Chapter 10 City Lord

There is Jiaxiu Building next to Jiaxiu Lake, and there is Jiaxiu Building.

The scene of three people led by Mr. Zeng chatting up Ningzheng by the lakeside was taken in the eyes of a person in the pavilion. Those blue eyes are full of smiles, bright and clear eyes, but with a sense of disportionate vicissitudes.

His arms were slender, he sat by the window, his elbows were on the edge of the table, and looked at the dazzling mackerel dress through the carved railing. He occupied the best position in the top pavilion of the Jiaxiu Building alone. Except for a good-faced middle-aged bodyguard standing behind him, there was no one in the top pavilion.

"The youngest daughter of the Huangfu family is really a natural disaster. Ha ha, the little son of Jiangdong Zeng's family is blind this time!" He raised his hand and filled the wine cup in front of him and said with a smile.

When holding the wine pot, the back of the hand out of the sleeve is old yellow-brown, and the bones are thick and bright, which is clearly an old dragon bell.

"Interesting, really interesting! How many bigwigs have gathered in Shangji City? The old man drank a glass of Chinese wine, and there was wine dripping down the corners of his mouth, dripping along his chin on the front of the robe, and did not bother to wipe it. The old man is so pretentious but not sloppy, but there is a strong vitality only for young people.

"There are many bigwigs in Shangji City!" The generous bodyguard behind the old man said, "Didn't the master like to watch these bigwigs fight for blood in the city?"

"This time, they are all real big shots, all of whom can influence the direction of Fanyang. They are not comparable to the places that dominate a state and a county on weekdays! The old man Li Syan, the commander of the Southwest Cang navy, entered the city a few days ago and didn't know what to care about with his son. Now the little princess of the Huangfu family has entered the city alone. No, it can't be said that she is alone. There is a ghost department in the shadow of Fanyang. Since the ghost department penetrated into the city, it means that the second prince in charge of the ghost department is not far away. Moreover, Yin Cangyan, a hypocritical guy who always said that he had no desire to cultivate Buddhism, was bound to chase Li Siam for military power. Even if Li Siam huddled in Shangji City, he could not escape the scout spies from General Yan**. Now he is the son of Lu Zhongtang, who is the queen of the imperial palace. In order to build momentum for Yin Cangyan, even if he does not come in person, he will send someone to press Li Siam with the emperor's sword..."

"It's chaotic, chaotic, it depends on who has the courage to kill the chaos, and stands out from the bureau..." The old man's attitude is detached, sitting and watching others' intrigues. I can't move Wang Du Xiaoyao.

"Now the royal family, the general of the imperial palace Yan, and the moon flower of the imperial palace are all going to be the 150,000 cang navy of Li Siam? I don't know how long this old guy can last..." The middle-aged bodyguard said, "I value Li Siam very much, and I don't want him to be cleaned up too miserably... Don't be old and have a bad holiday!"

"Li Siam is a great talent. Whether it is the military expedition or the temple mediation in Fanyang, he can rank among the top three. It's just that he is too small and his vision is not broad enough. When the emperor took the military department, if he was not rigid and loyal, he would be more comfortable than being pinched in the three counties in the southwest. However, the royal family also recognized that Li Siam would not be rebellious, leaving the Cang navy to be killed. Li Siam entered the game and turned up a few small waves at most and couldn't make a big name. But if you enter the game and think of the game again, you will have to take off your skin if you don't die... Huangfu Mingchan, Yudian Yuehou and General Yan, which one is not the cruel master?" The old man stood up and stood on the fence, looking at the setting sun sinking into the green mountains, and the Jiaxiu Lake was full of sunset and broken gold.

The middle-aged bodyguard sighed, "So Li Siam came to Shangji City to find a way out for his son?"

"Well, that's what he told me! In case he dies, I will keep his son alive. But this old fox still hid his mind and didn't tell me!" The old man standing up is tall. Although he is old, he is energetic and does not show the dragon bell.

He turned around, looked at the meticulous bodyguard behind him, and smiled, "He also expected his son to hook up with Little Princess Ning Zheng to be the emperor's son-in-law and attach the towering tree of the royal family!"

"The royal family intends to marry Little Princess Ning Zheng, but where is this marriage sincere? It is clear that he wants to put a seed brother under house arrest in the name of giving marriage, so that these old guys can honestly work for the royal family. Huangfu Mingchan has never done a loss-making business! Unfortunately, Li Siam can't see the general trend clearly and thinks so well of people! Twenty years ago, the royal family saved his life and thought it was the emperor's kindness? There is a knife hidden in the smile and a needle in the cotton, and Huangfu Mingzhen is well bapt about this!" The old man sneered.

"What should we do? Continue to adapt to changes?" The bodyguard condenses the Shinto.

The old man looked up at the sky, and a wild geese flew by, with thousands of thoughts.

How many years has he been watching the ups and downs inside and outside the city like this? The situation outside the city changed, and the city was also renovated and rebuilt again and again. He watched the world break their heads for fame and fortune so coldly, and saw that the buildings in the city became higher and higher, like vines woven into cages, imprisoning him in the city, and even forgetting the feeling of flying on the top of the nine days...

"Do you still have to wait?" The old man muttered to himself.

After painstakingly operating Shangji City for so many years, I have built this city into a fairy palace of pleasure, and I have a relationship with all kinds of heroes and nobles. The veins spread like roots, like a big net covering the whole Fanyang. It depends on how much soil the roots can bring when I pulled up after the willows and the ground rises! If you can tear off a large piece of territory in the hinterland of Fanyang, it will be perfect...

