Gui Ji was silent, slumped on the chair, waving her hands weakly: "I understand."
"I hope so." After the ruthless words fell, his body exploded with a bang, turning into dots of starlight and disappearing from the place.
Shortly after Rui disappeared, Gui Ji's eyes suddenly became sharp and she shouted towards the outside of the palace: "Here comes someone!"
The door of the palace was pushed open, and three figures wearing silver armor walked in. The momentum of these three people was extraordinary, even worse than that of Commander Na Lu! They walked silently, but they were sonorous and powerful.
"I've met Madam." The three of them knelt on one knee and shouted respectfully.
Gui Ji waved her hand for the three of them to stand up, and said: "You have three days to eliminate all obstacles in Li City. After three days, the City Lord's Mansion will regain control of Li City, and those who stand in the way will be killed without mercy!"
"yes!"
The order was issued, and soon, the City Lord's Mansion took drastic and iron-blooded measures. First, an invitation letter was issued, inviting the heads of all the large and small aristocratic families in Li City to visit the City Lord's Mansion and attend a mansion banquet. Then, in
A huge storm broke out in Li City as a threat.
The time for the banquet is set at midnight today! It is a quiet time in the middle of the night.
As the top second-rate family, the Pei family was naturally invited.
"Miss, Mr. Luo is here."
The voice of thinking was heard from the side. Pei Qianying recovered from his daze and said quickly: "Please."
At this time, in the living room of Pei Mansion, Luo Chen held Yin Yin's little hand and stood in front of a large decorated glazed horse. He stroked the horse's body with his palms and exclaimed: "It has been laid. This thing is very valuable. This thing is very valuable."
The Pei family is indeed a big family in Li City, and they are indeed rich."
Yinyin followed Luo Chen. Under Luo Chen's influence, the little girl also showed an expression of being obsessed with money. She clasped her little hands and counted the gold coins.
"Master Luo."
Pei Qianying hurriedly stepped into the living room. As soon as he came up, he smiled and said, "Master Luo, please sit here. Think about it, why don't you go and serve Mr. Luo tea?"
"Yes, miss." He thought thoughtfully and exited the living room to prepare tea.
"Master Luo, are you here today?" After gathering his emotions, Pei Qianying asked.
"No." A light flashed from his palm, and an invitation letter appeared in Luo Chen's hand.
"What is this?" Pei Qianying straightened her body, her eyes paused, and unblinkingly fell on the invitation in Luo Chen's hand.
"Master Pei doesn't know?" Luo Chen pretended to be surprised: "I heard that this time the City Lord's Palace sent such an invitation letter to all the big and small families in Licheng. You see, even our poor family
The Zhong Mansion has received it, could it be that the Pei family has not received it?"
While talking, Nianxin walked in with tea, served the tea in front of Luo Chen, and said respectfully: "Master Luo, please have some tea."
"Thank you." Luo Chen took the teacup and put it on the table. There was also a plate of snacks. Luo Chen brought it to Yinyin. The little girl showed a sweet smile and buried her head in eating.
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Pei Qianying's face and she said, "It seems that there is such an invitation letter. I wonder what Mr. Luo's plan is?"
In this invitation, the drunkard is not interested in drinking. No one is a fool. The City Lord's Mansion has been immersed in it for so long. It seems that this time it wants to regain control of Licheng.
Too many things have happened in the Pei family recently, and the situation is getting worse every time. At the beginning, Pei Qianying was trying to win over Luo Chen to fight against the merchants, but he never expected that the merchants would be wiped out like this.
I thought that after the merchant was destroyed, the Pei family's situation in Li City could be improved, but I didn't want it to get even worse.
At this moment, Pei Qianying felt filled with regrets. He should not have provoked Luo Chen in the first place. Now it is better. He stole the chicken but lost the rice. Because of him, the Pei family suffered along with him. Not only was he implicated, but he also caused harm to the family.
Such a huge economic loss.
This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this banquet at the City Lord's Mansion will inevitably lead to a big purge. Luo Chen has repeatedly challenged the City Lord's Mansion. This is extremely unwise and self-inflicted in her opinion.
Perished!
She is very worried that continuing to cooperate with the Zhong Mansion will bring her family to a place of no return.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons in my heart, I already had the intention of alienating Luo Chen and the Zhong Mansion.
Therefore, she did not notify Luo Chen immediately about the banquet hosted by the City Lord's Mansion, but who knew that the Zhong Mansion was also invited, which was a bit embarrassing.
No matter how you say it, it was all done by yourself at the beginning, and you secretly forcibly connected the two families. Now, doing so is indeed a bit unkind.
However, for the benefit of the family and long-term survival, she has no choice but to do this. In her opinion, defecting to the City Lord's Mansion is the wisest choice for the Pei family now!
"Since I sincerely invite you, you will naturally go, right?" Luo Chen smiled slightly and asked tentatively: "Then the Pei family will be willing to go together?"
"this……"
Pei Qianying hesitated, then she forced a smile and said, "I'm really sorry. The family affairs are busy recently, so it may delay it for a while, so I won't let Luo Shaokong wait." As expected, Pei Qianying declined politely.
