Volume 1 A Thousand Stones Chapter 24 Coercion
Another old man's voice sounded in Sun Bin's ears: "City Lord, wouldn't it be too reckless for you to let the Cheng family also start up? They are also very suspicious of this matter." β
"Senior Xu, I know your concerns, but now we must conduct a city-wide investigation first. The situation is not quite right, the Cheng family has no reason to make trouble at this time, I believe in them, at least for the time being, I believe that they will not do this kind of thing, tearing their faces at this time will only be bad for them, not good. β
"Lord Castle, you have spread your spiritual sense so widely, you have to be careful, this will be a great load on you. The old lady of the Xu family walked slowly on a road with a cane, a few seemed to be unable to give identification, but tried to resist The man was forced to withdraw from the house by the guards, a few people just turned around and prepared to escape, and saw the old man coming head-on, just raised the blade, but did not take a step, the old lady of the Xu family took a step forward, knocked the cane in his hand to the ground, all the weapons in the hands of these men fell, several people flew up in the air, and then fell to the ground, no longer struggling, the guards checked, all faintedγ
"The other party's strength is not weak, the old man of Guan Lingguan of Tianbaolou chased the other party for several streets, and finally let the other party run, that guy can still shake off the old man with two people on his back, this is very problematic, the other party is by no means a general. The scope of the Cheng family's search is just the opposite, and it is the place guarded by the city guards, so you can rest assured. β
"It's good if you have a plan, old man, I really want to see who is so bold that dares to rob my grandson in my Thousand Stone City, hehe, if you find it, please leave half your life for the old man." The old man of the Xu family smiled, but he felt extremely gloomy.
And the Cheng family, on their side, is actually very depressed. "Old man, you are here to guard, and we will take care of the rest. The head of the Cheng family patted his chest and reassured. In fact, he is also very weak-minded, who is Guan Ling, outsiders don't know, can these families of his own family not know? That is the character who guards the Tianbaolou side, compared to his own old man, he is definitely not bad, he can play this old man with two people behind his back, the opponent will definitely not be weaker than himself, if he doesn't know the specific situation, Cheng Yuansu will suspect that it is the people of the City Lord's Mansion who are playing.
"Bastard, big brother, do you think those two boys are idiots? What are you running out to shop at this time? Being caught by someone at once, if we had changed a month ago, we could have set off firecrackers to celebrate, but at this juncture, we would have to run around against the cold wind. Cheng Yuanqing also called a few servants to accompany the guard group of Thousand Stone City to search everywhere, and he was depressed to death.
"Your eldest brother is not a bastard, those two boys must be idiots, you tell the third child to be careful, the other party is not simple, but I suspect they have run away. Cheng Yuansu snorted.
"Ran away, out of town, won't you?"
"It's very likely, now it's only that guy who will jump off the wall in a hurry, let's behave better now, if we can save it, we can make the City Lord's Mansion and the Xu family receive a love, if we can't save it, then we have to plan for the worst." β
"What's the worst? You mean, they're going to go back?"
"God knows if that guy will go crazy if something happens. Tell people to spread out a little and look for it, and notify us immediately if they find it, remember, don't do it directly, if there is something to call the heavens directly. Cheng Yuansu was also annoyed, and said angrily.
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"Lord City Lord, you need to save a little spiritual power, now that you are overdrawn like this, your body will not be able to support it for long, and besides, if the other party dares to rob Lord Xiao Miao like this, it is very likely that you will be able to do a good job. This is not a simple kidnapping, it is very likely that the Wei family and those guys are fighting back, the purpose is to force us to back down. Gu Nanchun looked at Sun Bin, who was holding something like a scepter in his hand, and said.
"Even if I back down, I have to make sure that Xiao Seo is safe first, otherwise, I will dig three feet into the ground and dig them out to break their bones and ashes. Sun Bin roared angrily and slapped the table suddenly.
"You take back the spiritual power network first, explain it to them, divide the area clearly, and search according to the plan. Gu Nanchun still insisted on persuasion.
