Chapter 124: Huasheng Hall
"I was careless this time. I was discovered by the Qingluan Guards, which led to my failure."
In the courtyard of an inn, the escaped woman in red whispered. She didn't even have time to change her clothes, and her spring light was faintly visible.
"Sister, don't be stubborn. Even if there was no Qingluan Guards, you couldn't succeed. That Master Zhang had seen through your tricks a long time ago. Do you think the "Immortal Qi-Watching Technique" is just a name?" A delicate and charming voice came, "When you escaped, Master Zhang instinctively kept you, but didn't make a move. Instead, he left a paper crane on you. This was to follow the clues. You almost exposed everyone."
The red-dressed woman's face changed slightly. She turned her head and saw a woman in fox fur walking in. She was beautiful, not much inferior to the red-dressed woman.
The two women looked at each other, full of gunpowder.
At this time, the man who had not spoken a word said sullenly: "Boss Hua has told us many times not to alert the enemy, but you still rush to provoke him. Are you turning a deaf ear to Boss Hua's words?"
The woman in red said aggrievedly: "How could I provoke him? I just happened to meet him."
The man glanced at her: "Whether it was just a coincidence or not, you know it in your heart. If you have anything to say, you should save it for Boss Hua."
The woman in fox fur added fuel to the fire and said: "We were all taught by the same master, who can deceive whom?"
The woman was very angry and could only secretly think about how to explain to Boss Hua.
Just as Zhang Yuelu wondered, setting up a grass stage to dance in broad daylight, what kind of fraud is it? Because she was not cheating, but setting up a trap specifically, and this trap was not aimed at Zhang Yuelu. After all, Zhang Yuelu was a woman, and she was also a woman. When a woman meets a woman, most of her skills will be useless, so this trap was actually aimed at Qi Xuansu.
Her idea was very simple. The man next to Zhang Yuelu should be a fledgling. Although this boy seemed to be a warrior in the return to the true stage, it was beyond her expectation, but she was not very afraid. After all, ordinary people could not escape the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, and they did not necessarily have to use force. Men of this age, with a passion and fearlessness, have a biggest weakness, that is, they have no resistance to women. As long as she personally goes out, won't this boy be dazzled? Then as long as she asks a little, this boy will have to spit out everything he knows. Maybe she can also plant an ear-reporting god next to Zhang Yuelu, so that she can know Zhang Yuelu's movements at any time.
At that time, she can show her face in front of Boss Hua. But who would have thought that things would backfire, and now she has become a rock that shoots her own foot.
Qi Xuansu didn't know that the woman in red was coming for him at this time, but the woman in red really underestimated Qi Xuansu. It is true that Qi Xuansu is a virgin. Not counting Mu Jin and Tian Baobao, who have just worked together, he is familiar with three women in total: Qi Niang, Cui Daogu, and Zhang Yuelu. His experience is also shallow, but Qi Xuansu has been in the martial arts world for a long time. He has seen the dangers of the martial arts world and knows the power of Yan Weizi. As long as he is on guard, he will not be blinded by beauty.
Moreover, there is Zhang Yuelu beside him. Even if he is really confused, Zhang Yuelu will definitely help him sober up.
At this time, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu have left the street and continued to walk towards Huasheng Hall.
Jinguanfu was once the old capital of Shu Kingdom, so it is naturally very large. It is not easy to go high in the city, so they can only walk at an ordinary speed. So the two walked for more than an hour before they came to the market. As the black-clothed man guarding the gate said, the facade of Huasheng Hall is very imposing, with the main building and thirty-six white marble steps. A platform was specially built in the middle of the steps, where a statue of Hou Tu Niangniang as tall as a person was placed, implying that the earth is Kun and carries things with virtue, which means that the earth gives birth to all things.
Qi Xuansu came to the bottom of the steps, looked up at the "Huasheng Hall" archway with black background and gold characters, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "This is more magnificent than the main hall of our Tiangang Hall."
Zhang Yuelu said: "Then you haven't seen the main hall of Huasheng Hall. The branch halls are built in the same way as the main hall."
Qi Xuansu asked: "Why don't we have branch halls in Tiangang Hall?"
Zhang Yuelu said: "Ziwei Hall, Duzhi Hall, Beichen Hall also have no branch halls. It would be strange if there were branch halls."
Qi Xuansu thought carefully and it was really the truth. He asked again: "What else is there to say here?"
Zhang Yuelu explained "Ziwei Hall, Duzhi Hall, Tiangang Hall, and Beichen Hall represent the power of personnel, finance, military affairs, and supervision respectively. These four powers are actually in the hands of the local Daofu, and are respectively held by different deputy masters of the palace, and then a master of the palace takes charge of the overall situation, so we do not need to add branch halls. Huasheng Hall and Tianji Hall are exceptions. They also take into account some very special commercial businesses. The local Daofu is unable to undertake these businesses, so they have to set up branch halls and be coordinated by the ancestral temple."
"I understand." Qi Xuansu walked up the steps first, and Zhang Yuelu followed closely.
Ordinary restaurants and shops have two main doors, while the main door of Huasheng Hall is composed of eight doors. At this time, all of them are open, so even if dozens of people go in and out together, it will not be crowded.
