Puyang City is located in the northwest, and the heat in June is unstoppable. But there is one place in the whole city, but it is full of gloomy atmosphere, and that is the Supervision Department. At this time, Cao De's face was a little gloomy when he looked at the documents on the desk. Below, several tall figures were also silent.

"Bang!"

He pressed it with his big hand, and the entire desk made of nanmu shattered, and sawdust splashed the entire hall.

"It's been half a month, and there are no clues, is it possible that my Supervision Department has raised a group of wine bags and rice bags!"

Cao De's voice was not loud, but it shocked several subordinates in black. They know the temper of this adult best, usually a good old man, but when he gets angry, he is a real cool official.

"Your Excellency, please give us a few more days. ”

"How many days?" Cao De sneered, and then said, "Do you think it's possible?"

"But the demon is cunning and abnormal, although he can't escape from Puyang City, he doesn't show any trace. ”

In front of Cao De, a leader of the black-clothed guards stepped forward to plead and said. During this time, they dug almost the entire Puyang City into the ground, but they didn't find any trace at all.

"Do you know how important that thing is to Grandpa Guo!" Cao De's face was gloomy and about to drip water, he sneered: "This thing was stolen by someone in my Supervision Department, and you haven't found the murderer yet, do you think I really don't dare to kill you!"

"The subordinates don't dare. ”

Hearing this, all the black-clothed guards knelt on one knee, and they were all terrified. Cao De's ruthless methods, not to mention being prisoners, are even their scalps tingling when they think about it.

"The deadline is three days, and if there is no result, you can judge yourself. ”

His grim voice echoed through the halls.

After getting up, Liu Yang did not immediately devote himself to cultivation, although Puyang City seemed to be calm, but the undercurrent was surging, and the situation was even more complicated than Zhao Jiu had reminded before, otherwise a person with a deep mind like Liu Yong would not let Yi Zhixi easily step into Liu's Mansion yesterday.

"Xiao Ling. ”

Liu Yang called the maid in, during this time he was focused on cultivation, and he didn't know much about the situation in Puyang City, maybe the little girl knew a little bit.

"Young Master, you have something to order. ”

Seeing Liu Yang take the initiative to call herself for the first time, the little girl had undisguised joy on her face.

"What happened to Puyang City recently?"

"It's not a big deal, but a few days ago I heard that the Supervision Department sent a lot of people to search for fugitives throughout the city. ”

"That's all?"

After all, Xiao Ling is still young, and he doesn't have much contact with it. Liu Yang originally didn't plan to ask for such news from her, it seemed that he needed to go out of Liu's Mansion to see this huge ancient city when he had the opportunity.

"By the way, I remembered. It's just that there have been a lot of beggars who have come to our Liu Mansion to receive steamed buns recently. ”

Patting his head, Xiao Ling exclaimed. Because in order to earn a good reputation, large families will regularly send some food to beggars or poor people, and Liu Fu will give food almost every day when he first arrives in Puyang City to earn some fame.

"It's nothing. ”

Liu Yang shook his head and then walked out of the room.

"But there have been a lot more beggars lately. ”

Looking at Liu Yang's back, Xiao Ling couldn't help muttering.

Zhao Jiu was waiting for Liu Yang outside the door early in the morning, and during this time, he personally protected the young master. Unless Liu Yong summons him, he will not leave an inch.

"Young Master planning to leave the house?"

Zhao Jiu is a master, and he can hear the conversation between the two through the door.

"You don't agree?" Liu Yang asked rhetorically.

"Not right now. ”

"It's just because it's not suitable, so I'm going to go out and have a look. In Zhao Jiu's complicated expression, Liu Yang made his own decision. Or thinking of Liu Yong's explanation before, he didn't dare to stop it this time.

Puyang City is really big, even Liu Yang, who is accustomed to seeing high-rise buildings in the world of science and technology, will be amazed. The reason why this ancient city has been able to survive thousands of years is not only the superior geographical location, but also the industrious people who have cultivated this land for generations and moved towards more prosperity.

