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Yang Laiting has followed Ren Qingsong since he was a child, has no wife and no children all his life, and is loyal to Ren Qingsong. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Therefore, Lin Dong didn't hide anything from him, he said a few words, and after explaining what happened to him, he gave his leave.

Under Yang Laiting's send-off, Lin Dong walked out of the backyard and strode out of the lobby under the escort of a strange gaze.

With excitement, he rushed all the way back to the inn, asked Ma Chun about the current situation, and Lin Dong went back to the room to practice.

For more than half a month, the inn's business continued as usual, and under the promotion of the Lam Kee Gymnasium, it steadily improved. The battle with Hongfu Restaurant, because Hong Wanfu inexplicably offended the Ji Mansion, caused Hongfu Restaurant to be slightly implicated, so it is developing rapidly in a favorable direction.

In the past half a month, Lin Dong has been cultivating in his room, although the speed at which his spiritual power runs on its own is not slower than that of entering the meditation cultivation, only in the room can he have a seven-fold cultivation bonus, and he has to stay in the room all day.

In the early morning, the sky was groggy, like an old man dozing off, sometimes a little brighter, but more often, it was still gray and sleepy.

A cool breeze swirls outside the city, carrying fallen leaves, announcing that autumn has arrived.

The knock on the door made Lin Dong open his eyes, and when he pushed the door, he saw that Ma Chun was standing outside the door.

"Shopkeeper, Wang Zaixing, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, came, saying that he had something to talk to the shopkeeper."

"What's the matter?" Lin Dong was a little puzzled, Lin Ji Inn, it didn't seem to have done anything to violate the rules. Even the battle with Hongfu Restaurant, after fierce battles, is just a hole in the imperfect rules.

"I didn't say it." Ma Chun shook his head and said helplessly: "I just said that I want to talk to the shopkeeper in person, Wang Zaixing is not only the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, but also the owner of Wang Ji's pawnshop, it's not easy to offend, I can only come to invite the shopkeeper." "Okay, I'll go take a look."

Lin Dong didn't think much about it, and estimated that there should be some important new rules of the Chamber of Commerce, and the boss must personally nod his head.

Striding to the front yard, next to the stone table, a middle-aged man in his early forties with a big belly and poop, was holding a teacup in one hand, leisurely tasting the Hongyun tea in the cup. Of course, the premise is that his right hand is covered, and his right hand is now caressing his head, which has only a few handfuls of hair. Gentle and slow and orderly, if it is a gentle and euphemistic beauty, it can definitely be regarded as a beautiful action, but with the image of a middle-aged man, it makes people get goosebumps.

Behind the middle-aged man, there were two young guards who did not squint, and they were all around thirty depending on their age. There was a flash of light in his eyes, and with the saber hanging from his waist, it had a lot of deterrent power in front of ordinary people. What made Lin Dong couldn't help but take a look at it was that on the palm of one of them, there was also a brocade box about one and a half meters long.

"Steward Ma, this is Shopkeeper Lin, right?" Wang Zaixing stood up, arched his hands, and the smile on his face was just right, obviously a good hand at this: "Look up for a long time!" ”

"President Wang, I've kept you waiting."

Lin Dong also smiled and returned the salute, he had heard of this President Wang, the famous smiling tiger, a master who eats people and does not spit out bones, one of the giants of the pawnbroking industry in Lingnan City, and can be regarded as a figure who calls for wind and rain. Moreover, this person is also the only person in charge of the Lingnan City Chamber of Commerce who is personally in charge of the business and also serves as the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce.

"Where, just sat down. Take the liberty of disturbing, it's better not to be strange to shopkeeper Lin. Wang Zaixing laughed.

