At this moment.
As soon as Uncle Ming entered the room, he first shook hands with Su Chen and then took Hu Bayi's hand. After a while, he spoke warmly.
"Aiyo, I've heard a lot about you. My name is Lei Xianming.”
As he spoke, he beckoned the group of people to sit down and smiled with wrinkles all over his face.
"Come, sit down. We're all family. Just call me Uncle Ming.”
Hu Bayi was a little impatient after a round of pretense and asked Uncle Ming directly.
"I thought you were looking for us for something. Look at your room full of things. We won't embarrass ourselves here with our little ability. Don't stand on ceremony.”
Uncle Ming said with a smile on his face.
"Brother Hu is really straightforward. Alright, I'll be straightforward.”
As he spoke, he looked at Su Chen with a faint smile, but his tone was filled with certainty.
"Little Brother Su, if I'm not wrong, you took all the ginger in the capital and got involved with Brother Hu. Are you going to Kunlun?”
As soon as he said that, the atmosphere instantly turned cold.
Hu Ba, Wang Tai, and Big Golden Tooth looked at each other and kept their expressions.
After all, it concerned the red spot curse on their bodies and their lives. The more people knew about it, the higher the risk.
It was likely that this short and pudgy Uncle Ming's methods were not simple.
On the other hand, Uncle Ming seemed to have everything under control. He calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
He believed that with his wealth and means, whether it was Su Chen with a mysterious background or Fatty Hu Bayi Wang of the Gold Hunting Lieutenant, they would all be of use to him.
At this moment, Su Chen's gaze was still as calm as a deep lake. He did not hesitate and immediately nodded his head in reply.
"That's right, we have plans to go to Kun Lun.”
At this point, he changed the topic and his tone became sharper.
"However, I did hear a rumor about you.”
"Oh?" Uncle Ming raised his eyebrows and immediately smiled with some interest."Little Brother Su, why don't you tell me?”
However, when Su Chen said the first sentence, the smile on Uncle Ming's face froze like plaster.
"Three months ago, you bought a book with a mysterious treasure map from an overseas trading center.”
Su Chen said casually, but it made everyone present look sideways.
"I just don't know if it's true or false.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the calmness in Uncle Ming's eyes disappeared.
He looked at Su Chen's pale golden eyes and was filled with endless shock.
Every word the other party said was like a clap of thunder, striking the bottom of his heart.
Why did the news of the overseas auction house reach the ears of this young man from Panjiayuan antique shop?!
Could it be that the other party already had a plan for the Kunlun Demon Mother's tomb? That was why he was paying attention to the scriptures he had obtained from the auction!
At this moment, Uncle Ming put down his teacup with a trembling hand. Fortunately, his rich business life allowed him to quickly suppress the shock in his heart.
Then, a stiff smile appeared on his face and he could not help but wave his hand with a dry smile.
"Little Brother Su, you're really well-informed. You even know about what happened at the foreign auction house three months ago.”
As he said that, Uncle Ming went with the flow.
"That's right. To tell you the truth, it was because of this treasure map that I decided to go to Kun Lun.”
"I heard that all of you are experts who have been in and out of the mountains and rivers all year round, so I called all of you here. After all, I'm old and unable to do anything.”
Seeing Uncle Ming admit it, Hu Bayi glanced at Su Chen beside him without leaving a trace. He was secretly surprised and felt that the other party was unfathomable.
One had to know that it was not easy to get information about such a foreign auction house so quickly in China.
Upon hearing this, Big Golden Tooth immediately shook his head and slapped his fan, expressing his doubts to Uncle Ming.
"Sir, let me ask you one more question. You're already so wealthy, why would you go to such a dangerous place like Kunlun?”
He didn't believe that an unknown treasure map could make a big boss like him go there personally.
Uncle Ming could not help but sigh when he heard this.
"Sigh, it's a long story."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but look at everyone and offer an invitation.
"Why don't we all stay for a meal and chat slowly?”
In fact, Uncle Ming had originally planned to use the scripture as bait and use Fatty Hu Bayi and Wang to scout the way for him so that he could benefit from it.
But now, the seemingly omniscient Su Chen had appeared, completely disrupting his plans.
