"Xu Ran !?"

The voice that came from the courtyard gate was obviously insisted on by spiritual power, and the voice was loud, passing through the three courtyard gates and entering everyone's ears.

And the moment he heard the name, Song Qingqing's face changed significantly.

She didn't care about being jealous of Rui Xiaozhu anymore, as soon as the sword turned around, she was almost about to walk towards the courtyard gate, looking like she was going to fight with the other party.

When Chu Qingxiao heard this name, he just felt familiar, and he hadn't reacted yet.

But seeing Song Qingqing's reaction, he suddenly remembered that Song Qingqing had mentioned this person to him when he first met.

Xu Ran is the son of Xu Zhiru, the previous city lord of Jianyue City.

At that time, Jianyue City was framed by the imperial court, and King Wu sent the city lord of Biyun City to besiege Jianyue City.

Then Xu Ran confessed to the court's false accusations against Song Guicheng and others, and even went to Tailin City in person to count the evidence of Song Guicheng and others' rebellion in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.

Relying on these, Xu Ran was also appreciated by the imperial court and was re-named the city lord of Jianyue City.

Song Qingqing and the others were dissatisfied with Xu Ran's reluctance and secretly survived, and escaped from Jianyue City.

Twelve years have passed, and the remnants of Jianyue City in the Song Qingqing Dynasty have hidden their identities very deeply in southern Xinjiang, and almost no flaws have been revealed, and the only thing that may attract the attention of the imperial court and people with hearts is only the matter of Jiannu City.

But I'm afraid that only Xiang An knows that this matter was done by Chu Qingxiao.

Thinking about it like this, Xu Ran suddenly came to visit, I am afraid that Xiang An is also controlled behind the scenes.

Chu Qingxiao's heart sank when he thought of this.

Not only because the person who came from Xu Ran at this moment is not good, but also because of ......

When we met today, although the conversation between him and Xiang An was not pleasant, at least he still remembered the old feelings in and out of the words.

And Jianyue City is thousands of miles away from Tianhang Mountain, even if the negotiation between Chu Qingxiao and Xiang An broke down today, Xiang An wanted to find another means to contain Chu Qingxiao, and Xu Ran, who was thousands of miles away, would not be able to arrive so quickly.

Obviously, before talking to Chu Qingxiao, he had already found a backhand.

Thinking of this, Chu Qingxiao couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Probably just like Rui Xiaozhu said, twelve years can change a lot of things, and many people can no longer look at it with the eyes of twelve years ago.

Although Chu Qingxiao understands this truth.

can intrigue with a close friend many years ago, which has already made Chu Qingxiao's heart flushed.

But he quickly suppressed the discomfort.

He hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Song Qingqing: "Qingqing, you can't show up!" ”

"Why? Do you know how many of my people that bastard killed? We've been planning how to dive over the years

Enter Jianyue City and kill him, and today he will send him to the door by himself, and I will definitely cut him with a thousand knives! Song Qingqing obviously lost her mind, she roared angrily, and she was about to break free of Chu Qingxiao's hand.

Where did Chu Qingxiao dare to let her come nonsense, he hurriedly reached out and grabbed her shoulders, looked at her and said, "Qingqing, calm down!" ”

"We don't know Xu Ran's strength, and we don't know how many people he has with him, and we don't know if he can beat him."

"Even if we can really kill him, this is a hanging city, with many ears and eyes, and once it is known, we will not escape our doom."

"Then who will wash away the wrongs suffered by your father back then? Where are the living remnants of the sword armor going? ”

Chu Qingxiao's series of questions made Song Qingqing's body tremble, the anger on his face subsided a lot, and the whole person calmed down.

She lowered her head and was silent for a while, then looked up at Chu Qingxiao: "I'll go with you, don't worry, I won't mess around." ”

"But......" Chu Qingxiao hesitated and was about to say something.

"Don't worry, I was only seven or eight years old when I left Wuling City, and now more than ten years have passed, and he can't recognize me." Song Qingqing said.

Chu Qingxiao saw her resolute attitude, thought for a while, and finally didn't stop her, but just advised: "Everything must be considered in the long run, not impulsive." ”

……

Xu Ran's sudden visit made a lot of noise, and everyone who was already resting in the house also woke up one after another.

The other party was obviously not good, and everyone also gathered around.

