The entire Hongguang City is firmly under the control of the Xiling Xia family, whether it is a street or a narrow alley.

There is no corner that is out of the control of the Xia family.

Mo said that the second Xia Yizhang was only in charge of the family's business, and even if he was allowed to meddle in things such as city defense, there was no room for him to play at all.

This piece was eaten to death by the boss, that is, over the years, he carefully studied the situation of the Xia family, and only then did he have a little understanding.

But in fact, it is also very limited, after all, he is only responsible for business dealings, and he has to show that he is indifferent to family affairs, so he can't be too enthusiastic about the army and other things.

Those people in the family are all like human spirits, and if they haven't done anything yet, they will have a few more thoughts, and if it really happens, they can't keep him firmly in charge.

As far as it seems now, his disguise is still not good enough, or rather, he has always underestimated his father, the man who has been sitting in the position of the head of the Xiling Xia family for thirty years.

Not only that, his father Xia Mingguang is more ambitious than the previous generations of family heads, and he is also the generation of family heads with the strongest control over the family.

But Xia Yizhang knew very little about these, and the clan elders behind him would not talk to him about these things, and he had no interest in deliberately inquiring about them.

After all, when his father had an accident, he was only seven years old, and he was not impressed enough by what happened when he was a child.

Otherwise, he should know how good his father was.

At that time, the eldest was a little older, so the eldest knew more about his father, not in the mouth of others.

But over the years, he has controlled the family business, and it is not completely useless, but on the surface he still goes his own way, but secretly he investigates.

At least he has a little understanding of the city guards, and the military forces outside the city dare not interfere, but he can still do it inside the city.

As far as he got for the time being, he didn't expect it to be useful one day at first, but he just took precautions, but he didn't expect it to really come in handy now.

After landing lightly from the roof, the second child took a look at the surrounding situation, and when he saw that it was almost there, he raised his hand and beckoned.

Although he didn't look behind him, he knew that the man in black was behind him.

"This way. The second said in a low voice.

If that place went well, he should be able to hide in the city for quite some time, and it was a secret room he had built in the city.

Only the closest people know what happened back then, and they are not afraid that their father or eldest brother will know about it.

But at the same time, the second child has some other worries in his heart.

He had already seen the strength of the flat-topped king beside him, and even if it was ten, he was not an opponent.

Being by the side of such a dangerous person is tantamount to dancing with a wolf, and life is pinched in the palm of the other party's hand, and it is uneasy all the time.

I can't see anything now, because the two are grasshoppers on a rope, and the other party has to rely on him to have any hope of surviving in this Hongguang City.

After that, after he made proper arrangements, he went to a safe place and had no worries, and the two were alone again, could they still coexist in harmony?

Xia Yizhang muttered in his heart, and at the same time, his brain was racing rapidly, thinking of various plans.

It was dark and dark, and under the curtain of the sky, there were groups of soldiers walking with sonorous steps, each with torches in their hands.

Originally, they had always obeyed the orders of the eldest prince, but tonight was different from the past, and it was the head of the family who directly ordered them.

No matter how loyal his subordinates are, in the Hongguang City of the Xiling Xia family, they know who the real heaven is, and they will not be so naïve as to only listen to the orders of the eldest prince.

Even a stupid man would not have such an idea.

However, there are one or two people who can go to the eldest prince's mansion to report the news.

This kind of thing that both sides do not lose and can be slightly productive, they are willing to do.

It's a pity that they all failed, and the second strange point tonight is that something like this happened, and the eldest prince couldn't get out of the door.

I heard that he slept peacefully in the courtyard, could it be that the eldest prince didn't hear any news? There is no reason to let go of such a good one and suppress the other faction's opportunity.

Doubts are doubts, and the plans of the upper echelons are not something they can point fingers at, so they just swallow the doubts back into their stomachs.

Everyone worked hard all night, and when the morning light was faint, they still didn't find any trace of the second son and the man in black.

The chief of the city defense department, who had sworn to the head of the family, was a little worried at this moment.