Entering it, it is a very open hall, separated by twelve screens in front and back. Opposite the door is a long square counter, but it is not made of wood, but stone, dark and starry. There are many tables and chairs placed against the wall. Although they are just made of small pieces of red sandalwood, they are also quite expensive.
Behind the counter was a Taoist lady with a smile. When she saw the two people coming to the counter, she smiled and asked: "Are you two..."
Qi Xuansu had already taken out the two people's documents and placed them on the counter.
The female crown looked at the document and her face changed slightly: "It turns out to be Deputy Hall Master Zhang and Deacon Qi, please wait a moment."
After saying that, the female crown hurriedly turned behind the screen. After a while, a middle-aged man came out, wearing a Taoist formal attire. Judging from the clothes, he was a fifth-grade Taoist priest.
"Song Wan, the local leader, has met Deputy Hall Master Zhang." The man bowed respectfully.
Zhang Yuelu returned the gift and briefly explained his purpose straight to the point.
After listening to this, Song Wan looked troubled: "Vice Hall Master Zhang should know the rules of Huasheng Hall. This kind of medicine is not within the scope of reduction. Even if Vice Hall Master Zhang is a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest, he can only reduce the price by 10%. "
Zhang Yuelu had already expected this and said directly: "Please quote a price."
Song Wan estimated for a while and said: "Based on the amount of medicine, it will cost about 3,000 Taiping. I can make the decision. If I erase the fraction, I will calculate it as 3,000."
In Song Wan's view, although three thousand peace coins is not a small amount, a fourth-grade Taoist priest can still afford it, and Zhang Yuelu is a well-known figure in the Taoist sect. He is appreciated by the earth master and is from the Zhang family. The future is really bright, a little peace of mind, naturally simple.
But he didn't know that Zhang Yuelu was not from the Zhang family, and she didn't have much support from her family. The Earth Master appreciated her, but he wouldn't give her peace money, and she was incorruptible and refused to be like Sun Yongfeng. "There is a way to make money", but now he only has a net worth of one thousand Taiping coins.
Zhang Yuelu muttered: "Three thousand peace coins."
She had expected the high price and was not too surprised. What really surprised her was that the price was almost the same as Qi Xuansu's estimate in advance.
Qi Xuansu had said long ago that the protective treasure could be sold for at least 4,000 Taiping coins. After going to the Huasheng Hall first, the remaining money should be enough to buy a "Dragon Hand Gun". The brand new "Dragon Gun" on the black market costs 800 Taiping. Subtract 800 from 4,000, and there is exactly 3,200 Taiping left.
At this moment, Qi Xuansu asked: "Mr. Song, you also know that it is not easy to carry large amounts of money when you go out. We don't have that much cash on us now. But there is a treasure on hand that we don't need for the time being. I wonder if I can price it?"
Huashengtang is not a pawn shop. According to the rules, it does not accept bids. However, there are exceptions to everything. To outsiders, the rules are the rules and cannot be changed in the slightest. However, Zhang Yuelu is not an outsider, but a member of the Taoist sect. In the Taoist sect, as a Taoist priest with a promising future, the rules can be flexible.
Song Wan pondered for a moment and then nodded and said, "Okay, let's just treat it as a good relationship with you two."
Seeing Zhang Yuelu frowning, Qi Xuansu hurriedly spoke first, "Thank you so much, Master Song."
After that, Qi Xuansu took out the treasure that looked like a luminous pearl and handed it to Song Wan.
Although Song Wan was not of high rank, he had been working in Huasheng Hall for a long time and was well-informed. He took the bead and looked at it carefully, and then tried to inject the zhenqi. He could roughly confirm it and said: "It is indeed a treasure. According to the market price, it can be priced at 4,100 Taiping coins.”
Qi Xuansu cupped his hands and said, "Then there will be Chief Lao Song."
Song Wan asked the two of them to sit here for a while and asked them to serve tea while he went to the back with the beads.
About half an hour later, Song Wan came back, carrying a box in one hand and a stack of bills in the other.
Qi Xuansu signaled Zhang Yuelu to continue drinking tea, and he stood up to greet him.
Song Wan also saw that Deacon Qi was the one who was really doing the work, so he directly said to Qi Xuansu: "Deacon Qi, this is Deputy Hall Zhang's main ointment."
As he spoke, he handed the box into Qi Xuansu's hands, which was similar to the medicine boxes carried by doctors.
Qi Xuansu opened the box and took a look, only to see jade boxes of exactly the same size and specifications arranged neatly inside. There were twelve boxes in total. Calculating carefully, each box cost 250 yuan in peace money.
Song Wan handed the bills in his hand to Qi Xuansu: "In addition to the gifts, there are also eleven large bills, totaling 1,100 yuan in peace money. I would like to ask Deacon Qi to count them."
The so-called "fafeng" is also known as "copying", "clockwork" and "invoice". If you want to reimburse, you must have this thing.
Qi Xuansu closed the box, took the bill, glanced at it and put it into his bag, and thanked him again: "Thank you, Master Song. I will have a drink with Master Song when I return to Yujing in the future."
This was what Song Wanwei said, so he naturally responded with a smile.