Chapter 229: Blackmail

Xiao Rui walked very slowly this time, not because he was afraid of taking the wrong road, but because he carefully experienced the qi of heaven and earth at this level on the road. After all, the qi of heaven and earth here is very different from that of the East Sage Continent, and he doesn't know if his strength will be affected here, and how to resolve it when he encounters danger.

Although it walks very slowly, it is still very fast compared to ordinary people. When it was dark, Xiao Rui saw a city from afar.

The city wall is very high, compared to the city wall of the Eastern Saint Continent, it is much higher here. Seeing this city wall, Xiao Rui couldn't help but think of the scene when he first saw Baita City. It's been almost ten years since a flash, and he has not only left his hometown, but also left the Eastern Saint Continent.

Thinking of his relatives and friends on another level, Xiao Rui had already arrived at the gate of the city. At this time, there were not many people entering and leaving the city gate, only a few people, and most of them were merchants.

The soldiers guarding the city were also listless at this time, ready to close the door and lock it back**. There was a soldier who looked like a captain urging pedestrians to hurry into the city, otherwise they would not be allowed to enter.

Xiao Rui was thinking about things, but he was still very attentive to the things around him. Seeing the soldiers' urging, he quickened his pace slightly, preparing to hurry into the city.

But the captain glanced at Xiao Rui, and suddenly said, "Hey, you, what are you doing? Come and be searched!"

Xiao Rui was stunned, pointed to his nose and asked, "Are you calling me?"

The captain shouted, "Yes, it's you, come here, come here!"

Xiao Rui didn't know why, but he didn't feel scared, because he found that the strength fluctuations on these soldiers were not very strong, even if they wanted to embarrass themselves, they didn't have that strength.

Turning to the captain, Xiao Rui smiled and said, "I don't know why this soldier brother called me over?"

The captain squinted, and the corners of his mouth twitched upward: "What's the matter, do you still need a reason for me to call you over?" Say, where are you from and why did you come to Chengzhou County?"

When Xiao Rui heard this, he was also stunned in his heart: Yes, where did he come from? Tell them that he came from the Eastern Saint Continent? Do they know the Eastern Saint Continent? Besides, they won't believe it. But I don't know where else!

Just as he was hesitating, the captain had already said, "Why? I don't know where I'm from? There must be a problem, is it a fugitive? Or is it here to plot against me? Arrest this kid for me!"

The guards next to him had already closed the city gate at this time, and the huge door latch had also fallen. Hearing the captain's shout, he immediately surrounded him.

The soldiers saw that in front of their captain stood a young man with a simple face, who was not very flamboyantly dressed. Although he was in good spirits and didn't see much dust on his body, he looked very tight, presumably a pedestrian from afar.

When the captain saw that the soldiers were all around, he shouted again: "Quick, arrest this kid for me, he is a wanderer, if we arrest him, we will get a heavy reward!"

When the soldiers heard this, they immediately shouted loudly, but they didn't really come forward to arrest Xiao Rui. Xiao Rui has always felt strange in his heart, he doesn't understand how he became a fugitive in the eyes of these soldiers, could it be that he really looks more like a fugitive? That is really too much of a back.

Despite this, Xiao Rui was not nervous at all, after all, these soldiers did not really come to arrest him, and even if they did, they would not be caught. It's just that Xiao Rui just came here and doesn't want to cause trouble.

Just as the soldiers shouted loudly, one of the slightly older veterans stepped forward, glanced at Xiao Rui, and said, "Hey, young man, where are you from?

Xiao Rui shook his head and said, "I have never committed anything illegal!" But he thought in his heart: I have only been here for a long time, even if I have committed a crime, you can't know! ”

The veteran shook his head and said, "No matter where you come from, you must have committed a crime before!"

Xiao Rui said in a firm tone: "I really haven't committed anything!"

The veteran glanced back at the captain and the soldiers behind him, and those people stopped making a sound, just looked at the two people in front of him. The veteran turned around, looked at Xiao Rui and whispered, "I don't think you look like a bad person, but our captain said that you are suspicious, so we have to arrest you back for interrogation." Otherwise, you can express a little bit, I will intercede with the captain, and let him let you go, what do you think?"

When Xiao Rui heard this, he immediately understood what was going on in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel funny. In fact, where does the captain look at himself to the fugitives, Fan Ming is to blackmail himself and extort a bamboo bar.

However, Xiao Rui didn't take it to heart, just nodded and said to the veteran: "Okay, then I'll thank my brother!" After speaking, he reached out and took out a gold coin, handed it to the veteran and said, "Is this okay?"

When the veteran saw the gold coin in Xiao Rui's hand, his eyes immediately widened, his mouth opened wide, and he forgot to speak. Stretched out his hand and snatched the gold coin, looked at it a few times, put it in his mouth and bit it with his teeth, then his eyes stared straight at the gold coin, and he muttered, "Enough!

