Chapter 280: Everything goes well
After that, things went as smoothly as Li Jingxuan expected. After entering the Liu Mansion www.biquge.info, the servants of the Liu family politely guided Li Jingxuan around the shadow wall of the mansion gate and turned to the front hall. At this time, Li Jingxuan could see it clearly, but in the front yard in front of the front hall, there were also many tall and strong men, but their momentum was very different from what Li Jingxuan had encountered in Chu Mansion. They stood there and showed their might as much as they could.
Looking at their chests and stomachs, the corners of Li Jingxuan's mouth swept up a faint arc. He only thought these people were a little cute, and he didn't feel how powerful they were. For Li Jingxuan, they are just a group of men in the forging period, if they are friends and friends, it is okay, but as enemies, it is indeed not enough. Of course, it is true that they cannot be their enemies. Because Li Jingxuan didn't feel a strong hostility from them.
In short, they try to express themselves, and their ultimate goal is to put on a faΓ§ade and give their owners some confidence. As for their real purpose, in terms of their current lack of hostility, it has proven that they want to negotiate rather than be tough.
"In this way, it saves me a lot of trouble. The smile on the corner of Li Jingxuan's mouth kept hanging, but the pace under his feet was not as fast as at the beginning. His pace slowed down, and Qu Ying's pace quickened a little. Between the ups and downs of the threshold of the antechamber, the two completed the exchange of figures. All of a sudden, Qu Ying took the lead, and Li Jingxuan was half a position behind him. A change of events highlighted Qu Ying intentionally or unintentionally, and put on a look of him as the main one.
The two of them walked into the antechamber of the Liu Mansion. I saw that the antechamber was about forty paces wide and sixty paces deep, and it was roughly rectangular. Because it is two feet high, it seems to be very wide and far-reaching, and the sense of space is very strong. The hall was lined with columns, and every other foot a dark red ebony column towered up, supporting the beams of the roof and solidifying the entire roof.
Under the roof, there are pink walls on three sides, and many calligraphy and paintings are hung on them. Before the calligraphy and painting, there were good wooden tables and chairs, which stood against the powder wall, naturally showing a bit of solemn momentum.
Deep in the hall was a large table of eight immortals, on which were placed many booklets, and a middle-aged man in a dark red robe stood in front of the table with his hands behind his back. He had a white face, three chest-length long beards under his chin, and an elegant appearance. When he saw Qu Ying and Li Jingxuan coming in, he raised his left hand lightly, invited Qu Ying and Li Jingxuan to sit down, and raised his hand to pick up a book on the table of eight immortals.
"I invited you in just to talk to you...... I owe 38,000 yuan. This amount may not be anything to the Chu family, but our Liu family is different from them. Our family business is relatively small, and we don't have that much real estate - you should know that our Liu family can only get our hands on thirteen cloth villages. The value that these cloth houses can be assessed is probably not as good as a gambling stall of the Chu family, and I am still counting on them to eat, so these cloth houses cannot be mortgaged to you for compensation. So what exactly I want to compensate, I need to discuss with you. The very personable head of the family slowly and logically described his current situation and his own plans. He is also a very bold person, so in front of Li Jingxuan and Qu Ying, he directly hollowed out his details.
"This ......" Facing the confession of the head of the Liu family, Li Jingxuan and Qu Ying glanced at each other but smiled bitterly.
Don't look at the people of the Liu family who have said everything, as if they are completely defenseless against themselves, but Li Jingxuan and Qu Ying clearly feel that behind his confession, he threw a bunch of troublesome things on his head. Originally, Qu Ying came to collect the money, and he only needed to take away the assets of the corresponding value that met the rules of the Xiaoyao Palace. These assets can be materials, shops, real estate, magic weapons...... , it can also be yuan stones, gold coins...... In short, as long as the price is right, the palace does not care what the debtor gives - what is repaid, which is itself something that the debtor needs to consider.
