If Ling Xiao didn't have a very good impression of the sickly man at the beginning, then he gained a little more respect after learning the truth about the six pharmacists.
Because what he does is likely to cost his own life. In this age where nobility is supreme, dealing with nobility, especially civilians who want to argue with nobility, can cost lives. Not everyone dares to do so.
Risking your life to find out the truth.
This point has been proved. The city lord is not a good-tempered lord. He is the kind of lord who obeys me and prospers and those who go against me perish. He is used to others not to refute him. Once he encounters resistance from the other party, he will definitely be rude.
Let the other party feel completely crushed from all aspects.
Whether it is suppression by force or corruption by money, it all depends on the mind of the city lord. Of course, the city lord is better at using violent means to make the opponent surrender and physically destroy the opponent. How many people in this world are not afraid of death?
Most people had to swallow their anger in order to survive, once, twice, three times... The city lord's methods were successful time and time again. In this case, he was accustomed to using simple and crude methods to make money, and did not give the other party a chance to resist at all.
Therefore, the city lord became angry after Ling Xiao refused to sign the contract. He never expected that the female pharmacist would jump out to resist. He actually guessed that the three people would not give in immediately. The previous pharmacists were also dishonest and accepted their fate.
But if you teach one person a lesson, he will immediately make the rest of them behave. They can do whatever they want. This time, I thought it was two men who stood up, but I didn’t expect it to be a female pharmacist.
But in his eyes, as long as someone objects, no matter male or female, it is a behavior that he cannot accept, which makes him extremely angry and just wants to teach the person a lesson.
This situation made his eyes widen, like the eyes of a cow, with a murderous aura. I believe that if ordinary people saw it, they would be scared to death. Most of the women in the past did not dare to take a breath when they encountered this kind of situation.
Naturally, I didn’t dare to continue confronting him.
But what he met was Ling Xiao, the master who once fought in and out of thousands of armies. Would he be afraid of this level of murderous intention? The city master is just average in the ruined world. In the eyes of those sidemen
It's not enough to watch, so Ling Xiao, who has fought against Bian Tiao, will naturally not be afraid of this level of intimidation.
Instead, he sat there and watched with a somewhat polite smile. When he saw the city lord furious, the expression on his face didn't change much, which let the city lord know that this pharmacist was no ordinary person.
This discovery made him very angry, and more importantly, he was indescribably alert. The reason why the female pharmacist had such a backing! As a person who can firmly sit on the throne of the city lord, she has an arrogant and domineering temper, but also has the wisdom to survive.
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In addition, the city lord also remembered that Martin specifically said that the association valued her very much, and that the association had punished the nobles who plotted against the apothecary several times in the early years, so the nobles were generally unwilling to offend the association, which was such a hard nut.
The people in the association are very ruthless in doing things, and those nobles who go against them will not end well. The key is that the nobles still cannot grasp the association. Although the association has not been too conspicuous for many years, most of the nobles dare not confront them.
association.
If it was not for his own goddess this time, he would never dare to offend the association. Even if he did it now, he would still be relying on the people of the association to find the pharmacist.
He never expected that when he met a bold assassin, he would dare to refuse directly instead of carefully pretending to be unhappy. It was completely beyond his expectation.
If she signed the contract herself, she might be able to take the contract to fight with the association, but the other party quickly flipped through the contract after getting it in his hand, and refused to sign the contract.
When Ling Xiao was reading the contract, the city lord was a little worried that she would see the stipulations of the contract clearly. Normal people would definitely not be willing to sign the contract after knowing it, so he urged the other party to sign the contract without giving the three people a chance to see the contract clearly.
The two male pharmacists fully wanted to read it carefully before talking, but the city lord's urging made them unable to make up their minds to read the contract, and Ling Xiao turned over the contract too quickly.
He quickly turned to the last page, knowing that the most important clause was a little further back in the middle. The city lord secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that it was impossible for Ling Xiao to read the clause clearly.
Because of the speed at which the contract was turned over, normal people could not read the terms clearly, so they all thought that Ling Xiao was just showing off and would definitely sign it later.
What he never expected was that Ling Xiao was unwilling and insisted that he was just here to refine the water of life. Once this task was completed, there was no need to sign any contract, and he didn't understand the terms clearly. What should he sign?
The other two pharmacists also discovered a not-so-good situation. The contract was preceded by some clichés. As soon as they read the beginning, they were urged to sign by a bunch of voices, which made the two of them feel bad. They thought they must read it.
Know what kind of contract it is.
When they saw Ling Xiao having sex with the city lord, the two grown men couldn't believe their eyes. What was this? They thought they were going to beat the city lord this time, but the only female pharmacist actually went crazy.
