"Junior Liu Zhan, I have met City Lord He." Liu Zhan saluted in front, and Qiao Qixin also bent down.
City Lord He calmly sprinkled tea leaves into the teapot and stood up after finishing.
He put his hands behind his back, as if he were an elder, "Why is it your kid? Where is the Minister of Dali Temple?"
"Master, he is an old man with limited mobility, and besides, one person is enough for this junior." Liu Zhan said, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Oh?" City Lord He looked sideways at Qiao Qixin behind Liu Zhan, "Really? What's going on with that little girl behind you? Don't tell me that this is your crush."
"The Lord of Huihe City, I am a government painter, and I was ordered by the Minister of Dali Temple to paint the prisoner's portrait." Qiao Qixin said.
Liu Zhan raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he was surprised by Qiao Qixin's reaction.
"Oh? Official painter?" City Lord He sneered, "Dali Temple is in such a state of decline now? It actually hired a little girl to be the painter."
Qiao Qixin:?Look down on little girl movies?
Just as she was about to retort, she saw Liu Zhan raising his hand to stop her behind him.
"This girl has extraordinary painting skills. Dali Temple is lucky to have her, but this is not the main point of this trip," said Liu Zhan.
City Lord He sneered, "Oh? I don't know why my little friend came here this time."
"Dali Temple received a request for help, saying that mountain bandits were causing trouble in Suiluo City, but the important officials in the city were indifferent." Liu Zhan looked at Lord He and said bluntly.
For some reason, Qiao Qixin always felt a chill in her back.
She looked back and saw a white figure flashing past behind a red pillar in the courtyard outside the house.
Qiao Qixin stepped forward warily and tugged at the hem of Liu Zhan's clothes.
"What's wrong?" Liu Zhan whispered.
Qiao Qixin also whispered at a volume that only the two of them could hear, "Someone is watching us."
Liu Zhan lowered his eyes for a moment, then nodded slightly.
He turned to City Lord He and said, neither humble nor arrogant, "I dare to ask City Lord He if there is any trouble in this city."
City Master He twisted the fresh petals in the vase on the table, "What do you think, little friend?"
"The descendants don't know." Liu Zhan said calmly.
"Really?" City Lord He narrowed his eyes slightly, "I think the city is very peaceful."
"What the seniors said, the juniors will report to the court truthfully." Liu Zhan said.
Qiao Qixin silently gave Liu Zhan a thumbs up in her heart.
Awesome, just move it to the next level.
City Lord He's eyes were stern, as if he wanted to cut Liu Zhan into pieces.
Liu Zhan greeted him without fear.
"Haha, little friend, why are you so nervous? There is no deep hatred between you and me." City Master He suddenly smiled and pushed a cup of tea to Liu Zhan, "This is a good Longjing, little friend, try it."
Qiao Qixin tugged at Liu Zhan's sleeves.
Don't drink, this old guy didn't hold his fart well.
Liu Zhan looked back at Qiao Qixin and gave her a "reassuring" look, then picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"City Lord He, can we talk about the chaos in the city now?" Liu Zhan said.
City Lord He stared at Liu Zhan with a sinister look, and then suddenly laughed, "My friend, what you said is quite ambiguous. I am clearly happy to live in Suiluo City, and all the people in the city praise it. How can I say it like this?"
He refused to admit it.
Liu Zhan had no choice but to show his trump card.
"Since I entered Suiluo City, my descendants have encountered several assassinations."
"Oh? Is this happening?" City Master He looked surprised, but there was only coldness in his eyes.
Liu Zhan ignored City Lord He's eyes and said, "Fortunately, I was very lucky. The two assassins missed their escape and were caught by me."
"Now he has been sent to Dali Temple in the capital."
City Lord He pondered for a moment, "If...if this is indeed the case, I will not turn a blind eye..."
Aren't the two assassins locked up in the backyard of the inn? When were they sent to the capital?
Qiao Qixin was confused, but she didn't ask on the spot, and there was nothing strange on her face.
"Then I have to thank City Lord He for your cooperation. I will take my leave first." Liu Zhan saluted and then walked away.
Qiao Qixin also hurriedly followed.
"Is it over?" Qiao Qixin asked.
Liu Zhan didn't respond and kept walking forward.
Qiao Qixin understood and shut up and stopped talking.
Suddenly, Qiao Qixin's vision went dark, and she was dragged backwards...
——
Where is this?
Qiao Qixin sat up from the ground.
The whole place was dark and damp, and there was a faint sound of water dripping.
Recalling the scene before coma, Qiao Qixin quickly got up from the ground and groped forward.
After only five steps, his hands touched something cold - a railing.
Qiao Qixin fumbled a few times and found that she was now in a cage.
Why is there actually a prison in the house?
Qiao Qixin was confused.
Wait, where is Liu Zhan? He won't be imprisoned elsewhere, right?
Qiao Qixin tentatively knocked on the railing and made some noise.
No one responded.
"Liu Zhan?" Qiao Qixin shouted boldly.
"I am here."
This response shocked Qiao Qixin.
"I was scared to death. I thought we were locked up in different places." Qiao Qixin patted her chest and said, "Do you know how to get out?"
In the darkness, Qiao Qixin could not see clearly and could only judge Liu Zhan's position based on the sound.
"I don't know. I only know that this is a cage under the He Mansion." Liu Zhan said, "Don't wander around. There may be other people's corpses here. Don't scare you."
"What? Corpses!" Qiao Qixin hugged the railing in fear, "When can we go out? The Minister of Dali Temple will send someone to support us, right?"
There was a hint of crying in her voice.
Qiao Qixin is still young and she has not lived enough yet.
"I went to ask for help, but Master just tricked you into coming here. Do you think my Master might send someone out to support me again?" Liu Zhan said calmly.
