In the rich realm of Ping'an City, where there is a little status, there are a lot of rare treasures and strange flowers and spiritual grasses. And in these large and small treasure houses, the only difference is the degree and quantity of treasures collected, and there are many treasures that are coveted by supernatural people.

If it is in other cities, once these treasures are discovered, they will be collected by the supernatural people by various means, and in the peaceful city where the supernatural powers are not much different from mortals, don't say that the supernatural people can't sense the breath of the treasures, even if they do, looking at a group of mortal warriors who take care of the family and the courtyard can only make them dispel the idea of forcibly taking it.

With the sudden failure of the ban in the city tonight, these usually eye-catching treasure troves have each attracted many uninvited guests. If there is a powerful supernatural person in the family, you can naturally sit back and relax. But if the guards at home are not enough to protect the treasure house, then they can only take care of their lives and seek to destroy the disaster.

In a remote courtyard in the middle of the city, a room in the middle was still lit at this time, and there were three people in the room around the table with joyful faces, one of them was wearing a gorgeous black robe, but the figure was thin and rickety, a pair of small and narrow eyes stared at the various rare and exotic plants piled up on the table as if they were shining, the most prominent were the two protruding front teeth and the two mustaches, even if they were richly dressed, but they could not hide the temperament of the thief's eyebrows and rat's eyes.

The other two sat on either side of the man, and the one on the left had an honest face, dressed as an honest housekeeper. The man on the right has a thin face, a beard, and is dressed as a scribe.

The simple-looking man smiled at the person in the middle and said, "This time, thanks to Brother Tu's help, we were able to obtain so many spirit grasses so smoothly. The man surnamed Tu pinched his beard and said proudly: "This is my innate ability, don't say that the entire Ping'an City, even Qingzhou, where this Ping'an City is located, can't find a person who can find treasures more than my Second Master Tu." ”

"What Brother Tu said is very true, this time the ban in Ping'an City suddenly disappeared, if there is no guidance from Brother Tu, there are so many masters in this city, we may not even be able to drink the soup. The man on the left dressed as a scribe chimed in.

The man surnamed Tu felt quite comfortable listening to the two of them touting, and he turned to look at the strange flowers and spiritual grass on the table, and his eyes were shining again. and unconsciously indulged in it. The two people around them looked at the appearance of the man surnamed Tu, a smile appeared on the corner of their mouths, and the two glanced at each other, and there was a trace of murder in each other's eyes.

Just when the honest man was about to put his hand on the shoulder of the man surnamed Tu, the man surnamed Tu suddenly stood up, walked opposite the two, hugged the spiritual grass on the table and said vigilantly: "Okay, you can quickly take out the other spiritual grass, and don't think about it." Before I went out, I told my eldest brother that you invited me. ”

The two of them stiffened when they heard this, and turned their heads to look at each other, and the man dressed as a scribe turned his head to the man surnamed Tu and laughed: "How can our two brothers have crooked thoughts, Brother Tu is too worried, you see, your spirit grass is here." ”

The man dressed as a scribe handed the man Tu a small cloth bag. said: "Your spirit grass is all in this storage bag, and the spirit grass on this table is also yours." ”

The man surnamed Tu carefully took the storage bag, sniffed it with his nose, and immediately smiled. He made a gesture to open the storage bag, but suddenly looked up at the two of them, and found that the two were looking at him urgently, and he was alarmed in his heart, and his eyes rolled, and he directly pinned the storage bag to his waist.

Seeing that the man surnamed Tu did not open the storage bag to check, the two of them froze, and said with hatred in their hearts: "This guy is really cunning enough." ”

The man surnamed Tu took out a small cloth bag from his waist and opened the mouth of the bag to the spiritual grass on the table, and the table was empty in an instant. When the man surnamed Tu saw that the things had arrived, he shook his fists and said goodbye to the two, but he didn't open the door, but just bowed his body down, his head forward, and fled to the ground.

Hearing only the sound of "bang", the man surnamed Tu slammed into the floor firmly, his eyes were full of stars, his head was dizzy, and his mouth called "ouch" for pain. Seeing this, the two glanced at each other, and then stepped forward to help the man surnamed Tu, but the honest man had a sharp blade between his fingers, and was about to wipe it off the neck of the man surnamed Tu.

