Shen Qiu looked at the text messages on his phone and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
He thought for a moment and sent a message back to Bai Lanxin.
"good!"
Soon the message from the other party came back.
"Well, see you at six o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
After Shen Qiu read the message, she stretched. She would have a meal with Bai Lanxin tomorrow night, so she could ask her to help deal with Zhang Can's affairs.
Let's see if Bai Lanxin can solve the food problem in the residential area outside. If it can't be solved, she can find a way to solve the problem of food sellers. If it doesn't work, she can also pay for it herself.
The next evening.
A pickup truck parked at the door of the city lord's mansion.
As soon as Shen Qiu opened the passenger door and got out, Chen Ye on the side quickly shouted to Shen Qiu.
"Boss, when will I pick you up?"
"talk later."
Shen Qiu waved to Chen Ye and then walked into the city lord's mansion.
When the soldiers guarding the door saw Shen Qiu, they all saluted, but did not question or stop him.
After Shen Qiu walked in, she looked around and saw that the City Lord's Mansion was extremely quiet today. There was no banquet atmosphere. It seemed that Bai Lanxin had invited it privately.
He picked up his phone and sent a message to Bai Lanxin.
"I'm here, where are you?"
Soon a message popped up.
"You go to the back garden first. I have something else to do. I'll go find you as soon as I finish it."
After Shen Qiu read the message, he walked towards the back garden.
At this time in a warm room.
Bai Lanxin was seen wearing long blue hair draped over her left shoulder, wearing a noble and elegant white lace dress, sitting on the dressing table.
The skirt perfectly flattered her figure.
She picked up the swan crystal pendant in the jewelry box and tied it around her neck, then picked up the lipstick and applied red lips in front of the mirror.
Through the mirror, you can see that Bai Lanxin has specially put on light makeup today.
For a moment, it seemed that the beautiful face lost its sassiness and became more soft, giving it a different kind of beauty.
Bai Lanxin finished applying lipstick, looked in the mirror, and after making sure that everything was fine, she hurriedly got up and walked towards the door.
At this time the door was pushed open.
Major An Li walked in carrying a tray and shouted.
"Miss, ah~"
Major An Li and Bai Lanxin met each other and were immediately startled. The tray in their hands fell to the ground.
The medicine bottles and water cups placed on the tray fell directly to the ground.
"What are you doing?"
Bai Lanxin looked at the fussy An Li and asked helplessly.
Major An Li quickly picked up the things and asked in disbelief.
"Miss, why are you dressed like this? Have you never dressed like this?"
She felt that Bai Lanxin was a little out of her mind today?
When Bai Lanxin heard An Li's words, she looked a little embarrassed, then coughed and said.
"Nothing, just have nothing to do and change your style. By the way, here are the things I asked you to get."
"At this."
An Li handed the medicine bottle in her hand to Bai Lanxin.
Bai Lanxin took it and said to herself very happily.
"Hey, I don't believe I can get you drunk. Look at how you flew out of my hand today."
"Miss, what did you say?"
"nothing."
"Miss, why do you want strong sleeping powder?"
Major An Li asked in confusion.
"Ahem, I haven't been sleeping well lately. Let's not talk about that. Well, where is my dad? What is he doing?"
Bai Lanxin changed the subject and asked like a thief.
"Sir, he is arranging his clothes in the room."
"He is getting dressed? What is he going to do?"
"I don't know. It seems that there is an important guest visiting tonight. I am preparing to entertain you, so I probably don't have time to take care of you today."
An Li thought for a moment and replied.
"That's great, fine, I won't tell you."
Bai Lanxin's face lit up when she heard this, and she immediately opened the door and walked to the back garden.
Ta da~
Because Bai Lanxin walked very fast, her white high heels suddenly made a crisp sound.
However, when Bai Lanxin was about to go downstairs, she bumped into City Lord Bai Shao who was also about to go downstairs.