"But, if we never go back, the Minister of Dali Temple will definitely know that something happened to us." Qiao Qixin hugged the railing and was about to cry without tears.
"When he wants to think about how to escape from prison," Liu Zhan said, "by the time he gets up and takes a look, we will have turned into bones."
Qiao Qixin hugged the pole and howled, "Is there really no other way? Can we just wait to die?"
"Calm down. Since you have entered Dali Temple, you should be prepared for these things." Liu Zhan said.
"But I'm just a painter..." Qiao Qixin asked the sky speechlessly.
"You crazy guys don't care if you're a painter or whatever."
Liu Zhan said calmly.
"Why are you so calm, as if you are not afraid at all?" Qiao Qixin was dissatisfied.
"If you encounter them more often, you won't be afraid anymore." Liu Zhan leaned against the wall, "Don't worry, you won't die."
"Are you the King of Hell? If you don't die, I won't die." Qiao Qixin hugged the railing and said dissatisfiedly.
Liu Zhan turned over and said, "Okay, then you will die."
Qiao Qixin:……
Liu Zhan's even and steady breathing sounded in the dark prison.
This guy actually fell asleep...
Qiao Qixin pursed her lips.
Is it really that I am too timid? No, Liu Zhan is obviously too perverted.
Qiao Qixin nodded, very sure of this idea.
My stomach growled.
Qiao Qixin kneaded it, then went to the system space to redeem a bean paste cake.
She took a bite, then thought about it and exchanged it for another one.
"Wake up! Aren't you hungry?" Qiao Qixin came to the railing closest to Liu Zhan.
"Huh? What?" Liu Zhan was stunned for a moment and sat up from the ground.
Qiao Qixin knocked on the railing to indicate her position, "I said, aren't you hungry?"
"It's okay." Liu Zhan rubbed his eyes and said, "What's wrong?"
"Come here." Qiao Qixin said.
Liu Zhan walked over obediently.
Qiao Qixin reached half of her arm into Liu Zhan's cage and waved it, hitting Liu Zhan on the waist with a "snap".
"Ah, I'm sorry." Qiao Qixin apologized without sincerity, then estimated the position and sent the red bean cake to Liu Zhan, "Hey, red bean cake, eat some."
Liu Zhan took the red bean cake and took a bite, "Where did you get this?"
Qiao Qixin snorted proudly, "I won't tell you!"
Liu Zhan lowered his head and ate the red bean cake - he was indeed hungry.
Qiao Qixin also sat down against the wall.
I don’t know how long I will stay here, hey...
"Clang!"
There was a sound of chains, followed by a thick and harsh sound of opening the door.
who?
Qiao Qixin was shocked.
A figure came slowly carrying a lantern.
It was a bit dazzling, and Qiao Qixin blinked her eyes several times before she could adjust to it.
"He City Lord." Liu Zhan stood up from the ground and said slowly.
"Haha, my little friend, are you still used to living here?" City Master He said with a smile.
His smile looked very eerie under the flickering candlelight.
"Why doesn't City Lord He live by himself?" Liu Zhan said.
"Even at this point, I am still so stubborn, and I like it." City Master He said, "To make a long story short, where did I hide the two assassins? I sent someone to escort them, but they couldn't find them."
"Why does City Lord He care about this matter?" Even in prison, Liu Zhan still confronted City Lord He with neither humility nor arrogance.
Qiao Qixin silently cheered Liu Zhan in her heart.
"Haha, look at what my little friend said, don't I want to help you share the burden?" City Master He said.
"There is no need for the city lord to worry." Liu Zhan said with a cold face.
"Boy, it seems that you are going to drink wine as a penalty instead of toasting." City Lord He said coldly.
Liu Zhan still had a cold face.
City Lord He narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Zhan dangerously, but after a moment, he seemed to have changed his mind.
"Haha, little friend, why are you like this? I just have good intentions." City Master He said with a smile, "I will come over again after a cup of tea. If you still don't cooperate, then..."
City Lord He looked at Qiao Qixin who was standing aside.
"My little friend, this beauty is just..."
Before he finished speaking, City Lord He laughed sinisterly twice, and then left the underground cage.
Qiao Qixin looked at Liu Zhan, "Do you have a way to get out?"
Liu Zhan glanced at Qiao Qixin, and then a "ding-dong" sound came from the air.
"What?" Qiao Qixin was confused.
"key."
A big question mark appeared on Qiao Qixin's head, "Where did it come from??"
"It just came from City Lord He's body." Liu Zhan said calmly.
"When??" Qiao Qixin was even more shocked.
When City Lord He came just now, Liu Zhan had his hands behind his back the whole time! How did he get the key?
I have so many doubts in my heart.
Liu Zhan used his backhand to open the cell door, and then opened Qiao Qixin's cell door as well.
"Come with me."
He pulled Qiao Qixin and ran in the other direction.
The dungeon was so dark that Qiao Qixin couldn't see anything, so she could only run after Liu Zhan in fear.
"We're here, please wait for me." Liu Zhan stopped suddenly. Qiao Qixin didn't have time to react and bumped into Liu Zhan's back.
Liu Zhan turned around and held Qiao Qixin steady, then let go of Qiao Qixin and climbed up.
Qiao Qixin stood motionless, fearing that Liu Zhan would not be able to touch her when he came back.
There was only a sound coming from the top of the head, and as some soil particles fell, the cold moonlight poured down from the top of the head.
"Huh?" Qiao Qixin stared blankly at Liu Zhan, who was shrouded in moonlight at the entrance of the cave.
"Why are you dazed? Come up quickly, be careful of being discovered." Liu Zhan urged softly.
Qiao Qixin reacted, then took Liu Zhan's hand and climbed out of the hole.