Chapter 185: Rules
When I entered the Baibao Building, I found that the extravagance and glitz at the door was nothing.
Except for the welcome area at the door, there are no screens or anything like anything on the entire first floor of Baibaolou as a partition, and the visual effect is so wide that it is impressive. The second, third, fourth, and fifth floors are just rooms similar to private rooms built around the edge of the first floor, connected by winding stairs, so the hall is nearly three zhang in circumference, and the top of the head is hollow, and you can directly see the roof of the Baibao Building when you look up.
The interior of the building is decorated with gold cloth, platinum paper and tin, and all staircases are wrapped in light yarn embroidered with gold threads.
All kinds of furnishings are painted with gold dust, and even the large vase placed in the corner of the wall is painted with gold dust to draw the blue sea tide.
The maids were lightly dressed, wearing golden hairpins on their heads, light veils on their arms, and even the men wore golden belts around their waists.
Several four-legged ice tripods were scattered in the hall, and the incense tripods where the beasts were squatting spit out curling fragrances......
Shen Wansha felt that his eyes were almost overwhelmed, this place was simply too in line with the young master's aesthetics;!
Lu Li was also quite shocked.
The whole hall is automatically separated into areas due to the different shapes and positions of tables and chairs, and different games are played in different areas. The guests in the building were almost all men, and they were all muscular men. They are in their favorite game area, playing with focused eyes, shortness of breath, excited blushing and thick necks.
"It turns out that Baibaolou doesn't just sell treasures...... Lu Li couldn't help but sigh.
"Selling treasure is just a big gimmick to attract customers, Baibaolou has such a big momentum, it is impossible not to want to make money by the way." As Zhao Shu spoke, he saw a maid with a sweet smile throwing a flattering eye at Lu Li, so he immediately took two quick steps to block the maid's sight and held Lu Li's hand.
Lu Li rarely saw an ancient girl dressed so coolly, and he couldn't help but look at it twice when it was fresh, but the first floor was too big, and he didn't see a girl throwing flattering eyes at him, and of course he didn't notice Zhao Shu's thoughts, thinking that Zhao Shu was worried about things next to him, "Although there are many people here, I can't be ......stupid and lost," so I didn't have to hold hands.
When Zhao Shusen's warning eyes returned to Lu Li, he had already slowed down, but he held Lu Li's hand but did not let go, "There are a lot of people with ill intentions here. "So he has to take a good look at his daughter-in-law, and he must not let go!
Lu Li's eyes swept over the guests in the hall, and suddenly realized that Zhao Shu felt that there were a lot of martial arts here, and he was not afraid that he would be lost, but that he would be bullied!
Looking at other people's tall figures, and then looking at his own body, although he has grown taller, he still has a few taels of flesh, Lu Li sighed, and shook Zhao Shu's hand resignedly.
He is also very security-conscious.
Zhao Zhu is satisfied at this point.
"There's a roll of the dice over there! Pai Gow is being pushed here! Wow, there's even something for sale! Shen Wansha looked at the scattered game areas, and looked very excited, "There are so many tricks, you can actually play together!" β
Seeing that a few people looked excited, the guy who was in charge of bringing them in had a little pride in his eyes, "A few of them are here, in this Xijing realm, if you want to say that you can play, we are the second in Baibaolou, and no one dares to count first." β
The guy's eyes are poisonous, and he has long seen that although the four of Lu Li are low-key, their personal temperament, dressing and matching taste can't deceive people, and they must be the masters who are not short of silver. In order to earn more money, he loudly introduced to the four of them how to play in the building, the general rules, and how to play more happily.
Baibaolou has been doing the business of collecting and selling treasures, and any treasure dares to eat and transfer out, but this treasure appreciation conference is only held once in three years, which is a grand event, and every time it is a grand event, it is naturally more lively.
All the popular tricks on the rivers and lakes, as long as you want to play, there is no way to find it. Popular yellow, gambling, need to point IQ shooting, the rules are changeable, quite interesting, guaranteed to make guests happy, play do not want to go back.
