The male protagonist tricked me

All of a sudden, they were startled when they heard Kuang Yin talking about the empire.

As if unconsciously, the empire has become very far away, something that is difficult to recall.

In this way, everyone will feel the horror of this Tiancheng even more.

But the most important thing right now is to solve the immediate matter.

"Do you think that the sudden speed up in Tiancheng is because of what is happening in the empire?" Zhang Moxi frowned slightly, with disapproval written on his expression.

"It's not that I have to object to your point of view, but at present, there is no complete evidence to explain the connection between them."

"You're right." Without waiting for others to speak, Kuang Yin replied first, "From the information we have, the correlation is indeed not that great, and I'm just providing this information as an additional reference and judgment direction .”

"Although I have been staying behind closed doors for the past few days, I don't know what you all experienced in Tiancheng, but in my opinion, a city without the power of the star sea is continuously absorbing the power of the star sea. What are they for? Where are the powers of the stars going to be used?"

"They... probably want to leave here." Lin Youyou said.

"Yes." Kuang Yin nodded, with a flash of light in his eyes, "You and I think the same way. They obviously can't leave Tiancheng, that's why they have been living in the city, and they have no way to practice. So they need the power of the stars, It can only be obtained from the outside world, and the way they obtain it now is to treat all outsiders as 'batteries' and continuously extract 'electricity'."

"However, whether their life is good or the maintenance of this city, they don't need the power of the star sea. So, after so many years, so many people, and such a huge amount of the power of the star sea, what are they going to do with it?"

Kuang Yin was very confident in his deduction, but he didn't say anything dead, he just said: "Let's go and see, we will know when the time comes. The so-called warm-up meeting tomorrow is naturally important , but more importantly, the arrangement this time is for what will happen later."

"Remember the day I said, five days from now."

In the mood of everyone's anxiety or anticipation, another day passed quickly.

On the second day, it ushered in the meeting for choosing a son-in-law as Old Liu said.

On this day, Old Uncle Liu came to the small courtyard early, picked up Song Ao and his party, and even arranged a new set of clothes for everyone very carefully.

Li Zhi and the others were naturally happy to change into this more complicated and gorgeous set of clothes, but Song Ao euphemistically pointed out to old Liu Bobiao that he did not want to change clothes.

Hearing what Song Ao said, old Uncle Liu, who was always polite and kind, suddenly darkened his face, and said in a tone that looked like a smile but was actually threatening: "Could it be that Young Master Song doesn't understand this bit of etiquette? Dress inappropriately. , if you offend our Eldest Miss, I’m afraid the City Lord will be angry... Ha! You know, in the entire Tiancheng, the City Lord loves the Eldest Miss the most!"

He had a serious face, and he spoke seriously, as if he was not the one who disdained and dissatisfied the eldest lady in the hall of the city lord's mansion.

Song Ao wasn't annoyed at all, he put the dress on his hands, stroked the lines with his fingers, and lowered his eyes, "Okay."

After changing his clothes, old Uncle Liu led the crowd all the way to the city lord's mansion.

Li Zhi and his party walked in front, all of them looked proud.

Song Ao and his group walked behind, but their expressions were a bit tangled.

"Are we heading towards the City Lord's Mansion?" Bai Yu asked with some uncertainty.

"Yes." Lin Youyou confirmed her guess, "It is indeed going in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion."

"But..." Bai Yu bit her lip, she hesitated to speak.

Lin Youyou naturally knew what Bai Yu was hesitating about, and she also had the same doubts, but because it was the street, it was impossible for them to discuss it, let alone speak it out.

Yes, according to what Jiang Heng said before, it is impossible for them to enter the City Lord's Mansion, because of the existence of that insulating barrier, if old Uncle Liu insists on letting them enter the City Lord's Mansion now, wouldn't all this be revealed? .

However, Old Uncle Liu was clearly prepared for this. He led the crowd to a place a little distance away from the City Lord's Mansion, and led them to line up in front of a small table one by one.

"Masters and ladies, this is the rule of my Tiancheng, so please be sure to abide by it—anyone who needs to enter must drink a bowl of 'Heaven-sent wine' first, and then they are eligible to enter our Tiancheng."

