Wei Changting, who came back from nowhere, couldn't help but shook his head and exclaimed when he saw the interaction between the two, "You two are really leisurely. I really thought you were here to have fun tonight?"
Luo Junyao didn't feel embarrassed at all. He turned around and said with a smile: "What else?"
Prince Wei was speechless. Looking at Xie Yan who was also calm and composed, he couldn't help but hold his forehead.
They had only been married for a few days, and His Royal Highness the Regent had already been led astray by the little princess.
Although the situation between the two people seems to be quite warm and loving, and it doesn't make anyone feel strange at all, how could Prince Wei admit it?
Wei Changting played with three exquisite small wooden signs in his hand and asked: "Do you have these things?"
"No." Luo Junyao answered Wei Changting's question directly without looking carefully, because they really had nothing.
He took the small wooden plaque from Wei Changting's hand. It was carved from hard ebony in the shape of a phoenix. It didn't look like there was anything special about it. It only had a number engraved on the back.
No need to look at the other two in Wei Changting's hands, they should be similar.
Wei Changting turned over the two in his hand and smiled: "It seems that two of these are indeed for you." There were three identical wooden signs, only the numbers on the back were three, four, and eleven.
"Where did it come from?" Luo Junyao asked curiously.
Wei Changting said nonchalantly: "I was drinking there, and a steward of Mingyin Pavilion suddenly gave it to me. He said that with this sign, I could participate in Mingyin Pavilion's activities in the middle of the night."
Luo Jun raised his eyebrows and looked around and found that among the many guests coming and going, less than one out of ten had a sign.
However, it cannot be ruled out that some people do not like to show off and put the sign away.
She was looking at others, and naturally some people were also looking at them. Seeing the signs in their hands, those people seemed to have a little more envy and curiosity in their eyes.
Luo Junyao threw the wooden sign in his hand and said with a smile: "It seems it's almost time, let's go. I don't know, brother and the others..."
Wei Changting smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mingyin Pavilion already knows that they have given us the sign. How can we miss the eldest son of the Luo family?"
"makes sense."
Sure enough, someone came to invite them soon.
The three of them followed the steward who came to guide them and walked into the door where the young girl had led Bai Jingrong and others in. They walked through the long corridor but did not go upstairs again, but went down.
The white marble steps and walls are carved with exquisite patterns and inlaid with gorgeous gems and luminous pearls.
Compared with the splendor outside, this place seems to be more low-key. But those who know the goods will know that each of these luminous pearls inlaid on the walls and steps is of extraordinary value.
Luo Junyao clearly heard that the guests walking in front of them were breathing quickly.
Luo Junyao became more and more curious about this place. Mingyin Pavilion obviously knew their identities. In this case, was it a simple demonstration or some other purpose to invite them to such a place?
Luo Junyao calculated as he walked, until they stood on a square that was almost the same size as the central area of the lobby above, they were already sixty meters below the ground.
It looks like a small indoor stadium, but the square in the middle is paved with finely carved white marble. The ceiling above is also made of the same white marble. I don't know what is inlaid on the white marble, but it has complicated and gorgeous black patterns.
Luo Junyao looked up and felt that the black patterns seemed to be flowing.
Countless luminous pearls are inlaid on it, forming a pattern of stars in the sky. It is conceivable that if all the lights are extinguished and you look up, you may feel like you are standing under the stars.
"Isn't Mingyin Pavilion a wholesaler of luminous pearls?" Luo Junyao asked in a low voice.
Hearing this, Wei Changting lowered his head and chuckled, "That's not the case, the luminous pearl and the luminous pearl are still different. These big beads are not the same as those used by girls to make jewelry. They are carved and polished from a luminous ore.
It’s done. Although it’s worth a lot, it’s not very beautiful when used as jewelry, far inferior to the ones you have in your hand. However… this Mingyin Pavilion does seem to have a lot of money.”
Although it can't be compared to it, it can put luminous pearls everywhere. To be honest, even the Prince Regent's Palace probably doesn't have this kind of pride.
Wei Changting looked around and praised, "I didn't expect there was such a place hidden under Shangyong Di."
Luo Junyao followed Xie Yan forward and took the time to reply, "Don't you think this place looks like an underground tomb?"
"..." Can you not be disappointed?
There is a platform in the middle of the square that is as tall as one person. There is no one on the platform at this time. There are small rooms around the square, and there are signs with numbers hanging on the door of each room.
The three of them quickly found the room corresponding to the wooden sign in their hands. After all, their room numbers were quite high.
Mingyin Pavilion is obviously very respectful to the Prince Regent. Xie Yan's room is in the first row, facing the high platform.
Wei Changting looked at the attendant waiting respectfully at the door of Room 3, raised his eyebrows and said, "Only one person can enter each room?"
The attendant quickly smiled and said: "Of course not. Every invited guest can have a separate room of his own, but whether or not to use it is up to the guest himself."
"Oh." Wei Changting nodded with satisfaction and followed Xie Yan and Luo Junyao directly into room three.
