Chapter 114 Like an enemy but not an enemy like a friend but not a friend
The cross-sea distance from Haidu to Hong Kong City is not far. It takes about half an hour by ferry. The hotel Yu Mei booked for Xiao Kaitian is the famous Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong City. The distance from the pier to the Peninsula Hotel is even longer.
Far.
When we arrived at the Peninsula Hotel, it was already afternoon time. Xiao Kaitian had completed the check-in procedures at the front desk. The receptionist respectfully took Xiao Kaitian to the elevator and pressed the button for the 22nd floor. This area is a super luxury area.
Sea view rooms, standing in the room, opposite Central, the beautiful Victoria Harbor is unobstructed.
Xiao Kaitian followed the business card given by Yu Mei and sent the information that he had arrived. Not long after, the phone rang.
"Mr. Xiao, please introduce yourself first. I am Luo Yanxin, and I am also your host this time." The girl on the other end of the phone looked very talkative. She briefly introduced the situation and asked about Xiao Kai.
Tian's request: "You are going to participate in this Hong Kong auction. Let me remind you that the auction has been in operation for a long time."
"There are some rules that you need to understand in advance to avoid unnecessary trouble."
Xiao Kaitian had no objection to this. He understood the principle of doing as the Romans do. After expressing his gratitude, he hung up the phone.
Not long after, the permission to add new friends came from WeChat, and not long after Xiao Kaitian approved it, this was Luo Yan's new WeChat, and she quickly sent the relevant information.
Xiao Kaitian opened it and took a look. The first dozens of items were simple introductions and regulations about the auction. Xiao Kaitian confirmed one by one. Most of the regulations were defined in case of disputes.
There is no doubt that money is traded at auctions, but it is different in the martial arts world. The difference in personal ability between martial arts practitioners will have an impact on the auction results to some extent.
To give a simple example, someone took a picture of this thing, but a martial artist who was more powerful than him stepped forward, or took the picture midway. Faced with someone whose martial arts strength is higher than his own, he would decide whether to take the picture or not.
Therefore, there are regulations. In principle, the result of the auction is based on the amount of money, and no one can have any objection.
Safety must also be ensured afterward. All items photographed are kept by the auction house and can be secretly delivered at a later date to ensure maximum safety and reliability.
Therefore, everyone participating in the auction has one requirement, that is, their identity cannot be revealed, and everyone is required to appear in disguise.
In addition, the participants of the auction are independent of each other. Everyone can only stay in their own small room and conduct the auction through live video. The results of the auction will not be announced on the spot.
This ensures the safety of participants and fairness to each other to the greatest extent.
Xiao Kaitian is quite satisfied with such seemingly well-implemented rules, but that doesn't mean he's not vigilant.
Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. This is an eternal truth. Auctions are also hosted by people, so there is no guarantee that internal personnel will not have problems. This is why every auction is almost always turbulent.
He snapped his fingers, and the voice-activated smart home instantly dimmed the lights. Xiao Kaitian slowly exhaled a puff of smoke. The neon lights flashing in Central and the bright Victoria Harbour, opposite, revealed a hint of intoxicating blur.
This step must be taken, and when he came to Hong Kong, he had other things to deal with. Thinking about it, he pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray.
In an ancient building from the Warring States Period in Kai Prefecture, the island country, a tall man was playing with the folding fan in his hand, making a "pop, pop, pop, pop" sound when he opened and closed it.
In front of him was a ninja in black prostrate. Under the burly man's slightly gloomy gaze, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Your Highness, what happened this time is really due to my incompetence. I am really sorry." The black-clothed ninja kowtowed heavily: "If possible, I, the Kirikage Three, are willing to commit suicide by caesarean section to apologize."
"Raise your head." This burly man is Takeda Nobusawa, the current head of the Takeda family. He sighed slightly: "The Kai Takeda family has been passed down to me for more than five hundred years, and I am still incompetent."
"My son is dead. I still don't know who killed him, and the development of the family has been stagnant." He smiled self-deprecatingly: "Now, there are no people who can be dispatched by my subordinates. Sanzu, do you think I am very good?" inability."
"Your Highness, I..." Wuying Sanzuo straightened up and pulled out the short ribs in his arms: "The only way to apologize is to die by caesarean section."
"What am I going to do with your life? Maybe it's a good thing that you didn't enter the Han and Tang dynasties this time." Takeda Nobuzawa's fingers tapped his knees lightly: "Fuichi Mifune of Takaoyama Yakuoji Temple did go in. This person is a high-ranking person. Onmyoji, it is said that even now, no one can be found, and no one can be seen alive, dead or dead."
"Martial arts in the world came out of the Han and Tang Dynasties. The water there was too deep. Three of them. Sometimes it's not necessarily a bad thing to slow down."
"Yes..." Kirikage Sanzuo bowed again. This time he was planning to enter the Han and Tang Dynasties for investigation, but due to the epidemic, he was found to have a fever when entering customs and was sent back. The Takeda family jounin.
"The reason why I came here to see you is that I just received the information that Xiao Kaitian went to Hong Kong." Takeda Nobuzawa put away the folding fan and stared at the three fog shadows, listening carefully to the opinions.
The port city is an autonomous region of the Han and Tang Dynasties, a free trade market, and the state's monitoring is not very strong. It can also be regarded as a buffer zone between the Han and Tang Dynasties and foreign forces. Wuying Sanzuo immediately understood the mystery: "Your Highness means, I Let’s go to Hong Kong City.”
"It is said that the master of the courtyard at Mount Takao got the news and passed by." Nobuzawa Takeda slowly stood up and opened the sliding door. The courtyard under the moonlight looked small and exquisite, and the sound of bamboo tubes flapping was particularly clear at night: "There is also a bounty. The Hunter Guild has opened a hidden flower for Xiao Kaitian's B-level in the Western World, and some people have taken it, and they will all go to Hong Kong City."
"B-level dark flower?" The corners of Wuying Sanzuo's eyes twitched for a while: "The strength is no worse than mine, and the old guy from Yaowangyuan is an onmyoji at the level of Tianshi. If he takes action."
"Xiao Kaitian will definitely die!" Takeda Nobuze concluded: "So when you go there, don't act lightly unless it is absolutely necessary. You must see the form clearly."
"Your Highness, I don't understand. If your Highness dies in Xiao Kaitian's hands, won't we take revenge?" When the three Wuyings said this, they kowtowed heavily.
"Xiao Kaitian is very suspicious. We were negligent last time, but this also shows that Azhe's ability is not enough to support the Takeda family." Takeda Nobuzawa sat down again and said, "Do you understand?" It’s just that in that situation, there were many people who wanted to kill Azhe, and it might not be Xiao Kaitian.”
"What!" The three fog shadows raised their heads in shock.
"Anyway, this time you go there, remember one principle."
"yes!"
"Looks like an enemy but not an enemy, looks like a friend but not a friend..."