Chapter 497

Just as he finished sending this paragraph and was about to write the next sentence, a series of messages flashed through the mirror.

[One: What's the inside story?]

[Two: What secret do you know?]

[Four: Does Sampo No.3 really have a secret?]

[Five: Can you tell us?]

[Six: Amitabha.]

[Nine: My young friend, please tell us.]

"…" Xu Qi'an squatted in the smelly latrine and froze for a moment.

Everyone seemed to be very concerned about this matter. After all, it was related to Daibun's National Treasure Sword. Such a top-level secret, no one would not be curious about it.

In particular, the people in the Heaven & Earth Society were not ordinary people. They were all backed by forces or had sufficient strength.

Such people were more concerned about these top-level secrets. Even if it had nothing to do with them, these secrets might play an unimaginable role at some point in time.

[Three: It's not an attack by a First Pin master. I'm almost certain of this.]

Xu Qi'an did not say anything definite.

After a pause, he wrote another message. [Three: But why should I tell you?]

No one spoke for a while.

Heh, it was alright. There was no one who stood up and said, "Didn't we agree to share information and help each other?"

That was good enough. If there were contrarians or freeloaders in the group, it would be difficult to carry out his plan.

Xu Qi'an took the opportunity to write: [Jinlian Taoist priest, I think there's a flaw in the Heaven & Earth Society. If we don't solve this problem, the Heaven & Earth Society will always be a loose organization formed by a group of people who seem to be united but are actually divided. It will be of limited help to everyone.]

[Nine: My young friend, please tell us.]

[Three: It's true that helping each other and sharing information is the purpose of the Heaven & Earth Society, but it's too idealistic. I can tell everyone this secret, but what will I get out of it? Nothing at all.

[I share this secret, and people like Number One, who like to keep quiet and peek, eat the food in handouts with a clear conscience.

[After one or two times, I'll become unwilling to share information and secrets.]

[One: Who are you calling eating the food in handouts?]

Number One seemed a little angry.

'I'm talking about you. You like to peek …' Xu Qi'an ignored Number One and continued writing: [Taoist priest, everyone in the Heaven & Earth Society doesn't know each other. We're essentially strangers. Without trust and contribution, who would be willing to give selflessly to strangers?]

What Xu Que hated the most was freeloading, and he resolutely put an end to this kind of behavior.

All in all, it could be summed up in one sentence: Why should I share my secret with you?

[Nine: My young friend's words make sense.]

Seeing this, Xu Qi 'an grinned and said, "It's good that you agree. I believe everyone agrees too."

'The members of the Heaven & Society remained.

"Three: Master, I have an idea. When you gave me the third shard, the third shard was sealed and unable to communicate with the other shards. Can we make use of this?" "Three: Master, I have an idea.

Taoist priest.

'I'll give you an example. I'll sell the secret of Sampo to the Heaven & Earth Society for five hundred taels of gold. Those who want information can send me a letter through the Book of the Earth.

[I'll give you an example. I'll sell Sang Po's secret at the price of five hundred taels of gold in the Heaven Earth Association. Those who want to obtain information can send me a letter through the Earthly Book. Daoist Priest, on the other hand, will help seal those who have no intention of buying the Earthly Book's fragments.

However, if anyone doesn't have information of equivalent value, I'll allow you to trade in gold and silver. However, if anyone doesn't have information of equivalent value, I can allow you to trade in gold and silver.]

"Hurry, hurry up and buy my news with money. I want to buy a big house in the inner city …" Xu Qi 'an changed his squatting position and stared at the mirror expectantly.

At this moment, even the smelly latrine became fragrant.

When he snuck back to the Earth Sect, he woke up the Taoist priest's primordial spirit. The Book of the Earth was sealed and I was seriously injured. When he sneaked back to the Earth Sect, he woke up the Taoist priest's primordial spirit. The Book of the Earth was sealed and I was seriously injured. If not for that, I wouldn't be in such a sorry state. '

The smile on Xu Qi 'an's face gradually disappeared.

His guess was right. The Jinlian Taoist priest had given the Book of the Earth to the members of the Heaven & Earth Society. He definitely had a way to restrain and retrieve it.

However, he had guessed the beginning but not the ending.

In other words, he would not be able to use the private chat function in the near future.

Seeing that no one spoke for a long time, Number One hurriedly sent a message.

He (she) did not want to see the deal fail.

'One: How about this? You can reveal the secret to us and we will give you a promise. You can exchange information of equivalent value or buy it with gold.'

'Four: However, there are still loopholes. For example, if I exchange information of equivalent value with Number Three, Number Three will not lose out. However, my secret will be absorbed by the other members without any cost.'

