Chapter 104.

“Is it really …… useless?”

Yu Hang kept chanting these words.

There was no telling what he was thinking.

On the other side.

After several days of long-distance traveling, Zhou An and Qi Shuo finally arrived at Yunlai Mansion.

The carriage moved forward on the wide streets of Yunlai Mansion.

Zhou An lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the wide and neat streets outside, as well as the bustling pedestrians on both sides of the streets, recalling the situation in Anding County.

He felt that there was a world of difference between the two.

Anding County was a small county, and a remote one at that, with a low population density.

That was why there were only so many people when it was bustling.

But Yunlai Prefecture was different, it was not geographically remote, and it was vast, so naturally, even at this time of the day, there were still quite a few pedestrians passing by.

“Brother Zhou rarely comes to Yunlai Mansion?” Qi Shuo was a shrewd man, and seeing this scene, he asked with a smile.

Ever since the last time in the stagecoach station, Zhou An had split the Stitching Guile with a single slash, Qi Shuo had always maintained a hint of awe towards Zhou An.

He had always thought that if he were to have Zhou An’s strength, he definitely wouldn’t be willing to be in a small county, but Zhou An had done it.

He thought of the words that an old-timer had once said inside the Chamber of Commerce, and applying them to Zhou An, they were very apt.

-Ten points of skill, only five points of fame and fortune, to live a comfortable life.

Qi Shuo felt that Zhou An was an exceptionally smart person.

Especially smart and powerful people are worthy of awe.

Zhou An lowered his hand and let the curtain cover the carriage.

“What are Brother Qi’s next plans?”

Qi Shuo also knew that Zhou An’s friend had been kidnapped, and he wasn’t in much of a mood to chat with himself.

So he stopped holding the tone of casual conversation and said in a very serious manner.

“Brother Zhou, first go with me to the Yunlai Mansion to enroll, then go to my residence here, and live there from now on, now that there are still days before the Casting Competition, I can’t let Brother Zhou live in an inn, and if word gets out, our Hengtong Chamber of Commerce’s reputation won’t be good.”

Here in Yunlai Mansion, there were properties that Qi Shuo had bought.

The merchants of the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce might be a bit weak in terms of force, but there was really quite a lot of money.

It was enough for Qi Shuo to live in without having to buy a house here that was too big.

Although Qi Shuo was a merchant who ran a business, he was extremely insecure, so he would buy a good property in every place he visited.

These days, so what if you’re rich?

Without strength, none of them had a sense of security.

Zhou An nodded.

The carriage continued on its way, and soon, it arrived at the Yunlai Prefecture’s government office.

Inside the government office, it was naturally more lively than the county office, even the constables on duty at the entrance were several more.

When the carriage stopped at the entrance of the government office, Zhou An stepped down from the carriage.

The registration for the Casting Dao Competition was held at the government office.

At this time, Yunlai Mansion already had a long line.

These people were all talented in casting, and they were also all of the younger generation.

Qi Shuo got down from the carriage and looked at this scene, ready to let the guards next to him queue up on his behalf while he and Zhou An returned to their residence first.

Zhou An, however, shook his head and walked towards Yunlai Mansion.

Qi Shuo didn’t quite understand, but still followed behind.

“Stop!”

A constable stopped in front and one of them shouted.

“The important area of the government office, idle people are exempt from entering, if Your Excellency is enrolling, please line up at the back.”

It should be said or not, a constable from the government has more eyes than the county’s.

It was clear in the constable’s mind that most of those who came here were casting geniuses of the younger generation.

Come to think of it, if two people come out of here and enter the Crafting Supervision, when the time comes to be offended by this aspect, the one who suffers is himself.

So the constable was very polite.

Zhou An arched his hand and said, “Please, a few of you, inform the Prefectural Order, just say that Zhou An has something to come, if the Prefectural Order is not here, then there is no need to inform.”

A few constables glanced at each other, one of them said wait a moment and headed inside.

Qi Shuo rubbed his chubby forehead, “I thought Brother Zhou wouldn’t use these means.”

“With these means, why not use them? It’s foolish not to use them, you wouldn’t have reminded me about it.” Zhou An said.

Qi Shuo cried out in injustice, “I was worried that Brother Zhou wasn’t the one to go through these connections, that’s why I didn’t dare to mention it, so as not to drop my image in front of Brother Zhou.”

The two chatted.

Not long after, a silhouette appeared in the doorway and rushed towards Zhou An with great strides.

“Brother Zhou! You’re really here, I knew you would come!”

Wang Mang walked out happily, and before Zhou An could react, he clasped his fists at Zhou An.

They were all in the casting path, and to be honest, all we were looking at was whose craftsmanship was good, and whoever had good craftsmanship would be able to convince the other party.

