Hearing Bai Che's answer, the shopkeeper of "Jade Treasures" suddenly frowned. Looking at Bai Che who was wearing a white wolf mask in front of him, his eyes moved slightly, and he decided that Bai Che was here to cause trouble.
"Hmph, boy, how dare you come to 'Jade Heritage' to act wild? Who gave you the courage? Do you think your life is too long?" the shopkeeper said coldly, and his cold voice attracted the attention of other customers in the store. They all looked at it.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper's expression changed slightly. The customers in these shops were all rich or noble. They were the main source of profit for "Jade Heritage" and also his main performance. Naturally, they could not be offended. Therefore, the shopkeeper smiled at everyone and said: "It's okay, all distinguished guests, please feel free to do so."
Then, he lowered his voice and said in a deep voice: "Boy, this is the 'Jade Treasures'. If you have no needs, please leave."
Hearing this, Bai Che just smiled faintly. The shopkeeper of "Jade Treasures" was really looking down on others. When he saw the luxuriously dressed customers in the store, his eyes were full of smiles, and when he saw himself, especially After he stated that he would not buy jade, jade or process it, his attitude changed dramatically, and there was a kind of arrogance in his eyes.
There was no wave in Bai Che's heart. The phenomenon of "looking down on others with dog eyes" is very common in the secular world. Even most monks in the spiritual world do the same. This leads to the so-called "pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger" and "pretending to be evil". Slap in the face".
Of course, in this process, Bai Che often plays the roles of "pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger" and "pretending to be sexy and slapped in the face."
Bai Che ignored the shopkeeper of "Jade Treasures" and said to himself: "Shopkeeper, I didn't come to Jade Treasures to buy jade articles, but I came to inquire about some things."
"Inquiring about something?" After hearing Bai Che's words, the shopkeeper said impatiently: "I don't have anything you want to inquire about here. Come on, hurry up, don't affect my business."
With that said, the shopkeeper began to drive Bai Che away.
Bai Che took out a storage bag unhurriedly.
Bai Che threw the storage bag casually on the counter and said, "Shopkeeper, as long as you answer a few questions for me, all the Yang coins in this storage bag will be yours."
The shopkeeper stopped driving Bai Che away. He looked at the storage bag again and again. It was full of Yang coins, which looked like about five hundred. Although it was not as good as a fraction of the price of jade articles and jade in "Jade Treasures", it was still It is already an astronomical figure, converted into miscellaneous coins, it is almost seven to eight million.
You can get 500 Yang coins by answering a few questions. No matter how you calculate this transaction, you won't lose money.
When his thoughts came to this point, the shopkeeper of "Jade Treasures" immediately changed his expression. He said with a smile: "Brother, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them. I will tell you everything."
Bai Che just smiled and didn't care about the attitude of the shopkeeper just now. He just asked: "Shopkeeper, I remember that this place was a stone gambling shop called 'Hongyun Stone Gambling Shop' ten years ago. Why has it been changed to "Hongyun Stone Gambling Shop" now? 'Jade's heritage' seems to have changed a lot in its business direction."
Hearing this, the shopkeeper of "Jade Heritage" was slightly startled. He glanced at Bai Che and asked, "Brother, you came here ten years ago? But you left Loulan City after that, right?"
"Not bad." Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Bai Che nodded, a little surprised, but soon figured it out, so he added: "I even made an agreement with the boss of 'Lucky Gambling Stone Shop'."
"Brother, if we make a promise, I advise you not to take it to heart." The shopkeeper said.
"Why?" Bai Che looked slightly stunned.
"Brother, in fact, this is not a secret in Loulan City. You can ask any passerby and they will know it," the shopkeeper said.
After a pause, the shopkeeper continued: "Forget it, since I want to know, I will tell you."
"Thank you." Bai Che cupped his fists and said.
The shopkeeper nodded and said: "More than ten years ago, 'Hongyun Gambling Stone Shop' was an extremely prosperous stone gambling shop. The rough stones in the stone gambling shop were guaranteed, so the business was very good. Its boss Wang Qilin even grew up in a few years. He made a lot of money and became one of the richest people in Loulan City."
"But the good times did not last long. A few years later, in the second year after City Master Jade took office, 'Hongyun Gambling Stone Shop' encountered major changes. No one knew what happened. They only knew that Boss Wang suddenly closed 'Hongyun Gambling Stone Shop' The entire Gambling Stone Shop and all the rough stones disappeared in one night."
"Disappeared overnight?" Hearing this, Bai Che's eyes moved slightly.
"That's right." The shopkeeper nodded and continued: "The Lord of Jade City also sent people to check for a long time, but in the end no clues were found. The 'Hongyun Gambling Stone Square' was idle. Three years later, due to the 'Hongyun Gambling Stone Shop' There was no owner in Gambling Stone Square. According to the law, it was taken back to the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord's Mansion put it up for auction at the Loulan Chamber of Commerce, but it was always in a state of unsuccessful auction. The price dropped again and again until it was sold to me more than a year later. The owner took pictures and opened this 'jade-rich' shop."
"Your master?" Bai Che asked, "Who is the master of the shop?"
"It is Lan Que, the second son of the famous Lan family in Loulan City." The shopkeeper said with a somewhat proud expression.
"Lan Que?" Bai Che was slightly startled when he heard the shopkeeper's words. Isn't this Lan Que the second son of the Lan family? The person who resisted the cow back then was, to be precise, the person who was rumored to have plowed two miles of land against the cow by an unscrupulous old man, uh... his third senior brother.
