The letter to Ling Yushi has just been sent. In Taifu's mansion, someone came to find Cheng Li again. The person who came was still an old acquaintance, Father-in-law Rong. He brought with him the Decree of the Son of Heaven, as well as the Golden Seal of the Earl.

But yesterday, the Son of Heaven Chrysostom said that Cheng Li was canonized as an earl. So today, the official canonization decree and the golden seal of Long Chengbo were sent together. After receiving the golden seal of the holy decree, Cheng Li, the "Uncle of Longcheng", was ironclad, unless he committed the crime of rebellion, otherwise, no one would be able to take away his title.

Things like knighthoods, Cheng Lizi doesn't value them much. But Cheng Li also knows what it means to "have someone in the court who is easy to do". At that moment, he casually took out another hanging of gold money, rewarded Father-in-law Rong, and said two kind words.

In the whole world, civil and military generals who don't love money may still be able to find some. But there are eunuchs who don't love money, but there are absolutely none. It's not that eunuchs are inherently greedy. It's just because this group of people has no heirs, and after they grow old, there is no one to support them for the elderly. The only thing you can rely on is the money in your hands. That's why they are very concerned about money.

Gonggong Rong knew that Cheng Li's identity was extraordinary, and he made up his mind early to have a good relationship with him. Even if there is no reward, Grandpa Rong will still only smile all over his face. Now with this string of money, Rong Gonggong smiled brightly, and his eyes were squinted and he couldn't find it at all. Immediately flattered and thanked him repeatedly.

After thanking him, Father-in-law Rong took out a big red gilt invitation card and respectfully handed it to Cheng Li. smiled and said: "Uncle, this invitation was handed over to the lord by the queen mother's mother. The night after tomorrow is Zhao Guogong's fiftieth birthday. At that time, all the princesses and concubines will go to the Zhao Guogong Mansion to celebrate. Of course, Her Royal Highness Princess Qingyang is no exception. Uncle must know what to do. ”

Among the eight sisters of the Son of Heaven, the eldest sister, Princess Anyang, is the eldest son who is married to Zhao Guogong. Therefore, Zhao Guogong's birthday, the rest of the princesses, and several princesses who have not yet left the cabinet, will definitely go to Zhao Guogong's mansion to cheer for the eldest sister. Such an occasion is indeed a good opportunity to get in touch with Princess Qingyang.

Cheng Li took the invitation and said with a smile: "Got it." Please thank Grandpa Rong for my kindness. I will personally enter the palace to thank you another day. ”

Rong Gonggong agreed repeatedly. After a few more thanks, he left. Cheng Li thought about it and decided to change his clothes and go out. You must know that since you are going to Zhao Guogong's Mansion to celebrate your birthday, you must have a birthday gift. You can't come to the door empty-handed, right? But although Cheng Li has a lot of things around him, there are few that are suitable for birthday gifts. So I had to go out and see if I could find a few delicate and valuable items and buy them as birthday gifts.

Zhuge Taifu and the four major stall leaders all went out to deal with official business today. Xiao Jianshi is a guard in the inner house, and he has to go back to the palace to be on duty. Therefore, if Cheng Li wants to go out, he can only go alone.

However, Cheng Li has been here in Bai Yujing for many days. For most of the main roads, they are basically familiar. Even if you go out alone, you are not afraid of getting lost. At the moment, he did not hesitate, put on a coat suitable for going out, pulled the "servant" from the stable, and then Shi Shiran got on the horse and rode away.

In Baiyujing, when it comes to buying congratulatory gifts, the first choice is the East Market. There are not only merchants from all over the world, but also many merchants from other countries. All kinds of rare and rare goods, it can be said that there is everything. As long as you have money in your pocket, you can buy almost anything.

Moreover, because the place is located in the upper district of Bai Yujing, it is not only close to the imperial palace, but also the dignitaries and nobles living in the surrounding area. Therefore, almost every day, there are people who spend a lot of money on the East Market. Such acts, placed in other places, even in Hangzhou, are enough to make people look sideways. But in Bai Yujing, above the East Market, it is so familiar that people turn a blind eye.

Don't show off your wealth? Since you have come to the East Market, if you don't show off your wealth and show off your wealth, you will definitely be looked down upon, okay - a poor ghost with no money in his pocket, what are you doing in the East Market?

Cheng Li is naturally rich. After leaving Yongzhou, he unearthed more than a dozen treasures in one breath based on the memories of those previous martial arts masters who he had obtained from the dream realm void world. Among them is the one left by the Bashan Gudao people.

Bashan has always been famous for producing gold sand. Although the Bashan Sword Sect did not belong to one of the Seven Great Sword Sects, it was richer than any of the Seven Great Sword Sects in its heyday by monopolizing the gold and sand veins of Bashan. Bashan Gu Daoren, as the founding ancestor of the Bashan Sword School, is naturally more wealthy.

