Chapter 233: Selling the Exercises
Ye Heng and Liu Xinyue left the tavern, carried the re-beaten twenty catties of wine, and came to a secluded no-man's land, and Ye Heng took them back to the gift ring. After playing in the city for half a day, I looked at the palace from a distance, and because there were soldiers guarding it, I didn't let the idlers approach, so I had to go to some other places of interest.
Dinner was eaten in a large hotel, there was no noise of guessing boxing, there was no excitement of persuasion, it became elegant and full of atmosphere, but Ye Heng always felt that something was missing, what was missing?
When the exquisite dishes and expensive famous wines were served on the table, Ye Heng found that these foods that seemed to be appetizing were not as delicious as he imagined, and the expensive famous wines were not even as mellow as the liquor brewed in the tavern. However, they are sold at a much higher price!
It's not that Ye Heng can't afford to spend this money, but he just feels that they are not worth the price. There is a lot of gold and silver in Ye Heng's material ring, but for the general public, can they afford such a level of consumption?
Ye Heng was suddenly worried about how much the life of Lao Baixin in Yong'an City would be affected. Ye Heng paid special attention to it when he was playing in the afternoon, he found that there were fewer and fewer small merchants, and some streets had to walk for a long time to find a place to eat.
The people's livelihood should be the most important thing at all times, and what he couldn't understand was that there was no better way to solve the contradiction between the cleanliness of the city and the small traders, hawkers, and stalls? It is unreasonable to deprive the people at the bottom of the world of their right to live for the sake of the cleanliness of the city. If these things are not handled well, the power of some people will be infinitely magnified, and gradually the good things of managing the city will be turned into a bad thing that oppresses the people.
A city city, as the name suggests, is composed of a city and a city, a city is a fixed place to live, which can shelter people from the wind and rain, and a city is a mutual market, that is, to do business. There are many kinds of big and small, enriching people's material and spiritual life. However, whether it is a city or a city, the premise of their formation is that there must be people!
The city is for people to live, the city is for people to live, there are people in the city to be vibrant, there is a city to be popular, there is a market to have people to come and go. While large markets are the lifeblood of the economy, small traders and stalls are also the economic embellishment.
Walking back to the empty martial arts academy area from the brightly lit downtown area at night, it was as if returning to the cold reality from a dream that felt very unreal, and the gap was really too big. Ye Heng suddenly knew what was missing in this city! People are social animals, and they like to be lively by nature, not long after it gets dark, at most it is unitary time, but there are very few pedestrians on the road, and even fewer sit together in twos and threes to chat. Without the support of small businesses, there is less smiling and flirting on the streets, and there is less relaxation and happiness that people can get by getting together for a little money, and there is loneliness and loneliness everywhere that is difficult to adapt to.
The city lacks the natural casualness and the ease it once had, the popularity of people coming and going, and the ordinary fireworks. I feel that the current life is to let people float in the sky, without a little earthly atmosphere. But the heavens do not produce grains, the earth is the mother of human beings, when you are not strong enough to be separated from the mother's care and protection, stubborn and stubborn, sooner or later something will happen.
Ye Heng and the others returned to the Hero Martial Arts Academy, and Liu Xinyue began to pack her things and prepare to set off. Ye Heng took out the wine he bought in the tavern and went to say goodbye to Elder Wu. Before leaving, Ye Heng gathered everyone together and chatted for a long time.
In the end, Ye Heng distributed the prizes won by Xu Liang and them in this exchange competition, but the emperor-level exercises were placed on the table, and no one gave them.
"I took a closer look at this "Purple Qi from the East", and at the same time I signed it with Elder Wu, Kun Feng didn't deceive people, it is indeed an emperor-level exercise!" Ye Heng said, "However, Kun Feng didn't have any good intentions, because this is an exercise that everyone can't practice!"
"Why can't you practice?" Xu Liang asked strangely, not only was he curious, but the others didn't understand either, and they all looked at Ye Heng.
"Because this is the lost exercise of the Heavenly Wolf Clan, it can also be said to be the exercise that was snatched away by others when the Heavenly Wolf Clan was exterminated. Ye Heng explained.