'Two: Also, we are in different places. Even if we want to buy your secret, how are we going to send the money to you?'

Everyone spoke up enthusiastically, expressing their views and concerns.

The corner of Xu Qi 'an's mouth twitched. The members of the Heaven & Earth Society did not only value the secret he held, but also because they saw the benefits.

If his idea was realized, they could also use the information they held to exchange for rewards.

Sure, sure. Only with benefits would there be motivation. This was what a business gathering should be like.

'Three: Before the Jinlian Taoist priest fully recovers, how about we do this? I can tell you the secret and you can exchange information of equivalent value and gold. However, you can put it on credit and you don't need to pay me now. This way, Number Four's concerns would no longer exist. As for Number Two's concerns, I haven't thought of a solution yet. Hmm, you can still put it on credit and exchange information of equivalent value in the future. '

'Then there's no problem …' Everyone thought.

'One: I have no objections.'

'Two: Me too.'

'Four: Hmm, let's go with Number Three's idea.'

'Five: I'm fine with it.'

'Six: Me too.'

'Three: Why haven't Number Seven and Number Eight said anything? If you don't say anything, this deal can't be completed.'

The Jinlian Taoist priest jumped out to explain: 'Number Seven has been missing since last year. Number Eight is in a life-or-death situation. Let's exclude the two of them for now. '

'Four: But Number Seven is still alive, right?'

'Two: Number Seven's Earth Book fragment is with me … Hmm, for some reason, he faked his death to escape and took refuge.'

'Three: I'm fine with it.'

Xu Qi 'an paused for a few seconds and typed again:' I heard a cry for help from Sampo! '

A cry for help from Sampo?!

Number Three's casual words were like thunder exploding in the hearts of the members of the Heaven & Earth Society.

At the place where the founding emperor of Daibun proved his Dao, there was a cry for help coming from the lake where the National Treasure Sword was enshrined …

Who was calling for help?

Who was calling for help?

The Earth Book chat group fell into an eerie silence. After a long time, Number One, who had always been quiet, was the first to send a message: 'Impossible!'

Everyone immediately turned their attention back to the Earth Book fragment. They waited in silence for a long time, but Number Three did not respond.

Yes, Number Three was a disciple of Yunlu Academy. He was arrogant and did not bother to refute.

This also proved that what Number Three said was true. Such an arrogant student would not bother to lie.

Number One seemed to understand this as well. After he blurted out his doubts, he did not say anything else.

'Four: This is unbelievable news.'

'Nine: This secret is extremely valuable.'

'Two: Could there be something imprisoned under Sampo? What do you guys think? '

Number Two made a guess.

Xu Qi 'an's heart skipped a beat.' I'm not the only one who thinks this way. '

'Five: Wow, there's a peerless devil sealed in Daibun's Sampo? Hey, Number One, Number Three, Number Four, you're all from Daibun. Do you remember anything? '

'Six: There's no need to ask. Number One obviously doesn't know anything. Everyone knows that Number One is an important figure in the imperial court. This means that only the imperial family, or even the Yuanjing Emperor, knows. '

'One: I'll try to investigate this. Number Three, if I make any progress, can I use it to offset your information?'

'Three: Heh, that depends on what you can find out.'

After waiting for five minutes, no one spoke. Xu Qi 'an then confirmed that this group of uncultured netizens had gone offline.

He put away the jade mirror and left the toilet. He took a few deep breaths of fresh air and felt like he had come back to life.

'If the toilet in my previous life was like this, I would definitely be able to change my bad habit of sitting for half an hour … Because no one wants to play with their phone in such an environment …' Xu Qi 'an added in his heart.' A stinky toilet is the best doctor for hemorrhoids. '

Back in the side hall, Zhu Guangxiao was breathing, and Song Tingfeng was flipping through forbidden books on erotic history. Of course, they were not about the Yuanjing Emperor and the beautiful Master Teacher.

"Are you going to give birth?" Song Tingfeng squinted and sneered.

"Yes." Xu Qi 'an nodded, leaned comfortably on the chair, and said seriously, "You devil, that's your baby."

Zhu Guangxiao, who was next to him, opened his eyes in surprise and looked at Xu Qi 'an.

Song Tingfeng shuddered, cupped his hands, and continued to read.

He thought that he was the cynical type. He was outgoing and always smiled when he met people. He was the kind of person who could face anyone with ease.

But when it came to Xu Qi 'an, Song Tingfeng felt that he was still a gentleman.

Many times, he knew that the other party was joking, but he just couldn't get used to it and was defeated.

"Let's go to the Musical House in the evening." Song Tingfeng suggested, "I'll go with a few colleagues, and you can teach everyone in the Russian wheel."