"Wow~"
Bai Lanxin was immediately startled and looked at Bai Shao in disbelief.
I saw the Lord of Baishao wearing a slender white ceremonial robe. The whole robe was embroidered with lifelike peace birds. Moreover, the Lord of Baishao also combed his hair meticulously and even used moisturizing lotion on his face. His face looked very rosy.
It's shiny. What's even more exaggerated is that the Lord of Baishao even put on white gloves and black leather shoes.
The whole person should be as formal as possible.
"What are you doing?"
City Lord Bai Shao was startled by Bai Lanxin and asked angrily.
"Why are you so cool today and dressed so formally? I remember watching the video of your wedding, and I didn't see you being so exaggerated?"
Bai Lanxin looked up and down at her father in disbelief.
City Lord Baishao's expression suddenly froze and he said to Bai Lanxin.
"No way, can't I dress more formally?"
"I didn't say no, I just thought you were suspicious."
"Wait a minute, why do you care so much? What are you wearing? How many years ago was your dress?"
"I just happened to flip it over. Is there any problem with trying to put it on?"
Bai Lanxin suddenly looked unnatural and replied with a guilty conscience.
City Lord Bai Shao looked at the abnormal Bai Lanxin and was about to ask a few more questions, but then he thought of something and spoke.
"It's up to you. Anyway, just be honest and peaceful today and don't cause any trouble for me!"
After Baishao City Lord finished speaking, he hurried downstairs.
When Bai Lanxin saw this, she also went downstairs. After the two of them went downstairs, they turned to the right at the same time.
"Why are you following me? Didn't I tell you to be more honest today?"
The Lord of Baishao City said angrily to Bai Lanxin who followed him.
"No, I'm going in this direction too."
Bai Lanxin had an innocent look on her face. She didn't want to follow Bai Shao. The question was, how could she get to the back garden if she didn't go here?
"I don't care what you want to do, just stand here for a while and I'll leave first!"
Bai Shao didn't bother to talk nonsense to Bai Lanxin, so he hurried forward after speaking to her.
Bai Lanxin had a dark look on her face, but she had no choice but to stand there for a while, waiting for the old man to go away.
It just so happened that she didn't want to go with this old man.
In the back garden.
Shen Qiu strolled leisurely.
A gentle breeze blew by, causing the green leaves on the branches to sway.
Chat~
The cicadas on the tree kept calling.
Shen Qiu felt quite comfortable and her heart calmed down a lot.
However, at this moment, Shen Qiu saw a small blue lake in front of him and walked over.
As he approached, he saw a rather familiar figure standing by the lake, looking at the lake with his hands behind his back.
Shen Qiu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he walked up excitedly and shouted.
"Long Er."
The figure was startled for a moment, then turned to look at Shen Qiu.
At this time, in the surrounding corners, figures wearing black ghost masks saw Shen Qiu approaching, and they all wanted to take action.
At this time, a red prohibition warning popped up on their masks, and they all retreated.
At this time, Shen Qiu walked up to Long Er. Just as Long Er was about to say something, Shen Qiu saw a smile on his face. He put his hand around Long Er's neck and said happily.
"Haha, what a surprise! You old boy is so uninteresting that you just left last time."
When the figures around him saw this scene, their eyes widened and their legs were shaking. Many of them were holding weapons on their waists and wanted to rush forward.
Long Er, who was grabbed by the neck, was slightly startled, but then he reacted and said calmly.
"Oh, something happened last time."
"Okay, no need to explain. I know you are busy and I won't care about you. We haven't seen each other for a while!"
"have."
Long Er said calmly.
Shen Qiu suddenly felt something was not right and said.
"Why is there something wrong with your voice? It feels a bit hoarse?"
"As I get older, my health is definitely not as good as yours. In addition, the injury I suffered before has not healed yet, and I have suffered a little cold. That's it."
Long Er explained calmly.
