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An Zheng guarded the entrance of the alleyway, and the alleyway behind him was filled with the radiance of spring. The clothes of the dozen or so girls that were like flowers and jades had all faded. A light fragrance lingered, giving off an indescribably charming feeling. An Zheng took out a wine jug from the blood nurturing bead bracelet and gulped it down mouthful by mouthful. Since they were saved, they couldn't just carelessly throw them away. If that happened, it wouldn't be long before they were caught one by one.

Just as he was thinking about this, someone patted his shoulder. "Alright, turn around."

An Zheng turned her head and saw Sang Rou's pretty face.

"Woman."

An Zheng called out, and then cupped his fists. Sang Rou snatched the wine pot away as soon as he raised his hand. Sang Rou raised his head and gulped a few mouthfuls of it down, then patted his chest: "You scared me to death."

An Zheng pointed to the girls: "You've saved them, have you thought about where to take them?"

Sang Rou shook his head: "I've never thought of that..."

An Zheng sighed: "You idiot."

Sang Rou: "You are!"

An Zheng remained silent for a while, before saying: "In a while, all of you go separate ways. One by one, or perhaps two together, try to find a place with as many people as possible and drill into the crowd. Sang Rou, bring them to the Martial Arts Academy. I will arrange for people to come to the Martial Arts Academy to fetch you all. "

Sang Rou made an 'oh' sound, and stuffed the flagon back to An Zheng: "About that ? "Thank you."

She turned around and threw it aside, allowing An Zheng to sigh helplessly.

An Zheng returned to the Heavenly Awakening Sect first and then arranged for people to go to the Martial Arts Academy to wait there and bring those girls back. They had no choice but to let them stay in the Inside the Heaven's Enlightenment Sect for the time being, and only send them out after the situation had settled down.

After making his arrangements, An Zheng hurried to the Jushang Yard. It was already afternoon, and An Zheng didn't even have time to eat lunch. Halfway there, he bought a few buns and gnawed on them as he walked through the entrance of Jushang Yard. Everyone in the hall looked at him as if they were looking at a monster. Under countless of gazes, An Zheng directly went to the second floor with a bun in his mouth.

Pushing open the door of the private room, An Zheng saw Xiao Qidao slashing his fists at the same time ?

Looking at the dishes on the table, then looking at the steamed bun in his hands, An Zheng suddenly felt that he looked like a monster. He sat down and asked: "fat grandpa, what have you done?"

Du Shoushou grinned: "Xiao Qidao drank too much ?."

An Zheng glared at him: "He's still a child, how can you let him drink!"

Du Shoushou shook his head: "I didn't give it up, he wanted to try it himself. Even if an ordinary person tried it, they would just have to take a sip. This brat drank half of the cup in a single gulp, and after that, it was as good as done. Singing to me in a daze, then pulling me along to play hide and seek with him. "For a man like me, who stands tall and strong, to be playing hide and seek with him in this kind of place is one thing, but at home ?"

An Zheng said: So that's why you taught him kowtowing?

Du Shoushou: "Isn't this supposed to be idling around?"

An Zheng: "You are bullying a little kid, is it fun to beat him with a punch?"

Du Shoushou's face darkened. "I lost ?"

An Zheng, who had just stuffed a mouthful of food into his mouth, almost spat out: "You still have the face to say!"

Do you know who he is?" There are only two people in this world that I respect. One is you, and the other is Seventh Elder. Seventh Master was truly a genius. Not only was he a genius at cultivation, he was also a genius at kowtowing. A single lesson can clear a single point, but I've never won a single one.

Xiao Qidao laughed, "It's really fun..."

An Zheng picked Xiao Qidao up and placed him on the reclining chair.

An Zheng saw that Kindness of the cat had been squatting at the window and staring behind, stars circulating in his eyes. Then, An Zheng realized that Good Lord's expression wasn't the kind of pleasant surprise that would come when he found something that looked like a treasure, but was one of worry.

What was Good Lord worried about?

