Defying the Martial Way to Burn the Heavens

Zuo Feng reluctantly climbed up from the "ground". As soon as his body straightened up, he was hit by a heavy object on his left hand and almost fell back to the ground again.

He glanced at the black "prison lock" on his left arm with a wry smile, and couldn't help but cursed the "perversion" of the old man named Ning Xiao in his heart again, and then stood up with great effort.

As soon as he walked out of the house, Zuo Feng saw Uncle Tian waiting outside the house with a warm look on his face. When Uncle Tian saw Zuo Feng, even the usually calm man couldn't help laughing. Zuo Feng was slightly stunned at first, but then he remembered something, turned around and glared at Tian Tian who was snickering beside him, and then hurriedly went outside to find someone to wash his face with.

Zuo Feng knew without looking that his sister had painted his face with ink again. It had been a long time since his sister had teased him like this, and he didn't expect that he would be in such a good mood to tease him so early this morning.

Zuo Feng simply washed his face. Uncle Tian was already standing aside and handed him a handkerchief. Zuo Feng smiled awkwardly, then took it with a smile and wiped it briefly. At the same time, he asked casually: "I heard that Uncle Tian has come to see me in the past two days. I wonder if there is something important that has alarmed you? "

Uncle Tian said without being verbose: "I heard that your village is looking for a shop on the street. I happen to have an acquaintance here who has a shop that is eager to sell. If you are interested, I will take you to have a look."

Zuo Feng narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Uncle Tian. It was not until Uncle Tian felt a little uncomfortable that he said, "Uncle Tian also knows that we are looking for a shop?"

In fact, when Zuo Feng first heard the fifth elder mentioning the problem with the shop, he had already guessed that Zhang Yu was making some small moves. But if the city lord's palace didn't know anything about these things, then Zuo Feng is the real fool. Zuo Feng could also understand the City Lord's Mansion's approach of waiting and waiting. He simply hoped that his group would completely surrender to the City Lord's Mansion out of desperation.

If Zuo Feng wanted to completely place Zuojia Village within the city lord's palace, he would have directly accepted An Xiong's invitation when he talked with An Xiong that day. But Zuo Feng felt that it would not be a wise choice to annex Zuojia Village to the City Lord's Mansion. After all, people like him might become guns in the hands of others.

What Zuo Feng wants is an equal partnership, not a vassal relationship. So at this time, he immediately guessed the purpose of Uncle Tian's visit. After a slight hesitation, Zuo Feng said: "I don't know where the shop Uncle Tian mentioned is. The purchase of the shop should be the fifth elder's plan. I think it would be better if the fifth elders come together to discuss it."

Uncle Tian nodded and said with a smile: "That's fine. That shop happens to be empty at the moment. It's just right to call the Fifth Elder and let's go take a look."

Half an hour later, the fifth elder, Zuo Feng, Uncle Tian and a short, fat middle-aged man stood in a wide hall. Uncle Tian glanced at the short, fat middle-aged man next to him with his peripheral vision. The middle-aged man immediately understood, with a professional smile on his face, and said.

"You two have also seen that this shop was originally a large auction house. You have also seen it before. In addition to the three small halls and this hall on the surface, there are also three small storage rooms underground. . For such a large shop on the street, 15,000 gold coins is definitely a bargain."

The fifth elder was obviously moved after hearing this, but he immediately noticed the serious expression on Zuo Feng's face. There were no words, but he wanted to hear what Zuo Feng had to say first.

Zuo Feng glanced at the short, fat middle-aged man with a somewhat embarrassed expression, and said: "This shop is definitely worth the price the boss said, but...hey, we people have just moved to Yancheng, and we don't have much money on hand. It’s really a tight situation, I hope the boss can make some concessions for Uncle Tian’s sake.”

When the short, fat middle-aged man heard what Zuo Feng said, he glanced at Uncle Tian aside intentionally or unintentionally. Seeing this, Zuo Feng couldn't help but smile to himself, but he still pretended not to know anything and continued to look at the short, fat middle-aged man expectantly.

"Boss Zhong, this little brother is an honored guest of our city lord's palace. If you can, please make some concessions." Uncle Tian said with a smile, and then added casually: "By the way, I heard that the following houses The house is also owned by Boss Zhong.”

The short and fat boss Zhong showed a look of surprise and immediately said: "Behind our shop, there are four houses in total, which are also my assets. If the little brother thinks it is okay, then I will keep the original price. The shop and the house were sold to the little brother."

After hearing this, Zuo Feng already understood two things. Neither this shop nor the house behind it belongs to Boss Zhong. If he guessed correctly, both the shop and the house should belong to the city lord's palace. In addition, he also saw that the other party offered such good conditions because they wanted to sell the shop to them at the original price.

Under normal circumstances, Zuojiacun would not be able to afford such a huge amount of money. Faced with such favorable conditions, if Zuo Feng did not get back such a large sum of money under normal circumstances, he would have no choice but to borrow money from the City Lord's Mansion.

