Seeing the beetle appear, the big leader looked happy, which showed that Wu was not far from him, but after staring at the beetle for a while, and after proofreading the direction in his heart, his face couldn't help but show a strange look, and scolded in a low voice: "Since there is no escape, it's all at this time, why are you still running to the city?"

"Well, for the sake of Wuye Qiongzhi, I'll take it personally, otherwise, once those people in the business house find out, with the strength of the third child, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out. He frowned and pondered for a moment, then untied the reins from the tree, turned on his horse, grabbed the belly of the horse, and rushed out.

......

At the station of Cheng's firm, Cheng Shi sat upright with a gloomy face, and below him, there were more than a dozen people standing scattered, all of them with gray faces, embarrassed, and several people still had injuries on their bodies.

"Liu Neng, how is the damage?" Cheng Shi asked in a hoarse voice.

Liu Neng took two steps forward, the expression on his face was extremely bitter, and he replied stubbornly: "Elder Qiqicheng, we ...... Two of our deacons were killed, twelve of our ordinary members, three of us were seriously injured and unconscious, and the whereabouts of Steward Li are unknown, and the rest are here. ”

Although he already had a rough idea in his heart, Cheng Shi couldn't help but shake his face when he heard this, the loss rate of nearly half of the personnel was too high!

He was silent for a long time, and then asked, "What about the loss of goods?"

Liu Neng's body trembled, sobbed several times, and never dared to speak.

Cheng Shi stomped the cane in his hand on the ground and shouted, "Say!"

Liu Neng had no choice but to say: "All the bulk goods stored in the warehouse have been robbed, and the treasures stored in the hands of our deacons are still mine, and the other two are ...... He was robbed. ”

"What!" Cheng Shi stood up suddenly, his hair was all open, and under his anger, his face turned pale and white several times, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell straight back to the chair.

"Elder Cheng!"

"Elder!"

"Are you alright?"

......

Everyone was shocked.

Cheng Shi raised his crutches, signaling not to panic, he sat motionless with his head half-bowed, as if thinking about something, and when he raised his head, his expression returned to calm.

"Liu Neng. Cheng Shi stood up again, "Prepare a good horse, I'm going to Burial Soul Mountain." ”

Liu Neng bowed down and said in a low voice, "Elder Cheng, we ...... Our mounts were also robbed. ”

Cheng Shi couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted, "Bastard thing! If you don't have it, borrow it! Buy it! Blizzard has it!"

......

In the room, Lin Xi was looking up at a calligraphy and painting hanging on the wall with his hands behind his back, he looked full of energy, as if the fierce battle with a master of the Eight Tricks had not hurt him at all.

"Second son. There was a knock at the door.

"Come in. Lin Xitou didn't go back to the tunnel.

A tall and thin middle-aged man pushed the door and stood behind Lin Xi.

Lin Xi asked, "How is it?"

The tall and thin man replied: "That bandit group attacked all the trading houses at the same time, and the slightly larger individual merchants were also within the scope of their raid, the target was clear, obviously after a long period of follow-up investigation, and the average strength of the members was more than two tricks, the killing methods were ruthless and neat, the action was uniform, and the cooperation was tacit, there was ...... The style of the Corps. ”

After hearing this, Lin Xi smiled coldly and said, "A group of rabble also want to participate in the assessment of the corps, if the assessment is so easy, the eldest brother will not return home." ”

This was not something that a tall and thin man could say, and he stood silently, his eyes looking at the ground.

Lin Xi asked again: "What's the situation on the Cheng family's side of the firm? During the battle before, Cheng Shi suddenly became angry, could it be that he was robbed of some great treasure? Tsk, but that old guy was able to severely damage the bandit leader of the Seven Aperture Realm, but he underestimated him. ”

Speaking of this, the tall and thin man showed a hint of schadenfreude, "Second son, you guessed right, Cheng's firm has planted a big heel this time, not only the entourage has lost nearly half, but all the goods have also been robbed of ninety percent, I heard that there is a five-leaf Qiongzhi inside." ”

"Five-leaf Qiongzhi?" Lin Xi was stunned, "With Cheng Shi's strength and financial resources, can he buy such a rare medicine?"

The tall and thin man said: "The person who revealed the news was a deputy manager of Cheng's firm, who was quite relied on by Cheng Shi, and he also asked me to buy a few mounts, and he said that this medicine was accidentally purchased by Cheng's firm in a small city, and his subordinates thought that what he said should be true." ”

Lin Xi smiled and said, "If that's the case, it's no wonder that the old guy Cheng Shi is furious, a treasure like Wuye Qiongzhi that can strengthen the divine soul, if those soul cultivators know about it, even if it is a nine-star existence, they will rush to it." ”

Speaking of this, his expression changed suddenly, and then he said coldly: "We just suffered from the disaster of the pond fish, and the real target of those bandits is that five-leaf Qiongzhi, right?"

