You deserve to die alone!
It is impossible to hide it, so it is better to take the opportunity to grab some resources.
After thinking for a moment, Ren Xuan took out a small silver-plated box from his arms and flicked it casually.
The inscriptions on the box were intricate, with a cold light floating around and a faint white glow.
Yue Anshan's eyes widened: "Old Ren, what is this?"
Ren Xuan spoke concisely, his fingers lightly picking up the lid of the box: "Craftsman Yunying, I got it from Lu Xiyun."
The light scattered in all directions, floating like mist and condensing into a vague image.
This time, Yanshu’s read but unreply messages disappeared, and the speed at which the other party connected was astonishing.
However, when he saw clearly that it was Ren Xuan, the boss in the projection changed his expression on the spot.
I heard that Ren Xuan asked for a formation master for a strange child.
Qin Shu's face was full of disgust and a look of "Stop meddling in other people's business."
In the light and shadow, Qin Shu's expression was cold, and his tone was colder than the night wind: "This is Yinshu City's business, it's not your business."
The flame in Ren Xuan's heart suddenly shot up ten feet high.
You bastard!
That's your girlfriend! I worry about her as much as I do my girlfriend! You bastard, why are you still pretending to be ungrateful?!
Ren Xuan's voice rose like thunder: "Isn't it just that I want you to send a formation master?!"
"Just think of it as sending a guard! Yue Anshan and I are novices when it comes to fighting techniques. If something really goes wrong, you won't even have a place to cry!"
Thousands of miles away, Qin Shu remained calm. "Tell Lu Xiyun that when he returns to Yunzhong, that's when I'll consider talking to Xie Lingyan about reinforcements."
MD, my fists are stiff.
You deserve to die alone!
Ren Xuan gritted his teeth, took a long breath, and said in a cold and hard voice: "Qin Shu, listen to me, today, if the knife in that child's hand deviates even an inch, you will have to burn paper money."
"If you keep dithering, don't cry in front of me!"
Before he finished speaking, Ren Xuan suddenly closed the cloud shadow with a "snap" sound, decisively cutting off the connection.
Yue Anshan was stunned. After a long while, he finally managed to utter, "Old Ren... you're a little impulsive, aren't you?"
Ren Xuan looked at the other person dimly: "When emotions run high, things can be brushed aside. Look, hasn't the report on Lu Xiyun's injury been completed?"
Yue Anshan gave him a meaningful look and said, "You are still the best."
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Yinshu City, Jiyue Hall.
The air was filled with a light blue mist, carrying the ups and downs of the formation. The entire Jiyue Hall was shrouded in this invisible barrier.
Tang Wuyong walked over quickly and saw from afar the fourth hall master of Yinshu City, Bai Xiao, standing at the door hesitating.
"Fourth Master?" Tang Wuyong raised his eyebrows, his tone revealing a hint of surprise: "When did you come back? Why are you standing here?"
Bai Xiao touched his nose and smiled awkwardly: "I just arrived in the city."
Then he cautiously poked his head in, lowering his voice, "Captain Tang, how's my senior brother's temper lately? And what's the purpose behind issuing the Silver Pivot Order this time?"
Tang Wuyong waved his hand and said firmly, "Fourth Master, please stop imagining things. This time, there's a real emergency. The City Lord is so busy that he doesn't have time to settle accounts with you."
Bai Xiao patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine."
At this time, the guard at the door looked solemn and stopped at the door: "Fourth Master, the city lord has ordered that outsiders are not allowed to enter without permission."
Bai Xiao was unhappy when he heard this: "Are you new here? I'm an outsider?"
The guard's expression did not change and he continued to stop them.
Bai Xiao turned his head and looked at Tang Wuyong, saying meaningfully, "Captain Tang, are you here for serious business this time?"
Tang Wuyong nodded in agreement: "Serious matters, please let me pass on the message, Fourth Master."
Bai Xiao patted his collar with satisfaction, and his tone suddenly straightened: "That's good!"
After saying that, he stepped forward and stepped into the light blue barrier space without hesitation, as confident as if he were Xie Lingyan's real brother.
Inside Jiyue Hall, Xie Lingyan sighed helplessly, almost losing her temper: "Lu Xiyun, it's just a one-inch wound, is it really that serious?"
Lu Xiyun clutched the bandage tightly: "Xie, Brother! Put down the bottle in your hand first!"
Xie Lingyan lifted the medicine bottle, the light red liquid inside swaying slightly in the light. "This is the medicine my adoptive father gave me. It can prevent infection."
When Lu Xiyun heard this, her face turned pale and she was as alert as a cat with its fur standing on end: "Father's stuff was mixed with strong liquor, it hurt like hell!"
Xie Lingyan laughed. "How old are you? There's still a lot of things to deal with in the city. Hurry up! I've even set up the barrier. What else do you want?"
Lu Xiyun took a deep breath, as if making a life-or-death decision. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he looked like a hero going to die bravely: "Alright...then pour less..."
At this moment, Bai Xiao stepped in from outside the barrier. As soon as he stepped in, he heard a deafening sound of ghosts howling.
Bai Xiao paused, wondering if it would be impolite to go in now.
After waiting for a while, the howling inside finally stopped.
Then--
Bai Xiao regretted it.
This was a golden opportunity! How could he have missed it?
He looked up and saw——
Hey, isn't this Prince Lu? I haven't seen him for a few years, why are you crying and howling like this?
Oh, applying medicine to the wound? It looks pretty serious, huh? What? Just a one-inch wound?
Bai Xiao lowered his head and his shoulders trembled.
Xie Lingyan stroked his sleeves and said in a cold tone, "Xiaobai, what are you laughing at?"
