Since ancient times, Chang'an West Wind and Rain Chapter 137 Yangzhou Night
Xu Changfeng naturally didn't know anything about the Gu family, but if he remembered correctly, when he went back to the Sword Academy to organize a training trip, the guy who kidnapped Wei Xueying in the mountain temple was called Gu Shopkeeper. And at that time, the shopkeeper Gu also threatened to sell her to Yangzhou.
Gu Yongsheng...... The shopkeeper of Yangzhou City?" Xu Changfeng frowned and muttered in a low voice.
Xu Changfeng then roughly told the story of the Mountain Temple, which concealed the identity of Banjian. After all, the identity of the half-sword is somewhat special, and the fewer people who know it, the better.
"In this way, Gu Yongsheng learned that those wealthy businessmen were trading with Zhaoyuemen in Chang'an, and he also heard that you Xu Changfeng had a deep relationship with Zhaoyuemen, so he obstructed it?" Zhou Qixuan said with a sudden realization.
That makes sense. Gu Mubai smiled bitterly, "Brother Xu, you may not know that the water depth of Yangzhou City, such an unsightly black market transaction, can be speculated to a sky-high price that you have never heard of." You cut off Gu Yongsheng's financial route, he naturally has a grudge against you, otherwise how can you say that Yangzhou is the largest gold cave in the dynasty?"
"Oh, the unheard-of price, I'd like to see it when I have the chance. When Zhou Qixuan heard this, there was a trace of curiosity in his eyes.
"If the Zhou Sect Master is interested, Mu Bai will personally take you around another day. Gu Mubai also replied politely.
Xu Changfeng glanced at Zhou Qixuan, and then said, "Brother Gu, if that's the case, wouldn't this batch of goods be out of the way?"
When Zhou Qixuan heard this, he also looked at Gu Mubai with a serious face. He wanted to ask this for a long time, but he was embarrassed to mention it for the sake of face. After all, this transaction was handled by Gu Mubai and Xu Changfeng before and after, in other words, he Zhou Qixuan was a ready-made person, and it was inconvenient to say a lot of words.
Once this batch of goods can't go, not to mention the money in Zhaoyuemen, the channels that were finally opened in Chang'an will also be invalid, and from now on, it will be even more difficult for him Zhou Qixuan to find those powerful people in Chang'an to do things.
"Not really. Gu Mubai shook his head and said, "If Brother Xu is willing to trust me, there will be a slight chance for this batch of goods." ”
"What turnaround?" asked Xu Changfeng in a low voice.
"Sell this batch of goods in the name of the Gu family. Gu Mubai whispered, "After all, in this Yangzhou City, there are many people who are willing to sell my Gu family's face......
As soon as Gu Mubai said this, Zhou Qixuan's face became even more ugly.
Sold in the name of the Gu family, so Gu Yongsheng naturally didn't dare to make trouble, unless he deliberately couldn't get along with the Gu family. But once this is done, how much oil and water there is, Zhaoyuemen will not know, and when the time comes, how much Gu Mubai wants to give, he Zhou Qixuan can only eat Coptis dumbly. It's a matter of money, but it's not to be sloppy.
When Xu Changfeng heard this, he glanced at Zhou Qixuan, Zhou Qixuan also looked at Xu Changfeng with a puzzled look, obviously he had some ideas in his heart, but he was worried that this Gu Mubai could not be trusted.
"Right now, maybe there's a way to do this, right?" Xu Changfeng said with a wry smile.
After listening to Xu Changfeng's words, Zhou Qixuan stopped asking, reached out to pick up the dishes and chopsticks, and continued to eat.
"Brother Xu, don't worry, my Gu family will definitely give you a satisfactory answer to this matter. Gu Mubai said, "By the way, Brother Xu, tomorrow I will show you a few underground magnates in Yangzhou who are attached to my Gu family? ”
Gu Mubai did not invite Zhou Qixuan, but only invited Xu Changfeng by name. The reason is also very simple, in terms of Zhou Qixuan's identity, it is indeed inconvenient to appear on that occasion. And Xu Changfeng is different, not to mention that he has the backer of Dingjiang Palace, and he is also a big man with a head and face in Chang'an City.
It's not that Zhou Qixuan is not famous, but compared to Xu Changfeng, he may not be very gregarious. After all, no one wants to deal with an old slippery head who is old, and that's how it is on the rivers and lakes.
"Okay. Xu Changfeng nodded, and simply agreed to Gu Mubai's invitation.
The three of them ate and drank until late at night, Gu Mubai wanted Xu Changfeng and the two to stay in the Gu family, but Xu Changfeng refused verbally, so he had to give up. People have to bow their heads under the eaves, and now they owe Gu Mubai too much favors, if they still eat and live in Gu Jiabai, it will be a bit of a loss.
The so-called rivers and lakes are, after all, a world of people who come and go.
