Chapter 126: Wise
Hearing Wei Hongzhu's words, Zhao Shenlong was stunned and frowned.

She raised her hand to stop General Long Lie, and then looked at Nie Jinyong who was paralyzed on the ground:

"Is this true?"

Nie Jinyong looked directly at Zhao Shenlong, his throat rolling slightly, his voice slightly dry:

"This matter... is true."

He knew the character of Young Master Shenlong.

If you confess, you may be able to avoid death.

And he didn't think that what he did could be hidden from Fanged Eagle.

Nie Jinyong always acted with propriety. He knew all the untouchable forces in Black Cloud City, and he also knew the bottom line of Young Master Shenlong. He never made things out of control, and he would never do anything to destroy the family.

Although it may seem a little arrogant occasionally, it is just a minor detail.

However, a grain of sand in the era, if it falls on an individual, will be a heavy mountain. If Nie Jinyong's lesson falls on a family, it will be a disaster.

It is also Zhou Qingshan’s nightmare and inner demon.

"You usually seem honest and simple, and you do things steadily, but you are so arrogant and domineering outside."

Zhao Shenlong was very smart and understood it instantly.

Immediately, I was shocked.

If even Nie Jinyong is like this, what about others?

To what extent will the stewards and retainers who have worked for the Young Master's Mansion over the years use her power to achieve?
There are probably countless such things.

"What did you do at that time?" Zhao Shenlong asked.

"Nine years ago, there was a magical gourmet restaurant on Wuyang Street, and the young master had a special liking for it. I was ordered to buy the spice formula for the young master, but I was in a bad mood and hurt his father with my strength, but it was not fatal. However, the injury is not fatal. He just needs to rest for three years, and the strength will dissipate." Nie Jinyong told the truth.

When Zhao Shenlong heard this, he immediately remembered what happened that year.

She had only two major hobbies in her life: one was martial arts, for which she had superb skills, proficient riding skills, and was familiar with military books, and was especially adept at training soldiers; the other was food, for which she had a special liking for rare and exotic animals, frosted cakes, beef offal soup and other delicacies.

This beef offal soup is a folk custom that is occasionally spread among the people.

When Zhao Shenlong tasted it, he was astonished that dirty offal could be made into such a delicious dish. He was very happy and sent Nie Jinyong to recruit the family selling "beef offal soup" as his guest.

Nie Jinyong came back with the spice recipe to report, saying only that the man was a country lord who accidentally discovered that the herb could remove fishy and pungent smells. Since the young master liked it, he was willing to offer the recipe to the young master, but he himself had no cooking skills and was unwilling to come.

She still regrets this.

I occasionally passed by Wuyang Street, but never saw that shop again and forgot about it.

Over the years, the leaders have followed suit.

In order to please Zhao Shenlong, the stewards and retainers of the young master's mansion did their best to cater to his preferences.

At this moment, Zhao Shenlong became anxious whenever he thought of those delicious foods.

When the surrounding warriors saw Zhao Shenlong appear, they slowly surrounded him and even explained the whole story to the latecomers.

Everyone is waiting for the outcome of Master Shenlong's decision.

"Buy?" Zhao Shenlong thought of something. "Five taels of silver, how much did you give them in the end?"

Nie Jinyong didn't dare to reply.

"He gave a treasure dollar."

Seeing this, Zhou Qingshan spoke up for Nie Jinyong.

Judging from Young Master Shenlong's behavior, he should be unaware of this.

He can understand.

For those in a higher position, they do not value material things. Instead, the more they value reputation, the more gentle they are.

Just as corrupt officials are rampant, but for the emperor, these bad apples are damaging his own interests. The emperor may not pay attention to these trivial matters on weekdays, but once he sees them, he will naturally punish them mercilessly.

This is true for Blue Star, and even more so for Black Cloud City.

Master Zhao Shenlong was relatively open-minded in this regard. If she had gone to buy it in person, she would have been respectful and publicized it, and it might even become a good story.

However, people standing on high places often cannot see the ants under their feet. This is the cruel reality.

"Good...good one...Yibaoyuan!"

When Zhao Shenlong heard this, he became so angry that his face turned blue.

Five taels of silver is equivalent to about three thousand treasure yuan. All the money she spent on the delicious food was her own money.

These are secondary.

The most urgent task is how to deal with the matter of Nie Jinyong and Zhou Qingshan?

She had dealt with Nie Jinyong, but now his body was broken and he had become a cripple. If she dealt with him again, how would the other soldiers feel? Would they think that she was heartless and heartless, and that she would hold her subordinates accountable for such a fate?
How to deal with Zhou Qingshan? Putting aside his identity as a great sage, even if he wasn't, what should she do as a young master?
Just when Zhao Shenlong was caught in a dilemma.

