The woman in white didn't intend to expose herself just yet, so she asked Luo Qingyun to handle the matter.
Luo Qingyun sent a message to Wen Zizheng, and not long after, the real person arrived.
"Misunderstanding, what a huge misunderstanding!"
Wen Zizhen cried out in innocence as soon as she came in: "Fairy Luo, there is another hidden story behind this matter. It is definitely not what you think."
"City Master Wen, please be patient."
Luo Qingyun extended her hand and invited Wen Zizhen to sit down. "Since the City Lord is here today, why don't you sit down and talk about what's going on?"
"That's exactly what I meant."
Wen Zizhen sat down and sighed, "It's embarrassing to say, but the Yuan family is quite close to me.
Sometimes when there are a lot of affairs in the mansion, I will hand over some less important matters to the families below, including the Yuan family.
I've been busy preparing for the auction lately and have no time to take care of other things, so I'll ask the Yuan family to go to Yeji to trade on my behalf."
At this point, Wen Zizhen's face was filled with anger, "I didn't expect that the Yuan family was so bold as to embezzle it!
After they returned home, they first delayed time by saying that the seal on the treasure had not been broken.
I have always trusted them, so I agreed and didn't pay much attention to what the Yuan family did.
I never thought... yesterday they bribed a Yeji manager and fled with their entire family!"
Luo Qingyun's frown relaxed slightly upon hearing this. If the truth was as Wen Zizhen said, then he had captured the Yuan family's only daughter in order to retrieve the treasure, and he was not at fault.
As she thought so, she saw Wen Zizhen sigh and said, "I was a step too slow. I only captured the daughter of the head of the Yuan family. I wanted to negotiate with the Yuan family and ask them to hand over the treasure.
It’s a pity that Yuan Zhiping is a cruel and ruthless person. His previous affection for his daughter was all fake. He fled with his family to the territory of Wanmai Sword Sect and no news was heard from them since then.
The auction is coming up soon, and I'm currently unable to find any traces of the Yuan family. I can only temporarily lock that woman up and deal with her after the matter of the Tianlong Emperor's tomb is resolved."
Luo Qingyun's expression softened when she heard this. "We were wrong about blaming the City Lord."
"That's fine."
Wen Zizhen waved his hand, "I was impulsive and acted rashly, which led to a lot of rumors. It's normal for the fairy to misunderstand me."
Luo Qingyun smiled and said, "I would also like to thank City Lord Wen for taking the time to come and explain.
Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, I won't keep the City Lord any longer. After the auction is over, I'll host a banquet for him as an apology."
"Fairy Luo, you're welcome."
Wen Zizhen clasped his fists briefly and said, "I have something important to attend to, so I won't bother you any more. Goodbye."
"Take care."
As soon as Wen Zizheng left, the smile on Luo Qingyun's face immediately faded.
Lin Beilan and others walked out of the inner hall.
Tang Yin was young and the most impatient. She was the first to speak up, "Senior Sister, can you trust what he said?"
Luo Qingyun shook her head. "It's hard to say. What you heard outside was one side of the story, and what he said was also one side of the story. We still need to verify which one is true."
"I actually think that Wen Zi's answer is a bit too smooth."
Bai Miaoyin, who was usually taciturn, suddenly spoke up, "It seems like they've prepared it long ago, just waiting for us to ask."
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of all the women darkened.
Luo Qingyun thought for a moment and said, "Wen Zizhen's cultivation is quite high, so it's not easy for us to send people to keep an eye on him.
But he will go to the Tianlong Emperor's Tomb sooner or later. Once he leaves, the palace will be empty of guards, and we have plenty of time to contact the only daughter of the Yuan family."
"Yin'er and I will stay here."
Yin Lu took the initiative to step forward.
She was already old before coming to Xizhou. Although she had made some breakthroughs in her cultivation, she was old and lacked potential. It was hopeless for her to become a spirit, so she naturally had no interest in the Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
If it wasn't about Xiang Sheng, she wouldn't have come to join in the fun.
Tang Yin knew that her cultivation level was the lowest, having just formed her Nascent Soul stage and her realm was still unstable, making her unsuitable for going to the Tomb of the Tianlong Emperor. She readily accepted Yin Lu's proposal.
"Then it's settled."
Luo Qingyun made the final decision, "Senior Sister Yin, you and Yin'er should investigate further. If the facts are different from what Wen Zizhen said, you don't have to wait for us to come out of the tomb. Just bring the only daughter of the Yuan family back to the clan directly.
Even if Wen Zizhen is not in his right mind, he would not offend our Piaoxue Palace for his own selfish desires."
Yin Lu smiled and nodded, "Yin'er and I will get to the bottom of this matter, don't worry."
Let’s not talk about the other trivial matters in the city for now.
Time flies by like a white horse.
In a blink of an eye, the day agreed upon by Mr. Tianlong arrived, and the auction finally started under the attention of the public.
There are tens of thousands of monks in the city, and all of them want to enter the auction to see the lineup of Tianlong Jushi.
Wen Zizhen had anticipated this scene a long time ago and invited the owner of Xianchen Inn to help with a large sum of money.
The origin of the owner of the Xianchen Inn is very mysterious, and no one knows his specific identity, but some of his subordinates have gone very far in the earthly world and are quite famous.
In just one month, the man built a stone building outside the north city gate that was three hundred feet wide and eighty feet high.
This morning, as soon as the earth building was opened, monks from all over the world came to visit.
"The membership fee is three hundred low-grade spirit stones!"
The guard of the earth building shouted loudly, and the crowded crowd in front of the earth building was quiet at first, and then became excited.
"What? Three hundred spirit stones! Why don't you just go and rob them?!"
"That's too much!"
"A dishonest businessman, claiming to be a Taoist practitioner!"
Everyone was cursing, but the more people cursed, the more people came to pay spirit stones to enter.
The earth building is indeed very large, but who knows whether Wen Zi will really let everyone in. It is better to enter early and feel at ease.
So just by entering the market, Wen Zi really made a lot of money and was very happy.
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