Chapter 17: Then to Han Shuang City
The rainy days of Jinmixing have a unique taste.
The day is like night, and the lightning is like arrows.
Lin Xi climbed onto the surface, raised his head to bathe in the wind and rain, opened his arms to embrace this kind nature, opened his eyes, his eyes were like torches, and everything he saw could penetrate everything within dozens of miles.
Lin Xi thought to himself, the reason why his eyes were able to see farther and clearer than before was perhaps due to the benefits of being tempered by darkness in the past six months, or perhaps it was the result of the cultivation of the Yuan Body to the ninth level, after all, the body's hearing, strength, speed and other aspects have been greatly improved, but compared to the progress of eyesight, it is only slightly insufficient.
Lin Xi walked in the rain, let the wind and rain blow his body, very comfortable, towards a mountain peak that seemed not far away, that peak was the No. 48 mine that had been in the past year, watching the mountain and running a dead horse is really true, it seems that the peak is not far away, and it is enough to walk from noon to dark.
Walking to the foot of the mine, the gate gate has been rebuilt, and there are four guards standing under the simple inky gate, all dressed in cyan iron armor, wearing helmets and holding cross spears.
"I used to be a miner in this mine, please inform the captain of the big brother guard, my name is Lin Xi", Lin Xi came to the mountain gate and said to the mine guard of Han Shuangcheng at the gate.
Soon after, I saw the guard who went to report and led a swarthy rough man out, the rough man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square face and thick lips, and a burly figure, which happened to be Lin Xi's acquaintance, and it was Captain Cao who brought Lin Xi to the mine for the first time.
"Haha, it's really Brother Lin, it's great, it's really good, you're okay, I'll just explain it to my young lady", Captain Cao said happily.
Standing in front of Captain Cao, Lin Xi was carrying a nearly six-foot shrouded weapon, his appearance was messy, his hair and beard were unkempt, and his whole body was soaked.
"Captain Cao, don't come to harm, I escaped in Xiafu, I don't know if the other brothers in the mine who met the enemy with me are okay?", Lin Xi said to Captain Cao, symbolically arched his hand, and Captain Cao immediately returned the salute.
"Oh, don't Brother Lin know? That night of fierce fighting, only Brother Lin survived, and the other mine brothers were all slaughtered by the damn Wangjia Water Village, when we came to collect the corpses, the bloody scene at the scene, even if I waited for a long time, I felt shocked", Captain Cao shook his head and said.
The guards outside the mountain gate heard the conversation between the two, both of them were suddenly solemn, their expressions were solemn, and the cross spear in their hands trembled slightly, as if they were holding hatred instead of weapons.
"Ah, the turtle bastard of Wang's Water Village is simply a terrorist, so what is the reaction of the Han City Lord? Such a big thing, doesn't he care?", Lin Xi heard that all the miner guards who had worked together for more than a year were slaughtered, and none of them were spared, and a sense of righteous indignation arose from his heart.
"Brother Lin, let's go back to the house first, you change your clothes first, there are some things that the city lord can't help himself," Captain Cao said.
When Captain Cao heard Lin Xi's inquiry, he couldn't reply in front of many subordinates, and when he saw Lin Xi's whole body wet, he invited him to come in and change his clothes before talking in detail.
Lin Xi and Captain Cao followed each other into the mountain gate, and there was a suspicious gaze in the guard at the door, watching Lin Xi's departing back until the two drifted apart.
The two of them came to the living area on the mountainside behind the mine, where the bluestone-paved ground in front of the house had been charred to black, and the old house had been renovated, but it still reflected the brutality of the arsonist that night.
Lin Xi cleaned and sorted out first, put on a splendid robe, and came to Captain Cao's residence, pushed the door to enter, and what caught his eye was a table and four rattan chairs in the middle of the living room, and then on the inside was a daily office bookcase, behind the bookcase was a hanging screen partition, and after the partition was a convenient bedroom, the furnishings and renovation had not changed, simple and simple.
Captain Cao invited Lin Xi in, and the two sat at the square table to drink tea together, the smoky tea was fragrant, and the cup was steaming.