After Zuo Feng understood all this, he turned back to the fifth elder and nodded with a smile. The fifth elder didn't take it seriously, so he immediately smiled and thanked Boss Zhong and said, "Since Boss Zhong is so generous, although we in Zuojia Village have little financial resources, we can barely make up the amount you mentioned."

After hearing what he said, Boss Zhong was obviously very surprised. Uncle Tian also looked at the fifth elder in surprise, and then looked at Zuo Feng with deep meaning. Obviously, things were completely beyond his expectation, and he couldn't hide the embarrassment on his face at this time.

"Why, Boss Zhong, are there any difficulties? Do you feel that you are suffering too much and want us to add more money?"

Boss Zhong laughed dryly, but he thought Uncle Tian was giving him a questioning look. Uncle Tian pondered for a while, then remembered what the city lord had said, and nodded gently.

All this fell into Zuo Feng's eyes. Just as he guessed, this auction house was indeed the property of the City Lord's Mansion. In fact, when Zuo Feng left Yancheng, the auction house still belonged to a large force called the Qingyun Gang.

But this force was wiped out overnight by a mysterious old woman. When Zuo Feng returned to the city, the Qingyun Gang no longer existed, and many industries under its influence were also destroyed by several forces in Yancheng. Divide and eat.

"Since Zuojiacun can get such a large sum of money, Boss Zhong, you should be happy. Why don't you go with the fifth elder to hand over the money and sign the contract by the way."

The fifth elder was naturally very happy. For such a huge shop on the main street, it was reasonable to ask for 20,000 gold coins. What's more, there are four houses behind here. There are no small courtyards in the houses here. Even such a house costs at least two thousand gold, and almost no one is willing to sell it.

The fifth elder happily took Boss Zhong to withdraw the money, leaving Uncle Tian and Zuo Feng behind. Zuo Feng smiled and hugged Uncle Tian, ​​saluted respectfully and said, "Thanks to Uncle Tian for your help in this matter, we were able to buy such a good shop with such a small amount of money."

Uncle Tian shook his head in embarrassment and smiled bitterly. Finally, he hesitated and said, "How could you tell that this shop belongs to our city lord's palace?"

Although he didn't expect Uncle Tian to clarify his words so quickly, Zuo Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, but he stopped being secretive and said calmly: "Such a shop with four houses behind it, I'm afraid it can be sold for 30,000 yuan." Someone will break your head and grab five thousand gold coins. If it were just based on Uncle Tian’s face, I’m afraid if it were really Boss Zhong’s private property, he would never sell it so cheaply.”

Uncle Tian smiled and said: "It seems that the city lord and I have underestimated you. You little guy has amazing cultivation. I didn't expect that there is such a deep city. In fact..."

Zuo Feng smiled and shook his head. Before Uncle Tian finished speaking, he said, "Zuo Feng will remember the city lord's kindness in his heart, but I don't want to be controlled by others. If Uncle Tian has some compromise, , you might as well bring it up for everyone to discuss in detail.”

Uncle Tian seemed to have been prepared for it. After listening to Zuo Feng's words, he immediately said: "I have also discussed with the city lord. If you can agree to our small request, then we are also willing to formally form a cooperative relationship with your Zuojia Village. . To the outside world, you will naturally be described as a member of the City Lord's Palace, but the City Lord's Palace will never give orders to you and your people. Everything will be based on your wishes. "

Hearing what Uncle Tian said, Zuo Feng felt a little surprised. This condition cannot be said to be good, but good is simply too much. But Zuo Feng immediately thought of the "little request" mentioned by Uncle Tian just now, so he asked cautiously.

"There are so many experts in the City Lord's Mansion. I wonder if I, a young warrior who has just entered the bone refining stage, can be of service to the City Lord?"

Uncle Tian smiled and said, "I wonder if little friend Zuo Feng has ever heard of the 'Swivel Tower Trial'?"

This was the first time Zuo Fengshang heard this name, and he looked at Uncle Tian in front of him with confusion.

Uncle Tian was not surprised at all and continued, "Our Yelin Empire will have a trial every five years, and what we in East County are going to conduct is called the 'Spin Tower Trial'. Don't underestimate this trial." , it can definitely be regarded as the biggest event in East County in the past five years, but few people outside know about it, because only the city lord and a few commanders are qualified to send people to participate. "

Zuo Feng obviously had some interest after hearing this, but he was cautious, so he continued to ask: "This kind of trial will naturally send some high-level practitioners to participate. I, a young warrior who has just entered the bone refining stage, What effect will it have if I go there?”

Uncle Tian smiled slightly and said: "If only people with high cultivation levels can participate, it is not as good as the city lord personally taking action. This trial has an age limit, and only those who are no more than eighteen years old are eligible to participate."

When Zuo Feng heard this, he already understood that this trial should be the same as the coming-of-age ceremony in Zuojia Village, except that this "Swivel Tower Trial" should be another form of coming-of-age ceremony belonging to the Ye Lin Empire. The purpose is of course also to compare the outstanding talents in each county, so that the winning force will also receive more resource support from the empire.

"If you win this trial, the Lord of the City will definitely gain a lot of benefits."

Zuo Feng thought for a moment, then smiled and said what he was thinking.