Xu Wuxi walked into the inn, but saw that in the corner of the lobby, many people were forming a circle, pointing inside, talking and laughing. There was a man lying in the middle of the circle, and I saw that he was fat, his clothes were torn, and his body was full of leftovers from the eaters. A few runners in the store kept taking some leftovers from the eaters and throwing them on the person's face and body to amuse and make fun of them.

The person lying on the ground was none other than Xu Wuxi's second brother Zhu Wuneng. It turned out that he had been hungry for a day and a night, and he couldn't stand it, so he endured the pain of the wound, came to the lobby, and asked the store for some food. Seeing this, the shopkeeper called a group of men, beat Zhu Wuneng for a while, and pushed him to the ground. I don't know which diner made a temporary decision, and actually threw some food at him, Zhu Wuneng did not refuse, whatever others threw at him, as long as it was something that could be eaten, he would accept it all. So everyone in the store found it interesting and followed suit, and a few of the little two who ran the hall worked even harder, and there was nothing to do at night, and they actually regarded this as a means of making fun......

Pity this living canopy, sick and dying, prostrate on the ground, ragged, and filthy, it has fallen to such an appearance, it is really "the dragon swimming in the shallows to recruit shrimp, the tiger falling in Pingyang and being bullied by dogs"......

Seeing this, Xu Wuxian couldn't help but be furious and said, "Stop, what are you doing here!"

The shopkeeper ran over angrily, dialed an abacus, and said: "This guest officer, you should also pay for the room in the past two days! It is a total of three taels or four dollars of silver, and the store will not pay on credit, if you don't pay the bill, I will have to report to the official!"

Xu Wuxi took out a silver cake from his bag, handed it to the shopkeeper, and said, "Take this, don't look for it......"

When the shopkeeper saw this white flower ingot, his eyes immediately lit up, as if in the blink of an eye, you have become his father. I saw that his face that was still as cold as frost just now had countless flowers, and the warm spring sun was overflowing between his eyebrows...... He took the silver and said with a sneer: "Ahhh......h The little one is really eye-catching, offended! offended! But what do you have to say, the shop should do its best, and serve ...... well."

Xu Wuxian didn't talk to him, but just instructed the store to entertain him with good wine and food, and in addition, prepare a large bucket of hot water and wait for his second brother to take a bath.

......

After working for most of the hour, after cleaning Zhu Wuneng and accompanying him to eat and drink, the two brothers immediately fell asleep and slept until dawn the next day.

On the third day of October in the seventieth year of the Great Qiankang Dynasty, the time of the hour.

Xu Wuxian didn't get up until after dawn. He finally slept well last night, and after getting up, he suddenly felt refreshed, and then looked at Zhu Wuneng, only to see that his face was ruddy, his breathing was even, and he was sleeping soundly...... After all, he has miraculous power to protect his body, and a few knife wounds are no longer enough to cause trouble, and he was so uncomfortable before, but it was really due to hunger.

The little second-hand people in the running hall have bright eyes, and when they see the guests getting up, they immediately serve tea and pour water, and serve them very attentively......

Xu Wuxian instructed Xiao Er not to disturb the second brother's good dreams, and Gu Zi went downstairs to have morning tea. He had just eaten some snacks when he heard the sound of the "alliance leader" outside the door, and Qi Wenzhong had already laughed and walked in.

It turned out that Qi Wenzhong got the news last night, saying that Tianbao Pavilion would hold a "Tianbao Pavilion Bo Appreciation Conference" (referred to as "Tianbao Expo") on the third day of every month, inviting the leading figures of all sects and factions in the world to attend. Today coincides with the third day of the Lunar New Year, so Qi Wenzhong will make an appointment with Xu Wuxian to go to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion to have a look, so that he can meet more friends in the rivers and lakes.

Xu Wuzhi couldn't resist Qi Wenzhong's good intentions, so he had to go with him, and Qi Wenzhong acted happily, pulled his disease-free sleeves and left. Xu Wuzhi didn't have time to say hello to Zhu Wuneng, who was sleeping soundly, he said in his heart that the second brother was already fine after his injury, and I have given enough money for the room here, and the second brother only needs to be recuperated for a good life......

Qi Wenzhong holds his own martial arts, likes to be alone, and never brings his entourage when he goes out. After each business is completed, he often leaves the rest of the chores to his subordinates, and he wanders around and wanders endlessly.

When the two of them got out of the inn, they called a carriage and went straight to the north, and then to the west...... Although the road in Chang'an City is wide, there is an endless stream of passing vehicles, and the carriage travels very slowly, and it goes straight for more than an hour, until noon, before it arrives at the gate of Tianbao Pavilion.

