Chapter 19 Seventh Grade Swordsman Wang Changling!
Recruiting a seventh-grade swordsman? Boss Jiang, can you elaborate?"
Hearing this, Xu Shan looked excited and asked hurriedly.
The strongest martial artist raised in his manor is a sixth-grade swordsman. If he could recruit a seventh-grade swordsman, he would probably laugh out of his dreams.
By then, his manor will no longer be unknown, and even the martial arts forces in the world will no longer dare to underestimate it.
"Late last night, a seventh-grade swordsman came from the west of the Eastern Capital City. This man loves poetry and left a note at the book club, hoping to compete with my nephew in poetry!"
Jiang Yunyi spoke eloquently.
It is said that when the market was about to close yesterday, a man wearing a bamboo hat and smart clothes suddenly appeared at the door of the bookstore. This man left a sticker saying that he would challenge Dongdu on the outskirts of Dongdu tomorrow morning.
A famous scribe, Mr. Chaowei, was invited because he became famous for his "The Biography of Liu Yi".
"Dou Shi? What does this have to do with recruiting him?"
Xu Shan paused and his interest suddenly dropped.
He knew nothing about these scribes and was not interested.
"Boss Xu, don't be anxious. This man has made a bold statement in the book. As long as the poems written by the Dongdu scribes can beat him, he can agree to the scribes' request, even if he stays with him for the rest of his life."
Jiang Yunyi waved his hand, signaling Xu Shan not to be anxious.
"Later, after this man left, I immediately sent someone to inquire about him. Not to mention... this man's reputation in the world is really quite big."
"oh?"
"It is said that this man's name was Wang Changling. He had been an official in his early years and was demoted to Lingnan. Later, the emperor granted amnesty to the whole world. He left Lingnan and traveled around. Because of his love of poetry and his unfathomable swordsmanship, people in the world gave him the nickname Poetry Demon.
"
Jiang Yunyi said again.
"Shi Mo...it's actually him?"
Xu Shan was startled.
While chatting, he had heard this person's name from the guests in the manor.
"Oh? Boss Xu has heard of this person?"
"Yes! It is said that this person has great skills. He is a seventh-level swordsman on the surface, but in fact he may have broken through the eighth level. However, his behavior is strange and it is rare for people in the world to see him. How could he appear in the Eastern Capital?"
Xu Shan told the truth.
Those who can reach the seventh rank in the world are top masters, and the eighth rank is already the best among masters. As for the ninth rank masters, there are only a handful of them in the Tang Dynasty.
"It is said that this time Wang Changling first appeared in Huizhou and defeated Huizhou's celebrities... and then appeared in Yangzhou and defeated Yangzhou's celebrities... Along the way, he defeated ten cities in a row. Yesterday, when he arrived in Dongdu, if all the people in Dongdu
If the literati are defeated, he will most likely go to Chang'an, the Western Capital!"
Jiang Yunyi said with some emotion.
The thoughts of these people in the world are really elusive. What can they do if they have such strength? They have to go around looking for scribes to fight for poems. But it doesn't matter. The important thing is that he will lose the poem battle in the east of the city tomorrow.
"But...how can Boss Jiang let me recruit this person?"
Turning his head, Xu Shan stared at Jiang Yunyi.
He was moved!
In front of Shi Mo, the sixth-grade master in the mansion is really nothing.
"Haha, Boss Xu should know that my nephew is very talented. In addition to writing legendary stories, he is also good at poetry and songs! It shouldn't be a piece of cake to beat this person. Boss Xu knows... My nephew and I have different ambitions.
Jianghu...is not interested in him?"
Jiang Yunyi smiled faintly.
"Boss Jiang, you mean that after your nephew wins, you can let Wang Changling join me?"
Xu Shan, a cunning old man, immediately understood what Jiang Yunyi meant.
"Yeah! But..."
Xu Shan nodded.
"Tell me, how much money does Boss Jiang want?"
Xu Shan narrowed his eyes.
There is no free lunch in the world, and his relationship with Jiang Yunyi is not good enough to directly send him a master.
"It's a pleasure to deal with Boss Xu! I don't want much, just two thousand taels of silver!"
Jiang Yunyi chuckled.
"Two thousand taels?" Xu Shan paused.
"Two thousand taels to recruit a seventh-grade swordsman or above is not much for Boss Xu. Your Zuixian Pavilion brings in dozens of taels every day..."
Jiang Yunyi didn't quote randomly, he had already estimated Xu Shan's bottom line.
Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Xu Shan hesitated and finally nodded, "Okay! If Boss Xu can really give that poem demon to me, I am willing to pay two thousand taels!"
"Deal! Then we'll see you in the east of the city tomorrow!"
"good!"
Xu Shan Gongke handed over his hand. In fact, he was willing to pay not just two thousand taels, but even three thousand taels. It was said that it cost more than two thousand taels to recruit the sixth-grade master.
This deal is a bargain!
........
After discussing the matter of Shi Mo, Xu Shan and Jiang Yunyi did not stay at the entrance of Moran Bookstore for too long, and each returned to their mansion after noon.
Ningrenfang, Xu Mansion,
As soon as Xu Shan stepped into the door of the mansion, the housekeeper hurriedly greeted him with a slightly solemn look on his face.
"Master is back?"
"Um!"
Xu Shan nodded, but frowned slightly when he saw the butler's appearance.
"What? But something happened?"
If nothing happened, the housekeeper would not look like this.
"Sir, the steward of Nanshi Restaurant just sent word that something small happened at Zuixian Tower."
The butler lowered his voice.
"But someone is making trouble?" Xu Shan looked cold.
What is the reason why he keeps a lot of hangers-on in the manor outside the city? It is just to suppress the unruly people in the restaurant, otherwise the business will not be so smooth.
At the beginning, there were indeed many drunkards looking for trouble, but after his sixth-grade keeper took action a few times, his reputation gradually spread.
Nowadays, people from all walks of life are very calm when they come to have a drink, and even many high-ranking officials in Dongdu will give them a bit of face.
"Master, it's not that the trouble is happening, it's the Yibo Building across the street! I don't know what's going on, but today the Yibo Building suddenly became overcrowded. Not only was it packed with people inside, but there were also many people gathered at the door.
Such commotion attracted many patrons of our restaurant to watch the fun, and the business dropped a lot as a result."
The housekeeper did not dare to neglect and hurriedly told the news.
"Yibo Building? That place is on the verge of closing down. How could it happen?"
Xu Shan stared at the boy.
Although he has many shops in his hands, Zuixian Building is his biggest source of income, and there must be no mistakes.
"The old slave has asked someone to check, and there should be news soon!"
The butler hurriedly bowed.
"good...."
Xu Shan squinted his eyes.
"Master...Master..."
Coincidentally, at this moment, a servant hurriedly ran in outside the door of the house.
"Master, there should be news!"
The housekeeper said hurriedly when he saw the slave. This slave was the one he sent out to inquire about the news.
"What happened to Yibo Tower?"
Hearing this, Xu Shan asked coldly before the slave could take a breath.