On the official road in the distance, a convoy of nearly a kilometer stretched slowly. In the middle of the convoy www.biquge.info more than fifty wagons loaded with goods, guarded by a team of heavily armored cavalry on each side. At the front of the procession there was a particularly ornate carriage, and in the layers of curtains, sat a middle-aged man in brocade clothes with a slightly fat body, who was pouring wine alone at the moment as if nothing had happened. This person looked no different from ordinary people, but he was a realm monk of real value.

Lin Da knew from Shen Wen's conversation yesterday that this noble monk who went to Xiaoyu County to collect tribute today belonged to the Li family, one of the four nobles of the Gui family. There are a total of 16 counties in Gui, nominally 16 counties are ruled by the royal family, but in fact the royal family only rules 12 of them, and the other four nobles each occupy a county.

As an area under the joint jurisdiction of the royal family and the aristocracy, Xiaoyu County has to pay tribute to the royal family and the Li family, which has caused a heavy burden on the people. And these aristocrats have always regarded ordinary people as grass mustard, and the people are afraid of them like tigers, which is why all the people of Xiaoyu County are closed today.

When the Li family convoy slowly walked to the gate of Xiaoyu County, the county magistrate Shen Wen hurriedly strode forward with everyone behind him, and respectfully bowed to the middle-aged man in the gorgeous carriage: "Shen Wen is guarding the county of Xiaoyu County, and I am waiting for Lord Lisheng here!"

The middle-aged man known as Li Sheng glanced at the people under the carriage, and said in a tone that was neither yin nor yang: "Well, okay, the reason why Ben Jue passed by here this time, I think you should also know, I don't know the tribute that your county needs to pay this year, but are you ready?"

"Lord Qiyu Lisheng, the tribute of this county has already been prepared, temporarily placed in the city, and there is a special person to guard it, and please check them one by one. It's really hard for the adults to come from afar, and we have arranged a banquet for the adults, and we also invite the adults to appreciate their faces. ”

"Hehe, good, good. Count it out, Ben Jue hasn't been to your Xiaoyu County for a long time, so let's relax and relax this time! Shen Daoyou is also here? I haven't seen you for a few months, it seems that your cultivation has increased a lot! I'm afraid that in the late stage of the Qi Realm, you are only one step away from stepping into the realm of cultivation, right?" The middle-aged man nodded first, and when he saw that Shen Hao was also present, he said lightly.

"Where is it, the senior Mu Zan! The younger generation's current cultivation is nothing in front of the seniors! How can it be compared with the seniors! If there is no great opportunity, I am afraid that I will have to stay in this realm for the rest of my life. When Shen Hao heard Li Sheng's words, his face changed, and he hurriedly responded.

In fact, a noble monk like Li Sheng has always regarded himself as high, and has always looked down on him for a loose cultivator, and often finds all kinds of excuses to make it difficult for him to retreat, what he said just now is just a casual talk, if Shen Hao can't understand himself and say something wrong, I'm afraid that he will have to suffer a lot.

Seeing Shen Hao's attitude, Li Sheng didn't say anything, and said to the county magistrate Shen Wen: "Okay, this official is running all the way, and he is a little tired, so let's go into the city and rest for a while!

Shen Wen hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes! Yes, please wait with me!" After speaking, he hurriedly stepped forward in person and guided the carriage that Li Sheng was sitting in to invite him into the city, with a very respectful attitude. The convoy behind Li Sheng entered the city under the guidance of other elders of Xiaoyu County and was settled one by one.

After half a ring, in the most luxurious wine hall of the largest restaurant in Xiaoyu County, the tribute official Li Sheng, accompanied by the county magistrate Shen Wen, the monk Shen Hao and other entourages, listened to a few singers playing and singing, and drank heartily. Although there were only seven or eight people, there was a large table full of dishes, and the hotel staff was constantly serving new dishes. Full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, including a variety of specialties of Xiaoyu County, as long as any dish is put a little colder, the waiter on the side will immediately serve it down and replace it with a new one. Outside the private seat, several elders of the county presbyterian church personally urged the small second end of the restaurant to serve the dishes, and a few elders went to the kitchen to supervise the cook, for fear of a little omission and mistake.

