Among the two men in fancy clothes, one of them looked to be in his forties, with open eyebrows, full of heaven, and his expression looked very easy-going. Looking at the clothes, it should be the county guard Lu Wuwei.

The other appeared to be a little older, with a straight body and deep eyes, as if he was wary of everything and perceptive to everything, and did not feel close. If the previous person is a county guard, then this person must be a county guard, Shang Ming.

"Contemptible Sima, meet the Lord Patrol, Lord County Guard. ”

Before Sima Jiulong approached and stopped, he made a salute first.

And immediately, under Dongfang Shuo's reminder, the bandits also saluted according to the gourd painting.

After all, Sima Jiulong was the last county guard, and it was naturally impossible for Lu Wuwei not to see him, so there was no greeting at this time.

Without greetings, Lu Wuwei's eyes quickly fell on the bandit.

"This must be the city lord of Tongzhou, right?"

During the questioning, Lu Wuwei looked at the bandits.

He seems to have seen the clues.

After all, he is a county guard appointed by the empire, and his eyes are vicious, and he will always be wary of the bandit because of the bandit spirit that is not completely covered.

Almost all of the city lords he saw on weekdays were from the Sea Imperial City, so the Tongzhou city lord in front of him at this time seemed a little different.

It's just that Tongzhou City has not been able to Zhao'an so far, so the city lord of Tongzhou has a banditry, but it is not something that cannot be understood.

"Exactly. ”

The bandit paused.

Lu Wuwei continued: "I heard earlier that there has been no owner in Tongzhou City, why did a city lord suddenly appear, where did Your Excellency come from?"

"I came from everywhere, but I saw that the city of Tongzhou was in chaos, and I couldn't bear the people to be bullied, so I immediately punished the traitors and eliminated the evil, and temporarily took the position of the city lord. The bandits replied fluently.

This is also what Dongfang Shuo taught him.

And now, there are some things that the bandits are too lazy to complain about.

He didn't care anymore, Dongfang Shuo was like a half-immortal, with the ability to guess who would say what words.

"I see, Your Excellency was a righteous man, disrespectful and disrespectful. ”

Lu Wuwei didn't smile at his skin.

And the bandits had to return the courtesy.

"But in that case," Lu Wuwei then asked, "Then I don't know what your Excellency the City Lord of Tongzhou is here today to bring all the family masters in my county to see me, what is your intention?"

"In the past two months, I have lived in Tongzhou City for a long time, and I have come to understand that the reason why the prosperity of Tongzhou City in the past cannot be recovered is not in Tongzhou City, but outside Tongzhou City. "The bandit said.

Lu Wuwei was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "How can you see it?"

"Tongzhou City has always been famous for red sandalwood, and in addition to red sandalwood, there are also many special trade, which is the foundation of Tongzhou City's prosperity. "Ma Bandit Dao," but since half a year ago, the commercial roads in Tongzhou City have been blocked, and the attack of internal and external troubles has finally caused Tongzhou to be unable to prosper. ”

"In that case, what does the city lord of Tongzhou think?"

"Naturally, it is a conversion to the Great Unification, and I am afraid that only by following the Kuidou County Guard, under the protection of the Guihai Empire, can the stability and prosperity of Tongzhou City be restored. The bandit said, "Therefore, I asked the heads of the family to recommend themselves to the county guard, so that the people of Tongzhou City will be rich." ”

"Oh?"

Lu Wuwei narrowed his eyes.

He never thought that Tongzhou City, which had not had time to take care of it for half a year, would take the initiative to come to his arms.

Seeing that Lu Wuwei's expression was slightly moved, the bandit immediately raised his hand and summoned him.

Immediately, Dongfang Shuo stepped forward with a wooden saucer.

On a wooden plate, there are two cups and a pot of sake.

"This is a little bit of Tongzhou's heart, although the wine is cheap, but my Tongzhou City's intention to submit to the county guard is priceless," as he spoke, the bandit poured two glasses of wine with his own hands, and presented Lu Wuwei with both hands, "Please also ask the county guard to smile." ”

Lu Wuwei looked at the wine handed to him, and then looked at Shang Ming beside him.

Shang Ming squinted, but did not speak.

Then, the former reached out and took the glass of wine offered by the bandits.

Regardless of whether there is a problem with the wine or not, this represents the submission of Tongzhou City.

As long as Tongzhou surrendered, after half a year, Kuidou County would be completely stable.

The bandit then picked up another glass of wine.

"Lord County Keeper, this glass of wine is not a tribute, so I will do it first. ”

After that, the bandit raised his hand and raised his head, and drank the sake in full view of everyone.

The sake entered his throat, and the bandit frowned slightly.

And looking at the empty wine glass in the bandit's hand, Lu Wuwei looked down at the wine in his hand again.

He glanced at Shang Ming, and immediately raised his glass: "Then I will temporarily represent the empire and accept your respect." ”

When the words fell, he drank them all.

And when his eyes fell on the bandit again, he found that the corners of the bandit's mouth rose slightly.

Syllable!

Suddenly, the wine glass in the bandit's hand fell off.

And his face turned pale instantly, and he immediately raised his hand to cover his neck.

He took two steps back, rolled his eyes, and fell to the ground.

After falling to the ground, he scratched in the air a few times as if he was struggling, followed by a few convulsions, and then he stiffened and stopped moving.

At this moment, the faces of several family heads turned white with fright.

Even Sima Jiulong frowned and remained silent.

"Dead ...... Dead?"

Lu Wuwei frowned.

Immediately, he suddenly thought of something, and immediately mobilized his spiritual power to rush to his throat, and he was about to spit out the sake from his mouth.

But in the sake, a warm feeling still remained in his throat, and there was even a faint appearance of spreading outward.

"What's in this wine?!"

Lu Wuwei said to Dongfang Shuo.

Dongfang Shuo hooked the corner of his mouth and said: "Refining the True Qi Scattering Pill, colorless, tasteless, soluble in water, once contaminated, it will be deeply rooted." There was no threat to other cultivators, but it was a deadly poison to the power of the refining stage. ”

These words made Lu Wuwei's expression tense.

It was because of this that the warm air flow in his throat spread more and more obviously.

Immediately, he desperately mobilized all the spiritual power in his body, and quickly surged to his throat, wrapping his own throat layer by layer, completely blocking the diffusion path of the warm air current.

"You dare to rebel, Lord Shang Ming, please do it to get rid of the thief!"

was locked in his throat by spiritual power, and Lu Wuwei's voice was much hoarse.

Shang Ming condensed, then stepped forward a few steps, and reached out to pick up a pot of wine from Dongfang Shuo's hand.

"Aren't you afraid of death?"

Shang Ming shook the flask and asked.

The corner of Dongfang Shuo's mouth hooked: "Of course I'm afraid of death." ”

"And you're still here to die?"

"It's because I can't die that I'm here. ”

"Hehe," Shang Ming put the flask back, "Ignorance and weakness are not obstacles to survival, arrogance is." ”

With that, he closed his eyes.

(End of chapter)