In the early morning of the next day, without waiting for the street vendors to come out of their stalls to display their goods, several figures walked out of the restaurant one after another.

"Brother Fang, Brother Shi, please take care of the restaurant business. ”

The young man smiled indifferently at the two figures in front of him, and reached out to take the coarse cloth burden that was bulging on the side.

"The inner city is no better than the business district, the fish and dragons are mixed, the people's hearts are unpredictable, and everything is more careful. ”

"Don't worry, with Brother Song and the brothers of the Yunhai Martial Arts Pavilion accompanying you, I don't think anything will go wrong. ”

"What's the matter? Can't you be a kid?"

A gray-black figure beside him suddenly let out a shout, looking extremely dissatisfied.

"Just you?"

"If it weren't for Brother Fang's unavoidable reason, which round would have your kid accompany the little brother to the inner city. ”

But he saw the corner of the stone's mouth twitch, and his eyes were full of disdain when he looked at the gray mouse.

"Brother Tie Niu, let's stay in the restaurant with peace of mind these days. ”

The young man shook his head with a smile, and suddenly turned his gaze to the burly man beside him.

"Director Qin has already mentioned this matter to the hall owner, and he will surely be able to respond soon. ”

"The old man's wounds are carefully diagnosed and treated by the old man, and they will be healed in time. ”

"The road is not easy, the little brother doesn't have to worry about these inconsequential things, he must be more careful. ”

The burly man smiled at the young man, his tone sincere and sincere.

"While it's still early, let's hurry up and go, lest anything happen on the way. ”

The young man bowed slightly, and couldn't help but let out a chuckle at the person in front of him.

"Brother Fang, if you can still be targeted like this, it will really be difficult to move an inch. ”

"You kid!"

Fang Yan smiled meaningfully and patted the young man on the shoulder.

"It's been a few days, so take care. ”

The young man's face suddenly condensed slightly, and his tone was not as relaxed as Fang Cai.

"It's not life and death, why are you so miserable. ”

I saw the gray mouse clasping his arms with both hands, repeatedly looking at the figures in front of him.

"Brother Mouse, walking?"

When the young man heard this, he turned his head with a smile and spat out a familiar voice.

"Let's go!"

The gray mouse said nothing, walked in front of everyone without looking back, and walked dozens of steps along the road with his head held high.

"Inner City, I'm coming. ”

Although he pretended to be relaxed on the surface, it was not until he actually took this step that the boy felt a trace of unprecedented anticipation and unease.

From Longtan County to the outer city business district, from the outer city business district to the inner city of Qingzhou.

Maybe one more step will bring us closer to that unattainable secret.

The young man thought so, and his footwork became faster and faster, gradually catching up with the gray-black figure in front of him......

Qingzhou Inner City, Hengjin Chamber of Commerce Chamber.

"Nonsense!"

"Who sent the two of them to the business district?"

A man with gray sideburns raised his eyebrows and spat out several times in succession.

Seeing this, many of his subordinates around him all held their breath and did not respond for a long time.

"Why, no one wants to answer my question?"

"Or did you collude with those two people a long time ago, and you couldn't sincerely deceive me?"

"The master is angry, and his subordinates are willing to be punished!"

When several people heard this, they immediately knelt on one knee and looked frightened.

"Tell me what's going on. ”

The man slowly sat down on a rosewood chair beside him, and crumpled the two pieces of letter paper in his hand.

"Master, this order to mobilize the dragon and tiger is not issued from the Council of Elders. ”

"Huh?"

The man sat up straight, and let out a soft sound from his mouth.

"Not by the Council of Elders?"

"Heh, it's getting more and more interesting. ”

The man smiled meaningfully, and there was something playful in his tone.

"Master, the dragon and tiger have always been good friends with the second master. ”

"This appointment seems to be ...... It seems that it was also supervised by the second master himself. ”

"Confused!"

"There is no distinction between big and small, light and heavy. ”

"Even if there is a big holiday with the Qin family and that kid, you shouldn't be so reckless!"

The man's face suddenly turned gloomy and he gasped for air.

"Master, things don't seem to be that simple. ”

"It is rumored that that kid has a secret about the business alliance Dabi, which is why he has such consequences today. ”

"Oh, what a well-known secret. ”

"It's just a piece of news that catches the wind and shadows, and it can make my Xing family mess up. ”

The man's tone paused slightly, and his expression became more and more cold.

"Once this matter came out, my Xing family was really disgraced. ”

"Master, we don't seem to have anything to lose this time......"

Before the man's voice fell, the man was heard interrupting his words.

"The loss is small, but the reputation is big. ”

"The business alliance is close at hand, and any slight mistake can lead to unexpected consequences. ”

"Where are the Dragon and Tiger now?"

"Back to my lord, it seems... Seems to be ......"

"It's a lot, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"These two seem to have been sharpened by someone, and as soon as they returned to the inner city, they rushed back to the clan to practice. ”

"Concentrate on cultivation?"

But seeing that the man suddenly smiled and shook his head,

The two of them have always been very slippery, but they were afraid that they would rush back to their families to seek refuge in order to escape the punishment of the Criminal Law Department. ”

"Master, what are we going to do next?"

