C491 The Storm

The next few auctions went on and on, but in the end, the people who got the news kept their mouths shut. No one knew what they had bought.

Since the fourth auction, they had played a new trick.

Although there was explosive news every week, the amount was not enough. Siwu Inn used their reputation as their own, and with Nangong, Xi, Bu and other families as their backers, they started a new trading of information.

The inn would be the middleman for the exchange of information between the two parties in Siwu Inn. The money would be temporarily placed in the inn, and the inn would be in charge of verifying the authenticity of the information. Only when the information was verified would the supplier pay the money.

No one knew how many such transactions occurred in Siwu Inn every day. They only knew that ever since then... The 36 guest rooms in Siwu Inn, which were even more expensive than the best restaurants in the Northern Capital, were no longer empty.

And this was only one of them.

Siwu Inn could not just be a brokerage. Another new business that they had opened up was: directional service.

With special information requirements, you could submit the content and the time limit. Siwu Inn will reply with a price. If you agree, you can pay half of the deposit. If the inn was completed within the time limit, the guest would pay the other half of the deposit. He would take the information. If the inn wasn't completed within the time limit, then the guest would take back the deposit. And... The guest would receive the same amount of compensation as the deposit. Siwu Inn promised to keep this a secret for all guests.

This one. The development of the business had become the biggest secret. However, everyone thought that Siwu Inn must have earned a lot.

Because of this, while everyone kept their secrets, they were also thinking about whether they should strike first and gain the upper hand. Should they dig out the secrets of their competitors earlier?

There was a storm in the Pugilistic World, so they had to guard against others.

In short, many knowledgeable people privately thought that this Siwu Inn... I'm afraid it's the biggest winner. However, the Siwu Inn really kept its secrets. It operated with integrity and had once obtained the first name on the Reputation Leaderboard of the Pugilistic World. Moreover, this place had even helped the people of the Jiang Hu solve their problems and provided military intelligence for the Imperial Court.

No matter from which angle one looked at it, the Siwu Inn was a good place. It was a place that even the entire Jianghu felt was indispensable by the day.

In the blink of an eye, today was the ninth session.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the tall platform. The white figure on the platform had always had his back to everyone. The tall platform was built at the perfect time. Except for the back view, no one could even see the side profile of white-clothed scholar.

"Clang!" Another loud sound was heard. The old customer knew that the first sound was the preparation bell. The second sound meant that tonight's auction had officially begun.

Everyone's eyes were focused on white-clothed scholar who was standing on the high platform. Almost no one noticed him. The bright monk suddenly opened his eyes. However, he wasn't looking at white-clothed scholar who was standing on the platform. Instead, he was looking at Zhang Jingxuan.

To his surprise, Zhang Jingxuan didn't look at the stage either. Instead, he was looking at him. The two of them looked at each other. Both of their gazes revealed questions and doubts. Perhaps it was because they looked at each other at the same time and had a similar feeling. The corners of their lips curled up slightly, as if they were greeting each other intimately.

At this moment, they heard the person on the high platform speak.

"Everyone, thank you for your hospitality. This humble restaurant is honored by your presence. It's been a long time since I last saw you. I really miss you all."

Zhang Jingxuan's attention was also attracted by white-clothed scholar at this time. He placed his right hand on Soo Qiulai's shoulder. Soo Qiulai suddenly became as quiet as a lamb. Zhang Jingxuan put his hand on Soo Qiulai's shoulder. He did not dodge.

Zhang Jingxuan turned around and left. He did not use any strength, but Soo Qiulai followed him and went back to the table.

Wu Yue growled from the other side, "You will receive retribution for covering up for that devil!"

However, he was soon scolded by the people around him with disgust.

Zhang Jingxuan turned a deaf ear to Wu Yue's words. It was not that he looked down on Wu Yue, or that he held his own status. It was because at that moment, he turned his head and saw white-clothed scholar on the stage. He was stunned.

White-clothed scholar, who had been turning his back all this time, just happened to turn around at this moment.

Everyone could finally see his face.

Zheng Mengsen and the others who had heard of him before were naturally not surprised. However, Zhang Jingxuan, who was usually calm, was still shocked when he saw him for the first time.

White-clothed scholar turned around and revealed his face, but everyone realized that... His face could not be seen. It was because his face was completely covered by a mask. It was not surprising that he was wearing a mask. It was just that this mask looked somewhat different.

The mask was as white as snow, yet it seemed to be made of ivory. However, the ivory didn't seem to be so white. On it, some unharmonious things were drawn with some unknown pigment.

The position of the face should be the mouth, but there was indeed a big mouth drawn. It was a real big mouth, and the lower half of the mask was almost occupied by this big red mouth. On top of it, the same color drew two curved smiling eyes. However, it still looked like two open mouths.

In other words, on this white face, there were three mouths, one big and two small. The blood red color, coupled with the white foundation, added a mournful feeling. Although those three mouths were all grinning, it did not make people feel happy at all. Instead, they only felt a dense chill.

Of course, that mask also had one advantage, which was that once it was revealed in front of people... Regardless of whether they had seen it or not, their gazes were all focused on it. It was as if it naturally had a kind of attractive magic.

Then, a voice sounded. Pang Yueluo, Zheng Buji, and the others who had just arrived were all shocked. Because the sound was so sudden and strange. Although the person was standing on the high platform, the voice seemed to come from all directions. It was as if the sound came from the underworld beneath everyone's feet.

What was even stranger was that along with the sound, there seemed to be a gust of cold wind blowing over, causing people to feel a chill run down their spines.

"This time, the sale will officially begin. As usual, the first seven will be the martial arts world's major events in the past three months. "

From the sound of this voice, it was actually not that cold. It just didn't have any ups and downs, not a single fluctuation. It didn't sound emotional at all, so it made people think... Not only did they not know who he was, it even made people wonder if he was a person or not.

Because, how could humans know so many secrets in this world?