After going out, Luo Guan sent the people who were holding the golden tripod away, ducked into an uninhabited corner, and when he came out again, he was already wearing a black robe.
He came to a VIP room and was stopped as expected. "Guest, this is a VIP room. You are not allowed to enter without an invitation."
Luo Guan said calmly: "Tell Li Shitong that an old friend is visiting."
The Jinding staff's expression changed slightly, and they hesitated for a moment, "Please wait a moment." He turned around and knocked on the door. After getting permission, he went in and came out soon, "Dear guest, please come in!"
There was more awe in his eyebrows.
Li Shitong frowned slightly and looked at the man in black robe who entered the door, "Who are you, sir? What do you want to see Li?"
"Master Li is busy with things, so it's normal if you don't remember me." Luo Guan took out his guest identity card and sneered: "But you recognize this thing, right?"
"Master Yuan Xi!" Li Shitong exclaimed, jumped up, and bowed, "Li Shitong, meet your distinguished guest!"
Judging from the tone of your voice, your guest is in a bad mood today. It seems that you are here because of me? What did I do? This is really a man sitting in the house, and the pot comes from the sky!
Li Shitong complained secretly and sweated on his forehead.
Luo Guan glanced at him and said calmly: "Master Li spent 400,000 gold to seize the Great Goblin Yuan. It is really majestic!"
"Xiao Li, just call me Xiao Li!" Li Shitong smiled bitterly, but he tasted it in his heart and said cautiously: "My dear guest, do you want this great goblin essence?"
"So what if you want it? I'm a lonely person, so I can't compare to your majesty, Xiao Li."
Li Shitong rubbed his face and thought to himself: Why am I so unlucky? I participated in the auction for the association, wasted my time, and offended the boss.
His thoughts changed rapidly and he had made up his mind - anyway, the Great Goblin Yuan belongs to the association. What can we, a mere third-grade person, do to face the great guest?
He immediately said with an apologetic smile, "My dear guest, you are a high-ranking member of the association. If you really need this Great Goblin Yuan, Xiao Li will give it to you with both hands. However, you have to write me a note, otherwise I will go back There’s no way to explain it.”
This guy is on the road!
Luo Guan looked satisfied, "In that case, please go and make the delivery with Jinding, Xiao Li. I'm in a hurry."
"Yes, please wait a moment." Seeing that the clouds turned sunny, Li Shitong sighed, praised his wit, and hurried out.
Soon, he returned with a jade box and placed it on the table, "Dear Guest, this is the Great Goblin Yuan. Because of its special properties, it must be contained in this special jade box."
When Xuangui was sure it was correct, Luo Guan waved his hand and the jade box disappeared.
Li Shitong's eyes suddenly widened, and it seemed that there was more awe in his eyes - Your distinguished guest, you are absolutely extraordinary!
Hiding objects in mustard seeds is a method I have only heard of in legends.
This thigh, Xiao Li, I’m sure of it!
Li Shitong was extremely respectful and placed a piece of letter paper on the table. "I have written the note. Please take a look at it. If you have no questions and still need it, you can stamp your identity card."
Luo Guan casually swept it and pressed the identity card on it. Just as he was about to stand up and leave, Xuangui's voice sounded, "Boy, although I got the Great Goblin Yuan, the quantity is not enough."
"You don't have to worry. I have already checked it. This great goblin essence is a part that was cut off. The golden tripod must still be there."
Luo Guan's eyes flashed slightly and he waved to Li Shitong, "Xiao Li, come and help me do something..." After whispering a few words, Li Shitong nodded repeatedly and rang the table bell.
Not long after, a middle-aged man hurried over and saluted respectfully, "Jin Sheng, I want to pay my respects to Master Li. What are your orders?"
Li Shitong's face was expressionless, his temperament was tight, and his tone was indifferent, "You are in charge of Jinding now?"
One sentence made Jin Sheng sweat and look panicked, "... I will temporarily take over the position of steward of Jin Ding. If I did something wrong that offended Master Li, please forgive me."
