Chapter 240 Joint
Zhao Yushu didn't expect that he would be stared at by General Wang while strolling around the market.
The old eunuch walked in front and he followed behind, while General Wang was watching him more than ten steps behind him.
"Are you so unreliable in his eyes? Is he afraid that I will run away with you following him?" Lao Zhao seized every opportunity to fan the flames.
"If he wants to follow me, then let him follow me. How many people in the world can go shopping with two people protecting them? Be content, right?"
"I feel much better if you say that. Wow, it's so dazzling ahead. Let's go and see what treasure it is."
The old eunuch was dressed in luxurious clothes. If he were in front of outsiders, he would definitely be considered to have an extraordinary demeanor. He led the way in front, and the merchants were curious about the scholar behind him. They thought he must be an extremely noble royal descendant of the two capitals.
"Hey, boss." Zhao Yushu considered his words carefully and looked at a red-haired foreigner next to him. He was a genuine Hu merchant, followed by dozens of servants of different races, even the legendary Kunlun slaves.
The words were addressed to Hu Shang, but Zhao Yushu glanced at the other person behind him out of the corner of his eye: "Have you already ordered these goods, or can you sell them?"
Zhao Yushu was not asking the question impromptu, because he discovered that among the goods brought by this group of Hu merchants with deep backgrounds, there were actually a few items that shone with spiritual light. Even if they were just lower-level yellow-grade treasures, this not only provided him with enough motivation for this trip in the eyes of outsiders, but also if he could really find good stuff, it would be good to improve his own strength a little more.
The Hu merchant immediately looked embarrassed and tried to apologize in fluent but strangely accented Chinese: "Your Excellency, it's not that I don't want to, but the truth is, these goods already have an owner."
"It is your blessing that Mr. Liu likes your things. Go ask the owner of your rags to give him a chance and see if he is useful."
As soon as the old eunuch opened his mouth, Hu Shang was frightened and at a loss what to do. From what the old eunuch said, let alone buying it, even if you take it directly, it would be the result of your ancestors' hard work.
Just as Zhao Yushu was about to say something, the old eunuch turned around and glared at him: "Did you bring the silver with you?"
Zhao Yushu touched his waist and found that the storage bag was still with Ayao, so he could only shake his head.
The old eunuch snorted, "That's it. Even if he wrote an IOU, he still dares to go to the academy to ask for it. If you like something, take it."
Although I have heard of this in my previous life, that was in the Great Beauty on the other side of the ocean. I have no experience in buying it for free, so Lao Zhao rubbed his hands and reached for a small glass cup he had just seen.
"I didn't know. It's you who has come here. I'm a humble official, no, a villain, no, a junior, nice to meet you, sir." A tall and thin man trotted over with a moustache on his mouth, who looked very much like a famous detective, Mr. Kogoro. He ran to the old eunuch and knelt down with a thud without saying a word.
When the Hu merchant next to him saw this, he also hurriedly half-knelt on the ground and performed a one-handed chest gesture. It seemed that this man who was so scared that he didn't know how to call himself was the owner of these goods.
It was obvious that this person knew the old eunuch. He was an official from Xijing who came to Tongguan to do business privately. It was inappropriate to call him "humble official". It was too flattering to call him "villain" in front of a eunuch. So the title "younger man" was much better, after all, the old eunuch was old enough.
"Get up, it's not us who want your things, it's Mr. Liu who has taken a fancy to them."
"Six? Just take whatever Mr. Six takes a fancy to! Don't be polite to me." The man with a mustache obviously didn't know who the so-called Mr. Six was, but even if he hesitated a little bit now, he would be unworthy of the thick skin and brains he had built up after living in Xijing for so long.
It's just a little bit of money. As long as I can make this gentleman happy, I can get more.
"Well, you are sensible. What should I call you?" The old eunuch was very satisfied.
"I am Chen Zhuo, honored to be the magistrate of Xijing."
The Mayor of the Two Capitals was in charge of the commercial market management of the two capitals. He was of the sixth rank. In Xijing where dukes and marquises were everywhere, his rank was not even as good as that of the gatekeeper in the prime minister's house, but the pay of this position was outrageously high.
