know what you two want to do with Xue."
Qianye closed the door and said: "Mr. Xue, you are so determined and courageous! If this is the case, then I will not go around in circles. I have a friend named Cui Yuanhai, and it should be in your hands now." ?”
As soon as this name was mentioned, Xue Haiyang's face changed drastically, his calmness and composure were completely replaced by horror, and he lost his voice: "You are the ones that the Wolf King wants!"
"The Wolf King is very generous. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't even know that my head is worth so much money." Qianye smiled.
Xue Haiyang's heart sank immediately, and he looked at the blood-sucking blade resting on his throat, with a wry smile on his face, and said, "You two, so you are blood."
Qianye said indifferently: "She is, I am not. But this is not important, Mr. Xue, are you planning to delay time? It is meaningless."
Xue Haiyang smiled bitterly and said: "I know, you dare to kill the son of the wolf king, so why would you care about such a small person like me. Cui Yuanhai did come to look for me, this matter is too big, I reported it to the master. The answer is to temporarily detain the person and keep him under strict supervision."
"What about people?"
Xue Haiyang became even more helpless, and said in a low voice, "I was robbed."