Chapter 348 The Good Intentions of the Spiritual Immortal
Taiping City was bustling with activity, but everyone's face wasn't relaxed; instead, they wore a worried look and walked hurriedly. From time to time, a tall platform stood by the roadside, atop which stood a flag depicting a soldier.
Yan Qingqiu said to Anyan, "I guess we won't be able to leave the city today. Let's find an inn to stay in for the time being."
An Yan nodded, looked towards Mei Die, and asked her, "Where do you want to live? You can choose a place."
"Then I won't be polite. I must choose a comfortable one with everything." Mei Die said with a smile. She naturally knew that An Yan had no shortage of money, so she just wanted to choose a good one to enjoy.
At this moment, a voice came from An Yan's bag: "An Yan, are you there?"
Hey, it must be Lingxian’s bracelet making the sound.
An Yan opened her bag, took out the chain and looked at it. It was indeed the one she was looking for. She said to the link, "What are you doing? Is there something wrong?"
"Where have you arrived? You should have arrived in Taiping City," Lingxian asked.
"Well, I just arrived. What's wrong? Is there anything you want to teach me?" An Yan asked her indifferently.
"I have arranged someone to pick you up so that you can get there easily." Lingxian said.
When Yan Qingqiu heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he didn't believe it. Anyway, he didn't have a good impression of this woman.
Lingxian added, "They are the masters of this city. They take care of everything. It's always better to have less trouble."
"How do you get to know the people here?"
"It turns out that we have been hiding from each other and know quite a few people. I won't harm you. I don't want Li Rongsen to die. I'm waiting for you to serve me for a hundred days." After Lingxian said this, she saw that the bracelet went out.
An Yan threw the bracelet into her bag again.
Yan Qingqiu said, "We still need to be vigilant against that woman. I still don't have a good impression of her."
"It's okay, there are three of us." An Yan signaled him not to worry too much.
At this moment, a gorgeous carriage came from the front and stopped in front of them, blocking the way of the three of them.
An Yan was about to take a detour when she saw a handsome young man get out of the carriage. He walked up and asked, "Excuse me, are you three new to Taiping City?"
"Who are you?" Yan Qingqiu asked.
"I'm here to pick up the mayor of West City. May I ask who you are?" The young man looked at An Yan, as if he had already guessed that she was it.
An Yan said: "That's me."
"Please get in the car, Lord City, and follow me back to the mansion. Everything has been arranged here." The young man made a gesture of invitation.
"Where are they? Is there no carriage for them to ride?" An Yan asked while glancing at Yan Qingqiu and Mei Die.
The young man said, "The city lord is too kind. Servants, just walk."
"They are not my servants. One is the deputy city lord, and the other is also the deputy city lord." An Yan told him seriously.
These words made Yan Qingqiu feel very proud, and he even looked at Meidie's face. She was naturally very happy too.
The young man was a little puzzled and couldn't help asking, "How many deputy city lords are there in West City?"
"Several." An Yan said as she walked around the carriage and went to the front. She actually didn't want to accept Lingxian's favor.
The young man hurriedly caught up and said, "Since the city lord doesn't want to take the carriage, I will walk with him. It's not too far and we will arrive soon."
"We can just stay in the inn and set off early tomorrow morning," said An Yan.
"Since you're here, why not meet the old father? He respects Xicheng very much, it's just that we haven't had the chance to meet." The young man said respectfully, but seeing that An Yan was still expressionless, he added, "Our family is sincerely inviting the city lord to come over, and we hope the city lord will show some favor."
An Yan looked at the young man's face and asked him, "Who is the mayor of Taiping City?"
The young man was startled at first, then said, "You'll understand when you see my father."
This answer is strange.
An Yan finally went back to his house with the young man. It was truly magnificent and golden, a completely different kind of luxury from the streets outside. Then, they saw a middle-aged man walking out in a hurry, followed by a group of people.
The middle-aged man looked An Yan up and down and said, "I have heard of the Lord of West City for a long time. After seeing him today, I can see that he is indeed extraordinary." He laughed out loud.
"Sorry to bother you. We'll leave early this morning," said An Yan.
"Since the city lord is here, please stay for a few days." The middle-aged man said politely.
"Didn't Lingxian tell you that we have important things to do?" An Yan asked him.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "It's just a few more days. It won't interfere with the city lord's important business. Besides, I also have an important matter to discuss with the city lord."
"What's the important matter?" An Yan asked.
The middle-aged man signaled his men to take Yan Qingqiu and Mei Die downstairs to rest first.
But Yan Qingqiu said, "Just say whatever you want to say. The city lord won't hide it from us, so why should you be so shy?"
The middle-aged man thought for a moment, and then said to An Yan: "We are short of a city lord."
"It's not easy to choose a city lord, there are so many people in the city."
"The name of this city is Taiping City. The city lord's duty is to protect the peace in the city. However, over the years, every city lord has never been in office for more than three years. In addition, there are tigers outside the city that often attack residents in the city, which gives me a headache." The middle-aged man sighed repeatedly.
"All the tigers outside the city are dead." Yan Qingqiu blurted out.
The young man beside him laughed and said, "Those tigers are no ordinary beasts. They are extremely powerful and ferocious. Moreover, there are several of them. They are the same age as our city."
Meidie chuckled and said, "He's really dead."
The middle-aged man frowned, as if he had not heard clearly. He only said, "Please go to the back room to rest first. I have asked someone to prepare everything." Then he signaled the servants to take An Yan and the others to the guest room.
The guest rooms are very clean and the furniture is all new, which shows that the family attaches great importance to them.
Yan Qingqiu sat at the table, picked up the cup and looked at it, and asked An Yan, "Don't you think it's strange? They are afraid of tigers, but when we say the tiger is dead, they are not happy. What does it mean?"
Meidie opened the window and saw a blue butterfly flying in. It landed on her fingertips and kept flapping its wings. Then she saw the butterfly transform.
Yan Qingqiu asked Meidie: "What's the point of this?"
"Just now when I entered the city, I sent this butterfly out to collect information. Now I have some clues. The place we live in now belongs to the Zhou family. It is the Zhou Mansion. It is also the most powerful family in Taiping City. Any city lord must have the support of the Zhou Mansion to sit on that position, and to sit on it for a long time." Mei Die told An Yan the news.
An Yan came over, sat down beside her, and said, "Why does he insist on making me the city lord here?"
"Outsiders are easier to control." Mei Die said.
Yan Qingqiu laughed and said, "Who can still control An Yan? It's really a joke. Besides, why did he quit his job as the mayor of West City and come to a place like this to be the mayor?"
"As the mayor of this place, you will naturally be in charge of this place, and they can go to the West City." Mei Die said again.
"That's all their own imagination. How could such a good thing happen?" Yan Qingqiu sneered, and then had another idea. He said, "There's another strange thing. Just now when we talked about tigers, their faces looked a little strange. Did you notice?"
"The Zhou family was able to control Taiping City for a long time because they drove away tigers for the residents. They became heroes and began to be valued by the city lord. But as time went on, they seized power. It turned out that they were just a poor family." Mei Die said softly.
An Yan frowned, feeling that this matter was strange.
(End of this chapter)
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