But Chu Qingxiao thought about it, and felt that it was suspected of not recruiting himself if he was so excited, so he simply let everyone wait in the courtyard to see what was happening, and he took Song Qingqing and Rui Xiaozhu to Yingmen.

Soon the three of them opened the courtyard door.

I saw seven or eight figures standing outside the door, most of them carrying long swords, and their spirits were magnificent.

The leader was a man of seven feet tall, who looked to be fifty years old, with white temples and some traces of time on his face, but his temperament was calm and he did not show fatigue.

Chu Qingxiao glanced at the person in charge, and felt a little strange in his heart, so he looked sideways at Song Qingqing, only to see the girl nodding at him imperceptibly.

Only then did he determine that this man was the current city lord of Jianyue City, Xu Ran.

But in his heart, he secretly felt strange.

In the past, when I heard Song Qingqing talk about this matter, he said that Xu Ran should be in his early forties, and he should be a person who practices martial arts, and he should be upright and prime.

But at this moment, the man in front of him is not old and decrepit, although he is full of momentum, but he doesn't look like a man about forty years old.

Xu Ran was the only one in the group who did not wear a weapon.

After Chu Qingxiao appeared, his eyes were always on Chu Qingxiao's body.

Looking up and down, for a moment.

After a while, he looked away at the two beside Chu Qingxiao.

When his eyes came to Song Qingqing's body, his body was obviously stunned, but he quickly reined in his abnormal state, turned to look at Chu Qingxiao again, and said with a smile.

"Your Excellency should be Chu Qingxiao and Chu Gongzi, right?"

"I took the liberty to visit late at night, and I hope that Mr. Chu will forgive me."

Of course, Chu Qingxiao would not be deceived by the other party's polite opening remarks, so he relaxed his vigilance, he returned the salute without being salty, and then said.

"The city lord of Xu, as the city lord of Jianyue City, is thousands of miles away, and he has worked tirelessly to come to this Tianhang City in southern Xinjiang and visit him, which really confuses him."

"I don't seem to have any old acquaintances with the city lord, and I ask the city lord to clarify the intention of visiting."

When Xu Ran heard this, he didn't answer this question, but looked behind Chu Qingxiao and said, "Young Master Chu also knows that we have come from afar, and we are in the dust, I don't know if you can invite us to sit down in the mansion and talk about our intentions in detail?" ”

There is still Xu Dangren living in the courtyard, Xu Ran may not recognize Song Qingqing, who has grown up many years later, but it is impossible not to recognize Xu Dangren, if he sees it, the crime of destroying Sword Slave City will not be washed away.

Chu Qingxiao naturally would not agree.

He said: "It's dark at night, and the family members have already slept, so if there is anything about the city lord of Xu, let's talk about it here." ”

"Besides, I don't know anything about the city lord of Xu, and I don't know what the city lord's temperament is, so I don't dare to take risks with the old and young in the family, for fear of luring wolves into the house."

Chu Qingxiao's words were extremely polite, and he almost pointed at Xu Ran's face and scolded him for being a thief.

Hearing this, a red-clothed girl behind Xu Ran suddenly turned indignant, raised her sword and stepped forward and said, "Bastard, my father is the city lord of the dignified Sword Yue City, you dare to humiliate you like this!" I'm going to cut off your head! ”

The girl was obviously not deeply involved in the world, and as she said this, she was about to step forward in anger.

Song Qingqing and Rui Xiaozhu behind Chu Qingxiao both stared, and the qi machine locked the girl, as long as the other party dared to be unfavorable to Chu Qingxiao, the two would repel the girl at the first time.

"Xu Yixiu! Don't mess around! But before the two of them could make a move, Xu Ran let out a low cry and stopped the girl.

Xu Yixiu's face was unwilling, but she didn't dare to disobey her father, so she could only retreat with an angry face.

Xu Ran looked up at Chu Qingxiao at this time, he was still smiling, and he was not a little unhappy with Chu Qingxiao's secret scolding.

He arched his hand and said: "Since Chu Gongzi feels inconvenient, then Xu Ran will not force it." ”

"I can't hide it, I took the liberty to visit today, just to retrieve something from Mr. Chu."

"What?" Chu Qingxiao frowned and asked.

"Twelve years ago, Song Guicheng handed over to Chu Gongzi, which should have belonged to Jianyue City's ......"

"Dragon Seal!"