No one thought that Mr. Thirteen could actually endure such a sigh.
Among them, the one with the most complicated emotions is Fang Yi.
Fang Yi thought he could make a huge profit, but at this moment, he was a little panicked.
"This eldest brother of the Song family..."
"Who is your big brother?"
The manager of the Song family looked at the ancient book in his arms and said in a low voice: "Ten taels of silver, do you want to sell it or not?"
Fang Yi's eyes suddenly widened and he said, "Didn't you just say one hundred taels?"
The steward of the Song family sneered: "What treasure is worth a hundred taels? Just give me ten taels of silver. If you want to sell it, you can sell it. If you don't want to sell it, let it go!"
Fang Yi panicked in his heart. He had offended Mr. Thirteen severely. He also knew in his heart that the value of this ancient book was difficult to determine. Apart from Mr. Thirteen, there were probably not many people who were willing to bid more than ten taels.
, then he stamped his feet cruelly, gritted his teeth and handed it over, but his heart seemed to be dripping with blood.
"Boy, these ten taels of silver have been collected."
The steward of the Song family mocked: "I don't think your useless book has any value. The reason why I gave you these ten taels of silver is to earn a reputation and let people know that the ancient book that Mr. Thirteen wanted was not available to us."
The Song family just bought it in person."
Fang Yi felt extremely distressed. In the Sixteenth Mansion of Huai'an, only Mr. Thirteen could always pay a high price for ancient books and antiquities. But apart from Mr. Thirteen, in the eyes of others, not only were they worthless, but they also had no high value.
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Looking at the Song family steward and others walking away, Fang Yi couldn't help but sigh and spit.
"A bunch of liars will die on the way sooner or later."
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The manager of the Song family put the ancient books away and placed them close to his body.
The one hundred taels of silver was indeed given to him by the young master to buy this ancient book.
However, he was also a shrewd man. He saw the opportunity and bought it for ten taels of silver. The remaining ninety taels went into his own pocket.
He was extremely excited. As the steward of the Song family, the Song family only gave him a few taels of silver every month.
However, it was not easy to eat alone, so he hesitated, took out ten taels of silver, and said, "You guys should divide it."
These followers naturally understood what this meant. They each received the money and patted their chests to guarantee it.
The manager of the Song family was satisfied. Although he had the lion's share, everyone had divided the money and stabbed them out. According to the rules of the Song family, no one could escape.
"The things are done, it's time to go back to Xuancheng."
"Steward..." At this moment, the young boy who had just distributed the money hesitated a little and said, "Are we going to the main road at the entrance of Xuanfeng Valley?"
"That's right." The steward of the Song family glanced at him and said, "Isn't that where we come from?"
"But..." The boy hesitated for a moment.
"What do you want to say?" The manager of the Song family smiled half-heartedly. He knew that this boy was always smart.
"I heard that Mr. Thirteen has always been ruthless and resourceful." The boy looked a little frightened and said in a trembling voice: "He won't intercept us halfway, right? I heard that the officials in Fengcheng can...
He has accepted money from him, and he can suppress the murders of those who are brothers to him..."
"You can think of things that the young master can't think of?" The steward of the Song family was quite disdainful and said: "The young master has already mentioned this. This Mr. Thirteen has always been shady. We have failed him. He relies on his presence.
The power of the government may send people to intercept and kill..."
"Then we should take the small road." The young boy's face became more and more frightened as he said: "This road at the entrance of Xuanfeng Valley is a flat road and is the closest to Xuancheng. They will definitely stop us there... There is a small road.
Although it is rugged and difficult to walk, it is better than losing your life."
"You, although you are smart, are not smart enough." A smile appeared on the face of the steward of the Song family. From this young servant, it was like seeing himself at that time, and he couldn't help but imitate the young master's posture, and said leisurely: "This
Mr. Thirteen is not an ordinary person. If you can think of a detour, he can naturally think of us taking a detour. Therefore, Mr. Thirteen’s men are most likely waiting to ambush us on that trail, but...
…They are doomed to wait in vain.”
"this……"
"The young master said, how can we distinguish between reality and fiction?"
The manager of the Song family laughed and said, "I, the Song family, should take the high road!"
The fear in the young boy's heart suddenly disappeared a lot.
As expected, he is still his young master, and he is even more resourceful. He has already predicted the opponent.
Others also laughed and were very happy.
But the laughter stopped abruptly.
Because on the road ahead, there was a tall and sturdy figure with a cold face, indicating that he came with bad intentions.
"The Huangquan Road in the Netherworld is probably wider than this road."
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Within the carriage.
Manager Sun was trembling with fear.
Zhuang Ming looked indifferent, but suddenly showed a slight smile.
He drove Qian Yang to rob the road at the mouth of Xuanfeng Valley, which he had expected.
"This Song family member is smart, but it's a pity that he is too smart."
Zhuang Ming muttered to himself: "Although he is smart, he can't keep his temper. As soon as he defeated my Xuancheng, he sent people to Fengcheng."
What happened just now was both a test and a provocation.
The opponent defeated him in Xuancheng and was obviously not satisfied yet and wanted to continue fighting.
Zhuang Ming's deeds in Xuancheng and Fengcheng are not secretive, especially in Xuancheng, where he competed with several big families. As a member of the Song family, the other party must know enough about him.
It is precisely through understanding oneself that one can break one's situation in Xuancheng.
People who can break the situation are indeed not mediocre, and they can naturally take into account their own behavior and respond accordingly.
