The Ten Shadow Sorcerers of the Nara Clan

In the end, he just asked awkwardly if he could have a drink with Li Xing in the future, and Li Xing agreed with a smile.

Qing'ai bowed exaggeratedly to Li Xing, then left the scene with a red face.

Later, someone else came to challenge Li Xing, but was rejected by Li Xing. He jumped off the stage and decided to look for his apprentice.

But what surprised Mo was that he looked everywhere in the audience but didn't see Zhan Lin. It wasn't that he blamed Zhan Lin for not being in the audience, because he understood that children were curious.

It’s just that there are too many uncontrollable factors when Zhan Lin is drunk, and he is somewhat worried about his little apprentice.

Li Xing walked around the audience but still couldn't find Zhan Lin. Only then did he realize the seriousness of the matter.

Li Xing caught a little demon passing by and asked him if he had seen Zhan Lin.

The little demon thought for a moment and said, "I saw the child at Hongsaijun's place earlier."

Mo let go of the little demon who was shaking like a sieve and went to Hongsai, but he didn't see Zhan Lin either.

All I could hear was Hong Sai chatting with the demon generals around him.

Someone asked, "Mr. Hongsai, do you really want to bet on that kid?"

Hong Sai replied: "This magic stone was originally meant for that kid. If he doesn't want it, it's the same if I bet on him."

Someone else teased, "Mr. Hongsai is really generous. Aren't you afraid that your children at home will get angry with you?"

"Him..." Hong Sai shook his head, as if he didn't want to say more.

The more Li Xing listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He knew that Hong Sai liked to start gambling games every time he had a competition, but he was not interested and did not pay attention.

But the child that Hongsai and the others mentioned in their words is not really his child.

“You don’t understand this. Mr. Hongsai spent a fortune just for a beautiful woman’s smile. The child is facing our Demon King. Anyone with a discerning eye knows the ending, but Mr. Hongsai still voted for the child. Isn’t this silent trust?” Hongsai’s friend saw that Hongsai didn’t want to say more and changed the subject.

Hong Sai laughed: "Hey, Lord, you are embarrassing me. I just feel that I have a connection with the kid. A small magic stone is not worthy of being treated with such elegance. And I really admire the kid's courage." Hong Sai's fingers gently brushed the gorgeous magic stone, and said: "Regardless of that, the kid is Lord Li Xing's apprentice. A tiger master cannot have a dog apprentice. You can't be too sure about winning or losing."

Li Xing stood at the outermost edge of the crowd and asked, "What are you talking about? Where is Zhan Lin?"

Hong Sai stood up from the ground and asked in confusion: "Mr. Li Xing, you didn't know about the kid challenging the demon king?"

Mo did not answer Hong Sai, nor did he pay attention to the whispers of the people around him. He went straight to the ring and saw that Zhan Lin's cheek was hit by Qi

Kun was scratched by the bamboo feather and blood was splattering. Then he was hit in the chest by Qi Kun and was knocked to the center of the ring.

The devil's attack had not stopped yet, bamboo splinters kept shooting from his fingertips towards Zhan Lin.

Li Xing felt his blood boiling. He had told Zhan Lin so many times not to show off. How could Zhan Lin challenge Qi Kun without knowing his own limitations?

He wanted to jump onto the stage, but was stopped by the great elder who suddenly appeared.

"Mr. Li Xing, this is a ring match. Zhan Lin took the initiative to come up to the ring. No one forced him. I don't need to teach you the rules of the ring, right? Besides, don't you want to see why this human is approaching you? You don't want to find out in the end that you didn't judge the person well, right? So let me help you, help you see him clearly, hahaha~" The great elder laughed in a low voice, his shoulders shaking constantly.

"I believe in Zhan Lin." Li Xing said this coldly, and ignored the elder. He moved to Zhan Lin's side to observe the battle.

Because of the Great Elder, Mo remembered something he had forgotten for a long time. Why did he let Zhan Lin practice magic in the first place? Wasn’t it because he wanted Zhan Lin to challenge the Demon King on his behalf in the Demon King Attack Tournament?

The Demon King Challenge is only a few years away. Wouldn't it be more to his liking for Zhan Lin to challenge the Demon King now?

