The yellow light swept through everyone under the city gate, and finally dispersed, seemingly not noticing anything strange.
Seeing this, the silver-armored general on the city wall nodded slightly and said in an emotionless voice:
"If you prove your identity, you can enter the city!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the huge city gate began to slowly open to both sides.
Rumble!
The city gate only opened a gap and then stopped. The general on the city wall shouted: "You must enter the city quickly and don't delay here!"
"yes!"
Lin Dong responded and hurriedly pulled the reins. The one-horned golden-eyed beast under the seat immediately understood, kicked off his legs, and jumped into the city gate in an instant.
After the entire team entered the city gate, the silver-armored general on the city wall waved his hand, and the city gate slowly closed again. The whole process only took a few breaths.
After Lin Dong and General Chubby entered the city gate, they dismissed the accompanying sergeants and asked them to go back and resume their lives.
As for the two of them, they walked towards the city lord's mansion.
The originally noisy street was no longer as lively and bustling as before. Although there were still shops selling various magic weapons and elixirs, there were far fewer monks coming to trade.
Moreover, soldiers of the Xuanyuan Army also appeared on the streets, and there were people patrolling almost everywhere.
"I've only been out for half a month. I didn't expect that Guangling City has reached this point. It seems that the news we got before is still lagging behind. Now that the situation is like this, it's better to hand in the mission quickly and go back to your cave to retreat." Lin Dong
He looked at the monks patrolling the street and said with some regret.
"Brother Lin is right. We have been interrogated three times along the way. Guo is very annoyed! There is an alley in front of us. It would be better for us to go through there, and there will be less trouble on the way." The short and fat general said
He pointed to a corner ahead and said.
Lin Dong glanced at it and nodded: "Yes, that's indeed a shortcut there. I don't want to take the main road anymore. Go through there and turn around to reach the territory of the City Lord's Mansion."
The two reached an agreement and soon walked into the alley.
This alley is located in a remote area. It was originally the property of an alchemist. Later, the alchemist left Xuanyuan Territory, and the place gradually became deserted.
When the two of them walked halfway, there was no one around. Lin Dong sighed again and said softly: "The fire at the city gate affected Chiyu. It was obviously a fight between the Xuanyuan royal family, but it was ordinary monks like us who were affected.
"
Lin Dong complained, but the short and fat monk next to him rarely responded. He couldn't help but feel doubtful and turned his head.
But he saw the short and fat monk smiling at him:
"I'm sorry!"
"What?"
Lin Dong was slightly stunned, but before he could react, he saw the other party gently tap, and a green light penetrated into his eyebrows. The next moment, he felt dizzy and stood there blankly.
The short and fat man restrained Lin Dong and raised his hand to perform a spell. The green glow around his body turned, revealing his true appearance, it was Liang Yan!
He released his spiritual consciousness and carefully observed his surroundings. After making sure that there were no monks around the alley, he stretched out his hand and patted the Taixu gourd on his waist.
A white light emerged from the mouth of the gourd, and three people came out, namely Xuanyuan Lingwei, Tan Youli and Zishan.
Tan Youli was carrying another person on his back. He was short and fat, and his appearance was exactly the same as the general Liang Yan had played before.
It turned out that these four people had been guarding outside Guangling City for most of the day, and finally waited for a team to return to the city. Liang Yan used a strategy to secretly replace himself with the short and fat general Guo Tong.
He had the Heavenly Secret Pearl with him and was not afraid of the detection talisman at the city gate. He also used the Taixu Gourd to collect several other people. With the help of two mysterious magic weapons, he led everyone to sneak into Guangling City without anyone noticing.
.
"You really have great magical powers. The 'Sky Eye Talisman' just now was refined by General Tianwei himself, but you can't even see through your real identity!"
Zishan's face was full of disbelief, and he glanced at the gourd on Liang Yan's waist, and then continued: "And your gourd can actually hide from the detection of the 'Sky Eye Talisman'. In this way, wouldn't it be possible?
Bring an entire army into the city?!"
"Okay, don't talk too much!"
Xuanyuan Lingwei spoke at this time, with a rare dignity.
After all, she is the daughter of Xuanyuan Potian. She is much more stable than Zishan. She knows that there are some things that cannot be talked about. Liang Yan is willing to reveal his secret and take them into the city. He has already given Tian a great face. At this time, he is still spying on others.
