Chapter 8: Swearing
He Shuai didn't expect this ring to have such a big origin, and couldn't help but smile and ask: "What does the old city lord look like?" Is it a white-bearded old man in his 60s? He gave me this ring. ”
I feel that it is too disrespectful to call the old man to him, after all, he is the boss here, the old city lord of Piaofeng City, if he provokes his dear people, he will not give himself a 'Ling Chi execution'.
"What's in the 60s!?" The proprietress almost shouted, "The old city lord is more than 200 years old, he is the founding merit of the Tang Dynasty, because of his military exploits, Hehet was sealed as the city lord in Piaofeng City, my grandfather's grandfather used to be the personal guard of the old city lord, and my family served the old city lord for four generations." As he spoke, his face was filled with pride and happiness.
"Wow, that's cool, you can live that long." Everyone sitting here exclaimed, of course, with the current technology, no one can reach 200 years old.
"Yes, the old city lord is the god of Piaofeng City, we don't worship the sky or the earth here, we only worship him - the old city lord." The proprietress paused and looked at Heshuai's ring, and then said, "Since the old city lord believes in you so much,
I am willing to hand over to you the ring that is more valuable than Piaofeng City, that is, to choose and recognize you as the new city lord, and to meet the city lord in Xia Tong Xiangyu. ”
In the face of this sudden change, He Shuai was stunned, I didn't know what to do, I bumped into He Shuai with my arm far away, only to wake him up, and hurriedly said: "Boss Tong, don't be like this, what city lord is not a city lord, I am not a city lord!" "It's not that I'm afraid of being the city lord, but I don't want to be in the limelight. As the saying goes, the gun shoots the first bird. If you are the first to set up your own city lord in Floating Maple City, you will definitely be opposed by many people, and if you don't get it, you will be attacked by big families and big gangs, so you can't do it......
"Why don't you want to be this city lord??" Tong Xiangyu couldn't believe his ears, "But, after becoming the city lord, you can get a lot and a lot of benefits." Not to mention anything else, the daily taxes paid by each merchant inside and outside this Floating Maple City are very considerable, plus you can also control the prices in the city, order and mobilize all the troops stationed in the city...... Isn't that hard enough? You can use these resources to grow your power and claim the supremacy. ”
After hearing this, He Shuai shook his head and smiled at Tong Xiangyu and said: "Shopkeeper Tong, I understand what you said in my heart, but I really don't want to be the city lord now, I have no power now, and I don't have the strength to be the city lord." But don't worry, I promise you that I will come back in a few days to take over the position of city lord! ”
"Good! A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase. I'm waiting for your good news, and I'm sure you'll lead Maple City back to its heyday! Tong Xiangyu saw hope and said expectantly.
"Well, there's one more thing I want to ask you shopkeeper Tong." He Shuai said in a low voice.
"You say, young city lord." Tong Xiangyu listened respectfully.
"Khan, don't call the city lord yet. That, why did I take this colorful god ring to look at the attributes??? This? "He Shuai thinks that the super artifact should be very powerful, how can it even be an attribute???。
"I really don't understand this very well." Tong Xiangyu looked apologetic, looked up and saw He Shuai's frustrated expression, and whispered, "However, there is one person he should know." ”
"Who?" Everyone hurriedly asked. He Shuai realized that He Shuai was not the only one who cared about this ring, and when He Shuai's eyes swept over them, everyone smiled embarrassedly and looked at him with a look of admiration.
It seems to be saying that your rise and fall is related to the future of your brothers, and you have to care! Helpless.
"The appraiser of Piaofeng City, he is a close friend of the old city lord, this ring was created by him and given to the old city lord, he should know the mystery best, the young city lord might as well go to him to try." Tong Xiangyu thought about it and said.
"Really? Thank you so much! Finally, you can unlock the secret of the ring. He Shuai was naturally extremely excited in his heart, as if he was now the lord of the city, as if he was standing on a towering city tower and looking down on his territory and subjects...... Unlimited YY.
"Boss, I've got things ready to go." The shopkeeper pushed the door in and said.
"Well, okay, you go get busy!" Tong Xiangyu turned his face after instructing Xiao Er and said, "Young City Lord, the things are ready, we can go over and start." ”
"Khan ...... So the table called me, let's go, brothers. He Shuai turned around and called them, only to find that everyone else in the room was laughing except himself.
"What are you laughing at?" He Shuai asked, feeling a trace of uneasiness floating in his heart.
"It's nothing, let's go, brother." Yuanyuan pulled Heshuai out with a smug face, Tong Xiangyu led the way in front, and the four brothers followed behind them.
They came to the lobby together, and there was a statue on the table in the hall on the north side, which was lifelike, and it was the old city lord who gave him the Colorful Divine Ring when he looked closely. There were still many people standing in the lobby, most of them who had heard something to see the excitement......