Bai Xiao shuddered and stood up straight in an instant: "No!"
As for the incident where Master Lu cried and yelled to the sky over applying medicine to an inch of wound - I know absolutely nothing about it!
Bai Xiao glanced at Lu Xiyun - this ancestor had already pulled the quilt to his head and buried himself in it, as if saying, "There is no such person as me in this world anymore."
Xie Lingyan sighed and reached out to pull at the quilt, trying to dig out the guy who was escaping from reality.
No progress.
Xie Lingyan's expression remained unchanged, but her tone became even colder: "Why are you the only one here?"
Bai Xiao's scalp tightened, and he immediately reported: "When we received the Silver Pivot Order, the two brothers were in Southern Xinjiang, and they should still be on their way now."
As he spoke, Bai Xiao quickly took out a clay porcelain bowl and handed it to Xie Lingyan as if offering a treasure: "But I just went to Second Senior Brother's room and dug out his heirloom."
Xie Lingyan's eyes darkened, and the temperature around him plummeted several degrees. "We've already sent out the Silver Pivot Order, and you still can't find them? Tell them—don't even come back!"
Bai Xiao silently shrank his neck and muttered cautiously, "Please don't involve me in your brothers' affairs... I rushed back as soon as I received the Silver Pivot Order."
In comparison, it is obvious who is your most well-behaved and sensible junior brother.
As he spoke, the bowl in Bai Xiao's hand broke into pieces, and the crispy chips condensed in the air. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a short and fat tumbler shape, swaying in the air.
The next second, the tumbler spoke, his voice somewhat leisurely: "Third brother, respect your teachers, respect your teachers."
Xie Lingyan's face was expressionless, and her tone was icy. "Oh? So, Senior Brother also knows how to write 'Respect the Teacher'?"
The tumbler shook himself and continued to advise, "Third Brother, don't be so angry. Southern Xinjiang is quite far away after all. We've run several horses to death on the way here."
Xie Lingyan sneered, "Brother, why don't you tell me how the mission from Southern Sizhou ended up in Southern Xinjiang?"
The tumbler paused and coughed dryly: "Ahem... This is all my fault, Senior Brother—"
Halfway through his words, the tumbler in the air suddenly froze, as if someone had grabbed its neck from the depths of its soul, and instantly - it stood still.
Bai Xiao: “…”
Bai Xiao touched his nose and added softly, "The two brothers...maybe they're fighting again."
Xie Lingyan was speechless and waved a light talisman. The tumbler in the air exploded again and turned into an ordinary porcelain bowl, falling back into Bai Xiao's hand.
——Whoever wants these two cheap senior brothers can take them.
Xie Lingyan patiently returned to the bedside and said softly, "Xiyun, don't be depressed. Let me introduce my junior brother to you."
Lu Xiyun's muffled voice came from under the quilt: "No need, I know you."
Unable to bear Xie Lingyan's naked, suggestive gaze, Bai Xiao had no choice but to step forward and, in what he considered a friendly gesture, bowed, "It's been years since we last met in the Imperial City. Brother Lu, how are you?"
There was dead silence under the quilt.
It is obvious that he is "not fine".
Bai Xiao looked back at Xie Lingyan innocently, and met the ultimate deadly gaze that said "You caused this trouble, you have to deal with it yourself".
He sighed softly, his tone revealing a bit of sadness at the fickleness of the world: "Ah... Brother, the friendship of more than ten years of fellow apprenticeship is not as good as the wild brother you picked up casually. It is true that human nature is fickle and the world is unpredictable."
Before he finished speaking, Xie Lingyan's sword was unsheathed three inches away, with a cold and icy light.
Bai Xiao was quick-witted and swift-handed. He quickly slid to his knees and admitted defeat. His smile was more sincere than crying: "Oh my, Brother Lu, I was wrong! Is that not enough?!"
Bai Xiao sat upright, holding up three fingers, his expression solemn as if he were swearing some blood oath. "Well, if you're worried, let's make a pact! Brother Lu, lend me three swords, and I'll keep today's events to myself and never tell anyone a word."
As soon as he finished speaking, a golden rune contract slowly emerged in the air in front of him. It was round inside and square outside, with the rune flowing and emitting a faint golden glow.
Lu Xiyun was still lying in bed, ignoring everyone.
Bai Xiao continued to persuade him seriously: "Brother Lu, lend me three swords, you will definitely make money, and I will help you protect my brother."
The room fell into a brief silence, and the candlelight flickered gently.
After a while, a furry head finally popped out from under the quilt, with obvious reluctance: "...Thank you, big brother."
Xie Lingyan was persuaded by Bai Xiao's suggestion. Her tone was calm but unyielding: "Xiyun, recuperate first. Lie down for three days."
Lu Xiyun stared at Xie Lingyan for a while, and seemed to want to struggle a few more words, but finally reluctantly placed his palm on Bai Xiao's contract.
Golden light flowed, aura surged, and Lu Xiyun's face turned three shades paler in an instant. His whole body seemed to be drained of strength in an instant. He staggered and fell down limply.
Xie Lingyan's expression changed slightly. He quickly stepped forward to catch the man, anger radiating from his brows, "Fourth Brother! You're messing around again!"
Bai Xiao spread his hands out innocently, his expression as frank as if he hadn't done anything wrong at all. "Brother, look at his injury. It will heal in two days, but it would be ruined in just a few hits. Am I not helping him with physical rest?"
After saying that, he touched his nose consciously and changed the subject with a strong desire to survive: "By the way, Senior Brother, Tang Shoubei is looking for you outside. He seems very anxious."
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