On March 14, the night of the Evening Boat City was in the middle of the night, and the bright moon was getting fuller.

Tomorrow, the auction of the Seven Stars Sky Lantern in the Roland Building will officially begin, and this grand event that is enough to affect the pattern of the mainland is destined to be recorded in the history books of the Academy. But perhaps, this event is just a foil to another big event.

Tonight, there are too many secrets among the millions of monks in the city of Wanzhou, and the battle in the palace is silent and will not be known to the world.

Everything, but just getting started.

Sifang Street in Nancheng is just an inconspicuous commercial street for the behemoth Wanzhou City, but for thousands of households on the east side of Nancheng, it is the source of daily livelihood. Every morning, the streets are lined with shops and roadside vendors, which open their doors until sunset. The people of Nancheng are not rich, so these shops only sell for ordinary life, and there are not many luxurious things.

There is a butcher shop on Sifang Street, which is not large, but it is the only butcher shop in this street. The shop itself has never been named, and there is no plaque on the door, but the people who come and go give the butcher shop an interesting name - half a catty.

The reason why it is so called is because of a strange rule in the butcher shop - anyone, within a day, can only buy half a catty of meat in the shop at most, and do not sell one or two more. As soon as this rule came out, many people were dissatisfied at first, and after a few years, they slowly began to accept it, in addition to the high quality and cheap meat sold in the shop, in fact, the people of Nancheng can only afford to buy half a catty a day.

Not only are the rules of the butcher shop strange, but the man who sells the meat is also quite strange, a skinny, short, blind old man with a large and strong young apprentice. The old man is about sixty years old, with a rickety body, although he is blind, a knife work is superb, and when cutting meat, he wipes it casually, saying that half a catty is half a catty, and two taels are not less than a penny, so miraculous skills are naturally welcomed by the neighborhood. It's just that the master and apprentice don't seem to be good at talking. Especially the apprentice, he is tall and big, but his head doesn't seem to be very bright, and he does whatever others say to him, and other than that, he is basically stupid.

Now, the vast majority of the people in the city have entered the small world of the Murong family to live temporarily, and Sifang Street is naturally empty.

But tonight, in front of the butcher shop, a figure suddenly appeared.

If there were people around here, even if it was dark, they would be able to recognize this sturdy body by the moonlight outline, which was the blind old man's apprentice - Dunzi. It's just that now there is no stupidity in his expression, he walked quickly into the butcher's shop, and pointed like a sword into the ground into a spell, a pitch-black vortex was generated, and then he took a deep breath, stepped forward, and disappeared.

At the top of a tower in the distance, the suave son Liu Yuzhe stood against the railing, holding a wine jug and drinking heavily. Beside him were Li Chuyi, the head of the Hualou, and the two sisters of Huaxi and Huayu who were whispering behind him. When Liu Dagongzi used secret techniques to detect the figure that entered the butcher shop, he couldn't help but smile dumbly, turned to the three women around him, and said something in the clouds: "It's this shop, it's really this shop!"

The vanished butcher apprentice suddenly appeared in a huge underground palace through an instant. Maids were waiting on either side, leading him into a side room, where he replaced his fleshy coarse shirt with a luxurious black robe.

"Young master. Outside the door, a black-clothed masked guard knelt on one knee, "The two Shura-sama have arrived and are waiting in the main hall. ”

"Got it. The "dunzi", who was known as the young master, responded lightly, and walked out accompanied by the maidservant, and the temperament of the whole person changed completely, and the domineering was extremely sharp.

The scale of the underground palace is extremely large, and the passage from the side room to the main hall is half a mile away. There is no flame in the oil lamps used for lighting on both sides of the wall, but a huge pearl of the East China Sea Blue Jiao Night, this pearl is extremely precious, even the East China Sea Shrine can only receive dozens of them as tribute every year, and in this half-mile-long passage, the number is more than a hundred.

After the half-burnt incense, there is a pitch-black iron door several zhang high in front of me, and there is a plaque hanging on the door, the inscription in the plaque is dragon flying and phoenix dancing, vigorous and powerful, and the words reveal endless huge killing intent, the soul is dementored, and I dare not look at it for a long time!

