Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

The early summer moon is cool and enviable to many southern neighbors.

Especially in Baiyao City, located in the northern part of the Northern Plains and adjacent to the edge of the Dinghuang barrier, a few days ago, a cold wind from the wasteland broke through the barrier's defense line and whistled in, and snowflakes fell faintly on the summer plains. For a time, all kinds of gossips about the powerful and oppressing the people continued to emerge in the teahouses and restaurants in the city.

On the one hand, this allowed the Baiyao people, who suddenly became busy, to relax their tense nerves a little - everyone thought that the so-called Xianmeng pioneering was that the people of Rongcheng fought for their lives in the front and they watched the show in the back, but now the stage has been moved to their feet, and the seemingly distant wasteland seems to be right in front of them. This makes many locals feel uncomfortable. Therefore, an opportunity to arrange the powerful and wealthy at will is precious and will not be missed by anyone.

On the other hand, these remarks made the current city lord He Lan feel a little anxious. If it were in the past, he would definitely not be interested in the crazy talk of these common people, and would only laugh it off even if he occasionally heard it. But now it is different from the past. The supreme ruler of Baiyao City is no longer him, so he no longer has the luxury of a superior.

Facing the old man who often dozes off, speaks in a shrill and trembling voice, as if he has Alzheimer's disease, even though He Lan has been calling the shots in the family for many years, he will still be as nervous as a child.

Even if He Pingjun closes his eyes and seems to have ignored the affairs of the outside world, He Lan still doesn't want the slightest noise in the city to reach the old man's ears.

Two years ago, he saw the sharpness of He Pingjun when he opened his eyes, and he really doesn't want to see it again.

However, as a junior, he had no say in whether He Pingjun opened his eyes or not. Even many times, it was a luxury to want to see the old sleeping face with his own eyes. After He Pingjun issued a clear order, he would often close the door and not see anyone. Unless someone made a serious mistake in the execution process.

He Lan certainly thought that there was no mistake, but many times, the decision of whether there was a mistake was not his, so he didn't want to wait until the old ancestor opened his eyes to realize that he was the one being stared at.

So, at this time, as arrogant as he was, he could only bear the helplessness and invite a person who was not taken seriously by him to come forward.

Then, put on a warm face.

"Consul Bai, it's been a long time since we last met! The consul's style is still the same, which makes people envious!"

In front of Shengxue Tower, He Lan took the initiative to humble himself and went out to greet the guests in person, which surprised Bai Wei for a while and made him unable to respond.

After gradually adapting to the other party's rhythm and gradually regaining the social skills that he had mastered in the past, Bai Wei sat down at the wine table while secretly sighing in his heart.

More than two years ago, before the chaos in Rongcheng broke out, Bai Wei, as the owner of this city, although his prestige and power were inferior to those of people like He Lan, he could still firmly control the initiative in his own territory.

When to meet, where to meet, how to meet - drinking tea, eating, or just chatting. These are all decided by her.

But now, she has fallen to the point where she has to force a smile for a banquet that someone summoned.

In fact, Bai Wei knew very well that the city lord surnamed He in front of him had no interest in him, a loser, even when the atmosphere at the wine table was the most lively. He told him about his recent situation that the He family intelligence officer temporarily handed to him on the table, praised his past achievements in Baiyao City, and promised to maintain his past political ambitions... Then after these nonsense without any sincerity, he told the real purpose of coming.

"Consul Bai, I wonder what Lord Wang has been busy with these days? Is there anything we need to cooperate with?"

Bai Wei put down his wine glass and smiled calmly: "The Lord City Lord has cooperated very well, and Lord Wang praised Bai Yaocheng's work."

He Lan shook his head hurriedly: "How can I be responsible for this? When I started to work on the land reclamation, I found that there were many difficulties. To be honest, I have encountered many problems in the past few days, but the Lord Mountain Lord was tolerant and did not pursue them..."

These words are not polite - how can a backup land reclamation plan for a city be arranged in a clear and orderly manner and progress smoothly in a hurry? In the past few days, the messy accounts that are qualified to be placed on He Lan's desk have piled up like a mountain. At the grassroots level, the situation is even more difficult to describe.