Zhao Jiu was wearing a cloth coat and a wide hat that covered half of his face. Although Liu Yang couldn't be stopped, according to his thoughts, the two of them still sneaked out of Liu's mansion in disguise.

Liu Yang's mind is very active, it has been an hour since he came out, he thought that the life of ordinary people in this big city in another world would be very monotonous, but along the way, there were lively teahouses, noisy wine shops, and amorous green buildings...... Even if he is as determined as him, he can't help but stop and watch, it's really sultry, if it weren't for Zhao Jiu to stop him, I'm afraid he really wants to go in and take a look.

"In front is the most famous stone street in Puyang City. ”

Zhao Jiu obviously not came to Puyang City for the first time, there were crowds of people in front, but the city defense army patrolled everywhere, although it was lively but orderly, it had more security than other places, which was why he deliberately led Liu Yang here.

"If you get here, let's go shopping. Liu Yang took a deep look at him, and then left first.

According to Zhao Jiu, the reason why this stone street is famous is that both shops and stalls are mainly made of stone, such as jade ore and so on. There are many people, mostly businessmen and a few tourists.

The two of them entered several shops one after another, but they did not see anything of interest. Liu Yang's mind lightened a little, originally he didn't like this kind of place, but he wanted to go to the restaurant to taste two sips of wine, and he was ready to go home immediately.

Seeing that Liu Yang's interest had dropped, Zhao Jiu's frowning brows slowly stretched, after all, if leaving Liu Mansion this time was detected by people from hostile forces, it would be the best opportunity to assassinate, and he would definitely not be able to afford any accidents.

"What's over there?"

Liu Yang walked out of the shop and paused. His eyes fell on the crowd gathered not far away. Zhao Jiu followed his gaze and saw that the figure was chaotic, and there were several swordsmen among them, and his mind immediately became vigilant.

"Uncle, what kind of stone are you, you dare to sell it for such an expensive price!"

"Isn't it just a black stone, the first ore in the world. ”

There was a constant commotion in the crowd, and when Liu Yang squeezed into the crowd, he saw a large black cloth on the ground, and two black stones the size of a fist were placed on it. The old man next to him, squinting slightly, held the tattered wooden sign of "The World's No. 1 Ore" in his hand.

"This stone is only owned by our hometown. Nature is the world's first ore. ”

"Where is your hometown?" saw the old man reply, and a businessman spoke. They have been traveling for many years, and they are all engaged in the business of ore and smelting in Puyang City, but they have never seen such ore, which is not a new type of mineral.

"The old man's hometown, Linzhou County. ”

"I've been to Linzhou County, but the tea is famous far and wide, and I've never heard of any minerals. Are you lying to me that I don't understand minerals!" Someone in the crowd snorted angrily, obviously aware of the situation in Linzhou County.

"Uncle, let's do this, it's not easy for me to wait for you to see if it's hot, so I'll give you ten taels of silver in exchange for these two ores. "Some businessmen want to see it, maybe it's really some kind of strange mineral, and they have the idea of trying their luck.

"No, I can't. Unexpectedly, the old man shook his head directly, making more people secretly disdainful, even if it was a precious silver mine, two pieces of silver were more than ten taels of silver, and they thought that the old man in front of them was a grandstanding old man, and many people dispersed in a moment.

"How much is the old man willing to sell?"

There were not many people left, and when he heard someone asking for the price, the old man's eyes moved. I saw two people in cloth clothes leaning over, the first one was very young, looking at the ore with a brilliant gaze, it was Liu Yang.

"You can't afford it. The old man was a little disappointed, thinking that he was a dignitary who was hunting for curiosity, but he didn't expect it to be just an ordinary person.

"Tell me the price. Liu Yang's voice was calm, and he might not know about these two ores, but as a person in the world of science and technology, he still had some impressions, but he forced his expression to remain calm.

"Fifty taels a piece"

"What!"

Zhao Jiu frowned, just like that, a broken stone was worth fifty taels. Just about to persuade Liu Yang not to be fooled, suddenly other people's voices sounded next to him.

