It was past 4:30 and the stage was cleared.
Not long after, someone brought up the brocade box containing the ghost seal.
"Congratulations to Mr. Wu Xiaosan." Yu Honghou, the female foreman wearing the peony cheongsam from before, personally held the brocade box and delivered it to Wu Xiaoxie.
Wu Xiaoxie opened it and checked it again, and then asked the younger brother to confirm that it was correct before taking out the black gold card and handing it to Yu Honghou.
After paying the bill, the card returned to Zhang Shuxun's hand.
Everyone on the second floor had already begun to leave, and Huo Xiangu didn't intend to stay any longer, so she stood up holding on to the armrest.
"Wait a minute." Zhang Zhuxun suddenly called out to her, "Mrs. Huo, I have something to give you."
Huo Xiangu paused slightly, held Xiuxiu's arm, turned around and said calmly: "I don't like ordinary things."
Zhang Zhuoxun smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry, you will be very satisfied with something like this."
As he spoke, he took out a small rectangular ebony box from the inner pocket of his suit.
Huo Xiuxiu stepped forward to take it and handed it to Huo Xiangu.
Zhang Shuxun made a gesture of invitation, "You can open it and take a look."
The ebony box is only as big as an adult's hand, and has a lock on it.
Huo Xiangu opened the box, but the moment she saw what was placed inside, her pupils suddenly shrank.
"Where did you get this thing?" Huo Xiangu quickly closed the box and stared directly at Zhang Zhuxun. The expression on her face was a bit twisted and scary because she was shocked and tried to hide her emotions.
If you look carefully, you will find that her hands are actually shaking slightly.
"Grandma, are you okay?" Huo Xiuxiu didn't understand why grandma's mood was suddenly so intense, so she worriedly stepped forward to help her.
She wanted to look at the box, but Huo Xiangu raised her hand to avoid it.
Huo Xiuxiu frowned and looked at Zhang Chuxun, "What did you put in the box?"
Zhang Zhuxun's expression was calm and composed, "Of course this is what Mrs. Huo has always wanted to know the whereabouts of."
Huo Xiuxiu wanted to ask more, but Huo Xiangu raised her hand to stop her.
In just a few breaths, Huo Xiangu's face returned to normal, but there was still a trace of unconcealable grief in her eyes.
"What do you want from me, or what do you want from the Huo family?" she asked in a deep voice.
"It's not so serious." Zhang Zhuxun smiled easily, "I just hope you can be more honest, old lady. After all, there will be opportunities for us to cooperate in the future."
"Oh, and also, half of the money for today's auction, after all, Wu Xie was tricked by you, you still have to pay for the mental damage." Zhang Zhuxun pointed at the money in Wu Xiaoxie's hand again.
Brocade box.
Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately gave Zhang Shuxun a thumbs up.
Although he didn't know what was in the small box.
But that doesn't stop him from gloating after seeing the old woman deflated.
Huo Xiangu was startled when she heard this. Seeing that Zhang Zhuxun's expression didn't seem to be fake, she made a few turns in her mind and said with unclear meaning: "It seems that you do know a lot of things."
Then he tilted his head slightly and said, "Xiuxiu, transfer the money to him."
Zhang Zhuoxun smiled and squinted his eyes, like a civet cat who had succeeded in his scheme.
You see, if you like to collect things, it’s useful to be prepared for emergencies. Wouldn’t this make up for the extra losses?
"But..." Huo Xiangu changed her voice, "You must explain the ins and outs of such a thing to me clearly."
"No problem." Zhang Zhu is doing everything he can.
Within a few words, the people outside had almost dispersed.
The two parties walked downstairs one after another and went out from the lobby of Crescent Hotel.
Coincidentally, their car happened to be parked near the Huo family's car.
When Zhang Zhuoxun opened the car door, his hand suddenly paused. As if sensing something, he turned around and walked to Huo Xiangu's Hongqi car and motioned for her to roll down the window.
"What's the matter?" Huo Xiangu's expression had a trace of emotion
Impatient.
After all, she is a veteran in the world, so it’s okay if she doesn’t get any favors from these young people. Instead, she has an army conquered by them. Naturally, she doesn’t want to see these little fox cubs right now.
"I'm afraid we have to trouble the old lady to give us a ride." Zhang Zhuoxun said with a cheeky smile.
Huo Xiangu snorted, "Didn't you show that you were very skillful before? How come you can't even protect something in your hand? You still need to borrow the power of my Huo family."
