Chapter 88: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole
If you want the hunter to appear, there must be enough tempting prey to appear, the temptation is not only that animals cannot resist, but even people are the same, as long as there are enough temptations, smart people will also be led by the nose, this is human nature, it is better to make mistakes than to miss.
When Murong Xue got up the next day, she found that Wuxin was no longer there, and only a short letter was left in the empty room as a farewell. Looking at the empty room, Murong Xue fell silent, obviously she was not ready to part with Wuxin.
In fact, Wuxin didn't want to leave suddenly without saying hello, so it seemed a little inappropriate, at least he should have said to Murong Qianhe that it was not too late to leave, but Wuxin didn't have so much time to waste, he knew that if he resigned in person, Murong Qianhe would definitely keep him for a longer time, and he also knew that Murong Xue would definitely pester him.
He is not a fool, according to what happened along the way, he can already feel Murong Xue's heart for him, but he didn't say it, because there is only one person in his heart, and he can no longer pretend to be someone else, a story that is destined to have no ending, why bother to know the ending too early, this is too cruel for Murong Xue. Maybe saying goodbye without saying goodbye should be the best way to leave.
On the street of Xuanzhou City, on a tea stall on the side of the road, there is a person sitting, a person who will attract the attention of passers-by wherever he goes. A black cloak tightly wrapped around his body, and a long black knife was tightly held in his hand, hanging down to the side of his body. On the table was a simple package, a refreshment, a pot of hot tea.
The tea in the cup is constantly steaming, as if to tell about the colder and colder weather. Before you know it, winter has arrived, and it's the season when the snowflakes are about to fly.
This lonely person is Wuxin, who has just come from Jiangcheng, he is here to find out who is the person who hired the Dragon City Twin Monsters, but he did not disguise himself and hide his tracks, but swaggered on the street, as if he deliberately let pedestrians come and go, he seems to have always been so special.
The only difference is that he, who never carries luggage, actually has a package on the table in front of him at this moment, one that is the same as Murong Xue's golden silk armor.
Wuxin didn't pay attention to the pedestrians around him who stopped to watch from time to time, as well as the whispers of those people talking to each other, drinking hot tea and eating refreshments by himself.
On such a morning, being able to drink a sip of hot tea and eat a sip of refreshments that tasted pretty good was enough for Wuxin, and he was already satisfied.
It was nearly noon, and Wuxin appeared at the door of a pawnshop, paused, and walked straight in.
When the pawnshop guy saw a guest coming to the door, he greeted him politely and asked with a smile, "Guest officer, what can I do for you?"
Wuxin picked up the package in his hand and said lightly: "I want to be something." He said it, but he didn't mean to hand the package in his hand to the guy.
The guy looked at Wuxin standing motionless, awkwardly withdrew the hand that was parked in the air, and asked with a smile: "Then may I ask what you have in this package, and how much do you plan to use?"
Wuxin didn't hesitate, and said lightly: "Golden silk armor, 700,000 taels." "I didn't look at the guy from beginning to end, but I just looked around from time to time, especially behind me, as if I was worried that someone would suddenly come out and grab it.
The guy was stunned for a moment, couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said, "I'm sorry guest officer, our temple gate is too small to accept your treasure, so you better go to another house." Saying that, he went to take care of himself and went about his own business, and his attitude was no longer as enthusiastic as he was at the beginning.
Wuxin listened to the man's words, and didn't say anything else, turned around and walked out, but the corners of his mouth raised a subtle smile.
The pawnshop guy looked at the back of the unintentional departure, shook his head helplessly, and ignored it anymore. Probably in his heart, he didn't have too much desire to know if the package in Wuxin's hand really contained any gold silk armor, just listening to Wuxin's offer, he knew that Wuxin might just be a poor and crazy weirdo.
It is simply crazy to dare to make such a high offer of 700,000 taels with a piece of torn clothes for export. It's not that the temple gate is too small as he said, in fact, this is already the largest pawnshop in Xuanzhou City, and the only 700,000 taels can still be taken out, the question is whether the 700,000 taels can be recovered, then it becomes a problem.
After all, they have seen a lot of such people in these years, and some people even hold a vase that they don't know where to buy it, insisting that it is an antique handed down hundreds of years ago.
A commonplace episode ended like this, but the news gradually spread in Xuanzhou City, and people began to discuss, I don't know which poor and crazy person actually did such a ridiculous thing.
But not everyone thought so, and after hearing the news, several people had already begun to look for this person in the city who claimed to be carrying hundreds of thousands of taels worth of gold wire armor.
At this time, Wuxin had already found a restaurant, asked for a room, was sitting in the private seat on the second floor drinking tea, from time to time through the window around him to look downstairs, and from time to time to look at the staircase, as if waiting for someone.
On the table in front of him is still a pot of hot tea, a teacup, simple, but not monotonous, as if his outfit, this temperament, and the teapot and teacup in front of him are perfectly integrated, natural.
At this moment, three people appeared at the top of the stairs, all dressed in the same strong suit, holding weapons in their hands, and after scanning them with their eyes, they walked straight towards Wuxin. Those who have no intention of waiting are finally here.
