Qinglin City is located in the hinterland of Tianlin Country, there is no threat of big demons and beasts outside, there are no spirits and evil spirits inside, it is surrounded by continuous mountains in the north, Cangyun River in the south, Gyeonggi in the east, and Qingcang six counties in the west, with dense population and prosperous commerce.

Hundreds of years ago, Qinglin City had not yet developed, it was just an ordinary fishing and hunting town, and then it was ravaged by monsters in the water, and the flood washed away the city wall, and nearly half of the people were devoured, which was unbearable.

At the time of the melee in the Southern Regions, the royal family of the sect was unable to suppress the place, and a surviving teenager left his hometown alone with one sword in order to take revenge. After the tribulation of life and death, he rose in the army, and when he fought the decisive battle against the beast tide in Qingcang City, he single-handedly killed the three demon kings, and made great contributions to the Tianlin country, and finally sealed the marquis Qinglin, which was famous in the Three Kingdoms.

In recognition of his merits, the Nangong royal family built a stone city in the boy's hometown in the name of the marquis.

When Qinglin City was first built, the successful Qinglin Hou returned to his hometown alone, planted an acacia tree in the former dilapidated courtyard, and disappeared after getting drunk.

Some people say that Qinglin Hou is red and dusty, and he has traveled all over the world.

Some people say that Qinglin Hou was poisoned by the demon cultivators, and his remains were returned to dust.

Some people say that Qinglin Hou and his childhood sweetheart returned to seclusion and escaped from the world.

Some people also say that the Marquis of Qinglin died together with a certain god of water in order to avenge the revenge of the clan.

The royal family is silent, and the truth is coerced, making it difficult to distinguish, and in the end no one cares.

On the wide pipeline, the brute tiger drove the bronze chariot, and the two one-horned black oxen walked and stopped, moving forward slowly.

Su Mo sat in the inner compartment, lifted the curtain, looked at the rows of trees, and said with a smile: "I don't know which of the three thousand acacia trees was planted by Qinglin Hou back then?"

Mei Niang fiddled with the incense burner and asked, "Childe is very interested in this?"

"What if Qinglin Hou buried some treasure under that acacia tree? For example, let him become famous in the Southern Regions in just thirty years, the Qianyuan Secret Method?"

"This is easy to do, Childe, you give an order, let the brute tigers dig in this forest one by one, as long as they are not killed, they can be turned over in two or three days. ”

Su Mo said with a smile: "The dignified martial artist of the Three Realms is also a well-known figure in the loose cultivation, digging acacia trees all over the mountains, tsk, if people find out, isn't it good?"

Mei Niang thought for a while and said, "It's not good, why don't you let the wild tiger bring a mask and go back at night?"

The brute tiger shuddered, interrupted Su Mo and Mei Niang's ridicule, pointed ahead, and said, "Childe, there is Qinglin City in front." ”

Su Mo stretched his waist and said with a smile: "It's not easy, I've been walking for more than a month, and I've finally arrived!"

The brute tiger rode forward, through the tall north gate.

Entering the city, there is no noise as originally imagined, no one comes and goes, and there are no shops lined up, and there are treasures. As far as the eye can see, there are only a few hurried pedestrians on the street.

Even, on both sides of the street, there were many beggars groaning, seeing the sudden appearance of luxury cars, looking at them curiously and fearfully.

Su Mo frowned slightly, and asked, "Brute, are you sure we didn't go the wrong way?"

The brute tiger replied, "Childe, there must be no mistake. ”

Okay, the brute tiger has been here, he said that he was not wrong, Su Mo believed it.

The next journey was very smooth, and the group of three came to Mu Bai's mansion, in front of a courtyard covering an area of more than ten acres.

Mu Bai was wearing a robe, bowed down and said, "The subordinates are incompetent, so the son is tired!"

Su Mo got out of the car and said with a smile: "If you are incompetent, then don't I have no way to teach, son?"

Mu Bai knelt down and said in a deep voice: "My subordinates don't dare!"

Su Mo helped Mu Bai up and said with relief: "Everyone has their own strengths, you are not good at business, and the cultivation in the middle of Guanhai is still too low in Qinglin City, where the wealthy families are gathered, after all." ”

Mu Bai was puzzled: "What is the plan of the son?"

Su Mo pointed sideways.

Manhu patted his chest and said, "Brother Mu, don't worry, I, Manhu, will definitely assist you well!"

Mei Niang also walked over, hugged Su Mo's arm, and said with a smile: "The shadow guard will also divide half of the manpower and secretly lurk in Qinglin City to help you eliminate those difficult opponents." ”

Mu Bai shook his head and said, "Childe, I can handle it." ”

Su Mo patted him on the shoulder and said, "I know, but the plan has changed, in the next few years or even decades, Qinglin City will become our rear base camp, and there will be business dealings between Sunset City and Qingcang City one after another." Steady expansion is no longer for us. ”

Mu Bai said excitedly: "Childe ......"

"Don't, don't sell me, don't sell me, don't !!"

At this moment, a terrible scream came from behind.