The two left the ancient family and found an inn to live in Yangzhou City. The other brothers of Zhaoyuemen are arranged by Gu Mubai's subordinates, so naturally there is no need to worry.
It was late at night, and there were a few cats and dogs barking from time to time in the streets and alleys of Yangzhou, and there were rats making a rope.
I saw a figure walking cautiously in the alley, carrying a dim lantern in his hand, into an alley, and when he came to a corner, he suddenly leaned his back against the wall.
He was thin, and his face looked like a zombie under the reflection of the lantern, which was quite scary.
"Where's the goods?" he whispered.
"The old rule is that one hand pays the money and the other hand delivers. A strong voice came from the other end of the corner.
He took some silver out of his bosom and put it in the lantern. I saw that there was a small gap above the lantern, and I could stuff silver and other gadgets into it.
He carried the lantern and slowly reached the other end of the corner, and the silver hidden in the lantern was removed, and then a pinch of vanilla lighter than the silver was put in. He looked at the thing, his eyes bloomed with joy, and he was about to leave with the lantern.
"Wait!" At this moment, another voice came out from the other corner of the corner, "You silver, the wrong amount......"
He was slightly stunned, and quickly turned his head and said, "Brother Tiger, it's just a little money, do you mean it? It's been an old acquaintance for so long, right?"
"No!" I saw a man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist walking out of the other corner, under the illumination of the lantern, revealing a fierce face, glaring at him viciously, "My red-clothed sect has always done things one yard to one yard, and the goods are handed over." ”
"Brother Tiger, I beg you to do well, that's it, I can't make up for it next time......" he said as he stepped back, and took out the contents of the lantern with his hand, clenching it in his hand.
"Will you pay it?" shouted the man with the back of the bear.
"I ......" The man hesitated for a long time, then suddenly turned his head and ran away, clutching the handful of vanilla tightly in his hand.
But before he could get far, the man with the tiger's back rushed behind him and kicked it to the ground. The man was in pain, got up with difficulty, his waist was not straight, and he was kicked down by Brother Hu, stomping him on the ground. Brother Tiger then hammered a fist to the back of his head, and he swallowed his breath completely.
The man pulled the handful of vanilla out of his hand and turned to leave.
Syllable!
After the man with the tiger's back and the waist left, a white-clothed figure fell from the sky. He landed lightly beside the dead body, crouched down slightly, and spread out his palms that were dripping in pools of blood.
Maybe it's because the force is too tight, and there is still some vanilla powder left on the skin.
The white-clothed figure wiped his fingertips lightly, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it slightly, couldn't help frowning, and looked in the direction where the man with the tiger's back and the bear's waist left.
In the early morning of the next day, Xu Changfeng got up early as always, while Zhou Qixuan may have drunk too much last night, and is still lying in bed dreaming. After the boy washed up briefly, he went downstairs and asked the shopkeeper to serve a bowl of rice porridge.
The breeze blew, a noble and gorgeous carriage slowly stopped at the door of the inn, the door slowly opened, and under the protection of two men in black, a woman walked out of it.
It was a fairy-like woman who was not stained with mortal dust.
At this moment, Xu Changfeng was sitting on the first floor of the Drunken Immortal Building drinking porridge, getting up in the morning with a bowl of porridge, even if he was not in Chang'an, Xu Changfeng still did not break this convention.
As the woman walked into the store, almost all the men's eyes stayed on her, the woman curled up her long hair, dressed in a yellow dress, and in the red dust, she could still show a momentum out of the mud without staining.
And the two bodyguards who followed behind the woman were even more murderous, holding the scabbard in their hands, obviously this was obviously the identity of an eldest lady.
"Yo, guest officer, are you sharpening or staying in the hotel?" The shopkeeper saw the woman coming, and hurriedly stepped forward cautiously and asked, his eyes did not dare to glance up, for fear that the two big men behind the woman would be unhappy and cut him down with a sword.
As the two big men glanced around, the man eating in the store immediately withdrew his gaze, not daring to look more.
"Find someone. ”
The woman said two words coldly, and walked inside, her walking posture was very graceful, and it was not an exaggeration to say that she was born a lotus step by step.
Xu Changfeng just picked up the bowl and took a sip of porridge, and before he could swallow it, the woman stopped at his table.
The boy looked up at her, his eyes seemed to have a hint of confusion.
"Yang Qianchen's matter, someone has already settled it for you. The woman said lightly, "Another word of advice to you, stay away from Zhou Qixuan, he is not a good thing." ”
Xu Changfeng put down the bowl and stared at the woman's delicate face, even if it was through a veil, it was still difficult to hide the seductive charm.
"Who are you?" the boy asked in a low voice.
"It doesn't matter who I am. After the woman finished speaking, she turned to leave, revealing a snow-white calf under the skirt, which was extremely attractive.
The woman turned around and walked only two steps when she heard a mosquito-like voice behind her, "Zhan Liuli?"
The woman stopped abruptly, paused for a moment, and then walked briskly out of the inn.