If there are elders or sect masters of major sects here, they will definitely exclaim after seeing the plaque! Because this underground palace is one of the five major restaurants of the "Shop", the number one killer organization in the mainland, - Zhongzhou Meat Shop!

If you want to talk about the birth of "shop", it probably goes back to 10,000 years ago. In the past 10,000 years, the entire dynasty, sect, and family in the world have been constantly changing and changing, but the inheritance of the shop has been continuous. It is rumored that the highest authority of the shop is called "one shop and five shops".

"One shop" - Dingyuan Dapu, is the highest authority of the killer organization, and it is also the place where each shop owner is located, in charge of the operation of the shop organization and the killer all over the world. For 10,000 years, no one in the whole world except for the previous shop owners and elders has been able to know the location of the big shop. In other words, anyone who knows where they are, has disappeared.

In addition to the mysterious shop, there are five "restaurants" located all over the world - namely the "Beiguang Wine Shop" located in the northern grassland, the "Nanming Vegetable Shop" in the 100,000 mountains of the Wu Clan, the "Xichang Fruit Shop" in the vast demon domain in the West, the "Donglin Fish Shop" on an island in the East China Sea, and the "Zhongdu Meat Shop" in the territory of the Shanhai Holy Dynasty.

"One shop and five shops and thousands of merchants", this is the power distribution of the world's largest killer organization "shop", in which the location of one shop and five shops is regarded as the biggest secret in the entire organization, except for the contemporary shop owners and a few elders who do not ask about the world, no one knows. And this young man, who is usually called "Dunzi", is one of the five major restaurants, the owner of the "Zhongdu Meat Shop" located in the Shanhai Holy Dynasty, and the youngest son of the contemporary shopkeeper - Xue Qi.

Coming to the pitch-black Xuantie, the guards and maids consciously retreated, Xue Qi stepped on the steps alone, and turned out a palm-sized black token with a touch of his palm, the front of the token was engraved with a hideous regional ghost image, and the back was carved with an ancient seal with the word "wanton". The token is the exclusive property of each wanton, and there are many mysteries in it, and there is no possibility of counterfeiting.

Xue Qi placed the token in the middle of the Xuantie Gate, and after letting go, the token was actually suspended in mid-air, at this time, a huge mouth of a hungry ghost appeared on the door, and he sucked the token into it entirely, and after a few breaths, the Xuantie Door slowly opened, and the "Zhongdu Meat Shop" was displayed in front of him.

In fact, the meat shop is the main hall of a spacious underground palace, the hall is round, and the stone walls are completely wrapped around it, and it is not transparent to half of the light. On the stone wall, densely carved with many magic array patterns, there is no stone pillar in the hall, so it is extremely wide. Dozens of glazed lanterns hung on the stone wall, emitting a light blue light under the blessing of the formation.

Facing the farthest part of the main entrance, there is a high platform with thirteen steps, and above the high platform is a black throne, the style of the throne is simple and strange, as if it is made of human bones. At the foot of the stairs, six slightly smaller black thrones are split on either side, three on the left and three on the right, and further on, near the dark iron gate, is a large wooden round table, surrounded by twelve square chairs, which correspond to the twelve earthly branches.

This hall is clearly a place of some sort.

Xue Qi entered the store, and the two figures sitting in the "Hai" and "Shen" positions at the round table stood up solemnly and greeted him with fists. Xue Qi waved his hand and motioned for them to sit down, while he continued to move forward, stopping in front of the six thrones near the bottom of the steps, shaking his robes, and sitting upright on the second throne on the left, then looked at the blind old man who was standing not far away, that is, his nominal butcher shop "master", and nodded slightly.

The blind old man seemed to "see" Xue Qi's signal, and injected a spiritual power above his head, and the formation above the main hall changed for a while, and more than ten blue pillars of light suddenly fell from the sky and fell on many seats. Immediately afterwards, the light gradually dissipated, and on the unmanned seats in the main hall, there were phantoms occupying each one.

