Zheng Qiu rolled his eyes slightly. What did Lin Zou mean? Why did he go around to the city lord while saying this?

"To cope with all changes by remaining unchanged, just follow Lin Zou's words and see what he wants to do."

Zheng Qiu shrugged and sighed: "Yes, we have to be obedient in front of the city lord.

After all, the city lord is the supreme power in the Shensu Realm, and he can kill hundreds or thousands of people with just one finger."

"That's right, that's right!" Lin Zou nodded in agreement, as if Zheng Qiu's words had reached his heart.

Then he started to complain, with some dissatisfaction in his tone: "As the saying goes, only obedient dogs get bones to eat, and disobedient dogs get sticks.

Boss Zheng, you don’t know that I stay with the city lord every day and do things for the city lord. Despite the appearance, I am actually frightened every moment.

Some things are obviously difficult to handle. You can't say it can't be done. You must agree on the spot and confidently.

If you do something, the consequences will be serious. You can't show timidity. You must show the courage to face death and move forward indomitably.

This is where the ability to observe words and emotions is most tested!”

While listening to Lin Zou's complaints, Zheng Qiu was thinking and trying to figure out the meaning of the other person's words.

Hearing that there seemed to be a contradiction in Lin Zou's words, Zheng Qiu pointed it out and asked: "Sir, you said that some things are difficult to handle, and some things have serious consequences.

So you made a promise to the city lord, but in the end you couldn't do it, what should you do?

Won’t the city lord punish you?”

"Of course I will be punished, I have suffered a lot!"

Lin Zou raised his hand and patted his back, pretending to be in pain, "I'm not afraid of Boss Zheng's jokes. I still have a lot of scars on my back, all from punishment."

He straightened up, spread his hands and added: "But as time passed, the city lord also came to understand my abilities.

In addition, I am only in the Qihua realm, so many things will not be left to me.

In the final analysis, I am still blessed with a low cultivation level."

Zheng Qiu didn't know whether Lin Zou was really complaining or deliberately pretending.

In short, he already felt that Lin Zou was conveying some messages intentionally or unintentionally.

So he deliberately asked: "Sir, I still don't quite understand what difficult tasks the city lord will send? In addition to managing the deserted and lonely city, is there anything else?"

"Of course."

Lin Zou raised his hand to support his chin, as if he was thinking, and after a moment he gave an example: "I thought of it.

For example, to deal with a certain god-level cultivator, to destroy a powerful force in the wilderness, to steal treasures where hundreds of masters live, to violate the rules of the gladiatorial conference, to interfere in the competitions held by the gladiatorial conference..."

Lin Zou talked a lot, and Zheng Qiu noticed that among the examples he gave, some were related to gladiatorial tournaments, and some were related to divine realm cultivators.

These words made Zheng Qiu feel turbulent in his heart. Combined with the information he knew, plus what Lin Zou said.

The disappearance of Master Ming Zong and the deaths of Er Mao and Ma Peng could all be caused by the city lord.

He suppressed the shock in his heart and didn't let any expression show on his face.

He said calmly: "It turns out that there are so many things to do when you are a leader. It is really hard for you, sir."

Zheng Qiu slowly calmed down and analyzed what Lin Zou revealed. He couldn't completely believe Lin Zou because his behavior today was a bit abnormal.

I have contacted Lin Zou many times, and Lin Zou has never shown any dissatisfaction with the city lord.

There was a time when he would come to see me every three days and say good things about the city lord.

Zheng Qiu secretly rolled his eyes and looked at Lin Zou with his peripheral vision. Lin Zou had his head covered and couldn't see his expression, so he could only figure out his thoughts from his body movements.

After thinking carefully, Zheng Qiu believed that there were two possibilities for this.

The first is that Lin Zou is telling the truth.

As a close confidant of the city lord, he knew a lot of things and was dissatisfied with the city lord, so he deliberately revealed what the city lord had done to himself.

Second, Lin Zou is lying.

He pinned a lot of irrelevant things on the city lord's head just to pit himself against the city lord and gain benefits from it.

For Lin Zou, there are sufficient reasons for both possibilities, because no matter which one, the result is the same.

He will confront the city lord, and go from being a popular figure in the lonely city to becoming the sworn enemy of the lonely city.

Without his own existence, Lin Zou would still be the only trusted subordinate of the city lord, and he would also gain greater power.

Thinking of this, Zheng Qiu looked at Lin Zou with a strange look in his eyes.

"Lin Zou doesn't have the ability to deal with Master Mingzong.

But it might have been Lin Zou who sent Liu Fu to participate in the duel competition and killed Er Mao and Ma Peng.

And he does have the ability and the courage to violate the rules of the gladiatorial tournament."

Zheng Qiu glanced at Lin Zou for a few times and then looked away.

It's not time to question this matter yet. I'm alone in the deserted city. If I act rashly, I'll only be asking for trouble.

When the time comes to fulfill the bet, only with the support of the Qianyun Sect can I have a backer.

The two chatted without a word, and soon arrived at the palace of the city lord.

Entering the palace, Lin Zou did not take him to the martial arts training ground, but climbed up the stairs to the study room high in the palace.

Moving the heavy stone door, Lin Zou stepped into the study, bowed and said: "To the Lord of the City, Boss Zheng has brought you!"

Zheng Qiu followed him in and bowed as well: "Zheng Qiu has met the city lord!"

City Lord Lin Minghao was sitting on a chair, holding a piece of letter paper in both hands, and seemed to be reading with gusto.

After a while, he put down the letter and asked, "Zheng Qiu, do you know why I called you here today?"

Zheng Qiu understood in his heart, but pretended to be confused on the surface and shook his head: "I don't know. City Lord, do you need medicinal materials in the palace?"

If it is a very rare species, I will try my best to find it through the inn."

After hearing Zheng Qiu's words, Lin Minghao raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile.

"Zheng Qiu, I once told you to practice hard, and then, like what is written in Qian Yun's book, you can make the Great Desert City famous and prestige."

Lin Minghao patted the letter paper on the table: "Now is the opportunity!"

Zheng Qiu noticed that the back of the letter that the city lord was holding was facing up, and because he was covering it with his palm, he couldn't see what was written on the letter at all.

He thought to himself: "Isn't it just a matter of going to a duel with Ge An and fulfilling the bet?

It seems that the city lord knows about the bet, and now he wants to find a reason to deceive himself. This letter may not contain a single word."

But he still pretended to be surprised: "Ah? What opportunity? Is it also a grand ceremony like Qianyun Dianchu?"

Lin Minghao pushed the letter aside and said: "It's not a grand ceremony, it's an invitation from Qianyun Sect.
Chapter completed!