Old Liu opened his hands with a warm and hospitable look, as if welcoming everyone.

However, the wine placed on the table stretched out its poisonous claws towards everyone.

"That can't be..." Bai Yu couldn't help holding her breath, and secretly glanced at Lin Youyou.

Lin Youyou frowned, "I don't know, but it's very possible. Just say the medicine I mentioned... If it's mixed in the wine, the wine will have a strong taste, and this city is already..."

Following Lin Youyou's voice, Li Zhi, who was standing at the front, picked up the wine bowl very simply, held it to his mouth and drank it down in one gulp.

——"Good wine!" Li Zhi praised with great interest, and the porcelain bowl in his hand flew out, hit the ground directly, and fell to pieces with a bang.

This movement attracted the sideways glances of people who were gathering towards the City Lord's Mansion from other places, but Li Zhi didn't think it was a big deal, but walked towards the city swaggeringly as if enjoying the gaze of everyone.

The second person had already followed. Song Ao and the others, who were standing at the end of the line, were closely following Li Zhi's steps, ready to see if he could successfully enter the area of ​​the City Lord's Mansion.

Immediately afterwards, under the gaze of everyone, Li Zhi was not hindered by anything, and easily entered the range of the City Lord's Mansion.

Song Ao lowered his eyes slightly, his eyes became more dignified.

If they drink alcohol and go in, they will almost become lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Without the power of the star sea as the last reliance, they are full of disadvantages in every aspect.

But if you don't agree to drink and enter... Will Old Liu notice it, which will trigger some conflicts in advance?

Song Ao only felt a thin layer of sweat on his palms, and was in a dilemma for a while, not knowing how to choose.

At this moment, Jiang Heng stretched out his hand from the side, and gently but firmly held Song Ao's hand.

Under the cover of the wide sleeves, no one noticed the movement between the two.

However, a warm and firm feeling slowly climbed up along that hand, reaching Song Ao's heart.

It was also at this time that there was a neat greeting from the gate of the entire city lord's mansion—"Miss!"

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then turned their gazes to the direction from which the voice came.

On the high stone steps, a woman stood tall and slim.

However, although she was dressed in festive costumes of extremely festive colors and styles, the expression on her face was as cold as ice, and she didn't even appear to be smiling at all.

If everyone knew that this was to choose a son-in-law for her, they would have thought that she was planning to get married.

But the cold-faced eldest lady did not scare everyone away.

Because they not only saw this beauty, but also saw the wealth, power, and various futures represented by her identity behind her.

These are far more dazzling than the beauty of the eldest lady.

However, Song Ao who also looked up was stunned for a moment on the spot.

He wasn't familiar with that face, but it was by no means unfamiliar!That's exactly - Lu Fanrou's face!

At this moment, all rationality and calculations suddenly disappeared from Song Ao's mind, only that face, those indifferent eyes seemed to be infinitely magnified, making Song Ao's scalp numb.

Why is Lu Fanrou here? !

He used to think that even if he fully recognized the original "Song Ao" identity, he would take over his responsibilities to the Song brothers and sisters, but Song Ao thought that he had no feelings for Lu Fanrou who had never really met.

However, at this moment, when this "Lu Fanrou" stared at him, and then moved away completely coldly and mercilessly, Song Ao felt as if an extremely huge stone was suddenly pressed against his heart.

In an instant, Song Ao came to a conclusion in his mind, this person, she is by no means the real Lu Fanrou!

The real Lu Fanrou was still lying in the medical cabin, hidden in Song Xiang's room, and even when she was sleeping for such a long time, she still had a gentle face.

It was the face of the "mother".

And now Lu Fanrou standing on the high steps, she is beautiful, indifferent, and sharp, like a sharp weapon that can cut through all the soft feelings in the world.

Moreover, she still looks so young, as if she is just like herself, only about 20 years old, how is this possible?

But no matter whether she is the real Lu Fanrou or not, at this moment, Song Ao has made up his mind.

Even if it was a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire, he still wanted to go into the city lord's mansion to have a look!

Maybe this Tiancheng is related to the legendary Lu family and him!