"You mean that only the people of the Heavenly Wolf Clan can practice, and no one else can practice, right?" Qiao Yong said his understanding.
"That's right, because this set of exercises is not used to practice martial arts, but to change the concentration of blood. In other words, it is a technique created by the Heavenly Wolf Clan to improve the bloodline inheritance of this race, and if others practice rashly, the bloodline will be damaged at least and leave permanent dark wounds, or the bloodline will burst and they will die on the spot. Ye Heng explained the harmfulness of practicing this exercise.
"This Kun Feng is really vicious! I'll just say, it's very difficult to find spirit-level exercises in the world, how can he be willing to take out the emperor-level exercises and give them away? Even the Gongsun family can't take out the emperor-level exercises to show people, let alone give them to outsiders, it turns out that he harbors evil intentions!" Sanmen Jun said with a sudden realization.
Ye Heng nodded and said: "Elder Wu and I think that he really has bad intentions in doing this, he gave away the emperor-level exercises in public, since we are the winners, others naturally know that the emperor-level exercises are in our hands." For a great power like Kun Feng, with the Jingwu Academy as a backer, others dare not touch him. However, now the martial arts are in our hands, those who covet the exercises
, but there are not so many worries, that is to say, from the moment we win, we may have been targeted by others, and the husband is not guilty!"
Everyone gasped, and suddenly in their hearts, it was not that there was no such possibility, but that this possibility was almost inevitable.
"According to the normal situation, it is impossible for any martial artist to withstand the temptation of emperor-level exercises, first of all, we have eight members to fight, logically speaking, everyone has the qualifications to learn this set of exercises, no matter who wants to take it for themselves, it will inevitably cause contradictions between students, people die for money, birds die for food, for a king-level exercise, everyone has infighting, disputes, and the death of a few people or even more people is involved, this is completely possible! If the academy can't handle this matter well, or if there are elders or teachers who want to occupy this set of exercises, will the Hero Martial Arts Academy be completely chaotic because of this?" Ye Heng slowly analyzed, and the conspiracy behind this exercise was gradually revealed.
"The point is, to the vast majority of people, this exercise is like a chicken rib! In addition to the high level of the exercise, for people other than the Heavenly Wolf Clan, practicing it is self-defeating! Once we practice unreasonablely, it will definitely cause irreparable losses, in this way, Kun Feng will strangle the genius of our Hero Martial Arts Academy without spending a single soldier, others will not suspect him at all, and will only ridicule us for not being blessed, and there are definitely countless times more people who see jokes than those who sympathize with us!" Ye Heng said with a cold look in his eyes.
Everyone nodded one after another, human nature is like this, there are really not as many people who really want to see you being unlucky. You are full of good luck, a gold ingot fell from the sky and fell on your head, there will not be many people who are really happy for you, and more people will secretly say: It's really shit luck, why don't I have such luck? Some people will think more viciously: Why don't you stone him to death? They won't want to stone you to death at all, will the gold ingot become his, he just sees you hello, and you hate him to death in your heart. Many people say on the surface that they want you to live a long life, turn around, and hope that you will die immediately. This is not to slander others, but there are too many people and things like this around us. The world is hot and cold, nothing more than that!
"On the other hand, if we practice this set of exercises but nothing unfortunate happens, then Kun Feng will know that the person who cultivates is the remnant of the Heavenly Wolf Clan, and he will have a reason to attack us openly and take our lives!"
"His grandmother's, then this emperor-level exercise won't become a hot potato! This Kun Feng is really not a thing of his grandmother!" Xu Liang couldn't help but scold angrily.
Liu Xinyue frowned and said: "Then the problem we are facing now is how to deal with this emperor-level exercise, if it is not handled well, it will really set yourself on fire!"
"Since Kun Feng gave away the exercises in front of so many people, then, we can also use the way of others to treat others, find an opportunity, and we will also send the exercises out openly!" said Sanmen Jun thoughtfully.
"Sister Jun, then how can we send it out?" asked Liu Xinyue.
