Chapter 182.
The scene was a little awkward for a moment.
Yan Wushuang had blown the bull out of the water, and it seemed to have broken as a result.
Jiang Ran placed the teacup on the table and pushed it in front of Yan Wushuang.
Yan Wushuang wrapped her sleeves around her coat, lifted this teacup up, brought it up to her nose for a sniff, and her face stiffened.
Following that, a smile:
“It may be …… it may be that I am too anxious.
“Although the treasure is good, it also needs time, let’s wait a little bit longer, maybe there will be a change.”
Jiang Ran laughed:
“Today the lake light is very good, if there is nothing, it is not harmful to wait a little bit.
“It’s just that truth be told, Mister Jiang still has things to do, so I’m afraid I can’t stay here much longer.”
Yan Wushuang nodded at his words:
“If young warrior Jiang has something to do, I naturally don’t dare to force myself to stay.
“En…… think that with this moment of effort, it should be almost time.”
She backhandedly poured out the lake water in the teacup and opened the purple jade gourd to pour another cup.
This time, she didn’t give it to Jiang Ran, but took it up herself and smelled it.
The next moment, her face was gloomy to the extreme:
“This can’t be …… This isn’t a purple jade gourd!!!”
Jiang Ran and Tang Wuyi glanced at each other, thinking that the vice head of the Hundred Preciousness Society when not so bad as to call them over and play a joke on them specifically.
Slightly pondering, Jiang Ran said softly:
“Guild Leader Yan, I wonder if this gourd can be shown to me?”
Yan Wushuang nodded and pushed the gourd in front of Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran reached out and took it over, touching it down inch by inch, following which he looked up at Yan Wushuang:
“Dare I ask Head of Club Yan, what material is the purple jade gourd made of?”
Yan Wushuang spoke in a deep voice:
“Although this Purple Jade Gourd is called Purple Jade, it is not.
“Although through the firelight to look closely, there is the penetration of jade, but the hardness of itself is so extreme that fire does not melt, water does not rot, and smashing does not break.
“Non-gold, non-iron, non-jade, non-stone, exceptionally difficult to assert.”
Jiang Ran nodded:
“Then this is indeed not a purple jade gourd.”
As he said this, he raised his hand to hold this gourd, slightly exerted himself, and heard a click.
The gourd instantly shattered open, and the fragments and the lake water inside were scattered all over the place.
Yan Wushuang took a deep breath:
“This isn’t right …… I carefully checked it just two days ago, and the purple jade gourd didn’t have any problems.
“How did it suddenly become like this?”
Tang Yuyi, on the other hand, squatted down and picked up a piece of the ‘gourd fragment’ and said to Jiang Ran:
“Look guys, there are words on the inside of this gourd.”
Yan Wushuang was stunned, and immediately ordered people to collect all the fragments of this gourd to check what was actually written inside.
In the end, it converged into a paragraph:
I have long heard that the Hundred Treasures Club has many exotic treasures, and I expect that the handful of treasures is by no means ordinary.
[The world is in dire straits, the people have more than enough to eat, the clothes do not cover the body of the phase, therefore, the Yu take advantage of the night to come to find a hundred treasures will borrow treasure.
After the sale of this item, it will be exchanged for money to be used for the people.
The people of the world will be grateful to you, and this will be a good deed for the Precious Club.
This is a good thing to do, it’s a great thing to do.
Simon Fung, leave a message!
You may not be able to see it!
You can’t find it even if you can see it!
You can’t catch him even if you can find him!
“I’ll kill you all!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Pfft!
Tang Yuyi couldn’t hold back her laughter.
Jiang Ran, on the other hand, tried hard to think over the miserable things he had experienced in this life, found that it wasn’t quite enough, and then thought over the miserable things he had experienced in his last life, and only then was he able to suppress his laughter.
Looking at Yan Wushuang again, she was still filled with anger.
Turning around, she lifted the other two red cloths, and after checking the things on them one by one, she burst into a rage:
“Asshole thing! Truly outrageous!”
Her voice along with the inner strength to send out, led to the lake light fluctuation, boom boom boom successive outbreaks of several water columns.
Tang painting commented on this even more vigorously stifled laughter.
Seeing this Yan Wushuang, who was not showing her joy and anger, and was still holding back her bragging with Jiang Ran, losing her temper like this, she only felt that it was funny to the extreme.
“Mr. Yan, calm down.”
Jiang Ran couldn’t say anything else at this time, but could only advise in a low voice.
