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The residence of the Yangzhou Prefect, Shao Zhi, was also very conspicuous. Its size was similar to that of the imperial palace, with dozens of courtyards and countless of densely packed houses. It looked just like a forest.

Shao Zhi was a very deep person and was good at calculation. Although he had thousands of years of wealth and countless family wealth, he did not take it from the common people but from the officials. Even though Shao Zhi had a golden house and a silver door, he did not receive any scolding from the people of Yangzhou.

When the four of them arrived at Shao Manor, Zhang Yi entered the door first to notify them. After a while, he walked back and invited Chu Ming and Zi You inside.

Arriving at the main hall, he saw that the signboard had the words "Hall of Ambition" in gold. The surroundings were also decorated with antique decorations.

Zhang Yi cupped his hands, and said: "Shao prefecture lord is very easygoing, how about we just casually sit down?"

Zi You waved his hand and said, "How can it be like this? It's best if we ask the Prefect to come out."

As he said that, a person walked out from behind the hall. He was dressed in official uniform, and his hair was a little white.

Seeing that, Zhang Yi quickly said: "Greetings Master Shao."

Zi You and Zongshi were the only ones who hurriedly cupped their hands and greeted him. Chu Ming had an absent-minded expression as he lowered his head in thought, as if he hadn't noticed Shao Zhi.

Shao Zhi didn't notice Chu Ming, so when he saw Chu Ming, he immediately took a fancy to Zi You. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Isn't this the number one genius in the world, Mr. You!? I came late, please forgive me. "

Zi You smiled and said, "Master Shao, you flatter me. Zi You is just a commoner. This number one genius in the world is only given to me because everyone thinks that he is worthy of me. He doesn't deserve it."

Shao Zhi waved his hand and said, "Enough, Mister Zi You deserves the title of the world's greatest scholar. In the past, when you came up with your own ideas, we successfully repelled the barbarians, but were framed by that Prime Minister and forced to withdraw from office. What a pity!"

Zi You said, "That was enough. Let's not talk about it."

Shao Zhi smiled and turned his head to look at the other clansmen. "Oh, isn't this the famous Wolf Teeth Club Martial Brother from the martial arts world? Your achievements are also very rich. This old man is very impressed."

Upon hearing this, Zong could not help but laugh: "Is that so? I didn't expect my Zong Clan to have such a reputation."

Shao Zhi nodded and turned around to see another person. Seeing this person with a height of six feet and an extraordinary appearance, holding a sword in his hand, he seemed to have thought of something, so he asked Zhang Yi: "Who is this person?"

Hearing that, Zhang Yi quickly explained: "We bumped into him on the way back, his swordsmanship is unique and exquisite, his power is peerless, a rare talent, so I asked him to come with us to help Master Shao."

Shao Zhi saw that there was still no movement from Chu Ming. It was as if he was looking down on everyone. He frowned and asked, "What's his name?"

Zhang Yi said, "Chu Ming."

Zi You saw that Chu Ming was still in a daze, so he quickly reached out to pull him up and said, "Brother Chu Ming, what are you thinking about?"

Chu Ming came to his senses as he was being pulled. He looked around and smiled apologetically, "Eh, I was a bit distracted just now. I'm really sorry."

Zhang Yi quickly said: "Brother Chu Ming, quickly greet the Lord Prefect."

Chu Ming looked at Shao Zhi, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Greetings Prefect. I just had some matters to attend to, so I'm completely unreasonable. Please forgive me."

Shao Zhi saw that Chu Ming had changed into a smiling face, so of course he couldn't lose his manners. He smiled and said, "No matter where you go, everyone has their moment of absent-mindedness, so there's no need for little brother Chu Ming to be so polite."

Chu Ming smiled.

Shao Zhi said, "I heard from Zhang Yi that little brother Chu Ming's swordsmanship is very exquisite?"

Chu Ming was stunned as he quickly replied, "No, no. Brother Zhang, you're flattering me."

Zhang Yi interrupted, "I'm not praising Brother Chu Ming too much, you don't have to be so modest."

Shao Zhi also said, "Yes, everyone here is free to do whatever you want, so don't interfere with your personality. This isn't good."

Chu Ming said, "Thank you, thank you."

Zi You, who was at the side, asked, "I wonder how many heroes have been gathered by Master Shao to deal with the Blood Demon Sect?"

Shao Zhi said, "At present, there are more than thirty famous heroes of the martial arts world. Among them, the most famous one is the young master of the Wandering Dragon Castle, Long Junhe, and Young Hero Long ?"