The two of them saw that the city lord's face turned red all of a sudden, and his face began to distort and become very ferocious, making them all think that the city lord had a fit on the spot, after all, his face was too ferocious.
When they saw this scene, they felt a little scared even though they had some plans in mind, because the other party was full of malice, which made them feel that the city lord wanted to use a pharmacist to perform surgery, or even kill someone.
They were a little stupid for a moment, what was going on? They didn't know how they got to this point. You must know that the female pharmacist had always been very obedient, and they never expected that this woman would stand up and resist the signing.
He obviously looked like the weakest little rabbit, but he showed no fear when facing the city lord. He even used the association as his backing from his words. He must have discovered something wrong.
What to do? Before they could figure out what was going on, the contract in their hands had been snatched away. Ling Xiao just threw the contract out as if it was a dirty thing.
The two people couldn't help but look at each other and had the same idea in their hearts: There is something wrong with this contract! As a pharmacist who can be relatively independent outside, they have some intuition about how to increase their survival. They immediately decided to stand on the same side as Ling Xiao
superior.
Because although their relationship with the association is not very close, they also know that the association has more energy than individuals, and they have heard before that the association accepted the request of the missing person.
It was just that as someone close to the missing persons, I felt that the association was too slow in doing things and that the association had been perfunctory, so I came to investigate on my own with some anger.
Now I know that it’s not that the association didn’t investigate. Didn’t it mean that it sent people? Although she is a woman, she has seen many scenes, and she is not afraid of the city lord’s anger.
At this moment, they really feel that it is good to have an association. In this case, they naturally want to follow Ling Xiao. This pharmacist who can carry the banner of the association is probably well prepared.
Even though they entered the city lord's mansion with the idea of finding out the truth, after the city lord's roar, they realized that they had underestimated the city lord's cruelty this time, because the city lord gave them the feeling of wanting to eat them, that kind of violence
Made them feel afraid.
But Ling Xiao completely ignored the opponent's ferocity. This result made the pharmacists sure that this person really had something to rely on. He was not afraid of the city lord who looked like he wanted to eat people. Even if the city lord clenched his fists as if he was about to fight,
It's still windy and calm.
After the city lord looked at Ling Xiao, he knew that the other party was not afraid of him when he was angry. He couldn't help but murmur in his heart. He didn't want to give in easily.
But he also suffered hardships after ascending to the throne of the city lord. This world is not dominated by his family. There are masters who are more powerful than him, and there are also those who work alone but have super strong personal force, so he has suffered some hardships.
Calm down your previous temper and leave.
Looking at Ling Xiao with a calm face, the city lord was a little bit annoyed because he didn't expect that the other party would directly drag the association out without any intention of compromise. He also thought that the association really sent many people to Windhearth City, probably
Found the problem.
What should I do? The city lord really didn’t expect anyone from the association to come forward. You must know that the relationship between the previous pharmacists and the association was average. In his opinion, the association should not be allowed to interfere.
Ling Xiao's arrival made him feel a little bit not so good, but he also thought that a female pharmacist was easy to fool, women had no knowledge and just took what others said, so he didn't take Ling Xiao to heart at all. But.
Now that I look at it, I realize that I was wrong. The other party is not easy to control at all, and is different from ordinary women.
Until now, I can only stabilize the person first. Fortunately, Ling Xiao read the contract too quickly just now. He probably didn't see the so-called terms clearly, so he should put the contract away quickly.
Damn it! The city lord could only let the three pharmacists go with some annoyance, but he held a grudge against Ling Xiao in his heart. Even if he let the female pharmacist go this time, he would find a way to take revenge in the future.
Ling Xiao didn't want to confront the city lord now. After all, the whereabouts of the six pharmacists were still unknown. He needed to pretend to know everything for the time being. Some things still needed to be discussed with the people of the association.
Now we know that the disappearance of the pharmacist is indeed related to the city lord. Unexpectedly, the blond beauty had a relationship with the city lord a year ago. The city lord was really very kind to her and would not hesitate to scheme against the pharmacist for her.
I'm afraid those pharmacists have also signed contracts. When their lives are in danger, in order to survive, it is indeed possible to sign the so-called slave contract.
The reason why it is said to be a slave contract is because after Ling Xiao quickly browsed through it, he found that it was a contract even more outrageous than the blood-sucking contracts of later generations: Party A only has various rights but no obligations, and Party B only has obligations and no obligations.
rights, and the pharmacist is required to hand over his inheritance.
This is completely poaching the pharmacists! But if their life safety cannot be guaranteed, they are likely to sign such an unequal contract because they don't want to die.
Hey! I didn’t expect to see the so-called slave contract again, which was more outrageous than the one signed by the original owner. I must tell the people of the association about this matter. I believe the people of the association will handle it well.
