"Um... Miss Jade, do you know why Lou Lanming came back suddenly?" Seeing that the more he explained, the more people would misunderstand him, Bai Che simply stopped explaining and changed the topic.
"Maybe it has something to do with the city lord's palace competition." Yulanshan replied after thinking for a moment, with a trace of solemnity in her eyes.
"The City Lord's Mansion Competition?" Bai Che was startled, paused, and said, "I heard you mention the City Lord's Mansion Competition before in the car, but I don't know what it is specifically. Miss Yu, this City Lord's Mansion Competition What exactly does that mean?”
"Actually, it's nothing." Yulanshan smiled and said, "It's just a way for several major families in Loulan City and the city lord's palace to divide the industry and jade veins."
"Huh? Specifically?" Bai Che asked.
Yu Lanshan was silent. After a few breaths, she smiled and said: "Loulan City has always been controlled by the four major families of Yu, Lan, Hotan, and Che, as well as the city lord's mansion. Most of the industries in the city and the mineral veins of the mines are also controlled by It is controlled by the four major families and the city lord’s palace.”
"In the long run, it can actually be considered peaceful. However, under the impact of huge interests, the four major families and the city lord's mansion will have conflicts from time to time. There are also many murders and bloodsheds, not to mention the usual petty tricks." Yulan. Shan smiled.
"As the mercenary groups emerged and grew stronger, the four major families and the city lord's palace began to understand that if the fight continues as usual, Loulan City's industry and mineral veins will one day be robbed by the mercenary groups."
"But the four major families and the City Lord's Mansion cannot give up their interests. After long-term discussions, they finally came up with a more peaceful way."
"The city lord's palace competition?" Bai Che asked.
"That's right." Yu Lanshan nodded and continued: "The City Lord's Mansion Competition is held every two years. With its own industry and jade veins as bets, each family and the City Lord's Mansion each send five thugs to compete in the ring. In the end, the top three will be judged based on the number of wins, and the top three will receive bets, while the bottom two will need to divide the industry and jade veins among the top three according to the bet agreement."
"I see." Bai Che nodded, "This is indeed the method with the least bloodshed."
After a pause, Bai Che said with a smile: "Miss Yu, your Yu family should be very good at the city lord's palace competition, right?"
Yu Lanshan did not answer, but after hesitating for a moment, she said: "Actually... the Yu family has lost several times in a row. If they lose again this time, all the Yu family's industries and mineral veins will be divided up... ..”
"Ah?" Hearing this, Bai Che was stunned. Is the situation in the Yu family so bad?
Isn’t the Yu family a wealthy family?
Aren't they using jade to carve bamboo forests?
Aren’t you able to take out a large bag of Yang coins at any time?
As if seeing Bai Che's thoughts, Yu Lanshan smiled and said: "When the Yu family was at its peak, its financial resources were stronger than the other three families and the City Lord's Mansion combined. However, the Yu family does not like to compete with others. My father He is also kind to others, so the Yu family agreed to the city lord’s palace competition, otherwise, even if we didn’t agree and fought with them, my Yu family would not be what it is now.”
"But the other families and the City Lord's Mansion repeatedly targeted my Yu family during the competition. My father was seriously injured in the competition and passed away soon after."
"As a result, the Yu family began to decline. In subsequent competitions, the Yu family always came in last."
"Oh, my father has been kind to others all his life, but in the end he ended up like that. It's so sad and ironic." Yulanshan sighed, with sadness and hatred in his eyes.
Bai Che looked at Yu Lanshan's appearance and was slightly startled. This girl was a little different from usual.
But he can also understand that the other houses and the city lord's mansion are so dirty, and they are evil if they don't hate them. If it were him, he would kill them sooner or later. By then, the earthworms would be chopped upright and the eggs would be shaken.
Looking at the sad Yu Lanshan, Bai Che didn't know how to comfort her for a moment, but just said: "I'm sorry, Miss Yu, for reminding you of sad things."
"Brother Bai, this has nothing to do with you." Yu Lanshan shook her head, "This time, we went to the desert to find some people from the mercenary group, but it was obvious that the people from the mercenary group were unwilling to help. us."
"It's okay." Bai Che smiled and said, "They don't want to help, so I'll help you."
"Brother Bai, you..." Yulanshan looked at Bai Che in surprise.
"Since you call me Brother Bai, then I can be considered your brother. If something happens to the Yu family, I will not sit idly by and ignore it." Bai Che smiled, and then said: "And I have been taking care of you for so many days. It’s really unjustifiable not to do me a favor.”
"Brother Bai, thank you." Yulanshan said goodbye.
Bai Che supported her and said with a smile, "I'm still alive, so don't worship me randomly."
"Pfft..." Yulanshan laughed. At this moment, in her eyes, Bai Che was not just the immortal who saved her and put a long gown on her.
A different kind of emotion grew and spread in my heart.
"Come shopping with me some more." Bai Che said as he walked forward.
"Okay." Yulanshan kept up with him.
"Brother Bai, just now you said you bought 'Dragon Blood Vine' to save Xiaoqiang?" Yulanshan was a little curious.
"How is that possible? I am most afraid of cockroaches." Bai Che shook his head and said, "What I just meant is that he is worse than a cockroach."
