The cities outside the domain seemed no different from those in the wilds; they were all just as busy, and full of the same ordinary people.
There are rude and willful sisters, arrogant and domineering sons, as well as hungry and cold beggars, and cautious people.
It's like a huge furnace, with some people at the top living a life of drunkenness and dreaming of death, and some people at the bottom living a life worse than death.
The Shangguan family mansion is the most luxurious place in the entire city.
He owns 60% of the market in Niujin City and almost controls the majority of the business.
As city lords, Niu Huan and Jin Xi, do not have such strong management capabilities. Basically, all the business under them is robbed.
Because they had no management skills, they initially had much more business than the Shangguan family.
But it develops over time.
The situation is reversed.
It was because of this that the two city lords, Niu Huan and Jing Xi, decided to use the old trick to get back the losses.
Although the Shangguan family developed step by step through their own efforts, they knew the importance of worldly wisdom.
Therefore, there has never been any concession or gift in business.
However, Niu Huan and Jin Xi's management ability is really too poor, and they can't run the business at all.
Over time.
They are becoming increasingly dissatisfied, and they are eager to gain control of more resources.
But the head of the Shangguan family is not an ordinary person. He is of the fifth rank like them, and his family's martial arts skills are even stronger than theirs.
This means that if the two city lords insist on it, they will probably end up with a lose-lose situation.
When that time comes.
Whoever is most injured or loses heart will be the last survivor and become the biggest winner.
Although the two city lords knew nothing about business, they were very shrewd about the pros and cons of this kind of battle.
If you are not smart, it is impossible to climb to the fifth level step by step.
It was different from the Shangguan family, a large family rooted in the city.
Niu Huan and Jin Xi's predecessors were nothing more than bandits.
Because of some coincidences and military exploits, he gradually became the lord of this city.
This leads to them always subconsciously wanting to resolve problems by force whenever they encounter them.
The so-called literary scholars believe in the verbal disputes, but in their opinion, it is far less reassuring to use one's own sword.
Because neither of them wants to be the unlucky one.
So they chose to support another fifth-rank person.
The Xue family, like the Shangguan family, has taken root here for a long time.
But due to various reasons.
There has never been a fifth-grade person in the family. Now their family is at the peak of the fourth-grade, but it is just one step away and is not the fifth-grade after all.
There is a good saying that goes, if you don’t reach the fifth level, you will end up being an ant.
The fifth rank and above are the distinction between slaves and household slaves.
It was a meeting by fate.
The two city lords, Niu Huan and Jin Xi, worked together to push the Xue family's patriarch, Xue Qian, to the fifth rank.
as a price.
The Xue family must be tied together with them to take action against the Shangguan family.
Xue Qian naturally knew the pros and cons of it, he didn't dare to refuse, and at the same time he did have the idea of taking action.
There were three fifth-rank people, and against Shangguan Tianxiong, who was only fifth-rank, the risk had already been reduced to an extremely low level.
This time, I'm in control.
This was a preemptive test for the entire Shangguan family.
They want to see whether the Shangguan family is a fierce tiger or a paper tiger that has been tolerated again and again.
If it is the former, they will have a head-on battle, the winner will be the king and the loser will be the enemy, there is nothing to say.
But if it is the latter.
They didn't mind having their meat cut with a blunt knife, and they ate it bit by bit.
In fact, Niu Huan and Jin Xi, as well as the newly promoted fifth-rank official Xue Qian, all prefer to develop according to the latter.
This way, the damage to all three forces will be reduced to a minimum.
But if it's the first type, then you have no choice but to show your knife and talk.
Those spies outside the city gate were actually their spies.
With Shangguan Yuyu's safe return, the three fifth-rank masters immediately frowned.
"Hmph!" In front of a sandalwood table, a burly black man, as fat as a bull, glared at him and smashed the teacup in his hand to pieces.
He is one of the city lords, Niu Huan.
"What a bunch of rubbish!" Niu Huan gritted his teeth.
Such a good opportunity, but it was ruined!
"He has nothing. Fortunately, we gave him a magic treasure." On the other side, the man sitting at the same table spoke.
This is a thin, pale, paper-white man with a frail body covered by a loose robe. His eyes are extremely gloomy, as if dripping with water.
He is Jin Xi, another city lord.
This time, in order to let this group of bandits succeed, they did not hesitate to give Lingbao.
Although it was just a one-time thing, the price of Lingbao was very high. If it wasn't for their promise not to do anything, the two city lords wouldn't have taken such a risk.
"The two city lords don't have to worry too much. Didn't the spy say that there was a white-haired man coming back with them?"
There was another man in front of the table.
Compared with these two city lords, he seemed much more normal, even in terms of appearance, with sharp features, resoluteness and generosity, and every move he made revealed a stable aura.
Without long-term tutoring, it would be impossible to have such temperament.
And he is the head of another family in this city.
It was with the help of the two city lords that Xue Qian was successfully promoted to the fifth rank.
"What do you think?" Niu Huan and Jin Xi looked over.
"I think the reason why this girl from the Shangguan family was able to escape this time must be because of the help of that white-haired guy."
"Although we didn't succeed this time, it's not a big problem anymore."
Xue Qianlu showed a mysterious smile and drank the tea in her hand slowly.
This made the black man very anxious, and his real name was Niu Huan.
"Just tell me, you old asses who are always quibbling about words just love to show off this skill!" Niu Huan snorted unceremoniously.
He has always been disgusted by people showing off their knowledge in front of him or doing some nonsense.
Or maybe this is why he can never succeed in business.
Because he believed that only fists matter, and business is essentially a transaction and exchange of interests. He only wanted to get but not pay, so naturally he couldn't do it.
Xue Qian's expression froze for a moment, but he still smiled and said, "Don't worry, City Lord. Let me tell you slowly."
"Hurry up and tell me!" Niu Huan said impatiently.
"Okay, Lao Niu, be patient." Jin Xi tried to smooth things over.
Only then did Niu Huan reluctantly control his temper.
"Don't blame me, Master Xue. My brother is used to being a bandit. He just likes to be direct." Jin Xi narrowed his eyes slightly. Although he was smiling, he looked chilling, as if he was being stared at by a cold and poisonous snake.
"It doesn't matter." Xue Qian smiled with a forced smile.
Then he continued:
"I have already contacted the Li family in the neighboring Stone City, and they have promised that I will not interfere in this matter, and..."
Xue Qian paused and smiled meaningfully:
"The eldest son of the Li family will personally cancel the engagement. Judging from the time, it should be now..."
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