Although Zhaoping City can be regarded as a second-tier city, it is still much inferior to the city on the other side of Dongzhou, whether it is the construction mode of the houses or the number of residents, it is slightly bleak and shabby.

Xie Qingning stood in front of the window, looking at the surrounding continuous houses with blue bricks and gray tiles as the main color, which looked particularly simple but slightly out of atmosphere, and the lights nearby were not as bright and dazzling as Lanling City, so he couldn't help but turn his head and ask Lan Yongzhi, "Have you ever been to Xizhou before?" ”

"Never." Lan Yongzhi, who had just washed up, still looked a little pale and lacked strength, but his mental outlook was still much stronger than after killing the demon beast yesterday.

"I always feel that the atmosphere here is relatively desolate."

"Xizhou is the poorest place in the five continents, the natural environment is relatively poor, and the degree of prosperity is naturally worse."

Xie Qingning smiled, turned his head to look at Xie Huazhao who had just pushed the door in, he had just washed up and came over to wait for dinner, but at this time, it was already early on, and it was almost midnight, so it was more like having a supper than dinner.

"Just the three of us?" Xie Huazhao glanced at the empty large wooden table and asked in disappointment.

"Wait, they probably haven't sorted it out yet." Xie Qingning and Lan Yongzhi returned to the table and chatted while drinking tea.

"Is that Beast King really perverted?" After Xie Huazhao took a sip of tea, he couldn't help but ask.

"It's really a little, not only can it heal its own wounds, but it actually knows how to command its companions to protect itself and attack the territory of humans, I have never seen such an anomaly in my life, and sure enough, it is the complex regional environment of Xizhou that will cause such a result." Xie Qingning's words made Xie Huazhao laugh and said, "In your lifetime? How old are you, you speak like you're seventy or eighty. ”

Hearing this, Xie Qingning was suddenly silent, because her real age was indeed beyond everyone's imagination, but she couldn't say anything about it, so she could only keep it in her heart.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Xie Huazhao thought he was joking, scratched his hair with a dry smile and said, "I'm just joking." ”

But I heard Lan Yongzhi say in a low voice, "I have already gone out to inquire, the boss of Lingranju is surnamed Lin, but no one knows his real name and identity, this person is extremely mysterious, and rarely stays in Zhaoping City, but he also has branches in other continents, and it is also common for him to live in Zhaoping for a long time." There is also that Yuan Bi'an, although he is the second shopkeeper, he is very valued by Boss Lin, as if he has the potential to replace the old and frail shopkeeper, just because the big shopkeeper was the big housekeeper in Boss Lin's house, so he has not corrected his name for a long time. ”

It was rare to hear him say so much, Xie Huazhao couldn't help but tease him and asked, "What else do you know?" ”

Hearing his ridicule, Lan Yongzhi glared at him and said, "Lingran's power in Xizhou is very large, and Zhaoping City is only one of the branches, I heard that almost all the restaurants here are headed by it, which shows that its management ability is extraordinary, that Boss Lin ...... I'm afraid it's not an ordinary person. ”

Xie Qingning pondered for a moment before saying, "Zhaoping City belongs to the scope of Qifeng City, but the strongest ones here are the Fan family and the Le family, and this Boss Lin doesn't know if it has anything to do with these two families." ”

"There's no way to find out this." Lan Yongzhi spread his hands and answered truthfully.

It happened that Xie Tan and Xie Lingfeng pushed the door in together, and seeing that the three of them were already waiting, they looked slightly embarrassed, and hurriedly walked over and sat down.

Xie Qingning turned his head and asked Xie Tan, "Can you talk about the guard?" ”

"Miss Seven is kind-hearted, not only compensated him with one hundred taels of silver, but also gave him ten second-grade pills, which are priceless things, he naturally has no opinions, but he is worried that if he loses an arm, he will not be able to do it in the future and disappoint you." Xie Tan's answer made Xie Qingning breathe a sigh of relief, after all, the guard had traveled with them, but she had been bitten off her entire left arm by the demon beast, and she had been feeling guilty in her heart, and she didn't feel a little comforted until now.

"Don't say these words, let him recuperate with peace of mind, and arrange others as much as possible for any rough and heavy work in the future, and he will always have a way to live." Xie Qingning's promise also made Xie Tan have a good impression of honor, after all, the more generous the master, the more motivated they are to work, at least they don't have to worry about being pushed out by the master to block death or ruthlessly abandoned.

As soon as they finished talking about the guard, Lan Zhihua came in with the zither and Yanyu, Xie Qingning looked up and saw that Yanyu's hand was empty, and couldn't help asking, "What about the black cat?" ”

"Sneak out to play, it should know it's coming back."

Yanyu's answer made Xie Qingning stunned, Fanmo is not an ordinary cat, of course he will not covet the beauty of Hongchen or beauties, and there is nothing worth lingering on in Xizhou, so he left suddenly, but what did he find wrong?

Seeing that the master's face was not good, Yanyu hurriedly said, "I'll look for it." ”

"No need, he'll be back," Xie Qingning called her and didn't say much.

After everyone arrived, Xiao Er, who had been guarding the door, hurriedly went to the kitchen to get wine and food, and Yuan Er's shopkeeper was very friendly to these distant visitors, and the guys in the store naturally knew to be as humble and gentle as possible.

After a cup of tea, the wine and food were served one after another, and a piece of spirit beast meat was included, although the amount was less, but everyone knew in their hearts how expensive the price of the spirit beast banquet was, so they didn't dare to force it.

After the war, everyone gained a lot, and there was good wine and good food to entertain them, of course, everyone was smiling, and the meal was delicious, and in the end, it was almost a storm, and there was no waste of wine and food.

Because of the difference between dignity and inferiority, the four guards always refused to share the table with the employers, so they could only wait for Xie Tan to finish eating before arranging their dinner, and after everyone dispersed, Xie Qingning returned to his room, standing alone in front of the window, looking at the starry sky at night, the mood was neither sad nor joyful, only the emptiness and silence after a large-scale killing.

Outside the door, there was a sudden surprise voice from the zither, "Stone, why are you?" ”

When Xie Qingning, who was interrupted from his thoughts, turned his head, he happened to see the kite pushing the door in, pushing a basin of hot water in his hand, and the stone was standing at the door, grinning at her with a little silly.

The stone that had changed into clean clothes looked refreshed, which was very different from the demented appearance in the village before, but Xie Qingning was stunned for a moment before beckoning him to come in, and asked softly, "Where did you go last night?" ”

The stone walked in with some hands and feet, but he didn't dare to go deep into the room, scratched his hair before saying, "I'm back to move the rescuers." ”

"Come back?" Xie Qingning noticed this word, and his eyebrows frowned slightly.

Stone hesitated for a moment before saying, "I...... The last time I was bullied by Li Gongzi's people, it was the shopkeeper Yuan who saved me, and he also promised to let me do things for the restaurant, looking at those demon beasts in the mountains and forests, once there was a change, immediately release the signal arrow, and they would immediately rush over. ”

His words made Bang Zheng and Xie Qingning a little surprised, thinking of what "Lingranju" did, it didn't look like an ordinary folk restaurant, Xie Qingning's mood suddenly became a little heavy.

She thought for a moment before asking, "Then this beast tide, is it really a natural disaster?" ”

When Shi Shi heard this, his face suddenly changed, and his eyes flashed for a long time before he said, "No...... No, it's artificial. ”

"What?" Bang Zheng's expression was slightly gloomy, and he hurriedly asked, "Who did it?" ”

"Yunshui Villa." Stone replied.