It was the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month. In an inconspicuous house in the north city of Shenbing City, Yin Li stood in the yard with the crutch in his hand. In front of him, a woman who looked over twenties stood with a convex figure, a plain veil on her face, and a pair of phoenix eyes were full of plans.

"Yuzhi." Yin Li called the woman's name and asked in a cold voice, "How did you find me?"

The woman named Yuzhi laughed: "Uncle Yin and my parents are both old acquaintances. I have seen the portrait of Uncle Yin and these eyes... Sorry, my niece shouldn't mention Uncle Yin's sadness..."

"It's okay, how do you know that the other two families will come soon?" Yin Li asked coldly in the direction where Yu Zhi was.

Yuzhi blinked, and a faint light flashed in her eyes, but Yin Li couldn't see it. She said calmly: "I guessed that the Divine Soldier City has been unified. If the four of us don't join forces, the treasure will not be preserved. It will be a result for so many years, and they will not fail to come."

"I understand." Yin Li nodded invisibly, "You go, come and find me when they are all here."

"Uncle Yin is so cold!" Yu Zhi said, taking two steps towards Yin Li in a pose.

Yin Li frowned and retreated, and said coldly: "Yuzhi, don't force me to attack you!"

"Haha," Yuzhi chuckled, "I heard that Uncle Yin has never married because of my mother? My father asked me to say sorry to Uncle Yin. He snatched love from the past, but it is hard to force the relationship. I hope Uncle Yin will not be upset anymore."

Yin Li's expression turned cold, and his crutch was already on Yu Zhi's neck: "Little girl, think clearly about what to say and what not to say!"

"Uncle Yin is really angry!" Yu Zhi looked not afraid at all, "But a pity that Uncle Yin couldn't see my face. Everyone said that I look 80% similar to my mother. Uncle Yin is infatuated with my mother. Uncle Yin has no regrets about my mother. He has not had any other woman for so many years, so how could he bear to behave badly to me?"

After Yu Zhi finished speaking, Yin Li suddenly took back his crutch. Then he raised his hand and slapped Yu Zhi hard, knocking the veil on Yu Zhi's face to the ground.

Yuzhi was stunned. She seemed to have never expected Yin Li to attack her. She reached out and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. A sharp light flashed in her eyes, and she said slowly: "Uncle Yin, it's niece's nonsense."

Yuzhi's appearance is very charming, with a small face as big as a palm, delicate facial features and fair skin. When looking at people, people always feel that her eyebrows and eyes are affectionate, and there is a small tear mole on the corner of her eyes, which adds a bit of pity to her appearance. But of course, this is meaningless to Yin Li, who cannot see things.

"Get out!" Yin Li said coldly.

Yuzhi leaned over and slowly picked up the veil on the ground. The veil was dyed with a little blood and a blood-colored red plum blossom appeared. Yuzhi put the veil on and said calmly: "Uncle Yin, I will come to find you again soon."

Yuzhi disappeared after he finished speaking. Yin Li stood motionless for a moment in the direction where Yuzhi left, turned around and returned to the room.

"Young Master is okay?" Xiao Zhuo stood up to help Yin Li, but Yin Li gently pushed away.

Yin Li sat down at her original position, picked up the bowl, and heard Xiao Zhuo ask, "Is that the friend the young master is waiting for?"

"Yeah." Yin Li responded, and the rice at the mouth was already a little cold.

"I don't look like a good person." Xiao Zhuo muttered.

"Wash and go to bed when you have enough. I will pack up the dishes. You will have to work tomorrow morning." Yin Li said to Xiao Zhuo.

Xiao Zhuo slapped his forehead and said to Yin Li: "I forgot to tell the young master that the city lord will have a holiday tomorrow and will go to work after the New Year, and said that we should prepare for the New Year at home."

"Is that true?" Yin Li nodded slightly, and after a while, he asked Xiao Zhuo, "What do you think of the new city lord?"

"Young Master seems to have asked me about this question." Xiao Zhuo said, "The Lord of Ajiu City is very good! I saw her the day before yesterday. She rode a horse to patrol the city walls without any airs, although she left soon. She could make everyone have enough food and clothing and live a more and more promising life, and that is a good Lord of the city!"

"How do you know that she doesn't have ulterior motives?" Yin Li said in a faint voice.

"Is there any ulterior motive?" Xiao Zhuo was stunned for a moment, "This Divine Soldier City is already owned by the Lord of Ajiu. Even if she killed all the people, no one could stop her. On the contrary, she did a lot of good things, so why did she have ulterior motives? What can I do with this Divine Soldier City?"

