Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

The extortion outside the city lord's palace was carried out in a grand manner, and soon attracted many people to watch.

The people of Liuyan City, who had been indulged by Xia Houying for decades, had long lost their respect for official authority, but when they saw that red and purple figure, the slightly older people would quickly become cold. Pulling the desperate young people around him, he retreated back.

However, for those who are interested in provocation, they left too late.

"Xia Houying, you gathered people to surround our two brothers, are you trying to kill people and silence them?"

The Hongguang Man's voice was high-pitched and long, as if he was a eunuch who was deliberately being eccentric, but this funny voice actually made Xia Houying sweat profusely.

"General, General Xia..."

"Don't bother me." The Hongguang man stretched out his hand and forcefully stopped Xia Houying's begging for mercy. "Don't call us generals. We are simply school captains. We can't take on the role! And I know very well that you guys, the civil servants, like to give us Brothers, dig a hole, if I just accepted it, would you immediately impeach me?"

Xia Houying said quickly: "I was confused for a moment and said the wrong thing. Don't blame me, don't blame me! As for impeachment, there is absolutely no such thing! Besides, you two should know how Zhezi from Liuyan City can get into the county. It’s Lord Shou’s eyes.”

"Haha? Are you trying to say that the Sheriff neglected his duties and deliberately didn't read your ticket?"

"This this……"

For a moment, Xia Houying was in a state of embarrassment as the red eunuch made things difficult for him.

But Wang Luo saw clearly in the palace that just when Xia Houying deliberately betrayed his flaws and was made things difficult for him, most of the people in Liuyan City who had originally gathered around him had quietly dispersed.

It wasn't until the last naughty child was dragged away by his mother that Xia Houying finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, it won’t bother the people in the city.

But it was at this time that the man covered in purple light spoke.

"City Lord Xiahou, has anyone ever told you why a smart and promising person like you has been locked up in Liuyan City for decades?"

Xia Houying smiled bitterly and said: "I was born and raised here. Being able to be the parent official of Liuyan City is something I can only dream of..."

"Okay Xia Houying, there is no one else here. Even the trash in your house are far away now. Let's talk frankly. Although we two brothers are not elites in the army, But you still have a keen eye for investigation. Isn't it because you are pretending to be crazy here to keep those stupid people away? Yes, the calculation is quite clever. If you pretend to be crazy in front of us, we will always respond in kind. One or two. And during this time, everyone who should leave has indeed left... But do you think that you are the only smart person in the world? We Qiu Ba have no brains at all and can only be at your mercy? ?”

Xia Houying didn't dare to answer the question at this time. He could only lower his head and act like an old dog.

On the other side, the man with red light said in a strange tone: "Qiu Ba people are not only brainless, but also have no conscience, so when they see Qiu Ba, they have to evacuate the civilians quickly, for fear that they will be eaten by us if they run too slowly, right?"

Ziguangren said: "Xia Houying, let me tell you one more thing. Although it is not written clearly in the governor's handwriting, the share of money and grain collected by Sang County is not fixed. The general sent us to each city, and it is also We need to see with our own eyes the actual situation in various places and adapt measures to local conditions so that we can correctly identify where there are difficulties and where we clearly have spare efforts but are unwilling to contribute. We, the frontline workers, have the ability to make judgments.”

When Xia Houying heard this, he had no choice but to plead: "Two adults..."

But before he finished speaking, the Ziguang man said: "Not only that, this time the imperial court mobilized the entire territory, in the final analysis, it is to capture the key criminals, so where are the key criminals likely to be harbored, where are the loyal and honest people on the surface, but the dirty secrets in private... We also have Thorough investigation."

The red-light man raised his voice and said in a sharp voice: "Speaking of it, I think the woman who just dragged her child and ran away in a hurry has quite a bit of... the charm of a suspect."

As soon as he said this, Xia Houying's expression suddenly changed: "Isn't this a bit too much?!"

"Too much? Where is it too much? Does Xiahou City Lord think that our brothers' loyalty to the imperial court is too much? Or does he think that the imperial court is going too far by asking us to conduct a thorough investigation? Make it clear so that we can report back to the general."

At this point, Xia Houying still didn't know that the other party came with a mission. Provoking troubles was just a means. If he didn't pay a sufficient price, these two people would never let him go.