"Brother Lin, don't blame, it's inconvenient for me to answer you in front of my subordinates what you asked just now", Cao Shuang rubbed his teacup and said: "Not only Wangjia Water Village, the coastal coastline has been blocked by Zhongshui Village for several years, and anyone can only enter and not go out, so the spies we sent out rarely come back, and we know very little about the current situation in Water Village", Cao Shuang's eyes flashed with a trace of worry, and he said indignantly: " The city lord and the two eastern and western city lords and the elders should have their own thoughts, and I don't want to say more, but if there is a war, I, Cao Shuang, will be the first to go to the front line."
At this time, Cao Shuang's eyes showed a fierce light, he bit his mouth tightly, holding the porcelain cup in his hand, due to excessive force, pinched out cracked fine lines, and water leaked on the table, Lin Xi saw it in his eyes, and sighed in his heart:
"This Cao Shuang seems to be four big and five coarse, but he is also a bold and careful person, with a loving and intentional temperament."
"Captain Cao Gao Yi, Lord Han and they are not ruthless people, they will definitely seek justice for the sacrificed brothers", Lin Xi comforted.
Lin Xi also recounted the fierce battle between himself and Wang Baichong, and later, the process of disappearing with the abyss giant scorpion, but he did not mention the incident after meeting the Golden Emperor.
Lin Xi learned from Cao Shuang's mouth that this time, Wangjia Shuizhai launched a sneak attack on sixty-three of the one hundred and one mines in the eastern mining area of Hanshuang City at the same time, which was unprecedented in the history of sneak attacks of this scale.
Although the losses of other mines are not as tragic as the No. 48 mine, there are still more than 8,000 brothers sacrificed in this battle in Hanshuang City, and countless people are disabled, and now there are still 30 mines in the hands of Wangjiashuizhai, and the armies of the two sides are facing each other in front of the No. 30 mine, a steep pass fortress called 'Luoqi Mountain'.
"By the way, Captain Cao, what are the changes in personnel this time, I want to go back to Han Shuangcheng, and I can also report my safety to Miss Han", Lin Xi asked.
"Oh, it just so happens, tomorrow is the time to change it, you are brought by me, and then taken away by me, it's really an endless fate, during the time you were missing, the most anxious thing was Miss, because I didn't see your body, she also personally ventured to this mine to find you", Cao Shuang rubbed his chin, the corners of his eyes slanted, and said slightly teasingly.
"Has Xiang'er been here?" Lin Xi asked in surprise, it stands to reason that as Han Xiang'er, it is impossible to be allowed to come here during this period of latent crisis.
"Well, just three months ago, I came with us to change our guards, and we searched for you in this barren mountain for a day, and later, we persuaded us again and again, so we left stupidly" Cao Shuang nodded and said.
After Lin Xi heard this, he couldn't help but be even more grateful to Han Xiang'er, and the two sat in this simple house and chatted until late at night.
In the afternoon of the next day, the guards from Han Shuang City were ushered in, and after Cao Shuang and the new guard captain completed the task of changing the guard together, they led Lin Xi and many miners who applied to return to the city, took the griffin, and flew back towards Han Shuangcheng non-stop.
After four days of flying, in the early morning of the fourth day, dawn broke, and everyone on the griffin saw Hanshuang City hidden in the mist in the distance, and as it approached, the outline of the city gradually became clear.
After the griffin landed, everyone got off the griffin and left in their respective directions, Lin Xi said goodbye to Cao Shuang, entered Hanshuang City, followed the city road, and walked in the direction of the city lord's mansion, the streets were still full of traffic, and the shops were bustling.
Lin Xi returned to Han Shuang City, carrying a long sword wrapped in cloth, walking on this familiar street, like an old friend who had reunited after a long farewell, he walked leisurely, and after having breakfast unhurriedly in Piaoxiang Building, he went to the City Lord's Mansion.
Coming to the gate of the city lord's mansion, the guards at the gate stepped forward for routine interrogation, and one of the older guards suddenly shouted loudly:
"Are you...... , are you Lin Gongzi?"
