I Just Won’t Play by the Book

The next day at Xu, Jiang Beiran was cooking braised pork ribs on the hillside when he looked up and saw Luo Wenzhou coming to him and saluting and shouting.

"Master, the disciple is back."

Nodding, Jiang Beiran asked, "Have you eaten?"

"have eaten."

"How's the investigation going?"

Hearing that, Luo Wenzhou cupped his hands and replied, "This disciple has learned that there are four relatively large clan forces in this Jiyuan Town."

Nodding, Jiang Beiran stood up and said, "Go, go inside and talk."

Sitting in the temporary tent, Luo Wenzhou spread out a piece of paper on the wooden table and said, "Sipan County has 18 counties, and Jiyuan Town is within the jurisdiction of Yunan County, located in the entire Sipan County. The central area, extending in all directions, has a prosperous economy, and has the reputation of Sipan Tongqu."

"The total population of Jiyuan Town is about 180,000. There are quite a lot of big families in such a big town. Among them, there are four big families. The Ye family you asked me to investigate is one of them. third."

Jiang Beiran raised his eyebrows after hearing this.

‘Only the third? ’

He thought that he could have a relationship with Lu Yinlong. In a small town, he should always be the kind of king and hegemony. Who knows that he is only a junior...

'The water in this Jiyuan Town is really deep...'

He picked up Shizhouchun on the table and poured himself a cup.

Seeing Master stretch out the jug toward him, Luo Wenzhou hurriedly took a cup with both hands to catch it.

Filling the wine glass in Luo Wenzhou's hand, Jiang Beiran said with a smile, "Try it."

Making a toast gesture toward Master, Luo Wenzhou drank the Ten Continental Springs in one go.

"Master's wine is always so different. This taste...is it brewed with millet and sorghum?"

"Hahaha, your tongue is still so smart, how do you feel about the taste?"

"It's soft in the mouth, sweet in the mouth, and has an aftertaste after drinking, very similar to the Fenjiu you gave me last time."

"That's right, let's have another drink." Jiang Beiran was about to get the wine jug when Luo Wenzhou grabbed it first and said, "It should be me toasting Master."

"Alright." Jiang Beiran said and drank the Shizhouchun in the cup.

Seeing his senior brother's wide-eyed smile, Wu Qingce silently wrote down these things in his heart.

‘It turns out that senior brother likes to be praised like this, no wonder senior brother would only stare at me when I said it was delicious.

After drinking two cups with Luo Wenzhou, Jiang Beiran let out a breath of wine and said, "Tell me about all the four major families in Jiyuan Town."

"Yes." Luo Wenzhou, who sat up straight again, replied: "The largest family in Jiyuan Town is the Hong family, and the family is attached to the largest sect in Sipan County, the Sifang sect, but how close is the relationship between the Hong family and the Sifang sect? The disciple has not inquired about Dao yet."

'Sifang Sect...'

In this world without the Internet, even Jiang Beiran, the sectarian demon sect in Fengzhou, doesn't know everything, let alone Lanzhou, which he has never been to.

However, Luo Wenzhou quickly continued: "This Sifang Sect is the largest sect of the righteous way in Sipan County. The sect master is a strong person in the Xuanhuang realm, and its sphere of influence covers three counties including Sipan County."

"Sure enough, it is a difficult brother and a difficult brother..."

As the territory of Shengguo, the overall strength of the sects in Lanzhou is not much different from that of Fengzhou. The sects with Emperor Xuan are already called top sects, and they are absolutely in charge.

'The second largest family in Jiyuan Town is the Shao family, and the power behind it is the Full Moon Sect, the largest demon sect in Sipan County, but...'

"But what?"

"This Full Moon Church seems to be very popular with the local people, and some people even take the initiative to send their children to become believers."

'It seems that the demons here... don't play cards according to the routine. ’

"Well, the leader of this Full Moon Sect is also a Xuanhuang?"

"Yes." Luo Wenzhou nodded, "But although the Full Moon Sect is entrenched in Sipan County as well as the Sifang Sect, it doesn't seem to have had too much conflict. It's the same with the Hong family and the Shao family, they have their own jurisdiction. The scope, the segmentation is very clear.”

"This is the Ye family. The Ye family is not attached to any sect, but the owner of the family is a powerhouse at the Profound King level, so he has some say in this Jiyuan Town."

