Shen Haoxuan thought about it for a long time, he didn't have a clue, and the specific situation could only be known when he arrived at Shui Ruolan's family, and then Shen Haoxuan changed the topic and asked some questions about the customs of the Central Region.
The two of them soon came to a bustling city near the Chiyan Mountain Range, the road to the Central Region was very long, if Shen Haoxuan flew over, it would take a year, and it would be easier to go through the space channel.
Putting on the robes of the fourth-order alchemist, Shen Haoxuan and Shui Ruolan were also treated at the VIP level, and successfully rode the shuttle into the space passage.
After a three-month long journey, Shen Haoxuan finally stepped into the land of the Central Domain, feeling the rich spiritual power between the surrounding heaven and earth, Shen Haoxuan couldn't help but be a little excited, the Central Domain is the lifeblood of the entire Xingluo Continent, and it is also the most developed region, and the spiritual power of heaven and earth here is indeed much richer than other regions.
"Miss Ruolan, you're finally back!"
As soon as the two of them left the square, several figures surrounded them, shouting at Shui Ruolan with anxious faces.
"Uncle Zhang, I'm back!"
Shui Ruolan looked at the middle-aged man in front of her and said with a bitter face.
"It's good to come back, it's good to come back, let's go, the patriarch is waiting for you!"
The middle-aged man who was called Uncle Zhang by Shui Ruolan picked up Shui Ruolan and walked out, looking very anxious.
"Wait Uncle Zhang, I came back this time and brought a friend, he came to help us!"
Shui Ruolan hurriedly pulled Zhang Bo and introduced Shen Haoxuan.
Hearing Shui Ruolan introduce herself, Shen Haoxuan smiled at Uncle Zhang and the others in a friendly manner, which could be regarded as a greeting.
Uncle Zhang and the others looked at Shen Haoxuan, and then frowned, on Shen Haoxuan's body, they couldn't feel the slightest fluctuation of spiritual power, and the whole person didn't seem to have anything special except for being handsome, except for the robe of the fourth-grade alchemist on his body, but the fourth-grade alchemist was nothing in this middle domain, and the Shui family had two sixth-grade alchemist elders, so it was not uncommon for Shen Haoxuan to be a fourth-grade alchemist.
Uncle Zhang glanced at Shen Haoxuan casually, and then looked away, not putting Shen Haoxuan in his eyes at all, although the Shui family is not a big family, but at least the strength is still there, not everyone can enter their eyes.
Shen Haoxuan also saw the indifference in the eyes of Zhang Bo and the others, but he didn't care, after all, the small world in his body was sealed, and he looked like an ordinary person, and it was natural for others to look down on him, after all, this is a world where the strong are respected, besides, they are all Shui Ruolan's clansmen, Shen Haoxuan naturally smiled.
"Miss, there is something big happening in the clan now, the Qin family and the Xue family have come together, and there is also an inner disciple of the Eight Desolation Sword Sect, saying that if we don't pay the annual tax this time, we will let the Shui family disappear, but they have increased the tax three times this year, and my Shui family can't afford to pay it, the patriarch is now discussing with them about this matter, and today is the deadline!"
Uncle Zhang said anxiously.
"What, you said that the Qin family and the Xue family invited people from the Eight Desolation Sword Sect?
Are they in the clan now?
Shui Ruolan's face was also tight, and she asked with some concern.
"Yes, Miss, let's go, if it's too late, maybe the patriarch won't be able to hold on!"
Uncle Zhang said that he was the first to walk out, and when Shui Ruolan saw this, she looked at Shen Haoxuan, and hurriedly ran out.
Along the way, several people increased their speed to the fastest, Shen Haoxuan lost his spiritual power, and Vermilion Bird Wing was also injured in the battle with Ouyang Feng, and he could only be taken by Shui Ruolan at the moment, this scene, Zhang Bo's faces were full of disdain, but now there are more important things, and they don't have the heart to care about Shen Haoxuan.
The speed of several people was very fast, and it only took half a day to rush to the city where the Shui Ruolan family was located, along the way, Shen Haoxuan also learned about it, there are three major families in this Half Moon City, namely the Shui family, the Xue family and the Qin family, the three major families are all affiliated forces of the Eight Desolation Sword Sect, and the management of Half Moon City is rotated once a year, but every year the three major families have to pay a certain tax to the Eight Desolation Sword Sect, after all, they have to be protected by the Eight Desolation Sword Sect, so they naturally have to pay protection fees.
It's just that recently, there are disciples in the Qin family and the Xue family who have entered the Eight Desolation Sword Sect, and they are also inner disciples, and the two families have joined forces to eyeing the assets of the Shui family, so they have made a strategy to directly increase the taxes that the Shui family needs to pay by three times, how can the Shui family come up with so many resources for a while, but the Qin family and the Xue family have power in the Eight Desolation Sword Sect, and the Shui family is weak, where can they be the opponents of the Qin family and the Xue family.
And today, it is the deadline for the Qin family and the Xue family to give the Shui family grace, if the Shui family can't come up with the triple tax, the Eight Desolation Sword Sect will have to intervene strongly, and it will be light to withdraw the resources of the Shui family at that time, and the Qin family and the Xue family will definitely do something in it, the Shui family will definitely be abandoned by the Eight Desolation Sword Sect, without the protection of the Eight Desolation Sword Sect, the Shui family will definitely not see the sun the next day!
At this time, in the conference hall of the Shui family, a middle-aged man who was somewhat similar to Shui Ruolan sat in the first place, his face was full of Cangsang, this was Shui Ruolan's father, and he was also the head of the Shui family, Shui Wuwu, and below him, it was Qin Chuan, the head of the Qin family, and Xue Gui, the head of the Xue family, who looked proud!
"I said that the water is worry-free, today is the deadline, can you pay the tax in full?"
Qin Chuan put the teacup in his hand on the table and asked lightly.
"Qin Chuan, when did the Eight Desolation Sword Sect triple the tax?
Do you dare to say that you are not doing this?
Shui Wuwu snorted coldly, staring at Qin Chuan with his eyes.
"Water worry-free, this tax is set by the Eight Desolation Sword Sect, how can the two of us do something in it, this year is the first year of reform, who let your Shui family be the manager of Half Moon City this year, and the taxes to be paid are naturally more!"
Xue Gui said with a smile on his face, but the cold look in his eyes made people see that this guy was not a good thing!
"Hmph, you two are in a mess, I think you just want to annex my Shui family!"
Shui Wuwu clenched his fists, and the green tendons on his arms burst out, if he wasn't the head of the Shui family, he would have done it a long time ago!
"Master of the Shui Family, when you say this, do you think that my Eight Desolation Sword Sect has united the Qin family and the Xue family to make a move against your Shui family?
Hmph, don't pee and take care of it, see what kind of virtue you are, if you don't have the protection of our Eight Desolation Sword Sect, can your Shui family have today?
Isn't it just a little bit of a tax increase, if you can't even pay this little thing, what's the use of me raising such a waste in the Eight Desolation Sword Sect?
Just when Shui Wuwu felt angry, a young man sitting between Qin Chuan and Xue Gui snorted lightly, looking at Shui Wuwu's eyes full of disdain.
Hearing this young man's words, Shui Wuwu didn't dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction, because this young man was the inner disciple of the Eight Desolation Sword Sect, Wang Zhan, the inner disciple of the Eight Desolation Sword Sect, and his status was much higher than that of a small family like him......