Originally, in Lou Yun's imagination, it was definitely not an easy task for him to meet Qian Lianyun as a small person like himself. He was even prepared to not see him this time. However, what happened was that It was beyond his imagination. After he reported his name to the soldier guarding the door, within a few minutes he saw a smiling man coming out of Qian Lianyun's residence.
Before anyone arrived, a voice came over: "No wonder I heard the magpies chirping early this morning. I thought someone noble was coming to visit. It turned out that Master Lou was here. Our city lord has always wanted to see Lou. Master, I’m just too busy to spare time. I didn’t expect Master Lou to come by himself. My name is Shen Cong, and I am the housekeeper of this mansion. Master Lou, please come quickly, please come quickly!”
Seeing the respectful and enthusiastic expression on the other party's face, Lou Yun really didn't expect that his name had already been spread to the City Lord's Mansion, but this saved him a lot of trouble.
So Lou Yun also smiled and said: "How can I afford the title of master? Butler Shen can just call me Lou Yun. Thank you, Butler Shen!"
Since Shen Cong can be the steward of the City Lord's Mansion, he is naturally a well-rounded person. After hearing the words and saying a few more polite words, he led the way and led Lou Yun into the City Lord's Mansion.
The environment in the mansion is naturally extremely beautiful, it can be said to be comparable to that of the Ancient Military Academy. However, Lou Yun did not pay attention to the surrounding environment, but was listening to Chang Xiang's words.
"This City Lord's Mansion is really not simple. There is not a single patrolling person visible on the surface. They are all hiding in the dark. This is even more terrifying. Moreover, there are no less than a hundred restrictions that can be detected. This The housekeeper is also a senior spiritual weapon master. It seems that Qian Lianyun’s cultivation level must be higher. You’d better be careful and don’t have any conflicts with him. Otherwise, even with my help, I’m afraid it will be difficult for you to leave here!”
Lou Yun said nonchalantly: "What kind of conflict can I have with him? I'm just here to discuss renting a store with him. If we can agree, we can talk. If we can't, we can just leave."
"Well, I hope this is for the best!"
After walking for a while, we came to a quiet courtyard. The door was opened, and a tall and thin middle-aged man walked out of it.
Shen Cong said quickly: "Master Lou, this is Lian Yun, the leader of Bicheng City!"
Lou Yun naturally came forward to pay homage, and Qian Lianyun flashed his figure and had already arrived in front of Lou Yun. He stretched out his hands and held Lou Yun's body. He laughed and said: "Master Lou, young hero, I How can I bear this great gift from you? Please come in quickly!"
Lou Yun stood up straight and said: "City Lord Qian, I just finished telling your steward that I can't bear the title of master. Just call me by my name."
Qian Lianyun said boldly: "That's not as good as this. How many years have I grown up? I'll ask you to call me Brother Lou. As for you, don't call me City Lord. Just call me Brother Qian. That's it. Got it!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and pulled Lou Yun into the room. Through this simple sentence, Lou Yun could feel that the Lord of Tianli City would never allow others to question what he said. and disobey
After arriving in the study, Qian Lianyun arranged for Lou Yun to sit down. After the servants brought the refreshments, he smiled and said: "Brother Lou, your name has been known to everyone in Tianli City in recent times. , Everyone knows that I didn’t see the weapon training competition between you and Xu Baichuan that day, which is really a pity, but today I finally had the honor to meet you in person, brother Lou, which can be regarded as making up for it a little, haha!"
If another person hears these flattering words, he will definitely feel elated, but now the person sitting here is Lou Yun. As early as more than ten years ago, he was called a genius at that time almost every day. I can hear similar words, so I am completely immune to this kind of praise.
After the two of them exchanged some polite words, Lou Yun saw that it was already getting late, so he went straight to the point and said: "Brother Qian, actually I took the liberty of visiting you this time because I want to discuss something with you!"
