Hua Bushi said: "Any ability in this world must be learned and honed before it can be familiar with it, the 'Wanjin Hall' has always been in charge of the Sima City Lord, and there are several elders on the side to assist, Miss Lan'er has never dealt with the affairs of the door, it is difficult to learn it in a few days, unlike my father who has always ignored the trivial matters in the sect, most of the big and small things in the 'Evil Dog Gate' are handled by the down, it is because I have learned these abilities, which has nothing to do with whether the mind is stupid or not." ”

He looked at Sima Rulan and said: "In fact, Miss Lan'er's qualifications are so high that Hua Bushi is rare in her life, she has already learned several Shaolin stunts at the age of only a teenager, so it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a genius." Now that Miss Lan'er is in charge of Okura Castle, as long as she takes time, she will definitely be able to learn how to manage things, and she must not be arrogant. ”

Sima Rulan looked at Hua Bushi with a pair of bright eyes, suddenly lowered his gaze, and said: "Although Lan'er is not stupid in practicing martial arts, no matter how hard she studies, it is difficult to learn Mr. Hua's strategic skills, why don't you stay in Okura City in the future and help Lan'er take charge of this city?"

When she said this, her pretty face suddenly turned red.

In the past, when Sima Rulan faced Hua Bushi, she had always been down-to-earth and generous, and she had never shown such a little daughter, at this time, the red clouds flew up on her jade face, her head was slightly lowered and her face was shy, and she looked even more glamorous, Hua Bushi was also stupid for a while.

Okura Castle was built by Sima Chafeng, but he had no heirs, and all his martial arts were passed on to his daughter, and Sima Rulan was the only successor. Now that she asked Hua Bushi to stay in charge of the city, Hua Bushi could certainly understand the meaning of her words.

Even if Sima Rulan is not the best in the world, she can be called a beauty with good looks and one in a thousand, and the "Wanjintang" is extremely wealthy, rich and rivals the country, and the position of the lord of the city of Dacang is the dream of countless people.

It's a pity that Hua Bushi can't accept it, his ambition is not here, and Okura Island is not a place for this young master to stay for a long time, just because there are still many things he must accomplish!

After a long time, Hua Bushi said: "I have received the help of Miss Lan'er many times, and now it is Hua Bushi's unshirkable responsibility to help Miss Lan deal with the affairs of the city." However, this was only a temporary expedient measure, and when the pirates surrounding the island retreated, the city would have to be run by Miss Lan'er herself. ”

Hearing this, Sima Rulan's eyes dimmed, and of course she could hear Hua Bushi's refusal.

But after all, Sima Rulan has a cheerful personality, which is very different from the weak women of ordinary people's families, she lowered her head and was silent for a while, and then gradually regained her luster in her bright eyes, raised her head and said: "Mr. Hua is right, this Dacang City is the responsibility that my father passed on to Lan'er, and it really shouldn't be entrusted to others." ”

Hua Bushi said: "Miss Lan'er is kind and benevolent, and her actions are informal, so she is the most suitable person to inherit the position of city lord." To know the strategy and scheming, or martial arts skills, in fact, are all small paths, the true heart of benevolence and righteousness is the most valuable, Miss Lan'er will be in charge of this city in the future, and she will definitely do better than Hua Bushi. ”

Sima Rulan had changed her previous shyness at this time, stared at Hua Bushi with a pair of beautiful eyes, and said with a smile: "Mr. Hua's compassion is also stronger than Lan'er, otherwise why do those indigenous villagers call you 'Hua Bodhisattva', and it is rumored that you and I are a fairy couple who want to build a Buddhist hall to worship!"

Hua Bushi sneered: "They are really fooling around! We are all big living people, how can we be some kind of immortals and bodhisattvas? They just spread the rumors, if they really build the Buddha hall and offer the clay statues of you and me in it, what kind of system will it become!"

Sima Rulan said with a smile: "I don't think it matters, now the people in Okura City are uncertain, many people are panicked, the common people pass us as immortals, but it can be exciting, and Mr. Hua is made into a clay statue in the temple, in the future, when you leave Okura City, Lan'er can often go to the Buddha Hall to see you." ”

Hua Bushi could only smile bitterly, but Sima Rulan's pair of bright eyes stared straight at him, although the eldest young master was thick-skinned, he couldn't help but blush on his face.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※It was already dusk when he came out of the City Lord's Mansion, and Hua Bushi rode back to the Barking Tower.

Recently, there have been many complicated affairs in Okura Castle, and he has to set up ambushes to meet the pirates attacking the city wall, Hua Bushi has been very busy, and most of the time he is in the city lord's mansion. Although the Bark Tower was not far from the City Lord's Mansion, this was the first time he had returned home in the past five days.

dragged heavy footsteps into the gate, handed the reins to the guy in the building, Hua Bushi only wanted to go to the backyard room to sleep, but heard the guy say: "Boss Hua is finally back, Mrs. has been waiting for you, I've been waiting for you for several days!"

Hua Bushi frowned and said, "Is there such a thing, where is she now?"

