Chapter Ninety-Six: Apology
Chamber of Commerce Auction Hall.
The Water Moist Chamber of Commerce and the Tuyi Chamber of Commerce have been in a state of competition throughout the Northern Wilderness, and it has become more and more fierce over the years. As the competition progressed, the relationship between the two chambers of commerce gradually deteriorated. If the Water Chamber of Commerce opens a branch, then the Tuyi Chamber of Commerce will definitely follow up, and vice versa.
There are more than a dozen branches directly under the jurisdiction of the Xiran State Water Run Chamber of Commerce, and only the Xihe City branch can steadily suppress the branch of the Tuyi Chamber of Commerce. Therefore, in Xihe City, the scale of the Shuirun Chamber of Commerce is much larger than that of the Tuyi Chamber of Commerce, both in terms of auction hall and commodity trading hall. Even if the latter's current development momentum is very strong, it is not easy to change the pattern of hundreds of years, not to mention that under He Qiufen's careful management, the gap between the two sides has widened a lot in the past seven or eight years.
At this moment, hundreds of people have gathered in the auction hall of the Water Chamber of Commerce, and many others have walked in one after another from the door of the hall. Different from the previous peripheral selection, the six families gathered in Xihe City today, some of the junior strength of some of these families as long as they reached the fivefold illusion realm, they would be invited to participate in the test, so as to get closer.
These people who were invited here were all well-known figures in Xihe City, and the Tan family and the Liu family, who were closest to the Water Run Chamber of Commerce, had all arrived, and there were also some other Shili dignitaries. And there is a heavyweight in the middle, the lord of Xihe City.
When the afternoon came, Zhang Hao and a few people were introduced into the auction hall to sit down, and Wang Hai went to greet the guests by himself, after all, the people who arrived today more or less have a cooperative relationship with the Water Moist Chamber of Commerce, and they can't be lazy.
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"The city lord is here, it's really brilliant! I thought that you had refused the invitation to participate in the Tuyi Chamber of Commerce's recommendation test before, because you were not interested in the test before this competition. At this moment, He Qiufen curled up her hair neatly and put on a simple dress, which set off the convex and concave figure, coupled with the generous smile on her face, which looked quite charming, and wandered between the reception guests, attracting the attention of many people present.
Xi Zhi smiled bitterly and waved his hand, it seemed that he had a good relationship with He Qiufen, and he didn't care about the other party's ridicule, pulled up a young girl beside him, and said with a smile: "Don't make fun of me, there is a grand event only in ten years, why don't I come to see the demeanor of our outstanding juniors in Xihe City? Besides, Meiling also signed up this time, could it be that you really want me to go to the Tuyi Chamber of Commerce? But even if I go, I guess the quality of the young people on their side is not as good as ours, right?"
In the city of Xihe, the city lord's mansion is a relatively special shili. However, Xi Zhi has always been friendly with the Water Moist Chamber of Commerce. The country belongs to the Tianshui Empire, and the Water Chamber of Commerce is very close to the Tianshui Empire, so there is a lot of cooperation between the two sides. On the contrary, he has always maintained a relatively indifferent attitude towards the Tuyi Chamber of Commerce, which has always been close to the Hengfeng Empire.
Although Xi Zhi has not clearly supported which side he supports in the competition between the two chambers of commerce, once there is a conflict of interest between the two and a dispute, he still prefers the Water Chamber of Commerce more.
"Brother Xi Zhi said with a smile, your seat has been reserved, please come with my little sister. Looking at the girl next to Xi Zhi a little, He Qiufen nodded secretly, this girl is the only daughter of Xi Zhi, and she rarely appears in Xi He City. Therefore, very few people knew about her existence, but they didn't expect that this youth protection competition would attract her.
He Qiufen nodded lightly towards Yi Meiling, smiled generously, and led the two of them towards the main seat of the auction auditorium.
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"Brother Meng, don't be idle, come and greet me with a guest. As the flow of people gradually intensified, Wang Hai came to the place where Zhang Hao and the others were sitting with a sweaty face, greeting Menghai.
"Brother, I'm not from the Hydra Chamber of Commerce, isn't it a little inappropriate to help with the reception of customers?"
"Why can't people who aren't from the Chamber of Commerce help? Don't ink, the people who came today are all people with heads and faces, and they can't be neglected. Wang Hai knew what Menghai was afraid of, but his face was full of indifference, and his tone was quite requesting.
"Yes, just go. Menghai turned his head and made a look at Zhang Hao, and then followed Wang Hai away.
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"Hey, Old Man Tan, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Come on, come on, take a seat. ”
"Brother Li, I haven't seen you for a long time, you can come today, brother is so happy!"
