Chapter 322: Meeting an Old Friend in Yulong City

Yulong City, in an inn.

Liu Bolong sat dejectedly on a chair, his face full of sorrow.

The guard leader Chen An sat opposite him, his expression was not much better.

The atmosphere in the room was dull and depressing.

After a long time, Chen An sighed and said, "Boss, let's forget it. Just think that the goods were robbed on the road. At least we are fine."

"Old Chen, you don't understand the importance of this batch of goods to me. For this business trip, I emptied my family's assets and took huge risks to cross the uninhabited area and come to this foreign land, just to make money."

"Now that the wealth and goods are lost, my Liu family is finished. How can I swallow this breath?" Liu Bolong said with a face full of grief and indignation.

Chen An was silent after listening.

Because he knew that what Liu Bolong said was the truth.

It was not until a moment later that he said sadly: "It's all my fault that I was incompetent and failed to protect the caravan."

Liu Bolong shook his head, "You can't blame me for this. If you want to blame someone, blame me for being obsessed. I actually believed the lies of these people and ended up like this."

"The only thing that I can't figure out is that there is such a group of arrogant people in the city. Doesn't Yulong City care?"

"Maybe they are a group." Chen An whispered.

Liu Bolong's expression froze.

This is exactly what he is most worried about.

Because that means he will never have a chance to turn over again.

"Damn, they eat people without spitting out bones, which is even more evil than the Black Wind Village in the no-man's land." Liu Bolong could only curse in a low voice with despair on his face, and he didn't know what to do other than that.

As he said, he bet his entire fortune on this business trip.

But he didn't expect that he came through the risky no-man's land without any danger, but fell into the Yulong City in this foreign land.

At that time, Liu Bolong escorted the goods and trudged all the way, and finally came to this poor place.

Although Yulong City is very famous and close to the famous Yulong Mountain, it even successfully held the founding ceremony of the Thirteen Huawai Sects this time.

But in fact, it has always been developing very mediocre.

Many businesses will intentionally or unintentionally avoid this place, which has also led to the underdeveloped trade here.

Therefore, the price of goods here is much higher than other places.

This is exactly why Liu Bolong came here to do business from afar.

He thought about making a lot of money this time, and then he would retire and become a rich man with peace and worry.

But he didn't expect that not long after arriving in Yulong City, the goods he escorted were all "eaten" by a business in the city, and the price offered was not much different from the market price.

At first, Liu Bolong was a little happy, thinking that doing so would save trouble and worry.

He didn't have to bother to sell the goods anymore, he just needed to settle the money with the business, and he could leave.

Unexpectedly, the wait lasted for several months, from the cold winter to the spring.

During this period, Liu Bolong went to this business countless times to ask for the money, but he returned empty-handed.

At first, this business would use various reasons to prevaricate, but later, they simply stopped pretending. After going there, there were only two words: no money.

Liu Bolong knew that he had encountered a liar.

At the beginning, Liu Bolong was not particularly panicked, because he was not a fool. The reason why he had reached a trade with this business was that several large shops in the city had guaranteed it and signed an agreement.

It was written in black and white, and there were handprints, so it was impossible to deny it.

Therefore, when he found out that this business was going to default on the debt, Liu Bolong first went to find the people who had guaranteed it at the time.

As a result, several shops that had vowed and patted their chests to guarantee that there would be no mistakes at the beginning, now all denied it.

Later, when the shopkeepers of these shops heard that it was Liu Bolong, they simply stopped showing their faces.

In desperation, Liu Bolong had to pin his hopes on the Yulong City officials, hoping that the Yulong City Lord's Mansion would come forward to make a decision for him.

At that time, Liu Bolong thought very simply that the Yulong City Lord's Mansion could not allow such a group of liars to exist under its rule.

Otherwise, wouldn't this be a big blow to its own reputation?

But after several contacts, Liu Bolong's heart gradually sank.

It was not because the attitude of the City Lord's Mansion was bad.

On the contrary, every time he went there, there was a special person to receive Liu Bolong, serving tea and water, and the hospitality was very attentive.

And no matter how Liu Bolong told the story with tears, there were people listening with sympathy, and after listening, they would express indignation that they would report the matter to the City Lord and then thoroughly investigate the whole thing.

But after Liu Bolong went back with hope, there was no further news.

After a few times, even if Liu Bolong was stupid, he could see that the City Lord's Mansion was sincere in attitude, but he didn't do anything.

This is obviously a monkey trick, even worse than a monkey trick.

Because he will give you hope again and again, and then make you despair again and again.

Liu Bolong finally understood why those caravans deliberately avoided Yulong City.

This is obviously a scam.

You covet his little profit, but he is thinking about your principal.