"Okay, stop pretending. Your figure is not much worse than mine. It's rare to see you here. Come on, I'll treat you to a drink. Let's have a good time together. There are too many people here."
Shen Qiu actually noticed that there were a lot of guards in the back garden, and it was not suitable for small talk because of the crowd.
"OK."
Long Er said and agreed.
"Let me tell you, I know there is a very good tavern in the City of Sunny Sky, and you must like it very much."
Shen Qiu hooked Long Er's neck and walked out with a smile. In his opinion, how could he let go of such a good opportunity.
Just then City Lord Baishao rushed over, and he saw Shen Qiu hooking Long Er's neck from a distance.
His eyes almost fell out, his whole face was stunned, and his eyes showed an extremely incredible look.
Just when he was about to step forward.
Suddenly, a figure wearing a metal mask of a pig ghost stretched out his hand to block the Lord of Baishao City.
"No, I agree."
The Lord of Baishao City said in great surprise.
Before Lord Bai Shao could finish speaking, the figure in front of him shook his head.
City Lord Bai Shao froze on the spot, watching as Shen Qiu hooked Long Er and walked towards the back door.
On the other side, Shen Qiu and Long Er left the city lord's mansion through the back door.
On the street, Shen Qiu didn't forget to pick up her phone and simply sent a message to Bai Lanxin.
"I have something to do at the moment, so I'll go and do some work first, and I'll come see you later."
Long Er saw Shen Qiu sending a message, so he asked kindly.
"What? Something happened?"
"It's okay, let's take the BRT in front."
"good."
Long Er nodded.
Soon after, Shen Qiu and Long Er came to the Chunjian Bistro on Huaying Street 3rd Ring Road.
Since this tavern is quite famous, Shen Qiu visits it frequently and has long wanted to try it, so he took advantage of this opportunity to come.
By now it was getting dark, and the signboard at the entrance of the tavern was lit up.
The two walked in and were greeted by a charming proprietress wearing a blue dress and a sweet smile on her face.
"Two distinguished guests, do you want to have a hall or a private room?"
“Let’s have a private room.”
Shen Qiu replied directly.
"Please come with me."
The landlady led Shen Qiu and the two inside.
This tavern is small in scale, with a round-shaped bar in the middle and people can sit on both sides of the bar.
Next to the bar, there are small private rooms separated by wooden screens. These private rooms have no doors and are only slightly shielded by hanging curtains.
Shen Qiu and Long Er were led to one of the rooms to sit down, and then Shen Qiu ordered a few bottles of white wine and side dishes.
"Okay, here it is for you."
The landlady immediately withdrew.
Long Er looked at the small private room, seemed a little touched, and said in a low voice.
“I haven’t been to a place like this for many years.”
"Why doesn't the City of Sinking Star have something like this? Then where do you usually go to drink?"
Shen Qiu asked in a good mood.
"No, by the way, is there something wrong with you being so considerate in inviting me to drink?"
Long Er looked at Shen Qiu and asked lightly.
"It has to be you. I really can't hide it from you. The LV2 realm book you showed me last time doesn't have the next LV3 book? Show it to me! I'm almost at the LV2 realm now. ."
Shen Qiu was not polite to Long Er and said with a playful smile.
After listening to Shen Qiu's words, Long Er took out half an inconspicuous book from his loose sleeves and handed it to him.
Shen Qiu didn't expect Long Er to be so happy, and was slightly startled. But then he realized what he was doing and quickly reached out his hand to take it.
He flipped through it a little and found that it was the second half of the volume.
Shen Qiu immediately put it away with great joy. As expected, this boy Long Er didn't give it to him before, not because he was stingy but because he was afraid that he would bite off more than he could chew.
"Interesting! You are so interesting."
"Just read this book, don't show it to others. When you understand it after studying it, return it to me the next time we meet."
Long Er calmly told Shen Qiu.
"No problem, but I don't understand a bit."
Shen Qiu was happy but also a little confused.
"Tell me."
Long Er replied calmly.
