Offer treasure?
Fart!
Of course, all the readers already know Xie Zhan's story and the reason why Guan Lingxiao suggested that Xie Zhan go to Jinguan City first. But even if Jinguancheng is from a well-known and upright family and has some ambiguous relations with the imperial court, wouldn't he do some shameful things?
The answer is probably not self-evident.
Therefore, Guan Lingxiao must not say that he is here to find the whereabouts of the Luban Tiangong Map. If it were Jinguancheng who killed Xie Zhan's family after snatching the map, wouldn't you be trying to silence him?
Not every case these days has its owner. There are many unlucky people who are hacked to death and thrown into the deep mountains and forests. Even if the body is not eaten by wild beasts by luck, it will definitely not be eaten after a while. People can recognize who died. Therefore, if someone really hits the target, not to mention the young leader of the Changsheng Alliance, even if the leader Song Guichao comes in person, it will not work.
"Are you here? Haven't you seen him before? Did you find the wrong person?"
You can’t lie, can’t you pretend to be stupid?
Therefore, Guan Lingxiao’s rhetoric is “offering treasures”.
The plot of this set of poems is probably that the ancestors of the Xie Zhan family passed down half of "Lu Ban's Map of Heavenly Works". The Xie family made a fortune from this, but it also brought about a disaster. The whole Xie family, young and old, were all killed by thieves. Fortunately, Lu Ban The Tiangong Map was not stolen and was still kept in Xie Zhan's hands. However, Xie Zhan only loved martial arts and had no knowledge of government buildings. He felt that it was neither safe nor valuable to keep this picture in his hands, so he wanted to sell it at a high price. By chance, he met Guan Lingxiao, so he wanted to sell this half of the picture. The strange book was sold to the Changsheng Alliance. Although Guan Lingxiao knew that this thing was valuable, it was of little use to the Changsheng Alliance, so he proposed to act as an intermediary to introduce Xie Zhan to hand over the Tiangong Diagram to Jinguancheng, who had a lot of research on this. Replace some other resources.
This statement is nine percent true and one percent false. What happened to the Xie family and Xie Zhan can be traced as long as Jinguancheng devotes his attention to investigating. The only lie is that Xie Zhan lied that Lu Ban's Tiangong Map was still in his possession.
If Jinguancheng was not the one who looted Xie's family, then they would naturally not know the whereabouts of the Tiangong Map. If Xie Zhan asked for things to be exchanged or to sell them at a high price, they would certainly still be able to discuss it; if it was Jinguancheng who sent out the plan that year That group of thieves, and they have already obtained half of the Luban Tiangong Map, are very busy - not only do they have to verify whether the half in their hands is true or false, but they also have to get the share in Xie Zhan's hands, and finally they can Cut Xie to death.
Not to mention the rhetoric spun by Guan Lingxiao - Xie Zhan's half of the book is now at the headquarters of the Everlasting Alliance because he doesn't know Jinguan City's attitude. What if you don't want it? What if you say you don’t want to send us away and then send someone to rob us? What if it gets lost along the way? If you, Jinguan City, want it sincerely, then send someone to get it from us or we can make an appointment at a place to make a deal.
This move is to delay and mediate. No matter what Jinguancheng's attitude is, it will allow Guan Lingxiao to trade space for time to come up with countermeasures. Even if Jinguancheng has the intention of killing people and silencing them, the three of them will be able to leave Jinguancheng safely. .
In the meeting house of Jinguan City, Guan Lingxiao and the others met the city lord of Jinguan City and the head of Jinguan City - Yue Rong Dao.
A rare surname, a strange name, an extraordinary person.
Among the leaders of Jinguan City in the past, Yue Rongdao was not the one with the strongest martial arts, nor the deepest strategy, nor the most famous one, and even his appearance was not outstanding. In the eyes of outsiders, Yue Rongdao's only title seems to be "Head of Jinguan City", which is nothing special compared to Xiong Xiping, the founder of Jinguan City, and Xiong Jianshan, the man who changed Jinguan City.
