Li Fenglan and the others said they would be back in two days, but this is already the third day, and there is still no sign of anyone. Jade is a little anxious. Can this girl Amber protect Li Fenglan?
Jade rarely showed emotions on her face. Even though she was so concerned about her two good sisters at the moment, she still maintained a stern expression.
In the morning, Bai Zhonglian had sent people out to inquire about the news. It was almost dark, and the people who inquired had not returned yet. Bai Shuyu advised him not to worry, at least the Jianghu people were concerned about Qingfengguan and would not attack them easily.
It seems that the three of them have never been apart for such a long time since childhood.
It wasn't until sunset that the door of the Bai family was pushed open, and Li Fenglan and his party finally returned. Jade, who was originally sitting in the hall, silently facing Bai Shuyu, stood up and ran towards the door quickly. Bai Shuyu looked at Jade's back and snickered.
In fact, Bai Shuyu had known the whereabouts of Li Fenglan and his party for a long time. Even if the Bai family was not as good as it was eighteen years ago, they still had some spies. However, he did not tell Jade about Li Fenglan's whereabouts, and he had no ill intentions. He just wanted to know how long this frosty woman could keep her composure.
Now that it's been measured, Jade didn't hold back from the beginning.
"You guys are back, what took you so long?" Although Jade was worried, the expression on her face was still cold as usual.
Li Fenglan didn't want Jade to worry, so she hurriedly said before the outspoken Amber spoke: "Something happened on the way, so I was delayed."
Bai Zhonglian and Bai Shuyu had also arrived. Bai Zhonglian looked at the extra Mu Yun and asked, "Miss Li, who is this young master?"
"I met him on the road. His name is Mu Yun. Maybe... he is kind to us at Chaolan Valley."
Bai Shuyu frowned and asked, "Maybe?"
Just when Li Fenglan was about to explain, Bai Zhonglian said: "The four of you have been traveling for such a long time. You should be tired. Let's take a rest first. I will let the servants prepare the meal. If you have anything to do, we will have a full meal."
Upon hearing that they were eating, Zhu Mingyu and Hu Hu's eyes lit up, and they said in unison: "Let's eat first."
At the dinner table, the Bai family siblings listened to Zhu Mingyu talk about their experiences along the way. Zhu Mingyu secretly complained in his heart, why did he explain this matter by himself? I can't eat again.
After everything was finished, Bai Shuyu said thoughtfully, "Xu Zhenbiao?"
Li Fenglan asked: "What? Does the Third Young Master know this person?"
"Oh... I know that, but he died six years ago... That's right."
"What's wrong?"
Bai Shuyu opened the folding fan and asked with a smile: "Miss Li, is it an easy task to gather the masters from all the major sects?"
Li Fenglan replied: "Of course it's not easy."
"what do you need?"
Li Fenglan was confused and asked: "What do you need?"
"Money."
Li Fenglan suddenly realized.
With so many people gathering together, you can't expect everyone to bring their own dry food. Money will definitely be needed to support it. Heroes need money for food, clothing, housing and transportation. There are not many people in the world who can spend so much money. Li Fenglan suddenly felt that he had underestimated Bai Shuyu. He thought about the problem from a very tricky angle and even thought of starting with money.
Bai Shuyu said: "This Xu Zhenbiao is not a rich man. He has no apprenticeship and relies on the skills he stole from his apprentices to make his way in the world. Although he is popular, he cannot save such a large sum of money."
"Who can afford it?"
"There are many people who can afford it, but... I checked out the martial arts sects that made big moves back then. Miss Li, you are just starting out, so you probably don't know what these martial arts sects rely on to make a living."
Zhu Mingyu took over the conversation: "Some sects do business, such as the Changjing Sect and Songshan. Their sects occupy important thoroughfares, but these roads are not safe and are often visited by thieves. In order to ensure their own safety, passers-by A sum of money will be paid to them, and they are responsible for dealing with those thieves. The money comes in slowly, but it is a legitimate business, and many sects will use it. Then there are the Songshan Shaolin Temple and the Longhushan Tianshi Mansion. They are very popular, relying on The offerings from pilgrims are enough for the disciples’ daily expenses.”
