Chapter 172: Canglan City
Zhongzhou and East Lake are like Donghua City and Lingyun Town, this is not just empty words. Compared with Zhongzhou, East Lake is not only remote, but also incomparable.
"Is this Canglan City? It's huge! It's a lot more than Donghwa Castle! ”
Looking at the magnificent city gate in front of him, Xiao Yu'er raised his neck and praised it.
"The scale of Canglan City is not small in the entire Zhongzhou, of course, it cannot be compared to Donghua City!" Along the way, Qin Yan played the role of a tour guide and told everyone about Zhongzhou.
Before crossing the river, Yan Junlin and Qiu Zhong broke away from the brigade and turned around and went to Tianfeng City, leaving Candle Nine to protect everyone's safety. Although Chu Ming didn't ask the two of them what they were doing, judging from the few words that Uncle Shi inadvertently revealed, it seemed to be related to the disappearance of Wushuang's mother back then.
When I entered the city, I saw a more prosperous and lively scene than Donghua City, and it was very common to walk in the martial arts spiritual realm on the street, and I could also encounter the soul casting and soul refining from time to time, but there were still relatively few soul refining above.
The expansion of the Mercenary Guild Chamber of Commerce was not smooth, and it encountered great resistance in the open and in secret, and this situation was especially serious in Canglan City, the shop that was finally found was burned clean by a fire within a few days of opening, and I didn't have to think about it to know that it must be the work of the Qin family.
Chu Ming, who received the report, asked all the people who entered Canglan City to retreat, and came over in person in addition to helping Qin Yan seize power, just to sit in the town and take down this most difficult hard bone.
Although Qin Yan was expelled from the family in the name of waste, he had a house in a prime location in the city, but when Chu Ming and his party arrived, the word Chen Mansion was hanging high on the door of the mansion.
"What are you guys doing?"
The guard guarding the door asked with a cold face when he saw a group of people approaching.
Qin Yan's face was extremely ugly, and he frowned and asked, "Who are you?" Why did you occupy my house! ”
"Your house? Are you Qin Yan? When the gatekeeper heard this, his face immediately sneered, and he said, "This house was personally given to my master by the head of the Qin family!" ”
Alas-
Chu Ming couldn't help but sigh lightly in his heart, he didn't have to think about it to know what was going on, it must be a stumbling block made by the Qin family in secret, and it was expected that the owner of this house was probably not a good character.
"How can this be reasonable, why should the Qin family give favors to other people's houses!"
The short-tempered Luo Feiyang couldn't help but step forward and shouted angrily, he looked fierce and vicious, and the momentum of the Emperor Realm suddenly made the man guarding the door frightened and took a few steps back.
"I think you're here to make trouble, someone!"
Suddenly, a number of men rushed out from behind the door with knives in their hands.
It was already in the downtown area, and this kind of movement suddenly attracted many people to stop and watch, Chu Ming frowned, patted Qin Yan's shoulder lightly and said, "Let's go, go find an inn to settle down first, and then think about it in the long term after figuring out what is going on!" ”
"But President, you should know that we have ...... before"
"I know-" Seeing Qin Yan's anxious expression, Chu Ming chuckled and patted him on the shoulder, "Since the Qin family has already made a move, let's see the move, don't be in a hurry at this moment." ”
After searching in the city for a long time, but none of the inns had vacant rooms, so abnormal, how could Chu Ming not understand that this was another small move by the Qin family behind his back.
Want to have a ride? It's a little too pediatric! It's just that I can't find a place to stay, and I'm really going to sleep on the streets.
Chu Ming was pondering in his heart, and a delicate figure approached with a smile behind his back and hands.
"Senior Brother Chu, knowing that you have come to Canglan City, grandpa specially asked me to invite everyone to come over the house!"
It was Jiang Xueyan who came, although she was talking to Chu Ming, but her beautiful eyes always swept towards Qin Zhan on the side.
Chu Ming didn't poke it either, and said with a chuckle: "Then Senior Sister Lao Jiang will lead the way!" ”
The Jiang family is not a local force in Canglan City, but the Jiang family also has its own business in Canglan City, and there is also a house in the city.
From a distance, Chu Ming saw the old man standing in front of the mansion and waiting, and there was a middle-aged couple standing beside him.
"Brother Qin!"
"Brother Jiang!"
Qin Yan hurriedly greeted him and hugged the middle-aged man who stepped forward.
"Brother Qin, my sudden disappearance scared me, and I asked people around to find out that you went to East Lake, and you became the vice president of the Mercenary Guild, not bad! It's finally over! ”
I heard Jiang Xueyan mention it before that his father and Qin Yan are close friends, and it seems that the middle-aged man in front of him is Jiang Yuan, the head of the Jiang family.
"This is President Chu, right? Ehara has admired the name for a long time! ”
"The master of the Jiang family is polite, your name is like thunder!"
Jiang Yuan smiled and waved his hand, and said, "I have heard what Yan'er said, and I would like to thank President Chu for saving him during the martial arts." Although it was the Heavenly Opportunity that rescued Yan'er from the clutches of the devil, all of this was thanks to President Chu's strategy to lure away Ximen Zong and Taiwu, and Jiang Yuan thanked him again! ”
Jiang Yuan actually bowed down and bowed as he spoke, and Chu Ming hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him.
"Master Jiang, you are tormenting the juniors!"
