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The Nine Kingdoms of the Central Plains, Yong'an, Guanglu City, and Caiwei Pavilion.

The first pavilion of Caiwei is not a magnificent high-rise building as people imagined, but the three streets and one alley in the middle of Guanglu City.

The entire east street is full of messenger birds, the west street is all kinds of mounts, the south alley is a place for selling information, the north side is a river, and the north street next to the river is a row of bodyguard bureaus, which specialize in the delivery of various materials.Merchants come and go here, chivalrous men and ordinary people have a real intersection here, and the rivers and lakes and folks of Lingxi Continent meet without bluntness in this place.

In the middle of the three streets and one alley, there is actually a small brown building, small but tall, with seven floors.Compared with the three streets and one alley that occupy nearly half of the city, this building is really inconspicuous and old, even a bit crumbling. The peeling brown paint makes it look like a forbidden color, so it has become a The sign tells the people coming and going that this is the center of Caiwei Pavilion, but you'd better not go in if you have nothing to do.

The window facing the river on the third floor was wide open, and there was only a table and chairs in front of the window.More than a dozen booklets were stacked on the flat and wide mahogany table. When the wind blew into the room, the pages of the booklet on the top flipped and fell slowly, making a reassuring sound.There are densely packed small characters in the booklet. If you look closely, each character is neat and stable. It can be seen that the person who wrote it should be a calm and self-controlled person.

There was a man sitting on the carved mahogany chair, and he looked very capable in a black cloud-pattern suit.He sat upright, with his back straight but not touching the back of the chair, giving the illusion that he could sit like that forever if he didn't have to get up.

The man rested his elbow on the table with one hand, and between his fingers was a book of popular Chinese folklore, turning a page after a while.The other hand was placed on the table and tapped lightly, with clean and strong fingers.There is a book next to the finger, which is very similar to the pile of books stacked next to it. Unlike the other books that are all black, this book has red pens drawn every other paragraph, and the handwriting is relatively more willful. There is also a red grass mark.

"In the year 1006 of the new calendar, the young master Wuyan Xihai died. The Wuyan chapter ends."

He finished writing the last stroke in his hand, paused, crossed out the word Xihai, and closed the booklet.

In the booklet it was written in gilt letters——

"Caiwei Rivers and Lakes Record".

"Rabbit, I'm going out." The man stood up and ordered to a corner of the room.

"Go, go, does the dignified Caiwei Pavilion Master need to explain to me as the acting Pavilion Master?" The rabbit in the corner responded angrily, "I have taken over this mess for many years, and you are always in the moment. I'm used to the virtue of Caiwei Pavilion as an inn, when will I get rid of the two agents, I dare not brag to my friends, it's very embarrassing, Yun Bingkuai."

As the Pavilion Master of Caiwei Pavilion, Pavilion Master Yun has always been decisive, but this time there was a rare hesitation in his tone: "This time... if I succeed, I may resign from the position of Pavilion Master."

"You? Resign from the pavilion master?" Zuo Fang's voice was pleasantly surprised and unbelievable, with several questions on his face, "Have you finally caught up with that man? No, no, look at you, could it be that you are the first That insidious guy in the backyard has succeeded in one step? Resigning from the pavilion master is the next step? Marriage? Congratulations to the pavilion master, you are my brother, hurry up and sign this pavilion master's abdication book."

"If you fail, you will be free." Pavilion Master Yun listened to him quietly before completing what he had just said.

The room was very silent for a while.

Zuo Fang breathlessly choked out a sentence: "Then I wish you success."

Pavilion Master Yun rarely smiled: "I hope so."

***

The last time Xue Zangxue came to Guanglu City was seven years ago. After all these years, the place is still very prosperous because of Caiwei Pavilion.

He walked to the place where the East Street and the South Alley meet. There is an alley, and a stone on the wall is engraved with the southeast nine turns.

Although this Nine Turns Alley is sandwiched between several buildings, it is not dark. At every short distance, there will be two glass lamps mounted on the wall. It lights up, and then goes out after people leave.After turning nine turns, a small courtyard appeared at the end of the alley. There was only one small building in the courtyard, and the first floor was a small shop.

Xue Zangxue has been here many times, and he is very familiar with the formation here, so even if his eyesight is fine and he uses a long silk to cover his eyes, he can still walk in here based on his memory.

A middle-aged shopkeeper who was not very young was sitting in front of the counter, writing and drawing, and several smart teenagers were busy behind.

There were two red wooden signs hanging on both sides of the shop, and the wooden sign on the left was written in four lines: Mount is on East Street, Xinniao is on West Street, South Lane is for information, and Beihe is an escort agency.

The words on the sign on the right are very domineering: Rare treasures are escorted for identification first, top-secret news deposits start from 50, deposits start from 100 for Nether Riding Beasts, see the owner of the pavilion for [-] million without bargaining.The last stroke of the price word has been delayed for a long time.

Xue Zangxue walked to the counter and tapped on the table.

The shopkeeper raised his head, and the teenagers also stopped and looked at him.

It seems that there has been no business here for several days.

"Shopkeeper, I want to see your pavilion master." Xue Zangxue smiled, he didn't want to scare the "rabbit" this time, some things require a surprise attack to be effective.

The shopkeeper lazily pointed to the sign on the right, Xue Zangxue didn't follow his finger and looked at him, but still looked at him with a smile.

"I can't see."

The shopkeeper suddenly realized that the person in front of him was invisible, and withdrew his hand in embarrassment.

"Every year before the Moon Festival, there will be something from Canaan Valley sent to Caiwei Pavilion, right?"

