The male protagonist tricked me

In just a few days, under the leadership of Xia Jueqing, everyone had already cleaned up Tiancheng extremely well.

The whole city lord's mansion changed blood quietly, and the Lu Cheng faction headed by old Liu Bo was either suppressed or incorporated.

The old Liu Bo, who had always been the best at adapting to the wind, immediately switched to Xia Jueqing's command.

He knew very well that although he had never treated the young lady harshly on the surface, he was always somewhat disrespectful or even contemptuous secretly. This time, he naturally told the young lady everything he knew in order to save his life.

Originally compared to this power in the city, in fact, even if ten young ladies come, they are not his old Uncle Liu's opponent.

But these people on Missy's side are like magic soldiers descended from heaven, their abilities and means are not much better than those of the city lord.

Old Uncle Liu has always been used to seeking out camps, so he can naturally see that these people are not easy to mess with.In addition, they are newcomers, and they are definitely very defensive against themselves, and there are few places where they can take advantage of loopholes.Therefore, old Uncle Liu became very obedient, he only cared about helping Xia Jueqing with his affairs, wanted to save himself a chance to save his life, and dared not say anything else.

Xia Jueqing naturally disdains, even loathes, Old Liu Bo.

As far as she is concerned, Lu Cheng has never looked down on her for many years. He only regards her as a plaything that cannot escape the palm of his hand.

Later, when Lu Cheng devoted himself to his so-called great cause and had no time to deal with Xia Jueqing by himself, the old Liu Bo became the representative of his will. However, she often deliberately "forgets" her behind her back and neglects her everywhere.

So from the beginning, Xia Jueqing wanted to deal with Old Liu directly.

Left and right old Uncle Liu is concerned with the affairs of the city lord's mansion, although they are numerous and trivial, she will at best find a few more people to replace them.

However, this matter was unexpectedly stopped by Lu Fenghua.

"I know you don't like that old man, but there are some things that must be handled by him right now. Ah Qing, if you really want to secure your position as the city lord, what you have to do is not to oppose you. Or kill all those who have offended you, then you will only get the reputation of being a violent city lord. How can you balance the various forces in the city, adjust their conflicts, and let them truly do things for the city with both responsibility and awe? It’s what you need to keep learning.”

Xia Jueqing was also in her 40s at the time. Although she had never been exposed to these things, but living under the shadow of Lu Cheng, she was naturally not a little girl who knew nothing about the world.

Compared with patience and finding ways to learn, she thinks that she is no worse than anyone else.

For Xia Jueqing, she didn't have to be the city lord. Most of the time, it might just be a prank on her part. She wanted to prove that the reason why she and her brother had been controlled and manipulated by the Lu family for so many years, It's not that they are not capable enough, but that the objective conditions are too bad.

But now, when Xia Jueqing really started to take charge of the big and small affairs in the city, suppressed her revenge and murderous intentions, put on a smiling face and began to deal with old Liu Bo and others, she really realized that managing a city well It's not as simple as she thought it was.

However, it was more interesting than what she thought was boring.

The safe return of Song Ao and Jiang Heng naturally made everyone very happy.

Considering the situation of the two of them, everyone suppressed the impulse in their hearts. Instead of dragging them to understand the current situation in the city, they let them have a good night's rest.

On the second day, under Xia Jueqing's organization, they held another meeting with the two of them.

When Song Ao and Jiang Heng heard what everyone had done in the past few days, they looked at each other and saw the light of relief in each other's eyes.

In the previous life, because of their different trajectories, none of them could make it to the day when the empire was truly torn apart.

The turmoil in the empire in the previous life began when Jiang Heng killed the Song family, but this time, Jiang Shuo started it himself.

Already moving towards a completely different world line, the empire that was supposed to fall apart, seems to be in the dark, and the younger generation of them, the children of the family, have strung together a silk thread to bind the empire together .

Song Ao couldn't help but think of his own star sea that was torn apart -- it was also tied together by the rank nine ringback Gu at a huge price.

Can his star sea really recover?

Can this huge empire really go back again?

No, you don't have to.

There is no need to go back to the empire, it has been decayed for thousands of years, it is time, and it is time to be reborn from the ashes!

Several people talked about the situation in the city in the past few days, and even made future expectations for the work they were responsible for in a very poised manner.

Bai Yu said that he is researching a brand new material. Although it is impossible to predict the time when the finished product will be finished, it will definitely make great progress in about half a month.