"President Wang is here, and it's too late to welcome him." In the Han Kingdom, anyone who opens a pawnshop needs to be ruthless, second only to the owner of the gambling house, plus Wang Zaixing's reputation, Lin Dong didn't plan to have any friendship with him, and after sitting down opposite him, he was no longer polite, and asked bluntly: "President Wang came here this time, I don't know what it was for?" ”

glanced at Ma Chun, who was pouring tea for Lin Dong on the side, hesitated for a moment, and Wang Zaixing's gentle and harmless smile resurfaced: "It's not a big deal!" Speaking of which, I don't know if Shopkeeper Lin has heard of it, ten days ago, the Chamber of Commerce organized a caravan to transport various specialties from this county to other counties, and was attacked on the official road thirty miles south of the city? ”

"And what's going on?" Lin Dong looked up at Ma Chun.

Ma Chun shook his head slowly.

"It seems that Shopkeeper Lin hasn't heard of it, think about it, Lin Ji Inn's business is in Lingnan City, and it has nothing to do with the caravan, so it's normal that I haven't heard of it." Wang Zaixing laughed.

"The one who attacked the caravan was a mountain bandit?" Lin Dong asked.

Wang Zaixing shook his head: "It's a high-level spirit bird."

"High-level spirit birds?" Lin Dong was slightly surprised.

Wang Zaixing nodded and said: "This spirit bird is said to be called a hundred-winged bird, it is extremely fierce, and the Chamber of Commerce has instantly lost a lot of money and manpower. ”

Lin Dong's heart moved, Yun Lan had explained to him all kinds of spirit beasts and spirit birds, although he was confused when he heard it, he forgot it. But since it is a high-level spirit bird, and listening to the name, it seems to have a lot of feathers, plus it is extremely fierce, and its size should not be small.

As early as a month ago, Lin Dong had already arranged for Wang Liuxi to find Zhang Daqian to ask for some trustworthy beggars to go to the prefecture and county under the jurisdiction of Lingnan County to build a branch.

Not to mention running away from the Autumn Wind Mansion, the remaining nine prefectures and ninety counties in Lingnan County, if you really have to rely on a carriage, even if you travel night and night, it will definitely be difficult to do it without a year and a half. According to Lin Dong's idea, he took two eagles, beasts and birds and flew over alternately in turn. As long as there is no delay, one month is enough.

Looking for spirit birds or spirit beasts with better endurance and faster flight speed, Lin Dong didn't think about it, but in Lingnan County, there are not many that can meet the requirements, and it is extremely difficult to find traces. Therefore, Lin Dong planned to use eagles, beasts and birds to deal with this matter first, and then find a way to deal with this matter after entering the capital.

But now, listening, it seems that a high-level spirit bird has automatically sent to the door.

"President Wang, when this happens, the Martial Arts Institute should summon people to deal with it, right?" Lin Dong said with some urgency.

"Lingnan City is a hundred miles away, and all the warriors loyal to the Great Han Kingdom have been mobilized, but the result is a big defeat." Wang Zaixing said helplessly: "It is said that the losses are not small, and there are no less than thirty or fifty dead and wounded warriors. ”

Lin Dong was secretly ashamed in his heart, this incident should have been someone else's misfortune, but he couldn't help but feel a little happy. There is no way, the loss is so big, which indirectly shows that the strength of this hundred-winged bird is strong.

Strength, endurance, speed, naturally not too bad.

Lin Dong didn't care if the untimely question would make Wang Zaixing have any ideas, and said the most urgent question in his heart: "This hundred-winged bird is not big. ”

"I don't know, some say it's the size of a cow with its wings outstretched, some say it's the size of a wooden house." Wang Zaixing smiled bitterly: "How big it is, only those who have been there know it, and what is rumored outside is hearsay." ”

Lin Dong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it, and the probability of passing a fist-sized spirit bird to the size of a cow or even the size of a wooden house was not too high.

"By the way, this spirit bird, even the strong can't deal with it?"

