Chapter 13 Teammates
"Who else? When do we leave?" The man in the baseball cap asked casually as he stood up and pulled up the tablecloth.
Jiang Xian also stood up: "There are also Eight-Armed Arhat and Red Fourth Lady. After all, apart from the people in the sect and the older generation who don't come out, you are the only top king players in the entire Chinese country."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." The baseball cap made tongue sounds while pulling up the entire tablecloth to cover himself, as if to put it away. He sighed, "I never thought that a group of us monsters would get together one day..."
Jiang Xian nodded, but three seconds later, he suddenly blinked. He rushed behind the tablecloth and cursed, "This little bastard!"
The tablecloth stood up strangely, without any support. It stood in the air like a magic trick. And there was no figure behind it. Just at the passage, a figure wearing a baseball cap rushed out like flying. A raised middle finger saluted from a distance.
Jiang Xian rolled his eyes, let out a long breath of anger, and then rushed out suddenly.
In the huge Cathay Plaza, two vicious dogs were like butterflies flying through flowers. One after the other, they ran with the momentum of a 100-meter sprint. In the COCO milk tea shop, a woman had just bought a cup of matcha milk cap, but before she could take it, her arm went numb. The milk tea flew up with her scream.
However, before she could finish her cry, another figure appeared and caught the cup of milk tea steadily and threw it into her arms.
"Uh..." The woman's scream reached her throat, but was suppressed. She was so depressed that her face turned red, and she finally reacted after a few seconds. Her eyebrows were raised, and she roared at the front: "Who is running so fast! Is he reincarnating or going to a funeral?!"
"Jiang, did you hear that?" The man in the baseball cap panted, turned around and cursed viciously: "Don't follow me in your next life! Are you a ghost? You are disturbing the people, do you understand?"
Hehe... Jiang Xian sneered, his speed didn't slow down at all, even though he was panting. He looked around and suddenly raised his voice and shouted, "Thief! Catch the thief!!"
This sound successfully attracted everyone's attention, especially the patrolling guards, who looked at the baseball cap unkindly.
Holy shit… The man in the baseball cap took a deep breath . This Jiang guy was so shameless and ruthless that he was beyond his expectations… Seeing that several guards had surrounded him, he rushed into the security passage in desperation.
Boom… The door just closed, and the next second it was blown open by a strong wind. In the passage, a man who was smoking looked at two figures rushing past him one after another in shock. The speed was so fast that the butt of his cigarette was blown out for a moment.
“Jiang!” There was a thumping sound coming down the stairs, and the voice of the baseball cap was as high-pitched as a rooster with its neck pinched: “Don’t blame me for being rude if you keep chasing me!”
"Interesting, I'd like to see how rude you are." Jiang Xian looked at the figure getting closer and closer in front of him, flicked his finger, and a golden light broke through the air.
Zila... This stream of light was not big, but it was extremely fast. What was even more strange was that it emitted a sharp buzzing sound in the air. Baseball Cap wanted to turn his head back as if he had seen a ghost, but his body squatted down instinctively.
In a split second, the light brushed past his scalp. Then... it seemed to have eyes , and as Jiang Xian hooked his finger, it flew back toward the baseball cap!
"Linglong Dice... I'm going to fuck you!" The man in the baseball cap took a breath of cold air, and the next second, he waved his hand, and four yellow talismans shot straight towards Jiang Xian.
It was obviously an ordinary talisman paper, but it was stretched straight during the ejection process, making a crackling sound. The man in the baseball cap was about to stand up, but his Adam's apple moved and he raised his hand obediently.
A dice made of neither gold nor jade, with an almost invisible white thread, was wrapped around his neck. At the same time, there were several sounds behind him, and the talisman he threw actually went into the wall an inch. Unfortunately, it didn't hit anyone.
"We can talk it out... We can talk it out..." The man in the baseball cap smiled flatteringly: "We have been friends for more than ten years, and you use this kind of thing when you meet. It's too much... It's too much..."
Jiang Xian grabbed his collar and hooked his fingers, and the dice and silk thread returned to his hand like living things. Then he asked with a smile: "You have fallen behind in cultivation, how come you can't even dodge the exquisite dice?"
Baseball Cap sighed and closed his eyes resignedly: "I was careless and didn't dodge."
I just set up a stall to supplement my family income, but you even brought your weapons with you! Who wants to play with you?
Jiang Xian patted his shoulder, pressed his baseball cap on the steps, and sat down unwillingly. He nudged the other person with his shoulder, but the other person avoided him in disdain. Jiang Xian didn't care, took out a box of Liu Sanjie, and raised his chin towards the other person. The other person rolled his eyes and snorted arrogantly.
Jiang Xian lit up the cigarette, took a puff, and said calmly, "I found the butterfly."
“I fucking knew it!!” Baseball Cap stood up suddenly, his voice rising eight octaves: “From childhood to adulthood, good things have never happened to me! All these life-threatening things have been thrown at your father! I will always regret not breaking up with you ten years ago!”
"How do you know it's a matter of life and death?"
"Haha... As soon as you wag your tail I know you're going to poop!" The baseball cap's spit almost hit Jiang Xian's head: "Your sect is an orthodox sect after all. Something that has troubled your sect for thousands of years is definitely not a good thing! It's not like you haven't looked for it before. You searched all over the country a few years ago. Weren't you ready to die at that time? Now you suddenly find me for help. If it's not because this broken thing stimulated you to come back to life, what else could it be!"