"When I came to Loulan City ten years ago, I had the honor to meet Mr. Lan. His reputation was..." Bai Che did not finish his words.
The shopkeeper looked at Bai Che, nodded immediately, and said: "Brother is right. Ten years ago, my master did not have a good reputation, but people will change. In these years, a lot has happened to him. big change."
Hearing this, Bai Che had no expression on his face and just nodded. Indeed, people will change. No one can guarantee whether a good person many years ago will become a bad person as time goes by, and vice versa.
Bai Che said: "What you said makes sense."
After a pause, Bai Che asked again: "Shopkeeper, is there any other news about the 'Lucky Gambling Stone Shop'?"
"There is no other news." The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "There is a rumor."
"What rumors?" Bai Che's eyes moved slightly.
"About this rumor... The Lord of Jade City personally ordered that no one in Loulan City mention it." The shopkeeper looked around, then waved to Bai Che and lowered his voice: "I heard, I just heard that before Boss Wang disappeared, he quietly went to the 'Third Mine'."
After hearing the familiar name "The Third Mine", Bai Che's heart was suddenly shocked. He came to the original site of "Hongyun Gambling Stone Shop", which is now the "Jade Treasure", to discuss the "Third Mine" with Boss Wang. But I never thought that Boss Wang would disappear.
"What is this 'third mineral vein'?" Bai Che asked, pretending to be expressionless.
But the shopkeeper immediately made a "silence" gesture and lowered his voice: "Hey, this little brother, this 'Third Mine' is not an ordinary place. It is very strange and has long been divided by 'Lolan City' For the restricted area, there are a large number of guards guarding the entrance to the restricted area.”
Hearing this, Bai Che narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Thank you, shopkeeper, for letting me know. I appreciate it."
With that said, Bai Che was about to turn around and leave "Jade Heritage" when a man in a simple and elegant robe walked in. The man looked extremely elegant, holding a folding fan in his hand and a piece of pure white jade at his waist. There was a pretty and submissive woman beside him, and she looked like a maid.
Looking at the man's appearance, Bai Che had an impression, and was even familiar with it. This man was none other than Lan Que, the second son of the Lan family.
At this moment, the youthful and frivolous look in his eyes in the past has faded away, and has been replaced by a kind of wisdom. A glimmer of light flows in his eyes. He has become much more mature. Of course, there are also many wrinkles on his face.
Bai Che and Lan Que passed each other, but their eyes met. Bai Che walked out of "Jade's Secret" expressionlessly.
Lan Que frowned slightly, turned to Bai Che and said, "My friend, can you please give me a cup of tea?"
"No need." Bai Che waved his hand.
Lan Que said: "I...Lan's friend looks familiar. He may be an old friend, so..."
"There are so many people who look alike, maybe it's just a coincidence." Bai Che said slowly.
"That's true." Lan Que smiled and said, "But maybe I will know some news you want."
Hearing this, Bai Che stopped, turned around, looked at Lan Que, and asked, "Seriously?"
Lan Que smiled, made a gesture of invitation and said, "Friend, please talk to me in the inner room."
Bai Che nodded and followed Lan Que into the inner room of "Jade Heritage". Lan Que gave instructions and the maid went to pour tea.
Bai Che sat down and waited for Lan Que to say something.
"Immortal?" Lan Que asked tentatively.
Bai Che glanced at Lan Que, who asked again: "Bai Xianren, is that you?"
Seeing that Lan Que seemed to recognize him, Bai Che sighed and slowly took off the white wolf mask, revealing a handsome face that had not changed in ten years.
Seeing Bai Che's face, Lan Que knelt on the ground with a pop. Seeing this, Bai Che helped Lan Que up and said, "Second Young Master Lan, why is this necessary? Get up quickly."
This scene shocked the maid who came in to deliver tea.
With a "clang", the tea cup fell to the ground and the tea spilled all over the floor.
"You're a piece of trash. You can't even serve tea well. Go down and receive the punishment yourself." Lan Que yelled.
Bai Che waved his hand and said, "Second Master Lan, it's just a cup of tea. There's no need for this. Just make it again."
"Yes, that's right." Lan Tong nodded, turned to the maid and said, "Since Mr. Bai has said so, you can go make tea again. Next time, I won't be lenient, so go ahead."
After hearing this, the maid immediately went to pour tea again as if she had been pardoned.
"I'm sorry, Immortal, for making you laugh." Lan Que said.
"It doesn't matter." Bai Che shook his head and added: "You should call me Mr. Bai. I don't want to reveal my identity yet."
"Yes, Mr. Bai." Lan Du nodded.
Seeing Lan Que's changes, Bai Che said, "I haven't seen you for many years. I wonder if your father is in good health?"
"My father passed away five years ago." Lan Que answered, with a hint of loneliness in his eyes.
Bai Che was slightly startled. Lan Tan actually passed away, which made him a little dazed. Ten years was neither short nor long, but it was enough for a lot of things to happen.
"Sorry." Bai Che said slightly apologetically.
"It's okay, Immortal... Mr. Bai hasn't come back for many years, so of course he doesn't know. I don't blame Mr. Bai." Lan Que said with a smile.
After a pause, Lan Que asked again: "I wonder what the purpose of Mr. Bai's return to Loulan City this time is?"
"It's nothing big. I just want to revisit my old place, see old friends, and take a trip to the 'Third Mine'." Bai Che said lightly.
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