Seeing Zhou Tianlong talking about the defense problem of Sanglan City, the expressions of Mao Zhi and Zhao Cheng changed slightly, and they immediately realized that something was wrong with the problem.
Mao Zhi hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said: "Look, I'm so busy with Brother Xian's affairs that I've neglected the defense of Sanglan City. Brother Xian is right, if the Huiren Empire comes to attack, this way
There will definitely be a problem. City Lord Zhao, you only need to send one-third of your soldiers to look for it!"
"Yes! I will obey the Fifth Young Master's instructions!" Zhao Cheng replied respectfully.
Mao Zhi nodded and said to Zhou Tianlong: "Brother Xian, there are 50,000 soldiers in Sanglan City. Now more than 10,000 people are sent out to investigate. I believe that the whereabouts of the Hell Fire Sect will be found soon, so brother, don't
Too worried!"
Zhou Tianlong cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your help, brother! However, looking for Yi Tian is a private matter of our Tianyu Sect. It seems a little inappropriate to use the empire's soldiers without authorization!"
Mao Zhi shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter! This City Lord Zhao once received great favor from my father. He obeys my words! My dear brother, don't be burdened!"
Zhou Tianlong frowned slightly and replied: "Well, there is no other way at the moment but this! It's just..."
Zhou Tianlong looked at Zhao Cheng: "City Lord Zhao, you use the soldiers who defend the city without permission, aren't you afraid of His Majesty the Rain Emperor's censure?"
"This..." Zhao Cheng couldn't answer for a moment and subconsciously looked at Mao Zhi.
Mao Zhi smiled and said: "Brother Xian, you think too much. As long as Sanglan City is not lost, His Majesty the Rain Emperor will not blame City Lord Zhao for this trivial matter!"
Zhou Tianlong nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Well, I'll leave everything to City Lord Zhao!"
Later, Zhao Cheng arranged a residence for Mao Zhi and his party at the City Lord's Mansion. The residence was extremely luxurious, several times more luxurious than Jinhua Villa, and he entertained Mao Zhi and his party with delicacies every day.
Hua Rong still played in the city lord's mansion every day, and went to the banquet in the evening, and lived a very happy life.
But in the blink of an eye, another month passed, and all the soldiers sent by Zhao Cheng to inquire about the whereabouts of the Nether Fire Sect came back. Unfortunately, they did not bring back any news about the Nether Fire Sect.
Zhao Cheng was furious. In front of Mao Zhi, Zhou Tianlong and others, he gave each of these soldiers twenty sticks and ordered them to continue to search for the whereabouts of the Hellfire Sect. If there is no news, they should not come back.
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On this day, Zhou Tianlong, Zheng Fei and Hua Rong went to Zhao Cheng and Mao Zhi to inquire about the progress of the investigation of Yi Tian's whereabouts. Originally, according to Zhou Tianlong's intention, there was no need to go to ask Zhao Cheng and the others, but
Zheng Fei and Hua Rong insisted on going, so Zhou Tianlong had no choice but to follow them.
"Three of you, I have important matters to deal with today. Tomorrow I will personally go and carefully question the soldiers who went out of the city to see if they have any clues!" Zhao Cheng said to the three of them.
"Oh?" Zhou Tianlong was slightly startled: "I wonder what City Lord Zhao has to do today?"
"This..." Zhao Cheng hesitated, then looked at Mao Zhi.
Mao Zhi smiled and said: "That's it. City Lord Zhao captured a serious criminal from the imperial court a few days ago and plans to kill him today!"
"A repeat offender?" Zhou Tianlong frowned slightly, and then his eyes suddenly lit up. He seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly said to Zhao Cheng: "City Lord Zhao, I have never seen the imperial court kill a repeat offender. I wonder if we can go and see it together.
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Zhao Cheng was still hesitant and still looked at Mao Zhi.
Seeing that Zhao Cheng seemed to ask Mao Zhi for instructions on everything, Zhou Tianlong nodded secretly, with a sneer on his face.
"What's wrong with this?" Mao Zhi was very happy and agreed to Zhou Tianlong immediately.
"I'm not going!"
When she heard that she was going to see a murderer, Hua Rong's face suddenly turned pale with fright, and she turned around to leave.
However, she had just taken a few steps when she was grabbed by Zhou Tianlong's arm: "Don't be afraid, Xiao Rong, let's go with you! The Lord of the City kills the felons of the imperial court, and he also eliminates harm for the people, so we should also come together.
Come and have a look!”
Hua Rong made a fuss and refused to go see the beheading. Unexpectedly, Zhou Tianlong refused and insisted on taking Hua Rong there. Zheng Fei and Mao Zhi kept trying to persuade Zhou Tianlong, saying that since Hua Rong was brave,
Xiao, don't let her go, but I don't know what happened to Zhou Tianlong today, so I won't agree to it anyway, and I must bring a beautiful face.
In the end, Zhou Tianlong grabbed Hua Rong's arm tightly and refused to let go despite her beating and fussing.
Hua Rong hated Zhou Tianlong so much that she pouted her little mouth, with snot and tears streaming down her face, and vowed to never talk to Zhou Tianlong again from now on.
But no matter what she said, Zhou Tianlong ignored her and insisted on taking her with him. Zheng Fei didn't understand what illness Zhou Tianlong had suffered today, and he was very confused.
At this moment, Zhao Cheng, Mao Zhi, Tian Zhen, Zheng Fei, Zhou Tianlong, Hua Rong and a group of more than ten people arrived at Caishikou in Sanglan City. At this moment, Caishikou was crowded with people and countless soldiers.
We are here to maintain order.
Zhao Cheng took Mao Zhi and others to the prison shed in front and sat down. Hua Rong wanted to sit next to Mao Zhi, but Zhou Tianlong grabbed her tightly and wouldn't let her leave him even half a step.