Jiang Xian laughed dryly twice.
"When I heard the word 'help', my hair stood on end, okay? This kind of ghost thing... In addition to me, they even asked Hong Si Niang and Eight-armed Arhat for help. That place is definitely a den of dragons and tigers! Brother... Can I call you brother? I don't want to die yet. I'm only 26 years old!" He panted, squatted down suddenly, grabbed Jiang Xian's hand, and his eyes sparkled: "Promise me, let each other go and live a good life. This time next year, I will never forget your paper money and paper cart."
Jiang Xian's skin was all over his body, and he waved the other person's hand away and said directly, "Make an offer."
The wailing subsided instantly.
The guy in the baseball cap coughed dryly, his eyes flickering: "Hey... talking about money hurts our feelings. We have been friends for more than ten years..."
"One million. The debt of half a million is forgiven."
"Tsk...you are my good brother...I, I!" The man in the baseball cap rubbed his hands and smiled flatteringly.
Jiang Xian stared at the ceiling in a trance, like an emotionless quotation machine: "Two million."
"Deal!" Baseball Cap stood up instantly, patted his pants, and said righteously: "Good brother!"
Jiang Xian was almost laughing out of anger: "When you were expelled from Longhu Mountain and the entire Taoist Tongtian Mansion, why didn't I throw you out of my house?"
The guy in the baseball cap's eyes bulged, "We've been friends for more than ten years! Why do you remember the past so clearly? You're so petty... When are we leaving?"
"No hurry." Jiang Xian walked to the trash can and gently put out his cigarette: "Wait for Yan Jing's reply."
Baseball Cap's face turned serious, and he frowned and said, "Yanjing? Who else did you look for? Hong Si Niang and Babi Luohan have never teamed up with us. I heard they have bad tempers."
Jiang Xian's expression also became serious: "Old man Chu. The head of Wudianmei."
The man in the baseball cap narrowed his eyes: "Chu Ziyi? He didn't surrender..."
He pointed upwards and said, "Shenzhou has a strong background. Can we trust them?"
Jiang Xian closed his eyes and let out a long breath: "It is precisely because he has a backer that I will form an alliance with him."
"This incident happened too suddenly, and I was not prepared at all. And that place..." He opened his eyes, his eyes flickered slightly: "It's extremely evil. I'm afraid I'll be defeated in it alone. And I don't have much time... "
The baseball cap seemed to want to say something, but in the end he opened his mouth but said nothing.
"No need to comfort me." Jiang Xian said calmly, "This is my last chance. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. But I don't have that much time to sharpen the knife. However, once we cooperate with Shenzhou and attract the attention of the higher-ups, then... our equipment and personnel will be in place immediately!"
"You found a knife sharpener." Baseball Cap said thoughtfully, "But... you should know who is behind Shenzhou. Once they intervene, the income from this trip will be discounted."
Jiang Xian stood up and patted his pants: "I just want to survive."
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Yanjing, Shenzhou Auction House Headquarters, Shenzhou Building.
A large reception room, decorated in pure Chinese style. Chu Ziyi was sitting on a royal chair. Unlike when he met Temulun before, he did not look calm at this moment, but instead had a rare sense of uneasiness.
At this moment, the door opened gently, and a man in a suit and leather shoes walked out, bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Chu, the boss wants to see you."
Chu Ziyi took a deep breath and stood up immediately. He followed the man and walked through several doors. After knocking gently, he pushed the door open silently.
This is a simply decorated room with strong Chinese elements. In front of an antique desk, a white-haired man was writing something. Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, he did not raise his head, but just nodded. Chu Ziyi did not dare to say much, so he walked to a chair and sat down quietly.
The room fell silent for ten minutes. The gray-haired man breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and rubbed his wrist, and said to Chu Ziyi: "I read your report."
"I can tell you clearly that we have plenty of money. We also have enough equipment. And it's the best in the world. But..." He paused, lit a cigarette, and took a deep puff: "I haven't seen your information."
"Any comprehensive exploration of a large area is the accumulation of countless preliminary explorations. Mr. Chu, you have worked in Shenzhou for ten years, and you know our rules. Without evidence, without photos, without estimated profits and losses, and relying solely on your apprentice's words, I cannot agree to your request now."
"Yes." Facing the man's words, Chu Ziyi had no dissatisfaction at all. Because he knew very well how deep the foundation of Shenzhou was. Especially, the boss in front of him was named Ye.
There are not only the Ye family, but also the Deng family, the Xu family... No matter which one of them, they are not people that these people in the underworld can afford to offend.
"But... it would be a pity to give up." After pondering for a few seconds, Chu Ziyi said in a deep voice: "The reason why the auction house supports us is that we hope we can bring real treasures to the auction house. We can help the auction house go further in the world. And this Mr. Jiang is definitely not a person who shoots without a purpose. The things he likes... are always extraordinary."
Boss Ye nodded: "So, you set off immediately."
"Secretary Liu will accompany you to have a good talk with Mr. Jiang."
Chu Ziyi's eyes flickered. Boss Ye continued, "I want to know... what he is looking for. Who are the expected team members. What is needed. What can he bring to us. Finally..."
He smiled and said, "I am also very curious whether this leader in the field of geomancy can enter our Shenzhou auction. Give me a hand."