Zhang Zhuoxun raised his eyebrows, "You mean Liu Lisun? He doesn't make me so afraid. I'm talking about another group of rats hiding in the dark."
Huo Xiangu realized something and her expression changed, "You mean..."
Then, as if he was avoiding something, he lowered his voice and said, "Then follow."
The two of them communicated like they were playing charades, leaving everyone else confused.
"Thank you, old lady."
Zhang Zhu thanked him, then asked Wu Xiaoxie and others to get in the car, and drove the Mercedes-Benz they rented to join the Huo family's motorcade.
A dozen or so red flag cars drove up with great momentum. As expected, the rats in the dark were concerned about the power of the Huo family and did not take action on the road.
Zhang Zhuxun and his party successfully arrived at a very mysterious compound. The guards at the door were all armed with live ammunition.
When the car passes by, you can also encounter the patrol team inside.
This place is really big. The car drove in for nearly ten minutes before finally stopping at a place with many courtyard houses.
Various towering ancient trees grow out of the courtyard walls, and the shade is lush. The roads and paths paved with bluestones crisscross each other, giving the impression of a winding path leading to a secluded place, and a Zen room with deep flowers and trees, giving it a sense of ancient charm.
The old lady took her men and left by another road, leaving behind Huo Xiuxiu and a bodyguard driver named Xiao Li.
"Let's go." Huo Xiuxiu straightened her wrinkled clothes and carried a small bag. "I will take you in from the alley. Give the car keys to Xiaoli to park the car."
Zhang Zhu and the others didn't say anything, and followed Huo Xiuxiu into the small alley with mottled shades of trees. They walked to the end and saw a very inconspicuous small wooden door there.
There was an old-fashioned mortise lock hanging on the door. Huo Xiuxiu took a small hairpin from her hair, fiddled with it twice in the keyhole, and the lock opened.
The fat man muttered in a low voice, "Why is this little girl more skilled at stealing doors and picking locks than the fat man?"
After hearing this, Huo Xiuxiu rolled her eyes gracefully.
Push the door open and go in. Inside is a neatly repaired, well-organized and large yard.
Mrs. Huo was sitting by the well under the persimmon tree in the courtyard, drinking tea.
The small ebony box that Zhang Zhuxun "gave" to her was placed on the stone table at hand.
"Sit down." Huo Xiangu glanced at them lightly, raised her finger and pointed to the empty chair beside the stone table.
Zhang Zhu asked a few people to go over and sit down.
The atmosphere was a bit dull, and no one said anything for a while, as if they were competing to be more calm.
Wu Xiaoxie held the brocade box in her arms and smiled intentionally to break the deadlock, "Grandma Huo, if you don't say anything, are you planning to let me light a sky lantern again?"
Huo Xiangu snorted angrily, "I, Mrs. Huo, will not do the same trick twice. The reason why I agreed to let you come to use the car is just because I am willing to admit defeat, and I want to hear it from your mouth.
Just some things."
Wu Xiaoxie turned to look at Zhang Zhuxun, and when he saw him nodding slightly, he said to Huo Xiangu: "As a matter of courtesy, please tell me about Shi Shao Lei first."
Huo Xiangu snorted softly, stood up with the ebony box, and said: "You just want to know the reason why I bought the style thunder. It's okay to tell you, but this is information that can only be told within the Nine Sects. The three of them do not belong to
Jiumen, please stay outside the door."
Wu Xiaoxie turned around and winked at Zhang Shuxun and the others, then handed the brocade box containing the ghost seal to Zhang Shuxun, got up and followed Huo Xiangu into the wing.
Zhang Zhuxun and the others stayed in the yard, and Huo Xiuxiu was also nearby.
Seeing that Mrs. Huo was not there, she turned around and sat on the chair. She looked at Zhang Zhuxun several times with her head tilted up, blinking in a strange and strange way
Playful, much more lively than when I was with Huo Xiangu before.
"Hey, I know you are definitely not Brother Wu Xie's little follower. Can you tell me what is in the little box you gave my grandma?" Huo Xiuxiu said with some confusion, "I have never seen me before.
Grandma lost her temper like that, so there must be something very important in there."
The fat man clicked his tongue in surprise, "Brother Wu Xie? You called him so affectionately. Why didn't your grandma tell us the truth even once when she tricked us?"
To be continued...