Li Fenglan asked: "Is there any other way to make money?"
Zhu Mingyu nodded: "Yes, for example, the Thorns Sect and our Qingfeng Temple. Our two factions are considered unique... The Thorns Sect has been suppressing all kinds of evil spirits for many years. Every time one is destroyed, a share will be taken from the captured evil materials. , and the rest is usually used to help the people. In short, they are doing good things. We at Qingfengguan are similar, but we have fewer people. Most of the time, our brothers and sisters find some small thieves to attack the mountains, and there is no profit. Again. Coupled with my master's martial arts master's style, all the money that can be dispersed has been dispersed, so we at Qingfeng Temple have always been very poor. Other Taoist temples are naturally not as large as Tianshi Mansion, but they allow their disciples to open altars for the common people. So life is worse than ours. Is there any other way to make money..."
Zhu Mingyu looked at Bai Zhonglian and said with a smile, "You have to ask the second young master."
Bai Zhonglian smiled sheepishly: "Bai, Li, and Shangguan started their careers by relying on Jianghu intelligence. In recent years, the Bai family's intelligence business has not been doing well. Fortunately, my father had an idea and set up Jianghu Di newspaper. He can sell a lot of it every year. It's okay. Make ends meet.”
Li Fenglan asked again: "What about those Jianghu people who are not protected by sects?"
Zhu Mingyu shrugged: "Many of them ended up in the business of robbing homes and houses. Some people may find a bodyguard agency or martial arts gym to make a living, or work as a caretaker for wealthy people's homes."
After listening, Li Fenglan looked thoughtful. The idea is very simple, how to make money. It's impossible to do big things without money.
Talking about how the Jianghu people came up with money, Bai Shuyu said: "There were many people who could afford such a large amount of money back then, but there was only one who could do it without breaking the bank."
"who?"
"Chang'an, the God of Gold and Wealth."
"Golden God of Wealth?"
"Yes, he is the richest person in the world in the past few decades. His method of making money is different from what is mentioned above. He has serious business, selling porcelain, tea and so on to the Western Regions. Most of it is lending... But Well, Jin Caishen had no reason to participate in the siege that year. The most he could do was lend money to the people behind the scenes."
"So, we can start with the Golden God of Wealth?"
"Yes, we wanted to check it a few years ago, but we didn't have the ability. But now that you guys are here, we have the ability."
Li Fenglan nodded: "Nowadays, the Bai family should not offend the Jianghu people. We are different. Even if we don't offend them, they will offend us. We will take over this hard job."
Speaking of this, Li Fenglan asked Bai Xueyan: "Sister Bai, we want to buy a house in Luoyang. Do you have any recommendations?"
Bai Xueyan wondered: "What? Isn't it good to live in my Bai family?"
Li Fenglan said embarrassedly: "We can't always rely on the Bai family. We will inevitably have some enemies when doing things in the future. This is not good for the Bai family, and there may be people from our Changfeng Building who want to defect. It's always good to have our own place." OK."
Bai Shuyu said with a smile: "Miss Li, our Bai family has a separate courtyard in the bamboo forest not far from the Golden Summit Pagoda. It has been idle for many years. If the girl needs it, I can sell it to you at a cheaper price."
Li Fenglan asked: "How much?"
Bai Xueyan had the final say on this matter, and neither Bai Zhonglian nor Bai Shuyu said anything.
Bai Xueyan said with a smile: "That other courtyard is too secluded, and it is unused for this reason. If the sisters want it... three hundred taels will be enough."
The Bai family's villa is not small in size. Although it is not as good as the courtyard in Luoyang City, it is more than enough to accommodate thirty or forty people. Three hundred taels is a real acquaintance price.
Li Fenglan slapped the table and said boldly: "Okay, just three hundred taels!"
Jade glanced at her sideways and said, "Where did you get three hundred taels?"
Li Fenglan smiled mysteriously: "Jade, we are rich."
