Chapter 76: Exploring the City Lord's Mansion at Night
"Hall Master Xiao, I wonder why you came to my City Lord's Mansion late at night?" In a side hall of the City Lord's Mansion, City Lord Bai Chuan Ling's face showed neither joy nor sorrow, and she looked quietly at Zhong Zhong, who was sitting not far away.
young man.
This person's name is Xiao Huangtian, a deputy hall master of the Qiankun Sect's Foreign Affairs Hall. From the moment he posted his name at the gate to meeting Shirakawa Ling, he has been waiting in this side hall for half an hour.
However, there was no trace of displeasure on this person's face at all. Seeing Bai Chuanling's question, he hurriedly smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Haha, City Master Bai should have guessed that Xiao came here because of the call he made not long ago.
About the meteorite in Lancheng."
Shirakawa Ling said: "Hall Master Xiao, have you heard that the meteorite has been snatched away by a mysterious figure and has disappeared?"
Xiao Huangtian nodded and said: "I already know, and I went to the scene to check it myself. I heard that one of the escorts from Fuwei Escorts survived? I wonder if there are any clues from Fuwei Escorts?"
Baichuan Ling shook her head and said: "The surviving escort was knocked down the cliff immediately, and the person who took the escort was not seen. Hulan City is also further investigating this matter. There has been no progress yet. I am afraid that
I want to disappoint Hall Master Xiao."
Hearing this, Xiao Huangtian did not comment, but picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and then slowly said: "If Xiao was not wrong, our people should have expressed the Qiankun Sect's meaning very clearly.
I hope Hulan City can keep that meteorite safe and we will come to pick it up?"
"Yes, I said it before." Shirakawa Aya did not deny it.
"This is what Xiao wanted to ask City Lord Bai the most," Xiao Huangtian said, "As soon as I received the news, I set out from the sect with the things promised to the City Lord, and came all the way at starry night, but why did the City Lord
Should we entrust an ordinary escort agency to transport this object?"
"Hey!" Shirakawa Ling shook her head and sighed, "I blame my carelessness for not explaining this matter clearly to my incompetent son, so he took it upon himself to entrust the meteorite as a secret dart to the escort agency. I have dealt with this matter carefully.
He was punished and ordered to personally investigate the matter and be sure to recover the meteorite."
"That's it?" Xiao Huangtian tilted his head and looked at Shirakawa Ling quietly.
"That's it." Baichuan Ling looked at Xiao Huangtian calmly.
"City Lord Bai," Xiao Huangtian withdrew his gaze after a moment and said with a slight smile, "You also know how much the Qiankun Sect has attached great importance to treasures with the power of Yuanmai over the years. Although Hulan City is far away from the Qiankun Sect,
If you want to check something, it’s not difficult.”
"Is Hall Master Xiao threatening me?" Baichuan Ling also smiled slightly, "That meteor is an ownerless thing. If it falls into the territory of my Hulan City, it is my Hulan City's thing. I promised you back then.
I am willing to give this thing to the Qiankun Sect, and I have given you face. Although the Qiankun Sect is big, not everyone in my Bai family can handle it."
"Haha, City Lord Bai misunderstood. What Xiao means is that since Xiao is here, it's better that the meteorite doesn't appear in Hulan City again, otherwise, Xiao will definitely be able to find it." Xiao Huang
Tian said, "In the following days, Xiao wants to trace the whereabouts of the meteorite with the City Lord's Mansion, so it would be convenient for City Lord Bai to do so."
"Of course you can. Tomorrow Hall Master Xiao can meet with Quanzi to discuss this matter." Shirakawa Ling nodded and said, then she gently picked up the tea cup but did not drink it.
Xiao Huangtian stood up, cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I'd like to thank City Master Bai. Xiao takes his leave!"
"No!"
Just when Xiao Huang Tianyin left the City Lord's Mansion with a sullen face, he never noticed that in a dark corner somewhere, a real and illusory black shadow was quietly fading away, without disturbing the restrictions in the City Lord's Mansion at all...
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Almost at the same time, Fuwei Escort Agency was still brightly lit.
Lin Yuan, his second son Lin Fengqing, Lin Baiqing, Liu Kui and others were gathering in a study room to discuss matters. There were a few simple dishes of wine and food on the table. Lin Wanqing went back to her room to rest early because of a headache.
"Second brother, how's the news gathering going?" Lin Yuan asked.
"Brother Lin, this time I asked three people in total, who are the best in Hulan City to inquire." Liu Kui replied, "However, there is no news about Lao Ye and Tangtang, but Li Yu said that he has heard something.
matter."
"Oh? What have you heard?" Lin Yuan and his son quickly pricked up their ears when they heard this.
"According to the information we have given, Li Yu said that the consignment entrusted to us by the city lord's palace is most likely the remains of the meteor that crashed into Hulan City more than half a month ago!" Liu Kui replied.
"Meteor debris? A meteorite?" Lin Yuan said in surprise.
