He Lingchuan began to make nonsense: "Do you know the ruins of Thousand Stars City?"
"I know. It is the old royal capital of Guyuan Kingdom." It is famous all over the world because of the war that destroyed the country more than a hundred years ago.
"On the ruins of Thousand Stars City, occasionally after violent sandstorms, illusions will appear, recreating the battle of the Yuan Kingdom's destruction." He Lingchuan shrugged, "I have seen similar scenes, but it happened in another place."
Fang Canran licked his lips. Although he knew that the other party was setting a hook for him, he still couldn't help but ask: "Where?"
"Not in Bejia." He Lingchuan said with a smile, "Go further west, then west."
"What did you see?"
"I saw Shao Jian visiting the ancient city. Oh, that place was very prosperous more than a hundred years ago. It is not as prosperous as Lingxu City, but it is more orderly and rich than most cities."
In order to pry Fang Canran's mouth open, he must make him believe that both of them are related to Shao Jian.
For those who know Shao Jian's life, it is probably not difficult to guess where the "ancient city west of Beqa" he refers to is.
"I also saw Shao Jian talking to his friends in a secret room, saying that he had a seven-year-old daughter, whose nickname is Yanzi and whose nickname is Yingying." He Lingchuan said slowly, "He smiled so hard that his teeth could not see his eyes, and he was full of pride.
"
He sighed: "Although he is obsessed with revenge, he hopes that his daughter Shao Yingying will be safe and live a normal life." He Lingchuan still remembered the way Shao Jian's eyes lit up when he talked about his daughter.
Fang Canran was silent: "What else?"
"He said that when he took his daughter to visit the West Street Temple Fair in Xuanguolinhe City, he asked someone to tell his fortune. The fortune teller the other party gave was the fourteen words I said before." He Lingchuan pretended to be surprised when he said this, "
Oh, yes, Xuanguo has long since disappeared, and I don’t know if Linhe City is still there.”
So when Fang Canran heard the name "Linhe City", he knew that He Lingchuan was playing tricks on him.
Fang Canran swallowed his saliva and thought for a while before asking:
"In other words, what you saw was all by chance and has nothing to do with your coming to Lingxu City?"
"You know, I was entrusted by Prince Chiyan to investigate the case, and I came to Lingxu City by chance." He Lingchuan said word by word, "But after seeing the ring on your hand, I think I still need to ask clearly.
"
Fang Canran immediately asked, "Why do we need to ask clearly, what is the relationship between Shao Jian and you?"
"Of course it is related." He Lingchuan whispered, "He has never stood on the front desk of history, but he disrupted the order of the divine world. So broadly speaking, what he did is related to everyone. Bye.
Thanks to him, the disappearance of spiritual energy in the world has slowed down. From more than a hundred years ago to sixty years ago, Emperor Liujian was a frequent visitor to the world."
Fang Canran listened with an expressionless face, his heart was in turmoil.
To be honest, the relationship between the divine world and the human world, the emperor's liquid and spiritual energy, these relationships are not shocking secrets among the real upper-class people. After all, there are many smart people in the world, and those who know the truth pretend to be confused.
But it’s terrifying that He Xiao can accurately tell the connection between Di Liujian and Shao Jian!
This means that the young man in front of him knows a lot about Shao Jian's life and beliefs.
Fang Canran even felt that he had become transparent in front of He Xiao. This fear that eight generations of his ancestors had been seen through made him feel cold in his heart.
Where did such a person appear from and expose his carefully guarded secrets one by one?
He Lingchuan stared at him and said: "I say this because I hope Manager Fang understands that I have no ill intentions towards you, otherwise I would have reported it to the Heavenly Palace. You also know the attitude of the gods and demon emperors towards the heirs of the Yuan Kingdom, especially with Shao Jian.
People with whom I have connections, no matter whether I tell the truth or not, they will take you down immediately and interrogate you severely!"
If Fang Canran hadn't suddenly attacked him, he would have wanted to observe more carefully. After all, he already had enough troubles.
But Fang Canran broke through the window first, and He Lingchuan wanted to follow the trend. He did not ask Shao Jian's descendants to become his friends, but he needed help.
He had too little help in Lingxu City. However, this action was difficult to complete by himself.
Fang Canran has worked hard in Lingxu for many years, and his resources and connections are many times richer than his own. It would be a good helper if he could borrow them.
Of course, first of all, both parties must have a foundation of honesty and mutual trust, which is the most difficult step to take.
Fang Canran was silent.
Indeed, as He Xiao said, when it comes to matters related to the Ancient Yuan Kingdom, Lingxu City is crazy and unreasonable. The reaction can only be described as "stress", not to mention the name "Shao Jian"...
This young man seemed to recognize the Tiangong Du Yunshi. All he had to do was go to Bai Ziqi and say a few words, and the thunder would come down.
The chief steward of the Golden Horn family may sound powerful to ordinary people, but in reality he is worthless in front of divine power!
Many thoughts ran through his mind: "Why didn't you report it?"
"No matter what other people say, I admire Mr. Shao as a person, and I don't want his descendants to be persecuted again." He Lingchuan said seriously, "Of course, we still have to calculate the losses you caused me tonight."
