But in Lingzhu's sadness, there was a sense of relief, and talking about his little brother was like gossiping about the rivers and lakes.

"Eighteen years ago, the junior brother and the junior brother left the sect and entered the red dust, and since then, Poor Dao has never heard from him. Lingzhu said with a sigh.

Liu Han sighed, listening to Lingzhu's words, and deeply felt sorry for that person, that guy was indeed talented, his age was the same as his own, and his cultivation was much higher than himself.

There are not only six great grandmasters in the world, but also the seventh great grandmaster!

"Can you tell me about this little junior brother of yours?" Liu Han said again.

"This little junior brother of mine was accepted by my master before his death, his home is in Jiangnan, and he doesn't know where Poor Dao is, at that time, Poor Dao has already left the sect. ”

"Your sect is in the back mountain, right?" Liu Han interjected and asked.

Lingzhu nodded: "Yes, but this hidden immortal sect and the secular sect, even if they are separated by a wall, they are also the difference between the abyss, this back mountain, now we can go in, but when my junior brother is here, even if it is me, without their consent, I can't enter." ”

Liu Han nodded, this is a good statement, there are secular sects in the Hidden Immortal Sect, but if the secular sect wants to enter the Immortal Sect, unless it is agreed, it will be said that the Qingxu Sect, Liu Han himself is a special case, but if Jingren wants to return to the sect, it is very difficult.

"In other words, more than ten years ago, your junior brother left the sect?" Liu Han asked, Lingzhu nodded, and Liu Han asked again, "What year is it?"

Lingzhu pondered for a moment, and then calculated: "To be precise, twenty-one years ago, the junior brother suddenly came here and told me that they decided to leave the sect, and the mountain behind it would be handed over to me." ”

Liu Han silently calculated that the time when he entered the killer camp was eighteen years ago, he stayed in the killer camp for six years, escaped from the killer camp at the age of seventeen, and died in the Western Regions.

So far, the man in white is the biggest suspect, and he can almost conclude that the shopkeeper Zhang of Baigongfang is the person who chased and killed him back then, but the person behind the shopkeeper Zhang is the real murderer.

This person has several characteristics, he is young, genius, thoughtful, and does not know how to cultivate, but the cultivation of the head of the head is profound.

"Senior Brother Ling's high life this year?" Liu Han asked again, Lingzhu was slightly stunned, but he didn't hesitate: "How much, I don't know how much, but Poor Dao is estimated to be above seventy, in fact, although the little junior brother was brought back by the master, but in fact, his cultivation was mainly taught by the junior brother, and the master passed away within two years after the little junior brother started." ”

Liu Han nodded slightly, this is right again, Lingzhu sighed: "If Mr. doesn't believe it, until now, I haven't seen the little junior brother, these years, there are actually not many people living in the back mountain, alas, the sect, an old man like me, still remember the grace of the sect, and the current young people still know the former Zizhu Mountain." ”

"It's always like this in this world, and some things dissipate in the dust of time. Liu Han sighed.

Lingzhu also sighed deeply, since the aura dissipated, I don't know how many sects have disappeared, and as time goes by, there are many more sects that have disappeared.

When you think about the time when the aura is abundant, the era when a hundred flowers are in full bloom is really desirable.

After drinking tea in silence, Lingzhu said: "In order to show sincerity, Poor Dao knows everything about Daoist friends, but Poor Dao is also a little confused, and I hope that Daoist friends will solve their doubts." ”

Liu Han was slightly stunned, and then understood that Lingzhu had already concluded that the person who broke into Zizhu Mountain that night was a person from the Hidden Immortal Gate, and he then built a lot of construction in the Ghost Sorrow, and there was no doubt that he was also a person from the Hidden Immortal Gate.

Thinking about this, Liu Han also understood, Lingzhu is worried, even scared, and the hidden immortal gate as a neighbor, it can be said to be a good thing, it can also be said to be a bad thing, the hidden immortal gate is a person, ruthless and exterminating, regarding the world as an ant, such a neighbor is around, I don't know when it will be a disaster.

Therefore, today Lingzhu invited himself to drink tea, which was actually a gesture of goodwill to himself.

"I don't hide it from fellow Daoists," Liu Han also said frankly: "I am a secular person in my sect, and I also have contact with the sect, as for that sect, please forgive the younger generation for keeping it secret." ”

Lingzhu nodded understandingly, and Liu Han said again: "Now I am working for the imperial court and directly under the palace, so I also ask the Taoist chief to keep my affairs secret, even to Senior Brother Ling." ”

Lingzhu nodded again: "Please rest assured, sir, but, is the ghost sorrowful mountain villa the next sect of your sect?"

Liu Han shook his head: "No, that's my personal private property." ”

The blessed land of the sect cannot be shown to people, now the aura is scarce, and the blessed land is even more pitiful, and the matter of killing people and seizing land has happened in the history of the hidden immortal gate.

