In the silent night, one after another coughing sound rang out in a room in the backyard of the Hou residence. It was very light and did not spread outside the room. It was the people in the room who were deliberately suppressing their coughing. Under the lights, a figure in plain clothes was still staying up all night watching the information that the spies kept sending. The imperial city is too big, and there are too many things to pay attention to. People like the third prince and Duke Xiyu are more cunning than the other. find direct break
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In this world, it is impossible for things to be done seamlessly, and the difficulty lies in how to find them.
Yingcheng City Lord's cause of death, after investigating for so long, finally made progress, and now it has been determined that it was the secret order of Duke Xiyu.
The day before Yingcheng City Lord died, the Marquis of Anqing had entered Duke Xiyu's mansion and came out less than a quarter of an hour after entering.
Coupled with the secret trick arranged by Duke Xiyu in Yunling Village, it can now be basically concluded that this eunuch of Xia has an unknown conspiracy.
"Master Hou, Eunuch Pei has left the imperial mausoleum." A low voice sounded outside the door.
"Got it," Ning Chen replied.
Outside the door, the shadow disappeared, silently, as if it had never appeared before.
Ning Chen was silent in his heart. Eunuch Pei came out, which was the last step. Now, he was just waiting for a decision.
People are unpredictable, he can't make judgments easily, he must try again and again.
In the middle of the night, Liu Ruoxi woke up once and saw the lights in Lord Hou's room beating, got up and came to the door, knocking gently on the door.
In the room, Ning Chen frowned slightly and said, "Please come in"
Liu Ruoxi pushed open the door and entered, her pure face without any decoration, looked even more charming and moving under the lights.
As far as appearance is concerned, the courtesan of the imperial city is undoubtedly synonymous with beauty and trouble, but his temperament is a little weaker.
In this era, women are destined to be only vassals of men. After all, there has only been one woman like Fan Lingyue who is more dazzling than the bright moon in the sky for thousands of years.
"Master Hou, rest." Liu Ruoxi came up and picked the wick to make the fire brighter, and said softly.
Ning Chen smiled, didn't answer, and continued to look at the situation in his hand, there is no good thing in the world that can be gained without paying, he is not an immortal, and it is impossible to predict.
Seeing that Lord Hou didn't speak, Liu Ruoxi stopped persuading him and stood by quietly to help with ink research.
It is every scholar's dream to read at night with red sleeves, but unfortunately, Ning Chen is not a scholar, but Marquis Wu.
"cough cough"
The deeper the night, the louder the coughing in the room, Liu Ruoxi patted the former's back lightly, took out the silk scarf from her arms and handed it to Ning Chen.
A little bit of bright red splashed on the silk scarf, Ning Chen pushed away Liu Ruoxi's hand and said, "You are not afraid that I will kill you"
"Master Hou is a good person," Liu Ruoxi said softly.
"Heh" Ning Chen smiled tiredly and said honestly, "I'm not a good person. If one day I find out that you have done something wrong to the Hou Mansion, I will kill you without hesitation."
"There won't be this day," Liu Ruoxi said softly.
"I hope so," Ning Chen replied.
An hour later, Ning Chen read the last piece of information, closed his eyes tiredly, and said slowly, "There will be an auction tomorrow, Mingyue and I will go there, are you going?"
Liu Ruoxi hesitated for a moment and asked, "Won't it bring trouble to the Marquis?"
"Give me your hand." Ning Chen opened his eyes and said lightly.
Hearing this, Liu Ruoxi stretched out her left hand doubtfully, her slender jade fingers were crystal clear and flawless.
Ning Chen pointed with his sword, a trace of true energy poured into the body along the woman's arm, and after a while, the brilliance disappeared.
"Okay, let's make it easy tomorrow, there will be no problem, even if a ninth-rank powerhouse investigates, nothing can be seen."
"Thank you, Marquis," Liu Ruoxi said.
"Go back and rest," Ning Chen waved his hand and said.
"If you retire," Liu Ruoxi saluted and immediately exited the room.
Liu Ruoxi left, Ning Chen got up and came to the courtyard, looking at the bright moon like a hook in the sky, he sighed in his heart, and said that it was the end of the month, and he still had less than half a month left.
In the northern Mongolia camp, Fan Lingyue also stayed up all night, standing in front of the tent, looking in the direction of Daxia Imperial City, silently pondering.
Under the moon, a graceful figure that looks like an immortal blends into the sky and the earth, as if it will break through the sky at any time.
These are the two most terrifying women in the world, one masters the scroll of chaos and the other has the scroll of cultivation. Together, they are invincible in the world.
Stronger than Ning Chen, he has many things that surpassed the times, but still suffered a big loss in the hands of the two.
After a while, Fan Lingyue whispered a word, and the shadow under the moon nodded calmly, and then her figure flashed and disappeared.
The night gradually faded, and the first rays of sunlight of dawn fell on the earth, reflecting a faint golden color.
In front of the Qilin Pavilion, the crowd was full of people, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going, reaching the most prosperous scene in a century.
Jiu Miao Li Li flower is a divine flower, which has always existed only in legends, and no one thought that it would actually appear in this world.
