Take a seat and serve tea.
After a few words, Zhang Miao got to the point and said with a serious expression: "I heard that Lin Tao Pavilion was threatened by the chief steward Lin Fangyun. I wonder if this is the case?"
"I did receive the note the day before yesterday." Lu Zhong told the truth, having a clear understanding in his heart and guessing the other party's intention.
I am afraid that I am just here to seize the advantage of my opponent.
Sure enough, Zhang Miao immediately slammed the table and said angrily: "This is unreasonable! I didn't expect that such a black sheep would appear in the Chamber of Commerce without my father's absence!"
Then, he looked at Lu Zhong again and said apologetically: "Fellow Daoist Lu, please rest assured, I promise that I will give you justice in this matter."
"That's it, thank you very much!" Lu Zhong followed suit.
After sending Zhang Miao away.
Lu Zhong went to the backyard to pick up a bag and prepared to go out.
Regarding the Chengde Chamber of Commerce, he had firmly decided to change suppliers, so he was ready to dispose of some of the spiritual objects he had accumulated before.
Get on a beast cart and soon arrive at the southern district of Gangcheng.
The South District is similar to the Central District, with the same strong commercial atmosphere, but the business here is not open, but rather gray and shady, so it is called the "black market".
Of course, on the surface this place is called "South City".
Either set up a stall or open a shop.
There are a lot of people in Nanshi, but they basically cover their faces to prevent others from seeing through their identities. They are a little far apart from each other, and everyone is extremely vigilant.
At this time, Lu Zhong also put on a black robe and a hat on his head.
The bamboo hat is covered with a layer of black gauze, woven from "spirit-blocking silk". It is the cheapest fabric to block spiritual consciousness. It can effectively block all kinds of spiritual vision techniques and also has a certain hindering effect on spiritual consciousness exploration.
Such a hat, coupled with advanced breath-containing skills, means that it is not something to be trifled with.
So wherever he went, everyone gave way.
Lu Zhong watched as he walked. This was his first time in Nanshi.
There are a lot of things in Nanshi, but the quality of the things varies, and most of the things come from abnormal sources. Although there are occasional reports of people picking up big leaks, most of them are just fake people who are deceived. After the accident, they often can't find anyone to claim compensation. Therefore, buying things here is a test of your eyesight, otherwise you will have to swallow it if you suffer a loss.
Passing by a shop, it was filled with cages of various sizes and exquisite workmanship.
Looking inside the cage, all the bodies are half-covered by gauze. They are of different ages and postures. They are old and young, wives and daughters. They can meet the different needs of the guests. Many of them also have cultivation skills, but there is no exception. They all wear special collars around their necks, which represent their status as prisoners.
It seems that this kind of slave is not just caught casually.
Basically, they are monks or their family records sold by Changchun Valley after they or their relatives committed crimes. Each one has a clear identity and origin, and all the cases have been settled by Changchun Valley. You can buy them as concubines. You can harvest it at will, or even use it as a furnace without worrying about getting into trouble.
Lu Zhong only glanced at it twice and then looked away.
He is not a pervert who abuses the weak, and he still maintains the basic bottom line of being a human being. He can't do things like using people to make cauldrons no matter what.
"Gene Era"
Continuing forward, there is a small "stall area".
With a look of nostalgia in his eyes, Lu Zhong walked over.
Not surprisingly, most of the things sold here are fakes, and there are also many shoddy goods among the real ones. However, it’s not like there are no honest people. The prices they offer are relatively fair, but they all look fierce. Looks like he is extremely difficult to mess with.
When his eyes fell on a "Millennium Polygonatum" plant, Lu Zhong couldn't help but smile.
This Millennium Polygonatum is neither Polygonatum nor Millennium elixir. It is simply a model made from withered roots and then soaked in spiritual liquid for a period of time to create a rich texture of spiritual energy.
A fake look.
The stall owner's thoughts don't stop there.
If you look closely, you will find that "Millennium Huang Jing" seems to be another elixir. Its name is "Huang Guijie", which is the origin of the root. This is also an elixir, but its value is relatively low. The stall owner's purpose is probably to sell this low-quality Huang Guijie.
Sure enough, he was tricking people again.
Lu Zhong looked at it for a while, and happened to see a novice who "picked it up" and bought it.
"The market price of this piece of Huang Guiji is only about ten spirit stones, but this man spent eighty-seven spirit stones. It's really a loss!"
After witnessing a good show, he continued walking towards his destination.
On the road, a little thief who dared to reach out was killed.
Soon we reached the depths of Nan City, and there were gradually fewer monks on the road. People on the streets and alleys often cast voyeuristic glances at Lu Zhong, lingering on the bulging bag in his hand. When he realized that he could not see through the cultivation level of the person coming, he would Their expressions changed and they quickly moved away.
Stopping in front of a store, this is an acquisitions house.
There are not many acquisition shops in Nanshi, and they are all concentrated in the depths. This is why Lu Zhong went so far.
After looking at the hanging plaque of "Blood Cup Purchasing Shop", Lu Zhong stepped in.
