"Wow!" Nangong Kui was frightened and hurriedly hid behind Xiaotang. Xiaotang rolled her eyes at him, as if to say: She is so spineless, even an ordinary old woman is afraid.
Tianlan had no choice but to go up and say: "I'm sorry for visiting late at night. We heard that you have a chart with the word 'Ziyuan' written on it. It may be what we are looking for. I wonder if you can show it to us."
Zhang Haitu?"
"Chart?" the woman inside said hesitantly after hearing this. After a while, the door opened. The woman saw that it was a young boy and girl, and she did not look like a vicious person, so she became less vigilant.
Then he thought that there was nothing in the house for people to worry about, so he let them in.
Nangong Kui couldn't help but cast an admiring look at Tian Lan. With just one sentence, he made the fierce mother-in-law open the door obediently and even invited us in. He is indeed the elder brother Tian Lan!
Chen's home can be said to be bare-walled. Apart from a bed and some daily necessities and food, there is almost nothing else, and there is not even a place for people to sit.
As soon as he entered, Ye Yi said anxiously: "We are really looking for that chart in urgent need. Could you please show it to us quickly?"
Mrs. Chen's eyes were cloudy and she said, "You guys are late. I don't have that chart anymore."
"It's gone? Where is it?" Everyone's hearts trembled, wondering if it was destroyed...
Chen said: "Half a month ago, the city lord's people came to collect the rent. I had no money, so I mortgaged other things, and the sea map was one of them."
"You mean, that chart is with the city lord?" Ye Yi breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't destroyed.
"Yes." Chen continued, "And they seem to have regarded that chart as a treasure map and collected it solemnly."
Tian Lan frowned in thought. This is a bit difficult to handle! If the city lord is also interested in the sea chart, I'm afraid he won't hand it over to them easily. What should they do? They are new here and have no backstage connections in Seoul. Golden Lion is here
Seoul is just a contact point and its influence is very limited.
If you want to go smoothly, building momentum is undoubtedly a good idea, but building momentum is too much of a waste of time. They don't have enough time now. I wonder how much the city lord covets this sea map and what are the possibilities for negotiation.
What about points?
After thinking about it carefully, I still feel that it is not feasible. They will not stay in Seoul for too long, so they are unlikely to accept the conditions proposed by the city lord. Thinking about it from another perspective, if ordinary means cannot be used, what about extraordinary means? The city lord
What about the government's defense strength?
Nangong Kui didn't expect to go that far. He just saw that Chen's life was so miserable and asked, "How come you don't have money? Didn't the mercenary group give you a solace payment?"
Chen said mockingly: "Solace money? To put it nicely, mercenaries are nothing. As long as they don't take advantage of you, they won't care about your life or death!"
Nangong Kui was surprised and disappointed, and said: "How could this happen? It shouldn't be! They should compensate the relatives of the casualty members!"
Mrs. Chen pointed to the empty house and said: "Look, this is their compensation! They tricked my only son into engaging in a dangerous profession, causing me to lose my son in middle age and have no one to take care of me when I grow old. Now I don't even have my only son."
I can’t even save my family property. And the compensation they offer is to ignore me!… Haha, haha, it’s okay, anyway, I’m just a bad old woman with no money, no power, no support, and I deserve to starve to death on the streets one day.”
Her words of grief and anger made Nangong Kui shocked and frightened. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be like this. I think the mercenary group your son belongs to must have some reasons. I...I can start with
Give you some money!"
Unexpectedly, she refused without hesitation: "No, what's the use of giving it? Either it will be raided by the city lord's people, or it will be robbed by the villains. It is better not to give it to me. Although my old woman is useless, she also knows
How can you survive without needing charity from others?"
In the end, Tianlan and the others had no choice but to leave empty-handed. They neither got a chart nor gave the stubborn woman any help. What the old woman said was somewhat true. For some people, giving alms is not help, but an insult.
!Although this woman has suffered a lot in life, her stubborn temper still does not allow others to trample on her last dignity! Maybe this is not the right choice, but it is her choice.
