The Sword King's Mansion is a famous swordsmith in the world. He is enshrined by the imperial court and is a craftsman for the royal family. The cost of replacing swords and tools for the patrol camp every year is enough to turn the Lin family of Longyuan Mansion into a poor peasant class in an instant.

In Wangxuan City, the Jianjun Mansion has a history of nearly a thousand years, and its fortune can be traced back to the Shenzong era. It is one of the most prestigious families.

"Jianjun Mansion? A local prominent family. Why is this sign so sloppy?"

Compared with other wealthy families in Longyuan Mansion, the entrance hall of Jianjun Mansion is more majestic, showing its ancient heritage in a low-key manner. Even the horse-bolting pillars in front of the door are of the ancient style, with cloud patterns lingering and ancient seals soaring into the air.

Quite charming.

It's just that the door plaque with the three characters "Jianjun Mansion" engraved on it seems a bit random.

"This is the handwriting of His Majesty Shenzong..." Master Ji took Li Mo and reminded him in a low voice.

"No wonder it was so sloppy at first glance, but when you look closely, you feel like a king." Li Mo couldn't help but sigh.

"When His Majesty Shenzong wrote this plaque in his hand, he was just a prince..." Master Ji whispered.

"Shenzong's destiny is to be fulfilled, and the prince will show his dragon spirit..."

"Brother Li understands calligraphy and destiny."

Master Ji smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

At this moment, there were already a lot of cars and horses in front of Jianjun's mansion, and people were either rich or noble. However, Li Mo and Li Mo entered the mansion through the side door. For this reason, Master Ji also stuffed ten taels of silver into the concierge.

"Brother Ji, why did you give him money? Weren't you invited here?"

Li Mo looked at Master Ji's sneaky appearance and couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"Brother Li, you don't know this, I just like the feeling of being sneaky." Master Ji grinned and said: "For the taste, I recommend you to read a book..."

"What book?" Li Mo's eyes widened, and he felt more and more that this handsome young man with whom he had known each other at first sight didn't look like a serious person... No, he didn't look like a human being.

"The name of this book is "Cao Thief"... This is a strange book that came out during the Shenzong era. Now it has become an only copy. You can't buy it on the market..."

Master Ji winked and said, "I'll give it to you later...I'll lend it to you for tasting."

"A strange book from the Shenzong era?" Li Mo was stunned: "Is that a banned book?"

He had seen records about this banned book in folk picture books obtained by Feng Wannian. It was said to be narrated by a strange person in the Shenzong era. It told the story of a prince named Cao and his wife. The scale was so large that it had once been

It affected the folk customs in various places, so it was banned.

"Now it's an only copy...it's worth thousands of gold." Master Ji said in a deep voice.

"Worth a thousand pieces of gold?"

"Do you think I'm joking? As long as you can take out a copy, there are many booksellers outside who buy it. If the quality is not good enough, you can buy it for 8,000 taels. If the quality is good, you can get an apartment." Master Ji said softly.

"So much money?" Li Mo was dumbfounded. This was the first time he heard that Huang...banned books could make a lot of money.

"The water is very deep in here."

While talking, Master Ji took Li Mo to the back garden. Judging from his familiar demeanor, it was obvious that this was not his first time entering the Jianjun Mansion.

In the distance, on the open-air balcony, birds were singing and dancing, and beautiful beauties were gathering together. Sitting at the top of the table was the host of today's [Yalan Gathering], the fourth young lady of Jianjun Mansion, Ning Huaixiu.

"She is indeed a lady among all of us."

Li Mo couldn't help but sigh, even though he was far away, he could still feel the outstanding temperament of this four-thousand-gold man from the Sword Lord's Mansion. He was still in his prime, facing the descendants of all the sects, but he spoke well and showed his generosity and enthusiasm.

"There are five daughters in Jianjun's mansion. Mr. Laofu didn't have a son until he was over fifty years old, and he regards it as a treasure..." Master Ji said in a deep voice.

"Each of the five girls in Jianjun's Mansion is capable of taking charge of her own business."

Having said this, Master Ji came to Li Mo's side: "This fourth lady has the weakest talent. She is eighteen years old, but she is already a master in the eight-inch realm."

"The weakest talent?" Li Mo's eyes narrowed slightly.

Master Ji has redefined talent. From this alone, it can be seen that the world is vast and the level of cultivation outside is indeed much higher than that of Longyuan Mansion.

"It's just compared to her sisters." Master Ji explained.

Li Mo nodded and wanted to ask something more. The reason why he came to Jianjun's Mansion was to learn more about Black Sword's past.

After all, Jianjun Mansion once forged magic swords for Black Swords.

"Look..."

At this moment, Master Ji pulled Li Mo's sleeve and pointed to the distant balcony, where a thin, beautiful girl with a bookish air was talking to Ning Huaixiu.

"What's wrong? Do you know her?" Li Mo couldn't help but look at the woman twice.

Compared to Ning Huaixiu, this woman seemed to have stepped out of a book. She exuded a unique temperament and seemed to have faint spiritual fluctuations, which was quite strange.