Wang Mang had seen Zhou An’s craftsmanship and thought that it was not as good as Zhou An’s. Wang Mang was looking forward to seeing Zhou An’s work and wanted to see him.

Wang Mang was very much looking forward to wanting Zhou An to participate in the Casting Dao Competition, and when the time came to spar, he might be able to make some sense of himself.

“Brother Wang, time is urgent, I won’t talk about the scene, please trouble Brother Wang to lead the way, I want to meet the Prefectural Order, and I will treat Brother Wang to dinner later when I have the chance.” Zhou An similarly cupped his fists and said.

If people respect me one foot, I respect them one foot.

Wang Mang was an open-minded person and knew that Zhou An must have something to do, so without further politeness, he led the way in front and led Zhou An inside.

Zhou An, led by Wang Mang, walked into the government office, and was soon brought into the inner courtyard by Wang Mang.

Wang Mang pointed to the house inside and said, “Brother Zhou, the Prefectural Order Lord is inside, you can go in directly, I still have to preside over the enrollment.”

He had enrolled and was serving in Yunlai Mansion, so he was presiding over things by the way.

“You get busy with yours first.”

When Wang Mang left, Zhou An went up and knocked on the door.

Qi Shuo knew things well and did not follow behind, but instead looked around at a corner of the inner courtyard.

“Please come in.”

Soon, the voice of Order of the Sun Mansion came from the house.

Zhou An pushed open the door and walked in.

At this moment, Sun Fu Order was buried in a pile of public things, and after hearing the footsteps, he looked up and realized that it was Zhou An, standing up and pouring a cup of tea.

“I knew you would still attend.”

Zhou An took a sip of his tea, “Sir Sun, that’s true, if I didn’t know that Sir Sun is a man who is upright as an official, I might have thought that my friend’s matter had something to do with you.”

Mr. Sun’s government order was slightly stunned, not understanding what Zhou An was saying, and strangely said, “Brother Zhou, what do you mean by that?”

Zhou An told the story of what happened, including the reason why he had come over to attend.

After hearing this, Order of the Sun Mansion frowned tightly, “Things seem to have gotten complicated.”

This Casting Dao Competition was already complicated, and now that he heard what Zhou An had said, it had become even more complicated.

The mysterious figure behind this seemed to be coming from a bad place.

No one would be so psychotic as to kidnap indiscriminately, someone else must have a purpose, and it wasn’t just as simple as getting Zhou An to join the Dao Casting Grand Competition.

“It’s obvious that the other party wants to make things happen, so I’ll take it next.” Zhou An put down the teacup in his hand.

“If this person isn’t gotten rid of, the next time it won’t be as simple as kidnapping my friend, I’m a very straightforward person, and don’t really like to be confronted with plots and tricks.”

“That’s why I spoke to Lord Sun beforehand, after all, Yunlai Mansion’s safety needs to be ensured as well, or else it will have a bad influence on Lord Sun.”

The Sun Prefectural Order heard this and nodded, his hand stroking the long beard at his chin, “You’re right, I’ll start investigating, and if there’s any discovery, I’ll let you know as soon as possible as well.”

“Then I would like to thank Lord Sun, by the way, do me a favor and plug in and enroll.” Zhou An laughed.

Of course, Mr. Sun’s Prefecture Order did not refuse, he could not wait for Zhou An to come and participate.

Since the purpose had been achieved, Zhou An did not stay and left Yunlai Mansion with Qi Shuo.

After leaving the Yunlai Mansion, Zhou An first found Qi Shuo’s residence and asked Qi Shuo to leave his cumbersome things here.

He went out again and headed to the Yunlai Mansion’s Zhen Gui Division.

Qi Shuo also followed, after all, he still had to explain the situation of the stage to the Zhen Gui Si.

What Zhou An had just said to the Sun Fu Order was also a wake-up call for the Sun Fu Order.

Now, he wanted to find someone who was truly professional.

A Prefecture’s Zhen Gui Si, of course, was different from a county and more specialized.

Whether it was manpower or strength, or even the density of intelligence, it was much stronger than An Ding County.

When Zhou An arrived, he saw quite a few members of the Zhen Gui Division, on duty.

His arrival naturally attracted the attention of quite a few people.

“What is your business?” A member of the Zhen Gui Division asked.

Zhou An stated his purpose, which was roughly to explain the matter of the stagecoach.

Who knew that after Zhou An finished speaking, the Zhen Gui Si member shook his head.

“There’s no need to explain, this matter has nothing to do with you, we’ve already checked it out, you guys go back.”

This answer was unexpected, and Zhou An’s brows furrowed.

He knew that since the other party had said this, it proved that the news had already come through.

There was no need to ask, there must be some clues or something similar had happened as well.

As Zhou An thought about this, he turned his head to Qi Shuo and said, “Brother Qi, just go back to your residence and wait for me.”

