In another courtyard of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, Zhong Xiu sat in the middle of the house, holding the green jade bracelet that Shi Mu gave her in her hand, her face no longer had the slightest calmness in the hall, Xiu Mei frowned slightly, and her eyes were full of worry.

"Brother Shi, it doesn't matter if you can't find it, but you must come back safely......" Zhong Xiu clasped the bracelet in front of his chest with both hands and whispered in his mouth.

At this moment, his expression froze, and then he took out a jade plate from his waist, and the light on it flashed, and a line of small characters appeared, and then disappeared.

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On the afternoon of the second day, before the hour.

In the main hall of Hanyuan Pavilion of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, Wang Ruikun, Zhong Xiu, the enchanting woman, and some people in the Chamber of Commerce all gathered here, as if they were waiting for something.

The bewitching woman was smiling, her fingers playing with her hair, and she looked at Zhong Xiu from time to time, her eyes full of smugness.

Zhong Xiu's expression was calm, and he didn't see the slightest abnormality.

Most of the other people in the hall focused their eyes on the two of them, whispering from time to time, and many young men's eyes wandered between the bewitching woman and Zhong Xiu from time to time, of course, more often on Zhong Xiu.

Wang Ruikun didn't seem to hear the situation behind him at first, but these voices were getting louder and louder.

At that moment, he coughed lightly.

The sound was not loud, but as soon as the voice fell, the voices of others in the main hall suddenly stopped.

"Elder Zhong, today is the day of delivery of the goods, where are the goods you promised to recover now?" Wang Ruikun looked at Zhong Xiu and asked.

Zhong Xiu glanced towards the door outside the main hall, which was empty.

She retracted her gaze, faced Wang Ruikun, and said:

"Vice President, the goods are with a friend of mine, he will be there soon, you might as well wait a little longer. ”

"Of course, the old man can wait, but when the employer comes, he may not be willing to wait. Wang Ruikun said.

"Vice President, there is still more than an hour before Shen Shi at this time, if the goods do not appear on time, I am willing to accept the punishment, no two words. Zhong Xiu said.

"Okay. Wang Ruikun glanced at Zhong Xiu and turned to look in the direction outside the main hall.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps came, and two figures walked over accompanied by people from the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce.

One of them was Ling Hukuan, and the other was an old man, dressed in a gray robe, who seemed to be from the Stygian Moon Sect, not Di Feng before.

"Linghu City Lord, you are here, this is Elder Lin of the Stygian Moon Sect, the two of you are here, it is really a disappointment. Wang Ruikun greeted him and said.

"Vice President Wang doesn't have to be polite. Ling Hukuan smiled and walked into the main hall side by side with the gray-clothed old man on the side.

"You two are please. Wang Ruikun invited the two to the main seat, and he also sat down next to him, and the others also sat down in the deputy seat.

"Vice President Wang, this seat will get straight to the point. This seat is here today to pick up the goods shipped from Rikang City, this is the balance of the cost of this escort, you count it, if there is no problem, let me inspect the goods. Ling Hukuan took out a small cloth bag, opened it and put some spirit stones inside, and put it on the table.

"The old man represents the Split Wind Cliff Branch of the Stygian Moon Sect, and this time he came with the Linghu City Lord for the same purpose. The gray-robed old man said, and also took out a cloth bag.

When Wang Ruikun heard this, he glanced at Zhong Xiu and motioned for Zhong Xiu to come forward to deal with the matter.

Zhong Xiu stood up directly, walked in front of Ling Hukuan and the gray-robed old man, and said:

"Linghu City Lord, Elder Lin, and the little woman Zhong Xiu are the people in charge of escorting the two goods this time. ”

"Elder Zhong, where is the goods?" asked Ling Hukuan.

"Linghu City Lord, before that, can you listen to the little girl say a few words?" Zhong Xiu said.

"You have something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it. Linghu said widely.

"To tell you the truth, the two of them encountered an accident when they passed through the Winged Crane Mountains, and all the goods fell into the hands of thieves. Zhong Xiu said.

As soon as these words came out, in the hall, except for Wang Ruikun and the enchanting woman, the other people of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce showed surprise, although there were various speculations before, but Zhong Xiu admitted this matter in public for the first time, which still surprised everyone.

Wang Ruikun looked at his nose and nose, as if he hadn't heard it, and the bewitching woman looked at Zhong Xiu with playful eyes.

Ling Hu Kuan's face was a little ugly, but in comparison, the gray-robed old man beside him was much calmer.

"In this case, those of our goods have been lost, so didn't you say that the goods could be delivered on time, how can this be explained?" asked Ling Hukuan.

After the goods were robbed, the little woman had already recovered the goods after many days of pursuit. Zhong Xiu said.

When everyone present heard this, their faces changed, and their faces were full of disbelief.

The bewitching woman's smile suddenly froze, looking at Zhong Xiu, and wanted to say something, but at this moment, Wang Ruikun glanced at her and stopped her talking.

