Volume 1 Red Face and Troubled Water Chapter 36 Wu'an City
"Phew!"
After more than ten days of hurrying, Jiang Fan finally arrived at the imperial capital of the Great Xia Kingdom.
What appeared in front of Jiang Fan's eyes was a majestic and magnificent city, and the city gate was engraved with three majestic words - "Wu'an City".
The walls are towering, strong and thick, like a majestic barrier, solemnly guarding this prosperous city. The walls of the city stood with magnificent towers, and the soldiers, dressed in armor and holding halberds, looked majestically into the distance.
At the top of the tower, a pennant engraved with the national name "Great Xia" flutters, fluttering in the wind, showing the majesty of imperial power to the world.
On both sides of the city gates, soldiers also wore heavy armor and held halberds, guarding the gates tightly.
At this moment, under the leadership of a guard, the soldiers were carefully checking the passers-by, and even though there was already a long queue outside the city gate, the soldiers did not relax.
The people standing in the queue waiting for the inspection seemed to have become accustomed to it, and there were no complaints, everyone quietly waited for the inspection.
"It is worthy of being the imperial capital of the Great Xia Kingdom! Compared to here, the garrison of Ziyang City is nothing compared to here! Jiang Fan was full of emotion, and then he jumped off the horse, led the horse and blended into the crowded team.
After a long wait, Jiang Fan finally passed the interrogation of the soldiers at the city gate, and finally entered the city.
As soon as he stepped into the gate of the imperial capital, Jiang Fan immediately felt the unique and prosperous atmosphere of the imperial capital.
The wide streets are paved with smooth bluestone slabs and are crowded with pedestrians. Vendors shouted all kinds of goods, and crowds shuttled in and out of the shops, which was bustling.
The bustling flow of people and the hustle and bustle of cars and horses highlight the prosperity and hustle and bustle of the imperial capital. The people of the city are gorgeously dressed, elegant and dignified, worthy of the people who live at the feet of the Son of Heaven.
In addition to these wealthy people, some young monks dressed in sect costumes also shuttled through the crowd in groups, complementing the prosperous imperial capital.
Compared with this prosperous imperial capital, these monks attracted Jiang Fan's attention even more.
"I didn't expect that the imperial capital was not only so prosperous, but even there were so many monks!" Jiang Fan sighed with emotion, and witnessed all this with his own eyes after entering Wu'an City.
"These monks must not be casual cultivators, they should be disciples of some immortal cultivation sects, and their cultivation has almost reached the spiritual spring realm." Jiang Fan wore a hat and kept looking at the monks around him with his spare eyes.
As the imperial capital of the Great Xia Kingdom, although Jiang Fan had expected that there should be some powerful monks in Wu'an City, he did not expect that there would be so many of them.
For the sake of caution, before entering the city, Jiang Fan deliberately took a Hidden Qi Pill to hide his cultivation perfectly. As long as he doesn't run into some powerful monks, Jiang Fan is just an ordinary mortal in the eyes of others.
"Forget it, no matter how much it is, I'll find someone to ask where the Treasure Pavilion is first, and buy the spirit grass for Master to restore the power of the Yuan Shen earlier." Jiang Fan pondered in his heart.
Then, Jiang Fan casually bought something from the hawker and asked about the location of the Treasure Pavilion by the way.
Treating his own guests, the hawker owner did not hesitate to enthusiastically inform Jiang Fan of the location of the Treasure Pavilion. Perhaps in his eyes, guests like Jiang Fan from other places have long been commonplace.
If it weren't for Jiang Fan's timely refusal of the hawker's kindness, he would probably have begun to enthusiastically introduce Jiang Fan to the history of the Treasure Pavilion.
I have to say that driven by money, it is indeed possible to establish friendships quickly. This is Jiang Fan's most profound understanding since he embarked on the path of cultivation.
According to the location provided by the hawker owner, after passing through several bustling street corners, Jiang Fan finally saw a nine-story attic building.
Compared to the Treasure Pavilion in Ziyang City, the luxury of this attic has obviously been upgraded to a new level, and there are two more floors.
Outside the Treasure Pavilion, a heavily guarded horse team was parked, and in the middle of the horse team was a golden carriage.
The carriage was followed by a group of armoured soldiers armed with halberds. There were also several monks with spiritual weapons standing on either side of the carriage, seemingly vigilant at all times.
"It seems to be a nobleman from Wu'an City." Jiang Fan couldn't help but be surprised.
These soldiers wearing armor and holding halberds are obviously not something that ordinary families can have, plus the monks next to the carriage, their strength is far above Jiang Fan.
"I don't know what kind of character Sister Yumei's father is......" Looking at Su Yumei's handwritten letter, Jiang Fan sighed lightly, then put the letter into the Qiankun bag again, and walked briskly towards the gate of the Treasure Pavilion.
"This son, please wait!"
Jiang Fan was just about to walk into the gate, but was stopped by the guards at the door.
This was completely different from the previous situation in Ziyang City, the other party not only did not greet him warmly, but also seemed to want to interrogate him.
"What's wrong? Little brother. Jiang Fan looked at the guards who stopped him with some confusion.
