The door of the City Lord's Mansion slowly opened in front of Liu Feng, and Liu Feng was led to Di Tian's study.

Di Tianzheng was sitting at his desk, holding a book in his hand, and was reading intently.

Hearing the footsteps, he raised his head, his gaze swept over Liu Feng, and said lightly:

"Young Master Liu, you're here."

Liu Feng bowed and replied respectfully:

"Lord of the city, Liu Feng has something important to report."

Di Tian put down the book in his hand, waved his hand, motioned for Liu Feng to sit down, and asked:

"What's the matter with Young Master Liu?"

Liu Feng took out the token from his arms, held it in both hands, and handed it to Di Tian:

"Lord of the City, this is a token from the Sunset Racecourse in the Western Regions, and Liu Feng has come to present it."

Di Tian took the token, his eyes swept over the token, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He didn't expect Liu Feng to get such a thing.

Seeing that Di Tian was interested in the token, Liu Feng was secretly happy in his heart, and continued:

"City Lord, although the purpose of this token is unknown, Liu Feng believes that with the vision and insight of the City Lord, he will definitely be able to see the extraordinaryness of this token!"

Di Tian nodded, he was indeed curious about this token.

Who knows the reputation of the Sunset Racecourse in the Western Regions, and also knows that their treasure foal is worth a lot of money, this token may really bring him unexpected benefits!

"Young Master Liu, how did you get this token?"

Di Tian asked.

Liu Feng replied truthfully according to Zhao Rang's instructions:

"This token was obtained by Liu Feng from a friend. He told me that although the purpose of this token is unknown, it is from the Sunset Racecourse in the Western Regions, and it must be an extraordinary product! ”

When Di Tian heard this, he became interested in Zhao Rang. He asked:

"Who is this friend of Liu Gongzi?"

Liu Feng replied:

"His name is Zhao Rang, and he is a customer that Liu Feng met in his own framing shop, and this person seems to know a lot about the Sunset Horse Farm in the Western Regions."

In Di Tian's eyes, the vigilance passed like a meteor, fleeting.

For Zhao Rang, Di Tian is naturally no stranger.

"Zhao Rang?"

Di Tian repeated softly.

Liu Feng stood in front of Di Tian, but his heart had already begun to turn over the river and the sea, so he had to muster up the courage to continue:

"Yes, Lord Castle. Zhao Rang seems to know a lot about the Sunset Horse Farm in the Western Regions. He once told me that the token might have something to do with some kind of secret at Sunset Racecourse. ”

Di Tian bowed slightly, his eyes were like torches, and he stayed on Liu Feng's face for a moment, and then slowly spoke:

"Young Master Liu, you seem to have a very close relationship with this Zhao Rang Gongzi."

Liu Feng's heart tightened suddenly, and his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Di Tian's question is not as simple as it seems!

Liu Feng took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound more natural:

"Back to the city lord, Zhao Ranggongzi and I have no deep friendship. We only met by chance in a framing shop, and he was a researcher of calligraphy and painting, and we had an exchange about it. As for his relationship with Sunset Racecourse, I only know a little bit about it. ”

Di Tian didn't speak, and the atmosphere in the study suddenly became solemn, and there was an invisible pressure in the air.

Just when Liu Feng was in a dilemma, Di Tian suddenly spoke:

"Young Master Liu, I hope you can understand one thing."

"My trust in you is based on your loyalty to the City Lord's Mansion. If you hide something, or choose to betray, then that trust will cease to exist. ”

When Liu Feng heard this, he hurriedly knelt down in front of Di Tian, with a hint of pleading in his voice:

"Lord of the City, Liu Feng has no heart to hide! Xiao's understanding of Zhao Rang is indeed limited! He is secretive and has no trace of his origins, and I only know a thing or two from what he says......"

Di Tian knew that Liu Feng was not completely telling the truth, but as long as Liu Feng didn't do anything unfavorable to the City Lord's Mansion, he could not pursue these details for the time being.

Thinking of this, Di Tian nodded, motioned for Liu Feng to get up, and his voice returned to its previous calm:

"Liu Gongzi will go back first. I'll send someone to investigate this token. As for Zhao Rang......"

Speaking of this, Di Tian paused before continuing:

"As for Zhao Rang, I hope you can continue to keep in touch with him. You know what I mean? ”

Liu Fengru was pardoned, agreed again and again, got up and saluted respectfully, and then exited the study.

He knew very well that Di Tian was not a person who would be deceived.

The reason why I didn't continue to ask questions just now must be due to other reasons and plans.

Just as Liu Feng was about to walk out of the City Lord's Mansion, he was stopped by a guard:

"Young Master Liu, the city lord has an order to order you to go to the backyard."

