It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

Why is it always like this? He orders people to work even when his body is still limp... It was the same when I tested Shen Qin before. Bad men are really pure capitalists.

But she also knew that she was the only capable guard beside Xu Shi, so her complaints were just her words, and her body still had to move honestly.

"Chengcheng, stay and look after the house. If those three naughty kids come back late, you will take care of them for your husband."

"Know it."

Jiang Chengcheng hugged the quilt and took two deep breaths, blushing as she replied, "I also need to study the configuration of the position using silver pine wood as a conductor with Miss Xiaomei. My husband, go and rest assured."

Only after Xu Shi took Xia Wuyou away did she stand up slowly.

It’s fun to play with Xia Wuyou, but it’s been a while since I had Xu Shi all to myself... I still have to find an opportunity and wait for her to come back to discuss it. Maybe we can each have one day next time?

After washing up and getting dressed, she ran into Xie Qingyan in the corridor as soon as she went out.

"Oh? Xu Shi didn't bring you with him?"

The bitch looked at her with interest, and said sarcastically, "It seems that you are also someone no one wants."

It's not her fault that she spoke with such thorns. The key point is that the sound insulation of this inn is really too poor! The broken wooden house can't block the sound at all. These people are having fun and don't know how to restrain themselves!

She just has no experience, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have the desire in this regard. How can anyone be in a good mood if she doesn't want to listen?

Almost got it!

"Who is unwanted and who is not wanted knows it in their hearts."

Jiang Chengcheng refused to let her get away with it, and sneered back, "You can fool me, but don't fool yourself."

In fact, she had never liked Xu Shi, her so-called fiancée. It was not because of a sense of crisis or anything, but because she knew that the other party had tried to harm Xu Shi many times in the past.

To be honest, Miss Jiang Chengcheng's loyalty to Xu Shi is unmatched by anyone. Just for this reason, she could not tolerate Xie Qingyan. Their previous cooperation was only academic and could not be avoided. In essence, she still looked at him with tinted glasses and always felt that this guy had some bad intentions.

I didn't expect you to be so bold as to get in my face first? Saying two words to you is too light!

"you!"

Xie Qingyan was also furious. He couldn't control himself when he heard this. "You little ■... you little frog, don't be so presumptuous! After all, Xu Shi and I are childhood sweethearts. Aren't I better than a half-timer like you?!"

"Is that so? Then I just think you are even worse."

This kind of harmless quarrel did not hurt Jiang Chengcheng at all. The cute curse words even made her want to laugh. "Aren't A-Lin and Director Xu childhood sweethearts? Why didn't Director Xu seem to be on guard against her?"

puff-

This is the sound of a sword piercing the heart.

The bitch felt like she was about to spit out a mouthful of blood, but she still managed to refute, "What does it have to do with me if he wants to defend himself or not? Can I not survive without him?"

"Well, you have a point."

Jiang Chengcheng spread his hands, "If that's the case, then why are you in such a hurry?"

boom--

Victory!

After a series of punches, Xie Qingyan couldn't even control himself and took two steps back.

Damn it, there's no way to refute that!

To be honest, what kind of person is she? For many years, no one dared to confront her like this, and even made her speechless... Xu Shi was one, and Jiang Chengcheng was the second.

Even these words coming from Jiang Chengcheng's mouth are more hurtful than coming from that bastard Xu Shi's mouth. After all, their identities are different.

Tsk, what a sharp-tongued little girl!

Xie Qingyan’s teeth were almost broken, but as he got more and more angry, the frustration in his heart gradually overwhelmed his anger.

Her expression became gloomy, and there was even a hint of grievance in her complaining voice, "I, I clearly stood with him again a long time ago, and if I had to apologize, I'd already apologized... What else do you want me to do..."

This is true. Since the release of "Twins", she has not secretly tripped up Xu Shi again. At most, she made a few words to make up for it, right? What did she do later that she did not unite with him?

Including the time when Xu Shi's ability was transplanted, she really took care of him with all her heart... This time she felt that she was already humble enough. In name, the two of them were co-leaders, but what didn't Xu Shi have the final say? What she did was no different from Jiang Chengcheng and the others, and she acted like his subordinate.

Do you think this will work? It seems to work. The atmosphere when they were alone that day was great. She had never felt so relaxed and happy with a man before. He didn't object to her kissing him...

But it was only limited to the times when they were alone, other than that there was basically no change - this was obviously not the effect she wanted. After all, she couldn't be alone with Xu Shi for her entire life. Not to mention whether Xu Shi was willing or not, she herself might not be willing.

This feeling of being an outsider was terrible. People's joys and sorrows were not shared, and all that was left for her was noise... If she hadn't had a strong mental constitution, she would have really cried.

"What's the point of you telling me this?"

Jiang Chengcheng saw it all, but just sighed softly, "I'm sorry, I can't answer your question."

"...Well, you're right."