Lingzhu breathed a sigh of relief unabashedly, and Liu Han smiled slightly: "Dao Chief, for the sake of the same lineage, I also confess to him, so I hope there will be no misunderstanding between us in the future." ”

"Please rest assured. Lingzhu reassured, and Liu Han asked again: "Dao Chief, I still have some questions about your junior brother, do you know what his common family name is?"

"Senior brother's Dao name Lingye, junior junior brother's Dao number Lingxu, as for what his layman's name is, Poor Dao really doesn't know, when he started, Poor Dao has been in the sect for more than ten years. ”

Liu Han couldn't help but sigh softly, the last two people in Zizhu Mountain, the entire back mountain was just the two of them, he asked again without giving up: "Then who is he?"

Lingzhu smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly: "That's all I know, he is from Jiangnan, as for what it is, Poor Dao really doesn't know." ”

Liu Han sighed regretfully, and Lingzhu asked in wonder, "Is there any misunderstanding between Daoyou and the two junior disciples of Poor Dao?"

"Misunderstanding? How do you know it's a misunderstanding?" Liu Han was a little curious.

"Daoist friends care so much about the two junior disciples of Poor Dao, they must have some kind of interaction with them, I wonder if Poor Dao's judgment is correct?" Lingzhu asked.

Liu Han naturally wouldn't admit it: "There, according to the rules of the imperial court, people in the Hidden Immortal Sect must register with the imperial court and serve the imperial court for several years, but the junior brother is obviously not registered in the imperial court, nor has he worked for the imperial court, according to the imperial system, once they are discovered, they will be punished." ”

Lingzhu silently accepted this statement, and Liu Han continued to ask, "After Senior Brother Ling left the sect, he never came back?"

Lingzhu nodded, and said a little dazedly: "It's been more than ten years, and Poor Dao hasn't seen the two junior disciples again, and I don't know how they are now." ”

"I don't dare to say anything else, but with the cultivation of your two junior disciples, there are very few people in the rivers and lakes who can move them, and in the past few years, there has been no record of such a master being killed. ”

Lingzhu shook his head slightly, smiled reluctantly, and said, "In the red world, the more troubles there are, let them go." ”

"Life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky. Liu Han added with a smile, Lingzhu looked at him in surprise, this is not at all like what the born cultivator said, born to practice, regard wealth and nobility as floating clouds.

After drinking two more cups of tea, Liu Han got up to say goodbye, Lingzhu didn't keep him, and sent him to the door, and at the door, the two of them saluted each other and said goodbye.

Liu Han took the women down Zizhu Mountain, and went to Mochou Villa, which has become a scale, pavilions, rockery ponds, and mountains, which are very exquisite.

The women walked and watched, from time to time let out a sound of admiration, Liu Huo led the way in front, while walking and introduced, along the way, met some maidservants, saw Liu Han and them, so they avoided the side and bowed their heads.

Liu Han knew the origin of these women, most of them were bought by the market, and the other dozen or so were the culprits of this auction.

"I said Liuhuo, is there a good relationship?" Liu Han asked casually, the trees in the yard have not yet grown, the small trees are immature, the flowers and plants are sparse, and there are not many weeds on the ground, and they are very clean.

"The subordinates don't dare. Liu Huo hurriedly argued, and Liu Han smiled: "You follow me from the Western Regions to Yangzhou, you have worked hard, and you have reached the age when you should start a family. ”

Liu Huo laughed, and a few Zhuang Ding on the side couldn't help but be happy, Liu Han turned his head to look at them and said: "Men love women, it is human nature, I can't help this, however, I warn you first, it's okay to chase women, but you can't use force, Liu Huo, you are my old man, you know my rules." ”

"Don't worry, master, don't let those rabbit cubs mess around, our escort team is disciplined. Liu Huo promised with a smile, Liu Han couldn't help but do things with men and women, but the escort team has strict discipline, specifically in women, you and I will, you can, force, no.

In the backyard, the architecture here is even more exquisite, however, all the buildings here are built according to the Xuantian Qiqiao Array.

This backyard is stuck in the passage up the mountain, of course, the people of the rivers and lakes who are extremely high can go up the mountain through the cliffs on both sides, but these two sides are more dangerous, there are many killing traps along the way, and there is an upside-down seven-star array on the mountainside, and the top of the mountain is the Qingxu secret array arranged by Yu Qingzi himself, this formation is from the Qingxu Sect's mountain protection array shrunk and evolved, with Liu Han's cultivation, once trapped, it is almost impossible to get out.

The whole ghost is worried, and it is closely protected, Liu Han has broken through twice, and the best one is only halfway up the mountain.

"There are so few people in this backyard. Liu Han said that the backyard is too wide, and relatively speaking, there are fewer people.