Looking at the eldest prince's mansion again, he had already woken up after a full sleep and was punching in the courtyard.

Just as he was about to stop his hand and stand, under the pillar in front of him, the steward of the house walked with small steps.

Before he could get closer, he was already the first to speak: "Childe, the master is already outside the door, and he should have walked to the middle of the weeping flower gate at this time." ”

As the head of the family and the father of the eldest, Xia Mingguang came to see his son, obviously he didn't need to wait for the transmission, and he was directly led by the people in the mansion and came inside.

Only the one in charge should take a few steps to inform the boss.

"Okay, I'll go. The boss breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his head and straightened his collar and robe, and strode out of the door after finding that there was no problem.

Things were a little beyond his expectations, he thought that someone would come to tell him, but he didn't expect his father to come in person, but it was okay and didn't go in an uncontrollable direction.

By the time the boss walked to the pebble road, he had already seen his father's figure.

"Father. Taking two steps forward, the boss shouted with a smile like a spring breeze on his face.

"Well, come into the house, and have something to say to you for the Father's sake. Xia Mingguang's expression was flat, and he couldn't see anything.

After the two of them entered the house and sat down, Xia Mingguang didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "Your second brother has an accident." ”

At the right time, the boss showed just the right amount of surprise and said, "Second brother, what can happen to him?"

"It has been preliminarily determined that your second brother colluded with King Pingding to do something detrimental to the interests of the family, but now people are still fleeing, and they have not been caught for the time being. Xia Mingguang said softly.

"This shouldn't be, as far as I know, the second brother has been conscientious, dedicated himself to the family, and the business affairs are also watertight, even if there are some mistakes, it is a small hand. ”

"The young man spends a little more, and the son has also mentioned those things to his father euphemistically, but he has never found any signs of the second brother having dealings with the Pingding King. ”

In a few words, he showed his concern and disbelief as the boss, and his control as the temporary heir of the family, and even connected the communication between him and his father.

I haven't even let go of the events of the previous months, and I believe that even my father will not have any unnecessary doubts.

I couldn't find a better answer than this, if it weren't for the hypocrisy of my eldest brother who saw it last night, Xia Lingling, who was standing outside the door, thought so in her heart.

Just like the letters that she had shown before, on the surface, they were all proof that the second child was a young rich boy and spent a little more.

But in fact, if you don't look closely, your father may have been deceived.

"Hey, the family is unfortunate. Xia Mingguang simply shook his head.

After sighing, he didn't explain too much, and said directly: "I came for my father, I have something to explain to you." ”

"Father, you said. ”

"It has always been your duty to supervise the defense in the city, and now that a night has passed, there is no news of your second brother, I hope you will work harder. ”

"And you two brothers communicate a lot between each other on weekdays, but I, the father, have neglected the management of the second brother, so you work hard, think about where your second brother is most likely to hide. ”

"No problem, the child will do his best. "Boss, this can be regarded as a package ticket in front of Xia Mingguang.

"Okay, then get busy, there are still a bunch of things to deal with in my father's hands. "What should be told has been told, and what should be explained has been explained.

Standing up, Xia Mingguang left the room and walked outside.

Obviously, she didn't want to see her father in this position for the time being, so Xia Lingling hid in advance.

It didn't appear until his father's back disappeared and the eldest brother came out of the house.

"I wish my eldest brother all his wishes come true. Xia Lingling said with a smile in her eyebrows.

"No, it's you and I who make it happen. The boss turned around, looked at Xia Lingling and said.

Without dwelling too much on this, Xia Lingling asked instead: "According to the eldest brother, where will the second brother hide?"

"Without a search, all speech is utopian. The boss shook his head and said, "Let's go, go with the eldest brother to have a look." ”

......

Liu Yuan walked alone on the long street, obviously he didn't take the reminder of the guards in front of the city gate to heart.

However, his original idea of asking passers-by for information fell through, and those people were much more vigilant than he expected and were unwilling to communicate with him more.

So he can't help it, no, it's just a little troublesome.

