Chu Xiu and Zhang Songling took their seats in the living room. Only Zhang Baichen was still in a daze.
They were clearly enemies. How could they sit here and talk about business in the blink of an eye?
Zhang Baichen was about to say something, but Zhang Songling glared at him and stopped him.
Zhang Songling looked at Chu Xiu and said in a deep voice, "You just touched a member of my Zhang family, and now you want to talk about business with my Zhang family? What kind of business are you talking about? "
Chu Xiu said indifferently, "In a few days, it will be the annual auction of the secret box in Linzhong Commandery. I happen to know some insider information. Among the secret boxes, there are a few that I need.
But I am not from Linzhong Commandery. If I participate in the auction rashly and compete with others, not only will I attract attention, I may not get what I want in the end.
But the Zhang family is different. As the local tyrant of Shanyang Prefecture, your family should participate in the auction every year and buy a batch of secret boxes. So I want to ask the Zhang family to help me get what I want. After the auction, I will reward you handsomely! "
As he said this, Chu Xiu took out a large piece of purple gold and placed it on the table. There were ten taels of purple gold, which was more than 100,000 taels of silver.
"This is the deposit."
Asking the Zhang family to help with the auction was something that Chu Xiu suddenly thought of when he was fighting with the Zhang family.
What he said to Zhang Songling just now was the truth. The auction of Linzhong Commandery was held every year, and the participants were all familiar faces.
As it was an auction, everyone was competing with their wealth and personal connections. Chu Xiu was an outsider. He had a few hundred thousand taels of silver, which was enough for him to showcase his skills at the auction. However, it was very likely that he would attract the attention of others, resulting in an accident.
If it was purely a competition of wealth, Chu Xiu was naturally not afraid. He was prepared to spend all the silver he had, but he was afraid that something unexpected would happen during the auction.
According to Chu Xiu's understanding, this kind of auction organized by dozens of forces in the pugilistic world was not so clean. If outsiders entered the auction, it was very likely that they would lose both their money and their lives.
Zhang Songling looked at the purple gold that Chu Xiu had taken out with an unreadable expression on his face.
Since this person dared to participate in the Linzhong Commandery auction, it meant that he had a certain background.
After all, this was an auction that would be attended by dozens of factions in the entire Linzhong Commandery. The secret boxes that could be taken out for auction all had their origins, and the starting price would be in the thousands or even tens of thousands of silver taels.
The most important thing was the purple gold that Chu Xiu had taken out.
Purple Gold was something that ordinary martial artists in the Jianghu would never be able to come into contact with. Only a few great powers would keep it in reserve.
At such a young age, and with such wealth, he could even take out purple gold. Right now, Chu Xiu's identity was truly unfathomable in Zhang Songling's eyes.
Chu Xiu said lightly, "Master Zhang, have you made up your mind? After this is done, I will pay you another twenty taels of purple gold, and all you need to do is to move your mouth during the auction. "
Zhang Songling thought for a while before saying, "Sure, I agree to this deal. However, may I ask for Young Master's name?"
Chu Xiu pushed the Purple Gold in front of Zhang Songling and said with a smile, "No problem. I'm Chu Xiu, and I'm staying in the Pleasant Arrival Inn in the Mountain Sun Prefecture. After the auction begins, I'll come find you, Patriarch Zhang."
After speaking, Chu Xiu turned and left.
Chu Xiu did not wish to recall some of the things that happened in his previous life. He had already died once, and those memories were not very pleasant.
However, now that he had taken out a fake name to fool others, Chu Xiu subconsciously said the name of his previous life.
Zhang Songling thought about it. He had never heard of Lin Ye in the Linzhong Commandery before, so the other party should be a foreign cultivator.
After Chu Xiu left, Zhang Baichen hurriedly asked, "Father, why are you working with him? Are you just going to let this matter go? "
Zhang Songling frowned and said, "I haven't asked you yet. How did you incur enmity with this Lin Ye?"
Zhang Baichen wanted to say something, but Zhang Songling said, "Alright, you don't have to say it. I won't hear any truth from your mouth."
As he spoke, Zhang Songling called Han Wei, who had finished treating his injuries, and asked him to tell him the details of the situation.
After Han Wei finished, Zhang Songling immediately scolded Zhang Baichen angrily, "What did I tell you back then? I told you to stay away from that woman, Lin Xinyu, but you turned a deaf ear to it!
Can't you tell what that woman is thinking? She's just playing with you like a fool! She's a source of trouble!