Sensing Song Ao's sudden and violent ups and downs, Jiang Heng squeezed Song Ao's hand with a little strength, and quietly asked him: "What's wrong? If you're worried, we can go back and have a long-term plan. Do not enter the City Lord's Mansion today."

Although the interval between them was only very short, it was enough for Song Ao to fully adjust his floating mood.

"No need." Song Ao also lowered his voice and shook his head slightly, "Although I don't know what kind of gift the city lord's mansion has prepared for us, but for today's encounter, I have to go in...but you, do you want to go first? How many people will you bring back? Also in case something happens, all of us will be trapped in the City Lord's Mansion here."

Before they came, they hadn't made a final plan yet, and they only said that they would make a decision according to circumstances. Song Ao's attitude suddenly became so clear, and Jiang Heng knew that something must have happened to make him suddenly make a decision.

Facing Jiang Heng's questioning look, Song Ao turned his gaze to "Lu Fanrou" again, motioning Jiang Heng to look.

"That woman." Even though he had controlled his emotions, Song Ao's voice still trembled slightly imperceptibly.

Jiang Heng looked over and saw the person Song Ao was talking about at a glance.

It was incompatible with the festive and joyful atmosphere around her. The woman seemed to be a thousand-year-old ice, and there was a coldness in every gesture.

And what Song Ao said next made Jiang Heng feel the coldness in it even more.

"That woman." Song Ao was a little dry, but he continued, "She is Lu Fanrou."

Jiang Heng calmly knew who Lu Fanrou was, and Song Ao had mentioned it to him when they doubted Lu Fenghua's identity together.More than this, Jiang Heng knew of Lu Fanliang's existence—Lu Fanliang was Jiang Shuo's closest valet, although Jiang Heng always felt that there should be more than that.

But now, "Lu Fanrou" who inexplicably appeared here seems to have further verified Jiang Heng's past conjectures.

It was rumored that the Lu family and the Xia family lived in seclusion together, and they disappeared without a trace. It is rare to find their descendants or find out relevant news.

But at this moment, "Lu Fanrou" suddenly appeared here, her identity is still Tiancheng's eldest lady, and judging by her appearance, her age is also similar to them, not very old...

Jiang Heng's eyes darkened.

Although he grew up alone since he was a child, even though he was later adopted by Zhou Zhuo, he has never actually felt the so-called love from his parents. There is no way to understand Song Ao's feelings for his mother.

But it doesn't mean he can't understand Song Ao's mood.

Faced with such a situation suddenly, it is quite normal to want to go deep into it to find out.

But Jiang Heng was unwilling to let Song Ao enter it alone.

"Go in together." Jiang Heng quickly replied, "We arranged for Kuang Yin, Zhang Moxi, and Lin Youyou to meet us, and Bai Yu and Jiang Zijin went in with us."

Song Ao pursed his lips and nodded, then squeezed Jiang Heng's hand tightly, and then let go.

Jiang Heng turned back and explained the matter to the others.

Everyone was a little surprised, because although Jiang Heng also played a pivotal role in the team, he was often like a "transparent person" who didn't talk much, let alone communicate with the rest of them, as if he and the world The bond of connection is only the same as Song Ao.

But now that the situation is urgent, everyone naturally put all other thoughts behind them and listened carefully to Jiang Heng's arrangement for the next task.

Compared with Song Ao's attitude of spring breeze turning into rain, Jiang Heng was more cold and decisive, and arranged things for everyone in a few words.

Everyone nodded to show that they understood, Zhang Moxi and Lin Youyou left immediately - Kuang Yin still stayed in the small courtyard where they stayed and never came out.

At the front of the line, Old Uncle Liu folded his hands in front of him, taking into account all their movements, but did not take any action to stop them.

A sneer flashed in his eyes, and he didn't care about the other actions of these ants.

Anyway, at that time, all the people in Tiancheng with the power of the star sea will be sucked dry, and their mission as "fuel" will soon come to an end.

Since it's all fuel to be sucked dry, what does it matter where they are?

Old Uncle Liu sneered, and his eyes fell back on Song Ao and the others, the greedy look flashed away in his eyes.

One, two, three, four...

That's enough, as long as all these people present enter the City Lord's Mansion and walk into the formation... Haha!