An Zheng ate a few things like a tornado, then asked the staff of the Jushang Yard to take away all the food. After sitting down, An Zheng asked: "What happened after I left?"

Du Shoushou shook his head: "He came back and forth to give me some things from the You Kingdom, but you don't need to do it, Old Man Zhang Yifu had also stunned the scene. There were also quite a few experts who were not familiar with seafood. If it really is a magic tool, then the people of the You Kingdom can't fool people like the pill. "

An Zheng acknowledged it, and felt that Good Lord was trying to express something in his eyes. After returning, he could clearly feel that the enchantment cloth within the blood nurturing bead bracelet was about to make its move again.

After waiting for less than an hour, it was finally time for the main event.

The employees of the Jushang Yard cleared out an empty space in the hall and arranged a chair and a tea table. Before long, that Duke Tan Song who wore a set of purple robe walked out from the backyard, and then sat in the great hall, accompanied by Li Changlu, Zhuang Feifei and the others. Zhuang Feifei took a seat and went over to take a look. An Zheng nodded, and Zhuang Feifei sat down at the back.

After a while, a sound came from outside the door, followed by the arrival of Minister of Rites and a few court officials.

But from start to finish, the Spirit of Youguo did not approach the duke, as if there was some conflict between the two.

Zhuang Feifei took some time to head up to the second floor, and the moment he entered, he immediately said to An Zheng in a low voice: "There's a problem."

"What's wrong?"

An Zheng asked.

Zhuang Feifei said: "This duke of You Kingdom has never even looked at me once."

Du Shoushou laughed: "Big sister, you've been hit hard."

Zhuang Feifei, "Pah ?" It was rumored that this duke was born with an unruly disposition. Even if he restrained his temper after entering the Yan Kingdom, his eyes were still unable to deceive people. He never even looked at me, not even at all the pretty girls in my building. And I can see that he's not pretending not to see it, he's really not seeing it at all. "

An Zheng asked: "Today, this duke has come to Jushang Yard. Since Minister of Rites is late, he should have gone to prepare a banquet. In other words, this duke will be meeting the empress dowager and King of Yan tonight. "

Zhuang Feifei nodded his head, "King of Yan had too much intentions to be negligent, so I haven't personally received them yet. The banquet will be held in Tianji Palace tonight, so it would be a little inexcusable if we don't see it soon. "

An Zheng said: "Later, think of a way to bring me down to take a look, and let me see that duke's eyes."

Zhuang Feifei said: "You are a first-rate appraiser, can you see any secret in other people's eyes?"

An Zheng replied: "If I were to say yes, would you really think I am boasting?"

Zhuang Feifei shook his head, "Of course not."

She did not stay long, and went down to accompany the adults.

Before long, there was a lot of silence. Six big men from the You Kingdom carried a box out from the backyard, which looked extremely heavy. Good Lord jumped onto An Zheng's shoulder and stared at the box.

"Good Lord, did you sense something?"

An Zheng raised his hand and touched Good Lord's small head. Good Lord rubbed it against An Zheng's face, and gently peeked at it.

An official of the You Kingdom walked onto the stage, stood beside the big chest and said, "This is a gift from my King of great netherworld to the King of Yan. The King of Yan loves his people, so he intends to let everyone see what kind of mysterious treasure it is. There were a total of three treasures in this box, all of them rare. However ? When I heard that only the Yanzhou was rich, I felt that I had underestimated everyone if I were to take it out. "

He clapped his hands, and another person brought in three large chests. "How about this? These boxes are filled with stones. As for what kind of stones they are, I believe you all know very well. The rules of our game are also simple, it's just gambling. "

He changed the subject and said, "But there's no point in just playing a little game. Why don't we add some stakes on the spot? My great netherworld is wealthy, so I will make a promise on behalf of the king. No matter how much you bet, we will bet as well, and that will increase by thirty percent. That is to say, if you have won the bet, not only will the price you bet be returned to us, we will also add a portion of the reward. And this stone is also owned by the person who gambled. "

Hearing this, the dittos' interest was immediately replaced. Actually, even though stone gambling was about wealth, the goal of these rich people wasn't wealth, but excitement.