The layout of the buying house is antique, and there is a smell of incense in the air. It smells rich and greasy. After a few more breaths, it feels extremely fragrant. It is obviously not an ordinary spice.
Facing him was a large counter with many tools on it, such as small hammers and scales.
To the left of the counter is the tea seat, and to the right is the escalator leading to the second floor.
At this moment, someone happened to come down from upstairs. The leader was an old man who looked like a steward. Next to him was a female nun wearing a gauze mask. She was wearing a loose cassock and her body shape could not be seen clearly. Behind her were a man and a woman. The monks are all in the early stages of foundation building.
Being able to afford foundation-building thugs, this female cultivator obviously has a lot of background.
As soon as his eyes passed by, Lu Zhong did not continue to look there. There was already a maid in front of him to greet him, so he followed her to the teahouse, sipped tea and waited for the manager of the acquisition bank to arrive.
In the process, I glanced at the door again. The female cultivator hadn't left yet, as if she was waiting for something.
"Wang Pingshi, Steward of the Old Blood Cup Purchasing Bank, welcomes fellow Taoists. Is there anything I can do to help you?" The steward of the Purchasing Bank came over, his eyes lingered on the bag in Lu Zhong's hand for a while, and then he raised his hand and said with a smile.
"Dispose of these storage bags and the contents inside." Lu Zhong said, throwing the bag in his hand on the table.
When he was in the Lingyue Domain, he had accumulated a lot of storage bags, and some of the spiritual objects with marks or features that were too obvious to be handled have been kept to this day.
Now that we have arrived in Changchun Territory, we have just finished dealing with the spirit stone.
"Okay, okay..." Steward Wang Pingshi looked at the bag of storage bags. Even though he had seen many rare treasures, he used to be a desperado on the East China Sea route. Now he saw dozens of storage bags with different origins. Bag of things, still inevitably stunned for a moment.
After looking at the contents of the storage bag, I couldn't help but look at Lu Zhong one more time.
Xindao didn't look like a handsome person, but in fact he was probably a ruthless evil cultivator, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten so many storage bags.
At the door, noticing the expression on the steward Wang Pingshi's face, the masked female cultivator cast her gaze.
Lu Zhong noticed something and looked at each other, but saw the other party bowed and saluted, and then walked directly towards her, and an inexplicable chill approached.
"I live in Feng'er and have met Taoist friends."
When Lu Zhong heard this name, he thought it was a coincidence that he met this woman.
As far as he knew, Yu Feng'er was the contemporary head of the Yu family in the city and the nominal vice president of the Chengde Chamber of Commerce. She was a Taoist couple with the missing Zhang Hai, but she and Zhang Miao were not biological mother and son. Zhang Miao was actually born from Born to Zhang Hai's concubine, their relationship was estranged and they even started fighting for power.
After thinking about it, Lu Zhong decided not to reveal his identity.
So he said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense, what's the matter?"
When Yu Feng'er heard this, her expression could not be seen due to the veil, but she raised her voice, "I want to hire a fellow Taoist to help me eradicate the enemy! My fellow Taoist has a high level of cultivation and wants to deal with a monk who is in the early stage of foundation building. It should be easy to capture, but I wonder what your friendship is like?"
It turned out to be a murderer.
Lu Zhong has seen this happen many times, but this is the first time he has done it.
I couldn't help but become interested.
"What's the price?"
Yu Feng'er gritted her silver teeth and directly offered the price in front of the manager of the acquisition bank next to her: "Fifty thousand spiritual stones! I can give half of the spiritual stones in advance to show my sincerity, and the remaining half of the spiritual stones will be paid by my fellow Taoist." Come and change.”
"The price is not low, isn't it? Then why don't you find assassins in the city? They specialize in this, and they are perfect for buying and killing people."
"It's not that no one is willing to take over. My opponent has already obtained support from that side. However, those who support my side do not have a helper like you who is good at hiding your breath and has strong fighting skills. It is my old concubine who would propose This deal!" Yu Feng'er said through gritted teeth with a hint of anger in her tone.
Lu Zhong could feel that she really wanted Zhang Miao to die.
The reason why it was Zhang Miao was because Lin Fangyun was already in the middle stage of foundation building, which did not match the target information disclosed by Yu Feng'er.
After looking around, Lu Zhong didn't reply immediately, but remained silent for a while. Then he seemed to be sure of something before he stood up and said, "This is not the place to talk. Is there a place where we can discuss things conveniently?"
"Uncle Wang, I'll lend you the second floor." Yu Feng'er said to Wang Pingshi with a respectful tone.
"Well, go ahead. Don't be too hasty. If this doesn't work out, there will still be opportunities in the future." Wang Shiping said in an elder tone. His relationship with Yu Feng'er was obviously not shallow.
The quiet room on the second floor is a secret room to be precise.
One look at a place like this and you'll know that it's very private, and you don't have to worry about the walls having ears.
After carefully looking at Yu Feng'er, Lu Zhong made sure again, and then said calmly: "Let's just say it bluntly, I can take over the job, but the reward will have to be changed."
"What reward do you want?" Yu Feng'er took off the gauze at this time, revealing a beautiful face. The cassock that originally covered her body was also untied and hung aside. That delicate and charming body was now in front of Lu Zhong Revealed.