It's just pity for these guys, when there is still so much power of the star sea left on their bodies, they have to enter the formation in advance, and taste the heart-wrenching pain.You must know that in the past, the city lord has always been benevolent. Only when the power of the star sea of ​​these guys is exhausted will they carry their bodies to a specially prepared place, and then dig out the star sea and put them into the formation.

Gee.

Old Liu looked back and forth between Song Ao and Jiang Heng.

They are two handsome young masters with outstanding temperament. It's a pity that in the face of the city lord's great cause, they are just two more good-looking fuel after all.

The team kept moving forward, and soon, it was Song Ao and Jiang Heng's turn.

At this time, Song Ao had finished adjusting, and his whole breath calmed down.

He didn't show any expression on his face, and even smiled a little. He raised his wine glass indifferently, and asked Old Liu, "Just now I heard people calling Missy from inside. Is the one on the steps Missy?"

"Exactly." Old Uncle Liu cupped his hands, but he didn't even bother to look back at the eldest lady.

"Speaking of which, we came here to choose a son-in-law for the eldest lady, and we still don't know the name of the eldest lady?" Song Ao returned a salute to old Uncle Liu while holding a wine glass.

Old Uncle Liu glanced at this troubled young master, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes.

But thinking about it anyway, they don't have much time to live. Although it is annoying to deal with him, but at least they have to deal with it for ten days, but now they only need to solve today. Thinking of this, Old Liu's attitude and tone All calmed down.

"Haha, this is my old Liu's mistake. I thought that the eldest lady made a big statement, and you came to Tiancheng again to choose a son-in-law. You should have known it a long time ago, that's all! The eldest lady is as her name suggests, gentle and virtuous, It's Miss Lu Fanrou." Old Uncle Liu laughed.

Song Ao's hand that raised his glass paused slightly, and his mind was filled with thoughts.

There are two people who look almost exactly alike in the world. Although the possibility of coincidence is very low, there is always the possibility of existence.But at this time, old Liu Bo's answer has dispelled this possibility.

Two people who look exactly the same and have the same name?

There must be some reason for this...

Song Ao picked up the wine glass as if he was about to give it to his mouth, but he hesitated halfway, stopped abruptly, looked at old Uncle Liu again and said, "I have something to ask old Uncle Liu, we don't know the name of the city lord yet. , Now at the banquet, if we lose face in front of the city lord, won't it prevent us from being selected?"

While talking, Song Ao looked forward, Li Zhi had already swaggered up the steps, with his posture and footsteps, it seemed that he was about to enter this city lord's mansion and become the master here.

Old Uncle Liu almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

After working on it for a long time, although the young master seemed reserved and dignified, he didn't expect that in the end, it was also because he wanted to be selected by the eldest lady "to choose a son-in-law"!

At this moment, old Uncle Liu couldn't help admiring in his heart the wonderful lie he had compiled this time.

If the lies he compiled this time were the same as in the past, it would be difficult to lead them into the formation faster without arousing everyone's wariness.

You must know that if it wasn't for the fact that these fuel guys had to voluntarily "sacrifice" themselves, the formation would not only fail to work, but might even cause counter-effects.

Thinking that he must have made great contributions this time, would definitely show his face in front of the city lord and the young city lord, and then be promoted, and even have the merit of being a dragon, old Uncle Liu felt that he was very ironic in his heart, even if he answered more questions. Song Ao's two or three questions seemed to be hospice care for the dying.

But what about even end-of-life care?Old Uncle Liu shook his head and hung his appetite: "Master Song, after all, the city lord is the most honorable person in the city today, and he is the elder of you young masters. How can he be called so casually? Since the eldest lady's surname is Lu, the city lord is also the surname. Lu, all the young masters should just call you City Lord Lu, haha." Song Ao was not annoyed at the fact that he didn't get an answer. They didn't know the name of the Patriarch of the Lu family in the first place, so even if they asked, it wouldn't make much sense.

However, there is another question, you can ask it on the sidelines, "By the way, there is one last thing, I want to ask old Uncle Liu."

Although the young master had many and troublesome questions, but seeing that success was close at hand, old Uncle Liu squeezed out his last ounce of patience, "Please tell me, young master."