If it weren't for the fact that in the past two years, under the strong promotion of He Pingjun, the entire Yueyang had experienced a wasteland relocation campaign, then I'm afraid that Bai Yaocheng would really not be able to take on the sudden land reclamation requirements at this time!

But it is really hard to say whether He Pingjun himself understands these difficulties.

Fortunately, although He Lan cannot see He Pingjun, he cannot or dare not bribe the assassins around He Pingjun. But at least he knows that the ancestor opened his eyes at least half for Lingshan Mountain Master Wang Luo. But Bai Wei, who is beside Wang Luo, is not so cold.

She is a very straightforward woman. As long as the surface work is done and the actual benefits are given, she will never cling to the past unhappiness for too long. So with He Lan's verbal weakness and the heart-pounding promises made by several consuls of the surrounding merchant groups, Bai Wei finally spoke.

"Master Wang has been basically looking up the information of the Bai family these days, from the family genealogy to the family industry and personal connections in recent years... and he has been looking up the most simple bamboo slips. So..."

Speaking of this, Bai Wei deliberately let it slip, and soon she got the reward she deserved.

The promise of benefits from the wine table has been raised to several levels.

Then Bai Wei continued seriously: "After that, it is my personal speculation. Believe it or not. I think the intention of Shanzhu Wang to stay behind closed doors these days and focus on checking the information is actually obvious: he does not trust the current situation." Those who are actually in power in White Key City do not have confidence in the development of White Key City, so he plans to start a new business, and now he is just preparing for the formation of a new team. "

As soon as these words came out, there was silence at the wine table.

This answer... In fact, many people have speculated in their minds. After all, Wang Luo's performance in the past few days has been too low-key, so low-key that he seems to be deliberately isolating others.

Although he was polite on the surface and praised all the work reported to him, this kind of praise without substantial content was actually the most unreliable. When many business groups lay off employees, they first praise their employees and then tell them to pack up and get out...

And considering the distance between the current work in White Key City and the actual development needs, it is really difficult for He Lan and others here to convince themselves that Wang Luo is really satisfied with their work.

For other powerful dragons crossing the river, most of them would consider some practical difficulties and not be too demanding on the local people's tasks. But no one dares to be sure whether Wang Luo will be so down-to-earth.

"So..." He Lan was silent for a while and then asked tentatively, "Master Wangshan plans to use the Bai family?"

Bai Wei shook his head and said: "I really don't dare to say that I have any certainty about this. But based on common sense, it is not impossible. After all, the Bai family has been operating in Baiyao City longer and deeper. Even if the He family has come from behind in the past two years, it is still possible. The actual operation of this city relies more on the accumulation of the Bai family. For example, although the Shengxue Tower is owned by the He family, most of the maids in the building are from the Bai family, and some of the food and drinks at our table are also from the Bai family. More than 60% of it is produced in Lingtian, a farm run by the Bai family. And...pardon my bluntness, after the incident more than two years ago, the Bai family will never refuse an opportunity to regain power."

He Lan smiled bitterly when he heard this: "So, Master Wangshan thinks that those of us who suddenly gained power...are in the way?"

Bai Wei said: "Master Wangshan has never mentioned anything about the He family in the past few days, so I really don't know what he thinks about the He family."

He Lan's expression became more solemn. After a moment of silence, he looked at Bai Wei with indifferent eyes. Naturally, Bai Wei understood what he meant and left early on the grounds that he was busy with work.

Only the flustered He family members were left, becoming more solemn in silence.

The He family is now the actual manager of Baiyao City. Wang Luo came to Baiyao to preside over the pioneering, but never mentioned the He family... This is actually a quite clear statement!

At this time, a leader of the He family couldn't help it anymore and asked: "But Wang Luo clearly established a good relationship with the ancestors when he came here. There is no reason to attack the He family in front of the ancestors!"

When He Lan heard this, he smiled bitterly: "Because we want to attack the He family, we have to inform our ancestors in advance. What's the use of him informing us? I'll give you a letter of appointment and dismissal, asking He Pi to resign from Shu Shufang As the boss, will you nod happily? But if the ancestor's work is completed, who dares to disobey the ancestor's will?"