Lin Youyou said that the conditions of the rescued people are improving, and it is estimated that in two or three days, some people will wake up one after another.

In the past few days, Zhang Moxi has selected some people from the original city guards and started to lead them to practice.Yes, because the Great Dao of Tongtian on the altar was opened up, now Tiancheng is gradually filled with the power of the star sea, and it can be regarded as having the conditions for cultivation.

These city guards originally just succumbed to Old Liu Bo's despotic power, and were not very happy to be taught by a fresh-faced brat who came from nowhere.

However, after practicing for a day or two, they deeply felt the benefits of it. One or two looked at Zhang Moxi differently, and even couldn't help admiring him. They were also sincerely convinced by him and willing to obey. His orders are gone.

On the other hand, Jiang Zijin led people to clean up the back mountain, most of whom were civilians in the city.

Although these civilians also saw the frightening and massive explosion at the beginning, they didn't know what happened in the city lord's mansion.

So in the end, since they were sent back with all their beards and tails, they naturally didn't dare to inquire about the City Lord's Mansion.

But if you want to manage a city, you don't just control the city lord's mansion, you can leave the city residents alone.

Therefore, several people made a plan and changed their mind to this method. They opened the city lord's private treasury and took some money as a reward, and found some city residents to help clean up the ruins after the explosion.

At the beginning, when the notice was posted, no city residents really dared to apply.

However, under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man. Seeing that the reward was too much higher than the usual work, finally someone couldn't help but stand up.

Led by Jiang Zijin, these people entered the back mountain of the City Lord's Mansion and began to clean up all the sundries, gravel, etc.

At the beginning, everyone was trembling, afraid that if they didn't do something well, they would lose their lives.

But soon, they discovered that the "foreman" who led them to work did not seem to be a narrow-minded person, and he was very easy to talk, so many people became more courageous.

And after the day's work was done, everyone really received the reward mentioned in the notice, and after returning home happily, rumors about the new owner of the city lord's mansion and the new city lord's benevolence and generosity began to spread in the city. opened.

Everything was going on in an orderly manner, and just as this was happening imperceptibly, the appearance of Tiancheng had already begun to change quietly.

After hearing everything, Song Ao, who has the memory of two lifetimes, was both gratified and surprised.

This group of teenagers arranged things so well, and quietly took over the jurisdiction of Tiancheng in a possible riot like this, which really made him feel a little amazing.

However, thinking about it, they still had little experience, so they probably didn't have such deep thoughts, so they asked, "Is this all arranged by Lu Fenghua?"

His little uncle must have such ability.

Unexpectedly, several people looked at each other and laughed, Lin Youyou said, "Originally we were also ants on the hot pot, we didn't know what to do, we all wanted to wait for the front row of landing or Senior Xia to make arrangements. But Senior Lu said that he has never done this kind of thing before, so he doesn't know what to do, let us hold a meeting to discuss it ourselves."

Bai Yu also said, "Yes, we have discussed carefully for a long time. Everyone puts what they are good at and what they can do on the bright side, and then take a closer look at the most important and important things right now, and make a priority. , try to assign a similar amount of work to everyone, and start with the things that need to be dealt with the most. Of course, the help of the two seniors and sister Xia is also indispensable, otherwise the progress will not be so gratifying."

Seeing the expression of approval and praise on Song Ao's face, several of them couldn't help the joy on their faces.

Especially Jiang Zijin, with a smirk on his face, "In fact, I originally thought that everyone is smarter than me and has special skills, but I can't do anything... and cleaning up those broken stones and bricks is the dirtiest and most tiring thing. It wasn’t a job with technical content, so I grabbed it and did it. Everyone praised me for a good job, and I was quite happy...”

Jiang Zijin smiled a little embarrassedly, with a hint of shame.

When it comes to cultivation, he can't keep up with Zhang Moxi. When it comes to specialties, he's not like Lin Youyou who knows medical skills or Bai Yu who knows technology, let alone an "intelligence officer" like Kuang Yin. .

After this comparison, Jiang Zijin couldn't help feeling a little inferior in his heart, and even rushed to do the tidying up at the beginning, with a little bit of evasion in mind.

But maybe labor really can make people happy. After a while, he led a group of timid civilians to work in full swing.

And at the end of the work, he almost got along with the group of civilians, making a lively scene, and dispelled all the bad emotions in his heart.