Song Ao raised his head slightly, his eyes were at the same level as Old Liu Bo's, and there seemed to be some strong emotions surging under his clear black eyes, "I heard that there is a family named Xia in the city. come here?"

It's just that when this question was thrown lightly, the gentle smile on old Uncle Liu's face disappeared in an instant, and his expression could almost be described as eerie.

It's just that his expression was stiff for a moment, but he quickly recovered, and turned into a relaxed look, "Why can't I understand what Young Master Song is saying? There has never been a family named Xia in the city. I don't know what Young Master Song is talking about." Did you remember it wrong?"

It's just that although he said so on the surface, the change in his expression just now betrayed everything.

"Maybe I remembered it wrong." Song Ao smiled lightly, then raised the wine glass in his hand, and drank the wine in one gulp.

Soon, the spicy wine entered his throat, and Song Ao felt a stream of heat rushing into his stomach, but this stream of heat circling in his stomach quickly condensed, and a chill began to seep into Xinghai .

Song Ao knew that this was what Lin Youyou said, that the special medicine would temporarily "freeze" the entire Xinghai of a person, making it temporarily frozen.In this case, after entering the insulating barrier, the barrier will regard the frozen star sea as a part of the human body that does not have the power of the star sea.

But Lin Youyou also emphasized that the dosage of the medicine should be calculated according to the time needed to freeze the Xinghai.

Because of the particularity of the insulating barrier, it will repel all people and objects that contain the power of the star sea, so once the star sea thaws before stepping out of the insulating barrier, it may cause the insulating barrier to cause serious damage to the star sea.

How long can the potion mixed in this wine last, or... Maybe there was no plan to let them out of the city lord's mansion in the original Hongmen banquet?

Putting down the wine glass, Song Ao and the others continued to walk towards the City Lord's Mansion together.

And old Liu Bo looked at Song Ao and the others who had already started to walk up the stairs without looking back, so he raised his sleeves and gently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

It was only for a moment, and Song Ao just seemed to ask a harmless question, but old Uncle Liu felt like he was facing an enemy.Fortunately, nothing happened in the end, at least this group of people managed to drink the medicinal wine—since they had completely frozen Xinghai and walked into the City Lord's Mansion, there was absolutely no possibility of escape.

Old Uncle Liu stared deeply at Song Ao's back, pondered for a moment, then took a shortcut from the side path and went straight to the city lord's residence.

This situation still needs to be explained to the city lord first, otherwise if something really happens in the hall later, the city lord will sacrifice himself to the flag, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?

Old Uncle Liu secretly gritted his teeth, feeling straight in his heart that he was in a bad mood, he quickened his pace and walked away quickly.

At this time, on the steps in front of the hall, batch after batch of people passed by the eldest lady, casting flattering or salivating glances at her.

It's just that the eldest lady didn't look sideways, and kept looking forward, as if these people couldn't have the slightest influence on her.

Song Ao and his party also merged into the crowd and walked forward slowly.

After drinking and coming in, at the main entrance of the city lord's mansion, someone gave each of them a pamphlet, which stated the program of today's conference.

Song Ao didn't rush to follow the crowd, but opened the process and looked.

Old Uncle Liu said that this was a temporary "meeting meeting" before the selection of a son-in-law, but looking at the complexity of the process, Song Ao felt that it might not be much different from the so-called "son-in-law selection" meeting.

But to be honest, this complicated process is not so much a real "selection" and weeding out those who do not meet the requirements, but it is more like some kind of "selection" to immerse people in the current atmosphere. guide".

Dedicated to this son-in-law selection meeting wholeheartedly?What is the purpose of doing this?

Song Ao put away the content of the process, and turned his attention to "Lu Fanrou".

Just at this time, Lu Fanrou also looked towards them.

Song Ao couldn't help holding his breath, and quietly observed Lu Fanrou's reaction. Sure enough, Lu Fanrou seemed to not know him, and directly rolled his eyes over him without stopping at all. Others are no different.

Even though he had already guessed most of it correctly, Song Ao's heart still sank involuntarily.

It was like an uncontrollable emotion, bringing him an indescribable complex mood.

Song Ao calmed down, joined the crowd with Jiang Heng, and walked towards the main hall, while Bai Yu and Jiang Zijin disappeared in the crowd without knowing when, and disappeared.