Xie Qingyan rarely refuted her, and smiled helplessly and self-deprecatingly, "I don't even know the answer to this question."

Looking at her lonely back as she left, Jiang Chengcheng tilted his head.

Sorry, there is no empathy between bad women, and those who are favored are often fearless.

Unless they are good sisters, but unfortunately they are not. (doge)

But it doesn’t matter, I had a good time anyway.

Maybe he... wouldn't object to me doing this, right?

whee.

……

Xu Shi’s answer was, sorry, I can’t free my hands.

Isn't it busy making new friends? The carriage passed through the alleys and finally stopped in front of a courtyard.

"This is the residence of Grand Duke Gu Jian."

The driver was also from Yinsong Island. After parking the car, he said, "I'll wait for you in the back alley next to it."

“It doesn’t look very luxurious.”

Xia Wuyou looked around and muttered something curiously.

"Maybe they don't show off their wealth."

Xu Shi pinched her face, and the two of them walked into the courtyard hand in hand.

Anyway, I must have found the right place - the previous gift had worked, and the other party had already sent someone to greet them at the door, "Please follow me, both of you."

After passing through the waterside pavilion, we came to a quiet room. Cheng Gujian was standing upright in front of a painting. He turned around after hearing the noise, "Envoy Xu, Madam Xu, welcome."

"Meet Grand Duke Gu Jian."

Xu Shi bowed symbolically and said a few polite words, "I saw the Duke standing tall and handsome in the daytime. I didn't expect that he likes elegant people."

Indeed, although this house looks inconspicuous from the outside, the decoration inside is very luxurious - it has all kinds of ornaments and paintings, and even the legs of the tables are decorated with gems. Even if we don't know how much they are worth, we think they are the work of a master of the Hualan Empire.

The same goes for the waterside courtyard that we passed through when we came here. It is lifelike and it is obvious that a lot of effort has been put into it.

Xia Wuyou glanced at him and thought, you’re right... How do you know so much?

Anyway, there is no such rule in the Night Sin City. No matter the previous "Refraction" or the current "Snake Ring", they are all very magnificent from the inside out, otherwise she would not have such complaints.

Xu Shi blinked. In his previous life, he had a good brother... If he hadn't told him where he lived, he would have thought it was a slum. But when he walked in, he could see the floor was made of gold. From then on, he understood this routine...

Of course, this is just a small episode and not the main topic of today.

"No, I'm just a warrior, trying to show off my knowledge."

Cheng Gujian was also polite, and then he showed them a seat, and pointed directly to the box in the quiet room, "Emissary Xu, this gift is not small. So you came to visit us so late at night, so I guess it must be something very important?"

"It's mainly for trade."

Xu Shi said bluntly, "I don't want to cause trouble to the royal family... Instead of letting them discuss it endlessly, why not just finalize it with you directly? I think your attitude towards this kind of thing is everyone's attitude."

"Emissary Xu is too kind."

Cheng Gujian waved his hand gently, "The thunder and rain are all the emperor's grace. I am just assisting Her Majesty at the request of the late emperor before his death... Her Majesty is still young and immature in handling many things. When she grows up, she will have to repay them."

At first glance, these words sound very humble, but his expression does not suggest this at all. Instead, there is a sense of "Young man, you have found the right person, you are very knowledgeable."

Grand Duke Gu Jian even turned sideways without leaving a trace, revealing the painting behind him - it was the painting of him and the former emperor of the empire standing side by side, as could be seen from the same crown.

Oh my, this is so pretentious.

Xu Shi secretly complained, and you still say you are not a powerful official? This behavior is no worse than ruling from behind the curtain...

The main reason is that he is very familiar with this feeling. My status in Night Crime City is similar to yours. That's fine.

Even his villain radar was activated uncontrollably. This guy is most likely an early to mid-game boss, right?

After all, this is very much like Aobai's script - in the early stage, he was so powerful that he overshadowed his master, and then he was taken down by the developed protagonist with a sword, and at the same time he captured the heart of the empress while clearing the court...

Who made Dongfang Xiao really a girl? And a blonde with blue eyes and white silk stockings... It was hard for him not to think about this plot direction.

Oh my god, it's such a clichéd script. I don't know what kind of people are responsible for designing the experimental fields in "Tianli".

"At least Her Majesty is still practicing the way of being a monarch, right?"

However, there was no way to make this clear, so Xu Shi just roughly pointed out the subtext of Cheng Gujian's words, "Then I'll have to trouble you to take care of it... We can't just go back home like this, right? The governor will scold me if he knows."

"That makes sense. It shows that Envoy Xu and his party have an important mission."

Cheng Gujian nodded slightly, his eyes sharper, "Otherwise you wouldn't have done that in the daytime... Your ability is very interesting, is it to stir up other people's emotions?"

"This is just a trivial trick, it cannot be hidden from your discerning eyes."