"Ye Heng, when we picked up the horse at the post station, do you still remember that Guan Gongzi?" said Sanmen Jun pointedly.
"You mean, the young owner of Jinyun Commercial Bank, Guan An?" After being reminded by Sanmen Jun, Ye Heng suddenly remembered Guan An, one of the three sons of Jinyang.
"Yes, there are many industries in the hands of Jinyun Commercial Bank, and there are three major auction houses in Yongan City, and Xintai Auction House is their industry. If we put this exercise in their auction, will all the problems be solved?" said Sanmen Jun with a smile.
"This method is good! Not only does it save us trouble, but it can also make a lot of money, and it is cost-effective!" Qiao Yong agreed.
"However, according to the eyesight of the Jin Yun Trading House, they will definitely discover the secret that only the Heavenly Wolf Clan can practice this exercise, will they take this hot potato?" Liu Xinyue said with some concern.
"Don't worry, they'll take it. Emperor-level exercises, even if they have many restrictions, are extremely rare existences. Even if it is a super force on the Dragon Gate List, they have an emperor-level exercise in their hands, even if they can't practice, it is impossible to take it out! Because this kind of exercise, for those real powers, especially those who have been trapped for a long time and cannot break through the bottleneck, even if they can't practice, it is already worth the price if they use it for reference!" Ye Heng talked eloquently and continued, " We don't need to hide it from Guan An at all, and directly tell him that this exercise can only be practiced by the clansmen of the Heavenly Wolf Clan, and I believe that with his wisdom, he will definitely know how to operate. ”
"Well, we're done. Ye Heng, before you leave Yong'an City, dispose of this hot potato as soon as possible!" Sanmen Jun said, "However, are you just selling it so easily?"
Sanmen Jun knew that Ye Heng was a real member of the Heavenly Clan, but she didn't know if the people of the Fengbing Pavilion knew this secret, so she just asked vaguely.
"This is an emperor-level exercise, even if we don't practice, we can't just waste it. I have already copied three copies last night, and I plan to keep one for ourselves, one for the Heroic Martial Academy, and the last one for the Frontier Pavilion. I believe that the people of the Heavenly Wolf Clan will not be extinct, and we will always find someone suitable for cultivating it!" Ye Heng said without concealment.
"That's all the good!" agreed.
Due to the emperor-level exercise of "Purple Qi Coming from the East", Ye Heng's departure from Yong'an City could only be postponed. The next day, he took Xu Liang with him to the address that Guan An had told him a year earlier. This is one of the bustling areas of Yong'an City
The alley is very deep, and unlike the high-rise buildings outside, this is a low courtyard house. In the central area of the city, where every inch of land is preserved, such an ancient style and ancient charm of the building can be imagined, how rare the courtyard here is, placed in the value, can only be said to be sky-high, the specific amount is really immeasurable.
Owning a property of your own in this kind of place really doesn't mean that you can do it as long as you have the money. There is no strong relationship just because you have money, and if you want to buy a property here, you don't have to think about it!
The courtyard where Guan An lives is in the middle of the alley, which is very easy to find. Ye Heng hadn't been here before, and he was worried that he wouldn't find it, so he went out early in the morning, and when he arrived here, he happened to run into Guan An and wanted to go out.
Guan An didn't expect that Ye Heng, who had only one side, would come to the door after a year, and knew that Ye Heng must have nothing to do without going to the Three Treasures Palace, so he changed his itinerary and invited Ye Heng and the two to enter the house.
After the three of them sat down, Guan An opened his mouth and asked, "Ye Heng, there has been no disappearance of you for more than a year, and you suddenly came to visit today, I don't know what you are doing?"
Ye Heng didn't hide it, directly expressed his intentions, and said: "Brother Guan, this is my brother Xu Liang, he won a book of emperor-level exercises in the exchange competitions held by various colleges and universities two days ago, you also know that the puppet is not guilty of his crimes, and with our ability, taking it for ourselves can only bring trouble, so we want to sell it." I heard that Xintai Auction House is the property of your Jinyun Firm, so we came to the door rashly."