His room was in No. 11. Although it was near the front, it was not as good as this location. Although he didn't know what kind of medicine this Mingyin Pavilion sold, it was important to get a good location.
The room is not too big, but the furnishings inside are extremely gorgeous and comfortable.
Snow-white soft fur carpets pave the floor, and the tables, chairs, and soft couches in the room are all made of the most expensive wood. The carvings are exquisite and decorated with brocades. Ancient paintings from the past are hung on the walls, and even the incense burner is made of white jade.
antique.
Luo Junyao didn't know much about the antiques of this era, but Wei Changting walked around the room and praised them repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, how about we level this Mingyin Pavilion?" Wei Changting couldn't help but suggest.
Showing off wealth like this is just a clear way to seduce people: come and rob me, come and rob me.
If you dare to show off your wealth like this in Shangyong, you don’t want to live anymore, right?
Xie Yan glanced at him lightly, took off his mask and put it on the table and said, "You can try it."
"try what?"
Xie Yan said: "Let's try whether you flatten the Mingyin Pavilion first, or whether your head hangs at the city gate first."
Wei Changting disagreed, "Isn't that true? Do they really dare to attack this prince?"
Xie Yan said: "I will avenge you." But there is definitely no way to save a person after he dies.
Under normal circumstances, Mingyin Pavilion probably doesn't want to cause trouble for itself. But since Wei Changting wants to defeat Mingyin Pavilion, they probably don't mind attacking first.
Luo Junyao sat on the soft couch and couldn't help laughing after hearing Xie Yan's words.
Wei Changting looked back at her, "Master Xiaojun, why are you laughing?"
Luo Junyao gently poked a pot of green plants placed next to the soft couch and said with a smile: "If Prince Wei has such an idea, it's best to leave here."
"Why?"
Luo Junyao said: "Because I'm afraid that you will offend Master Mingyin Pavilion, let's bury you here together."
Wei Changting smiled and said, "How do you say that?"
Luo Junyao sighed: "This...underground palace is equipped with a self-destruct system. If you're not careful...boom! Everyone is doomed."
Wei Changting also couldn't help laughing, "Why didn't I see it?"
Luo Junyao said: "I told you just now that this place looks like an ancient tomb. For such a large tomb, do you think there are any anti-theft measures?"
Wei Changting pulled his hair and looked at Luo Junyao with some grievance: I am not a tomb robber.
Luo Junyao shrugged and said: "Under the square outside, at least half of the place we just walked through is empty. And above the heads, those patterns should be inlaid with colorless glass. What do you think the black thing is?"
Wei Changting didn't speak for a while, and then he looked at Luo Junyao with a complicated expression, "You've seen so much in just a short time?"
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "Just take a look."
You are so casual.
There was a knock on the door, and someone pushed the door open. Luo Jinyan was standing outside looking at them.
"Brother!"
Luo Jinyan glanced at the three people in the room before stepping into the room.
"Where are Ji Rong and Xie Chengzhao?" Wei Changting asked.
Luo Jinyan said: "Next door, No. 9."
Luo Jun stood up and walked to Luo Jinyan, took his arm and said, "Brother, have you finished talking to the Ninth Prince?"
Luo Jinyan raised his hand and knocked her forehead and said, "What do you think we can talk about in a place like this?"
Luo Junyao covered his forehead and looked at Xie Yan aggrievedly.
Xie Yan pulled her to his side, raised his hand and gently rubbed her forehead, "Does it hurt?"
Luo Junyao immediately smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt."
"..." Luo Jinyan sighed, and consciously walked to the other side to sit with Wei Changting, "Bai Jingrong is here too, on the 6th. It seems that Mingyin Pavilion is indeed very lively tonight."
Wei Changting asked: "What is this place doing?"
Luo Jinyan thought for a moment and asked, "What does Prince Wei think this place is for?"
Wei Changting said: "Auction?" In a place like this, each guest is given a room. It can't be to invite them to enjoy singing and dancing, right?
Xie Yan said: "If it is just a routine auction, there is no need to be so mysterious."
Yong is not without a lot of people at the auction, and all kinds of weird things can be sold. If such an underground palace was built just for this reason, Mingyin Pavilion might not be able to make back its capital in a hundred years.
To make people willing to go through such trouble, it must be an absolutely rare thing. Even Mingyin Pavilion may not be able to support such auctions on a regular basis.
"And..." Xie Yan frowned slightly and said, "The smell of blood is very strong in this place."
In fact, for ordinary people, the smell in this underground palace is very good. The most precious spices are more expensive than the same weight of gold. To fill the entire underground palace with such a delicate fragrance, it naturally requires a lot of money.
However, this cannot be hidden from an expert with sensitive five senses like Xie Yan.
"A lot of people died here."
"Recently?" Luo Jinyan frowned.
If it was a long time ago, even Xie Yan would have a hard time smelling it again.