But this is where the Yue Rong Dao is truly powerful.
He is the clearest one.
What does it mean to be clear-minded? That is, he knows what he wants and doesn’t want, what he should and shouldn’t do, knows what Jinguan City wants and doesn’t want, and knows what the court wants and doesn’t want…
In other words, he is very good at making choices.
Doesn’t it sound like a great skill? Then let me give you an analogy so that everyone can understand.
Which is the right decision, studying day and night to test for fame or eating, drinking and having fun with friends all day long? Which one is easier and more relaxing?
What about the days of beating your muscles and bones day after day, and the three days of fishing and two days of drying nets?
From this perspective, his advantage may be closer to "self-discipline", but self-discipline is an intuitive manifestation of a clear mind.
When Guan Lingxiao and the others entered the Council House, only Yue Rongdao was sitting in the main seat. It seemed that he had been waiting for him for a long time. Xiong Youguang, who was responsible for leading the three people, consciously stood beside the head.
"Nephew Guan Xian...you don't mind if I call you that, right?" Yue Rongdao glanced at Guan Lingxiao.
Guan Lingxiao smiled and nodded, and introduced his companions to Yue Rongdao. In fact, he has no friendship with Yue Rongdao. As for his father Song Guichao and Yue Rongdao - they are both incompatible with each other. They have only met each other several times. However, due to their seniority in the world, Yue Rongdao took the initiative to call Guan Lingxiao. No one suffers from the word "good nephew".
The four of them chatted for a while, and Xie Zhan came to the topic first - although Xie Zhan was not good at talking, they had rehearsed this routine countless times, and almost all the questions they could cover already had standard answers, so Xie Zhan would not What's wrong?
In the final analysis, Xie Zhan only needs to tell his own experience and then lie that the Tiangong Diagram is now placed in the branch of the Changsheng Alliance. Moreover, Xie Zhan did not hide his "worries and doubts" too much, and told the other party directly the reason why he did not carry the Tiangong Diagram with him. This was also what Guan Lingxiao taught him - sometimes use unpleasant words. Speaking it out in a candid way will make the listener more convinced.
"You were worried on the road, and you weren't worried when you got it to us. How can you feel relieved if it is placed in the hands of the Changsheng Alliance?" Yue Rongdao tentatively asked in a joking tone.
Xie Zhan responded half-jokingly, no doubt having prepared for similar questions: "The young leader of the Eternal Life Alliance is being held hostage in our hands, why should we be worried?"
Unexpectedly, Yue Rong Dao's conversation turned back to Guan Lingxiao: "Since Nephew Guan Xian feels that this heavenly work plan is of little use to the Immortality Alliance, he must have seen it. I wonder if Nephew Guan Xian can tell me what is recorded in it. What kind of content is there?”
These words are tricky. Yue Rong Dao also made it clear that he would not believe what the three said just because they said "they didn't bring it with them". If Guan Lingxiao can answer it, it is credible; if he cannot answer it, then the motives of these three people are problematic.
Guan Lingxiao saw the trick and tried to catch him: "Since the Lord of Yue City has seen it, I might as well tell my nephew what I have to say - there are a lot of things recorded in this half of the book by my brother Xie Zhan, and my nephew has indeed taken a rough look at it. After a while, after Brother Xie Zhan agreed, he sent someone to build a restaurant according to this drawing. I guess the Lord of Yue City will not bargain over such a trivial matter, right?"
After a few words, the focus of the topic shifted to "transaction".
"How many have you memorized, what have you built...I can't control it, but don't be sure that our Jinguan City must have this thing." Yue Rongdao is obviously proficient in business, and he will not open his mouth even if he wants it in his heart. Just make an offer, what if the offer is too high? "Tell me, what do you want?"