The guard replied without humility or arrogance: "Please show the VIP card of this pavilion." ”
"VIP card? Can't you go in without a VIP card? Jiang Fan was surprised.
The guard frowned, glanced at Jiang Fan, and then said seriously: "This prince must be the first time to come to our Treasure Pavilion, right?" ”
Jiang Fan nodded, signaling that he was coming for the first time.
Seeing this, the guard continued, "Childe may not know that our Treasure Pavilion is only open to the public when large auctions are held. On weekdays, only guests of the Pavilion are allowed to enter the Pavilion to trade treasures. ”
"I didn't expect that the Treasure Pavilion of Wu'an City still has such rules. You can even choose customers......" Jiang Fan thought to himself, he was in a hurry before, but he didn't ask Sister Yumei more.
"Childe?" Seeing that Jiang Fan was a little distracted, the guard called softly.
"Oh, I just learned about the rules of your pavilion." Jiang Fan responded softly, then took out the black gold card from the Qiankun bag and handed it to the guard, asking, "I wonder if the VIP card you just mentioned is this one?" ”
The guard, who was originally still calm, instantly showed a respectful look after seeing the black gold card handed over by Jiang Fan.
"Childe, the little one has eyes and no beads, I don't know that Childe is coming, and I ask Childe to forgive my sins!" The guard bent down, his voice shaking.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Fan was also stunned for a moment, and thought to himself: "I didn't expect this black gold card given by Sister Yumei to be so useful." ”
Then, Jiang Fan coughed lightly, leaned close to the guard's ear, and asked softly: "This little brother, I won't tell you, this card was given by a friend of mine, I don't know what level of VIP it belongs to in your pavilion?" ”
Faced with the huge change in the attitude of the guards, Jiang Fan naturally wanted to figure out the value of the black gold card that Su Yumei gave him. Therefore, he did not pretend to be superior to the guards, but just wanted to know some information.
On the other side, seeing that Jiang Fan didn't get angry, and indeed as he said, the guard breathed a sigh of relief.
This guard is also very good, it seems that considering Jiang Fan's face, he deliberately leaned into Jiang Fan's ear, and then he told it seriously: "Childe, you may not know that the VIP level of this pavilion is divided into three levels, namely silver card, gold card and black gold card. ”
"Oh?" Jiang Fan was a little puzzled.
The guard continued: "When you buy a treasure in this pavilion and reach five million silver taels, you will get a silver card and enjoy a nine-percent discount; When you reach 10 million silver taels, you will get a gold card and enjoy a 20% discount. ”
"As for this black gold card in your hand, you must purchase a treasure of 30 million silver taels in this pavilion to obtain it. At that time, the purchase of treasures will not only enjoy a 7% discount, but also free accommodation in the pavilion, and will be accompanied by escorts. The guard explained it in detail.
Jiang Fan suddenly realized after hearing this, and couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect this black gold card to be so valuable!" It seems that Sister Yumei has really made a bloody investment! "Even though Jiang Fan is very wealthy now, it is still a little difficult to obtain this black gold card by his own strength.
Now that the doubts in his heart have been solved, Jiang Fan did not say more, took out ten taels of silver from his arms and handed it to the guard, and then walked in by himself.
"Little thank you, I wish you a good treasure!" The guard held the ten taels of silver in his hand and smiled from ear to ear.
I thought that I would be scolded by this son, but I didn't expect him to be so generous not only did he not get angry, but he was so generous, which made the other guards envious.
"This son, don't you know if I can serve you?"
As soon as Jiang Fan walked into the door of the Treasure Pavilion, a beautiful woman wearing a purple cheongsam walked over with a smile.
The purple cheongsam clings to the figure, starting from the waist and gradually spreading downward, like a blooming flower, showing her graceful figure to the fullest, which makes people fall in love with it.
Her face is beautiful and moving, her skin is fair and delicate, as clear and transparent as spring water. The red lips are slightly opened, like a budding flower, and the charming smile exudes the unique enchantment of a beautiful woman.
"It's worthy of being the head office of the Treasure Pavilion, but it's just an ordinary welcoming woman who is so charming." Jiang Fan was surprised in his heart.
However, Jiang Fan didn't talk nonsense, and immediately took out the black gold card again and handed it to the beautiful woman. After all, the role of this black gold card was felt by Jiang Fan outside the gate before.
Sure enough, after seeing this black gold card, the beautiful woman's eyes instantly flashed with fine light, and she hurriedly came to Jiang Fan's side, and asked in a more charming voice: "Childe, what do you command, just tell your sister, my sister will definitely satisfy Childe." ”
Jiang Fan's heart trembled when he heard this: "Is she willing to make a promise to ......?"
But to get back to the point, Jiang Fan didn't want to waste time here.
Then, Jiang Fan took out the handwritten letter given by Su Yumei from the Qiankun bag, handed it to the beautiful woman, and replied: "This is your eldest lady's handwritten letter, I have something important to find the master of your pavilion, please let me know." ”
After seeing a few big characters on the envelope, the beautiful woman couldn't help but show a look of surprise, and then glanced at Jiang Fan affectionately, and said coquettishly: "Childe, please follow me!" ”
"It's still Sister Yumei who is thoughtful." Jiang Fan thought to himself, and immediately followed.