They have already deviated from the walking route of most people, and are about to start investigating the situation of the entire city lord's mansion.

As for choosing a son-in-law?What does it have to do with them?

As the footsteps approached, Song Ao still couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

At the same time, Lu Fanrou also noticed this strange guy - he looked at himself very differently from others, neither flattering nor greedy.

Although this is the first so-called "son-in-law selection" in the city,

This made Lu Fanrou's always cold mood a little more ups and downs, and even made her very rare to be curious.

And sure enough, the guy who caught her attention didn't go straight to the so-called first assessment point like the others, but stopped beside her.

Song Ao hesitated for a moment, although he always felt that this address was a little weird, but he still said: "Miss Lu."

Lu Fanrou glanced at Song Ao with a slightly different emotion in his eyes.

"what's up?"

Song Ao looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face, couldn't help sighing softly, and asked softly, "I don't know...does Ms. Lu still remember Song Chenghong?"

As soon as the name came out, Lu Fanrou frowned immediately, and she looked at Song Ao with some disbelief, "Are you from the Song family?!"

At the same moment, old Uncle Liu was also wiping the sweat from his forehead, kneeling on the ground, listening to the city lord's reprimand.

"This time there are juniors from the Song Mansion and the Marshal's Mansion who came in?! What are you doing without reporting such important news!?"

Old Uncle Liu was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe, and tremblingly, he said, "Little man, I thought that the early opening of the secret realm was all planned by the young city lord in order to help the city lord as a last-ditch...so, That's why I thought the things that were sent in were all cannon fodder, so I didn't read them carefully..."

"Don't you know that surname!" City Lord Lu kicked old Uncle Liu on the head, "What will the Song family think if they see Fanrou?! Stupid!"

"But...but!" Old Uncle Liu was already sweating, but he was still trying to make a final rescue, "But they have all drank the medicinal wine, and they can't use the power of the star sea, so it seems that nothing will go wrong... Besides, whenever the secret realm was opened before, there was no shortage of people from all walks of life coming in, we, also, also left some, the villain thought that with the wonderful formation of Tiancheng, there has never been a mistake, It has never been suspected by the outside world, and this time, the city lord will have great blessings, and there will be no problems..."

"Do you want to flatter me?!" City Lord Lu uttered angrily again, but he was really too lazy to kick Old Liu's elm head again, so he quickly looked at the roster in his hand and asked with a frown, "It says The timing of the four sects coincidentally sent their direct descendants in, but why didn’t I see Zhou’s surname in the roster? Where are the people from the Marshal’s Mansion?”

In fact, old Uncle Liu has always been careful in handling things, but this time he is just a little too arrogant, and he still understands the twists and turns, so he immediately explained.

"The city lord atones, the people sent by the Zhou family this time are actually not from the Zhou family, but some insignificant people. The young master of the Zhou family came in with the young master of the Song family, and his surname is not Zhou, but Marshal Zhou. Please ask Jiang Shuo to give the adopted child a national name..."

"Heh, the country's surname? He is also worthy of the Jiang family?!" City Lord Lu sneered, then frowned, "You said his surname is Jiang?"

"Yes!" Old Uncle Liu replied immediately, "The surname is Jiang Mingheng."

"Jiang... Heng?" City Lord Lu's gaze lightly flickered, "Then he is..." Saying that, City Lord Lu flipped through the file in his hand again, and sure enough, he quickly found the boy from the Song family inside. , surnamed Song Mingao.

In an instant, the anger that was still burning in his heart just now disappeared, and even turned into a soft and sweet spring rain, which made him feel uneasy.

"Hahahahaha." City Lord Lu suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.

It's just that the laughter sounded quite pleasant, but it made old Uncle Liu break into a cold sweat again.

Having worked beside the city lord for many years, what he is most afraid of is the city lord's capriciousness. When he is happy, he can't wait to call him a brother and even fall asleep.

The city lord, who was so angry just now and kicked people with his feet, suddenly laughed triumphantly. Old Liu couldn't help trembling in his heart, and continued to lie on the ground, not daring to make a sound.