"Okay, we bought it. ”

On the other side, two young men walked over talking. They also did not retreat from the crowd of onlookers just now.

"You want to buy it?"

The old man's expression was a little moved, he was in a hurry to use the money, so he deliberately raised the price, but he didn't expect that someone really wanted to buy stones. You know, he has been here for seven or eight days, and the high price has scared off many people.

The two of them are very young, but they are very particular about dressing, and they are either rich or expensive at first glance, one of them shook a paper fan, smiled and said: "Young Master Ben likes to be surprised when he acts, he never wants things that others don't want, and what others want will definitely get them first." ”

His tone was quite arrogant, which made Liu Yang's face a little gloomy when he heard it, not to mention Zhao Jiu next to him.

"The price I asked first, should my husband sell it to me first?" Liu Yang didn't intend to pay attention to the other party, and asked the old man calmly.

"Young man, if you can afford to pay the price, the trade will naturally come first and come first. The old man was a little hesitant, but seeing Liu Yang's calm expression, he changed his words at the moment.

"Zhao Jiu, pay. ”

"This is fifty taels of silver. Zhao Jiu understood that this kind of occasion naturally couldn't make his young master lose face, so he handed the silver two to the old man.

"Wait. The put away paper fan blocked his money bag, and the young man who shook the fan looked at the old man and said with a smile: "Since it is a sale, then Zuo feels that it is naturally the highest bidder, and I am willing to pay sixty taels." ”

"Left Bank brothers, this is unacceptable. Hearing the young man shaking the fan raise the price, the young man next to him hurriedly persuaded him.

"It doesn't matter. ”

"This, naturally, is a high price. ”

The old man smiled apologetically at Liu Yang and the two, and was about to hand the two black stones to the other party.

"Seventy taels. Liu Yang said without thinking.

"Eighty taels. "For some reason, this young man who shook the fan also continued to increase the price.

"One hundred taels. ”

Before Zhao Jiu could persuade Liu Yang, the latter shouted a high price. In his opinion, fifty taels is already the limit. It is obviously not necessary to fight with others for the sake of two broken stones.

The young man who shook the fan was also a little shocked, he observed these two stones for half an hour, and he couldn't see anything strange. It's also a curiosity, hoping to find something. But he didn't expect Liu Yang's determination to be so great, and he gave up after hesitating for a moment.

Zhao Jiu paid. ”

Seeing that the other party did not continue to raise the price, Liu Yang urged Zhao Jiu, who was stunned behind him. The latter comprehended and handed over the money bag of one hundred taels of silver to the overjoyed old man.

When the stone arrived, Liu Yang had no intention of staying. He still has to go back to verify it, and he is about to leave with Zhao Jiu.

"This brother stays. ”

The young man who shook the fan stopped in front of the two, fortunately he did not send any hostile intentions, otherwise Zhao Jiu would have already made a move.

"What?"

For the guy in front of him, Liu Yang didn't have a good impression, and his tone was a little colder.

"On the lower left bank, I want to get to know my brother. If you have time, why don't you go to the Ming and Qing Dynasties to get together?"

A gleam flashed in the depths of Left Bank's eyes, and a kind smile was released on his face.

"Not available. ”

Who is Liu Yang, he naturally knows that the other party is interested in ore, and wants to inquire a few points privately, how can he accompany him.

As he spoke, Liu Yang bypassed him and disappeared into the noisy stone street with Zhao Jiu.

"Jia Yi, let your people follow. “

Seeing that Liu Yang actually rejected him, the young man who shook the fan turned pale. Although he didn't know what he thought, the young man named Jia Yi obeyed, and as soon as he beckoned, several figures dispersed.

"Young Master, you go first. I'm going to fix the trouble. ”

Half an hour later, Zhao Jiu handed over the ore to Liu Yang. The two of them had already noticed the little tail behind them, but after going around several times, they still couldn't shake off the people behind them, and I am afraid that if they continue like this, they will be in vain.

"You be careful. ”

Liu Yang reminded, but did not stop him.