Rebellious Contract Beast

After about two or three seconds, He Jian Chu Yun nodded to Xia Yu, without hiding anything, and said, "Well, if I don't go home so late, I'm afraid my family will worry, so it's better to go back quickly."

"I see. However, this bow is one that I have used before. It is very convenient for me, but it may not be the same for others. If you want to return the favor, I think it is unnecessary, sister."

"No, no, no, I'd better buy one. My sister has helped me so much, how can I let you work for nothing."

"Sister, do you really want to buy it?"

"Hmm, which bow do you think is better, sister?"

Xia Yu looked at He Jian Chu Yun quietly for a while, and couldn't help but smile: "It's better for you to choose, sister."

He Jian Chu Yun nodded. Although she seldom used the bow often, it didn't mean that she didn't know how to use it. It would be a good idea to buy one. Besides, there were nearly 300,000 taels of silver in the storage space, so she didn't have to worry about not being able to afford it.

So her gaze went straight to the row of bows and arrows hanging at the front, there were five in total, all of which were top-grade magical weapons.

After a quick glance, her eyes turned to the second longbow on the left, which was decorated with rosewood carvings. The bow looked very solid and the bowstring was also strong and powerful, but it emitted a faint glow under the light, which was quite extraordinary.

The wood carvings on the bow were also extremely delicate. The wood texture was slanted and interlaced, and the structure was fine and even. The more He Jianchuyun looked at it, the more he was moved.

"This one?"

"Uh-huh."

She was even happier when she got the longbow, so she asked Xia Yu, "How much does this bow cost?"

Without waiting for Xia Yu to answer, the shopkeeper spoke first, "Girl, do you have the money? This bow is a top-grade magical weapon, and it's not cheap!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed Xia Yu's gaze. He was so scared that he quickly shrank his neck and dared not say anything more.

And what he said was all true. A top-grade magical bow and arrow would easily cost tens of thousands of taels of silver, which was not something that ordinary rich kids could afford.

"You have good taste, sister. This bow is the one I used when I was young. Its name is Po Yun Xiao. If you want it, you can take it."

"No, no, no, I'll pay, sister, you just tell me how much." Seeing that Xia Yu wanted to give it to her for free, He Jian Chu Yun hurriedly shook her head to refuse, and Xia Yu shook her head after hearing it, and glanced at the storekeeper. Seeing this, the other party seemed to understand something and said, "Although this bow is a top-grade magic weapon, no matter what, it was used by my young lady before. It was made by a master of refining, so it is naturally the best of the best. Logically speaking, this bow should have been sold for a good price, but seeing that you and my young lady get along well, I'll sell it to you for 28,000 taels of silver. What do you think?"

Hearing the price, Tsurumi Hatsuun couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Twenty-eight thousand taels of silver?
The price was two-thirds more than that of an ordinary top-grade magic weapon, but the man guarding the shop did not lie to him. Every detail of this "Po Yun Xiao" was handled very well, and the bowstring material was also very rare. It should have been taken from some powerful monster. It felt like it would take some effort to cut it with the Po Hong Sword.

In short, this is indeed the work of a master weapon refiner.

Twenty-eight thousand taels of silver? Since he was an alchemist anyway, he didn't need that much money, so He Jianchuyun didn't bargain and happily took out a silver note from the storage space.

Xia Yu took it and looked at it. It was 30,000 taels of silver. The banknote came from Chen's bank. She didn't pay much attention to it. She turned around and asked the storekeeper to change the money, but He Jian Chuyun said, "No need to give me the change."

"Huh?" The shopkeeper was stunned and looked at his young lady, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Finally, Xia Yu waved her hand and said, "Forget it." After that, she looked at He Jian Chuyun deeply. Maybe she didn't expect that this old witch girl would have so much money.

"I have used this bow for quite some time. Now I am handing it over to my sister. You must treat it well."

"Well, I will."

"Okay, since you're worried that your family will be worried, then you should go back quickly. I'll have the shadow guards escort you there."

"That's no trouble. Thank you for your kindness, sister."

"Let's go to the back door. The Xu family might still be watching somewhere."

"Uh-huh."

He Jian Chuyun nodded, said goodbye and walked towards the back door of the shop, but when she opened the door, Xia Yu seemed to remember something and called her again.

"Wait a minute, sister."

"what happened?"

"I forgot to ask you what your name is. What's your sister's name?"

"My name is..." He Jianchuyun subconsciously wanted to say the pseudonym "Jiang Yiyi", but then he thought that the other party had saved his life after all. No matter what her purpose was, it was very impolite to report a fake name to her savior.

Moreover, the other party's identity is not simple, so it should not be difficult for him to investigate me.

So after hesitating for two seconds, she told him her real name.

"My name is Tsurumi Hatsuun."

