"Those fellows sure have quick reactions!"
Wang Chong frowned.
The reaction of the Yao Clan was much faster than he had expected.
"Those two have been following us ever since we left the house. However, we weren't certain then. But now, we can be certain that they are coming for us! "
Meng Long whispered into Wang Chong's ears with certainty.
Wang Chong remained silent, but his heart was in turmoil.
In the Vast Crane Pavilion, he and his little sister had foiled Yao Guang Yi's plans. Even though Wang Chong had tried his best to avoid arousing suspicion, Yao Guang Yi was a crafty old fox.
However, Yao Guang Yi was a crafty old fox and he was extremely suspicious of others. Could it be that his actions in the Vast Crane Pavilion had already aroused his suspicions? Was that the reason why he sent Yao Feng to follow him?
If that was the case, then the situation was dire.
Wang Chong didn't want to attract their attention at this moment!
"Masters, do you know how to read scriptures?"
Wang Chong suddenly turned around and asked the two Sindhi monks.
"Scriptures?"
The two monks were astonished. They didn't understand why Wang Chong would ask about this. However, they still answered honestly:
"I know a little about it."
You must be joking. If Sindhi monks didn't know how to read scriptures, then there wouldn't be any monk in the world who knew how to read scriptures. Wang Chong's words were equivalent to asking whether a hen could lay eggs.
"Great, then can I invite the two masters to recite a portion of scriptures for me?"
Wang Chong clapped his hands and chuckled.
The two Buddhist monks were baffled. They couldn't understand why Wang Chong would ask them to recite scriptures at this moment. However, after coming to an agreement regarding the Hyderabad ores, the two of them had a huge matter in mind.
Reciting a portion of scriptures for Wang Chong was a small matter.
"Of course."
The two of them agreed readily. The moment they finished speaking, they began to recite a portion of Sanskrit scriptures for Wang Chong.
…
"What is that lad doing?"
"You must be joking! He went out early in the morning just to find these two monks to recite scriptures for him? "
When the sound of Sanskrit chanting echoed from the street ahead, the two Yao Residence guards at the corner of the street stared at each other dumbfoundedly, feeling as though they were being played.
Wang Chong left early in the morning and acted mysteriously. The two of them thought that he had found some important information. Who would have thought that after so long, they were actually looking for two Buddhist monks to chant scriptures for fun.
This was too ridiculous!
The two of them were completely unable to understand what was going on in the heads of these good-for-nothings.
"What did I say? I already said that this kid can't change his ways. Young Master thinks too highly of him! What do you think? Am I right? Take a look for yourself. What about this brat is worth us wasting so much energy on? A good early morning has been wasted by this brat. "
The leader of the Yao Residence guards had a belly full of resentment, and when he saw Wang Chong laughing in the distance, he was even more enraged.
"Well, you can't say that. Old master and gongzi must have their own thoughts. "
The other guard stuttered, his face full of awkwardness.
"Thoughts? Heh! Are you talking about this? In my opinion, old master and gongzi are making a mountain out of a molehill. He's just a child, how much of a storm can he stir up? "
The leader of the guards scoffed disdainfully:
"Besides, shouldn't we be following his little sister? Weren't you there at the Vast Crane Pavilion as well? This lad is just a foil, the one who's truly formidable is his little sister. That's the real target we should be following. "
The other guard opened his mouth and wanted to retort, but he found that he was speechless. He could not say anything to refute at all. He could only say, "You're the Lord of the Heavens.
"Let's wait a little longer. Perhaps we might discover something else! "
"Wait? What else is there to wait for? Isn't it enough to waste an entire morning? Are we going to waste another afternoon? You can wait if you want, but I won't be accompanying you. "
The scar-faced guard said impatiently.
The other guard opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he hesitated. Glancing into the distance, he saw that the two Buddhist monks had already finished their chanting. Wang Chong bowed and invited the two Buddhist monks into his carriage, which was heading in the direction of the Wang Family Residence.
From the looks of it, he was intending to invite the two Buddhist monks to his residence to sing!
"Sigh!"
The second guard sighed and dispelled the thought in his mind:
"Forget it! Gongzi has said that we have to report any news immediately. Let's return to the residence and report the news. "
After which, the two of them turned around and left silently.
"Gongzi, they have left."
On the carriage, Meng Long lowered the curtain at the back of the carriage and turned to Wang Chong. He observed for a long time and confirmed that the two monks didn't follow them.
"Good, let's head to the Court of Judicial Review now!"
Wang Chong smiled, as though he had expected it.
"Neigh!"
The horse neighed, and with a flick of its reins, the entire carriage turned around. At a crossroad, it abruptly turned into another path, heading in the direction of the Central Plains Court of Judicial Review.
…
The Court of Judicial Review was the place in charge of all court cases and disputes over contracts.
However, the most important function of this place was for the notarization and filing of contracts. Once a contract was notarized here, it would be extremely effective. It was equivalent to the endorsement of the entire Tang dynasty.
As such, no matter which party to the contract, they wouldn't dare to violate it easily.
To many merchants who were unfamiliar with the other party's background, it was the best choice for them to file their contracts in the Court of Judicial Review. In fact, many Hu merchants from the Abbasid Caliphate, Western Regions, Turkic Khaganate, Ouzan, and Silla chose to file their contracts in the Court of Judicial Review as soon as they arrived.
There were many wealthy merchants in the capital, and Wang Chong was afraid that an undue delay might cause trouble. Thus, he hurriedly dragged the two of them to the Court of Judicial Review.
