How do I feel like I'm working overtime? Nangong Xiao quickly dispelled this ridiculous idea. Hugging his fists and saying: "This Taoist friend is invited, if there is something to discuss, I still hope to come in from the main gate, and Nangong will sweep the couch to greet him." He vaguely felt that this person's strength might be similar to Mu Jiuniang's.

"This is my territory, I ask you to answer, I hope your answer satisfies me." The man was not polite and straight to the point.

This is really a robber remark that has not been seen for a long time, and let's see whose family it is. Nangong Xiao mobilized the muscles of his whole body, and put his hands behind his back, feeling the position of the evil knife.

The man began to ask, "Who are you?" ”

"Nangong Xiao, a loose cultivation."

"Why are you here?"

"Looking for Xianyuan, I heard that there are people here who know where Xiuzhenfang City is."

"It's not bad to practice to the sixth level at this age. Any idea what you're getting involved in? ”

"Knowing some, but not all. It seems that Daoyou should be the cultivation force on the Zhou family's side. Nangong Xiao opened his mouth and said tentatively.

The man smiled and spoke again: "Resign from the Qiu family's errand, leave Sifang City, and now you will be fine." ”

"I haven't been able to get the map yet, I wonder if you can give it to me?"

"You're challenging my patience." The man spoke indifferently.

"Then I'm going to do it, after all, it's good for you."

The man was about to start when he heard the first half of the sentence, but the second half of the sentence made him a little interested. "Go on."

"Daoyou should be a representative of a certain sect or Xiuzhen family."

"Oh, why do you say that?"

"Just now I asked if you were the Zhou family's cultivation force, but I only smiled and didn't answer, even with a little arrogance. I know that the identity of the Taoist friend should be above the Zhou family. ”

"You're guessing a little bit." The man nodded.

"Since this is not just the Zhou family's own interests, the impact of what I do will naturally be different." Nangong Xiao said lightly: "One, the Qiu family does not have the idea of opposing the Zhou family, he should want to take refuge in you." ”

"You didn't go to his house last time, how did you know?" The man asked in surprise.

"The most obvious reason is the matter of Miss Qiu and Zhou Gongzi. To say that Qiu Chutian didn't know about this, then the name of this half of the city was too undeserved. But Qiu Chutian has been turning a blind eye. ”

"It's true that we also have speculations in this regard, but what is going on with this contest?"

"Qiu Chutian just wants to take refuge in you and your sect, not to be annexed by the Zhou family, after all, he has a son. He wants to find his place in the new forces, so he won't let the Zhou family swallow himself so smoothly. The identity of the son-in-law is an insurance. ”

The man nodded again.

"Two," Nangong Xiao said solemnly, "Your opponent is another force. The attack of the men in black on the outskirts should have been their doing. ”

"Ao, why didn't the Zhou family do it?"

"Being so close to Sifang City to kill people and plunder goods, others will think of the Zhou family as soon as possible, and it is really worth the loss to do so. After all, the competition is just to recruit sons-in-law, and there is no explicit order that the Zhou family cannot participate. The Zhou family can also help Daoyou complete this matter. ”

"That's right, but since everyone understands this truth, why would the other party do this?" The man continued to ask.

Because once the seeds of suspicion are planted, they are difficult to remove, and the other party should have planned to do such a few more robberies to let them take root. Unfortunately, I bumped into it, and wiped out most of the dead soldiers, and their plan fell through. ”

The man's brows furrowed, he still underestimated the other party's intentions, if he really let the other party succeed, the Qiu family would have a gap in his heart, and even if the Qiu family was in his pocket in the future, he would bury future troubles.

"Do you know who they are?" The man asked.

Nangong Xiao spread his hands: "I'm new here, how can I understand that step." "In my heart, this game is just a power game, and it has nothing to do with good and evil. I am a casual cultivator with no background, and if I find out that I leaked my secrets in the future, I am afraid that my life will be in danger.

The ......" man was silent for a moment, then turned to ask something else: "Is there a third point?" ”

"Yes, the third point is that maintaining the balance of power between the two families is the greatest benefit to you."

"What's the benefit of this, wouldn't it be more convenient for the Zhou family to manage the Sifang City?"

"It's true that if there is only one, the efficiency of integrated management is very high. But without the restraint of others, after the Zhou family is dominant, it is easy to become arrogant. The future may be difficult to manage. ”

"Besides, what if the strength of that dark place wants to rebel against the Zhou family? If it is two families, they can be vigilant and restrain each other. It would take several times as much energy and time for that force to succeed in its rebellion, which also gives you room for error. ”

The man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he encountered this casual cultivation analysis situation today, otherwise he would really make a lot of stinky chess on his side.

In fact, there is nothing in the family dominance, and this small scattered cultivator who can't even be found in Fang City is not clear, and his own sect is so lofty in the eyes of these small families.

It is irresistible.

But if there were other sects involved, it would be different.

The hidden force should be one of the other sects, as expected. After all, everyone is doing this kind of thing.

In this way, it is necessary to leave the Qiu family.

"You're very good, but it's a pity that I'm not a foundation building monk, so I can't be the master to accept you as a beginner. You continue to be the doorman of the Qiu family. But if you hear anything, let me know with this messenger. The usage is ......"

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Bang Bang Bang, the sound of the bamboo bang beating people regularly knocked on the street corner.

"Ah," Nangong Xiao lay on the soft big bed in the guest room as he wished, and made a satisfied voice. "It's finally gone, it's okay today, go to sleep."

The next day, Nangong Xiao got up early in the morning and went to yesterday's black market.

When I came to the streets and alleys near the river again, a glimmer of white light had just flashed on the horizon, and the night was even more intense. Dozens of stalls were lit up with paper-yellow lanterns, which added a bit of ghostly energy.

There are a lot of people on the black market, and things are still sold very miscellaneous, and there are even cereals, but the price is very low, and it is estimated that the source is not right. There is also a stall that specializes in selling breakfast, and looking at the frequency of collecting copper plates, I always feel that it is the one that makes the most money in this ghost market.

Nangong Xiao first browsed a few stalls casually, and then found the stall where he had exchanged for Lingyu last time.

It's a pity that I didn't get anything this time, and the stalls were full of ordinary products.

Although the start was not smooth, Nangong Xiao still patiently searched, Taobao is quite addictive to pick up leaks, this sentence is really good.

In less than half an hour, Nangong Xiao had already browsed most of the black market, but still found nothing. Just as he was about to come back tomorrow, a peach charm on a stall caught his attention.

The peach charm is reddish brown, the surface is pulp, smooth as jade, and the front is engraved with two ancient seal characters "Breaking the Evil". Turning to the back, a ferocious beast is carved.

Feel the mana fluctuations of the peach talisman, the middle is peaceful, and the sun is just yang. It should be against evil and ghostly things.

Immediately, Nangong Xiao paid thirty taels of silver. In the eyes of the stall owner who dominated the fat sheep, he bought the peach charm.