Beside a stone table in the backyard of Tianbao Pavilion, Liu Kuang was lying comfortably on a recliner, his eyelids slightly raised, looking lazy and not getting up.
"Well, I'm back." Xu Xiaozhan was slightly startled, a little surprised, but not surprised. As he spoke, he came to the stone table, waved his hand and took out a recliner from the space ring, and then lay down on it softly.
After letting out a long breath, the entire backyard was silent, with no one speaking. And if anyone came here at this moment, they would be shocked to find that the two people who were serious and serious in front of others looked completely lazy and careless at this moment.
Or, if Liu Pan gets here, he will find that the recliners of Xu Xiaozhan and Liu Kuang are completely modeled after the recliner he used when he was in Wanbao Tower, and they even use better materials than his recliner.
It’s much more sophisticated.
"Hey~, now I really understand more and more why Brother Pan bought such a recliner in the first place and lay down on it when he was fine. The comfort of relieving fatigue makes people want to stay like this decadent." After a long time, Xu Xiaozhan spoke.
, but struggled to get up from the recliner, and looked at Liu Kuang again, still lazily motionless.
Shaking his head, Xu Xiaozhan did not disturb Liu Kuang. He would never think that Liu Kuang was really so decadent and lazy.
In the three years since he settled in the Central Saint Territory, Xu Xiaozhan has only seen Liu Kuang lying slumped in the courtyard and resting like this three times. At other times, Liu Kuang was either practicing in seclusion or doing hard labor, taking care of various arranged necessities.
matters.
In rare leisure, relaxation is necessary. Liu Kuang can freely arrange the time to relax physically and mentally, but Xu Xiaozhan cannot. After all, he is running a behemoth like Tianbao Pavilion, so rest depends on when he has nothing to do.
Furthermore, what Xu Xiaozhan has to do is not to wait for trouble to come to his door. What is necessary is to take the initiative to find something. After all, only by taking the initiative to find more "troublesome" things can he find more opportunities for Tianbao Pavilion.
Rapidly developed and expanded.
Taking out the storage ring given by Guanshi He before. As usual, Xu Xiaozhan began to check various intelligence matters that had been sent recently.
Regarding He Guanshi, this is one of Xu Xiaozhan's most trusted confidants. Of course, this trust is not blind, but based on the confirmation of Lei Sheng and Liu Kuang who nodded at the same time.
After returning from every necessary trip, Manager He will submit the recent intelligence matters from various places to Xu Xiaozhan. Xu Xiaozhan will analyze and organize the intelligence information, and then roughly decide the next expansion direction and plan of Tianbao Pavilion as a whole.
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Not long after, Xu Xiaozhan stretched out his hand, pulled out a piece of information from the numerous pieces of information, and handed it to Liu Kuang, who was not far away.
Liu Kuang opened his eyes, a little surprised. He took the intelligence document and looked at it. It was an information report on the raw materials ore of emerging technologies in the Nanyan Region.
Shaking his head helplessly, Liu Kuang dropped the report, and then raised his hand. There was a slight sound of a knife, and a faint red light that was imperceptible to the naked eye suddenly appeared on the inside of the large array barrier that originally covered the entire backyard.
"How many times have I told you, I've checked the formation in the backyard and there's nothing wrong with it. If you have anything to say, you can tell me directly without going through so many twists and turns." Liu Kuang spoke and sat up slightly as he spoke.
"I can't believe it. It's an old habit. It's not like you don't know the sequelae of being in Liyuncheng." Xu Xiaozhan spoke, and once again took out a copy of the information document in front of him and handed it to Liu Kuang, and then joked with a smile: "This
If the formation was made by you, I might be able to trust it. Otherwise, when will you take the time to rearrange the formation here?"
"Forget it, this is good." Liu Kuang shook his head and rejected Xu Xiaozhan's proposal without hesitation.
Regarding formations, Liu Kuang’s research on formations is indeed quite high, but not many people know about this. There are even rumors circulating to the outside world without any trace: Liu Kuang’s formations qualifications are not high, and even the fifth-level formations are currently unavailable.
It can only depend on luck and arrangement, and there is not much cultivation in the formation.
Liu Kuang was wary of the lessons learned from the failures of his predecessors. After all, he did not want to repeat the mistakes of Fire Saint Liu Luohan's fall.
Taking the document from Xu Xiaozhan, Liu Kuang's eyes flashed for just a moment, and then he dropped the document in his hand without leaving a trace. He looked at Xu Xiaozhan inexplicably and said, "Why are you showing me this information?
It's just a cross-ocean spaceship leaving the country, what's there to be concerned about?"
Xu Xiaozhan was silent after hearing this, and the smile on his face also faded away. He stared at Liu Kuang's eyes, and then slowly said after a while: "Do you know why I did it no matter in the original Baobao Chamber of Commerce or now?
Can Tianbao Pavilion maintain its smooth development today?"
"Because of your care, and also because I can recognize people. I can tell from a person's words, actions, and micro-expressions whether he is trustworthy and trustworthy, and I can even roughly guess whether the person is lying.
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"Before, after you read this message, your left eyebrow moved slightly, your pupils shrank for a moment, and even the left hand holding the document had corresponding changes in movements. Although it was very slight, these were slightly and clearly conveyed to me.
It’s conveying a message that you are hiding something.”