"Okay, don't be so polite, if you have anything to say, why don't you go in and sit down and eat and talk!"
Jiang Tian waved his hand.
The wine and food had already been set up in the hall, and after the three rounds of greetings, Jiang Yuan suddenly raised his glass and said to Qin Yan: "Brother Qin, it's rare that everyone is here today, I have an idea to ask for my brother's opinion." ”
"Brother Jiang, but it's okay to say!"
"I want to formalize the relationship between the two children!"
Hearing this, Jiang Xueyan's face turned red, and she quickly glanced at Qin Zhan and quickly lowered her head.
"This ......" Qin Yan suddenly looked embarrassed. Jiang Xueyan, his daughter-in-law, is naturally very satisfied, but in his current situation, his son is really high.
Qin Zhan's mother Zhou Lan didn't think about it so much, her face was immediately overjoyed when she heard this, and she nodded again and again: "I think it's okay, I really like Yan'er, I really like this girl, and it's a blessing to be able to marry him!" ”
Qin Zhan also muttered in his heart, he did have affection for Jiang Xueyan, but his thoughts were the same as his father's, how could he be worthy of this proud daughter of the sky?
"This marriage was originally set by you and me in our early years, Ah Zhan was very satisfied with our husband and wife when he was young, not to mention that these two children are happy with each other, what else does the elder brother have to worry about? It just so happened that President Chu was also there, so I asked him to be a witness! ”
From the meeting to the present, Jiang Yuan has always put aside his seniority and talked to Chu Ming on an equal footing, which also shows the importance he attaches to it in his heart.
Jiang Tian, who returned to Canglan City, also brought back the Sanmen Spirit Pill given by Chu Ming, and after Jiang Yuan valued it, he understood why the Mercenary Guild could develop into the second largest force in East Lake and the Lu family in a short period of time. Knowing that Chu Ming personally promised the Jiang family that they could act as agents for these three elixirs, Jiang Yuan keenly grasped that this was a great opportunity to help the family get out of the predicament.
The old man's decision to give up Qin Yi in East Lake made the Qin family stand on the opposite side of the Jiang family, and the potential of Chu Ming became the only point that the Jiang family could rely on.
This decision seems very risky, but if Chu Ming really sets up the Mercenary Guild in Zhongzhou, the benefits that the Jiang family who chose to stand in the first place will undoubtedly be the greatest.
Chu Ming saw everything in his eyes, and faintly guessed what Jiang Tian was thinking, and proposed to settle the marriage to express that the Jiang family was willing to get on this boat.
"Uncle Qin, I think the head of the Jiang family is right, this marriage is a godsend, you really don't have to worry! In my opinion, this matter will be decided today, and as for the consummation of marriage...... What happens when you return from your trip to Snake Mountain? ”
Getting married has to have a place to settle down, and now whether it is Qin Yan's family or Chu Ming, they are all rootless duckweed in Canglan City, and the wedding date is set to be a year after the return of Snake Mountain, in other words, it is necessary to use this year to gain a foothold in Canglan City and break into the sky.
Qin Yan understood Chu Ming's voice, he was still so ambitious at a young age, how could he be timid, he immediately raised his head and drank the wine in the cup, and said, "It seems that I will have to change my name to my in-laws in the future!" ”
The reunion of old friends settled the family affair, and the meal was enjoyed by the guests and hosts.
After the banquet, several women spontaneously got together and went to Jiang Xueyan's room to chat, Qin Yan and Jiang Yuan didn't see each other for a long time to catch up on the old days, and Chu Ming went into the backyard at the invitation of Jiang Tian.
"I thought you kid would have to wait a while before coming to Zhongzhou, but I didn't expect it to be so soon, what about your master and Yan Junlin? Why didn't they come? ”
"The sect master and the master have some personal matters to deal with, and they will come over to meet after a while."
Jiang Tian nodded and said, "You have too deep a relationship with the Liang Zi of the Qin family, and transferring Qin Yan's original mansion to Chen Qian is only the first step, and your mercenary guild is probably not so easy to set up here now." ”
"Can Elder Jiang tell me about this Chen Qian?"
Jiang Tian glanced at Chu Ming meaningfully, "Knowing that the other party is the enemy that the Qin family has set up for you, you still want to touch it?" ”
If you want to get the house back, you naturally have to confront this Chen Qian, which Chu Ming knows very well. But that place is not just the old house of Qin Yan's family.
If you want to gain a foothold in Canglan City, you must first have your own location, according to Qin Yan's original plan, it is to expand the village as the headquarters of the Mercenary Guild in Canglan City. For this reason, he had already prepared in advance, and had already sent people to negotiate with the surrounding residents and shops, and secretly acquired a lot of residential land.
The Qin family obviously noticed that they had come to the bottom of the kettle to draw salaries, which completely disrupted Qin Yan's original plan.
"This Chen Qian is originally from Tianfeng City, and he has only come to Canglan City to develop in recent years, he himself has the realm of the emperor, in addition to being the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, there are many fierce people under his hands, and he is a famous tyrant on the Fenglan River!"
Chu Ming understood, a bit similar to the meaning of a pirate.
"If your mercenary guild really gets involved, his business on the Fenglan River will not be so easy, so even if there is no Qin family to help him, he won't have a good face for your arrival, understand?"
Chu Ming nodded, after listening to the old man talk about the origin of this Chen Qian, Chu Ming thought of this, the Qin family would really choose people!