Section 26: Red Sleeves
Chu Guoshang County is adjacent to Luocheng of Wei and is an important trade town between the two countries, and there is an endless stream of merchants from the two countries. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info The amount of trade in Shang County in a day brings a lot of money to the Chu State, and it is the most prosperous place in the Chu State except for Yingdu. This is a paradise for merchants, but it is a place of despisis for the scholars and Qing clans.
In the southeast of Shang County, there is a high-rise compound covering an extremely wide area, which is the center of Shang County and a gathering place for merchants. This high-rise compound is called Shangbao Tower, and the owner is the well-known Lu family in the world.
The first rays of sunlight fell on the land in the morning, and countless merchants entered the Shangbao Mansion to trade goods brought from their hometowns. There is no forced buying and selling in Shangbaolou, nor selling high and buying low, and there are no people who dare to cause trouble. Therefore, Shangbaolou has become the fairest place for trading in the territory of Chu State, and it is also the most trusted place for all merchants, because everything here is fair and just.
Because the owner of Shangbaolou is the Lu family, the rules in Shangbaolou are naturally set by the Lu family, and no one dares to innocently challenge the majesty of the Lu family, otherwise they can only become corpses in the wilderness of the two countries.
On the top floor of the Shangbao Building, it occupies an extremely large area and is extremely luxuriously decorated. Even the porcelain and calligraphy and paintings used in the decoration are the handiwork of famous artists, and they are invaluable. In the center is a desk made of steel and wood, and the things on the desk are also extremely rare and good.
In front of the desk, Lu Sanye held the luminous wolf in his hand, and he was dressed in Chu clothes to show elegance. A stroke falls like a dragon and a snake swimming on the white paper, and the mountains emerge and the pines and cypresses take root in it. Soon a landscape painting appeared, majestic and magnificent at a glance. Lu Sanye put down the brush with satisfaction and admired his paintings by himself.
But at this moment, a servant stood downstairs panting, anxiously shouting loudly, "Third master, third master, something is wrong"
Lu Sanye's interest was suddenly broken, and in a blink of an eye, his kindness turned into violence and gloom. Lu Sanye looked to his side, and he didn't know when someone appeared. The man saluted the third master of the landing, and then turned and headed downstairs. There were no screams and cries of pain, and the screaming servant lost his life.
"What's the matter" Lu Sanye sat on the chair, holding a Zhao sand pot and enjoying the fragrant tea.
The person who came knelt down on one knee and said, "Letter from the clan room, the lady and the young master have entered the torture hall"
After hearing this, Lu Sanye suddenly got up, the precious Zhao sand pot in his hand fell to pieces, and the tea flowed around. The person who came continued to tell the ins and outs of this matter, and Lu Sanye's face became more and more gloomy.
"Stupid" Lu Sanye roared, without the previous elegance, full of endless violence.
"Send Xia's famous painting and a thousand gold back to the Lu family," Lu Sanye said in a deep voice, then got up and came to the desk, picked up the brush and worked hard to write, and handed a letter to the person who knelt down.
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Sunlight could not penetrate the dark passageway, which seemed to be a stairway to hell. Lu Qikun stood at the entrance of the secret passage and was tangled, and a fierce battle was unfolding in his heart. The wind blows from the deepest part of the tunnel, and it is especially cool in the heat of late summer.
Lu Qikun couldn't confirm whether there was danger inside, after all, it was necessary to be cautious. Moreover, the small courtyard in the deep house has been abandoned for a long time, and it is a place of exile for the sinful clansmen. Maybe there's nothing else in there, just chilling traps and cages.
Although there is no relevant record about the deep house, everyone in the Lu family is extremely jealous of the deep house, and it is certainly not unreasonable. Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Lu Qikun's final decision was to enter the secret passage.
Stepping down, Lu Qikun gradually melted into the darkness, and the secret passage was closed in an instant. The unexpected changes made Lu Qikun frightened, especially in the dark, and the fear was magnified. After his eyes were dark, looking at the closed secret passage, Lu Qikun could only smile bitterly, and now he could only go down.
In the dark and secluded secret passage, only Lu Qikun's footsteps sounded, and the stairs that spread to the unknown led to the unknown. This kind of situation is fearful to anyone, even Lu Qikun is not surprised. And as we go deeper and deeper, there is still no end in sight, and the fear is gradually amplified.
Finally, I don't know how long I walked, I don't know how long the time has passed. A glimmer of light appeared in front of him, so that Lu Qikun would not collapse. It's like a person who has fallen into the water, seeing someone come to save him. Quickening his pace towards the glimmer, he finally walked out of the darkness and emptiness.
Lu Qikun didn't look around for the first time, but sat on the ground, constantly gasping for breath. The darkness and silence just now made Lu Qikun feel scared and frightened, and he almost collapsed and went crazy. After resting for a long time, Lu Qikun adjusted himself, calmed down and comforted his heart, and then began to look at the situation around him.
The room was small, and there was nothing dangerous or peculiar about it, except for the glowing beads overhead.
"Pearl of the Night" Lu Qikun exclaimed, his heart full of shock.
The Night Pearl is extremely precious and rare, and according to the description in ancient books, the Night Pearl came from outside the East China Sea. In the Central Plains Continent, there are only a few of them, and all of them are collected in the room of the Son of Heaven. It's just that with the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms and the invasion of the old capital of the Son of Heaven, the few night pearls also disappeared, and they have never appeared again.
Now that there is a night pearl in this secret room, if Lu Qikun is not surprised and shocked. Although the Night Pearl is useless for cultivators, it is also a priceless treasure in the world.
Taking a deep breath, Lu Qikun suppressed the greed in his heart, because there was still a passage that was not long. There was also a faint glow from the other side of the passage, and it was obvious that there was also the existence of a night pearl. Lu Qikun quickly came to the next room, when he saw the things in the room. I couldn't suppress the excitement in my heart anymore, and the whole person was extremely excited and wanted to scream.
This room is the size of a small courtyard, but the room is very empty and there is nothing. Only in the very center is a square stone platform with a height of one meter. A thin sword sits on the stone platform, while on the left side are thick silks.
The night pearl hangs above, and the light is cathartic like mercury, so that the short sword exudes a sharp edge, and the book silk seems to have starlight and energy. Lu Qikun came to the stone platform uncontrollably, and first looked at the short sword and observed. The red thread of the hilt is wound into a heart-shaped sword beam, and the blade is shorter and smaller than that of ordinary long swords, which is not a man's sword at all, but a woman's sword.
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The two words are engraved on the blade of the sword, which is extremely clear in the light of the night pearl.
"Green clothes hold inkstones, red sleeves add fragrance" Lu Qikun subconsciously said, the whole person unconsciously retreated, his body trembled uncontrollably, and fear occupied his heart.