Chapter 329: Drying the Net
Yao Qiong stood at the door of the Chu Mansion with an extremely puzzled expression on her face.
"Let's go, let's go back first. Yao Qiong said to Yao Qian beside her.
Yao Qian was puzzled, "My lord, didn't you just go in, why did you come out so quickly?"
Yao Qiong didn't explain, sighed silently, and left alone.
Yao Qian, whose face was full of question marks, hurriedly followed.
Halfway through, Yao Qiong's face was still not very good, and she ordered very seriously: "You go and call Old Man Chen Yuanchen over!"
Yao Qian immediately nodded and trotted away.
Looking at Yao Qian's figure leaving, the expression on Yao Qiong's face was still a little solemn, and she muttered, "Do you want to call a few more people?"
But after thinking about it for a long time, Yao Qiong scratched her head and walked directly home.
Yao Qiong stood at the door of his mansion and asked, sure enough, Chu Yunhe had not come, and when he heard the news, Yao Qiong's face instantly became confused, "Is it really missing?" Could it be that he deliberately avoided me?"
And at this time, Chen Yuan led Chen Ye to Yao Mansion.
"It's coming so soon?" said Yao Qiong with a little surprise.
Chen Yuan snorted coldly, and said very dissatisfiedly: "It's not that Yao Qian said something big, so I ran over in a hurry!"
Yao Qian scratched his head in embarrassment.
Hearing this, Yao Qiong nodded seriously, "That's right, something really happened!"
Chen Yuan's expression froze directly, "Is something really wrong?"
Yao Qiong nodded and directly welcomed a few people to the mansion.
"Uncle Yao, what's going on?" After Chen Ye sat down, he asked directly curiously.
Yao Qiong glanced at Chen Yuan and didn't answer Chen Ye's question, but asked rhetorically, "Have you seen Chu Yunhe today?"
Chen Yuan shook his head, "I don't deal with him very much, so naturally I haven't seen him." β
Chen Ye asked rhetorically: "Could it be that this matter has something to do with the Chu Mansion?"
Yao Qiong nodded, "That's right, something may have happened to Chu Yunhe, he came to look for me twice before, but when I went to his house, I found that the other person was not there, and I heard Chu Yi say that he came to me, but he didn't come." β
"Based on this, you dare to conclude that something happened to Chu Yunhe?" Chen Yuan said with extreme disdain.
Chen Ye also had an indifferent expression, "Uncle Yao, you are too cautious, and this is a matter of their Chu Mansion, Chu Yi is not nervous, what are we excited about!"
After speaking, both of them looked at Yao Qiong.
Hearing the two of them say this, Yao Qiong's brows furrowed directly, feeling that it did make sense, "It seems that too, I am not nervous when I am a son, and I really don't need to be an outsider." But as soon as she said this, Yao Qiong felt as if something was wrong.
Looking at Yao Qiong's still frowning brows, Chen Yuan directly persuaded: "Chu Yunhe's affairs are still with him, he has been silent for so many years, and as soon as he comes out of the mountain, he thinks about the current president, which is a little too public, and he doesn't put you and me in his eyes at all, hum!"
"That's it, it should be Uncle Yao when it comes to seniority, and that Chu Yi is too arrogant after he comes back, this father and son really don't take a few uncles and uncles in their eyes! I have long seen that the two of them are not pleasing to the eye!" Chen Ye suddenly said extremely impatiently.
Hearing this, Yao Qiong smiled dumbly, and then looked at Chen Yuan with puzzled eyes.
Seeing Yao Qiong's eyes, Chen Yuan smiled and said slowly: "Although I have retired from the trade union, the revenue of the trade union is still in my hands, how much the union uses and earns all year round, I know it clearly, I am different from Xu Tiezhu, he will only bury his head in iron, so he still has a little right to speak." β
"So, Old Man Chen is still very far-sighted?" Yao Qiong said with a smile.
Chen Yuan nodded, "Anyway, just open the window today and say something, I know that you are in the same group with him now, but I don't support Chu Yunhe." β
Such a frank sentence, Yao Qiong scratched his head, Chen Yuan is an indispensable existence in his plan, although he has retired now, he is still in charge of the property of the trade union, and his status is extremely high, and Xu Tiezhu, who is in charge of forging, is a rival between the two people, the status of the two is extremely transcendent, to put it mildly, the union can do without Tian Man, without him Yao Qiong, but it must not be without these two people.
