"He wants me to fight for him? Dream on." Li Xin rolled his eyes.
Just then, someone came to the door and knocked.
"Please come in."
A city inside a mine, where there is no daylight.
Electric lights are everywhere.
There was a familiar face standing outside the door; he had come to pick them up today as well.
“You are…” Li Xin couldn’t remember this person.
"Good evening, distinguished guests. I am Dai Bo, the secretary of the city lord. The city lord asked me to ask if you need anything?"
Li Xin waved his hand and said, "You don't need to worry about this, we're fine."
Dai Bo smiled and said, "Distinguished guests, your presence at Tongtieshan is a great honor for our fortress. Tonight, the city lord has prepared a banquet and invited you and your companions to attend."
He was very polite and made all the necessary gestures.
Li Xin glanced at Qin Che, and seeing him nod impassively, he said, "Alright, then go back and tell your city lord to thank him. We'll go tonight."
"Then I shall take my leave."
Dai Bo speaks in a very formal and literary way.
Li Xin closed the door and turned to Qin Che, asking, "Is he perhaps asking you for a favor?"
"You're the one who should be begging me. I'm just an ordinary person, you're the extraordinary master," Qin Che said with a smile.
Li Xin was dumbfounded: "Huh? You want me to pretend?"
"Go ahead and pretend, if you don't pretend, who will?"
Li Xin: ……
Before they knew it, it was evening, and Qin Che and the other two went to the city lord's mansion.
The building in front of us is made of luxurious materials, including marble and wood, with flooring throughout and a complete heating system.
But the conditions were rather poor after all.
Compared to other city lords' mansions, it is far inferior.
It's strange that Yang Lingkong, a bigwig at headquarters, lives in a place like this.
Tongtieshan is the central hub for supplies for the hot spring resort, so it's impossible for them to be short of money.
As the city lord, he could easily make some extra money.
Upon entering the gate, Yang Lingkong and Dai Bo came to greet them. Both of them were very polite, bowing at a ninety-degree angle: "Welcome, gentlemen. The banquet has been prepared. Please follow me."
Li Xin nodded, pretending to be a big shot.
Qin Che and Xiao Shitou followed behind, with Xiao Shitou still trying not to laugh.
The dishes on the table were plentiful, with plenty of fish and meat, all ingredients that were hard to find in Tongtieshan.
Yang Lingkong treated the three of them with utmost hospitality.
Li Xin didn't stand on ceremony and enjoyed the meal to his heart's content.
He saw Qin Che give him a look, put down his chopsticks and asked, "Lord, the banquet today is quite good."
"Hehe, I'm glad our esteemed guest is pleased."
"I'm curious, is today just a simple dinner invitation?" Li Xin asked with a smile.
Yang Lingkong gave a wry smile: "To be honest with you two distinguished guests, there will probably be a war at Tongtieshan in a few days."
Li Xin said, "Oh? Why is that?"
"It's all because of those mountain people causing trouble. They say that the mineral deposit is a treasure trove of the gods, and that we have touched something of the gods they believe in. Therefore, they have joined forces with several tribes to declare war on Tongtieshan. The war has been going on for several months. At first, it was just small-scale fighting, but recently the actions of those mountain people have become more and more frequent."
Li Xin nodded: "I heard about this in Boiling Stone City. They're just mountain people, barbarians. There's no need to care."
"Of course we don't need to worry about it. Although Tongtieshan is small, we still have a garrison there. There aren't many people, but they are well-equipped. On the other hand, those savages don't have any advantage in terms of equipment, except for their large numbers."
Yang Lingkong and Dai Bo exchanged a glance.
"I've also heard about what happened to you in Zeolite City. That Wu Hao is really blind."
Li Xin smiled but didn't say anything.
"This Wu Hao has the president as his backer and is a very important member of the hot spring club. He was a founding member when the club was founded. However, Wu Hao prefers to enjoy life and doesn't care much about the current situation at headquarters. He only wants to fight among himself and make money, so he has made many enemies over the years."
Li Xin smiled enigmatically: "What does Lord Yang mean by telling me all this?"
Yang Lingkong hurriedly waved his hand: "Honorable guests, please don't misunderstand. I believe you have also received the telegram from the organization. In fact, several fortresses around us have received it. The chief said that the Hot Spring Society will not be responsible for the trouble caused by Wu Hao. It is his own grudge. However, the chief did not punish Wu Hao. He was just summoned back to the headquarters in Dashan City and placed under house arrest. There was no substantial loss."
"oh?"
Li Xin was somewhat surprised.
He couldn't help but look at Qin Che.
The two exchanged glances.
"What is the relationship between your CEO and Wu Hao?"
“Actually, there is no blood relation. Wu Hao is considered the chief’s disciple and his most capable right-hand man,” Yang Lingkong said. “When the organization was founded, Wu Hao sacrificed a lot to help the chief eliminate his political enemies. The chief has survived to the end and outlived his opponents, so he still takes good care of Wu Hao.”
Dai Bo laughed from the side, "That's right, headquarters knows about their relationship. Even though Wu Hao has many mortal enemies, they don't dare to make a move against him."
Yang Lingkong added, "One is Wu Hao, who commands troops. He is exceptionally capable and is considered a major warlord in Beiyuan. He also has connections and is a big player in the slave trade. With his wealth and power, his enemies can only unite against him; it's really difficult to bring him down."
Li Xin listened intently, his brows furrowed, without uttering a word.
Qin Che ate and laughed as he watched the two of them act.
Do you really think his 'mind reading' is useless?
I could tell from the start that these two were acting.
However, what they said was indeed the truth; they weren't lying.
So Qin Che was too lazy to expose anything and just watched.
Sure enough, Dai Bo, the secretary, sighed: "Alas, to be honest, my master was demoted to the position of city lord here because he offended Wu Hao."
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