Xu Shi did not deny it, and smiled with narrowed eyes, "Your Excellency is not affected, I am afraid your strength is above mine."

These words were a bit self-deprecating - to be honest, Xu Shi was now at least an A+ grade "Upgrader", or in the words of the Hualan Empire, a "Chosen One" of the "Zhongyue" class who was picked from thousands of miles away. How could the penetrating power of "Evil Thoughts Entropy Increase" be so easily resisted?

The fact is that at least 80% of the people present at the time were seriously affected. Cheng Gujian was one of the few who was basically unaffected. This alone shows that no matter to which side, he is a strong opponent, not a powerful official with a mere appearance. He cannot be a powerful official with a mere appearance.

In addition, there is one person he cannot defeat, and that is Dongfang Xiao himself.

However, he did have some understanding of this. When he came here, he heard Pan Cheng and Xiaomei talk about it. The imperial family of the empire has a common lineage, and the abilities of each generation of descendants are almost the same. It is called "Holy Light."

This is an ability that can be used for both offense and defense. The passive effect is that it can offset most of the so-called "unclean things", such as mental shocks or physical poisons. When the level of the ability is raised, the so-called "holy light" can be materialized, and things like lightsabers and light shields will appear.

That's why we saw that the little queen was as normal... This ability is similar to Xie Qingyan's "ability invalidation" in a sense, but the difference is quite big when you break it down.

For example, his inability to influence a bitch is equivalent to the other party being a barren woman, so he can't get in. Dongfang Xiao will just cut off most of it, leaving at most a root. It's not that it will not work at all, but the effect will be greatly reduced. If you really want to force it, you can squeeze it in, but it won't be satisfying.

This "Holy Light" is more like a specialization for the dark system. It cannot do what Xie Qingyan does, where anyone's account will be banned if he touches it... In general, each has its own merits.

The imperial royal family has a long history, and this is no secret to everyone. When Xu Shi heard it, he even complained a few words.

First, he also discovered that the people of the Hualan Empire mostly had abilities that had a bit of fantasy magic - the holy light, the sword formation, and Fan Shigui's fire element ability... This kind of ability is rare in the City of Night Sin, and even if it exists, it is not particularly popular. Our country has advanced technology, so it is not too difficult to restrain these abilities.

Just like when Xie Qingyan was implanting superpowers before, whenever he encountered water or fire powers, he would just use them as experimental subjects and didn't find them strange at all.

Secondly, is there an ability that can be passed down from generation to generation? This is also extremely rare in the Night Sin City. At that time, everyone was joking and said that even if the queen was an old woman, you should still capture her and study her...

All in all, although the two city-states are both under the same "rust fog", there are quite a few differences between them.

"Envoy Xu is being modest."

Cheng Gujian smiled, but there was no sign of relaxation on his face. Instead, he became more alert because of this topic.

Because he also knew very well that Xu Shi’s ability was by no means a “trivial skill”; on the contrary, his ability was quite powerful.

The reason why he was able to withstand this kind of mental shock was entirely due to an accessory on his body - the former emperor of the empire had used a secret method to bless it with "holy light", which made him fearless when facing these moves. His own abilities had nothing to do with this aspect.

But he was not at ease when resisting Xu Shi's mental attack. Afterwards, he saw that there were cracks on the accessories? This alone made him know that the young man wearing glasses in front of him was definitely not simple, and was definitely a smiling tiger.

Not to mention that there was no sign at all when he activated his ability, and many people were caught off guard and fell into his trap... He could release such a large-scale mental shock in an instant, so anyone who thought he was a weakling was a fool.

But he couldn't say this either. If he did, wouldn't that be like showing his weakness?

Both are thousand-year-old foxes. Both Xu Shi and Cheng Gujian know that the other party is hiding something in his hand. Pretending to be ignorant is the best option.

"In fact, you don't need to be so anxious. The strength of your Night Sin City is clearly seen by all the ministers present today."

After calming down a little, Cheng Gujian spoke in a deep voice and continued to pull, "Your Majesty is also very interested in this. Even if you don't come to me, it's only a matter of time before we build a transportation business between our two states."

"It's better to be faster than slower."

Xu Shi smiled and said, "Besides, since everyone has seen it, I hope this process can be simpler."

Trade is essentially a transaction. Now that we know it is a transaction, everyone knows that there is a tactic of procrastination that can be used.

Anyway, Xu Shi didn't want to delay. On the one hand, he had other things to do, and on the other hand, if he delayed too long, the people of the Hualan Empire would wake up...

The move he used today has a scientific name, called a blow to the head. It is essentially the same as yelling for no reason before a fight. It can indeed scare people for a short time, but if you think about it carefully over a long period of time, are you really that scary? I'm afraid not.

Because the Hualan Empire was not a soft persimmon that he could manipulate. Today, Fan Shigui was killed, but his strength was not that strong... How could such a big empire really have no foundation? Of course it had.