Chapter 120: Water Cloud Gallery
Holding the token handed over to him by Xuanyuan Hao, Mo Xiaoxiao walked on the street, looking for what he called 'Lu Honglou'. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In order to be easy to carry and not be noticeable, Mo Xiaoye deliberately wrapped it in an ordinary coarse cloth, so that no one except himself would know what he was holding in his hand.
After inquiring along the way, 'Lu Hung Building' is not difficult to find, as long as it is a local person, you will more or less know the specific location of this restaurant.
But even if his feet were fast enough, it still took more than an hour to see the outline of the 'Luhong Tower' from afar, starting from early in the morning.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of hiring a carriage and coming straight here. In order to familiarize himself with the roads in Penglai City as soon as possible, he decided to walk on foot.
Facts have proved that although this can't record all the locations, it's better than nothing, and he has a further understanding of Penglai City.
The whole building of 'Lu Hung Building' is built very high, and it looks a little out of the crowd surrounded by low buildings.
If you count carefully, you will find that the 'Lu Hung Tower' has a total of eight floors, and when viewed from the sky, it looks like a six-ling, and the 'nine' and 'five' are the supreme numbers, which can only be used by the emperor, so it is only built up to the eighth floor.
If you approach the 'Lu Hong Building', you will find that the business here is not as good as expected, only a few tables are eating sporadically, which seems a little cold and cold in this bleak winter.
In terms of the source of customers, I am afraid that it is slightly inferior to the 'Hongyu Inn' in Fenghua Town in previous years.
Standing in front of the counter, the shopkeeper's mental state was unusually impressive, and his thin appearance gave people a shrewd and capable feeling, at this time, he was looking at Mo Xiaoxie with a smile, and said politely: "May I ask what kind of service does this guest officer need?"
"I don't know what you can all offer?" Mo Xiaoxie asked absentmindedly as if he was looking for something.
"Then it depends on which floor you're going to. The shopkeeper smiled faintly and said.
"Oh, the service content that can be enjoyed on each floor is not the same?" Mo Xiaoye didn't see the stairs to the upper floor for a long time, and when he heard the shopkeeper mention the floor, he pretended to be curious and asked.
"Hehe, you must be the first time you've come to us. The shopkeeper looked at him with a smile and said.
Mo Xiaoxiao nodded with a smile and did not speak.
"Then it's normal that you don't know. The shopkeeper stroked his beard, nodded clearly, and said: "Our 'Luhong Building' is different from other restaurants, and this difference is reflected on the floor. ”
After a pause, the shopkeeper continued: "The floor is a symbol of status, the higher the floor of the meal, the more noble the identity of the guests, the ninth floor is a symbol of the emperor, so we did not build, 'Luhong Building' is now only eight floors, you don't see that there are not many people dining on this floor now, but each of them has a net worth of more than 10,000 taels, in some small towns, it is also a great wealthy family." ”
I see.
Mo Xiaoye looked back at the other guests who didn't care much about it before, and was very surprised in his heart.
If you don't count the mansion, your worth is less than a thousand taels, so if you talk about your real strength, it is impossible to enter the first floor of the 'Luhong Building' and have a beautiful meal?
I've never seen a restaurant with such strict dining requirements, and this time I came was an eye-opener.
Mo Xiaoye patted his waist bag with emotion, and sighed for a while.
"I wonder which floor the guest wants to go to eat?" the shopkeeper asked with a smile on his face.
Mo Xiaoxie thought for a moment and asked quite calmly, "What are the requirements for entering the second floor?"
The shopkeeper's eyes flashed with a fine light, and he carefully looked at his clothes and temperament, and he couldn't see that he had the strength to enter the second floor, but in line with the principle of customer first, the shopkeeper still patiently replied: "If you want to enter the second floor, the customer's net worth should be ten times that of the first floor, and so on, until the fifth floor." ”
Hearing what he said, Mo Xiaoxie folded his fingers and counted carefully, and couldn't help but be surprised by the result.
If you follow this algorithm, the second layer needs 100,000 silver taels, and the third layer needs 1 million silver taels,...... , to the fifth floor, you need to have 100 million taels of silver to stay and eat.
What is the concept of 100 million taels of silver, Mo Xiaoxie is not very clear, but he thinks that he should be considered a rich country.
The fifth layer will not have never been in before, Mo Xiaoye couldn't help but think.
