Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The Wu King's expression was extremely unsightly.

Although he appeared calm, his heart was already surging with undercurrents.

His fingers tapped incessantly on the table.

Finally, the tapping stopped, and Butler Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Gathering his courage, he asked, "Your Highness, could it be that Fang Zheng Yi has personally gone to Haiyuan City?"

"Even if he has, it's nothing. Even if he gets in, he won't necessarily get out!"

"Why not take this opportunity..."

Butler Chen made a fierce gesture across his neck.

The Wu King frowned and said, "Killing him isn't a big problem, but if he dies in Haiyuan City, the Emperor will definitely be furious and might even send troops to capture Haiyuan City directly. When that time comes, ha, will our people still be loyal?"

Butler Chen's eyes darted around: "Your Highness, even if he goes, he might not be able to find out about us, right? Besides, Young Master Lu has always been discreet in his actions. Without our message, Xie Xian must still be in Haiyuan City."

The Wu King gently shook his head, stood up, and said, "The risk is too great."

Alliances formed by mutual interests are easily defeated once those interests are threatened.

If the Lu family leaves someone alive, they will likely confess about us.

"Ha... ha, after all these years of my management, I've actually been disrupted by a Fang Zheng Yi! Repeatedly!" As he spoke, the Wu King's face showed anger, and he slammed the table hard.

Even if they kill those people, the Emperor will definitely continue to investigate strictly. Killing is meaningless.

If they don't kill, Xie Xian has already infiltrated Haiyuan City and come into contact with some information, which is also a thorny issue.

Either way, it can't solve the problem... A dilemma was placed before him.

The Wu King sighed dejectedly, looked at the various decorations in the room, and a trace of confusion, as well as a trace of determination, appeared in his eyes.

"Make arrangements, we're going to Haiyuan City!"

.......

Inside Haiyuan City.

Xie Xian and the others gathered in a side room.

He looked much thinner.

After all, drinking tea every day and repeatedly conquering the female spy... the physical exertion was really extraordinary!

The others looked enviously at Xie Xian, who had lost weight.

The impulse to lose weight arose in their hearts.

Zhou Tie held his teacup, looking listless, and complained, "I say, Old Xie, it's been almost two months, right? The Lu family won't let you leave the city either. How long will we be kept hanging like this?"

Xie Xian sighed: "I don't know, going to the Lu family every day is just eating, drinking, and having fun, tiring! It's really tiring!"

Everyone glared at him instantly!

"But judging from the situation, this Young Master Lu is very cautious and doesn't trust me."

"However, I heard from Du Lingfeng that the Lu family has handed him the task of investigating my identity, but Du Lingfeng still trusts me. I should be able to go out once my family is sent to Haiyuan City."

"I've already told the master in the letter, the people should be on their way now, I wonder who they will send."

"This afternoon, I have to go to the Lu family again, you guys remember to keep an eye on Nong Yu."

Zhou Tie crossed his arms and said enviously: "Why is it always you who gets to enjoy the good life every time we come out? Last time we went to Jianjiang, you were also eating big fish and meat, it's so unfair! We brothers are bored in the house every day."

"Studying changes destiny!" Xie Xian stood up, shook his sleeves, and looked proud, "But I feel like it should be soon. In the earliest days, Lu Renjie was very enthusiastic towards me, but I feel like he's been a little indifferent these past few days."

"Oh? How do you mean?" Zhou Tie asked curiously.

Qian Desheng interjected: "How else could it be explained? This is the way to control subordinates, of course, you have to show a good face first, and then use means to suppress and tame them!"

Xie Xian nodded in agreement: "That's right, invite to dinner, behead, and take in as a dog, the master also uses this set of tricks."

"Is that so... you scholars have so many tricks, why didn't the master invite me to dinner when I first entered the county?" Zhou Tie looked thoughtful.

Qian Desheng didn't miss any opportunity to mock him, and immediately said in a strange tone: "You directly became a dog! Why waste money on inviting you to dinner? Deserter!"

"I CNM!"

Seeing that the two were about to fight again, everyone rushed up to pull them apart.

Xie Xian looked bitter. He knew he shouldn't have brought these two idiots along. They fought from morning till night, and it didn't seem to be of any use.

"Mr. Xie! Du Lingfeng is here, waiting for you outside the courtyard!"

Xie Xian said: "Hey! Stop messing around, clean up, I'm getting ready to leave."

Zhao Lie carried a bag of things and walked to Xie Xian's side.

Three guns, a fire starter, and fireworks for sending signals.

Xie Xian sewed a few hidden pockets inside his clothes, which were just enough to hold these things.

After getting dressed, he pushed open the door and walked out.

Du Lingfeng immediately smiled when he saw him.

He only wanted to talk to Xie Xian in Haiyuan City.

For some reason, Brother Xie just gave him the feeling of being knowledgeable and experienced, and he spoke sincerely and treated people peacefully.

Although the Lu family is a merchant family, the hierarchy is strict, and superiors often treat subordinates like dogs, which is very oppressive!

Staying in Haiyuan City for so long, being able to drink tea and chat with Xie Xian about his reading experiences was a good thing.

"Brother Xie! Let's go for tea!" Du Lingfeng said.

Xie Xian was stunned and looked up at Du Lingfeng on horseback and asked: "Didn't you tell me to go see Young Master Lu?"

Du Lingfeng smiled and said: "It's early! They told me it was at night, let's go have a cup of tea first!"

"If we go there at night, we'll probably get drunk, let's fill our stomachs first."

Xie Xian didn't ask any further questions and went to the teahouse with Du Lingfeng on horseback.

When they arrived at the teahouse, they ordered a few side dishes and a pot of light tea. Du Lingfeng couldn't wait to say: "Brother Xie, last time you told me about that Journey to the West, let's continue."

"Where did I get to?"

"The White Bone Demon is getting married to Sun Wukong, the White Bone Demon calls Sun Wukong Kong Kong, Sun Wukong calls the White Bone Demon Jing Jing..."

Uh... Xie Xian was speechless for a long time and couldn't remember.

Fang Zheng Yi told him half of it at the time, and he couldn't listen anymore.

It was quite normal in the front, how did it start dating in the back?

"Brother Du! Let's not talk about this for now, I'll tell you about Water Margin later! First, let's talk about what we're going to do at the Lu family tonight."

"Didn't Young Master Lu summon me over during the day before? Is there some important guest coming today?"

"Uh... this..." Du Lingfeng looked embarrassed: "That's not the case, it's just an ordinary banquet."

"Several newly promoted salt merchants from various places have arrived in Haiyuan City, and Young Master Lu is gathering everyone to get to know each other."

Seeing that his expression was not right, Xie Xian asked: "Brother Du, looking at your expression... it seems that this meal is unusual."

Du Lingfeng reluctantly twitched the corner of his mouth and said in a low voice: "The young master likes women, and there are more newcomers this time, so there will naturally be women at the banquet."

"Some things... maybe you and I don't like, but we have to endure it!"

Xie Xian frowned: "What's the matter? Why are you being so secretive and can't say it."

"It's just... men and women... a group of people..." The more he said, the more unsightly Du Lingfeng's face became.

It was really hard to say such a thing!