"Brother, I heard that you have a priceless treasure and plan to bid for 700,000 taels, I wonder if you can let us have a look?" said one of the older people after coming to Wuxin's side. His eyes were glued to the package on the table in front of him, and there was an inexplicable excitement in his eyes.
Wuxin lowered his head, took a sip of tea gently, and said lightly: "I can only watch it after paying for it." Wuxin didn't look up at the three people, just listening to the sound of them walking, he felt that it shouldn't be the person he really wanted to wait for.
"Since the bid is so high, why don't you let us see if it's real or not?" the other interjected, as if a little incomprehensible to the unintentional refusal.
Wuxin shook his head slowly, and said lightly: "If you don't believe it, you can leave." He didn't seem to want to get too entangled with these people, maybe just because the real buyer hadn't come up yet.
The three of them listened to Wuxin's words, their expressions froze on their faces all of a sudden, and they gradually began to be dissatisfied, looked at each other, and were about to make a move, but they heard a voice from the staircase again.
"Since you don't really want it, why bother to force others?" As he spoke, four or five people appeared at the top of the stairs, led by a luxuriously dressed handsome boy, and the few people behind him seemed to be his entourage.
Seeing the appearance of this young man, the first three people glared at Wuxin, turned around and left, as if they knew the new person and didn't want to offend.
Wuxin glanced at this handsome boy, and there was a hint of joy in his eyes, this may be the person he has been waiting for, and finally a person who can get on the stage.
This son-in-law walked in front of Wuxin, hugged his fists, and said slowly: "This brother, I don't know if I can sit down and talk?"
Wuxin didn't speak, it was considered a tacit approval, and he still drank tea by himself, as if he didn't want to take the initiative to talk.
The boy smiled and sat opposite Wuxin, with several attendants standing behind him, lined up. Looking at the package on the side, Brother Gongzi said slowly: "In the next season, like the wind, what is the name of Brother Tai?"
I saw Wuxin glance at the son-in-law who claimed to be Ji Rufeng, and said lightly: "The 700,000 taels are sold in the package, not my name." Obviously, he didn't plan to say his name, but he meant to tell the other party that he was only talking about business.
Ji Rufeng smiled slightly embarrassedly, and continued: "In this case, I really don't understand why Your Excellency didn't let the buyer inspect the goods since he was here to discuss business?
"If you are not a real buyer, won't you see it in vain? Wuxin said lightly, and the implication was that he was worried that some people with ill intentions would snatch it.
Ji Rufeng smiled helplessly, and said slowly: "Brother Tai is too worried, although I Ji Rufeng may not be above board, but there will never be any small things, if Brother Tai is worried that there are many people here, you can go to my house with me, and I guarantee that there will be no idle people to disturb..."
Saying that, he glanced at the restaurant, and then said: "Besides, there are a lot of fish and dragons here, and it is inevitable that there will be some people with bad intentions. By the way, I am the young owner of the pawnshop you just went to, and if the treasure you are talking about is really valuable, I can take it for the pawnshop. ”
Unintentionally looked at Ji Rufeng, hesitated, and nodded in agreement. He also wanted to see if the person in front of him was the person he was really looking for.
So, Wuxin came to Ji's house with Ji Rufeng.
The Ji family is a wealthy local businessman, who not only manages several pawnshops, but also restaurants and inns, which can be called a local family with a head and face.
Ji Rufeng is very hospitable, regards Wuxin as a guest, as soon as he arrives at Ji's Mansion, he orders someone to serve tea and pour water, brings all kinds of snacks, and arranges a guest room, asking Wuxin to live in Ji's Mansion, I don't know if it is with Wuxin at first sight, or the gold silk armor in Wuxin's hand.
But he unintentionally refused, the reason why he agreed to Ji Rufeng to come to Ji Mansion to have a look was not because it was not safe to stay in the restaurant as Ji Rufeng said, but because he wanted Ji Mansion to see if it was the person he had been looking for, but after he came, he understood that Ji Mansion was not the one who hired the Dragon City Twin Monsters, because no one in Ji Mansion looked like they were on the rivers and lakes, and they were really just ordinary businessmen.
When Ji Rufeng asked for an inspection again, Wuxin still chose to refuse, because he had already determined that the Ji family was not the buyer he was looking for. However, in order to make Ji Rufeng's face a little better, he just meandered and declined, and after sitting for a while, he planned to leave.
Ji Rufeng saw that he had no intention of leaving, so he didn't force it, but said helplessly: "Since Brother Tai is leaving, Rufeng is not easy to stop, but I really can't figure out who Brother Tai wants to sell the treasure in his hand to? I don't know if I think my Ji family can't afford to pay hundreds of thousands of taels, or is it because of something else?" He didn't seem to have any other meaning, but just took a fancy to the gold wire armor in Wuxin's hand, although he hadn't seen it yet.
Wuxin shook his head and said lightly: "Since it is a priceless treasure, of course, I also have to find a destined person, and I have no other meaning." He could see that the Ji family was just ordinary people, not like people who participated in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, Ji Rufeng was more of a temperamental person and liked to make friends.
Ji Rufeng wanted to say something, but he stopped talking and didn't stop him, but claimed that he would go to the restaurant tomorrow to meet Wuxin, and accompany Wuxin to wait for the real destined person.
Wuxin didn't refuse, and it was not good to refuse again, and then he left Ji Mansion......