Prologue: Young Zhou Zheng Chapter 13: The Auction (1)
The Imperial City is the main city where the Great Yan Dynasty is located. The family of the patriarch of each Great Yan Dynasty would be relocated to the Imperial City. Pang Jing, as the current patriarch of the Great Yan Dynasty, is currently guarding the imperial city by the Pang family.
Yunzhou City is about a two-day trip away from the Imperial City. After Zhang Xingna successfully borrowed six hundred soul coins, Zhou Zheng immediately set off with his ancestor to the imperial city.
Zhang Xing made a big move, and borrowed an extra three hundred soul coins on the basis of the amount Zhou Zheng borrowed, and Zhou Zheng almost ran to kowtow.
Perhaps it has never seen such a glorious scene, compared to Yunzhou City, the Imperial City is more like several big cities combined. The commercial district in Yunzhou City is only one street, but the commercial area in the Imperial City is an entire city! The streets are full of people coming and going, and people's clothes are very different from those of the citizens of Yunzhou City. Compared with the gorgeous costumes, Zhou Zheng's clothes make people see at a glance that he is a tourist from other places.
"Master, is this the Imperial City, this is too prosperous. Zhou Zheng's eyes widened in surprise as he watched the countless carriages passing by on the street.
"Boy, the Zhou family used to live here, don't forget. β
After a reminder from the ancestor, Zhou Zheng remembered that the Zhou family was the first family of the Great Yan Dynasty in the past, and his grandfather used to be the patriarch of the Great Yan Dynasty.
"I have to become stronger and revive the Zhou family. Zhou Zheng gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. The prosperous scene in front of him made his determination to revive the Zhou family much stronger.
"It's useless to just talk and not practice, our trip is the first step for you to revive the Zhou family. But first, let's go change your clothes. β
"What's wrong with my clothes, this is my best plain clothes. β
"This set is not good, others can see at a glance that you are a tourist from out of town, and you may not be allowed to enter the auction later. β
As soon as Zhou Zheng wanted to refute something, he was directly dragged by the ancestor to a pawnshop.
After coming out of the pawnshop, Zhou Zheng was wearing a pale blue halo brocade gown, with a dark blue ribbon tied around his waist, and his hair like the wind, plus he himself had a pair of indifferent starry eyes, and his body was quite beautiful, in the eyes of outsiders, he was really heroic.
Although Zhou Zheng was only twelve years old, he was tall and handsome, and in the eyes of ordinary people, he was no different from an adult man.
"The old man only now found out that you are quite handsome. You should be as tall as your dad right now. The ancestor observed the results of Zhou Zheng's transformation thoughtfully. "It's a bit like your grandfather. β
"It's so expensive, it cost me fifty soul coins. "Zhou Zheng, who was originally stuck in the shape, saw that he was missing fifty soul coins in his bag, and his heart was immediately hit hard, and he didn't hurt so much when he was attacked by Elder Chen last time.
"I can't bear the lion, I can't trap the wolf. You kid is always thinking about the money there, wait until you go to the auction and be honest with me. Don't look like I'm the poorest in the audience, how can you rob others when the opponent sees you like this. β
"But... Zhou Zheng held his mouth aggrievedly.
"But what, wait for you to go in, always keep an expression of 'I can buy the Pang family' to the old man, do you hear?"
Zhou Zheng nodded puzzled.
Under the leadership of Lao Zu, Zhou Zheng quickly took a shortcut to the place where the auction was held. Zhou Zheng really wanted to ask the ancestor why he was so familiar with the conditions of the imperial city, but considering the three chapters of the covenant, he could only forcibly swallow the question into his stomach.
"Before entering, I will take out some of my soul power into your body, and when I will share the body with you, I will not accompany you in for some special reasons. Before leaving, the ancestor pulled Zhou Zheng aside and whispered.
"Good master. Zhou Zheng only felt that his body suddenly tightened, and then there was nothing unusual. He told himself in his heart that he would take steps that his six relatives did not recognize, and promote his prestige.
"Please pay a hundred soul coins as a deposit, and it will be returned to Childe after the auction. β
Zhou Zheng tried his best to control his eyeballs from popping out, and handed over one hundred and fifteen soul coins with trembling hands.
"This is your mask, please enjoy this party to the fullest. β
"Your hands are shaking more than me, an old man, and you still don't recognize your six relatives?" Old Ancestor's mocking voice came from his mind.
"I have seven hundred and fifty soul coins left on me now, and if there is an accident, this trip will really be a tour. Zhou Zheng complained cautiously.
