Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chang Lun escorted Xuanying, Tieyong carried Sisi, and they passed through the eaves and corridors, and turned a corner to a large house with extremely exquisite construction.

In front of the main entrance of the big house are written the three characters "Queyue Palace", which is exactly where Jin Lier lives in Tiankun Castle.

When the two servants saw Chang Lun coming, they hurried in to report. Soon they came back and said that the young master invited the two guests in.

Xuanying followed Changlun across the threshold and saw Jin Lier sitting at a table reading a book with her head lowered. At this time, she had changed out of the tight short coat she usually wore outside and put on a red robe with leaf patterns and golden flowers, a cloud-like jade belt, and a pearl and gold hairpin, which made the whole room look elegant and luxurious.

Chang Lun saw that Jin Lier was watching seriously and did not dare to disturb her. He led a few people to stand respectfully at the side of the door.

After about a cup of tea, Jin Lier put the book down and said to herself, "'The people are not rich and the people's money is insufficient because the government is too strict, setting up checkpoints and imposing heavy taxes, so that those who are good at doing things don't do them, those who are good at doing business don't do business, and those who are good at planning don't plan. In places with abundant water, ditches must be built to obtain thousands of hectares of fertile fields; in places with insufficient water, if wells are dug to open up the source, it can also irrigate the four directions...' This sentence is very insightful..."

Seeing everyone at the door, he smiled and said, "Master Chang, you are so polite to me. Please come in and sit down."

Seeing Xuanying tied up with copper and iron ropes, he said, "Didn't I ask this young man to come over? Why are you still tying him up?"

Tieyong said, "My lord, we can't invite this guy here unless we tie him up." His voice was deep and very different from Tonghun's.

Jin Lier smiled and said, "Then let him go now. I mean no harm, I believe you know that." The second half of the sentence was said to Xuanying, her beautiful eyes staring at him without blinking, waiting for his response.

Xuanying snorted coldly and did not answer her.

Chang Lun untied the copper and iron ropes tied to Xuan Ying, and secretly pinched his left and right shoulders to put his dislocated shoulder bones back into place. These two pinches were extremely painful, but Xuan Ying remained silent, as if nothing had happened.

Jin Lier saw Tie Yong placing a beautiful woman who had fainted on a chair and asked, "Who is this woman?"

Chang Lun replied, "My lord, she is the masked man who saved this young man a few days ago."

Jin Lier said, "She's actually a woman." She smiled and said, "I think she's not too old, but she's quite capable. Even our Master Chang suffered a little loss."

Chang Lun blushed and said, "This woman is a spirit, her magic is weird..."

Jin Lier nodded and said, "So that's how it is." She said to an attendant, "Take her to the room to rest, and find someone more capable to take care of her." The attendant agreed and went out with Sisi on his back.

Xuan Ying saw that Jin Li Er was very polite and didn't seem to be pretending, so he didn't try to stop her. He thought it was useless to try to stop her, as he couldn't beat Chang Lun at all.

Jin Li'er signaled several followers to leave, leaving only Chang Lun, Tie Yong and Xuan Ying in the hall.

Xiang Xuanying asked: "Why did you kill those three Sha people? Do you know that killing people without reason is a capital crime in Jinyang City?"

Xuanying did not answer her, but said: "Tell me why you arrested me first."

Jin Lier thought to herself, I treated you with courtesy, but you are so rude. She couldn't help getting angry, and raised her eyebrows, scolding: "I am the Lord of Jinyang City, can't I catch a murderer like you?"

Xuan Ying said coldly: "Of course I can catch him. If you want to kill him, just do it. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Jin Lier snorted and said, "Don't think you are great just because you have some skills. Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

Xuanying remained silent, thinking that it didn't matter if he died, but how could he ask her to let Sisi go? This was a bit difficult.

Jin Lier said, "Tell me why you want to kill the people of Sand Country, and I may be able to spare your life." After a pause, she continued, "...and I won't embarrass the female spirit who came with you."

Xuanying remained silent.

Chang Lun said: "From the tone of this kid, it seems that he has a deep hatred for the Saudis."

Jin Lier said: "I guess so, otherwise why would we go and provoke them for no reason?"

He turned to Xuanying and said, "I guess Master Chang didn't tell you clearly, but I guess even if he did, you wouldn't follow him obediently, right?"

Xuanying snorted and said, "What can you say to a murderer like me?"

Chang Lun said, "My lord, when Tie Shangke and I found him, there was a spirit called '虺尾' there, who seemed to be arresting people for the Golden Sword Sect. To avoid suspicion from the people of the Golden Sword Sect, there are some things that cannot be said."

Jin Lier nodded and said, "No wonder. I was wondering why they tied him up and dislocated his shoulder for no reason."

Chang Lun thought, although this little girl didn't have the power of the Force, her eyes were very sharp. She saw through my two light pinches. If she devoted herself to practicing martial arts, she would have extraordinary attainments.

Tie Yong said: "This kid can't tell good from bad. He punched me as soon as we met. He's young, but he's really strong."

Jin Lier said, "If he punches you, isn't that asking for trouble?"

Tie Yong said, "He has great strength and hit me in the chest so hard that it hurts so much." As he spoke, he uncovered the clothes on his chest, and a fist mark half an inch deep was still there.

Jin Lier smiled at him and said, "Master Tie has suffered a loss. I will buy you a few drinks tonight to make amends for him."

Tie Yong said, "Drinking is the best thing to do, but there is no need to apologize. Although it hurts a lot, one or two punches won't kill me."

Jin Lier ignored him and said to Xuanying, "Well, I'll tell you why I asked you to come." After a pause, she said, "My Jinyang City is located in the heart of Cangmu Country. To the east are Qingyuan and Yancheng, to the west are Xihai City and the Yu Clan, to the south are Bicheng and Yutuo City, and to the north is Anfeng City. It looks impregnable, but in fact it is the key point of disputes among the cities. Just like when Bicheng and Anfeng City have a dispute, my city will suffer from it; there are often gaps between Xihai City and my city at Tongyue Pass; there are also often refugees from Qingyuan who kill and burn people and sneak into my city through Chenmu Pass..."

"Our city is the largest city in Cangmu Country, and is much richer than Xihai and Baijun. However, in all the disputes, our city has always been patient and yielded, even giving up its territory and villages. For example, Xiaogang and Jiangkou were forcibly occupied by Anfeng and Xihai cities."

"I think over and over again, our city has endured humiliation and made concessions for so many years because of the lack of talent. Therefore, a few months ago, I issued a 'Request for Talented People', telling the four directions, 'Anyone who has made contributions to our city, regardless of whether they are from the same city or a foreign land, regardless of whether they are close or distant, noble or humble, will be awarded a sword and an official position according to the size of their contributions...'"