In a richly and elegantly decorated room, five or six people sit. Green smoke curls on the coffee table, and fine incense is burning. The smell of smoke wafted, and the room was filled with a rich, sweet scent.

A strong man seemed to be a little unaccustomed to the scent and kept sneezing. At this time, two people who looked a little obscene and had been hunched over were ushered in.

The two of them seemed a little scared, and they never dared to look up. A woman's voice rang out in the room, "What's the matter with you two?"

The two had never seen this woman before, and they were a little overwhelmed for a while. A man in the room spoke awkward Chinese and said viciously: "Say something directly!"

The two glanced at each other, and one of the slightly taller men said, "Lord Dharma Protector, that Chen Ao...... He didn't take that seriously...... He also told the merchants that it was a rumor......"

Several people in the room looked at each other a little. The evil man who was called the Dharma Protector said strangely: "Chen Ao doesn't plan to care about the life or death of the merchant?"

The two people standing said, "Maybe...... He really thinks you're scaring him...... He's going to tell us to find out who is spreading rumors!"

The wicked man laughed, but found that no one else was silent, so he had to shut up. The woman sitting in the center snorted coldly and said, "He has already become suspicious of the people of your county government, otherwise he will not completely use his own manpower to patrol the road, and he will not tell you at all!"

The two people standing looked at each other, wondering, when did we show our flaws?

The woman touched her chin covered by the scarf, and said to herself, "This Chen Ao...... Did I underestimate him?"

The man who couldn't stop sneezing said angrily: "I just said that Chen Ao, this kid is very cunning, and you still don't believe it." Hmph! He can become the leader of the martial arts alliance in the Central Plains, and he can also become a celebrity in front of the Great Song Emperor, how can he be so kind as the former general?"

When the two people standing heard this, their hearts couldn't help but chuckle. They are far away from the emperor on this mountain, but they don't know that the adults of their own family have such a big background. No wonder Chen Ao killed the horse bandits without even blinking his eyes. Their bodies were already trembling slightly, and they were caught between the two strong sides, which was really uncomfortable.

The Dharma Protector sneered, with a strange accent, and said mockingly: "The surname is Xiao, you said Chen Ao so powerfully, just to hide the embarrassment of losing at his hands, right? Hmph, if he is really so powerful, how can he come here to be a county magistrate?"

The man surnamed Xiao slapped the table and said angrily: "Fart!" After he finished scolding, he looked a little depressed again, and sighed: "Actually, how I lost still hasn't figured it out." After these months, I still haven't figured it out. He is a Song general, and he was exiled to my Daliao military camp, and he was able to overturn Nangong Jun, a subordinate minister. In the end, he could force Xiao Xuan's slut to sign a contract with him. This man does have some way!"

The woman in the center was silent for a long time, and said with interest: "Since Master Xiao values this Han man so much, we can't help but take it seriously. Since Chen Ao doesn't believe in our determination to take revenge, let's do it to him. There are still nine days, and when the time comes, Hulu County will be bloodied!"

The two people standing trembled and felt dizzy in their heads. After a while, someone led them out of the room. When he went out, another man greeted him. It turned out that they were actually three people walking together, but that person's status was even more low, and he couldn't even enter the door. The man who came over hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

The two let out a sigh of relief and cautiously winked: "Go out and talk!"

The trio rounded the cloister and descended the stairs until they reached the sunlight, where their faces were revealed. If Chen Ao saw them, he would be surprised. It turned out that these three people were actually the county Cheng Xu Minghua, the chief bookkeeper Wu Guozhong and Zhou Zhutou. In addition to the number one leader, all the leaders of Hulu County have gathered!

Chen Ao was sitting in the second hall at this time, looking at the dozen or so people kneeling on the ground. These people were all guards at the gate, and they were tied up by Feng Hu's people directly from the city gate. When they saw Chen Ao, they were both a little frightened and a little dazed.

Chen Ao had already asked the words twice, but still no one had admitted them. Chen Ao carefully observed their expressions, as if trying to find clues that they were lying. But in the end, he had no choice but to give up, it seems that these people are indeed not lying. The news of the slaughter of the caravan by the horse bandits should not have come from them.

Then this news must have been spread by the people themselves in a gust of wind. They wanted to use this method to disturb the hearts of the people in Hulu County, so that Chen Ao was forced to send them 10,000 taels of silver obediently.

Chen Ao would never believe that bandits with 100 people had the ability to attack the county seat. Although the city walls of Hulu County are low and in disrepair. But this is not something that a rabble can capture. If there is a mole who responds to this, there is a possibility. But they will also pay a heavy price. Therefore, Chen Ao believed that the horse bandits would not come to attack the county seat.

As for the robbery of caravans. The roads in this vicinity are all guarded by their own people, and the horse bandits have already suffered a loss, so do they dare to act rashly? If they don't attack near Hulu County, then if they are a little farther away, they will encounter the border army of the Great Song Dynasty. It was an even more formidable opponent, and the horse bandits might not dare to plunder there. Therefore, Chen Ao couldn't think of what kind of countermeasures the horse bandits would have.

He waved his hand and had the soldiers sent back. At this moment, Qin Lang walked in from outside in a hurry, and as soon as he saw Chen Ao, he said, "My lord, it's begun!"

"What started?" Chen Ao looked dazed.

Qin Lang smiled: "That group of Persians has finally started to do business. My men had been around for a few days, and only today did they see them come into contact with the steward of a caravan. ”

"Oh?" Chen Ao raised his eyebrows, "What business are they going to do?"

"This ...... I don't know......"

Chen Ao sighed, thought for a while, and said: "This matter is a milestone event, and I have to publicize it well." I'm going to cheer for that blue jade smoke blue boss!"

Qin Lang hurriedly followed, Feng Hu at the gate of the county government ordered someone to send those soldiers away, and when he saw that Chen Ao was going out, he also hurriedly followed. With the protection of these two people, Chen Ao knew that even if he went to the Sword Mountain and the Sea of Fire, he would never be in danger.

In the backyard of the county government, Long Qingping trotted into the garden and told Chen Ao's wives about the fact that she had just overheard that Chen Ao was going to cheer Lan Yuyan for her.

When the women arrived, they became bitter against each other. Liang Xiaoya crossed her hands on her hips and said loudly: "I knew that the fox spirit was close to Chen Ao, and he must not be well-intentioned!"

Xiao Shuixian also helped. The others didn't speak, but the expressions on their faces showed their concern. Xuan Ning sighed and thought to himself, only me and Long Qingping have the best martial arts among the few people here. But Miss Long hadn't been through the door after all, so it would be embarrassing for her to do such a thing.

Thinking of this, Xuan Ning got up and said, "I'll go over and have a look!"

Several other people immediately laughed and said, "With Sister Xuanning staring, Chen Ao's monkey will definitely not dare to do anything bad!"