Liu Feng's heart tightened, he didn't know why Di Tian suddenly called him back, but he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately followed the guards to the backyard.

In the backyard, Di Li was standing waiting for him.

Seeing this, Liu Feng's heart sank.

Di Li is Di Tian's younger brother, and he is a master who is even more difficult than Di Tian......

It was rumored that the two brothers were not on good terms, so Di Li had been doing business in the southland.

But Liu Feng knows very well that this is just for outsiders to see. Although the two brothers are separated, they are close to each other.

As the city lord of Zhenhai City in the north, stepping on the two boats in the north and south, he has to find some way to block the mouth of the people of the world.

But even he didn't know when Di Li returned to Zhenhai City!

Liu Feng didn't dare to slack off, and immediately bowed and saluted: "

I've seen Lord Dili. ”

Di Li nodded slightly, signaling that Liu Feng didn't need to be polite.

He glanced Liu Feng up and down, and said:

"Young Master Liu, my eldest brother is very interested in you."

Liu Feng's heart tightened when he heard this, and he didn't know what Di Li meant by this, so he had to reply cautiously:

"Thanks to the city lord's mistaken love, Liu Feng is grateful."

Di Li chuckled and said:

"Young Master Liu doesn't have to be nervous, my eldest brother just wants to know more about you. For example, the relationship between you and Zhao Rang. ”

Liu Feng's heart sank, and his brain turned quickly.

After a long time, he spoke:

"Back to Lord Di Li, I only met Zhao Rang Gongzi by chance, and I have no deep friendship. He is quite a researcher of calligraphy and painting, and we have had an exchange on this matter. As for his relationship with Sunset Racecourse, I only know a little bit about it. ”

This is the same as what he said with Di Tian before, and not even a word has changed!

Di Li frowned slightly when he heard this, he stared at Liu Feng's eyes for a moment, and repeated without changing a word in Di Tian's previous words:

"Young Master Liu, I hope you can understand one thing. My eldest brother's trust in you is based on your loyalty to him. If you hide something or betray him, then that trust will no longer exist. ”

Liu Feng knew that Di Li was warning himself, so he hurriedly confessed his guilt and said:

"Don't worry, Lord Dili, I have no intention of concealing it, and I will not betray the City Lord."

Di Li nodded and said:

"So much for the best. You go back, I'll deal with Zhao Rang's affairs. ”

Liu Feng knew that he had escaped for the time being...... But the next few days are likely to be even more difficult...... Once these two brothers find out something, he is afraid that he will die without a place to be buried.

However, to Liu Feng's surprise, Zhao Rang did not hide his whereabouts!

After a little inquiry, he learned about the inn where Zhao Rang was staying.

At this moment, Zhao Rang was sitting in a corner of the inquiry, leisurely looking out the window in a daze.

Seeing this, Liu Feng said with a complicated expression:

"Zhao Gongzi seems to be in a good mood!"

Zhao Rang withdrew his eyes, glanced at Liu Feng, hooked the corners of his mouth and said:

"Young Master Liu, is the City Lord's Mansion going well?"

Liu Feng smiled bitterly and said:

"Thanks to Zhao Gongzi, I'm still alive."

Zhao Rang chuckled when he heard this, and said:

"Liu Gongzi is really joking!"

Liu Feng couldn't help but ask:

"Zhao Gongzi acted like this, what is his plan? Or do you think you're being bullied?! ”

Zhao Rang did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically:

"Does Liu Gongzi know that the people of the Sunset Racecourse in the Western Regions suddenly appeared here?"

Liu Feng shook his head and said he didn't know.

Zhao Rang explained with a glance:

"The horses raised in the Sunset Horse Farm in the Western Regions are all good horses in a thousand miles. But recently, they suddenly became interested in the night vine, and bought a large number of them, even at the expense of coming from afar. ”

Liu Feng secretly thought that it was true that the nightshade vine was a rare medicinal material, but it was incomprehensible that the Western Regions Sunset Racecourse purchased a large number of nightshade vines.

Zhao Rang looked at Liu Feng and continued:

"I don't know what the nightshade is useful to them, but there must be a shocking secret behind it. Young Master Liu, do you want to know this secret? ”

Liu Feng was silent for a moment, then shook his head:

"Zhao Gongzi, I appreciate your kindness. But there are some things that I still don't know. ”

Zhao Rang was not surprised by Liu Feng's answer, and said slowly:

"Young Master Liu, do you know that there are some things in this world that you can't hide if you want to, and Di Tian will not let go of anyone who threatens them."

Liu Feng's heart sank, he knew that Zhao Rang was telling the truth.

"Zhao Gongzi, what exactly do you want me to do?"

