Yunqi City, the city lord's mansion.

Lu Jianghe, the head of internal affairs in Yunqi City, stood side by side with another short, short, and fat, rich gentry-looking fat man, and was talking anxiously with a tall figure standing in front of him, and with his words and his heaving chest, the gray-white goatee on his chin also flew up.

And the figure in front of him is like an eternal mountain, which has gone through wind and rain and has not moved at all.

This figure is a middle-aged man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, exuding an aura that has been in the top position for a long time and is not angry and arrogant. But if you don't pay attention to the slightly frosty sideburns, his face is actually quite young, it seems that he is only about thirty years old.

This middle-aged man is none other than Shi Huaichuan, the nineteenth city lord of Yunqi City, the descendant of Shi Xuanlai, the Marshal of Great Qin who hit the demon clan hard, and Shi Zhiyi's biological father.

"City Lord, the matter of the third prince being attacked by a giant dragon on the Ning Yu River, Commander Jin has confirmed it through multiple channels, although this matter sounds incredible, but it is not the slightest exaggeration. When I left Puzhou, the young city lord told me that he and the third prince hit it off at first sight and would go south to Kyoto with him, but from the fact that the third prince did not return to Beijing immediately after the attack, but instead circled around the Ningyu River and mobilized the Beigong family and Jingzhou soldiers and horses, it can be seen that he is indeed looking for someone. ”

"The subordinates suspect that the young city lord is missing in this attack and his whereabouts are unknown, so I implore the city lord to send capable men to the rescue as soon as possible!"

The fat man with a fat face and a round body like a rich man in the countryside didn't say a word, but kept nodding his head in agreement when Lu Jianghe spoke. As if he was afraid that Shi Huaichuan would not believe it, he nodded quite hard, and even the fat on his body rippled.

Listening to Lu Jianghe's hurried voice, Shi Huaichuan's heart warmed, but he didn't respond for a long time.

The three people in the hall were silent for a long time, so quiet that they didn't even dare to pass by.

After a cup of tea, Shi Huaichuan took a deep breath and sighed to the two people in front of him: "I have no objection to your intelligence and analysis, but this is not the reason for us to send people. ”

He waved his hand to stop Lu Jianghe, who was about to speak, and said, "Ning Yuchuan is located at the junction of Yongzhou and Jingzhou, and belongs to the sphere of influence of the Beigong family and the royal family, and their understanding and control of this place is far beyond the comparison of our intelligence line. If people can find it, then under the noses of the three princes, no one dares to make any small moves, if people can't find it, then even if we use our hidden power, it will be useless. On the contrary, it will expose our power to the noses of both of them, causing irreparable damage to our intelligence line. ”

"Xiaoyi is my only son, father and son are connected, and my mood is more anxious than any of you. Elder Lu, I know you have some complaints about me for letting Xiaoyi go south alone to practice, but this is a stage that the Shi clan must go through to serve as the city lord. For more than 100 years, my Shi family has been in a single lineage, as the future city lord of Yunqi City, without experiencing some storms, how can I lead the three million soldiers and civilians of Yunqi City to survive under the watchful eye of the horse bandits of the Yueyin Grassland and several other great families?"

"When I went out to practice, I encountered no less than seven or eight life-and-death dangers, and in the end, I turned the danger into a disaster, and I got a lot of benefits from it. For thousands of years, more than a dozen ancestors of my Shi family have been like this, so that Yunqi City has survived in this group of strong rings, and it has grown stronger day by day. These ups and downs are all things that Xiaoyi must experience, and they are also destined for him as the future city lord of Yunqi City. ”

Lu Jianghe finally took advantage of Shi Huaichuan's pause to interject, "City Lord, but the young City Lord encountered not an ordinary danger, but a giant dragon!"

"I know, but what about the dragon? Can we deal with a dragon with our manpower pouring out of the nest in Yongzhou? The Ningyu River is thousands of miles in circumference, and I'm afraid our people may not be able to find even the shadow of a dragon. Besides, Xiaoyi didn't go to slay the dragon, but escaped from the dragon's claws, and if he played all his hole cards, it was not impossible. ”

Shi Huaichuan turned his head to look at the south, and in a pair of deep eyes, the essence light flashed, and he seemed to be able to see through this endless void. Then, he gradually closed his eyes and sighed: "It's not that I'm ruthless as a father, but I believe in my son, I believe that he has this strength and this luck, and he will definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune and turn danger into safety." This is the first step of his training, and he still has a long way to go in the future, and I will wait for his news in Yunqi City, waiting for the day when it will be my turn to fulfill the agreement between us. ”

"It's about to be the season of summer grain harvest, Lu Lao, you continue to purchase grain in the world through secret identity, fill the granary in the city and the storehouse in the mountain, you must grasp the rhythm of purchase, so as not to cause abnormal fluctuations in prices, and at the same time pay attention to confidentiality, do not disclose your identity, and be cautious in the transportation process. ”

"Obey the order, please rest assured that the city lord!" Lu Jianghe said no more, and said with a straight face.

"Mancang," Shi Huaichuan turned to look at the fat man, that is, the Jin Commander in Lu Jianghe's mouth, "You still go back to the south to sit in the town, collect information from several major families, especially within five hundred miles along the river, as usual, and at the same time pay attention to the latest news near the Xia Ning Yuchuan River, if there is any progress or change in things, let me know in time." In addition, the Moon Hidden Grassland seems to be a little unquiet recently, at this time, our people should be more vigilant, the income in the north is low, the expenses are large, and the insufficient part, you transfer part of the funds from the south, don't miss important news because of money. ”

"Yes, city lord!" Jin Mancang bent down, but he was so fat that he only lowered his head, but his round waist couldn't bend down.

After Lu Jianghe and Jin Mancang left, Shi Huaichuan sighed deeply, and the back of the mountain suddenly became gloomy. His only son has not been heard from at all, and it is absolutely impossible to say that he is not worried.

But before Shi Zhiyi went south, he had served in the Swinging Moon Dragoon and Longzhang Guard for a year, and he had several experiences of birth and death, and he was mixed with those veterans in the army all day long, and under the influence of his ears and eyes, his survival skills and intuition were not much better than any elite sergeant in the army, plus the Qingshao Sword in the Demon Emperor's ring, he believed that his son would be able to tide over the difficulties.

Shi Huaichuan's gaze turned to a place outside the hall, and his deep and sharp eyes, which seemed to be able to see through everything, suddenly softened, like a sharp ice blade, which melted into a bowl of sugar water in an instant.

"Weixi, our son may be in some trouble, but I'm sure he'll be fine, right? He's grown up now, and I think it won't be long before he'll be able to handle the storms. He's still waiting for me to tell him about you, and he won't let me down, so I, as a father, shouldn't let my son down, right?"