At noon the next day, Xiao Jinyan and Yu Wenshuang came to the city of Yinyang.

Half a year.

The last time he left, the city lord of Yinyang was still Li Xiancheng, he and Yuwen Tianlu went to Zhaoyao Mountain, at that time, Yinyang City was in chaos, and it was only half a year, and the whole city had returned to its former luxury, even more so.

In front of the city gates, a long convoy was formed.

Most of these were caravans, which brought grain, salt, tea, silk and other scarce materials from the Central Plains. After Zhao Lanjiang became the lord of the city, the bandits of Sifeng Mountain were also very conscious, and took the initiative to surrender to Zhao Lanjiang, and did not dare to do anything more to rob the house, and the Yinyang business road calmed down a lot.

Due to the construction of Stone City, there is an urgent shortage of craftsmen, and the wages of craftsmen are much higher than those in the Central Plains, and many craftsmen have formed groups to come to Yinyang City to look for opportunities.

Recently, the lord of Zhao City was happy to have a noble son, and Yinyang City celebrated with the city. This is the heartfelt support of the people of Yinyang City, after Zhao Lanjiang became the lord of the city, he successively introduced policies such as tax reduction and open source, which attracted a large number of foreign population and business travel, coupled with civil construction, the people were richer than Li Xiancheng's period.

Of course, there are also many rangers, people in the rivers and lakes.

Zhao Lanjiang is famous in the western Xinjiang, some of them come to see, to see, there are also some young and vigorous knights, want to challenge Zhao Lanjiang, if you can win, it must be a famous martial arts, even if you lose, you can go under his hands to take a move and a half, in the future to brag on the rivers and lakes, Lao Tzu is also a person who has fought with Zhao Lanjiang, and his face also feels light.

Entering the city very slowly, every few moments, I saw officers and soldiers carrying people over, sent to a carriage next to them, and after a little treatment, they were sent to the coil and asked them to leave Yinyang.

Xiao Jinyan was curious and asked pedestrians on the side of the road.

The man smiled, "I don't know which sect of the Central Plains is a newborn calf, who wants to challenge the Zhao City Lord, and it is estimated that he has not even passed the level of Li Shoujiang, and he has been beaten like this." ”

"General Li?"

"That's right, City Lord Zhao recently accepted an apprentice. It is also the master of the younger generation of our Hidden Yang City, and the way of the apprentice of the Bishop of Zhao City is also different, and he is asked to meet various challenges at the city gate every day, but this method is also quite good. ”

Xiao Jinyan sighed, and came to the city gate in a blink of an eye. The city gate does not collect taxes, but the identity must be strictly registered, he was afraid that Yu Wenshuang's identity was special, so he deliberately used an identity guide that Lei Zhenyu gave him that day.

After registering, the city guard asked, "Your Excellency is from the rivers and lakes, right?"

Xiao Jinyan was curious, "How do you know?"

"Your Excellency has no car, no luggage on you, and you don't seem to be a businessman, so naturally you are a person in the rivers and lakes, and we welcome people in the rivers and lakes in Yinyang City the most, but I also tell you two words, don't make trouble in the city, otherwise you will ......."

At this time, there was a sudden humane at the door, "Brother Xiao!"

Li Bufan, wearing a strong suit and a long knife on his waist, came to him, and when the city guards saw this, they saluted and said, "General Li." ”

Li Bufan waved his hand and said, "Yesterday I heard about you and Sun Qiangu, the Lord of Zhao City ordered me to wait here, he said that he was taking care of the children in the mansion, and he couldn't come out to greet him in person." Turning his head and glancing at Yu Wenshuang again, "Who is this?"

There are many people here, Xiao Jinyan didn't want to expose Yu Wenshuang's identity, but said, "My friend!"

The population in the city is almost much more than before, and the city is full of people, and there are even Hu merchants leading camels, Xiao Jinyan is relieved, Zhao Lanjiang, this kid, really has a set of rules for the city.

Castle Lord's Mansion.

The guards outside the gate have long since been withdrawn.

There was a long table at the door, on which were placed three jars of fine wine,

The seal has been lifted and the aroma is intense.

When Xiao Jinyan and Yu Wenshuang arrived, they saw Li Chengcheng dressed in white, with a cloak scattered, standing barefoot at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, squinting at this side.

Xiao Jinyan saw him dressed like this, and said curiously, "Why, these three jars of wine are here to catch me up?"

Li Chengcheng said, "It depends on whether you have the ability to drink it." ”

When!

Seeing this, Xiao Jinyan stepped out of the sheath of his long sword and stabbed at the first jar of wine, Xiao Jinyan stepped out of the vain step, and came to the wine altar before Li Tingcheng stabbed it.

Li Chengcheng's sword momentum flickered, and the long sword turned into a ball of white light, stabbing towards Xiao Jinyan's face.

Powerful true qi came with a whistling sound. Unexpectedly, he didn't see him for half a year, but his martial arts broke through again, and his true qi was on him, reaching the realm of sending and receiving freely.

Xiao Jinyan said, "You're here to play really!"

Li Chengcheng said, "Xiaguang Wandao!"

In the past, when walking the rivers and lakes, the three of them learned from each other, and they were used to sneak attacks at every turn. But as soon as he came up, he used one of the three great tricks of the Li family, and this was the first time.

He was also unrelenting, two strings, in an instant, his true qi was entangled, and wherever his mind went, the unparalleled divine fist split out, hitting the sword body.

Bang!

Li Chengcheng took two steps back, Xiao Jinyan took the wine jar, took a sip, and said, "The first-class daughter Hong, sure enough, it is good to have a friend who is the city lord, and the level of drinking has also improved a lot." ”

Li Qingcheng ignored it, let out a long roar, and the whole person jumped up in the air, and the long sword swung in the air, sending out six dazzling sword rays.