"Xiao Zhuo, you are still young, and you don't know that people's hearts are sinister." Yin Li shook her head slightly and said.

"Young Master, I used to be a little beggar. Of course I know that people's hearts are sinister, but I believe that the Lord of Ajiu City is definitely not the kind of person you mentioned!" Xiao Zhuo said seriously.

Yin Li stopped talking, silently finished the cold meal, put down the bowl, and stood up and went back to his room.

Xiao Zhuo frowned and looked at Yin Li's back. He always felt something was wrong with Yin Li today.

On the 26th day of the 12th lunar month, the people who built the city walls in the Divine Weapon City and the people who built the city lord's mansion were resting at home to prepare for the New Year. In the city lord's mansion in the south city, Lingsu of Beitang prepared everything according to the custom of celebrating the New Year in the Tianyuan Continent.

After Mu Yan got up that day, she heard Shangguan Ke say again that someone went to Xuanming Lake last night.

Although Shangguan Ke had been unraveled by Mu Yan before and knew that the treasure could not fly out of the Divine Soldier City even if it had wings, he still couldn't help it. He had to go to Xuanming Lake to check every day. Once he found new footprints appearing near the lake, he would come to find Mu Yan as if he was facing a great enemy.

This is the second time.

Shangguan Ke said to Mu Yan: "Xiaojiu, I am sure that this time I am alone, and I look at the footprints and I am a woman!"

Instead of telling Shangguan Ke indifferently, she told him not to be so nervous as last time, she asked Shangguan Ke to sit down, poured Shangguan Ke a cup of hot tea, and then said thoughtfully: "If the treasure is really in Xuanming Lake, it seems that there are still many people who know it. For no reason, there shouldn't be anyone going to a weird lake. The first time may be a coincidence, but the second time shows that there is really something strange in the lake."

"Yes, yes!" Shangguan Ke nodded repeatedly, "The treasure must be inside! What Mr. Storyteller said should be true! If you don't believe it, let's wait and see. There will definitely be someone going to the lake next!"

"What are the masters going to wait? Even if someone goes there, they will go there late at night and it is cold and freezing. Do you want to sleep by the lake?" Mu Yan asked Shangguan Ke.

Shangguan Ke frowned: "Then we can't do nothing!" His enthusiasm for treasures is engraved in his bones, and his natural curiosity and pursuit.

"The city wall has not been built yet, and the number of defenders in the city is very limited. It is impossible to stare at all the coasts. If there are masters who want to come, they can't stop them." Mu Yan said with a faint expression, "And I always feel that it is better to let the thief come in than to guard against thieves. Regarding the treasure, if the master's guess is true, and the person who comes is a descendant of the Cang clan of Shenbing City, that's a good thing. Let's wait for them to take action."

"Do nothing? What if they want to take back the Divine Soldier City if they want to be unfavorable to us? What if they can't get it, they will destroy the treasure?" Shangguan Ke asked with a serious expression.

Mu Yan smiled: "I want to take back the Divine Soldier City? I am a vegetarian? As for destroying the treasure, this kind of thing is impossible, unless there are madmen in those people. But since Master is so nervous, I'd better do something!"

"Yeah! Xiaojiu, you must be concerned about it! This matter is very important! Don't always think that we are not short of money, you are very worried. Those treasures are not something that money can measure!" Shangguan Ke said to Mu Yan with a serious expression.

Originally, Shangguan Ke wanted to ask Mu Yan what she planned to do, but when she saw Xiao Xinghan coming with Xiao Xing'er in her arms, Shangguan Ke ran towards Xiao Xing'er happily, and forgot about the treasure for the time being.

Then, when Guan Ke habitually went to Xuanming Lake to check that evening, he silently found that two meters away from the lake, surrounded a circle of fences. Then, inside the fence, four large stones of different shapes were placed in the four directions of the lake. The stones were engraved with a line of words "Ask for those who are good at entering, die", and the word "Death" was painted red...

Shangguan Ke didn't move those things, and ran back to the city lord's mansion to find Mu Yan.

"Xiaojiu, that's what you said? Didn't you let people know that we discovered the treasure?" Shangguan Ke asked Mu Yan.

"Yes, it's just to let people know." Mu Yan said calmly, "If there are still people who come to find the treasure, give them a sense of crisis and let them do it quickly."