Mu Bai frowned, looked up, and saw a middle-aged man in tattered clothes, forcibly dragging a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.

The girl's clothes were covered with patches, but they were clean, and she struggled hard to break the middle-aged man's hand.

It's a pity that the strength of the middle-aged man is obviously not something that the girl who has just grown up can resist, and even though she fell to the ground and rolled, she was still dragged by the man in front of the Mu family's mansion.

"Don't sell me, don't sell me!"

"I'm your father, if I don't sell you, we'll all starve to death!"

"I don't eat at home, I can earn you money!"

"You money-loser, who is enough to spend that little money you earn?Are you trying to starve me to death?!"

"You bastard, I don't have your father, my mother was sold by you to gamble, and now you want to sell me!"

"Smack!"

The middle-aged man was annoyed and angry, and slapped the girl in the face.

The girl's face was swollen, blood overflowed from the corners of her mouth, she no longer struggled, and her numb pupils were full of despair.

Su Mo said with interest: "What's going on?"

Mu Bai said helplessly: "Hui Gongzi, half a month ago, my subordinates bought an orphan who was resold in Chunyue Building, and the price was too high, and many people wanted to sell their children in the past few days." ”

Su Mo nodded and said, "It just so happens that we need to train people, so we might as well buy a little more and give it to Mei Niang for good training." Those who can practice practice, those who can practice martial arts, and those who don't have any talent for cultivation, teach some other means of making a living, and make good arrangements. It's all poor people, and it's better to follow us than to starve to death outside. ”

At this time, the middle-aged man bypassed the brute tiger and came to Mu Bai, bowed his waist and flattered: "Uncle Mu, do you still accept people?"

Su Mo made a look, Mu Bai's waist straightened, his eyes swept over the girl, and he shook his head and said, "It's too thin, at most seventy taels of silver." ”

"Ahh

"Heh, if it is normal times, the price is naturally expensive, but now there is a big demon in Cangyun River, and half of the southbound trade routes have been cut off, not to mention the yellow flower girl, that is, the Qing people who came out of the big red mansion, they can't sell it at a high price. ”

"It's... If it doesn't work, at least ninety taels of silver, sixty taels to repay debts, and thirty taels to turn over!"

"Then you go to Chunyue Tower to try your luck!"

The girl lay on the ground, motionless.

At this moment, a very beautiful woman walked up to her.

Mei Niang looked down at her.

She looked at Mei Niang.

Mei Niang stretched out her jade hand, gently picked up the girl's chin, and said with pity: "A hundred taels of silver, in order to refine the Mithril the size of a grain of rice, can barely be exchanged for a low-grade spirit stone, little girl, in their eyes, you are not even worth a spirit stone." Do you want to change your fate and make yourself less lowly?"

The girl's body trembled slightly, and her eyes showed hatred, as if she had used all her strength to bite out a word: "Think!"

Mei Niang took out a short sword, threw it on the ground, and said with a smile: "Kill him, I will teach you the method of cultivation, and make you a cultivator that everyone envies!"

The girl picked up the dagger and trembled.

Over there, the middle-aged man saw Mei Niang talking to his daughter, and immediately walked over with a shy face: "This lady, do you want this girl?" Let me tell you, this girl is very real, she can do any heavy work, as long as she is ninety taels of silver, she can sign the deed immediately, the deed of life and death!"

Mei Niang shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I want to buy her, but I don't plan to give you money." ”

The middle-aged man was furious, pointed at Mei Niang and yelled, "Don't give me money?

Mei Niang nodded and said seriously: "It's not to trick you, it's just that I want to give money to this girl!"

"I think you're looking for death!" The middle-aged man seemed to be insulted, his face turned red, he rolled up his sleeves, and made a desperate posture.

This kind of gambler who can sell his wife and daughter naturally does not have much blood, but he is very skilled at bluffing and scaring ordinary people.

It's a pity that he chose the wrong person.

"Poof!"

The dagger was stuck in the instep of his foot, and blood gushed out.

"Ahh

The middle-aged man looked down at the girl and clenched his fist and hammered it down.

"Poof!"

Another sword pierced the middle-aged man's wrist.

"Ah, you're going to kill your father!"

The middle-aged man howled miserably and kicked the girl away.

The girl clutched a short sword, wiped the blood on her face, crawled to the middle-aged man's side, pierced her ankle with a sword, flipped her wrist, and broke her tendons!

"Ahh

"Poof!"

"Xiaolan don't want it, Dad knows it's wrong!"

"Poof!"

"Xiaolan, Xiaolan, I'm your father! I'm your father! Don't kill me! You can't kill me!"

"Puff puff!"

With three swords in a row, the girl went crazy and cut off her biological father's limbs.

The middle-aged man cried and screamed, insulted and pleaded, and his face was covered with tears and snot.

Mei Niang beckoned gently, retrieved the short sword, and said lightly: "Okay, if you don't want to kill, forget it." ”

The girl was dazed at first, then frightened, and finally bit her lip and let out a low, suppressed whimper.