"..." Fang Canran felt relieved. Since the other party started talking about money, his biggest crisis has passed. "It is necessary. I will give Mr. He 50,000 taels as a shock payment."
Everything is easier if you have money. A few days ago, in order to buy frost pattern silver, He Lingchuan took credit from Li Qingge: "The flash thunder you just threw is good, what is it called?"
"Soul-shaking bombs." Fang Canran swallowed, "I still have two more. They were collected from other places more than ten years ago."
"I want five." He Lingchuan pointed to the broken mirror by the door, "Can this heart-piercing mirror be repaired?"
"...I'll find someone to repair it."
"Okay, once it's repaired, it's mine."
The treasures this boy wants are very expensive. But now, who has the right to say no to Fang Canran?
"By the way, I will need a lot of information in the future. Manager Fang, you have many connections and connections -" the last few words were drawn out in a protracted tone.
He gave Fang Canran a chance, but it didn't work.
Fang Canran closed his eyes: "I will definitely try my best to find out."
Seeing that the benefits were almost there, He Lingchuan rubbed his hands and said, "Okay, if Brother Fang won't trouble me anymore, we can shake hands and make peace now, as if nothing happens tonight, how about that?"
Fang Canran looked at him for a long time before nodding: "It's a deal!"
He Lingchuan grabbed the knot on his arm and gently pulled it, and the complicated lock suddenly untied itself, so fast that Fang Canran didn't understand what was going on, and felt a lightness on the back of his neck——
He Lingchuan pulled out the silver needle sealing the acupoint.
Fang Canran moved his wrists and looked at He Lingchuan with complicated eyes.
Although he did not think that this young man would kill anyone in Yuexiang Villa, the fact that he was allowed to let him go so easily when he had all the advantages - money, magic weapons, and personal belongings were nothing at this time - was still beyond Fang Canran's expectations.
On the surface, it seems that He Lingchuan is expressing sincerity.
But Fang Canran understands that generosity comes from self-confidence: self-confidence can control him at any time without fear of his revenge.
As He Lingchuan himself said, it was too easy for him to deal with Fang Canran. He could just go directly to Tiangong to report Shao Jian's descendants. But Fang Canran had no way of catching him.
If it were someone else, they might threaten him to death.
But this boy...
Alas, why did he lose so completely tonight? Fang Canran sighed secretly, counted out the fifty thousand taels of silver notes and handed them over: "Give me the money first, and prepare the rest. I will give it to you in a few days."
This tacitly implies that he still has at least five soul-shaking bombs.
The pond fire in the hall kept smoldering, keeping the house warm as spring.
Fang Canran grabbed the cast iron pot, went outside the house to get a pot of spring water, put it on the pond fire to burn, then picked up the persimmons at the table and handed one to He Lingchuan: "How about a four-sided persimmon? The 200-year-old tree at the back
Produced by old persimmon trees, it is very sweet."
This kind of persimmon has obvious longitudinal grooves on its skin, and the whole thing looks like a small cube, not as round as other persimmons.
He Lingchuan waved his hand: "I don't dare, the poison-preventing pill I took has expired."
Fang Canran smiled sarcastically and bowed to him: "I have offended you a lot before, I hope Mr. He will forgive me!" Then he personally brought a chair over and said, "Please sit down."
This man's mentality adjusted really quickly. He Lingchuan wanted to hear what he had to say, so he sat down and remained silent.
Fang Canran said seriously: "I think Mr. He is a man with secrets - just like me."
Both of them are constantly testing each other. "If we can't sincerely trust each other, the previous conversation at Pianxiang Villa will just be a waste of time."
He Lingchuan nodded. Without a foundation of trust, there would be no in-depth communication.
"Then I have a suggestion." Fang Canran got up and went upstairs for more than ten seconds before coming back with something in his hand.
He Lingchuan was a little surprised because the chief manager actually brought down a pair of shackles!
"This is?"
Fang Canran threw the shackles into the pond fire, took it out after dozens of seconds, and put it in He Lingchuan's hand.
cold.
The heat of the flame was not transmitted to the shackles at all.
"This is a good thing. It's called the Oath Chain. It's a treasure I collected from an overseas warlock five years ago. There are only two pieces."
He Lingchuan picked it up and looked at it. The two handcuffs were dark and dark, and the chain connected in the middle was engraved with countless inscriptions, all in the language of immortals.
"Ancient thing?"
"And it can still be used." Fang Canran pointed at it, "You got the hint as soon as you got the chain, right? This is a rare item burned in the magic heart furnace. Two people who make a contract or make a deal each wear it.
One, and then swear an oath to it. If either party fails to perform or breaks the oath, they will be severely punished and die of the inner demons. Even the ancient immortals cannot resist this kind of punishment, so it is widely used to form contracts. The number of existing
Wei Liao. Well, if an execution date is set, any party that delays it deliberately will be punished."
There is such a treasure? He Lingchuan understood: "Mr. Fang wants to make an agreement with me?"
No wonder Fang Canran wasn't afraid of offending him before. He had wanted to use this treasure for a long time.
"Yes, let's make a gentleman's agreement not to harm each other in any form, that is, not to attack, report, frame, or betray the other party directly or indirectly, otherwise we will suffer the backlash of inner demons and die."