Jiang Ran’s seemed to be heard by Yan Wushuang’s ears, finally took a deep breath and gently waved his hand:
“Stand down.”
Turning back to Jiang Ran again, he sighed again:
“I’ve made Young Master Jiang laugh, it’s unfortunate that my family has recruited a thief.
“The gifts that I prepared for Mr. Jiang were all stolen by this thief.
“Originally wanted to use these things, and Jiang young warrior exchange this burnt tail ……
“Now it seems that it won’t work either.”
“No harm no foul.”
Jiang Ran waved his hand, “Attracting thieves at home is something no one wants. Just this Ximen Feng and what kind of person, in my surprisingly never heard of?”
It would be fine if it was an ordinary person.
But this person was so powerful that he was able to play a handful of stolen beams at the hands of the Hundred Treasures Society.
Blinding someone like Yan Wushuang.
Such a person should not have been left out of the Sword Execution Division’s pamphlet.
Yan Wushuang would be really a bit fretful this time, she sighed and said:
“Truthfully, this person …… we are also investigating.
“This is not the first time he has laid hands on my Hundred Treasures Society.
“The initial time was about two years ago.
“It coincided with the 60th birthday of the head of the Society, and on the day of the birthday banquet a birthday gift of heirloom jade disappeared.
“At that time, the person did not leave a message, and we investigated for a long time without finding any trace of the thief.
“Since then, similar things have happened several times, but this person means a lot, any of your dike also always let him get it.
“And this person seems to be determined my hundred treasures will.
“The guts are getting bigger and bigger, even dare to leave his name ……
“Shame on him, if he did not take the initiative to leave his name, we still do not know the three words Simon Wind.
“What’s more, I didn’t expect that he would chase me all the way to the Evergreen Mansion, and in order to steal these three treasures, he even made a special fake.”
“This person was able to make this forgery as good as the real thing, that’s quite a skill.”
Jiang Ran let out a light laugh, “In that case, Mister Jiang won’t bother Head of the Yan Hui to catch the thief, so I’ll take my leave.”
“Wait!”
Yan Wushuang called out to Jiang Ran:
“Young warrior Jiang, although our Hundred Treasures Society is a force in the Jianghu, in the end, we are still businessmen.
“The so-called businessmen tend to welcome guests from all directions with smiles, and are not willing to make grudges with others.
“It is precisely for this reason that we want to get the burnt tail, but also will only barter.
“Now this sale can not be, but the benevolence and righteousness is still there, young warrior Jiang heroic, I Hundred Treasures will also be willing to make friends like young warrior Jiang.
“We have already known about the Tea and Qin Appreciation Conference.
“Now that Young Swordsman Jiang has arrived at the Evergreen Mansion, he will surely prepare for the conference.
“But I’m afraid these things are so complicated that I’m afraid it’s not Young Master Jiang’s specialty, is it?”
“Mr. Yan has something to say.”
Jiang Ran smiled, “Don’t beat around the bush with me.”
“En.”
Yan Wushuang laughed:
“If young warrior Jiang trusts me, the expenses and arrangements for this Tea Tasting and Qin Appreciation Conference can be handed over to my Hundred Treasures Society.”
“…… No wonder the Hundred Treasures Society is rich.”
Jiang Ran stayed for a while before asking:
“But I don’t know, how many silver taels do I need to use?”
“Jiang young warrior wait a moment, Baipai.”
She shouted, and instantly, the young man who had led the way for Jiang Ran and the others earlier came to the front:
“Head of the Society.”
“Fetch the list of expenses I compiled earlier regarding the setup of the Tea Tasting and Qin Appreciation Conference and give it to Young Warrior Jiang for his perusal.”
“Yes.”
The young man promised and turned to leave.
Jiang Ran then realized that this person was originally called Hundred Peculiar …… This name, it is a bit odd.
Hundred Pie went fast, came back even faster, and in his hand was more than a bunch of papers.
After handing over these papers to Jiang Ran, he only then returned to his position and stood back up.
Jiang Ran looked down at these things in his hands, looking at them while pondering, not forgetting to tsk and marvel at them at the end.
The Sunset Apron was originally an empty place.
If you want to hold a tea tasting and qin appreciation conference on it, you first have to have a seat, and tables and chairs and benches are inevitable.
These things do not need to buy, because use once will not use, so have to rent.
Rent these tables and chairs and benches also because of the quality of the different divisions of a three, six, nine, naturally, the cost is not the same.
Afterwards, they also have to be transported up.
This cost is naturally another one.
