With Jiju in front of him, "Black Bear" is particularly sensitive to what Shao Xuan said about "old friends".
When he was at the gate of Jingu Tianzhuang before, he didn't take Shao Xuan's words seriously. Shao Xuan said that he would go to Jiju to collect debts. He had the right to listen to it as a joke, but it was finally proved that what Shao Xuan said was true. It's like a dream.
Therefore, when "Black Bear" heard Shao Xuan again saying that he was going to visit a friend at Gongjia's house, the treasure-hunting tendon in "Black Bear"'s mind jumped again, and he quickly retracted his previous words.
However, out of curiosity, "Black Bear" still wanted to figure out who Shao Xuan was referring to as "friends of the Gongjia family".
"The Gongjia family is a very special existence in the royal city. Although only the six nobles in the royal city have the most special status, these are the six largest nobles, and the others can only be regarded as minor nobles, but the Gongjia family is different, even if they are six nobles. The people who are not will be more thoughtful when it comes to dealing with Gongjia's family." "Black Bear" said.
"Because of the craftsmanship's forging skills?" Shao Xuan asked.
"good."
Because the people of the Gongjia family don’t have great ambitions, most of their thoughts are on casting and forging, and they don’t have much time to think about other things. Although there are some people who are careful, but these people can’t make much progress The Lang, the most core character of the Gongjia family, has no intention of fighting for power. Others are assured of them, and because of the talent of the Gongjia family, their attitude will naturally be better.
"Many of our caravan's weapons are also obtained from Gongjia's family. However, most of them are only from the hands of some elementary apprentices and craftsmen of Gongjia's family. As for the craftsmen, it is too difficult to hire them. "Black Bear" said and asked Shao Xuan, "What's your friend's name? Maybe I still know him."
"His name is Gong Jiaheng." Shao Xuan replied.
"Black Bear", Mao Da: "… "
Mao Da looked at "Black Bear" and bent down and hugged "Black Bear"'s thigh: "I don't care! Boss, you said you would let me lead the way tomorrow!"
"Black Bear" ignored Mao Da's dry howl, swallowed his saliva, and asked Shao Xuan carefully again, wanting to confirm: "You said, but the new one from Gongjia's family?"
"It should be, how many people named Gong Jiaheng are there in Wangcheng?" Shao Xuan asked.
"Just one! It is said that he came back from Gongjia Mountain some time ago. After leaving for 20 years, he has become one of the most special craftsmen in the Gongjia family. Many people want him to make weapons, even the six nobles. Little, unfortunately, Gong Jiaheng hasn't shown up since he came back, and I heard that he is building weapons."
Listening to the words of "Black Bear", Shao Xuan nodded affirmatively: "Yes, it is him."
"Black Bear" took a deep breath, "Don't worry, I will definitely accompany you tomorrow!"
"Boss, and me—" Mao Da howled.
At Mauda's request, "Black Bear" finally agreed to let him follow.
So, the next day, when Shao Xuan and Guangyi went out, "Black Bear" and Mao Da acted as tour guides together, which made the black bear caravan's eyes drop. Regarding the matter of Jingu Grange, "Black Bear" has not made it public, and only a few core figures of the caravan are known. Therefore, seeing that Shao Xuan and Guangyi received special treatment in the Black Bear Caravan, the others are quite puzzled. After they left, they got together to discuss, and finally Mao Jin threw a stick one by one and drove them back to work.
Mao Jin was also bitter in his heart. He knew the inside story, and he wanted to follow him out, but unfortunately, he was left behind to deal with the internal affairs of the caravan.
Shao Xuan walked on the streets of Wangcheng. The streets were very wide and could accommodate giant beasts. There were also some strange giant beasts that he had never seen before, but most of these giant beasts were domesticated and huge in size. They were usually very docile. A violent temper.
The shops on both sides are also very distinctive. A series of shops are all next to each other. For example, a street selling food, a street selling wine, a street selling pottery, and a street selling copper ware are rarely scattered. of.