"I would like to ask you two adults, what exactly should I do so that you two... can prove the innocence of Liuyan City?"

The red-light man sneered, ready to ridicule, but was stopped by the purple-light man.

Because just as Xia Houying was speaking, a piece of crystal clear jade was quietly thrust into Ziguang Man's hands.

It was a spiritual stone of quite good quality. In the New Heng Dynasty, spiritual stones were both hard currency and a great tonic that every cultivator could directly use. As for the spirit stone in Xia Houying's hand, it went beyond the scope of ordinary hard currency and supplements, and had the qualities of a collectible.

Wang Luo couldn't estimate the value of such a spiritual stone in the New Heng Dynasty, but at least in the old Immortal Calendar era before the catastrophe, it was already a treasure that ordinary golden elixirs would have to spend all their money to purchase.

In the year 1205 of the New Immortal Calendar after the Heavenly Tribulation, based on Wang Luo's estimate of the plain decoration of the city lord's palace, that spirit stone would probably mean not only most of his net worth to Xia Houying, who was half a step into the Nascent Soul, but also his fortune. It has extremely important commemorative value.

Sure enough, after the purple light man got the spirit stone, the eyes of the two captains lit up.

"Good guy, the Lord of Xiahou City is really willing to give it up. This thing should be the love token that the former governor's daughter gave you specially back then, right? Don't you always regard it as life, and you are actually willing to give it out?"

Xia Houying did not answer, but sighed with heartache: "With this spiritual stone, it should be worth the money and food of this city, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the purple light man and the red light man changed again.

"Well, it turns out that this thing is to be used to exchange money and food... That is really a good plan, Lord Xiahou! Are you thinking: You have used this spirit stone to fool us two brothers and exempt the entire city from taxation of money and food. Wait. Afterwards, you can find someone to brag about your glorious deeds of destroying families, rescuing people from disaster, and saving the whole city with your own efforts. At that time, the officials in the court will only need to write a few books, and the matter will become a ruthless grassroots official who uses the power of others to oppress the court officials. This is a major event for the court that will ruin our lives! At that time, we will not only return the spiritual stone to its original location, but also apologize to you, and beg you to spare our brothers’ lives, and even our future and life and death will be under your control.”

Xia Houying suddenly realized that he had thought differently and said the wrong thing.

If the spiritual stones are used to deduct money and food, what benefits can the two food collectors in front of them get?

However, using such an expensive spirit stone as a bribe to bribe only two junior captains was too shocking. He just didn't dare to think that the two people in front of him actually wanted to swallow the spirit stone!

For a moment, he was speechless, and even had the thought of breaking the jar.

However, at this moment, another gust of messy wind was heard in the distance, and a girl in a green shirt flew towards her. Before anyone arrived, the laughter as clear as the sky had already reached the door.

"Grandpa Xiahou, look, I caught a big spirit snake! I'll make you some wine later!"

The next moment, the girl in green shirt was holding in her arms - or rather wrapped around - a two-headed python that was as long as two people, and fell to the ground. Then she was shocked to realize that she seemed to be in the wrong place.

"Well, Grandpa Xiahou, you have guests. Well, I won't disturb you now."

As she said that, she stepped back cautiously, and when she reached the corner of the street, she ran away without a trace.

The girl didn't appear on the stage for long, but she attracted the attention of the audience in a short period of time.

It is truly a piece of raw jade with extraordinary qualifications.

Although Wang Luo was sitting in the mansion, his perception had already expanded outside the city lord's mansion, so he could clearly see the woman's appearance.

It would be an exaggeration to say that she is a beautiful girl, but the elegant beauty of hibiscus growing out of clear water is vividly interpreted, and her brows are clear and flawless, as if they were carefully carved by nature. It is difficult to imagine such an exquisite and beautiful girl who was born in such a small border town.

And her cultivation qualifications are also quite good. It seems that she is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but she has already established a foundation, and even formed a pill embryo in her Dantian. With such advancement, it is an exaggeration to say that she is a genius, but she is definitely He is a talented person worthy of attention.

The girl came and went quickly, but her short appearance suddenly changed the atmosphere outside the city lord's mansion.