"Yes." Liu Kui nodded, "I heard from him that the meteor hit the hut near the home of one of Li Yu's men, and the entire cesspit was blown up. The big excrement exploded and almost destroyed the surrounding...
…”
"Stop, stop, stop!" Lin Yuan gently put down the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Tell me the key points, tell the key points. You can skip such a disgusting scene, skip it."
"Oh, good!" Liu Kui nodded and said, "Didn't that meteor make a hole in the manure pit? Later, they wanted to dig it out, but before they could dig out the meteorite, the pickaxe and shovel in their hands
Everything else flew into the pit. Later, when people from the City Lord's Mansion arrived, they took out the meteorite."
"But do you know how big the meteorite is?" Lin Baiqing asked.
"Well, it was said to be a black stone about the size of a fist when it was taken out." Liu Kui replied.
"In this case, it is really possible that it is this thing." Lin Yuan twirled his beard and said, "By the way, second brother, have you ever asked the identity of the person who was supposed to receive the goods?"
"Li Yu said that he hasn't found out yet. But he said that before the city lord's palace entrusted us to deliver escorts, Boss Xiao from the dry food store once visited the city lord."
"Big dry food store?" Lin Yuan said a little puzzled when he heard this, "What's wrong with the boss of the big dry food store visiting the city lord? Don't we also go to visit the city lord sometimes?"
"When we went to visit, we all sent out greetings several days in advance, and it was still broad daylight, but Boss Xiao hurriedly asked to see the city lord after the meteorite was delivered to the city lord's mansion, and it was already Haishi!
Liu Kui said.
"If according to what Brother Qu said, this matter has something to do with ascetics..." Lin Yuan frowned, looked at Liu Kui and said thoughtfully, "Could it be that Boss Xiao is a ascetic? Or does he represent some ascetic sect?"
"It's very possible." Liu Kui nodded.
The four of them were having a lively discussion, and suddenly the door of the room was pushed open from the outside with a loud roar.
"Who?" Lin Yuan and others hurriedly looked sideways, only to see a masked man in black walking in like a ghost...
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Liulangxuan.
One of the most famous brothels in Hulan City.
The top girl here, Yu'er, is considered the most popular oiran in the entire Hulan City.
However, at this moment, Miss Yu'er was frowning slightly and making sweet noises. A young man, about seventeen or eighteen years old, was panting hard on top of Miss Yu'er.
After about ten breaths, the young man suddenly trembled, his body stiffened for a moment, and then he fell limply on Miss Yu'er's body, gasping for air.
A trace of displeasure flashed across Miss Yu'er's face. She twisted her body slightly and rolled the man down. Then she got into the young man's arms very obediently and said, "Young Master is so brave. Just now, all the slaves were so brave."
I can’t stand it anymore.”
The young man was Bai Yunrui, the master of the young palace. After hearing this, he held Miss Yu'er in his arms, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and said: "Hey, this is nothing. Wait for it later.
In the future, the young palace master will definitely become more brave! When the time comes, I guarantee that my Yu'er will be so ecstatic that she can't stop, haha..."
"Really? What if Yu'er can't bear it anymore!" Miss Yu'er lowered her head and spoke, her face clearly expressionless, but her voice sounded extremely delicate and full of charm.
"Don't worry, the young palace master will definitely treat you gently when the time comes! Haha. Honey, let's do it again, shall we?"
"She is tired and wants to sleep."
Before Miss Yu'er could speak, a deep man's voice suddenly sounded outside the bed curtains. Bai Yunrui was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He was about to get up and shout, but found that his body could not move at all. He looked down with the corner of his eye.
It looked like Miss Yu'er had already fallen asleep for some reason.
The bed curtains were suddenly pulled open, and a figure wearing a gray cloak, his entire face hidden in the darkness, appeared in front of Bai Yunrui.
The man raised his finger, and the quilt that was curled up at the foot of the bed was pulled by him with the power of his spiritual consciousness, covering Bai Yunrui and Miss Yu'er. With another finger, a translucent restraining sound covered the three of them.
in it.
At this time, Bai Yunrui suddenly found that his voice could speak again.
"Who are you? Don't kill me! My mother is the city lord! If you dare to touch me, my mother will not let you go!" Bai Yunrui said in a stern voice, his whole body trembling.
"It doesn't matter who I am. What's important is that I want to ask you a few questions. If you can answer me honestly, you will be fine." The man in gray robe said coldly in a hoarse voice, "But if you did it deliberately
If you hide it or try to deceive me, I can guarantee that you will never see the sun tomorrow again."
"You, don't act recklessly, this is Hulan City! I am the young palace master, if you dare to touch me, I..."
Before Bai Yunrui could finish his words, a silver needle as thin as a hair had already pierced his knee through the quilt.
"Ah!" Bai Yunrui felt a numbness above his left knee at first, and then a burning pain spread. As he breathed, his entire left leg became extremely numb and painful.
"Do you still think I dare not touch you?" The man in gray robe asked coldly.
"Quickly, stop!" Bai Yunrui begged with a trembling voice as he was covered in cold sweat from the pain, "I'll tell you whatever you want to know, I'll tell you!"