The next morning.
Zhou Jie was awakened by a knock on the door. He opened the door and saw Zhu Yipin, Liu Ruoxin, and Yang Yuxuan outside. He asked," Why are you knocking on my door so early in the morning?"”
Liu Ruoxin said," We received a tip that the owner of the Treasure House might be related to the Same Boat Club. We asked you to go with us."”
"Alright, let me wash up. I'll be done right away.”After saying that, Zhou Jie hurriedly closed the door and went back to his room to get dressed and wash up. At the same time, he contacted the system and said,"I didn't expect the next plot to come so soon." System, there should be another mission.”
" Task triggered: Preface to the Orchid Pavilion
[Requirements: Take back half of the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion. You cannot steal or rob it. The Preface to the Orchid Pavilion must be handed to Chen Muchan to complete the mission.]
[Reward: 80 chivalrous points, one lucky draw card]
[Punishment: 160 Chivalry Points deducted]
Host, do you accept the mission?"
"I accept." After communicating with the system, Zhou Jie opened the door and said to Liu Ruoxin and the other two,"Alright, let's go."”
The few of them came to the entrance of the treasure house and saw that the door was surrounded so tightly that not even water could pass through. Everyone was dressed in gold and silver. Clearly, they were all rich. Liu Ruoxin frowned and asked," We can't expose our identities. How do we get in?"”Zhou Jie replied," That's simple. We just need to disguise ourselves as rich people and sneak in.”
A moment later, they changed their clothes and came out of the inn. Zhou Jie was dressed in a scholar's robe made of fine silk, holding a folding fan in his hand. He looked like an elegant young master from a rich family. Liu Ruoxin was also dressed like a young lady from a rich family. The two of them looked like a perfect match. Yang Yuxuan was dressed in a warrior suit. With his poker face, it was obvious that he was a bodyguard. Only Zhu Yipin was wearing the clothes of a manservant. He looked like a servant running errands.
Suddenly, Zhu Yipin said unhappily," Yang Yuxuan can only pretend to be a bodyguard with a murderous look on his face, but why did he give me a servant's clothes?”
Zhou Jie went forward to comfort him.”
Zhu Yipin immediately shouted,"Of course you said it's not bad. You and Liu Ruoxin are pretending to be a rich couple. Have you ever considered my feelings?" I don't care, I want to trade with you."
Zhou Jie saw that Zhu Yipin was about to pull his clothes, so he pushed him away and said," Don't mess around! I think you look very suitable dressed like this. If you don't believe me, you can ask his mother what her first impression of you was.”Zhou Jie pointed at Liu Ruoxin and Yang Yuxuan. Zhu Yipin looked over.
"Poor" Liu Ruoxin and Yang Yuxuan answered in unison. Apparently, they had the same opinion on this aspect.
Zhu Yipin received a huge blow. He knelt on the ground and became like an OTZ, as if he had been abandoned by the whole world.
Zhou Jie put his hand on Zhu Yipin's shoulder and said," Accept reality. You have this kind of temperament. You can't pretend to be a tycoon."”After saying that, she even patted him. However, this was not to comfort him, but to gloat.
Zhu Yipin was depressed for a while, but he still accepted reality and completely immersed himself in the role of a lackey. Zhu Yipin stepped forward to separate the crowd surrounding the entrance of the Treasure House and bowed." Young Master, Young Madam, please!”
Zhou Jie replied with a " hmm " and put his arm around Liu Ruoxin's waist. Liu Ruoxin also cooperated and snuggled in Zhou Jie's arms. The two of them walked into the treasure house. Of course, some people in the crowd could not stand his arrogance, but after Yang Yuxuan glanced at them, they all stopped.
"Master, there are two rich people outside.”A servant of the Treasure House ran in to inform him. Boss Wang turned around when he heard that. That's right. There were servants and bodyguards in front and behind. How could an ordinary person have such an ostentatious appearance?
Boss Wang quickly smiled and said," Welcome, welcome. Looking at the two of you, you must be rich second-generation heirs." "Why don't we try the bird shit coffee from Australia first?" While speaking, he grabbed Liu Ruoxin's hand and kept touching it.
Zhou Jie couldn't take it anymore. He was treating him like he didn't exist! He reached out to grab the mischievous hand and threw it to the side." Boss Wang, I heard that you have half a preface to the Lanting Collection here. Can you show it to us first?"”
Boss Wang saw that he couldn't take advantage of it and had to say," Okay, this way please.”As he spoke, he led the four of them to the booth.
Liu Ruoxin whispered to Zhou Jie,"Why? Are you jealous?"”
Zhou Jie said stubbornly,"How is that possible?!" I, I just saw him taking advantage of you and stopped him from the perspective of a friend. Yes, that's it.”After saying that, he even nodded his head heavily, as if this would convince others.
Liu Ruoxin just smiled and didn't say anything. As for whether she believed it or not, only she knew. However, the way she looked at Zhou Jie softened a little, but Zhou Jie, who was in an awkward situation, did not notice it.
Yang Yuxuan did not see Zhou Jie and Zhu Yipin from time to time. He asked Zhu Yipin," How is it? Did you see anything?"”
Zhu Yipin shook his head and said," No, there's no such person on the scroll.”
The conversation between Yang Yuxuan and Zhu Yipin woke Zhou Jie and Liu Ruoxin up from their private world. Liu Ruoxin said,"Think about it carefully, did you see wrongly?"”