This matter was originally supposed to be this rule, but due to the confession of the head of the Liu family, this matter was invisibly subverted. Between the lines, the head of the Liu family put the matter of what to choose to repay the debt on Qu Ying and Li Jingxuan. He saw through that these two people were still a little kind, and he wouldn't embarrass himself too much at all, so he threw the matter to Li Jingxuan and them. Here he saved a careful thought, that is, he wanted to reduce the amount of his repayment, and he also wanted to befriend Qu Ying and Li Jingxuan. To this end, he set up a small "conspiracy".
Of course, whether this "conspiracy" can hook Li Jingxuan and them into the hub and make both sides achieve a win-win situation depends on whether Li Jingxuan and Qu Yingzhi can see through all this. If they can see through and follow their own plan, it will be wonderful.
"Hopefully, everything will be as I expected. The very temperamental head of the family, gently brushing the long beard under his chin, thought faintly.
Now that he has made a move, the next thing to see is Qu Ying's response.
"What the hell will they do?" the eyes of the head of the Liu family gently aimed at Qu Ying and Li Jingxuan. He saw that Li Jingxuan was closing his eyes and contemplating, as if everything in front of him had nothing to do with him. On the other side of Li Jingxuan was Qu Ying, who kept frowning after listening to what he said, as if he was thinking about something embarrassing.
Silence continued in the hall, no one spoke, and the only sound was Qu Ying's page turning. He was looking at the Liu family's accounts. Although there are a lot of accounts, it is impossible for him to read all the accounts in one day with his strength, but it is still possible to turn over the books one by one, look at the past, and draw a general conclusion. Qu Ying just wants to take a look at the situation in this account first, and have a general understanding of the situation of the Liu family before talking about anything else.
Time passed bit by bit in Qu Ying's page, and no one else spoke to me, leaving Qu Ying here to do what he wanted.
After two hours passed, when Qu Ying turned the last page of the last account book, he let out a long breath, closed his eyes and pondered for a while before gently shaking his head and looking at the head of the Liu family: "Your Excellency Boqin, your family's business has been very bad recently. I don't know if you're hiding anything, but judging from the books you've given me right now, you're in a really bad situation, and I'm afraid you're a little insolvent. Seriously, right now I'm skeptical about your ability to pay. What are you going to do? Pay it back with all your assets?"
"No...... I'm not going to do that!" Liu Boqin, the head of the Liu family, shook his head like a rattle: "I said that I didn't plan to use all the assets and stores in my hands to pay off my debts - that would make me bankrupt." At that time, my whole family will go to drink the northwest wind, which is not good for you and the reputation of the Xiaoyao Palace. I remember that you have a related rating within the Easy Palace, and you have forced me too badly, but you will lower your rating. Liu Boqin smiled faintly, his eyes narrowed slightly, he looked like a fox shining with spiritual light.
"This ......" Qu Ying was slightly stunned, he couldn't imagine that Liu Boqin would seize this point to "scare" himself. However, as a veteran of debt collection, he would not be easily frightened by Liu Boqin's words: "It seems that your Liu family master is very familiar with the rules of debt collection in the Xiaoyao Palace! But in their scoring rules, the deduction of points for non-debt is worse than the deduction of points for forcing you into bankruptcy. Compare the two generals and choose the weaker one...... I think your Excellency, under my circumstances, would have chosen to sell all your assets to pay off your debts. β
"If it's really desperate...... It's not incomprehensible that you've made that choice. But it's not that yet. Liu Boqin shook his head heavily and glared lightly: "Believe me, the current difficulties are only temporary. It won't be long before my family's situation will definitely get better. By then...... You can let me pay back double. β
"Your deadline is in three days. You've already applied for two extensions before that...... The rules of the Hall of Freedom are nothing more than three. There's no way we're going to let you go any further. Perhaps, your family business will soon improve, and maybe your family business will continue to be in ruins. No one can say anything about it, but it doesn't have much to do with me. My idea is simple, that is, you have to come up with the required value of the debt at this appointed time. This is the rule, the rule of the Freedom Palace. Qu Ying waved her hand, speaking coldly and clearly and firmly.