Xu Wuzhi got out of the carriage, and when he looked at it from a distance, he saw a gray-white continuous wall, and within the wall, there were faintly visible heavy buildings and pavilions, as if there were countless of them. Facing a crimson vermilion lacquer gate stands majestically, the top of the gatehouse, the big character of "Tianbao Pavilion" is written on it, the weather is forested, and people can't help but be discouraged.

Qi Wenzhong handed a brief note to the attendant at the door, and the two of them entered the door, walked through the corridor, and came to the front of the main hall, but saw that there were not many guests, only some servants came in and out, and they seemed to be extremely busy. Qi Wenzhong stopped a middle-aged man who looked like a steward, and asked where the Bo Appraisal Conference was held, and the steward replied with a smile:

"The conference is set up in the first courtyard, but you are late, today's conference is almost over, and most of the visitors have already returned to ......."

Qi Wenzhong was slightly disappointed, but he was unwilling to run away, so he took out a piece of silver in his arms and handed it to the steward, saying, "I'll wait for a long way to come, please ask my brother to make a note on my behalf, can I see your master?......"

The steward took the silver, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Dare to ask who the two are?"

Qi Wenzhong said: "Qi Wenzhong, the head of the Tiger Crane Fist of the old Yanzhou Mansion, this is Xu Gongzi." ”

The steward said: "The young pavilion master of my family, I am receiving visitors from all walks of life in the first courtyard today, so you can come with me......"

The middle-aged man in charge took Qi Wenzhong and Xu Wuxian to the west of the main hall for more than 100 steps, and after passing through the double porch, he was faced with a huge courtyard, and the word "A Courtyard" was written on the side of the courtyard door.

At this time, there are several long rows of wooden platforms displayed in the courtyard, and the wooden platforms are separated by fences every three feet, and the top of the fence is also made of wooden boards to build an eaves lintel. From a distance, it is like a small gatehouse standing in it, and inside the gatehouse, there are all kinds of blades, including knives, guns, swords, halberds, axes, axes, hooks, forks...... Square, round, long, short, large and small, odd-shaped...... All kinds of weapons, everything.

It turns out that Tianbao Pavilion specializes in weapon building, and it has been more than 200 years since the creation of the Pavilion. The pavilion is full of skilled craftsmen, and the various weapons made are exquisite, and they are the best in the world, and even the big cadres and soldiers are beyond their reach.

Nowadays, the weapons business of Tianbao Pavilion has gradually extended from the people to the government, and even the surrounding neighboring countries such as the Xiao State and the Chu State have to come and purchase it at any cost, if it were not for the strict order of the imperial court, the weapons of the Tianbao Pavilion would have been scattered all over the world.

At this time, the guests from all walks of life had already left, and the few individual guests left behind were waving goodbye to Murong Ming, the young pavilion master of Tianbao Pavilion......

The steward stepped forward and bowed down to Murong Miao, and said, "The eldest young master, this is the head of the Tiger Crane Fist of Yanzhou Mansion, he has heard the name of the eldest young master, and he is here to visit ...... today."

That Murong Meng was quite polite, and when he saw this, he hurriedly hugged his fists to Qi Wenzhong and Xu Wuxian, and introduced the two of them into the inner hall on the side.

Xu Wuxian saw that Murong Ming, the young pavilion master of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, was about twenty-five years old, with a long body, elegant appearance, a white face, a clear face, and a very modest speech, and he couldn't help but have a lot of good feelings in his heart. Murong Miao was followed by a young man, about six or seven years old, his face was very similar to Murong Ming, only a pair of eyes, and he was even more intelligent and smart, so he must also be a young master of the Murong family.

Entering the inner hall, several people sat down as guests and hosts, and after the servants served tea, Murong Meng asked:

"In Xia Murong Meng, this is my fourth brother Murong Ji, dare to ask what the two of you are called?"

Qi Wenzhong hurriedly clenched his fists as a salute and said:

"The old decay Yanzhou Qi Wenzhong, the head of the Tiger Crane Fist, the old decay has admired the demeanor of the young pavilion master in Yanzhou for a long time, and today I have to see Murong Gongzi, and the old man is fortunate in his three lives!"

Murong Miao returned the salute slightly, then turned his head to look at Xu Wuxi, and Qi Wenzhong hurriedly said:

"This is Xu Wu's sick son from Jiangnan, Xu Gongzi is a young talent, at this year's Mid-Autumn Festival Demon Hunting Conference, he was recommended by everyone as the 'Demon Hunting Alliance Leader'!"