Before Gu Daoren went to find the glazed treasure, he had melted all the gold sand produced in Bashan for decades into ingots, and then secretly stored them for future emergencies. But he didn't expect him to go like this, and he never came back. So more than a hundred years later, all of this batch of secret gold was cheaper than Cheng Li.

As for the Bashan Sword Sect, the descendants of Gu Daoren have long disappeared and are nowhere to be found. It's just that decades ago, the last head of the Bashan Sword Sect accepted a disciple surnamed Liu.

Although this disciple inherited the swordsmanship of the Bashan Sword Sect, he did not inherit the Bashan Sword Sect itself. Instead, he founded another villa in the willow range. In the rivers and lakes, it also has a good reputation. But since the fine willow villa is unwilling to inherit the Bashan Sword Sect, then Bashan's hidden gold naturally has nothing to do with him.

This batch of Bashan Tibetan gold is extremely huge. All added up, there are tens of thousands of catties of pure gold. With this treasure, it is enough to enrich the first party. Coupled with those other treasures of the same amount, Cheng Li's current net worth is said to be rich and rivals the country, which is not an exaggeration at all.

I have money in my hand, and I don't panic in my heart. Cheng Lishi Shiran came to the East Market. Looking around, I saw that on the street of Dongshi, there were merchants coming and going. On both sides of the street, there are many shops. There are all kinds of goods from the East and the West, such as furs, jade, antiques, medicinal materials, pets, porcelain, swords, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry...... It's a dazzling array of everything. What the

Cheng Li turned over and dismounted, pulled the reins with one hand, and walked on Dongshi Street. His appearance was plump and handsome, and the clothes he wore were quite luxurious. In addition, the dragon horse "servant" led by him is also majestic. Just looking at this appearance, he is a master who is not bad for money. Therefore, the clerks of each store stood in front of the store very energetically, shouting at Cheng Li, trying to attract the attention of this seemingly potential customer.

Cheng Li walked for a while and saw a shop next to him that specialized in selling all kinds of gemstones, which seemed to have a lot of good things. So he casually left the "servant" in front of the door and walked into the store by himself. The shopkeeper immediately greeted him warmly and asked what the guest wanted.

Cheng Li casually said his purpose. The shopkeeper immediately patted his chest and agreed. Then invite Cheng Li up to the private room on the second floor, and then take out the treasured gems in the store one by one, and ask Cheng Li to take a look.

In fact, there are many shops selling gemstones in the East Market. But the store that Cheng Li chose is indeed the largest of them. So there are a lot of good things hidden in it. Cheng Li looked at it, and finally took a fancy to a white clams the size of a coffee table.

It was not easy for a clam to grow so big. What's more, on the surface of the clams, the naturally formed lines are faintly condensed into the word "longevity" - of course, it is just a little like a word. It's not preconceived, and if you look closely, it's hard to tell.

But despite this, it is enough. Using this clams as a birthday gift, even if it is not particularly brilliant, it is at least worthy of the identity of a grandfather of the country. Cheng Li said very happily, I want this. Then I asked for another statue of the Duowen Heavenly King carved from a whole piece of mutton fat jade - Duowen Heavenly King is one of the four heavenly kings, who is not only the god of war, but also the god of wealth. In addition, there is a "fortune boat" carved from a single piece of ivory.

The three gifts add up, and no matter how you look at it, it can be more decent. Cheng Li immediately took out a full ten hangs of money and paid the bill in person. Immediately asked the shopkeeper to wrap the three gifts and send someone to the Taifu Mansion.

There is no way, although Cheng Li can actually take all these three gifts with him, but if he does so, it will be too shocking. Anyway, home delivery is also one of the essential after-sales services for this store, so why not?

Three gifts are worth a lot of money though. But the price Cheng Li paid was not only sufficient, but also guaranteed that the store would make a lot of money from the business. The shopkeeper smiled naturally, enthusiastically sent Cheng Li out of the door, and welcomed him to come back next time.

The items are sent back by the people at the store, so you can be sure that they are absolutely safe and secure. There is nothing to worry about Cheng Li. If something happens to you on the way, resulting in damage, destruction, or loss, the store will compensate you in full. Guarantee that the customer will not lose a copper coin.

Although the matter was done, for a while, Cheng Li didn't want to go back so soon. At the moment, he pulled Ryoma's "servant", wandered around the East Market at will, and bought a few gadgets that were not too valuable, but quite interesting and chic, all of which were packed in a bag and hung next to the saddle at will. Only then did Shi Shiran prepare to go back to Taifu's Mansion for lunch.

But as soon as Cheng Li left Dongshi, it suddenly rained in the sky.