"Can't you be accommodating anymore?" Liu Boqin asked Qu Ying in a low voice, "I don't want it long, just give me another three months." β
"Where the rules are, how can I be accommodating. Qu Ying rolled her eyes as she said: "Don't say three months, even if you give it another three days, I don't have that power." I'm just here to ask for debts, not someone who can make decisions. β
"Alas...... In that case...... That looks like I'm going to have to pay off my debts. Liu Boqin sighed and put on a helpless look.
"That...... Which one is that?" Qu Ying was puzzled by this.
"It was a treasure left by our ancestors of the Liu family. It is said that there is a powerful inheritance in it...... Because of the age, I don't know whether the inheritance in it belongs to that power. The way to turn it on is also long lost. It's in my hands, a completely useless thing. But...... You know a lot of secrets, and I think you should be able to discover something from them. Liu Boqin said as he took out a black token from his bosom and handed it to Qu Ying.
Qu Ying took the black token and rubbed it in his hand, only to feel that this token was a little strange. It radiates a metallic sheen in black, and it looks like it is the product of some kind of alloy, but it doesn't feel metallic in your hand. The whole token faintly exuded a warm aura, as if it were a piece of jade that was integrated into one.
"It's a strange feeling!" Qu Ying whispered. He played with it for a while, took the token and asked Liu Boqin in a low voice: "That...... Don't you have any more information about this token, is it one of multiple tokens, or is it a single piece...... Does the power he inherited belong to the Sage or to the Immortal?"
"I don't know much about that. It's just that I heard that this token was left before the great changes of the ancient world, and it has a history of 100,000 years. Liu Boqin said leisurely.
"A token handed down from the ancients? Hmm...... Looking at this vintage, it is quite valuable. However, there is too little information about this token, and I can't give you an estimate of the price too high. Qu Ying looked at the token repeatedly, thought for a while, and finally made a decision: "In this case, I will estimate this token for you at 18,000 yuan stones...... What do you think?"
"Can't it be any higher? This is a token handed down from antiquity 100,000 years ago. Liu Boqin was somewhat unwilling.
"No way...... That's the highest price I can estimate. I'm just a C-level emissary, and I don't have much authority. Moreover, you token, I don't know if it's a single piece or one of many pieces. If it is a single film, it will naturally be more valuable, but if it is one of many films, I am afraid that it will ...... It's not worth much. Qu Ying stretched out her hand, looking helpless.
"Alas...... That's also something that can't be helped, I really don't know more about this token. Listening to Qu Ying's words, Liu Boqin also seemed very helpless.
"Hehe, that's all there is to it. Qu Ying chuckled: "Anyway, this token has reduced your debt by nearly half." For the remaining half, I think you should have the means to repay it. You're so confident, I'm sure you should have had an idea of how to pay off your debts. β
"Oh, you see that?" Liu Boqin raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Of course I can see it!" Qu Ying rolled her eyes: "You are so calm, if you don't have a heart, who will believe it." Stop talking about what you don't have or not, just say what you think. If we get your side done, we'll be able to do a lot easier. β
"Hmm!" Liu Boqin nodded: "Actually, that's what I think...... Tokens are given to you, at your discount. The remainder of the debt is deducted from my goods. The high-grade Tianlin satin in my cloth village is something that many people rush to want, and it is no better to use it to make clothes for the disciples of the sect. I have 46,000 horses of silk here to pay off the rest of my debts...... What do you think?"
"Forty-six thousand Tianlin satin, how can there be so much squeezing of your family's silk, have you provoked someone?" Qu Ying felt a little strange when she heard this.
"It's just because my little daughter was targeted by a second ancestor. People are powerful, use means to jam me!" Liu Boqin spread his hands helplessly: "Actually, that's how it is...... I'm no match for them, but I don't think you'll be afraid of them. β
"That's right!" Qu Ying nodded, no longer having an opinion on Liu Boqin's words.
And so the matter was settled. The two quickly exchanged paperwork. (To be continued.) )