Helian Jun was puzzled and asked, "Zhicheng, you said that this person's target is you, but why did Lao Wu unfortunately die?"

Hao Zhicheng sighed and said, "It's also my fault." At the beginning, this potted plant was sent to my house by a merchant, saying that it was a treasure from the West Sea, and it was placed in the study for a long time, which can benefit qi and prolong life. I thought what this person said was too exaggerated, so I gave it to Lao Wu. After all, he also likes these flowers and plants, and if he can get him a pot of rare things that he has never seen, he will like it too. I didn't think about it....... "Before I finished speaking, my eyes were already red.

In the final analysis, it was still a mistake, Wu Ke became Hao Zhicheng's shield, if it wasn't for Hao Zhicheng who gave this potted plant to Wu Ke, it might be Hao Zhicheng who died now. Hao Zhicheng felt sad and thought about whether he should tell Mrs. Wu and Wu Bai about this first, but Helianjun stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Don't rush this matter first, you have to tell them sooner or later." The most important thing now is to find the person who gave you the bonsai. This person has laid out such a big game, thinking that he is here for your life, and after waiting for so many years, he has not heard the news of your death, and he will definitely not give up. ”

It is also strange to say that Wu Ke's death was a few years ago, and the person who sent the flowers was really calm in his heart, and he didn't act again for so long. Helian Jun suddenly thought: "No, this person may have already acted just now, and the group of assassins outside may have been sent by this person! But what is the purpose of dealing with Hao Zhicheng so deliberately?"

Helian Jun raised the question in his heart, Hao Zhicheng touched his long hair, and said: "City Lord, I won't tell you anything, in the past twenty years, I have only focused on governing Star City, and I have never had a grudge against anyone at all. But this is all on the surface, and I don't know how many people covet my position in secret. You also know that our Star City is located in a remote corner of the North Sea, and there are no large forces around, and our Star City is the top city among ordinary people within a radius of thousands of miles.

Helian Jun shook his head, he was still a little incredulous about the development of Axing City over the years, and asked, "Zhicheng, how did you manage Axing City to what it is today?" Although the original Aqua Star City was also a place of commercial prosperity, it was not as vibrant as it is now under Hao Zhicheng and his son, and even merchants from other places rushed to settle in Axing City, which made Helian Jun, who had not returned for twenty years, a little incomprehensible.

Hao Zhicheng said: "City Lord, at the beginning, most of your energy was focused on cultivation, so naturally you didn't see much about the things in the city, and you just relied on the experience accumulated by your previous city lord. But I'm different, I grew up in the city, and naturally I know a lot about the doorways here, so the reform can be regarded as fruitful. He knew that there was no need to hide it when he spoke to Helianjun, after all, even the position of the city lord could be handed over to him, and he also knew that his weight in Helianjun's heart would not decline because of one or two disrespectful words.

Helian Jun said with emotion: "It seems that I went out to practice with my senior brother and entrusted this Star City to you, and I really found the right person!

Hao Zhicheng said: "City Lord, this person is a small merchant on the surface, although he claims to the outside world that a few ships under his command can cross the moat between the North Sea and the West Sea, but I don't believe it, just a few small sea ships can do such a thing." Behind this person, there must be a monk!"

The watchman listened to the side, and then said, "Uncle Hao, where is the merchant you are talking about now, and can we still find him?"

Hao Zhicheng sneered: "This person said a few years ago that he was going to go to the West Sea, counting the days, and now he should be coming back." Normally, it would take him five or six years to go to the West Sea, and it has been almost five and a half years since he left. ”

Helian Jun asked, "Is this man still a merchant who lives here, and why are you so familiar with him?"

Hao Zhicheng replied: "City Lord, this person was in a hurry to marry my family, but when his children came to see that they were uneducated and unskilled, it was naturally impossible for me to let my children marry such a person." Second, this person's face does not look good, although he has a smile on his face, he always gives people a sense of gloom. ”

Shouwang said with a smile: "Uncle Hao will still look at his face now!"

