Late that night.

Yin Wanwan begged her master to pretend to be herself, and she put on a human skin mask and quietly walked out of the palace.

Looking at the figure that disappeared from his sight like light smoke, Zhu Yuyan couldn't help but laugh and cry.

According to Yin Wanwan's words, she, the master, is known as the "Queen of Law" in the rivers and lakes, and she always wants to experience the feeling of being a mother in the palace, right?

It's just that she, an apprentice, is incompetent, and she can't let her master experience the queen of the "mother of the world", so she can only retreat to the second best thing and become the imperial concubine.

Recalling these words of Yin Wanwan's persuasion, Zhu Yuyan only felt the corners of her mouth twitch.

Why did she believe in this ghost girl's ecstasy soup?

Are you too fond of this girl?

Not to mention Zhu Yuyan's suspicious life, after Yin Wanwan sneaked out of the palace, she took a nap in the hotel opened by her own Shimen Tianyin Pavilion, and after inquiring about the situation of the people in Shenjing City, she quietly left Shenjing City and rode in the direction of Jing River.

It turned out that according to the news of the division, although the girls in the hands of those people in Shenjing City have a certain guarantee in terms of appearance and appearance, it is difficult to say whether they are qualified and smart.

Because the main trading objects of these people's teeth are those wealthy dignitaries in Shenjing City, they are generally bought as maids and musicians.

Elder Zou Wanqing said bluntly after knowing Yin Wanwan's thoughts, since Wan'er wants to consolidate her favor by adopting a daughter, why don't you go further, find a girl with better martial arts qualifications, and cultivate her as a personal disciple?

In this way, with the double insurance of nurturing and teaching and the kindness of master and apprentice, even if she is favored in the future, she will be a good helper for you.

Hearing Zou Wanqing's suggestion, Yin Wanwan agreed in her heart.

As for where there are people who sell well-qualified seedlings, there is a rumored location here in Shimen.

Outside Shenjing City, Jing River, Yunhu Crossing.

Yin Wanwan left Shenjing this time to try her luck at Yunhudu.

After the Great Chu Taizu was in Shenjing, he used a lot of manpower and material resources to dig a big lake next to the Jing River and introduce the water of the Jing River to train the sailors in preparation for the Northern Expedition.

This is the origin of Yunhudu.

But with the passage of time, Da Chu Chongwen suppressed martial arts, and the function of training troops in Yunhu Ferry was gradually abandoned and turned into an ordinary ferry.

Of course, the word "ordinary" is just in the eyes of ordinary people.

In fact, in the eyes of various factions in the rivers and lakes, Yunhudu is a treasure land, because it is a secret place for black merchants to concentrate on dealing with smuggled goods from various countries.

These goods include not only armor and equipment, magic cheats, but also human smuggling and trafficking.

Not only that, but the quality of the people trafficked by these smugglers, whether male or female, young or old, is much higher than that of the people in Shenjing City.

However, these black market merchants do not appear in Yunhudu every day, only in the middle and end of the three months of April, July and October every year, they appear at Yunhudu to sell their goods smuggled from other countries.

It can be said that Yin Wanwan came at the right time this time.

Riding a horse to the Yunhu ferry, Yin Wanwan raised her eyes and looked around.

In March and April, it is the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the willows are green on the shore of the lake, and dozens of cargo ships of different sizes are docked along the lakeshore.

Topless laborers shouted trumpets and unloaded all sorts of cargo from cargo ships.

Soon, Yin Wanwan found her target, a cargo ship with a black-striped "mountain" flag.

According to the information in the cabinet, the black-striped "mountain" flag is one of the flags commonly used by these smugglers.

Seeing a young girl riding a horse in front of her cargo ship, the steward of the cargo ship frowned without a trace, walked down from the deck, and said to Yin Wanwan:

"This young lady, we are all rough people here, and it will not be good if we scare young lady. The things sold are all worthless grains, and I don't think there are things that the lady likes. Please take a look elsewhere. ”

Yin Wanwan tilted her head, glanced up and down at the steward, and chuckled:

"It's strange that your family is doing business, how can you directly drive guests like this?"

"My goods are all cheap items, and there is nothing worth eyeing in the young lady." The steward just clenched his fists, "Please take a look elsewhere, Miss." ”

"Uninteresting. Miss Ben doesn't tease her anymore. ”

Pouting, Yin Wanwan took out a jade pendant from her sleeve and threw it into the steward's hand.

"This is a token of Miss Ben's master, if the steward is skeptical, he may wish to check the authenticity."

The steward's eyes swept over the jade token in his hand, and when he saw the word "Tianyin" on it, his face suddenly changed.

can get the token of Tianyin Pavilion, there are few beautiful women of this age in this world......

"It turned out to be a distinguished guest of Tianyin Pavilion, but I have eyes and no beads, and I don't know Mount Tai. Please also come with me to the ship to talk in detail. ”

"It's fine."

Yin Wanwan said lightly.

In the cabin, the two sat down, and the maid served fragrant tea.

