When Du Fan returned to the valley courtyard, he suddenly remembered something and stopped unconsciously.

"Calculate the time, the cultivation event will be held in half a year, and the deadline for the task issued by the Northern Underworld Holy Underground is also half a year later, there is a bit of conflict in time, it is very likely that as soon as the cultivation event ends, I will step down as the city lord because of the completion of the holy land task, and then hold another cultivation event...... It's too frustrating. ”

"That's it, you can toss as much as you like, anyway, you don't have to worry about me too much, but this half a year is not a long time, I have to hurry up and sweep the tail. ”

Thinking of this, Du Fan looked left and right, and immediately instructed a foundation building period guard: "Invite Qu Protector to me and tell her to bring the account book." ”

"Yes. After the guards of the foundation building period bowed to Du Fan, they took the order and left.

......

About an hour later, Qu Jinse came to Du Fan's residence with an account book made of magic tools.

In the attic hall, Du Fan was calmly sipping the spiritual tea in the cup, and when he saw this woman coming, he immediately showed a smile, and said in a kind tone: "Qu Protector is here, please sit down." ”

Qu Jinse also looked smiling, and after a slight bow to Du Fan, he sat on the chair closest to Du Fan.

Although this woman behaved relaxedly, in the depths of her eyes, there was a trace of worry that was not easy to be noticed.

"City Lord, this is the account book you asked me to bring, please take a look. Qu Jin Sehao raised his wrist slightly, and put the account book and magic tools in front of Du Fan's desk.

Du Fan glanced at the account books, and said with emotion: "This is the first time I have checked the accounts since I became the city lord, speaking of which, I, the city lord, am not very competent, I only care about cultivation on weekdays, and I almost don't care about the big and small affairs in the city, just like the hand-shaking shopkeeper in the mortal dust, and thanks to you several Dharma protectors, I can ensure the normal operation of Star City." ”

Qu Jinse was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a wry smile: "What the city lord said is not right, if another person is replaced to be the city lord, I don't know if Star City can operate normally, but we old Dharma protectors don't have much to live, in the final analysis, we owe the city lord a great favor." ”

Du Fan just smiled, didn't continue to dwell on this topic, he personally poured a cup of spiritual tea for the other party, said "sorry", and picked up the account book and flipped through it.

Qu Jinse held the teacup in her hand, but she didn't want to drink it, she bit her red lip lightly, looking a little uneasy.

Although the subtle changes in the love of this goddess are not obvious, Du Fan has already noticed it, but he has not shown it.

"From the moment I stepped into the valley courtyard, this Qu Jinse was uneasy, could he have done something sorry for me......"

Du Fan thought so in his heart, and couldn't help but look through the accounts more and more carefully.

After reading most of the accounts, I realized that something was wrong.

Since Du Fan succeeded as the city lord, the total income every year has been about the same as before, but the expenditure is much higher than before, and after a closer look, he finally found the problem.

Du Fan closed the account book, smiled at Qu Jinse, and said: "Qu Protector, I have read the account book, and all the expenses are recorded in detail, and there is no mistake, but there is one thing I don't understand very well, can you explain a thing or two for me." ”

"The city lord is too polite, this is all within the responsibility of the little sister, what the city lord wants to know, but it doesn't hurt to ask. Qu Jinse put down the teacup and said with a light breath.

Du Fan glanced at the woman and asked quietly: "According to the past practice, every once in a while, Star City has to pay tribute to the Northern Netherworld Holy Land, I know about this, but why in recent years, the value of the tribute in this city has suddenly increased dozens of times, and the frequency of tribute has also changed from once every two years to once a year?"

Qu Jinse pursed his lips and smiled, and replied: "Even if the city lord doesn't say anything about this matter, the little sister plans to find a time to explain it to you."

There are many reasons for the sudden increase in tribute, but in the final analysis, it is all to curry favor with the Northern Netherworld Holy Land and strive for more benefits for the city, as for the specific considerations, Xiaomei will explain them one by one for the city lord......"

Du Fan suddenly smiled and waved his hand to interrupt: "Since it is for the sake of the city, then needless to say, Du will definitely support it." ”

Qu Jinse was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect the other party to be so easy to speak, and the large number of words prepared earlier were useless.

Du Fan changed his words and said: "You must know about the mission of the Holy Land, and I ordered you to go down, let those people under your hands collect the Huangtian Spirit Wood at the same time, and by the way, sell the treasures in the treasury and exchange them for spirit stones, the price is lower There is no problem, the main thing is fast." ”

"By the way, this is the forbidden token of the treasury, and it will be managed by you for the time being. ”

Du Fan said, flipped his palm, and handed a token to the woman.

Although Qu Jinse was puzzled, he didn't ask too much, and after taking the token, he responded to the matter.

"I'm going to retreat next, if there's nothing else to do, let's get busy first. Du Fan said.

"Then the little sister won't bother the city lord and take her leave. Qu Jinse got up and saluted Du Fan, and then said goodbye and left.

After Qu Jinse left, the smile on Du Fan's face gradually dissipated.

"Go, follow her, and when this woman is meditating and cultivating, come back and tell me. ”

But seeing his cuffs shake, the Xuanmu silkworm came out, and then a blur, hidden in the void, disappeared.

After doing this, Du Fan went straight up to the second floor and entered the secret room.

......

A few days later, Du Fan Huoran, who was cultivating, opened his eyes and raised his hand to put away the Xuanmu Silkworm.

He then hid himself and walked out of the chamber.

......

In the City Lord's Mansion, in the secret room of another building, Qu Jinse closed her eyes cross-legged, her hands pinched, her body exuded bursts of spiritual pressure from the inside out, and on her fair and beautiful face, various halos of light floated alternately, as if she was practicing some exercises.

Suddenly, the woman's delicate body moved slightly, and then fell into absolute stillness.

At this time, the void fluctuated, and Du Fan's figure appeared, standing close to Qu Jinse.

Du Fan didn't say a word, and immediately sat down behind this woman and launched a soul-searching technique for her.

......

After about a cup of tea, Du Fan dispersed the spell, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

"It's true that the tribute is not false, and the statement of increasing the tribute is not a complete nonsense, but this tribute is divided into two, half of which is dedicated to the Nangong family, and the other half is laughed at by Qiu Yunzi's old immortal...... Qiu Yunzi's hand is really long enough, he is already in the Northern Underworld family, but he can still collect a huge amount of wealth from Star City every year. ”

"When he was leaving, he called the old brothers in the city to make a deal with me, and he said that he didn't want to see the bleak scene of a son of heaven and a courtier, it was really nonsense!"

"This old fox can, he actually calculated me, okay......"