Tang Chen looked at the shopkeeper for a moment, noticing he was nothing but a smile. He subconsciously rolled his eyes and pushed the bundle in front of him. "This Floating Light Brocade was already cut into this shape when I got it. But if I want another piece of that size, even on the black market, it shouldn't be easy."
The shopkeeper opened the bundle, and when the sunlight filtering through the window shone on the clothing, the faint glow was breathtakingly beautiful. The fabric felt light and fluid in the hand, like water, indicating it must be genuine.
After putting the bundle away, the shopkeeper continued with a professional smirk and said, "It's truly a pleasure to do business with someone as easy to talk to as Madam. Forgive me for asking, Madam, you rarely travel around the martial arts world, and I've never heard of these treasures being found in Qingliang Valley before. I wonder how you obtained them?"
Tang Chen looked at the bundle in the shopkeeper's hands with a look of nostalgia in his eyes. After a faint smile, he said, "Maybe it's just luck. I like collecting some strange and beautiful things. As for how I got it, this floating light brocade is actually a relic of an old friend."
The shopkeeper glanced at the floating brocade and asked, "Even if it's a relic, isn't it a little inappropriate?"
Tang Chen asked in return: "It's not appropriate, then can you return it to me, boss?"
The shopkeeper still maintained a decent smile and handed a thick black booklet to Tang Chen: "Madam, these are the things you need, please count them first."
After receiving the booklet, Tang Chen immediately began to flip through it. Honestly, she didn't know many people in the Jianghu, let alone these famous and influential figures. After flipping through it for a while, Tang Chen closed the booklet and said with a smile, "...are there only these few dozen people? Could the shopkeeper have hidden some for himself?"
The shopkeeper explained calmly, "Madam, you may not know that although this number is small, it also supports the majority of the Liang Kingdom's martial arts world."
After thinking for a moment, Tang Chen asked, "Is everything here?"
The shopkeeper said, "Not really, there is still a small part that cannot be collected in a short time."
"...Then I'll take these first. I'll come back for more when the shopkeeper is ready." After saying that, Tang Chen took the booklet and prepared to leave without waiting for the snow-capped emerald to come up. The tea was good, but I didn't have time to savor it slowly. What a pity.
The shopkeeper stood up and bowed, "Madam, are you leaving now?"
Tang Chen smiled and replied, "Someone is waiting for me outside. I'll come back another day to ask for some good tea from the shopkeeper."
"Farewell, Madam."
As soon as the carriage parked at the inn door left, the waiter brought up the carefully brewed tea. However, seeing that Tang Chen had already left, he couldn't help but ask, "Boss, this tea..."
The shopkeeper said that from the moment Tang Chen took out the floating brocade, this woman had become his guest of honor in the black market, and that she would need to be carefully served from now on: "The distinguished guests have already left, so pour it out. Seal the remaining tea and send it to the Qingliang Palace."
"yes."
After instructing the waiter to prepare for closing, the shopkeeper stood up and looked at everyone in the hall, saying, "Thank you all for your hard work today. The distinguished guest has left. To ensure safety, please help escort him to the palace."
"..." No one in the room responded to the innkeeper's words. They were all busy with their own things, eating and drinking. But coincidentally, these guests checked out and left the inn at almost the same time, and walked away in all directions.
Before dusk, the shops on the street were closing one after another. The shopkeeper carefully placed the floating brocade in his bundle somewhere safe and sighed, "I didn't expect Madam Wang to even be able to come up with floating brocade. I have to say, the boss has really found an incredible partner. With this, those chattering people all day long should finally shut up."
After Tang Chen finished his business, he was in no hurry to return to the palace. He simply let Qiu Liang drive slowly while he sat in the carriage and quietly admired the beautiful scenery of Qingliang Valley, which he had ignored for a long time. When they were about to reach the Qingliang Palace, Tang Chen lifted the curtain and handed the booklet he had received from the shopkeeper to Qiu Liang, saying, "Qiu Liang, just take me to the door later. Take this to Yan Zhou. He knows how to use it."
"yes."
...In the military camp, Wang Nianqing originally wanted to soak in the hot springs in the hot spring villa until he was exhausted, but unexpectedly, a large humanoid creature similar to Tang Chen fell from the sky and scared him half to death. Fortunately, Wang Yanzhou suddenly said that he had something important to discuss with him and called him back with an order. Otherwise, he really felt that he would not be able to help but punch this person who openly peeked at others taking a bath on the bridge of his nose.
When Wang Nianqing arrived, Zhong Qin mysteriously dragged her to the small dining room. Because the dining room was small, it was rarely used unless they were secretly preparing a meal without anyone's knowledge.
The food was almost ready. Ouyang Ming and Qinghe couldn't help but feel anxious when they saw how cautious they were. The rabbit was already on the table, but it lacked some spices. So they volunteered to go to the field outside the military camp to find something.
As soon as Qinghe and the others left, the person standing guard outside the door knocked on the door, quietly went in, and reported in a low voice:
"Master, something terrible has happened. The autumn chill is coming!"
Wang Nianqing might have been in the bath too long today; even her tone of voice had changed. Looking at the group, she murmured, "It's dinner time now. Could it be that they're here to eat for free?"
Zhong Qin nodded, indicating that Wang Nianqing's words made sense. "It's very likely. Do you want me to have everything removed first?"
Wang Yanzhou saw their guilty consciences and couldn't help but say, "There's no need for that. It's just a meal, and Qiuliang is one of us. Isn't that a bit too much?"
Yan Shaoqing looked at the rabbit in Wang Yanzhou's hand, which had nowhere to go, and couldn't help but teasing him, "If you have the ability, don't hide the rabbit. I will trust you."
Wang Yanzhou got anxious when Yan Shaoqing said that. The dining room was so small, how could he not find a place to hide the thing? "If you don't want to die, hurry up. If that guy sees this thing, he will be so angry that he won't recognize anyone. No one will be able to eat this rabbit today!"
When Qiu Liang heard that they were in the small dining room, he knew that these people must have done something behind his back today. When he went in, this idea was confirmed: "What's wrong with you? You are like mice seeing a cat when you see me..."
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