A small white light shot at the honest man's bladed hand. "Ahh

"I'll keep that little mouse useful, you two go back with me and confess your sins. The two of them were shocked, and when they heard the sound, they saw an old man with white hair suddenly appear behind them and say to them.

The old man stood there on crutches and hunched over his waist, like an ordinary old man who couldn't help himself, his eyes slightly open, as if he would fall asleep at any time.

"Dare to ask who the seniors are, the two juniors are the disciples of Qingyu Zhenren, and they came to Ping'an City to buy spiritual grass on the orders of their masters. The man dressed as a scribe stepped forward and saluted the old man, and hurriedly said.

"It turned out to be Qingyu's lame old cow's apprentice, I have an old relationship with your master, but it is not good to hurt your life, you hand over the spirit grass, and then go back with me, locked up for two days, and then I will let you go." The old man opened his eyes, and his eyes showed a fine light, and he saw the real bodies of the three people in front of him, the honest man was a buffalo, the scribe was a weasel, and the man surnamed Tu who was sitting on the ground and covering his head was a huge mouse.

The two of them looked bitter, and their hearts were busy all night, but they were making wedding dresses for others. At this time, the man surnamed Tu rolled on the ground with his head covered and moved towards the door. When the other two saw the man surnamed Tu like this, they did not tell the old man out of voice, but a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of their mouths, and the old man didn't see it, and let the man surnamed Tu roll towards the door.

When the man surnamed Tu rolled to the door, the pain in his eyes had disappeared, and he quickly hunched over and slammed into the door. The door was knocked out of a hole by a man surnamed Tu, and just as he was rejoicing, a large net was laid out at the door early. From the perspective of a scribe man and an honest man, it looks like a man surnamed Tu has taken the initiative to throw himself into the net.

The big net shrank rapidly, and the man surnamed Tu turned into a four-foot-long giant rat in the net, and the old man stretched out his hand, and the big net and the man surnamed Tu all turned into inches and flew to his hand. The palm of his hand was flipped again, and both disappeared.

"Let's go. The old man turned into a weak appearance again, turned around and walked towards the door with a cane, and the two behind him looked at each other helplessly, so they had to step forward and follow.

When the two walked out, the old man swept towards the sky with the two of them. A moment later, the group appeared in a large room, and the two people who had been enveloped looked around, only to see that there were some chairs arranged in order in the room.

There are three old men sitting on the chair in front, the old man on the left is dressed in a Taoist robe, his face is thin, and the old man in his lower position is wearing a gorgeous costume, quite rich, looking at the two with a smile on his face, like a rich man who is very good at talking. The old man on the right is burly, with his beard and hair standing upright, like a tiger, and he is closing his eyes at the moment.

This place is like a place of discussion, and the main seat is blocked by a curtain, so it is impossible to see it really. In front of the curtain stood a middle-aged man, dressed in a black tunic robe, his appearance was not angry and arrogant, and he had the leadership temperament accumulated from being in a high position for many years.

"Good luck, hard work. The middle-aged man smiled at the old man who had just arrived, and the old man who was called Zhu Lao waved his hand and smiled: "There is no prohibition in this city, those naughty little guys can't hold it, and my old bones will always come out to discipline them." ”

"Lao Zhu, why did you bring two little ones here?" asked the old man dressed as a rich man with a smile. "These two are the apprentices of the old green cow, two little guys and a little mouse stole the flowers and plants of several houses, I met them, and brought them back by the way. Zhu Lao replied.

"Since it is the apprentice of your old friend, let them hand over all the things they got today, and then ask Zhu Lao to explain to them, and let them leave. The middle-aged man said to Zhu Lao.

"Don't take out the things yet, and thank the city lord for not bothering with you. Zhu Lao turned his head to look at the two people who were standing on the side, and gestured.

The two hurriedly removed the storage bag from their waists, presented it in their hands, and bent down and lowered their heads. With a move of his right hand, the city lord took away the storage bag. "Zhu Lao, go explain to them, and then let them go. ”

"You two little ones come with me", Zhu Lao nodded, and then walked out of the room.

