The county town of Guangyi County has a trench suspension bridge outside the city. The gates of the city were opened before dawn, and the suspension bridge was lowered for the passage of the people. When it gets dark, the suspension bridge will be closed and the city gate will be closed. If travelers enter and leave the city before the closing time, they will either spend the night in the city or outside the city. Ordinary people have no flexibility.

It is said that when the Wu Dynasty unified the world, the gates of the city were almost open day and night. Nowadays, the world is fighting for supremacy, especially in places like Guangyi County , where the city gates are always clossed at night.

The outside of the city is not completely dark, there are burning oil pans placed at intervals, the flames are blazing, in case someone approaches and the people in the city cannot see, there is a small group of people stationed outside the city, responsible for fueling the fire. At night, soldiers outside the city rise and fall in hanging baskets.

Niu You Dao was coming to meet Shang Chaozong , and Bai Yao took Niu You Dao to the city wall to wait.

Seeing Niu You Dao looking around, he seemed to be very interested in the defensive layout outside the city. If he didn't know who Niu You Dao is, Bai Yao would have doubted whether he was a spy sent somewhere to inquire about the military situation. As everyone knows, Niu You Dao , who came from an 'archaeological' background, is only interested in the night defense mode similar to ancient times, because some things that pass away with time cannot be seen no matter how archaeological.

Not to mention Niu You Dao , even Yuan Gang paid attention to it. After following Master Dao for many years, he contracted some occupational diseases to some extent.

After waiting, in the middle of the night, groups of torches appeared on the official road in the distance, which attracted the attention of the guards at the top of the city, and the commotion at the top of the city also alarmed Niu You Dao and others who were resting in the tower, and they all came out. Niu You Dao went out of the tower and looked around.

After waiting for a long time, nearly a thousand cavalry came rumblingly, and they were the ones escorting Shang Chaozong and his party. Looking up, Shang Chaozong and others saw Niu You Dao standing by the torches on the city wall waving, and Yuan Gang who followed him silently , the latter always had a cold appearance.

Anyway, seeing Niu You Dao here is somewhat reassuring.

The upper and lower walls of the city verified that they were their own people, and after obtaining the military order from above, they lowered the suspension bridge, opened the city gate, and let a party enter the city.

Niu You Dao, who had come down from the city wall, finally met Shang Chaozong and others, and greeted each other with hands in hand.

" Master Dao !" Hearing Shang Chaozong and others call Niu You Dao like this , both Bai Yao and Longevity were a little surprised.

Niu You Dao blinked and said: "My lord, the prefect has already vacated a manor for the prince and his party to stay in temporarily. It's getting late now, and it's not too late to visit the prefect tomorrow."

Shang Chaozong and others had many doubts, but they also saw Niu You Dao 's wink and knew that it was not the place to speak under the eyes of everyone.

The party got on their horses again, and under the guidance of Longevity and others, they arrived at a manor in the city. The place was not small enough for Shang Chaozong and hundreds of people to settle in.

Longevity left after bringing the man, his mission accomplished.

Shang Chaozong 's relatives temporarily took over the manor, and immediately launched a search, not because they were worried about Feng Lingbo, but because of routine necessity.

Confirm that there is no problem, the shift that should be on duty, the duty that should be on duty, and the patrol that should be patrolling.

Several core figures of Shang Chaozong entered the main courtyard. Although it was full of dust, they were not in the mood to rest at all, and ordered people to guard the surroundings to prevent outsiders from approaching.

Niu You Dao knew that some of them had something to ask him. As soon as he entered the living room, Shang Chaozong couldn't wait to ask: " Master Dao , I heard that you are trying to arrange a marriage between me and Feng Ruonan . I wonder if it is true or not?"

Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions.

Niu You Dao nodded frankly, "If there is no accident, this marriage should be a certainty. In my opinion, Feng Lingbo is eager and will not delay it for a long time. It is estimated that the prince will officially marry Feng Ruonan within a few days." .” He said cheerfully, cupping his hands and saying, “Congratulations to the lord first!”

It was confirmed, Blue Ruoting and Shang Shuqing looked at me, I looked at you, and watched Shang Chaozong 's reaction together.

Shang Chaozong twitched and said: " Master Dao , why didn't you discuss such a big matter with me in advance?"

Niu You Dao sighed: "Oh, under the circumstances, that Feng Ruonan is not too pretty, am I afraid that you won't be able to figure it out? My lord, just let it go!"

Yuan Gang kept silent, he knew Master Dao , he knew that Master Dao didn't trust Shang Chaozong and his group very much, and he would not easily reveal his cards when doing anything, in case there was something tricky in it, once someone interfered in the plan, Maybe there will be danger, Master Dao , an old Jianghu, will not easily push himself into a corner.

What kind of question is this? Shang Chaozong can’t laugh or cry, but he knows that the relationship between himself and Niu You Dao is a bit specious. There are some things that he can’t directly ask or express his opinion, for fear of causing Niu You Dao ’s dissatisfaction or something Misunderstanding, he is not stupid, it can be seen that Niu You Dao has reservations about this side, and has not returned his heart. Even his younger sister, Shang Shuqing , suggested that he should not be too full of words and deeds in front of Niu You Dao for the time being, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, and she and Blue Ruoting would say some things.