At this time, the landlady brought the sake and side dishes and placed them in front of Shen Qiu and Long Er.
Shen Qiu poured a small glass of white wine for Long Er and asked curiously.
"I have a question, why is there such a book that can popularize the realm, why not spread it to everyone below? Then everyone can become stronger and cope with disasters together."
"The reason is very simple. You can't do this. Some things cannot be popularized casually. How do you know whether the people you popularize are good or bad? If one out of ten people has a wrong mind, wouldn't it be troublesome? So this kind of thing It can only be opened to those who have made thousands of choices. Even if the standards are relaxed in the future and points can be redeemed, those who use points to redeem are also screened in a sense. After all, when they earn points, they are also working for the Red Alliance. Fight hard.”
Long Er took off half of his mask, took a sip of wine and explained calmly.
"It seems to make sense, but in a sense, if it is popularized, there should be more good people than bad people!"
"Do you think it is easier to break a cup or to put it back together again?"
"Well, what you said makes sense, but why are you speaking so seriously today? Did you encounter something recently and was stimulated by something?"
Shen Qiu looked at Long Er more and more curiously.
"No, it's just that there have been too many big things happening recently, so I feel a little emotional."
Long Er responded with a faint smile.
At this moment, Shen Qiu and Long Er heard two customers complaining while drinking at the bar outside.
"You said life is really unfair. How come people can live in the City of Sinking Star since they were born, but we can only stay here."
"Don't be discouraged. Didn't you just fail to apply for immigration? Come back next time."
"Those reviewers really looked down on others and made me so angry."
"I can't help it. People feel that they are inherently superior and are not in the same circle."
When Shen Qiu heard this, he lowered his voice thoughtfully and chatted with Long Er.
"Long Er, you said that everyone is from the Red Alliance, why do you have to create so many circles? It is indeed a bit unfair to the people below."
Long Er picked up the wine bottle and poured a glass for Shen Qiu, and asked calmly.
"What is fairness? How do you know that the so-called circle is not fair?"
"Tsk, tsk, you'll get scolded if you say that."
"Throughout history, have you ever noticed that those circles look like an ending era?"
"this"
Shen Qiu was stunned. He thought carefully from the eighth city to the first city. Each city seemed to be part of a different historical process.
"If you compare circles to ponds, then some ponds are filled with shrimps, some are filled with fish, and some are filled with sharks. When you are not strong enough, jump from one pond to another. What will happen? The times are progressing, and the strong will always be strong. There will always be people who cannot keep up with the pace of the times, and will eventually become the harvest targets of the strong. As for the so-called circle, you seem to be a constraint, but it is not a kind of protection! It not only restrains the people below, but also restrains the people above."
"But this also limits the people in the circle and cuts off their upward path."
Shen Qiu pondered and replied.
"If you don't even have the ability to break the circle, then what qualifications do you have to say that I can survive in the upper circle. The truly strong will not be constrained by these barriers."
Long Er explained calmly.
"Hey, you are right, but isn't the situation different now? The cities below are not very safe. They are often attacked and it is very difficult to deal with them. Moreover, the Red Alliance's support for the cities below is also very average."
"In fact, after the city below was attacked, the Red Alliance did its best to send out all the experts who could support it. There were no extra manpower available."
"That's wrong! How could there be no masters? When the City of Sinking Star was attacked, weren't there a lot of masters?"
Shen Qiu asked curiously.
"This is the saddest part."
Long Er said with some emotion.
"Wait a minute, you want to say that interests come first?"
Shen Qiu suddenly reacted and said.
"That's right, profit comes first. Who would be willing to do it without profit? Did you see Chu Wuji, Lei Jing and others showing up when the City of Clear Sky was attacked?"
Long Er asked calmly.
When Shen Qiu heard this, she also resonated with Long Er's words.
Isn't this the same as what I worried about at the time?
"Is there no way to change the current situation?"
Shen Qiu pondered and asked.