"What!" Chu Ming shouted. After saying that, he realized his rudeness and immediately apologized, "I'm really sorry."

Shao Zhi didn't understand and asked, "Could it be that Little Brother Chu Ming and Young Master Long know each other?"

Chu Ming shook his head and said, "I don't know him."

Shao Zhi was even more puzzled as he said, "Then ?"

The words came out of his mouth as Zi You interrupted him first. "Shao prefecture is truly not bad. The houses are large and the decorations are beautiful, making people feel that they don't want to leave, haha."

Shao Zhi had no choice but to give up and said with a smile, "If I can keep brother Zi You, then this house can get its name!"

Zi You smiled with his hands behind his back. "What are you talking about? It's a pity that I have many unfulfilled wishes. I can't stay here for long."

Shao Zhi said, "When Brother Zi You has completed your wish to stay here, you can drink wine and chat with this old man. If you have anything to do, you can also play a game of chess. Isn't that beautiful?"

Zi You said, "Indeed, indeed."

Shao Zhi suddenly recalled something and said, "Let's take the three of you to the 'Hero Mansion' to take a look first, how about it?"

Zi You asked, "Hero House?"

Shao Zhi narrowed his eyes and stroked his white beard, saying, "This residence is the one hundred room courtyard I have prepared for you. Shao Zhi squinted his eyes and stroked his white beard and said," This residence is the one hundred room courtyard I have prepared for you.

When Zi You heard this, he smiled and said, "It's been hard on you, Sir Shao Zhi."

Shao Zhi waved his hand and said, "Let this old man lead the three of you."

The three quickly cupped their hands together and followed Shao Zhi into his courtyard. After going in a complete circle, the sect's sect ability was still not fully understood. This was a bad influence on the sect's ability, if it wasn't for the fact that Shao Zhi was still acting cool, the sect could have really broken out in a fit of ruckus.

If this went on, then there was a good chance that the three of them would meet up every day. This made Chu Ming both happy and angry, but what made him angry was that he could find a chance to coax Xue Bailing, and the only thing that made him angry was that this Dragon Lord River seemed to have a unique relationship with Xue Bailing, and if the two of them continued like this, then perhaps Xue Bailing would become angry with him because of what he had said. Although this made Chu Ming very angry, but six years ago, he still heard about the poison incident, and if Xue Bailing really had some sort of relationship with him, then he wouldn't have any happiness with him.

Thinking this way, Shao Zhi brought them to the so-called "Hero's Hall."

Even though they had already guessed that Hero House was a huge courtyard, they didn't expect it to be so big. As soon as they walked through the gate, they couldn't see the end of it, and it seemed like there were quite a few small courtyards in the big courtyard. This made the three of them extremely surprised.

Shao Zhi said with a smile, "This house has a serial number. I've already arranged Brother Zi You's house in advance for you. As for Brother Zong Nun and Brother Chu Ming's house, I'll let Zhang Yi take you two along because I didn't expect it earlier."

Zong could laugh loudly: "I will never care about these. As long as I have good wine and meat, I can take it!"

Shao Zhi said with a laugh, "That's only natural. Brother Zong Nong, please let go of your stomach. I'll let you eat well!"

After he finished speaking, Shao Zhi then asked Chu Ming, "I wonder if little brother Chu Ming has any needs?" If there is, this old man will definitely arrange for someone to do it. "

Chu Ming quickly cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry for treating Lord Shao like this, but there's one thing Chu Ming wants to ask."

Shao Zhi said, "Tell me about it. If this old man knows about it, I will definitely tell."

Chu Ming looked at the houses and asked, "I wonder if there's a woman called Xue Bailing who can live here?"

Shao Zhi was surprised and said, "There's this person. I heard Young Master Long say that he's the daughter of King Xue Du?"

Chu Ming nodded his head and said, "Yes, I would like to know where her residence is."

Shao Zhi looked at Chu Ming and said, "Don't tell me that little brother knows her?"

A nearby member of the Zong Clan smiled and said, "That's because she's his sweetheart!"

When Shao Zhi heard this, he was surprised for a moment before he smiled and said, "So that's how it is. Miss Xue said that she likes peace and quiet, so she lives at the back of the house, No.30D."

Chu Ming said, "Then I'll stay next to her, I hope Lord Shao can make the arrangements."

Shao Zhi replied with a laugh, "No problem." Then, he turned to Zhang Yi and said, "Zhang Yi, lead the young brother Chu Ming to go."

Zhang Yi said, "Yes."

Chu Ming cupped his hands in thanks and followed Zhang Yi to the end of the hall.