Shangguan Ke's eyes lit up: "The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind us, and we can get the treasure at that time!"

"Master, I have sent secret guards to guard by the lake. If any suspicious person appears, I will inform me." Mu Yan said to Shangguan Ke, "I originally thought it didn't matter, but since the treasure is hidden in my territory, I naturally can't touch anyone who wants to."

"Haha! OK!" Shangguan Ke expressed his satisfaction.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, the Divine Wing City is quiet and peaceful. In the Xuanye Kingdom, which is closest to the Divine Wing City, Ye Huang has already seen the Seizure who returned from the Divine Wing City, and the follow-up of the prefect of the Shuangye City.

"The new city lord is actually a young woman?" Ye Huang was a little surprised.

"Yes, she called herself Ajiu, but this was obviously a false name. She was Shangguan Min's apprentice, but almost no one knew that Shangguan Min had such an apprentice before." The man who returned from the Divine Soldier City knelt on the ground and reported to Emperor Ye to the important news he brought back, "Before, the Nine Kings of Nancheng were always Qing Yu's granddaughter Qing Mei, who was replaced by the Ajiu God without knowing it."

"Hmph!" Emperor Ye sneered, "Why isn't I surprised at all? That woman Qingyu really did not change her sinister and shameless nature. She pretended to talk to us about cooperation in Qisha City. I'm afraid her in-law Baili Xun was kept in the dark! No matter who Ajiu was, she destroyed Qingyu's plan, I am very satisfied!"

"I also learned something very strange." The man bowed his head and reported respectfully, "The Nine Kings of the South City of Shenbing City have changed their personalities. The people sent by Qingyu should have been solved, but the female guardian of Nancheng Zhuque has been there all the time. I thought that the later Zhuque was fake, but it seemed that there was no need for the new city lord to do that. Moreover, I learned that the Zhuque guardian was from Tianming Kingdom."

Emperor Ye’s expression changed slightly: “Speak clearly!”

"The Suzaku Dharma Protector was originally the steward of the Nine Princes Mansion of Nancheng. She was dealing with many things. This is one of the reasons why no one found that the Nine Princes of Nancheng replaced people, because the Suzaku Dharma Protector who has always appeared in front of people did not replace people." The man said, "The Suzaku Dharma Protector is Beitang Lingsu, the legitimate daughter of the Great General Mansion of the North Hall of Tianming Kingdom, and the lady who disappeared from the Beitang family many years ago."

"Is it her?" Emperor Ye was stunned for a moment, "I know this Beitang Lingsu."

When Beitang Lingsu disappeared, it actually did not attract much attention, but Emperor Ye still sent someone to investigate because the situation in Tianming Kingdom was unstable at that time, and the general of Beitang held great power. His daughter Beitang Lingsu was the first beauty in Tianming. She had been married several times, but she ended in vain. The result of Emperor Ye's investigation was that Beitang Lingsu was a bit rebellious and did not want to be merciless at the family anymore, so she escaped.

"Emperor, I guess that the Beitang Lingsu was a detailed work sent by Tianming Kingdom to Qingluan Kingdom, and Ajiu may be from Tianming Kingdom." The man said to Emperor Ye.

Emperor Ye shook his head thoughtfully: "No. If there was such a powerful woman around Ming Yufeng, he would have taken the throne back long ago and he would not have to be dormant for so long. I think that what Beitang Lingsu did might have nothing to do with Tianming Kingdom. The Nine Kings substitution, she is still there, maybe it is just her understanding of the current affairs. She is also valuable to the Nine Kings, and it is not surprising that she is still alive."

"This is the post from the Lord of Ajiu City of Divine Soldier City to the emperor." The man respectfully presented the post.

Emperor Ye got the post, opened it, and read it quickly, and said inexplicably: "That Ajiu, you want to do business with me."

"When Lord Ajiu let us go, all four of them got a post. Weichen guessed that the contents written in the post might be the same." The man said.

"So, if Shenbing City wants to do business with all parties in the mainland, it depends on who is willing to cooperate?" Emperor Ye said with a smile.

"Father, the prefect of the Shuangye City said that Shangguan Min's son Shangguan Ling led people to snatch the two richest families in Shuangye City." Crown Prince Ye Minghua sat aside.

"Are there any casualties?" asked Emperor Ye.

Ye Minghua shook his head: "There are no casualties, but the two young masters were beaten. It is said that the two young masters had a friendship with Shangguan Ling."