"Brother Lou, if you have any questions, just say it. As long as I can help, I will do my best!"
"I just want to open a Fanbing store in Tianli City, and Xu Baichuan just happened to have left, and his store is empty, so..."
Before Lou Yun finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qian Lianyun: "Haha, I thought it was something. It turned out to be this. I didn't expect that the two of us actually thought of going together! Brother Lou, you I don’t know, but in fact, I have been thinking these past few days, if you, a young genius weapon refiner, can open a mortal weapons shop in Tianli City, it will be a blessing to those who do not have spiritual weapons!"
"Then, what do you mean, brother?"
"Of course I fully support it. Brother Lou, the store that originally belonged to Xu Baichuan will be handed over to you. I will ask Shen Cong to find a few people to clean it up later. Then you can see if there are any other requirements. Just bring it up and they will definitely implement it!”
Lou Yun was certain, and he was naturally very happy: "Then I'll thank you first. As for the rent..."
Qian Lianyun waved his hand again and deliberately said with a serious face: "Brother Lou, it's okay to talk about money with outsiders, but since you and I are brothers, you are asking me for rent now, which means you don't care about me. Big brother takes it seriously!"
Although Lou Yun was happy, he did not forget his principles and said quickly: "Brother Qian, I appreciate your kindness, but since I am renting a store, I must pay the rent. This is a matter of course, Brother Qian, you If you don't accept it, then you really don't take my brother seriously!"
Next, the two began to argue about the rent. One insisted on paying the rent, and the other refused. In the end, Lou Yun simply said: "Brother Qian, if you don't want to pay the rent, then my store will not pay the rent." No more renting!”
Qian Lianyun gave a helpless smile and said: "Hey, brother Lou, you are young, but you are so kind. Well, according to what you said, it's not enough for me to collect rent. One month, um, ten gold !”
Ten gold is almost equivalent to confiscation. Lou Yun naturally refused. Lou Yun also inquired before coming here. The rent of the average store on that street is around eighty gold. Xu Baichuan's store has the highest market reputation. Okay, so Lou Yun has thought about the price, one hundred gold per month!
After a lot of hard work, the two finally reached a consensus at this price. Lou Yun also breathed a long sigh of relief, because in this way, he did not owe Qian Lian Yun any favors, and naturally he would not What does it have to do with him?
After talking about the business, Qian Lianyun naturally wanted to stay with Lou Yun for dinner, but Lou Yun declined on the pretext of going to visit the store.
In short, when Lou Yun left the City Lord's Mansion, he couldn't believe that he had rented such a good shop so smoothly. Although the monthly rent of one hundred gold was not cheap, it was nothing more than that. The price of an ordinary mid-level mortal soldier is definitely within the range that I can afford!
Qian Lianyun and Shen Cong stood outside the gate, looking at Lou Yun with smiles. When Lou Yun's back was completely invisible, the smiles on their faces suddenly faded at the same time.
Shen said in a low voice: "City Lord, he is the Lou Yun that Young Master Qin San mentioned. Why don't you deal with him, but instead treat him as a distinguished guest? If Young Master Qin San knows this, he will tell the general Saying a few bad words about you is really bad for you..."
Qian Lianyun smiled coldly: "As the saying goes, a tiger's father has no dogs, but Qin Wufeng is simply a shame to the Qin family. How could I listen to such a waste? Besides, Lou Yun is a weapons refiner, and you forgot , Xu Baichuan said that even Bei Chenming looked at him differently. If you said that I would not win over such a person, then I would be too stupid. As for Qin Wufeng, if he asks about this matter, just tell him, I will definitely We can deal with Lou Yun, but that will have to wait until he is no longer of use value!"
Shen Cong nodded and said: "City Lord, you are far-sighted and considerate. I admire you so much!"
