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At this time, nearly three months have passed since Hanshan and his party.

Chen Yingxiong finally arrived in the northwest under the secret protection of the old man in red. During this period, he was almost always on the road, working non-stop, and he was exhausted to death.

The old man in red also worked hard to chase him.

When they finally saw the heroic city, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Yingxiong knew that his identity was good, and if he was recognized, there would be problems. He was only in the spiritual realm. Even if he had the family's fetal breathing method to protect his body, it would be difficult to ensure that he was safe all the way.

The old man in red has been with him for three months. Even though he has a good impression of him, he can't help but frown slightly, thinking that Meng'er didn't even say where the letter was, obviously he was playing tricks on you. Just want to be so serious.

The city in front of them is in the northwest, and the name is very interesting, it is called Northwest City.

Although this city is in a remote place, it was once the capital of a certain country and is now the most prosperous city in the Tang Dynasty except for the capital.

When Chen Yingxiong came to the city gate, there was no trace of war left on the tall and thick walls, not because they had been painted after the war, but because when the Tang army came here, the city gate was wide open, there were no soldiers on the battlements, and the ministers in the court were all at home, everything went very smoothly and there was no decent resistance.

It is known as the shortest siege battle in history.

Because when we learned that the Tang army was coming, the monarch of the country did not intend to surrender.

So the merchants killed him and all the ministers and generals who advocated anti-Tang, washed away the palace, seized control of the city, and removed the palace protection formation.

It only took one hour before and after.

Only then did people know that most of the imperial courts in this country were disciples of merchants, so they could use thunder to seize control of the Northwest City.

Can assassinate a king of a country,

This shows the terrifying strength and background of the merchants.

Thinking of the scenes depicted in the historical books, the bloody scenes formed a sharp contrast with the prosperity behind the city gate, which made Chen Yingxiong feel a lot of emotion.

After that country was destroyed, the old capital was officially renamed Northwest City. The merchants politely declined the invitation of Emperor Yuanzong to become an official in the court and vowed to be a businessman in the future.

The Shang clan will never be an official or interfere in court affairs.

It is precisely because of such guarantees and such achievements that the Shang clan in the Northwest rose at an extremely fast speed, quickly surpassing the Lu family to become the richest man in the world, and paying an extremely huge tax to the Tang Dynasty every year.

Many people have never even heard of such huge wealth.

The so-called wealth can rival a country, which refers to the Shang family.

The Northwest City was not destroyed by the old capital and remote locations, but became increasingly prosperous with the success of the Shang family.

When Chen Yingxiong came here for the first time, he was naturally full of novelty and wanted to enter the city to see the style of the Xiongcheng.

However, he was stopped by the officers and soldiers in front of the city gate.

The official sat behind the table and looked at him, and said lazyly: "You are not a local, are you?"

Chen Yingxiong nodded slightly and said, "My hometown is in Jiangnan."

The official asked, "What are you doing?"

Chen Yingxiong said: "Go to the eldest lady."

There are many big families in the entire northwest city, and almost every family has a young lady.

But here, when it comes to the eldest lady without referring to it, it is only that person.

She is the eldest lady of the entire Northwest City.

The official raised his eyebrows slightly, withdrew his gaze toward him, his expression was still scattered but he was a little impatient, and then a word burst out from his mouth...

"roll."

The soldiers turned around and several cold eyes fell on him, causing Chen Yingxiong to shudder.

Since the young lady became famous, countless people have come to visit her, mostly self-righteous guys, especially those young and pedantic scholars who advised her to spend money to help the people of the world, or want to climb to a high point.

Unfortunately, there are too many fools in the world.

The prefect in the city had no choice but to order the city gate officers and soldiers to strictly control them, so that all such guys who came rashly got out of here.

It doesn't make much sense to do this, because they can say they are here to play.

But at least some of them can be stopped.

For example, a guy like Chen Yingxiong who doesn’t know the inside story.

Chen Yingxiong hurriedly explained: "It was the saint of the grassland who sent me to come."

The official looked up again, became interested and said, "I have never heard of this in the end. It's interesting. I wonder why the Saint sent you to do?"

Chen Yingxiong said: "Send a letter."