"Hehe, it's down there, can I go in?", Lin Xi asked with a smile.
The two guards were stunned as if they had seen a ghost, and they didn't interrogate again, as if they were thinking about something, Lin Xi saw this, so he smiled and walked towards the mansion, and didn't care about the two guards who were stunned.
The two guards naturally knew about the tragic battle of the No. 48 mine, and this Lin Xi was favored by Miss Han, and Miss Han proposed to look for it in person many times, which naturally attracted the attention of the people in the house.
Today, when the two of them suddenly saw Lin Xi who had come back from the dead, they were inevitably frightened in their hearts, and since then, the news that Lin Xi is alive has spread in the city lord's mansion.
Lin Xi entered the city lord's mansion, the atmosphere in the mansion was gloomy, the servants were solemn, the pedestrians were in a hurry, and there was no style of the mansion in the past, Lin Xi pulled a passing maid and asked:
"Is there something going on in the house today?, where is the young lady?".
"If you go back to your son, the person sent by the Wang family water village to negotiate entered the mansion early in the morning, and now she is in the main hall, and the young lady is also in the main hall", the maid bowed and replied.
Hearing the words of the maidservant, Lin Xi quickly shuttled through the corridor and walked towards the main hall, shaking the maid who came to her senses, looking at the back of the leaving, stunned in her heart.
Turning the last corner, I came to the square in front of the main hall, and saw the guards on both sides of the avenue in front of the hall standing neatly and solemnly, the guards on the left side wore cyan iron armor, wore helmets, and held cross spears, and the guards on the right side wore light bamboo armor, wore rattan helmets, and hung pointed scimitars on their waists.
There were hundreds of people on both sides, and they faced each other, and the swords were tense, and the square was silent, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze.
Now that Lin Xi has barely entered the Yuanxing Realm, plus the nine-grade Yuanshu body, he can feel that these guards are all masters in the middle and late stages of the Yuanxing, only the two leaders on both sides he can't see through, and it is estimated that they are the masters of the Yuanjun Realm.
Lin Xi crossed the avenue between the two teams of centaurs, came to the stairs in front of the main hall, and found a stone statue of a demonic beast leaning on his sleep, and did not enter the main hall recklessly.
Lin Xi glanced at the door of the palace and saw a fat and a thin two people serving on the side of the door, it was the two brothers Ai Fat and Ai Thin that Lin Xi had seen that night.
On the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion of Han Shuang City.
There was a person sitting on the main seat of the main hall, wearing a crown with his hair tied up, wearing a beast-patterned black robe, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a swarthy man who was nearly a foot tall, which was somewhat similar to Han Shuang and Han Jian.
On the left side of the case sat Han Jian, the lord of the West City, the second elder Han Mo, the representative of the second generation of the clan, Han Xuankun, and Han Xiang'er, and there were only two people sitting on the right side, the last of which was the young master of the Wang family's water village: Wang Bochong.
"Brother Han, hurry up and invite your eldest brother Han Shuang City Lord out, can you do such a big thing, Lord?", the gloomy man sitting at the head of the case on the right side said towards the lord, rubbing the teacup with his right hand, revealing the palm of the severed middle finger.
"Wang Wei, why can't my second brother be the master, with my eldest brother's warrant here, even if there is no eldest brother's warrant, my second brother is also a character in Han Shuangcheng, you just have to be relieved", Han Jian, who was at the top of the case on the left, got up and said angrily, holding a handwritten letter in his hand.
The representative of Han Shuangcheng who came forward to negotiate this time was Han Sheng, the lord of Dongcheng, and the representative of Wangjia Water Village was Wang Wei, the fourth Tiangang of the Eighteen Tiangang, Han Shuang had been in retreat since he got the five wood system three-grade Xingluo, and now it has reached the critical moment of breaking the realm.
In the main hall, the servants and maids on the side of the case stand solemnly, the six-pillar carved dragon is dormant, the gold bottle and jade plate are discolored, and the elixir jade dew is tasteless.