The Ziguang man was originally aggressive, but at this time he chuckled: "City Lord Xiahou, you are really an outstanding place in Liuyan City. No wonder some people always say that this small border town is rich in three beauties: beautiful jade, delicious food, and beauties. Beautiful jade, in fact, The spiritual veins were dug out more than two hundred years ago and no longer exist. Otherwise, it would not still be a remote place today. The former county guard just came to eat a table of dirt because of his personal friendship with you. Cai, you wrote a good article...but this beauty seems to live up to her reputation!"

The Hongguang man said: "Speaking of it, among the stupid people who just came to watch, there is a woman who is quite charming... I have rarely seen such things in the brothels of the county! She really takes advantage of the local fools! "

The red light man's words were almost instantly tainted with a hint of lewdness, and the purple light man also directly tore off the last disguise.

"Master Xiahou, if you want us two brothers to handle things in Liuyan City lightly, of course you can. There are outstanding people here, and we are all from Sang County, so there is no need to make things difficult for each other. I just saw the girl catching snakes. The talent is quite good, but the background is mediocre, right? The blue shirt is only made of 10% spiritual silk. It is difficult to control the wind when flying, and our brothers are not very good at luck. , In fact, she is from a humble background, and it is most undesirable for such a talented child to be delayed. It just so happens that her popular body is quite similar to our natal skills, so..."

Before he finished speaking, Xia Houying couldn't bear it anymore: "What a shame!"

With a loud shout, the half-step Nascent Soul's power instantly hit Hong and Zi like a tsunami.

The two people seemed to have been prepared for it. They each raised their mail armor and joined forces to block Xia Houying's pressure with ease. The Hongguang man was even more overjoyed and said: "Xia Houying, you are indeed colluding with the criminal, how dare you do it in public!"

The man from Ziguang also smiled and stroked his chin and said: "Lord Xiahou City, you have been an iron-headed tortoise in Liuyan City for so many years, how come you still lose your skills so easily when things get tough? You want to survive the storms by relying on the word "forbearance" , then you must endure it to the end, giving up halfway will only lead to worse results. I have reported the atrocities you openly committed against the two of us just now, and I have reported it to the general with the small jade sword. By then, you, Liuyan City, will be the key criminals to be hunted down by Sang County. The top suspects are subject to the strictest screening and review throughout the city."

The Hongguang man said with regret: "It's a pity that the lady who caught the snake just now, I don't know which adult will be handed over to be judged?"

But the Ziguang man said: "You like that little girl so much? Then let's ask the general for a favor, maybe we can't be interrogated first..."

At this point, Xia Houying's eyes were really split open, and all his true energy and blood were boiling, but he couldn't do anything.

Because he actually doesn't know the slightest bit of magic fighting skills. Apart from releasing the awe-inspiring energy in his chest head-on, which is the pressure of half-step Nascent Soul, he doesn't even know how to punch in person.

Decades of being the lord of Taiping City have made him proficient in a lot of knowledge. He can know everything about this small town, can call everyone in the city by name, and can mediate every neighborhood dispute. He can also pray for rain, turn over soil, repair city formations, and guide young children to lay a good foundation for the road.

But he only doesn't know how to fight with others.

In this regard, Hong and Zi were slightly disappointed.

"It's really a turtle...that's all. The evidence just now is enough. After that..."

Before he finished speaking the next two words, Ziguang Man suddenly rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.

The man with red light was stunned for a moment, blinked in disbelief, then rolled his eyes and fell unconscious.

Xia Houying also blinked, a little unable to understand the sudden change.

Until behind him, a creepy voice sounded.

"After that, leave this place to me."

Xia Houying trembled all over and turned around to look at Wang Luo.

"you you……"

Wang Luo smiled and said: "As an immortal envoy of the imperial court, how can I stand idly by when I see two bastards who take advantage of their power and blatantly blackmail the imperial officials?"

"but……"

"Don't worry about the generals in the county. They won't know anything for a while."

As Wang Luo spoke, he opened his right hand. In his palm, there was a small jade sword that was striking left and right, but it was firmly trapped in an invisible cage and could not get out.

"City Lord Xiahou, you are a person who knows stories very well, so from now on, we can slowly arrange a suitable story for these two people, what do you think?"