Originally, Zhang Yunfan was quite ashamed in his heart, because the situation was the same as that of Luo Hongyue, he didn't give face in the first place, and now he turned around and begged someone, which was a bit cheeky.

But one yard is one yard, although Zhang Yunfan did this, he couldn't follow this woman's words to arrange himself. He sighed: "It's not that I'm unkind, it's that I'm too aware of my own weight." I was born in the wild road, and it is difficult to get into the elegant hall with that little trick, which has been with Mr. Wu before. ”

Luo Hongyue didn't have such a good temperament, and said bluntly: "I know what you mean, but let me tell you, if the capable people in the cultivation realm today are like you, thinking only about themselves in everything and acting regardless of morality, what is the difference between that and evil cultivation?" ”

Zhang Yunfan was speechless, because he originally thought so in his heart, but he couldn't be completely blamed, after all, he had only been in the other world for a short time, and he didn't know much about the customs of this place, so it was wise to keep a low profile at the right time.

"Extinguish the fire, just give me an old man a little face." The old man Baicao came out to play the round, smiled and asked Zhang Yunfan, "When you came just now, I heard that you came from North Mocheng, and you are the tutor of Canglu Academy, right?" ”

Zhang Yunfan was puzzled: "Yes, I'm from Canglu Academy, why did you suddenly ask this?" ”

The old man Baicao smiled more and more enthusiastically, "I won't hide it from you, the old man's clan brother is now in Canglu Academy, responsible for the daily transactions of Pagoda Peak, this time the inferior apprentice Ding Huan went out privately to find his uncle, and followed the Luo family's caravan to the ...... of North Mocheng."

The old man of Baicao chattered, his expression relaxed, as if he was emotional, as if he was concerned, these words fell on Zhang Yunfan's ears, and a lot of character information suddenly appeared in his mind, and finally he locked on a person, "Yours won't be Elder Wu of Pagoda Peak, right?" He asked, surprised.

"That's right, Elder Wu Chen and Wu are my family brothers." The old man of Baicao recalled the past, "Twenty years ago, he went to lead a team to do medicinal herb business in North Mocheng, but he met bandits in the desert and was seriously injured and fell into a coma.

Later, my clan brother came back to life, but his caravan no longer existed, and he was disheartened, coupled with the retention of Elder Chu Yan, he decided to stay in Canglu Academy to do some business, and your dean Xuan Daozi handed over the Pagoda Peak to him to take care of, and he has not been back since......"

After listening to this story, Zhang Yunfan had only one thought in his heart, "This world is real, I didn't expect Wu Papi to be the brother of the old man Baicao, I will go to ......" Thinking about it, he smiled bitterly.

At the same time, Zhang Yunfan also understood the meaning of the old man's words, which was nothing more than pulling relationships and trapping closeness, and the purpose was still for the Luo family's affairs. Knowing this, he had a trace of curiosity in his heart, "I want to know now, what is the relationship between you and the Luo family, why do you help them so much?" ”

The old man Baicao saw that Zhang Yunfan's tone was relaxed, and immediately replied, "It's not a helpful word, so please don't get me wrong, the Luo family was just a family back then, with a population of only about a dozen people, and they made a living by running a mercenary business, and we got acquainted at that time, because the mercenaries did a knife licking blood-licking business, and it was inevitable that someone would be injured, and they didn't have much money at that time, so I sold the medicine to them at a low price, and then the Luo family developed, and they still took good care of me, an old man." ”

Luo Hongyue lost no time in interjecting: "How can Mr. Wu's character be comparable to you?" The reason why the mercenary business in Absolute Sword City can be so good is mostly due to Mr. Wu, if it weren't for his generosity over the years, many mercenary groups would have perished, and my Luo family is just one of them. ”

Knowing the beginning and end of the relationship, Zhang Yunfan couldn't help but look at this old man with a hundred herbs, and at the same time felt a trace of depression in his heart, "The same family, why doesn't Wu Papi have such a sense of generosity?" ”

The old man of Baicao turned to the topic, "Brother Zhang, here's the thing, in order to be able to recruit alchemy masters with real talents and learning as soon as possible, the City Lord's Mansion not only issued a notice, but also sent a notice to the wealthy families in the Absolute Sword City, making it clear that each family must send an alchemist to participate in the Dan King Competition, and if the alchemist sent can win the championship in the competition, the patriarch of the family can enter the City Lord's Mansion and serve as the deputy city lord."

On the contrary, if you are at the bottom of the ranking, you will have to increase the tax by 10% in the coming year. But paying money, losing face is a big matter, the mercenary group pays attention to a reputation status, the louder the reputation, the more guests will come, the key deputy city lord can hold real power, in vain, if anyone becomes the deputy city lord, he will become the leader of all the mercenary groups in the city. ”

Luo Hongyue frowned and said: "Originally, we wanted to ask Master Wu to participate on behalf of the Luo family, but just now you appeared, and Master Wu felt that your alchemy attainments were above him, so he sent someone to the Luo family to recommend you, but you shirked in every possible way, which is really infuriating!" At the end of the words, she clenched her silver teeth and looked angry.