Although the county magistrate Shen Wen's face was already red at this time, he still held on to his old bones and kept toasting to Li Sheng, while Shen Hao kept complimenting him. Li Sheng seemed to be a little absent-minded about Xiaoyu County's warm reception, and after a few glasses of white wine, his tone was slightly impatient, and he still said a little unimpededly: "Shen County Shou, don't bother to serve so many dishes." Although your Xiaoyu County is rich in products, you can't be extravagant and wasteful, this meal cost a lot of money, right? But how did you complete the task of paying tribute? Tell me about it. ”

Hearing Li Sheng's words, Shen Wen naturally knew what he meant, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Lord Li is so open-minded, everything is important to national affairs! Villain admires! Admire! But your presence here is the blessing of our Xiaoyu County, we can't wait to bring the best things in the county to receive you, these small dishes and snacks, what are they!"

After speaking, Shen Wen immediately gave a color to Shen Hao on the side, Shen Hao nodded, took out a storage bag that had been prepared a long time ago, respectfully handed it to Li Sheng, and said: "Senior Li, you haven't been to our county for a long time, some souvenirs are always there, these are a small gift for our Xiaoyu County to honor you, please don't dislike it." ”

Li Sheng quickly glanced at the contents of the storage bag with his divine thoughts, and there were more than fifty gold coins and a first-level demon core in it! Although gold coins were not the most important thing for monks, more than fifty yuan was not a decimal, and a first-level demon core was a lot of wealth for an ordinary low-level monk. Although the demon core inside does not look so good, it also makes Li Sheng extremely satisfied. ”

The noble fat monk was secretly happy in his heart, but he put a serious expression on his face, and said unceremoniously: "What does this mean? ! This official has always had a heart of love and honesty, and these treasures should have been handed over to the royal family as tribute, but you want to give them to me, won't you ruin my reputation?!"

Shen Wen smiled and hurriedly said: "Your Excellency is angry, please let the villain analyze! This county has not had a very good harvest this year because of the wind and rain, and the pirate invasion has suffered a lot of losses a few days ago, so it is indeed a little difficult to pay all the tribute taxes." But don't worry, my lord, we still worked hard to complete the tribute mission of Lijun, but it is just the tribute task of the royal family... Therefore, please also raise your noble hand, analyze the difficulties of the county to the royal family, and try to reduce some of the county's royal tribute taxes this year. If this can be done, the people of Xiaoyu County will be grateful!" After speaking, Shen Wen also deliberately left the table to bow to Li Sheng, with an extremely sincere look, and Shen Hao and others on the side also gave up their requests.

When Li Sheng heard this, the expression on his face softened slightly, he twisted the storage bag, and said casually: "This is not good, right? This official came to your county to collect tribute this time, but he acted according to the orders of the royal family, but he must complete the task of paying tribute." What's more, now that our country is at war with the Yue country, we need more tribute. If it's so much, I won't be able to pay the difference when I go back......"

"My lord, Xiaoyu County is indeed in difficulty now, but the tribute task of Li County can still be completed, and it is slightly redundant than before. It's just the royal family's tribute, and there is really nothing the county can do, so please say a few kind words...... Shen Wen's face was embarrassed, and he said very sincerely.

"My lord, this year's task is indeed a bit heavy, we just hope to pay according to the usual tribute task, doesn't the mana of the royal family say that the tribute tax in the war-torn area can be appropriately reduced? Our Xiaoyu County has been invaded by pirates, how can it be regarded as a war-torn area, right? This reason can be regarded as reasonable, right? I hope that the adults can be accommodating!" Shen Hao on the side found a reasonable step and pleaded sincerely.

Li Sheng glanced at the storage bag containing the gold coins and demon cores, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Okay! For the sake of your loyalty to the Li family, I will accept this thing." As for the royal side, I'll try to help you with it. As he spoke, he unceremoniously took the storage bag from Shen Hao's hand and put it in his bag.

Hearing Li Sheng's words, Shen Wen was immediately overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Lord Li! Thank you, Lord Li!"

Li Sheng waved his hand and said, "Don't be too happy, if the royal family must insist that you pay the full tribute, no matter how much I analyze, it is useless, you still have to pay according to the order." ”

Shen Wen hurriedly said: "As long as Lord Li can say a few words for us, we will be satisfied, and I don't dare to ask for anything more, and I will never give you trouble!"

Li Sheng nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll try my best!"

Shen Wen and the others were overjoyed when they heard this, and immediately continued to toast continuously, and kept saying all kinds of words that complimented Li Sheng's flesh.

