“So many people!”

Xia Xu, who hadn't entered the city yet, sighed, causing Xia Xiao to look up. There were indeed a lot of people!

Hundreds of people at the city gate were standing in an attitude of welcoming a triumphant hero. Logically speaking, Xia Xiao's family would not be able to enjoy this kind of thing, but this was indeed the case!

Xia Xiao and Xia Xu walked in front of the rock armor beast. With every step they took, the crowd dispersed a little, fearing that they would get too close to them. Most of these people didn't know the past of the Xia family. They only heard that they had committed a serious crime and were driven here from the distant imperial capital! So they were afraid.

"Is that the big snake that killed people?"

"I heard it was! Wang Ermaizi's father next door had his arm strangled alive, and was also poisoned, his whole body turned black."

"Oh, that's tragic. Fortunately, we were not bitten."

"How can this big guy bite people? Doesn't it swallow people in one bite?"

"It looks like it's gone berserk!"

…

Hundreds of people were talking and making a lot of noise, but Xia Xiao and the others ignored them and just walked towards the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord still had to explain this matter, so it would be bad for them to keep talking!

The people followed, and a few naughty children ran around, watching the cute rock-armored beast.

The rock armor beast stood at a height of five meters, with its two claws grasping the snake tail at its waist, looking a little cute. Who among the younger children didn't have a dream of being a hero? Becoming a cultivator, signing a spiritual contract with the wild beast, and becoming one of the strongest people in the world, this was their common dream.

"Big hedgehog, big hedgehog, you are so handsome."

"I will also sign a spiritual contract with a wild beast like you in the future!"

"Then I will sign a wild beast from the Wood Element, specifically to defeat you!"

They called out, causing Xia Xu to laugh heartily. Rock Armor Beast usually didn't like being called a hedgehog, but now he was very happy. It turned out that all things have spirits, and they all like to be praised and admired.

“Don’t run around!”

Several mothers took their children away and blamed them.

This kind of thing happened quite often, but Xia Xiao and his elder brother didn't care. After all, other people's eyes couldn't change them.

Amid the noise, they arrived at the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion, where Yang Zhen was waiting with an anxious look on his face.

Yang Zhen was overjoyed when he saw the giant snake on the rock-armored beast.

"Thank you both!"

He saluted in public, and Xia Xiao and Xia Xu returned the greeting.

"There's tea in the house, please!"

With a thought, the rock-armored beast disappeared immediately. The huge snake head fell from the rock-armored beast, spilling some black venom, which spilled on the ground with a sizzling corrosion sound, startling everyone and causing them to step back quickly.

"Everyone, be quiet! Be quiet!"

Yang Zhen stood on the wooden platform brought by the servants and said:

"Everyone, three people in Longgang City died at the hands of this snake the day before yesterday. After investigation, it was found that another 17 people were poisoned by the snake. Now one person has recovered, and the other 16 will be fine soon. The specific announcement will be issued tomorrow morning. Everyone, please pay attention and let your family rest assured!"

After Yang Zhen finished speaking, he turned and left.

In the front hall, Xia Xiao and Xia Xu were drinking tea. After taking a sip, their faces changed color.

After taking a look at the tea in the cup, Xia Xiao immediately had a favorable impression of Yang Zhen and admired him a little. It was really amazing. He used such low-quality tea to entertain guests. How bad would he drink? Brick tea for boiling tea eggs?

Yang Zhen was not like Yang Songran. He did not have much money and never accepted any bribes. All his salary from the court was used to help the poor. He was lucky enough to be able to afford tea.

“You two!”

Yang Zhen came over, in a hurry.

"How come this snake is so big? Berserk only doubles its size. Was this thing five meters long before?"

"It is indeed much larger than its peers, so it is considered an outlier, but we can test for poison, and it is definitely this one!"

Xia Xu knew Yang Zhen was going to ask this question, and he had thought about it on the way back. It was better not to mention the monk and the scripture, so as to avoid having to explain it over and over again, which would not only be troublesome, but also difficult to explain!

"It's a blessing in disguise. If it comes to the city again, it probably won't just be poisoning people!"

Yang Zheng sighed, turned his head and said:

"Bring up the silver!"

The subordinates lowered their heads, looking helpless, because all the money in the mansion was here.