The boss of Chang'an Market Management Office went to Tongguan to engage in smuggling. Why am I not surprised at all? Lao Zhao touched his chin and wanted to curse.
"Mr. Liu has taken a fancy to your little cup." The old eunuch reminded.
"I understand. If such a treasure falls into my hands, it will be like a pearl covered in dust. Only if it is given to a talented person like Mr. Liu, it will not be disgraced."
The gleaming glass cup was stuffed into his arms so quickly that Lao Zhao once suspected that the other party also knew the Cloud Hand.
"If you find anything else you like, I will pack it up and send it to Mr. Liu's house."
Zhao Yushu accidentally glanced behind Hu Shang, and seeing how focused he was, he couldn't help but laugh: "I don't dare to respond to your words. There's a general watching you from behind. How about I wait until I get to Xijing?"
Chen Zhuo was stunned, unable to react whether this was a joke or not.
However, the man behind Hu Shang had his brows furrowed and his mouth slightly open, as if he was trying hard to remember what Zhao Yushu said.
"This thing is indeed useful to me. Thank you for giving it to me. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely repay you." Zhao Yushu bowed and solemnly put the cup into his arms.
"No, no, it's really embarrassing for you to say that..." Before Chen Zhuo finished flattering, a surge of anxious spiritual power suddenly surged up and pushed him back a few steps.
General Wang came over impatiently: "Get lost! Stop making so much noise!"
Without saying a word, Chen Zhuo bowed, turned around and ran, not forgetting to call Hu Shang to run with him before leaving.
"Humph, can you, the Sixth Master of the Academy, do such a thing of robbery?"
Zhao Yushu rolled his eyes at him and said, "I don't have any money. How about you lend me some? Why, you don't have any money either?"
General Wang was speechless, his lips moved: "I'm afraid you won't be able to return alive!"
Zhao Yushu ignored him and touched the glass cup: "Ah, with this treasure, we have a better chance of escaping. Old man, let's go back."
The old eunuch smiled and followed Zhao Yushu away. General Wang was confused and looked at the two men's backs hesitantly, with more doubts in his heart.
Returning to the room, the old eunuch took the glass cup and said, "From the light here, this is at most a mid-level yellow grade. Could it be that it has some effect that I cannot see through?"
Zhao Yushu chuckled: "It's useless. You'll know if you touch it. At most, it can make the wine a little more fragrant. It's a real low-grade yellow grade."
"Oh? Then what you said down there, although General Wang is new to the inner scene, these little tricks are still useless."
Zhao Yushu picked up the Western Region wine that the guard had prepared for him on the table and poured it into a glass. He then shook it slightly and said, "Of course it would be useless if his enemy was me, but what if it was someone else's enemy?"
The old eunuch's smile faded: "If everyone's cultivation is equal, a moment's hesitation will be enough."
Zhao Yushu raised the cup and handed it to the old eunuch with both hands: "A moment is enough."
Chen Zhuo fled Tongguan overnight with the Hu merchants. The Western Region treasures obtained from the Hu merchants would be secretly transported back to Chang'an in batches through his own channels. The Hu merchants would also bypass Chang'an and go directly back to the Western Regions. Everything had been arranged. They could not stay in Tongguan anymore. If that little ancestor took a fancy to something again, this trip would be a loss for them.
In the middle of the night, the convoy suddenly stopped and a long gun was lying across the road.
General Wang pointed at Chen Zhuo and said, "Bring that Hu Shang here and tell me what that broken cup is."
Zhao Yushu naturally didn't expect that General Wang was so cautious that he would do something like stopping someone in the middle of the night. It was just a pity that the unfortunate Hu Shang could not avoid being beaten.
However, his good days were over, and early in the morning the old eunuch came knocking on his door.
"Your Majesty's order has arrived."
"How to say?"
"This is a matter of great importance. When you arrive in Xijing, you will have to endure the grievances in the Heavenly Prison for a while."
Zhao Yushu immediately realized something was wrong.
"Who are you waiting for?"
"The old immortal and Master Yanhui are both in Xijing. If your matter cannot be settled, it will be a mess. So your majesty invited another immortal to come, and everyone settled your matter in peace and harmony."
The old eunuch smiled, but his smile was a little ugly: "The one you are waiting for is Zhang Tianshi from Mount Longhu."