In the main hall hall of the front yard of the branch rudder, all the middle and high-level backbones of the Jingzhou branch of the Shenjitang have arrived. Thirty or forty people are sitting or standing in it, but the hall, which is dozens of feet square, still seems to be empty.

Shenji Hall has money and is willing to use money. This hall hall is used to meet all kinds of guests, and it is also used to display various organs and animals. Therefore, it is very generous and has been laid with transparent glazed tiles and covered. When needed during the day, it can be as bright as the open air. But at this time, the hall is dark and dark, and everyone's face is filled with haze. Many people whisper to each other. Some people stand in a panic look on their faces, while some people are full of grief and anger. Sparks of unwillingness pop out of their eyes from time to time.

The Lord of the Hall of Zeng Jiuwen stood in the center. After these days, he looked thinner and almost no different from the hungry people who would soon go bankrupt. There was only an occasional dazzling light in his eyes, showing that there was a huge force lurking in his thin body. His face was indifferent and he did not talk to anyone, but everyone's attention was intentionally or unintentionally. He was the master of the branch and one of the most experienced veterans in the entire Shenji Hall.

, both ability and reputation are all calculated by all the branch owners. Now the Jingzhou branch is facing an unprecedented crisis and an unprecedented shame. Everyone is watching how he dealt with it. Many young masters are blazing flames in their eyes, waiting for Lord Zeng to give an order. More people's eyes are intentionally or unintentionally looking at some things covered with black cloth placed on the edge of the hall and around them, with deep anxiety and worries in their eyes.

Chief Craftsman Wei was the last one to come. As soon as he stepped into the hall, he felt the gloomy atmosphere in the hall, which made his originally gloomy mood even heavier and obscure. However, he pinched the drawing of the core furnace of the melting fire in his hand. Another hint of anger and warmth rose in his heart, and he strode to Zeng Jiuwen and handed the drawing: "Lord, fortunately, I have finally completed this thing at this last moment."

Hearing this, Zeng Jiuwen also had a hint of surprise and spirit on his face. He quickly took the drawings and took them into his arms with great value. He looked at Chief Craftsman Wei with great satisfaction and nodded, "Thank you, Old Wei. If it weren't for you, he would definitely not have completed this key mechanism in such a short time. In this way, the Jingzhou branch would have completed the task."

"For the Tiangong Plan. For the Lord Fang, it would be a pity that I used to burn my old bones as firewood." Chief Craftsman sighed with a sigh. "It's a pity that I didn't gather that talented wild Taoist priest over and could not let him contribute to the Tiangong Plan. It's a pity that those wild Taoist priests didn't know what was in their minds, one was more self-righteous than the other, and they were not as good as the old."

"Oh? Have all those people handled it?" Zeng Jiuwen didn't raise his eyes, but just looked at the door, asking indifferently as if he was asking a simple question casually.

"It's just a matter of one sentence, and someone will deal with it. You can't stay here as a handle for those with ulterior motives." Chief Craftsman Wei replied relaxed and calmly. At this time, he also saw the things placed around the hall, and his face darkened, and he also had some doubts. "Is it a bit too direct to put these here? Isn't the master of the hall afraid that those people will see it?"

"So what if I see it? Now, what's the difference between putting it on the table or not? Now the situation is already in a state of no way. How can I not just go directly?" Zeng Jiuwen said lightly calmly.

"...Yes, even those people want to know that I, Shenjitang, are not soft persimmons that can be kneaded by others. Even if they want to do something nonsense, they have to weigh the price of doing something nonsense." Chief Craftsman Wei sneered. He looked around and waved to Deacon Zhang not far away. Deacon Zhang came over. Chief Craftsman Wei asked, "You can check clearly these days, what are the abnormal movements of the little boy from the Nangong family?"

Deacon Zhang shook his head: "It seems that there is no abnormal movement. The people from Nangong Tong and Zhengdao League have all shrunk into the Nangong family's courtyard and almost never leave their homes. There is nothing special about the news that has been bribed by the employed servants."

"How could this be? What did you do? The sent out people couldn't even find out some news." Chief Craftsman Wei frowned and looked angry after hearing this. "The boy from the Nangong family is now clear. Since he has decided to show up today, he will come to a showdown. How could he have no action in the past few days?"