He could also use this to see the gap between Zhan Lin and the Demon King.

But seeing Zhan Lin injured, Li Xing still felt some pain in his heart. Zhan Lin, stand up and fight back.

Zhan Lin knelt on one knee on the stage, using the sword formation to defend against the bamboo attack from the Demon King, and wiped the blood from his cheek with the back of his hand.

He used the sword formation as cover and slowly approached the Demon King. The Demon King's bamboo feather attack was too overbearing, and it was difficult to pose a threat to him without getting close.

But the closer he got to the Demon King, the denser and stronger the bamboo feathers became, and the slower Zhan Lin moved. Two air currents, one red and one white, collided, and finally detonated the air and disappeared.

Zhan Lin appeared from the smoke produced by the explosion, shouting from the side, raising his fist and swinging it at the Demon King. The Demon King raised his right arm to block, but still took a few steps back due to the force.

The Demon King shook his right arm that was hit by Zhan Lin. Since it couldn't be used for a while, he gave up the long-range attack and started melee mode. His body shook and he became invisible and disappeared in the middle of the battlefield.

Zhan Lin could only see the red afterimages constantly passing by him, but he could not see clearly and could not hit them. In addition, he was hit in the head in the previous fight, and blood flowed into his eyes. The red of the blood and the red of the devil mixed together, causing a great burden on Zhan Lin's retina.

Zhan Lin unconsciously waved his flying sword randomly to defend against the Demon King's occasional attacks.

In just three moves, Zhan Lin's flying sword was shot down by the Demon King. The Demon King kept attacking Zhan Lin from all directions. Zhan Lin dodged the first attack and took the second. When he felt the strong change of airflow from the side and rear for the third attack, he was about to fight back when a very familiar voice came from the audience.

"Front!"

Hearing this voice, Zhan Lin couldn't help but feel tears in his eyes. Master, it's Master, Master is here.

Zhan Lin no longer cared about the movement behind him, and attacked with all his might towards the void in front of him. The next second, the Demon King appeared right in front of Zhan Lin, with blood oozing from the corners of his mouth, but he didn't look at Zhan Lin, but just stared at Li Xing in the audience, with a mixture of strong emotions in his eyes that could not be told whether it was anger or disappointment.

Li Xing didn't match

Qi Kun looked away uncomfortably. He was the one who taught Qi Kun this move. The reason why this move was successful was that it made the opponent unable to figure out his position, thus achieving victory by surprise attack. This move had always been effective in previous battles and had helped Qi Kun solve many problems.

But at the same time, in order to completely hide his aura, he could not use even a trace of magic energy to protect his body. So Zhan Lin's attack actually fell on the unprepared Demon King.

Qi Kun knew that Li Xing was coming, and he also knew that Li Xing could see his true position, but he never thought about guarding against Li Xing.

He had never had such a strong desire to kill. The human on the opposite side could not be kept alive. Even if he lost the qualification to compete, Zhan Lin must die.

As for Li Xing, he owed it to himself.

When the demon king looked up again, his eyes were red and his aura was several times stronger than before. This was the true strength of the leader of a clan. Humans must learn to surrender. The weak do not deserve to exist!

The sky was filled with oppressive demonic energy, the murderous aura was so thick that it seemed real, dark clouds covered the moon, the flames danced restlessly, and the dazzling red color, all gathered together to bombard Zhan Lin's brain, causing him to have a splitting headache. The next moment, Zhan Lin felt a black screen in front of his eyes, and he lost consciousness.

But before he closed his eyes, he seemed to see that familiar black.

Master, I am a disciple who is not well-trained and has acted recklessly, causing you trouble again...

Li Xing stood in front of Zhan Lin and barely caught the demon king's attack: "Enough!"

"Once you enter the ring, you must be prepared for life and death. If you are afraid of death, you shouldn't come up. This is a duel between him and me. Get out of the way!" The devil pressed forward step by step.

"No, he has fainted. Qi Kun, wake up!" Li Xing also yelled at Qi Kun.

