Chapter 150: Book a ticket to Ice City
Ice city.
Xu family ancestral home.
A large house with four entrances.
A middle-aged man hurriedly ran towards the innermost courtyard. Unlike the first three courtyards, there was a huge banyan tree planted in the courtyard of the fourth courtyard.
The banyan tree's branches are so tall that they cover the entire yard, making it look very gloomy and cold.
Ice City is located in the north, where the weather is inherently cold, and banyan trees are plants that fear the cold. The fact that this banyan tree, which is at least a hundred years old, is growing so lushly in a place like Ice City is itself a bit weird.
The next moment after the man entered the yard, a hissing sound came from the banyan tree. It was a group of snakes coiled on the branches of the banyan tree.
These snakes stared at the middle-aged man, flicking their tongues, strangely enough, they did not hibernate.
Although it was not the first time he had seen this scene, the middle-aged man still felt a little scalp-tingling when he saw these snakes. He did not dare to move forward, but shouted: "Mom, something happened."
A few seconds later, a hoarse, old voice came from the room in front.
"What happened?"
"The Zhang family sent news that Shanshan was beaten up in Raocheng. It is said that the person who beat her up has something to do with the appraisal in Raocheng."
boom!
Just as the man finished speaking, a huge figure suddenly shot out from the house and landed on the top of the banyan tree. The man looked at the huge python respectfully.
This is the guardian deity of their home.
"Go to the appraisal institute and ask for an explanation."
Inside the house, his mother's voice was heard. The man nodded, bowed to the python, and then turned and left.
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Ice City Appraisal Institute.
"Brother Xu, could there be any misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding, this is what Zhang Feng said on the phone, there can't be a misunderstanding. My daughter is now in the hospital for treatment, and the Institute must give an explanation for this matter."
"This... Brother Xu, you also know that our Bing City is so far away from Rao City. Let me go and find out the situation first."
Cao Xintian, the consultant of Bingcheng Yiren, comforted the middle-aged man of the Xu family, turned around and walked out of his office and went to the office next door.
"Advisor Cao, what's going on?"
In the next office, Ma Tao, the team leader of Bingcheng Appraisal Institute, was also confused at this moment. Why did the person from the Xu family come to his door?
"They said there was an alien in Rao City who injured the Xu family and wanted to verify all the relationships with us. Does Rao City have an alien consultant?"
Not all strangers like to chat in the group. People like Cao Xintian rarely use chat software on weekdays, and they call when they have something to do. Therefore, they don’t know that there is one more person in the consultant group.
"Yes, a stranger recently joined Rao City as a consultant. Could he be related to that person?"
"It's possible. You can ask Rao Cheng. I will go and hold the Xu family back and find out the situation clearly."
"good."
Ma Tao quickly took out his mobile phone and directly clicked on the group "A Loving Family and Wang Liqun".
[Ice City Ma Tao: @Rao City Zhongshan, what happened? Did your new consultant beat up the Xu family in Ice City? ]
Three seconds later...
[Raocheng Zhongshan: What, what did you say, Lao Ma? How come I don’t know? ]
[Ice City Ma Tao: The Xu family has come to our door, saying that the aliens from your Rao City injured their people, and now they want us to give an explanation.]
This time Zhong Shan didn't let him wait and replied almost immediately.
[Raocheng Zhongshan: I don’t know what happened, but if it was our consultant Lin who took action, then it must be that the Xu family did something wrong.]
When Ma Tao saw Zhong Shan’s reply, the corners of his mouth twitched. Are you so sure of it?
Of course, as a fellow appraisal institute member, he naturally stood on the institute's side and said: The key issue now is that the Xu family must give an explanation. I believe you have all heard of the Xu family from Bingcheng.
[Xu Yueping from Shancheng: Is it the Xu family known as Old Lady Xu? ]
[Ice City Ma Tao: Yes, it is this Xu family.]
[Xu Yueping from Shancheng: This matter needs to be handled carefully. The old lady of the Xu family is very powerful. Her strength can be ranked in the top ten in the extraordinary circle.
[Raocheng Zhongshan: No matter what rank he has, he needs to be explained. If you are not convinced, let the Xu family come to Raocheng.]
【Xu Yueping from Shancheng: Lao Zhong, are you so tough? 】
[Tianshan Pan Youlun: Lao Zhong, have you changed your name to Zhong Ganglie? ]
Ma Tao was also stunned. He thought Zhong Shan would ask him to delay the Xu family first, and then find out the situation to see if it could be resolved peacefully. He didn't expect the direct reply to be so firm.
Who gave Zhongshan the confidence?
[Wang Tao from Qu City: Old Zhong is right. The Xu family’s reputation was not good to begin with. They must have done something wrong in Raocheng. There is no need to indulge them. Just beat them up.]
[Wencheng Zhao Bin: I support Lao Zhong. It's just the Xu family. Do they want to be above our appraisal institute? I originally thought that we are all compatriots and didn't want to waste our energy. So I gave them face, but I'm not really afraid of them.]
Ma Tao was stunned when he heard what the people in the group said. When did their appraisal institute become so tough against aliens?
[Ice City Ma Tao: I understand. I will discuss this with Consultant Cao.]
After Ma Tao replied to the message, he went to discuss with Consultant Cao. Zhong Shan from Raocheng also left the group and called Lin Ye immediately.
"Hello, Consultant Lin."
The moment the call was connected, Zhong Shan gave a brief account of the situation.
"The Xu family wants to explain?"