Song Ao saw Jiang Zijin's thoughts, so he smiled and said to him, "You seem to be ignorant of how capable you are. You can quickly establish a good relationship with a group of unfamiliar people and blend in together. In terms of ability, I'm afraid that everyone else here can't catch up with you."

"Ah?" Facing Song Ao, Jiang Zijin was just a compliment, but suddenly he was stunned, scratching his head in confusion and said, "This, is this considered a skill?"

"Forget it." Song Ao smiled, "And this ability has great uses."

His eyes circled around the crowd, his eyes were gentle but firm, "You have all done a good job, it is enough to continue to implement your respective plans, but everyone should take care of your health, I I think we should be able to return to the empire soon... But the current situation in the empire is not optimistic. Although everyone can cooperate closely now, after returning to the empire, we will always face the constraints of the family. This It's not a trivial matter, I hope everyone can think about it after busy work these days."

Hearing Song Ao mention this matter, the smiles on everyone's faces faded a bit.

That's right, even though they are the closest comrades-in-arms who live and die together now, once they return to the empire, they will have to face the confrontation between the various families. At that time, the confrontation between their identities will become embarrassing again...

Seeing that everyone's expressions were getting serious, Song Ao's eyes flashed darkly, and he said, "Since the establishment of the empire, the big and small families have controlled all aspects and cultivated everyone's related abilities for generations. I don't want to completely deny this form, After all, this time, some medical skills and Bai Yu's shipbuilding skills have all given us great help. But... is this something you really want to do?"

"Today, we are not from the same family, but we can still cooperate so closely. This kind of relationship, at this moment, do you think it is stronger than the blood relationship brought by the family?"

Everyone raised their heads one after another, looking at Song Ao with thoughtful or blank eyes.

These days, they have been concentrating on the work at hand, and have never separated their minds to think about other things. Now that Song Ao mentioned it, they all have different emotions in their hearts.

Seeing that everyone listened to it, Song Ao smiled again, and hit the rails while it was hot, "Blood relationship is indeed one of the strongest and closest relationships in the world. However, blood relationship is something we have no choice."

Speaking of this, Song Ao sighed softly, "Although some things are embarrassing and hard to say, it's okay to share them with everyone at this time."

Different from the doubtful eyes that everyone looked at Song Ao, Jiang Heng seemed to realize what he wanted to say, and Jiang Heng gave Song Ao a worried look.

Song Ao gave Jiang Heng a soothing look, and said calmly, "When I return to the empire, I will declare that I, Song Ao, will sever ties with the Song family."

"What?!" Jiang Zijin couldn't control himself, and asked directly in surprise, "Why, why?! Then what will Sister Song Ling and the others do?!"

Bai Yu also looked over with the same concern.

Song Ao smiled slightly, "I will think of a way to find a chance to bring my sister and brother to me...but I am not for another Song family, I want to find a chance to build a brand new, different one. place."

"It's a bit far away... What kind of place is it? I'll talk to you when I have a chance in the future. What I want to talk about today is a little personal matter of my Song family."

Some of the crowd frowned, some held their breath, but without exception, they were all very serious, ready to listen to what Song Ao had to say next.

Song Ao sighed slightly, and said: "To tell you the truth, the Patriarch of the Song family appears to be my father Song Chenghong on the surface, but you can also see that it is my sister who goes in and out on behalf of the Song family most of the time. Song Ling. I know that because of this, many people have contempt for the Song family, thinking that my father can't support the scene, and that he is not responsible enough for the family and his son."

"I have to admit that what these people said is right. But everyone doesn't know that, in fact, Song Zhan seems to have retired a long time ago, but in fact, he is still in control of the Song family. He used some tricks , controlled my father, killed my mother, and threatened all the Song family including me..."

Speaking of this, Song Ao's lips trembled slightly, as if he was about to stop talking.

Jiang Heng immediately stretched out a hand, gently supported Song Ao's waist, and pushed a warm force of the star sea into it.

Everyone looked shocked and looked at Song Ao in disbelief.

Song Ao just shook his head slightly and said, "Actually, I don't think there is anything to publicize about family ugliness... After all, this family is much uglier, so I'm used to it. Besides, for me, although they are related by blood, Song Zhan and I Song Ao is not a family member."

"So, when we came to Tiancheng, Lu Cheng also used the name of blood relationship to try to seduce me and get me to conspire with him. On the surface, I obeyed him. In fact...you have seen the final outcome. "

These two heavy facts made everyone feel a little out of breath.

