Zuo Feng got up from the "ground" with some reluctance, and as soon as his body straightened up, he was almost fell back to the ground again by the heavy object on his left hand.

With a wry smile, he glanced at the jet-black "prison lock" on his left arm, and couldn't help but curse the "pervert" of the old man named Ning Xiao again in his heart, and then stood up with difficulty.

As soon as he walked out of the house, Zuo Feng saw Uncle Tian waiting outside the house with a warm face. When Uncle Tian saw Zuo Feng, even he, who had always been calm, couldn't help but smile. Zuo Feng was slightly stunned at first, but then he remembered something, turned around and glared fiercely at Tian Tian, who was snickering on the side, and then hurriedly went outside the house to find someone to wash his face.

Zuo Feng didn't need to look at it to know, it must be his sister who painted his face with ink again, and his sister hadn't spoofed him like this for a long time, but he didn't expect to tease himself in a good mood early this morning.

Zuo Feng simply washed his face, Uncle Tian was already standing aside, and handed over a hand towel. Zuo Feng smiled awkwardly, then took it with a smile and wiped it briefly, and asked casually: "I heard that Uncle Tian has come to me for the past two days, I don't know if there is something important that has alarmed your old man?"

Uncle Tian didn't say wordy: "I heard that your village is looking for a shop on the street, and I happen to have an acquaintance's shop here who is in a hurry to sell, if you are interested, I will take you to have a look." ”

Zuo Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at Uncle Tian, until Uncle Tian was a little uncomfortable, and then said, "Uncle Tian also knows about our search for a shop?"

In fact, when Zuo Feng first heard the five elders mention the problems encountered in the shop, he had already guessed that Zhang Yu was making small movements. But if the City Lord's Mansion didn't know about these things, then Zuo Feng was the real big fool. Zuo Feng can also understand the City Lord's Mansion's practice of waiting for changes, it is nothing more than hoping that his group of people will be forced to completely throw themselves into the City Lord's Mansion in desperation.

If Zuo Feng wanted to completely classify Zuojia Village into the City Lord's Mansion, when he talked to An Xiong that day, he would directly respond to An Xiong's invitation. But Zuo Feng felt that if Zuojia Village was attached to the City Lord's Mansion, it would not be a wise choice, after all, in that case, his own people might become guns in the hands of others.

What the left wind wants is an equal partnership, not a vassal under it in this way. So at this time, Uncle Tian's intention, he immediately guessed a few points. After a slight hesitation, Zuo Feng said: "I don't know where Uncle Tian said the shop, this matter of buying a shop should be the plan of the five elders, I think it would be better to let the five elders come to negotiate together." ”

Uncle Tian nodded, smiled and said, "It's okay, that shop happens to be empty at this time, it's just right to call the five elders and let's go and have a look." ”

Half an hour later, the Fifth Elder, Zuo Feng, and Uncle Tian were also a short and fat middle-aged man, a total of four of them standing in a wide hall. Uncle Tian glanced at the short and fat middle-aged man next to him with his spare eyes, and the middle-aged man immediately understood, and a professional smile appeared on his face, and said.

The two of them also saw that this shop was originally a large auction house. You've seen it before, and in addition to the three small halls on the surface and this hall, there are three small storage rooms underground. Such a big shop is on the street, and 15,000 gold coins is definitely a bargain. ”

After hearing this, the Fifth Elder was obviously a little moved, but he immediately noticed Zuo Feng's serious expression. I didn't have words, but I wanted to hear what Zuo Feng had to say first.

Zuo Feng glanced at the short and fat middle-aged man with a somewhat embarrassed expression, and said, "This shop is definitely worth the price the boss said, it's just ...... Hey, we have just moved to Yancheng, and we are really short on hand, so I hope the boss can make a little concession in front of Uncle Tian. ”

The short and fat middle-aged man heard Zuo Feng say this, and his eyes glanced at Uncle Tian on the side, intentionally or unintentionally. Seeing this, Zuo Feng couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, but he still pretended not to know anything, and continued to look at the short and fat middle-aged man with a look of expectation.

"Boss Zhong, this little brother is a guest of our City Lord's Mansion, if you can, you can give in a little. Uncle Tian said with a smile, and added casually: "By the way, I heard that the latter few mansions are also owned by Boss Zhong." ”

The short and fat boss Zhong showed a sudden expression, and immediately said: "Behind our shop, there are a total of four mansions, which are also my assets. If the little brother thinks it's okay, then I will sell the shop and the house to the little brother at the same price. ”

Hearing this, Zuo Feng has already made two things clear. This shop and the house behind it are not the boss Zhong's, if he is not mistaken, this shop and the house should belong to the city lord's mansion. In addition, he also saw that the other party gave such a good condition, that is, he wanted to sell the shop to them at the same price.

Under normal circumstances, Zuojia Village would not be able to come up with such a huge sum of money. In the face of such favorable conditions, if Zuo Feng hadn't gotten back such a large amount of money under normal circumstances, he could only borrow money from the City Lord's Mansion now.