'I see……'

Hearing the word Xuanwang, Jiang Beiran suddenly understood why the relationship between Lu Yinlong and the Ye family would fade, and the strengths were not equal. This is, and it is realistic enough...

But thinking about it carefully, a family with a middle-of-the-road family is indeed very suitable for the origin of the protagonist.

"The last big family is the Liu family. It is not attached to any sect and has no power behind it. The reason why it can be ranked first is that the second daughter of the Liu family leader married into the palace and became a royal relative. "

"Oh~ the emperor's father-in-law." Jiang Beiran nodded understandingly.

But thinking about it is quite sad. As the emperor's father-in-law, logically speaking, he should be able to walk sideways in this Jiyuan Town, but he can only barely rank fourth.

'It's no wonder that the emperor wants to have a crooked mind, it's too miserable, but if you are a cultivator, you don't take him seriously at all. ’

"Very good, so have you heard about the current situation of the Ye family?"

"I've heard a few things, the Ye family hasn't been doing well recently, and the whole town is rumored..." After Luo Wenzhou finished speaking, he glanced at Jiang Beiran, and then continued: "It's all rumored that they were divorced by the Guixin Sect. , it can be said that it has become a laughing stock.”

'It's so fast! ? ’

Jiang Beiran couldn't help hearing it

For a moment, the Ye family would definitely not say anything about divorce. As far as Jiang Beiran knew, Lu Qingyin came back after the three-year appointment, so it should not be possible for him to go anywhere. Say, how did everyone know it so quickly?

Hearing the three words Guixinzong, Wu Qingce, who was behind Jiang Beiran, was stunned for a moment, and at the same time he understood why his brother suddenly came to Lanzhou.

‘Senior brother is here for this divorce? But why...'

Jiang Beiran, who felt that it should be someone with a heart, continued to ask: "Is there anything else?"

"Other...I haven't heard much yet."

"Okay, then I'll give you two more days to get to know the members of the Ye family, especially Ye Fan, who was divorced, and check what he's been doing recently."

"Yes." After Luo Wenzhou finished speaking, he left the tent.

'Resolutely, yes, yes. ’

Filling himself with another glass of wine, Jiang Beiran looked at Wu Qingce and said, "Are you wondering why I came here to break off the marriage?"

"Yes." Wu Qingce answered honestly.

"Did you come up with anything then?"

"This... I can't guess, but I know that senior brother must have an important reason to come here."

Standing up and slamming Wu Qingce's forehead, Jiang Beiran sighed: "I've been with me for so long, and I haven't learned anything else, so I've learned this kind of nonsense that is equivalent to not saying anything. I'll give you a night to think about it, and I'll listen to you tomorrow. answer."

"Ah? I..." Wu Qingce was about to say that he couldn't do it, when he saw his brother's sharp eyes, "Yes! I will definitely figure it out."

Nodding with satisfaction, Jiang Beiran walked out of the tent and looked at Jiyuan Town under the hillside, thinking about the next steps of action.

At this moment in Jiyuan Town, after observing for a day, Gu Qinghuan found that in this well-connected town, the inn business is the best, so after careful selection, he came to the front of an inn with a lot of doors.

"Objective! Do you want to stay at the top or stay at the hotel? Our inn has the best Qingchun wine in the town. If you drink it once, you want to drink it a second time!"

With a slight smile at the shop assistant, Gu Qinghuan raised his head and glanced at the tricks hanging in front of the restaurant.

The so-called tricks, also known as wine flags, are mainly used for star-rated hotels.

Generally, the name of the store will be written on the trick, or it will be hung above the store, or hung in front of the roof room, or simply set up another lookout pole, anyway, the purpose is to be conspicuous.

This Chunlai Inn has another lookout pole, but there are not only one flag hanging on it, but five wine flags, which means that it is a "five-star" inn.

Generally speaking, an inn with one flag is a snack bar, and a hotel with two flags is a more formal restaurant, the one with a menu, and the specifications are raised immediately. The four flags are attached with a bathhouse, and there are special people to help wash the bath.

As for the highest five flags, it represents that everything in it is of the highest specification. It can be said that only you can't think of it, and there is nothing he can't do.

Such a high-end inn, but the business is so poor, Gu Qinghuan, who knew that he had found his goal, slowly walked in under the guidance of Xiao Er.

Walking into the inn, looking at the menu handed by the second, Gu Qinghuan said without looking at it, "Bring up your most expensive wine and dishes."

