Settled in Qixia Town, started with Qingwen

Chapter 159
When Li Xin and the others came to Wan Mansion, the gate was open, and several sedan chairs had parked in the open space outside the gate.

Those who came in sedan chairs were all merchants who were also invited, and the most face-saving part of them.

Most of the people still came on foot like Li Xin and Li Yuanfang.

"Welcome Mr. Li!"

Lu Kun, Wan Zhenshan's eldest disciple, greeted the guests outside the gate, but he recognized Li Xin at a glance, and greeted him very politely.

Li Xin knew that Wan Zhenshan had several apprentices, but he didn't remember his face, so he couldn't recognize Lu Kun.

He just nodded slightly, and together with Li Yuanfang, followed a servant summoned by Lu Kun into the Wanfu mansion.

Not long after, the two of them passed through a yard with a rockery pond and arrived at the meeting place, which was a spacious reception hall.

There are more than a dozen sets of tables and chairs in the hall, and some of them have already been seated, about 20 people.

Each dress is bright and thick.

In addition, there are maids raising the stove on both sides, so everyone will not feel cold while sitting.

"Mr. Li! You are really busy, so it's hard to invite you!"

The most conspicuous place is the main table, sitting Wan Zhenshan and his son Wan Gui, and Qi Fang and her daughter.

After seeing the two of Li Xin coming in, Wan Zhenshan got up and walked over, pretending to be familiar, and said with a smile.

Wan Gui and Qi Fang also followed behind Wan Zhenshan. The three or four-year-old daughter was held by Qi Fang, staring at the strangers with curious eyes.

"Master Wan's words really annoy me. No matter how busy I am, can I still be as busy as you? I'll just open a small teahouse. How can a small business compare to yours? I really had no face to come here last time."

Li Xin pretended to be very frank and said.

"Hehehe, no matter how small the business is, it's still a business. Mr. Li has settled down in this town, so he's one of us. If you don't have face, if I invite you in the future, just come!"

Wan Zhenshan seemed to be a kind senior who cared about the younger generation, and let out a hearty laugh.

"The juniors have written it down."

Li Xin arched his hands and ended the conversation directly.

Just a few words of politeness is enough, if he continues talking nonsense, he is too lazy to pretend, and he is tired.

A mere Wan Zhenshan doesn't make him pay much attention to it now.

So after saying this, he directly found an empty table nearby and sat down.

Li Yuanfang naturally sat beside him.

Wan Zhenshan was slightly taken aback by being so straightforward.

He still didn't say anything, and he didn't even introduce his son and daughter-in-law behind him.

Of course, he knew that Qi Fang had patronized Yihonglou.

But Li Xin's behavior like this is indeed a bit unconventional.

Wan Gui is not as good as his father, who has a city mansion, his face is already showing anger, he stepped forward and said: "Mr. Li, it seems a bit impolite for you to do this?"

"what?"

Li Xin looked at him and said in a daze, "I haven't asked for advice yet, this is...?"

"This is the dog Wangui, Ah Fang, you already know him, so I won't introduce much."

Wan Zhenshan was still smiling, and even used the address "A Fang" directly, as if how close he was to Li Xin, and even revealed the name of his daughter-in-law casually.

"It turns out that this is Mr. Wan. He is indeed a good-looking talent. I was rude just now."

Li Xin spoke politely, got up slightly to speak, and then sat down after speaking, completely disregarding that Wan Zhenshan and the other three were standing.

Call it impolite, indeed.

It's not enough to say that there is no one in sight.

Being stuck in the middle made Wan Gui feel very uncomfortable.

At this moment Wan Zhenshan gave him a wink to calm him down, and then he was polite to Li Xin before returning to their main table.

"Father, that Li Xin is too presumptuous!"

After returning to the table, Wan Gui couldn't help but said.

"He may be more difficult to deal with than we imagined, so don't be impulsive."

Wan Zhenshan comforted his son, but an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He invited Li Xin to come here. Most of the reasons were actually influenced by the previous information about Li Xin's visit to Shuangqi Town.

Originally, I just had the mentality of trying it out, but now I find that Li Xin is not easy.

Instead, he felt that it was really possible that Li Xin knew additional information about the treasure hunt in Shuangqi Town, including clues to the fairy treasure.

"Ah Fang, do you think this Li Xin has a good reputation in the East Street? Hehe, people who can manage their reputation are more or less a bit of a city, and it is not easy to be inferior to others. Today we will let him learn to bow his head."