"Six reincarnations!"

Xiao Jinyan's expression was solemn, Li Chengcheng used this trick to kill the ghost king Lady Zongqi, and he had seen these six reincarnation sword intents. Now that it has been cast again, it is especially powerful.

This move aroused his fighting spirit.

Suddenly, the string force was exhausted, pulling two strands of true qi, one positive and one strange, twisted into a spiral force, poured into the top of the two fists, and posed a three-star photo, ready to take this move.

Li Chengcheng suddenly withdrew his sword and retreated backwards.

Xiao Jinyan almost caught it, and slammed his fist into the ground, knocking out a big hole in the ground not far away.

Li Chengcheng sighed, "You are really too strong, but you are less flexible, I am afraid that in the duel in three days, you will be slaughtered by him." ”

Xiao Jinyan scolded, "I haven't seen you for half a year, and my speech is still the same ugly." You don't want to entertain me with good food and drink, but you set up a city gate banquet here, and you are obviously uneasy and kind. On this trip to Xichu, I originally wanted to give you a gift, but now I have decided to collect money from you. ”

Li Tingcheng smiled and asked, "What gift?"

Xiao Jinyan took out the pages of the remnants of the score from his arms and threw them over, Li Chengcheng saw the sword score, his heart was overjoyed, and asked, "Where did you get it?"

Xiao Jinyan said, "This matter is a long story. ”

Li Chengcheng said, "How long?"

Xiao Jinyan gestured, "It's about five hundred taels of silver that is as long as it is connected." Li Chengcheng, such a valuable gift, your Li family has a big business, why do you have to take tens of thousands of taels of silver?"

Li Tingcheng's face sank, "There is no money." ”

Of course Xiao Jinyan didn't believe it, "The third young master of the Li family, who is rich enough to rival the country, dare to say that he has no money? ”

Li Chengcheng said, "It's hard to say!" He pointed to the city lord's mansion, "My money was robbed by the one surnamed Zhao, saying that it was to support the construction of the border city, and now we are on it."

Almost poor. ”

"What about the people of Zhao Lanjiang?"

While he was talking, Zhao Lanjiang walked out of the mansion, he hadn't seen him for half a year, Zhao Lanjiang had a short beard and a long bun, a little less wild, and a little more city government.

He grabbed Xiao Jinyan's shoulders and said excitedly, "You finally came back alive!"

Li Chengcheng said, "The word 'alive' is very wonderful. ”

Xiao Jinyan felt a smell of urine, and when he saw Zhao Lanjiang's hands rubbing against him, he frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "Your eldest nephew's boy urine, I didn't have time to wash it, so I borrowed your clothes to use it." We have a custom in Yinyang, to catch dust with urine, you should follow the customs. Hah!"

The people went back to the house.

Zhao Lanjiang ordered someone to invite Yang Xiaoxiao, and after a while, Yang Xiaoxiao hugged a boy and approached the living room, Zhao Lanjiang said, "When I married my younger brother and sister, it's a pity that you didn't come." Now I have all my sons. ”

Xiao Jinyan and Yu Wenshuang looked at the little baby, and the little baby was only two or three days old, and they were staring at these strangers.

Xiao Jinyan teased and said to Li Tingcheng: "Lao Zhao, this son, look, your eyes are like mine, and your eyebrows are like you, come, call Daddy!"

Bang.

Zhao Lanjiang gave him a punch, "The boss is not small, don't be serious." ”

Xiao Jinyan said, "You are your father, I am the eldest father, Li Chengcheng is the little father, we are ready to accept him as a godson, do you have any opinions?"

Zhao Lanjiang laughed, "That's exactly what I mean." Li Chengcheng gave me a million taels of silver, and let my son call him godfather, which is worth it. You're a godfather, you have to show something, right?"

Xiao Jinyan smiled slightly, "I'm afraid that I will be laughed at by you when I come empty-handed, so I specially prepared a gift for my godson." ”

He took out a book from his arms, "This "Three Hundred Tang Poems" was obtained by me with a lot of effort in Xichu, you don't read, I'll give it to you, don't fight and kill like your father in the future, have a lot of books, and take a top prize." ”

Zhao Lanjiang took it and read, "The Plain Girl Sutra and the Technique in the Room?"

Xiao Jinyan's face was flushed, and he snatched it over, "I took it wrong!" and sent another copy over. Zhao Lanjiang looked at it, "The golden gun does not fall?"

Without waiting for Xiao Jinyan to grab it, Zhao Lanjiang put the book in his arms, pulled him aside, and asked in a low voice, "What is written on it works?"

Xiao Jinyan sighed, "Hey, I don't have a chance." Anyway, it's useless to me, so I might as well give it to you. ”

Yang smiled and said, "Brother Xiao, I am the palace master of the Jade Maiden Sect, and I have some truths, so I won't bother you." ”

Xiao Jinyan said to Li Chengcheng, "I estimate that in the past half a year, I am afraid that the old Zhao martial arts have fallen a lot. ”

At this time, a subordinate came to report on the affairs of the City Lord's Mansion, Zhao Lanjiang put away his joking look, stiffened his face, listened to the report seriously, arranged a few words, and said, "Today, the City Lord's Mansion does not accept foreign affairs, there is no important matter, please Chai Gongwang and Li Xianzhong handle it." ”

"I haven't seen you for half a year, but I actually saw two words from you. ”

"What word?"

"What a big 'official authority'!

Zhao Lanjiang sighed, "I don't want to be like this, and I don't know if it was right or wrong to take over Yinyang City for Senior Li, I really miss the days of walking the rivers and lakes together!"

Li Chengcheng said: "Let's go, tonight, the three of us will go to the city to drink, and we will not get drunk and go home!"