The man replied, "Back to the boss, Mrs. Hua is in the hall of the back hall." ”

Hua Bushi quickened his pace, walked through the front yard, and followed the corridor to the front of the back hall, and sure enough, he saw Hai Hongzhu sitting alone in the door, and there were candles burning in the hall, and there were several dishes on the table, and two porcelain bowls containing rice.

Hua Bushi stepped over the threshold into the hall and asked, "Hongzhu Lady, what are you doing here?"

Hai Hongzhu was hanging her head and was dozing, but at this time she suddenly woke up, and hurriedly got up and said, "You can come back, I'm here waiting for you to come back for dinner!"

Hua Bushi walked closer, only to see that Hai Hongzhu's dress and hair bun were a little messy, and there were a lot of bloodshots in his eyes, and asked, "Are these ** all waiting for me here?"

Hai Hongzhu said: "Yes." Hey, these meals are cold again, so I'll take them to the back kitchen and heat them up. ”

As she spoke, she was about to serve the dishes on the table, but Hua Bushi said, "No need, I have already eaten in the City Lord's Mansion." In the past few days, I have helped Miss Lan'er deal with the affairs of the city, and it is rare to come back, you just need to take care of yourself, and you don't need to worry about me. ”

Hai Hongzhu lowered her head and said: "Waiting for her husband to come back for dinner, isn't it what a wife should do? When I was in the countryside before, my father was sometimes too busy in the martial arts hall and came home late, and my mother would cook a meal at home and wait for him!"

In fact, Hai Hongzhu and Hua Bushi are just a nominal husband and wife, and since they got married, they have always been awkward, even if waiting for the husband to come home for dinner is what the wife should do, but since they are a fake couple, there is no need to be like this at all.

But looking at Hai Hongzhu's red eyes and the look that seemed to have been greatly wronged, Hua Bushi couldn't bear to say this, and after a while, he reluctantly smiled and said, "Okay, don't be angry, lady, can't I eat with you?"

Hai Hongzhu turned her worries into joy and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go to hot dinner." ”

The food was quickly heated, but it didn't taste very good, probably because it had been left out for too long.

The two sat opposite each other at the table and ate, Hua Bushi didn't eat much, and Hai Hongzhu only took a few mouthfuls of rice, then put down the chopsticks, and suddenly asked: "I heard Zhu Hong say that today they repelled the raid of pirates on the east city wall and killed hundreds of pirates, but is it true?"

Hua Bushi said: "Yes, there is indeed such a thing." ”

Hai Hongzhu said again: "But I also heard that there is not much food left in the city, and on the other side of the harbor bay, the 'Wanjintang' fought with pirates, sank dozens of ships, and killed many people, but is there such a thing?"

Hua Bushi didn't answer, but asked, "Did you also listen to what Zhu Hong said about this?"

Hai Hongzhu said: "No, I heard from Xiao Qian'er who has been in the Yuelai Hotel on the street, she is the most well-informed, I also asked him when Zhu Hong came back, but he refused to say whether it was true or not." ”

Hua Bushi said: "What else did Xiao Qian'er say to you?"

Hai Hongzhu said: "Xiao Qian'er also said that this Okura City will definitely not be able to hold it, and it will not be a few days before the pirates of the 'Black Dragon Palace' will break through, those pirates are very ferocious, and the people of the whole city will be killed at that time." ”

Hua Bushi said: "Xiao Qian'er, that ghost elf is only fourteen or fifteen years old, and she has learned to make things up, and the lady doesn't need to listen to her nonsense." ”

Hai Hongzhu said: "No, Xiao Qian'er's uncle is working in the 'Wanjin Hall', and her news is all from her uncle, and it must not be nonsense." Actually, you know all this news, but it's just deliberately hiding it from me, isn't it?"

Her big eyes stared straight at Hua Bushi, as if she wanted to see through what the eldest young master was thinking.

Hua Bushi had no choice but to say: "Okay, to tell you the truth, Okura Castle is indeed in some crisis now, but it has not reached the point where it can't really be defended. ”

Hai Hongzhu said: "No, you don't want to lie to me! Although you have been busy in the past, you have never returned to the Barking Sky Tower for five consecutive days like this time, and the situation in the city must be very serious, right?"

Hua Bushi spread his hands and said: "I have already told the truth, if the lady doesn't believe it, I can't do anything." ”

Hai Hongzhu snorted, sank her face, picked up the rice bowl and took a few large bites of rice, as if she was treating the rice as an enemy. This sea lady has always liked to sulk, Hua Bushi is not strange, so she does not bury her head in eating quietly.

After eating, Hai Hongzhu's mood seemed to suddenly change again, she cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, went to make another cup of tea, and handed it to Hua Bushi's hand. She was angry for a while, gentle for a while, but Hua Bushi was a little overwhelmed.

Hai Hongzhu sat down beside Hua Bushi, watched the eldest young master take a sip of tea, and she suddenly said, "Let's escape, okay?"

Hua Bushi was stunned and said, "What did you say?"

Hai Hongzhu said: "We are not from Okura Castle in the first place, and we have only been in this city for a few months, so why should we accompany the people in the city to be killed by pirates." Why don't we go find a boat and quietly escape from the island and return to Middle-earth?"