Mu Shengbai's attitude of refusal was too direct, and Du Chenliang has been so many years, except for the person who pressed on his head, which is not everything that follows him, the first time he was rejected so refreshingly, his eyes were suddenly infected with coldness.

"Why did Shopkeeper Mu reject me like this without thinking clearly, is it because I feel that my identity as an imperial merchant is not enough to convince you that there are advantages and disadvantages to the cooperation between us?"

Mu Shengbai didn't expect that the other party would be so angry just by refusing a cooperation, so he had to explain patiently: "This shopkeeper, you misunderstood me, I refused because I have already cooperated with several shopkeepers, I am afraid that I will not be able to eat more resources, not that I don't believe you, but I am really weak to open a new chapter." ”

How can an ordinary businessman be worthy of cooperation as an imperial merchant now, if this Mu Shengbai is either ignorant of human affairs, or unwilling to cooperate with him and pretend to shirk. How can a person who has changed a declining shop into a hot shop in Jinling City not even know a little bit of human sophistication, so this must be pretended.

Du Chenliang thought of this, sneering in his heart, but with a gentle and modest smile on his face, "I don't know which shop is fortunate to cooperate with Shopkeeper Mu, I will definitely visit him in person when he is free." ”

Mu Shengbai didn't feel that there was anything to hide from this, "It is the shopkeeper of Siweilou Zhao in the city and a caravan from another city, these two people helped me a lot when I was in trouble, if I turn to cooperate with you now, I will be too heavy on profit and light on kindness, if I really do this, the shopkeeper is afraid that I will not rest assured of me." ”

He spoke of the two men with gratitude in his eyes and a sincere smile.

Du Chenliang didn't expect a businessman to be able to say this, in his opinion, a businessman is a person who values profit and parting, and despises affection and righteousness, even if he has no respect for Mu Changfeng, it is undeniable that the person in front of him is so bright and upright that he does have a little more appreciation for Mu Changfeng, and the disciples are like this, and the master must be more affectionate and righteous.

He has not forgotten the purpose of his trip, if he does not cooperate with Du Chenliang, he will not be able to approach Mu Shengbai without suspicion, let alone talk about the rest of the matter.

"Shopkeeper Mu doesn't have to worry about it, Du is not an unreasonable person, he will not be persecuted, Shopkeeper Mu does things that people criticize, but my trip is to take root in Jinling City, I need a guide, if Shopkeeper Mu agrees to cooperate with me, you just need to let me place the goods in your shop to sell, and we can divide the benefits into four or six shares, and the big head is naturally for the shopkeeper Mu." Du Chenliang pulled around the big jacket that was as white as snow without a trace of miscellaneous hair, and said with a smile, his eyes overflowing with sincerity.

But it made Mu Shengbai suspicious, how could there be such a good thing? If he really just wants to take root in Jinling City, why not go to the most famous Qibao Zhai in Jinling City? Although Lanwuge is thriving, there are still many gaps with the intertwined Qibao Zhai.

"I see the sincerity of the shopkeeper, but I don't have this plan yet, why don't you go to Qibao Zhai to ask? And I have an urgent matter at the moment, and I can't entertain you now, so why don't I send you out first? ”

Mu Shengbai's intention to drive people away was already very obvious, Du Chenliang looked at him suspiciously, he looked calm, and let Du Chenliang take the lead.

"Since that's the case, then don't leave it at that, and have the opportunity to discuss it with Shopkeeper Mu in the future and say goodbye." Everyone bluntly drove him away, Du Chenliang's pride did not allow him to stay, stood up, let the little guy next to him help him smooth the wrinkles of his clothes, and then strode away.

An extremely luxurious mansion in Jinling City, which Du Chenliang bought at a high price on the first day he came here.

The moon was bright outside the study, and the room was covered with dark clouds. Du Chenliang was looking at the people on the ground angrily, he was kneeling on one knee, his head completely bowed, but his bent and stiff back and trembling hands hanging by his side had betrayed the fear in his heart.

"What do you mean when you say you didn't find out?" Du Chenliang picked up the carved dragon purple jade cup on the table, and the rich but not greasy fragrance would come out every time he shook the cup.

"Jinling City, except for Mu Shengbai, there is no trace of anyone else, as if they have never appeared."

"Impossible." Du Chenliang threw out the teacup in his hand, hitting the man's forehead, he didn't dare to hide or scream, and the bright red blood came out all of a sudden, staining half of his face.

"You're saying my judgment was wrong? You wastes don't know anything but make excuses, what's the use of raising you! Hmph, this palace will check it out in person. ”

"The subordinate is wrong." The man pressed his head to the ground, blood staining the teak floor.

"Hmph." Du Chenliang snorted coldly, picked up a handkerchief and wiped his hands, and threw it on the ground at will, "You go down to the doctor to stop the bleeding, otherwise if you die, you will have to waste time in the palace to collect the corpse for you, and ask the next person to come down and clean it up." ”

"Yes." The man withdrew.

If there is any place in this Jinling City for the people of Liuyun Villa to hide, this Nanlu Academy is undoubtedly a good choice, but no one will stir up teachers in the academy, so he might as well go and explore it tomorrow.

Next to the Golden Lake, where plum blossoms are in full bloom, is Nanlu College.

A young man who was about the same age as the students who came and went stood in front of the academy, his face was like a crown of jade, his momentum was outstanding, and his long body was jade, and he had a little more extravagance than those students, so that the girls who passed by in front covered half of their faces with handkerchiefs and looked over there shyly and timidly.

Du Chenliang turned a deaf ear to these gazes, and walked into the academy steadily, as soon as he entered, a strong academic atmosphere came to his face, the sound of reading aloud circling in the academy did not have a little shelf, and the gentleman who got along with the students on an equal footing, and seriously solved his doubts made him feel shocked, he didn't expect that there was such an excellent academy in a place that was not in the imperial city, this was really formed after a teenager who was not a few years older than him came?

He suddenly had an indescribable emotion towards Mu Shengbai, and before he could dig deeper, he was attracted by the sound of quarrels and fights in the corner.

More than a dozen students wearing the uniforms of Nanlu Academy were blocked by more than a dozen men in different clothes and fierce faces, he was afraid of disturbing them, he only stood behind the flowers not far away, and vaguely heard those men threatening those students to quit school and the like. He is not a nosy and kind-hearted person, besides, he didn't bring his subordinates out today, and going out rashly will only cause fire, anyway, this matter is none of his business, so why get involved.

Du Chenliang left here, just walked out of Nanlu Academy, a flash of inspiration, why didn't he go and tell Mu Shengbai about this and get closer to the relationship between the two.