"But the enemies were also cunning, and secretly took an important item from the cargo, and the little woman had been secretly inquiring into the whereabouts of that thing these days, and found some key clues. My friend has already recaptured it and will be back soon, so please don't hesitate and wait a little longer. Zhong Xiu continued.

"Hmph, do you think you can make all of us wait here stupidly with an empty word? I'm afraid you don't have such a big face. The gray-robed old man sneered.

"Elder Lin, don't be impatient. Since Elder Zhong said so, if there is still some time for the Shen Shi agreed at close range, let's wait a little longer. He said.

"What if there is still no goods by then?" said the gray-robed old man, glancing at Wang Ruikun not far away.

"If the goods do not arrive on time by that time, the Chamber of Commerce will do what it says, and will naturally bear all the consequences, and give the two of them compensation equal to three times the value of the goods. Wang Ruikun said suddenly.

"Okay, it's a deal!" said the gray-robed old man.

Linghu Kuan frowned slightly, but did not speak in the end.

The living room gradually quieted down, and time passed little by little, Zhong Xiu stood alone in the center of the hall, being watched by everyone, but she didn't care at all, like a snow lotus, standing proudly.

Ling Hukuan picked up the teacup and tasted the tea leisurely, while the gray-robed old man on the side closed his eyes and recuperated.

The bewitching woman looked at Zhong Xiu's figure, her eyes flickering, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Zhong Xiu looked at the sky outside the hall, the weather was good today, the sky was blue, and a few white clouds were floating leisurely, which made people feel a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Her originally worried mood gradually calmed down, and Shi Mu's face flashed in her heart, and a smile appeared on her face.

Since Shi Mu said that she would rest assured, he would definitely come back in time.

She believed him.

Even if Shi Mu can't rush back, there is nothing, for Shi Mu, even if he is punished by the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce this time, what does it matter?

Time passed little by little, and the predetermined hour was about to pass, and it was getting closer and closer to the time of Shen.

There was a hint of happiness in the eyes of the enchanting woman, and a hint of joy flashed in the eyes of the gray-robed old man, as long as it took a few more moments, the threefold compensation would be able to get his wish.

At this moment, a somewhat hurried footstep came, and a yellow-clothed steward walked in from outside, came to the hall, saluted Wang Ruikun, and said:

"Vice President Wang, there is a team of floating cloud cars driving over outside the Chamber of Commerce, and the leader of the team said that it is Elder Zhong's goods. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was immediately in an uproar, and they exchanged heads and talked about it.

The smile on the bewitching woman's face froze, and her jade hand clenched into a fist.

Ling Hu raised his eyebrows, but his eyes lit up, but the face of the gray-robed old man on the side changed slightly.

"Silence!" Wang Ruikun stood up, swept his eyes around, and said in a deep voice.

The chatter in the hall fell silent immediately.

"Let those convoys in. Wang Ruikun gave an order to the yellow-clothed steward.

The yellow-clothed steward hurriedly agreed, turned around and walked out.

Wang Ruikun turned his head to look at Zhong Xiu, Zhong Xiu showed a smile on his face at the moment, his eyes were soft, but he was not too surprised, it seemed that everything had been expected.

With a loud noise, one after another cloud trucks drove in through the main entrance, covered with black cloth and looked bulging, exactly eight in number, and stopped outside the hall.

On the last floating cloud car, there was a black-robed young man sitting cross-legged, carrying a black knife on his back, it was Shi Mu.

His gaze swept over everyone present, and then fell on Zhong Xiu, and his figure shook and appeared next to the car.

Seeing this, Wang Ruikun walked out.

Everyone in the hall couldn't sit still at this moment, and they all walked out behind Wang Ruikun.

Ling Hu Kuan and the gray-robed old man of the Stygian Moon Sect naturally did not continue to stay here to drink tea, and also followed.

"Brother Shi. Zhong Xiu walked quickly to Shi Mu's side and took Shi Mu's hand.

"I'm not late, am I?" Shi Mu looked at Zhong Xiu and said.

Zhong Xiu shook his head and shook Shi Mu's hand hard.

The bewitching woman looked Shi Mu up and down, and her eyes gradually narrowed.

When the people around saw this scene, many people's faces changed, especially some young men.

Zhong Xiu's peerless appearance made these people feel amazing, and even a few people had some thoughts in their hearts, but at this moment, Zhong Xiu and Shi Mu were so intimate, and the relationship between the two was unknown.

Many young people present looked at Shi Mu's eyes, all with jealousy and unkindness.

However, whether it was Shi Mu or Zhong Xiu, they all turned a blind eye to the gaze around them, and still stood together, whispering something in their mouths.

Ling Hukuan and the gray-robed old man walked over, their eyes first glanced at the convoy, and then they both fell on Shi Mu.

Shi Mu also looked at it at this moment, smiled slightly at the two, and gently patted Zhong Xiu's hand.

Zhong Xiu turned around, walked to the side of the convoy, and said to Ling Hukuan and the gray-robed old man:

"Two, the little woman is fortunate to have found the goods back, you two can check it to see if there is anything missing or missing. (To be continued.) )