Qin Xiao saw that he was acting coy as never before. Thinking that he usually looked like someone asking for a loan but was embarrassed to ask, he asked casually.

But he never expected that Su Changyu would actually find him to borrow money. This time, he was shocked.

Seeing that Qin Xiao didn't speak, Su Changyu thought Qin Xiao refused, so he didn't say much and turned to leave. Qin Xiao stopped him and said, "How much do you need?"

Su Changyu looked around, then walked over, still raising his neck slightly, and said: "How many do you have on you?"

Qin Xiao thought to himself that I have hundreds of thousands of taels on me, do you want to take them all?

"Give me an approximate amount, and I'll see if you have it with you." Qin Xiao could only say, "If it's really not enough, I'll go somewhere else to get it together." He thought that he couldn't let this guy know that he had a huge sum of money.

Otherwise, if you ask for it every now and then, should you borrow it yourself or not?

"If it's convenient, take three first... Do you have two hundred taels?" Although Su Changyu still looked indifferent, his tone was obviously a little weak.

Qin Xiao felt really strange. He had just given this guy a hundred taels of silver as a meeting gift. It had only been a few days. Could it be that all the one hundred taels of silver had been spent?

He knew that as Su Changyu's status as a lieutenant general, his salary for a year would probably not exceed two or three hundred taels. He didn't know what this guy wanted so much money for, and he couldn't ask. He turned around and took two taels from his body.

One hundred taels of silver notes, after thinking about it, I simply took five hundred taels, then turned around and handed the banknotes to Su Changyu.

Su Changyu took the banknote and saw that it was a five hundred tael banknote. He was a little surprised. He raised his head and looked at Qin Xiao. Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Second brother, I will settle the accounts with you. Last time, one hundred taels was my gift for meeting you."

, of course you don’t want to pay it back, but you can’t forget these five hundred taels of silver.”

Su Changyu put the banknotes into his arms, nodded, then raised his hand and patted Qin Xiao's shoulder, turned and left without saying a word.

Qin Xiao's offer of five hundred taels was really a drop in the bucket for Qin Xiao's current net worth, but in Su Changyu's eyes, he was naturally extremely generous, and he was definitely a loyal person.

Su Changyu handed the granary to Qin Xiao and left the city. At noon, Pang Yu came to the warehouse with thirty cavalrymen.

Geng Shao came with the team, and Qin Xiao was naturally very happy. He asked Geng Shao to deploy men to guard the granary. He took Pang Yu and others around the granary. Pang Yu and others were surprised when they saw that the granary was full of grain.

Very.

"The food here can really feed an army." Ning Zhifeng said: "Fenggan Mansion also has a granary, but it has never stored so much food."

Neither Fat Fish nor Dapeng spoke, but Qin Xiao saw Fat Fish looking thoughtful and asked, "Brother Yu, do you have any ideas?"

"No." Fat Fish shook his head.

"Fat Fish, there are only a few of us here. If you have anything to say, don't hide it." Ning Zhifeng said, "Are you worried that someone is really coming to steal food?"

Fat Fish shook his head and said: "This is the general's granary, and it's in the city. Plus we're here to guard it. Most people really don't have the guts to think about it." He looked at Qin Xiao and said: "Wang...

Riding school, all this food is donated by the wealthy families in Fan County?"

"The riding school is still called the same as before." Qin Xiao said: "There are grains donated by other wealthy families here, but after the general came back, the Fan family called on the Fanjun family to donate. In the past, this place only stored food from the Fan family.

food."

Dapeng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "There are sixteen warehouses here, all filled with grain, which can support tens of thousands of soldiers and horses for more than two years."

Fat Fish nodded and finally said: "Brother Wang, when I saw the granary here just now, I thought of the granary over in Fenggan Mansion. The Yuwen family also built a granary, but the scale was not half as big as here, and the grain storage was not as big.

"More, I was just thinking wildly, what would be the result if Fan County and Yuwen County fight?" With a solemn expression, he looked at several people who were surprised, and said softly: "Everyone thinks that among the three counties of Xiling

, Yuwen County is the strongest, and Fan County is the weakest, but now it seems that if a war breaks out, Yuwen County may not be Fan County’s opponent."

Qin Xiao didn't expect that Fat Fish would suddenly have such an idea, but when he thought about it carefully and glanced at the huge granary, his heart trembled.

"Of course the food here cannot be stored overnight." Fat Fish said: "There are very few grain fields in Fan County. Even in a good harvest year, the food is not enough to feed hundreds of thousands of people in Fan County. All of this food is bought from within the pass.

." He touched his chin and said: "Actually, no one has noticed that Fan Jun has been buying cars in the pass, and accumulated so much that he actually stored so much grain."

"The aristocratic families in Fan County also have a large amount of food." Ning Zhifeng said: "I didn't realize it before, but now it seems that they really attach great importance to food. However, they cannot be self-sufficient in food, and they are worried about the occurrence of famine.

If there is a food disaster, it is reasonable to prepare early."

Fat Fish said: "This time the Fan family used the name of donating military rations, but it also made all the major families in Fan County bleed. The imperial court knew that Fan County donated food, so naturally the Fan family was the first to contribute. I'm afraid the imperial court would come back and give heavy rewards."

Chang Renhou."

Qin Xiao was about to say something when he saw Geng Shao hurried over with a letter in his hand and presented it to Qin Xiao: "Riding School, someone just sent a letter and named it to be delivered to you."

