"Arrangement is certain. It's just..."
The fat man was a little embarrassed, who were the people at this black meeting
Murderers, robbers, bandits, thieves, and anyone with unknown origins can enter. If Brother Sheng accidentally conflicts with someone and gets hurt somewhere, it will be wronged.
"It's just that I'd better keep a low profile, right?" Lu Sheng smiled, knowing the other party's concerns.
He not only represented himself, but also represented the Lu family in Jiulian City. Once any damage was done, the Lu family would definitely settle accounts with Zheng Xiangui.
"It's good that you know. Brother Sheng, your identity is different. If it was someone else, I wouldn't be so worried..." Zheng Xiangui sighed.
"Understood, you can arrange it for me, I must get this thing." Lu Sheng said involuntarily.
"Alas..." Zheng Xiangui had no choice but to agree.
Lu Sheng and he carefully determined the time for the black meeting to start, and then waited for Zheng Xiangui to send a VIP invitation card.
He took the invitation and left the restaurant.
"Excellent rouge and gouache, ladies and gentlemen, come and have a look."
"The best first-class product, the Central Plains product that just came in from Zihua City!"
"The hydrangea-scented blush is unique in other stores!"
On the street outside the restaurant, vendors pushed wooden carts for buying gouache and moved slowly along the street.
Lu Sheng glanced around, this street was originally dedicated to selling rouge and gouache.
Many women's families like to come here to visit.
The sun was setting, and it had just drizzled on the street, and the ground was wet and somewhat reflective, and it was reflected in a light red.
Lu Sheng breathed out, and the breath turned white and slowly spread out as soon as it came out.
He looked back at the restaurant, and the huge shadow of the Goldfish Restaurant was cast by the sun.
This is the largest restaurant in Jiulian City, it is a busy time, and there is an endless stream of guests coming and going to eat. The sound is abnormally noisy.
Lu Sheng stood in the shadow of the restaurant and looked to both sides.
Except for the entrance of the restaurant, the rest of the places are a little deserted.
The vendors pushed the gouache carts and moved slowly, constantly moving in the shadows.
Lu Sheng looked at it, and wanted to buy some small gifts for Erniang and Yiyi. These gouaches are not expensive, and you can occasionally find good ones in good condition, so they are good little gifts.
He walked a few steps along the street, trying to pick and choose which hawker was better.
In the afternoon, the street became more and more deserted, and many shops were closed.
There are not many passers-by on both sides of the street, and only a few can be seen occasionally.
What is strange is that these vendors who bought gouache clearly saw that there was no one around, so they smiled and yelled hard.
Shouts came and went, echoing in the empty streets.
Lu Sheng squinted his eyes, but he didn't think it was weird. Xin Dao might be a phenomenon unique to this world.
He sifted left and right, and found a peddler whose cart was painted light red. On this hawker's cart, there is a pole of step flags, on which it is written: gouache of the Book of Rites of the Central Plains.
The peddler pushed the cart and moved slowly, with a smile on his face, wearing gray cloth clothes and a gray and white melon skin hat.
"I remember that Liji Gouache is a relatively formal and old store in the Central Plains."
Lu Sheng recalled it from his memory, and then slowly walked towards the peddler's cart. I plan to choose some good gouache for Erniang and Yiyi.
The peddler walked forward slowly, and there were a few children playing around playing games.
The cart passed the children slowly, and then turned towards an alley in the shadow of the street.
Lu Sheng guessed that he was about to close the car, so he prepared to speed up and catch up.
"Hey! Brother Sheng!"
Suddenly a voice called him from behind.
The voice is quite familiar, it seems to be someone I know.
Lu Sheng turned his head and saw a dark-skinned strong scholar walking quickly.
"Lu Sheng?"
He hesitated for a moment before recognizing the other party's identity.
Lu Sheng, Lu Junyi, and Lu Sheng are also standard rich sons in Jiulian City, but he is different from others, this guy has fame. He had just been admitted as a scholar not long ago, and it is said that his literary talent is not bad.
In fact, Lu Junyi had an ordinary relationship with him, but because his name was the same as that of a Liangshan hero, Lu Sheng remembered his name after hearing it once.
"Brother Sheng, help the Jianghu, help the Jianghu!" Lu Junyi blushed and took two steps closer to him.
Lu Sheng immediately understood what this guy was looking for him for. Although he is a son of a rich family, this guy is extremely fond of gambling, and often makes his pockets shy, borrowing money everywhere.
Now it is estimated that the gambling money is gone again.
He smiled and took out ten taels of silver from his waist pocket, and handed it over.
"How's your luck today?"
"It's okay, it's okay, hahaha, Brother Sheng is still loyal enough."
Lu Junyi took the money and hurried away.
Lu Sheng shook his head. Money is a trivial matter. Anyway, the Lu family has a big business, and someone will send money later.
He turned his head and looked for the gouache vendor again.
The peddler's cart had already entered the alley, and only half of it was left outside.
He took three steps and made two steps, and walked quickly.
Then turn into the alley.
"Huh??"
