C105 Rotary Tower Trial

Zuo Feng reluctantly crawled up from the "ground". Just as his body straightened up, he was almost knocked back down again by the heavy object on his left hand.

He bitterly smiled as he looked at the black "prison" on his left arm. He couldn't help but curse the old man Ning Xiao's "pervert" in his heart. Only then did he strenuously stand up.

The moment he walked out of the house, Zuo Feng saw his uncle Tian, who was waiting outside with a warm expression. When Uncle Tian saw Zuo Feng, even the usually calm him couldn't help but smile. Zuo Feng was slightly stunned at first, but he soon thought of something. He turned around and glared fiercely at Tian Hao, who was laughing to himself. Then, he hurriedly went outside to find someone to wash his face with.

Zuo Feng didn't need to look to know that his sister must have smeared ink on his face. It had been a long time since his sister had made a fool of him. He hadn't thought that she would tease him in such a good mood so early in the morning.

Zuo Feng simply washed his face. Uncle Tian was already standing at the side, passing him a handkerchief. Zuo Feng smiled embarrassedly as he took it over and gave it a simple wipe. At the same time, he casually asked, "I heard that Uncle Tian has already come to see me in the past two days. I wonder what important matter has alarmed you?"

Uncle Tian opened his mouth and said, "I heard your village is looking for a shop on the streets. I happen to have a shop that we know and need to sell. If you are interested, I'll take you there."

Zuo Feng slightly narrowed his eyes and stared at Uncle Tian. Only when Uncle Tian was feeling uncomfortable did he ask, "Does Uncle Tian know that we're looking for Pu Zi?"

Actually, when Zuo Feng first heard about the problems that Fifth Elder had with her shop, he had already guessed that Zhang Yu was doing something. However, if the City Lord's Mansion was clueless about these things, then Zuo Feng was the real fool. Zuo Feng could also understand the Mayor's way of watching the situation. He just hoped that he and his group would be forced to join the Mayor's mansion.

If Zuo Feng wished to completely assign the entire village to the City Lord's Mansion, he would have directly accepted An Xiong's invitation when he was talking to An Xiong that day. However, Zuo Feng felt that it would not be a wise choice to subdue the village to the City Lord's Mansion. After all, if that happened, he and his men could become the spear of others.

Zuo Feng wanted an equal partnership, not the way vassals worked. Thus, he was able to guess a little of Uncle Tian's purpose in coming. After a slight hesitation, Zuo Feng said, "I wonder which shop Uncle Tian is talking about. The matter of buying the shop should be the Fifth Elder's plan. I think it would be better for Fifth Elder to come and discuss it."

Uncle Tian nodded his head and said with a smile, "That's good too. That shop is still empty. Fifth Elder, we should go take a look."

An hour later, the Fifth Elder, Zuo Feng, Uncle Tian and a short fat middle-aged man stood in the middle of a wide hall. Uncle Tian looked at the short and fat middle-aged man beside him. The middle-aged man immediately understood and said with a professional smile.

"The two of you have also seen that this shop was originally a large auction house. You guys have looked around before. In addition to the three rooms on the surface and this hall, there are three small storage rooms on the ground. And such a large shop is in the street, fifteen thousand gold coins is definitely worth it. "

After hearing this, the Fifth Elder seemed to be moved, but he immediately noticed the serious expression on Zuo Feng's face. Thus, he didn't say anything, but wanted to hear what Zuo Feng had to say first.

Zuo Feng looked at the short and fat middle-aged man with a troubled expression, and said: "This store is definitely worth the price that the boss has said, but... Sigh, all of us have just moved to Yan City, so we are really short on money. I hope boss can give us some face and give a little more face. "

When the chunky middle-aged man heard Zuo Feng say this, he intentionally glanced at Uncle Tian. Seeing this, Zuo Feng couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart. However, he continued to pretend that he didn't know anything and continued to look expectantly at the short and fat middle-aged man.

"Boss Zhong, this little brother is a distinguished guest of our City Lord's Mansion. If possible, please give way a little." Uncle Tian smiled as he spoke. He then casually added, "Oh right, I heard that the next few mansions are owned by Boss Zhong."

The short and fat Boss Zhong showed an expression of understanding and immediately said, "Behind our shop, there are four mansions that are also my assets. If little brother feels that it is alright, then I will sell this shop and house to you at the same price. "

Hearing this, Zuo Feng understood two things. The mansion and the mansion behind the shop did not belong to this Boss Zhong. If he did not guess wrongly, this shop and the mansion belonged to the City Lord. He could also see that the other party gave such a good condition because he wanted to sell the store to them at its original price.

Under normal circumstances, the Zuo Family Village would not have been able to afford such a huge sum of money. Facing such favourable conditions, if it was under normal circumstances, if Zuo Feng didn't manage to get back that much money, he could only borrow money from the City Lord's Mansion.

Zuo Feng understood all of this and turned around to look at Fifth Elder with a smile and nodded. How could the Fifth Elder not understand? She smiled and thanked Boss Zhong, "Since Boss Zhong is so generous, although our village doesn't have much wealth, we can still barely make up the sum you mentioned."