It's not that these two people don't want to let go, but after letting go, no one can take it all at once, since he became the vice president, he has followed Chen Yuan to learn how to take over, but after so many years, he still doesn't have the courage to take over this plate completely, Ge Ye is the same, he has been learning with Xu Tiehammer for so long, and he still can't bear it.
It's a good thing to have ambition, but having the ability is true, Yao Qiong understands this sentence very thoroughly, if he doesn't have the strength to take this plate hard, he must be the one who dies in the end, so he must not let go of Chen Yuan.
But he didn't want to let go of Chu Yunhe's line, not how powerful Chu Yunhe was, but Chu Yunhe's son, and the force behind his son, Yao Qiong didn't want to give up.
If he can catch that line, then their dream can be said to be half successful, which is why he doesn't like Chu Yunhe, but still wants to make friends with him, thinking of this, Yao Qiong suddenly felt that if Chu Yunhe really disappeared, it seemed to be a good thing.
It's just that because Chu Yunhe is Chu Yi's father, and now Chu Yi has no big movements, he can only choose to communicate with Chu Yunhe, and Yao Qiong can't figure out the depth of Yi, he is still a little taboo about people who come out of that place.
"Old Chen, don't be so anxious to make up your mind, Chu Yunhe is indeed not a good choice, but it does not mean that everyone behind him is not a good choice. Yao Qiong said slowly.
Chen Yuan's face froze, and he sensitively realized that Yao Qiong's words were not said casually, "Have you checked?"
Yao Qiong took a breath and laughed, "Now that Chu Yunhe has suddenly gained momentum, it is naturally because of his talented son, who has been cultivating for several years, and once he returns to his hometown, he will surprise the whole city, and that Chu Yi is the object we need to pay attention to." Yao Qiong said this very implicitly, but he knew that with Chen Yuan's talent, he must have understood the meaning of these words.
Sure enough, after hearing this, the expression on Chen Yuan's face instantly became solemn, revealing a thoughtful attitude.
Chen Ye beside him watched the two of them playing dumb riddles, although he couldn't understand the meaning of the words, but he still wrote them down.
"Is there really one?" Chen Yuan asked after thinking about it.
Yao Qiong nodded, "Naturally, I won't deceive Old Chen, but I haven't been exposed to it for the time being, Chu Yi is very tightly wrapped and basically doesn't show up, Chu Yunhe is very cautious and hides it very deeply, but the lustful look in his eyes is not put away, and he can feel it with a little contact." β
Chen Yuan understood Yao Qiong's meaning, and smiled directly: "The contrast brought by the downfall and sudden wealth, the kind of urgency to squeeze up with a heavy treasure, and the mentality of wanting to show off his might when he meets people, it seems that he has a lot of confidence?"
Yao Qiong nodded in agreement, "Old Chen's analysis is very right, Chu Yunhe is like this now, too flamboyant. β
Chen Yuan nodded, and said disapprehantly: "Judging from what Chu Yunhe is doing now, those people have made a wrong choice, and Chu Yunhe is not suitable. β
Yao Qiong didn't deny this statement, but just helped Chu Yunhe and said: "Old Chen, now all this is just an unknown, you and I don't know how far Chu Yunhe can go, and it's a bit inconsiderate to draw this conclusion at this time." β
Chen Yuan pondered for a while and nodded, "Reasonable, I didn't expect you to know him so deeply?"
Yao Qiong hurriedly snorted, "Chu Yunhe wants to succeed, then the person he needs to win over is either me or Ge Ye, but Ge Ye can't do it, he is short-sighted, and he has a grudge against Chu Yunhe, so it is reasonable for him to choose me." β
"You! Beware of being smart but being mistaken by being smart, don't be so confident! Since Chu Yunhe dares to do this, he is naturally full of confidence, you should beware of suffering a big loss at his hands. Chen Yuan reminded.
Chen Ye also chimed in, "That's right, Uncle Yao, their father and son are not fuel-efficient lamps, beware of being bitten by them." β
Yao Qiong suddenly sneered, "Take a bite of me, I'm not a fuel-efficient lamp, I don't look down on him at all." β
"That's very good, if we can really win over those people, then we can be regarded as taking the first step!" Chen Yuan said extremely excitedly.
Hearing Chen Yuan say this, Yao Qiong's fingers kept rubbing, looked directly at Chen Ye, and asked, "Do you know how many people came to the City Lord's Mansion yesterday?"