When Zhu Lao and the others walked out of the room, a young man in a yellow robe opened the curtain and walked out. Although this person has an extraordinary bearing, his demeanor exudes detachment and casualness.

"Your Highness the Seven. The city lord bowed, the thin old man and the rich old man stood up and signaled, while the burly old man opened his eyes and bowed slightly.

The young man was Xia Mu, the seventh prince of the Xia Dynasty, and seeing that everyone had different attitudes, he didn't mind, and after smiling, he said to the city lord: "The people who were sent out to capture the stolen supernatural powers tonight should all be back." ”

"They are all back, and their storage bags have been seized, please ask Your Highness what to do with them. The city lord asked.

"If a thief has no sect or sect, he will be put in prison first. If it is a member of the sect, inform their teacher and ask them to come and ransom him. As for these treasures, let them be our reward. Anyway, very few people know that the ban is not there tonight, and most of the people who know will not remember it. Xia Mu said skillfully.

After listening to Xia Mu, the city lord and the thin old man couldn't help twitching the corners of their mouths, and said in their hearts that this seventh prince seemed to be a little different from the people of the royal family in their impressions, as if it was not the first time they had done such a thing. The smile on the face of the rich old man was even brighter, and he couldn't stop saying, "It should be so, it should be so." The burly old man did not react.

"Those old men in this Ping'an City are as hateful as those in the imperial capital, although they usually earn a lot of money by relying on the protection of the imperial court, but when they are asked to contribute to the imperial court, they are crying poor one by one. Let them break some money tonight, and they will know that they will be good in the future. Seeing that the city lord was silent, Xia Mu thought that he was a little opposed to this matter, so he spoke out to comfort him.

"That's what His Highness the Seventh said. The city lord's eyelids trembled when he heard this, but he remembered something again, and asked Xia Mu: "I don't know how sure His Highness the Seventh Highness is of that matter." ”

"The reason why I want you to open the ban and indirectly collect treasure elixirs is to knock those rich families, secondly, to practice these treasures into the magic circle to make the prohibition more solid, and finally to use these spiritual herbs to help me improve my cultivation to ensure that the success of that matter. At the moment, I'm 80% sure. "The summer curtain is colorful.

"Eighty percent..."The city lord groaned, and said in his heart that no matter whether that thing succeeds or not, Ping'an City will become the target of the world's sects in the short term, and if it succeeds at that time, although it will be difficult in the short term, it will be rewarded by Emperor Xia, and it is worth it. If he doesn't succeed, he will not only have to face the pressure of the sect, but also may suffer the wrath of Emperor Xia.

"The ministers will do their part for His Highness. The city lord made up his mind and secretly said that he could only do his best to do a good job in this matter. Xia Mu patted the city lord on the shoulder and said with satisfaction: "Don't worry, my father and Tianjizi have been planning this matter for a long time, even if I myself am only eighty percent, they will find a way to help me make up for the two layers." ”

The city lord felt a little relieved when he heard this, and when he was about to reply, Xia Mu's next words in his ear made him shocked: "Actually, that incident is also a cover, the father and the emperor don't say it, but I guess it should be because of the matter on that side." ”

When the city lord heard the news, he suddenly looked up at Xia Mu and muttered, "Is it possible, Your Majesty..." The three old men next to him were attracted when they heard the word "Your Majesty", and when they saw that the city lord didn't say more, although they were puzzled, they didn't open their mouths to ask.

At this time, Zhu Lao had also returned, and the city lord straightened up and said to the four old men: "Please also ask the four worshippers to go and open the ban, so as not to have more rights and wrongs in the city." ”

The four of them nodded yes, the three who were sitting got up, Zhu Lao turned around and went out, and the other three then walked out the door. Although the three of them were quite interested in the content of the conversation between the city lord and the two of them, it was not easy to stay at this time. The rich old man still had a smile on his face, and he couldn't see the change. The thin old man looked sorry and walked out side by side with the rich old man. The burly old man who walked at the end paused as he went out, and a tiny object flew out of his sleeve.

When the city lord saw the four of them leaving, he immediately stepped forward to close the door and opened the room to avoid being prohibited. When he turned around, he saw Xia Mu pinching a golden ladybug in his right hand, "This is the gramophonic insect of Wu Worship." The city lord frowned.