Although the position of Chief Craftsman is only in charge of the affairs of the agency's manufacturing, strictly speaking, the foreign deacon has a greater power, but Chief Craftsman Wei has a very old experience. He is a veteran from the Qiaojin Sect period. Even the head of the chief hall calls him "Master Wei" and has a transcendent status. Deacon Zhang was not anxious and angry after being scolded, but just answered honestly: "It is indeed used all the people and means that can be used, but the servants of the Nangong family have been servants for generations, well-trained and extremely difficult to buy, so they can only start from the choreocratic service. Although the guards in the house are not very strict, those from the Zhengdao Alliance are all famous families with profound cultivation, and it is even more difficult to send people to infiltrate. However, from the news that they can succeed, and those who come and go in and out of the Nangong house, the people from the Zhengdao Alliance have indeed had no abnormal movements these days."

"This..." Chief Craftsman Wei looked at Zeng Jiuwen.

"It's okay." Zeng Jiuwen sneered faintly, and the skeleton-like thin face was filled with coldness. "I don't care what they have to do, as long as they come here today."

"Oh..." Chief Craftsman Wei seemed to understand something, turned around and looked at the things covered with black wood around the hall, nodded thoughtfully, and sneered. The sunlight on it fell on his old face, revealing a bit of hideous look.

At this time, a gang member from outside ran in to report: "Nangong and the young master of the Zhengdao League led the young heroes of the Zhengdao League to visit."

"Please come in." Zeng Jiuwen waved his hand and said lightly to Chief Craftsman Wei: "It's almost possible for someone to deal with those people."

Chief Craftsman Wei nodded confidently: "I have given the orders long ago, don't worry, the master of the hall. It should have been almost done at this time."

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When Xiao Xia returned to her temporary residence, she saw Taoist Feilong, Taoist Sanshan and Old Man Zhang packing things, and obviously she was about to get the bounty and was about to leave.

Seeing Xiao Xia coming back, Taoist Sanshan immediately came up and asked, "What did Chief Craftsman Wei say? But are you invited to join the Shenji Hall? If Brother Wei enters the Shenji Hall, he will become a craftsman. If there is anything good to do in the future, don't forget us friends. I heard that this Shenji Hall will have many big moves in the future. Maybe there will be some good things to offer a reward of thousands of taels of gold like this. Even if our cultivation is mediocre, we cannot be as talented as Brother Wei. But it is okay to drink soup like this."

Xiao Xia laughed: "Where is it? Although Chief Craftsman Wei mentioned this, I have no interest in it. I have taken these thousands of taels of gold this time and can be happy and happy for a long time. Why do you need to be these craftsmen?"

"Brother Wei is wrong. After all, the temporary wealth will be used up. Of course, we must find a way to flow slowly and have a stable source and backer. Although this Shenjitang is not a famous sect, it is somewhat powerful. In recent years, it may be possible to achieve something big in time. With such a backer, wouldn't it be much better than a lonely person in the world, who is hungry and hungry?"

Xiao Xia still shook her head and smiled, "You Taoist is a beggar for three years, and the emperor doesn't want to do it. The Taoist priest is used to being free and easy to be a talisman. How can he eat it like this? He fiddled with these talisman mechanisms every day."

Taoist Feilong nodded: "That's right! Those who practice Taoism should have such a free and unrestrained mind. People who only have the benefits and losses like you are. It's better to be a businessman who is a slutty businessman. Wearing this robe will also embarrass us."

The Taoist Sanshan was furious: "I talk to Brother Wei Feng. What are you here to join in the fun?"

"Okay, okay. Why bother arguing about some small matters? Let's wait and receive the reward. The people from Shenjitang come later. I thought we couldn't wait to see the bounty and we were competing for credit here." Xiao Xia also laughed a few times, but there was no smile in his eyes.

The rumbling sound and a slight vibration came from the ground. This was the sound of heavy machine beasts walking around. After living here for so many days, the Taoist priests had already become familiar with it. When they heard this sound, the Feilong Taoist smiled and said, "Why, does Shenjitang still use machine beasts to carry silver for us?"