"This young man is the heir chosen by the old city lord......." Tong Xiangyu pointed to He Shuai and whispered to the four richly dressed people.
After they finished speaking in a low voice, they walked over to He Shuai and arched their hands: "The four wealthy merchants of Piaofeng City pay a visit to the young city lord. ”
"Oh, you're so polite! I haven't become the lord of the city yet, so it's good that you really don't know what to do. He Shuai said modestly, he didn't expect that the shopkeeper Tong actually invited the four rich businessmen, what a face for himself, mastering the four rich businessmen is equivalent to controlling the economic lifeline of Piaofeng City, since ancient times, the rich country has a strong army, and only with strong financial resources can there be a strong army.
"Young City Lord, you are too modest. Boss Tong has already told us, since you have promised to be the city lord of Piaofeng City in the future, if there is anything you need the four of us to help in the future, just ask, we will definitely help! Boss Zhao, the richest man of the four wealthy businessmen, said that He Shuai smiled at him and really didn't know what to say.
"Okay, first of all, thank you for coming to our store today, the main purpose of inviting you here today is to witness the young city lord and his brothers to worship, and secondly, to feast everyone. Okay, now the ceremony begins......" Tong Xiangyu took a big spoon and acted as the master of ceremonies for the worship ceremony.
"The first item: worship the old city lord and incense." Tong Xiangyu said solemnly. The shopkeeper took a few long incense sticks from the incense table and lit them and handed them to them, and Shuai led the other six brothers to take the incense and bow three times to the statue of the old city lord, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner.
"The second item: blood and worship, wine." Tong Xiangyu continued. At this time, He Shuai saw that there was not only wine in the shop, but also a sharp knife, and it seemed that he was going to play for real. Seeing Yuan Yuan and the other four brothers all looking at him with expectant eyes, as if waiting for him to make a decision, He Shuai whispered to them, "This is a game, it shouldn't hurt very much, come on, brothers, I'm the first." ”
He Shuai took Xiao Er's knife and lightly slashed on the finger of his left hand, the knife was very sharp, just a slight stroke, the blood flowed down his hand, dripping in the wine, and suddenly there was a trace of pain, and then he thought that this game was as high as 80% realism, and then the idiot took the knife, and there was smoke and no fire, and the little doctor of the vegetable was distant, and the violent doctor also gave the blood of the fingertips one by one. The wine bowl in He Shuai's hand was no longer a simple bowl of wine, but a blood wine that was fused with the blood of six people.
He Shuai looked at the bowl of blood wine and saw that everyone had made up their minds, took a deep breath and took a big sip of the bowl, and a strong smell of blood rushed into his nose, which made He Shuai suddenly shiver, after all, it was the first time he drank human blood, but he didn't expect it to be this taste, and now he still has goosebumps all over his body when he thinks about it......
After the five of them had drunk, He Shuai stretched out his right hand and said: "From today on, the six of us will be brothers, and if there is anything in the future, brothers, we will be together!" The six hands were clasped tightly together, and from that moment on, the brotherhood of the six people was destined to be as strong as steel, and it also laid a solid first step for the alliance: the Imperial World Society.
"Alright." Tong Xiangyu looked at it and said, "Now for the third item: what? It doesn't seem like there's anything left, so let's eat! Everyone eats to your heart's content, and all the expenses today are borne by the Tongfu Inn, so you don't have to be polite to me, and the second child will serve the food. ”
Tong Xiangyu beckoned and the handsome brothers to sit at the big table in the middle, and sat with the big squires of Piaofeng City...... There is also soft-shelled turtle soup, a full table. How is this the same as what Zhang Ma was told to do last night, is this a game or reality?
"Young City Lord, eat quickly! This is a famous dish in our Piaofeng City, and it won't taste good when it's cold for a while. Tong Xiangyu saw that He Shuai hesitated and urged, and added a crispy spring roll to his bowl, which was wrapped in fresh fish.
"Thank you." He Shuai said thank you, picked up the bowl and took a bite of rice and spring rolls, a stream of fish and new rice fragrance echoed in his mouth, so comfortable, good taste and punctuality. He Shuai smiled at Tong Xiangyu peacefully.
Tong Xiangyu lowered his head with a red face and said, "This fish is the crucian carp in the moat outside Piaofeng City, and one weighs more than ten catties. This rice is this year's new rice ...... from Phoenix through connections."
"Boss Tong still has the ability, this new rice in Phoenix City is a good thing, I can't eat a few bites all year round." A man dressed as an officer walked in through the door, smiling wickedly, followed by a group of soldiers. It feels a bit like a row of costume movies.
Tong Xiangyu hurriedly stood up, frowned at first, and then smiled: "What kind of wind invited you, general." ”