At this moment, he was even a little afraid that Su Chen would deliberately kick him out of the team, so he immediately ordered a pile of wine and delicacies to curry favor with him.
……
At the dining table.
Delicious dishes were served one after another, and the fragrance spread everywhere.
Uncle Ming personally poured a glass of red wine for Su Chen and said with a smile.
"Little Brother Su, I've specially invited the chef from Old Mo's Restaurant today. Let's have a few drinks.”
Su Chen nodded slightly. He knew what Uncle Ming was thinking.
As for Fatty Wang and Big Golden Tooth, when they saw the table full of delicious food, their eyes immediately widened and their mouths watered.
"Old Mo, the stewed beef there is superb!”
"Fried pork chops, and cream grilled mixed salad!”
Even Hu Bayi couldn't help but say to Uncle Ming.
"Uncle Ming, right? Since that's the case, we won't stand on ceremony.”
"Ah, right. Come, come, eat."
Uncle Ming said with a smile.
"You're welcome, you're welcome."
However, before he could finish his words, Fatty Wang and Big Golden Teeth had already picked up their knives and forks and began to eat heartily.
"Give me a piece of bread.”
"Oh, this pork chop is amazing. Master Jin, open your mouth.”
"Not bad, not bad at all."
"Brother Su, don't look at it. Try this pork chop.”
……
The scene was like a tornado destroying the parking lot and a series of poker.
It was as if he had just escaped from a tomb and had not eaten for three days and three nights.
Looking at their table manners, even Su Chen's eyes twitched slightly. He wanted to pretend that he did not know them.
Seeing this scene, Uncle Ming was also dumbfounded.
Originally, he wanted to use the usual methods of a businessman to make up a sympathetic story so that Su Chen could bring him along.
However, the other party's way of eating made him lose the mood to tell a story. He could only pretend to be sad and slam the table, as if he was suddenly reminded of the sad past.
"Sigh, I lost my orphan when I was young. I didn't have the chance to be filial to my parents. I didn't even have the chance to sit down and have a meal with all of you.”
Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang nodded repeatedly, but they didn't stop eating.
It was simply a classic. You say what you want, I eat what I want.
When Su Chen saw this scene, he could not help but laugh.
However, he knew very well that Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang were smart people. How could they not understand Uncle Ming's intention in putting on such a sad show? They were just deliberately not taking the bait.
In fact, the real story was that Uncle Ming's father met the Xiangxi Corpse King when he was carrying corpses on Zoumayu Island and lost his life. The last generation of corpse carriers ended there. Because Uncle Ming was rich and did not pass down the craftsmanship of his ancestors, he wanted to team up with the gold-looting lieutenant to enter Tibet.
At this moment, Uncle Ming finally revealed his motive for acting pitiful after pretending for a long time.
"Recently, I finally found out that the last place my father went to was the Nine-story Demon Tower on Mount Kunlun.”
As soon as the words " Nine-story Demon Building " were said, the commotion at the dining table became a little quieter.
Hu Bayi's gaze moved, and he could not help but stop the steel fork in his hand as he pretended to say casually.
"Nine-storied Demon Edifice?"
Although his expression did not change, waves were already surging in his heart.
Su Chen was also very clear about this. In his memory, Hu Bayi had once encountered the Nine-story Demon Tower in Mount Kunlun.
That tragic encounter had the appearance of the strange Fire Ladybug, the Overlord Salamandrid, and the natural disaster and earthquake. It was a narrow escape, and it was extremely dangerous.
At this moment, Uncle Ming continued to tell the tragic story as if he was in character. His face was filled with grief.
"My mother had always had a hope that she could be buried with my father and wife after she passed away, so…"
Who knew that before he could finish speaking, Fatty Wang was still eating his food and said vaguely.
"So you want to dig your father out from there, right?”
“……”
When Uncle Ming heard this, he almost turned his back in anger, but he still endured his speechlessness and emphasized.
"I still have to bring it back."
At this moment, Uncle Ming understood that Hu Bayi and the other two were playing dumb with him.
His gaze could not help but stop on Su Chen, who had been calm from the beginning to the end.
From the looks of it, Hu Bayi seemed to respect this young man. As long as he agreed to form a team, everything would be easy.
However, Su Chen seemed to know everything, and his identity and background were quite mysterious in the capital, which made him feel wary.
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