No one knows what this mysterious and extremely clear-minded Shangji city owner wants. It is said that since Shangji City was built, the city owner has not changed. He has always been alone. For more than 200 years of ups and downs, the city owner is like a demon. Shangji City is like a small kingdom. People in the city must abide by the law of the city owner, and even Fanyang's calendar does not work here. However, it is doubtful that the Fanyang royal family has always killed people with slight signs of rebellion, but only let Shangji City go.

Shangji City is like a sharp arrowhead nailed to Fanyang's territory, as deep as bone and flesh, and the arrowhead has a barb. If it is pulled up rigidly, it will definitely hook a large piece of flesh and blood, and Fanyang will greatly damage his vitality. More than 200 years of operation is almost the same as the time of Fanyang's founding dynasty. No one knows how many dark chess the city owner has arranged. If the city owner is really a clear-hearted foreign master, it is okay. If he is a wolf ambitious person who has been lurking and endured for so many years and emerges to the surface, it will inevitably be bloody storm.

The old man's hair is childlike, his lips are pouted, like an angry child, and his blue eyes are full of memories. His eyes seemed to pass through the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in Fanyang, through countless mountains, and fell in the unreachable distance, and the world was a long line.

He has been trapped in a city for so many years, and he is willing. But in the quiet forest in those years, what happened to the white robe that he respected so much? After waiting for so long, when will you see the fairy-like figure of that day again?

"Mengyang, Fanyang, great rivers and mountains, when can they be combined into one and no longer confront each other? This is also your wish!" The old man sighed softly.

The bodyguard behind him is shaken and his eyes are full of energy! After following the old man for so long, it was the first time I heard someone called 'you' by the city owner. And Mengyang Fanyang is merged into one, which is also the first time I have heard of such a rebellious word!

Looking at this tall old man, he not only did not have a sense of twilight, but also had a kind of vitality of dead wood in spring, and even his descendants couldn't help paying attention to it!

"I'm leaving, go home. Keep waiting. The people I'm waiting for haven't appeared yet, so let these people continue to make trouble. This world is not owned by those who claim to dominate now, and even lend them is not counted... Sooner or later they will be withdrawn! It depends on who laughed and cried at that time..."

The old man stared at the lakeside where the lantern had been lit. The beautiful scenery was beautiful, like a woman with heavy makeup, his eyes were soft as if he were looking at his former lover, and there was a faint smile on the corners of his mouth. I don't know how many years I've seen this city, but I haven't seen enough. If I don't have a mission, there's nothing wrong with being in a city like this!

The world is like a chessboard. He looks at it coldly, but in the eyes of higher-level people, isn't he a chess piece? But he is willing to be a chess player, just like the hot-blooded impulse when he was young. If he determines it, he will never repent!

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Get rid of the three romantic sons who pestered her, and Ning Zheng's face finally became less tense. The family of the city owner's mansion has lit up the lantern hanging by the lake. Through the soft light of the big red hollow brocade surface, the silvery fireflies also flew out, and the clear water surface flowed out warm water vapor, but it was not very cold. She stood quietly under an old tree and looked at the ripples on the lake. From time to time, the red koi jumped out of the water to prey the water to prey insects, like a big red flower blooming on the surface of the water, and the splashed water splashed out waves.

As night came, various night market snacks were also sold. The stall owner's attentive shouting was a joy that had never been heard in the palace before - without the prudence of the palace, it was a natural pleasure. Ning Zheng's mood finally got better. Smelling the smell of food, she remembered that she hadn't eaten for a day. She couldn't help laughing when she smelled the food. The laughter was touching.

Then watch the koi jump up on the lake for a while, and then go to eat! Ning Zheng already has a plan in his heart, and then find a place to stay, have a good sleep, and then go to the inner city tomorrow! Ning Zheng, who has never been out of the palace, seems to know how dangerous it is for a woman to go out alone, not to mention a noble woman like her who has no experience in Jianghu? Anyway, if you leave home, you will never go back. You are not angry, but serious!

Ning Zheng said to himself seriously that he would not go back to death! If you beat him to death, he won't marry you!

She seems to forget that she is the prominent Princess of Fanyang Huangfu, the most favored little princess by the emperor! I just want to escape from the deep palace, the farther the better, and never be found, that's it!

She squatted down, and the wide skirt of the mackerel flowing fairy skirt was like a lotus leaf spread out on the surface of the water. She put her arms around her knees, leaned her back against the old tree behind her, put her delicate cheeks on her arms, and looked at the water quietly. The slender nose wings are lightly opened, and the water vapor of Jiaxiu Lake is fragrantly poured into the lungs, which is relaxed and refreshing.

Ning Zheng waited quietly in such a posture, like a poor man who was extremely tired and homeless. She hugged herself with her slender arms and slowly closed her bright eyes, as if she were asleep. The long black hair spread over her shoulders and covered her face, as if to cover herself in this way. No one could find her. She was safe.

But not far away, a pair of coral-red eyes are looking at the lonely girl squatting by the lake.

Stars who came to visit Jiaxiu Lake noticed the well-dressed woman. It was not her appearance that attracted his attention. In fact, he did not see the woman's face. It's just that she sat alone, with her arms around her knees and her cheeks buried between her arms, which was very similar to her - this was his favorite posture when he was depressed alone.

I tried to hold myself together, shrinking small and deceiving myself that no one could find himself again. A very secure posture...

Xingchen looked at her silently, as if looking at another self, ignored the urging of Xiao Wu and Liu Zi, and looked at the lonely woman.

He is not the only one who lives a bad life in the world!