In the silent night, one cough after another sounded in a room in the backyard of the Hou Mansion. It was very soft and did not spread outside the house. It was the people in the house who were deliberately suppressing their coughs.
Under the light, Plain-clothed Figure was still staying up late watching the intelligence that the spies kept sending. The imperial city was too big and there were too many things to pay attention to. People like Third Prince and Duke Xiyu were each more cunning than the last. It was impossible to find a direct flaw. They could only follow some intricate details to find a breakthrough.
In this world, nothing can be done perfectly. The difficulty lies in how to discover it.
After investigating the cause of Lord of Yingcheng's death for so long, we finally made progress. It is now confirmed that Duke Xiyu secretly gave the order.
The day before Lord of Yingcheng died, Marquis Anqing entered Duke Xiyu's house and came out less than a quarter of an hour after entering.
Coupled with the secret trick arranged by Duke Xiyu on Cloud Ridge Stockade, it can now be basically concluded that this Great Xia Grand Eunuch has an unknown conspiracy.
"Marquis, Eunuch Pei has left the imperial mausoleum." A deep voice sounded outside the door.
"Got it" Ning Chen responded.
Outside the door, the black shadow disappeared silently, as if it had never appeared.
Ning Chen was silent in his heart, Eunuch Pei coming out was the last step, now, all he had to do was wait for the decision.
People's hearts are unpredictable, and he cannot make judgments easily. He must try again and again.
Late at night, Liu Ruoxi woke up once and saw the lights in Marquis's room dancing. He got up and came to the door and knocked lightly.
In the room, Ning Chen frowned slightly and said, "Please come in."
Liu Ruoxi pushed the door open and walked in, his plain face without any modification, looking even more charming under the light.
In terms of appearance alone, this courtesan from the imperial city is undoubtedly synonymous with beauty, but her temperament is a bit softer.
In this era, women are destined to be just the vassals of men. After all, there has only been one woman like Fan Lingyue who is more dazzling than Mingyue in the sky in thousands of years.
"Marquis, rest," Liu Ruoxi came up and picked the wick to make the fire light brighter, and said softly.
Ning Chen smiled, did not answer, and continued to look at the situation in his hands. There was no good thing in the world that could be gained without effort. He was not a god and could not predict the future.
Liu Ruoxi saw that Marquis didn't speak, so he stopped trying to persuade him and stood quietly aside to help him grind the ink.
Reading at night is the dream of every scholar. Unfortunately, Ning Chen is not a scholar, but Martial Marquis.
"Ahem"
The deeper the night went, the louder the coughing in the room became. Liu Ruoxi patted the former's back gently, took out the silk scarf from his arms and handed it to Ning Chen.
Dots of bright red splashed on the silk scarf. Ning Chen pushed Liu Ruoxi's hand away and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
"Marquis is a good person," Liu Ruoxi said softly.
"Ha" Ning Chen smiled tiredly and said honestly, "I am not a good person. If one day, I find that you have done something that is sorry to the Marquis, I will kill you without hesitation."
"This day will never happen," Liu Ruoxi said softly.
"I hope so," Ning Chen responded.
An hour later, Ning Chen finished reading the last message, closed his eyes tiredly, and said slowly, "There will be an auction tomorrow. Mingyue and I will go there, will you go?"
Liu Ruoxi hesitated for a moment and asked, "Won't it bring trouble to Marquis?"
"Give me your hand," Ning Chen opened his eyes and said calmly.
Hearing this, Liu Ruoxi stretched out his left hand in confusion, his slender jade fingers crystal clear and flawless.
Ning Chen pointed his sword, and a trace of true energy was injected into the body along the woman's arm. After a moment, the brilliance dissipated.
"Okay, let's do a simple disguise tomorrow and there will be no problem. Even if a ninth-grade expert probes, he won't be able to find anything."
"Thank you Marquis" Liu Ruoxi said.
"Go back and rest," Ning Chen said, waving his hand.
"Ruoxi Resign" Liu Ruoxi bowed Yingying and immediately left the room.
Liu Ruoxi left, Ning Chen got up and came to the courtyard. Looking at Mingyue like a hook in the sky, he sighed in his heart and said that it was the end of the month and he had less than half a month left.
In the Beimeng camp, Fan Lingyue also stayed up all night, standing in front of the tent, looking in the direction of Great Xia Imperial City, silently meditating.
Under the moon, a graceful and fairy-like figure blends into the space between heaven and earth, as if it will break through the sky at any time.
These are the two most terrifying women in the world. One has mastered Scroll of Chaos, and the other has cultivated Scroll of Motion. Together, they are invincible.
As strong as Ning Chen, he mastered many things that transcended the times, but he still suffered a big loss in the hands of these two people.
After a moment, Fan Lingyue whispered something, and the beautiful figure under the moon nodded calmly, and then disappeared in a flash.
The night gradually faded, and the first ray of sunlight at dawn fell on the earth, reflecting a faint golden color.
In front of the Kylin Pavilion, there was a buzz of people and an endless stream of people coming and going, reaching the most prosperous scene in a century.
Nine Marvelous Separation-Reunion Flower is a magical flower that has always existed only in legends. No one expected that it would actually appear in this world.
Ning Chen came, holding hands with Little Mingyue. On the other side, Liu Ruoxi wore a mask that covered up her gorgeous face, but could not hide her exquisite and alluring body.