"It's going to get dark soon, and after nightfall, there are too many dead spots to get out of the city, and the vulture knight's combat ability and vision range will be greatly reduced at night, so it will be troublesome. β
"Bin, Uncle Gu Nanchun is right, you can't use spiritual power like this now, the consumption is too great, as long as you keep in touch every twenty minutes, and continue to keep in touch if there is any change. If you keep in touch all the time, you can't take it anymore. The impact will be great, the efficiency will decline rapidly, I believe that he will be fine in a small second. Zhao Qingqing, his wife on the side, held Sun Bin's hand and said softly.
"Okay, let's contact them every ten minutes, Xiao Second's spirit gathering method taught me is indeed very good, my spiritual power has recovered and increased a lot faster now, and my cultivation time is still short, but it has already achieved initial results. Inform the city to go down and tell the city that there is someone, and if you can't find anyone today, you will activate the Lingjue Tower tomorrow. Sun Bin sighed softly and paced anxiously around the room.
Gu Nanchun and Zhao Qingqing were shocked. At the same time, I figured out the key, once the Spirit Awakening Tower was activated, the entire Thousand Stone City would directly enter a state of first-level combat readiness, and the empire would send people to inquire about the situation, which would have a great impact. But obviously, Sun Bin wants to warn the other party that if you don't give me an answer today, tomorrow, I will find you to answer by myself.
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"Wow, what are you doing? Tie people up, you kidnap people, why can you tie up the wrong ticket, shouldn't you tie him up? Why did you tie me up?"
Sun Miao vaguely heard someone shouting. Hey, isn't this the voice of Xu Wenxuan's kid? Sun Miao opened his eyes. I saw the scene in front of me, this is a bit of a big room, there should be a hundred flat bars, the light is very bright, but there are no windows, there is nothing inside, it seems to be a warehouse, my hands and feet are tied to the chair behind me, the rope is tied very tightly and I can't break free, the knot is very strange, it is not an ordinary knot, if you force it to earn, it will get tighter and tighter, I remember someone taught me, who is it? I have to think about it.
There were three people in front of him, and two people were standing at the gate not far away, and just as he wanted to turn his head, someone came over.
"Yo, woke up? A man who looked to be in his twenties stood in front of Sun Miao, a little tall, weak and scholarly, his clothes were a little tattered, a little dusty, but his eyes were cunning, he looked at Sun Miao with a smile, and the wooden knife in his hand turned upside down in his hand and pointed at Sun Miao's chin.
"Who are you, and why did you arrest me?" Sun Miao said, still showing his trademark smile.
"Think about it. The wooden knife was waved down and slapped on Sun Miao's face, Sun Miao's face was tilted to the side, and a dark blue suddenly appeared on his delicate face.
"Well, Wei Shengjie, yes, the clothes you wore that day were much better than today, I didn't see it at all, sorry. Are you looking for something with me?" Sun Miao really apologized.
"Yes, that's thanks to your City Lord's Mansion. Can you please reminisce about it? We remember you very well. After speaking, he slapped Sun Miao's stomach horizontally, and Sun Miao's whole person bowed into a shrimp shape.
"Hahahaha, I'll just say, Lord Xiao Seconds, your wooden knife is useless, although it is worth a thousand gold, it can only be used as a stick if it is held. I said Wei Shengjie, do you know what the knife in your hand is called? I'm sorry I forgot, but it's really worth thousands of gold, and I'm afraid it's worth tens of thousands of gold in other cities. Sun Miao saw the man with a blue nose and swollen face who was beaten in front of him and shouted with laughter.
"Oh, it's you, to be honest, you've been beaten like this, I haven't seen it for a long time. Sun Miao smiled at Xu Wenxuan, who had a blue nose and swollen face.
"You're still laughing, it seems that you don't know what your situation is now?" Wei Shengjie took the thorn shadow and pointed it at Sun Miao's throat again.
"What? kill me now, hang my body on the gate of Thousand Stones, don't make a fuss. Sun Miao smiled and dodged the tip of the knife, no one knows this wooden knife better than himself, this is a straight knife, made of fine iron and wood, although the blade is polished and exudes brilliance, the blade is cold, but there is no edge, because it is wood, but there is a place that can easily pierce people's throats, the tip of the knife.
"Yes, I've said it all, it's good for you to arrest him, what's the use of arresting me? Isn't it good to let me go back and report to you? You're right? Xu Wenxuan gasped and gave the other party an idea.