The reason why Ling Xiao had a confrontation with the city lord just now was because after knowing the situation, he had two options: one option was to pretend not to know anything for the time being, and take the opportunity to penetrate deep into the enemy to see how the situation was. Then the question came, this contract
Is it easy to terminate? In later generations with relatively complete laws, blood-sucking contracts are not very easy to terminate. So in this era, it is probably even more difficult to terminate.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiao was directly unwilling to give in. After all, this contract was not easy to solve after signing it. Unless she killed those guys now, forget it, there is no need, let the people from the association solve it!
Just now, she released the micro-robot to check the situation and see if she could steal an unsigned contract, which was to be given to the association as evidence.
Also, on the way back, the three pharmacists exchanged information. Ling Xiao informed the two pharmacists not to move because they did not sign the slave contract and the other party had already been looking for trouble with them.
Stay calm during this period and don't do anything out of the ordinary. For some things, just wait for the association to take action. The other two pharmacists also know that they cannot move at this moment.
If Ling Xiao hadn't jumped out to resist just now, they all wanted to see the situation first before talking. There were some things that needed to be explored, so they wanted to test it out, and they had to perfunctoryly get out more things no matter what.
But neither of them thought that the city lord seemed unwilling to hear different opinions. At that moment, they both thought about whether they would lose their lives here, or choose to retreat strategically?
Unexpectedly, the female pharmacist jumped out first and directly opposed the so-called contract. She held the banner of the association and was unwilling to sign the so-called contract. The city lord was dismissed and became very angry for a while.
But even slapping the table didn't move Ling Xiao's face. She even didn't care about the city lord's opinion at all. She looked at it with a faint smile, as if the angry city lord was like an ignorant child, and she didn't care at all.
The two grown men didn't know why Ling Xiao was so confrontational at first, but when they saw this, they had an idea and felt that the other party had some trump card, and they also stood up to support her idea.
They naturally also understood the taboos of the city lord. They did not have a good impression of the association before, but after comparing the city lord's methods this time, they will find that the people in the association are not bad.
Although they had thought about taking the opportunity to break into the enemy and then sign a contract to see what was going on, Ling Xiao's actions completely disrupted the previous settings.
After watching the confrontation between Ling Xiao and the city lord, they realized that their previous assumptions were still too simple and they completely underestimated the city lord's methods. This reminded them of the scene where a nobleman beat a commoner to death, and they would even be cruel
Torture yourself.
They finally came to their senses after returning to their room. Things turned out unexpectedly, but they felt that Ling Xiao must have some tricks they didn't know about.
At this time, they remembered that the legendary female pharmacist once had the standard outfit of a female escort, but later there were many more women dressed like this, and even some women who were not pharmacists at all dressed up like that, which gradually made people think
Forgot who the real owner is.
Could this be the legendary real master? If it was the association, they could find the real master. Naturally, they would stop looking for any evidence and just be honest and obedient!
Ling Xiao returned to his room with the puppet. Most of the maids had received the news and did not dare to come forward to show their courtesy. Ling Xiao did not care either. How could they dare to fight against the city lord?
Their life and death were controlled by the city lord, so they did not dare to take the lead. Ling Xiao did not feel that they had done anything wrong, because there was nothing wrong with people wanting to live.
As long as they didn't secretly harm her, Ling Xiao wouldn't care about their current inactivity. Anyway, she never really needed their services, it was just Martin's order.
At this moment, she opened the window and threw herself on the window sill to look out. This place was the highest place in the city. No one else could stand higher than the City Lord's Mansion and see far.
Especially Ling Xiao's eyesight is very good, he can see the things outside very clearly when standing here. Windhearth City looks relatively prosperous, and most people outside are doing their own things in a hurry.
When she opened the window, she naturally noticed that someone was watching her every move. She probably wanted to see how Ling Xiao contacted the others, but in the end she saw nothing.
Ling Xiao looked outside for a while, then did not continue to look outside, but began to refine some potions. As a conscientious pharmacist, even the lowest potions must use their full strength.
After refining, he needed to move his body and eat. The people in the city lord's mansion didn't dare not deliver food. Ling Xiao noticed that someone was watching him most of the time.
She had known for a long time that she was being watched. Even though the city lord looked like a loser and liked beauty, in fact, anyone who could gain a foothold in this world would not be a real waste, otherwise he would have been replaced long ago.
After this incident, we can know that although the city lord appears to be extremely grumpy and lustful, he is actually very smart and controls Windhearth City.
When these pharmacists enter, someone is always watching them to prevent any leaks. For example, the house they live in may not seem like much, but in fact, people are watching it in every aspect.
In particular, the two pharmacists were followed when they went out, and they were secretly monitored for protection. When Ling Xiao felt it, he would not go out, and instead asked people from the association to send raw materials.