Gu Zuo claimed to be raising money, but how could it be so easy to raise money? And this is not the time to raise money, only when it is determined that the bid is won, it makes sense to raise money.

At this point, he has made a lot of money, but Gu Zuo's mood is still very bad. As he told the butcher, it was too hard to do something.

Suddenly, everything that was conceived has changed, just like a magnificent palace, and just when it is about to be capped, the pillar collapses, who is not depressed?

The removal of the Hundred Flowers Gate caused this hall to fall two pillars, one was a spirit stone and cash worth at least 100,000 yuan, and the other was a protective cover that could protect against the wind and rain.

Needless to say, the significance of the first pillar is no less important. Without the Hundred Flowers Gate, how should the Huaixian Pavilion move forward in this storm? After digging up the treasure, how should it not invite trouble?

Gu Zuo went down Gengjin Mountain, looked up at the many high archways in front of the mountain gate, looked at several plaques such as "Huaixian Pavilion Nanzhao Branch", "Heaven and Earth", "Hengling International", and his fingers brushed lightly on the plaque, and he was silent for a long time.

After watching for a long time, gently leaning on a pillar of the torii, he sat down slowly, and sat quietly, looking at the winding stream leading to the mountain, and looking at the endless floating clouds in the sky.

It's good to stay like that.

When the clouds were sunset, there was a hurried sound of horses' hooves outside the stream, and two horses trotted in, and immediately sat down with two people, who were Chengshanhu and Wang Huoju who were heading to Luofu County.

After a long time, these two were sent to Luofu County to inquire about the whereabouts of the Lingyuan Daoist, and they finally returned to the mountain today.

When he saw them, Gu Zuo suddenly had the feeling that a stone had fallen to the ground, as long as these two said "This trip is not going well", then put it down, it is too tired.

Gu Zuo patted the dust on his buttocks, greeted him and said, "You're back?"

Both of them dismounted and came near.

Chengshan Tiger said: "The owner of the Pavilion also went down the mountain to greet him, how can this be made?"

Gu Zuo smiled: "You have walked so far, you have worked so hard, I only have a few steps down the mountain, what is it?"

looked at Wang Huoju and said, "Let's go up the mountain and wash the dust for you tonight." ”

He subconsciously didn't want to ask about the result of this trip, and of course he was mentally prepared for things not going well - this was originally a matter of high probability, if the Lingyuan Daoist was sent by the Chongxuan Department to prospect for minerals, how could it be so easy to find out?

But it backfired, and when he saw the joy that Wang Huoju couldn't hide in the dust on his face, he said loudly: "Pavilion master, fortunately, I don't disgrace my life, haha!"

Gu Zuo was stunned: "Got it?"

Wang Huoju said with a smile: "Far away in the sky, close in front of you!"

Gu Zuo blinked: "What do you mean?"

Wang Huoju smiled mysteriously: "Hongfu View!"

Hongfu Guan is one of the seven sects of the Yuanhe system, and Shen Hongfu, the master of the view, is a serious Taoist priest who is affiliated with the Longquan Taoist Academy. This Taoist temple doesn't deal with other families much on weekdays, and is dedicated to cultivating behind closed doors, even Gu Zuo has only seen Shen Hongfu twice.

Wang Huoju said: "The Chongxuan Department sent people to explore the spiritual mine, this is a secret, only a few people in the Taoist Academy, such as the prison and Sandu, know about it, and I can't inquire about it." But recently, only the Lingyuan Dao Chief came to place an order, and I guess it should be eight nine and ten. I heard that these days, Lingyuan Taoist often went to Hongfu Temple, and sometimes even stayed in the temple, and he didn't dare to delay any longer, so he came back to inform the owner. ”

After a few words, Gu Zuo's heart suddenly hooked up again, and asked, "What is the relationship between Lord Shen Guan and Lingyuan Daoist?"