Lu Sheng's footsteps stopped suddenly.
This alley is actually a dead end!
It was empty inside, there were no carts, not even a person.
He narrowed his eyes, and his body was already slightly on guard.
He carefully checked the dead end from beginning to end, from left to right.
This alley is only ten meters long, with gray and black walls of houses on both sides, and the end is blocked by a black wall that looks old, with a few seals pasted on it.
The seal with red letters on the white paper looked a bit dark under the setting sun, and the corners were turned up, as if it had lost its stickiness.
"There's no hidden door in the wall, so where is the cart... ..?"
Lu Sheng repeatedly recalled, and he clearly remembered that the cart entered this alley.
He backed out and saw a few children chasing and playing on the side of the road.
These children are all dressed plainly, and they seem to be children of ordinary families.
Lu Sheng put on a smiling face, took out a few copper coins from his pocket, and grabbed a little girl who was chasing someone.
"Little girl, is it okay to ask you something?"
"Brother, what do you want to ask?"
The little girl is tied with two shofar braids, she is ninety years old, her face is flushed, maybe she often plays in the street, and she is not afraid of strangers, so she replied generously.
"Brother would like to ask, did you see that Liji gouache cart passing by? Did you enter this small alley?"
Lu Sheng stuffed two copper coins into the little girl's palm.
The little guy immediately smiled.
"Didn't you see the gouache cart? We play here every day. The gouache cart is usually sold in the morning, and we go to the antique street in the afternoon."
"Didn't see it?"
Lu Sheng was taken aback, thinking that the child lied on purpose.
Seeing his expression, the little girl opened her eyes wide and replied seriously.
"What I said is true. There are no cars on the street today. If you don't believe me, ask other people. There is nothing on the street."
At this time, several other children also ran over to join in.
"Yes, yes, my mother was planning to come over to buy some things, but none of those carts have disappeared. It's really strange."
"This brother said that he saw a Liji gouache just now." The little girl pointed at Lu Sheng and said.
"Where is it? Where is it?"
"I didn't see it, it's only that big on this street."
"Did you see it in my dream? Hehehe..."
A group of little guys started laughing and laughing while talking.
The smile on Lu Sheng's face gradually disappeared.
He turned his head to look at the Goldfish Restaurant.
The restaurant under the shadows is crowded with people and business is booming.
The bustle over there is in stark contrast to the deserted streets here.
"So did you see... .."
Lu Sheng turned his head, and the voice stopped abruptly.
The children beside him, unexpectedly, disappeared at some point.
Looking at the surrounding streets at a glance, it is deserted, empty, and there is nothing.
Not even pedestrians.
The noise of the children disappeared in an instant. Logically speaking, it is impossible for children of this age to have such a tacit understanding and disappear all at once.
Lu Sheng is confident that he is also a person who has practiced the Black Tiger Sword after all. Even wild wolves can detect it, but he didn't notice the sound of a few children leaving.
Looking at the deserted and dead street, he suddenly shivered, and walked quickly towards the Goldfish Restaurant.
clap clap clap... .
The sound of footsteps was very clear, and the closer he got to the restaurant, the more warmth he felt all over his body.
Wow! !
Suddenly, as if breaking the surface of the water, Lu Sheng suddenly felt that everything around him came alive, full of vitality.
Guests with body temperature passed by him one by one, and someone bumped into him accidentally, and apologized to him quickly.
Another female family member got off the carriage, walked into the restaurant slowly with a smile, and was welcomed by the servants.
Standing in front of the restaurant, Lu Sheng went to look at the street selling gouache, but at some point there were more passers-by.
It is completely different from the desertedness before.
Lu Sheng gasped, and quickly stopped a carriage.
"Go to Lufu."
"Okay, sit down!"
The coachman whipped the whip, and the thin old horse started to move slowly.
Sitting in the car, Lu Sheng was thinking about the things he encountered before.
That peddler, that group of children, is very abnormal.
As he recalled now, the smile on the peddler's face seemed to be motionless, giving off an extremely false taste.
Reminiscing about the tragedy of the Xu family, he suddenly had a feeling that the mountains and rains were about to come.
"This city is getting more and more dangerous." He murmured.
The carriage soon arrived at the gate of Lufu.
The concierge saw Lu Sheng sitting in the car, and rushed to meet him.
"My lord, are you back?"
The concierge's surname is Wang, the eighth in the family. Everyone calls him Xiaoba on weekdays. He is a very clever young man. He is only seventeen this year. He inherited his father's job and came to Lu's house as a concierge.
Xiao Ba and Lu Sheng are also very close, and often tell Lu Sheng some interesting stories and anecdotes that are circulating in and out of the city.
This is what Lu Sheng likes to hear.
"Is the master there?"
Lu Sheng got out of the car and paid, then asked casually.
"The master went to the Yamen again, and the magistrate summoned him, as if he was looking for something."
Xiaoba laughed.
"Looking for something?"
Lu Sheng has been busy with his own affairs these few days, but he didn't pay attention to Yifu.
"what?"