mijobooks Chapter 1022 545: Zhang Gunli and Huang Zenan_4
Chapter 1022 545: Zhang Gunli and Huang Zenan_4
"Your level is still not enough," Sun Tiecheng said with a serious expression, asking Gui Jianchou, "How many of Old Train's disciples do you know?"
Gui Jianchou thought for a moment: "I know almost all of them, but I don't really have any connections. If I had to say, there's one in Medicine King Valley who pulls a cart..."
"That cart puller won't do. Even if he figures it out, he might not tell you," Sun Tiecheng thought again: "You should make a trip to Black Stone Slope to find Tang Zhenjiang. Show him this abacus, maybe he can figure something out."
Gui Jianchou was a bit troubled: "Tang Zhenjiang isn't easy to deal with, and on his own turf, I can't force him..."
"No need to force," Sun Tiecheng waved his hand and said, "Just tell him this thing is from the Inner State, he should be able to help. This man can tell the inside from the outside."
"Alright," Gui Jianchou agreed, "So the matter of finding Old Qi, should we wait on that?"
Sun Tiecheng shook his head: "This can't wait either!"
Gui Jianchou saw Sun Tiecheng was anxious about both matters, and turned to Ah Se: "I'm going to Black Stone Slope, you take the painting and find Old Qi, be very careful on the road."
Ah Se was not happy.
Ghost Servants generally do not act alone. Some Nightmare Cultivators fear losing control of their Ghost Servants, and some Ghost Servants fear being abandoned by the Cultivator.
Ah Se was a beautiful woman, appearing around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. Among the Ghost Servants around Gui Jianchou, her cultivation level was not high, nor was her combat strength strong. She belonged to the kind worried about being abandoned. Gui Jianchou asked her to go alone, and Ah Se sobbed twice and started crying.
Gui Jianchou frowned: "You silly woman, I ask you to do a task, and you start crying?"
Ah Se said with a face full of grievance: "I don't know where to find Li Qi."
"First go around Greenwater City, then go look in Xiaoyao Lodge. If you can't find him, go to He Yuxiu's territory to find Ye Jianhuang and have her help you think of a way."
Ah Se wiped her tears and said: "You just think I'm no good, and don't want me."
Gui Jianchou consoled: "You're useful, among my people, you're the most useful. Don't be afraid, I'll let Ah Chun accompany you."
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At the Chu Family Mansion, Chu Huaiyuan sat on a chair, doing her makeup.
Her makeup was still very thick, especially the eyeshadow, which was applied very dark.
After finishing her makeup, she took a top hat from the dressing table and put it on her head. The brim dipped down, casting a shadow that covered her eyes and nose, leaving only her chin and lips visible to others.
Xiang Fenglan watched beside her and laughed: "You worked so hard on your eyeshadow, now the hat covers it all, wasn't it all for nothing? Who did you do it for?"
Chu Er didn't respond, looking at the necklace on Xiang Fenglan's neck, she asked: "Who gave this to you?"
"I saved up and bought it myself."
"Do you know how much this jade pendant on the necklace is worth?"
Xiang Fenglan snorted: "What's it to you!"
Chu Er lifted the jade pendant and looked at it for a moment. In the light and shadow reflection, she saw the character "Five."
"You went to see Ma Wu?"
Xiang Fenglan blushed and said: "No."
"Still denying it!" Chu Er said fiercely, "Wait until I tell our mother-in-law, see if she won't beat you to death, you little tramp!"
Xiang Fenglan replied angrily: "You talk about me, who gave you the hat you're wearing?"
Chu Er smiled proudly: "Our mother-in-law allows me to flirt with him; our mother-in-law hopes I do, doesn't that just infuriate you?"
While they were talking, Yang Yanzheng entered the room: "Second Miss, He Jiaqing, Young Master He requests a meeting."
Chu Er was taken aback: "What is he here for?"
"He says there's a business matter to discuss with Miss."
"Have I ever had business dealings with him?"
Yang Yanzheng shook his head, indeed there were none at the moment.
Chu Er had heard that Li Qi and He Jiaqing didn't get along, and without thinking she said: "Tell him I'm sick and not convenient to receive guests."
Yang Yanzheng nodded and was about to go deliver the message, but then saw He Jiaqing standing at the staircase, dressed in a long white robe, holding a Folding Fan.
Chu Er glanced at Xiang Fenglan, who had already drawn a Feather Arrow from her waist.
Yang Yanzheng called over Wen Hongyan, then looked at He Jiaqing and said: "Young Master He, you're being a bit improper!"
He Jiaqing waved his fan, smiling and said: "Everyone, don't be angry. I'm here to see Miss Huai Yuan; there's an urgent matter to discuss, and I assure you I have no ill intentions."
Chu Huaiyuan said: "Whatever it is, say it from the stairs."
He Jiaqing looked around: "Isn't that inappropriate? What we have to discuss involves secrecy."
Chu Er shook her head and said: "There's nothing secret between us. Whatever you say to me, they can hear. And if they can't hear it, then there's no need for you to say it to me either."
Seeing Chu Huaiyuan's firm attitude, He Jiaqing had no choice but to reveal his intention: "I want to buy the Hundred Joy Gate."
Chu Er lifted her hat brim, rolling her eyes up at He Jiaqing and said: "What did you say?"
"Don't be hasty, I know you value the Hundred Joy Gate, but you need to calculate this deal well. Why did you exhaust all your resources for the Hundred Joy Gate? Do you really like the business of Hundred Joy Gate that much?
The Hundred Joy Gate is nothing more than a place for dancing, a restaurant and hotel. There are plenty of such places in Greenwater City. The Hundred Joy Gate is neither the largest nor the best,
You value the reputation of the Hundred Joy Gate because it's a trademark of Greenwater City. But think carefully, is the trademark of Greenwater City still with the Hundred Joy Gate?
This year, there have been over a dozen singing conventions; Xiaoyao Lodge took half, Peace Mansion took thirty percent, and the Hundred Joy Gate got less than twenty percent. Can this trademark still stand?
Your Singing Empress underlings have all left, and now the Hundred Joy Gate doesn't even have anyone to hold up the stage. Even if you really want to hold a singing convention, wouldn't you still have to find a way to borrow people from Ma Wu?"
He Jiaqing was speaking the truth.
In everyday life, everyone was friends, that's true. But in business, Ma Wu never showed mercy. Over the past year, Hundred Joy Gate was severely squeezed out by Xiaoyao Lodge.