Qin Xiao took the letter and found that it was not signed outside, so he asked: "Who sent the letter?"

"A very ordinary person." Geng Shao said: "After delivering the letter, he left quickly without leaving his name."

Qin Xiao nodded, Geng Shao bowed his hands and stepped back. Fat Yu and others also became aware of it and dispersed. Qin Xiao then took out the letter and glanced at it a few times. His face changed slightly, and he looked at Fat Yu and others.

He didn't pay attention to his side, and immediately put the letter into his arms.

The granary had barracks, and Geng Shao divided the nearly fifty people guarding the granary into two shifts. In addition to guarding the three gates of the granary, there were also people patrolling the granary day and night.

Not only Qin Xiao, but also Fat Fish and others knew the importance of this granary. If something went wrong here, no one in charge of guarding the granary would be able to escape, and everyone would lose their heads.

At midnight, Qin Xiao found a cotton-padded jacket and changed into it. The night in Xiling was getting colder and colder. Fortunately, there was a stove in the barracks. When the fire was lit at night, the room was warm.

The soldiers had all put on winter clothes, but even so, patrolling at night was still a chore.

Qin Xiao walked around the granary and then went out from the side door of the granary. The guard naturally did not dare to ask any more questions. Qin Xiao walked out the door and took out the letter from the daytime and took out the letterhead and turned it to the back.

It was a map drawn, Qin Xiao remembered it in his heart, put away the letter, lowered the brim of his hat, and walked quickly with a knife, and soon disappeared into the night.

Just a few miles east of the granary, there is a Dragon King Temple. On weekdays, the Dragon King Temple is very popular.

It is quite deserted, but when there is a drought, large-scale sacrifices are held here to beg the Dragon King for rain.

Qin Xiao went straight to the Dragon King Temple, touched the hilt of the Blood Demon Knife, walked to the door, and found that the temple door was ajar. He opened the door, and there was a "crunching" sound in the cold night. He saw a dim light shining in the temple in front of him.

Walking slowly over and entering the hall, I saw a person with his back to the door of the hall and his hands behind his back. He was tall and wearing a bamboo hat, but judging from his back, he should be the person he wanted to see.

Qin Xiao took two steps forward, but the man didn't look back. Qin Xiao finally said: "Young Master!"

The letter sent today asked Qin Xiao to come to the Dragon King Temple to meet him late at night. It would have been fine if it was someone else, but it was signed to Yuwen Chengchao, which really surprised Qin Xiao.

After the murder of Mr. Yuwen, Yuwen Chengchao's whereabouts were unknown and he did not return to Fenggan Mansion. Qin Xiao has been worried about Yuwen Chengchao's safety, and even more worried about Yuwen Chengchao being used by people with ulterior motives. Today he received a letter,

He originally wanted to bring Pang Yu and several of Yuwen Chengchao's old subordinates to meet him, but Yuwen Chengchao asked Qin Xiao in his letter to come alone to discuss important matters.

Qin Xiao couldn't be sure whether the letter was true or false, but if it was really Yuwen Chengchao who sent someone to send it, he really didn't want to miss this opportunity to meet Yuwen Chengchao.

The general is also worried that Yu Wen Chengchao will really think that Langqi was ordered by him to ambush Mr. Yu Wen. If Yu Wen Chengchao takes the general as his enemy, with his status and ability in Xiling, big trouble will probably arise.

.

Qin Xiao did not want Yuwen Chengchao to become an enemy of the general, nor did he want to see Yuwen Chengchao go astray.

Although he and Yuwen Chengchao were not close friends, they were still brothers. Yuwen Chengchao had always treated him well. If he had the opportunity today, he just wanted to see Yuwen Chengchao and explain the misunderstanding. He was not sure about Yuwen Chengchao.

Will Cheng Chao believe his explanation, but as long as there is a chance, he will try his best to resolve this grudge.

The man didn't speak or look back, he just stood there like a stone sculpture.

Qin Xiao took two steps forward and called out again: "Young Master, I am Qin Xiao!"

The man finally turned around and walked slowly towards Qin Xiao. Qin Xiao saw that the brim of his hat covered the upper half of his face, and his heart tightened. With a "choking" sound, the Blood Demon Sword had been unsheathed. At this moment,

, the man in the bamboo hat threw it with his right hand, a cold light suddenly rose, Qin Xiao raised his sword, a sound of "ding, ding, ding" sounded, and all three cold stars hit Qin Xiao's blade.

Qin Xiao knew in his heart that he had fallen into a trap. If the opponent was not Qin Xiao, there must be other people ambushing him in the Dragon King Temple. It is said to capture the thief and capture the king. It would be too late to retreat at this time. He gave a low drink and rushed towards the man in the bamboo hat, thinking

As long as this person is captured, the situation may be controlled.

The man in the bamboo hat waved his hands together again, and several cold stars struck again, immediately blocking Qin Xiao's forward steps. Qin Xiao saw the hidden weapon flashing with dim light, and knew that it might be quenching poison, so he dodged sideways.

"Don't move." The man in the bamboo hat said solemnly: "If you move again, you will definitely die."

Qin Xiao dodged the hidden weapon and stood still, but heard another voice coming from behind: "If you move again, I'll shoot you to death!"

From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a figure emerging from his left side. The man was covered in black clothes and was actually holding a crossbow in his hand. The crossbow was pointed straight at Qin Xiao.
Chapter completed!