After receiving such a sum of money, Li Sheng's mood became much happier, and he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses, and said casually: "I heard that the thieves who invaded your county a few days ago are pirates from Ranjiao Island, right? These despicable things actually took advantage of the fire to rob when our country was at war with the Yue Kingdom and the rear was empty? Hmph! When our army returns from the front line in the future, we will settle accounts with them, even if the Wang army does not move, our Li family army will definitely kill the Troubled Reef Island and help you out of this evil breath!"

Shen Wen pretended to show a trace of gratitude on his face, and said, "Shen Mou thanks Lord Li for his kindness, and thank Lord Li for taking care of our county. This pirate invasion was indeed thrilling, but fortunately, a helper unexpectedly appeared, which defeated the strong enemy and kept the city and county. ”

"Oh, helper, where is the helper?!" asked Li Sheng with a strange expression.

Shen Wen hurriedly told Lin Da's amazing performance when resisting the pirate attack that day, and also took the opportunity to ask Li Sheng that Lin Da wanted to move in the clan to live in Xiaoyu County. When he said that Linda was just a mortal, Li Sheng showed an interested expression and immediately ordered someone to call Linda, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time.

Soon, Lin Da came to Li Sheng and the others, he first saluted Li Sheng respectfully, and then stood aside very naturally. Seeing this man with a unique temperament who was different from this mortal in this world, Li Sheng was surprised and asked, "You are the alien who wants to move into our country?

"But to be able to kill that monk is only because of good luck, otherwise it would never be so easy. Linda modestly explained.

Li Sheng nodded, not thinking it was strange that Linda could kill the monk. In this world, although mortals cannot be compared with cultivators, it is not impossible to take advantage of some favorable time and place. There have also been many cases of low-ranking monks being killed by mortals because of their carelessness. As for the weapon that Linda used to kill the pirate monk, he thought that it was at most a weapon like a bow and crossbow, otherwise how could he sneak attack and kill the cultivator, so he didn't ask anything in detail, let alone look at it. After all, these high-ranking monks absolutely looked down on these mortals from the bottom of their bones, even if these mortals were very good.

Li Sheng sandwiched a piece of meat and asked while chewing: "Okay, since you helped Xiao Yu kill the invading foreign enemy, it can be regarded as a meritorious service to our Li County, I can apply to my clan elder council for you to agree to your clan's move into this county." ”

Hearing Li Sheng's words, Lin Da was immediately overjoyed, and just wanted to thank him, Li Sheng said again: "However, you also know the decree of our royal family, to move into Xiaoyu County, you have to pay a lot of fees, are you ready?" After speaking, he looked at Lin Da with strange eyes.

When Shen Hao on the side heard this, he knew that the matter had been completed, and hurriedly helped: "Lord Li, please rest assured, the expenses for this Lin brother to move into the clan have also been prepared, and please take a look!" Shen Hao stepped forward and handed over a box containing ten demon cores.

Li Sheng took the box, opened it, frowned slightly, and didn't say anything, Shen Hao saw this, and hurriedly stuffed another smaller box, and said: "This demon core is a little bit of the heart of this Lin brother, and I also ask Lord Li to accept it and move into this county, and please ask your adult to contribute more." ”

Seeing this extra demon core, Li Sheng smiled and said to Lin Da: "Okay! Hehe! For the sake of your clan's sincerity in moving into Xiaoyu County and becoming a citizen of Li County, I will agree to this! Don't worry, there will be no problem with the Council of Elders! However, I hope that after your clansmen come to Xiaoyu County, they will be able to keep to themselves in the future, obey the king's orders, and honestly do a good job as the people of Guiguo. ”

When Linda heard this, she was overjoyed and thanked her loudly. However, at this time, it was Shen Hao who was really grateful in his heart, because the demon core he had just given to Li Sheng privately was the one that had been added on Demon Lizard Island. It turned out that Lin Da wanted to give this demon core to Shen Hao, but he didn't expect Shen Hao to transfer this demon core to Li Sheng as a favor, which allowed him to achieve his goal so smoothly. Lin Da secretly remembered Shen Hao's love in his heart, and was determined to repay him in the future.

Anyway, Linda was overjoyed at this moment, because the Blue Star Autonomous Group had finally found a new way out in the Otherworld!