All these games are all in the lobby on the first floor, and if guests have personal matters, they can spend money to solve them in the box on the second floor. Speaking of which, the guy glanced at the maid in the field, and blinked his eyes quite ambiguously, Lu Li immediately understood that this 'private matter' was about ...... That kind of thing. Baibaolou's money-making business is really extensive, and he doesn't let go of pimping......
The three or four floors are the places prepared for the distinguished guests of the Baibaolou, and you can't go casually, and if you want to go up, you need to have the nameplate of the distinguished guests of the Baibaolou.
As for the fifth floor, it is specially prepared for the treasure appreciation conference, and there are only ten distinguished guests who can go up, except for the special staff in the building.
When Xiao Er said the next few words, his expression was a little reminded, obviously signaling the four of them not to act at will, otherwise they will bear the consequences.
"What is a guest nameplate?"
"Only ten people can go up to the fifth floor?"
Shen Wansha and Lu Li asked different questions, but they both asked the point reads;.
"Yes." The guy stood with his hands tied and smiled gently, "All guests who have accumulated a certain amount of money in Baibaolou can register with an item as a nameplate for distinguished guests, as long as they come to the building with a nameplate, they will receive special hospitality in the building." β
It turned out to be a system similar to that of VIP customers. Lu Li understood.
Shen Wansha asked, "With such a nameplate, can it be cheaper to buy things?" Is it possible to borrow a nameplate? β
"Our Baibaolou is mostly an auction business, and the transaction price of the baby is the last bid price of the guests, which cannot be cheap, but other consumption in the building can be reduced or reduced as appropriate." The guy smiled, "There are a lot of guests in Baibaolou, and some of them don't like to reveal their identities...... So we only recognize nameplates, not people. β
That is, you can borrow it...... Shen Wansha was thoughtful.
"As for the fifth floor, it's true that only ten guests can go up." The guy looked at Lu Li, "This treasure appreciation conference launched nearly a hundred kinds of treasures, every night, each floor will be divided into an area for a small auction, five watches to count the amount of spending by all guests, the top ten are eligible to enter the fifth floor on the evening of the second day." β
"The mini-auction lasts for seven days, and on the eighth day, the ultimate Arcana auction will be held, and there are only three kinds of ultimate Arcana, and those who spend in the top 10 in seven days will have the opportunity to bid......"
"In other words, only when you spend in the top ten in Baibaolou can you have a chance to shoot the ultimate treasure, otherwise you won't even be able to see it?" If you just want to shoot the last baby and come with a lot of money, you can't do it at all, you have to spend money in front of you to shoot a bunch of things whether you want it or not to have a chance! Shen Wansha smacked his tongue, how much money did he have to smash!
The guy smiled and nodded.
Shen Wansha still had questions, "But I didn't see you announcing what these three treasures are?" β
"The Ultimate Arcana has always been kept secret, and no one knows about it except for the final ten guests." The guy's expression was steady, and he seemed to be deliberately creating an atmosphere of mystery.
Shen Wansha's eyes rolled, probably this is another gimmick of Baibaolou, "Then you don't say it, how do we know if this thing is worth our shooting?" β
"The treasure appreciation conference has been held for many years, and there has never been a time when the guests have been disappointed." The guy's face was full of confidence.
"That's ......" Shen Wansha gave Lu Li a frenzied look while talking to his guy.
This Baibaolou is too good at playing, and does everything possible to hook people to spend money! And he didn't believe that the three treasures were taken out in the end, only ten guests knew, and they would definitely make a noise in advance to attract guests! But this way of letting the wind out...... It's definitely understated and mysterious.
Lu Li saw the deep meaning in Shen Wansha's eyes clearly, and his thoughts were similar to his. However, Baibaolou has been doing it for so many years, and the signboard has not fallen, and the last three treasures this time are definitely not vulgar. Even if it is not what the guest wants, it is worth enough, and once the guest changes hands, it will not suffer too much.
Zhao Shu and He Lianyu glanced at each other, and they had the same thoughts in their eyes.
These three treasures are ...... Maybe there's something they're thinking about.
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After Lu Li and Shen Wansha asked questions, they had a comprehensive understanding of Baibaolou, and then gave the guy a full reward and asked him to greet other guests.
