Fellow Daoist, your script is really good.

There are less than five days left!

Lei Hong strode towards the restaurant, glancing at Su Li as he passed by.

It was at that glance that Lei Hong became interested in Su Li.

After all, Lei Hong was the one most deeply involved in the human trafficking business, so he had a very clear understanding of the value of humans.

Such an adorable human boy, with a rather good demeanor, is sure to fetch a good price.

However, judging from the clothes the other party was wearing, it already had an owner.

What a pity.

However, this little boy shouldn't belong to the other three families. If he doesn't belong to the other three families, I can take him away.

Who dares to object?

"Xiao Feng, what are you doing here?"

Just as Lei Hong stepped forward to ask Su Li who his master was, and then wondered if he could snatch the little boy from the other party's hands, Xiao Tao appeared in time and walked to Su Li's side.

Su Li breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.

Even though he said that after introducing himself, Lei Hong would definitely not do anything to him.

But it was still very frightening that the other party walked over with such a fierce look.

"Greetings, Chief Lei."

Walking up to Su Li's side, Xiao Tao saw Lei Hong and, although she was very unhappy with him, she still bowed to him.

"I've met Miss Xiaotao."

Lei Hong also grinned, the scar on his face looking quite frightening.

Xiao Tao often delivered letters to Bai Yeye, and Bai Yeye usually took Xiao Tao with him when he went out to meet the Crocodile City Clan, so the two had naturally met.

"I wonder if my little Feng accidentally disturbed Clan Chief Lei? Little Feng is still young, just a child. Please be magnanimous and don't take offense."

Xiao Tao bowed again to apologize.

When Xiao Tao found Su Li, she was startled to see the patriarch of the Thunder Bear clan heading straight for him.

"No no."

Lei Hong glanced at Su Li.

"This little boy is very cute and lovable, but I saw him here alone and wondered if he was lost, so I asked him about his situation and took him back."

"I never expected him to be one of the city lord's men."

“Yes, Xiao Feng is very cute, and Her Highness the Princess likes him very much.” While responding, Xiao Tao brought up Bai Yeye, indicating that “this little boy belongs to Her Highness the Princess, so you shouldn’t overthink it.”

"Oh? Is Her Highness the Princess nearby?" Lei Hong asked, a hint of smugness in his expression.

"No, it's because Xiaotao wanted to go to the market to buy some things, and Xiaofeng wanted to come with me. It's Xiaotao's fault for not taking good care of Xiaofeng and letting her get lost. Thank goodness we found her."

Xiao Tao patted her chest.

"Otherwise, if something happens to Xiaofeng, it would be terrible."

"Haha, Miss Tao, there's no need to panic. If you have any problems, you can just ask us for help. We're quite familiar with Crocodile City."

"Thank you for your kindness, Clan Chief Lei. It's getting late, so I won't bother you any longer," Xiao Tao said with a slight smile.

"Alright, Miss Tao, please take care. Please tell the City Lord that you'd like to have a meal at my residence another day. The City Lord treated us to a meal last time, and I haven't been able to reciprocate yet. But I should at least extend my hospitality." Lei Hong bowed.

"must."

Xiao Tao bowed slightly, then took Su Li's hand and left.

The patriarch of the Thunder Bear clan watched the departing figures of the two, one large and one small, for a couple of moments before turning his gaze away and heading towards the restaurant.

......

"Xiao Feng, you scared your sister Xiao Tao to death! If anything had happened to you, I wouldn't know what to do."

As Xiao Tao led Su Li toward the City Lord's Mansion, she was still filled with lingering fear.

This crocodile city is truly a place where people eat each other!

"Sister Xiaotao, I'm sorry, Xiaofeng will never do it again..."

Su Li lowered her head and apologized, her small mouth pouting, looking like she was about to cry at any moment.

"Hey? Xiaofeng, don't cry, don't cry."

Xiao Tao quickly squatted down and gently touched Su Li's face.

Xiao Tao was indeed a little angry.

However, this anger stemmed from concern; Xiao Tao genuinely regarded Su Li as her younger brother.

As soon as Su Li admitted her mistake and expressed her grievances, Xiao Tao's anger immediately disappeared, and she even felt a bit guilty.

"Sister Xiaotao isn't blaming Xiaofeng. Actually, it's all Sister Xiaotao's fault. Sister Xiaotao didn't take good care of Xiaofeng. Xiaofeng, don't be sad anymore, okay..."

"Hmm~ Then Sister Xiaotao can't be angry either." Su Li sniffed.

"Mmm, Sister Xiaotao isn't angry." As she spoke, Xiaotao looked at Su Li and found her more and more adorable, so she gave Su Li a kiss on the cheek.

