He said, "Brother, don't be in a hurry to close the door. Someone will come soon."
Zhike grinned and ignored it, but still waited for Li Luo and the others to come in, then bolted the courtyard door, turned around and went to the side room without saying another word.
Li Luo was startled, looking at the empty backyard of the City God's Temple, and didn't know where to go. Fortunately, Pan Nanan was familiar with the situation, nodded and walked directly to a small house in the corner. Li Luo followed and reached the house.
Pan Nan'an didn't knock at the door, pushed open the door and walked in. After Li Luo came in, he closed the door with his hand and the shadowy gaze was separated from the door.
After entering the room, just as Li Luo was about to speak, he saw Pan Nan'an making a gesture, indicating that Li Luo should speak out. He then took out a fire folder from his arms and lit an oil lamp on the altar table. Li Luo looked around.
A quick glance showed that this room was ordinary, except for the strange clay statue in the middle of the wall with unknown origins. It was definitely not the City God, let alone the Dagan God that Li Luo was familiar with. It looked a bit foreign.
There was nothing on the altar table except for an oil lamp, but the unknown clay statue was holding a bowl in its hand, which made it feel a bit like a beggar's desolation.
Pan Nan'an went straight forward, took out a copper coin and threw it into the bowl. He heard a clanking sound. The copper coin seemed to have fallen into a deep hole. The sound gradually faded away until it disappeared, but he never heard it hit the ground.
the sound of.
After throwing out the copper coins, Pan Nanan took a few steps back and waited quietly. Li Luo was more patient and took his time. About half a moment later, he heard a dark rumble coming from behind the clay statue.
The statue slowly rotated, revealing a hole several feet square on the ground. It was pitch black and seemed to be bottomless.
Li Luo was surprised, but Pan Nanan was not surprised. He nodded to Li Luo and went straight into the cave. Li Luo shook his head slightly, feeling slightly amused. This underground transaction in Zhuocheng was really painstaking.
The two entered the underground tunnel, and Pan Nanan lit up the fire. The secret passage was not high, so he had to bend his body. Pan Nanan led the way, and Li Luo followed closely.
A good place. After walking for a cup of tea, we arrived at the end of the secret passage. What we saw was a stone door with no carvings or patterns, which was quite simple. Pan Nanan stepped forward and knocked on the stone door. A gap opened in the stone door, and from the door
The waiter came in with two pieces of black cloth, and someone outside the door shouted in a deep voice: "Cover your eyes!"
Pan Nan'an took the black cloth in his hand, with a look on his face, and looked back at Li Luo. Li Luo smiled and took a piece of black cloth to cover his eyes first. After the two tied up the black cloth to cover their eyes, they listened.
Someone walked in from outside the stone gate. After carefully checking the black cloth covering Li Luo's and Li Luo's faces, there was no gap left for a peek. Then he roughly grabbed their arms and shouted impatiently: "Follow me.
Don't say anything, if you dare to peek, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!" After that, Pan Nanan pulled the two of them out of the stone gate without waiting for a reply.
There are more than ten stone steps leading downward outside the stone gate. The man leading the way did not say a word to remind him. Fortunately, both Li Luo and Pan Nanan had Qinggong, so they did not fall on their backs. Li Luo thought to himself, this
The man remained silent, most likely to test the two's skills on purpose.
After walking down the steps, the man held hands with Li Luo and Pan Nan'an, walking quickly. He was silent all the way and just walked on with his head down. Li Luo secretly guessed that the distance after leaving the Chenghuang Temple was long and short, not counting the roundabouts.
It only took about two or three miles.
After another cup of tea, the coolness hit his face, with a little warmth and moisture. Li Luo was surprised that he seemed to have reached the water's edge. Sure enough, the man holding Li Luo and Li Luo stopped and shouted in a low voice: "Pay attention, come up."
The ship’s gone.”
First there was a secret passage, then seven or eight detours, and now the waterway was changed. Li Luo felt that it was not easy to go to the underground trading in Zhuocheng. After getting on the boat, Li Luo and Pan Nanan were pushed into the cabin by the man, and the man threw them down.
He lowered the curtain and told the two of them not to leave the cabin without authorization, otherwise they would be responsible for the consequences. Li Luo naturally agreed. Seeing that the two of them were very talkative, the man did not embarrass the two of them anymore, rocked the boat, and sailed out unsteadily.
Li Luo and Pan Nanan lost their eyesight, but their ears were still strong. There was the sound of water outside the boat, the sound of wind, and the occasional voice coming from far away. It was intermittent and not very noisy. It seemed to be a secluded waterway.
The boat traveled for more than half an hour without stopping at all along the way. It seemed to have traveled a long way. If the speed of the boat was kept, it would have reached the outside of Zhuocheng. If there were not those bows that inadvertently deflected slightly, the boat would have been swimming around.
The ship never left Zhuocheng, and what's more, it was still in the south of the city.
The boat stopped, but the man still didn't let Li Luo and Pan Nan'an take off their blindfolds. When the boat just docked, this time it wasn't the man's rough hands and feet that pulled her, but two groups of fragrant wind, surrounding a weak and boneless girl.
The soft and tender catkins held Li Luo and Pan Nan'an in their hands gently and affectionately. They whispered in a soft voice: "Young master, come with the slave family, be careful."
This call, "Young Master," was a little sweet, tingling, and round in the ears. If it were an ordinary person, the anger he had been holding along the way would have disappeared with this call. Li Luo smiled slightly, very casually.
He let the woman hold hands and said harmoniously: "Can we talk now?"
The woman smiled slightly and replied: "Of course it's okay. Master, come with me quickly. The transaction will begin soon."
Li Luo thanked him and followed the woman ashore. The woman very carefully told Li Luo to be careful where he stepped. There was a piece of gravel over there, half a foot or three inches high over there, there was water there, or it might be slippery, etc.
Wait, everything is detailed, I'm afraid it's even more detailed than seeing it with your eyes open.
The man rowed back and went back, and there were others who wanted to take the boat. The fragrant woman led Li Luo not far, but only twenty or thirty feet away, when he opened a door, he was greeted by a different kind of smell.
The fragrance was not very strong, but it smelled very good. Li Luo frowned slightly, then relaxed his face and gently crossed the threshold without changing his expression.
This smell has a name, Zuixiang. The fragrance can refresh the mind and stimulate the blood. In the past, the ministers would light this fragrance when they stayed up late to deal with official duties. Although it is not rare, it is also valuable, and it is the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Or the Zhong Zaifu uniformly distributes it to all bureaus. It is unexpected and reasonable that Zhuocheng's underground transactions can lead to Zuixiang.
After entering the door, the woman whispered in Li Luo's ear: "Master, please take off the blindfold for you." After saying that, the woman put her feet up and reached out to untie the black cloth. Intentionally or unintentionally, the woman's