On the third day after the emperor's list was posted, the withered tree king unveiled the list.

The withered tree was dressed in a black outfit, and the brim of the black cloak covered his face, leaving a trace of gray hair, and no one could see his face clearly.

Shen Dali, a guard on the side of the Supreme, felt disrespectful when he saw that he did not take off his hat when he visited the Supreme, drew his sword and stepped forward, and shouted: "Boldly Diao Min, when you see the Supreme, you still don't take off your hat and show your true face?"

The Dead Tree Monarch was not afraid of color at all, and a cold light was released from his cold eyes.

In an instant, time stood still, and Shen Dali and several ministers standing in the hall were frozen, standing in place like dead people.

Seeing that the surroundings were still, the Supreme showed fear on his face, and the son stepped back, retreated to the back of the chair, and there was nowhere to retreat, and he pointed at the withered tree and asked, "You...... What are you and how do you ?...... How did you get into the Imperial City?"

"I'm not a demon, I'm not a demon, I'm not a spirit animal, I'm a spirit of self-cultivation, I'm from the sea, and I'm a spirit of absorbing the spirit of honesty and cultivating my mind. My name is Withered Tree-King!I've seen the Supreme!" Although the Withered Tree-King was arrogant and rude, he still saluted in front of the Supreme.

"Dead Tree-kun. When the Supreme heard this name, the fear on his face faded, and Zi leaned forward slightly, trying to see that face clearly.

The Withered Tree Jun took advantage of the situation and said, "It seems that the Supreme has heard of my name, so it's the best, I don't have to go through so much to explain." ”

"Before I became the Supreme, I often secretly walked out of the Imperial City to travel, so naturally I heard of your name. You come from the sea, but no one knows where you really came from, you are honest and trustworthy, and you never take money from two parties to do the same thing or conflict. The contract has not been terminated, and the promise is unswervingly guarded until death. I'm right?" the fear on the Supreme's face had subsided.

"If I miss a little, I only accept good pearls, and if the pearls are broken, the contract will be terminated. I do business, and I only do what I think I can do and what I am sure of. Withered Tree added.

"You're unveiling the list just to do business with me?" said the Supreme as he readjusted his sitting posture and leaned forward slightly.

"To be precise, I want the pearls of the Imperial City, and the people of Pearl Island give the best pearls to the Imperial City every year, and I just want that pearl. "The Dead Tree King gets straight to the point.

Supreme Qi thought for a moment and said, "If you want pearls to be easy to do, then ...... That...... Are you going to help me guard the border of Pass Town?"

"I live in Fengshaling, and the town of Guankou is next to me, why not guard the town?"

Seeing that the Withered Tree King was full of confidence, the Supreme looked at the Withered Tree Monarch suspiciously.

The withered tree-king's wandering eyes slowly moved to the supreme's hesitant face, and added: "The withered tree-king never does things that he is not sure of. ”

"I just want to say that the pass town is steep in mountains, lush forests, many cliffs, narrow roads and holes, tight and easy to dodge, easy to defend and difficult to attack, of course, it is not easy to be found if the enemy army mixes in, and the life is inconvenient, the soldiers who go to the town to guard either fall to death or are bitten to death by poisonous insects, snakes and scorpions. I am also sad about it, this time the demon invasion almost lost the land and lost the country. Alas...... "The Supreme was cloudy, pacing back and forth.

The withered tree king stroked the white hair on his forehead, showed a ghostly smile, and said: "That's the concern of you humans, in front of my withered tree-king, all I can say is that there are pearls, and I guarantee that the people of the demon clan will not enter the Central Plains in the place where I am guarding." However, the demons who have already stayed in the Central Plains Kingdom, or the demons who have entered through other places, I, the Withered Tree Monarch, will be helpless. ”

"After the defeat of the Demon Clan, there are indeed many remnants still hidden in the world, but it doesn't matter, getting rid of these remnants can be discussed in the long run! Can you really guard the gap in the Central Plains?"