Looking at Menghai, who was following behind Wang Hai and squeezing out a far-fetched smile on his face, seeing that people were not giving up, nor were they taking people into their seats, with a depressed look, the fat man said happily: "Mouse, look at Uncle Menghai, I really didn't find out that this old boy also has such a smile." ”
Zhang Hao smiled, but did not respond. When his gaze shifted to the three figures who walked in the hall door, he gradually put away his smile, and there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.
When the three of them got closer, the fat man found that Zhang Hao's face next to him was wrong, and asked, "What's the matter?"
Seeing Zhang Hao nodding slightly, the fat man's eyes greedily stayed below the waists of Shui Fei and Shui Wenxia, as the two girls approached, he couldn't help but shake his head, his eyes were full of obscene light, and said: "These two chicks are full of rudeness, it seems that it is not easy to get it! ”
"Tut-tut......" The mouth smashed more than a dozen times in just a few seconds with a unique skill, and his eyes turned to Shui Yonghong, who looked indifferent and didn't seem to put anyone in his eyes, and the fat man pouted: "Although this little white face is indifferent, but it is absolutely impossible to live in his bones, and he is dragged like his mother for twenty, five or eighty thousand, this kind of person is the most suitable for the second brother, so he will explode it well, and then kill him with a stick." ”
After two consecutive selfless evaluations, the fat man laughed to himself. But he didn't notice it at all, Shui Yonghong walked a few meters, and suddenly turned his head while his footsteps stopped, with a cold chill in his eyes, staring at him.
Turning around and taking two steps closer, looking condescendingly at Zhang Hao and the fat man who were sitting upright, Shui Yonghong said coldly: "Dead fat man, what did you just say?"
"What Lao Tzu says is your business, his mouth is on the fat man, and he likes to say whatever he wants. The fat man glanced at Shui Yonghong's arrogant expression with disdain, leaned back on the seat behind him, and said in all directions.
Hearing this, Zhang Hao hurriedly tugged at the corner of the fat man's clothes, got up and said, "My brother likes to joke, please forgive me." ”
Raising his head slightly, Shui Yonghong stared at the fat man, his face was dark, he didn't look at Zhang Hao, gritted his teeth and said: "You are not qualified to talk to me, get out of the way! Dead fat man, you have a kind of repeat what you just said!"
"You...... You're still in trouble with the fat man, aren't you?"
The fat man stood up suddenly, just wanted to get angry, but was pulled by Zhang Hao, and the corner of his eyes followed the latter's gaze on the old man who followed Shui Yonghong, the fat man's heart moved, and a smile immediately turned on his face, and said: "The fat brother just said that you are good-looking, your face is very white, and I have a sister in my family, who is naturally beautiful, beautiful and moving, and her name is Ma Lao Er." Just now I was thinking about introducing you, maybe after my brother takes a fancy to it, we will become a family...... Hey hey ......"
"Yonghong, why don't you take a seat?" Shui Luo stepped forward and saw Zhang Hao opposite, a ray of weirdness flashed in his eyes, but he immediately regained his composure, stared at Shui Yonghong with an angry face, and frowned.
The movement here immediately attracted He Qiufen's attention, and when she saw the faint confrontation between the two sides, she walked over quickly, and before she could speak, she saw Shui Yonghong's fists clenched, and said calmly: "This dead fat man just opened his mouth to humiliate me for no reason, and his words were very vicious, and now he is reversing right and wrong, talking nonsense." ”
Hearing this, Shui Luo's face immediately became gloomy, and the sharp look in his eyes made the latter shudder, and then he snorted coldly: "Pump yourself twenty mouths, and then kowtow!"
"How dare you find fault with nothing? Just kill him, tell him more about what you do?" The two sisters, Shui Fei and Shui Wenxia, came over, and didn't figure out what happened at all, Shui Wenxia waved her hand and threw out a sharp blade, and said with a cold face on her face.
"Sister, don't dirty your hands when you kill this kind of garbage. Shui Fei glanced at the fat man and Zhang Hao fiercely, glanced around slightly, grabbed Shui Wenxia's arm, and said.
Seeing this, Shui Luo waved his hand lightly, signaling the two girls not to speak, and then the chill in his eyes became stronger, and he stared at the fat man tightly.
For a master like Shui Luo, a low-level illusionist like Menghai didn't pay attention to him at all. If it weren't for He Qiufen's face, he wouldn't even bother to say anything. If it was Zhang Hao who offended Shui Yonghong at this moment, he might still give some face, and persuade him. But for the strange fat man, in front of so many people, the identity brought by his perennial high position and strength made him directly scold him in public, and his tone was full of unquestionable color.
Seeing that what was happening at the moment had attracted the attention of everyone present, the scene was embarrassed for a while, He Qiufen took two steps forward, and hurriedly smiled: "Shui Lao, they are all quarrels between young people, why do you bother with these juniors, such a distinguished guest is here today, you see?"