Only then did the middle-aged steward speak, "I wonder what you want to buy?" Although our Shanhai Chamber of Commerce is not a smuggling fleet that ranks too highly, we can still get our hands on rare treasures for our guests, ensuring that Tong Su is not bullied. It's just that the price is a little too high......"

Yin Wanwan heard the other party's rather proud tone, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

It seems that these smugglers are really powerful, and this Haikou boasted without thinking.

"Miss Ben wants a girl about ten years old, with an intelligent personality and high qualifications. I just don't know if there is a way to find the steward? ”

Yin Wanwan directly said her request.

"This ......"

The middle-aged steward pondered for a moment, and Fang Youyou spoke:

"Don't hide it from Miss, there is a girl on our boat who meets Miss's requirements, but well, first, this girl is older, and second, the price is not low. Miss has to think about it. ”

Yin Wanwan showed an interested look in her eyes, took a sip of tea, and said:

"The steward might as well let Miss Ben see the girl first, if it is in Miss Ben's eyes, the price is naturally easy to say."

"Okay."

The steward nodded, and with a flick of his finger, a finger flew out, striking the bell hanging on the door.

A melodious bell rang, and soon a man in a strong suit pushed the door open and bowed to the steward.

"What do you command, steward?"

"Bring me number 101, this lady is interested in her and wants to see the goods."

The big man nodded, turned and walked out of the room.

Unexpectedly, this steward was surnamed Wang......

Looking at the man in the big suit who walked out of the door, and then at the steward, Yin Wanwan thought to herself in her heart.

Soon, the man in the suit returned, holding an iron chain in his hand, and the other end of the chain was tied to a girl about ten years old.

I saw that this girl was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a pair of slightly upturned Danfeng eyes, wearing an emerald green shirt, snow-white skin, and a delicate and lovely face.

At a young age, she has a fresh and refined temperament, and if she waits for a few years, she will definitely be a great beauty who will captivate the country and the city.

In addition, the petal-shaped red mole in the center of her eyebrows made Yin Wanwan even more impressive.

"Huh?"

After looking at the girl carefully, Yin Wanwan couldn't help but sigh softly, and as soon as her body moved, she came to the girl's side, and before she could react, she pinched the girl's right hand and groped carefully.

The girl seemed to feel some pain and frowned, but she didn't make a sound, just bit her lip lightly.

Found a treasure!

By touching her bones, Yin Wanwan found that this girl's martial arts qualifications were extremely high, even higher than herself.

Yin Wanwan was ecstatic in her heart, but her face was silent, she opened her hand easily, returned to her seat, looked at the Wang steward on the side, and said lightly:

"Steward Wang, this girl's qualifications are quite good, her appearance is not bad, she can barely be an outer disciple of my Tianyin Pavilion. Say a number, if it's about the same, I want it in Tianyin Pavilion. ”

Steward Wang smiled and stretched out three fingers.

"Three hundred taels?"

As soon as these three words came out, the king steward shook his head with a smile.

"This distinguished guest of Tianyin Pavilion, don't say it's a small business of three hundred taels, even if it's three thousand taels, my Shanhai Chamber of Commerce doesn't bother to do it. This girl is a good seedling selected by my Shanhai Chamber of Commerce, and her appearance, qualifications, and temperament are all the best choices. If you really want to take her away, 30,000 taels, no two prices! ”

"Thirty thousand taels, why don't you grab it?!"

Yin Wanwan gritted her teeth and said.

Even if Zhao Yu reciprocated the favor not long ago and gave more than a dozen shops in good locations to Tianyin Pavilion, which can be regarded as a mouthful of blood for the hard-hit Tianyin Pavilion, the cash flow of 30,000 taels is still a huge expense for the current Tianyin Pavilion.

It is even more impossible for her to sell a few shops to raise money, otherwise when Zhao Yu returns to Beijing and knows, who knows if he will be cranky?

At that time, because of this impact on Zhao Yu's view of Tianyin Pavilion, it will be more than worth the loss!

Steward Wang took a sip of tea, smiled and did not answer.

Robbing, how can it be so convenient now, sitting at home, someone will send money to the door.

You must know that their smuggling is a lucrative business!

Glancing at the girl, Yin Wanwan was still a little reluctant to find this good seedling by accident, took a deep breath, and took out what a woman is best at-bargaining.

"20,000 taels of silver, if you can, Miss Ben will pay the money with one hand and the other hand."

Asking for a price all over the sky, and paying back the money on the ground, is talking about a bargain.

"Aren't you joking? Wang looked at the face of the lord of Chu Pavilion, 29,000 taels of silver. ”

"Twenty-two thousand taels!"

…………

After nearly half an hour of bargaining, in the end, Yin Wanwan ransomed the girl from the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce at a price of 24,000 taels of silver.

The transaction was completed, and Yin Wanwan, who had a painful face, took the girl's little hand and walked out of the cargo ship.