"You are the one who is not in your right mind. For a mere human being, you have violated so many principles and agreements! This is an arena, and you are protecting him. Do you want to challenge me, brother?" The devil gradually went crazy.

Without waiting for Li Xing to answer, two short daggers emitting golden light rose in front of Qi Kun. He grabbed the handles of the daggers and quickly attacked towards Li Xing and Zhan Lin. Li Xing picked up Zhan Lin from the ground and left his original position, with a golden afterimage chasing after them.

Li Xing couldn't move with Zhan Lin and could only keep dodging Qi Kun's increasingly tricky attacks. It wasn't that he didn't want to fight, but Zhan Lin couldn't withstand another attack from the Demon King.

"Mr. Li Xing, give the child to me." Hong Sai came to the stage at some point and stretched out his arms as if to receive someone.

Li Xing could see that the Demon King had already decided to kill Zhan Lin, and it was dangerous to keep him on the field, but he was also worried about leaving Zhan Lin to all the demons present, especially Hong Sai, who had an ulterior motive.

But looking at Zhan Lin, who was pale and frowning, trapped between him and the Demon King's evil energy in his arms, Li Xing gritted his teeth and threw Zhan Lin towards Hong Sai. Seeing Hong Sai catch Zhan Lin steadily, Li Xing turned back to concentrate on dealing with the Demon King.

The demon king wanted to attack Hong Sai who was holding Zhan Lin, but was stopped by Li Xing. "It's time for us two brothers to fight."

"Hmm." As it was hopeless to chase Zhan Lin, the Demon King finally looked at Li Xing and responded sullenly.

After that, there was no sound. Li Xing and Qi Kun attacked silently, countered each other's moves, and attacked again. The two grew up together, and they were familiar with each other's moves. They knew each other's strengths and weaknesses. They were equally strong and knew each other well. All the grudges were in the duel, and there was really no need to say anything more.

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When Zhan Lin woke up, he looked at the familiar bed curtain above his head and knew that this was his room. He tried to get up in a daze, but found that his whole body was in pain, and there were many sharp cuts on his hands, which had already been treated.

There was a medicine stove burning in the room, with a faint herbal aroma. He pounded his dizzy head. He only remembered that he and his master went to attend the celebration party of the demon clan, and then he drank some wine. After that, he was in a daze and could not remember clearly.

Zhan Lin left the room and found that the sky was covered with clouds and it was dusk again.

However, there was no sign of the master inside the house, in the yard, or outside the courtyard. Finally, Zhan Lin came to the warm pool and found Li Xing sleeping behind the bluestone.

The master was leaning against the edge of the pool, his black hair scattered in the water, revealing half of his shoulders. It was unknown how long he had been in the water, but his shoulders had been dyed a charming light pink, and his strong muscles were faintly visible in the water, which was particularly alluring.

Chapter 20 Account

Seeing Luo Fei frowning, Zhao Xiaolan suddenly felt a little uneasy. This guy was only thinking about getting promoted and making political achievements, and didn't seem to care much about building a family.

Zhao Xiaolan said tactfully, "Old Luo, don't say that. This is not called making money. First of all, this was proposed by Wei Xiaobei. The smooth progress of their big project in Jiangzhou really needs our care. If their project is completed, it will also be beneficial to your political achievements. Secondly, I set up a company to undertake their work to ensure the quality of their construction. This is a pure business behavior. This is called cooperation. Both parties cooperate based on mutual benefit and win-win results."

"It's the same thing, just a new name. Isn't it essentially the same thing?" Luo Fei snorted. Although Zhao Xiaolan said it very tactfully, he still understood her thoughts.

Luo Fei has always felt that he is an ambitious person, and truly ambitious people despise material things. After so many years in the system, Luo Fei likes to struggle, likes to make progress in the struggle, and likes to enjoy the tension, excitement and pleasure brought to him by the victory of the struggle.

Before serving as the mayor of Jiangzhou, Luo Fei experienced many struggles in his journey, and he basically won the results of the struggles. However, after returning to Jiangzhou, he was defeated repeatedly during his partnership with An Zhe. Although this made him annoyed and frustrated, it did not hinder his love for struggle. Moreover, so far, the final result of his struggle with An Zhe seems that although he did not achieve complete victory, he is not a loser either.