The Supreme raised his voice and asked sharply.

Withered Tree-kun was full of confidence and nodded.

"If that's the case. I'm doing business with you. I produce pearls, a thousand fine pearls a year. Is it possible?"

"Deal. ”

As soon as the two words fell, the paper contract fell in the air, and in the process of falling, it was made in duplicate and slowly fell into the palms of the two people.

"Press the handprint!" As soon as the withered tree's voice fell, they each bit their fingers, pressed, exchanged the contract in their hands, pressed it again, folded it, and put it into his arms, and the withered tree-kun retired.

"When the contract is terminated, it will turn into white smoke. I'll come and get the pearls!"

As soon as the words fell, the withered tree monarch turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared.

Great return to normal.

"What about people, what about the rude people?" Shen vigorously waved his sword and shouted.

Seeing Shen Dali's momentum, the five ministers below showed fear and took a step back.

"Alright, I'm tired!"

Shen Dali followed behind the Supreme, and saw that the Supreme was holding a piece of paper tightly in his hand.

"Curious, isn't it?" said the Supreme, tucking the contract into his arms as he walked.

"The last general only protects the Supreme, there is nothing to be curious about. Shen Dali glanced at it, and at a glance, he knew that he was not a person who could say good things and shoot horses.

Such a person believes in one thing, and then he does it one by one.

"You, when can you be flexible, you are obviously curious in your heart, but you also have to be hard-mouthed, that's it, that's it, you're that character, I just like your personality, down-to-earth, giving people a sense of security. ”

"The last general has no other requirements in his life, as long as the Supreme is safe, the last general is willing to do all his strength, even if it is to take his own life. Shen Dali said.

"Hehe......"

While talking, when he arrived at the queen's bedroom, the queen's name was Liang Fenghuang.

Liang Fenghuang was teasing the four-year-old Helian Jiahao, and when he saw the Supreme coming, he hurriedly asked the girl to lead Helian Jiahao in. He led his sister Liang Fengyi to greet him.

Liang Fengyi's face was covered with white veil, bangs, and a pair of big eyes were bright.

"Concubines welcome the Supreme!"

"Liang Fengyi greets the Supreme!"

"Let's get up!"

The two sisters followed, and the Supreme sat on the throne and handed the queen a piece of paper in her arms, and the queen took it with both hands and looked at it carefully.

"Supreme, the concubine is confused, what is this?"

Seeing that Liang Fenghuang was puzzled, the Supreme told him what had just happened.

Liang Fenghuang always felt that something was wrong after hearing this, lowered his head and thought about it, and after a while, he raised his head and asked: "Supreme, we didn't give the pearl, the contract turned into smoke, if we gave the pearl, what if the withered tree king didn't keep his promise......?" Aren't we going to lose a thousand pearls in our vault?"

The Supreme nodded, took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, this queen, when I traveled, I have heard that if the contract of the withered tree lord is formed, he will never break his promise, even if he dies, he will keep it until death!"

"What if you really disobey?" Liang Fenghuang asked uneasily.

"Gone in ashes. ”

"You say he's the Spirit?"

"Yes, there is only one spirit in the Central Plains. ”

Liang Fengyi, who was standing behind Liang Fenghuang, silently wrote down these.

......

"Appeal ......"

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the "Fengyi Residence".

"My sister has arrived. ”

"Oh, it's coming! It's time to speak. Liu Mapo opened the curtain and glanced at it.

"Sister, come, drink water first. Min'er handed the kettle to Liu Mapo, and when she saw Liu Mapo drinking water, she continued, "No wonder when I went out, I looked for the contract, but I couldn't find it, and I didn't dare to tell you." I was going to take one step at a time, but it turned out that the contract had turned into white smoke by the time I stopped sending the pearls. ”

"yes......"

Min'er helped Liu Mapo out of the carriage and into the "Fengyi Residence".

That's it for this chapter, and the next chapter will continue!