Those who frequent the Jushang Yard are all people who gamble with stones, so they are all very confident.

Seeing that everyone was eager to give it a try, the You Kingdom official laughed and said: "However, if you guys did not guess correctly, then the bet you made would belong to us, the You Kingdom. This is your love, I am willing to admit defeat, I hope there will be no unpleasant sounds later. If you have no objections, then please Jushang Yard's Elder Zhang Yifu and I will preside over it at the same time. In addition, in order to ensure fairness, there will also be four experts in charge of appraising treasures. "

He pointed to the four people behind him: "Two are Yanzhou, and two are You Nationality, so it is absolutely fair. However, in order to ensure the reasonableness of the transaction, everyone who wanted to participate in the game first had to pay a deposit of five thousand taels of silver. This silver was only a guarantee of reputation. Of course, if someone breaks the rules, then the deposit cannot be refunded. "

Those who didn't care much about the five thousand silver all took out their banknotes and handed them over. There were no less than a hundred people in the hall. Just the deposit was about five to six hundred thousand taels of silver.

On the second floor, An Zheng said to Du Shoushou: "This is a rock bet that slightly changed the rules. Normally, a stone gambler would set their own price. Anyone who wanted to buy one would be the one to buy it, and if they failed to cut out a spirit stone, then they could only blame themselves for being unlucky. This time, we have put up a wager on the stone. In other words, it is very likely that there will be a large amount of silver coins being exchanged in the near future. "

Yan People is a gambler, You Nationality's grasp of character was very accurate.

An Zheng said worriedly: "These You Nationality are well-prepared, I'm afraid they are not that simple. The group of old men from the Yan Kingdom were reluctant to donate some of their military wealth, and no one would be reluctant to gamble. Yan People's fanaticism towards gambling is unfathomable, if, in the end, the You Nationality swept away a large amount of the wealth, it would not only be a loss of face, but also a loss of face. Maybe this Large Competition of money will become the You Kingdom's military assets, turning into the long knife, and we will become the soldiers of Yan Kingdom on the battlefield.

Du Shoushou said: "This group of You Nationality are truly shameless."

An Zheng shook his head: "They have grasped the personality that Yan People always has when it comes to gambling."

Just as he was saying that, the You Kingdom man opened the chests, took out various big and small stones, and placed them on the table one by one. The largest piece was more than a meter tall, so he couldn't move it onto the table. He could only place it on the platform. The smallest piece was the size of a fist, but it was impossible to tell its value by its size. Before long, the table was filled with stones, and those who were part of the Yan Kingdom were all dumbfounded.

These stones, however, were completely different from the stones they were used to seeing when gambling.

Multicolored.

Generally speaking, stone gambling was hard to choose because it was ordinary. If it was a stone with light, then what was there to bet? One could tell that there was good stuff inside.

But these stones, each of them looking radiant, were not the kind of reflection that paints a lamp with paint. These stones were of all colors, and the brilliance emitted by each piece was very real. As a result, the people below were confused, because in their eyes, these stones contained spirit stone s.

When she saw these stones, even Zhuang Feifei's expression changed. She couldn't help but turn around to look at the second floor, and An Zheng's expression had also become grave. The distance between them was a little too far, so for the time being, he could not see any clues.

As for old mister Zhang Yifu who was sitting on the platform, he suddenly stood up with a face full of shock.

In all the years he had spent appraising treasures, he had never encountered such a situation.

The official from the You Kingdom had a complacent look on his face: "What, none of the experts from the Yan Kingdom dare come up and take a look? No one dared to place their bet first? That would be too disappointing, even a five year old child would be able to easily identify these things if they were placed in our You Kingdom. My You Kingdom is very rich in resources and minerals, who wouldn't have a few good stones to play with in their house? However, since none of you have seen it before, why don't you withdraw from this bet? However, I have already said that I will not withdraw my deposit. Everyone, if you want to make a comeback, the only chance you have is to place your bets. However, it seems to me that none of you have the guts to do so. "

Aggressive.