"What about the sixth layer? "Mo Xiaoxie became more and more interested in the hierarchy of 'Lu Honglou', and saw that the shopkeeper did not continue to speak, so he guessed to himself.
"Billion, do you think anyone in the world will have such a huge net worth?" The shopkeeper was amused by his whimsical speculation, and several other guests who were dining on the first floor also laughed out loud when they heard it, making Mo Xiaoye scratch his head in embarrassment.
"Isn't that right?"
"Of course not, if you think about it, even if someone really has a net worth of one billion, it is the same as a hundred million taels of silver, and it has lost the meaning of the number of representatives, and the wealth of a rich country is not something that can be expressed by quantity, it is enough to become a symbol, so we did not set up a floor on it. The shopkeeper looked at him and explained with a smile.
Oh...... Mo Xiaoxie nodded suddenly in realization, as if he understood what he meant.
"As for the conditions for entering the sixth floor...... the shopkeeper glanced at him and asked, "I wonder if you have an official position now?"
Mo Xiaoxie shook his head and said no.
"Then don't think about it anymore, even if you have more money, you won't have a chance to get in. The shopkeeper said lightly with an expected expression.
"Could it be that if you want to enter the sixth layer, you need to enter the court as an official?" Mo Xiaoxie guessed based on the question he asked.
The shopkeeper nodded, indicating that what he said was not wrong, and said: "I can't help but become an official in the court, and I want to be a big official." Being an official from the first rank is the minimum condition for entering the sixth layer. ”
"Entering the seventh layer requires the official position of Zhengyipin, which will not be more than ten people qualified in Penglai City, of course, they can bring people to dine together at will. ”
"As for the eighth floor, it is a place that can only be entered by relatives of the imperial family, and at present, there are less than five people who have this qualification. ”
Mo Xiaoye knew that there were less than five people on the eighth layer, and one of them should be His Royal Highness the Martial King - Xuanyuan Hao.
"I've already introduced everything to the guest officer of 'Luhong Building', I don't know if you want to choose which floor to dine on?" the shopkeeper cleared his throat, seeing that Mo Xiaoye still didn't look like he had thought about it, so he asked with a slight urge.
"I want to go to the top floor of the 'Lu Hung Building' to eat. Mo Xiaoye thought for a moment, and then replied affirmatively.
I remember that yesterday Xuanyuan Hao told himself to find the owner of this restaurant on the highest floor before he could take out the token.
"You're going to the eighth floor?" the shopkeeper looked at him in surprise and asked suspiciously, "Are you a relative of the emperor?"
"Naturally not. Mo Xiaoxie spread his sleeves and said calmly.
"Didn't you hear what I was saying, this guest officer? As I said before, no one is allowed to dine on the eighth floor except for the royal family. The shopkeeper's eyes looked at him unkindly, and there was some anger in his tone, obviously he regarded Mo Xiaoxie as a fool who had nothing to do to entertain him, and he didn't really want to eat.
Such unreasonable people can often be encountered in 'Lu Honglou', and the way to deal with them is to throw them directly on the street, and there is no ambiguity at all.
Feeling that the shopkeeper's attitude towards himself was obviously much worse, Mo Xiaoye was still not in a hurry, and said with a light smile: "If the eighth layer is what you call the highest level, then I am going there." ”
"What do you mean? As we all know, our 'Luhong Building' has only eight floors since its early days, there is no doubt about it. The shopkeeper's face turned pale and he said sternly.
Although he was a little unsure, Mo Xiaoye still asked tentatively: "Then what about the owner of your 'Luhong Tower', and what floor is he on?"
After listening to this, the shopkeeper's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "The owner of our restaurant has been uncertain, if you want to find him, then I can only tell you four words - no comment." ”
"Then I'll have to find it on my own. "Mo Xiaoxie saw his look, and he was even more sure that he was lying, since the Shaking Light Dao people of the Penglai Immortal Sect dared to let Xuanyuan Hao come to the owner of the 'Luhong Building' for help, then he must be sure, the owner of the restaurant is here, he has asked again and again, and the shopkeeper refuses to say, so he has to rely on himself to find it.
During the shopkeeper's introduction just now, Mo Xiaoye had already relied on his spiritual sense to find the location of the staircase, and finally he strolled over.
"Wait. Seeing Mo Xiaoxiao walking straight towards the staircase, the shopkeeper was obviously taken aback, hurriedly left the counter, and when he was about to stop it, his face suddenly changed and changed, one moment green, one moment red, very interesting.