The dignitaries who came today are all real big shots. Many of them have seen Ning Chen and are not surprised at all by the latter's arrival.
Everyone in the world knows that now Great Xia's Marquis of Knowing Fate lacks nothing but this sacred flower.
"Marquis, please," a young woman with flower letters came over, bowed politely, and said.
Ning Chen smiled slightly. The delicate-looking woman in front of him was not as harmless as she looked. Kylin Pavilion is one of the largest chambers of commerce in the world. This woman was sent to be in charge of this auction, so her background was certainly not simple.
The four of them walked to a private room, where a flowery maid was waiting. After saying a few words, the woman turned and left.
The maid knew that the young man in front of her had a distinguished status and did not dare to neglect him. She stood respectfully aside, ready for orders at any time.
Ning Chen started coughing again, one after another, very dull, and the three people in the box were frightened.
"Bad guy" Mingyue's beautiful big eyes were full of worry. He stood up and wiped the blood on his lips with his little handkerchief.
"It's okay, I got used to it after spitting it out." Ning Chen patted the little girl's cloth hat and comforted her with a smile.
"You, help him beat his back," Mingyue pointed at Liu Ruoxi and said fiercely.
Liu Ruoxi was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and hurriedly came up to help Marquis give him a pat on the back. The young master's "evil reputation" in the Hou Mansion was obvious to all. The biggest problem in the Hou Mansion was not Marquis, but the young master. No one dared to go against even a single sentence.
Ning Chen This is the first time to enjoy this kind of treatment. It feels a bit awkward. Men and women are not close to each other. Is this considered to be taking advantage of him?
Liu Ruoxi's technique is very good, and the strength is neither light nor heavy. It seems that he has received special training. It is not easy to train an oiran. He has to teach everything. Otherwise, how can he deal with those picky dignitaries.
The auction started, and the woman who was presiding over the auction was the woman just now. She was dressed in gorgeous palace clothes, and she looked less gentle and more noble.
Because of Nine Marvelous Separation-Reunion Flower, today's auction scene was extremely hot, with rare treasures one after another. Except for a few big shots who were holding back, the rest of the boxes had begun to be sold.
Ning Chen looked at it with greed, but it was a pity that he had no money.
Changsun gave him countless things, but did not give him money. Since Great Xia started the war with Northern Mongolia, the treasury has been very tight. Now he is talking about money with Changsun. He has no intention of pulling out the teeth. It is purely for excitement.
"Now, the ninth treasure is auctioned, Blazing Sun Iron, thirty pounds."
As the red lips of the young woman Hua Xin opened slightly, a stone platform slowly rose. On the stone platform, a fist-sized red iron stone lay quietly there. It looked ordinary and nothing special.
This is a rare treasure in the world, but the refining method has been lost. It is the kind of thing that is a pity if you don't buy it, and you don't know how to use it if you buy it.
"The starting price is ten thousand taels of gold," the woman said.
There was silence inside and outside the box. After a long time, someone quietly increased the price.
"Eleven thousand taels"
The woman breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was someone bidding on it. A thousand years ago, this Blazing Sun Iron might have caused a frenzy of looting, but today, it would be good if it could be sold.
"Eleven thousand one hundred taels"
A calm voice came from the private room on the second floor, and the woman's heart lifted again. This voice was Marquis of Knowing Fate!
"Bad guy, do we have money?" Mingyue asked nervously in the box.
"No" Ning Chen replied with certainty.
Mingyue subconsciously looked at Liu Ruoxi behind the bad guy. I heard that courtesans are very rich.
After being looked at by Little Mingyue, Liu Ruoxi quickly shook his head and said, "I don't have any money either. I haven't been able to bring out even a penny of the money I have saved over the years."
Mingyue is a little frustrated, what should I do?
"Sell her, or sell you," Ning Chen joked with a smile.
"She is valuable, but I am a child and not valuable." Mingyue analyzed it very seriously.
"Haha" Ning Chen pinched the little girl's cheek, she is a little kid.
Someone in the box that had made the noise spoke again and increased the price twice more. Ning Chen also increased the price, each time without adding more, to one hundred taels. In the end, the people in the box gave up and stopped talking.
The final transaction price of Blazing Sun Iron was thirteen thousand one hundred taels, which is the price of cabbage, although you can buy cabbage as high as Mijie Mountain.
For this fist-sized Blazing Sun Iron, Ning Chen was actually very shocked. The seemingly random price increase was actually determined to win.
In Taotie's belly, Daoist Patriarch Jiang Wangji had taught him Daoist Sect's mental method, so he was no stranger to Blazing Sun Iron at all.
Others don't have the refining method, but he does. Daoist Sect's refining method Peerless Under Heaven is far behind even today's Confucian sect. After all, the Confucian sect has only been passed down for a thousand years, while Daoist Sect has been passed down for tens of thousands of years before it perished.
In the remaining time, several rare treasures appeared again, causing rounds of competition. Ning Chen and Little Mingyue stared at them with wide eyes, but did not make a sound.
If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, it's better to save some money.
"The last treasure, Nine Marvelous Separation-Reunion Flower, starting price, one hundred thousand taels of gold!"
At this moment, a stone platform made of crystal slowly rose up. Within it, a purple sacred flower lay quietly. Suddenly, the whole hall trembled.