The Portal of Wonderland

In another courtyard of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, Zhong Xiu was sitting in the room, holding the sapphire bracelet that Shi Mu gave her in her hand, her face was no longer as calm as when she was in the hall, she frowned slightly, her eyes were full of tears. The color of worry.

Brother Shi, it doesn't matter if you can't find it, but you must come back safely... Zhong Xiu clasped the bracelet in front of his chest with both hands, and murmured.

At this moment, his expression froze, and he took out a jade plate from his waist. The light flashed on it, and a line of small characters appeared, and then disappeared.

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In the afternoon of the second day, Weishi.

In the main hall of Hanyuan Pavilion of Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, Wang Ruikun, Zhong Xiu, the enchanting woman, and some members of the Chamber of Commerce all gathered here, as if they were waiting for something.

The enchanting woman was smiling, playing with her hair with her fingers, looking at Zhong Xiu from time to time, her eyes full of complacency.

Zhong Xiu's expression was calm, and nothing unusual could be seen.

Most of the other people in the hall focused their eyes on the two of them, whispering from time to time. Many young men looked between the enchanting woman and Zhong Xiu from time to time, and of course more of them stayed on Zhong Xiu.

Wang Ruikun seemed to have never heard of the situation behind him at first, but these voices became louder and louder.

At this moment, he coughed lightly.

The voice was not loud, but as soon as the voice fell, the voices of other people in the main hall stopped suddenly.

Elder Zhong, today is the day to deliver the goods. Where is the goods you promised to recover? Wang Ruikun looked at Zhong Xiu and asked.

Zhong Xiu glanced at the door outside the main hall, but there was no one there.

She withdrew her gaze, faced Wang Ruikun, and said:

Vice President, the goods are from a friend of mine, he will be there soon, you might as well wait a little longer.

Of course I can wait, but when the employer comes later, I may not be willing to wait. Wang Ruikun said.

Vice President, there is still more than an hour before the application time. If the goods fail to appear on time, I am willing to accept punishment, no matter what. Zhong Xiu said.

Okay. Wang Ruikun glanced at Zhong Xiu, then turned to look outside the main hall.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps, and two figures walked over accompanied by people from the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce.

One of them was Linghu Kuan, and the other was an old man, dressed in a gray robe, who seemed to be a member of the Mingyue Sect, not the previous Di Feng.

Master Linghu, you're here. This is Elder Lin of the Mingyue Sect. It's a shame to welcome you two here. Wang Ruikun went up to greet him, and said with cupped hands.

Vice President Wang is welcome. Linghu Kuan chuckled, and walked into the main hall side by side with the old man in gray.

You two, please take your seat. Wang Ruikun invited the two to the main seat, and he sat down beside him, and the others also took their seats in the vice seats.

Vice President Wang, I'm going straight to the point. I'm here today to pick up the shipment from Rikang City. This is the balance of the escort fee. You can count it. If there is no If you have any questions, let me inspect the goods. Linghu Kuan took out a small cloth bag, opened it and there were some spirit stones inside, and put it on the table.

This old man represents the Liefengya sub-altar of Mingyue Sect. This time, I came here with City Lord Linghu for the same purpose. The gray-robed old man said, and also took out a cloth bag.

Hearing this, Wang Ruikun glanced at Zhong Xiu and signaled Zhong Xiu to come forward to deal with the matter.

Zhong Xiu stood up directly, walked up to Linghu Kuan and the old man in gray robe, and said:

City Lord Linghu, Elder Lin, and the little girl Zhong Xiu are the persons in charge of escorting the two cargoes this time.

Elder Zhong, where is the goods? Linghu Kuan asked.

Master Linghu, before that, can I hear a few words from the little girl? Zhong Xiu said.

You have something to say, but it's okay to say it. Linghu said broadly.

To be honest, the goods of the two of you encountered an accident while passing through the Winged Crane Mountain Range, and all the goods fell into the hands of thieves. Zhong Xiu said.

As soon as this remark came out, in the hall, except for Wang Ruikun and the enchanting woman, other members of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce showed surprise on their faces. Although there had been various speculations before, it was the first time Zhong Xiu admitted this in public. Everyone was amazed.

Wang Ruikun looked at his nose and heart, as if he didn't hear it, while the enchanting woman looked at Zhong Xiu with playful eyes.

Linghu Kuan's face was a little ugly, but the old man in gray robe beside him was much calmer.

In this case, our goods have been lost, so you didn't say that the goods could be delivered on time, how should you explain this? Linghu Kuan asked.

After the goods were robbed, the little girl has already recovered the goods after many days of investigation, Zhong Xiu said.

When everyone present heard this, their faces changed, and their faces were full of disbelief.

The enchanting woman's smile froze immediately, she looked at Zhong Xiu, and wanted to say something, but at this moment, Wang Ruikun glanced at her and made her stop talking.