After hearing this, the second shop assistant was shocked and bowed again and again: "Okay, wait a moment!"

After a while, all kinds of good wine and good dishes were brought to Gu Qinghuan's table.

"Master, it's all set, you can take it slow." The second shop assistant stepped aside.

After Gu Qinghuan poured and drank a few glasses, he saw a middle-aged man in a black jacket walking towards him with a diligent smile on his face.

"The distinguished guest is coming, and I will welcome you from afar. I am the shopkeeper of this inn, and my surname is Luo."

"It turned out to be Shopkeeper Luo, it's a pleasure to meet, a pleasure to meet." Gu Qinghuan cupped his hands.

Bowing back to Gu Qinghuan, Shopkeeper Luo picked up the wine glass and said, "Thank you for coming, I toast to you."

After he finished speaking, he drank the wine in the cup. Seeing that Gu Qinghuan didn't mean to drive him away, Manager Luo said more vigorously: "Guest, are you the first to come back to our inn?"

"Well, your inn looks good."

"Guests, you are very discerning. I spent a lot of money on the decoration inside and outside of my shop. If you are interested in a while, I will show you around."

Picking up a piece of roast goose and putting it in his mouth, Gu Qing said with a smile: "The shopkeeper is so enthusiastic, but there is something you need me to help with."

"Hey, if you are a guest, you should be warm to you... I have nothing to do with you, I just think that if you are satisfied with the guest, I will bring more friends next time. I promise to treat you well. , so if you think your key is missing, just bring it up!"

Seeing that things were developing as he expected, Gu Qinghuan put down his chopsticks and said, "Manager Luo lacks business?"

Seeing Gu Qinghua speak so directly, the shopkeeper Luo no longer restrained, and said directly: "It's too short, you can see the customers, I really spent a lot of money to decorate this store, I was thinking that this Jiyuan Town will travel from the south to the north. With so many wealthy businessmen, there will always be people who want to live better, who knows... ah, you also saw that my business is really fast and can't go down. "

Gu Qinghuan laughed and said, "I can help you with this, but you have to promise me a condition."

"Guest, if you really have a way to make the store's business better, let alone one condition, a hundred will do."

"Okay." Gu Qinghuan nodded.

He took out a cloth bag in his arms and put it on the table, "Boss, your idea is very good, but I have already seen it. In this town, there are many inns that are better decorated than yours."

"Yes..." Shopkeeper Luo nodded, "and some of them are old-fashioned brands. I thought that their business is so good, and they often can't book boxes at night, so I thought of opening another one and recruiting those who can't get in. My guests come here."

"Then have you ever wondered why they would rather line up at those inns than come to you?"

"This... I also ask the guests for your advice." Shopkeeper Luo cupped his hands towards Gu Qinghuan.

"That's because those inns have become a status symbol. Wealthy businessmen can only show their nobility by going to those inns to eat. So if you want to bring guests here from those inns, you have to do something special."

Hearing what Gu Qinghuan said so eloquently, the boss knew that he had really met an expert, so he quickly bowed to the end and said, "Please teach me sir."

Nodding his head, Gu Qinghuan pointed at the bag he had just taken out and said, "There are fifty seeds of Scarlet Flame Grass, this is a kind of strange flower, when it grows, it will beat like a flame, and it can be refined into a second-grade medicine pill. ."

"Second-grade pills!" When shopkeeper Luo heard this, his eyes widened. Although he was just an ordinary person, he had heard a lot about cultivators. This pill was one of them. The legendary second-grade pills The medicine was enough for profound practitioners to fight for it. He had never even thought about a treasure of this level.

'Guest, who are you...'

"You don't need to worry about this. I see an open space next to your inn. Is that yours?"

"Hey! It's mine, it's mine. I thought that the business was going well, and I would build a separate hall next to it... who knows."

"Well, then I will plant a red flame grass in the open space tomorrow, and you can send someone to speak, just say it next to our store."

"Okay, I see." Shopkeeper Luo nodded quickly.

"When the guests are invited, you tell them"

'Guest, who are you...'

"You don't need to worry about this. I see an open space next to your inn. Is that yours?"

"Hey! It's mine, it's mine. I thought that the business was going well, and I would build a separate hall next to it... who knows."

"Well, then I will plant a red flame grass in the open space tomorrow, and you can send someone to speak, just say it next to our store."

"Okay, I see." Shopkeeper Luo nodded quickly.

"When the guests are invited, you tell them"