Blue Ruoting pondered: " Master Dao's arrangement of this marriage has something to do with borrowing troops?"

Niu You Dao was overjoyed, and teased: "The prince has become Feng Lingbo's son-in-law, how can Feng Lingbo not protect the prince, it's normal to send some troops to the prince."

" Master Dao , the prince is in a hurry, so don't tease him." Blue Ruoting shook his head with a wry smile, and asked a few questions: "How could Feng Lingbo agree to marry Feng Ruonan to the prince? Lending troops to the prince, let alone sending troops to go to Cangwu County with the prince, would not allow the prince to stay in Guangyi County , that would be blatantly defying the order, Feng Lingbo doesn't need to cause such trouble!"

Seeing the other party's long-distance travel and dusty, unwashed, tired face, Niu You Dao stopped teasing, and said seriously: "Of course it's not so easy to agree, there must be conditions, the condition is to give him 100,000 Crow Will !"

"Ah!" Several people were taken aback, because to them, one hundred thousand crow wills did not exist at all, so they did not expect that Niu You Dao would use a nothingness as a condition to negotiate with Feng Lingbo.

Blue Ruoting said worriedly: "If there is nothing, you can't even see a shadow, how can Feng Lingbo agree?"

Niu You Dao asked rhetorically: "Who said there is nothing? Isn't it enough to have the current emperor to help prove it?"

A few people were taken aback, and they didn't react for a while.

"It's very simple, just tell the facts and explain the reasoning, and let Feng Lingbo believe that one hundred thousand Crow wills exist..." Niu You Dao explained the general process of persuasion. In fact, the logical relationship is really simple, and it is not something difficult to understand .

The three of them suddenly realized after listening to it, and they were also very speechless. Is this okay? But I have to admit that there are reasons and evidences, it is hard for Feng Lingbo not to believe it, no wonder Feng Lingbo can not hesitate to marry his daughter. The three of them were convinced by this guy, they really dared to attack!

Shang Shuqing was quite worried: "This can only be fooled for a while, but not for a long time. Wouldn't it be troublesome if we can't get anything out later?"

Niu You Dao said disapprovingly: "Princess, I don't like to hear your words. How did I become a liar? Do you think I look like a liar?"

Shang Shuqing thought this is not a lie, what is it? But on the surface, he waved his hand, " Master Dao misunderstood, I didn't mean that."

Niu You Dao : "I know you don't mean that, I understand, no need to explain! Princess, this is not called cheating, it's called tricks, have you ever seen a few thieves who would not steal because they were worried about being caught? Society The top gangsters, the three religions and the nine streams, all want to gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes, so they have to show their talents and rely on their own abilities. If you don't take the first step, you are worried that you will step on the boat, so stop playing! Feng Ruonan has become the prince's wife. What's wrong, Feng Lingbo really wants to kill his son-in-law and make his daughter a widow? Besides, as long as we have a stable foothold and room for display, we are not dead. Can a living person be suffocated to death by urine? Sooner or later, we will turn the borrowed troops into our own. Here, Feng Lingbo is also a puppet, and the one who really speaks should be the Sky Jade Gang . In a word, in the end It still depends on whether the prince is useful to Sky Jade Gang . As long as it is valuable, even if you tell them that there is no such thing as a hundred thousand Crow will , so what? You will not give up the prince! In the end, it depends on the prince himself. You can't let people look at you, otherwise, even if you find 100,000 Crow will for others, the prince who is worthless will still not be able to get anywhere. Princess, 100,000 Crow will is just a means of cashing out, don't worry about 100,000 Crow will In the future, if you can’t do a job, just think about how to make good use of the borrowed capital to make money, even though looking forward, everything else is just floating clouds! The rivers and lakes are moving, whether it’s wind or rain, soldiers come to cover up the water and the earth , what is there to be afraid of?"

This kind of view is quite different, but it made the three of them feel suddenly enlightened. It is really unheard of, but it does make sense after thinking about it. It is very refreshing, and it also makes the three of them suddenly have strong confidence in the future.

" Master Dao , Shuqing has been taught!" Shang Shuqing bowed his hands respectfully, and the bright eyes behind the scarf glanced at Yuan Gang again, remembering Yuan Gang 's reminder... For your situation, Master Dao is more important than his cultivation!

Shang Chaozong looked at Niu You Dao with a strange look in his eyes, showing awe!

Blue Ruoting secretly smiled wryly, no wonder this guy can fool Feng Lingbo into marrying his daughter, this mouth is so good!

"No high opinion, just face reality. Well, my lord, let's talk about reality." Niu You Dao waved his hand at Shang Shuqing , coughed dryly while clenching his fist, reached into his sleeve, and shook He took out a piece of paper and handed it to Shang Chaozong , "This is the fee for this time, the prince should find a way to settle it."

Shang Chaozong received his hand and spread it out to look at it. After reading it, he looked up suspiciously, "Did you borrow money from Feng Ruonan ?"

Niu You Dao hummed, "Borrowed 10,000 gold coins. Originally, the other party caught and paid 100,000 gold coins. I tried my best to save the interest for the prince. Repaying the principal of 10,000 gold coins is enough."

what? Both Blue Ruoting and Shang Shuqing were very curious about the content on the paper, and took a look at it one after another, only to find out that it was a bet.------------