"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from Brother Xiao."

Hearing Xiao Ran's casual words, Gu You shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Almost, although it is impossible to start a war, there are already families united and ready to resist the Gu clan together." ”

"Now the ancient people are struggling in business."

"Tsk."

Hearing this, Xiao Ran sighed lightly, frowned and asked, "Then what do you think?" ”

"They are currently only fighting a business war, and in the commerce of Tiandu City, the only one who can confront the Gu Clan has not yet appeared, but now that they are united, they are already a force to be reckoned with."

Gu You frowned very rarely, and said: "The current Gu clan can't sit still, and even some industries belonging to the Gu clan are being harassed and disturbed by others. ”

"I mentioned to you before that I have already instructed good people to expand manpower."

Xiao Ran picked up the tea placed next to him, took a sip and said indifferently: "In less than a week, the prestige of Tiandu will probably be in Tiandu City, a little louder!" ”

"The real thing about going to war can actually be put aside."

Gu You breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and immediately opened his mouth from another topic: "A few days ago, a mercenary group that a family has been funding was solved, but no one in the family in Tiandu City chose to use strength to solve this dispute, after all, this aspect of strength is relatively inappropriate. ”

"By the way, what is the name of the mercenary group funded by that family, Brother Xiao, have you heard of it?"

Gu You asked.

Eyes blinked.

"This."

Xiao Ran's face moved slightly, and he said with a chuckle: "There are some things that are too bright to say, but it is not appropriate." ”

"Hmm."

Hearing Xiao Ran's words, Gu You nodded and didn't say much.

"Still."

After a moment of silence, Xiao Ran changed the topic and asked, "It's inappropriate to sit still and wait to die, how are you going to resist?" ”

"Brother Xiao."

Gu You sighed heavily and asked, "Have you been free lately, can you help me take a look at the field?" ”

"Which of your venues do you need me to see?"

Xiao Ran asked, his fingers rhythmically tapping on the table, as if he was thinking.

"There is a spirit stone mine outside Tiandu City, and the Li family's people have been a little diligent in harassing it recently, not to mention that it is a spirit stone mine, I can't choose to ignore it."

Gu You was silent for a moment before he spoke: "If Brother Xiao can, I hope you can help me go to the mine to guard the mine." ”

"It doesn't hurt."

Xiao Ran opened his mouth to agree, but instead continued: "But when my sky has a certain climate, I will send someone to replace me, how about it?" ”

"This is naturally okay, I have been bothering Brother Xiao to guard it personally, and it has also made me feel calm."

Hearing this, Gu You smiled bitterly.

"Don't say this, if you hadn't invited me to Tiandu City in the first place, maybe I'm in Tiandu City now, and I'm struggling!"

Xiao Ran smiled and spoke, although there was a void in his words, it was not bad.

With Xiao Ran's ability, he broke into Tiandu City alone, although it may be difficult at first, but with his strength, it is not difficult to gain a firm foothold in Tiandu City in the long run.

However, as the saying goes, when you go out and rely on your friends, Xiao Ran now does not regret that she chose to grab the Spirit Yuan Fruit with Gu You in the Ancient Demon Forest.

Of course, in a sense, the biggest beneficiary of the original Lingyuan Fruit incident was only Xiao Ran.

"Haha."

Gu You chuckled twice, Xiao Ran also felt that there was nothing to talk about for the time being, and after determining the location of the spirit stone mine, he walked out of the study and took Ao Xiaohan to Qingyang Tower to rest.

Nothing was said all night.

Following.

After Xiao Ran left the Qingyang Tower, with the help of Ao Qing's ability, he found Liu Kai, who was recruiting people, and briefly explained the matter of the spirit stone mine, Liu Kai continued to be busy recruiting manpower, and Xiao Ran spent the price of a spirit stone to buy a snow-white horse.

Sitting on the horse, Xiao Ran didn't have much ignorance, he had practiced equestrianism in Lanxing, after all, he was a person who was quick to accept new things.

With a flick of the horsewhip, the snow-white horse galloped, leaving Tiandu City with Xiao Ran, and heading towards the spirit stone mine of the ancient clan.

The ancient clan's spirit stone mine was near the mountain range outside Tiandu City, and by the time Xiao Ran arrived at the mine, it was already noon.

Bang bang bang.

The horse's hooves moved slowly, and Xiao Ran jumped down and led the snow-white horse into the mine.

The dust was flying, which made Xiao Ran subconsciously move his nose, squinted his eyes, and said to himself: "The mine, there is really no clean place." ”

"Who are you?"

When Xiao Ran stepped into the spirit stone mine, he was held by a man with a spear on his neck and asked: "This is the territory of the Gu clan, outsiders are not allowed to enter, otherwise, you will be killed!" ”

"Under Xiao Ran."

Xiao Ran raised his eyes slightly, looked at the man holding a spear in front of him, and said lightly: "Entrusted by Gu You, I just helped him look at the field." ”

"Ancient Tour?"

The man's brows curled slightly: "The Gu You you are talking about, but the new patriarch of our Gu clan?" ”

"That's right."