Murong Meng couldn't help but wonder: "Demon Hunting Conference?"

Qi Wen Zhong said loudly: "The young pavilion master has lived in Chang'an for a long time, and I am afraid that I have never heard of the affairs of the Jiangnan martial arts. In the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, hundreds of heroes in my martial arts gathered on the shore of Taihu Lake, and everyone admired Xu Gongzi's ......"

Xu Wuxi couldn't listen to it anymore at this time, so he hurriedly stopped it and said:

"Murong Gongzi, Xu is just a scholar, Xu is very fortunate to be able to meet you here today!"

At this time, Murong Ji, the fourth brother who was sitting at the head of Murong Luo, said:

"You're the 'Demon Hunter Alliance'?"

Xu Wuxian said: "Is this 'Demon Hunting Alliance Leader', there are many misunderstandings among them, don't mention it, don't mention it, don't mention it......"

Murong Ji said: "It turns out that you are really the ...... What kind of alliance leader...... So, you're going to hunt monsters?!"

What kind of character is Murong Ming, as soon as he saw Xu Wuxian, he knew that he was a person without any martial arts, and then when he heard Xu Wuxi's words, he knew that there must be a reason, so he said:

"Fourth brother, don't force what people don't want to say!"

Murong Ji pouted, the boss was unhappy in his heart, and said:

"Big brother, I'm just asking casually......"

Seeing this, Qi Wenzhong couldn't say more about the "grand occasion" of the Demon Hunting Conference, so he had to change the topic, so he told Murong Meng about the customs and customs of his Yanzhou area, as well as how his own specialty mountain goods were so high-quality and authentic......

Murong Meng originally thought that the other party had come here to purchase a large number of weapons, but at this time, knowing the other party's intention, he suddenly lost interest in his heart, and after chatting a few words, he immediately served tea and sent it to the guests......

Qi Wenzhong had no choice but to say goodbye, feeling very bored in his heart, but seeing that the other party was dignified, he didn't dare to offend, so he took Xu Wuxian and hurried out of the gate of Tianbao Pavilion.

Out of the gate, Qi Wenzhong patted his head and said with a smile: "Alliance leader, do you know where the most fun place in Chang'an City is......?"

"Xu Gongzi...... Xu Gongzi, my young master is invited!"

Xu Wuxian hesitated: "The two of us just said goodbye to your young master, why do you want to ask each other now?"

Xiao Tong said: "It's my little master, I admire Xu Gongzi's demeanor, and I must invite Xu Gongzi into the house, my little young master, I want to ...... with Xu Gongzi Get close to Xu Gongzi......"

Xu Wuzhi was in the Tianbao Pavilion, and when he saw that the eldest prince Murong Meng was elegant in appearance and had the style of a gentleman, he had a good impression in his heart, but for the "little young master" Murong Ji, he didn't know why, he was disgusted when he saw him for the first time, and he wanted to refuse politely at the moment, but he heard Qi Wenzhong step forward and said: "Xu Gongzi, since Murong Gongzi is so warmly invited, you can go in and meet him! If you can become friends with the fourth prince of Tianbao Pavilion, and our Demon Hunting Alliance and Tianbao Pavilion form an alliance, then in the future, the heroes in my Demon Hunting Alliance will all follow the light...... ”

Xu Wuxian's face was embarrassed, and he was still reluctant to agree, Qi Wenzhong was moved, and then said: "Xu Gongzi, when you left yesterday, you said that your second brother was seriously injured, and he Murong family, what good injury medicine is there? Why don't you take this opportunity to ask Murong Gongzi for a ...... or two?"

When Xu Wuxian heard this, he suddenly felt reasonable, and hurriedly asked Xiao Tong, who didn't wait for Qing Xian to open his mouth to ask, and then replied: "In my Tianbao Pavilion, no matter ginseng, tiger bones, bear bile, and deer antler velvet...... No matter how precious the medicinal materials are, if you call them, they will be available in the house, and as long as the little young master says a word, you can take as much as you want!"

Xu Wuxian no longer hesitated, and immediately followed the little boy to the gate of Tianbao Pavilion, Qi Wenzhong wanted to follow in, but was blocked by the little boy with a smile, and said:

"I'm sorry, my little master just invited Xu Gongzi to go in alone......"

Qi Wenzhong had no choice but to watch Xu Wuxian and the little boy's figure hurriedly enter, and gradually drifted away...... He lingered outside the door for a while, envious of Xu Wuxi's encounter in his heart, and suddenly slapped his head, remembering the "most interesting place in Chang'an City" just said, so he opened his thighs and went with great interest......