Amber rarely put down his bowls and chopsticks, and rushed to say: "Yes, yes! We robbed the Songshan Sect of two thousand taels of silver!"
The Bai family brothers and sisters are ashamed... This is even worse than a thieves.
…
After eating, Zhu Mingyu stood on the roof of the Bai family hall, looking at Luoyang City, feeling extremely depressed: Mom, I'm not full again.
While he was melancholy, he heard a sound of clothes flying, and saw a yellow figure falling lightly beside him, it was Amber.
Amber held a cloth bag in her hand. She handed it to Zhu Mingyu and said with a smile: "Taoist Priest Mingyu, here it is."
"what?"
"delicious."
Zhu Mingyu was very grateful and hurriedly took the cloth bag and opened it. Inside was a pile of pastries and several pieces of dried meat.
"Infinite Heavenly Lord!"
Zhu Mingyu hurriedly sat down, picked up a piece of dried meat and started to chew on it. Amber sat next to him obediently.
"Miss Amber," Zhu Mingyu said while eating, "from now on, if you ask me to go east, I will never go west. My parents gave birth to me, my master raised me, and Amber gave me meat. I am a great kindness and kindness, and I can't repay it." "
"Hahaha," Amber said with a smile, "I really don't like talking about things during meals, but they always talk about important things during meals. What did Sister Coral say? If you can't eat much, you can't sleep. What's coming?"
"You eat without talking, you sleep without talking."
"Yes, yes! Eating is just eating. There are so many things to say."
"From now on, if I hang out with you, I will never talk to them again when we eat."
Zhu Mingyu was eating happily when Hu Bo asked him: "Master Mingyu...have you...killed anyone?"
Zhu Mingyu was shocked. Although she had asked him before, Amber's words were too low now, even more serious than when she spoke to Li Fenglan in the car in the afternoon.
Zhu Mingyu stopped eating and turned to look at Amber. Amber was staring at the moon in the sky. It was approaching fifteen and the moon was getting rounder and rounder. The moonlight shines on Amber's face, making this pretty little face look delicate and charming. She is a beautiful and innocent girl, and what happened in the afternoon probably left her confused. Zhu Mingyu didn't know how to answer, so he just stared blankly.
Seeing that Zhu Mingyu didn't answer, Amber added, "You actually heard what I said to the lady this afternoon, right?"
Zhu Mingyu didn't answer, which was regarded as acquiescence.
Amber lowered his head and said sadly: "I didn't want to say that to Miss. We grew up together, and I know what she and Sister Jade think of me. They think that I am afraid of seeing blood or that something will die. People around me...I have always known...I'm afraid they think I've changed. I can't help it. Before today, I didn't know that I didn't feel anything about death."
Zhu Mingyu said softly: "A gentleman sticks to his roots, and the Tao is born...There is a bright light in people's hearts. Some people's lights go out and become all kinds of bad guys, and some people's lights never go out and they are good people. The soldiers of Xuzhou Jingufang Blades are famous in the world, some people use them for evil, and some people use them for good. There is nothing wrong with the weapons themselves, it is the people who are wrong. Miss Amber, as long as you keep a clear light in your heart, you will not change, you will still be you, no matter what How many people will you be forced to hurt in the future?”
Amber smiled at her. The smile was so sweet that Zhu Mingyu thought of what the little monk Huizhi said: pink skull.
Amber smiled and said, "Thank you, Taoist Priest Mingyu. Although I didn't understand what you said, and if I did, it probably wouldn't be of any use, but I still thank you."
"Hehe," Zhu Mingyu said with a smile, "If you remain in this state of incomprehension, it will never change in your lifetime."
Amber smiled again, but this time there was something naughty about it.
It was already August, and it was a bit cool at night. A gust of wind blew, and Zhu Mingyu was alerted.
"Miss Amber, you should go to bed early. It's getting late."
Amber said: "I'll leave after you finish eating."
Amber's words had no other meaning, and Zhu Mingyu also knew that they had no other meaning, but he still said secretly: "Zhu Mingyu, pink skull."