The Taoist Sanshan smiled and said, "That's natural. The five thousand taels of gold for brothers Wei Feng alone cannot be moved by one or two people. By the way, Brother Wei Feng asked the Chief Craftsman Wei clearly? Should I really give us gold, or be discounted into silver, or silver notes? Gold is the hardest and can be used anywhere. If the silver is worse, it will be inconvenient to transport it. Some are adulterated. Although silver notes are convenient, some are not very useful in some places."

Xiao Xia didn't answer, but listened carefully to the footsteps of the mechanic beasts, and then walked out, and saw several mechanic beasts of all sizes not far away walking by. These should have been the size of seven or eight buffaloes around their residence, as well as three attics, huge bodies, and the polished surface of the iron wood reflecting dazzling sunlight, like a group of cold monsters.

The organ beast gradually moved away and trotted over alone. It was a craftsman under Chief Craftsman Wei. He ran to everyone and bowed, saying, "It is not easy to transport gold, so I didn't bring it here. Please ask all the Taoist priests to go to the cafeteria with me to collect it."

"No need. Just here. Anyway, you have organ beasts, so you can transport them quickly. We'll wait here, just go and transport the rest."

This made everyone stunned. It was not that he was a little ignorant of his words, but that he was speaking with Old Man Zhang, who had always spoken very rarely. This old man Zhang never talked much or was not troubled. Only when he volunteered to help Xiao Xia test the talismans before, many people did not forget him, but he suddenly said this at this time.

The craftsman on the organ beast was stunned and frowned: "You old man is unreasonable. You have to be picky about paying you."

"That's right! Old Man Zhang, why did you say this for no reason?" Sanshan Taoist also scolded him a few words, and then smiled and said to the craftsman on the machine beast: "If you have time, we will go there immediately..."

Xiao Xia suddenly spoke, "No, let's send it to us here. The old man has bad legs and feet. Don't let him walk over."

Taoist Sanshan was stunned when he heard this, turned his head and looked over, not understanding why Xiaoxia suddenly said so. It was just that Xiaoxia was the biggest contributor to this contribution, so he couldn't speak up.

Taoist Feilong also spoke and said in a bit of indignation: "That's right! You Shenjitang people are also used to making trouble. It's clear that we did things for you. We should have given us the money, but we still have to get it ourselves. How can this be justified?"

The craftsman on the organ beast frowned. Then he sighed again and smiled bitterly and said, "You don't know, it's because this is the residence of the craftsmen in this hall. If a reward is given here, those craftsmen will inevitably be filled with their hearts when they see it. That's why we decided to send the bounty to the canteen first and ask the Taoist priests to get it."

"But aren't craftsmen going to the workshop now? There are not many people here." Taoist Feilong looked around at the empty accommodation area. Among the neatly tidy houses, there were only a few craftsmen entering and leaving.

"After all, it's not very convenient. The Taoist priests don't know our difficulties. Even if they let a few people see it, it will be very popular. Some craftsmen in the hall have a monthly salary of only more than ten taels of silver. If they know that the rewards the Taoist priests received in just a few days were thousands or tens of times that of theirs, would they still have the heart to do their job?"

The craftsman's wry smile was mixed with a lot of envy, which made Taoist Feilong and Taoist Sanshan couldn't help but feel proud. The craftsman said again: "There are also several other Taoist priests who have all passed by, so I'll ask the Taoist priests to move."

This speech made Taoist Sanshan feel comfortable, so he turned around and said to others: "This is a bit reasonable, so let's go over it ourselves."

Xiao Xia glanced at Old Man Zhang, and the old man didn't say anything silent. His face was dull, as if he had changed back to the original honest and cautious old farmer. He thought about it and nodded: "Okay, then let's go there."

The canteen is located at the end of the residential area, a relatively remote corner. This is not when eating, and almost no one is approaching here. Instead, there are several mechanical beasts of different sizes guarding around. They are the ones that have just seen coming from around their residential area. The wild Taoist priests who were standing at the door chatting immediately surrounded them and congratulated them: "It is still the fellow Taoists who have excellent cultivation. They have made the mechanical talismans in such a short time, and we also took some rewards."

In addition to Xiningzi and the other three, there were seven or eight other Taoist priests, who were also responsible for developing this mechanism. They came earlier than Xiaoxia and the others, but the development progress was slow. Xiaoxia and the others took the lead in solving the problem. Although they could not get the big head, the chance of their own development was indeed slim, so they had no complaints about this result. According to the promise made by General Master Wei, as long as it was successful, all Taoist priests who developed it would have a considerable bounty.