Zhu Yipin saw that the two of them were questioning him and said angrily," You can insult my eyesight, but you can't insult my intelligence. How can such a big person be wrong?!"”
Liu Ruoxin didn't care about Zhu Yipin's dissatisfaction and said,"That's strange. Could it be that the intelligence from the East and West Chambers is fake?" That's impossible!"
" Miss Liu." Boss Wang's voice came from the front. Liu Ruoxin replied with a sweet voice,"Coming!"”With that, he walked over. Zhou Jie and the other two had no choice but to follow.
Everyone surrounded the booth and looked at it. Zhu Yipin wanted to reach out and touch it, but Boss Wang hurriedly reached out and stopped him. I can't touch it!"
"What's wrong?" Liu Ruoxin asked curiously. Why can't you touch it if you buy it and sell it?"
"That's right. At most, I'll just buy it. I'm not short of money anyway.”Zhou Jie said as he put his arm around Boss Wang's shoulder, making him turn his back to the booth.
Boss Wang laughed and said,"You don't know!" Don't look down on this small booth. This was meticulously made by the best master in the capital. It was covered with mechanisms. If he accidentally went in, his life would be in danger.”
"Why are you so careful?" Yang Yuxuan also asked to distract Boss Wang.
Boss Wang didn't notice it either. He said to Yang Yuxuan," I can tell that you're a Jianghu person at a glance. As everyone knows, the Preface to Lanting Collection is a rare treasure. People in Jianghu have admired it for a long time. I also put my family treasure on display with the intention of making friends with scholars all over the world. It's just for everyone to enjoy and not for sale. That was why it was designed like this for safety reasons.”
Just as Zhou Jie and the others were talking, Zhu Yipin climbed onto the booth and carefully observed half of the copybook. Suddenly, Zhu Yipin shouted,"This half of the calligraphy scroll belongs to my master!"”
Boss Wang was shocked. He hurriedly turned around and pulled Zhu Yipin down from the booth." Do you want to die? Come down quickly."”
Zhu Yipin came down from the booth and repeated," This copybook belongs to my master. I saw it with my own eyes.”
Boss Wang's expression changed drastically and he said," You can't say that carelessly. This copybook is my family's treasure. How can a servant like you know it? I think there's something wrong with your eyes."”
"Is there something wrong with my eyes? " I see!" Zhu Yipin had just finished speaking when he saw a figure moving by the window. He hurriedly shouted," There's an assassin!”Everyone looked over but found nothing.
Boss Wang said angrily," I think you're here to make trouble. You're not welcome here. Please!”After saying that, he pointed at the door with his right hand. It was obvious that he was asking her to leave.
Zhou Jie and the others could only leave Treasure House and return to the inn to change their clothes. Liu Ruoxin gave the clothes she had changed into to the child on the roadside. Zhu Yipin opened his mouth and said to Liu Ruoxin," Why did you give it to someone?”
Liu Ruoxin disdainfully rolled her eyes at Zhu Yipin and said,"It's true that you're poor." It's just a few clothes. It's not like they cost a lot of money.”
Zhu Yipin was shocked and said," That's the best Shu brocade. I've never worn it since I was born." How am I going to find you a husband in the future with this way of spending money?”She looked at Zhou Jie sympathetically.
Zhou Jie was also secretly shocked. He was worried about his wallet after chasing Liu Ruoxin. However, Zhou Jie didn't want to reveal it in front of everyone. He quickly changed the topic and asked Zhu Yipin," Old Zhu, how did you know that the copybook belonged to the old shopkeeper?"”
Zhu Yipin saw that Zhou Jie finally asked him a question and said proudly," When I was young, I was taking a dump in the toilet. I saw my master watching the demon fight through the gap in the wall. Because he found it interesting, he went to his master's study with Anan at night. Who knew that instead of finding the picture of demons fighting, he found this copybook.”
Zhu Yipin paused for a moment. When he saw Zhou Jie and the other two's expressions, he laughed and continued," We just found the copybook master and he came in to catch us. He said that the copybook was more important than his life. Not only did he scold us severely, but he also deducted the snacks for that day, so I remember it very clearly. From then on, Master forbade us from entering the study without permission, and I never looked at that copybook again.”
Liu Ruoxin teased,"Doctor Zhu, what's the picture of demons fighting?"”
Yang Yuxuan continued," Why are you pretending to be pure? It's just a palace painting!”
Zhou Jie also smiled and said,"I couldn't tell! Old Zhu, you matured so early ten years ago.”
"Haha! There are even more powerful ones." Zhu Yipin saw the smug look on his face and treated everything as a compliment. His skin was really thick. The three of them were speechless at Zhu Yipin's " shameless " personality.
Zhou Jie didn't want to continue pestering him. He said to Zhu Yipin," In other words, you remember it very clearly because you were punished to have your snacks deducted that day?”
Zhu Yipin replied unhappily," Even if there's no dessert, I'll remember it very clearly.”
Zhou Jie ignored him and said," In that case, Old Zhu has seen it with his own eyes and touched it with his own hands. It shouldn't be wrong. Since the old shopkeeper valued the copybook more than his own life, why would the copybook appear in the Treasure House?”
Hearing this, Liu Ruoxin, Yang Yuxuan, and Zhu Yipin were confused.
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