Xiao Rui shook his head and smiled, then turned around and walked towards the city. The writer had obviously had such a tacit understanding a long time ago, and when he saw the veteran come back with a surprised face, he knew that Xiao Rui was very good and had already given a benefit fee, so naturally he would no longer stop him.

And when the captain saw the surprise on the veteran's face, he couldn't help but scold: It's really unproductive, just such a little benefit fee will surprise him like this, he has never seen money in his life!

But when he saw the glittering gold coins in the old soldier's open palm, his mouth was also wide open, and he was speechless in surprise. At this time, he had long forgotten all about scolding the veteran, and he had become like this.

It is no wonder that these soldiers were so surprised, because this gold coin can be exchanged for ten silver coins, and ten silver coins can be exchanged for a hundred copper coins. Ordinary people spend only a few dozen copper coins a year, and they can't see silver coins, let alone gold coins.

These soldiers usually do not have a lot of military salaries, and they can get hundreds of copper coins a year, although they can be worth a few gold coins, but the expenses of ordinary times are almost all spent on money, where can they save up and exchange them for gold coins.

The city gate was about to be closed this evening, and the captain was just thinking about finding someone at random, extorting a few copper plates, and then taking the brothers out to drink a pot. I didn't expect to drag someone casually, and as soon as I made a move, it was a gold coin, which was enough for their monk to drink for half a year, can you not be surprised!

Xiao Rui didn't know that he just took out a gold coin casually and gave others such a big surprise. Because there are more gold coins in his storage ring. As the former first national teacher of the Holy Heaven Empire, his wealth naturally increased, not to mention that the princess Duan Fei was his woman.

And when he came here, he didn't know what kind of currency was used here. He had no other money on him except gold coins, so he had to use gold coins to pass away.

After sending those soldiers, Xiao Rui strolled through the streets of Chengzhou County, but he was at a loss in his heart, because he didn't know what he should do next and how to find Song Defei.

Walking all the way, Xiao Rui's eyes also looked around. This is just a county seat, although the city walls are tall enough, but compared with the big cities that Xiao Rui has seen, the prosperity is still far behind.

Of course, Xiao Rui didn't come to play, so he didn't care about any of this. After turning around for a while, I found a tavern and sat down, ordered two side dishes, two bowls of rice, and ate slowly.

While eating, suddenly there was a burst of laughter from outside the tavern, and then a group of people entered, all of them well-dressed men. The men laughed loudly, and when they came in, they found the largest table and sat down, and told the shopkeeper to bring good food and wine quickly.

Xiao Rui only ate his own food, and did not take these people to heart. But the people at the table were talking and laughing, and suddenly they all fell silent, and their eyes all looked at Xiao Rui.

One of them said something in the ear of the other, and the man's eyes immediately showed a fine light after hearing it, although it was only a fleeting moment, but it was still full of power, and he was obviously a practitioner. Then, the man got up and walked towards Xiao Rui.

Although Xiao Rui has been eating, the changes around him are within the scope of his observation. When he saw the man walking towards him, he couldn't help frowning slightly, because he didn't want others to make trouble while he was eating.

But the man seemed to have come to have a special place to get along with him, and after coming over, he sat directly opposite Xiao Rui. Seeing that Xiao Rui still ignored him, he still used chopsticks to pick up the vegetables, and even reached out to cover the dishes, and at the same time glared at Xiao Rui with angry eyes.

Xiao Rui raised his eyes and glanced at the other party, this is a strong man about thirty years old. The appearance is mighty, the figure is also very strong, and the big hands are like a fan, so they can hold the plate with one hand. Looking at the other party's big copper bell-like eyes, Xiao Rui's expression was still calm: "Please take your hand away, don't delay me from eating"

When the strong man heard this, he shook his head and said, "Do you want to eat? I think you should eat in another place! I heard from the brothers that you are a fugitive, so the captain of this school specially came to invite you to talk to the barracks!"

Xiao Rui listened, and then carefully observed the people at the table, and sure enough, he saw a few familiar faces inside, that is, the soldiers he met at the city gate, including the captain and the veteran.

However, they have all changed their clothes now, presumably because it is inconvenient to go out to drink without military uniforms, so they all wear civilian clothes. Xiao Rui didn't take these people seriously at first, so he ignored their appearances.

Now that this strong man came to the door, Xiao Rui saw that it was a group of soldiers who came to find trouble for him. Knowing the identities of these people, Xiao Rui couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart, he had just blackmailed once, and he just put up with it. But they still don't give up, but it's a bit excessive.

How did he know that the real cause of trouble was the gold coin he gave. Those soldiers had usually seen such a big hand, so they were all elated.

And the captain originally planned to invite his immediate boss to drink, but now that he has money, he naturally wants to show it. So he invited the captain of this order to come.

Unexpectedly, during this meal, he ran into Xiao Rui again, and thinking that this young man was generous, the captain told the captain. And when the lieutenant saw that Xiao Rui was alone and not very old, he became greedy in his heart and wanted to blackmail Xiao Rui again. (To be continued.) )

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