And to the two Sindhi Buddhist monks, the notarization of the Court of Judicial Review was an additional layer of protection.
…
"Hu! I finally succeeded! "
Wang Chong scanned the contract in his hands and walked out of the Court of Judicial Review. He felt much more at ease.
"Thank you so much, Masters! Within a month, I will definitely pay you three hundred jun of ores. But at the same time, I hope that you can keep your promise. "
Wang Chong turned around and said.
"Of course. By the gods, we Sindhi will never go back on our promises. "
Beneath a Chinese scholar tree by the side of the path, the two monks had a serious expression on their faces.
When they first met, the two of them were a little repulsed by the young man before them. They didn't think that he was a suitable partner for them in the Central Plains.
But after this trip, their impression of Wang Chong was completely different.
This young man's thought process was completely different from that of an ordinary person. Even now, they were still a little confused about the so-called 'distribution rights'.
Furthermore, his identity seemed to be much more noble than they had imagined. The two of them had already sensed this in the Court of Judicial Review.
But no matter what, this was good news for the sales of the Hyderabad ores in the Tang dynasty.
"Masters, let's part ways here. If there's anything, we will contact you again. "
Wang Chong looked at the two of them and said.
"Un."
The two foreign monks nodded their heads and walked away with widened strides.
Seeing the two of them disappear in another direction, Wang Chong slowly retracted his gaze.
"… Now, I have to think of a way to get the 90000 gold taels!"
Wang Chong muttered to himself.
Even though he managed to obtain the dealership rights for the Hyderabad ores from the two Sindhi monks, the real headache was about to come. 90000 gold taels wasn't a small sum.
Wang Chong only had a monthly allowance of a few silver ingots. If he were to use his monthly allowance to repay the debt, it would be impossible for Wang Chong to gather the sum in his entire life.
"What a headache! I should return first! "
Wang Chong patted his head and walked back to his carriage.
Rumble rumble!
The rumbling of a carriage sounded. Just as Wang Chong took a few steps, his vision blurred. A bronze carriage suddenly appeared in front of him, right in between him and his carriage.
Taken aback, Wang Chong subconsciously raised his head. There was a familiar bronze flower on the carriage that immediately caught his eye. Seeing this bronze flower, Wang Chong felt as though he was slapped in the face and his face paled.
"Not good!"
Wang Chong's face darkened. He wanted to turn around and escape, but it was already too late. A white jade-like arm stretched out from the gap of the carriage like a spirit snake.
The speed of this arm didn't seem fast, but even with Wang Chong's ability, he was still unable to dodge it. In just an instant, his ear was viciously grabbed.
"Little brat, you still want to escape after seeing your sister?"
From the elegant carriage, a haughty voice of a lady sounded gleeful, as though she was extremely proud of herself for grabbing Wang Chong's ear.
"My dear cousin, stop grabbing, stop grabbing. I won't run anymore, I won't run anymore …"
Being grabbed by the jade-like fingers, Wang Chong's ear turned red as though it was on fire, causing him to groan in pain.
"What did you call me?"
The lady in the carriage harrumphed in dissatisfaction. Indistinctly, one could even hear the sound of giggling, as though there was more than one person in the carriage.
"I was wrong. Second Sister, Second Sister! "
Seeing that the wind was blowing, Wang Chong quickly changed his words. Without his little sister to protect him, Shen Hai and Meng Long were definitely not a match for his' second sister '.
In fact, even if his little sister was here, she wouldn't dare to make a move on his' second sister '. The biggest possibility was that he would stick to her body with a face full of admiration, calling out "Second Sister", "Second Sister" nonstop.
"That's more like it!"
In the carriage, the lady nodded her head in satisfaction. With a flick of her finger, the carriage door opened and Wang Chong felt as though he was a kite being lifted into the carriage.
It was as though he had entered another world. Wang Chong's eyes were filled with red.
"There's no need for the two of you to wait any longer. I'll be bringing that lad, Wang Chong! "
In the blink of an eye, the lady's bossy voice sounded before Shen Hai and Meng Long. After which, the carriage rumbled as it continued on its way.
Wang Chong calmed himself down and only then did he notice that he had entered another carriage. It was a huge carriage with red and pink hues. It was clearly a womanly carriage.
The carpet was red and in front of him, Wang Chong saw a well-endowed and dignified young beauty who looked to be around twenty-four to twenty-five years old. Her head was lowered as she trimmed her red nails.
Next to her, a graceful woman in red clothes covered her jade-like fingers and giggled as she looked at her.
Wang Chong didn't recognize the lady beside him, but he felt awkward being stared at and giggled at.
"Second sister, you're looking for me?"
Wang Chong looked at the young beauty who was trimming her nails and braced himself to ask.
This person was his cousin.
This cousin of his was the kind of person who couldn't help but feel as though she was a big sister to anyone who laid eyes on her, and they couldn't help but want to get close to her.
However, Wang Chong wasn't one of them.
Unlike others, as long as he saw this' big sister ', Wang Chong couldn't help but feel' fear 'and have the urge to run away.
In this world, there weren't many women who could strike fear into Wang Chong's heart.
Yet, this cousin of his was one of them.
During the period when Wang Chong was at his most rebellious, even his mother couldn't control him. Yet, before this cousin of his, Wang Chong was like a monkey in the palm of the Buddha, unable to do anything at all.
In the Central Plains, when a prestigious clan's authority reached its pinnacle, they would seek to expand their population. This was the same for the Wang Clan. Putting aside the siblings born from the same mother, the children of those uncles and aunts were already plenty.
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