"Okay, got it. Go ahead. Be careful on the road and don't let the Xu family find you."

"Thank you."

Tsurumi Hatsuyun didn't stay long. Under the guidance of the shopkeeper, he went out the back door and came to another street next door.

Xia Yu sat in the shop for a while, and suddenly murmured: "He Jian Chu Yun... hum hum~"

She chuckled twice and took a sip of tea, not knowing why she was laughing.

It was now late at night, and due to the blockade by the Xu family, there were almost no people on the road. He Jianchuyun was safe when he returned. It didn't take long for him to fly out of the southern area of ​​the city. Then he released Shen Yi from the consciousness space in a deserted place, and then flew back to the Zhu family mansion with him.

"Who is this person called Xia Yu?"

"Who knows? Maybe she is just after you."

"Ah? But she is also a woman!"

"Not necessarily. Some women also like women."

"Stop joking."

"Okay, don't deal with that Xia Yu anymore. She's so nice to you for no reason. She must have some other purpose."

"Uh-huh."

"..."

The man and the beast were chatting, and before they knew it, they flew into the Zhu family mansion.

When she entered Mingyan Courtyard, she met Zhuhong and others who had been waiting for her to come back. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, she asked Zhuhong and others to go back to their room and rest early, and she also returned to her room.

"I'm really tired today." "What are you doing?"

"I take my makeup off?"

"No, no, no! Don't unload!"

"For...what are you going to do?"

"You look really good like this, can you let me do something with you?"

"you……"

……

Two days later, inside the Shen Mansion.

"Boss, my brothers have already investigated it, but the members of the Pillow Blade Society are very tight-lipped and not many people know about it, so... we have found very little information."

"Whatever you find out, tell me in detail."

"Yes! I found out that Xu Chengyi from the Xu family joined the Pillow Blade Society not long ago and is now the manager of Jin Mantang of the Pillow Blade Society. I think the adopted son sent by the Xu family to the Wu family is very likely to be this Xu Chengyi."

"Jin Mantang..." Shen Yi tapped the table with his claws and muttered to himself.

This "Jin Man Tang" is a relatively important industry of the Zhen Dao Society, to put it bluntly, it is a pawnshop.

Shen Yi knew that in Jiangzhou City, there were many professional thieves who made a living by stealing, and outside the city, there were also many bandits who killed people and robbed people on the road. After stealing or robbing items, these people would have "Jin Mantang" sell the stolen goods for them, earning a low income and then selling them at a high price, making a fortune.

The Zhonghu Gang also has such an industry, but it was ordered to be closed down by Shen Yi a long time ago. Now the main business of the Zhonghu Gang is to help people with corporate publicity or create entertainment.

Jin Mantang's geographical location is somewhat special. It is very close to the territory of the Zhonghu Gang, and there are many members of the Zhendao Society active in it on a daily basis. If the Zhonghu Gang and the Zhendao Society start a full-scale war, the best option for the Zhonghu Gang is to send someone to directly destroy Jin Mantang, because this will cause a lot of losses to the Zhendao Society.

Then speaking of Xu Chengyi, this person is a bit interesting. There are many rumors about him in the city. Shen Yi had heard about him a long time ago.

The reason why Xu Chengyi is a hot topic is very simple. Although he is a member of the Xu family and his surname is Xu, he is actually not a member of the Xu family. Few people knew his surname before. Shen Yi only knew that Xu Chengyi was the son of an old friend of the previous head of the Xu family. Because the family fell into decline and had too many enemies, he was sent to the Xu family and was renamed Xu Chengyi.

In the first half of his life, the Xu family seemed to treat him well, almost as if he were their own son. Moreover, he had an excellent talent for cultivation. At the age of fifteen, he had already reached the regular level of Qi Condensation and was about to break through to the Shenwen stage.

But compared to his talent, his luck was not so good. On the day of the Jieming Festival, he contracted a D-level life god. From then on, his status in the Xu family plummeted and he was reduced to managing the family business for the Xu family.

If he was not the God of Destiny, he would definitely be one of the top fighters of the Xu family in the future.

But unfortunately, God played a joke on him.

In short, after the Jieming Dharma Ceremony, Xu Chengyi seemed to have become a different person. He rarely appeared in the public eye. He should be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old now, and his cultivation has not yet broken through the Pure Stage.

However, if the old witch had really pulled out a D-level life god two years ago, the outcome would probably not be much better.

Having said that, if the Tiger Gang and the Pillow Knife Society go to war, Shen Yi will of course do whatever it takes to make the Pillow Knife Society unhappy. So, there is a high probability that he will send people to sabotage Jin Mantang.

In the process, the Tiger Gang accidentally killed Xu Chengyi. What will be the consequences?
Even though Xu Chengyi had only been the son of the old man surnamed Wu for a short time and the two sides might not have any feelings for each other yet, the status was there. If the Tiger Gang killed him, they would inevitably get into trouble.

wrong!