As he spoke, Xu Xiaozhan's emotions fluctuated. He stared at Liu Kuang with a slight resentment in his eyes, and then increased his tone and said: "A year ago, a cross-sea spaceship also forcibly left in the Northern Territory.
According to the intelligence information I collected, the person who hijacked the spaceship should be Brother Pan. So, are you really not going to tell me anything?"
Silent, depressing, the entire backyard of Tianbao Pavilion fell into dead silence after Xu Xiaozhan asked this question. Xu Xiaozhan was suppressing his emotions, while Liu Kuang glanced at Xu Xiaozhan, then closed his eyes and lay back in his chair in silence
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For a moment, facing Liu Kuang who had no response, Xu Xiaozhan could not suppress his anger and said with some excitement: "Yes, I know I am weak! After practicing for so many years, I am still just a scumbag in the martial arts realm. Help
If I don’t keep you and Brother Pan busy, I’ll be useless!”
"And I also know that you don't want me to sink too deep out of some concerns or ideas, and you even think that I may be able to avoid certain dangers. But, have you really considered my feelings?!"
Xu Xiaozhan became more and more excited, and several cracks appeared on the stone table under his palm. Then seeing that Liu Kuang still had no reaction, he paused and continued: "I am also a member of Ji! I will not do anything just because of danger.
You are timid, let alone a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death! I am not afraid to tell you the truth. Ever since I used the generator to make a deal with Lei Zong at the Baibao Chamber of Commerce, I have been indifferent to life and death. In my heart, you and Brother Pan are the same.
My brother for life!"
"Both you and Brother Pan have helped me a lot, and I want to help you too! But I am too weak and do not have the strength, so over the years I have worked hard step by step to climb up in the fields I am good at. This is just me
I want to have the opportunity to really help you at some point! And I want to be able to prove that I, Xu Xiaozhan, am not a waste! I am qualified to be your brother!"
"Originally, everything was fine. However, everything changed after the news about Brother Pan came out from Tu Zong! You met Lei Sheng later. Although you hid this from me, I can
Guess, I even know that the topic you and Lei Sheng talk about the most is about Brother Pan."
"Brother Pan broke into the Tu Sect and had a fight with the Tu Sage, and then suddenly went to Beiyuan. You didn't tell me this, but you can find out!"
"Of course, it is not a secret that Brother Pan went to Beiyuan after going to Tuzong, and it is normal to find out! But now, after returning to Zhongzhou from Beiyuan, Brother Pan went to West Desert! He went directly to West Desert!!
!" As he spoke, the stone table under Xu Xiaozhan could not withstand Xu Xiaozhan's excitement at the moment and broke into stones and scattered on the ground.
"Pange people returned to Zhongzhou from Beiyuan, but why didn't they even delay coming to Zhongshengyu to see us?! This is not normal!"
"To take a step back, even if he really didn't want to waste time coming here to see us, why did he just leave without leaving a word?!"
"I'm a businessman, but I'm not a fool who doesn't understand the world! I didn't care if you hid the information about Brother Pan from me before, but now! You must tell me the truth. Is Brother Pan in trouble? Or should I?
Is there really something unspeakable about why he can't meet us, or even have the slightest contact with us?"
There was another silence, Xu Xiaozhan stared at Liu Kuang, but Liu Kuang still had no reaction...
"Okay, don't say yes, I'll check it myself!" Xu Xiaozhan nodded, but he laughed angrily and said, "Just wait for me! I will arrange for someone to go to Laotou City to check it now, but I still don't believe it!"
As he spoke, Xu Xiaozhan turned around and left, looking absolutely determined.
However, in response to Xu Xiaozhan's reaction, Liu Kuang still didn't even raise his eyelids. If it weren't for the fingers of his right hand that kept beating the rhythm on the armrest of the recliner, he would have looked like he was already asleep.
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About half a quarter of an hour later, Xu Xiaozhan appeared in front of Liu Kuang again. However, this time, Xu Xiaozhan's face completely lost the look of determination he had before. He just looked at Liu Kuang seriously and said: "
Are you really not going to tell me about Brother Pang?"
It was just a word, and then there was a moment of silence, and then Xu Xiaozhan resolutely turned around and prepared to leave.
"Alas~" Liu Kuang still didn't open his eyes at this moment, he just sighed and said, "Do you really want to know about him?"
Xu Xiaozhan paused slightly when he heard this, turned to look at Liu Kuang, his expression still serious and said: "Think."
"This may have a bad impact on some of your ideas, and may even make you fear, disgust or even hate it. So, you still want to know?" Liu Kuang spoke, his words were very light, and at this moment,
Finally he opened his eyes again.
Xu Xiaozhan was silent, but after a moment he did not answer the question and said: "I can hear hesitation and uncertainty in your previous words. Does this mean that you are mostly guessing about Pan Ge's situation and there is no practical solution?
Is there any basis for certainty?”
Liu Kuang nodded, but he was not surprised that Xu Xiaozhan would ask this question, and said: "Yes."
Xu Xiaozhan smiled and said: "Since it's just a guess, there's nothing to worry about. As long as you don't hide anything from me, that's the best."
"I hope you can laugh again in the future." Liu Kuang said, looking at Xu Xiaozhan's smiling face at this moment, he sighed slightly in his heart.
"By the way." Xu Xiaozhan seemed to have thought of something at this moment, but before the information was transmitted and received, he couldn't help but ask: "I have done that before, why are you still unwilling to tell me the information about Brother Pan?"
Liu Kuang: "Because your acting skills are terrible!"