Chapter 1022: Driving the tiger to devour the wolf
However, as the voice fell, a middle-aged monk in a green robe walked in quickly outside the courtyard, bowed in a rather anxious tone and said:
"My Lord, something bad has happened! I just got the news that the young master of the Jin's Chamber of Commerce, Jin Ruyu, suddenly showed up with 20 masters of the Golden Feather Guard, and... has entered the City Lord's Mansion!"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the field suddenly became quiet.
Xiao Bufan's face changed slightly, and he almost subconsciously said in surprise:
"What? What is this fat guy doing in the Immortal City? And he brought the Golden Feather Guard with him? Don't you know that this place is the territory of my Xiao family?"
While speaking, Xiao Bufan was confused in his heart, and he had already vaguely sensed something wrong.
After all, as the young master of the Xiao family, he naturally knew that Jin Ruyu, the first playboy in Jiuzhou, had always been a person who would not do anything without profit, and was definitely a top-level profiteer.
Not to mention the so-called Golden Feather Guards, which are the elite combat forces deliberately cultivated by the Jin family. Almost every Feather Guard has a cultivation level above the Golden Core Stage, and the overall strength is quite strong.
In short, the Jin Family Chamber of Commerce has specially spent a lot of money to cultivate bodyguards from other families in order to protect the business in various places. They will not be easily mobilized on weekdays.
Moreover, the Xiao family, as the second largest chamber of commerce in the Jiuzhou Continent, is a competitor of the Jin family. The relationship between the two families is not harmonious, and they are almost torn apart.
So at this juncture, Jin Ruyu, the young master of the Jin family, suddenly led the crowd to the Immortal City, which is a bit intriguing!
Thinking of this, Xiao Bufan reacted quickly and said in a serious tone:
"What did you say just now? Fatty Jin went to the City Lord's Mansion?"
The green-robed monk did not dare to hesitate and said in a hurried tone:
"My Lord, I saw with my own eyes that the young master of the Jin family not only entered the City Lord's Mansion, but also received him personally by Qin Tian!"
Hearing this, Xiao Bufan's face suddenly sank, and a bad premonition emerged in his heart. He obviously realized the seriousness of the problem.
The two deputy city lords on the side also saw something wrong at this moment, so they asked in a hurry:
"May I ask Xiao Daoyou, is there anything wrong?"
"The young master of the Jin family suddenly came at this moment. Is it related to the auction ceremony?"
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Xiao Bufan was silent after hearing this, and his expression became more gloomy.
Obviously, even he did not expect that the Five Mysterious Dao Sect would actually connect with the Jin's Chamber of Commerce. What this means is almost self-evident!
Sure enough, almost when the atmosphere in the field was quiet, a green-robed monk walked into the courtyard again, and reported anxiously:
"My Lord, something bad has happened. Just now, the City Lord's Mansion suddenly announced publicly that the Jin's Chamber of Commerce has officially settled in the Immortal City and is fully responsible for the auction ceremony! It even... specially announced the list of auction treasures!"
"Pah~!"
As soon as the voice fell, the two deputy city lords were stunned on the spot, their faces were full of shock and horror, and even the teacups in their hands fell heavily to the ground again.
Obviously, the two finally reacted at this moment.
After all, the name of the first chamber of commerce in Jiuzhou is well-known in the entire cultivation world!
As for Xiao Bufan on the side, his expression was so gloomy that water was about to drip out of his face, and his hands were clenched tightly because of anger, and he directly crushed the teacup to pieces on the spot.
But at this moment, he was no longer as calm as before, but rather a little flustered.
There is no doubt that in order to prepare a large-scale auction ceremony as quickly as possible within just half a month, the only chamber of commerce in the entire Jiuzhou Continent that can do this, apart from the Xiao family, may be the Jin family.
And the most important thing is, with the current complex situation in Fengming Xiancheng, and the forcible intervention of the demon sect ghost power, what kind of agreement needs to be reached in order to make the Jin family chamber of commerce, which is not willing to take risks, take the risk? What price did Dao Zong pay?
From this, it can be seen how determined Dao Zong is in governing the Xiancheng!
Thinking of this, Xiao Bufan's eyes were full of shock.
With his mind as the young master of the Xiao family, he naturally quickly understood the key to the problem.
There is no doubt that this is completely Dao Zong's strategy of driving the tiger to devour the wolf!
If his Xiao family is a jackal, then the Jin family is the hungry tiger!
With the joining of Jin's Chamber of Commerce, it means that from now on, Dao Sect will no longer be afraid of Xiao's family, Xiancheng will no longer need the support of Xiao's Chamber of Commerce, and will not be constrained by the business community!
In this way, the consequences are almost predictable!
At this moment, Xiao Bufan only felt a chill on his back.
Before this, he never thought that things would take such a dramatic turn.
He also did not expect that Qin Tian's revenge would come so quickly, so fiercely and directly.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is a perfect kill.
Not only did it directly smash the auction conspiracy, but it also completely cut off the retreat of Xiao's Chamber of Commerce, which is enough to be called a plan of killing two birds with one stone!
At this moment, even if Xiao Bufan was very unwilling in his heart, he had to accept this unbearable fact.
Because he knew that from this moment on, he had lost everything and could no longer turn the tide!
But now he was more in his heart, but a fear that could not be concealed.
After all, after this, facing Dao Zong’s crazy liquidation and the covetous Jin family, what Xiao Bufan needs to consider is how to get out of this unscathed!
Thinking of this, Xiao Bufan's face was extremely pale, and there was a trace of panic in his eyes.
As for the Mangshan Ghost Envoy and the Nanli Venerable on the side, they were shocked and completely at a loss.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the field fell into a dead silence, almost to the point where a pin drop could be heard!
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This night, the entire Fengming Immortal City was destined to be restless.
On the surface, the prosperity of the Immortal City remained.
In fact, secretly, there was a constant undercurrent.
As the saying goes, some are happy and some are sad.
With the strong entry of the Jin Family Chamber of Commerce and the announcement of the auction treasure list, there was an uproar in the city.
And with the golden signboard of the first chamber of commerce in Jiuzhou, the expectations of many guests for the auction ceremony reached the peak!
Even the number of cultivators gathered in the city was rising wildly at a terrifying speed. Due to overcrowding, the major inns and restaurants were almost in short supply.
Even the light of the city's teleportation hall was constantly shining, and a long queue formed outside the city gate. Many monks kept coming to participate in the treasure auction held once every few decades in Youzhou.
But for other small and medium-sized chambers of commerce in the city, these forces that had once joined forces with Xiao Bufan and openly resisted Dao Zong, this night was destined to be a cold and hot night, almost unbearable to the extreme.
After all, the sudden entry of the Jin Chamber of Commerce was a huge blow to them!
Caught off guard, the problem directly rose to life and death!
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In the early morning.
In the city lord's mansion.
In the backyard with fragrant flowers and pleasant scenery, Qin Tian and Fatty Jin were drinking wine leisurely while calmly discussing the auction ceremony.
Everything was so unhurried and seemed so well organized.
Just at this moment, Qi Mo, wearing armor, slowly stepped into the courtyard.
However, at this moment, the look he gave Qin Tian was full of admiration, almost to the point of prostrating himself.
After calming down secretly, Qi Mo quickly clasped his fists and saluted, with a strange look on his face, and said:
"Your Excellency the City Lord, the leaders of the major chambers of commerce in the city have been waiting outside the gate for a day and a night with generous gifts! I wonder if...!"
Hearing this, Qin Tian's face was indifferent.
"It doesn't matter, just say that I am busy with trivial matters and let them wait for two more days!"