The details are a little bit shady.
Yishu also knew that he had said the wrong thing, stuck out his tongue, shrank back, and said no more.
"It doesn't matter."
Liang Yan shook his head. He didn't care about this very much now. In comparison, how to bring down the second prince and help Xuanyuan Lingwei ascend to power was the most important thing.
Only if Xuanyuan Lingwei wins can he travel unimpeded in Xuanyuan Territory, otherwise Li Xiaosong will have no choice but to wait for death.
"I was chatting with Lin Dong along the way just now. Judging from the news I got from him, your second brother should have entered the city. I don't know where he is in Guangling City now." Liang Yan said thoughtfully.
"This is simple." Xuanyuan Lingwei replied: "After these few days of hard work, I have initially tamed the Rakshasa Demonic Cow. When the time comes, I will use the secret method to forcibly control it. If the second brother is really the mastermind behind this, then this
The Demon Cow will surely find him!"
"good!"
Liang Yan nodded and said in a deep voice: "We have entered the city now, but we are alone. We need to find some helpers to be more confident."
"Who are you looking for?"
"Sun Qianli and Fang Jun from the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce, I believe they will not fall to the second prince so quickly. There is also Qianlong from the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce. I have some friendship with him, and maybe he will help us." Liang Yan pondered.
said.
After hearing this, Xuanyuan Lingwei thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, I know Sun Qianli's character well. He will not act rashly until he sees the situation clearly. He should remain neutral now. As for the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce."
"The Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce may not take action. I know this. After all, this matter involves the battle between the Xuanyuan royal family, and the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce may not be willing to get involved."
When Liang Yan said this, he sighed softly: "But we have no other choice now. We can only give it a try. At least Liang still has some friendship with the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce. Even if they don't want to help me, at least they won't.
Will betray us."
"That's it." Xuanyuan Lingwei nodded.
"In addition to these two major chambers of commerce, there is also Xuanyuan Qi you can contact."
Liang Yan's thoughts were spinning rapidly in his mind, and he continued: "From now on, we will divide our forces into two groups. You will go to the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce to find Sun Qianli and Fang Jun, and I will go to the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce to find Qianlong. After half an hour, regardless of success or failure,
, let’s all gather at the teahouse next to Jialan Chamber of Commerce, and then we’ll go find Xuanyuan Qi together.”
"Okay, everything will go according to Brother Liang's plan!" Xuanyuan Lingwei looked solemn and bowed deeply to Liang Yan.
"After this incident, no matter success or failure, Ling Wei will remember Brother Liang's kindness!"
"Let's talk about this after everything is done." Liang Yan waved his hand, pointed to Lin Dong and Guo Tong in the alley, and whispered: "Take care of these two people."
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Liang!"
Tan Youli said and walked towards Lin Dong and put Guo Tong next to him.
The two stood in a row, both facing Tan Youli. At this moment, they saw Tan Youli perform a magic spell. They both woke up at the same time and opened their eyes.
But the moment they opened their eyes, they met Tan Youli's eyes.
Those eyes were shining with a faint blue light, and a soul-stirring power was flowing in the pupils. The two people who had just woken up seemed to be in a daze, staring motionlessly at those eyes.
I don't know how long it took.
When Lin Dong and Guo Tong woke up, there was no one in the alley.
"Eh? Lao Guo, was there anyone near us just now?" Lin Dong touched the back of his head and felt a dull pain.
"No, are you hallucinating?" Guo Tong also touched the back of his head. "Damn it, is there something mixed in your wine? Why does it feel weird?"
"That's fine wine. You kid doesn't know how to appreciate wine. You just ruined my things!" Lin Dong rolled his eyes, snorted coldly, turned around and left.
When Guo Tong saw this, he cursed secretly and quickly followed. The two of them walked out of the alley together, looking like they had completely forgotten what happened just now.
After half a cup of tea, a dark-skinned middle-aged man stopped outside the compound of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce.
This person looked around and made sure that there were no patrolling Xuanyuan Army monks nearby, then walked to the entrance of the courtyard and handed over a token.
After looking at it, the monk guarding the gate showed a look of surprise on his face. He glanced left and right and lowered his voice and said:
"Senior, please follow me."
Liang Yan nodded, remained silent, and followed the monk guarding the door all the way in, and soon came to a study room.