Luo Chen nodded with a smile, stood up and waved to Yinyin. The little girl's mouth was bulging after eating, and she opened her little hands. Luo Chen squatted down, and Yinyin jumped into Luo Chen's arms.
Dust picked up.
"In this case, Luo will not disturb you any more and leave here."
Luo Chen came indifferently and walked away calmly. Pei Qianying followed behind and silently watched Luo Chen leave and get into a carriage. She stood outside the mansion gate and hesitated for a moment, then turned around and walked towards the mansion resolutely.
, at the same time, he said to Nian Xin beside him: "There is still some time before the invitation from the City Lord's Mansion, so prepare some heavy gifts and send them to the City Lord's Mansion.
Also, please tell me that from now on, if anyone from the Zhong Mansion comes to visit again, they will be turned away."
"Think clearly."
…
On the spacious street, a carriage drove slowly. In the carriage, Luo Chen waved a folding fan and smiled cheerfully.
Sitting opposite him, Li Ruotong said with a puzzled look on his face: "Why did you come out so soon? What is the Pei family's plan?"
"What else can I plan? A good bird chooses a tree to roost in. It's a good choice. Maybe I would choose it the same way."
Luo Chen said with a smile.
"The Pei family is a good choice, why didn't you fight for it?" Li Ruotong asked.
"Strive for it? Haha, there is no need." Luo Chen closed the folding fan in his hand, opened the curtains of the carriage, and said with a smile: "That is a very smart woman, and she also knows how to make choices, but I am very dissatisfied with some of her actions.
If she doesn’t like it, it’s her own choice, and I respect her wishes. As for fighting for it, sister Ruotong, do you think the Pei family, which is just a small family, has any qualifications that I should fight for?”
Luo Chen smiled disdainfully. He was not a fool. How could he not know about the little tricks Pei Qianying did secretly? The reason why he didn't care was because he was too lazy to care about such trivial matters. This time he came here just to ask questions.
He just came out to relax. As for the Pei family's choice, to be honest, he didn't care much at all.
In fact, Pei Qianying's choice was exactly what he wanted. This woman was very profit-minded and not worth making friends with.
After learning about Luo Chen's thoughts, Li Ruotong stopped asking more questions and started chatting about other topics.
Time flies by like water, and more than a year has passed in the blink of an eye. I think back when the two of them first met, Luo Chen was just a young boy who didn't understand anything.
, and now, not only have they grown taller, but they have also matured.
The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
Yinyin sat next to Li Ruotong, tilting her little head and looking at the two of them curiously, not knowing what they were laughing at.
The carriages were wandering around, and people were coming and going on the streets. Through the curtains of the carriages, you could see all kinds of abuse and beatings on the streets. It was still so chaotic.
The carriage drove around for a while, and then returned to the Zhong Mansion.
I don’t know who leaked the news. Soon, the news of the banquet at the City Lord’s Mansion spread like wildfire. Many people were speculating and curious.
Different from the curiosity of these people, except for Luo Chen, all the major families who received the invitation letters were all anxious and restless.
Some familiar and well-connected aristocratic families gathered together to discuss countermeasures with each other. At this time, especially in these troubled times, no one wants to be squeezed, because this will affect the interests of many people.
For this reason, those aristocratic families who thought they had some background and did not want to be governed gathered together to discuss how to deal with this matter, each with their own thoughts.
In comparison, the atmosphere in the Zhong Mansion was much more relaxed. After so many years, Luo Chen's mood was completely different when he entered the City Lord's Mansion again.
After some discussion, Luo Chen already made a decision in his mind. Mr. Wei said that the water in the city lord's palace was very deep, so he would give it a try this time to see if the water could submerge him.
It's not that he is confident, but that he has two Soul King Realm powerhouses to accompany him. If he can still be overwhelmed, then he will admit it.
It was late at night, and the lights outside the city lord's palace were still brightly lit. Since the riots in Licheng, the night markets in the city have basically been closed. Except for those that sell skin and meat business at night, other shops have already turned off the lights and closed at this hour.
Ta-ta!
On the dark street leading directly to the City Lord's Mansion, carriages were heading in the same direction one after another. These carriages stopped a hundred meters away from the City Lord's Mansion and stopped moving forward, followed by silhouettes of people walking down.
These people all have extraordinary aura, and they are followed by figures with strong auras behind them.
"Licheng hasn't been this lively in the middle of the night for a long time, right?"
"It has indeed been a while." Luo Chen asked, and Butler Wei replied.
The mute girl behaved very quietly, wearing a veil and sitting next to Luo Chen.
"Is Grandpa Wei very hot?" The closer he got to the City Lord's Mansion, the more beads of sweat appeared on Butler Wei's forehead, and Luo Chen couldn't help but ask.
"It's okay. I'm getting older and can't stand the bumps of this carriage."
Butler Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves. Luo You could tell that Butler Wei was really nervous at this moment. His breath was loose and he was exploring the surroundings, as if he was worried about something. (To be completed.)