Chapter 18: Business Deals
Gently put down the pen and blew the account book that had just been written, and the shopkeeper looked at Tang Lingcan slowly and methodically, and said, "If the young master comes to drink tea, we will naturally welcome it, and serve good tea and treat him kindly." But if you're here to talk about business, then don't talk about it. ”
"You ......" Tang Lingcan stood up suddenly, his eyes could almost spew fire, and he said viciously, "You don't make any money, you Baixiangmen people are all fools!" Dare to offend the Tang Sect, even if you Baixiangmen are powerful, I am afraid that from now on it can only be a legend on the rivers and lakes! You have to take this list today, and you have to take it if you don't take it! I don't have that much patience to discuss this with you, I'm just here to tell you the result! After speaking, Tang Lingcan turned around, asked his subordinates to take a box, opened it, and said with a bit of pride on his face, "These are only regarded as a deposit in the early stage, if you can steal things back, then the reward behind will be far more generous than these!" ”
Listening to Tang Lingcan's show-off, the shopkeeper couldn't help but feel funny, walked up to him, picked up a cup casually, dangled it in front of him, and said indifferently: "Did the young master see this cup?" This is a relic of the previous dynasty, ten of them add up, it is enough for you to have a box of coins, do you think that we care about this money? Let's tell you the truth, the current Baixiangmen is no longer the organization that took over any business for money. We now also have our own bottom line, bullying the soft and fearing the hard, and we will never do anything for the tiger! ”
"Who do you say ......?"
Before Tang Lingcan could get angry, the shopkeeper opened his mouth faintly and said: "If you think that my mouth is not good, and you don't like to listen to it, then it is just right, our door master is here, if there is anything to say directly to our door master, take this opportunity to say it all at once, our door master is uncertain, and the next time we meet, it may not be when." ”
The owner of Baixiang Gate!?
Tang Lingcan's eyes widened, and he didn't have the disrespectful words of the shopkeeper in his heart, all he wanted was to see the leader of this mysterious organization, and see how he was with three heads and six arms, so that the news of the world could be held in his hands.
Sitting up straight, Tang Lingcan also put on the shelf of the young master, and Lang Sheng said: "Since the master of Baixiang Gate is again, then Tang naturally wants to visit." I wonder when the master will be able to show up? ”
Turning around and looking at it, the shopkeeper seemed to get a hint from his eyes, and then he looked at Tang Lingcan, and said in a slightly respectful tone: "If you want to see the door master, bother the young door master to go to the second floor later, our door master will come immediately." ”
Speaking of the owner of Baixiangmen, the shopkeeper who was still lazy just now also cheered up, led Tang Lingcan to the second floor, and carefully instructed Tang Lingcan to be careful of his step.
This sudden change of attitude made Tang Lingcan a little unable to react, and after being flattered and following to the second floor, he found that the place just now was simply rude, and the second floor was a high-end place for the superior to enjoy.
While looking at the exquisite decoration and precious ornaments, his eyes continued to hesitate, secretly wondering what the new master of the door was, and he was really rich enough.
Listening to the advice of his subordinates, Chang'an Wuhua's heart moved slightly. He didn't think about what kind of face he wanted to face the people of the Tang family now, but he didn't want this short-tempered Tang Lingcan to hold back himself, so he ran over first. Although Tang Lingcan didn't know his identity, and he didn't want Tang Lingcan to know, but facing the Tang family at such a close distance, Chang'an Wuhua really didn't know if he would not be able to hold back and vent all his anger on this eldest cousin.
When he was a child, Tang Lingcan was domineering and domineering, and liked to bully himself the most. When he practiced by himself, Tang Lingcan would secretly throw stones, and there would also be small stones in his meals, and even in the books that memorized the medicine patches, there were also small stones that he spilled. The repeated pranks made Chang'an Wuhua feel sick when he saw the stone for a while, which shows what an indelible impression this Tang Lingcan left in his childhood. But no matter how Tang Lingcan tricks himself, he is just a naughty boy, and when he grows up, he will only feel that it is a past experience, and he will not think about anything else. But what really makes Chang'an Wuhua unable to let go is the self who has become what he is now, and the supreme person in the Tang Sect......
In the midst of his thoughts, Chang'an Wuhua had already walked behind Tang Lingcan, looked at him, and was silent.
Tang Lingcan, who was sipping fragrant tea, suddenly felt a cool air behind him, shrank down, and turned his head to look over. And it was this glance that made Tang Lingcan almost throw the teacup in his hand out, swallowing his saliva, not knowing how to greet the strange man opposite.
And Tang Lingcan didn't speak, Chang'an Wuhua didn't speak, and looked straight at him through the cold iron mask, without saying a word.
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two people was a little strange, the shopkeeper hurriedly stood up and mediated with a smile: "The master of the door, this is the young master of the Tang Sect, and he has been trying to talk about business with our Baixiangmen a while ago. The subordinates thought that this business was not suitable for us to do, so they refused. Today, the young master came in person to discuss this matter with you. ”
Tang Lingcan heard someone speak, so he smiled along the subject, and just wanted to step forward to introduce himself again, but the words he heard in his ears could make him vomit blood with anger.