No matter what they think, as long as they put themselves in Song Ao's position, they feel that this is almost one, no, two unacceptable things.

His parents were under control, and they even heard that Song Ao's mother died young, but in the end, his grandparents on both sides didn't have any warmth for him, they only thought about how to use him...

No wonder Song Ao would say that what comes with blood is irreplaceable and not all good things.

"Everyone don't need to feel sorry for me." Seeing the complex but mixed expressions of pity in everyone's eyes, Song Ao smiled, "Actually, I don't think it's a big deal. Of course, everyone can have a happy life." Family, of course, is also a good thing... But, if your own choice and the family's choice go against each other... I don't know if you will face this situation in the future, and how you will make a decision. I only hope that you will not It’s better to fall into a situation like mine where you have to kill each other.”

Everyone was silent for a moment, and the atmosphere was tense.

Suddenly Zhang Moxi was the first to ask, "Song Ao, what you said just now... After breaking away from the Song family, you want to rebuild a place. Could it be that you want to leave the empire too?"

"We don't know the real situation of the empire right now, so I can't answer you." Song Ao looked into Zhang Moxi's eyes, with a faint smile on his mouth, "Perhaps you will know when the time comes. Many things, I think There is no need to rush to make a decision, think carefully about what you want and what you want to do. As I said just now, I always feel that the blood relationship is not the deepest bond."

Song Ao put a smile on his face again, "But there is always something else, something deeper than blood, that can bind us together."

"What's that?" Lin Youyou asked.

For some reason, she had a strange feeling in her heart, as if some kind of tiny thing had just broken out of the ground, but she couldn't help but want to thrive immediately.

"It's beliefs and ideals." Song Ao said lightly, "It's just like today, everyone works together to build Tiancheng well-even if we come from different families and have different abilities, we can Appropriately bring out everyone's strengths. It's just that Tiancheng is too small, and I don't know if I will have such an opportunity after returning to the empire. "

Song Ao said it very lightly, as if this was just an ordinary thing.

However, this incident left a deep mark in the hearts of everyone.

That night, several of them were almost tossing and turning in their own beds, unable to sleep all night.

What Song Ao said...is it really possible to come true?

And that night, when everyone else was thinking about their future direction, Song Ao and Jiang Heng, together with Xia Juedai and Lu Fenghua, followed Xia Jueqing to Lu Cheng's study again.

Obviously, everything has been cleaned here, and all the things belonging to Lu Cheng have been cleaned out, so at this moment the study room, which was originally full, seems a little empty.

Song Ao looked around and found that the portrait of the dragon that caught his attention before was still hanging in the house.

It's just that for some reason, the thrilling feeling that floated above has completely disappeared.

This painting seemed to suddenly become an ordinary picture scroll without any magical power blessing.

Noticing Song Ao's suspicious gaze, Xia Jueqing explained, "You feel right, this painting is indeed... After you fell into the space below the altar, the power on it suddenly disappeared .So I guess, down there...is probably where the real guardian beast lives."

In order to keep the Dragon Cave a secret and not let more people know about it, so as to avoid some people's thoughts in the future, Song Ao and the others deliberately avoided related topics, and they didn't even mention it in the meeting just now.

But everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding, and no one asked Song Ao what was going on.

It's just that Xia Jueqing was so smart, so he made a good guess.

But in order to keep Long Cave secret, several people still did not admit or deny it.

Xia Jueqing seemed to understand their thoughts very well, and didn't ask any questions about this matter.

She took a step forward and reached out to take down the painting—"According to what Brother Fenghua said, I didn't punish Old Uncle Liu very much, but deliberately hanged him all the time. Although I still can't say for sure , Has he really told me everything he knows, but he has indeed obtained a lot of useful information, such as here-"

Xia Jueqing's hand holding the scroll moved away, revealing a secret door on the wall behind.

"Here?" Xia Juedai's face darkened.

"According to Uncle Liu, this is a secret collection of books. Many secret arts, such as books on Gu art or cultivation techniques, are all hidden here, as well as some historical books. Considering that there may be It's dangerous, I haven't opened it yet." Xia Jueqing said cautiously, "Old Liu Bo has never gone in, and only guarded the door for Lu Cheng in the middle of the night. I know this news has been going on for a few days, but I don't Dare to open it casually, for fear of any problems.”

"You did the right thing." Xia Juedai nodded, "So, what do you guys think?"