Wan Zhenshan said confidently.

Wan Gui also smiled.

Only Qi Fang remained expressionless, not knowing what she was thinking.

At the same time, Li Xin's side was a few tables away.

He and Li Yuanfang were also analyzing the contact with Wan Zhenshan just now.

"Master, Wan Zhenshan held this gathering of merchants, and none of the invited merchants, big or small, brought their wives, but he himself let Young Mistress Wan show up in public. He must have a purpose!"

Li Yuanfang mentioned an important point he noticed.

"That's right, this is very strange. If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. Let's wait and see."

Li Xin nodded in agreement.

Then he didn't talk about it, just looked at other merchants around him, and chatted with Li Yuanfang.

As for the tea and pastries on the table, the two of them didn't touch each other.

And this point fell into Wan Zhenshan's eyes.

He laughed and said, "Guier, after the two of them sat down, they didn't even touch their teacups. They were very vigilant. They were afraid that we would poison us, haha."

Wan Gui showed disdain: "Hmph, then Li Xin is a nouveau riche. A pair of glazed beads was exchanged for 1 taels. He really thought he was someone. Two country bumpkins, they also learn how to prevent poisoning."

They have already checked Li Xin's information.

Those who came to Qixia Town couldn't be found out, but those after that were easy to find out.

Right now he thinks it's obvious, how could this kind of banquet be poisoned and cause trouble, doing this in his own mansion in Qixia Town, his brain is burnt out.

And it's just dealing with some merchants, and few of them know martial arts, so is it necessary to use such dirty tricks?
Wan Gui's face was full of ridicule, and he didn't hide it at all.

He even deliberately raised his teacup to drink in a high-profile way, trying to let Li Xin see it and embarrass him.

It's a pity that Wan Gui did this to wink at the blind.

Li Xin didn't look there at all.

He still observed the merchants arriving one after another, and found that most of them were small bosses, and none of the merchants related to Jia's mansion came.

For example, Mrs. Qian, the money shopkeeper, or the Jiang family of Mipu.

As time passed, almost all the vacant seats were filled, Wan Zhenshan ordered his servants to remove tea and pastries from each table, and put on food and drinks.

He stood up and said, "Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedules to come to my Wanfu to honor your face and attend this gathering. I, Wan Zhenshan, would like to offer a toast to everyone!"

As he spoke, he raised his head and drank a glass of wine.

Then there was another meaningless scene, and it took a long time to get to the point.

"I think you all already know that the rumors about the treasure of immortals on the top of the snow mountain have spread all over the world, and the top of the snow mountain should refer to the Daxue Mountain north of our Seven Heroes Town."

"There is a secret of immortality in the fairy treasure. Those people in the rivers and lakes are desperately fighting for it, and they all gather in our town. As the locals of Qixia Town, we should be close to the water, but we have lost our advantage. , are you all willing?"

"Why don't we unite and seek the treasure of the immortals together! A strong dragon can't overwhelm a local snake, as long as we twist together, those outsiders are like a loose sand, how can they compete with us!"

Wan Zhenshan spoke loudly, and without most people noticing, he had already used his internal strength.

What he said inside and outside, is to distinguish the outsiders from the rivers and lakes from the local businessmen in front of him, and make them two opposing groups.

As long as the merchants here unite, Wan Zhenshan must be the leader, and if he really gets the fairy treasure, he must be the big head, and others will eat soup at most.

The abacus rattled.

"Master Wan, all those people in the rivers and lakes know martial arts. Not many of us businessmen have practiced martial arts."

A slightly fat merchant said.

"Yeah, even if we all unite, what can we do? How can we compete with those desperadoes who are licking blood?"

Another middle-aged merchant asked immediately.

"You two are right! We businessmen usually use our brains. As long as we are willing to use our brains, we can kill martial arts masters without the strength of our hands."

"Our real advantage lies in intelligence. All of you here together account for [-]% of the shops in the town. Those people from the rivers and lakes can't escape our eyes and ears!"

"Everyone in business should know that often the key to success lies in whether the information is accurate or not, and whether it is fast or not. The rest is not important."

Wan Zhenshan finally revealed his real purpose.

He also knew that it was a joke to ask these merchants to contribute their efforts to fight head-on with the people in the rivers and lakes.

So he just wanted to use them to weave an intelligence network covering the entire Seven Heroes Town for his use.

There are more establishments in Qixia Town, such as the Fu Inn, which were not invited by Wan Zhenshan, because he didn't accept everyone.