Shao Xuan and Guangyi were a little interested in those bronze utensils. There were not only weapons, but also many exquisite and peculiar bronze utensils or decorations. However, Shao Xuan and Guangyi just look at these things, they don't know how to buy them, and it's useless to buy them back. What do they want these decorations for? Coercion
The shopkeeper selling copper wares saw that the four of Shao Xuan had no intention of trading, and there was no smile on their faces. When they looked at the clothes of Shao Xuan and the others, there was still contempt in their eyes. They were obviously the tribal people who came from afar. Where can ordinary tribal people buy these exquisite bronze wares
Ignoring those eyes, Shao Xuan listened to the rhythmic collision of wooden blocks not far away, and asked, "What is that street next door?"
"Black Bear" was about to say something, and Mao Da rushed to share what he knew. "That's the place for divination. There are many descendants of the Yi family, but they are just some irrelevant people. They are a little bit involved. The really powerful Yi family rarely go there. However, sometimes there is a family. Go there and sit in town, and every time the streets are full."
"Divination?" Shao Xuan was curious.
He had heard that the six Yi family's divination skills were very powerful. When they were in Gongjia Valley, the frescoes left by the Yi family showed their profound knowledge. Thinking of the knot divination he had learned, Shao Xuan planned to go over and take a look.
"Black Bear" and Mao Da could not wait to go to Gongjia's house now, but since Shao Xuan said he wanted to go next door to see it, they couldn't do anything about it. "Black Bear" glared at Mao Da several times, making you rude. If you don't say it, Shao Xuan will not waste time beside him.
"There are not many people on the street now, and you can't ask anything when you go there. It's better to wait for someone who is really capable from the Yi family to come and sit down next time. Let's come again." "Black Bear" suggested.
Shao Xuan said "um", but still walked over there. He just wanted to ask something about knot divination.
On this street, many people from tribes and caravans from far away will come here to look for someone to make a divination. Even if these people are only members of the Yi family branch, they are just some low-skilled people, and they can't extinguish their enthusiasm. .
Therefore, when Shao Xuan came over, he found that the street was more lively than he thought. There were not many people on the road, but there were quite a few shops on both sides.
Shao Xuan listened to it when he passed by along the road. Some people had a louder voice and could hear it clearly without much effort. That was to ask about his chance. Others seemed to be telling secrets, probably asking about privacy, and their eyes swept around vigilantly, for fear of being stared at.
Looking around, Shao Xuan chose a shop and walked in.
Sitting inside was a thin old man with gray hair.
The old man sat cross-legged on a soft leather cushion. On the low table in front of him were some wooden blocks connected by straw ropes. There were various symbols on the wooden blocks, which outsiders could not understand.
When Shao Xuan came over, it happened that the people in the store were going out. Without queuing, Shao Xuan came to the low table.
"What's the matter?" The old man looked like an expert.
Seeing that Shao Xuan looked at the straw rope and wooden sign on the table and did not speak, Mao Da said, "Why don't you give a divination, how is our luck today?"
The old man pointed to the wooden block attached to the straw rope on the table, "Pull the rope and move it. Do you know the rules?"
"I know." Although Mao Da said that these people are not very talented, he is also a frequent visitor here. Every time he comes to Wangcheng, he always finds someone to make a divination.
Without using the power of the totem, Mauda shook the rope, and the wooden blocks on the rope scattered along the rope.
The old man looked at the scattered wooden blocks, then took out some smaller wooden blocks with the same shape and characters, arranged them on the table, moved them back and forth, and said something silently in his mouth.
About ten minutes later, the old man stopped, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "Good thing."
"Hey!" Mao Da was very happy, "Shao Xuan, what do you want to fortune, tell me quickly."
"Just now, finished?" Shao Xuan wondered.
"It's over." Mao Da nodded.
Shao Xuan glanced at the old man sitting there. He didn't say what he wanted to divination, but asked, "Do you always know how to do divination with knots?"