Xie Yan said: "In the near future, it will not exceed five days."
"Hiss... Wei Changting couldn't help but take a breath, "Mingyin Pavilion doesn't want to trick us into killing us, does it?"
The three people in the room glanced at him with disdain. It had to be said that Crown Prince Wei really insulted his reputation as a wise general in the national army when he usually didn't use his brain.
While everyone in the room was chatting, the lights in the square outside gradually dimmed.
Not all of them were extinguished, but the light was obviously much dimmer than before, so the originally pale pearls on the zenith became brighter and brighter.
Each room has a large window looking out, wide enough for four people to stand side by side.
The waiter came in to announce that the event was about to begin and asked that the windows be lowered for the guests to view.
After receiving the consent, the attendant skillfully opened the window, and they could clearly see the situation outside while sitting at the table. Even if Luo Jun was leaning back on the soft couch, he could have a panoramic view of the high platform outside.
Soon, they knew what the activities at Mingyin Pavilion in the middle of the night were about.
Suddenly, a huge iron cage slowly rose from the high platform of the square.
The iron cage was divided into two halves by an iron fence.
On one side was a strong man with ragged clothes and messy hair, whose face was unclear, and on the other side was a tiger. I don’t know if it was full or something, but the tiger was lying quietly in a corner of the iron cage. From time to time,
The undulating belly lets people know that it is indeed a living tiger.
The four people in the room frowned, and Wei Changting said with some disgust: "They want this man to fight a tiger?"
This actually doesn't mean much to the four people in the room, because these four people have all been on the battlefield and have seen countless killings. It is not difficult for them to deal with a tiger alone, so this game seems to them
It seems a bit vulgar and boring.
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Luo Jinyan thought for a while and said calmly: "Prince Wei may not think it's interesting, but not everyone thinks so." Mingyin Pavilion couldn't make a special trip to accommodate them. Naturally, it still depends on the interest of most people.
Sure enough, because there were vague excited sounds coming from around the open window, it was obvious that many guests were very interested in today's opening performance.
After a while, the young girl from before strolled onto the high platform.
She was sweet and delicate, and her smile made her look like an innocent and carefree girl. But looking at the iron cage behind her and the people and animals in the cage, many of the strange eyes that were originally focused on her were silently withdrawn.
Miss Qing smiled and said: "Welcome all distinguished guests to the distinguished guest banquet tonight in Mingyin Pavilion. On behalf of the master of the pavilion, I would like to express my greetings to all distinguished guests."
After saying that, she actually bent her knees slightly and performed a standard lady's ceremony.
Then I heard her smile and say, "Before we start the main topic, I have prepared an appetizer for all of you distinguished guests. I hope you will like it."
She looked sideways at the iron cage behind her and continued: "The person behind me is named Jiang and Tie. I believe someone has heard of his name?"
When the strong man heard his name, he suddenly rushed towards Miss Qing in excitement. He stretched out his hand and wanted to catch Miss Qing through the iron cage. Miss Qing took a few steps back neatly, and the strong man's fingers were so dangerous that
He touched her, but he couldn't get over the small distance no matter what, so he could only smash the iron cage hard enough to make a clanging sound.
Someone in the stands shouted: "Is he the murderer of the Chen family massacre in Luzhou three years ago?"
Miss Qing smiled in the direction of the sound, nodded and said: "Yes, although this person only knows some boxing and kicking skills, he led a few accomplices to destroy more than fifty people from the Chen family in Luzhou in one night three years ago.
He has been wanted by the government since then, and my elder in the pavilion captured him in Qingzhou two months ago."
There was faint discussion in the stands, and Miss Qing said with a smile: "Such an inhumane madman, wouldn't he be the perfect match for this beast? I just don't know, which one is more powerful, the tiger or the madman?"
Because the strong man was making too much noise when smashing the iron cage, the tiger, which had been lying quietly, had already stood up. The tiger was obviously aware of the movement around it, and was spinning around in the cage manically, looking exactly like the manic strong man.
Somewhat similar.
Soon someone else said: "Mingyin Pavilion wants a tiger to fight this man? What if he wins?" If he loses, he will naturally be bitten to death by the tiger.
Miss Qing smiled and said: "This man is the first auction item today. If he wins, the one with the highest price will get it and he can do whatever he wants."
"What if he is disabled?" someone asked sadly.
Mingyin Pavilion also said that this person only knows some boxing and kicking skills, and his chances of winning against a fierce tiger are not great.
Miss Qing said: "It has its own uses. If no one wants it, it can only be given to the government."
The stands quickly became quiet. Seeing that no one asked any more questions, Miss Qing clapped her hands and motioned for the man in black guarding the corner of the high platform to come forward.
The strong man obviously knew his fate and became more and more manic, trying to forcefully bend the bars of the iron cage to escape.
However, he soon had no time to worry about this, because the fence between him and the tiger was suddenly pulled out.
The iron cage that was divided into two instantly became a whole.
The tiger roared and rushed towards the strong man.
