Although Yun Fan was very reluctant to admit this truth, he had already accepted a fact in the years when he was wandering in the Northern Desert - "There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only corresponding interests".

The best friends who live and die draw their swords against them because of their interests, and the enemies who once shared the sky will fight side by side with them in the face of common interests. The position of friend or foe changes with the corresponding change of interests, from trust to betrayal and from betrayal to regain trust. The past experience has made the Marquis Yunfan, who is sitting in Liuyun City at this moment.

Although the same reason, Xia Hui also understands. But if it weren't for her personal experience, it would be difficult for her from a family to empathize with Yun Fan like this. In other words, even if she understands this truth, there are always some things that she can't do. Xia Hui has her bottom line and the moral principles she abides by, and she has too many things to do when she grew up in a clan family.

This is also where Xia Hui is jealous of Yun Fan, and it is also where Xia Hui envies Yun Fan. In contrast, Yun Fan will not be restrained in talking and doing things like Xia Hui. Even if he knows that the clan of the Su Kingdom has been on guard against himself, and always tries to get rid of himself as soon as possible. But as long as he can realize his plan, Yun Fan will make corresponding countermeasures according to the situation, and if necessary, he will also "break the wrist of a strong man" and sacrifice his own interests for greater benefits.

"Growing big with a small one" is a trick that Yun Fan often plays. And what's interesting is that Yun Fan basically succeeds every time. It can be said that he is a lucky gambler, although this gambler relies on more than luck every time he "wins big with a small amount".

Nantang has heard of this for a long time.

In fact, Nantang is also a gambler.

From the well-known killer of "Ghost Fire" in the past, to the city lord of Liuyun City in the current Mo Kingdom, Nantang relies not only on means and strength, but also on luck. Similar to Yun Fan, Nantang's every "gamble" is to gamble with his own life, and now Nantang can sit in the city lord's mansion in Liuyun City and chat with Yun Fan and Xia Hui, which is enough to see that he has won the past "gamble".

In other words, at this time, in the Mansion of the City Lord of Liuyun City, two equally successful and lucky gamblers were starting their gambling game. One of these two gamblers is called Yun Fan and the other is called Nantang. And Nantang, who now occupies the dominant position, asked Yun Fan to raise, which made Yun Fan fall into a long contemplation.

Xia Hui on the side turned his gaze to Yun Fan who was contemplative at this time, but he didn't expect Yun Fan's gaze to touch her at the same moment. Seeing this scene, Nantang silently raised his gaze, then closed his eyes, closed his eyes and said, "So, what is Young Master Yun thinking about." ”

Yun Fan did not immediately answer Nantang's question.

When Yun Fan was silent, Xia Hui had already understood Yun Fan's thoughts and plans at this time, which made her subconsciously clench the hilt of her sword. That's right, what Nantang wants Yun Fan to add is actually Xia Hui, or all the secrets that Xia Hui knows about Liuyun City.

At this time, Yun Fan did not intend to take Xia Hui as a bet, and then leave her in the city lord's mansion of this Liuyun City, although just after Nantang broke Liuyun City, Xiji Qianlei Kingdom and Tianwu Kingdom will launch a siege of the last city in Jibei to persuade Yun Fan to "see the situation clearly", but Yun Fan has another opinion on this.

Yun Chen, the original ruler of the Shu Kingdom, once told Yun Fan that everything has two sides, and all things should not be patronized and pay attention to its good side or bad side. Bringing Yun Chen's words into the situation in Jibei at this moment, and then looking at the details from a macro perspective, ordinary people will choose to compromise temporarily after listening to Nantang's "persuasion" to Yun Fan.

Unfortunately, Yun Fan is not very human.

If it was Yun Ji who was sitting in front of Nantang now, maybe Yun Ji would persuade Xia Hui to be aggrieved for the time being, all for the sake of the overall situation, and persuade Xia Hui to tell Nantang the secrets of Liuyun City in exchange.

And now with Yun Fan, the result is just the opposite.

In Yun Fan's opinion, the Liuyun City Lord in front of him was a gambler like himself. Gamblers only focus on profits, and Nantang only cares about what Yun Fan and others can bring him, and how to get the maximum return with the least effort.

After all, although the Mo Kingdom at this time only had the last place in Liuyun City in Jibei, with the Xia Kingdom as a backer, Nantang was not worried that Yun Fan would make any strange moves, because at this moment, the interests of the Xia Kingdom and the Mo Kingdom, or the Dongji countries, were the same.

"So having said so much, what is Young Master Yun going to do?" Nantang slowly raised his eyes and looked directly into Yun Fan's eyes, and Xia Hui on the side wandered away from the conversation between the two.

Faced with Nantang's question, Yun Fan hesitated for a moment, and then said lightly four words: "Drive straight in." ”

After listening to Yun Fan's words, Xia Hui, who was looking for something here, suddenly froze in place, and Nantang, who was sitting directly opposite Yun Fan, frowned slightly, and showed corresponding doubts: "How many people did Young Master Yun bring to participate in the next battle on this trip, I don't know if I can reveal a thing or two." ”

Yun Fan listened to it and smiled: "It doesn't matter how many people there are. What matters is whether these people can play their role, or value, at a critical time. ”

After listening to Yun Fan's words, Xia Hui's eyes showed a little displeasure. Maybe it was because what Yun Fan just said made Xia Hui feel a little harsh, or it was because of what Yun Fan was going to do next made her feel inexplicably uneasy.