"Her name is Mo Jinshu, and she is the daughter of Zhengyi Bookstore." Master Ji's eyes were shining, staring at the delicate figure.

"Justice Bookstore? You mean..."

"Yes, it's the largest bookseller in the world, Zhengyi Bookstore..." Master Ji nodded.

Zhengyi Bookstore was founded nine hundred years ago during the Shenzong era. It was originally just a ninth-rate bookseller who printed and sold popular novels. However, today, it has become an imperial merchant.

Every year, the official documents, official documents and calligraphy printed by the imperial court, as well as various reading materials published all over the world, collections of classics and history, and even tabloid publications in various states, prefectures and cities, etc. are all handled by Zhengyi Book Company.

Even when opening courses to obtain academic qualifications, all study rooms and other items are purchased through Zhengyi Bookstore.

In a word, the only one that sells books and ranks among the world's wealthy businessmen is Zhengyi Bookstore.

Their slogan is to promote justice through words.

"It's so great..." Li Mo couldn't help but sigh.

"The only volume of "Cao Thief" I just mentioned was produced by their family." Master Ji said softly.

"Um!?"

"Now, 70% of the wealthy book speculators outside belong to Zhengyi Book Company... Hehe, they copied a manuscript of the new No. 1 scholar last year for 20,000 taels of silver. The printed version will be published next month for 10 taels of silver a copy."

"There are so many things here." Li Mo couldn't help but sigh.

The ways to make money are like chicken peeing, everyone has his own way.

"Of course, the most profitable thing here is what I just said...banned books." Master Ji said calmly.

"Are they still doing this now?"

"Of course, this is the urgent need, the spiritual food that the people need... The teachings of the saints are good, but not everyone can read them. Only after you have satisfied your desires can you sit down and discuss the truth..."

"If you ask the common people what the righteousness of a saint is, he may not know. But if you ask him what he should do when he turns off the lights every night, he will definitely understand."

Speaking of this, Master Ji chuckled and said, "Besides, Zhengyi Bookstore made its fortune from this bowl of rice."

More than 900 years ago, Zhengyi Book Company was just a low-level bookseller, making a living by publishing popular novels and some erotic poems.

However, it is said that when the ancestors of Zhengyi Bookstore were at their lowest, they met a strange man. He was a man of extraordinary imagination and unbridled imagination. His first work opened up sales for Zhengyi Bookstore and earned the first pot of gold.

"Erlang and his sister-in-law!?" Li Mo had a strange look on his face when he heard the title of the first book that made Zhengyi Book Company's fortune.

"What are you writing about?"

"The plot is twists and turns and soul-stirring. To sum it up in one sentence..." Master Ji thought for a moment and then concluded.

"A third-rate salesman, a second-rate cook, a first-rate sister-in-law, and a dirty me."

"You also took part in it..."

"I also have this unique volume... If you are interested, I can lend it to you for tasting."

Master Ji is quite generous, and he is quite familiar with the history of Zhengyi Book Company.

It was precisely because the founder of Zhengyi Bookstore got to know that strange man that he became unstoppable, and the "Duck Mother's Belt" he published one after another was also well received.

This book takes a different approach and tells the story of a duck mother who turns into a demon and brings her seven daughters with her to meet a talented scholar. It is the first to tell the story of the forbidden love between humans and demons. Once it was released, it became a hit.

Popular in the capital.

In just two months, this book was sold in all major state capitals, selling millions of copies, breaking the sales record of "Daqian Law" in one fell swoop.

Next, "Apricot Fantasy" and "Oils in the World" published by Zhengyi Book Company both became phenomenal popular books, especially "Apricot Fantasy", which tells the story of a red apricot plant that turns into a demon, blends into the world of mortals, and has a relationship with the neighbor's old man.

A poignant story of love.

This book was widely praised by many talented people and beautiful women, and became one of the top ten popular books of the year.

"this……"

Li Mo was stunned.

"The strange man that the ancestor of the Mo family knew is indeed extraordinary. It was with the help of five masterpieces: "Cao Thief", "Erlang and Sister-in-law", "Duck Mother's Belt", "Xing Fantasy" and "Human Oil" that he laid the foundation for justice.

The bookstore has a thousand-year legacy.”

"To this day, these five books are regarded as the [Five Great Justices] in the book speculating circle. If you collect them all, you can easily change your apartment in the capital." Master Ji said calmly.

"I...I'm still too ignorant, too young...I know absolutely nothing about this world."

Li Mo couldn't help but sigh, no wonder the ancients said that reading thousands of books is worse than traveling thousands of miles. If I didn't go out and see, I really wouldn't know that this world is so unimaginable.

"Now you know, this daughter of Zhengyi Bookstore seldom shows up." Master Ji said in a low voice.

Mo Jinshu and Ning Huaixiu were close friends. It coincided with the Xuantian Pavilion assessment and the gates from all over the world gathered in Wangxuan City, so she was invited to attend the [Lanya Gathering]. She wanted to see what the major gates were like this year.

Are there any extraordinary people?
To be continued...