November 17, Sanjiang Town. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ten miles north of the town, there is a small hillside. On three sides of the hillside stand three different territorial stone monuments, forming a regular triangle, which is the intersection of the three provinces.

The place was put under martial law three days ago.

The Leopard Tao Army, the [Northern Sichuan City-State] Coalition Army, and the [Southern Hunan City-State] Coalition Army each defended one side and stood ready for battle. It's like signing an agreement, and those who don't know think it's a gang fight.

On the top of the hillside, there is a desk table, three wooden chairs, one in the south and two in the north. Both the desk and the wooden chair are the simplest structures, which can be seen through at a glance and cannot hide anything.

At about 9 o'clock in the morning, the three groups of people gathered on three sides towards the small hillside.

The first one in the south is Ouyang Shuo, who is riding Xiaoqing. Xu Chu rode a green worm horse and followed behind Ouyang Shuo, looking around with leopard eyes, shining fiercely, making people dare not approach.

After that, there were the guards and the three thousand divine guards.

At the foot of the mountain, Ouyang Shuo dismounted and walked to the top of the hill with only Fan Li.

At the same time, the Ximen officials and Caiyun Zhinan also came from both sides. Behind them, each followed a lord and an official. The lord was arranged by the city-state and was responsible for routine internal oversight; Officials, like Fan Li, are financial officials who are responsible for interpreting the terms of trade agreements.

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, and took the lead in greeting: "Lord Ximen, Lord Caiyun, it's been a long time, please take a seat!" Then he sat down on the wooden chair on the south side, and Fan Li stood behind Ouyang Shuo.

The Ximen officials glanced at each other and smiled bitterly.

It's not the first time they've seen this person in front of them, but it's the first time they've really dealt with each other, and it's really strong. In this way, they seem to be guests, and the relationship between host and guest is immediately determined.

At this time, the two of them were not easy to calculate, and greeted each other a little stiffly, and sat down in the north. The lords and officials who came with them also stood behind them.

Ouyang Shuo frowned, sensing that the lord standing behind Caiyun Zhinan was a little nervous.

"Is it because of today's big scene?" Ouyang Shuo muttered to himself.

He couldn't guess where the other party's nervousness came from, but he was secretly on guard. There are many people who are dissatisfied with today's signing ceremony, and Ouyang Shuo will never allow it to be destroyed.

"Let's get started!"

Ouyang Shuo turned his head to signal Fan Li, and there was no trace of abnormality on his face.

Fan Li understood that the trade agreement that had been prepared long ago would be put on the table in triplicate.

Negotiations on a trade agreement began a few days ago, and the details have been finalized. Ouyang Shuo had no objection to the two clauses that Fan Li emphasized, so it was decided.

The two city-states had little room for bargaining, and even if Shanhai City set a threshold, they could still make huge profits from this trade agreement.

The wilderness is looking for a territory to cooperate with Shanhai City, but he doesn't know how many.

Ouyang Shuo's decision to cooperate with the two major city-states to establish trade channels was hidden in other "ambitions" in addition to the strategic considerations of northern security. Since entering the wilderness, his "Gu raising" strategy has not been broken.

It's just that the stages are different, there are different variants, and they are becoming more and more secretive.

Whether it was the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom or the [Lingnan City-State], it was only when Ouyang Shuo felt that he had fattened up before he harvested it.

Although there are risks in the process, the rewards are huge. The foundation of each county won is not bad, and after a period of operation, you can get rich returns.

At this stage, the "Gu Cultivation" is actually still continuing, but the target has quietly shifted to the two major city-states. If their territory is developed in commerce and trade, and they win it in the future, Shanhai City will naturally benefit.

Take the surrounding territory and Shanhai City to "grow together", and then harvest when it is "ripe", this is the essence of "Gu raising".

Otherwise, the gap between these territories and Shanhai City is too big, and even if they are won, they will have to work hard to operate.

This is a conspiracy, and there is no way to break it.

"You have no objection to the content of the agreement, right?" Ouyang Shuo asked with a smile.

"No problem."

The Ximen officials and Caiyun Zhinan didn't know what kind of trade agreements Shanhai City had signed with other territories, so they couldn't see the tricks in it at all.

Even if they instinctively feel that something is wrong, they cannot refute it.

"That's good, let's sign a contract!"

Ouyang Shuo picked up the brush and took the lead in signing his name.

This trade agreement has the force of law, not child's play. Either party defaults on the contract and bears a huge risk.

Such an agreement is also a bargaining chip for the two major city-states to reassure.

"With it, I don't think it will be attacked by Shanhai City." The lords thought so.

In fact, how can it be so simple?

Ouyang Shuo didn't know how the two city-states worked, but Shanhai City had hidden chess pieces buried in the two city-states, and it was too easy to make the "illusion" that the two city-states would break the contract.

Therefore, even such a trade agreement with legal effect cannot be a permanent talisman in the eyes of smart people.

This is the wilderness, where does the real lasting peace come from.

Just when Ouyang Shuo was about to sign the third agreement, an accident happened.

Ouyang Shuo suddenly felt a killing intent rushing towards him, and what made Ouyang Shuo even more shocked was that this killing intent was not coming at him, but Fan Li who was standing behind him.

