Chapter 29: The Gamble Begins

As soon as the hour arrived, Liu Hong was so tired that he fell asleep on the table. On the round table, in addition to the flames of the oil lamp, there were several folded sheets piled up around the oil lamp. Liu Neng pushed open the door, several folding charms rolled in the wind, Liu Neng gently approached Liu Hong, approached the table and lowered his head and shouted: "Brother Hong!

Although his shout was not loud, the exhaled air caused a folding charm to fly above the flame and ignite, and it rolled down on Liu Hong's body with the wind. Then, there was a loud shouting from Liu Hong's bedroom.

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There is no auction activity at Vantone Auction House today, but all kinds of carriages and horses are gathered at the gate. Only the notaries who gambled this time were eligible to enter the auction hall, and the others could only stand outside the door and wait for the final result.

"President Xu of the Inscription Division's Union has appeared, and you can see their momentum to know that the victory is in hand. According to the information we received, they submitted their works to the auction house around noon yesterday. ”

"Look, isn't it the shopkeeper Xia of Baicaotang over there? Why didn't you see Liu Hong? I am sure that he knows that he is in a situation where he must lose, so he simply let Shopkeeper Xia attend this gamble instead of him. ”

Compared with a group of people from the Inscription Divisions Union, Xia Yuxian's team is relatively shabby, except for her, there is also Liu Neng to accompany her. When the shopkeeper Chen of Yanhaidi newspaper and the shopkeeper Qi who promoted weaving and spinning converged with them, this team had a trace of popularity.

"Why didn't Boss Liu come?" shopkeeper Chen and shopkeeper Qi said in unison.

"When it's time to come, it will come. Xia Yuxian forced a smile as he spoke.

Directly in front of the auction house is the auction table dedicated to the host, on the table of the auction table is the gambling agreement, and two locked wooden boxes are placed next to the agreement. There are also two boxes covered with black cloth on both sides, one on the left and one on the right, and it can be inferred that the two wooden boxes in the middle are the chips for the two sides to bet on. The boxes on both sides are the submissions of both parties.

Xia Yuxian and his entourage walked to the left hand of the first row and sat down, while Liu Neng went to negotiate with the auction house on behalf of Liu Hong, and Xia Yuxian temporarily replaced Liu Hong to exercise his power.

Halfway through the hour, it's time for notarization. Under the leadership of the shopkeeper of the Wantong auction itinerary, there were five gray-haired old men who sat on a row of wooden chairs behind the auction table. They are the notaries of this bet.

"Next, I will explain the relevant personnel of this gambling before notarization. First of all, I, the shopkeeper of Vantone Auction House, have the honor to preside over the notarization of this VAM. The five notaries sitting behind me are:

Gao Lao, the magic weapon appraiser of Wantong Auction House, Xie Lao, the secret appraiser of Wantong Auction House, Deng Lao, the inscription appraiser of Jiade Auction House, Lu Lao, the shopkeeper of Jiade Auction House, and the last one is our people's envoy. ”

In order to ensure the fairness of notarization, it is normal and reasonable for auction houses to invite appraisers from other auction houses to come to notarize. The fact that the people made the magistrate act as a notary shows that this gambling is really important.

Everyone is still just whispering, and the next introduction of the shopkeeper Cheng made a brief confusion at the bottom: "The next two sides of the VAM, the representative of Party A is President Xu Changfu of the Inscription Masters Union, and the representative of Party B is Xia Yuxian of Baicaotang. ”

"Isn't the representative of Party B Liu Hong? This person is really hateful, there must be losses and wins in bets, even we have planned that you will lose. You don't even have the courage to face everyone, what does it mean to have a woman stand up for you?"

"Fortunately, we had eyeliner at the door of the auction house, and as soon as the inscription master would submit the work, we knew that Liu Hong would lose. Otherwise, this time it will be a miserable loss!"

Vice President Xu is naturally very proud, he can force a paper genius to the point of being faceless, can it be regarded as the result of his own leadership. Win back those shoes, and I can write an article around two rare inscriptions, so that the headquarters can see that our Iwakai Inscription Masters Guild is working hard.

