Homiton picked up the wine, took a sip, and looked at the man with black and red hair with a solemn expression: "Do you think that man is the great fortune lord of Daxuan, Xu Zhiqiong?"
Homiton has just received news that the Great Xuanyun Hou came to Fanxiao Kingdom to investigate the whereabouts of Elder Shengwei of Canglong Palace.
The man opposite is Dong Junsheng, the dictator of the Fanxiao Kingdom.
Dong Junsheng nodded and said: "I think it's him. Otherwise, why would a judge from Xuan Kingdom suddenly come to Cang Owl County?"
Homiton put down his wine glass and said, "But as far as I know, the Marquis Yun of Xuan Kingdom is not a judge, but a cultivator of the fifth level of the Way of Killing."
Dong Junsheng shook his head and said: "In Xuanguo, the judge is an evil Taoist. He will definitely not admit his own Taoism. Moreover, I speculate that his cultivation level is not only the fifth level, but should be around the fourth level."
Homiton still expressed doubts: "Dong Zhongzai, this is just your speculation. We should not offend an unrelated person just for a speculation."
"Why is it irrelevant? He has already come to our territory, and your son was beaten half to death by him. At this point, you still don't think he is coming for you?"
Homiton was silent for a while and gave Dong Junsheng a glass of wine: "I think he is just an idle member of your sect. You can just deal with such a person."
Dong Junsheng smiled when he heard this and pushed the wine glass aside: "I'll handle it? Doesn't this matter have anything to do with you?"
"Your Taoist affairs have nothing to do with me."
Dong Junsheng frowned and said: "If your son hadn't provoked him, he might have stayed in Cang Owl County for a day and then left, and there wouldn't have been so many Luo Luan."
Homiton looked indifferent: "My son did nothing wrong. He was executing my orders. Foreigners should not appear in Cang Owl County. This is the beginning of our conquest of the kingdom.
Migran is an outstanding young man, the most outstanding talent among the young people of his generation, and he is the most dazzling gem in the entire Fanxiao Kingdom. I hope you can remember this!"
Dong Junsheng nodded and said: "I can remember that I have never questioned the excellence of Migrán, but I want to remind you that we have not conquered the kingdom yet.
Don’t forget that we still have a long way to go, and there are some things that we cannot let others know, including the Canglong elders of Xuan Kingdom, and your rootless army.”
Homiton lowered his eyes and said, "Elder Canglong's matter shouldn't involve me in the first place!"
Dong Junsheng smiled and said: "Since he came to Cang Owl County, you have been involved. Now with these useless words, can you still exonerate yourself?"
Homiton shook the wine glass in his hand and took another sip: "I'll call the Rootless Army and ambush them halfway. I won't let those people leave the territory of Cang Owl County alive."
The territory of Cang Ou County refers to the area of a hundred miles outside Cang Ou City.
Dong Junsheng expressed his appreciation for Homiton's attitude: "This is what it means to do serious things. Since Xu Zhiqiong is a member of my Taoist sect, he will leave it to me to handle, but his helpers still have to trouble Lord Wu."
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Don’t forget to ask the Rootless Army to contribute more sacrifices, otherwise once we lose the blessing of the war master, all our plans will be exposed.”
Homiton nodded and drank the wine in one gulp.
Dong Junsheng also drank up the wine: "One more reminder, let your son be more peaceful these days."
Homiton raised his eyebrows and said: "I said, Miglan did nothing wrong! If a businessman who runs an inn dares to disobey my son's orders, how can we have the power to conquer the kingdom!"
Dong Junsheng smiled slightly and said: "I didn't say that Miguel was wrong. I was afraid that Xu Zhiqiong and his party would slip through the net. If someone comes back to take revenge and hurt your son, you will still be the one who feels bad."
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In the inn, the shopkeeper Guo Guicheng sat behind the counter, reading a new book attentively.