However, Zhuang Ming also figured that the other party would definitely respond according to his own behavior.
So he thought a little more deeply.
So he intercepted people at the entrance of Xuanfeng Valley.
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Xuancheng.
Song family.
In the courtyard.
The two of them sat opposite each other, with a chess game on the stone table in the middle.
There was sweat on the old man's forehead and he was at a disadvantage.
The young man's face was like a crown jewel, and he was smiling.
"Master, the third steward hasn't come back yet." A servant came to report.
"I haven't come back at this time. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back." The young man waved his hand and said, "You go down."
"It seems that I lost to the opponent in this trial." The old man sighed and said, "I failed miserably back then, and you..."
"It's just a test." The young man said with a smile: "Grandpa, do you think the reason why Mr. Thirteen broke my game was because he underestimated me or valued me?"
"This..." The old man hesitated.
"Generally speaking, if someone offends him and is afraid of being intercepted, what will he do?" the young man asked.
"Ordinary people will leave immediately and return to Xuancheng through the main road at the entrance of Xuanfeng Valley. But smart people will worry about interception and killing, so they will avoid the main road at the entrance of Xuanfeng Valley and take a small road back." The old man responded.
"Yes, most people take the Xuanfeng Valley entrance, while smart people take the small roads." The young man said, "But I was sure that he would regard me as a smart person and go to the small roads to intercept and kill me. So I went the opposite way and let others go.
At the mouth of Xuanfeng Valley, he was intercepted by him..."
"Either he thought I was a mediocre person, so he went to Xuanfeng Valley Pass to intercept and kill me."
"Either he thinks that I am an extremely smart person and knows that I predict that he will go to the small road to intercept and kill me, and will go the opposite way and come back to the main road, so he sent people to the main road to intercept and kill my people."
"I've defeated him, so he won't despise me, so this is the latter one."
"This person is really not easy to deal with."
The young man spoke leisurely, but there was no hint of solemnity, and there was a smile on his lips.
"Mr. Thirteen, of course, is difficult to deal with." The old head of the Song family sighed: "Otherwise, why would I bow to him, a young man in his twenties?"
"Don't worry, I will let him fall into my hands sooner or later." The young man fell into a trap and said calmly: "He will take the initiative to walk into the trap I prepared."
"I lost." The old patriarch looked at the chessboard and sighed sadly.
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Fengcheng.
Zhuangyuan.
Zhuang Ming held an ancient book in his hand, and it was Fang Yi's book.
In addition to Fang Yi's classics, Qianyang also collected more than a hundred taels of silver.
"Sir." Lu He jumped in from the courtyard wall, glanced at Qian Yang and Yin Ming, and then saluted in front of Zhuang Ming.
"Are you ready?" Zhuang Ming looked at the ancient book without raising his head.
"Everything is ready. In addition..." Lu He muttered: "Steward Sun has a problem."
"Today, because of this ancient book, I found out." Zhuang Ming closed the ancient book, raised it, and said, "Guanshi Sun must have some contacts with the Song family in Xuancheng."
"Master, do you know?" Lu He raised his head, but immediately felt relieved.
"Today I asked Qian Yang to kill people and seize books. Steward Sun's eyes flashed and he was a little panicked. He couldn't hide it from me." Zhuang Ming said slowly: "I'm sure there is something wrong with Steward Sun. Some things are easy to guess. I'm going to ask for this
It can be said to be a coincidence that people from the Song family came to snatch this ancient book, but that boy from the Song family used a few lives to provoke me and test me..."
"I heard about it." Lu He nodded and said, "Thanks to Lord Qianyang for disposing of the body, it saves me the need to ask for a favor from Lord Zhao."
"If this boy from the Song family hadn't figured out my habits, how could he test me with a few lives?" Zhuang Ming said: "This time, I only took Qian Yang and Yin Ming with me. I am always cautious, no matter what I do.
What's the matter? One of the two of them needs to be guarded by my side, so I can only choose one of them, Xuanfeng Valley Pass and the trail... If I hadn't known in advance that there were only two guards around me, how could I have used it?
Are you testing me in this way?"
"That's it." Lu He followed the young master for a while. With the young master's temperament, if he was brought with him this afternoon, then Qianyang would block the entrance of Xuanfeng Valley, and he would be sent to block the path.
All roads leading to Xuancheng are blocked, so there is no danger of missing.
"Don't be careless over there in Xuancheng." Zhuang Ming said sternly: "This boy from the Song family is even more difficult to deal with than the old head of the Song family. You must handle the matters I tell you personally."
"Okay." Lu He said hesitantly: "Then Manager Sun...do you want to deal with it?"
"Keep it." Zhuang Ming said: "Don't alert the snake. The boy from the Song family doesn't know that Manager Sun has been seen through by me. Sometimes, when words spread from our side, people don't believe it, but if Manager Sun eavesdrops, they will have to
It seems more credible."
"I understand." Lu He saluted and said, "I'll go to Xuancheng right away."
"Be careful with everything."
"knew."
As Lu He crossed the courtyard wall, a strange thought came to his mind.
The young master kept claiming that he called the other party a boy, but in fact, Song Tianyuan was four years older than the young master.
However, in recent years, those who have competed with the young master have been the powerful people of various families, people from the previous generation or even a higher generation. Unknowingly, the young master may have forgotten that he is also a young man himself.
Moreover... with the young master's current status, no one in power would regard him as a junior anymore.
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And Zhuang Ming's eyes fell on this ancient book again.
He raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said to himself: "What an unexpected surprise."