With such words, Zhuge Chen was mostly out of politeness. Moreover, City Lord Zhou's remarks did solve a lot of trouble for himself, and it should be so. If you still frown and speak coldly, it is a bit of a deliberate pretentiousness.

City Lord Zhou didn't know why the other party was like this, so he had to nod again and again, not daring to say anything.

Zhuge Chen smiled, straightened his waist again, and said: "I may have guessed that you in the words are me, and the person who is domineering is your son who was removed from one of my arms." How, understand the cause and effect of the matter. If you were to look at this matter objectively, who was right and who was wrong?"

After sighing, City Lord Zhou finally spoke: "My son is really wrong, I will definitely go to educate." Thank you, Immortal Master, for letting me know that I used to be so full of life. Although he is now the lord of the city, he is like a walking corpse. I only know how to win over relationships and accumulate heritage. But I have forgotten what the most important thing is. ”

With that, he bent to the end, and then prepared to take his leave.

However, Zhuge Chen stopped him: "City Lord Zhou, don't be in a hurry to leave, I still have something to ask for, I hope the city lord can help." Another person and I needed to rush to Gangyang City because of some things. I don't care, it's only three days' journey to brave the wind. But because of his fear of heights, the man could only ride in a carriage. I don't know if you can lend us one temporarily, or sell it to us directly, it's okay. ”

When the city lord heard this, he immediately said: "What is the immortal master doing so politely, it should be that I gave it to the two of you in order to apologize." I'll have the carriage brought to me later, no more than a pillar of incense. ”

Sure enough, I was only a pot of wine, and the coachman of the Zhou City Lord's family brought the carriage. Zhuge Chen and the rich merchant jumped into the carriage, and the latter said softly that he was tired, and then the coachman waved his whip and drove the carriage out of the city.

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In a blink of an eye, Yunmeng is the spring season of the year. On both sides of the official road, the grass is green, which is pleasing to the eye. Located in the south of the Yangtze River, the peach blossoms are already in full bloom. Many of the ladies in the city went on a youth tour, and children in the distance put paper kites, shouting and passing by the carriage. Had it not been for the quick sight of the coachman, who hastened to hold on to the reins, I am afraid that the wheels would have passed over the child's body.

Thanks to a false alarm, the driver exhaled a long breath and prepared to set off again. Unexpectedly, Zhuge Chen suddenly said: "I've been walking all morning for so long, let's rest for a while, eat something and continue on the road!"

With that, Zhuge Chen jumped out of the carriage, spread out the package he had brought down, took out many dry food snacks from the mustard seeds, and carefully placed them on it. The rich merchant came to his side and said, "Childe, if you want me to say that we should hurry up and get on the road." When I didn't go to Gangyang City for a day, my heart was empty and I couldn't let go. I'm afraid that only when I see my brother will I not be so worried. ”

Zhuge Chen smiled and comforted the other party: "Three meals a day are indispensable." Besides, the big brother of the coachman is already so tired, and if he is hungry, how can he continue to drive? Brother the coachman, you can come and eat too, it just so happens that I have some things to ask you. ”

The hungry coachman was not polite, and walked forward directly, sat down next to Zhuge Chen, and said, "Childe just ask, as long as I know, I will not hide it." ”

After Zhuge Chen handed over the special dim sum he bought from the extralegal land, he said: "We are still a few days away from Gangyang City, how many days are we still there? I am not from Yunmeng, and this person has been doing business in Dayan all the year round, so I am not particularly familiar with it. ”

When the coachman heard this, he stood up, looked at his surroundings, pondered for a moment, and then replied, "What's the matter, it must have five or six days." And I'm talking about the ideal situation, after all, the road is still rugged, and if you happen to encounter a heavy rain, you will have to double it. ”

I don't know if the coachman's mouth was lit up or what, but as soon as he finished speaking, the originally clear sky suddenly became cloudy. Before the three of them could react, the rain fell heavily. Zhuge Chen temporarily blocked it with sword qi to prevent the three of them from being drenched in soup. But the dirt under my feet was muddy, and it was a bit difficult to walk.

The rich merchant looked bitter, sighed, and then said: "God, is it so difficult for me to see my brother's corpse?

The coachman touched the corner of his eye, pulled out a large cigarette pouch from the placket of his coat, and said, "It can't be so accurate, right?"

The rich merchant turned his head and stared at the coachman viciously, as if he had some kind of deep hatred with the other party. Zhuge Chen hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and said: "What providence is not providential, it's just a rain." Don't talk so much now, hurry up and pack up your things, let's find a nearby city to take shelter from the rain first! Then wait for the rain to dry in the city, anyway, the weather is hot here in Yunmeng, and it will be about the same for two or three days. ”

The rich merchant drooped his head and said weakly: "That's it." ”

The three returned to the carriage and were driven by the coachman to find a nearby city. Fortunately, their current location is not remote, and in about half a day, they came to a city.

Under the city walls, many people were waiting there, and everyone was carrying a lot of large and small packages, and it seemed that they were all passers-by who had come here temporarily to take shelter from the rain.

Although Yunmeng's treasury is full and he spends a lot of money, he seems unwilling to do things that are truly beneficial to the people. Unlike the general merchants of Dayan, the official roads are built in all directions, even in the border villages, as long as you go out of the house, you can see the spacious avenues, at least you will not miss the itinerary because of a heavy rain. In Yunmeng, more than ninety percent of the wealth is held by people with high status. Therefore, the rich are not ordinary people, but a small group of people with status. This can explain why the scenery of the mountains is full of scenery along the way.

It is obvious that few people will dislike their own money and use it to benefit the people.

The carriage didn't move for a while, Zhuge Chen walked out of it, and sat side by side with the coachman in the robe, he looked at the long queue of many people in front of him and asked: "What is this for, why is a city so heavily guarded, and it has to be investigated one by one?"

The coachman moved to the side to prevent the rain from falling on Zhuge Chen's robe: "Childe doesn't know, this city is called Duanyang City." And in the north of the city, there is a Duanyang Sect on Duanyang Mountain, this sect is very powerful, it is very famous in our Yunmeng, and it can be regarded as the top five sects. Because of this, even the royal family has no right to interfere, just collect their annual tribute. In fact, it's just a matter on the surface, I heard people who know the inside story say that what the royal family eats every year has to be returned. There's no way, who said that the power of the Duanyang Sect is already big enough to be able to oppose the guest? But looking at it, the Duanyang Sect may have convulsed again. But I can only wait, thinking that it will be time for us in a while. Childe, go in first, it's still raining outside, don't catch a cold again. ”

Zhuge Chen smiled slightly, and had no thought of going back. Instead, he took off the flask from his waist, handed it to the coachman and said, "Thank you, but I'm a cultivator, so this cold is nothing." But look at you, you're shivering, come and take a sip of wine to warm up!"

The coachman looked grateful, but he couldn't say why, so he could only take the flask and say, "Childe, you are a good person, if only our one could be like you, it would be good." ”

When Zhuge Chen heard this, he laughed and said, "Don't worry, after you go back this time, that son-in-law brother will not dare to continue to be his own son." You keep the wine for now, and I'll go to the front and inquire. ”

After saying that, Zhuge Chen took out the oil-paper umbrella among the mustard seeds, got up and jumped out of the carriage. In the rain curtain, the Taoist robe was raised with the wind, and the tribe was long gone.