In the beginning, it was just one, two, three drops. It's nothing. But after a while, the rain gradually intensified. Looking up at the sky, I saw that it was dark and dreary, and although it was still noon, it became as if it was already dusk.

By this time, anyone knew that heavy rain was coming. Pedestrians coming and going on the street are all running with their heads in their hands, looking for a place to take shelter from the rain. Although Cheng Li also wanted to go back to Taifu's Mansion as soon as possible, the distance was a little far, and it seemed that he would probably not be able to catch up. I had no choice but to find a place to shelter from the rain first.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. In order to avoid the rain, Cheng Li inevitably panicked. When he finally found a place to shelter from the rain, he found that it was a ruin that seemed to have been burned by fire. In all directions, there are remnants of bricks and rotten wood, and weeds are overgrown. Fortunately, there is still a roof overhead that has not completely collapsed, so it can be used as a shelter from the rain for the time being.

Cheng Li pulled the horses and avoided the ruins. Wave your hand to wipe water stains off your shirt and hair. Looking around, I couldn't help but be surprised. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have imagined that there was still such a desolate place in the bustling Baiyujing. Not only are the dilapidated houses desolate, but even outside the dilapidated houses, there are large areas of ruins. It is simply uninhabited.

Although I was surprised, I didn't dig much into it in the end. There may be a reason why this place is so desolate. But in the final analysis, it has nothing to do with Cheng Li. It's just a rush to find a place to shelter from the rain, so why bother?

After waiting for a long time, the heavy rain in the sky showed no sign of stopping, but became more and more pouring. Under the gloomy sky, inside the dilapidated house, it only looked more and more gray. A bleak and lost feeling unexpectedly passed through people's hearts.

Cheng Li shrugged, and then threw this feeling of sadness and sorrow that had not come out directly to the clouds. He took a few steps forward, just about to look up to take a closer look at the sky. Suddenly, the sound of a dense treading of water came quickly from far and near. Cheng Li looked at it from afar, and suddenly he was stunned, and then couldn't help laughing.

It turned out that the people who made this footsteps and rushed over in the rain were all old acquaintances.

The first person is young and handsome, and he often has a three-point smile between his eyebrows. At first glance, it makes people feel extremely kind and has a very good impression of him. It seems to be the third master of Canghai Yueming Building, Huang Lei.

Wrong. It's not Huang Lei. According to Cheng Li's knowledge, Huang Lei has changed his name to Huang Yishi. Moreover, he is no longer the third master of Canghai Yueming Building, but the leader of the newly established "Biantan Gang".

In addition, there were four other young people, who followed closely behind Huang Yishi. As they ran, the corners of their robes were raised, and a gold-encrusted word was visible on them. They are "auspicious wishes".

It turned out that these four people were "A Curtain of Dreams" Li Xiaoji, "Little Mosquito" Brother Xiang, "Mysterious Eight Feet" Zhu Ruyi, and "Tailless Thallium" Ouyang Yiyi. These four people were originally all disciples of Canghai Yueminglou. When Cheng Li and Xiaoqing were on their way to Yongzhou together, they had met with these four people - but Cheng Li had seen them, and they didn't see Cheng Li.

But later in Yongzhou, when Cheng Li and Zhu Youxi, the owner of Canghai Yueming Building, were dealing with each other, they had never seen the four of them auspicious Ruyi. I don't know where they went. Unexpectedly, seeing you again now, these four people have actually returned to Bai Yujing, and judging by their appearance, they should have joined the Biandan Gang and become Huang Yishi's subordinates.

Cheng Li originally had the intention of meeting with this little stone, sitting down together, and talking to each other. But there was never that opportunity. didn't expect that on a rainy day, the two actually collided.

That's what the words say. But now is not a good time to speak. In this case, it will only be embarrassing for the two parties to meet. So Cheng Li didn't think much about it, and waved his hand. A layer of black qi immediately poured down into the air, enveloping Cheng Li and the servant. Immediately afterwards, this layer of black qi quickly became transparent, and even Cheng Li and the imperial servant melted into the air together, and they could no longer be seen.

The body of black gas is dark matter. Dark matter is inherently invisible and cannot be observed with any instrument. It is only in a state of extremely high concentration that it will take on a form similar to black gas. Therefore, when dark matter is concentrated below a certain level and surrounds an object, the object becomes something similar to invisible. Just like Cheng Li is now.

As soon as Cheng Li finished stealing, Huang Yishi and Ji Xiang Ruyi rushed into the broken house. They hurried to their feet, and when they stood still, they busied themselves with the rain from their bodies. Although I habitually look around, this dilapidated house is not a big place, and you can see it at a glance. Since there was no human figure, they did not continue to investigate. Just take care of yourself.