Qi Shuo felt uncomfortable ever since he entered the Zhen Gui Si.

After all, a person in the trade would feel uncomfortable coming here.

Hearing Zhou An’s words, he was decisive and flew away.

After Qi Shuo left, Zhou An turned his head to look at the members of the Zhen Gui Si Division, explaining that he was recommended by Zhang Si Xian and had come to meet the Lord of the Division.

He had thought that the other party would go and inform him after he had explained himself in this manner, but he had not expected that when he had brought up the name Zhang Si County, this member of the Zhen Gui Si Division on the opposite side of the table frowned.

“Heh …… Zhang Si County …… has a big mouth.”

The Zhen Gui Si member sneered.

Hearing these words, Zhou An had already guessed the reason why, this person in front of him might have a beef with Zhang Si County.

“Your Excellency has a beef with Lord Zhang, these are the past, I don’t want to understand, I only want to meet the Lord of the Division, there is indeed something important.”

Zhou An did not want to make a scene, very sincerely, said again.

Since he was here to do something, there was no need to be too arrogant.

However, there was a saying that the King of Hell was good to see, but the little ghosts were difficult to deal with.

“I’ll give you a briefing later when I have time, you go ahead now.” The Zhen Gui Si member waved his hand with a careless look.

Zhou An frowned slightly and did not say anything else, instead walking towards the other Town Guile Division member.

He made his intentions of coming clear once again.

What he thought was that since this one couldn’t go through, then he would change it, and he only wanted to inform.

However, he did not expect that he would change several people one after another, all with the same result.

“Zhang Si County has a bad reputation here?” Zhou An frowned.

He always felt that the people here were repulsed by Zhang Si County.

However, when asked why, they did not answer.

The key thing was that one seemed to be stuck.

Of course, Zhou An did not think that he was truly stuck.

He no longer asked any more questions and directly headed inside.

This approach was actually considered.

This was something that the brats were presumed to have a reason for, but there was absolutely no way that the Sifu here would have one.

This was because since Zhang Si Xian could call himself over, he definitely wouldn’t let himself come here for nothing.

With this action of his, several members of the Zhen Gui Si stopped in the middle and looked at him with an amused expression, as if they were looking at a clown.

“Do you know the consequences of breaking in here?”

The very first member of the Zhen Gui Si was filled with teasing.

Zhou An said indifferently, “I don’t know, you’ll know soon enough.”

Coming with courtesy, only to be met with molestation.

Zhou An was not a good-tempered person.

The air in his body flew, and in the next moment, the Swimming Dragon Steps were executed by him, and his person had already disappeared in the same place.

“Slap!”

Crisp slaps rang out, the members who came over to block the way only felt a flash in front of their eyes, and immediately afterward, pain came from their faces.

They were truly not expecting Zhou An to make a move, and with no intention against intention, they were instantly hit in the face, which immediately swelled up.

“Take him!”

The members of the Zhen Gui Si had an angry tone.

They drew their blades and were ready to strike.

“All of them are good fighters, don’t fold here.” Zhou An drew his long sword from the pink money bag, his body filled with a murderous aura.

These people, they were all third-rate experts who had entered the threshold.

It was worthy of being Yunlai Prefecture, a large place with a large population base had more probability of producing good hands.

Of course, to Zhou An, these people could only be considered good hands, not experts.

Xie sheriff and Zhang shi xian are considered to be the best of the best.

While thinking this way, more and more members of the Town Guile appeared and stopped Zhou An.

However, they did not make a move.

They could feel Zhou An’s killing aura.

Zhou An raised an eyebrow.

He felt that he would probably have to see blood today, and see someone else’s blood.

Just as the scene was getting more and more condensed and was about to come to blows, a voice rang out.

“All of you are getting more and more fucking alive, leaning on your own status and just carding on others, be careful of me slaughtering all of you!”

A middle-aged man wearing Si Fu clothes walked down from the upper floors, his tone carrying a flavor of a jianghu good-for-nothing grass.

When this man walked down, all the people present stopped.

Zhou An followed where the voice came from and looked.

The middle-aged man in front of him was standing upstairs, with a beard, a face full of horizontal meat, and muscles bulging on his body, he looked like he was not easy to deal with.

“It’s an expert.”

Zhou An’s gaze froze.

This person in front of him was stronger than everyone he had ever seen.

Even himself, he felt a sense of oppression.

The middle-aged man looked at Zhou An and let out a magnificent laugh, “Worthy of being introduced by Zhang Stubborn Bull, as soon as he came, he showed two hands, truly extraordinary, come up here, in addition, the person who participated just now, who used his power to oppress others, will have his salary deducted for January.”

On the scene, it was quiet, no Zhen Gui Si members uttered a sound.