"Hmph, you immediately write down the layout plan of the City Lord's Mansion and the Xu family's forces, otherwise I will cut off your fingers. Wei Shengjie grabbed Sun Miao's shirt and lifted Sun Miao's whole person up.
"Haha, how can there be? Lord Xiao Miao is a dead house, you can catch him because there is someone in the City Lord's Mansion, right? But at this time, he must have been killed, why? Isn't it obvious? What I thought of, that fox couldn't think of? What the fox didn't expect was that the person you installed was actually by the side of Lord Xiao Second, haha, otherwise you wouldn't have succeeded. Xu Wenxuan laughed loudly beside him, while explaining Wei Shengjie's confusion.
Seeing Wei Shengjie walking towards Xu Wenxuan again, Sun Miao also spoke: "You ask something else, in order to survive, we will tell you everything we can tell you." It's impossible for us to get into this kind of question, and I've told you, can you believe it?"
"What kind of deal did you make with the Cheng family, and why did they suddenly take refuge in you?" a middle-aged man suddenly spoke behind Wei Shengjie.
Sun Miao looked at him carefully, he was in his thirties, with ordinary facial features, short and fat, revealing a businessman's breath, thinking that it should be Wei Yu'an, the head of the Wei family, and looked at Sun Miao very gracefully after asking. It seems that the Wei family has suffered such a big loss, and he has not been able to hit him in the slightest, and he looks at Sun Miao with a look of a thousand furrows.
"Say it quickly. Wei Shengjie slapped Xu Wenxuan with a knife.
Xu Wenxuan wailed loudly with a joke and obvious pretense: "Bastard, you hit the wrong person, you asked him what he was doing with me? The person who made the deal with the Cheng family was the City Lord's Mansion, and I was also curious? Why are you beating me? Lord Xiao Miao, tell him quickly, I am about to be killed by them." β
"You want to know too, don't you? I can't stand it anymore? I'll tell you if you hit him a few more times. Sun Miao also smiled playfully, and finally said something to Wei Shengjie.
"Damn, Brother Miao, you can't be so unkind, how can we say that it is also a brother, not to divide the relationship between master and apprentice, you should say it, we should share weal and woe. When Xu Wenxuan heard the voice, he was full of energy.
"Do you dare to talk about it? The thorn shadow swept across Sun Miao's waist, and severe pain struck, causing Sun Miao's whole body to tremble.
"Hey, hey, don't really fight, he's a pulseless person with no pulse, worse than ordinary people, if you go down a few times, maybe you'll hang up directly, and at that time it's going to be endless." Xu Wenxuan saw that Wei Shengjie really turned to Sun Miao, and hurriedly shouted, his mouth was full of words, but he still didn't want Sun Miao's situation to really happen.
"We discovered an independent source crystal deposit, so we made a deal with the Cheng family, and they took the initiative to tell us your information. Sun Miao told all the truth, and there was no falsehood to speak of.
"No way. Three voices rang out at the same time, and one voice came from the ground. The source crystal deposit point was discovered so easily, why did these families stay in Thousand Stone City desperately? In the hundred years since they started using the Source Crystal Mine, there was only one Source Crystal Vein discovered in Thousand Stone City, and there were only a handful of other mineral deposit points, otherwise Thousand Stone City would not be so important, so important that after the fall of Thousand Stone City, the empire sent troops three times in ten years to recapture Thousand Stone City.
"What's impossible? When I told them, I didn't know that the deposit was 5 pins, we lost a lot, and the Cheng family took a big advantage, so they worked so hard to please us, and finally betrayed you. Sun Miao said jokingly.
"You're talking nonsense, without us, how can they hold that source crystal mine?"
Sun Miao laughed, as if he had heard the biggest joke: "Hehe, without you, they are on the side of the City Lord's Mansion, and there is no need for black license mining." Then they wouldn't have to fill the mines with human lives, and they wouldn't need slaves. With our support, they can buy better mining equipment, and with the contract as proof, everyone can benefit from a situation where everyone is mutually beneficial? With your cooperation, in addition to stealing everywhere, what are the benefits of taking people's lives? Who doesn't know the danger in the source crystal mine? Without the pulse barrier, how many people who walk in can come out alive?"
"You write a letter and say that you want the city lord to transfer this source crystal ore to us, or I will kill you. β