Zhao Rang looked at Liu Feng, and a glint of appreciation flashed in his eyes:

"Liu Gongzi is really a smart person. I want you to find out what the use of the night vine is to the Sunset Racecourse in the Western Regions. With your ability, you'll be able to find some clues! ”

Liu Feng was silent for a moment, and then said:

"Zhao Gongzi, you are forcing me."

Zhao Rang did not deny it, and said with a smile:

"Of course, you can choose not to. But once you start something, there's no going back. What's more, those people in the Western Regions also know that the token will end up in your hands. Do you think they'll go to the City Lord's Mansion to ask for it, or will they just put their saber on your neck? ”

Those who know the times are Junjie, Liu Feng's heart sank, and said:

"Okay, I promise you."

After hearing this, Zhao Rang patted Liu Feng on the shoulder:

"Young Master Liu, you have to be careful in everything!"

That night, Di Li walked into his brother Di Tian's study here, and the first sentence made Di Tian's heart frightened.

"Big brother, those people from the Western Regions are dead."

When Di Tian heard this, he raised his head suddenly, and a trace of shock flashed in his eyes:

Are the people of the Western Regions dead? Are you sure? ”

Di Li nodded, his face solemn:

"I'm sure. I have sent people to search the entire Zhenhai City, but they have not found any trace of them. They took a team of horses, and even if they were going out of town, there should be a record, but there were no two ends, and the most likely result was that they were dead. ”

Di Tian was silent for a moment, and then asked:

"Where did they last go?"

Di Li replied:

"Seongnam antique shop. In the store, they also got into some arguments with the owner. ”

Di Tian continued to ask:

"Because of what?"

Di Li replied:

"The exact reason for this is not clear. It is said that it was because the people of the Western Regions wanted to exchange the horses for a thing, but the boss refused to sell them. ”

Di Tian's brows were tightly locked, and his heart was full of doubts. There must be some secret in this.

"What's that thing, so sought-after!"

Di Tian muttered to himself.

Di Li shook his head:

"I don't know."

Di Tian pondered for a moment and said to Di Li:

"The death of the people of the Western Regions, as well as that thing, seems to be related to Liu Feng. You go to him right now and see if you can pry his mouth open a few more inches! ”

Di Li nodded yes, but he was secretly pondering in his heart.

There is some kind of connection between Liu Feng and Zhao Rang, and he suspects that Zhao Rang may be behind all this.

Coming to Liu Feng's residence, Di Li asked as soon as he opened his mouth:

"Has Liu Gongzi ever been to an antique store in the south of the city?"

Liu Feng's heart tightened, but his face remained silent:

"Why did Lord Di Li say that?"

Di Li smiled coldly:

"Liu Gongzi doesn't have to hide it, I've already found it out. After an argument broke out in an antique shop, the group of Westerners disappeared. I want to ask Liu Gongzi, do you know where they went? ”

Liu Feng secretly complained in his heart, but he must not show any flaws at this time.

So he pretended to be calm and said:

"Lord Di Li, how can I have a dispute with the people of the Western Regions who I don't know before? I don't even know where they went! ”

Di Li stared at Liu Feng's eyes and said word by word:

"Young Master Liu, I hope you are telling the truth. If you hide something or have something to do with the death of the people of the Western Regions, I will never let you go! ”

Hearing this, Liu Feng hurriedly said:

"Master Di Li, I really don't know anything."

Di Li put down the cruel words, and turned to leave, leaving Liu Feng with palpitations.

This time, Di Li came just to probe and didn't have conclusive evidence, but Liu Feng also knew that his situation was getting more and more dangerous......

In a hurry, Liu Feng desperately wanted to find Zhao Rang and ask what was going on!

But when he came to the inn where Zhao Rang was staying again, he found that Zhao Rang had disappeared......

In desperation, he suddenly remembered a person - the owner of the antique store in the south of the city!

The owner is Di Tian's distant cousin, and this shop was opened under his care.

But for such relatives, the two brothers Di Tian and Di Li will not pay much attention to it. Therefore, this boss may know some inside information, and this person is within his control!

When Liu Feng arrives at the antique shop, the owner has turned into a cold corpse......

A knife cut his throat, with a flattering smile on his face, was obviously done by an acquaintance.

Liu Feng carefully broke the boss's finger and found that what he was holding tightly in his hand was a token-

It's exactly the same as the token he gave to Di Tian!

Liu Feng didn't know why this token appeared in the boss's hand, but he knew very well that it was not advisable to stay for a long time, so he hurriedly turned around and prepared to go out, but a wave of dizziness hit, and then he lost consciousness......

When he awoke, he found himself locked in a secret room.