Feeling the coldness in Shui Luo's eyes, Zhang Hao's face became gloomy. He knew the strength of the old man opposite. And during this time, through seeing various things, Zhang Hao also learned some of the current situation of the summoner Shijie. For those powerful illusionists, ordinary people are nothing more than ants. If you make them unhappy, you will kill them, without any scruples, and at the same time, you will never cause any trouble, because no one will offend a powerful illusionist for ordinary people.
Seeing that He Qiufen opened his mouth at this moment, Shui Luo and Shui Yonghong did not have the slightest intention of giving up, and glanced at the countless glances coming from the entire auction hall, Zhang Hao realized in his heart. The cold-faced old man in front of him had spoken, and now he was looking for a step down.
Bent down and saluted, very haode to hide the coldness in his eyes, Zhang Hao said sincerely: "Shui Lao is angry, my brother is a little stubborn, I will do it on his behalf, I hope you don't take it to heart." ”
"He's your brother?"
His brows were locked, Shui Luo secretly recalled the information on the situation in Zhang Hao's family that he saw last night, his face suddenly changed, and he said: "Since this is the case, I will give the little brother a face for today's matter, but in the future, I hope that your brother will keep his mouth right, otherwise he will offend people, and he will not know how to die." ”
"Thank you, Shui Lao!"
Hearing this, Shui Luo smiled peacefully, took two steps forward, and tried to be kind and stretched out his hands and pressed them on Zhang Hao's shoulders, his eyes flashed with a hint of essence, and at the same time, a word of comfort sounded gently in the latter's heart: "Young man, today's recommended test is related to the plan of the Hydra Chamber of Commerce." With the strength of the juniors who participated in the test, it will not be easy for you to finally get the recommended place. If you can, sell the old man a face. Exit the test, and next year I promise to use the relationship to get you into the top six of the competition, how about it?"
Looking at Shui Luo's eyes and kindness but hiding a threat, Zhang Hao glanced at Shui Yonghong on the side slightly, snorted coldly in his heart, still maintained a faint smile on his face, and said: "Let's try, as for the result, let's talk about it!"
"Good boy!"
Catching a glimpse of Zhang Hao's unwavering face, Shui Luo's eyes narrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a touch of unhappiness in his heart, and took the initiative to ask a junior for something as he was, but he didn't expect to be rejected by the other party so neatly. At that moment, he lowered his voice and said calmly: "Then I hope that Brother Xiao Hao will bring me a miracle!"
After looking at Shui Luo with a slight warning, he pulled up Shui Yonghong with a cold face and left. The fat man gritted his teeth hard. Feeling the force of Zhang Hao's pull on his arm, his face was purple and he endured it.
Glancing at Zhang Hao with some apologies, He Qiufen shook her head helplessly, turned around and left with Shui Luo.
This small episode, under the deliberate arrangement of the people received by the Hydra Chamber of Commerce, but in a moment, the atmosphere returned to enthusiasm. Some of the young people who participated in the external selection of the Tan family and the Liu family two days ago secretly shook their heads slightly.
"Xiao Hao, are you okay?" Menghai walked up to Zhang Hao and sat down, his tone was full of bitterness, even if he witnessed the scene just now, he was helpless at all. The other party's strong strength was like a mountain, and he didn't even have the qualifications to interject.
"Mouse, it was the fat brother's fault just now. Viciously glared at Shui Luo, who was already sitting on the main seat, negotiating with some dignitaries next to him, and the fat man sneered.
"It's fine. ”
Zhang Hao smiled slightly, looked at Shui Luo and Shui Yonghong beside him indifferently, and said, "Today, the fat brother did something wrong first, and we were wrong." However, if it weren't for the presence of so many people, with the killing intent in Shui Yonghong's eyes just now, I am afraid that he would have to do it on the spot. In his eyes, a word to talk to us people is a kind of pity. Sooner or later, the roles in the scene just now will be reversed, and this rabbit baby child will kneel in front of our brothers and lick his feet!"
Looking at Zhang Hao's calm face, which was actually full of ruthless expression, the fat man nodded heavily and said, "Mouse, wait for the day to lick your feet, give the fat brother a squeak in advance, Lao Tzu will not wash his feet for three days, and smoke this bastard to death!"
Slowly turning his head to look at the fat man, Zhang Hao said speechlessly: "Fat brother, it seems that even if your old big-footed girl washes them in advance, he can smoke them to death, right?"
"Roll the calves!"
The fat man grinned, glanced at Menghai with bad intentions, and said, "My feet stink, not half of Uncle Menghai's." ”
"What's wrong with me? In this way, now I will take off my shoes and smoke the old dog and the three puppies to death!" Menghai smiled helplessly, knowing that this was the fat man and Zhang Hao taking the opportunity to joke to ease their mood, so they cooperated quite tacitly.
With the somewhat suppressed laughter of the three of them, the depressed mood just now was also relieved a lot......