"Shopkeeper Lin wants to ask Ji Lao, right?" Wang Zaixing shook his head and said: "Ji Lao announced the retreat to the outside world half a month ago, and the people sent by the Martial Arts Institute were blocked. Originally, with Ji Lao coming out and a group of martial artists, no matter how powerful this hundred-winged bird is, it will definitely be able to deal with it. ”

"How did the Martial Arts Institute decide?" Lin Dong asked.

"This hundred-winged bird will only attack large caravans, and it will not have much impact on passing merchants. Therefore, the Martial Arts Institute did not have to be entangled in asking Ji Lao to get out, but sent people to the capital to ask for help. Counting the time, it will take three or five months to say the least. Wang Zaixing explained: "Shopkeeper Lin also knows that some goods cannot be stored for a long time, and if they are delayed for three or five months, they are likely to lose all their money after they are transported to their destination." Moreover, the caravans sent out will come back a lot in three or five months. If it is divided into batches, without knowing what the attack range of the winged bird is, once the caravan's guards are too dispersed, it is easy to be targeted by mountain bandits who are not afraid of suppression. ”

"So...... After discussing with the merchants who were more affected, the Chamber of Commerce decided to offer 100,000 taels of silver as a reward, hoping to attract some warriors and even sect disciples who were not loyal to the Great Han Kingdom to kill the Hundred Winged Bird. As long as the money is scraped together, just the children sent by the major families should not have a problem killing the hundred-winged birds. According to the size of the impact, Lin Kee Inn also needs some silver. ”

"How much money?" Lin Dong was in a good mood, don't say anything about the silver, the 100,000 taels of silver are all included, and he will definitely not frown.

"Five hundred taels!" Wang Zaixing spoke.

"Only five hundred taels?" Lin Dong was stunned, and he didn't understand Wang Zaixing's intention. It's only five hundred taels of silver, Wang Zaixing needs to come over in person? Arriving at a merchant of the scale of Lin Ji Inn, no matter how stingy he is, he can't afford to compete with the Chamber of Commerce for five hundred taels of silver. Wang Zaixing sent someone over casually, and he could get the money.

Wang Zaixing knew that Lin Dong was too little, but he still smiled and patiently explained: "The appearance of the hundred-winged bird will only affect the major inns and restaurants for three or five months, and it is difficult for caravans from other counties to come from the south of the city. Lin Kee Inn is one of the best in Lingnan City in terms of food and accommodation, and the amount of silver it has produced is already the most. ”

Lin Dong expected that Wang Zaixing should have other intentions, and he didn't want to waste any more time going around in circles, so he said: "This silver, our Lin Ji Inn agrees to give it." As for the responsible attitude of President Chong Wang's monthly income of more than 10,000 yuan, he also worked hard for the Chamber of Commerce to pay five hundred taels of silver. ”

"Shopkeeper Lin is really a cheerful person!" Wang Zaixing praised.

"Where!" Lin Dong snapped his fingers and said, "Ma Chun, go to the account room and get five hundred taels of silver tickets." ”

"Huh!" On the side, Ma Chun nodded and went straight to the lobby.

"Shopkeeper Lin, I heard that there is a Tianzi room in your inn that costs more than 20 taels of silver for a night?" Wang Zaixing said casually.

Lin Dong was puzzled, nodded and said, "There is indeed a Tianzi room. ”

"Shopkeeper Lin has good skills, more than 20 taels of silver a night, and there is an endless stream of guests in the guest room." Wang Zaixing sighed: "Even if it is in the capital, I'm afraid it's rare." ”

"Luckily, it just so happens that there are no competitors, if you really want to put it in the capital, you will definitely have to die."

Lin Dong shook his head with a smile and waited for Wang Zaixing's next words.

"Shopkeeper Lin is too modest, I heard that the Tianzi room of Lin Ji Inn has countless rare treasures."

Wang Zaixing is secretly complacent, so far, the shopkeeper Lin in front of him, every word and deed is under control.

(To be continued)