At this time, it was the end of the unitary hour, the beginning of the lively time of Baibaolou, and the atmosphere was very warm. Most of the guests present are sturdy men, people from the rivers and lakes, they don't pay much attention to the rules, and the maids who come and go are all scantily dressed, it is difficult not to be molested, and there are countless laughs in the hall.
Shen Wansha took Lu Li around, wanting to see something fresh, but found many acquaintances who whispered to Lu Li biting his ears.
"I know that, surnamed Liu, is a showman, my father is a five-grade official, he is serious on weekdays, but I didn't expect to come here...... Did you see that little fat man? He is the son of the president of the local chamber of commerce, but he can do business, but he didn't expect to have such a big game...... Ah, that is the young master of the Chu family, and the small banquet when the concubine of the Huai family disappeared was hosted by his family......"
After coming to Xijing, Shen Wansha was worried about his family's business, and went around the business world a little, and knew more people than Lu Li. While listening to it, Lu Li felt that this Baibaolou would really do business, not only the underworld, but also the white way......
The two were whispering, and suddenly there was silence in the hall.
The two of them turned their heads in hindsight - they saw a gorgeous back in a gorgeous red gauze dress!
The girl wore a bun with the clouds, her hair pulled up, her collar slanted back, revealing a small piece of the back of her neck, deceiving the frost and snow, the arc was beautiful, and she wanted people to put it up and touch it to see what it was like. The red cloth is slowly spreading down from the shoulders, and the skirt starts from the waist, spreading like water, shaving the woman's shoulders, and the willow waist is wrapped tightly, and the slender figure is fully displayed, not too exposed, but more attractive than the exposed maid.
There are still a few strands of green silk hanging down her sideburns, revealing a casual and lazy sexuality, just looking at it is enough to make people drool.
No wonder the audience fell silent all of a sudden.
The woman moved lightly, walked slowly across the stairs, and soon disappeared from everyone's sight, and with a 'hum', the discussion in the hall began.
"Who is this woman?"
"How dare you come to Baibaolou alone?"
"Delicious!"
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Shen Wansha sighed with a look of regret, "It's a pity that we turned back late and didn't see people's faces." β
Lu Li touched his head comfortingly.
"It must be beautiful......" Shen Wansha was still unwilling.
"It's okay, there are a lot of beautiful girls here." Lu Li pointed to the outside and motioned to his friends to open their horizons, the maids in Baibaolou were all good-looking!
For example, the girl in the northeast corner with dimples and a tray in her hand......
The girl smiled very sweetly, and she was wearing a golden tulle skirt, but she had a good temperament, and she looked like someone else's good looks. There was something in the tray in her hand, a little far away, and she couldn't see it clearly, like a jade ornament. A crowd of men gathered in front of her, scrambling for bids. It seems to be a smaller small auction than a small auction, taking a gimmick of beauty.
Shen Wansha saw Lu Li's eyes focused, and his eyes rolled, "Do you like it?" β
"Looks pretty good."
Lu Li originally wanted to divert Shen Wansha's attention, don't regret not seeing the beautiful woman's appearance, but Shen Wansha deliberately asked. He suddenly thought that in more than two months, it would be Lu Li's birthday. After being friends for so long, he hasn't given Lu Li anything decent......
The things on the dimple girl's plate, since Lu Li likes it, it is better to buy it and give it to Lu Li reads;. It's hard to buy a favorite, and his heart is always right.
But this thing is a little small, and he has to prepare something else......
Shen Wansha pondered for a moment and made a decision. But buying a gift has to be done secretly, so that Lu Li will not be surprised when he sees it. So he suddenly pulled Helian Yu over, "You go with me to play!" The young master wants to buy something! β
Helian Yu thought about it, accompanied him to leave, and before leaving, he gave Zhao Zhu a look.
Lu Li was a little worried about Shen Wansha, and subconsciously followed. The young master is smart in business, but sometimes he is stupid, don't accidentally provoke others! The people here ...... If you look at it casually, you will know that it is not easy to mess with.
Zhao Shu grabbed Lu Li, "There are stars here, it will be fine." He pointed in the direction, "Let's go over there." β
Lu Li hesitated, "I'm going to come back later." β
"Okay."
