The old man threw the teacup aside, his thin index finger pointed out, and a thin bolt of lightning shot at the bronze sword. The fine electricity met the tip of the sword, and Lu Xiaoyuan continuously sent his true qi to the bronze sword, but the fine electricity advanced and retreated, and the bronze sword always couldn't break its defense.

The stunning beauty watched from the sidelines, her face was cold, and she didn't react at all.

Suddenly, Lu Xiaoyuan could hear a burning sound, he knew that it was not good, and was about to dodge, his waist tightened, and when he looked down, a claw made of flames grabbed him.

The burning pain came, and Lu Xiaoyuan hurriedly resisted it, and by this time he was completely subdued by the Flame Claws. When he looked intently, he saw the old man's other hand hanging straight down, and a stream of fire poured into the ground along his palm.

This is a "Ascending Dragon Charm Claw" martial art, which can infuse the true qi into the ground and launch a surprise attack from the underground.

The old man stood up and said coldly, "Now that you are in my hands, what should I say?"

Lu Xiaoyuan shook his head and said: "The skills are not as good as others, there is nothing to say." Since I have lost to you, I will kill or chop me, and I will listen to you. ”

The old man asked, "We have done it on the auction table, you don't know that there is a big difference in strength between you and me." Why, that bead was given to you by your little lover?"

Lu Xiaoyuan sighed and said, "I'm not worthy of her, and I have failed her even more." If she wants to be with me, of course I can't ask for it, alas... What about Kneko? Will she tolerate her? It's really hard. ”

When the old man heard what he said, he frowned and said, "You also know that those who enter the old man's yard without permission are all dead ends." Although you were invited by the old man, it is inevitable to die if you use force with the old man. I just ask you, do you regret it now?"

Lu Xiaoyuan shook his head firmly and said, "Old man, if you don't kill me this time, I will definitely not give up easily, and I will disturb you in the future." ”

The old man said coldly: "That old man has broken this trouble!" The flame of his palm ignited, and he was about to hit it as he spoke.

Lu Xiaoyuan closed his eyes and waited for death, and suddenly a servant hurriedly came and said a few words in the old man's ear, the old man said "oh", looked at Lu Xiaoyuan a few times, flicked the sleeves of his robe, and the flame claws escaped into the ground.

Lu Xiaoyuan looked at the old man strangely, not knowing what he was thinking.

The old man took out the Spirit Head Yellow Pole Bead from his arms, threw it to Lu Xiaoyuan, and said coldly: "Give me back the money, get out of here, next time you dare to come here, I will never spare you!"

Lu Xiaoyuan took the Lingshou Huang Jizhu and looked at the old man in a daze, unable to believe that this was true.

The old man shouted, "What are you waiting for?"

Lu Xiaoyuan came back to his senses, took out the silver ticket and handed it to the old man, and said, "The old gentleman is very kind to the juniors, and the juniors dare not forget." ”

The old man sneered: "If I return the orb to you, it is not a shallow kindness, and if you don't return it, you will cut me into two pieces, right?"

Lu Xiaoyuan was about to say a few words of apology, but the old man urged: "Hurry up, hurry up." Seeing that the old man was in a hurry, he bowed and turned to leave.

The old man tilted his head slightly and said to the servant, "Quickly welcome the distinguished guest in." ”

The servant came out the back door, and the beautiful woman followed the old man through the back door to another reception room. Lu Xiaoyuan had a fierce battle with him just now, and he destroyed a lot of the door and furnishings in the room, and he couldn't use it to entertain guests.

The stunning beauty had just prepared the wine utensils and drinks, and the servant brought in a brocade-robed official. The old man stood up and arched his hand: "Mr. Duanmu, the old man is polite." ”

The person who came was Duanmu He, the head of the Criminal Department, and he returned a salute and said, "The old gentleman summoned Duanmu to come, I don't know what to see?" He saw that the old man was rich and magnificent, although he didn't know his origin, he thought that there was no harm in making friends, so he was very respectful to the old man.

The old man invited Duanmuhe to sit down, and said with a smile: "Others say that officials and businessmen collude, although this is ugly, it is actually true. The mutual cooperation between officials and businessmen is indeed of great benefit to both sides. ”

Duanmu and Zhengse said: "Cooperation is not impossible, but it requires the cooperation of Zhengda and Guangming, if it is collusion with each other and doing some illegal acts, Duanmu will not be able to obey." ”

The old man said with a smile: "What Mr. Duanmu said is extremely true, the old man has been in business for decades, and he has faced bankruptcy several times, but he does not dare to move the slightest evil thought, violating the laws of the empire. Mr. Duanmu is in charge of the Criminal Division, and he is even more famous for his honesty and integrity. ”

The old man slapped his hands twice, and the stunning beauty entered the inner room and brought a tray on which was a piece of white and flawless jade, which was obviously of great value.

The old man said: "Mr. Duanmu, this piece of jade, please accept it." ”

Duanmu He is a high-ranking official of the empire, so he can naturally see that this jade is priceless, and said: "The old gentleman is good, Duanmu has a heart, but Duanmu has no merit and cannot accept the expensive gifts of the old man." ”

The old man smiled: "Mr. Duanmu is bad, as the saying goes, send goose feathers thousands of miles, the courtesy is light and affectionate, Mr. Duanmu focuses on the value of the jade itself, but ignores the old man's kindness, this is not the temperament of the people." ”

Duanmu He smiled slightly and said, "Well, only treasures are important, that's Duanmu's." In this case, it is disrespectful below. "Put the jade away. He also said: "Old gentleman, since we are cooperating, we should be honest with each other, Duanmu and courageous, may I ask the old gentleman what is your surname?

The old man smiled: "The old man is a merchant in the Western Regions, so he is free of money." ”

Duanmu said "oh", and said in his heart: "The caravan in the Western Regions travels the world, and the goods are transferred from the south to the north, and of course the profits are very high, but he is rich and rivals the country, but he is very low-key, and I have never heard of a giant merchant surnamed Qian." ”

The old man raised his wine glass and said, "Mr. Duanmu, the old man toasts you." ”

Duanmu Kazuya raised his glass and said, "The old gentleman is too polite." ”

The two chatted while drinking, and at this moment the old man did not have a stubborn and obedient temper, so he gave his words, and chatted with Duanmu He very speculatively.

After three rounds of drinking, the old man suddenly said: "Mr. Duanmu, the old man has something to ask Mr. for advice." ”

Duanmu He was already drunk, and said casually: "The old gentleman has something to say, please say." ”

The old man smiled and said, "I don't know how much it costs to redeem a condemned prisoner in the Tianzi Prison in the imperial capital?"

When Duanmu heard this, he was like cold water on his head, and most of the wine was gone, with a panicked look on his face, and then shouted: "Old man, what nonsense are you talking about!"

The old man smiled and said: "Oh, the old man is confused, he said the wrong thing, Mr. Duanmu is not strange, come on, let's drink." ”

Duanmu and Huo Di stood up and said coldly: "Is this kind of thing a joke? ”

He was about to leave, but was stopped by the old man, who said: "Mr. Duanmu, the old man has drunk too much, madam, you come to accompany Mr. Duanmu, the old man sobers up." ”