The two came to a remote and uninhabited place, Yin Wanwan squatted down, looked at the girl in front of her, and asked with a smile:

"Little sister, what's your name?"

Timidly raised her eyes and glanced at Yin Wanwan, and the girl lowered her head and said:

"This sister, my name is Wu Mingkong."

"The bright sky, the bright moon is in the sky, it is a good name full of imagery."

Yin Wanwan nodded, gently removed the mask on her face, looked at Mingkong's inky eyes like stars, and said lightly:

"Remember, you will be my Yin Wanwan's apprentice in the future!"

Such a good talent and beautiful jade, if you don't accept it as an apprentice, then it is called a violent thing!

Looking at the big sister in front of him who seemed to have come out of the painting, Wu Mingkong nodded sensibly, opened his mouth, and called "Master".

Suddenly, the smile on Yin Wanwan's face bloomed like a flower.

…………

The first year of Yanfeng is destined to be a turbulent year.

That year, Zhao Yu, the emperor of Chu, drove his own expedition and went south to quell the rebellion.

That year, the border of Qichu was in constant war, and the star rose above the dragon.

That year, Wu Mingkong was thirteen years old and met Yin Wanwan for the first time. At that time, Yin Wanwan was a beautiful and moving age, as if she was like a fairy, and her every move was full of shocking beauty, like an elf under the moonlit night.

Compared to her, she Wu Mingkong is just the lowest existence, a poor girl who was sold to people by her father.

It's just that when she Wu Mingkong met Yin Wanwan, her life changed dramatically.

She was bought by this beautiful fairy-like big sister for more than 20,000 taels of silver from a black-hearted smuggler.

At that age, she already had a clear idea of the value of silver.

She vaguely remembered that before the flood occurred and she was sold by her father, the annual expenses of the martial arts family were only dozens of taels of silver.

"Do you know why your father doesn't want you and wants to sell you to people with cruelty?"

Yin Wanwan's voice came faintly, and Wu Mingkong was standing in front of her, with his head down, and his eyes secretly looked at Yin Wanwan.

She is really like a fairy, beautiful and flawless, Wu Mingkong was amazed in his heart, and for Yin Wanwan's question, she nodded and said softly: "It's my father and mother that I have no food, and my younger brother has just been born in the family, so in order to survive, I had to sell Mingkong!" ”

Poverty has always been a sin, and it is troubled times that breed such sin.

I'd rather be a peace dog than a troubled world.

Yin Wanwan's star-like eyes looked at Wu Mingkong carefully, and when Wu Mingkong lowered his head in some trepidation, Yin Wanwan smiled slightly, smiled faintly, like a spring breeze, so that Wu Mingkong couldn't help but indulge in her beautiful smile, and Yin Wanwan stroked Wu Mingkong's little head.

"Poor, so I can't you, so I can reduce the burden on my family!" Yin Wanwan said lightly, "This is indeed the reason why your father and mother don't want you, but it's not the most important thing!" ”

Wu Mingkong was slightly stunned, if this is not the most important reason, then what is it?

Wu Mingkong looked at Yin Wanwan with some confusion.

Yin Wanwan smiled lightly, revealing Bai Sensen's teeth, at this moment, Yin Wanwan had a feeling that made Wu Mingkong creepy, and there was a compelling momentum on her body, which made her cocoa heart beat like a deer, and a warm wind blew the clothes of the two, but it couldn't warm Wu Mingkong's heart.

Yin Wanwan's bright apricot eyes seemed to have seen her heart.

"The most important reason, of course, is because you don't have enough value. If you are a boy like your brother, you can pass on the lineage. If you are like a teacher, with peerless martial arts, you can raise your hand to make life worse than death; If you are like the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce that bought you, and you have thousands of wealth, then who will, who would dare to abandon you? ”

Yin Wanwan said word by word: "In this world, it is a world of the weak and the strong, sheep are difficult to survive, only jackals can survive, our Tianyin Pavilion is not a good hall, nor is it a nunnery, if you want to live a good life and want revenge, then you need to show your own value!" ”

Even though Wu Mingkong was extremely precocious, Yin Wanwan's words still made her confused for a while.

Value, show your own value?

Wu Mingkong muttered, "But how to show it?" ”

Yin Wanwan smiled faintly, and her smile was like a seductive and depraved demon.

"Remember, I spent more than 20,000 taels of silver to buy it for you. Practice martial arts well, don't let your teacher down! When you are successful in martial arts and have more and greater power, you can take revenge on those who hurt you in the future! ”

Turns out, can I get revenge too?

A flame ignited in Wu Mingkong's eyes.

She nodded her little head fiercely, and said to Yin Wanwan, and at the same time, she was assuring herself:

"Apprentice understands, Master, Mingkong will definitely not let Master down!"

Yin Wanwan rubbed Wu Mingkong's little head and took her hand.

"Let's go, I'll take you to meet my master, she must be very happy to see Mingkong. On the way, I will tell you the story of a great man. ”

Two figures, one large and one small, merged into the crowd and walked towards the imperial city.

(End of chapter)