"Look at what you say......" Zhang Yunfan snorted, and then, "Listening to you like this, I feel a lot of pressure, if you lose, it will hurt your Luo family unlucky, compared to the fact that I reject you now, the sin will be great." ”

Luo Hongyue gritted her teeth and said: "If you lose, it's my Luo family, if you win, you have the benefits, my Luo family will never treat friends badly." ”

Zhang Yunfan questioned: "Can you be a girl?" ”

It's not that Zhang Yunfan thinks too much, things are like this, although Luo Hongyue is an adult, adults are the least valuable in the big family, especially those who have just become adults, they basically have no right to speak, unless they are particularly excellent. Poor families are just the opposite, as the saying goes, the children of the poor are in charge early, this is the difference, one is that they want to be in charge of things and may not be able to intervene, and the other is that they do not want to bear the oppression of life but are forced to be helpless.

As far as Zhang Yunfan, who was born in poverty, has long understood this truth, so he thinks more thoroughly and will take into account all aspects, such as whether Luo Hongyue's appearance this time is just his personal wishful thinking?

Whether he can represent the family is a very important question, if the head of the Luo family doesn't know about this matter, then even if Zhang Yunfan helps, if he doesn't expect to get benefits, he may still cause a commotion, and there will be no place to cry at that time.

"You're too scornful." Luo Hongyue was quite annoyed.

But the elder Baicao is different, he obviously has to look at the problem more thoroughly, and he understands Zhang Yunfan's concerns very well, "Brother, don't worry, I have already sent someone to inform the Luo family patriarch of this matter, and it is with the consent of the patriarch that Yue Cai came to invite you on behalf of the Luo family, so you don't have to worry." ”

"The Danwang race is about to start, the horses are outside, and it's too late to go to Luo's house to negotiate, so I'll take you directly to the arena, and when you get to the scene, my father will talk to you in detail." Leaving the words, Luo Hongyue walked towards the door.

Now there are requests for people, and Zhang Yunfan has no choice but to comply with their wishes and go to the meeting generously, but before leaving, he explained the use of the detoxification elixir, and left the elixir and went out non-stop......

The venue of the Danwang Tournament is located on the military drill ground in the mountain behind the city lord's mansion, the area here is really not, it is the size of a football field, there are seats on both sides, and the middle is the point general platform, the city lord of the Absolute Sword City sits on the high platform, and the neighbors are the patriarchs of the big families with heads and faces in the city, as well as the mysterious people who came from the Great Wilderness City.

Around the point of the platform is laid out a square stone platform, the size is equal, the side length is about two meters, each platform has an alchemy furnace and a futon, next to the Dan furnace placed the same composition of herbs.

Came to the scene, under the leadership of Luo Hongyue, entered the exercise ground, there were already servants of the Luo family waiting in the door, and when they saw Luo Hongyue appear, they immediately greeted them, and without saying a word, they led them to the field and found the Luo family patriarch. Like most mercenaries, he was a burly man, as strong as a bull.

Looking at the rugged face of the man in front of him, and then at Luo Hongyue, who was cold and unsmiling but looked sweet and gentle, Zhang Yunfan really couldn't imagine that they were a father and daughter, not a passerby.

"Father, this is Zhang Xuan, the alchemist recommended by Master Wu." Luo Hongyue made a brief introduction.

"Contemptible Luo Ying, although he is the patriarch of the Luo Family Chamber of Commerce, he is a big old man, he likes to go straight to the point, today is urgent, and it is rude to invite Master Zhang to come, but I promise here that no matter what the result of this competition is, the Luo family will definitely not treat the master badly." Luo Ying's words were very direct, and he promised benefits as soon as they met, and he didn't pretend to be close.

"The head of the Luo family is polite!" Zhang Yunfan didn't pretend to be confused, and remembered what happened last night, "Last night, my friend and I were in distress in the desert, but fortunately with Uncle Ming's guidance, I came to Absolute Sword City to seek medical treatment, and now my friend's injury is no longer serious, all of this is thanks to the Luo family's help, and it is naturally incumbent on me to help the Luo family." ”

The promise was made just to stabilize people's hearts, in fact, Luo Ying's heart was not steady, so he wanted to listen to Zhang Yunfan's statement, and now he had fulfilled his long-cherished wish, his mood suddenly relaxed a lot, and he smiled, "A little thing is not enough to worry about, that desert is not a good place to go, and it is also fate to be able to be met by my Luo family caravan, and so on, after the Danwang Competition, Master Zhang will go to my Luo family to rest, so that I can enjoy the friendship of the landlord." ”

Now that the competition is imminent, everything else is nonsense, and the most important thing is to understand the situation of the Danwang Race clearly, so as not to make any jokes.

"Thank you for the good intentions of the Luo family master, this matter will be discussed later." Zhang Yunfan avoided the topic, "What are the rules for this competition, or what need to be paid attention to?" ”

Luo Ying restrained his smile and said: "This Danwang competition is divided into three rounds, the first round is the preliminary round, and the medicinal materials on the stage must be refined into medicine in the shortest possible time, and the longest time cannot exceed one stick of incense, otherwise it will be considered a failure."

The second round increased the difficulty, to select a part of the pile of medicinal materials, refine it into pills, and finally compare the pill ranks, from which the ten alchemists with the highest pill rank were selected. At this point, he paused for a moment and frowned, "The third round has not yet been announced, and the content of the competition has not yet been announced, and eighty percent will not be announced until the first two rounds of the competition are over." ”

(End of chapter)