Since Daxuan introduced papermaking technology to Fanxiao, the popularity of books in Fanxiao Kingdom has increased sharply.
Fanxiao has no restrictions on various disciplines, nor on folk practitioners. Among the books, the method of cultivating the Way of Killing is the most popular, and some books on algorithms, craftsmanship, and grammar are also quite popular.
In addition, the anecdotes circulated in the market are also very popular. Guo Guicheng just bought a copy of "The Biography of the Judge". This book was written by Fanxiao's famous pen Bai Xiaosheng. Guo Guicheng bought the whole volume and also came with a judge's mask.
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Guo Guicheng played with the mask and read "The Biography of the Judge", with the majestic figure of the judge in his mind.
Just as he was looking at it, the waiter laughed and said: "Shopkeeper, do you think there is really a judge in this world?"
"I can't explain it to you. Wherever there is justice, there will naturally be a judge!" Guo Guicheng didn't want to pay attention to the waiter, turned around and concentrated on reading.
A man suddenly walked into the store and said to Guo Guicheng: "Kick everyone out of your store, I will say this this time."
Guo Guicheng was startled and stared at the man for a while.
The man's face was covered with bandages, but he was not recognized for a moment.
There were still many people standing behind him, and this time Guo Guicheng recognized them. They were Migulan, the son of the Chief Military Lord, and his subordinates.
What are they doing again?
"Master Migulan, I have already explained the previous matter to Mr. Wu Jun. What are you doing..."
"Don't talk about what happened before, let me tell you about what's going on now!" Migran raised his fingers behind him, and one of his subordinates took out the statue of the White Tiger and placed it on the counter.
Another subordinate took out his saber and drew a circle on the ground.
Fangs bloody fight!
Migulan was beaten severely by Ye Ansheng and always wanted to take revenge, but when Xu Zhiqiong was in Cangliao County, he did not dare to take action.
Now that he learned that Xu Zhiqiong was gone, Miguel could no longer hold back and took a group of subordinates to Guo Guicheng's inn.
"As the True God White Tiger testifies, let's have a fair fight. If you win, I will make you the third Martial Lord of Cang Owl County. If you lose, I will burn your bird shop immediately!"
Guo Guicheng stood up and said: "The third position of Wujun in Cangliao County is based on ability. It's not whoever you want to be, whoever you want can be.
You are the son of Lord Wu now. If the chief Lord Wu were replaced by someone else in the future, would you still dare to be so arrogant?"
Migulan sneered and said: "Let me tell you, I am the young master of Cang Ou County, and I can take charge of the affairs of Cang Ou County.
I also tell you that from now on, my family will be the masters of Cang Ou County for generations. If I let you die, you will not survive tomorrow in Cang Ou County!"
Guo Guicheng gritted his teeth and remained silent, thinking that Miglan was speaking out of anger.
Migulan smiled ferociously and said: "Why, you don't dare to fight? Where is your previous courage? Are you cowarded without the support of foreigners?
It’s okay if you don’t fight, I will burn your inn right now, go and cry to my father, he will pay you another ten gold coins, which is not too little!”
Miguel's men prepared torches and were about to set fire to it.
The guys didn't dare to stop him, so they all hid outside the inn.
Many guests heard the noise and quickly packed their bags and left the inn.
Only those few laborers remained.
They came from the countryside and had never met Wu Jun's son. They were also a bit upright. They shouted at Migulan: "Why are you burning down other people's shops? We have reasons to deal with them!"
"Get away! This has nothing to do with you!" Miguel angrily yelled, and his subordinates stepped forward, kicking and beating them, and pushed several laborers aside.
"Don't touch my guests!" Guo Guicheng walked out from behind the counter, "I accept the challenge!"
"Okay, today I will let you taste the punishment of the young master!" Migulan raised his foot and kicked Guo Guicheng in the chest.
Guo Guicheng wanted to hide, but he couldn't. The speed gap between the ninth-level killing path and the seventh-level killing path was too big.
