I am a cannon fodder, so what's wrong with grabbing an opportunity?

When Xie Zhiqiu was about to go out, Qin Yao found her and introduced someone to her.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, this is Manager Xia who specifically asked you for support from the City Guard. This is Senior Xia Miao."

Xie Zhiqiu complained in his heart, another person with the surname Xia.

This person was sent to monitor her, right? What support? It was all a cover.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao." Xia Miao greeted Xie Zhiqiu.

Xie Zhiqiu said in a very flattering manner, "Manager Xia really took the trouble to send someone to help me. Thank you for your hard work, Brother Daoist Xia."

He turned around and asked Qin Yao, "The reward for my mission this time won't be cut in half, right?"

"No, it will be what we said originally when we settle the bill." Qin Yao replied.

Xie Zhiqiu patted his chest and said, "That's good, that's good."

Xie Zhiqiu's two sentences successfully aroused Xia Miao's disgust and disgust.

In Xia Miao's eyes, Zhao Qiu is a woman who is flattering and greedy for money.

If my uncle hadn't asked me to come here, I would never have dealt with such a woman.

The two went to Tiezhuang together.

On the way, Xie Zhiqiu pretended to be close to Xia Miao and asked, "Are Daoist Xia and Manager Xia from the same clan?"

"It's not your place to ask. Don't ask so many questions." Xia Miao replied coldly.

Xie Zhiqiu didn't care what he thought: "Xia Miao, we are going to work together after all, don't be so cold!"

Xia Miao snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "It's just a short-term assistance. We won't have any intersection in the future."

Xie Zhiqiu was also unhappy, "It's just a Jindan realm, what's so great about it, you have such a deadpan face."

After saying that, he ran away without looking back.

Looking at Zhao Qiu's appearance, Xia Miao labeled her with a series of labels such as long-haired, short-sighted, and petty.

If his uncle hadn't told him to keep an eye on Zhao Qiu, he would have taught her a lesson for the brazen words she had just said.

Afterwards, Zhao Qiu's performance made Xia Miao even more impatient.

The journey from the main city to Tiezhuang could be completed in one hour at his speed.

However, Zhao Qiudong's wandering around picking flowers and herbs took him two hours to get there.

He picks up everything. I don't understand why he was sent here.

"Hurry up."

After Xia Miao's repeated urging, Xie Zhiqiu finally walked properly.

There was no way Xia Miao would let out a sigh of relief. He sped up and slowed down, trying to find an excuse to scold Zhao Qiu.

But Xie Zhiqiu always followed Xia Miao by one step. When Xia Miao speeded up, she speeded up, and when Xia Miao slowed down, she slowed down.

Xia Miao held his breath and when he arrived at Tiezhuang, he took his anger out on the other members of the city guard.

"Brother Xia Miao, why are you here?" Several city guards came forward to greet Xia Miao.

Xia Miao said in a cold tone: "Get lost."

Several people dispersed at once, not daring to step forward and bring bad luck.

Xia Miao was investigating inside Tiezhuang with a tracking dog.

Xie Zhiqiu understands the ways of the world better than him.

First, tell a few people that you are an eyewitness to the case and that you were the one who reported the case.

Xie Zhiqiu complained to the others, "Alas, I have no choice. How can a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like me deal with a Foundation Establishment nightmare beast? And you're forcing me to give it up."

"Fellow Daoist Xia was also assigned by Manager Xia. He said he was here to assist me, but anyone with a discerning eye can see who is assisting whom."

"I have been trying to get closer to Fellow Daoist Xia all this time, but it has no effect at all. These days are hard to endure."

Xie Zhiqiu sighed again and said, "Ah, fellow Taoists, do you have any suggestions?"

Xie Zhiqiu took out a few spirit stones.

After listening to Xie Zhiqiu's words and considering Xia Miao's attitude just now, they also realized that it was not easy for the little girl.

He quietly accepted the spirit stone from Xie Zhiqiu and comforted him, "Xiao Zhao, don't take his words to heart. This Xia Miao is from the Xia family. Manager Xia Qiao of the City Affairs Office is his uncle, and Old Xia from the City Lord's Mansion is his paternal grandfather."