Thinking of this, Luo Fei couldn't help but feel that he was a real politician and that he seemed quite noble.

Hearing Luo Fei say this, Zhao Xiaolan smiled and said, "Old Luo, the material foundation has always determined the superstructure. Think about your progress over the years. Which step can be separated from this? If you don't have a solid material foundation, can you really get to this step smoothly?"

Zhao Xiaolan's words touched Luo Fei's heart. It was the truth. Nowadays, if one wanted to make rapid progress, one had to establish close personal relationships with superiors and get closer to leaders. However, it seemed that work alone was not enough to get closer to leaders. Other methods were required. And these other methods, of course, could not be separated from a certain material foundation. His own progress over the years was enough to illustrate this point.

Zhao Xiaolan continued, "Also, Lao Luo, I fully understand that you are fighting for your ideals, but you cannot ignore family building while fighting. You cannot fight with empty hands and an empty stomach. I am now unemployed at home, relying only on your salary. How can we take our family building to a new level? How can we get our children better education resources? How can we lay a solid foundation for our children's future growth and development?"

When Luo Fei heard Zhao Xiaolan mention the child, his heart moved.

Zhao Xiaolan added: "So, Lao Luo, you must realize what the ultimate goal of your struggle is? What is your responsibility to your family? What is our obligation to our children? Without sufficient material conditions, how can we have a stable and comfortable life after retirement and our children's lifelong happiness?"

Luo Fei was silent and thoughtful.

Zhao Xiaolan continued, "This opportunity is very rare. First, you are the number one in Jiangzhou. Second, Wei Xiaobei is not familiar with Jiangzhou, so he took the initiative to ask us to

It would be good for them to take care of you. Thirdly, this is just a normal business cooperation... Wouldn't it be stupid to refuse such a good thing that comes to your door? If you miss this opportunity, you may not be able to find it again in the future. Even if you refuse it outright, do you think someone will say that you are honest and incorruptible..."

After hearing what Zhao Xiaolan said, Luo Fei's heart was shaken. Then he remembered something and shook his head. "This won't work. Recently, the higher-ups have issued regulations that have once again seriously emphasized the business activities of leaders' immediate family members. In particular, it is stated that immediate family members of local leaders are not allowed to do business in the areas under their jurisdiction. If you do this, you are pushing me into the fire pit, making me make mistakes and letting others catch me. No, no..."

Zhao Xiaolan laughed and said, "Dear mayor, the higher your position, the more confused your mind becomes."

"Why am I confused?" Luo Fei said unhappily.

Zhao Xiaolan said, "Of course I know this. The company I founded will not be under my name, and even our relatives will not have anything to do with it. No one will be able to find any evidence against you."

Luo Fei blinked: "Whose name do you plan to put the company under?"

Zhao Xiaolan said, "You don't have to worry about this. I think the less you know about this, the better. But you can rest assured that I will handle this matter and I can guarantee its absolute safety."

"Absolutely safe?" Luo Fei still seemed a little worried.

"Yes, it's absolutely safe." Zhao Xiaolan nodded affirmatively. "Lao Luo, I've been handling cases for so many years, and I know all the details. You must believe me on this."

Hearing what Zhao Xiaolan said, Luo Fei couldn't help but feel relieved. In addition, he was moved by what Zhao Xiaolan said just now, so he decided to acquiesce.

"Xiaolan, what did you say to me today? I didn't hear anything." Luo Fei said.

Zhao Xiaolan smiled knowingly: "Yes, you don't know anything. You just need to know that I am your wife and that I am working hard to build our family. That's all."

Luo Fei thought for a moment, then said seriously: "But there are two things I must tell you."

"Well, you go ahead." Zhao Xiaolan looked at Luo Fei.

Luo Fei said: "First, regarding this big project, as long as it complies with the work regulations and principles, I will ask about what I should ask about and take care of what I should take care of. Otherwise, I will not care about anything. Don't expect me to take any extra care. Second, the company you founded, whether it is doing business for this big project or any other business in the future, is not allowed to use my name to carry out business, including you. You are not allowed to step forward when you shouldn't."