"It's not that simple. What the Red League can do now is to balance all aspects and try to guide everything on the right track."
Long Er said calmly.
"If that's the case, then why not consider cutting off the disobedient ones?"
Shen Qiu asked curiously.
"There has to be a reason to cut them, right? Otherwise, who would be convinced? Everything they do is within the rules. Just because they are developing well, you cut them for no reason? In other words, if the Red Alliance cuts you for no reason , are you willing?"
"Then I definitely don't want to."
"Yes, you are not willing, how can they be willing? The world is full of contradictions, and there are many contradictions within the Red League. Some people complain that the people above are occupying resources and wealth, and some complain that the Red League has too many rules and regulations, which affects them Fair competition means there is no way to develop as you wish. Do you think they are wrong? In fact, they are both right, it’s just that their respective positions are different.”
"I understand that when looking at anything, you have to stand from the perspective of different people, so that you can see the essence of things."
"That's right."
Long Er looked at Shen Qiu with more admiration.
"Suppose, for example, if you had the opportunity to sit on it, what would you do?"
Shen Qiu asked with interest.
"Of course we are trying our best to balance everything, unite everyone, cope with future crises, and strive to make life less difficult for everyone."
Long Er pondered for a moment and gave his answer.
When Shen Qiu heard this, he looked at Long Er, who was calm and full of ideals, and his eyes were a little dazed for a moment.
At this moment, he seemed to think of a figure. That person had said similar words. Unfortunately, when he woke up from the dream, the person disappeared.
"What are you thinking about?"
Long Er poured Shen Qiu a glass of wine.
Shen Qiu took a sip of wine and changed the subject to Long Er.
"I feel like you're not normal today. I don't usually see you so calm and deep."
Shen Qiu said this from the bottom of his heart. He had gotten along with Long Er before, except for the first time they met. After that, he always felt like he was being led astray.
But today I feel like I've been dialed back again.
"Really? Which one do you think is better?"
Long Er asked with a smile.
"It's all good. By the way, you have such a broad vision. I just have a question to ask you. Can you help me clarify it?"
"Say it."
"What do you mean by life?"
Shen Qiu asked Long Er.
When Long Er heard Shen Qiu's question, he hesitated slightly and looked at Shen Qiu in surprise.
"Why do you suddenly want to ask this question?"
He was very curious now. Shen Qiu asked if this question was a coincidence or if there were other factors.
"Oh, it was a test given to me by an elder. I never figured it out."
Shen Qiu immediately explained.
When Long Er heard this, he asked in a deep voice.
"Your elder? What's his name?"
"Dean Zhao Anyuan, do you have any questions?"
Shen Qiu asked curiously.
When Long Er heard the name, he immediately stood up and said to Shen Qiu.
"I have something else to do, so I'll just drink here today."
"Hey, you just left like this. How can I find you when I get back? Give me your contact information."
"We will meet again if we are destined."
Long Er didn't stop and walked straight out of the tavern.
Shen Qiu touched his forehead. This guy was doing this again. He couldn't find anyone when he came back, so he couldn't help but sigh.
"Why!"
Then Shen Qiu picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. He also stood up and walked out. He had to go to the city lord's mansion.
Bai Lanxin is probably still waiting.
Soon after, Shen Qiu appeared at the door of the city lord's mansion.
Bai Lanxin was seen standing at the door, showing a hairy smile and looking straight at Shen Qiu.
"What a coincidence?"
Shen Qiu said with an awkward smile.
"What a coincidence? I'm sorry, I've been waiting for you here for a long time."
Bai Lanxin was so angry that she was about to burst out, but luckily she suppressed it and kept hinting to herself that she couldn't get angry because she would scare people away and her work would be in vain.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I really had something to do at the last moment, and I ran into a friend I haven't seen for a long time."
Shen Qiu quickly explained.
ps: Sorry, I have a bad cough. I will resume the fifth update tomorrow.