"He is a special dispatcher of the city guards and is often airborne to deal with these matters. We should just go along with him if possible. There is no need to force him."

"We come here to seek peace and prosperity."

……

After listening to what they said, Xie Zhiqiu realized that the Xia family had a deep foundation in Ribi City.

The Xia family can be said to be the servants of the City Lord's Mansion, and the Xia family has infiltrated every aspect of the city.

In addition, there is another major force, the Qin family, whose status is comparable to that of the Xia family.

Originally, the two families were similar, but according to them, after the city lord went into seclusion, the Xia family gradually gained the upper hand and suppressed the Qin family.

When Xia Miao came out, he saw Zhao Qiu chatting animatedly with the city guards, and he walked over with a gloomy face.

"What are you doing? Did the city guards keep you here to chat?"

No one dared to answer, and everyone was as obedient as quails.

But Zhao Qiu was not tactful: "Fellow Daoist Xia, do you have any clues about the Nightmare Beast?"

Several members of the city guards took a deep breath after hearing this. Did they think that all the words they just said were in vain?

"Yes." Xia Miao gritted his teeth and asked, "Did Brother Zhao find anything?"

Xie Zhiqiu said as if it was a matter of course: "No, if there was, I would have reported it long ago, as for..."

Xie Zhiqiu didn’t finish the words after “As for”, leaving it to Xia Miao to think whatever he wanted.

"Okay, you're fine." Xia Miao nodded repeatedly, staring at her.

Xie Zhiqiu: "Thank you, Brother Xia, I was just a little frightened, but everything else is fine."

Xia Miao was so angry that he threw his sleeves and left.

Xie Zhiqiu followed slowly.

Several members of the city guards lowered their heads and pursed their lips, fearing that they would laugh out loud.

Even this arrogant Master Xia can suffer defeat sometimes.

They had suffered a lot of humiliation in the past, so they felt much better all of a sudden and had a better impression of Zhao Qiu.

Xia Miao followed the tracking dog all the way north, and Xie Zhiqiu followed as well, neither of them speaking a word the entire time.

The tracking dog suddenly accelerated, and soon Xie Zhiqiu gradually smelled an increasingly strong smell of blood.

In the dense forest, Ah Zheng was still making his last struggle. He thought he had escaped, but he didn't expect that these people would not let him go.

Entering a dream doesn’t work, and dream-eating doesn’t work either.

We can only rely on the black fog to temporarily obscure their vision, but it is not a long-term solution.

He was soon caught up by three men in black and seriously injured.

Ah Zheng half-collapsed on the ground, and said with a wry smile: "You actually sent three Golden Core Realm warriors to deal with a Foundation Establishment Nightmare Beast like me. You really think highly of me."

The leading man in black said, "You can only blame yourself. You failed to complete the mission, killed the inspector, and tried to escape."

Ah Zheng denied it: "I didn't kill him."

The three of them surrounded the seriously injured A Zheng, talking to each other.

"Then why are you running away? You are just absconding from the crime."

"You want to leave the organization, but only dead people can leave, don't you know?"

……

The three of them chattered non-stop, and Ah Zheng listened to them with his head down.

Murmuring: "Since you want me to die..."

Meng thought and raised his head, "Then you will all be buried with me."

"What a joke! I'll be buried with you! You think too highly of yourself." One of them laughed.

The other two also laughed as they listened, as if they had heard the lie of the century.

Ah Zheng looked at the three people and thought to himself: Laugh, laugh, soon you won't be able to laugh anymore.

The gushing black fog enveloped the three people tightly, making them unable to move when they realized something was wrong and wanted to escape, with their throats tightly strangled.

Now it was Ah Zheng's turn to laugh crazily, "Laugh, laugh, don't you like laughing the most?"

When Xie Zhiqiu and Xia Miao arrived, there were three monks lying next to A Zheng, who had exploded and died.

He himself looked up at the sky and said his last words, "South..."

Before he could finish his words, there was no sound.