The leak was too big for the manager to cover up, so he asked someone to call the owner of Jubaozhai. The owner personally came out to apologize to the person who bought the defective device, and solemnly stated that he would not only return all the spiritual beads, but also give the other party a magic weapon as an apology. The magic weapon was similar to the first hairpin auctioned, and was also a female cultivator-style accessory.

By this time, the middle-aged man had regained his dignity and was no longer so angry. He accepted the apology and compensation, and said that the matter was over. After all, these resources were provided by the Shen royal family, and if he continued to compete, he would be the one who got hurt in the end.

A group of people left in disappointment. The boss was there scolding the manager, blaming him for not checking the items properly before the auction. The manager wiped his sweat and admitted his mistake, but he felt a little aggrieved. With so many materials piled up, how could there be anyone to check them one by one? However, after this incident, the manager dared not be careless anymore. It was okay to check the materials and elixirs, but he also had to remember to check the magic equipment, magic tools, and mechanisms first.

Chen Xiao, who was watching from the side, waited until the boss left before coming over to ask the manager, "Is Jubaozhai still selling this problematic mechanism?"

The manager was surprised to see that he was interested: "This mechanism is broken, so it's useless to buy it back. If you are interested in mechanisms, there are other types of mechanisms in the fine products to be auctioned tomorrow."

Chen Xiao said casually: "I have a hobby of collecting mechanisms. It's just right that it's broken. I can't afford to collect the intact ones. Anyway, this Fulong bone is just taking up space in Jubaozhai, so why not give it to me."

The manager thought it would be good to sell it and get some spirit beads back, not to mention it was rare to meet someone interested. He twirled his goatee and tentatively offered a price: "Since you like it, then take 5,000 spirit beads."

Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes and looked at him steadily: "The manager is not kind. This mechanism is already scrapped, and five thousand spirit beads are too high. I can only offer two hundred at most!"

One wanted five thousand, the other two hundred. Tong Nuonuo tried to suppress a weird expression to prevent Chen Xiao from bargaining. In fact, for him, it was worth it to spend five thousand spirit beads to get such an opportunity to learn from the works of the master of mechanical devices.

Tong Nuonuo just watched the manager and Chen Xiao start to haggle over the price, fearing that something might go wrong. Her heart was like riding a roller coaster, up and down.

After talking for half an hour, Chen Xiao finally bought the mechanical Fu Long bone for 1,200 spirit beads. In order not to be exposed, he did not let Tong Nuonuo go forward, but paid the spirit beads himself and put the Fu Long bone into the storage box.

When the three of them walked out of Jubaozhai, it was already dark. After coming out, Fulonggu was transferred to Tong Nuonuo's mechanism box. He hugged the box and smiled foolishly. Chen Xiao was still a little dissatisfied: "It could have been lower. That manager is too difficult to deal with."

Xi Yunting looked at Chen Xiao in silence. The manager certainly didn't think he was the difficult one. He was almost broken by Chen Xiao's bargaining. The fact that they were able to negotiate down to 1,200 yuan in the end was probably because the manager was in a hurry to eat and wanted to get rid of them quickly.

Xi Yunting said conscientiously: "This price is fair, after all, it includes the cost." The Fulong bone is an excellent defensive weapon, and the master of the mechanism spent a lot of time and effort on it. If it weren't for being scrapped now, the materials for the mechanism parts alone would be more than this price.

Chen Xiao said: "I am also considering the cost. Otherwise, just based on the fact that they got it for free, one hundred spirit beads would be a great profit." This was the spoils snatched by the Shen royal family, and they didn't spend a penny at all.

Xi Yunting was speechless for a rare moment. It wasn't that he didn't want to talk, but he didn't know what to say. He found that although there was something wrong with what Xiaodi said, it actually made sense.

Tong Nuonuo's mind was all on the Fulonggu. If Chen Xiao hadn't been keeping an eye on him, he would have lost himself again. With the Fulonggu, Tong Nuonuo started his retreat mode again. He stayed in his room all day and didn't come out. He had to have his meals delivered to him.

Without him in the middle, Chen Xiao originally wanted to invite Xi Yunting to continue his journey to find delicious food in the capital. However, Xi Yunting left early and only left a message to Chen Xiao saying that he had something to do.

Chen Xiao was not used to being alone all of a sudden. He walked alone on the streets of the capital, looking around, feeling lost as he did not know where to go. Without Xi Yunting, he could not even muster the interest to look at the exquisite food.

Since when did it become a matter of course to go out with his elder brother? He had someone to accompany him in everything he did, and to share his joys and sorrows. This experience was something his master had never given him, and it was something no one else could do. Xi Yunting had become such an important person without even realizing it, and his status was not much less than Fang Gu's.

A thunderclap sounded in his mind, waking Chen Xiao up from his dream. He smiled bitterly, still trying to suppress his impulse, but he didn't know that the other party had already entered his heart.