As soon as Shao Xuan finished speaking, the old man sneered, "At first glance, you don't understand anything. Knotted divination? It has disappeared for a thousand years, and today's knotted divination is just a trick that some people make to deceive people. "Young man, I advise you, if you see someone who says divination in the future, you must be careful and don't be deceived." The old man had a look of "I'm doing it for your own good".
"So, the rope divination existed a thousand years ago?" Shao Xuan asked again.
"Naturally, the rope divination was once one of the three most powerful divinations in the Yi family. It's a pity that when the Yi family changed, the rope divination disappeared, but it doesn't matter, without the knot divination, we also have more powerful people in the Yi family. The method of divination, in the past thousand years, the Yi family has produced many talents and created many new methods of divination." The old man raised his head slightly, with pride in his eyes. Although he is only a marginal figure in the Yi family, the old man usually talks about "our Yi family".
But the old man remained silent about more things about the rope divination.
"Does the divination with knotted rope use only one rope? Then how?" Mao Da was curious.
The old man glanced at Mao Da with contempt, "How can you know the way of divination?"
"Oh! Don't look down on me, you certainly don't know it yourself!" Mao Da countered.
"I don't know?" The old man blew his beard, "The method of divination with rope and wood is similar to that of knotted rope! Besides, the method of rope and wood I used can also be accurately predicted. For example, I give I have foretold, today there is a catastrophe, and life and death are at stake."
"You still talk so casually about matters of life and death, don't you worry?" Mao Da didn't believe it.
"Why worry, what should come will always come." The old man remained calm, "If you don't believe me, you can stay here and wait and see."
Mauda pouted. It's none of my business if you have a catastrophe. Sitting here and watching you survive the catastrophe, I might as well go to the gate of Gongjia's house and watch people try their swords.
"Let's go, Shao Xuan, let's go to Gongjia's house. I just heard that someone was trying swords there." Mao Da felt itchy.
This time Shao Xuan didn't stay, but before leaving, he said to the old man, "Aren't you tired of sitting here all the time? Why don't you go out and walk in the direction of the rising sun."
"You don't have to tell that old man so much, the Yi family only believe in themselves." "Black Bear" said, Yu Guang caught a glimpse of what Shao Xuan had thrown in his hand, and after a closer look, he found that it was some withered grass clippings, like It's like the straw rope has been shredded.
After Shao Xuan and the others left, the old man in the shop kept thinking about what the young man said before he left.
Why don't you go out for a walk? Anyway, this is the place of the Yi family. The Yi family has the rules of the Yi family. There are so many pairs of eyes around, so don't worry about being stolen.
After sitting for so long, it's good to get up and walk.
The old man got up, walked out of the store, took two steps, paused, looked at the sky, thought about it, turned his steps, and walked towards the other side of the street, in the direction of the rising sun.
After walking more than 80 steps, the old man was thinking, why don't he walk a hundred steps and then go back, he heard a rumbling behind him, and the huge neigh of a mammoth.
A mammoth went crazy for some reason. It rushed over from the street next door and knocked down several houses in a row, including the old man's own shop.
Whoosh whoosh!
The sharp spear glowing with cold light, with merciless blood and evil spirit, rushed like a torrential rain, covering the mammoth.
puff-
Blood splattered.
In a blink of an eye, the mammoth became a hedgehog, and the blood spread.
And around the mammoth, there are also many spears piercing the ground diagonally.
People in other parts of the street didn't run away screaming, but a lot of people came close to watch the fun. This kind of thing is not uncommon, but it is inevitable that some unlucky ghosts will suffer, such as the ones that were knocked down by mammoths. He will be crushed to death by the collapse of the house, but he is likely to be trampled and trampled by a mad mammoth.
The old man didn't listen to the discussions around him at the moment. He saw that his shop was in ruins, not even a single root of wood was left, and it was bloody. If he hadn't come out...
After thinking about it, the old man felt agitated. Just now, that young man just mentioned it casually