And then is the tea …… tasting tea and enjoying the piano, no tea that is naturally an empty word.
With what tea will be quite critical.
Too bad shame, too good to commit, it is best to have some novelty …… can let everyone accept, not to curse off the mouth on a ‘what the hell’.
After all, the real focus is still this burnt-tailed zither on Jiang Ran’s body.
Therefore, this paper listed several suitable teas for Jiang Ran to select on his own.
Finished tea, there is water, good tea with good water, broken tea with good water, although wasteful, but also add a lot of color.
That take where the water, take how much, let what people send up, have to spend out how much silver, etc. etc. ……
These things are a thousand things, really is to see the Jiang Ran a little dizzy.
He laughed bitterly, secretly said in his heart, in the past to see the TV series, people say the whole assembly on the whole assembly, all do not need to worry about these side issues.
But when it really came to his own body, it was obvious that things were not as simple as this.
After the overall look, see this Yan Wushuang wrote on the paper on the middle and lower three kinds of programs.
The upper class is the most expensive, a total of nineteen thousand taels!
Whether it is tea, or water, or tables, chairs and stools, including the incense burner on the table, incense in the burner, the futon under the buttocks, or stools, all with the best.
In addition to the number of participants at the time of a surge, the cost is a little press.
Medium also have to more than eight thousand silver.
All of the everything in a compromise to take, on the stage, but also not too much to spread.
The lowest class was the cheapest, only requiring one thousand five hundred taels.
This, in Yan Wushuang’s opinion, was a barely adequate seating.
All of it wasn’t too shabby, nor was it too good, it wouldn’t be eye-catching, and it looked more or less humble.
After Jiang Ran finished looking at it, he said to Yan Wushuang:
“Guild Leader Yan, where do I pay the fifteen hundred taels of silver?”
“……”
Yan Wushuang froze at his words, his face more or less lost in color, yet somewhat puzzled:
“As far as I know, Young Master Jiang is a knife catcher and has caught quite a few criminals.
“The bounty silver earned can be quite a lot ah ……”
“Poor kids come out, you can’t spend money recklessly.”
Jiang Ran hit his arms and felt around, pulling out fifteen one hundred taels of silver tickets:
“Trouble Yan will head of the …… However, at the time of all the use, but also have to Yan will head of the more manipulation, ten thousand must not appear error.”
“This is natural, don’t worry and leave it to us.”
Yan Wushuang reluctantly smiled, “The Hundred Treasures Society will not smash its own signboard.”
“That’s good.”
Jiang Ran nodded, but then thought of something and asked:
“Speaking of which, Head of the Yan Association should have been here in this Evergreen Province for quite some time, but I wonder how the news is, if it’s good or not?”
“Young Master Jiang originally wanted to buy news from our Hundred Treasures Society.”
Yan Wushuang’s eyes lit up, “I don’t dare to say I’m well-informed, but I’m quite good. But I don’t know, what does Young Master Jiang want to inquire about?”
“……”
News they all sell ah, this Hundred Treasures Society really spans all walks of life.
Jiang Ran gently shook his head:
“Truth be told, today ……”
Jiang Ran put himself and Cheng Tianyang and other people came to the Evergreen Mansion to separate, and then he went to look for Tianyang Dart Bureau people, but found that they all died in the woods behind the Zhou Mansion this series of things, briefly said once.
Yan Wushuang didn’t seem to be concerned at first, but as she listened, her face changed a bit.
After waiting for Jiang Ran to finish, Yan Wushuang then said:
“The Zhou family you mentioned, I happen to know about it.
“When I first came to the Evergreen Mansion, I was originally interested in his family’s secluded location and intended to buy the manor to rebuild a summer resort.
“Unfortunately, it was rejected by the head of his family.
“I also therefore investigated the bottom of the Zhou family, found that his family has no special place, really is an ordinary rich family.
“Hundred treasures will be strict discipline, if the other side has a jianghu background, use some means is no harm.
“But just the people words, in turn, let me dare not move, can only give up that mansion, instead of in this place to establish this green mountain courtyard.
“Rather, I didn’t expect that this kind of thing would happen afterward.
“En, Jiang young warrior don’t worry, this matter I Bai Zhen will help to investigate, if there is any news, will let Bai Pi go to inform you.”
“Good, then I would like to thank you, Head of the Yan Club.”
Jiang Ran slightly clasped his fists, “Farewell.”
“Hundred Pieces, see the guests off.”
Yan Wushuang spoke softly, and Hundred Pieces immediately stepped forward:
“Young warrior Jiang please.”