At least one must be considered rich in the ordinary sense to be invited here today.

Those who are too low-level, he thinks it is easy to reveal their plans, and the results are not enough.

"Hehe, the purpose of my coming here has already been made clear. You can slowly consider whether to join or not, as long as you give an answer within a stick of incense."

Wan Zhenshan said that he could think about it slowly, but immediately restrained a stick of incense and asked everyone to give an answer on the spot.

This is already a high-profile application of pressure.

It seems that just like in the original book, he can do anything for the treasure.

At this time, sacrificing some reputation is nothing at all.

However, Li Xin was seriously considering whether to join this alliance.

It seems to be useful if information can be exchanged.

"Master, the two merchants who spoke just now belong to him."

Li Yuanfang said.

"Well, it's just two babysitters."

This is too obvious, don't think too much, Li Xin just takes it as true.

"Should we join?"

Li Yuanfang said again.

"Forget it, it's boring to deal with Wan Zhenshan, and it's too exhausting to be on guard against him all the time."

Li Xin still chose to give up.

The main reason is that he doesn't think that the information network formed by these merchants can really get much useful information.

After all, the people in the rivers and lakes who come to the town are not fools.

"time up!"

The time for a stick of incense passed quickly, and the noisy discussions of the crowd gradually quieted down under Wan Zhenshan's reminder.

"What do you guys think? Those who are willing to fight for the treasures of the immortals and share the secret of immortality stay behind. Those who don't want to leave can leave. As long as today's events are not leaked, I, Wan, will never pursue them!"

Wan Zhenshan looked around and said.

"I would like to join!"

"I will join too!"

"Who doesn't want to live forever, fight!"

Immediately someone spoke up.

Li Xin doesn't even need to guess, it should still be a nurse.

But once someone takes the lead in this kind of thing, it will always arouse the emotions of some people.

Immortality, share!

Wan Zhenshan's purposefully focused vocabulary still worked.

One after another, some people expressed their interest in joining.

After a while, more than [-]% of the people agreed.

Wan Zhenshan was not very happy, forty percent, much less than he expected.

"I'm sorry, Master Wan, I just want to do a small business, what kind of fairy treasure, which round will I get, I will quit."

Sure enough, the first objection still appeared.

Under the chain reaction, the second and third popped out immediately after.

"I've already said that if you don't want to join, you won't force it. We are still friends. You can leave now. If you haven't had enough food and wine, you can eat to your heart's content before leaving."

Wan Zhenshan flicked his sleeves and said generously.

"Master Wan Gaoyi!"

The first person who objected stood up with fists in his hands, without any intention of staying to drink, and left directly.

He left, and the rest who said they would not join immediately followed suit.

Afterwards, those who hadn't made a statement were also mobilized one after another. Most of them refused and left the venue one by one.

The scene soon became ugly, because nearly [-]% of the people left.

Wan Zhenshan remained calm, as he said, he did not force these people to leave.

Thinking about it, does he really dare to use force in Qixia Town?
It was precisely because they knew that he didn't dare to make a real move that the people who left were so straightforward.

"Is there anything else to go? Mr. Li, how are you thinking?"

In fact, Wan Zhenshan was already a little angry. Seeing that there were not many people left who did not express their views, he decided to use Li Xin as a knife.

"Me? Sigh! I'll let it go. The fairy treasure is too ridiculous. I think it's just a false rumor! If you really want to become a fairy, why don't you learn from me and do more meritorious deeds? Aren't all the fairy tales in the book Are you an immortal?"

Li Xin said it so seriously, it seemed that he himself believed it.

Many people here also know or know Li Xin, and have more or less heard of his deeds of going to the big cemetery to make meritorious deeds.

All of them showed complex expressions, almost with a bit of sarcasm.

"Hmph! What nonsense! If you are so benevolent, why are you molesting my wife so many times?"

Suddenly, Wan Gui slapped the table and stood up, shouting at Li Xin.

"I teased your wife?"

Li Xin widened his eyes slightly, and looked at Qi Fang who was sitting next to Wan Gui.

Seeing her calm face, she seemed to have known Wan Gui would come for such a long time.

But she didn't dare to look at Li Xin. Under Li Xin's gaze, she lowered her eyes and looked away.

"Li Xin! Dare to be a man if you dare to do it, unless you are not a man!"

Wan Gui got out of his seat, walked towards the table where Li Xin was, and said in a very heavy tone.

(End of this chapter)