When Lu Li chatted with Shen Wansha and recognized acquaintances to see beauties, Zhao Shu and He Lianyu also saw acquaintances.
In the northeast, east, southwest, and several corners, there are aliens.
Although these people are low-key and even change their dressing style, their temperament and habits will not change, and their eyes almost immediately locked on them.
Among these aliens, there are people from the Red Flame Hall.
Zhao Zhu's eyes were shining, and he felt that the time was right, it was time to pull out these nails that coveted Great Xia and sneaked in!
At the beginning, the people of Chiyantang didn't know about his existence and sent a team to attack on a rainy night, and so far, Zhao Zhu couldn't be sure whether the target of these people was Lu Li or Shen Wansha. Now that the two little guys have taken the initiative to separate, he and Helian Yu can kill two birds with one stone, and at the same time pull out these nails, see who their target is......
Noticing that Zhao Shu didn't speak, Lu Li raised his face and asked him, "What's wrong with you?" β
The distance between the two was very close, Zhao Shu was too tall, he had to raise his chin at a high angle to see Zhao Zhu's eyes.
Under the bright and warm light, the line from Lu Li's chin to the neck is very beautiful, tight and soft, the complexion is as delicate as jade, and the delicate collarbone under the placket is looming......
Zhao Zhu's ink eyes were deep, and his big hand couldn't help but caress the back of Lu Li's head and pressed his head tightly into his arms.
is spoiled and kissed at any time, and the daughter-in-law is so clingy! Don't look at what this place is!
Sharp eyes around the circle, seeing that everyone was indulging in fun, no one was looking at this side, and no one dared to covet him without dying, Zhao Shu exhaled a long breath and felt slightly comforted.
Lu Li struggled to push Zhao Zhu away, looking very dissatisfied, "I almost can't breathe!" "So what are you smoking!
Zhao Shu rubbed his head, "It's not calm here. β
"Yes, I'll be careful at all times." Lu Li looked around and pulled Zhao Zhu forward, "Let's go around first and see if we can hear something." β
Baibaolou is too lively, and it is too difficult to find clues related to the missing girl's case here. But it's all coming, and you have to work hard.
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Shen Wansha saw that Lu Li didn't follow, and went somewhere else with Zhao Zhu, so he exhaled, pulled Helian Yu, and pointed to the tray of the dimple girl, "I want to buy that reads;!" β
On that tray is a jade jue, jade glazed green, warm and bright, jade quality is good, it is a good thing. But Shen Wansha also has a lot of good things...... Why buy this, and still look like you're going to get it? Helian Yu didn't understand.
"Little Oak seems to like it very much, and I'm going to buy it for him as a gift." Shen Wansha's big eyes flickered, "But I just heard that if you want to buy the things in the girl's tray, the price is not high, and the girl has to like you and be willing to give it to you, so you can buy ......"
Helian Yu's intuition was a little bad, and his peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, "So-"
"So- go pick up the stars!" Shen Wansha raised his small fist and looked encouraging, "Use your coquettish posture of shining on the beauty of the night and picking up the stars with your wonderful hands, take down that girl!" β
Helian Yu: ......
"You want meβ" He pointed at himself and then at the dimple girl, "to seduce her?" β
Shen Wansha nodded heavily, his eyes resolute, "Hmm! Must be taken! "A qiΔ for the gift of the little oak!
The curvature of Helian Yu's lips was a little strange, obviously he was laughing, but it looked like crying, "You don't have ...... Think it's bad? β
What's bad? Shen Wansha was a little confused, and suddenly Lingtai's eyes lit up, and he snapped his fingers, understood! "I'll thank you so much! Ask for it! "Picking stars and selling hue is a lot of money, as long as he mentions it, no matter how expensive the thing is, buy it for him!
Helian Yu's eyes darkened slightly, as if he was pointing, "This is what you said......"
"Of course!" Shen Wansha patted his chest, "The young master has never been the same!" β
ββ¦β¦ Very good. β
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Lu Li pulled Zhao Zhu to walk casually, while subconsciously observing the people in the hall, pricking up his ears to filter the news he heard.
In addition to wine and women, the topic that people pay the most attention to is the three treasures of Baibaolou. And because of this topic, a lot of discussion is emanated.