After a pause, he said solemnly, "After the things between Yang Jinluo and Jiang Jinluo, there are many people in the government who are jealous of you, and they don't like you in private.

"You need to socialize more, instead of hanging out with me and Zhu Guangxiao all day long."

Zhu Guangxiao opened his eyes and nodded in agreement. "Yes, I often hear others speak ill of you in private."

Xu Qi 'an, who didn't want to play with them, hesitated and nodded.

He was not a young and aggressive man, and he knew that the tallest tree in the forest would be destroyed by the wind.

Since he joined the night watchman, he had indeed neglected socializing with his colleagues, mainly because he met Wei Yuan all day long and hung out with the warlock of the Celestial Commissioner, so his vision was a little high.

Therefore, under the guidance of Song Tingfeng, he found a few familiar gongs under the command of Silver Gong Li Yuchun, and made an appointment with them to go to the Musical House in the evening.

Of course, there was no problem of who would treat. Everyone knew the price of the Musical House, and ordinary gongs couldn't afford it.

However, Xu Qi 'an said lightly, "Let's go to Ying Mei Pavilion to book the whole place, and I'll handle it."

The gongs were stimulated on the spot and became sexually aroused.

Song Tingfeng took Xu Qi 'an to the corner, rubbed his hands, and said, "Ning Yan, you're really a good brother … Well, will Miss Fu Xiang also join?"

Xu Qi 'an squinted at him and said, "You call me dad, and I'll answer you."

Song Tingfeng was also a good man who knew when to yield and when to stand tall, so he called him dad on the spot.

Xu Qi 'an said, "Of course not."

"…" Song Tingfeng said angrily, "Call her back, or I won't let you go."

Xu Qi 'an ignored him and slipped away.

Who was Fu Xiang? She was a famous courtesan and a top social butterfly. She was willing to sleep with Xu Qi 'an, which was similar to a lover relationship.

In this era, it was very common to have a relationship with a prostitute.

Among them, scholars were the most common.

But Fu Xiang was not Xu Qi 'an's slave, nor was she a concubine who could be transferred as goods at will.

With Fu Xiang's status and rank, how could she agree to that kind of thing? It was a pipe dream.

Xu Qi 'an didn't want to have a quarrel with the courtesan because of this, or even break up their relationship.

…

In the First Storeroom of the Desk Storeroom.

The sandalwood was burning, and the cyan smoke trail was as straight as a line. The sun shone through the lattice window, reflecting regular and neat color patches on the ground.

Wei Yuan closed the thick "Thirteen Classics of Daibun", pondered for a moment, got up, and found a "Annals of Nine Regions: Western Regions" in the bookshelf.

The sandalwood was burned to ashes, and the ashes fell into a small stove.

Wei Yuan closed all the books and tiredly pinched between his eyebrows. Unconsciously, the books piled up in his hands had reached the height of his shoulders.

"Foster father, what have you found?" Nangong Qianrou finally got the chance.

"I probably know what's going on." Wei Yuan sighed.

"What's the secret in Sampo?" Nangong Qianrou asked.

"That's not what you should know." Wei Yuan shook his head and warned seriously, "Forget what happened today. Don't investigate it, and don't talk about it in private."

Yang Yan and Nangong Qianrou bowed their heads at the same time. "Yes."

…

Dusk, scattered.

Including Xu Qi 'an, the ten night watchmen walked into the alley of the Musical House with their heads held high.

During the period when all the officials kept quiet out of fear, the night watchmen could do whatever they wanted in the Musical House.

"Ning Yan, will the Top Beauty of Fu Xiang really meet us?"

"I heard that the Top Beauty of Fu Xiang hasn't entertained guests for a long time."

"Will the Plum Shadow Pavilion really let us book the whole place?"

The brass gongs didn't believe it, because the Musical House was the most popular place for scholars, and all kinds of entertainment programs tended to serve the scholars.

This was the social ethos.

Although the night watchmen supervised all the officials and were quite arrogant, they were in a relationship of mutual checks and balances with the officials.

If they messed around in the Musical House, the Ministry of Rites would be very happy and would seize the opportunity to impeach the night watchmen.

Therefore, if the Top Beauty of Fu Xiang was unwilling to entertain them, the brass gongs could only leave and lose face.

It was just that the Russian roulette game proposed by Xu Qi 'an was too tempting. After hearing it, the night watchmen angrily accused Xu Qi' an of violating the social ethos, but when they asked if they would go, they quickly agreed.

When they came to the Plum Shadow Pavilion, the brass gongs couldn't help but slow down, highlighting Xu Qi 'an in the crowd.

Xu Qi 'an took off the waist knife, patted the butt of the little turtle gong with the scabbard, and said with a relaxed smile, "Go tell your wife that I want to book the whole place."