Pawn Crossing the River

"I was careless this time, and the group of Qingluan Guards discovered my traces, which resulted in my efforts falling short."

In the single-family courtyard of an inn, the woman in red who escaped said softly. She didn't even have time to change her clothes, and the spring light appeared on her body.

"Sister, it's better not to be so harsh. Even if the group of Qingluan Guards hadn't disrupted the situation, you wouldn't have been able to accomplish anything. That Master Zhang has long seen through your tricks. Do you think that the 'Immortal Qi Watching Technique' is just for nothing?" A delicate voice said. A foxy voice came, "When you escaped, the mage instinctively wanted to keep you, but instead of taking action, he left a paper crane on you. This was because he wanted to follow the clues, and you almost exposed everyone. "

The face of the woman in red changed slightly. She turned around and saw a woman wearing a fox fur walking in. Her appearance was as beautiful as the woman in red.

The two women looked at each other, full of anger.

At this moment, the man who had not spoken a word said in a dull tone: "Boss Hua has told me many times not to scare others, but you are still rushing to provoke me. Are you turning a deaf ear to Boss Hua's words?"

The woman in red said aggrievedly: "I didn't take the initiative to provoke him, it was just a coincidence."

The man glanced at her: "Did you just meet her? You know it in your heart. If you have anything to say, you should save it for Boss Hua."

The fox-furred woman added fuel to the fire and said, "We are all taught by the same master, who can deceive whom?"

The woman was so angry that she could only secretly think about how to explain to Boss Hua.

Just as Zhang Yuelu wondered, setting up a grass platform to dance in broad daylight, what kind of deception is this? Because she is not cheating, but has set up a game specifically. This game is not aimed at Zhang Yuelu. After all, Zhang Yuelu is a woman, and she is also a woman. When a woman meets a woman, she will not be able to use most of her abilities, so This game is actually aimed at Qi Xuansu.

Her idea was very simple. The man next to Zhang Yuelu should be a young bird. Although this boy seemed to be a martial artist in the stage of returning to his true form, which was beyond her expectation, she was not very afraid. Ordinary people could not escape the three evils of greed, anger and ignorance. Poison does not necessarily require the use of force. A man of this age is passionate and fearless, but he has one biggest weakness, which is that he has no resistance to women. As long as she takes action in person, won't she be fascinated by this guy? Then just a little bit of cliché, and the kid has to spit out everything he knows. Maybe she can also plant an ear-revealing god next to Zhang Yuelu so that she can know Zhang Yuelu's movements at any time.

By then, she would be able to show her face properly in front of Boss Hua. But who would have thought that things were so self-defeating, and now she has shot herself in the foot.

At this time, Qi Xuansu didn't know that the woman in red was coming for him, but the woman in red really looked down on Qi Xuansu. It is true that Qi Xuansu is a boy. Not counting Mu Jin and Tian Baobao, who he has just worked with recently, he is familiar with three women in total: Qiniang, Taoist Cui, and Zhang Yuelu. His experience is also very shallow, but Qi Xuansu has been in the world for a long time. I have seen the dangers of the world and know how powerful Yanweizi is. As long as I am wary, I will not be blinded by beauty.

What's more, there is Zhang Yuelu beside him. Even if he is really dizzy, Zhang Yuelu will definitely help him wake up.

At this time, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu had already left the street and continued to go to Huasheng Hall.

Jinguan Mansion was once the old capital of the Shu Kingdom, so it was naturally huge. It was difficult to get up and down in the city, so they could only walk at a normal speed, so the two of them walked for more than an hour before arriving at the market. Just as the man in black guarding the door said, the facade of Huashengtang is extremely impressive, with thirty-six white marble steps added to the main building. A specially built platform is built in the middle of the steps, and a statue of Queen Houtu, as tall as a person, is placed, which means that the terrain is kun, and virtue is used to carry things, which means that all things are born from the earth.

Qi Xuansu came to the bottom of the steps, looked up at the "Huashengtang" archway with gold characters on the black background, and couldn't help but admired: "This is more magnificent than the main hall of our Tiangang Hall."

Zhang Yuelu said: "Then you haven't seen the main hall of Huasheng Hall. The branch halls are all built after the main hall."

Qi Xuansu asked: "Why doesn't our Tiangang Hall have a branch?"

Zhang Yuelu said: "Ziwei Hall, Duzhi Hall, and Beichen Hall do not have branch halls. It is strange that they have branch halls."

Qi Xuansu thought about it carefully and realized that it really made sense, and then asked, "What else is there to say here?"

Zhang Yuelu explained: "Ziweitang, Duzhitang, Tiangangtang, and Beichentang respectively represent the power of personnel, finance, military affairs, and supervision. These four powers are actually in the hands of the local government. Different deputy palace masters are in charge, and one palace master takes charge of the overall situation, so we do not need to add branch halls. Huashengtang and Tianjitang are exceptions. They also take care of some very special commercial businesses and local Taoist temples. We couldn't afford to take on these businesses, so we had to set up branch halls and arrange them under the unified control of the ancestral court."

"Understood." Qi Xuansu walked up the steps first, followed closely by Zhang Yuelu.

The main entrance of an ordinary restaurant or shop is just two doors, while the main entrance of Huashengtang is composed of eight doors. At this time, they are all opened, and it will not be crowded even if dozens of people come in and out at the same time.

