Liu Lin spit out a mouthful of blood first, and then squeezed out three words from between his teeth: "It's yours."
Putting the long sword into its sheath, Liu Lin said again: "It's so shameless to bully those in the late Jindan stage!"
"I'll admit it, I'll admit it!" the sloppy silver-haired old man said with a playful smile on his face. His smile made his face look more wrinkled.
Liu Lin snorted coldly and hurried back to the city.
It's already dawn.
"We can't keep this alchemist. What if the government doesn't dare to take him? What if we let him go? This bear thing will definitely come to take revenge on my Shen family. I wish I had killed him earlier. It's all my fault. You thought He is a casual cultivator. Who would have expected that he would be the most popular alchemist? What a mistake!"
Shen Li was restless and couldn't eat well or sleep well.
"Father, why don't you go to the Yamen today and ask?" Shen Li found Shen Wande who was having breakfast.
"What are you asking? Come and have some food quickly. The real alchemist is a cultivator of immortality. Can you let us people be tied up? It must be a fake. You don't have to worry." Shen Wande took a bite of steamed food after finishing speaking. Bag.
"But..." Shen Li stopped talking.
Inside the city lord's palace.
"Even Mr. Liu, you have been defeated, and here comes a nosy old brat!" The city lord, who never utters bad words, became so angry that he began to curse.
"People like the alchemist are used to being aloof, and they are bound to retaliate. I even stabbed him, trying to kill him to silence him, but unfortunately I didn't stab him to death! Shouldn't it? I have never heard of a person who stabbed his heart and survived."
Liu Lin habitually touched his beard with his hands, but unfortunately he couldn't touch it.
"What bad luck!" Liu Lin waved his hands and said angrily.
"Master Liu, our city, Wancheng, is close to their Suzaku Empire. If Suzaku really launches an army, our Wancheng defenders won't be able to withstand it! You can't leave!" said the city lord.
"Well, Lord City Lord, this happened because of my mistake. I won't leave. I want to meet the Shen family boy." Liu Lin reached out to touch his beard again, but he still couldn't touch it.
Liu Lin thought to himself: "A scholar can actually destroy Sima Xiang's cultivation. This kid has something in his hand that would make alchemists steal it regardless of their identity. There must be a secret."
"By the way, Master Liu, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about this trouble!" The Lord of the City was suddenly as happy as if he had found a life-saving straw.
"What's the matter?"
"That boy from the Shen family is the prospective son-in-law of the Xiao family. If the Xiao family can stand up and say something, that Luo Guo alchemist won't be able to cause any trouble!"
"Oh? Is there still this relationship?"
"Yes, I have to summon the Shen family and his son now."
Shen Mansion.
"Second Master, an official from the City Lord's Mansion has arrived, saying that the City Lord will summon the eldest and young master now." Xiao Wu reported to Shen Wancai.
"Brother is busy in the store, please hurry up and inform him. Li'er is in the room, I'll go find him."
Shen Wancai, who was looking at the account books and calculating, immediately put down what he was doing, got up and walked to Shenli's house.
Shen Wancai met Shen Lizheng in the courtyard with his upper body naked, doing push-ups with one finger.
"Li'er, hurry up and dress more formally. The city lord will summon you now."
"Okay, second uncle." Shen Li stood up quickly, quickly wiped his sweat with a towel, then turned around and went into the house to get dressed.
Shen Wancai led Shen Li halfway and met Shen Wande who was also rushing to the city lord's mansion.
"Brother, I've left Li'er to you. I haven't finished settling the accounts yet! I'll go back and settle the accounts."
"Okay, second brother, thank you for your hard work."
Shen Wande led Shen Li to the City Lord's Mansion. The housekeeper of the City Lord's Mansion had already greeted the father and son at the door.
"Steward Lin, what are the identities of my father and son? How could you welcome me in person? It would be a disgrace to my father and son." Shen Wande saluted to Steward Lin and said.
"Brother Shen, what are you talking about? I'm out of town. Come with me quickly. The city lord wants to see you for something important." Butler Lin grabbed Shen Wande's wrist and walked into the house.
Several people took three steps and two steps at a time, and even though the city lord's mansion was very large, they reached the city lord's study in no time.
"Brother Shen, Mr. Shen, please come inside."
After the Shen family and his son entered the study, Butler Lin closed the door from the outside.
"Here we come, Boss Shen, please take a seat." The city lord stood up from the discussion table where he was sitting and signaled.
"The common man Shen Wande and his son Shen Li are here to see the Lord of the City. The common man Shen Wande, how can He De sit with the Lord of the City?" Shen Wande bent at ninety degrees and cupped his hands.
"Sit down quickly, sit down quickly. I don't have any false politeness here. I'll keep the story short. This is Mr. Liu Linliu, who is in charge of the case of the alchemist. They all thought that Luo Guozi was an imposter, and they shouted at him to beat him and kill him. He was also served by Da Xing. I never thought that Luo Guozi was actually a genuine alchemist!"
Shen Wande, who had just sat down, was shocked. He quickly knelt down and said in horror:
"The grassroots deserve to die, the grassroots deserve to die. This time, the city lord and Mr. Liu are implicated."
Liu Lin hurriedly helped Shen Wande to his seat and said, "Boss Shen, don't talk about whether you will be involved or not. Now we are all grasshoppers on a rope. We can't jump you, and we can't run away from me."
"Sir, you tell me what to do. I will follow your instructions."
"Boss Shen, even the City Lord and I don't know what to do now, so how can we arrange for you? This alchemist named Sima Xiang has been rescued by an immortal cultivator. When he returns to the Suzaku Empire, he will definitely meet Report this humiliation to the senior management of the Suzaku Empire, and then we will be waiting to bear the wrath of the Suzaku Empire!"
"Ah! What should we do? What should we do?" Shen Wande patted his forehead with his hand, feeling depressed.
Shen Li lowered his head, expressionless, and said nothing, thinking: "What are you afraid of? Murphy's Law really doesn't deceive me!"
The city lord said about this matter: "Boss Shen, there is nothing you can do about it. I heard that your Shen family has good relations with the Xiao family. If the Xiao family comes forward, they will definitely be able to settle things."
"To be honest, Lord City Lord, although my son Shen Li has a marriage contract with the Xiao family, he is also influenced by the third son of the Qingyun Sect. My Shen family may not be able to invite the Xiao family. I can only give it a try to see if the Xiao family can still Don’t you want to buy the third son’s face?”
"Let's treat a dead horse as a live doctor. The Suzaku Empire is at its peak. Almost all the territory south of the Eastern Region belongs to the Suzaku Empire. Everyone in the six countries in the north is in danger. The Six Nations Allied Forces were defeated just at the beginning of the year. We It’s not like you don’t know that the Chuyun Empire cut off twelve cities in a row. Our Wancheng is now less than a hundred miles away from the newly divided border, and the Suzaku Empire dares to send troops to attack it at any time."
There was a hint of sadness in the city lord's words.
"Lord City Lord, tomorrow morning I will take my dog with me to the Suzaku Empire to visit the Xiao family."
"Okay, Boss Shen, the folks in Wancheng are relying on you." The city lord cupped his fists and said.
Shen Wande responded: "Shen will do his best."
"I'm going with Boss Shen this time. I've been practicing martial arts for many years. Normally, I can't get close to you. I can protect Boss Shen." Liu Lin said.
"Then there is Master Lao Liu. Shen will go back immediately to arrange the carriage and horses, and we will set off early tomorrow morning."