Chen Ye nodded, "I heard that five came, four appeared today, and the other one didn't know where to go." β
"Have you found out who it is?" asked Yao Qiong again.
Chen Ye shook his head, "The face that is easiest to check is the most raw, no one has seen it, and the other three are not very easy to deal with, and they can't even see their faces clearly, so it's a little difficult to check." β
Yao Qiong suddenly hammered the table, and said extremely unpleasantly: "It must be the person who Bai Yu deliberately made out, Bacheng wants these people to investigate us, right?"
Chen Ye shook his head, "Uncle Yao, those people look very young, and they are estimated to be as old as me, isn't it a bit too old for this kind of person to investigate us?"
Yao Qiong commanded impatiently: "If you can't find out, just tell Lu Yanhe, no matter what his father says, he is also the captain of the Craftsman City, let him check the origin of these people, it should be easy to check, right?"
Yao Qiong's eyes lit up instantly, and she nodded quickly.
"And this kind of thing, you have to talk to Ma Shu's grandson Ma Yong more, this fat man is very idle. Yao Qiong reminded.
Hearing this, Chen Ye immediately understood the meaning of these words, and hurriedly responded: "Uncle Yao, please rest assured, I won't come forward in this matter, just let Ma Yong come forward." β
Yao Qiong nodded with satisfaction, and then whispered: "You go to do this matter first, I still have something to say to your grandfather." β
Chen Ye nodded, but he didn't twist, and left directly.
As soon as Chen Ye left, Yao Qiong couldn't wait to ask, "Old Chen, do you think that Tian Man really wants to break with the City Lord's Mansion?"
Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows, "It's good for you to listen to this kind of thing, don't take it seriously, Tian Man has a bigger mouth, what is the use of him?"
Hearing Chen Yuan's salty and non-trivial answer, Yao Qiong was still a little unwilling, and asked again, "Are you sure, Old Chen? Last time, Tian Man scolded Bai Yu in front of everyone, and took the initiative to stir up trouble and wanted to strip the union from the craftsman city, but this was all said by himself! Although he said it behind his back. β
Chen Yuan's eyelids moved slightly, and he asked in an extraordinarily calm tone: "Then do you see what he has done recently?" It's been a month since he said this, do you think he's been doing it recently? Isn't it the same as before, eating and drinking, where has he ever been powerful except for his mouth?"
Yao Qiong nodded a little disappointed, "I have to say, I was moved when Tian Man said that." β
"Bai Yu didn't react, so the craftsman city is still the same, when Bai Yu has a big reaction, it means that something big is going to happen in the craftsman city. Chen Yuan reminded.
Yao Qiong nodded thoughtfully, "Then the five new faces that have appeared in the past two days are not considered Bai Yu's actions?"
Chen Yuan nodded slowly, and said uncertainly: "It should be counted, there are so many people staring at the City Lord's Mansion during this time, and Bai Yu is still openly letting these few show up, it must be deliberate, and it may be regarded as a deliberate response from him!"
Chen Yuan's words suddenly made Yao Qiongmao pause, originally he was still thinking about what Bai Yu was doing this for, so he figured it all out, "Four little dolls with the title of City Lord's Mansion on their heads are wandering around in the Craftsman City, is this luring people to take the bait?"
"It's up to which fool can't help but have itchy hands and wants to reach out and try it!" Chen Yuan said with a smile.
The expression on Yao Qiong's face became more and more relaxed, "Some people even if they don't want to try, I have to find a way to let him try!"
As soon as he finished saying this, the two laughed tacitly.
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When it was dark, Li Qing and the four of them all returned to the City Lord's Mansion with a tacit understanding.
Bai Yu looked at the four of them and smiled faintly, "How is today?"
Li Qingyu Wenchuan Shilin shook his head, his expression was not very good, but Xue Nian nodded with a happy face.
Bai Yu was quite surprised by this, and asked with a smile: "Xue Nian, you are smiling so happily, is there anything you have gained?"
Xue Nian laughed, "It's not a harvest, it's just that someone said they would help me." β
"Someone will help you? Your first time in Craftsman City, don't be deceived if you are not familiar with the place!" Yu Wenchuan reminded excitedly.
Xue Nian propped his head and shook his head repeatedly, "Don't worry, this is my master's friend, and he will definitely not lie to me." β
Bai Yu also asked with interest at this time: "Lu An's friend, it can't be Xia Luo, right?"