Most of them are unreliable, but there are also decent ones.
For example, the three people in the corner, dressed in a low-key manner, must be carefully observed to find their guests who are local tyrants, avoiding everyone to whisper to discuss such a news: This time the three treasures, one of them is paper.
The three of them are in a hidden position, which looks like a discussion, but in fact it is very much like exchanging information.
Lu Li agrees with Shen Wansha's words, Baibaolou wants to create a mysterious gimmick, but it will not really leak a little wind and blow badly, how to arouse the curiosity of the local tyrants? So there will definitely be some 'gossip' that will be 'accidentally' leaked out under the money offensive of the local tyrants.
This one is very similar.
But the paper ...... How can it be a treasure? No matter how precious the paper is, it can't reach the status of a treasure, and the precious thing is probably something on paper.
Could it be a celebrity calligraphy and painting? Lu Li muttered in his heart.
Zhao Zhu's slender eyes narrowed, and the inner feelings of his ink eyes surged.
Treasure map!
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Maybe today's luck is particularly good, maybe God always pays off, Lu Li heard the word 'mysterious', 'girl' reads;.
There is a group of people discussing, tasting and commenting on the feelings of sleeping with a girl.
"Shy, cute......"
"Some are also spicy, like naughty kittens, tied up to play with comfortable......"
"It's not an ordinary green building, it's a ...... to play"
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The words of these people were extremely vulgar, full of malicious and obscene obscenity, and Lu Li was particularly disgusting to hear. He knew that in ancient times, the Qinglou industry was developed, and there were all kinds of places for men to have fun, but these people obviously didn't treat people as human beings.
The girls who have been tortured by them...... He didn't dare to think about it.
Lu Li bit his lip, his mind was a little confused, and he didn't know whether to link this information with the girl's disappearance case for a while.
It is not impossible if there is an organization that specializes in abducting young girls to be secretive and entertain curious guests, but in that case, the number of missing people will not be so small, three or four cases a year, and the perpetrator will not be a large gang......
But in any case, these people are all people of low character, which is disgusting. Lu Li looked at them with some anger.
But you can't punish them...... Lu Li grinded his teeth, sighed, and looked at Zhao Shu behind him.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhu also looked gloomy.
"What's wrong with you?" Lu Li was a little worried, Zhao Zhu rarely clearly expressed his dislike for people, even if he sometimes leaked murderous aura, it was because he was unhappy for a while, and rarely looked at others with the eyes of maggots.
Zhao Zhu's lips pursed deeply, and his voice was full of anger, "These are Dongying people." β
Lu Li immediately understood. Great Xia has experienced several years of war, mostly with the Western Xia and Liao Kingdom in the north, no matter what the result is, everyone is fighting with real swords and guns, but the Dongying people hate it the most. They like to take advantage of the time when Great Xia is in the middle of the war with others, to plunder along the coast of Great Xia, Great Xia sent a naval army, they turned around and ran, and when the Great Xia front was short of people and the soldiers were transferred, they came to harass again.
is a small country, and it has taken a lot of cheapness in Daxia!
And they are very ambitious, their appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and now they dare to let the dead soldiers and nails come over, wanting to steal the secrets of Great Xia, plot against the high-ranking officials of Great Xia, and have a sweet dream of becoming the master of Great Xia!
The above information is the conclusion that Lu Li has summarized from various books and newspapers, and it will not be false. Any hot-blooded patriotic Daxia man would not like Dongying people, so he understood Zhao Zhu's mood very well.
Calm down and listen carefully, sure enough, there is something wrong with the accent of these people.
Lu Li patted Zhao Zhu's back, "There are too many people here...... It's better to plan later. "For example, sending news to the government or something......
Great Xia is now very sensitive to the Dongying people, and if the government knows, it is impossible not to pay attention to it.
Zhao Zhu had his own plans in his heart, touched Lu Li's head, and agreed.
Who knew that the two of them were thinking about talking about this little time, and the Dongying people suddenly quarreled with the Jianghu people next to them!
Lu Li didn't pay attention to how things happened at all, and when he came back to his senses, when he turned his head to look over, the two people were already angry and moved directly!