To be on the safe side, Yang Bailiu spent an entire afternoon making a puppet for me.
This is a kind of puppet substitution technique. The technique is quite clever. You can use a puppet to stand in for you and withstand any fatal spell.
Of course, this production process is also extremely complicated. It requires using a red rope equal to the height of the substitute as a medium, and then taking its blood to form a connection between the substitute and the puppet to achieve the effect of the substitute.
By the time everything was ready, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. I didn't even have time to eat, so I rushed directly to Lai's Manor.
At this time, Lai Changbai was also ready and waiting for me at home. Many direct descendants of the Lai family were also present, all with solemn expressions. The atmosphere at the scene was somewhat solemn.
"Brother, do you want to bring in some manpower? The person who died is Mr. Long's grandson after all. I'm afraid that the people over there in Sijiu City will jump over the wall in a panic. By then, you and the Changming people will be weak alone, and there might be a problem.
trouble."
When they were about to set off, Lai Changkong suddenly said with some worry.
"Need not."
Lai Changbai shook his head and said: "We are going to negotiate, not to start a fight directly. Bringing too many people there would seem a bit provocative. If the other party misunderstands, it will only cause unnecessary trouble. Just me and Chang Ming
Just two people.”
I didn't think much about it, since I wasn't going alone, so the possibility of a fight was probably low.
It would be best if they set up a banquet in Sijiucheng to entertain us. I haven’t eaten yet!
After the agreement, Lai Changbai and I set off. This time we only used one car, and it was a low-key Mercedes-Benz.
Half an hour later, the car drove to the antique street of Sijiucheng. At this time, all that could be seen on both sides of the street were basically ancient buildings, as well as some Feng Shui fortune-telling and fortune-telling shops. It felt like
It's like walking into an ancient city with a sense of time.
Finally, the car stopped in front of a large old house. On the plaque above the door, the three eye-catching characters mentioned above read, "Penglai Pavilion."
There were already people waiting at the door. After seeing Lai Changbai and I get out of the car, they guided us all the way into the courtyard.
The inside of this house is much larger than it looks from the outside. It has gardens, flowing water, attics and pavilions, just like the mansions of ancient officials.
It can be seen from this that the heritage of the Long Family in the Forty-Nine Cities is beyond the reach of ordinary wealthy families.
With a "squeaking" sound, the two heavy red lacquered wooden doors behind me slowly closed, which gave me an unpleasant feeling.
Then I looked at the people from the Long family scattered around in the yard. They all stared at me with unkind expressions, which made me instantly alert.
After passing through the courtyards, we finally arrived at a magnificent attic lobby.
The lobby was exactly as I thought. A banquet table had already been set up. There was also an old man who was over seventy years old and had gray hair sitting in the upper seat. Behind him, three middle-aged men lined up in a row, vaguely surrounding him.
Although this old man is old, his complexion is very rosy, his eyes are piercing, and he looks full of energy, without looking old or weak at all.
Looking at the three middle-aged men, they all have a good aura and their temples are slightly bulging. They are Lian Jiazi. They should be masters of Xuanwu and Wushu. They have high attainments in the fields of Xuanzhu and Wushu.
As soon as I saw this scene, my face suddenly became serious. A master of both Xuanwu and Xuanwu cultivation is not an ordinary character, and his lethality is far beyond ordinary people's understanding.
"Mr. Long, long time no see. How are you?"
Lai Changbai bowed his hands to the old man, and then said with a hearty smile.
"Ha, I remember the last time I saw you, you were still a little green. I don't want to blink, but more than twenty years have passed like this, and now even your face has traces of time."
The old man chuckled lightly, then raised his hand to signal and said: "We are all old acquaintances, don't be formal, sit down!"
"Haha, the old man is still so cheerful. I can tell you that you are getting younger and younger as you live. Even us juniors can't compare to you."
Lai Changbai sat down while saying polite words.
I also took care of myself and sat next to Lai Changbai.
"Young people don't understand the rules? You, a junior, cannot sit at this table."
Mr. Long suddenly looked at me, narrowed his eyes and said.
"Does this mean something? Sorry, I don't understand the rules of a big family like yours."
I spread my hands and said slightly embarrassed.
"You don't even understand the rules, so the Lai family dares to let you take charge of things? Do you really think that the Lai family has no one?"
Mr. Long frowned slightly.
"This is the general trend. Don't be surprised, old man. Let's talk about business first, shall we? We are also deeply sorry for Long Jiu's incident, but it has already happened. I still hope that everyone can resolve it peacefully. Our Lai family also
I am willing to make some compensation to make up for it.”
Lai Changbai said, raising his hand to indicate, "As long as you say something, old man, I will never say anything."
"What do you mean? Throw money at me?"
Mr. Long suddenly laughed coldly, "Your Lai family is indeed rich, I don't deny this, but our Long family is not so poor that we would trade the lives of our descendants for money, right?"
"Old man, you have misunderstood. I never meant that. I just wanted to give the Long family a certain amount of compensation based on the idea of minimizing big things and making small things small."
Lai Changbai spread his hands as he spoke, and his attitude was very sincere.
"Then how do you want to compensate?"
Mr. Long looked at Lai Changbai with interest.
"This number."
Lai Changbai directly gestured with two fingers.
"Twenty million?"
Mr. Long twirled his beard and said with a smile: "This is indeed not a small amount, but for your Lai family, it is just a drop in the bucket."
Having said this, Mr. Long suddenly stood up, then turned around and walked towards the back hall.
Lai Changbai also stood up and followed.
This made me somewhat at a loss. It didn't feel right to follow me to the back, but let me sit here alone, facing three middle-aged men who were both practicing Xuanwu. To be honest, I was a little bit fucking panicked.
ah?
The key is that after Mr. Long and Lai Changbai left, there was no movement. I waited for a full ten minutes and no one came out from behind.
This makes me have to wonder, has Lai Changbai been killed?
"Dang, Dang, Dang..."
Just as I was thinking wildly, the ancient clock in the attic outside suddenly rang, as if it was sending some kind of signal.
Then the three middle-aged men came up and sat across from me, looking at me as if they were interviewing employees.
"Xiaojiu's defeat to you is indeed not unfair. This determination alone is enough to put many peers beyond their reach."
The middle-aged man at the head suddenly spoke and said calmly.
"Thank you for the compliment."
I clasped my fists and asked tentatively: "Can we have dinner now? I think the old man and Lai Changbai will not come back, right?"
"You are a sensible person, but it's a pity that you are not very smart. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here."