Several figures in the council hall looked at the man one after another, and they were at a loss for a while.

And so on. ”

"Wait, what are you waiting for?"

"Heaven must not be divulged. ”

The man said that, he smiled indifferently at the many subordinates around him, and his eyes were still full of confidence, as if he was expecting it.

The sun rises in the east, and at this moment, on the bluestone road, more than a dozen figures are connected before and after, slowly moving forward.

"The bluestone paving is still so neat one after another, it's really a big deal!"

The young man looked at the bluestone road in front of him, which led straight to the distance, and couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

"When the inner city of Qingzhou was built and repaired, the imperial court allocated a huge amount of money from the treasury, and the major rivers and lakes worked together to help each other, and it took several years to complete the construction, and I don't know how much manpower and material resources were spent. ”

Song Ruhai heard what the young man said, and hurriedly stepped forward, slowly spit out a voice from his mouth.

"Repair?"

The young man couldn't help but be stunned: "Could it be that the original Qingzhou City is not what it is now?"

"Heh, that's nature. ”

I saw Song Ruhai chuckling, his expression full of aftertaste.

"The shopkeeper doesn't know that he lives here in the next life, and the three generations of his ancestors are all from Qingzhou. ”

"I still remember that I had just learned to walk at that time, and a large number of soldiers in bright armor suddenly poured into Qingzhou. ”

"At that time, the world was very chaotic, how could it be like now, the country and the people were peaceful, and the wind and waves were calm. ”

"The first emperor drove the crane to the west, and now the saint is in the early government of the dynasty and inherits the unification. ”

"The northern barbarians are eyeing the tiger, and the south is not peaceful. The princes and princes of the court fought openly and secretly, staring at the throne of Longluan, which was not yet stable. ”

"The ministers intrigued with each other, formed parties for personal gain, and for a time the act of bending the law for personal gain prevailed in the world. ”

"At that time, I was still young, how could I know what it meant to be afraid. It's just watching waves of people walk in and out, and I feel fresh and interesting. ”

"At that time, although Qingzhou was already known as the holy land of rivers and lakes, it was far from being as famous and famous as it is now. ”

"At that time, there was no distinction between the inner city and the outer city, but the Jianghu sects were scattered and stationed in different places, and many affairs in the city were controlled by the government alone, and if there was nothing important on weekdays, it would never be open to the outside world. ”

Song Ruhai finished speaking, licked his slightly dry lips, and saw that everyone was listening attentively, so he had to slow down his speech and continue to tell the story.

Later, I couldn't remember exactly when, probably not long before and after that group of people appeared in Qingzhou. ”

"The city of Qingzhou was suddenly under full martial law, and the streets and alleys were full of soldiers in military uniforms. With the exception of some essential departments that are still functioning normally, most other businesses have been shut down. ”

"Later, things gradually developed to unimaginable proportions. In broad daylight, the huge Qingzhou city was empty, except for the guards who patrolled daily, whether it was ordinary people or dignitaries, they all stayed at home honestly, and did not dare to go out and shake at will. ”

"What happened?"

Song Ruhai was just gasping for a moment, only to hear the gray mouse can't wait to ask a question, and his ears are pricked up.

Later, one day, the city gates, which had been closed for a long time, opened surprisingly wide, ushering in a group of people who didn't know what their identities were. ”

"They came to the city only a few days ago, and one after another troops of different names appeared outside, followed by the siege of Qingzhou. ”

"It's been so much time that many of the details have become blurred. ”

saw Song Ruhai's eyes condensed slightly, and a different color flashed in his eyes.

"I only remember that day all the soldiers in the city came out, all of them were in white robes and plain armor, and they were equipped with long knives at their waists. ”

"There was a fight outside the city, and it was so dark that I can't remember how terrible it was, but the scorched and red soil lasted for months before it dissipated. ”

When the gray mouse heard this, he couldn't bear all the doubts in his heart, and grabbed Song Ruhai's sleeve for a while.

"Who are the two sides of the fight?"

Song Ruhai shook his head: "I don't know." ”

"Why did the imperial court and the government sit idly by?"

Song Ruhai shook his head again: "I can't think clearly." ”

The gray mouse was suddenly extremely depressed, and his expression was a little lonely.

"I said Song Jiaoxi, you don't just casually make up a story with no beginning and no end to kill time, right? ”

"Master Waste, do you think I look like such a boring person?"

Song Ruhai smiled and looked at the lost gray-black figure not far away, and untied a cowhide kettle from his waist.

"It's not without an end. ”

After that extremely tragic battle, the imperial court successively sent several envoys to Qingzhou, and the major Jianghu sects also regained their vitality, recruiting talents and talents. ”

"Later, I don't know how many forces were involved, and I don't know how many days of negotiations took to reach an agreement. ”

"The inner city was repaired, the outer city was expanded, and it was divided into two districts and five domains, and the city gate was no longer closed and isolated from the world. ”

It was from that time that Qingzhou was truly transformed into the rumored holy land of rivers and lakes. ”