Helian Jun scratched his head: "Don't think that what the old man said is coaxing. In the past few decades, I have seen tens of thousands of people, and although I dare not say that I can guess nine times out of ten, I can guess half of them. This merchant's surname is Feng, and the people in the city call him Feng Wanli, which means that he can take a merchant ship to the West Sea. ”

Helian Jun shook his head, he naturally knew where Xihai came here, it was said that it was thousands of miles, and the distance of hundreds of thousands of miles was always there, and this was still a straight-line distance. Although it is not as far as the hinterland of the North Sea, not all kinds of people can reach it. It is a fool's joke to want to cross two seas with just a few sea vessels. This Feng Wanli is either bragging, or there is some big force hidden behind it to help him cross the two seas.

However, this is a bit unreasonable, if there is a strong man behind him, then how can this Feng Wanli use such laborious means? What can be more convincing than going straight to the point?

Hao Zhicheng waved his hand and said, "City Lord, you are just ignoring the small sects around you. Although these small sects are not a strong aid, our Star City is located on the main road of transportation, and there are places around that can provide sufficient supplies, and we are the only one within a radius of thousands of miles. If it's a city controlled by mortals, it's okay, in case it's a monk who is attacking our Star City, are these small sects willing? Although these small sects have the highest cultivation level, they are also monks in the Jindan period, but together, they are huge forces, and there must be thousands of people, how can they let other families take our Star City?"

He paused for a moment, and then said: "Of course, this is still an external reason, in fact, we are in Star City, and the internal people are also very important! Over the years, the merchants who have joined Star City one after another, not to mention hundreds, most of the places in the city are crowded with people, and the old mansion of the Gu family that we are staying in has not yet been developed." With so many merchants, isn't it still important to the credit of our city lord's mansion? If there is a change of person, at least half of the people will be suspicious and want to withdraw. If it is by virtue of robbery, it is the enemy of all the merchants, after all, the merchants are rich people with a lot of wealth, and the most fearful thing is that the wealth is plundered, if even the position of the city lord can be snatched away, their wealth is not just the fat in front of the dog, when they want to eat, when they want to eat?"

It's not that Helian Jun doesn't understand these things, but after practicing in Sanqing Palace for a long time, the problems he thinks about every day are not cultivation matters, or the research at hand, and he is rarely able to speculate about these things of flies and dogs, and he is a lot unfamiliar. He sighed and said, "It seems that your position as the city lord is really difficult to do." When I was the lord of the city, why didn't I have so many things?"

Hao Zhicheng also sighed: "City Lord, you were a monk at the beginning! Moreover, the Helian family is also a well-known family within a radius of thousands of miles! Although the people are not prosperous, the foundation laid by the predecessors is not so easy to be forgotten!"

He Lianjun nodded, and suddenly asked, "Zhicheng, then are you willing to practice?"

Hao Zhicheng was a little surprised, stared at his eyes and asked, "City Lord, do I still have the opportunity to cultivate now?"

Helian Jun smiled: "It doesn't matter, asking you to practice is not to let you have great achievements, at most it is just to prolong your life." Besides, the body you have polished since you were a child has not decayed to the point that it is useless at all, so you can still give it a try. Moreover, your comprehension is not small, and cultivation is quite simple for you. ”

Hao Zhicheng was not too excited, but asked cautiously: "What about ....... City Lord, can my children also practice together?"