"Since you've already refused, what else is there to discuss, send off the guests!"
The shopkeeper also seemed to be stunned, and he didn't expect that the sleek faceless master would refuse a person so directly. The appearance of the faceless master is terrifying, and often the people who see him dressed as this are already afraid and dare not come forward to talk. But in fact, the Yanless Master is not a person with a bad attitude, he cares for his subordinates, is sincere enough to his business partners, and is much more reliable than the original Dugu Door Master, and in the nearly a year that he has been with the Yanless Door Master, he has never seen the Yanless Master treat people so indifferently.
Tang Lingcan, who was treated coldly, was also stunned, and when he reacted, he was like an angry lion, raising his head and roaring: "Hey, you can't help but look down on people too much!" Our Tang Sect is also one of the best families in the rivers and lakes, if you dare to despise me so much, are you not afraid that the Tang Sect will find you trouble! ”
Turning his head leisurely, Chang An Wuhua looked at Tang Lingcan, whose face was flushed, and secretly thought that this person was still the same as before, he couldn't hide things in his heart, and he wanted everyone in the world to know. Only a well-protected person would dare to show his emotions so unscrupulously, because he does not have to act as carefully as he does, and he does not even dare to be angry, but looks at the faces of those around him.
Lowering his gaze slightly, Chang An Wuhua said in a hoarse voice: "The young sect master has a strange poison in his body, it is better not to be angry, otherwise the poisonous gas will attack your heart, and it will only accelerate your death." ”
"You ......" his fingers stretched, and Tang Lingcan muttered in disbelief, "You know I'm poisoned?" ”
Chang'an Wuhua looked at Tang Lingcan meaningfully, and said softly: "In Baixiangmen, there are no secrets!" ”
For some reason, such an answer made Tang Lingcan's back immediately break out in a cold sweat, and he had a feeling of being stared at secretly, which made him very unhappy.
"Since you know that finding medicinal herbs is very important to me, why are you still unwilling to cooperate with the Tang Sect? It's just to find a medicinal herb, and it's not to do anything harmful, it's a big deal that I exchanged it with silver, this is not against the morality of your Baixiangmen! Tang Lingcan was a little angry when he said this, thinking that the people of Baixiangmen were really contradictory, since they had to eliminate disasters with people when they received money, if they didn't do those things like stealing chickens and dogs, where would they get the money to open such a luxurious teahouse for people to squander? Inconsistencies are also thanks to what they can do!
On this side, Tang Lingcan was filled with righteous indignation, deeply disgusted by Baixiangmen's behavior, and on the other side, Chang'an Wuhua opened his mouth hoarsely, and his voice was as if it had been sandpaper, which made people feel chilling when they heard it
"It's really ironic, you people from the Tang Sect always consider things from your own interests, thinking that they are just ordinary medicinal herbs, and if you grab them, you will rob them, what does it matter. This kind of thinking is really selfish, it seems that in the world, only you are noble, you are born superior, and you deserve to be trampled under your feet, and it is just self-inflicted! I'm curious, how do you have such self-confidence, or is the world too indulgent to you, making Tangmen feel that he is really invincible in the world? ”
It stands to reason that when Chang'an Wuhua said such an excessive word, Tang Lingcan would have already jumped like thunder, rushed over to fight with him, and would never give up if he didn't fight to the death. But now Tang Lingcan has a strange sense of familiarity, feeling that this man with an iron mask seems to know himself very well and can see everything. And he didn't know anything about him, which made Tang Lingcan gradually grow a fear from the bottom of his heart.
Could it be that just because he is the master of Baixiang Gate, he knows so much?
Tang Lingcan immediately denied the idea in his heart, shook his head, and stared at Chang'an Wuhua's eyes again, the more he looked, the more familiar he felt.
"We ...... Have you seen it somewhere? ”
Hearing Tang Lingcan's words, Chang An Wuhua sneered, then turned his head, faced Tang Lingcan with his back, and said coldly: "My life has been a lot of troubles, I have seen many people, and I have suffered a lot, I don't know which time, I have seen Tang Shaomen." ”
Chang'an Wuhua's words sounded very awkward, Tang Lingcan was also confused, he didn't know how to understand, he shouldn't have provoked this Baixiangmen master, why was there always a hatred in his eyes?
Shivering coldly, Tang Lingcan lowered his head, and had to admit that in front of the master of Baixiangmen, his momentum was a little weak, even if he hadn't done anything to be sorry for the other party, he couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt in his heart, which was inexplicable, which made Tang Lingcan feel surprised.
His fists loosened and clenched, Tang Lingcan mustered up his courage and asked tentatively, "That...... How will Baixiangmen cooperate with Tangmen? You also know what I was doing when I went to Wang's house to get medicinal materials in a hurry, and I didn't do anything to hurt the heavens and reason, it was just to save my life, and there was nothing to make your sect embarrassed, as long as you could prescribe the conditions afterwards, I, Tang Lingcan, would definitely meet them all! ”