"Sister Xiaotao, there's something Xiaofeng doesn't understand and wants to ask you."

After a moment's thought, Su Li slowly spoke.

"Okay, Xiaofeng, you go ahead."

"Just now, when Xiao Feng was in front of that restaurant, he heard an uncle say that he saw a series of convoys in an abandoned mountain village outside Crocodile City, and a long spear fell down from there."

Then the older man wanted to continue talking.

As a result, an older man next to him covered his mouth.

Sister Xiaotao, why didn't the other uncle let the first uncle continue talking?

"A caravan? Long spears?"

Hearing Su Li's words, Xiao Tao was stunned for a moment, but soon, she was greatly shocked.

"Xiaofeng! Let's go! Let's go back quickly!"

Little Peach's heart was pounding fast.

If everything Xiaofeng said is true...

So these four clans...

Chapter 661 Wouldn't that make it perfect?

"Is there a caravan outside the city?"

Then a long spear fell from that convoy?!

After returning to the city lord's mansion, Xiao Tao relayed what Xiao Feng had said to Bai Yeye.

“Yes.” Xiao Tao nodded. “Xiao Feng heard it from passersby when he got lost.”

Bai Yeye frowned and paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back.

Bai Ye didn't believe that Xiao Feng was lying to her.

Xiao Feng is just a ten-year-old child, so what reason would he have to lie?

If what Xiaofeng said is true.

Could it be...?

"You go down first, and don't tell anyone about this, and tell Xiaofeng not to tell anyone either."

Furthermore, don't take Xiaofeng out again. Crocodile City is far too dangerous. This is a one-time exception.

"Yes."

Xiao Tao bowed slightly and left the study.

Meanwhile, Shiraba Ye was alone in the study, lost in thought.

Every year, the imperial court would send a considerable amount of weapons and armor to the border cities to support their defense.

This time, however, the weapons and armor transported by the imperial court were different.

These armors and weapons are not ordinary items from mortal realms; all the armor and weapons transported this time are magical artifacts! They are extremely valuable!

However, this transport went wrong when the weapons and armor were hijacked by bandits.

Enraged by this, the lord of Crocodile City went to suppress the bandits.

In the end, the bandits were wiped out, but their armor and weapons were gone.

All that could be found were these letters exchanged between the mountain bandits and the centaur kingdom!

The previous lord of Crocodile City failed to retrieve his armor and weapons. The day after the bandit suppression, he committed suicide to atone for his sins, leaving behind a letter hoping that the court would spare his family.

However, losing weapons and armor within Crocodile City's territory is a capital offense in the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons! It could even lead to collective punishment.

All the men in that city lord's family were executed, and the women were sent to the brothel.

Upon hearing this, Shiraba Ye's first thought was to ask questions.

There are many suspicious points regarding these weapons and armor.

Given the Crocodile City clan's demeanor, it remains to be seen whether those bandits were scapegoats or whether the previous Crocodile City lord was a scapegoat.

Xiao Feng's words further confirmed Bai Yeye's suspicions.

This batch of armor and weapons may indeed have been swallowed up by the clans of Crocodile City!

If that's the case, then I'll have the most legitimate reason!

The lord of Crocodile City lost this batch of military equipment due to dereliction of duty. Even if he were to atone with his death, his family would still be implicated.

What's more, it involves active kidnapping and trafficking to the enemy!

Without a doubt, the entire Thunder Bear clan will die!

The problem is coming.

How could such a top-secret matter have been seen by a country bumpkin in the wilderness?

Even that country bumpkin dared to say it in the city.

And coincidentally, Xiao Feng found out about it.

Isn't this too much of a coincidence?

Could this be a trap set by those four clans?

The goal was to cause trouble for those four clans, only to discover that there were actually no weapons or armor in the village?

In this way, these four clans could appeal to the imperial court, claiming that they had been slandered, and thus they would no longer be city lords.

No.

Unlikely.

Those clans had never seen Xiao Feng before, and Xiao Feng's disappearance was a random event; it was impossible for the other party to have set a trap.

Could it be that Xiao Feng was originally part of a trap?

Now that I think about it carefully, why did I happen to save Xiaofeng in that particular place?

What if Xiao Feng was one of them from the beginning?

"Impossible, impossible, what am I thinking? I'm being far too suspicious."

Bai Yeye had just had the idea when she quickly dismissed it.

Xiao Feng was almost dead at that time, barely hanging on.

If those clans really wanted to set a trap, they wouldn't go to such extremes.

Otherwise, if Xiao Feng really dies, wouldn't all our efforts be in vain?

After all, they only had that one chance.

Furthermore, if they wanted to use Xiao Feng for something, they would have done it long ago; it's impossible for them to wait until now to have Xiao Feng take action.