Ning Chen came, holding Xiao Mingyue. On the other side, Liu Ruoxi wore a mask to hide her peerless face, but she couldn't hide her exquisite and attractive body.
The dignitaries who came today are all real bigwigs. Many of them have seen Ning Chen, and they are not surprised at the arrival of the latter.
Everyone in the world knows that today's Daxia's Zhiminghou lacks everything, except for this divine flower.
"Master Hou, please," a young woman from Huaxin came over and said politely.
Ning Chen smiled slightly, the delicate-looking woman in front of her was not as harmless as she looked. Qilin Pavilion is one of the largest business guilds in the world. This woman can be sent to take charge of this auction. Simple.
The four walked to a box, and a maid who looked like a flower was waiting inside. The woman explained a few words and then turned and left.
The maid knew the dignity of the young man in front of her, and did not dare to neglect, she stood there respectfully, waiting for orders at any time.
Ning Chen began to cough again, one after another, very dull, listening to the three people in the box trembling with fear.
"Bad Man" Mingyue's beautiful big eyes were full of worry, she stood up and wiped the little blood from her lips with her little handkerchief.
"It's alright, I'll get used to it when I vomit." Ning Chen patted the little girl's cloth cap and comforted with a smile.
"You, beat his back." Mingyue pointed at Liu Ruoxi and said fiercely.
Liu Ruoxi was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately and hurriedly came up to help the Hou Ye beat his back. The young master's "fierce name" in the Hou mansion is obvious to all. .
It was the first time for Ning Chen to enjoy this kind of treatment, and it felt a little awkward, whether it was considered that he was being taken advantage of.
Liu Ruoxi's technique is very good, the strength is neither light nor heavy, it seems that he has received special training, the cultivation of oiran is not easy, and he has to teach everything, otherwise, how to deal with those picky dignitaries.
When the auction started, the woman who presided over the auction was a talented woman. She was dressed in a gorgeous palace costume, looking less soft and more luxurious.
Due to the Nine Wonderful Clutch Flowers, today's auction scene is extremely hot, one after another of rare treasures, except for a few big people who can't bear it, the rest of the boxes have already begun to sell.
Ning Chen looked greedy, but unfortunately he had no money.
The eldest grandson gave him countless things, but he did not give him money. Since the war between Daxia and Beimeng, the treasury has been very nervous. Now talking about money with the eldest grandson, he has no intention of pulling his teeth out, it is purely for excitement.
"Now, auction the ninth treasure, Chiyang Iron, 30 pounds"
As Huaxin young woman's red lips lightly opened, a stone platform slowly rose. On top of the stone platform, a fist-sized fiery red iron stone lay there quietly.
This is a rare treasure in the world, but it has lost its refining method. It belongs to the kind of thing that is a pity not to buy it, and do not know how to use it after buying it.
"The starting price is 10,000 taels of gold," the woman said.
Inside and outside the box, there was silence, and after a long time, someone added the price lightly.
"Eleven thousand two"
The woman breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, someone made a bid, this blazing iron might have been looted a thousand years ago, but today, it would be nice if it could be sold.
"11,112"
From the box on the second floor, a calm voice came out, and the woman's heart was lifted up again. This voice was the Marquis of Fate!
"Bad man, do we have money?" Mingyue asked nervously in the box.
"No," Ning Chen answered with certainty.
Mingyue subconsciously looked at Liu Ruoxi behind the villain, and heard that the oiran is very rich.
Upon seeing Xiao Mingyue's gaze, Liu Ruoxi hurriedly shook her head and said, "I don't have any money, so I haven't been able to bring out a penny of the money I've saved over the years."
Mingyue is a little frustrated, so what should I do.
"Sell her, or sell you," Ning Chen joked with a smile.
"She's valuable, I'm a child, I'm worthless," Mingyue analyzed seriously.
"Haha" Ning Chen pinched the little girl's cheek, she was a big kid.
Someone in the box who had made a sound earlier spoke up again, and the price was increased twice. Ning Chen also increased the price, not too much each time, just one hundred taels. In the end, the people in the box gave up and stopped talking.
In the end, the transaction price of Chiyang Iron was 13,110 taels, the price of cabbage, although it was possible to buy cabbage as high as Mijie Mountain.
For this fist-sized piece of blazing yang iron, Ning Chen was actually very shocked. The seemingly random increase in price was actually determined to win.
In the belly of gluttonous, Daoist Jiang Wangji once taught him the way of Taoism, so he is no stranger to this blazing iron.
Others do not have the method of refining, but he has. The refining method of Taoism is unparalleled in the world, and even today's Confucianism is far different. After all, Confucianism has only been passed down for thousands of years, and Taoism has been passed down for tens of thousands of years before it perished.
In the rest of the time, several rare treasures appeared again, causing round after round of competition. Ning Chen and Xiao Mingyue watched dryly, their eyes widened, but they were silent.
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"The last treasure, the Nine Wonderful Clutch Flower, the starting price is 100,000 taels of gold!" At this moment, a stone platform made of crystal slowly rose, and among them, the purple divine flower was lying quietly, and suddenly, the hall was full of people. trembling.