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Accompanied by the servants of the city lord's palace, Lou Yun came to the shop that originally belonged to Xu Baichuan. The sharp-eyed Luo Ping and the bosses of several surrounding shops naturally saw Lou Yun's figure, and they looked at each other. , they knew very well in their hearts that Lou Yun had obviously obtained Qian Lianyun’s permission and became the new owner of this shop.
So a few people hurriedly came over to congratulate Lou Yun. Naturally, Lou Yun could only exchange a few perfunctory words with them on the surface, and then focused all his thoughts on the store.
Although Xu Baichuan left in a hurry, the store was still relatively clean. As for the interior decoration, there was no need to make any major changes. He only needed to clean up briefly and he could open for business!
Because his time was limited, Lou Yun was not polite and directly ordered several servants of the City Lord's Mansion to clean up quickly. He took the opportunity to rush back to the Ancient Soldier Academy. He did not have the freedom to act at will yet, so he had to Looking for someone to take care of the shop for him, Lou Yun has already thought about this candidate. He is the teacher in the academy, the third-grade weapon refiner Lei Nu!
Lei Nu is also extremely obsessed with weapon refining, but unfortunately, because he has the same flaw as Xu Yangteng, that is, his six senses are not too strong, so he is destined not to become a high-level weapon refiner.
Although Lou Yun had already learned this from Chang Xiang, he did not dare to tell Lei Nu. After learning that Lou Yun had defeated Xu Baichuan, a fourth-level weapon refiner, Lei Nu almost He would come to see Lou Yun several times every day, but if Lou Yun went out to perform a mission, he would feel like he had lost his soul!
Lei Nu once said personally that although he was a teacher in the academy and was much older than Lou Yun, in terms of weapon training, Lou Yun could definitely be his teacher!
In response to Lei Nu's shamelessness and absolute obsession with weapon refining, Lou Yun also tried his best to tell Lei Nu about the knowledge and experience in weapon refining that Chang Xiang taught him. As for Lou Yun's approach, Chang Xiang It doesn't seem to matter, because according to his words, even if Lei Nu learns all the knowledge and experience, it is absolutely impossible to become a too advanced weapon refiner!
However, a few years later, Lei Nu's achievements in weapon refining surprised Chang Xiang!
After returning to the academy, Lou Yun went straight to the place where Lei Nu lived. But before he arrived, he heard an explosion. He couldn't help but patted his head. It must be Lei Nu who was randomly trying to refine weapons again.
This has not happened once or twice, so that everyone in the college has become accustomed to it.
Sure enough, when Lou Yun opened the door of Lei Nu's room, a puff of smoke came out, and the room was filled with smoke, making it difficult to see anything.
Immediately afterwards, a dark figure jumped out from the thick smoke, still coughing. When he saw Lou Yun standing at the door, he was overjoyed and immediately rushed towards Lou Yun.
He came over and ran, shouting: "Oh, Lou Yun, you are finally here. Come on, come on, help me analyze why the cauldron I made myself, after putting in the weapon refining materials, will
There’s an explosion!”
Lou Yun was really in a hurry today and had no time to analyze it for him. He grabbed him and said, "Put it away first. Can you do me a favor?"
In the Ancient Military Academy, besides Nie Jiu, the second burliest man position was definitely Lei Furu. At this moment, regardless of his face that was darkened by smoke, he stared at his big eyes and asked, "What's the deal?"
Lou Yun looked around. Although Lei Nu made such a big noise, everyone who was used to it was too lazy to come over, so there was no one around.
So Lou Yun revealed his plan: "Teacher Lei, I know you are very free on weekdays, so I want to trouble you to help me take care of this mortal weapons store. Don't worry, I will never let you
Your efforts are in vain, I will teach you how to refine weapons in the future..."
"Wait!" Lei Nu interrupted Lou Yun without hesitation: "If you want me to help you take care of the store, I can, but then you have to agree to a condition!"
"What conditions, tell me!"
Lei Nu blinked his eyes and said slowly: "Accept me as your apprentice!"