Xue Nian nodded again and again when he heard this name, "My lord, it's him, he took me to Fengqi Tower, there is a Mr. Shang in Fengqi Tower, she said that she would help me check it, and I chatted a little bit today, but I don't remember it, hehe!"
Bai Yu smiled dumbly, "I didn't expect to trouble them." β
"It's not troublesome, Mr. Shang and Sister Cai'er said that this is a small matter, and it is not troublesome at all. Xue Nian hurriedly said.
Hearing Fengqilou again, Li Qing's brows furrowed directly, and he asked very curiously: "Uncle Shi, what kind of existence is this Fengqilou, why is everyone so taboo about it?"
As soon as this question was asked, the eyes of the other people were all staring at Bai Yu, all of them were extremely curious.
Bai Yu smiled and shook his head, "Since you are so curious, let's talk to you a little." β
The bodies of the four of them sat up straight.
Bai Yu slowly spoke: "The sycamore is lush, the phoenix comes to perch, and the phoenix is literally understood to mean the phoenix to perch, which actually refers to the sycamore." The origin of the name of Fengqilou is from a woman named Wutong, and this woman is precisely a miserable woman, a loose cultivator found this woman when he wandered in the Qinglou, found that she had a wonderful root, out of the consideration of talent, accepted her as an apprentice, and brought her out of the Qinglou, as a result, the woman was talented, and in just ten years, she became an extremely powerful grandmaster sword fairy, but she has always remembered her former identity, she hopes that the women in the world will no longer be the same as her, and she hopes that there will no longer be such a prostitute in the five places, but unfortunately it will rain, people will eat, she has been in charge of a time and a place, but she can't manage a lifetime, I can't control the whole world, and then she has an alternative idea, since she can't control it, then she can only set her own rules and create her own Fengqi Building, a place where women can freely choose their fate, since then, Fengqi Building has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain with the assistance of all parties. β
Li Qing listened very carefully, but when she heard this passage, her whole person lost her mind, and she said a little unwillingly: "She should be very painful to do the thing she hates the most, right?"
Bai Yu also sighed and nodded, "That's right, even if that female sword immortal has the most vicious infamy on her back, she still insists on opening Fengqi Tower all over the five places, and after many years, the world knows everything she has done, so she slowly accepts the existence of Fengqi Tower, and what she does also makes the world extremely admired." β
After listening to this, Yu Wenchuan still felt a little wrong, "If that's the case, Uncle Shi shouldn't be so taboo about it, right?"
Bai Yu nodded, " What I just said is the previous words, and there is a follow-up, after Fengqilou branched out, he has been trying his best to help those poor women, if these women have a bone, they will be sent to the nearby sect to practice and study, at first it was nothing, but between decades and hundreds of years, there will always be a few geniuses, after these geniuses became famous, most of them made the same choice as the female sword immortal, and fed back to Fengqilou, with the help of these people, Fengqilou's strength became stronger and stronger, and the foundation was getting thicker and thicker. β
Yu Wenchuan instantly understood the meaning of these words, and his eyes widened, "Uncle Shi, hearing you say this, isn't Fengqi Tower's strength even able to rank in the Sixth Pavilion?"
"Who says it's not? It's just that Fengqilou has always been very low-key, most of the enclosures are autonomous, and there is no one like the city lord, so it can only be regarded as improvising, barely fighting with the world. Bai Yu said lightly.
Li Qing asked a little unconvinced: "Can you really be able to fight with the world, isn't it realistic? And I heard Lu An say before that Fengqilou has connections with several major sects. β
Bai Yu opened his mouth and continued: " These are the problems left over from the past, the previous Fengqilou is not like now, at that time Fengqilou was also very restless, and it was the Xiaoyao Pavilion that first conflicted, the nature of the two is almost the same, Fengqilou is destined to be a news distribution center, the major sects will naturally not give up this opportunity, they have chosen to cooperate with Fengqilou, so it is inevitable to rob the Xiaoyao Pavilion of the job, the other is the Xuanshui Gate, a female-dominated sect also does not deal with it, but then the three were solved in some way, and it can be regarded as calmγ β
"Somehow?" asked Li Qing curiously.
Bai Yu showed a trace of exhaustion on his face, and shook his head, "I can't tell you about it for a while, next time, in short, don't treat it as an ordinary place!"
Several people nodded in disappointment.