Liu Huo shrugged: "Master, this backyard is your residence, not everyone can come in." ”

The backyard is very exquisite, even the quality of the maids is much higher than that of the outer yard, Liu Han looked at the maids around, Liu Huo stepped forward and said, "Most of the maids serving here are the ones who are guilty of this time. ”

Liu Han couldn't help but smile bitterly, this Liu Huo is kind, but he will be wrong, he really thinks he is a womanizer.

The quality of the crimes in this auction is naturally very high, but the question is whether these crimes can be trusted? If someone with a heart planted two hidden stakes in it, it can be done completely.

"Master, I've reviewed them all. "Liu Huo is an old man who follows him and is meticulous, otherwise he would not have been sent to Jiangnan to be responsible for the safety of the Jiangnan branch.

"Let's do it, just stay. ”

Mei Niang Zhu Niang pursed her lips and was happy, Ye Xiu always followed behind Liu Han softly, but Fang Ya Fang Ting was stunned by the exquisite elegance of the entire courtyard, their sisters were from ordinary backgrounds, they had never seen such a big and beautiful courtyard, and they didn't notice what they said.

After a day of shopping, it was getting late, Liu Han announced that he would rest for one night in Mochou Villa, he asked about Liu Tie, and Liu Huo told him that Liu Tie was in retreat, and he didn't know when he would leave the customs.

When the master arrived, the maids and wives in the yard immediately started running, and Liu Han still took the women around and turned around the backyard, and the back door was the way up the mountain.

"Usually this place is locked, the key is with me, and in the future, I will be in charge of Zhuangzi, master, this Zhuangzi still needs a supervisor to be stationed. Liu Huo said.

"Can't you live here?" Liu Han asked rhetorically, Liu Huo smiled: "Of course it's good for the slave to live here, but what about Jiankang?"

"Let your deputy go, you are responsible for training two hundred private soldiers," Liu Han said: "Private soldiers and private soldiers are recruited in Danyang, in addition, pay attention to recruiting Jianghu characters, everyone in the Jianghu has found out the roots." ”

"Understood!" Liu Huo agreed a little helplessly, he knew that this was Liu Han's decision, seeing that Jiangnan was about to enter a stage of great development, and the manpower was obviously insufficient, he and Kang Cheng had suggested to Liu Han several times to transfer some people from the imperial capital.

But Liu Han didn't agree, Hanhai Trading Company has developed rapidly in recent years, and all branches are understaffed, and Liu Han has no more ways to do it, so he can only tell them to cultivate himself.

"Don't always count on the head office, the head office is also short of people, you have to train yourself, as long as you can trust, you can boldly promote, however, newcomers can not involve the core business. ”

Liu Han also told Kang Cheng this in Wu County, and now he is telling Liu Huo again, this core business is actually a secret thing.

Recruiting people, in fact, those people who are swaying on the rivers and lakes are the best targets, especially those small sects, the people in the small sects have very little way out, and most of them have fallen into the underworld.

As long as you are willing to spend money, you will definitely be able to recruit people.

Of course, the other way is to cultivate it yourself, but it takes time.

After more than a year in Jiangnan, Liu Han did not interfere too much in the business of the Jiangnan branch, but only created Sanyou Yanhao, and used his power to get a large number of fields and salt pans for the trading company, laying a solid foundation for the future development of the trading company.

Liu Han was very satisfied with the construction of the villa, and really praised Liu Huo a few words, Liu Huo was very proud, but Liu Huo was also very embarrassed.

"This time to buy land and land, spent a lot of silver, master, our silver is too tight, the interest rate of Huitong Qianzhuang is relatively high, Wu County wants to build a shipbuilding team, the silver is really not enough, Kangcheng is about to die, can the head office support point. ”

Liu Han smiled slightly: "This matter is easy to do, in two days, Liu Tie will go out of the customs, he will be responsible for solving it for you, and in addition, everyone who participated in supervising the construction of the villa will be rewarded with ten taels of silver each." ”

"Thank you, master, but" Liu Huo was very puzzled, Liu Tie had the silver? This is not a decimal, at least tens of thousands of taels of silver can meet the needs.

"Don't worry, I said that there is a way, there is a way, and I will know when he gets out. Liu Han smiled, his expression was quite unfathomable.

The windfall of Piaomei Garden was enough to alleviate the difficulties of the Jiangnan branch, but the silver was still in the secret room of Piaomei Garden, and he was not in a hurry to take it out.

"Have you sent people to the gardens you bought this time?"

Liu Huo nodded: "All the people have been sent, there are only five people in Piaomei Garden, the main thing is to clean up, master, this Mochou Villa is big enough, what to buy a Piaomei Garden for." ”

For the Piaomei Garden, before the auction, Liu Han ordered that he must buy it, but in the eyes of Liu Huo Kangcheng, who doesn't know the inside story, this Piaomei Garden is like chicken ribs, not much use, Mochou Villa is enough, even if there are five or six hundred people, it is more than enough, and it is not far from Yangzhou City, the manor is built strong and sturdy, and ordinary dock forts are not comparable, so why bother to buy another Piaomei Garden.