However, those enemies are also extremely cunning, and secretly stole an important item in the cargo. The little girl has been secretly inquiring about the whereabouts of that item these days, and found some key clues. At this moment, my friend has already taken back that item. I will be back soon, please stay calm and wait for a while. Zhong Xiu continued.

Hmph! Do you think you can make all of us wait here foolishly with just a few empty words? I'm afraid you don't have such a big face. The gray-robed old man sneered.

Elder Lin, please be safe and don't be impatient. Since Elder Zhong said so, there is still some time for the Shen Shi that was agreed upon at a short distance, so let's wait a little longer. He said.

What if there is still no goods by then? the gray-robed old man said, and glanced at Wang Ruikun who was not far away.

If the goods fail to arrive on time by that time, the Chamber of Commerce will do what it says, and naturally bear all the consequences, and give you two compensations equal to three times the value of the goods. Wang Ruikun said suddenly.

Okay, it's a deal! said the gray-robed old man.

Linghu Kuan frowned slightly, but he didn't speak in the end.

The living room gradually became quiet, and time passed. Zhong Xiu stood alone in the middle of the hall, being watched by everyone, but she didn't care at all, standing proudly like a snow lotus.

Linghu Kuan picked up the teacup and sipped it leisurely, while the gray-robed old man beside him closed his eyes and meditated.

The enchanting woman looked at Zhong Xiu's figure, her eyes flickered, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Zhong Xiu looked at the sky outside the hall. Today's weather is good, the sky is blue, and a few white clouds float leisurely, which makes people feel a sense of enlightenment.

She was still a little worried and gradually calmed down, Shi Mu's face flashed in her heart, and a smile appeared on her face.

Since Shi Mu said to reassure her, he will definitely come back in time.

She trusts him.

Even if Shi Mu couldn't rush back, it didn't matter. For Shi Mu, even if he was punished severely by the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce this time, what did it matter?

Time passed bit by bit, and the scheduled hour was about to pass, and the time was getting closer and closer.

There was a gleam of joy in the eyes of the enchanting woman, and a gleam of joy in the eyes of the gray-robed old man. Just a moment later, the three times the compensation will come true.

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps, and a steward in yellow came in from the outside, came to the hall, saluted Wang Ruikun, and said:

Vice President Wang, there is a team of cloud carts driving over outside the chamber of commerce, and the leader of the team said it was Elder Zhong's goods.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was in an uproar, whispering and discussing.

The smile on the enchanting woman's face also froze, her jade hands clenched into fists.

Linghu Kuan raised his eyebrows, but his eyes lit up, but the expression of the gray-robed old man beside him changed slightly.

Quiet! Wang Ruikun stood up, glanced around, and said something in a deep voice.

The discussion in the hall immediately fell silent.

Let those convoys come in. Wang Ruikun ordered Huang Yi's steward.

The steward in yellow hurriedly agreed, turned around and walked out.

Wang Ruikun turned his head to look at Zhong Xiu. At this moment, Zhong Xiu had a smile on his face and soft eyes, but he was not too surprised, as if everything had been expected.

Following a burst of sound, floating cloud vehicles drove in from the main entrance, covered with black cloth, and looked bulging. There were exactly eight of them, and they stopped outside the hall.

On the last floating cloud car, sitting cross-legged was a young man in black robe with a black knife on his back. It was Shi Mu.

His eyes swept over the people present, and then fell on Zhong Xiu, and with a flash, he appeared beside the car.

Seeing this, Wang Ruikun walked out.

Everyone in the hall couldn't sit still for a long time, and they all walked out after Wang Ruikun.

Naturally, Linghu Kuan and the old man in gray robe from Mingyue Sect would not stay here to drink tea, and followed them out.

Brother Shi. Zhong Xiu walked quickly to Shi Mu's side, and took Shi Mu's hand.

I'm not late, am I? Shi Mu looked at Zhong Xiu and said.

Zhong Xiu shook his head, and firmly held Shi Mu's hand.

The enchanting woman looked Shi Mu up and down, her eyes gradually narrowed.

When the people around saw this scene, many people's faces changed, especially some young men.

Zhong Xiu's peerless appearance gave these people a sense of astonishment, and some of them even had some thoughts in their hearts. At this moment, Zhong Xiu and Shi Mu are so close, the relationship between the two is self-evident.

Many young people present looked at Shi Mu with jealousy and unkindness.

However, both Shi Mu and Zhong Xiu turned a blind eye to the gazes around them, and they still stood together, whispering something in their mouths.

Linghu Kuan and the old man in gray robe walked over, their eyes glanced at the convoy first, and then they all fell on Shi Mu.

Shi Mu also looked over at this moment, smiled slightly at the two, and patted Zhong Xiu's hand lightly.

Zhong Xiu turned around, walked to the side of the convoy, and said to Linghu Kuan, the old man in gray robe:

Two, the little girl was lucky enough to find the goods back. You two can check to see if there is anything missing or missing. (To be continued.)