But it's too late to regret now. During the waiting period, many people in the caravan left.

First, everyone saw that waiting like this would only waste time and would not have any effect.

Secondly, because of such a long wait, Liu Bolong was already short of money and could no longer afford the daily expenses of so many people.

Just walking around like this, in the end only Chen An was left alone and accompanied Liu Bolong.

The two were silent in the room for a long time.

By this time the sun had risen.

The sound of the waiter sweeping the floor came from outside the door.

Liu Bolong and Chen An didn't sleep all night again, but they didn't feel sleepy, just tired.

"Master, let me go buy some steamed buns on the street. If you don't eat all the time, your body will collapse." Chen An said.

Liu Bolong waved his hands weakly, then leaned on the chair and fell asleep.

Chen An didn't dare to disturb him, got up and walked out of the inn.

By this time, the street had become lively. Chen An came to a steamed bun shop and bought two drawers of steamed buns.

One drawer with mutton and one with plain stuffing.

The vegetarian stuffing is eaten by oneself, while the meat stuffing is given to the host to replenish the body.

After buying the buns, Chen An was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure appearing in front of a breakfast stall in the distance.

Chen An was stunned for a moment, then rubbed his eyes, thinking he was dazzled.

But when he took a closer look, he saw the man sitting next to the stall eating tofu puffs from a bowl. Isn't that the young master he met in no man's land?

Chen An didn't know Zhao Ya's name, but through that brief contact, Chen An knew that Zhao Ya was extremely powerful.

At that time, Chen An thought that they would never see each other again after this farewell, but he did not expect that they would meet again in Jade Dragon City.

Chen Anxin jumped suddenly and thought of a possibility.

If... the boss can ask this expert to help with this matter, will there be a turn for the better?

Although I don’t know if it will succeed, I don’t even know if this mysterious young master will help.

But now, it can only be treated as a living horse.

Thinking of this, Chen An took a deep breath and walked towards the breakfast stall where Zhao Ya was.

At the same time, Zhao Ya was drinking hot and spicy tofu noodle while chatting with Shen Yunshen beside him.

"Elder, how can we find the stronghold of Farewell Building when Jade Dragon City is so big and there is no specific location or clues?"

Shen Yunshen didn't respond. He first took a bite of the pickles provided for free by the tofu stall, and then happily took out the flask and took a sip of wine.

After the drink was down, he said, "What do you think?"

Zhao Ya pondered for a moment, and then said: "I think it is better to start with the City Lord's Mansion in Jade Dragon City. After all, the City Lord's Mansion should know best about the people under his control."

"Haha, it's the same as what I thought, but before going to the City Lord's Mansion, it's best to do some research first, so that you won't get blinded and be deceived by the people in the City Lord's Mansion again, what do you think?"

Zhao Ya nodded.

In fact, he had a rough idea of ​​Shen Yunshen's thoughts from the fact that Shen Yunshen led people into the city quietly instead of going in with great fanfare like in White Tiger City.

But how should I proceed when inquiring about information later?

Zhao Ya was thinking about it when he suddenly felt something. He turned his head and looked behind him, and then recognized Chen An in the crowd at a glance.

Hey, isn't this the leader of the caravan's guard that he met when he was in no man's land?

Why is he here?

Seeing him walking straight towards him, Zhao Ya knew that he should also recognize him, so he said to Shen Yunshen.

"Elder Shen, I met an acquaintance. I went over to take a look."

"Okay." Shen Yunshen had no objection.

Zhao Ya stood up. At this time, Chen An had already arrived in front of the tofu stall. When he saw Zhao Ya, he quickly bowed and saluted.

"Young hero, I haven't seen you for a few months, do you still remember me?"

Zhao Ya smiled and said, "There is no distinction between them. It has indeed been a while, but I don't know why you are here in Jade Dragon City?"

Hearing what Zhao Ya said, Chen An felt relieved.

No matter what, he remembered himself, which was a good start.

Then Chen An said with excitement: "To be honest, my boss and I escorted the goods and traveled all the way to Jade Dragon City. I wanted to make a lot of money, but unexpectedly we encountered endless troubles."

"Oh? What happened?" Zhao Ya's heart moved and he suddenly had some ideas.

Chen An looked around with some embarrassment, feeling that this was not the right place to talk about this.

Zhao Ya saw Chen An's thoughts and couldn't help but smile.

"Where do you live? How about I come over to find you after breakfast?"

Chen An was overjoyed when he heard this, but was afraid that if Zhao Ya left again, he would lose even his last glimmer of hope.

So he said: "We will stay in an inn not far away. You eat slowly and I will wait for you. After eating, I will take you over and let the host tell you what is going on. What do you think?" "