"Cooperation?" Xie Ling frowned. "Why do you want to cooperate with me?"
A cold light flashed in the boy's eyes, "Of course, I will find the city lord."
After a pause, he explained, "The city lord has many shady methods."
"Is that so?" Xie Ling raised her eyes, "Of course I can, but you have to promise me one thing."
"explain."
Xie Ling said in a cold voice, "Since we have to cooperate, we are allies. You must listen to me along the way and cannot act on your own. You also said that the city lord has many shady methods. What if I can't handle it? I don't want to accompany you and lose my life here."
The boy frowned and tilted his head to think for a moment, "Okay."
As he spoke, he played with the long sword in his hand for a while, and then said, "Don't worry, I will not let you die."
Xie Ling actually wanted to use the boy to find the warehouse.
She just walked around and didn't see any trace of the warehouse.
Apart from these buildings, there is nothing of value.
I think this City Lord's Mansion is just a cover, the really valuable things are probably with the City Lord.
What a cunning old fox.
He built such a big mansion just to lock people up, but in fact his lair is not here at all.
Would such a person be so absurd as to go around grabbing people with thin waists? He must have other intentions.
As for what the conspiracy is, we have to find the city lord to find out.
Xie Ling was retracing her steps when the young man suddenly patted her on the shoulder and said, "Someone is coming from the west."
Xie Ling raised her eyes and saw nothing. The wind blew across the long bluestone road, making a whistling sound.
"Did you hear that?"
The young man nodded, then without further ado he lifted her by the collar and took her to the top of the high city wall.
"Get down."
The two men lay on the high city wall, with only their eyes exposed.
“It’s coming.”
As soon as the young man finished speaking, the sound of "thump thump thump" of footsteps was heard on the bluestone road.
Leading the group was still a group of guards, escorting about twenty people, all wearing black hoods.
After the group of people turned a corner, the boy grabbed her collar and led her to jump down.
"Let's go, follow them."
The two of them quietly followed the group of guards, keeping a distance from them that was neither too far nor too close.
The young man probably thought Xie Ling was just an ordinary doctor who didn't know how to perform Qinggong, so when they came across the city wall, he naturally lifted her collar and walked away.
Xie Ling was too lazy to explain.
I'm not familiar with this young killer, so it's good to hide my shortcomings.
When we arrived at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, two or three groups of guards appeared, escorting prisoners wearing black hoods, a total of about a hundred people.
A group of people walked straight out of the City Lord's Mansion.
At this moment, the moon is bright in the sky, and the streets that are bustling during the day have become empty, with only a few wild cats jumping over and making noises occasionally.
"Hey, where do you think they're going?"
The young man stood on the roof and asked as he looked at the guard's receding back.
"An Ning, my name. If nothing unexpected happens, I will leave the city."
The boy was stunned for a moment, surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Ten seven."
Xie Ling raised her eyebrows: "Is that your name?"
The boy looked dazed for a moment, "Forget it."
The footsteps of the guards became quieter and quieter. The young man grabbed Xie Ling by the collar again, flew up, and carried her across the roof.
In the street, a child from a family came out to urinate.
Suddenly, two black shadows flew across the ground. The child looked up. Under the bright moonlight, the two black shadows flew past quickly, leaving a residual image on the crescent moon. The child's eyes widened and he exclaimed, thinking he had seen a god.
Just as Xie Ling said, this group of guards left the city.
They did not take the official road, but a yellow mud path, and their movements were very secretive.
About an hour later, Xie Ling and Shi Qi arrived in front of a towering green mountain.
The group of guards took the men into the mountain, and the two of them quickly followed.
There are countless mechanisms along the way, and hidden arrow traps are everywhere.
Shiqi walked through it with ease.
Xie Ling frowned as she looked at the sharp trap under her feet. "This Lord of Tonghua City must not just like thin waists. He must have some ulterior motive."
Shi Qi sneered, his eyes full of murderous intent, "If he dares to catch me, I will kill him."
There was a formation in the forest. Xie Ling pretended not to understand and let Shiqi break the formation in front.
After walking for a while, the two passed through a woods and came to a long staircase.
There are probably several thousand steps on this staircase. Looking down, it is pitch black and you can't see the end.
Looking up, the place is brightly lit and you can vaguely see pavilions and towers with exquisite shapes, which look like a palace in the sky in the night.
Suddenly, voices were heard from the bottom of the stairs.
Shiqi narrowed his eyes and took out the long knife in his hand.
Xie Ling shook her head, "Put it back, we'll hide in the woods and see what happens."
Shi Qi frowned, but finally followed Xie Ling obediently and retreated.
After a while, the people below came to the woods where Xie Ling and Shi Qi were hiding.
They were two middle-aged men, both dressed in gorgeous clothes and holding a jade tablet in their hands.
"Brother Zhang, this is my first time here. If I don't understand something, please give me some advice."
"There is nothing taboo in the Nine Palaces. As long as you have the jade token, it will be fine."
"So how much do you plan to order?"
Listening to their conversation, Xie Ling immediately had an idea in mind and whispered, "Knock them out and drag them in."
"OK."
After two muffled thuds, Shiqi dragged someone in.
"And now?"
Xie Ling squatted down, snatched the jade tokens from the two men's hands, and began to tear off their clothes.
"Put on their clothes and go up with the jade token."
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