Why does Xia Hui feel inexplicably uneasy?

Because what Yun Fan is going to say and do has exceeded what he explained to everyone before. This also means that Yun Fan is trading with Nantang privately, and he is in the capacity of the master of the country.

Thinking of this, Xia Hui subconsciously clenched the hilt of the sword.

This detail was inadvertently captured by Nantang, but he didn't pay attention to it, but quietly listened to Yun Fan. Combined with the information Nantang had obtained from elsewhere before, as well as Xia Hui's reaction now, Nantang concluded that there was a big gap between Yun Fan and the clan of the Shu Kingdom, and this gap might affect the next battle in Liuyun City.

Therefore, Nantang was very curious about what Yun Fan would say next, and what Xia Hui would do. As a result, he saw Yun Fan's gaze turn to Xia Hui, and then sighed: "After listening to the words of the Nantang City Lord just now, I thought a lot. I'm willing to help the Nantang City Lord do something that the City Lord can't do. But I also hope that the city lord will not always remember some things about the secret passages of Liuyun City. As far as I know, these tunnels are complex and staggering. It would be a bit unrealistic for the City Lord to grasp all the secrets of the secret passages of Liuyun City in a short period of time. ”

Nantang: "So I need General Xia's help." ”

Yun Fan: "This kind of thing, General Xia can't help." ”

Nantang: "General Xia can't help, what about Young Master Yun?"

Yun Fan: "That depends on how much the city lord believes in me." ”

Hearing this, Xia Hui was silent, his brows furrowed slightly.

Nantang clenched the cup in his hand, paused and asked Yun Fan: "Just say what you need." There's no one else here either. ”

Yun Fan: "I want this city." ”

"What?" Nantang asked, frowning. He thought he had heard it wrong, so he asked Yun Fan again: "What did you say you wanted just now?"

"I want this city. Yun Fan repeated, not caring at all about Nantang's surprised look at this time. As everyone knows, Xia Hui on the side also showed the same surprised expression after listening to Yun Fan's words.

In fact, everyone knew that the purpose of Yun Fan's trip was to come to Liuyun City, but neither Nantang nor Xia Hui expected that he would tell Nantang the true purpose of his trip so directly.

After listening to Yun Fan's words, Nantang suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, and Xia Hui and Yun Fan, who saw this scene, were stunned in place and didn't say anything. When the laughter settled, Nantang and Yun Fan asked lightly, "So, what does Young Master Yun plan to take in exchange?"

"At this moment, the Mexican people who have been captured in the Shu country, and the lives of these Mexican soldiers in the city now. Yun Fan's tone became extremely serious after saying this, "Including some of the things that the Nantang City Lord said about Xuanmo Wufeng just now, Yun Fan can cooperate with them." Yun Fan only needs this city. ”

"Does the life and death of these people matter?" Nan Tang paused and said, "Why does Young Master Yun always think that I will care about their life and death?"

Hearing this, Yun Fan affirmed his other guess before, but then he heard Nantang say again: "Everyone dies, but what has to die is valuable." Right now, the battle in Liuyun City is imminent, and we are already too busy to take care of ourselves, so where do we have time to take care of this. Young Master Yun should know very well that you and I are both gamblers. ”

"But now it's not just me and the Nantang City Lord who are in this gamble. Yun Fan reminded, "Lei Che of the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom, Hua Wu of the Tianwu Kingdom, and Ao Xian, the commander of the Xia Kingdom, as well as the princes of various countries thousands of miles away. They are all paying close attention to the changes in Jibei at this moment. ”

Nantang sighed: "I still want to know about the secret path. After all, the Flowing Cloud City Lord, who has been in it for so long, still has feelings more or less. To be honest, I wanted to know more about the city. Before I die. ”

"I'm sorry, but I can't help the city lord. When he said this, Yun Fan glanced at Xia Hui. For Yun Fan's reaction, Xia Hui was a little surprised.

Nantang smiled, and continued: "It's a pity, regarding the ownership of Liuyun City, I can't give Young Master Yun any promises, it has nothing to do with whether the final battle of Liuyun City is won or lost. ”

"Because the Mo Kingdom has secretly made a contract with the Xia Kingdom?" Yun Fan said bluntly, Nan Tang was stunned for a moment: "Young Master Yun knows a lot of things. ”

"There are some things that are better to know more than not to know. Yun Fan said lightly, and got up between words, "Of course, it's better not to know some things than to know." ”

Nantang heard that Yun Fan's mouth said that "it is better to not know some things than to know", which was actually alluding to the secret of the secret passage of Liuyun City. This only aggravated the doubts in Nantang's heart, and before Yun Fan could continue, Nantang interrupted: "Because the dark passage of Liuyun City is directly connected to the legendary Dark Star City?"