Shouwang smiled on the side and said, "Uncle Hao, since my father said that he will teach you to practice, then my brothers and sisters will definitely not be left behind." However, if the cultivation method is not passed down by our Sanqing Palace, you will not get any very good exercises. ”

Hao Zhicheng hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Of course I understand what the young city lord means, this monk's practice is the foundation of his life, and it is impossible to teach everything at the bottom of the box to outsiders." ”

Helian Jun said: "It's nothing, the exercises of my Sanqing Palace are different from other places, and they are not passed on by accident." But even if it is taught to them, they can't cultivate much without so many resources, so it is better to teach them the basic exercises. ”

Nowadays, the practice of Sanqing Palace, only distinguish the use, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior, alchemy, refining, talismans, swordsmanship, etc., to name a few, under each skill, there is only one kind of exercise, but all-encompassing, practice to the depths, it is naturally much better than the unsystematic exercises.

What Helian Jun is going to hand over to Hao Zhicheng's children now is one of the several exercises that the people of the Sanqing Palace practiced when they were still loose cultivators, although it is a big road, but it can also enable Hao Zhicheng's children to master the method of cultivation as soon as possible.

As for Hao Zhicheng himself, Helianjun is going to take him to Sanqing Palace, anyway, he is already free, and Hao Tong is still in the big and small things in the city, so he doesn't have to worry about it, he can just go back with Helianjun.

Thinking of going back, Helian Jun suddenly thought of something and said, "Zhicheng, why don't I set up a formation in our Star City, what do you think?"

Hao Zhicheng only knew a little about the formation, he hesitated a little, and said, "City Lord, is this formation useful?

He Lianjun waved his hand and said: "You don't have to worry about the cost, I have a lot of materials here, just such a small place, I have more than enough things in my hands." But the daily maintenance...... "The formation he wants to arrange is a simple protective array, although it will not be too difficult to maintain on a daily basis, but there is a lot of spiritual energy required to maintain, and if you rely on spirit stones alone, Star City will definitely not be able to bear it."

"Well, then add a spirit gathering array. It just so happens that there is a small one in the small building, and it has been slightly changed to meet the needs of a simple formation, plus the daily needs of several monks, which is still trivial. Helian Jun thought.

decided to arrange the formation, but it can't be rushed, the top priority is to find this ghostly Feng Wanli, otherwise Hao Zhicheng's safety is still not guaranteed. Even if he follows Helianjun all day long, maybe he will be plotted when Helianjun is not paying attention.

Hao Zhicheng nodded, and took Helianjun and his son to bypass the house of the mother and son of the Wu family in the bamboo forest and returned to the City Lord's Mansion. He can't face Mrs. Wu and Wu Bai for a while, after all, he indirectly killed Wu Qi, and he didn't want to face the mother and son of the Wu family before he caught the murderer.

Shen Da and Hao Tong had already completed the discussion here, and everything had been put on the agenda, just waiting for Hao Tong to pass the news to the surrounding places.

When Hao Tong saw his father and Helian Jun and his son coming back, he hurriedly asked, "Dad, why are you back again? Is there anything that has not been done?"

Hao Zhicheng looked gloomy and said, "Your Uncle Wu's death was an accident, and the murderer's target was me!"

Hao Tong's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly asked, "Dad, who is trying to harm you?" Then, Hao Zhicheng told Hao Tong about the speculation, Hao Tong frowned, and called a family member from outside to check if there was anyone in Feng Wanli's shop.

Helian Jun didn't ask about this, but turned around and said to Shen Da and the others: "Everyone, I want to set up a formation in this Star City, even if it is to set up a barrier for Star City to block external threats, I still need your help." ”。

After he expressed his thoughts, everyone did not refuse, patted his chest and promised to complete the task as soon as possible, and took the things distributed by Helian Jun and went to various places in Star City. As for the central hub, it is what Helian Jun needs to complete. Fortunately, the scope covered by this formation is not large, and the enemy that can be resisted has the highest cultivation, which is the appearance of the late stage of Jindan, which is not very powerful. However, Helian Jun has left a lot of space in the formation, and he can gradually add functions as needed in the future.

After a while, the people of Sanqing Palace came back, and if they wanted to say that their efficiency was really fast, they flew around, and they laid out the prototype of the entire large array, waiting for Helianjun's handwriting.