"I don't know this, only Shen Hongfu is good at yin and yang divination, and he is proficient in Zhou Yi. ”

Gu Zuo smiled and pointed at Wang Huoju: "Count yourself as a great merit!"

That night, Huaixian Pavilion set up a banquet, one for the butcher to go out of the customs, and the other to wash the dust of Chengshan Tiger and Wang Huoju, to celebrate, needless to say.

After this day, Gu Zuo was ready and brought some gifts to Hongfu Temple. Shen Hongfu was a little surprised and asked Gu Zuo what he meant. Gu Zuo did not hide it, and bluntly said that he heard that a distinguished guest had come to Yuanhe, and he dared to come to meet him.

Shen Hongfu was also frank and invited people out, it was the Lingyuan Daoist who had seen him in Nanwu Mountain, and when he saw that the two of them really knew each other, he left for the time being, leaving a gap for the two to talk.

Hongfuguan is next to the Yuan River, Gu Zuo looked at the surging river, pondered for a moment, and got straight to the point: "Today's visit, I am really presumptuous, and I ask the Taoist chief for forgiveness." The Dao Chief must also know that my Huaixian Pavilion is interested in bidding for the spirit stone vein. ”

Lingyuan Dao Chang smiled and said: "You and I are fated, so I am willing to come out to see you, but the matter of the ore vein is very important, if you want to inquire from me, you can only say sorry." I told you, if you are unfair to other families, if the Chongxuan Department acts unfairly, what kind of face will you have to maintain the cultivation world in the world? If there is no such public word, let alone participating in the bidding, even if this vein belongs to your family, you are afraid that you will not be able to keep it. ”

As soon as he tried his words, as expected, it was impossible to find out the relevant situation of the mineral veins from the Lingyuan Daoist or the expectations of the Longquan Daoist Academy for handing over the spirit stones, so Gu Zuo immediately gave up this idea and tried to solve another problem, and pondered: "That's true, sometimes when I dream back at midnight, I can't help but be glad that I am in such an orderly cultivation world, and all of this is the work of the Chongxuan Agency." ”

"You can think of this, it's very comforting. ”

"Because of this, we at the Huaixian Pavilion have always wanted to make our best contribution to the Chongxuan Department and the cultivation world. We consider that once the bid is successful, in addition to paying the spirit stone according to the bidding plan, we also plan to donate 30% of the shares of the spirit stone vein to the Chongxuan Administration. ”

Using the shares as a link, tying the Huaixian Pavilion to the chariot of the Chongxuan Department in order to seek strategic security, this is the plan that Gu Zuo has been thinking about after Baihuamen withdrew, which can be said to be a big deal.

The Lingyuan Dao Master was really moved, and after pondering for a while, he said, "In this matter, the poor Dao can't be the master, and I can't promise you." Since he said this, Poor Dao also wanted to talk to Pavilion Master Gu about something. ”

"Please ask your seniors for advice. ”

"Does the Gu Pavilion Master know what the Chongxuan Department does?"

"Take charge of cultivation affairs, maintain order in the cultivation world, and protect the lineages of various sects?"

"Gu's understanding can be said to be right, but it is not complete. Of course, just these three articles are actually enough to answer the proposal of the owner of the Gu pavilion. The Chongxuan Department does need spirit stones, but it will never dry up and fish, what we want to see is the orderly growth of all sects and sects, which is particularly important to the Chongxuan Administration. It is also for this reason that we will encourage and support all sects and factions to explore southern Xinjiang and explore spiritual mines, whoever discovers it is whoever's, as long as the payment is sufficient according to the rules, the Chongxuan Department will never interfere, nor will it try to take possession. ”

Speaking of this, Gu Zuo understood that the Chongxuan Administration would probably not accept the practice of giving away shares by himself.

Sure enough, the Lingyuan Dao Master politely refused: "The intention of the Gu Pavilion Master is certainly commendable, but this is a major issue, and the poor Dao personally does not agree with this precedent. ”