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As the hour of Shen (3-5 PM) drew to a close, the sun hung obliquely above the low rooftops in the west of the city.

Nearly four or five hundred people had gathered on the open ground outside the logistics park.

They were all dressed in brocade robes and fine clothes, with jade pendants jingling at their waists.

Some chatted and laughed in small groups, while others paced alone with their hands behind their backs, surveying the unfamiliar surroundings.

Shen Yanqing stood at the edge of the crowd, holding the spectator guide in her hand, her gaze sweeping over the faces in front of her.

Most of them were young people around his age.

Around twenty years old, he had a composed air about him, as if he had lived a life of ease and comfort.

They were likely scions of prominent families from various prefectures and cities in the Dayong Kingdom.

Pei Yu knows a lot of people; anyone who comes can greet him and chat with him warmly for a while.

Shen Yanqing stood alone, his back burning hot from the sun.

The aroma of grilled meat wafted from the direction of the nearby food court.

He had never eaten it before, but it smelled delicious.

His gaze involuntarily drifted over, and his Adam's apple bobbed.

"Young master."

A strange voice suddenly came closer.

Shen Yanqing turned his head and saw that the newcomer was a young man wearing a dark blue robe.

The man was very outgoing and greeted everyone with a smile and a cupped-hand salute.

"My surname is Wei, from the Wei family of Xiangzhou."

Shen Yanqing politely returned the greeting.

"Nice to meet you."

He had no intention of chatting further, and after a polite remark, he looked towards the logistics park gate again.

Pei Yu told him that the VIP member auction was about to begin and that he shouldn't go far.

But then Young Master Wei suddenly took a half step closer and lowered his voice.

"Ah, young master, have you also heard that the Cuju Association of Puji Hall can grant an audience with the Emperor?"

Shen Yanqing turned to look at the man and became alert.

He didn't say a word.

Young Master Wei didn't seem to care and continued speaking to himself:

"Young master, you seem like an honest and straightforward person. Don't be fooled by these peasants who came from humble backgrounds!"

"What football, what audience with the emperor? It's all just a pretext to get something for nothing!"

"Spend 30,000 taels of silver to go to the imperial palace? To put it bluntly, that's just enough to buy a bed for ten or fifteen days."

"Use your brain and think about it, do you know why they booked out the entire palace?"

"It's not about prestige at all! It's because all the proper inns and restaurants in the city look down on Pujitang, this lowly, smug little guy, with its arrogant attitude of getting rich quick. So they've joined forces to refuse to serve their customers."

"Puji Hall was forced into a corner, with no other options. That's why they put on a show of wealth and spent a fortune renting a remote palace!"

At this point, Young Master Wei shook his head, his tone full of earnest concern for Shen Yanqing.

"Young master, no one's money comes from thin air; the family business is not easy to earn."

"Spending tens of thousands of taels of silver on this place is no different from throwing it into the water and skipping stones!"

"Take my advice: leave now before the door opens!"

Shen Yanqing frowned slightly, turned away indifferently, and still did not respond to his words.

Seeing this, the man surnamed Wei's eyes flashed with impatience, and he opened his mouth to administer another strong medicine.

Just then, there was a soft "snap".

A jade-ribbed folding fan suddenly appeared between the two of them.

Pei Yu suddenly appeared out of nowhere and put his arm around Shen Yanqing's shoulder.

With a cynical, roguish smile playing on his lips, he abruptly interrupted the man's incessant chatter.

"Oh ho, this person looks unfamiliar. Who is he?"

The man surnamed Wei's smile froze for a moment, then he forced a dry laugh and cupped his hands in greeting: "I am..."

"Alright, alright, I have no interest in knowing."

Pei Yu's smile vanished instantly, her eyes turned cold, and she waved her hand dismissively.

"I'm not interested in the cats and dogs on the street. We're in a hurry and waiting for the door to open, excuse me."

After saying that, Pei Yu casually unfolded his fan, grabbed Shen Yanqing, and left without even giving the young master Wei a second glance.

"Don't pay any attention to that kind of scum. He's just a lackey secretly planted by the Cui family."

"Several of these kinds of people have infiltrated the crowd today, specifically targeting unsuspecting young masters to get close to them, just to scare them away."

Shen Yanqing suddenly hummed in agreement.

He had just felt that the man's words were too deliberate, and had a hint of being eager for quick success and instant benefits.

"Since they knew they were there to cause trouble, couldn't the people at Pujitang see that? Why didn't they just drive them away?"

Shen Yanqing asked, puzzled.

Pei Yu casually slapped the folding fan in his hand into his palm, a very subtle smile appearing on his lips.

"Drive them away? The landlord says it's pointless to drive them away now. Wouldn't it be more satisfying to let them in and watch them crash into the wall and die?"

Shen Yanqing didn't understand, but didn't ask any further questions.

the other side.

A lively discussion arose from the crowd.

A group of young men were gathered under the most conspicuous GG banner outside the food court, craning their necks to read the words on it.

"Jinhua Lane naming rights? Isn't that the silk shop in the east of the city?"

"They spent 500,000 taels of silver to buy the naming rights."

"Five hundred thousand?! Just for having your name on the signboard?"

"What do you know? Tens of thousands of people see this banner every day. After a year, his shop will be known throughout the world."

"Hey! Are there any spots left? I'd like to hang my business name up there too."

Shen Yanqing looked up at the huge banner.

The large gold-leaf characters gleamed with a rich and luxurious light in the afterglow of the setting sun.

His heart skipped a beat.

If it were the signboard of their Shen family business, it could also be hung here...

"Distinguished guests! It's time to go by the hour of You (5-7 PM)!"

Yan Xiaoliu's loud and clear voice came from the direction of the logistics park gate, drowning out the surrounding noise.

"Please follow our staff into the park! The auction will be held in the plaza on the east side of the park!"

After the hinges creaked, the two heavy wooden doors, each three zhang tall, were slowly opened from the inside.

The reception staff, dressed in indigo short-sleeved shirts, walked out in two neat rows of about ten people each.

They stood on either side of the gate, smiling.

They bowed in unison and extended their hands to lead the way into the courtyard.

"Distinguished guests, please come in."

The crowd began to move towards the entrance.

Shen Yanqing followed, and someone leaned closer and whispered among themselves.

"Pshaw! It's just a dock warehouse! Why make such a big show of opening such a grand entrance!"

Another person chimed in.

"You don't understand! I heard that Pujitang started out as a bandit gang. Those roughnecks love to spout these kinds of nonsense."

The two men spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the dozen or so noble young masters in front and behind them to hear.

Shen Yanqing ignored him, and Pei Yu just scoffed.

The crowd filed in.

The moment I stepped across the threshold, the person in front of me suddenly stopped.

Shen Yanqing, unaware of the situation, almost bumped into the back of the person in front of her.

Those who followed them in crowded together.

"Hey, let's go..."

"Don't block the way... Wow~~~"

The grumbling that followed quickly turned into a gasp of amazement.

"Where...where am I?!"

Visitors entering the park looked around, feeling that they couldn't take it all in with just one pair of eyes.

The scene before him was completely different from what he had expected.