Think about Xi Yunting's daily behavior, sometimes he is repulsive, sometimes he is close, and sometimes he seems to be a little repellent. This makes Chen Xiao unsure of the other party's attitude and dare not act rashly. With Xi Yunting's personality and temper, once he dislikes someone, there is absolutely no possibility of contact. What's more, Chongxuan is far away in Luochen. If the other party leaves in anger, he will have no way to find him.

"The future is uncertain..." Chen Xiao murmured to himself.

"Teacher? Why are you squatting here, making it difficult for your disciples to find you?" Shen Yanxing's surprised voice sounded above his head. He finally got out of the palace today, and went to the inn to look for him but couldn't find him. He asked the staff of the inn and found out where they were. When he asked the inn about the whereabouts of Teacher Tong Nuonuo, Shen Yanxing went out again to look for him along the street.

After searching for five streets, I finally saw Chen Xiao squatting under an archway, looking like a pitiful little guy. If he wasn't well-dressed and clean, someone might have mistaken him for a homeless beggar.

"Yan Xing." Chen Xiao blinked and stood up. His expression suddenly changed, as if nothing had happened, as if the person who was desolate just now was not him. "How come you have time to come out? Have you finished the work at the palace?"

"No, I sneaked out. I have something I want to ask the teacher." Shen Yanxing said.

Chen Xiao looked at Zhou Zheng, the guard behind Shen Yanxing, and said, "Teacher, you are in the capital for the time being and you won't leave. What's so urgent that you come out to ask? Aren't you afraid of angering your father?"

Shen Yanxing said nonchalantly: "I was just dragged along to keep you company. Who wants to entertain strangers every day? Going there is just like sitting there like a background board. It is better to spend that time studying with the teacher."

The disciple's family is a royal family, so Chen Xiao couldn't interfere. Even if he said anything, he couldn't go into details. He sighed softly: "You want to ask me something, what is it?"

Shen Yanxing said solemnly: "I have studied with my teacher for a while and have some understanding of Feng Shui. Recently, I made a discovery and I don't know if it is correct, so I want to ask if it is a Feng Shui issue."

"Oh?" Chen Xiao looked at him with interest. "What's the problem?"

Shen Yanxing looked around and saw that there were people coming and going, but no one paid attention to them. He lowered his voice and said to Chen Xiao, "I think the Feng Shui of the capital, especially the palace, is problematic. Since we moved into the palace, things have not been going so smoothly. This may be the reason why my brother was enfeoffed as a prince so quickly and went to his fiefdom. After they left, life in the palace was peaceful for a while, but recently there are more people and all kinds of things have popped up again."

Chen Xiao's expression gradually became serious: "What's going on?"

Shen Yanxing said, "Some are conflicts and disputes caused by minor contradictions, and some are purely accidents. People always see blood and get hurt. But one or two of these incidents are accidents, and they are not coincidences when they happen one after another. After I found out, I asked the officials of the capital city, and they found that it was not only in the palace, but also inside and outside the capital. The old evil forces in the capital were uprooted, and it should have been very peaceful. But recently, many groups of people have become angry and fought for water, bricks and other building materials. When I went to look at the files, I found that thirty or forty people had been killed or injured. Teacher, is this very unusual?"

Chen Xiao hummed, nodded and said, "It seems that it is caused by Feng Shui. It seems that the division of your brothers into different places only temporarily alleviated this phenomenon. Now that they are gathered together again, the accumulation for a long time has finally exploded."

Shen Yanxing was somewhat happy to be recognized, but he was more puzzled: "I followed the teacher's instructions and looked around the palace. There is no problem with the layout of the palace, and the houses are all intact. There are no conflicts on the roads outside, and the terrain is not a problem. What exactly is the problem?"

Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "I can't be sure right now. I can only go and see for myself. Since you said there's no problem with the palace, let's go and see where the conflict occurred."

With something to do, Chen Xiao immediately perked up. Under Zhou Zheng's guidance, they walked all the way to the edge of the city, where civilians lived. Because of the influence of the previous war, fighting broke out inside and outside the city, and houses were being built everywhere. Although the capital city allocated funds, the price of building materials continued to rise, and not everyone could rebuild their houses immediately. There were always some families who delayed rebuilding their houses until this year for various reasons. The materials were already in short supply, and someone was competing with them, so how could they not be angry and have frequent conflicts.

The buildings in the area Chen Xiao and his team came to were obviously inferior to those in the previous area, and the construction progress was also very slow. Shen Yanxing whispered, "It snowed heavily this year, and this place collapsed before it was even built. It was because we were in a hurry to rebuild the house that we had a conflict and fight with others."

A few people came towards us, shirtless in the middle of winter, carrying wood on their backs. When they saw the strange faces, they immediately showed defensive expressions.

"What's going on? Why are they hostile?" Chen Xiao asked.

Shen Yanxing said: "They are worried that we are hired helpers."

Chen Xiao and his companions did not approach, and the two sides missed each other at a distance. When they got closer, Chen Xiao could see that there was a hint of evil on the other party's face, not just one or two people, but everyone in the group was like this.

This situation is very unusual.