"Then he's going to be angry to death?" Yulanshan smiled.
"You'll be so angry if you're so angry." Bai Che shrugged, "Hey, sister, aren't you quite smart? Why didn't you hear it?"
"Um..." Yulanshan was a little embarrassed and said to herself: "Brother Bai, I obviously want to talk to you more, why are you trying to break it? This makes me don't know how to answer... ....”
...
Bai Che and Yulanshan strolled around the first floor of the Loulan Chamber of Commerce for a long time, then went to the second and third floors. After buying some sundries and some medicinal materials, they left the Loulan Chamber of Commerce with Yulanshan.
It was about two o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, and the vendors all hid in the shade to set up their stalls.
At this moment, Bai Che and Yu Lanshan were standing in front of the jade shop. Bai Che wanted to take a look at the gambling stones. What was the difference between the gambling stones here and those in Taiyan Continent?
He wanted to see if the things opened in the stone betting shop here were objects or other things.
"Brother Bai, are you interested in gambling on stones?" Yu Lanshan asked.
"There's a little bit, I want to go see it." Bai Che smiled.
Yu Lanshan nodded, and then said: "However, gambling on stones requires strong eyesight and experience, and the shipment rate is not high. It often captures the mentality of gamblers..."
"It doesn't matter, I'll go take a look." Bai Che said with a smile.
With that said, Bai Che stepped into the jade shop.
The jade shop was crowded with people and extremely noisy. It was more than half the number of people in the Loulan Chamber of Commerce. This shows the importance of jade among the people of Loulan City.
There are stone gambling shops and carving shops lined up in rows, and the business of each shop is booming. There are also some small businessmen selling jade, and I don't know whether the origin of their jade is legitimate.
Black and white are all here.
"Sister Lanshan, what a coincidence, you also come to the jade shop?" Just as Bai Che was looking around the jade shop, a sudden voice sounded.
Following the sound, Bai Che saw an elegantly dressed man walking over, followed by a dozen people.
The elegant man crossed Bai Che and came to Yulanshan. With a smile on his face, he said: "Sister Lanshan, do you want to buy some jade in the jade shop? I can show you around... ..."
There was a trace of disgust in Yu Lanshan's eyes, but she still shook her head politely and said calmly: "No, Master Lan Que, I just took a look, there is no need to bother Master Lan Que."
With that said, Yu Lanshan crossed Lan Que, came to Bai Che, and said with a smile: "Brother Bai, let's go."
Seeing this, Lan Que frowned, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, and the dozen or so people behind him were ready to make a move.
"My friend, I seem to have never seen you before." Seeing Yu Lanshan smiling in front of Bai Che, Lan Que's eyes were cold and he pointed the finger at Bai Che.
Bai Che was a little speechless, that boring "beauties are a disaster" scene really happened to him.
Bai Che turned around and said calmly: "I haven't seen you before either."
"I'm Lan Que, the second son of the Lan family. I don't know the name of my friend." Lan Que said coldly.
"Lan Que, the second young master of the Lan family? The second young master Lan?" Bai Che was stunned, looking a little surprised.
"Exactly." Lan Que was also stunned. Why is this kid so excited? Could he be a fan of this young master?
"Pfft... Hahaha..." Suddenly, Bai Che burst out laughing, even bending his waist.
"I didn't expect that I would actually meet Mr. Lan, hahaha..."
Bai Che's laughter became more and more unrestrained, making Lan Que frown.
Yu Lanshan was also suppressing a smile. She knew what Bai Che was laughing at, but the others were confused and thought they had met a madman.
"Why are you laughing?" Lan Que said coldly, thinking to himself, is this kid not sick? Are you so excited to see me?
"Sorry, sorry, let me laugh for a while." Bai Che said with a smile.
After a while, Bai Che stopped laughing and said, "I didn't expect that I would actually see Second Young Master Lan."
With that said, Bai Che walked up to Lan Que, looked at him carefully, then patted Lan Que on the shoulder and said, "As expected of a man who plowed two miles of land with a cow on his back, he is a strong man and strong enough! "
Hearing this, Lan Que's face immediately darkened and he said coldly: "What are you talking about?"
"Huh?" Bai Che was stunned and said, "Didn't you carry the cow and plow two miles of land?"
"I'll plow you, uncle!" Lan Que was annoyed and cursed.
"Ah this?" Bai Che was even more stunned and said, "Are you really the second master Lan?"
Lan Que's face was as gloomy as water, but he still nodded.
"That's not right." Bai Che murmured, and then he explained: "An unscrupulous old man said that you took his medicine and turned into a macho man, plowing two miles of land with a cow! Isn't that right? "
"I didn't!" Lan Que said coldly, his expression extremely ugly.
"It's weird." Bai Che murmured, and then he was shocked and said: "I was deceived by that unscrupulous old man! Damn, that old man deceived me and gave birth to a child without an asshole! I wish him no luck She suffers from infertility and is full of children and grandchildren. I wish her a thunderbolt from heaven and a bad death..."
...
"A sneeze, a sneeze..." At this moment, in a secret place, an old man with a wretched description sneezed dozens of times in succession.
"Who the hell misses me so much?" the wretched old man said to himself.
