Qianlong smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said: "Gan also hopes to see Palace Master Liang win a complete victory. This will only benefit our Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce, not harm. However, due to the order of the president, Gan cannot directly intervene.
, we can only help Palace Master Liang in this way."
"Elder Gan's kindness has been accepted by Mr. Liang. Mr. Liang is not a person who knows good and bad. Now the situation is so critical. It is really not easy for the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce to achieve this step."
When Liang Yan said this, he paused slightly and then said, "There is also the matter of Li Xiaosong."
"Don't worry, Palace Master Liang!" Qianlong said immediately: "We have been checking the news about the Pure Yang Fire, but we haven't got clear information yet. The president is also a dragon who has seen the beginning but not the end. But as long as these two have
If anyone shows up, we will immediately notify Palace Master Liang."
"Um."
Liang Yan nodded after hearing this, but his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
Half of what I do now is because of Li Xiaosong. If things succeed, it will be okay, but once it fails, Xuanyuan Territory will have no place for itself. At that time, I will have no choice but to return to Wushuang City, and Li Xiaosong will definitely hold on.
Unless you go back by yourself, death on the road is inevitable.
"Anyway, I've tried my best. Xiaosong, Xiaosong, you have to hold on. I hope everything goes well this time!"
Liang Yan sighed, said nothing more, said goodbye to Qianlong, turned around and left the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce.
After he came out, he still used the Tianji Pearl to cover his aura, transformed into a dark-skinned man, and walked all the way through the streets and alleys towards the Jialan Chamber of Commerce.
Due to the martial law in the whole city, Liang Yan did not dare to make an escape and had to walk on foot. He encountered several interrogations along the way, but he was able to observe his words and avert the danger.
After walking for a cup of tea, the road ahead gradually widened, and a magnificent blue compound lay beside the road, which was the Jialan Chamber of Commerce.
Jialan Chamber of Commerce is the only chamber of commerce in Guangling City that can compete with Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce. It is also considered to be wealthy. The entire courtyard wall is decorated with carved beams and painted pillars, and there are various mysterious restrictions on the walls, which is daunting.
Liang Yan stopped and looked at the end of the street for a while, frowning slightly, feeling something was wrong.
Quiet, so quiet!
The last time I came to the Jialan Chamber of Commerce, there was no such chilling atmosphere, and the few monks at the entrance of the Jialan Chamber of Commerce were all strangers. It hadn’t been long since I left last time, and even if someone rotated, it wouldn’t be enough to kill everyone.
All replaced.
"Something's wrong."
Liang Yan secretly became vigilant and did not approach the Jialan Chamber of Commerce. Instead, he turned into an alley and entered a teahouse on the roadside.
Different from usual, there are not many monks in the teahouse now. Most of them are casual monks who come to the city temporarily and sit in the hall on the first floor to chat.
Liang Yan glanced around and quickly noticed a table in the corner.
There were two women and one man. The women were ordinary-looking, wearing coarse linen clothes. One of them was tall and thin, with pockmarks on her face, while the other was short, round-faced, and plump.
As for the man, he was dressed as a scholar, holding a teacup and sipping tea.
Liang Yan's eyes flashed, and he walked up quickly without hesitation.
"Tea?"
"Drink tea!"
Liang Yan nodded: "I'm new here. Can I borrow a table?"
The pock-marked woman glanced around and said with a smile: "Of course, you can't go out of Guangling City now, and you can't come in. Everyone is trapped here, it's just a good time to make a friend!"
Liang Yan smiled slightly, sat down at the table, and poured himself a cup of tea. He remained calm on the surface, but secretly asked via voice:
"What's going on with the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce? Has Sun Qianli promised to help?"
The pock-marked woman was naturally Xuanyuan Lingwei after she had disguised herself. Her expression did not change at this moment, and she laughed and said: "Fellow Taoist, the tea in this tea house is not bad, isn't it?"
"not bad."
Liang Yan nodded, put down the teacup in his hand, and heard Xuanyuan Lingwei's message: "Things didn't go well. We went to the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce, but found that the entire chamber of commerce was controlled by the Xuanyuan Army. I used the secret treasure to contact Sun Qianli
, knowing that they are now under house arrest in the Chamber of Commerce, even senior Fang Junfang does not dare to leave the Chamber of Commerce compound without permission!"
"Such a quick move?"
Liang Yan frowned. It seemed that the second prince was not simple at all. From the moment he decided to take action against Xuanyuan Lingwei, he had thoroughly explored all the opponent's trump cards.
I'm afraid that before they left Guangling City, Xuanyuan Haoyu had already taken action against the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce.