With this kick, Guo Guicheng immediately fell to the ground and could not stand up for a while.
"Are you admitting defeat?" Miguel stepped on Guo Guicheng's injured chest, causing Guo Guicheng to cough repeatedly.
Miguel picked up the "Judge" on the counter and laughed loudly: "Judge? Do you still believe this? Do you believe there is a judge in this world? A fool like you doesn't deserve to live in this world."
He casually threw "The Judge's Biography" into the charcoal stove and burned it. Guo Guicheng lay on the ground, his body trembling.
"What is this?" Miguel picked up the judge's mask and gritted his teeth, "That day, the helper you found was wearing a mask like this, right?
Do you still dare to say that he is not your accomplice? You found a desperate dog thief to attack me, but you thought I couldn't tell..."
Before he finished speaking, Miguel stumbled and lost his mask, and almost fell down.
Guo Guicheng used all his strength to move his feet away.
After Miguel stood firm, Guo Guicheng also climbed up.
Guo Guicheng picked up the mask from the ground, put it on his face, breathed for a moment and said, "Let's fight again!"
Seeing Guo Guicheng wearing a mask, Migulan was a little scared.
He took two steps back and clenched his fists again.
Don't be afraid, this is not that ruthless man, this is an ordinary person in Cang Owl City, an ordinary person who is meaner than weeds.
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Xu Zhiqiong stayed in the Star Corridor for a long time.
He held Liang Jixiong's head and repeatedly imagined the scene of a fierce battle.
There are characters, backgrounds, and even the bloody smell was found by Xu Zhiqiong. With so many clues, it stands to reason that the corresponding picture should have been shown on the mirror long ago.
But Xu Zhiqiong tried dozens of times and found nothing.
Did someone wash out that scene?
How can something that actually happened be washed away?
Yang Wu did gain something this time. When Xu Zhiqiong returned to officialdom, Yang Wu told Xu Zhiqiong what he had seen and heard:
"There is a group of people lying in ambush twenty miles away. They may be coming for us."
"how many people?"
"A few hundred, maybe a thousand."
Thousands?
Xu Zhiqiong rolled his eyes and asked again: "Where do these people come from?"
"I don't know where it came from. It seems to have appeared suddenly in the wild."
"Could this be the Rootless Thief?" Xu Zhiqiong looked back at Cang Owl City, "Could this be the Rootless Thief by him?"
Yang Wu whispered: "There are many of them, and many of them have cultivation. If we attack in advance, we will definitely have a chance of winning, but we cannot underestimate the enemy."
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Yang Wudao: "Are you looking for those who ambushed us?"
Yang Wu nodded: "Catch a few alive among them, and we will find out the whole story."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "It doesn't have to be that complicated, maybe..."
As he spoke, Xu Zhiqiong suddenly felt his palms warm and blood seeped out.
The corners of Xu Zhiqiong's eyes trembled, and the power of imagery that he had not used for a long time rolled slightly.
Yang Wu shuddered: "What happened? You are injured."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head: "This is not my blood. This blood comes from a mark I left."
"What mark?"
Xu Zhiqiong did not answer, and was silent for a moment before setting up an illusion array.
Outside the phantom formation, in the eyes of others, the four of them were eating, drinking and resting.
Within the illusion formation, Xu Zhiqiong told Yang Wu: "Make a few paper figures, make some likenesses, and let them continue walking west."
Yang Wu was stunned: "Then we won't go west?"
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "I will go back to the city first. After you have arranged the paper figures, go to the inn to find me."
Yang Wu thought for a moment and said, "You go directly to the Chief Martial Lord? Isn't this just a warning?"
Xu Zhiqiong laughed and said: "Brother, he sent people to ambush us, which proves that the snake has been frightened for a long time and he already knows our identity.
No matter how surprised you are, this matter is much simpler!"