In the study, there is a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman, wearing gold and silver, and he is very wealthy. He is the third elder of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce, Qianlong.
"Palace Master Liang! What happened? Not long after you left the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce a few days ago, the entire Guangling City began to search for you. Gan doesn't know what happened. In the past few days, he has almost closed the door to thank guests."
Qianlong asked worriedly as soon as they met.
"It's a long story. Liang was inadvertently involved in the power struggle of the Xuanyuan royal family. Now he is Xuanyuan Lingwei's staff. And her second brother, Xuanyuan Haoyu, is now pursuing her with all his strength.
us."
Liang Yan directly stated his position and situation in one sentence. As an elder of the Chamber of Commerce, Ganlong had dealt with countless people in his life, and he was also a good person. He understood Liang Yan's intention almost immediately.
"Palace Master Liang came to our Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce for help?"
"good!"
Liang Yan nodded and said, "Liang doesn't like beating around the bush. This matter is extremely urgent now. Although Xuanyuan Haoyu apparently had the upper hand, he never expected that Liang would not only not escape but return to Guangling despite his serious injuries.
In the city, now they are taking advantage of the opportunity to use all their experts to search for us outside the city. As long as they capture the second prince, great things will happen!"
"The strategy is a good one." Qianlong nodded, squinting his eyes and said: "But what does this have to do with our Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce? After all, we are a business organization, and everything must be based on interests. It cannot be because of me.
This elder’s affair will harm the interests of the Chamber of Commerce and make the sacrifices of the monks of the Chamber of Commerce in vain?"
"This is natural."
Liang Yan nodded and said: "We are personal friends and business affairs are business affairs. When Liang came this time, he also brought a message from the Sixth Princess. As long as the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce is willing to help her, the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce will expand the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce after the matter is completed.
At the scale of Xuanyuan Region, all cities in Xuanyuan Region will be able to set up Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce branches, and the trade between Xuanyuan City and Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce will increase by 30%!"
"Thirty percent?!"
After hearing this, Qianlong narrowed his eyes and paced back and forth in the room, looking a little hesitant.
Liang Yan didn't say much. He knew that Qianlong had been in the business for a long time and was good at weighing the pros and cons. Even if he told the truth, he might not be able to influence the other party's decision.
Time passed little by little, and after about half a cup of tea, Qianlong suddenly stopped, turned around, looked at Liang Yan and said slowly: "Palace Master Liang, I'm sorry! I'm sorry for this!
"
Although he was prepared, Liang Yan was still a little disappointed. He frowned and said, "Elder Gan, if 30% is not enough to satisfy you, Liang can make the decision and add an additional half percent! Or if Elder Gan has any other requests, that's fine too.
Put it forward together and we can discuss it."
"Palace Master Liang, you are wrong. Increasing the transaction volume by 30% is already a huge fortune. How can Gan be a greedy person?"
When Qianlong said this, he sighed lightly and continued: "This matter is not a matter of profit or loss. Our chamber of commerce has the principles of the chamber of commerce. The president has given repeated orders before coming here not to let us get involved in Xuanyuan City.
Right and wrong. Now that the president is away, no matter how great the benefits you offer, Gan will not dare to disobey orders."
When Liang Yan heard this, he knew that the path of Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce was unworkable. Unexpectedly, Weiwenxiang had issued the order a long time ago. With his power as a saint, he did not dare to disobey even if he lent Qianlong ten courages.
.
"It seems that Liang has extravagant hopes." Liang Yan sighed, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Don't be discouraged, Palace Master Liang. Although we can't help you blatantly, we can use some tricks secretly." Unexpectedly, Qianlong suddenly spoke again when he was most disappointed.
"Oh?" Liang Yan raised his eyebrows, "What's Elder Gan's clever plan?"
"Now that the whole city is under martial law, the major chambers of commerce who came to 'participate in the Wentai Treasure Fighting Conference' are a little panicked. Our Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce can come forward and call on everyone to protest, either by moving the meeting forward or by opening the city gates. There are riots in the city.
The Xuanyuan Army will definitely send people to suppress it, and then it will be able to distract part of their attention, making it easier for Palace Master Liang to act."
Listening to Qian Long's slow words, Liang Yan's frown gradually relaxed and he nodded:
"This is a good plan, Elder Gan is serious about it!"