Zuo Feng understood all this, so he turned back to the fifth elder with a smile and nodded. The fifth elder didn't care, and immediately smiled and thanked Boss Zhong and said, "Since Boss Zhong is so generous, although we don't have any family resources in Zuojia Village, we can barely make up the number you said." ”

Hearing his words, Boss Zhong was obviously extremely surprised, and Uncle Tian also looked at the Fifth Elder in disbelief, and then glanced at Zuo Feng with great meaning. Obviously, things were completely unexpected by him, and he couldn't hide the look of embarrassment on his face at this time.

"What's the matter, Boss Zhong, what's the difficulty? Do you feel that you are too much of a loss and want us to add some more money?"

This Boss Zhong laughed dryly, but he thought that Uncle Tian cast an inquiring look. Uncle Tian pondered for a while, then remembered what the city lord had explained, so he nodded lightly.

All of this fell into Zuo Feng's eyes, and as he had guessed, this auction house was indeed the property of the City Lord's Mansion. In fact, when Zuo Feng left Yancheng, this auction house still belonged to a big force called the Qingyun Gang.

But this force was swept away by a mysterious old woman overnight, and when Zuo Feng returned to the city, the Qingyun Gang no longer existed, and many industries under its influence were also divided and eaten by several forces in Yancheng.

"Since Zuojia Village can get such a large amount of money, Boss Zhong should be happy, why don't you go with the five elders to hand over the money and sign the contract by the way. ”

The five elders were naturally extremely happy in their hearts, for such a huge shop on the main street, it was reasonable to say that 20,000 gold coins would not be too much. What's more, there are four mansions behind it. There is no small courtyard in the house here, and it is such a house, which costs at least 2,000 gold, and almost no one is willing to sell it to the outside.

The fifth elder happily took Boss Zhong to get the money, leaving Uncle Tian and Zuo Feng behind. Zuo Feng smiled and hugged his fist to Uncle Tian, saluted respectfully and said, "I still have to thank Uncle Tian for his help in this matter, so that we can buy such a good shop for such a small amount of money." ”

Uncle Tian shook his head a little embarrassedly and smiled bitterly, and finally hesitated for a moment before saying, "How can you see that this shop belongs to our City Lord's Mansion." ”

Although he didn't expect Uncle Tian to make his words clear so quickly, Zuo Feng's eyebrows raised slightly, but he no longer concealed it, and said calmly: "With such a shop and the four houses behind, I'm afraid that someone will break their heads and grab it if they sell 35,000 gold coins, if it is just Uncle Tian's face, I'm afraid if it is really Boss Zhong's private property, he will not sell it so cheaply." ”

Uncle Tian smiled and said, "It seems that I and the city lord have underestimated you, you little guy has an amazing cultivation, I didn't expect there to be such a deep city." Actually......"

Zuo Feng shook his head with a smile, and said without waiting for Uncle Tian to finish speaking: "I remember the kindness of the city lord in my heart, but I don't want to be controlled by others. If Uncle Tian has some more compromised methods, you might as well put it forward and refer to it together. ”

Uncle Tian seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and after listening to Zuo Feng's words, he immediately spoke: "I have also discussed with the city lord, if you can agree to our small request, then we are also willing to officially become a cooperative relationship with your Zuojia Village." Externally, it is natural to say that you are a person from the City Lord's Mansion, but the City Lord's Mansion will never give orders to you and your people, and everything is based on your wishes. ”

Hearing Uncle Tian say this, Zuo Feng felt a little surprised. This condition can't be said to be good, but it is a bit too much, but Zuo Feng immediately thought of the "small request" mentioned by Uncle Tian just now, so he cautiously asked.

"The masters of the City Lord's Mansion are like clouds, I don't know what I can do for a young martial artist who has just stepped into the bone refining stage?"

Uncle Tian smiled and said, "I wonder if Zuofeng Xiaoyou has ever heard of the 'Spiral Tower Trial'?"

Zuo Fengshang heard this name for the first time, and looked at Uncle Tian in front of him with a puzzled expression.

Uncle Tian was not surprised at all, and continued, "Our Yelin Empire will have a trial every five years, and what we are going to do in Dongjun is called the 'Spiral Tower Trial'. Don't underestimate this trial, it's definitely the biggest event in the East County in five years. It's just that very few people from the outside know about it, because only the city lord and a few commanders are qualified to send people to participate. ”

Zuo Feng obviously had some interest when he heard this, but he was cautious, so he continued to ask: "This kind of trial will naturally send some cultivators with high cultivation to participate, and I, a young martial artist who has just stepped into the bone refining period, can I play a role." ”

Uncle Tian smiled slightly and said, "If anyone with a high cultivation level can participate, then it is better for the city lord to take action in person." There is an age limit for this trial, and only those who are not more than 18 years old are eligible to participate. ”

Hearing this, Zuo Feng already understood that this trial should be the same as the coming-of-age ceremony in Zuojia Village, but this "Spiral Tower Trial" should be another form of coming-of-age ceremony belonging to the Yelin Empire. Of course, the purpose is also to compare which outstanding talents are in each county, so that the winning forces will also receive more resources from the empire.

"If you win this trial, the city lord will definitely have a lot of benefits. ”

Zuo Feng thought about it for a while, and then said what he thought with a smile.

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