The sound of footsteps came, but it was Di Li who came!

Di Li walked into the secret room and saw that Liu Feng had woken up, so he said coldly:

"Young Master Liu, I didn't expect us to meet here."

Liu Feng hurriedly said:

"Master Di Li, you misunderstood, the little one didn't do anything!"

Di Li sneered and said:

"Really? Liu Feng, you colluded with Zhao Rang to kill the owner of the antique shop, and stole back the token dedicated to my eldest brother, what a good calculation! ”

After all, he didn't give Liu Feng a chance to defend himself, and closed the dense iron door with a "bang" and left directly.

Liu Feng was locked up in the secret room for three days and three nights.

It wasn't until the early morning of the third day that the small window of the secret room was suddenly opened, and a tray was thrown from the outside, which contained a basin of water, two white-flour steamed buns, and a roast chicken.

In the blur, a black shadow flashed away, as if something had been stuffed into the belly of the roast chicken.

After making sure that the black shadow had gone away, Liu Feng cautiously walked to the tray, tore open the roast chicken, and found that there was a key and a note inside:

"The moon is falling and the sky is full of frost, and Jiang Feng is sleeping."

Liu Feng's heart moved, and he groped his way to the dense door and found a keyhole.

He inserted the key in, turned it carefully, and actually opened the lock of the secret room, and a breath of fresh air rushed to his face!

The night was like ink, Liu Feng looked up at the sky, only to see a bright moon hanging high, the stars dotted, and couldn't help but silently recite the poem on the note: "The moon falls and the sky is full of frost, and Jiang Feng is sleeping." ”

At the wharf of the water market, the air is filled with the smell of fishy fish and the smell of river water.

The fishing fires on the river swaying in the night, giving people a sense of warmth and hope. It echoes with the starlight in the sky, narrowing the distance between heaven and earth a lot.

Liu Feng's gaze swept carefully over each ship, and the secret behind the words and verses should be hidden in this piece of light.

His eyes were drawn to a small boat.

The boat is not big, but the fishing fire on the bow is unusually bright,

On the boat, an old fisherman is sorting out his fishing nets.

"Is this ship yes?"

The old fisherman nodded:

"Is there anything wrong with this son?"

Liu Feng stared at the fishing fire on the bow of the boat and said:

"I look at the whole water market horsehead, it belongs to your boat, and the fishing fire is very bright!"

When the old fisherman heard this, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes:

"Childe asked what this is for?"

Liu Feng pretended to be relaxed and said:

"This fishing fire is so bright, there must be something special about this son's Jude!"

The old fisherman said without being salty or light:

"This fishing fire was meant to attract fish. It does have another purpose tonight, though. ”

Liu Feng hurriedly asked:

"Uncle, can you tell me what is the use of this fishing fire tonight?"

The old fisherman pondered for a moment and said:

"Young man, why do you care about fishing and fire when boats come and go on this river?"

"The moon is falling and the sky is full of frost, Jiang Feng is sleeping!"

When the old fisherman heard this, he sighed and said:

"This fishing fire is an invitation from a friend. Whenever the fire was at its brightest, he would come to me. ”

Liu Feng was happy in his heart, who else could this friend in the fisherman's mouth be besides Zhao Rang?

But the old fisherman shook his head and said:

"I don't know his name, but he carries a knife with him! Are you really sure you want to meet him? ”

Liu Feng nodded frequently, and said firmly:

"Of course! Even if all the fishing fires on this river are extinguished, I will not leave! ”

The old fisherman looked at the sky and replied:

"Just wait, but it should be soon!"

Two hours passed quietly, and the night spread like thick ink, dyeing the whole world a deep blue and black.

The fishing fires on the river were extinguished one by one as time passed, as if the night was devouring them one by one.

The breeze blew, bringing the sound of rippling water, but it could not soothe the tension in Liu Feng's heart.

He stood on the shore, his eyes fixed on the river, waiting for Zhao Rang to appear.

Every small boat that passed by made Liu Feng's heart beat a little faster, and then gradually calmed down in disappointment...... Time seemed to become extraordinarily long in this moment, and every second seemed to be stretched into eternity.

Just then, a small boat slowly approached.

It did not swim down the river like other ships, but against the current.

Liu Feng's eyes suddenly lit up, and his nervous mood reached its peak.

The fishing fire at the bow of the boat is especially bright at night.

Liu Feng stood up, feeling that the moment he had been waiting for had finally arrived.

He watched as the boat approached, and a familiar figure appeared before his eyes.

"Zhao Gongzi!" Liu Feng exclaimed excitedly.

Zhao Rang waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Young Master Liu, don't you want to thank your life-saving benefactor?"