These figures couldn't see their faces clearly, and they couldn't even see their real figures, and they sat down without a sound. After waiting for a few more breaths, a dark shadow suddenly descended on the throne above the steps, and it was also impossible to see the face, but all the figures on the seats got up at the same time to worship-

"Meet the shopkeeper!"

Today, in the main hall of the meat shop in Zhongdu, the world's largest killer organization "Shop", the shopkeeper, the palm, the five wanton owners, and the twelve Shura in the shop, are all divided into soul projections and discuss together.

"Excuse me. The voice on the throne was peaceful, without sorrow or joy, and he spoke lightly.

"Thank you, shopkeeper—" Everyone sang again, and they all sat down, except for the figure on the first throne on the left hand side of the stairs, and after saluting the shopkeeper again, he stepped on the three steps and turned to face everyone. According to the seating arrangement, he is the current head of the shop, and he is the real No. 2 person under the shop owner, in charge of supervising the operation of the shop in various places and the power of life and death. As the largest killer organization, there are still many powerful people in the shop, but they don't need to come forward for what is being discussed today. So this time it was naturally presided over by the palm law.

"Let's get started. Zhanglu spoke, his voice warm and thick, as if he was not the second-in-command in the shop, but a gentleman of the academy who was not shocked.

"Dun'er. Zhanglu turned his head slightly, although he couldn't see his face clearly, his eyes did look at Xue Qi. He did not call him by his full name, but by his father, the owner of the shop on the throne, and the two must have been very close.

Seeing Xue Qi get up and bow his head, Zhanglu nodded slightly, and then said: "As the lord of the Central Capital, you arranged this meeting, but for the sake of the late boat?"

"Back to my uncle, the shopkeeper, that's exactly the case. Xue Qi bowed down and responded, the main hall was discussed, and the palm law first called himself by his name, he could naturally use his uncle as a response, but for the shopkeeper who sat on the throne and did not speak, he must not use the word "father" at will.

"Hmm. "Zhanglu responded, "I have heard of this matter, it is said that in the courtyard of the capital, in order to get rid of the daughter of the Yong'an Palace, a very heavy price was promised, you can talk about it specifically." ”

"A delusion-breaking pill. Xue Qi responded indifferently with low eyebrows.

But when the Shura on the round table below heard these five words, they suddenly became in an uproar like boiling water.

"Ha!" A sharp sneer overpowered the whispers of the audience, and the laughter came from the figure on the third throne opposite Xue Qi, and the outline of the appearance seemed to be extremely thin. The figure got up, bowed to the throne somewhat casually, and then spoke, his sharp voice was like a palace eunuch, with a strong sense of mockery: "I said little master." You, although it has only been a few years since you took over this butcher shop, the results are indeed very expensive, and we old guys can see it. However, if you deal with the imperial court and the courtyard of the Tibetan bee Nadie'er, we still owe some heat in general, and we are not as experienced as those old men who have half of our bodies in the ground. ”

"That courtyard is eager to pull out my bones one by one on weekdays, and then use my soul to light a few years of green lanterns, and now for the sake of a mere county lord, can I bid for a delusional pill?

"No, no, no, Lord Nan's words are wrong. The figure on the throne on Xue Qi's right hand immediately got up, the silhouette of his body was extremely bloated, and there was a slight sense of cunning in his voice and tone.

"What kind of place is the meat shop in Zhongdu under the jurisdiction of the young master? As killers, if it is said that it is the most difficult to deal with the major sects, families, academies, imperial courts, and that courtyard, it is the young master. How can the lord of Nanfu say that the young master lacks the heat? I am the first to refuse to agree!" "The person who spoke was the owner of the Donglin Fish Shop who was in charge of the killers of the shops in the East China Sea.

Xue Qi held back his eyes with a little smiling and the impassioned soul projection of the owner of Donglin Fish Restaurant, he was not stupid enough to believe that this old guy was really speaking for himself, but secretly laughed in his heart, he hadn't seen these old immortals for a few years, and his acting skills became more and more superb. I want to sit on the meat shop in the middle of the year, and the major owners are fighting openly and secretly, and they all want to get a piece of the pie. However, at the age of less than thirty, Xue Qi became the helmsman of the meat shop with many means, which naturally disintegrated the ambitions of the thrones. You must know that in the 10,000-year inheritance of the shop, it has always been only about means regardless of origin, so the identity of the shopkeeper and the young son can deter ordinary killers, but it can not play a half role for these people in the main hall.