At this time, the shopkeeper Cheng made everyone quiet, he re-read the VAM agreement signed by both parties, and started the next step after both parties confirmed that it was correct.

"Now let's move on to the second task, which is to determine whether the works of both parties are valid. ”

If it is verified that your submission does not meet the requirements, it will not be useful if you submit your work before anyone else. Therefore, after confirming that both parties have completed the bet, the winner or loser is judged by time.

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At this time, the sun was already shining outside, and the shopkeeper Lu of Ju'an Restaurant was wearing a robe that he hadn't changed yesterday, and he lingered at the door of his restaurant for half an hour, and looked at the end of the official road in the distance from time to time. When someone asks him who he's waiting for, he always laughs and mumbles his way.

"What's going on with today's "Yanhaidi Daily"? It's already at this hour, and it hasn't come here to sell yet. The journalist who interviewed me yesterday said that as long as my entrepreneurial experience is verified by them and there is no exaggeration, I can be in the newspaper today. Shopkeeper Lu finally couldn't help but complain.

"It turns out that the deeds of the shopkeeper Lu are about to be reported in the newspaper! Congratulations to the shopkeeper Lu is about to become an Internet celebrity, do you want me to give you a wave of advertisements in the circle of friends?"

"It turns out that Shopkeeper Lu is also waiting for the newspaper like me! Yesterday, another reporter also interviewed me, saying that my cultivation experience is very valuable and that I can report it today. I've eaten three bowls of noodles here, and I haven't seen anyone yet!"

"I heard that today is the day when Liu Hong, the owner of the "Yanhaidi Daily", bets against the inscription division union, should it be that we have to wait for the results to come out before starting printing!"

At this time, a young man sitting in the corner poured cold water on everyone: "Don't wait, everyone. According to my inside information, when the employees of the newspaper were selling newspapers yesterday, six people were attacked to varying degrees, and two people had their newspapers burned. Therefore, Boss Liu decided to suspend the publication for a few days. ”

The young man's words caused a huge stir, because many of them began to collect the "Yanhai Di Newspaper", striving to be able to gather a secret book, even if it was just a scholar-level secret book, it was worth 10,000 taels of gold!

"Who is so lacking in virtue? Finally, a newspaper provides us with the secret of cultivation, and you have to destroy it. Are we poor people destined to not be able to follow the path of cultivation?"

"Yes, I'm in my 60s, and I'm finally looking forward to a book of cultivation secrets, and I'm counting on breaking through to the Juyuan Realm as soon as possible, so that I can live for a few more decades. It's the one who wants to cut off my longevity!"

The lifespan of the Yuan Force Realm is 100 years old when it reaches the Refining Yuan Realm, and it is 200 years old when it reaches the Ju Yuan Realm.... Who you say doesn't want to live a few more years.

"Actually, you don't have to guess who did it. The only ones who have enmity with Boss Liu of Yanhai Printing Agency are the Fan family and the He family. These wealthy and powerful families, who have a mountain of cultivation secrets at home, certainly don't want us civilians to become strong. If you want to cultivate to a higher realm, if you want to live longer, you have to stand up and fight against them!"

"Yes, we are going to these two houses to ask why they are blocking the publication of the "Yanhaidi Daily", do they want to go against the city lord?"

The lord of the castle once promised in the legal court that no one could hinder the publication of the Iwakaidi newspaper. We are not only asking for an explanation for the "Iwakaidi Daily" and fighting for the opportunity to cultivate for ourselves, but also to maintain the promise of the city lord.

Many people began to gather, and then an equally emotional crowd poured out from another street, holding banners such as "Where is the law for blatantly disobeying the orders of the city lord?" and "Blocking the publication of the Iwakaidi newspaper is cutting the throat of the common people's cultivation."

Not long after they met, they were met with a large crowd of protesters. In the end, it was proposed that the troops should divide into two routes, and set off for Fan and He respectively.