Yang Zhen snorted when he noticed his subordinates were unhappy. They were all short-sighted, money-hungry fools. I really don't know how the former city lord could tolerate these servants!

"One hundred taels of silver, as agreed before, please accept it."

To be honest, Xia Xu hadn't seen so much money for a long time, but he stretched out his hand and only grabbed about ten taels of silver.

"This is?"

“Just enough for what you need.”

Ten taels of silver were enough to support their family for several months.

When Yang Zhen saw this, he immediately added a sentence.

"That's not enough, come again!"

Xia Xu was a man of heroic character and agreed immediately.

"Even if today's matter is resolved, the city lord will have to take care of the rest. We will be back now!"

Xia Xu stood up, and Xia Xiao followed closely.

"If I have any problems in the future, I will definitely look for you."

Xia Xu nodded and left. Looking at their figures, Yang Zhen suddenly felt curious and asked:

"Did Xia Jinghong and Xia Xu participate in the battle?"

The servant put a piece of silver into his pocket stealthily, and then answered:

"Exactly! I was there from the beginning to the end. I think I went home once, but I only stayed there for one night. The next day, the army called for help, so I went back again."

"How could such a person lie and claim to be the one who came from afar as predicted? And Xia Xiao can also practice..."

Yang Zhen was a little confused, but it was time to put aside his prejudices. The current dynasty was pretty good, but the dynasty a year ago was very disappointing, and it was possible that he had made the wrong decision!

After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Xia Xu and Xia Xiao prepared to buy some food. Mother needed to nourish her body and eat well, and it was time for them to eat some meat.

Throwing up a piece of silver, Xia Xiao subconsciously grabbed it quickly.

"What's wrong?"

"I wanted to ask you something. Why are you so distracted? Are you still thinking about that?"

Xia Xiao nodded truthfully, but couldn't figure out the reason.

"Don't think about it. Keep this money. If Shu Shuang needs anything, buy it for him!"

"Thank you, brother."

"You kid, are you being polite now?"

Xia Xu pinched Xia Xiao's neck, making the latter laugh.

When Xia Xiao first arrived in this world, there were only his mother and second sister at home, because his father and eldest brother were stationed at the northern border. When his father and eldest brother returned, he knew what kind of person his eldest brother was. It was Xia Xiao's dream in his previous life to have a cheerful and strong eldest brother, and it came true in this life!

"Let's go buy your favorite roast chicken!"

Xia Xu held the silver and smiled.

"How about two bottles of wine?"

That night, the three men of the Xia family were very drunk.

As soon as they sat down at the table, they didn't eat the food, but started drinking directly. When the three women had almost finished eating, they started to use their chopsticks. At this time, they were already dizzy from drinking, but they were still very energetic when they played finger-guessing. They were all practitioners and they could use their vitality to force out the alcohol, but there was no need for that. Drinking is just for fun!

After many rounds of drinking, the three old men hugged each other and almost knelt on the ground to swear brotherhood! The three women laughed at them.

Alcohol tolerance is something that will go down if you don't drink for a long time. Xia Jinghong used to drink hundreds of bowls of wine without blushing. Now he is tongue-tied, holding his two sons, mumbling something, as if he is saying something serious.

In fact, Xia Xiao and Xia Xu had already lost their voice, but they still agreed clearly.

The mother smiled and started to clean up. She hadn't seen Xia Jinghong and Xia Xiao so happy for a long time. They were different from Xia Xu. They thought a lot and were often sad. But today they made money, had silver, bought tonic medicine and meat, so they should be happy!

Shu Shuang helped Xia Xiao, who was top-heavy, back to the room, like a caring young wife. She put Xia Xiao on the bed and took off his clothes for him. She had been in Xia's house for almost a month, and this was the first time Xia Xiao slept on the bed.

Shu Shuang wanted to hear what Xia Xiao would say. He would say the truth when he was drunk. Maybe he would say he liked her. But Xia Xiao was the kind of person who would not say a word when he was drunk.

"Sleep peacefully."

After Shu Shuang wiped his face, she was about to sleep on the floor, but Xia Xiao grabbed her hand.

Xia Xiao's face was very red, she was really drunk, but she refused to let go.

"I won't leave, I won't leave~"

Shu Shuang sat on the edge of the bed, accompanying Xia Xiao like coaxing a child. A tear slipped from the corner of his eye, which was wiped away by Shu Shuang.