At this time, Tan Youli also put down his tea cup and chatted with Zishan and Liang Yan. The purpose was to cover up others' eyes and prevent the Xuanyuan Army monks who might be around from noticing him.
"Brother Liang, what was the result of your trip? Will the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce agree to help us?" Xuanyuan Lingwei asked again via message.
After hearing this, Liang Yan shook his head slightly and said through a message: "Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce is unwilling to get involved in this dispute, but Qianlong and I have some friendship and agreed to create chaos in the city to facilitate our operations."
After Xuanyuan Lingwei heard this, the disappointment in her eyes flashed away.
"Now that we are in a weak position, it is reasonable for the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce not to take action." Xuanyuan Lingwei secretly smiled bitterly, and then sent a message: "But they are willing to help from the side, which can be considered to be helpful to our plan.
Already."
"That's right." Liang Yan nodded and said through a message: "Now in the entire Guangling City, our only promising ally is Xuanyuan Qi, who is also investigating your second brother's crimes. The most important thing is that the Jialan Chamber of Commerce
Pei Xinhai has an extraordinary relationship with him. If we can get help from this person, the success rate of our operation will be greatly improved."
"Xuanyuan Qi, my fourth brother, has always been indifferent to fame and wealth and lived idlely. I didn't expect that I would get involved this time. If the second brother hadn't done too many evil things and made people angry, I guess the fourth brother wouldn't be like this."
When Xuanyuan Lingwei said this, she thought for a while and then said: "You just said that the fourth brother has a relationship with Pei Xinhai of the Jialan Chamber of Commerce, but you don't know if this person will stay out of it like Qianlong of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce?"
"I can't say for sure, but based on what I saw that day, Pei Xinhai has already formed an alliance with Xuanyuan Qi. At this time, he shouldn't sit idly by, but..."
"Just what?" Xuanyuan Lingwei asked urgently.
"It's just that I just used my spiritual sense to explore the Jialan Chamber of Commerce outside, but I found that their chamber of commerce compound is somewhat suspicious. It is completely different from the last time I came here. Even the guards at the door have been changed." Liang Yan said to himself
Tell me everything you see.
"There is such a thing!" Xuanyuan Lingwei frowned and secretly said: "Is it possible that the second brother's ears and eyes are so powerful that even Xuanyuan Qi and Jialan Chamber of Commerce have been exposed?"
"It's hard to say." Liang Yan said calmly while drinking tea and knocking on the table in front of him: "It's just that the situation is so critical now, we have to be careful in every move we make."
While they were secretly exchanging rumors, a waiter walked out from the back of the teahouse. He looked to be in his early twenties and was in the early stages of foundation building. He held a jasper teapot in his hand and walked straight to Liang Yan's table.
"Guest sir, this is the 'Hundred Years of Spring' you want. These seniors are really knowledgeable. This 'Hundred Years of Spring' is the signature of our Chunfeng Teahouse. Almost all the guests who come here have to taste it." The teahouse waiter said,
While putting the jasper teapot on the table.
"We do not"
Xuanyuan Lingwei frowned and was about to refuse, but she saw Liang Yan beside her making a gesture and hurriedly swallowed back the rest of her words.
"Centennial Spring, this is a good product! It tastes sweet yet elegant, the best tea!"
The swarthy man Liang Yan was disguising laughed and continued: "This is the first time for Lu to come here. I don't know how many of these 'Century Spring's the shopkeeper has. Lu also wants to purchase some."
After hearing this, the expression on the teahouse clerk's face did not change at all, and he just said calmly: "Since senior sincerely wants to buy it, then come and sit with me in the private room upstairs. The shopkeeper of our teahouse will be here soon."
"good!"
Liang Yan did not hesitate at all and nodded in agreement.
The other Xuanyuan Lingwei, Tan Youli and Zishan were a little confused when they saw this, but after experiencing recent events, they had no doubts about Liang Yan, so they would not object at this time.
Several people followed Liang Yan to the second floor, and were led by the teahouse waiter into a private room. There was actually a cave inside, a small garden with spring scenery of a lotus pond, rockery and strange rocks, which complemented each other beautifully.
There is a small pavilion in the middle of the garden. There is a stone table in the pavilion, several stone benches, and an incense burner on the table. It looks very elegant.
The waiter led everyone to sit down in the pavilion one by one, and poured everyone a cup of "Century Spring". He then bowed his hands and said, "Dear guests, please stay here for a moment. I will go and invite the shopkeeper. I will be back soon."
After that, he turned around and walked out of the garden along the gravel path he came from.
After the waiter completely disappeared, Xuanyuan Lingwei finally couldn't help but ask: "Brother Liang, do you know the shopkeeper of this teahouse? Why did they bring us here so mysteriously? They are not plotting anything evil, are they?"