Li Shitong waved his hand, "That's not true. Li came to see Manager Jin to ask for your help with something." He knocked on the table, "Tianshu Pavilion will refine a batch of elixirs recently, and it will require assistance from the Great Goblin Yuan. Li The amount taken today is too small. I wonder if Jin Ding is willing to part with it and sell some of it. Not to mention no, the alchemist's ability to identify the integrity of the materials must be in your care, and there is no need for Li's reminder.
Jin Sheng sweated even more and said with a wry smile: "Master Li has a sharp eye. The Jin family did acquire a complete set of hobgoblin yuan in the early years. Today's bid is only one of them. But such a rare treasure as the hobgoblin yuan is the golden tripod." If it weren’t for the fact that my old man’s 70th birthday was approaching, this treasure of the store would never have been taken out so easily to show off the Jin family’s heritage…”
He gritted his teeth and said, "If Tianshu Pavilion really wants to buy it, I can only report back to the old man. I can't guarantee whether a deal can be reached!"
Li Shitong glanced at Luo Guan and saw that he had no expression, so he waved his hand and said, "In that case, you can go down first. If necessary, Tianshu Pavilion will directly negotiate with Mr. Jin."
Jin Sheng was granted amnesty and left quickly.
As soon as he left, Li Shitong, who was so imposing just a moment ago, hurriedly saluted and said, "Xiao Li is acting presumptuously in front of our guest, please don't blame me."
"Jin Shengying doesn't dare to lie to me. My dear guest, what do you want to do next?"
Luo Guan was very hesitant. The Alchemist Association would most likely suppress the Jin family and make them hand over everything.
The Great Goblin Yuan, but here he is bound to have to deal with them.
There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. If I write a note today, he will not recognize it. But if he really wants to mobilize the public to get the Alchemist Association to take action, he still wants to eat it up and give up on it? That's so naive!
"Let's put this matter aside for now. Don't mention it to the association. I will continue to purchase... If necessary, I will contact you again."
Li Shitong saluted respectfully, "Yes."
Leaving his contact information, Luo Guan opened the door and left. He took off his black robe when no one was around and walked to the VIP room where Cheng Xian was. When passing a corner, he heard some noise, and his heart moved slightly. Luo Guan ducked to the side, raised his head and looked forward.
It was indeed her!
"...Miss Jin Ya, my master said that Mr. Jin has been invited on his birthday. Please come back."
Jin Ya smiled and nodded, "In that case, I won't disturb you."
When he turned around, his face dropped and he frowned.
At this moment, several people stopped her. The leader was Jin Sheng, who was trembling in front of Li Shitong not long ago. At this time, he was arrogant, frowning and reprimanding, "Jin Ya, after you left the imperial capital, did you forget all the rules? Guest participation How dare you disturb the auction!"
Jin Ya glanced at him and said expressionlessly, "I'm just visiting for a routine visit. Why does my cousin need to go online?"
"Hmph! I see, you are going to invite Mr. Liu to attend grandpa's birthday banquet, right?" Jin Tan, who was in full bloom with good looks, sneered, "But I'm sorry, Mr. Liu has agreed to my invitation. Cousin, you still Please be smarter!"
"Who are you going to invite? When word spread about Jiang Ning's keeping of the pretty boy, our Miss Jin's reputation is now so bad."
"Whoever wants to get dirty should stay away from me."
Jin Ya took a deep breath and said with a cold expression, "You are all planning, but you are worried that when I come back, I will take away the rights in your hands... You are afraid! Now that you are irritating me, you want me to conflict with you in public, right?"
"I guess you must have deployed your forces secretly, waiting to take me down and humiliate me. But I won't give you a chance. On the day of my grandpa's birthday, I, Jinya, will not be as good as you all want. Let's wait and see."
She raised her head and stepped forward, "Get out of the way!"