The tall and thin man nodded and said, "That's true, but it's not quite, according to the investigation of his subordinates, before Cheng Shi came here, he went to a branch of Cheng's Commercial Bank, and was entrusted to transfer a batch of materials and yuan stone profits, and the total value may be more than 200,000 yuan stone." ”

Lin Xi turned around and sneered at him, "I don't think I can do it, he only has seven skills of cultivation, so he dares to take such an errand, it is inevitable that some of the Cheng family business houses take it too seriously, and I really think that no one dares to touch him." ”

The tall and thin man said: "There is another possibility, those bandits didn't know about Cheng Shi's transfer of materials, they just came to snatch the five-leaf Qiongzhi, and they just happened to bump into it." ”

Lin Xi waved his hand and said: "It's none of our business, I'm too lazy to investigate, being so troubled, the trade fair is estimated to be unable to open, I want to start implementing the plan and recruiting soldiers immediately, but I have other concerns, so you can help me with the staff officer." ”

Li Gu asked, "What is Childe's concern?"

Lin Xi's expression was solemn, "We have traveled all the way, all of them are small towns and small places, and the news is not smooth, so I don't know the situation in the big city, and judging from the performance of those bandits, it is very likely that the matter of the corps assessment has spread widely, if so, the entire city of exile is bound to usher in unprecedented turmoil, even if I can recruit enough people, I am afraid I will not be able to bring them back to the headquarters for training." ”

Li Gu's eyebrows were deeply locked, "What Gongzi said is extremely true, if your inference is true, then it has become useless for us to come to this remote place to recruit people this time." ”

He paused for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "Childe, this way, it's better to take a compromise strategy, you first recruit troops here according to the plan, but the selection standard is higher than the original, and the nobility is not much more expensive, I will take someone to the city to find out the news, and then make another plan according to the situation when I come back." ”

Lin Xi thought for a moment and said, "That's it." ”

The tall and thin man smiled again: "Childe, if there is chaos in the place of exile, it will be a blessing rather than a curse for you, we can take the opportunity to act, fish in troubled waters, it may be easier to form a corps, and the strength of the corps is not something that can be achieved just through drills, fighting and fighting are the best way, the more chaotic, the greater the chance." ”

Lin Xi's eyes lit up, patted Li Gu's shoulder, and laughed: "Li Gu, Li Gu, listen to your words, it's better to study for ten years, how could my eldest brother let you be such a person, but you accepted a lot of shit as your subordinates." ”

......

When Zhao Ziming arrived at Wanguofang, the chaos in the workshop could not be stopped, the fires everywhere had been basically extinguished, and the corpses on the ground were also being cleared.

Compared with yesterday's prosperity, this scene of smoke and dust, bloody, and ruined walls everywhere at this time is extremely shocking.

Seeing this, Zhao Ziming didn't dare to delay and hurried to the Blizzard firm's residence.

The guard outside the gate was the same Jin Er last night, but he felt that the person who came was a little familiar, but he didn't bother to think deeply, he only stretched out his hand and shouted, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Zhao Ziming's footsteps stopped, and his thick eyebrows said slightly: "Jin Er, you deliberately want to embarrass me?"

Jin Er remembered this voice very clearly, he shuddered, looked at the other party carefully, and his expression became unnatural for a moment, "This...... It's you, I'm ...... I read it wrong. ”

Zhao Ziming said coldly: "Get out of the way." ”

Jin Er hurriedly moved two steps to the side, and when Zhao Ziming entered, he muttered in a low voice: "Hell, I haven't seen you for so long, why has your appearance changed." ”

Zhao Ziming went straight to Ning Xiaoyu's room, and his soul power probed inside, and he was immediately relieved. The latter was still asleep in bed as before.

He manipulated a force to push the latch of the door and walked in gently. There is another person in the room, Zheng Lulu is sleeping on the table with her hands on pillows, snoring lightly, so cute that she has no image.

Seeing this, the corners of Zhao Ziming's mouth lifted slightly, evoking a gentle smile, and there was also warmth in his heart.

During the chaos last night, as Zheng Lulu, there would naturally be someone to protect her, but she appeared here, obviously to protect Ning Xiaoyu, this intention is commendable.

Zhao Ziming didn't want to wake her up, and planned to quietly bypass her, but Zheng Lulu seemed to be aware of it, and let out a lazy moan from her mouth, and her bright eyes opened lightly, just in time to see him.

"Where did the thief come from, dare to steal into my aunt's room!" Zheng Lulu was stunned for a moment at first, but was shocked to realize that the man in front of her looked a little unfamiliar, and her sleepiness disappeared, she jumped up, jumped in front of Ning Xiaoyu's bed, and asked with a wary face.

At the same time, she also urged Yuan Li to release her momentum, and the five emerald green Yuan Apertures on her body shone brightly. After not seeing her overnight, she not only recovered from her injuries, but also broke through the first level of cultivation.

Zhao Ziming touched his face in confusion, "Miss Lulu, don't be nervous, it's me, Zhao Ziming." ”

Zheng Lulu's big bright eyes suddenly widened, she tilted her head, and looked Zhao Ziming up and down.

But before meeting, this person's eyebrows are thick, his sharp edge is dark, his facial features are deep and deep, his appearance is extremely handsome, his body is long, and there is even a hint of weakness, and his partial skin is slightly bronzed, which adds a little masculinity to him, and the combination of many factors makes him full of charm and extremely attractive.