Qin Yu told Zhong Shan the general situation. After hanging up the phone with Zhong Shan, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. If the Xu family wants to die, then let them do it.
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Ice city!
After receiving feedback from Ma Tao, Cao Xintian frowned, but then regained his calm expression and walked towards the next room.
"Brother Xu, sorry to have kept you waiting."
"Cao Xintian, this isn't the first time we've dealt with each other. Tell me how we're going to resolve this matter. My mother is waiting for me to report back."
"I already know almost everything that happened. It seems that it was because a member of your Xu family attacked a plant spirit, right?"
"As an alien, isn't it normal to deal with monsters when you encounter them? Is there any problem?"
Xu Heqian snorted coldly, and Cao Xintian smiled and said, "It's normal, but it's understandable that the plant spirit possessed a human, and it's also approved by the heavens, so there's no need to target it."
"According to you, it is wrong for my Xu family to deal with the monsters?"
"Of course it's right to deal with the spirits. Maybe there's some misunderstanding here."
Xu Heqian could tell that Cao Xintian was trying to smooth things over, so he sneered and said, "It seems that your appraisal institute is not going to give an explanation. In that case, there is nothing to discuss. Goodbye."
"Hey, Brother Xu, don't be anxious, don't..."
Watching Xu Heqian leave without looking back, the smile on Cao Xintian's face disappeared. Over the years, the Xu family has been arrogant and did not take the appraisal institute seriously in Bingcheng. It was only because there were more monsters in the north and old lady Xu was needed to step in to intimidate them most of the time that the appraisal institute had always tolerated the Xu family.
However, Cao Xintian has always had a guess in his mind that every time the monsters cause trouble in Bingcheng, the Xu family may be behind it, and the Xu family uses the excuse of intimidating the monsters to ask for benefits from the appraisal institute.
However, he had no evidence for this speculation, so he could only keep it deep in his heart.
Raocheng’s attitude is so tough, what is the origin of that strange person?
Cao Xintian thought about it and opened the consultant group that he hadn't opened for a long time. The thousands of messages he saw caused his phone to freeze and the software to crash.
After logging back into the software, all the chat messages in the group were gone. Cao Xintian did not scroll any further and asked directly in the group: "Excuse me, who is the strange man in Rao City?"
[The Wolf of Lingnan: Oh, Brother Cao, who has been dormant for thousands of years, has finally emerged. This is rare.]
[A lonely old Taoist: The strange man in Raocheng, you can @ him]
[The beauty in Wang Wei’s poems: If I remember correctly, it should be this one @Rao Chenglinye]
Lin Ye heard the notification sound of the message on his phone, opened the group, and saw Cao Xintian’s chat. He immediately replied, “It’s me.”
[Bad Man|Wife's Lao Cao: Consultant Lin, someone from the Xu family just came. It looks like they won't let this matter go. They are likely to send someone to Raocheng.]
[Rao Chenglin Ye: Thank you for the reminder. I understand.]
Lin Ye was not worried about the Xu family coming, but the consultant group was in an uproar because of Cao Xintian's words.
The Xu family of Bingcheng was no stranger to them. The old lady of the Xu family's guardian deity, the giant python, was known as one of the three northern immortals and was extremely powerful.
How could this new consultant from Raocheng be related to the Xu family from Bingcheng when the two families were so far apart?
[The Cool Dancer: Lao Cao, after all, Consultant Lin is one of us, didn’t you mediate? ]
[Bad Man | Wife's Lao Cao: I... let Consultant Lin speak for himself. ]
[Rao Chenglin Ye: Thank you all for your kindness. Forget about mediation. If the Xu family wants to find it, let them do it.]
After Lin Ye said this, there was silence in the group for a while. It was obvious that these consultants were shocked by Lin Ye's words.
Does this mean you don’t take the Xu family seriously?
Is this new consultant unaware of the Xu family's strength, or is he really confident?
[The sword is Zhao Yanshen's sword: Consultant Lin is so domineering, the Xu family is nothing, I support Consultant Lin]
The sudden message broke the silence.
【Wang Tie: It’s good that Consultant Lin didn’t cause trouble for the Xu family. The Xu family actually went to Consultant Lin. Are they really like an old man eating arsenic, thinking they have lived too long?】
[Samoyev Old Driver: Go, go, go, kill, kill, kill! ]
…
Seeing the conversation style that was completely different from before, the consultants in front of their phones were all confused.
What do you mean?
Is there some inside story that they don't know?
[The beauties in Wang Wei’s poems: Brothers upstairs, please tell me something... (cute face)]
[Samoyev: Don’t ask, just deduct 666. ]
Lin Ye looked at the chat in the group and felt a little helpless. However, the next moment, a message in the group made his eyes narrow with a cold light in them.
[Lao Cao, who doesn't love his wife: The Xu family is going too far! ]
[The cool dancer: Lao Cao, what happened to the Xu family? ]
[Old Cao who doesn't love his wife: I just got the news that several monsters in the Ice City area have attacked ordinary people. They are definitely instructed by the Xu family.]
[The sword is Zhao Yanshen’s sword: How dare the Xu family!!!]
[The lonely old man said: The Xu family will not admit that they did it. We have no evidence.]
[Rao Chenglin Ye: I am now leaving for Ice City. ]
After replying to this message, Lin Ye did not check the group again, but sent a message to Zhong Shan: "Book me a ticket to Ice City as soon as possible."
The consultant group fell silent again because of Lin Ye's words.
[Samoyev Old Driver: The Xu family is really courting death this time. ]