Jiang Ran nodded and led Tang Yuyi out.
Watching Jiang Ran and his group gradually move away, the faint smile on Yan Wushuang’s face was only then completely converged.
Her pair of danfeng eyes looked cold and stern once the smile was gone.
Her eyes skimmed over the fragments of the ‘Purple Jade Gourd’, slowly took a piece and placed it in her palm, gently rubbing it.
After twisting that fragment into pieces, only then did he gently let out a breath, but the corner of his mouth rose with a hint of a smile:
“Finally took the bait, two years …… to steal all kinds of treasures from my Hundred Treasures Society, causing my Hundred Treasures Society to lose millions of taels of silver.
“Really think that my Hundred Treasures Society is this easy to pin down?”
She sat down under the pavilion and picked up the wine pot to pour herself another cup of wine.
Not waiting for this cup of wine to be finished, someone came to the front.
There were quite a few people who came, and each of them was dressed in strong armor.
Among them were four people carrying a soft sedan chair, with Bai Pui body at their heels:
“Head of the Society.”
Yan Wushuang’s figure swayed, and he had already arrived on top of the soft sedan chair.
Placing his back on the back of the chair, he stretched his body, before he drank the cup of wine in his hand, flung his hand and threw it away, the cup suddenly flew out in a whirlwind, and landed steadily on the table:
“Go, follow me, go to meet this Ximen Feng.”
……
……
“Are you saying that this Yan Wushuang, already knew that Ximen Feng would come to steal things?”
The carriage of the Hundred Treasures Society under Qifeng Mountain slowly departed, while Tang Wuyi looked incredulously at Jiang Ran, who had spoken out of turn:
“Then why is she still so shocked?”
“It’s because she’s so shocked, that’s why I feel a bit strange.”
Jiang Ran said:
“The Hundred Precious Guild is one of the two guilds, and for her to be able to achieve such a position as Vice Head of the Guild, she is bound to be joyful and angry.
“Especially businessmen, the most taboo thing is to hang on to everything on your face.
“What’s more, she has long known that Ximen Feng.
“Know that anger to this state of affairs in no way beneficial, let alone in front of you and me this outsiders ……
“Wouldn’t it be odd for this to be out of character?”
Tang Yuyi thought for a moment:
“Then why is she doing this?”
“How would I know …… but guessing, it’s mostly a play for the audience.
“This audience may not be Ximen Feng himself, or his minions, or it may even be for you and me.
“After all, she was so full of intention, this will be something lost, show that flat words, will inevitably make people doubt what she said earlier, in the end, whether it is true or not.”
Jiang Ran laughed:
“Moreover, you think again, if she is really so angry and out of sorts, afterward will not have the mood to find me to talk about that tea and qin appreciation conference on the various matters?
“So this way back when I was thinking.
“The will not seek the treasure, change jiao tail is false.
“What people really want to do is actually use this to fish out that thief.
“Incidentally, looking for me to do a bit of tea tasting and qin appreciation conference business ……
“I observe her today, the real out of shape is actually when I chose the lowest this one.”
“…… So it wasn’t the jiaowei zither they were interested in to begin with?”
Tang Yuyi skimmed her lips:
“If that’s really the case, then we’ve really underestimated this Yan Wushuang.”
“Such a person can’t actually be underestimated.”
Jiang Ran gently shook his head, “Every day is spent in the midst of several assassinations, her mind is bound to be meticulous. What she really wants to do must also be hidden under heavy pretenses.
“In the past, I hadn’t thought of this either, and today I have learned some skills.”
“You don’t want to learn something bad.”
Tang Yuyi glanced at him.
“…… Is this something you, a devilish little demoness, should say?”
“So what?”
Tang Wuyi hummed, “People’s hearts are deceitful, and it’s hard to guard against gods and demons. Even though I’m a demoness of the Devil Cult, people of the Devil Cult such as myself, who seek the utmost purity of the heart, can’t be as good as these bright sects of the righteous path, with their crooked and flowery intestines that can be twisted into a thousand threads and knots.”
Jiang Ran thought for a moment, and realized that he was unexpectedly unable to refute Tang Yuyi’s words.
Although the Devil Cult had a bad name, the pursuit of the so-called Heavenly Devil’s Great Freedom originated from the depths of the heart.
What they want is the ultimate freedom, from the heart, go with the heart, not bound by any of the world’s rules of etiquette.
But is it the purest heart that they seek?
This is why they are called the devil …… because they only ask what they think in their hearts, do not ask good and evil right and wrong.