Xiao Ran nodded, stretched out two fingers to clamp the spear, and said with a chuckle: "Don't show off in front of me like you, Lao Tzu can't look down on it." ”

"You!"

When the man heard Xiao Ran's words, although he was a little angry, he still suppressed it, after all, the man in front of him was the one who was photographed by the patriarch to suppress the spirit stone mine.

"I need to confirm your identity."

The man opened his mouth suspiciously, took out an urgent chicken feather letter from his pocket, spread it out, and looked at Xiao Ran again, then withdrew the spear, and said to Xiao Ran respectfully: "In Xia Guyan, he is the person in charge of this spirit stone mine. ”

"Brother Xiao, I was offended just now."

"I can afford to put it down."

Xiao Ran squinted his eyes, nodded in response, and then handed the rope holding the horse to Gu Yan in front of him, and walked around the mine casually, and after a general understanding, he turned around and looked at Gu Yan who was following him, and asked, "You are a monk who cultivates the sixth layer of the Qi Realm, can you say that you are the only guard in this mine?" ”

Hearing this, Gu Yan was a little embarrassed, but after being silent for a moment, he still spoke: "Well, at present, in the mine, the only one with combat effectiveness is the next person. ”

"Grass."

Xiao Ran subconsciously spoke, his face was a little pale, but he still eased up, and said to Gu Yan: "Why aren't there more guards in such an important place?" Even if the ancient clan doesn't pay attention to cultivation now, the problem of guarding must be solved! ”

Xiao Ran spoke very seriously, after all, he thought very simply at the beginning, there were originally some guards here, and after solving some troubles by himself, let the personnel of the Tiandu add some of them, and this place can be regarded as complete.

But in the current situation, the manpower recruited by Liu Kai for a week will be consumed at least half of this spirit stone mine.

"This."

Hearing Xiao Ran's words, Gu Yan was stunned, but he didn't speak, just looked at Xiao Ran in front of him.

Sensing this reaction, Xiao Ran only smiled helplessly, then waved his hand, and said indifferently: "Let's discuss it again." ”

"Yes."

Gu Yan pursed his lips lightly, his eyes rolled, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Gu Yan arranged a place for Xiao Ran to rest, Xiao Ran looked at the decoration in the tent in front of him, and thought to himself that this was probably the "luxurious" boundary in this mine.

No matter how much Xiao Ran said just now, he could be regarded as having almost visited the entire spiritual stone mine, and he also had a general understanding of this place.

Sitting at the long table in the room, with the map around the spirit stone mine in front of him, Xiao Ran frowned, and sat like this for a day.

As the sun set, Xiao Ran moved his shoulders, and he now had signs of action.

Walking out of the tent and watching the workers who had finished working in the mine return to the tent to rest, Xiao Ran's face was calm, and there was no word to describe his current mood, just watched silently and waited until late at night.

After late at night, Xiao Ran walked back to the tent, looked at the candlelight, and fell asleep.

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, Xiao Ran woke up from his dream, walked out of the tent, turned over on the white horse, and went directly out of the mine.

Looking at the back of Xiao Ran leaving, Gu Yannuo thought about it.

"Lord Guyan."

Ma Zai, who was beside Gu Yan, said in confusion: "Is this person leaving?" ”

"I don't know."

Gu Yan shook his head, and then added: "But don't ask more, talk less, and do more." ”

"Yes."

Gu Yan's horse boy nodded again and again, but he was muttering to himself in his heart;

The work in the mines is what those workers should do, and what can they do?

At noon, Xiao Ran rode back on a white horse, and when he saw Gu Yan and the horse boy beside him, his face moved slightly: "What is the person next to you doing?" ”

"He's my retinue, and he's mainly running here with me."

Gu Yan hurriedly responded.

He still hasn't figured out the style of Xiao Ran in front of him, and he doesn't dare to relax, so he can only make himself look a little active.

"Oh, apart from the workers who work in the mine every day, the rest of the idlers, etc., how many people are there in this mine?"

Xiao Ran spoke, and as he spoke, he glanced at the horse boy beside Gu Yan.

"This."

Gu Yan secretly gasped, thought for a while, and replied, "There are about thirty people. ”

"Well, almost."

Xiao Ran nodded, he knew that Gu Yan in front of him was not lying.

Although Xiao Ran sat in the tent all day yesterday and thought, Ao Qing was free.

Ao Qing has already turned the inside and out of this mine upside down, and he naturally knows very well which people are working and which people are idle idlers.

When Ao Qing reported these things to Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran's heart sprouted an idea.

If you want to improve your strength collectively, it is the most stupid way, and it is thankless, so it is better to use some bad moves.

And the damage trick that Xiao Ran came up with was to lay an ambush and trap near this spirit stone mine!

With these, as long as the guys who came to harass the mine were not attacking in a big way, those ambushes and traps could at least drag on for a while......

After determining this idea, Xiao Ran kept thinking about where to bury the mechanism and ambush, and even rode a white horse to the field early in the morning.

Xiao Ran, who came back from riding a horse at noon, naturally wanted to carry out this action thoroughly!