Entering it, you will find a very open hall, separated from the front and back by twelve screens. Opposite the door is a long counter, but it is not made of wood, but made of stone. It is dark and seems to be dotted with stars. There are many tables and chairs placed against the wall. Although they are only made of small pieces of red sandalwood, they are still reasonably priced.

Behind the counter was a Taoist lady with a smile. When she saw the two people coming to the counter, she asked with a smile: "Are you two..."

Qi Xuansu had already taken out the two people's documents and placed them on the counter.

The female crown looked at the document and her face changed slightly: "It turns out to be Deputy Hall Master Zhang and Deacon Qi, please wait a moment."

After saying that, the female crown hurriedly turned behind the screen. After a while, a middle-aged man came out, wearing a Taoist formal attire. Judging from the clothes, he was a fifth-grade Taoist priest.

"Song Wan, the local chief, has met Deputy Hall Master Zhang." The man bowed respectfully.

Zhang Yuelu returned the gift and briefly explained his purpose straight to the point.

After hearing this, Song Wan looked troubled: "Vice Hall Master Zhang should know the rules of Huasheng Hall. This kind of medicine is not within the scope of reduction. Even if Vice Hall Master Zhang is a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest, he can only reduce the price by 10%. "

Zhang Yuelu had already expected this and said directly: "Please quote a price."

Song Wan estimated for a while and said: "Based on the amount of medicine, it will cost about 3,000 Taiping. I can make the decision. If I erase the fraction, I will calculate it as 3,000."

In Song Wan's view, although three thousand peace coins is not a small amount, a fourth-grade Taoist priest can still afford it, and Zhang Yuelu is a well-known figure in the Taoist sect. He is appreciated by the earth master and is from the Zhang family. The future is really bright, a little peace of mind, naturally simple.

But he didn't know that Zhang Yuelu was not from the Zhang family, and she didn't have much help from her family. The Earth Master appreciated her, but he wouldn't give her peace money, and she was honest and self-sufficient, and she didn't want to be like Sun Yongfeng. "There is a way to make money", but now he only has a net worth of one thousand Taiping coins.

Zhang Yuelu muttered: "Three thousand peace coins."

She had expected the high price and was not too surprised. What really surprised her was that the price was almost the same as Qi Xuansu's estimate in advance.

Qi Xuansu had said long ago that the protective treasure could be sold for at least 4,000 Taiping coins. After going to the Huasheng Hall first, the remaining money should be enough to buy a "Dragon Hand Gun". The brand new "Dragon Gun" on the black market costs 800 Taiping. Subtract 800 from 4,000, and there is exactly 3,200 Taiping left.

At this moment, Qi Xuansu asked: "Mr. Song, you also know that it is not easy to carry large amounts of money when you go out. We don't have that much cash on us now. But there is a treasure on hand that we don't need for the time being. I wonder if I can price it?"

Huashengtang is not a pawn shop. According to the rules, it does not accept bids. However, there are exceptions to everything. To outsiders, the rules are the rules and cannot be changed in the slightest. However, Zhang Yuelu is not an outsider, but a member of the Taoist sect. In the Taoist sect, as a Taoist priest with a promising future, the rules can be flexible.

Song Wan pondered for a moment and then nodded and said: "Okay, let's just treat it as a good relationship with you two."

Seeing Zhang Yuelu frowning, Qi Xuansu hurriedly spoke first, "Thank you so much, Master Song."

After that, Qi Xuansu took out the treasure that looked like a luminous pearl and handed it to Song Wan.

Although Song Wan was not of high rank, he had been working in Huasheng Hall for a long time, so he was well-informed. He took the bead and looked at it carefully, and then tried to input the zhenqi. He could roughly confirm it and said: "It is indeed a treasure. According to the market price, it can be priced at 4,100 Taiping coins.”

Qi Xuansu cupped his hands and said, "Then there will be Chief Lao Song."

Song Wan asked the two of them to sit here for a while and asked them to serve tea while he went to the back with the beads.

About half an hour later, Song Wan came back, carrying a box in one hand and a stack of bills in the other.

Qi Xuansu signaled Zhang Yuelu to continue drinking tea, and he stood up to greet him.

Song Wan also saw that Deacon Qi was the one who was really doing the work, so he directly said to Qi Xuansu: "Deacon Qi, this is Deputy Hall Zhang's main ointment."

As he spoke, he handed the box into Qi Xuansu's hands, which was similar to the medicine boxes carried by doctors.

Qi Xuansu opened the box and took a look, only to see jade boxes of exactly the same size and specifications arranged neatly inside. There were twelve boxes in total. Calculating carefully, each box cost 250 yuan in peace money.

Song Wan handed the bills in his hand to Qi Xuansu: "In addition to the gifts, there are also eleven large bills, totaling 1,100 yuan in peace money. I would like to ask Deacon Qi to count them."

The so-called "fafeng" is also known as "copying", "clockwork" and "invoice". If you want to reimburse, you must have this thing.

Qi Xuansu closed the box, took the bill, glanced at it and put it into his bag, and thanked him again: "Thank you, Master Song. I will have a drink with Master Song when I return to Yujing in the future."

This was what Song Wanwei said, so he naturally responded with a smile.