And City Lord Lu obviously didn't care about Uncle Liu's reaction. After he finished laughing, he threw away the roster in his hand, and said with a ferocious expression: "It's really God helping me this time... Haha, my son chose the right time." It's really wonderful! Let's go, let's meet these two lovely children. Hahahahaha...they really are the treasures sent to me by heaven!"

Old Uncle Liu got up tremblingly, and what he saw was the back of the city master Lu going out with pride.

A hanging heart finally came down. Old Liu Uncle sat slumped on the ground, rubbing his sore knees from kneeling too neatly, feeling relieved and puzzled at the same time.

Relief is naturally thankful that he has recovered a small life, and did not die suddenly in the hands of the city lord.

The incomprehension is because of the attitude of the city lord.

For many years, their Tiancheng could only live in this corner.Although life is not bad, but compared to those people outside the secret, they always have hatred in their hearts.

What do you say that this ancient secret realm needs to be guarded by people, but for hundreds of years, generations of them have lived here, nothing has happened, nothing has changed!

People in Tiancheng live day after day without realizing it, let alone knowing that this is not the whole world, how the outside world is developing with each passing day, and how their cultivation is progressing day by day.

Yes, of course they don't know!

It's just because the city is separated by a thick barrier, one can only enter but not exit, and in this barrier, there is not even a trace of the power of the star sea!Under such an environment, what kind of cultivation is there to talk about, what kind of talk about igniting the sea of ​​stars?

Ordinary people in Tiancheng don't know anything, but people like Old Liu who have been working with the city lord all year round, they all know.

Not only do they know it, but they also hate it—why can't they? !Why are they so trapped in this small city, unable to retaliate? !

Old Uncle Liu knew even better what kind of grand plan the Lu family, who had ascended the position of city lord, was planning since the Lu family broke up with the Xia family!However, that was already what happened when the previous Patriarchs of the Lu family were around, and even he had only heard about it, and hadn't been able to experience it himself.

But compared to those things that have passed, Old Liu obviously cares more about the present!Seeing that the painstaking efforts of several city lords are about to succeed, although he seems to have made a small mistake at this juncture, but seeing the city lord's sudden change of attitude, Old Liu guessed in his heart that as long as the following things go well, the city lord will probably not If he pursues his problems again, he may even be rewarded and commended in a good mood.

But these years, Old Uncle Liu considers himself to be one of the people with the closest ties with the outside world. In order to better please the city lord, he often recommends himself to sort out news and compare it with other people in the city. I always feel that I should be quite familiar with the outside world, and I am even more familiar with the four families and eight families.

But this Jiang Heng... is really the No. [-] person he has never cared about.

He's just an adopted orphan, with no power, power, or support, so what should he care about?

Old Liu rubbed his knees and stood up, trotting to catch up with the city lord.

This is already the last critical moment, and he must not allow himself to make any mistakes at this time.

But at this time, outside the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Song Ao was still talking to Lu Fanrou.

"Are you from the Song family?"

Facing Lu Fanrou's question, Song Ao smiled lightly, "Yes, I am Song Chenghong's fourth son, Song Ao."

Song Ao smiled, but he was observing Lu Fanrou's expression all the time. He dragged his tone a little bit, expressing his doubts just right, "Because of this, I still feel that when I see Miss Lu here... It's a little strange, I don't know, do you know me?"

Lu Fanrou's gaze flickered for a moment, the corners of her mouth tightened unnaturally, and then loosened, as if she didn't know what kind of expression to put on.

The time may have only passed for a moment, or it may have passed for a long time. In the end, Lu Fanrou blinked and asked softly, almost holding her breath, "She, Ah Rou, is she doing well?"

She seemed to be looking forward to it, but she was also afraid of the answer.

Song Ao's eyes darkened, and he sighed, "She's dead."

Lu Fanrou almost screamed out, her hands hanging by her sides clenched into fists, and it took almost all of her self-control to finally suppress the trembling of her voice.

"Who is it?" Her tone was colder than when she spoke the first sentence with Song Ao, as if she wanted to cut through all the frost.

"Song Zhan." Song Ao quietly announced the name, his eyes met those of "Lu Fanrou".

"Lu Fanrou" widened her eyes almost in disbelief, "