The carriage went farther and farther, and finally slowed down after turning an intersection, and the noise of the market outside the car window grew louder and louder.

The coachman who controlled the horse shouted at the passers-by who were blocking the middle of the road while following the people in front of the carriage, and turned his head and complained to He Qun beside him: "Steward He, it's really evil, the streets and alleys of Wangcheng are blocked one by one during this time, and even if there are many people on Beiji Street before, there are not many like this." ”

He Qun glanced at a few gray-clad men who were waiting outside the store, and said, "Do you still need to ask, it seems that a lot of homeless people from outside the city have poured in today." ”

"Won't the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate stop this gang of Hanako?" The coachman complained dissatisfiedly, but he did not dare to run his horse down the street. If the Shengde County Duke is impeached, he won't be able to eat and walk away.

But fortunately, the homeless people on the street are still very discerning, and after a while of congestion, there is still a road vacant in front of the convoy, and the complaints of the drivers are gradually decreasing.

Soon, the carriage of Shi Cheng and the three of them came to the bottom of a four-story building, but the accompanying people did not enter through the gate like ordinary guests, but drove the carriage to the backyard of the high-rise building.

"Immortal Master, this place is called Wangchao Tower, it is the largest restaurant in the royal city, and it is also one of the favorite places of the dignitaries and nobles in the royal city." He Qun introduced Shi Cheng and opened the curtain for Shi Cheng.

The backyard of Wangchaolou is surrounded by rows of tall green trees that are rare in the Western Desert Country, and the green tree wall cuts a quiet little world in the noisy market, and the refreshing air is mixed with the faint smell of sea tide, and there is no sand and dust outside the tree wall at all.

Wu Neng couldn't help but sigh: "It's a quiet and secluded place, but it's a pity that it's just used to park the carriage, which is really a bit of a tyrannical thing." ”

Shi Cheng glanced at the tree wall that was still standing tall in the autumn wind, his eyes widened in surprise slightly, and asked: "There is actually a water warming array under this tree wall, it seems that the owner of this Wangchao Tower is really not an ordinary person, and it is no wonder that this restaurant can become the number one restaurant in the Western Desert King City." ”

"Shi Xianshi is right." He Qun nodded and said: "The biggest proprietor behind Wangchao Tower is the Lin family, and now the chief official of the Academy, Lin Guangzhi, the head of the Academy, is a member of this family. ”

"The chief officer of the Academy of Sciences in Taiwan, no wonder." Shi Cheng nodded.

At this time, the guys in the restaurant who were on duty in the backyard greeted him and asked respectfully, "Steward He, is it still on the fourth floor this time?" ”

He Qun nodded and said, "Just choose the one in Fengzheng Chaoping, no problem, right?" ”

"Okay, please ask Steward He and a few sons to come with me."

Shi Cheng and the three of them followed He Qun and the guys from the restaurant up the stairs, while the other royal servants stayed near the carriage in the courtyard. The place where the three of them went upstairs from the backyard was separated from the noisy front hall of the restaurant, and on both sides of the stairs hung the famous flowers that can only be seen on the seaside of the Southern Wilderness - sea blue flowers, the sea breeze carried the fragrance of sea blue flowers in the corridor and kept turning, and the fragrance of two different styles was mixed together, which made Shi Cheng's heart produce a very unique sense of comfort.

"Sure enough, it is a scenery of water and soil, and such a spectacle of abundance and desolation can only be seen in the Southern Wilderness." Shi Chengyuan looked at the blue sea outside the window and the yellow sand swirling in the wind by the coast, and sighed involuntarily in his heart.

Soon, the group came to the fourth floor, and after taking down in a beautifully decorated room, the men who led them up retreated, and were replaced by four handsome maids of the restaurant. A few girls wearing heavy makeup carefully held hot towels with wooden clips, and after everyone had wiped their hands clean, they took the towels and retreated, leaving only two maids to wait outside the door. Soon, the guy who led the four people in before put the wine and four-color side dishes on the table, and after setting up the wine and dishes, he said with a smile: "Steward He, the main dish will come up soon, and I won't disturb you to talk to a few sons in the future, just ask for something." ”

He Qun nodded, and after rewarding some money, the guy retreated with great gratitude.

After the guys and maids in the restaurant went out, He Qun said with a smile: "This Wangchaolou is the best place to watch the sea in the royal city, but after all, the Southern Wilderness is not as big as the big cities in the East and West Continents, I am afraid that in the eyes of the immortal master, it is actually nothing, and I hope that the immortal master can take care of it more." ”

"Shi is a cultivator, so he doesn't attach too much importance to these things. Shi still has to be in the royal city for a few days, and I am afraid that some things will still trouble Sheng Degong. ”

"What did the stone immortal master say, if there was no immortal master, the lord would probably have to worry about the princess's illness every day. He Qun didn't hide it from the immortal master, since the princess was sick, today is the first time I have seen the prince so happy. ”

"It is the duty of pharmacists like us to cure diseases and save people."

After the four of them were slightly polite for a while, He Qun said: "He Qun heard Steward Liu say that the immortal master came to my Western Desert Country this time, in addition to treating the princess, it was also to meet the Lord of Yuanliu City. ”

Shi Cheng's hand holding the wine glass stopped in mid-air for a while, he smiled slightly, put the wine glass down, and then said: "That's true, yes, but even if Shi is a Dan Master, for a long-established grandmaster like the Yuanliu City Lord, he is still just a junior, and it still takes some luck to see the Yuanliu City Lord as he wishes." ”

"The stone immortal master is young and promising, and the Yuanliu City Lord must also be happy to meet with a talent like the immortal master, so I will congratulate the immortal master here." He Qun said with a smile: "I don't know if Shi Immortal Master plans to go directly to Yulin Lane in the afternoon, or go to other places in the city to have a look?" ”

"Shi wanted to take a look at the headquarters of the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce in Wang Chengzhong."

"Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce?" He Qun asked suspiciously, "Why does the Immortal Master suddenly want to go there?" ”

"During the time Shi traveled around the Southern Wilderness, he heard a lot of things related to President Huang of the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce, so he wanted to make friends with this strange person." After speaking, Shi Cheng took a sip of wine quietly.

"Although He Qun is only a small steward in the county mansion, he still knows a lot of things in the royal city. Immortal Master, you said that President Huang Yuan is a strange person, this is really true. But He still advises you, Immortal Master, not to get too close to President Huang, to be honest, I always feel that President Huang is a little evil. Oh, of course, it might not be much for someone like you. ”

Wu Neng suddenly became interested: "Oh? Lao He, can you tell us more about it? ”

Tie Mian suddenly interjected and said, "The evil nature that Steward He said refers to the fact that Huang Yuan covers his true face every day?" ”

He Qun nodded and said, "It seems that the three of you know something about President Huang, but this is only one of them. Speaking of which, President Huang's life history has always been a mystery, no one can tell how he got started, and no one even knows where his hometown is, even the subordinates of the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce may not be able to tell one, two, three. In addition, Chairman Huang also wears this every time he goes out to visit high-ranking officials and magnates, but it is said that he can be sent out with a smile by the subordinates of the master's family every time. With all due respect, I really can't figure out how he did it, because even a son of the Wang family with a good reputation like my lord can do this. ”

"These are no different from what Xu Jincheng said, and it seems that they may also be the common impression that many people in Wang Cheng hold of Huang Yuan." Shi Cheng thought to himself.

He Qun was still talking about his doubts about Huang Yuan: "Finally, there is one more thing that I also think is quite strange, at least in my opinion. ”

"I want to hear about it." Shi Cheng motioned for He Qun to continue.

"The three of them should all know that the year is not good in many places in the Southern Wilderness this year. Therefore, in recent days, in fact, many wealthy merchants and even official eunuchs have been stockpiling grain, herbs and other daily necessities. Speaking of this, He Qun lowered his voice slightly.

"These little guys!" Wu Neng scolded indignantly, but Shi Cheng frowned and did not speak.

"But the recent move of the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce ...... I couldn't understand what they were trying to do, they didn't take advantage of this moment to hoard food, but they were secretly buying irrelevant things everywhere. The three of you may not know that my lord also has his own business in the royal city, mainly the business of timber. During this time, the people of the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce have been buying fir wood from us in a low-key manner, but the little one has never heard of where they are using these fir trees. But the small ones aren't the know-it-alls in the royal city, and maybe there's something I haven't noticed. ”

He Qun was a little hesitant when he said these things, and Shi Cheng speculated in his heart that maybe the chamber of commerce under the name of Shengde was secretly doing the business of smuggling timber. In addition, it could be seen from He Qun's tone that he himself did not think that Huang Yuan would use the wood he bought for serious business.

Wu Neng suddenly interjected at this time: "Fir wood? Isn't that kind of wood used in engineering and construction? Could it be that the camel bell chamber of commerce plans to build a house? ”

"He, I've never heard of this."

Shi Cheng thought for a moment and asked another question: "Steward He, I don't know where President Huang's house is, we can come and visit it then." ”

He Qun thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "This He really doesn't know, it's strange to say, President Huang is such a celebrity, I have never heard of his address in the royal city." If you want to find him, you should go to the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce and ask. ”

"I see." Shi Cheng nodded.

There was silence at the table for a moment, but soon someone ended the silence.

The tempting fragrance came in from outside the door, and a subordinate cautiously knocked on the door outside, and said, "Steward He, three sons, can you serve the food now?" ”

He Qun cleared his throat and said, "Come on." ”

The door was opened, and the guy who had led the four people up before walked in with a wooden cart, and put a wooden basin containing roasted fish on the table with a slightly trembling hand, and after putting the wooden basin away, he said with a smile: "This is the signature of our store - wine roasted fish, which is used slowly by four people." ”

He Qun said with a smile: "Immortal Master, two sons, this fish has just been caught from the sea, and it is very fresh. ”

Shi Cheng didn't answer He Qun's words, he frowned slightly, stared at the guy standing next to the cart, and suddenly asked, "What's the matter with your right hand?" ”

Everyone present was attracted by Shi Cheng's words, and they all looked at the guy's right hand.

The guy smiled awkwardly and said, "I just got some injuries to my hand, but it's out of the way." As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves, only to see that his thin and dark forearms were covered with layers of gauze, and the piece of gauze facing He Qun was faintly soaked with blood.

"The blood is fresh." Shi Cheng said: "Your hand was injured after going out before, is there something wrong down there?" ”

The guy at the restaurant replied distressedly: "The clerk has bothered, and a bunch of ruffians have been running to us every day lately, and they are shouting for us to let go of the fish we bought. They just came, and they got into a fight with the guards below, so I went to help them, and then they were beaten like this. But fortunately, our shopkeeper came out just in time, and now the gang is gone. ”

He Qun's face was a little ugly: "Could it be that the believers of the Yunzhu Sect can't make it, and their hands are actually stretched out to the port?" ”