He Pi was still a little dissatisfied: "Why would our ancestors turn to outsiders?"

So He Lan's smile became even bitterer: "You didn't study hard in the family academy back then, so no one told you some of the family's secret history. But in fact, the He family has been dominated by the family head for more than a thousand years and has been devoted to outsiders. Not uncommon. And every time, the beneficiary is the Bai family."

"this?!"

As soon as these words came out, the wine table suddenly became noisy and uneasy. He Lan waved his hand and used his family's powerful cultivation to calm down the chaos. Then he sighed again and said, "The specific reasons were not told to me by the family elders back then. They just want us to remember that the He family, as the center of the moon, One of the wealthy families has an important mission and obligation to Yueyang and even the entire Immortal Alliance. As for how this mission and obligation is linked to supporting the Bai family, at least for now, I don’t know. Maybe I have to wait until the ancestors truly delegate power. That’s when I got the chance to know. But anyway, that’s what happened now.”

Hepi then stopped talking nonsense: "Then what should we do now? Just, just watch and wait?"

He Lan sighed again: "Of course you can't just watch and wait... If you still believe me, just listen to me. During the next period of time, make everything at hand clearer and neater than before." The balance sheet needs to be better! There will be less bad things piled on my desk every day! Then... maybe it will make Master Wang change his mind?"

After everyone was silent, someone asked: "What if Master Wang Shan insists on refusing to change his mind?"

He Lan said helplessly: "Then we can retreat more confidently even if we leave! In short, everyone, go back and reorganize the work at hand. From now on, we must show full strength."

Afterwards, seeing that the people around him were still busy with their own thoughts and did not respond in time, He Lan also immediately became serious: "Everyone, do you understand?"

So Hepi and other talents woke up from their dreams, and each of them beat his chest and swore that even if the last temporary worker under him died of overwork, he would definitely complete the work assigned by him with quality and quantity.

And just when He Lan felt that the atmosphere was brewing and she could talk about less upright topics, she suddenly heard a chuckle from behind her.

"Then let's make it a deal."

The next moment, He Lan looked back suddenly, looking like a wolf in her desperation! In his sight, a young man wearing red clothes with a gentle smile was holding a wine glass in his hand, raising a glass to him.

For a moment, He Lan felt as if she was a prey cornered by the most ferocious predator, and all the flaws in her body were visible to everyone. The treacherous words in his stomach that he never blurted out were clearly visible to others.

Life and death are only controlled by the other person's thoughts!

As a result, all the trivial tricks that had been floating in my mind before seemed even more ridiculous now.

I actually want to play tricks with such a person?

However, just when He Lan was about to be overwhelmed and melted by her fear, she heard Wang Luo say in a light voice: "Occasionally when I go out, I see everyone busy with work meetings after dinner and tea, and they are very interested in pioneering work. It's really gratifying to be so positive and enthusiastic. You are all locals who have been in charge of local work for a long time, and you don't need me as an outsider to tell you how to carry out your work, so I won't do anything else. Let’s not talk about it, the pioneering work has not been successful yet, you still need to work hard.”

After saying that, Wang Luo drank the wine in the glass, left a rather kind smile on everyone at the wine table, and turned around to leave.

After he left for a long time, everyone at the wine table gradually lifted their stagnant and petrified postures, and each of them fell limply on their seats.

——

On the other side, after leaving Shengxue Tower, Wang Luo saw Bai Wei outside the building.

At this time, Bai Wei's complexion was even uglier than He Lan's just now.

But Wang Luo didn't have any harsh words for her. Instead, he praised her: "You have good observation skills. You know what your superiors want without having to say anything. No wonder you were able to reach the position of the Lord of White Key City all the way back then." On the other hand, if there were no accidents caused by those two wild demons, You would be more suitable to be the city leader than He Lan. However, you are only half right. I do want to form a team of my own, but not to conquer the He family. I am kicked out, but I have a brand new project, and I need people from the Bai family to help me promote it. "

Bai Wei was stunned when he heard this: "A brand new project?"

"Well, five towers and one large formation. This is crucial for the subsequent pioneering work."