At this time, the craftsman who brought them to walk into the cafeteria, and a small table was pieced together with a few tables in the center, and the top was covered with curtains. The craftsman walked up to uncover it, and saw a layer of yellow gold bars below neatly placed there.

A sound of breathing came from the mouths of the Taoists. Although I had known it for a long time, the feeling I saw with my own eyes was completely different. Taoist Sanshan and several others hurriedly walked up to the front of the stage, almost glaring their eyes on the gold bars. If there were no fellow practitioners next to me, I would have been unable to help but take it.

"Master Wei Feng and a few, please. We have divided the gold. The most common ones in the middle are Master Wei Feng, followed by several Taoist priests." The craftsman who led them to stand at the door, with a respectful expression, and reached out to make an invitation.

But Xiao Xia did not go in. Not only him, Old Man Zhang and Taoist Feilong stood at the door without moving. Xiningzi had taken a few steps, but when he saw that they did not move, he moved back.

Xiao Xia looked at the gold on the stage from afar and said lightly: "I'm afraid this gold is not enough? Chief Craftsman Wei promised me five thousand taels... This gold seems to be less than five thousand taels in total."

The craftsman smiled and said, "Where can I use all gold? My Jingzhou branch suddenly couldn't produce so much gold, but the rest were converted into silver notes and were pressed under the gold. It would never be missing any Taoist priests. The Taoist priest went over and saw it and knew it."

Xiao Xia still stood still, but looked at him and said, "Okay, let's ask this master to go with us. We will do it ourselves and are afraid that it will be unfair. You should go and help us."

"Ero..." The smile on the craftsman's face froze, but then it softened again. "All Taoists, gentlemen, have a strong moral character. Do you still know how to be humble to each other? The Chief Craftsman has specially advised me to avoid the suspicion of being a plum tree in the melon field, you should not get close to the gold."

"It's okay, I will explain to Chief Craftsman Wei for you." Xiao Xia smiled and reached out and grabbed the craftsman's hand.

Xiao Xia's fist and foot skills were all learned randomly, and he had not tried hard to practice. In general, he was only stronger than the third-rate, and at most he had rich experience in fighting battle formations. However, after receiving the guidance of Tang Gongzheng, he was very good at some dodging and grasping techniques. This grab was already a move in the Tang family's hand of veining, and ordinary men in the world could never avoid it.

But this catch failed to catch the craftsman's wrist. The craftsman's figure retreated back. Although it looked unhappy, it was slippery like a loach, which made Xiao Xia's grabbing him in vain.

The craftsman's retreat was ten feet away and stood under a mechanic beast. The smile on his face still looked so kind, but a cold and cold light had already lit up in the depths of his eyes, like a poisonous snake smirking.

Xiao Xia was slightly stunned when the grab was lost. He looked at the craftsman who had escaped for a few steps and smiled meaningfully: "This master is very skilled, and this turn is really a good way to do it."

The craftsman also smiled and said, "Where, where... but the Taoist priest suddenly reached out and scared me. Moreover, the Taoist priest's grasping gesture was extremely exquisite, and it seemed that he had seen it somewhere..."

Both of them were laughing, but the air seemed to become coarse and heavy without realizing it. Taoist Feilong, who was standing next to Xiaoxia, frowned and looked at the two of them with a puzzled look, as if they felt a little confused. Xiningzi turned his eyes and quietly took two steps back.

"Let's go. Since all the gold is coming, go and take it for a look first." Old Man Zhang, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke at this time. He seemed to have not noticed the movements of Xiao Xia and the craftsman. The strange and solemn atmosphere was even more unsatisfied, and he took the lead in walking towards the cafeteria.

Xiao Xia hesitated for a moment, then smiled and turned around and walked towards the canteen. He stopped looking at the craftsman, Taoist Feilong and Xiningzi followed.

The smile on the face of the craftsman who was left alone at the door disappeared, and then a cold chill appeared. He looked coldly at the backs of several people walking into the canteen. His hand was holding onto the mechanical beast beside him, and a small trigger was pulled on the index finger. A sneering sound was made, and a thin plate on the back of the mechanical beast bounced open, revealing three black iron pipes as thick as a human head, aiming at the people in the canteen. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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