Guan An looked Xu Liang up and down for a few moments, and said: "I really didn't expect that the famous Twin Hammer Little Overlord in Jinyang Prefecture turned out to be so young!
Xu Liang hurriedly said: "If the friends on the road flatter casually, the young owner doesn't have to care, he doesn't dare to be ashamed!"
Guan An smiled: "I'm not flattering! Don't you know that the deeds of you single-handedly taking on ten students of the Academy Alliance have spread crazy in various academies, and even those of us outsiders have heard of your reputation as an undefeated god of war." I don't mean to exalt you in the slightest, but I'm proud that you're half my countryman!"
"Brother Guan, don't tease Xu Liang, let's get down to business" Ye Heng was embarrassed when he saw Xu Liang, and immediately pulled the topic back and said: "What we want to sell is the emperor-level exercises sent by Kun Feng, the vice president of Jingwu Academy, do you think your Xintai Auction House can take it?"
"Brother Ye Heng, before answering your question, can I ask you a question?" Guan An did not give an answer, but asked Ye Heng.
"If you have any questions, Brother Guan just ask. ”
"Ye Heng, do you plan to deal with this matter with the two of us on a personal relationship, or do you want to handle it as an official matter of Xintai Auction House?"
Ye Heng said directly: "Personal friendship is the relationship between the two of us, it's not that I'm arrogant, the friendship between you and me hasn't reached that level like glue." And I'm doing this on behalf of my brothers, so we're still doing business. ”
"Okay, I'm just going to Xinqin Auction House today, let's talk while walking. With that, Guan An immediately got up and invited the two to go with him. As soon as the three of them walked out of the courtyard, the middle-aged housekeeper appeared behind Guan An from nowhere.
Guan An's place of residence is not far from Xintai Auction House, and after Ye Heng and his party came here, Guan An invited him and Xu Liang directly to the VIP Pavilion on the second floor. As soon as Ye Heng and the others sat down, the maid here immediately sent fragrant tea, and Guan An said wait a while and went out to ask the steward here.
It didn't take long for Guan An to come to the VIP Pavilion with an uncle who looked a little like him, and Ye Xu and the others hurriedly got up to greet each other.
"You may be seated, you may be seated, you are welcome. The middle-aged uncle said heartily.
When the middle-aged man came over and sat down, Ye Heng and Xu Liang took their seats. From this middle-aged man's body, Ye Heng felt the coercion of nothing, knowing that this was a master, and secretly reminded himself that he must be cautious.
"My name is Guan Jian, I am Guan An's third uncle, and I am also the owner of this Xintai auction house. I heard him say that you are going to send an emperor-level exercise here for auction, can you let me take a look?" Guan Jian said straight to the point.
Ye Heng said embarrassedly: "Since you are Guan An's third uncle, I will call you the third uncle the same." Third uncle, let's not hide it, we didn't bring such a valuable thing with us. However, I have excerpted the first few pages so that you can identify them. After speaking, Ye Heng reached into his arms and took out three copies of the exercises he had copied.
"Oh, that's fine, I'll take a look. Guan Jian took the manuscript, looked at it carefully for a long time, and said: "This exercise is indeed an emperor-level exercise, but I have a question......
"You want to ask, with such a top-level martial art, why don't we keep it to practice by ourselves?" Ye Heng said with a smile.
"Yes, that's what I thought. ”
Ye Heng had a good impression of Guan Jian's honesty and said, "Since I only showed you the first three pages, you may not have noticed that this set of exercises is actually a top-level exercise tailored for the Heavenly Wolf Clan, and if others take it to practice, not only will it be of no benefit, but they will also suffer from it." ”
"How can this be?" Guan Jian said confusedly.
Ye Heng said with great certainty: "It should be like this, otherwise, how could the Kun Principal of the Jingwu Academy take it out as a reward? If this exercise has no defects or restrictions, why doesn't he practice it himself? Even if he doesn't cultivate, normally speaking, shouldn't it be handed over to the academy for safekeeping, but he just sent it out, this is a suspicion of being a rival, don't you say?"