There is a list of families that cannot be messed with in the Jianghu. This list is made by Caiwei Pavilion. The first family that cannot be messed with is Canaan Valley. It is not because of their martial arts, but because there are too many people who have been favored by them. .Once you get involved in Canaan Valley, you will basically become enemies with all the patients in Canaan Valley. Enemies all over the world are terrifying.

If the woman in the thick fur cloak in front of her is from Canaan Valley, the shopkeeper would definitely not dare to neglect her.

"Guests, please come in and have a cup of tea." The shopkeeper put away his lazy expression and straightened his back quite a bit.

Xue Zangxue waved his hand, saying that it is good to just stand here, and then said: "Every year on the day of the moon worship, someone will come to collect it, right?"

"Please allow me to check this."

The shopkeeper signaled a young man to fetch a booklet.

The shopkeeper opened the booklet and looked at it for a while.

"It does have this record on it."

"Shopkeeper, have you seen clearly?"

The corners of Xue Zangxue's mouth curled up, and the shopkeeper inexplicably felt a bit chilly.

"See clearly, what questions do you have, guest?"

"Doubt? I do have doubts. This person hasn't come to pick it up in the past seven years. Why hasn't anyone notified Canaan Valley?" Xue Zangxue's tone gradually increased.

The shopkeeper was not sure of Xue Zangxue's intentions.

You must know that there happened to be a guest from Canaan Valley upstairs, why didn't this person appear together?

The shopkeeper could only ask tentatively: "The guest is from Canaan Valley? Are you here to deliver the goods?"

"No," Xue Zangxue shook his head lightly, "On the contrary, I'm not here to deliver the goods, I'm here to pick them up. If I show the pick-up code, can you take out my goods."

The shopkeeper let out a sigh of relief, he thought that this person was going to use Caiwei Pavilion not to notify Canaan Valley in time to stir up trouble, and his palms were sweating from fright.

"Of course it's okay if you just pick up the goods, please give me the password for picking up the goods."

How could Xue Zangxue not feel the nervousness of the shopkeeper, thinking to himself: I have used the same trick twice, why can't you Caiwei Pavilion people see that I am here to pick right and wrong?

Xue Zangxue threw out a piece of paper, which contained the secret code between him and Canaan Valley.

The shopkeeper got the code word, went behind the screen to pick up the goods, and let out another breath.

This person is wrong when he is old. When he was young, he had never seen anyone, and he was never afraid of anyone. Today, seeing this woman actually feels oppressive. When will the pavilion master approve a leave and rest.

Xue Zangxue stood outside with his hands behind his back in a leisurely manner. He could already imagine how interesting the shopkeeper's expression was.

After three sticks of incense, the shopkeeper came out with a livid face, the warehouse cabinet was empty and there was nothing.

Sure enough, it's gone.

"I'm sorry, customer. The warehouse is too big and I couldn't find it for a while. Maybe it's in another warehouse. Why don't you come back tomorrow?"

"Oh, where did this batch of goods go?" Xue Zangxue dragged his voice, watching the cold sweat dripping from the shopkeeper's head with satisfaction, "Oh, it's winter, why are you sweating, shopkeeper? I'm a doctor. Would you like me to show you?"

When the shopkeeper heard the word doctor, his legs almost softened and he was about to kneel down, crying in his heart: Is this really Doctor Canangu?Who was it that took the customer's goods so desperately, how could I face the ice cube face of the pavilion master?

He seemed to see knight-errants who had received the kindness of Canaan Valley flocking in,

But after all, it is the shopkeeper of Caiwei Pavilion, so the shopkeeper still insisted on not losing his composure.

"Thank you for the kindness of the guests. The little old man is just getting old and feels a little tired after running around just now."

"That's right, the shopkeeper needs to take good care of himself." Xue Zangxue looked at him, although he was still smiling, but there was no smile in his eyes. "Is your pavilion master sitting in the tower today?"

The shopkeeper finally confirmed that the person in front of him was here to find fault. You must know that if Caiwei Pavilion's loss of goods angered Canaan Valley, Caiwei Pavilion's reputation would be rotten.

So he gritted his teeth, and he decided to sell the pavilion owner. It is most appropriate to leave this kind of matter to the pavilion owner, and he will stink of him.

"Yes," the shopkeeper said decisively, with a step forward, and with a wave of his right hand, he stepped out of the way righteously, "Guests, please come in."

Xue Zangxue has been to Caiwei Pavilion many times, but this is the first time he stepped through this door, turned around the screen, there is indeed a world behind, behind the screen is the real Caiwei Pavilion.

The attic looks very small from the outside, but in such a small space, hundreds of thousands of black cabinets can be placed. Each cabinet has a label on it. The cabinets are stacked one after another, like a beehive. Walking underground It doesn't feel right, there must be many layers below the ground.

There are a lot of guys inside, and they seem to come from many countries. They come and go with expressionless faces. Some of them carry heavy black iron boxes and still walk lightly without making any noise. It seems that they have some martial arts background. Xue Zangxue nodded secretly. Caiwei Pavilion really hides its secrets.

Suddenly he remembered standing at the door many years ago, the sight from the third floor, someone's eyes swept over him, the sense of oppression made him excited and surprised, it was the attraction of the strong.But the feeling of not being able to see through the other party but being seen through by the other party is really uncomfortable. It feels like Ajiu.

"This way please, the owner of the pavilion is on the third floor."

The shopkeeper touched some mechanism, a wall suddenly sank into the ground, and a black black iron staircase appeared in front of Xue Zangxue.

Xue Zangxue came back to his senses, cupped his hands to express his gratitude, and went up the stairs neatly, leaving the shopkeeper standing at the door in a daze.

How can this woman do a man's hands-on salute?