"The Eternal Life Alliance wants to sell Jinguancheng a favor, but my brother lacks a useful weapon." Guan Lingxiao spoke freely, as if he really wanted to make a deal. "I've heard for a long time that no one in the world can match the casting craftsmanship of Jinguan City. Is it appropriate to exchange a sword for a strange book?"
"Haha... This matter can't be settled in a short while. It's not too early now. It doesn't hurt to let me think about it for one night first! When you have time, you will be responsible for arranging the rest, food, accommodation, and dressing of the three distinguished guests. Take a bath." Yue Rongdao issued an order to expel the guest: "It won't be too late to come see me after today."
After the master said so, the three guests could not continue, so they followed Xiong Youguang out of the Council House and went to stay at the guest post in Jinguan City.
…………
It was night, at seven o'clock in the morning, Guan Lingxiao entered the Council House again.
He didn't come to be a thief, he came to keep an appointment.
"Why are you here?" In the whole meeting hall, only a piece of thick wax was lit on the small table next to the main seat. Guan Lingxiao saw Yue Rongdao's figure through the candlelight.
"The Lord of Yue City asked me to come at three o'clock, and it will be three o'clock today, so I will come on time." Guan Lingxiao turned his back to the door so that he could escape at any time.
"Haha...you are indeed smarter than Guan Lingxiao." Yue Rongdao made an extremely dangerous statement.
Guan Lingxiao's expression remained as usual: "What does Lord Yue City mean... I'm not Guan Lingxiao?"
"no."
"Why?"
"I told you, you are smarter than Guan Lingxiao. I have met Guan Lingxiao, although it has been a long time, but you have nothing in common except having the same face as him."
"Female college students have changed a lot, and so should male college students. Experience can change a person, can't I become smarter?"
"Of course experience can change a person, but it can only turn a fool into a normal person, not a fool into a smart person."
"Guan Lingxiao is a fool?"
"More than that, he is an incompetent second generation ancestor, but you are not, so you are not him."
"Then who am I?"
"have no idea."
Guan Lingxiao's voice suddenly changed, and his voice became the same as the Yue Rong Dao in front of him: "Is there such a possibility... In fact, I am the Yue Rong Dao?"
"Looks like you're capable of more than I thought."
"What a trivial skill, nothing worth mentioning." Guan Lingxiao's voice returned.
"I just don't know if your ability is as high as I thought." Before he finished speaking, Yue Rongdao waved his hand and handed out two saber energy.
Yue Rong Dao also practices swordsmanship, but he uses hand knives. This is a Kung Fu called "Quying Dao". The Qi flows away from both arms and the hands are used as knives.
The long sword was unsheathed and the two sword shadows were completely broken, but the offensive did not weaken at all.
The tip of the knife struck in front of the Yue Rong Dao, and the Yue Rong Dao danced with both hands, blocking Guan Lingxiao from his "sword formation". After another dozen rounds, the two stopped in tacit agreement.
"It seems that you are indeed not Guan Lingxiao. With his talent and ability, he will not be able to do this in another twenty years."
"I agree with that."
After saying that, "Guan Lingxiao" raised his hand and waved - but the shadow knife followed him like a shadow!
Like a shadow, they are the two overlapping saber auras that Yue Rong Dao started testing just now.
"!!" Seeing his move come out from the opponent's palm, Yue Rongdao's eyes were about to burst in shock, but it was not the time to be surprised at this time. He also used a move to follow him like a shadow, and the four sword energies gathered together. place, but it seemed that Yue Rong Dao was still superior, and "Guan Lingxiao" had to dodge. He did have a better way to break the opponent's moves, but there was no need to use them.
"Who...are you?" In Yue Rong Dao's impression, there is only one person in the world who can learn and sell other people's moves. But that was already a hundred years ago, and people today only deserve to listen to his legend. .
"I am not anyone, so...I can be anyone."
"You..." Yue Rongdao didn't know what expression to use in response to this sentence.
"I heard that Lord Yue City is a good judge, so I would like to ask Lord Yue City to make a decision. Should we be enemies? Or should we be friends?"