It's just that everything is piled up together, and Liu Yuan's mind is a little messy for a while, and he needs to sort it out, prioritize it, and come one by one.

He carefully read the letter on the pigeon back and forth three times, and from Zheng Dongxi's words, he learned everything that happened at the Qingchuan Inn.

Obviously, the man who appeared unexpectedly was a member of the Demon Gate, and he came to the door for the matter of Dantang.

What I never expected was that the other party attached so much importance to it, and it was actually divided into two ways, no, maybe even more than two.

Fortunately, the other party is not an unreasonable person, and there is no big conflict with Zheng Dongxi.

In fact, in Zheng Dongxi's words, he ignored the matter of the big black table.

With this matter, Liu Yuan felt that the matter of Dan Tang was more urgent, so getting the help of the Xia family was the top priority, and he needed to deal with this matter as soon as possible.

However, soon when he was about to start the action, an unexpected surprise happened.

Life is always so changeable, if he was still in the inn, he would never have met it.

Xia Lingling followed a man in front of her, and when Liu Yuan saw her, the latter's eyes lit up, and he obviously saw Liu Yuan as well.

"Big brother, go over there, leave it to me here, it's more convenient for me to act alone. Xia Lingling whispered to the boss.

"Okay, let me know as soon as there is a situation. The boss didn't stop him, nodded in agreement, and walked out of the fork on the left.

After the eldest brother walked away, Xia Lingling and Liu Yuan tacitly walked to a small shop.

I found a private room upstairs and sat down in front and back.

"Succeeded?" Xia Lingling asked with a smile, the moment she saw Liu Yuan, she knew that the surprise she had said before was coming.

"Ah, it worked, you didn't embarrass my brother. Liu Yuan bowed slightly.

"How can it, when the city was broken, I was going to take him with me, but your brother didn't want to, he went on the road alone, and he didn't know where he went. Xia Lingling replied.

"That's good. Saying that, Liu Yuan asked the shopkeeper to bring a pen and paper, and began to write the secret book of 'Witch Annihilation' to Xia Lingling on the spot.

"I've brought you something, but I still have a small request, I hope Miss Xia can agree. After Liu Yuanmo finished writing, he took the cheats in his hand, looked at Xia Lingling and said.

"I'll hear it first. Xia Lingling was not in a hurry, since people and things were there, she couldn't run.

But in fact, she is still a little excited in her heart, whether she can turn over depends on this.

"I want to use the power of the Xia family to help me find out the news of the Demon Gate in the Southwest Dao. Liu Yuan spoke straightforwardly.

Before Xia Lingling could answer, she said, "I know that this matter is not easy, so I also brought back a very valuable piece of news as compensation." ”

Originally, she didn't plan to refuse, as long as she had the 'Witch Annihilation' cheats in hand, her status in the family would be immediately raised, but since the other party said that there was still news, she simply listened to it first.

Xia Lingling nodded, putting on a deferential posture.

"That's a coincidence. Xiao Chu's name, I don't know if Miss Xia knows?" asked Liu Yuan.

"The mainstay of the family, a fierce general, of course I know. Xia Lingling nodded, remembering what she had heard after returning home.

Xiao Chu and the others carried out the task of the family, but unfortunately sacrificed half of the people in the battle with the Pingding King.

The former's brother also died on the spot, but Xiao Chu was not reconciled, and still took him to the Holy Hand Sect in the hope of surviving.

"What about the news that Xiao Chu brought back?" Xia Lingling immediately understood and asked, if she only knew it from the mouth of the senior in front of her, she couldn't believe it too much, it was better that Xiao Chu himself was there.

"We went separate because of some accidents, why, hasn't he arrived yet?" asked Liu Yuan.

"No, I haven't heard of him coming home. Xia Lingling shook her head and said, "Okay, now let's say what you know." ”

"There is an inner ghost in your family, a high-ranking inner ghost. ”

"Who?" Xia Lingling frowned slightly, could it be that there was just something about the second brother, and this is going to happen again.

"The Xia family, the second son. Liu Yuan said in a voice transmission way.