The official stretched out his hand and said, "Take it out and I'll send it for you."

Chen Yingxiong scratched his head and said, "This... I don't know where the trust is. My aunt asked me to come over directly, saying that the eldest lady would know at a glance."

The official's face darkened, and this time he said two words: "Get out."

Two soldiers drove him left and right, left the city gate and threw him out.

The old man in red saw it from a distance, shook his head with a wry smile, turned back to the grassland, and had no intention of helping.

This is Chen Yingxiong’s own business. Do you need the help of elders when chasing his wife?

His mission has been completed, and it is time to go back.

Chen Yingxiong discovered that these two ordinary soldiers dressed in the lower grade of the cave realm, which is already quite good among casual cultivators and is truly elite in the army. How could he be a city gate soldier?

Before I could think about it, Chen Yingxiong shouted: "Wait, I have a token!"

The official raised his eyes and said, "Wait later."

The two soldiers stopped,

The official reached out and made a move at him.

Chen Yingxiong took out a blue jade pendant and placed it respectfully in his palm. He thought that he could not use his family identity when he was away. It was really difficult to walk.

The official's eyes changed slightly. It was obviously not an ordinary item to buy this item. The content of the pattern on it is unclear, but it can be seen that the workmanship is extremely fine. After careful look, the left and right figures are perfectly symmetrical, and it is not bad at all.

Ordinary famous artists cannot do this. Those who carve this jade must be powerful people who practice Taoism.

Chen Yingxiong was nervous. This was a birthday gift given by his mother. The materials were the best blue ice jade. He didn't know if it could be used as a token of grassland.

The official whispered to someone beside him for a few words. The man looked at Chen Yingxiong a few times, remembering his appearance and dressed up, and left with his jade pendant.

A chair was carried to the official's desk.

The official tapped the table with his fingers, no longer as lazy as before, but his tone was still slow, and he said, "Come and sit."

The messenger sent by the saint of the grassland,

Although his status is not high, he is a saint after all, so he cannot neglect it.

Chen Yingxiong came to thank him and sat there waiting quietly.

The northwest city mainly deals with business, and most of the travelers are merchants, so there is no curfew in the city, and the city gates are not closed at night to facilitate trade between merchants and merchants.

But accordingly, the city has a high level of control and clear rewards and punishments. If someone violates the regulations, he will be punished the most severely.

Chen Yingxiong sat under the city gate like this, looking at the convoy and the crowds under inspection in front of the gate, and was a little excited when he thought of seeing the legendary girl later.

But he sat from noon to dusk, and then to sunset,

Until the stars were as high as the sea, no news came.

He even began to doubt that that guy would run away with his jade pendant.

The official stretched and handed over another person to another.

The official also looked lazy, as if he had not woken up. He looked at him and sat behind the table, staring at the blank paper.

Just as Chen Yingxiong couldn't stand it and was about to ask a question, a man ran over and asked with a smile: "Are you the young master of the Chen family?"

Chen Yingxiong was stunned and thought to himself that I had only said that I was Meng'er's Hunger Messenger, how did he know his identity?

The man knew that he was right when he saw his expression, so he smiled even more cheerfully, took out a handkerchief from his arms and said, "My lady said that she has received the letter from the Saint Maiden. This is your token."

Chen Yingxiong lifted the handkerchief and was lying inside with his blue ice jade pendant.

The handkerchief has a fragrance that makes people feel heart-wrenching, and it is the best spice smoked.

He thought that this might be the eldest lady's thing, so he handed it back to the man.

The man smiled and said, "Miss, merciful, I will allow you to escape for half an hour first."

Chen Yingxiong didn't understand what he meant, but he noticed the other party's words - escape!

He asked, "Escape? Why do you want to escape?"

The man reached out to tidy up his lower clothes and smiled and said, "Little brother, you and I have no grudges and no grudges. Actually, I don't want to do this. But the eldest lady gave the order, brother, I can only do this, I can't disobey, right?"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Chen Yingxiong had a bad premonition and asked, "What did the eldest lady order you?"

The man's smile was even more gentle, his face was harmless, but his tone was filled with devilish syllables, with the breath of the tomb blowing from hell:

"Little dude, I'll kill you within three days!"
Chapter completed!