Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

In the tea shop in Triangle Alley, Kong Zhang carefully held out the Wu Luo Qing that he had collected for a long time. His complicated expression was full of cherishment, reluctance, and expectation, as if he was holding his own ashes...

Wang Luo, on the other hand, took the tea can quite confidently, and displayed his skillful and fairy-like tea art with the tea set in front of him.

At the same time, he did not forget to praise his current confidant, Shi Yue, whose loyalty had reached 140 points.

"What you just said was very good."

Shi Yue was stunned: "It's not bad, but I didn't say anything at all."

"That's why I say you said it well. Unlike me, you are not suitable for portraying a superior image, telling people stories and instilling truths into people. You can show yourself like a girl next door and say something from your heart, and you will be able to win as much as possible. People’s hearts are moved. Didn’t the whole crowd get excited after you spoke? The effect was even better than what I said. It was already worthy of a drink.”

Shi Yue was a little worried: "It's worth celebrating... However, we just told everyone a touching story, and the problem was not actually solved. In fact, I feel that the problem has become more serious."

Kong Zhang also said: "Yes, although Zhang Yu has passed this level, he was just a chess piece. The real chess players are Gu Shishi and Bolan Village behind her. In the gathering just now, Gu Shishi left the stage too early , doing nothing makes me a little worried that she has some back-up plans.”

Wang Luo brought tea to the two of them and said, "Of course Gu Shishi has a backup plan. She is a key figure in the entire plan and shoulders an important mission. How could she just give up just because a chess piece broke? On the contrary, Zhang Yu fell. In the end, it completely eliminated the possibility of peaceful transition between the two of us. Yesterday, they were able to find out the poisoning in Shangcheng District and the rich man on Stone Street took the blame. In two days, they might be able to break into the Stone Mansion at night with private soldiers and pursue him directly. Violent approach. The battle will begin after today’s rally.”

These words made the two people opposite them lose their mood to enjoy tea leisurely.

As soon as Kong Zhang slid the fragrant tea into his mouth, he felt that the hot tea seemed to be slightly chilling, and the light and relaxing charm of Wuluoqing was gone.

Shi Yue simply put down the tea cup and asked: "What should I do after that? What do you need me to do?"

"Be good to yourself." Wang Luo said, "No matter how Gu Shishi wants to fight, we will still fight as before, guard the high ground and wait for the opponent to send us. In the end, this matter was caused by their greed. They should be justified first. The more she does things based on crooked principles, the more mistakes she makes. She has already damaged Zhang Yu today, and she will only suffer more losses if she doesn't stop later."

Shi Yue sighed: "Those rich and powerful people don't care whether they are justified or not. As long as the profit is not a loss, it doesn't matter how the loss is."

Kong Zhang couldn't help but sigh: "The founder of Dinghuang weaved the Great Law, and his original intention was to transform the way of heaven into civilization. However, after thousands of years, this power has been increasingly abused, so that many people complained that the way of heaven used by people today is not as good as In the old days, all things were regarded as the way of heaven.”

Wang Luo frowned: "The resentment is so strong and the bitterness is so strong. Do you want me to add some milk, honey, sucrose to the tea to neutralize it?"

Kong Zhang quickly covered the tea cup and said nothing.

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The happy time on Stone Street soon came to noon.

The most popular restaurant on Xiangshan Road, Lao Hong's home-cooked dishes, once again welcomed its regular customers... Of course, this is nonsense, most of the people who dine here are repeat customers. It's just that among these repeat customers, there is one person whose identity is particularly different.

He had a green hat on his head and looked unprepossessing. After waiting in line for his number to be called and being seated successfully, the diners around him didn't pay much attention to him.

No one noticed that this familiar diner was none other than the chief clown of Stone Street, Zhang Yu, whom they had been nagging about all morning.

The chief clown once again came to a familiar table and ordered familiar dishes, but could not taste the familiar taste. The generous pride that used to be hidden in the hustle and bustle of the city, but was actually the owner of Stone Street, can no longer be ignited.

"well……"

After sighing, he saw a young man with an upright figure and gorgeous clothes walking towards the table. He had a wooden box and a jade bottle hanging on his waist, and he sat down directly in front of Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu was astonished: "Master Bo?"

The young man smiled and said, "I happened to be passing by Wanxin Bridge, so I came to have a meal. Boss Zhang, don't you mind?"

Zhang Yu didn't mind. He just sighed and said, "It's rare that Mr. Bo is willing to see a down-and-out person like me."

Young Master Bo laughed out loud: "Boss Zhang, if even a rich man like you can be considered a down-and-out person, at least 99% of the more than 20 million people in Rongcheng will be expelled by you... In a moment of frustration, you can't help but Are you so discouraged? I have heard many stories about Boss Zhang in Jinlanwu, but he is famous for his perseverance. "

Zhang Yu was silent for a while, nodded vigorously, and picked up the wine glass in his hand: "You're right, I was being pretentious for a moment. Mr. Bo, let me toast you."

Mr. Bo said: "Actually, I think this situation is not a bad thing for you."

"It's not a bad thing?" Zhang Yu asked, "Please give me some advice."

"Because to put it bluntly, you didn't lose any money, and you didn't hurt yourself. The loss was nothing more than the loss of some false reputation that the locals mentioned after dinner. Do you care what others say about you?"

Zhang Yu said: "But I lost the jade talisman!"

"The position of the Jade Lord of Stone Street is useless in your hands. Even without the jade talisman, the assets you have purchased will still appreciate in value, and the tilt of the Great Law will not deliberately avoid your Zhang family. Just imagine again, if what happened today had not happened, you and Gu Shishi's plan could have continued smoothly and completely abolished the Shi family's autonomy... By then there would be no Jade Master in Shijie, and your jade talisman would also have returned to nothingness. So what difference does it make if you lose the jade charm now?"

Zhang Yu couldn't help but laugh: "This seems to make some sense."

"What you are worried about is nothing more than ruining Gu Shishi's plan and making her stop cooperating with you in the future. Indeed, Gu Shishi has a not-forgiving temperament. If you mess up today, she may not even think about it for several days. See you. But if you think about it carefully, how can she start a business on Stone Street alone without you? There will always be local people to help her, and besides you, can she find a better partner? So the worst-case scenario is that the conditions you get in the subsequent cooperation will be worse, but as long as you are still on the poker table, it doesn’t matter how good or bad the conditions are at the moment.”

Zhang Yu nodded vigorously: "I'm suddenly enlightened! Allow me to propose another toast!"

After two glasses of bad wine, Zhang Yu, who already had a shallow cultivation base, felt intoxicated, so he boldly asked a key question.

"So, after today, how much success does Mr. Bo think our cooperation will have?"

Mr. Bo burst into laughter: "Boss Zhang, I never thought that your knot would end here! You are a shrewd person, but you were confused for a moment. Or maybe it was because you were in the mountains and were stunned by Wang Luo's performance. To be honest, before today, I thought our cooperation was at most 80% to 90% successful. After all, there are always surprises in everything. But after today, I feel that Wang Luo and others are just being smart. , a small loss leads to a loss.”

Zhang Yu's eyes lit up: "How do you say this?"

At the same time, an unattractive waiter placed a plate of soft fried water just out of the pot on the table.

Wang Luo came to the table in disguise, also full of curiosity.

Yes, how come you lose a lot because of the small things?