Shengzhou City, a small liquor shop without a name.

"Boss," a man in a black trench coat walked into the liquor store, "to collect your drink money." ”

"Okay, may I ask the guest officer, which time is the wine money? The little old man is old, and there are many people who love to owe wine money, and the little old man really can't remember it. The owner of the liquor store greeted him warmly.

The man in black took out a letter and a map from his trench coat and flashed them in front of the boss: "Do you see it clearly?"

"I saw it clearly, I saw it clearly. The shopkeeper became more and more enthusiastic, "It's just that the amount you owe is a bit large, and the little old man can't be the master." The head family has ordered, you should hand over this money to the head family yourself. ”

After speaking, the shopkeeper took out a small wooden sign from his clothes and handed it to the man in black.

After the man in black took the wooden sign, he turned around and walked out of the liquor store, turned left and right in several alleys, and disappeared.

At the edge of the city wall, a storyteller in a brocade robe and a gentleman was supervising a tall man to count.

"Five thousand one hundred and ninety-eight...... Five thousand one hundred and ninety-nine ...... Five thousand two hundred! I'm finally done!" the tall man shouted excitedly!

"Alright, alright. Look at your little bit of interest, don't scream, it's a shame......" Zhuo Qing covered his face with his hands.

"Finished counting?" Shen Huan walked out of an alley and looked at Tu Lie who was dancing excitedly.

"How's it going?" Zhuo Qing asked when he saw that Shenhuan was back.

"Let's go to the city lord ourselves. This is a token. Shenhuan took out the small wooden sign and showed it to the two of them.

"That's right, since the reward of the task is to choose a combat skill on the first floor of the collection room of the city lord of Shengzhou City, then naturally you should go to Shengzhou City to advocate Ding. We should have thought of it a long time ago. Zhuo Qing patted his forehead.

When the three of them came to the City Lord's Mansion of Shengzhou City, one of them was walking out of the City Lord's Mansion.

The man's face was so handsome that it was frightening, and all the words that had been used to describe the legendary man who was known for his good looks gathered on his face. Bright eyes, snow-white teeth, shiny and fragrant hair. His astonishingly delicate and fair skin, coupled with the most elaborate and beautiful clothes, coupled with the most arrogant smile, and the coldest words—short sentences and sweet and crisp voices—he showed a superior spirit from head to toe.

"Wenren Gongzi, you go slowly. Why don't you beckon a carriage to take you off?" he was followed by a man dressed as a guard, bowing his head all the way to curry favor.

"No, I don't. Let's go back. "This handsome man even has a strange attraction in his voice, which makes people fascinated.

He casually threw out a piece of silver, and the guard behind him quickly caught it in his pocket, and his mouth was about to crack with laughter. When he walked past the three of Shenhuan, he glanced at the three of them casually, and for a moment their eyes were opposite, but the three of them seemed to see the bright starry sky.

It wasn't until the man walked away that the three of them came back to their senses.

"This man...... Tai ...... "Even Zhuo Qing, a storyteller who has always regarded himself as erudite and wise, is a little short of words at the moment. Such a man is already so beautiful that it is difficult to describe all his charm in one or two adjectives.

"Hey, you guys! What are you doing! This is the City Lord's Mansion, and the idle people can't wait!" The guard, who had been following the man like a dog before, changed his face at this moment and scolded the three of Shenhuan sharply.

"We're here to see the lord of the city. Shenhuan pulled out the wooden card.

The guard took the wooden card in disbelief, examined it carefully, and whispered to himself, "How can anyone get this token now...... It can't be a fake......"

Although the voice was small, the three of them could still hear it clearly. Shen Huan has no concern about this kind of doubt, Zhuo Qing will not be familiar with this kind of little person, the only one who is a little angry Tu Lie also knows the severity and will not attack here.

Zhuo Qing saw that the man was still checking repeatedly and did not mean to stop, so he leaned over and quietly stuffed a small piece of broken silver: "Don't worry, we are really looking for the city lord when we have something, and the city lord will naturally understand when he sees this brand." By the way, who is the guy who just left?"

The silver taels were in the account, and the suspicion on the guard's face was quickly replaced by a smile: "I know at a glance that the three of you are capable people, and there must be something important to find the city lord, so I will go in and report it now." As for the one who just left...... That's the son of Wenren Hanfeng, his identity...... Hey...... You don't need to know. Then he turned around and went in to inform the city lord.

"Are you interested in that person?" With Shenhuan's understanding of Zhuo Qing, Shenhuan knew that Zhuo Qing would definitely not ask boring questions.

"A gut feeling. Zhuo Qing replied with a serious face, "That person is by no means an ordinary person, in the future, maybe we will have a chance to contact him." ”

"Cut, you're obviously jealous that the man is better looking than you. Tu Lie pursed his lips disdainfully.

The man who went in to report soon came out. This time, there was a little more respect on his face: "Three of you, please come in, the city lord is waiting for three of you in the back garden." The villain will lead the way for the three. ”

"It seems that Zhang Ding cares a lot about this 'iron smelting box'......" Zhuo Qing whispered in Shenhuan's ear.

"Yes. Shenhuan nodded.

The three of them followed the guard and walked through the city lord's mansion for a long time, and finally came to the back garden where Zhang Ding was waiting for the three of them.