Shen Yi shook his head and stopped this speculation. There was a question. If this was true, would Xu Sihai have let the Pillow Blade Society fight directly against the Tiger Gang?

Why would Zhendao want to provoke the Canghai Gang and take off their pants to fart?
This question was not difficult to guess, and Shen Yi quickly figured it out.

Because the Tiger Gang would not necessarily fall into the trap. After all, Xu Sihai is the fourth master of the Xu family. With his intelligence, he should know that the Tiger Gang has planted undercover agents inside the Pillow Blade Society. The Tiger Gang may get relevant information at any time.

In the process of implementing a strategy, the more people involved, the more variables there will be, which Xu Sihai cannot control, so he made preparations for both scenarios.

It will be initiated by the Canghai Gang, and then the Zhonghu Gang will take responsibility.

And what kind of person is the leader of the Canghai Gang? Shen Yi has only four labels for him: vindictive, petty, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, but also pretentious.

The Zhendao Society suffered such a great loss in the fight. If the Canghai Gang gains the upper hand later, they will only launch crazy revenge on the Zhendao Society. By then, not to mention Jin Mantang, Zui Mengyuan and others will have the courage to fight.

Do you want the Tiger Gang to persuade the Canghai Gang?

Sorry, this doesn't work at all.

You know, both the Zhonghu Gang and the Canghai Gang are loyal to the Zhu family. The two gangs usually dislike each other, and the gang leaders are equal in status. They are just temporarily joining forces to fight against the Zhendao Society. Even if Shen Yi tells the Canghai Gang not to touch Jin Mantang, with the character of the Canghai Gang leader, it is impossible for him to listen to his orders. Instead, it will have the opposite effect. The more he tells the Canghai Gang not to do something, the more they will do it.

Hey, just play!
Xu Sihai knew this clearly, so he ordered the Pillow Blade Society to attack the Canghai Gang.

Xu Chengyi was the adopted son of the old man from the Wu family. Now that he is dead, the head of the Wu family has to make some statement, right?

Of course, they didn't have to express anything, but the children of the family relied on their family background and were generally very conceited. The Wu family was one of the prominent families in Jiangzhou, and the children of the Wu family were the most powerful among the Tianlong people. How could they possibly tolerate provocation from the Zhu family?
So, the old man of the Wu family will be unhappy when his adopted son dies. If the old man of the Wu family is unhappy, the Wu family will also be unhappy with the Canghai Gang. And if the Canghai Gang controls the Zhu family, the Wu family will also be unhappy with the Zhu family.

The Zhu family naturally couldn't just sit there and do nothing. The best way at that time would be to offer compensation and settle the matter.

But what compensation should be given?

Xu Chengyi became the adopted son of the old man of the Wu family. Logically, he had changed his name to Wu Chengyi and became a member of the Wu family. However, when he died, he was still a member of the Pillow Knife Society. The Xu family behind the Pillow Knife Society also gained the right to speak up and act as a peacemaker, proposing to take over the Xiangzui Winery or something else.

Guess, will the Zhu family hand over the Luoxiangzui Winery to avoid disaster, or will they risk offending the Wu family to keep the Luoxiangzui Winery?
If the Zhu family fails to answer the multiple-choice questions well, they will probably be doomed.

Although the crime was committed by the Canghai Gang, the matter can be settled by handing over the Luoxiangzui Winery. Isn't that too much of a profit?

To avoid this situation, the Zhonghu Gang could only not help the Canghai Gang from the beginning, let the Zhendao Society destroy the Canghai Gang, and then the Zhonghu Gang would reap the benefits.

But doing so would make it impossible to explain at Zhu Jianqing's birthday party, and would ultimately lead to the Zhu family clearing out their own family.

If they choose to join forces with the Canghai Gang, the result will either be that the Zhu family will be beaten up by the Wu family and the Tiger Gang will suffer, or the matter will be resolved by using Luoxiangzui as a sacrifice.

This old bastard Xu Sihai has blocked all other paths. No matter how I choose the Xu family, I can achieve my goal. It's just a matter of earning less or more.

Choosing the less bad outcome among the three, the best option is of course to hand over the Luoxiangzui Winery.

But the question is, will the old witch agree?
The frequency of Shen Yi's claws tapping on the table became slower and slower. He fell into deep thought. Qu Xiangui behind the curtain was used to this and did not make a sound to disturb him. He waited quietly.

After five or six minutes, Shen Yi opened his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

Got it!

The Xu family is doing this just to nip anything that could threaten them in the bud. Since they want the old witch's Luoxiangzuijiu business, then just give it to them!
Shen Yi didn't have a way to break the impasse, but he had a way to make the Xu family vomit out everything they had eaten! (End of this chapter)