Rong was so angry that he didn't say a word and tilted his head, deliberately not looking at Zhou Tianlong.
Seeing that everything was ready, Zhao Cheng said loudly: "Everyone, the man who is going to be executed today is a serious criminal of the imperial court. He has killed countless people and committed many crimes in his life! I am under the imperial decree of His Majesty the Emperor Yu to execute this person!"
As he spoke, Zhao Cheng shouted loudly: "Come here and bring the prisoner!"
Immediately afterwards, a dozen burly men took out a man from a prison van. The man was in ragged clothes, with shaggy hair, and was tied with chains all over his body. His head was lowered, and a piece of cloth was stuffed in his mouth. He was pushed until
On the execution platform.
"Sure enough, it's him!" Zhou Tianlong's expression changed instantly. Although the prisoner lowered his head and Zhou Tianlong couldn't see his appearance, judging from his body shape, he was the person Zhou Tianlong had guessed.
"It seems that all this is really like this!" Zhou Tianlong nodded slightly. Now, he has a clear understanding of the causes and consequences of everything.
Seeing the prisoner being pushed to the execution platform, Zhou Tianlong suddenly stood up and asked loudly: "City Lord Zhao, what crime did this prisoner commit?"
Before Zhao Cheng had time to answer, the prisoner in the distance suddenly raised his head when he heard Zhou Tianlong's voice, his eyes widened rapidly, and he was so surprised that he couldn't say a word.
"Why is he here?" The prisoner was full of doubts, and his face changed drastically.
Seeing that the prisoner saw him, Zhou Tianlong nodded slightly. The reason why he spoke loudly just now was to attract the prisoner's attention.
Zhao Cheng replied: "Young Master Zhou doesn't know something. This man has committed many crimes on the southeast coast and has taken countless lives!"
"Oh?" Zhou Tianlong raised his eyes: "I wonder what his name is?"
"His name is Song Cheng!" Zhao Cheng replied.
"Hahaha!" Zhou Tianlong looked up to the sky and laughed: "City Lord Zhao's level of lying is really extraordinary. Your name is Zhao Cheng, so you just call him Song Cheng casually, right?"
Zhao Cheng's expression changed slightly, he glanced at Mao Zhi next to him, and said again: "His real name is Song Cheng!"
Zhou Tianlong glanced at the prisoner and asked again: "Why did City Lord Zhao block his mouth? As far as I know, there is no such rule during executions in the dynasty!"
"This..." Zhao Cheng was speechless for a moment and kept glancing at Mao Zhi.
"Brother Xian, this prisoner keeps shouting. City Lord Zhao did this to calm him down!" Mao Zhi said.
"Hahaha!" Zhou Tianlong looked up to the sky and laughed: "Brother Mao, City Lord Zhao, you two stop acting! The reason why you blocked his mouth is because you are afraid that the people and soldiers of Sanglan City will know about him.
I am even more afraid that they will know your conspiracy!"
The expressions of Mao Zhi and Zhao Cheng changed drastically. They didn't know what Zhou Tianlong wanted to do, let alone how Zhou Tianlong saw their flaw.
Zhou Tianlong said loudly: "Because this person is not a serious criminal at all. He is the only son of Song Tianfeng, the king of Dingbei in the Tianyu Dynasty - Xingguo Gong Song Xin!"
"What?" All the people and soldiers were shocked. Even if they didn't know who Song Xin was, they knew very well the fame of Song Tianfeng, the king of Dingbei. They didn't understand how Song Tianfeng's son could become
The repeat offenders of the dynasty looked at Zhao Cheng with doubts on their faces.
The expressions of Mao Zhi and Zhao Cheng suddenly changed. They never dreamed that Zhou Tianlong would know Song Xin. They were a little confused for a while and didn't know what to do.
Zheng Fei's expression also changed instantly. He heard Zhou Tianlong mention Song Xin's name countless times. Zheng Fei was also very puzzled at this time. With Song Xin's status as the Duke of Xingguo of the Tianyu Dynasty, how could he
Will become a prisoner of this Sanglan City.
Seeing that Mao Zhi and Zhao Cheng's faces were getting more and more ugly, Zhou Tianlong smiled coldly, raised his hands to Mao Zhi and said, "Brother, even now, are you still unwilling to reveal your true identity?"
Mao Zhi's eyes narrowed slightly, and a fierce light suddenly came out, staring at Zhou Tianlong, and said in a cold voice: "I said, I am a businessman! What? Could it be that my dear brother doesn't believe me?"
Zhou Tianlong looked up to the sky and laughed: "Brother, this business is so big that the entire Tianyu Empire has become a commodity for you to buy and sell!"
Mao Zhi's face became more and more ugly, and the look he looked at Zhou Tianlong became more and more cold. Without saying a word, a fierce murderous intention suddenly appeared all over his body.
Zhou Tianlong sneered and said: "Okay! Since the eldest brother is unwilling to tell his true identity, let the younger brother guess it!"
Zhou Tianlong stood up slowly, walked slowly to Mao Zhi, and said with a smile on his face: "Although I still can't guess who the elder brother is, I can be sure of one thing!"
"I wonder what brother Xian is talking about?" Mao Zhi stared at Zhou Tianlong coldly and said in a deep voice.
Zhou Tianlong smiled slightly: "That's it—brother, you are not from the Tianyu Empire!"
Hearing Zhou Tianlong's words, Zheng Fei and Hua Rong's expressions changed instantly. They looked at Zhou Tianlong with puzzled faces, not understanding what he meant.
Just listen to Zhou Tianlong say again: "Or to be more precise, the eldest brother is from the Hui Sun Empire!"