Sensing Lu Zhong's gaze on her body, she lightly tapped her red lips with her fingers, then slid them on the white and tender skin, trembling, and then chuckled:
"Do you want me to sleep with you?"
As soon as he said this, Lu Zhong had no expression on his face, but the male cultivator who was following Yu Feng'er changed his expression when he heard that. He couldn't help but take a step forward, but was stopped in time by the female cultivator next to him.
"If fellow Taoist want to use it as a supplement, I will not refuse, but what I want is three drops of ice soul blood!" Lu Zhong stated his conditions. At this time, he used the gray fog space to , I am sure that the woman in front of me has a special physique, a very rare ice soul spirit body, which is why she feels an inexplicable chill.
The chill does not act on the body, but on the monk's soul.
Taking Bingpo Essence and Blood will have the effect of slightly freezing the consciousness.
Lu Zhong asked for ice soul essence and blood in order to practice the secret technique of shocking the mind. Since the raw materials for the soul nourishing liquid will not be available for a while, according to his current understanding of alchemy, it is also possible to use ice soul essence and blood as a substitute. It can also reduce pain.
If you can use this to practice the Shocking Thorn, it will be worth causing some trouble.
His spiritual awareness is far superior to that of his peers, and he has mastered the secret technique of shocking the mind, which will definitely be used as a trump card and become the key to future battles.
Hearing this, Yu Feng'er's expression changed, but then recovered instantly, and said with a sweet smile:
"Fellow Taoist is joking. This ice soul essence and blood can only be condensed by someone with an ice soul spirit body at a huge cost. My body is just an ordinary physique, so how can I condense such a spiritual substance?"
As he spoke, he deliberately let out his breath.
Lu Zhong felt that there was indeed no chill as before.
Obviously, Yu Feng'er had something on her body that concealed the aura of the spirit body.
But this trick could deceive others, but it couldn't deceive him who had the gray mist space.
Lu Zhong sneered and said to himself: "If I'm not wrong, the struggle for power of the Chengde Chamber of Commerce must have reached a critical juncture. Logically speaking, shopping malls should use shopping malls to solve the problem, but Taoist friend Yu is now committing murder. I'm afraid I was forced into a desperate situation. Was what I said wrong?"
What he said was not without foundation.
First, Lin Fangyun, the chief executive of the Chamber of Commerce, gathered strength by all means, and then Zhang Miao came to visit and personally collected evidence of his opponent's mistakes. It was very clear where the situation was going.
Judging from the current situation, Zhang Miao has the advantage in the Chengde Chamber of Commerce's struggle for power.
The chief executive, Lin Fangyun, was at a disadvantage, and the former chamber of commerce president represented by Yu Feng'er was at an absolute disadvantage, so he just made a desperate move in the hope of paying off the murderer to turn things around.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhong looked at Yu Feng'er, whose expression was changing, and said with a smile: "Friend Yu, you don't want Chengde Chamber of Commerce to fall into the hands of others again, right? So..."
As soon as these words came out, they seemed to hit the weak spot in Yu Feng'er's heart, causing her whole body to lose all strength.
"So have you thought about it? I have the strength to defeat Huayi Qizi. As long as the target is not protected by golden elixir, I want to defeat it easily." Lu Zhongdan said, his words full of confidence in his strength.
"...I promise!" Yu Feng'er couldn't deny that she really wanted to take back the Chengde Chamber of Commerce, which her father, Yu Chengde, had built from scratch and had worked hard all his life.
As for the information revealed by Lu Zhong, he claimed that he could defeat Huayi Qizi. Judging from the storage bags, this statement did not seem to be false. Just now, Uncle Wang did not stop her, and he obviously recognized this person's strength. Zhang Miao then It is impossible for Bian to hire a stronger guard than this person.
"Chief Steward Lin Fangyun, you will also have to deal with it when the time comes!"
Without these two people, she would have no obstacles in Yu Feng'er's control of the Chengde Chamber of Commerce.
"Yes, but you have to pay more!" Lu Zhong stood up straight and said.
Killing one is killing, killing two is killing, he doesn't mind killing one more.
"Lingshi, or ice essence and blood? To be honest with you fellow Taoist, I have condensed three drops of ice essence and blood from my body, which is the limit. How about... how about I sleep with you in exchange?" Yu Feng'er bit her lips and said. .
The body is a type of capital, and she has long been prepared to use it.
Unexpectedly, Lu Zhong shook his head and said:
"You are just kidding, fellow Taoist Yu. I am not an impatient person, so let's use this material to offset it."
As he spoke, he gave a list of materials.
Yu Feng'er took a look at the list and found that most of it contained elixirs of high age, so it was quite difficult to collect them all. However, thinking that she could get rid of Lin Fangyun in exchange, she agreed.
In the end, Yu Feng'er did not forget to give the time to take action.
"Seven days later, the Chengde Chamber of Commerce will hold a rally as usual at Yunlu Pavilion outside the city. At that time, the next president of the Chengde Chamber of Commerce will be decided. I hope fellow Taoists can prepare in advance."