Stepping into the back garden, the dense forest, the goose-like meadow, the exquisite hill, the crystal clear lotus pond, and the arched bridge are all revealed in front of the three of Shenhuan like paintings. There was a pavilion by the small bridge, and there was a person sitting in the pavilion, drinking tea with his back to the three of them.

The three of them stepped on the path paved with small stones and walked all the way to the pavilion, and only then did they see clearly that this Shengzhou City Advocate Ding had only heard of his name and had not seen him before.

Although Zhang Dingren is middle-aged, his spirit is not weaker than that of a young man in the prime of life, and under his sword-like thick eyebrows, there are a pair of bright and divine black eyes. The edges and corners of the face seem to have been carved with a carving knife, clear and powerful. The three of them even noticed that Zhang Ding still had the level of Gang Qi at the beginning of the ground level.

Zhang Ding put down the teacup in his hand and also looked at the three of Shenhuan: "It's really a hero out of a teenager, I didn't expect such a difficult task to be completed by three young people." I'm getting old, I'm really having to be old. Haha!" Zhang Ding's words have the heroic spirit of a soldier.

"Where is the city lord, the city lord is the most prosperous age of men, and the word old can't be hung up at all. Zhuo Qing said with a smile.

Zhang Ding motioned for Shenhuan and the three of them to take a seat, and was surprised to find that it was Shenhuan, an ordinary person who had no anger in his eyes, sitting in the middle, while Zhuo Qing and Tu Lie in the late stage of the Xuan Rank sat on the side. Zhang Ding then focused his main attention on Shenhuan.

Zhuo Qing and Shenhuan both looked at Zhang Ding, but Tu Lie twisted his head to the side, as if he was admiring the beauty of this garden, and did not give the city lord of Shengzhou City any face.

Earlier, because he suspected that Zhang Ding deliberately concealed information and stumbled them during this mission, and unruly released the mission to multiple teams, Tu Lie's impression of Zhang Ding was extremely bad. If he wants to give Zhang Ding face now, it is absolutely impossible.

"Can you show me what you've gotten first?"

Shen Huan took out the "iron smelting box" from the windbreaker and put it on the table, but when he looked up, he found that Zhang Ding's eyes had become extremely hot, and even the hand holding the teacup trembled slightly.

Seeing that Zhang Ding, who was the lord of a city, was so out of shape, Shen Huan and Zhuo Qing glanced at each other and understood each other.

"City Lord, something has been obtained for you. Our remuneration ......" Zhuo Qing reminded Zhang Ding loudly.

"The reward will never be disadvantaged to you!" Zhang Ding came back to his senses at this time, although his mind was much calmer, but the excitement in his tone was still irrepressible, "I will order someone to take you to my collection room, all kinds of combat skills and spells on the first floor, you can take whatever you like." ”

"City Lord, our captain was severely injured in order to obtain this treasure for you, and his qi veins were completely broken. This ......"

Before Zhuo Qing could finish speaking, Zhang Ding interrupted him: "Okay, no problem, as an additional compensation, I can provide you with a message on how to treat this young man's injuries." ”

"If the city lord is going to talk about the 'creation of jade mushrooms', we already know it. Zhuo Qing was not surprised that Zhang Ding would know about the "Creation of Jade Mushrooms", after all, he was the lord of a city, and the information he could obtain was naturally not comparable to ordinary people.

Zhuo Qing is not strange does not mean that Zhang Ding is not strange, Zhang Ding was surprised: "You actually know about the 'Creation of Jade Mushroom', it seems that I still underestimate you, your ability to collect information is not simple." ”

Zhuo Qing and Shenhuan smiled without saying a word, without explanation.

"However, do you know that the medicinal effect of the 'Cultivating Jade Mushroom' is too strong, and if you take it directly, not only will it not save people, but it will also cause the user to explode and die on the spot. ”

"Oh?" This was the first time Zhuo Qing and Shenhuan had heard of it.

"To take the 'Creation Jade Mushroom', you also need a medicinal introduction - 'phosphorescent grass'. ”

"City Lord, do you have this kind of grass here?" is a matter of life and the recovery of Gang Qi, and Shen Huan is naturally very concerned.

"I don't have one here. Zhang Ding shook his head, making Shenhuan disappointed for a while, "To be precise, there is no entire surface world. Phosphorescent grass grows in the territory of the dark clan underground, and some people have gone to the territory of the dark clan to pick phosphorescent grass, but as soon as they get it on the ground, the phosphorescent grass immediately withers. Therefore, you can only go underground by yourself after obtaining the 'Creation Jade Mushroom'. ”

"Yes. "It's just a trip to the underground, Shen Huan didn't pay attention to it," thanks to the city lord. ”

"Alright, I'll have you taken to the collection room to get your pay. With that, Zhang Ding clapped his hands.

Out of nowhere, a slender old servant walked up to the three of Shenhuan respectfully, and made a gesture of please: "Three distinguished guests, please come with the old slave." This way. ”

After the three of Shenhuan left, Zhang Ding sat alone in the pavilion, playing with the small 'iron smelting box' in his hand, and couldn't put it down. Zhang Ding's eyes became hotter and hotter, and he shook the teacup in his hand with his other hand: "It's finally here...... With this, my great business can finally begin!"

The tea in the teacup shook more and more, and after a violent rotation, it turned into a cup of sake with the aroma of wine, clear and transparent, faintly blood-red!

Zhang Ding raised the teacup and drank it all!