"I heard that although the third brother went to the frontier with all his henchmen, one of his subordinates stayed in Ping'an City because he was too old and weak to travel far, but according to what I saw today, the third brother, an old subordinate, has a stronger body than me. Xia Mu stared at the gramophone insect in his hand that was imprisoned by himself, playing with the taste.

Xia Mu looked at the city lord, the city lord was silent, and Xia Mu smiled: "I heard that the city lord of Zhao is a member of the Zhao family in Liuzhou, in addition to the surname of the Zhao family in Liuzhou, there are also the Zhou family and the Qian family. May I ask who the head of the Zhao family is the city lord of Zhao. ”

City Lord Zhao looked deeply at Xia Mu and replied respectfully: "It's the third brother of the humble position. Xia Mu nodded and continued: "The Zhao family was originally equivalent to the Zhou family and the Qian family, but later because there was a supernatural person in the family and a high position in the court, the Zhao family became more and more prosperous, and once surpassed the Zhou family and the Qian family and became the leading big family in Liuzhou. ”

Xia Mu paused when he said this, looked at the Zhao City Lord, the Zhao City Lord bowed his head and was silent, and Xia Mu continued: "It's a pity that the Zhao family didn't know what bad luck happened later, first the family owner suddenly fell into a coma, and he couldn't be cured by looking for famous doctors. Later, the acting head of the family was found to have had an affair with the concubine of Liuzhou Prefecture. This is miserable, the entire Zhao family can't find a third person who can convince the public, and the huge Zhao family fell apart in just a few days. Even if you are the city lord of Zhao, you are willing, the far water will not be able to save the near fire, and a city lord position is much more valuable than a family head. ”

When Xia Mu said this, he didn't continue, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it leisurely, after a while, seeing that the city lord Zhao was still silent, Xia Mu put down the teacup and wanted to get up and leave.

At this time, City Lord Zhao seemed to think for a long time, and finally spoke: "My second brother has fallen into an illusion, and I can't solve it. My third brother usually keeps himself clean, and fornicating with the concubine of the state shepherd is really framed. That Zhou family and the Qian family have always been resentful of my Zhao family being stronger than them, and my Zhao family has fallen to this, and most of them have been hindered by them. ”

"Oh, you're a supernatural person, and you're still in the position of the city lord, so there's no way, don't you have a familiar colleague? Xia Mu smiled, sat back in his chair, and said slowly.

"Behind them are high-ranking and powerful figures in the capital, and I can't fight them. There was a rare hint of resentment on City Lord Zhao's usually serious face.

"Then what do you think about a prince who is currently being favored compared to their backstage?" Xia Mu looked at City Lord Zhao. City Lord Zhao lowered his head and pondered for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, he knelt down on one knee to Xia Mu, raised his head and said, "Wu is the person of the three princes, and there is no faction in Zhu Enshrinement, and the other two subordinates don't know." His subordinates are willing to swear allegiance to His Highness. ”

Xia Mu hurriedly stepped forward to help City Lord Zhao, held his arm, and said with a sincere face: "City Lord Zhao is serious, how can I be virtuous, I can get a shrewd and capable, powerful city lord to help." You and I are brothers. In the future, if my Xia Dynasty fights with foreign tribes, please ask my brother to help me kill the enemy and fall into battle. ”

City Lord Zhao was shocked in his heart, remembering that three hundred miles outside Ping'an City was the territory of the enemy country. Thinking of the words before the summer curtain, he secretly said that the Xia Dynasty had worked hard for more than 200 years, and Emperor Xia finally wanted to point his sword at the world and complete the great cause of unification.

"My subordinates are willing to go to the soup for His Highness, and they will never give up. Even though Xia Mukou kept calling himself his brother, City Lord Zhao didn't dare to really pick it up, and then left on the grounds of dealing with the affairs caused by tonight's ban.

Xia Mu looked at the departing figure of the city lord, turned around and opened the curtain, and sat on the chair of the lord. Fingers are rhythmically tapping on the armrest. sneered: "Heh, Daozi, Mozi, I don't know how to compare this prince who is good at being a fisherman?"