Forced by her momentum, the people who had just mocked Refeng subconsciously took a few steps back. When they came to their senses with blushing faces, Jin Ya had already walked away with long legs, and she couldn't help but gnashed her teeth in hatred.
"What an air! She's just a rag that was abandoned by a noble... Now, with that rumor, it's even more impossible to get help from a noble. When grandpa's birthday comes, I will humiliate her severely!"
Jin Tan's body trembled with anger.
She is also a direct descendant of the Jin family. Why do outsiders only know Jin Ya when they mention her? She is just a wild girl who was brought to the Jin family!
"Don't be angry. No matter how good Jinya is with her mouth, how can she still attract people out of thin air on grandpa's birthday? She can't even invite a single distinguished guest. I don't think she has any face!"
"That's right, let's just wait and see the joke."
Jin Sheng frowned, "Be careful. If outsiders see it, it will be embarrassing for the Jin family." He looked at a few people, "Also, keep an eye on her to avoid any accidents."
"Don't worry, cousin, the nobleman has spoken. No one will help Jin Ya this time!" A junior from the Jin family looked envious. "Just now, Master Li Shitong invited my cousin over. What's going on?"
A trace of uneasiness flashed across Jin Sheng's face, "Ahem! Master Li thought that Jin Ding's service was very good and praised me a lot. I have to say that Master Li is full of aura. Although I have seen some big scenes, but in front of the master , I still feel depressed.”
"You are a third-grade peak alchemy master. Maybe you will become a fourth-grade alchemist one day. Then you will be highly respected in front of the princes. It is really enviable for my cousin to have the opportunity to make friends with Master Li."
"Didn't my cousin invite Master Li? If a third-grade peak alchemist were to attend my grandpa's seventieth birthday, that would be a big reveal."
"Uh... I mentioned it. Master Li has plans for that day, but he said that he would give me the opportunity to entertain me when he has time in the future..."
"Cousin, please take me with you!"
"And I!"
A group of people left.
Luo Guan walked out, glanced at their backs, and secretly thought that this woman Jin Ya was not going to have a good life after returning to the imperial capital. His eyes flashed slightly, and an idea came to his mind. He thought about it carefully again, with a smile on his lips, "Xiao Jin, let me help you."
With a plan in mind, Luo Guan was in a good mood. When he returned to the VIP room, Cheng Xian kept looking at him. He was worried and went out to inquire. After confirming that the auction was going on normally and that no violent incident had occurred, he felt relieved.
Luo Guan was too lazy to argue with her and yawned, "Let's go, stop reading, go home and sleep."
On the carriage, the more Cheng Xian thought about it, the more something was wrong, and she asked tentatively: "You really don't want the Great Goblin Yuan?"
"Ang, it's so expensive. I'm afraid I owe you a lot of favors to the Cheng family. It will be difficult for me not to work hard at that time." Luo Guan looked out the window at the night view of the imperial capital. It was indeed extremely prosperous. Although he had been in the imperial capital for a long time, he was either practicing or fighting all day long. , the first time I have this kind of free time.
Looking at the profile of his face and the light flashing in his eyes from time to time, Cheng Xian then remembered that the boy in front of her was just an eighteen-year-old boy... Probably, she was overthinking.
After a moment of hesitation, he said: "The Imperial Capital is very lively at night, do you want me to take you around?"
Luo Guan looked away with satisfaction and shook his head, "It's good to have seen it, I still want to practice." After saying that, he closed his eyes.
Cheng Xian's eyes softened. Outsiders only saw the young man soaring into the sky, but they didn't know how much hard work he put in in private.
Luo Guan's success may be due to luck and talent, but his own hard work is not an indispensable part!
Outside the small courtyard, Luo Guan jumped off the carriage and waved his hand without looking back, "Although I came home empty-handed today, I still accept your favor. If you have anything you don't have to fight for in the future, remember to find me."
Cheng Xian cursed lowly, but a smile appeared on her lips, "Let's go, let's go home too."