Hearing his words, Boss Zhong was obviously taken aback. Even Uncle Tian looked at the Fifth Elder in surprise before giving a meaningful look to Zuo Feng. It was clear that the situation was completely out of his expectations, and he couldn't conceal the awkward expression on his face.

"Boss Zhong, what's wrong with you?" Do you think it's too much of a loss and want us to add more money? "

Boss Zhong chuckled dryly. However, he thought that Uncle Tian had given him an inquiring look. Uncle Tian pondered for a moment before recalling the City Lord's words and lightly nodded his head.

All of this had fallen into Zuo Feng's eyes. Just as he had guessed, this auction house was indeed the City Lord's Mansion's property. Actually, when Zuo Feng left Yan City, this auction house belonged to a force called the Greencloud Gang.

However, this power had been wiped out by a mysterious old woman overnight. By the time Zuo Feng returned to the city, the Greencloud Association no longer existed, and the many businesses under this power had been divided up by the several factions in Yan City.

"Since the village of Zuo could get such a huge sum of money, you should be happy about it. Why don't you follow the Fifth Elder to collect the money and sign the contract."

The Fifth Elder was naturally overjoyed. In such a large shop on the main street, logically speaking, it would not be excessive to pay twenty thousand gold coins. What's more, there were four mansions at the back. There were no small courtyards in this area, and such a mansion would at least cost two thousand gold coins. Moreover, almost no one was willing to sell it outside.

Fifth Elder happily brought Boss Zhong to get the money, leaving behind the two people, Uncle Tian and Zuo Feng. Zuo Feng smiled and cupped his fist towards Uncle Tian, saluted respectfully and said, "We have to thank Uncle Tian for this. To be able to make us buy such a good shop with such little money."

Uncle Tian awkwardly shook his head with a bitter smile. In the end, he hesitated and said, "How do you know? This shop belongs to the City Lord's Mansion."

Even though he did not expect Uncle Tian to make things clear so quickly, Zuo Feng's eyebrows slightly twitched, but he no longer hid it. He calmly said: "With such a storefront and the four courtyards in the back, I'm afraid that someone would have already broken the rules and fought over it if it was just Uncle Tian's reputation. If it really was Boss Zhong's private property, then he would not have sold it so cheaply."

Uncle Tian smiled and said, "Looks like the Mayor and I have underestimated you. You little rascal, your cultivation is astonishing. I didn't expect you to be so shrewd. "Actually …"

Zuo Feng smiled and shook his head. Without waiting for Uncle Tian to finish speaking, he said, "I, Zuo Feng, remember the mayor's good intentions. It's just that I don't want to be controlled by anyone. If Uncle Tian has some more middle ground methods, you might as well bring it up for everyone to study together. "

Uncle Tian seemed to be prepared. After hearing Zuo Feng's words, he immediately said, "I have also discussed with the mayor. If you agree to one of our small requests, we are willing to cooperate with your Zuo Family Village. To the outside world, I will naturally say that you are a person of the City Lord's Mansion, but the City Lord's Mansion will definitely have orders for you and your people, and everything will be done according to your wishes. "

Hearing what Uncle Tian said, Zuo Feng was slightly surprised. These conditions were not good, but a bit excessive. However, Zuo Feng immediately thought of the "small request" that Uncle Tian mentioned, so he cautiously asked for it.

"The Mayor's Palace has countless experts. I'm just a young martial artist that has just entered the Bone Refining stage, is there any place that I can work for the Mayor?"

Uncle Tian smiled and said, "I wonder if little friend Zuo Feng has heard of the 'Rotary Tower Trial' before?"

This was the first time Zuo Feng had heard of this name, and he looked at Uncle Tian with a puzzled expression.

Uncle Tian didn't feel surprised at all and continued, "Our Ye Lin Empire has a trial every five years, and the one that our East Country has to undergo is called the 'Rotary Tower Trial'. Don't underestimate this exam. He is definitely the biggest gathering in the Eastern Prefecture in five years. It's just that very few people in the outside world know of it, because only the city lord and the commanders are qualified to participate. "

Zuo Feng heard that there was also some interest in this place, but he was cautious so he continued to ask: "These kinds of trials will naturally send out some high level people to participate, what use can a little martial artist who has just entered the Bone Refining stage have?"

Uncle Tian smiled and said: "If everyone with a high cultivation can participate, then it would be better than the City Lord personally taking action. There is a age limit to this trial, and only those under the age of eighteen are eligible to participate. "

Hearing this, Zuo Feng understood that this trial should be the same as the adult ceremony in the Zuo Family Village. However, this "Rotary Tower Trial" should be another form of coming of age ceremony that belonged to Ye Lin Empire. The purpose of this was naturally to compare the outstanding talents in each county, and thus, the powers that won would receive more resources from the Empire.

"If he wins this trial, the City Lord will certainly gain quite a bit, right?"

Zuo Feng thought about it for a moment and then said what he was thinking with a smile.