"
After hearing this, Liang Yan shook his head and said, "I don't know if he has any evil intentions, but this Chunfeng Teahouse is one of the secret contact points agreed upon by Xuanyuan Qi and me!"
"It's happening!"
Xuanyuan Lingwei's eyes lit up and a hint of joy appeared on her face.
If this was a hidden stake planted by Xuanyuan Qi, then people like myself would not have to risk entering the Jialan Chamber of Commerce. However, on second thought, judging from the caution of the teahouse man just now, the current situation should not be optimistic.
Just as a few people were communicating with each other, a sudden glow flashed on the gravel road in the distance, and a figure appeared, wearing a brown robe, dressed as a shopkeeper, and walked quickly towards the pavilion.
"Seniors, you have been waiting for a long time! I am Cao Ying, the shopkeeper of Chunfeng Tea House."
This person entered the pavilion and bowed to several people with a very polite attitude.
"Shopkeeper Cao, no need to be polite."
Liang Yan waved his hand and said, "Let's get straight to the point, but Xuanyuan Qi ordered you to contact me here?"
"Exactly!"
Cao Ying glanced at Liang Yan, nodded and said, "Your Excellency's appearance is exactly the same as the portrait left by His Highness the Fourth Highness. He must be Senior Lu Mushenglu!"
Hearing the words "Lu Musheng", Xuanyuan Lingwei, Tan Youli and others all had strange expressions on their faces. However, seeing that Liang Yan's expression did not change, they understood almost instantly.
"It's Lu."
Liang Yan nodded and said calmly: "I made an agreement with your Fourth Highness that day to investigate the crimes of the second prince together, and then use these criminal evidence to bring down Xuanyuan Haoyu. Now I have brought the sixth princess Xuanyuan Lingwei here.
This is where we come to fulfill our promise.”
After hearing this, Cao Ying's face froze slightly, and then he sighed softly: "If Senior Lu had come here a few days earlier, the matter might have turned around, but now that he has come, it is too late!"
"Oh? How do you say this?" Liang Yan asked with a frown.
"Just a few days ago, when our elder Pei from the Jialan Chamber of Commerce was out, he got into a dispute with General Tianwei for some unknown reason. Later, God General Tianwei was charged with 'secretly colluding with Liangyi City in an attempt to cause trouble in Xuanyuan Territory'
Elder Pei was captured and now he is imprisoned in the sky prison of Guangling City. The entire Jialan Chamber of Commerce was also investigated and punished by the Xuanyuan Army. Many monks from the Chamber of Commerce have been imprisoned. Now the people in the Chamber of Commerce compound are all members of the Xuanyuan Army.
, if any monks who have gone out come back, they will be captured immediately."
After listening to Cao Ying's story, Liang Yan, Xuanyuan Lingwei and others' expressions changed slightly.
Especially Xuanyuan Lingwei's face was full of disbelief.
"Second brother, is he crazy? Father once issued an order that we people in Xuanyuan City are not allowed to interfere with the 'Wentai Treasure Fighting Conference'. He actually dared to disobey the emperor's order and arrest an entire chamber of commerce! You must know that Guangling is now
There are hundreds of chambers of commerce, large and small, gathered in the city. If word of this spreads, which chamber of commerce will dare to come to our Xuanyuan Territory in the future?!"
"Haha, your second brother's acting style is different from yours." Liang Yan shook his head at this time and said: "He doesn't have any thoughts about the overall situation. As long as he can achieve his goal, he can use any means."
When Xuanyuan Lingwei heard this, her face darkened and she fell silent.
At this time, Liang Yan asked: "Since the Jialan Chamber of Commerce has been put in a fight, what about Xuanyuan Qi? As the fourth prince, he does not participate in party power struggles. Unless it is absolutely necessary, Xuanyuan Haoyu should not
Touch him?"
"You are wrong about that."
Cao Ying sighed and said in a deep voice: "Just this morning, Xuanyuan Haoyu sent a letter to invite His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince to a banquet in his palace, and made it clear that he could not bring any monks with him! His Highness wanted to refuse.
, but the letter also said that if you don’t go, you will be punished for treason!”
boom!
There was a crisp sound, and Xuanyuan Lingwei's face was ashen and she was so angry that she crushed the teacup in her hand.
"Second brother, is he acting recklessly?! What a 'city crime'! If fourth brother goes away, I'm afraid he will never come back!"
Liang Yan's face didn't look good either, and he asked, "Did Xuanyuan Qi go to the appointment?"
"I went. About half an hour ago, His Highness the Fourth Prince dismissed the servants and servants in the palace, and asked people to bring the news to various secret posts. I just got the news just now." Cao Ying replied.
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