"It's so small. β
Zhou Zheng rolled his eyes and ignored the ancestor's complaints. After a cursory observation, Zhou Zheng found that because they were wearing masks with each other, the people at the scene were vigilantly keeping their distance from each other.
"It seems that everyone is richer than us, what should we do. β
"What can I do, I took in a poor apprentice. β
"And if you offend some famous nobles here, wouldn't it be very troublesome. β
"How dare you provoke someone else's elder of a family that day?" This time, the ancestor's tone was not only more disgusted, but also a little disdainful.
"Hello, can you do me a favor?" The master and apprentice were talking poorly, and Zhou Zheng suddenly heard a familiar voice next to him.
"This voice, like a person. Zhou Zheng thought carefully in his mind.
"Chen Gongming. Old Ancestor said calmly.
This is Chen Gongming's voice. Zhou Zheng hurriedly turned his head to look and found Chen Gongming talking to a woman.
"I think we can form an alliance. Chen Gongming said with a smile.
"Why?" asked the woman with the same black mask as Zhou Zheng, suspiciously.
"You and I are fighting alone, but as far as I know, at least sixty percent of the people on the scene have established cooperative relations, and combining financial resources is an excellent solution for both partners. We can work together to combine our soul coins and divide them equally after the auction ends. Not only does this reduce the risk of being calculated by others, but we also work together to increase our chances of winning bids. β
"Sounds good. The mysterious woman nodded approvingly.
"This guy is scheming again, and wearing a mask can't hide the stench on his face. Zhou Zheng complained dissatisfiedly. "What do you think of the master?"
"It's warped. β
"What?" Zhou Zheng didn't react at once.
"What? Did you say Chen Gongming's kid?"
"Oh, so what?"
"He just doesn't mess with our plans. Old Ancestor said indifferently.
"Then why don't we cooperate?" Chen Gongming took a step forward.
"I'm interested. The mysterious woman nodded.
Chen Gongming seemed to have won the victory and laughed happily.
"But I need to ask my fiancΓ©. β
"FiancΓ©?" Chen Gongming looked at the mysterious woman suspiciously, according to his observations since he entered the arena for so long, he was very sure that this prey was acting alone, and had no companions.
"Yes, what do you think, dear. The mysterious woman suddenly reached out and clasped Zhou Zheng's arm as she passed by. "Do you like the deal?" the woman asked in a pitiful tone.
"Huh?" Although she wore a mask, her big eyes were smiling and charming, the water covered the ground with mist, and her charm rippled, the corners of her small mouth were slightly upturned, and her red lips were slightly open, wanting to attract people to kiss Fengze, this is a woman who exudes charm from her bones, and she seems to be seducing men all the time.
This next week, I know why Chen Gongming, this kid, picked someone else, and he doesn't have to think about it when he dares to do things.
"Help me. I saw the mysterious woman put her mouth to Zhou Zheng's ear and said softly.
"Why. Zhou Zheng organized this sentence in his mind, and just wanted to say it, but was directly interrupted by the ancestor.
"Wait for the baby, promise her. β
"Are you sure?Master?Although I also don't think Chen Gongming is happy, I don't think we need to mix in this troubled water. This woman may not be an easy lord to deal with. Zhou Zheng responded to the ancestor in his mind.
"No, promise her. Old Ancestor still replied calmly.
Zhou Zheng rolled his eyes, daring to love this ancestor who has lived for seventy or eighty years, and his original intention remains the same as when he is young.
"That, dear. . . My dear, I don't think that's appropriate. β
"This son, why?" Chen Gongming's tone was slightly angry.
"We don't need helpers. Zhou Zheng responded calmly.
"But your fiancΓ©e is interested in my plans. β
Zhou Zheng glanced at the woman, good guy.
"I respect her idea, but I personally don't agree with it, and it doesn't seem fair to other bidders. β
"You... As soon as Chen Gongming wanted to continue to say something, the mysterious woman took Zhou Zheng's hand.
"I'm sorry, Childe. My fiancΓ© doesn't seem to approve of your plans, maybe next time. Without waiting for Chen Gongming to refute, the mysterious woman directly pulled Zhou Zheng away.
"Thank you for your help. β
"I wasn't going to help you, but forget it. β
"Childe also looks like a bidder for this auction. The mysterious woman's seductive eyes stared at Zhou Zheng very uncomfortable, and Zhou Zheng staggered the other party's gaze.
"Well, sort of. β
"Then, the little girl can look forward to Childe's performance later. After speaking, the mysterious woman leaned close to Zhou Zheng, stood on tiptoe to Zhou Zheng's ear and said, "Don't be defeated." β