He lowered his head slowly, and no one could see that the bloodshot eyes of the Heavenly Madness were secreting sour fluid. His tone gradually changed to a low whimper: "...... I'm late...... It's all my fault...... Went late......"

The first time Tianshuang encountered this kind of thing, she instinctively wanted to comfort the second brother, but she didn't know how to speak, so she could only walk to Tianshan and sit down, reach out and hug his muscular arm, close to her dark and soft face.

Tianfeng let out a long sigh, raised his hand, and patted Tianfeng's shoulder hard. After all, he is the eldest in the family, and he has usually seen and heard some of this kind of thing. The culprits are indeed Gillian's father and Changmao, but according to the clan rules agreed upon by the northern barbarians, no one can convict them of what they did.

"What's there to cry about?" Tianhao let out a cold voice, causing the grieving Tianmad to slowly raise his head. Through the fire, he saw the third brother sitting in his eyes revealing fierce murderous intent: "Whoever dares to rob the woman you fancy will kill all his family." ”

Tianfeng hurriedly dissuaded: "Third child, don't be so impulsive. ”

"I'm not impulsive, and I'm not joking." Tianhao's thin facial contour lines looked extremely hard, and there was a chilling ruthlessness: "This matter is not so easy to end. I still say the same thing, if you dare to provoke someone in our family, I will want him to look good. Come one by one, the hundred people of Qinglong Village are the first to Changmao...... He will pay for what he has done! ”

……

The tall and thick city walls could not block the wind and snow, and the streets of Barehoof City were empty, and few people went out in such weather, and occasionally a few figures appeared, also tightly wrapped in clothes, curled up to avoid the cold wind.

There were several braziers burning in the room of the city lord Niu Tong, and the red charcoal released warmth. He was wearing a thick fur coat, looking at the great wizard Wu Yuan who was burying his head in settling accounts, and said sullenly: "You have been calculating like this all day long, is it interesting?" ”

Wu Yuan replied without lifting his head: "You can't understand the pleasure of calculation. Our business is profitable, and adding up all these numbers on the ledger one by one is the most interesting thing in the world. Atong, as an investor, you should be more involved. ”

"I don't have the patience you have." Niu Tong smiled disdainfully and pursed his lips: "Something happened in the city recently, which is much more interesting than the numbers on the ledger combined. ”

Wu Yuan happened to be a little tired, he put down the pen in his hand, moved the chair back, turned to the brazier placed on the side, his cold hands felt the warmth, and he couldn't help but smile and shake his head: "It's impossible, nothing is better than mathematics, for me, this is the most important thing." ”

"That's because you're unheard." Niu Tong's ridicule became louder: "There is a widow who runs an inn in the southern district, and she married a steward in Qinglong Village a few months ago. Some time ago, I heard that the widow was beaten to death after marrying, and now many people in the city are talking about it. ”

"Widow?" There was a hint of confusion in Wu Yuan's eyes: "When did you become interested in widows?" ”

Niu Tong was a little crying and laughing, he suddenly found that it was really difficult to communicate with Wu Yuan, because the thinking foundation of the two people was not at the same level at all. Helpless, he could only tell the story of the widow Gillian completely, including her father, who wanted money and shamelessness, and her husband Changmao, who wanted to make his wife rich but found that he didn't get any benefits in the end, and beat Gillian to death in anger.

Wu Yuan was quickly attracted by the story and listened to it very fascinated, and he suddenly realized that his so-called interests were not limited to mathematics and ledgers, but also that the broadening of his thinking and horizons made him think of more questions through the matter itself: "The steward of Qinglongzhai married a woman from Red Hoof City. Hehe, I have to say, this guy is actually quite smart, he at least understands the truth of maximizing the value of resources. Buying a marriage for a lucrative hotel is a good deal. What a pity! His father-in-law was hard-hearted, and he took away the property in his daughter's name early, not to mention, and he didn't even give a little dowry. If it were me, I'm afraid I would have the intention of killing. ”

Surprisingly, Niu Tong did not go along or oppose as usual. He sat on the chair and pondered, and after a long time, he said slowly: "Ah Yuan, what we are doing now will not push the entire tribe to the most terrible opposite?" ”

"Reverse?" Wu Yuan was stunned, and then reacted. He smiled faintly, and his laughter was full of certainty: "Society is developing, and the power of money will always only play a driving role." Rest assured, His Royal Highness the Lion King has a very careful plan. Look at those whites on the southern continent, whose normal combined abilities are equal to half of ours, but with an extremely high degree of social evolution. Muskets, machines, sea vessels, art...... Everything is ahead of us. We have fallen far behind, and if we don't make radical changes to society as a whole, we will one day fall worse than beasts. Believe me, the power of money can push everything, there is stimulation, there is a strong motivation for people to change themselves. ”

Whenever Wu Yuan spoke at length, Niu Tong felt that he couldn't interject, so he could only be an honest listener. Once Wu Yuan's conversation is aroused, it is difficult to stop. He stood up and paced back and forth in the room: "If it were a white southern world, the steward of Qinglong Village would have broken the law, and he would be convicted and punished." ”

"The Southern Continent? That's too far away from us. Niu Tong shrugged his shoulders: "Let's talk about Qinglong Village!" The king has been secretly amassing troops there all this time, when do you think he will do anything to the deer people? ”

Although he is the great witch of the Lei Niu tribe, Wu Yuan never respectfully addresses the clan leader as "His Highness" or "Great King" in private. There was a hint of contempt on his elegant face, and the movement of his left hand lifting the long hair hanging down from his ear was so elegant: "Niu Weibang has always had no vision, he should have seen that our Niu clan and the deer clan can complement each other's resources." He has taken over as the patriarch of Lei Niu for so many years, and he simply does not have the courage to declare war on the deer clan. This time the incident is also in line with his cautious character, the 5,000 army was reduced to zero, quietly entered the Qinglong Village to assemble, and when the time came, it was easy to take Mengxiang Village. Speaking of which, Qinglongzhai can also be regarded as stained, and it can get some benefits from it. ”

Niu Tong observed the change in Wu Yuan's expression: "It seems that you have some kind of plan?" ”

"You're looking too highly of me." Wu Yuan sighed: "This time is different, give me a hundred dares and don't dare to interfere." ”