Sure enough, the fish shop owner changed his words: "However, young master, let the old man say a few more words." All of you who appeared in the main hall today, not only the shop owner, the head of the law and a few of us old guys, but even the twelve Shura below all knew exactly what the Delusion Pill was. That is a peerless holy pill that can increase the probability of breaking the robbery by one percent! Once this pill takes effect, to put it mildly, it can make a certain person in the shop who escapes from the world to break through the robbery barrier, not to mention the cultivation to a higher level, and even increase the lifespan of hundreds of years out of thin air; if it is said in a big way, it is a glimmer of hope for the saint! So such an important transaction, you want us to help, let's not talk about whether the courtyard is true or not, young master, on your side, is there some unfounded talk?"

What the owner of the fish shop said is reasonable, and even the owner of the shop can't find any problems. The rules of the shop for 10,000 years, whether it is to complete the murder task or negotiate the transaction, must have very clear evidence, and it has never been possible to make a decision by listening to the words of the family.

Xue Qi had long expected their reactions, and a single delusion was enough to make these old guys pay full attention. He smiled slightly, and his words were not shocking: "The evidence is that this Delusion Breaking Pill is now in my hands." ”

As soon as these words came out, not only did there be exclamations from among the twelve Shura, but even the phantom of the shopkeeper in the throne on the steps raised his head slightly.

Xue Qi ignored the commotion of everyone, and then said: "This pill is indeed in my hand, but the one containing the pill is a Nine Que Heaven Sealing Box. ”

The Heavenly Seal Box is a spiritual treasure created by the Mo family refiners who are famous for their mechanical skills. There are three grades of this box, the lowest quality Tianfeng box is three que, which is equivalent to the middle grade spirit treasure, six que is the top grade spirit treasure, and nine que is the best. Of course, there is even a fairy-level treasure box in the legend, but no one has ever seen it.

The only purpose of this box is to hold other treasures, but it is not so simple. After each box is contained, a sigil will be generated, which is called a sigil. The user needs to set a condition on the talisman lock to open the crate with the Divine Soul, and only when this condition is met and the user opens the talisman lock with the Divine Soul again, the crate can be opened smoothly. Otherwise, any attempt to forcibly open the box will destroy the treasure in the box. Because of this quality and the scarcity of their numbers, the Heavenly Seal was generally used as a safeguard for the exchange of precious items between monks.

As Xue Qi spoke, Zi Mustard took out a palm-sized square box and placed it in the palm of his left hand. The small box is ink-colored, smooth as jade, and at first glance it looks like a square black stone, and it is impossible to see what is hidden inside. Immediately, Xue Qi gently wiped his right hand on the box, and a light curtain appeared in the air, revealing a dark green elixir like jade, as well as a pale yellow ancient talisman.

This meeting was initiated by Xue Qi, so the shop owner, the palm law, the owner, and Shura all descended through a special formation with a split soul, so under the induction, the pill in the box was the best holy medicine to break the delusion pill, and the requirements on the talisman lock were also clear: After killing the lord of Yong'an Wangfu, Xue Qi and the Butterfly Courtyard ordered Xiahou Lian to cast a spell together with the divine soul to open the treasure box.

With this thing as evidence, the two deliberately troublesome proprietors were stunned at the same time, and sat down separately without saying a word. But at this time, the second-ranked Xichang Guochang Lord on the right side stood up, not as arrogant as the previous two, but nodded slightly to Xue Qi before he spoke: "It seems that the imperial court's move does not seem to be fake, but Shaodong, I think you still have the biggest question - it was just to assassinate a county lord of Yong'an Palace, I don't know why I asked me to wait for such a teacher to come here?" You must know that according to the news in the shop, the prince is on the way to Beijing at this time, and all the self-styled residences of the palace of the old Shimen small residence are not allowed to come out, and even this seven-star sky lantern festival can only rely on the imperial court itself to maintain the order of millions of monks in the city. With the killers distributed in the Holy Dynasty under the Shaodong family, it should be more than enough to kill a county lord. ”