"The City Lord's Mansion? What should we do?" Ye Yi was more concerned about the sea chart, muttering to himself as he walked.
Tianlan smiled and said: "Anyway, we have to visit the city lord tomorrow and see what his attitude is. It's too late today, let's go back and rest."
No one had any objections. Nangong Kui even breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I can finally sleep. I'm exhausted."
Xiaotang smiled and scolded: "You guy, no one will call you after you sleep tomorrow!"
The four of them returned to the inn and each returned to their rooms.
Ye Yigang returned to his room, lay down on the bed, and looked at the ceiling with his eyes open. After ten seconds, he got up again and murmured: "It's so troublesome! Who wants to wait until tomorrow! Isn't it just a piece of paper?
Wouldn't it be better to just sneak it over, and why don't you have to visit again and again to check your attitude?"
As he spoke, he pushed open the window, held the window sill with his hand, and jumped down from the second floor. He had excellent movement skills and landed very lightly. He sneaked out through the back door without disturbing anyone. Because he was dressed in black.
I was wearing a smart outfit, so I even skipped the night clothes.
He happened to pass by the City Lord's Mansion during the day. It was very magnificent and there was no mistaking it. He walked all the way and soon arrived at the City Lord's Mansion. It was just past midnight and it was when people were sleeping. It was perfect for doing this kind of thing.
However, when he got to the corner, he was stunned for a moment. It was his first time being a thief, and he didn't seem to be used to it. So he climbed over the wall and got in? By the way, shouldn't he at least change into black clothes? Wear a mask or something?
Well, the clothes are black, which is fine. What about the mask? Where can I buy it? The shops are all closed now... It's strange that a person wearing black clothes goes to buy a mask in the middle of the night... Forget it, just take it
Just cover your face with a black cloth!
With this thought in mind, he tore off a piece of black cloth from the corner of his clothes, covered his face with a makeshift covering, then jumped up, lightly climbed over the outer wall of the City Lord's Mansion, and climbed to a tree.
Sigh... This place is so big, where would they hide the charts? Ye Yi started to worry...
Meanwhile, in the inn.
There was no light in Tianlan's room, but he did not sleep. Instead, he took off his white clothes, put on a black tights, put on light black boots, and tied his hair back up with a black hairband. What he said
His appearance has completely changed. He is chic and elegant in white clothes, but he has an illusory and ethereal feeling in black clothes, as if he can hide in the night at any time and disappear among the sea of people.
As soon as he picked up the black mask at hand, he suddenly heard slight footsteps outside the door. Then someone knocked on the door. Tianlan did not speak or open the door, but the person outside the door seemed to know that he was not sleeping, and did not open the door.
The door was unlocked, so he pushed it open gently and entered.
"Sir, I knew it."
The visitor was Xiaotang. She actually put on a black tights and black boots, and smiled at Tianlan, obviously having the same intention.
Tianlan saw her face was like a peach blossom, her body was like a light swallow, and her smile seemed real and illusory under the moonlight. She couldn't help but tremble in her heart. She closed her eyes and said, "I just went to check to see if the sea map is really in the city lord's palace.
You don’t have to worry.”
Xiaotang said coquettishly: "I know, so I want to go with you! We don't have detailed information about them, and the first exploration is the most risky. Naturally, I can't let you go alone."
He walked up to her, gently smoothed her soft hair, and said: "I have done this job of killer many times, don't worry, there will be no problem. There will definitely be a few masters in the city lord's palace, you stay here
Please don’t cause any trouble for me here, okay?”
She shook her head firmly, hugged his arm, and said: "It is precisely because of the masters that I have to go! I know that you will pacify us first, and then take risks alone. How can I stay here with peace of mind?
"
"Okay, I understand. Then you must be careful and use the method I taught you, okay?"
She nodded happily, took out a similar black mask from her arms, and raised it to him, as if to say: Look, I am no less prepared than you are.
In the end, Nangong Kui was the only one in the inn who slept soundly without realizing anything. But the people in the room next to him disappeared one after another...
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