Today, you offended a Xiantian Realm Lin Ye because of her. In the future, if you offend a big shot that our Zhang Family can't afford to offend because of her, it will be a calamity that will destroy our family! "
Zhang Baichen did not dare to retort after being scolded. He could only say in a low voice, "Then are we just going to let this matter go?"
Zhang Songling snorted coldly and said, "If we don't let this matter go, what else can we do? He came with a huge business deal worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Do you think your face is more important than hundreds of thousands of taels of silver? However, I can't see through that Lin Ye's background. I will send someone to investigate. During this time, don't provoke that Lin Ye again. Just stay at home and reflect on your mistakes! "
After reprimanding Zhang Baichen, Zhang Songling turned to Han Wei and said, "Han Wei, I've made things difficult for you this time. In a while, go to the pharmacy to get some medicine and pills for cultivation. I will approve a few more months for you to use."
Han Wei smiled bitterly and cupped his hands, saying, "Many thanks, Patriarch."
That Lin Ye was a Xiantian Realm martial artist. Now that he had a partnership with the Zhang Family, his injuries could only be considered to have been in vain.
Zhang Songling suddenly asked, "You fought with that Lin Ye. Can you tell which sect he is from?"
Han Wei smiled bitterly and said, "How can it be considered a fight? I was simply subdued by him in one move.
That Lin Ye used a very terrifying grappling technique. As long as I'm caught, I can forget about escaping.
Furthermore, I can sense that he hasn't used his full strength yet. There's a saber at his waist, which should be his main weapon.
He's already so terrifying without using a weapon. When he draws his saber, I reckon I won't even be able to withstand a single strike. "
Zhang Songling rubbed his chin and said, "Grappling technique? Very few people in the pugilistic world cultivate this kind of unpresentable martial art. The most famous ones are the Great Dragon Capturing Hand of the Great Radiance Temple and the Heaven Splitting Divine Claw of the Southwestern Heavenly Eagle Sect. What exactly is this Lin Ye's background? "
After thinking about it, Zhang Songling said in a deep voice, "It just so happens that you're injured now. You don't have to stay by Second Brother's side for this period of time. Help me run an errand and find the Wind Sweeping Pavilion's branch in Linzhong County. Spend a lot of money and get them to help me investigate this Lin Ye's background."
Han Wei asked in surprise, "Patriarch, aren't you already prepared to make a deal with him? Why do you still want to investigate him?"
A strange expression appeared on Zhang Songling's face as he said, "Making a deal with him doesn't mean that we're friends. I want to see this Lin Ye's background. This person's way of doing things is very strange. I won't feel at ease if I don't get to the bottom of this. Although the Wind Sweeping Pavilion's information is expensive, if there's nothing wrong with this Lin Ye, we can still earn quite a lot of money from this deal. No matter how we look at it, we won't make a loss. "
Han Wei nodded. The patriarch was still the one with deep foresight. If it were him, he wouldn't have thought so much.
Right now, Chu Xiu didn't care about what the Zhang Clan's people would do. To the current Chu Xiu, strength represented confidence.
Even if he was alone, he had the confidence to not be afraid of the Zhang Clan. That was why he dared to leave the purple gold with the Zhang Clan as a deposit. If the Zhang Clan wanted to swallow his deposit, Chu Xiu would let the Zhang Clan understand that they had to be trustworthy.
Five days later, the Mountain Sun Prefecture's secret box auction officially began. Almost all the aristocratic families in the Linzhong County sent people to participate in the auction.
On the day of the secret box auction, the Zhang Clan didn't play any tricks. Instead, they directly sent people to invite Chu Xiu.
When he arrived at the Zhang Clan, Zhang Baichen and Zhang Songling were already waiting for Chu Xiu.
Although many days had passed, Zhang Baichen's eyes were still filled with hatred when he saw Chu Xiu.
It was because of this guy that he had embarrassed himself in public and even ruined the reputation of his beloved woman.
A few days ago, he had even gone to the Lin Clan. In the end, he didn't even enter the Lin Clan's door.
However, he had just been warned by Zhang Songling not to cause trouble. Therefore, when he saw Chu Xiu coming over, he only snorted coldly and turned his head to the side.
Chu Xiu didn't care. He couldn't be bothered to stoop to the level of an idiot.
Zhang Songling said, "Mr. Lin, the secret box auction will start at noon. Let's go."
Chu Xiu nodded and followed behind Zhang Songling. He also hid his aura. He looked like a young junior of the Zhang Clan, not revealing anything.
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