Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 197 Leaving without saying goodbye
"Well... to be honest, I still think it's more important to go to the Qixi Desert." A hint of embarrassment appeared on Old Sha's face.

Hearing this, Jiang Xuan's heart sank and he began to plan to go to the Qixi Desert.

"However, I heard that the personal guards of the City Lord's Mansion have some benefits to offer. You can go and see what the situation is."

"After we get the benefits, we can go to the Qixi Desert."

After hearing what Mr. Sha said, Jiang Xuan felt a little helpless.

If I go to the City Lord's Mansion to get the so-called benefits, and then immediately go to the Qixi Desert, I always feel that this idea and practice are very unreliable.

Not to mention that the Lord of Yingzhou City is a genuine cultivator. Even if the Lord of Yingzhou City is not a cultivator, Jiang Xuan would not easily do such a thing just because of the old Lord's good temper.

As a native of Yingzhou and a member of one of the three major families of the Chamber of Commerce, Jiang Xuan can be said to have a very good impression of the old mayor of Yingzhou City.

Yingzhou is ruled by a prince, who is also the city lord's mansion and the chamber of commerce, and the three forces are intertwined.

In other states, it would have been a very chaotic situation.

But the current old city lord of Yingzhou City is different from ordinary city lords. He did not choose to fight for greater power, but delegated some of the city lord's power to the Chamber of Commerce.

In the process of managing Yingzhou affairs, the old city lord always prioritized avoiding conflicts with the royal palace, and he also always adopted a relatively soft attitude towards the Yingzhou Chamber of Commerce.

For the development of Yingzhou, it can be said that the old city lord has given up all the power he can, and he has quietly retreated to the second line to manage Yingzhou.

It was precisely because the old city lord handed over all business and other affairs to the Yingzhou Chamber of Commerce that Yingzhou, under the management of the Chamber of Commerce headed by the Xu, Xing and Jiang families, gradually developed from a small state into a medium-sized state with highly developed business that can meet the standards of conventional medium-sized states.

The Yingzhou Chamber of Commerce is almost known to everyone in the Five States. The old city lord is now old and is about to step down.

Under such circumstances, Jiang Xuan really couldn't bear to do anything that would disappoint the old city lord, even though his current identity was no longer Jiang Xuan, the young master of the Jiang family, but Ling Honghe, a sent-away disciple from Fuzhou.

"Mr. Sha, to be honest, the old mayor of Yingzhou is a very good mayor. Asking me to make some money and leave is really a bit..." Although Jiang Xuan wanted to express his true thoughts, he couldn't say some words when he thought of the help Mr. Sha had given him.

"Good old man, good old man." Old Sha muttered a few words in a low voice, stood up and paced around the room.

"Boy, this old man is not an unkind person. For half a year, you can stay in Yingzhou. This old man won't care and won't ask. After half a year, you still have to come here and follow me to the desert." Old Sha said to Jiang Xuan seriously.

"Okay, as you say." Jiang Xuan hesitated for a moment, but still agreed.

After all, Jiang Xuan had never been a city lord's personal guard, and every city lord had different requirements for his personal guards. He was not sure whether the old city lord would allow him to temporarily leave Yingzhou within half a year.

But in this way, Old Sha has made a concession after all, and there is room for improvement. It is much better than directly giving up the qualification to become the personal guard of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Take this dagger and this spear with you, and go back to get your two spears." said Mr. Sha.

"Also, it's normal for the city lord's personal guards to carry out missions inside and outside the city. Missions inside the city aren't very risky, but they do need to be more cautious when carrying out missions outside the city."

"When you go to get the spear, remember to take all the healing pills inside, leaving none behind."

After a brief thought, Mr. Sha instructed, "Except for the recovery pill, you don't know the functions and value of the other pills. You can't show them to others casually. Just leave them where they are."

Jiang Xuan nodded, indicating that he understood what Sha Lao said. "What about you? Where are you going in the next six months? Are you going to Yingzhou too?" Jiang Xuan asked Sha Lao.

"No, there is no need to go to Yingzhou for the time being. I still have some things to deal with in Qizhou. After I finish them, I will go to another place." Although Mr. Sha answered Jiang Xuan's question, his answer was very vague.

Jiang Xuan knew Mr. Sha. Since Mr. Sha said so, there must be some things he was unwilling to say, so Jiang Xuan simply stopped asking.

"Go and settle the bill, and then you can go back to Yingzhou." Old Sha patted Jiang Xuan's shoulder and gave Jiang Xuan the silver he had kept.

Although Jiang Xuan didn't think he would spend a lot of money after living here for a few days, according to Old Sha's habits, he was not sure whether he would have expenses for food and drinks, so he readily took the silver from Old Sha's hand and walked out of the room.

When walking out of the room, Jiang Xuan suddenly felt something strange and looked at Mr. Sha who was still in the room.

Old Sha was already sitting in front of the coffee table, holding a cup of tea. Seeing Jiang Xuan looking at him, he smiled and said, "Go, go quickly and come back soon."

Although Jiang Xuan noticed something strange, he didn't observe anything. He put the silver given by Mr. Sha into his arms and walked straight to the inn counter.

The fact was just as Jiang Xuan had expected. Although it cost a lot, it was not enough to spend Mr. Sha's money.

After settling the hotel bill, Jiang Xuan quickly returned to his room in the inn.

"Squeak..."

Jiang Xuan pushed open the door and saw that Mr. Sha was not in the room. There was only a bag of luggage on the coffee table.

After checking the entire room, Jiang Xuan didn't find anything, let alone any trace of Mr. Sha.

After opening the luggage and looking through it, Jiang Xuan found that some of his clothes were inside, all packed up by Old Sha, but none of Old Sha's things were in the luggage.

After sitting in front of the coffee table for about half an hour, Jiang Xuan fell into deep thought.

"Squeak..."

A familiar sound came from the dilapidated door.

"you……"

When Jiang Xuan heard the sound of the door opening, he was instantly very excited and turned around and walked towards the door.

However, the person who came was not Mr. Sha, but a waiter of the inn.

"Sir, do you want to extend your stay?" The innkeeper asked with some confusion when he saw Jiang Xuan's reaction.

"Oh, no need. Do you know where that old man went?" Seeing that the visitor was a waiter from the inn, Jiang Xuan quickly adjusted his mood and asked politely.

Although Jiang Xuan was not wearing a hood at this time and appeared as Ling Honghe, a disciple sent away from Fuzhou, it was obvious that the waiter at the inn did not recognize Jiang Xuan's identity as Ling Honghe.

However, even so, the waiter recognized Jiang Xuan's identity as a warrior and did not dare to be negligent, answering him respectfully.

(End of this chapter)