After Mo Xiaoye took another three or four steps, the shopkeeper finally sighed, like a defeated rooster, and said slowly: "Don't go, the master wants to see you, you come with me." ”
"Really?" Mo Xiaoxie turned around, with a surprise on his face, the boss of 'Lu Honglou' was really here.
It's a good thing that someone leads the way, otherwise I won't have to work hard to find it, and it will take a lot of effort.
Turning around and following behind the shopkeeper with a sinking face, Mo Xiaoye found that there was actually something similar to an elevator in the hut behind him.
Slightly different from the elevator at the front of the lobby, this one looks very small and can only accommodate up to four people.
After ascending together, they slowly ascended until they reached the highest point, and then stopped.
Stepping down the elevator, Mo Xiaoye looked at the unfamiliar environment in front of him and asked, "This is the eighth floor of the 'Luhong Building'?"
"Of course not, this is the ninth floor of the 'Luhong Building' that does not exist. As if afraid of being heard by others, the shopkeeper lowered his voice and said mysteriously.
"The ninth floor?" Mo Xiaoye was obviously surprised by his answer, turned his head to look at the shopkeeper walking beside him, and asked suspiciously, "But...... From the outside, the 'Luhong Building' is only eight floors. ”
"Hehe, that's why I said this is a layer that doesn't exist. The shopkeeper smiled and explained, "If you don't take the elevator just now, there is no way for others to get here." ”
"The host is right here. Walking to the door covered by a curtain, the shopkeeper stopped and said.
"You're not going in?" Mo Xiaoye pointed inside and asked casually.
After listening to Mo Xiaoxie's question, the shopkeeper said very respectfully: "The master didn't let me in, how dare I go in, he just summoned you alone." ”
"Then I'll go in first?" Mo Xiaoye hesitated and said.
Seeing that the shopkeeper did not stop him, Mo Xiaoxie relieved his heart and walked into the room with his legs raised.
Time and space seemed to be reversed in an instant, and there was first black and then white in front of me, and the white was a little dazzling.
His eyes seemed to be blind, and Mo Xiaoye wanted to use his spiritual sense to observe on his behalf, but when he released his spiritual sense, he felt like he had received some restrictions, and he could only release a distance of about three meters outside, which was something that had never happened before.
The sudden change suddenly made Mo Xiaoye nervous, and the mana all over his body was condensed, and the gangsha that had not been used for a long time was also mobilized by him, causing it but not triggering, just waiting to deal with the unexpected situation.
After a while, Mo Xiaoxie finally felt that his eyesight had returned to a normal state.
But I saw a pair of vermilion pillars symmetrically supporting the whole room in front of me, and a couplet was written on it in flowing handwriting, saying:
Between the water and clouds, a command leads to ghosts and gods.
Above the center hangs a pair of horizontal batches, with the four big characters of "Water Cloud Gallery Pavilion" written.
On a chair in the center, an elegant middle-aged man sat on it, as if he had been waiting for him for a long time.
On the left, a screen stands on the side, and a landscape painting scroll is painted on the screen, with a deep artistic conception.
On the right, there is a bed, which is supposed to be the place where the middle-aged man rests and sleeps, and is now covered by a satin curtain.
"You are the boss of 'Lu Honglou'?" Mo Xiaoxie knew this, but still wanted to confirm it, so he asked.
"Yes, I am, you can call me Shuiyun Layman. The middle-aged man smiled faintly and said.
"Shuiyun Monk?" Mo Xiaoye looked at him carefully and asked, "You are also a cultivator?"
"Isn't it true that the cultivator doesn't seem to hinder the conversation we are going to have in the future, you just need to know that I can answer the answer to the question you want to know, what I said is right? Mo Xiaoxie, Mo little brother. ”
Being called out by a stranger, Mo Xiaoxie was shocked and asked, "How do you know my name?"
"If I didn't have this ability, how could I dare to say, 'One Lingtong ghosts and gods'. Shui Yun Ju smiled and continued, "And not only do I know your name, I also know that you have a token on your body that doesn't belong to you, right?"
Mo Xiaoye was shocked, nodded subconsciously, and an object wrapped in coarse cloth slid out of his sleeve and into his hand, gently scraping away.
Inside, it is a black iron token carved with water and clouds! )