Early the next morning, the island was shrouded in morning fog as usual, and the sun was shining without heat in the extreme distance.

This was the same morning as usual, but the city of Turtle was fried.

There are no city walls or gates, only a few poles tens of meters high at the port location, on which are hung with ducts made of canvas to measure the direction and speed of the wind.

But at this moment, there are several good heads hanging on the high poles, and there are more notices posted on the news board on weekdays, to the effect that the unknown underworld forces are trying to occupy Yuanlong Island, and they have been ambushed by the Qingwei faction.

Sticking with this notice is also a notice of the Qingwei faction on the collection and payment of taxes and fees for each store this year, which clearly states that the Qingwei faction has recently been in charge of Tu, and the taxes and fees have been reduced to seventy percent for three years, and the taxes will be collected according to ninety percent after three years.

Everyone sighed in front of the notice, and one said: "The Qingwei faction is really a blockbuster, courageous, and courageous!" ”

The other said: "There is no way for good or evil, but people bring it on themselves." Lao Zhang, look at it, this Qingwei faction won't be lively for a few days. ”

The third person heard the two of them discuss, and immediately interjected: "Boss Li's words are bad, in my opinion, this Qingwei faction is not simple." This Yuanyu Island was originally the City Lord's Mansion, why was it suddenly accepted by the Qingwei faction? It's not that our city lord has lost the defeat. ”

Boss Li said: "What if you lose? As long as it is a competition in the same realm, those big guys still have to run out to manage? ”

Lao Zhang said: "It's hard to say, do you know what kind of temper the big guy has?" What if it's a calf protector? What do you say? ”

Boss Li didn't give Shopkeeper Sun a chance to speak at all, and said bluntly: "I don't think so, that person has made it clear, as long as he doesn't bully the small, there is a high probability that he won't care." Moreover, there are so many emergencies, even the big guys sometimes don't notice it. ”

Shopkeeper Sun shook his head wearing a hat and said, "In short, I don't think it's easy for the Qingwei faction, I think we should pay the taxes and fees." ”

Boss Li said: "You don't understand this, although the city lord lost the Turtle Island, but those people in the city lord's mansion can be willing?" Especially those who have been in charge of Turtle Island have to spit out the meat that has already eaten in their mouths. ”

At this time, another person in relatively plain clothes said: "I think so too, I think, this Turtle Island is not going to be peaceful." ”

Lao Zhang said: "Zhao Er, are you going to close the store?" I've been salivating over your shop for a long time? ”

Zhao Lao Er said: "Close a fart shop, don't you hear about wealth and danger?" Fighting life and death is the business of those people, we are just doing business, and whoever is in charge of the affairs will pay taxes to whom. ”

Shopkeeper Sun said: "So, you also have to pay taxes?" ”

Zhao Lao Er said: "Surrender, why don't you pay, we are seeking money, and we are not accomplices of anyone's family, as for those battles, it would be good to let the family send the city lord's mansion to participate in the peace." ”

Boss Li didn't want to continue talking to these short-sighted people, so he sighed and said, "You guys, you have to learn to stand in line." With that, he went out of the crowd and walked away on his own.

Lao Zhang said: "This old Li, you can participate blindly." Are we still standing in line as a trader? For the City Lord's Mansion, there is no such thing as us. With that, he also took his leave.

However, Shopkeeper Sun and Zhao Lao Er listened to the discussion in the crowd for a while before walking together in the direction of the acting house.

The name of Soul Island sounds terrifying, but the hall where the bandits on the island gather has a familiar name - the Hall of Righteousness.

On the main seat of the hall sat a white-faced scholar who had nothing to do with the bandits, and most of the people sitting on the two rows of seats on the left and right of the lower head were in line with the temperament of the bandits, some were one-eyed, some were fierce, some had a black face full of steel needles and beards, and some had obscene faces and sharp-beaked monkey cheeks.

Of course, a small number of people still look normal, such as a little lady with a good face and a graceful figure, a Taoist with a goatee dressed as a Taoist, and a red-faced man like an iron tower.

At this time, everyone was listening to the report of a minions in the foundation building period, who was one of the thieves who escaped from Turtle Island.

After this person gave a detailed account of all the experiences of that night, the bandit who looked like Hei Li Kui immediately shouted: "It's too much to deceive people! Leader, I will bring a standard of men and horses, and within three days I will kill none of the Qingwei factions. ”

The leader on the main seat muttered, "Revenge must be avenged, but it is not in a hurry. It's my negligence, this Qingwei faction is not as bullied as before. Let's let the City Lord's Mansion fight with it first, and we'll be ready to fall into the ground. ”

Hei Li Kui said: "Leader, when have we ever been bullied like this? ”

The leader said coldly: "Is it because my words are not clear?" ”

When Hei Li Kui heard this, he immediately knelt down with a puff and said, "The leader forgives the sin, I was abrupt." ”

The leader's face softened, and he said: "Since the Qingwei faction didn't mention our names, it saved us a little face, if a few more people folded in, what do you guess the Qingwei faction would do?" At that time, I'm afraid we will become the sword of the City Lord's Mansion. ”

Hei Li Kui said: "Yes, what the leader said is right. ”

The leader didn't look at him, but looked at the place outside the door of the hall, and said as if talking to himself: "The Qingwei faction is still too unfamiliar, and the spies who are about to double the number of spies on Yuandang Island, I need to know all the news about the Qingwei faction, including how much salt they put in their meals and how much they pulled in the toilet." ”

The graceful woman stood up and saluted, and said, "The concubine is commanded." ”

Turtle Island, the shop of the castle lord's mansion, the back hall.

Shopkeeper Wu sat on a Taishi chair, gently stroking a white long-haired civet cat, with a worried face. The cup of tea on the table was already cold.

He was thinking about the letter that the head of the family wrote to him, what is the full power to dispose of, and what is the meaning of gain and loss, which is obviously to take the blame for the accident, but what can he do?

He remembered clearly what his face was when he knew that he was going to hand over the island.

Now the head of the family doesn't want to lose the face of the city lord's mansion, and he doesn't want to lose his inside. On the contrary, it was an understatement of carte blanche to roast the shopkeeper of Turtle Island on the fire.

But looking at this trend, the Qingwei faction obviously no longer tolerates it, and he is a little careless, not to mention that the shopkeeper can't make it, even if there is no such guy to eat.

After all, his own family master is only the second-class steward of the City Lord's Mansion, and in the eyes of outsiders, he is naturally quite powerful, and even the entire Yuanlong Island was once under his control, but only he knows the taste.

No, everything was just a sign of it, and the head of the house took himself out first.

Shopkeeper Wu's brows furrowed even deeper.

At this moment, the young maid hurriedly came to the door of the back hall, knocked lightly on the door but did not come in, only said outside the door: "Master, the shopkeeper of the Yuan family asks to see me." ”