Langyuan City is not a major hub city. It is only considered a middle-lower level division in the entire Beijiang County. So compared to Xiangkou, the auction here is not big. Business here in Langyuan City has not been that good. There are very few items that are eligible for auction, and there will only be one auction every month or two.
After receiving the notice from Yang Jie, the shop owner of Langyuan City Auction House was overjoyed. He is very aware of the storm that has been raging in Langyuan City recently, and he understands that if the storm is moved to his auction house, no matter what the outcome is, it will definitely be an opportunity to become famous that cannot be asked for. And it is famous throughout the Nanyuan Kingdom. I don’t know how the owner will reward me if he finds out.
Immediately afterwards, the only auction house in Langyuan City began to make preparations in full swing.
The venue was naturally the largest venue, and it was carefully cleaned and decorated with care. A lot of refreshments were also prepared for the attendees to enjoy. And all the attendants put on new clothes and robes, and were strictly ordered not to make any mistakes.
Four days later, the day that the auction house owner had been waiting for finally arrived.
More than just the owner of an auction house? Countless people in Langyuan City have been waiting for this day. Even during this period, the major restaurants, flower houses, and inns in Langyuan City are rarely full of business. There were more high-rollers than we had seen all year long.
A heroic wealthy businessman and a heroic warrior. Most of them are foreigners, and some even have incomprehensible accents and need explanation.
Especially those heroic warriors. There are so many more than before. And they all poured into Langyuan City in large numbers just two or three days ago. When there are no inns left, they buy houses at high prices, and even in many places they almost do it. If the local government and garrison soldiers hadn't strengthened their manpower during this period, Langyuan City might have started to experience chaos.
Besides Yang Jie, the most nervous person was Zhou Cang. He had moved to the arrow tower on the city wall five days ago so that he could enter the city at any time.
Zhou Cang is not worried at all about those big forces causing trouble. There is a sense of proportion in such chaos, and all forces are well-established. If it gets too big, who can they run away from?
What really caused trouble and made Zhou Cang nervous were the warriors who came to Langyuan City after receiving news one after another in the next few days.
These warriors who got the news later were obviously not from the major forces, and they were not even people from the martial arts academy. Most of them are wandering warriors scattered around, or latent warriors from some warrior families.
This kind of warrior has a floating foundation or no foundation at all, so his actions and actions all depend on his own preferences. It is difficult to use external forces to restrain them. Many of these people even have criminal cases against them. In the past three days, people from the garrison and the local government have arrested six people, all of whom were registered in the sea arrest documents. I thought I could get away with disguise, but in the end I ended up with my head on the ground.
But are these six people the only ones sneaking in? Zhou Cang didn't believe it. Because many cases do not necessarily have witnesses and are left unsolved. We only know that they were committed by warriors. Who knows if there are outlaws hiding among these warriors who have entered the city? If these people want to cause trouble, that will be the most difficult and troublesome thing to prevent.
Zhou Cang only had a battalion of men and horses in his hands. In addition to the necessary defense forces on the four walls, he could only mobilize about 500 manpower for maneuver. It seemed like a lot, but Zhou Cang still wasn't too sure.
On the one hand, it is the auction venue, and Zhoucang needs to be heavily guarded. On the other hand, the Zhang family also needed care. Thirty people were even sent there, and Zhang Huiyuan, the younger sister of the Zhang family, was called back from the store to stay at home and not allowed to go anywhere. The same goes for Zhang Shun and his wife who are far away in Xiangkou. They are protected by the garrison in Xiangkou through Shi Xuan's relationship.
Although Zhou Cang had raised his vigilance to the highest level, he still felt that the suspension was unsteady.
I went to see Mr. Zhang before. Zhou Cang's idea was to give him some advice, and he didn't want Mr. Zhang to suffer a big loss because of his temporary anger. He also didn't want to lose a good friend like Zhang Yan, whom he got to know with great difficulty. There is a profit-seeking mentality, but there is also genuine concern. But Zhang Yan told him not to worry and said, "Just watch the show." The words in his mouth were immediately blocked.
After carefully discerning that Zhang Yan was not talking nonsense, Zhou Cang hesitantly shut his mouth. Curious and anxious, he waited to see what good show Zhang Yan was talking about.
Early in the morning, Zhou Cang stood at the door of the auction house like a door god. The expressionless look on his face was even more sharp as he glanced at the people who walked into the venue. Regardless of the identities of these people and the forces behind them, or whether their cultivation is higher than Zhou Cang's, his eyes conveyed one meaning: Don't make it difficult for me, otherwise no one will be comfortable today.
There are real big shots too. For example, Li He, the adjutant of the commander of the Eastern Army, came to Langyuan City once.
And Princess Qingling, the first princess of Nanyuan Kingdom, who has just rushed to Langyuan City from Yuanding Imperial City, is said to be to give Zhang Yanzhen a scene.
There are also Liu Rinchuan, the director of Langyuan City Jiangwu Academy, and Xiao Shu, the judge of the academy.
Apart from these few, even people like Yang Jie or Shen Wujiu from the Special Cases Department, as well as some big shopkeepers sent by some forces, are not considered big shots in Zhou Cang's eyes. They are just mouthpieces or eyes and ears. These people are not qualified to be able to directly act and use means.
The other ones are those warriors who obtained the auction house admission card through coercion or inducement. Anyway, Zhou Cang has never seen anyone under the Tongqiao realm. There are even several in the Hundred Refining Realm. Zhou Cang had heard the names of some of them. These people were famous not only for their high level and powerful methods, but also because these people were ruthless in their dealings, and there were many bloody rumors about them. It is also the object of Zhou Cang's "focus".
"Sir, Mr. Zhang has already entered."
"Huh? Are we here? Just watch this way and close the door when the time comes. According to the plan, no one who is late will be let go. Moreover, patrols have begun around the place, and all warriors who have gathered in the crowd will be dispersed."
"Yes, sir."
Of course, today's protagonist Zhang Yan will not enter through the front door of the venue, but will choose to enter through the back door of the venue. Zhou Cang also turned to the back and checked the defenses behind. Finally, he saw Zhang Yan sitting on a chair drinking tea in a small hall inside the venue.
"Sir, is everything going well?"
"Of course. I would also like to thank Mr. Zhou for arranging manpower for my family. Otherwise, I would be a little worried." Zhang Yan said this sincerely. Although he has made magic weapon pendants for his family members, including his eldest brother and sister-in-law. But it's not foolproof. With the protection of Zhou Cang and Shi Xuan, it will naturally be better.
"Are these the big weapons this time?" Zhou Cang looked curiously at the three two-foot-long iron boxes placed on the coffee table in front of Zhang Yan, with curiosity in his eyes. He is also a warrior, and he is definitely greedy for big weapons. At the same time, I am also curious about how much Zhang Yan can fetch these three weapons today.
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