At this time, Zhou Qingshan took a step forward and bowed respectfully:
"Sir, it is true that I injured someone. I have violated the laws of Black Cloud City and I am willing to accept the punishment."

Since obtaining the Great Sage Token, he has read the "instructions" in detail, not to mention the welfare benefits.

But the protection clauses were so strict that they were shocking. Even if the city lord wanted to execute a great sage, he had to have solid evidence, and it had to be personally reviewed and confirmed by the chief of the martial arts hall and the people of the three sects.

Of course, this never happened.

This is why Zhou Qingshan would beat Nie Jinyong to death even if he knew that he was a warrior from the Young Master's Mansion. This warrior was not a farmer or a slave.

Zhou Qingshan had already prepared himself mentally that Young Master Shenlong might get furious because of his loss of face, or even get so angry that he would attack directly.

Since Erwa's magical powers awakened, he and his wife Mo Yanqiu can stimulate the "power of the mind" at will, at most exposing his wife Mo Yanqiu's identity as the "master of the army". At this critical period, the weight of a master of the army is enough to save his life.

But this Young Master Shenlong didn't follow the script.

Some of it was beyond Zhou Qingshan's expectations.

"Qingshan, what are you talking about?" Wei Shijiang was shocked when he heard Zhou Qingshan's words, and hurried forward to grab his arm.

To casually disqualify a warrior was a serious crime and the warrior would be reduced to a slave, which was no joke.

Zhao Shenlong looked at Zhou Qingshan with surprise. After thinking for a moment, she followed Zhou Qingshan's words and said:

"Since you, the great sage, have admitted this, then after the city lord's banquet, you will become a soldier under my command. If you can lead the charge and kill three alien warriors on the battlefield, your merits and demerits will be offset and your past mistakes will be forgiven."

"Is this okay?"

"can."

Zhou Qingshan nodded.

This is actually the lord's responsibility.

Unless Zhou Qingshan gives up his status as lord, he must assume the corresponding obligations.

"it is good."

Zhao Shenlong nodded, then looked at Nie Jinyong, "All the property of the Nie family will be confiscated, and all the people over the age of fifteen, except for women and children, will be incorporated into the Kaishan tribe. Are you convinced?"

The Kaishan Tribe is an auxiliary army of the human race, mainly responsible for repairing city walls, mining ores, cutting wood and opening roads, and other hard work, with a very high mortality rate. Members are either slaves or convicted criminals.

"I……"

Nie Jinyong knew that he had already lost the game since Zhou Qingshan took the initiative to admit it. However, the young master still remembered his past contributions. At least the descendants of the family did not become slaves and survived. He closed his eyes and silently accepted his fate.

"Young Master is wise." Nie Jinyong said in a low voice.

Seeing that Young Master Shenlong was fair and impartial, the others at the scene also praised him:
"Young master is wise."

"It turns out that the last time we met someone from the young master's mansion on the street, he was riding a horse and committing crimes in a domineering manner, but the young master was not aware of it." Someone suddenly realized.

"That great sage is also a warrior. If I stood in front of the fighting spirit, I would have been scared out of my wits." Another person sighed.

"Where did that great sage and that commander of the army come from? Why have I never heard of them?"

"It seems to be called Shengfengling."

"I've heard of this. He was a rural lord who killed a demon warrior and was personally commended by the Lord of the Mansion."

"Attacking the commander of the army? That monster is really lucky!"

……

Che Ji was trembling with fear and dared not breathe.

When Mo Yanqiu and Yuan Hong fought on Tianlu Street, it was as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting. This level of military power was obviously not from an ordinary commander.

With the status of a great sage and a military commander with such terrifying strength, and the fact that Zhou Qingshan was not young and impetuous, he actually surrendered in public and gave the young master a way out.

The young master didn't say it openly, but can that be called a punishment?
The punishment for a military commander is to kill three warriors on the battlefield of a foreign race...

At this time Che Ji suddenly remembered two things.

The first thing was that he "forced" Zhou Qingshan to buy spices in order to become a retainer. Although the young master did not say anything about Commander Nie, he would definitely settle accounts with him in secret later.

The second thing was whether the Ghost Master had gone to Shengfengling. But at this time he didn't dare to remind Zhou Qingshan, wouldn't that be revealing his identity and seeking death?
It would be fine if nothing happened to Sheng Fengling, but if something happened, it would definitely be a life-and-death feud.

He didn't have a psychic bird, so he didn't know that the ghost master had been reduced to ashes.

Yuan Zhaokui looked at Zhou Qingshan and Mo Yanqiu who had remained calm, and then glanced at the dissipated fighting spirit. A possibility suddenly flashed through his mind...

"They don't seem to be afraid of the fighting spirit? Do they have any trump card that can compete with Master Shenlong... They must be relying on their status as a great sage to dare to do so."

Then he shook his head and put this ridiculous idea behind him.