Xue Qi nodded to the owner of the fruit shop, indicating that he understood this doubt, this lord in charge of the killer of the Western Demon Domain has been playing the role of a good man for many years, and has never taken the initiative to fight for anything in the shop. Of course, if you think that the person in charge of a wanton lord is a "good person", it is really stupid, Xue Qi is just giving the other party enough respect, after all, it is not a good thing to make too many enemies internally. He didn't immediately answer the question of the Xichang owner, but looked at the blind old man in his housekeeper, who understood, and played a trick, and immediately there was a transparent formation that separated the shopkeeper, the palm law, the five lords, and the other twelve Shura. And the Shura at the round table did not show any dissatisfaction, they all knew that this move meant that they had no right to know about the next discussion, and everything could be obeyed.

After the tea cup time, the formation opened, revealing the figure of the high-rise of the shop, the atmosphere was calm, everyone was sitting solemnly, it seemed that in this short period of time, something big had happened. After a moment of silence, the person who ranked first on the right side of the throne spoke first, and the voice turned out to be a woman! This female owner of the Beiguang wine shop looked at the Shura figure on the round table closest to the throne and when she was in the seat, and opened her mouth to order, her voice was crisp, with an unquestionable domineering: "Chiyan, you leave immediately, hurry with the formation of the shop, regardless of consumption, be sure to arrive at Wanzhou City before noon tomorrow, and then everything will be dispatched by the young master!"

After the order, the next Shura "Chiyan" immediately bowed down to receive the order, and after bowing in the direction of the shop owner again, the distraction dissipated. Then the owner of the Western fruit shop also ordered Shura, who was located in the "Xu" position, to assist, and what was unexpected was that at this time, the shopkeeper who was standing at the steps to preside over the proceedings turned around and bowed to the shopkeeper, "Then the old man also set off immediately and went to check for the young master." ”

For a while, Shura, who had not received the order, was shocked, and kept guessing what was the big deal in the city of Wanzhou, not only could he make the strongest "Chiyan" among the twelve Shura go out in person, but even the palm of the shop had to go in person!

"Exactly. The shopkeeper responded lightly, and then meaningfully "looked" at his son, waved his hand gently, and everyone's distractions dissipated instantly, and the two Shura, who belonged to the meat shop in the central capital, also got up and left at the same time, and in the main hall, only Xue Qi and the blind old man were left.

"Young Master. The blind old man spoke, his voice was extremely vicissitudes, "Congratulations to the young master." It seems that this matter is already half done. ”

"Oh, whether it is a blessing or a curse has not been predicted, just do your best. Xue Qi sneered, and then seemed to remember something, and spoke again: "What happened to the few people sent into the palace tonight?"

"The lamps of seven lives were all broken. The old man replied indifferently, as if the dead person was not the killer in the shop, but other irrelevant people.

"It's an indifferent ant pawn, and it is handed over to the old dog in the yard, as a smooth water. But in this way, the palace should have some back-up. Xue Qi said.

The blind old man smiled, "After all, it is a god king's palace, fortunately Shimen Xiaoju is self-proclaimed, otherwise whether to take over this matter now, the young master still needs to carefully consider." ”

"Hmph. Dog eats dog, these people of the Sacred Dynasty of the Mountains and Seas are bound by those so-called rules and regulations every day, and in the end, it is just that the birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden, and the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked!" Xue Qi mocked, "You also go down to prepare, the matter has reached a critical point, and it is impossible for Xiaoju to be closed all the time, how to deal with those people inside is the most important." Also, the identity of the young scholar in the palace must continue to be investigated, not afraid of 10,000, I am afraid that there is a plan of a certain sect on him, and when the time comes, I will overturn the boat in the gutter, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"Yes, young master. The blind old man turned around and left, leaving Xue Qi alone. He played with the best Nine Que treasure box in his hand, and looked down at the ground, his face full of excitement.

"What a brute!"