Emperor Ye sneered: "Since there are no casualties, you don't have to care. Perhaps it's a personal grudge."

"What does Father mean?" Ye Minghua asked.

The corners of Ye Huang's lips curled slightly: "Since the Divine Soldier City has been unified, Qingyu's old pious woman broke the rules again, and the plan to cooperate to destroy the Divine Soldier City naturally does not exist. I am really interested in doing business with the new city lord of the Divine Soldier City."

"But the Shenbing City now has no Cang clan and cannot create weapons. What else can be traded in that place?" Ye Minghua asked. There must be a lot of money to do business. If you buy my things, I buy your things, and everyone can make money. Shenbing City needs to provide a lot of supplies inland, such as food and cloth, and many of these Xuanye Kingdoms are there, but if the Shenbing City itself has nothing to offer, would it be necessary to keep sitting there and just buy things from other forces? In this way, the Shenbing City will only decline more and more.

"Minghua, don't underestimate the Divine Soldier City." Emperor Ye said calmly, "If you don't mention the Cang family treasure that has not yet appeared, that place is not a good place. When the Cang family was destroyed, I was still young, but I was very surprised, because I heard from your emperor grandfather that any force who gets loyalty from the Cang family can get the whole world. The Divine Soldier City has declined, but it is still a master. Don't underestimate that place, let alone underestimate those who can become kings in that place."

Ye Minghua nodded slightly: "But my son has had contact with Shangguan Ling, he is a very simple-minded person."

Emperor Ye said with a smile: "Shangguan Min kidnapped your aunt back then. Shangguan Ling is my nephew and your cousin, but your grandfather blocked the news about this matter, and no one knows. I know that you have a relationship with Shangguan Ling. He claims to be Ling's surname, and he foolishly thinks we really don't know where he came from. I thought that the Divine Soldier City would eventually fall into Shangguan Min's hands. Then we will cooperate with Shangguan Min. After all, with your relationship with your Divine Soldier City, he will definitely not refuse. Unexpectedly, the lord of the Divine Soldier City was not Shangguan Min in the end."

"Ajiu is Shangguan Min's apprentice, but Shangguan Min handed over all the power in the Divine Weapon City. My son always feels that the relationship between master and apprentice is unusual." Ye Minghua said.

"It's okay. Since Shangguan Min and Shangguan Ling are still alive, it means that they are already on the way with Ajiu, and we can still cooperate." Emperor Ye said with a faint expression, "No matter what Shenbing City wants to do in this business, I will accept it."

"Father, what if the other three parties still want to cooperate to destroy the Divine Soldier City?" Ye Minghua asked Emperor Ye.

Emperor Ye sneered: "How is it possible? Qingyu's old pious woman is not moral at all. Maybe Qisha City will cooperate with Qingluan Kingdom, but Ming Yufeng can't believe Qingyu anymore. In fact, to put it bluntly, everyone wants to destroy the Divine Soldier City, not for the broken island, but just to get the Cang treasure hidden somewhere above. However, there is not only one way to get the treasure, and I didn't think much of that method before, and now there is no chance. What I have always planned is to wait for Shangguan Min to get the Divine Soldier City, and talk about the past and cooperation. Now it is the same. Shangguan Min's apprentice is the city lord, and we are allies!"

Ye Minghua nodded: "Father is wise."

"Lu Ming, you are back to Shenbing City. When you pass by Shuangye City, you will pass on my oral order, asking the prefect of Shuangye City to prepare 50,000 kilograms of grain and 30,000 kilograms of meat as soon as possible, and send a boat to Shenbing City. This is one of the congratulations to Miss Ajiu for becoming the city lord." Emperor Ye said.

Xizuo Lu Ming, who returned from the Divine Weapon City, was the confidant secret guard of Emperor Ye. He nodded respectfully when he heard this: "Yes."

"By the way, that lord Ajiu is so young, he shouldn't have married yet?" Emperor Ye looked at Lu Ming and asked, "It just so happens that Xuan Ye Kingdom still lacks a crown princess. If she..."

Ye Minghua held his forehead: "Father, my son has a sweetheart."

"You want to marry Qingyu's granddaughter Qingxue, so you can die as soon as possible." Emperor Ye looked at Ye Minghua and said, "Or you can find a way to help me destroy Qingluan Kingdom. Then you will have no problem with how many granddaughters you want to marry Qingyu!"

Lu Ming said with a little embarrassed look: "When you come back to the emperor, the lord Ajiu City has a husband and two sons."
To be continued...