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Zhaokui stared at the flaming pistol in Xiang Moyanqiu's hand with burning eyes. A spiritual weapon that could compete with "Hun Tian" must be a top-grade spiritual weapon, but he had never seen one before.

He is also a leader among the martial arts sects, the imperial army, and the city lords.

Such a military leader would definitely be famous within the clan, so there would definitely be clues.

"This great sage's wife has an unknown origin, but her strength is comparable to Hong'er. We should investigate her thoroughly. If there is no problem, we should make friends with her. Shijiang and my Yuan family have been on good terms through marriage for generations, so his nephew is a natural ally of the Yuan family."

Yuan Zhaokui withdrew his gaze and thought secretly in his heart.

Naturally, he also had ambitions in his heart.

If Yuan Hong succeeds in raising an army during this period and makes great contributions to exterminating the entire clan, the vast spiritual realm will be divided among them, and their Yuan family's achievements will allow them to become the lords of a city.

Xi Jinzhong stood behind Yuan Zhaokui with a serious expression, but he was actually very happy in his heart.

During those days in Shengfeng Territory, he saw that Xi Yao and Zhou Hu got along well, so he immediately entrusted Xi Yao to Zhou Hu.

Zhou Hu is Zhou Qingshan's personal guard, in charge of the guard team, and his surname is Zhou, so his status is only below the couple. The marriage between the two is actually no different from the Zhou family's marriage.

Of course, it would be even better if I could marry into the family head Zhou Qingshan.

After this matter spreads, it will inevitably attract the attention of all the spiritual realm lords in Black Cloud City. By then, people from the spiritual weapon families will come in an endless stream. How could it be the turn of a country lord like him?
Xi Jinzhong was wondering whether he should go back to the family and choose someone with both good moral character.

This time, he set his sights on Zhou Zilong.

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Not to mention what everyone is thinking.

Young Master Shenlong handles the aftermath of Tianlu Street.

Zhou Qingshan and Mo Yanqiu took Wei Hongzhu to leave. Zhao Shenlong just gave them a reminder and agreed.

Upon seeing this, Wei Shijiang took his leave from Master Shenlong, chased after Zhou Qingshan, and gave him a scolding.

"You, you are too impulsive. You just want to vent your anger. Young Master Shenlong was really angry just now. Do you know that he is the master of the army and cannot be matched by a mere commander of the army? The fighting spirit only needs to fall into the life and death dilemma..."

Halfway through his speech, he seemed to have thought of something, and stopped talking. He patted Zhou Qingshan on the shoulder, and finally sighed and said no more.

Zhou Qingshan never mentioned this unpleasant incident, but instead bowed his hands to Wei Hongzhu and said, "Thank you, cousin, for your righteous words."

At this time, Wei Hongzhu's hands and feet were still a little weak, and she waved her hands: "It was really exciting, of course I just felt hot-headed. Next time, I will definitely not have the courage to stand up."

"If it weren't for your wisdom, we would be in trouble."

Using power to oppress others is very common among the nobles. The reputation of the young master's mansion can only be considered normal, neither good nor bad.

wise?

Hearing this, Zhou Qingshan's eyes became deep.

Wei Shijiang laughed and interrupted, "Hahaha. Qingshan, I didn't expect you to be able to defeat the warrior."

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Young Master Shenlong's carriage was slowly moving on the way back to the mansion, and the atmosphere in the carriage seemed a little heavy.

She looked through the car window at the street scenes passing by quickly outside, and her thoughts seemed to drift far away.

"Long Lie, do you think Daxian has some complaints against me?"

Zhao Shenlong suddenly muttered to himself.

"He doesn't dare." General Long Lie was silent for a moment and replied.

“Don’t dare?” Zhao Shenlong’s eyes moved slightly, “That means you have complaints. Also, my father died because of this, so it’s normal for me to have some complaints in my heart.”

After the final verdict, Zhou Qingshan only spoke three sentences to her from beginning to end, then turned around and left with a very cold attitude.

"Young Master, the Great Sage may be a little dissatisfied, but he would never dare to complain about you. As a young master, your handling of the matter is fair, and the Great Sage should understand this." General Long Lie spoke slowly.

You know but don’t even go through the motions?
Zhao Shenlong was silent for a long time.

Rubbing her brows, she felt that practicing martial arts in the mountains was more comfortable.

"You, Long Lie, are the guests in this mansion. You must personally investigate. If their behavior does not warrant death, have them come to apologize and compensate Bao Yuan. If there is any life, hand it over to the City Guards and deal with it according to the laws of Black Cloud City." She ordered coldly.

Without waiting for Long Lie to reply, Zhao Shenlong added: "By the way, let's investigate the identity and origin of the great sage's wife. I always feel that the spiritual weapon looks familiar."

"Here."

(End of this chapter)