"Not good!"

Ouyang Shuo didn't think about it, he stood up directly and stood in front of Fan Li.

"Bang!"

With the sound of a gunshot, a bullet burst into the air, "poof", and drilled into Ouyang Shuo's left shoulder between the calcium carbide firelight, and Ouyang Shuo had not fully stood up at this time.

Nearly a bullet was about to go into his head.

Ouyang Shuo immediately felt a heart-piercing pain, and his entire left arm was suddenly unable to move, and he could clearly perceive that the bullet had entered the skin, tearing the muscles, and almost shattering the shoulder blades.

If it weren't for Ouyang Shuo's cultivation at home, the "Yellow Emperor's Neijing" enhanced the toughness of his skin membrane and the strength of his muscles and bones, and if he encountered a musket shot at such a close range, he was afraid that his bones would be shattered immediately.

With a "brush", Ouyang Shuo pulled out the Chixiao Sword at his waist, and the cold light was cold.

Looking up, the attacker was indeed the lord standing behind Caiyun Zhinan, and the white smoke from the Western short spear in his hand had not completely dispersed, and Wu was floating in the air.

"How daring!"

Ouyang Shuo made a wrong step, activated the [Dragon Body] that came with the Cloud Dragon Nine-Pattern Combat Boots, and his body turned into an afterimage, and in an instant, he appeared in front of the person around the case, and the Chixiao Sword was already on the opponent's neck.

"Dare to move, let you see Hades immediately!" Ouyang Shuo said in a cold voice.

The lord, who was also a young man, looked at the sword around his neck as if he hadn't yet reacted from the change, and didn't know how to react for a while.

According to the plan, he was able to finish off Fan Li with one shot, and the weapon in his hand was a special Western musket, a quasi-artifact that the master behind him spent a lot of money to get.

Fan Li is a merchant saint, and he is one of the four giants of the Shanhai City Civil Official Group, once he is killed in such a public occasion, how can it be said that Wuyi will definitely be furious, and the scheduled signing ceremony will naturally not be able to proceed.

The furious ones are not clothed, and they are afraid that they will immediately start a war against the two great city-states.

In this way, the purpose of the master behind him has been achieved.

This person never expected that Wuyi's perception was so keen, and the slightest leakage of murderous aura was detected, and at the last moment, he saved Fan Li.

As for the abolition of an arm, it is of no avail.

For the player, no injuries can be cured, and even the worst can be restored to normal through reincarnation. In their minds, a big lord like Wu Yi must be wearing a stand-in doll.

At the beginning of the fight, they targeted the assassination on Fan Li, but they didn't expect it to fall short in the end.

"Since it failed, there is nothing to say." The young lord regained his composure, and since the beginning of receiving the plan, he knew very well that no matter whether the assassination operation succeeded or failed, the [Shonan City-State] had no place for him.

The back road, the master behind him has already been arranged.

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It wasn't until Ouyang Shuo subdued the assassin that the rest of the people present reacted.

"What are you doing?"

Caiyun Nan was furious, his eyes blazing. Caiyun Zhinan was angry, not only because of the assassination, but also because of the anger of being betrayed for no reason, and the city-state had such a thing, which simply made him lose face.

Looking at the gloomy expression of the senior official of Simon, you can know how angry this ally is.

"I know what I'm doing." Lin Yan, the assassin, looked calm.

"You." Caiyun Zhinan was angry and said fiercely: "I'll settle accounts with you later." ”

Caiyun Zhinan turned his head to look at Ouyang Shuo and said sincerely: "Lord of the Clothesless, I swear, this is completely Lin Yan's personal behavior, and it has nothing to do with the [Xiangnan City-State]. This person wants to kill or chop, listen to it. ”

Caiyun Zhinan now only hopes to clear up the misunderstanding, put aside the relationship between Lin Yan and the city-state, and try his best to save it.

Before Ouyang Shuo could speak, the guards and Shenwu guards under the mountain had already exploded. Thinking about it, under the leadership of Xu Chu, he was about to rush to the top of the mountain.

Seeing this, the coalition forces of the city-states deployed in the other two directions were also ready to go. The large forces farther away got the news and were also moving quietly.

If one is not good, I am afraid that it will lead to a big scuffle.

Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo didn't have time to pay attention to the south of Caiyun for the time being, and shouted towards the bottom of the mountain: "Stand alone!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Xu Chu was a little anxious.

Ouyang Shuo had to emphasize again, "Don't come up." ”

"No!"

Xu Chu gritted his teeth, nodded, and looked at the Quartet alertly, ready for a big battle at any time.

Caiyun Zhinan and the Ximen officials also reacted at this time, and stopped their respective coalition forces from rushing up in time, so that a crisis could be resolved.

Looking back, they felt chills in their hearts.

A bad consequence is unimaginable, and the intentions of the people behind it are really sinister.

Ouyang Shuo's shoulder was still bleeding, but he didn't care, a smile appeared on his face, and he said to Caiyun Zhinan: "Lord Caiyun doesn't have to mind, I can still see through this little trick, and a little episode can't affect the cooperation between us." ”