Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

"If you, Lin Ping, are so kind, I'll chop off my hand and give it to you as a snack!" Tian Duoduo thought to herself, her mind in turmoil. She slunk away, eager to get back and discuss a plan.

"Husband, can you really pay back the money owed by the City Lord's Mansion?" Jiang Yunying tilted her head, looking at Lin Ping with suspicion.

Although she knew that Lin Ping had exchanged a lot of silver for the treasures of the city lord's mansion, she also knew that he was stingy and wouldn't touch a single penny of the money he had swindled.

"Of course!" Lin Ping said confidently, then casually asked, "How much silver does the City Lord's Mansion owe Jin Manlou?"

Jiang Yunying blinked her beautiful eyes, scratched her head, and said, "It's at least 100,000 taels..."

puff……

Lin Ping almost spat out a mouthful of blood, constantly cursing the city lord in his heart. One hundred thousand taels of silver was no small sum, and he really didn't know how the other party had spent it. After all, the city lord had a large area of ​​fertile land and didn't have to worry about food.

“Ha…men…” Jiang Yunying glanced at Lin Ping with disdain, and suddenly realized that she still had to rely on herself.

Lin Ping was displeased and gritted his teeth, saying, "Just you wait and see, my wife!"

After Tian Duoduo retreated, the people from the Mountain City Lord's Mansion also prepared to leave. Since the City Lord's Mansion had successfully lifted the siege, there was no reason to launch an attack. The most important thing now was to lead the troops away to avoid causing unnecessary misunderstandings.

Lin Ping glanced at Lian Ping, then smiled coldly at Jiang Yunying, "Wife, how many kills did your husband just make?"

Jiang Yunying didn't have a deep understanding of the concept of "kill count," and after thinking for a moment, she replied, "It should be a quadra kill."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Yunying was suddenly startled. She naturally remembered that Lin Ping had said he wanted to achieve a pentakill. Looking at his sly eyes, which were clearly fixed on Lian Ping, she secretly cried out in alarm.

In recent years, the City Lord's Mansion and the Mountain City Lord's Mansion have had many open and covert struggles in order to seize interests, but they have always remained rational. Now that Lin Ping has set his sights on Lian Ping, he is likely to completely enrage the other party.

"Since we've come all this way, why should we leave so easily? If you go back unscathed, wouldn't I, Lin Ping, lose face?" Lin Ping thought to himself as he strode forward and blocked Lian Ping's path.

Lian Ping was slightly taken aback, then responded with a bright smile: "May I ask what advice Your Excellency has for me?"

In Lian Ping's view, if Lin Ping had any sense at all, he wouldn't have attacked him, so he didn't understand Lin Ping's intentions.

Lin Ping suddenly grinned even wider and patted Lian Ping on the shoulder, saying, "Brother, we hit it off immediately. As the host, how could I not treat you well? How about this, tonight you come with me to the City Lord's Mansion for a chat. I'm sure your father-in-law would like to have a long talk with you for ten days or half a month!"

"Ten days or half a month? Are you sure that was a heart-to-heart talk and not imprisonment?" Lian Ping broke out in a cold sweat. He never expected Lin Ping to be so shameless and audacious!

Lian Ping was not a hothead like Wu Dongxi. He was quite calm and composed. He first brushed away Lin Ping's dirty hands, dusted his shoulders, and then replied, "Your Highness is indeed generous. I was reluctant to refuse your kind invitation, but I am indeed on official business and cannot stay any longer."

As the saying goes, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Even though Lian Ping had the thought of killing Lin Ping, he still wouldn't show it.

"Oh...I see." Lin Ping scratched his head, feigning understanding, and then asked, "Brother Ping, I greatly admire your ability to manage so many things every day, but there is one thing I don't understand."

Lian Ping really didn't want to answer Lin Ping's question, but he couldn't directly refute Lin Ping's feelings, since Lin Ping had already made a concession. So he could only ask patiently, "What is it that makes the Prince Consort so confused?"

You, Lin Ping, are smarter than a monkey; how could you not understand something?

Do you think this is a scam targeting Americans?

I, Lianping, don't believe it!

"I've heard that Brother Biping has two younger brothers, both young and promising. I wonder how many things the City Lord's Mansion in Shancheng has to deal with, that all three of them are so busy at the same time?" Lin Ping asked, frowning, and kept muttering to himself, "Could they all be doing the same thing?"

Upon hearing this, Lian Ping's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Lin Ping with a horrified expression.

In recent years, the power of the major city lords has gradually diminished, and the official business of the city lord's mansion has decreased accordingly. One person can handle it more than enough, and there is no need for three people at all.

Therefore, Lin Ping revealed the secret of the Mountain City Lord's Mansion in one sentence: these three brothers appear to be harmonious on the surface, but in reality, they are fighting and vying for power behind the scenes.

Doing more official business and doing it well will naturally earn you praise from the city lord, bringing you one step closer to inheriting the title. Therefore, these three often compete to do the same thing.

Even during this siege of the city lord, three people were dispatched at the same time.

Therefore, although the Mountain City Lord's Mansion seemed powerful, there were great divisions within it. Even Ping had suspected that his two younger brothers might be hostile to him.

Just as Lian Ping was lost in thought, Lin Ping directly cleared up his doubts, saying with a smile, "How about I verify something for you, Brother Ping?"

"What is it?" Lian Ping sensed treachery in Lin Ping's smile and instinctively became wary. Even the guards around him gripped their sword hilts with both hands.

"Brother Ping, pretend to be captured by me and appear together on the southern border. Let's see what your two younger brothers do," Lin Ping said, pursing his lips as he offered this immature suggestion.

That makes some sense. If those two really have ulterior motives towards Lian Ping, it would be a good opportunity to get rid of him, kill Lin Ping and others in the process, and also curry favor with the city lord of Shancheng. It would be a win-win situation.

"Pretend to be captured? Do you think I'm stupid?" Lian Ping cursed inwardly. He naturally knew Lin Ping's other purpose, but he also wanted to test his two younger brothers' attitude towards him so that he could be prepared in advance.

"No need for you to trouble yourself, my lord. We brothers have always been on good terms." Lian Ping politely declined, almost cursing him out. Even if he really wanted to verify the two men, he didn't want to rely on Lin Ping's help.

However, Lin Ping pretended not to hear this and shouted loudly to Jiang Yunying, "Wife, Brother Ping has agreed to pretend to be our prisoner. Come and tie him up!"

Jiang Yunying had been listening the whole time, and glared at Lin Ping with annoyance, thinking to herself, "Husband, your ability to distort the truth is just too...shameless!"

Despite her disdain, Jiang Yunying still had to listen to her husband. She instantly appeared in front of Lian Ping and easily dealt with the guards, giving them no time to draw their swords.

"Outrageous!" Lian Ping's eyes narrowed, and he pulled a short sword from his abdomen, thrusting it directly at Lin Ping's throat.

This sword strike perfectly illustrated the meaning of a hypocrite. Lian Ping knew that his strength was inferior to Jiang Yunying's, so he could only attack Lin Ping.

Would Lin Ping not be able to guess his tricks?

He hid behind Jiang Yunying early in the morning, and even made a face at her with a sense of arrogance.

With a crisp sound, Lian Ping's short sword fell to the ground. In terms of strength alone, he was not on the same level as Jiang Yunying, and coupled with being caught off guard, he was easily defeated.

"Brother Lianping's acting is really good!" Lin Ping gave him a thumbs up and said, "In that case, we should cooperate fully. Little Li, hurry up and tie up Brother Lianping. Be sure to use the latest techniques!"