HCB Chapter 351 The deadline is 3 days, don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Chapter 351 The deadline is 3 days, don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Tu Zao knelt among the crowd, and the sweat on his bald head condensed into beads and slid down his cheeks.
The scene above his head just now really frightened him.
It’s just that the voices and appearances of these immortals always gave Tu a sense of déjà vu.
Especially the Southern Fire Immortal who appeared at the end, I always felt like I had seen him before.
After hearing Wen Yanzhao's order to dismiss everyone, Tu Zao stood up in a daze, snatched the handkerchief from the servant beside him and wiped the sweat from his face.
"Master, have you ever seen an immortal? Are those four colorful guys in the sky real or fake?"
The servant looked skeptical and asked in Tu Zao's ear.
"Snapped!"
Tu Zao slapped the servant lightly in the face and warned him:
"Do you want to die?"
"Stop speaking ill of the immortal in my ear. If you make him unhappy, he'll summon a giant dragon to take down my Qianjintai and see how I deal with you!"
The servant covered his face and said aggrievedly:
"How dare I say anything bad about the immortal? What have we done to Qianjintai? The immortal doesn't like gambling, so how could he go against us for no reason..."
The servant had barely finished speaking when a flash of fire rose in the air, and then a figure rushed towards the roof of Qianjintai like a falling star!
"boom!!!"
After a huge roar, the roof of Qianjintai was hit by the figure and a huge hole was created!
The five-story pavilion with golden carvings and silver bricks was suddenly filled with smoke and dust. Tu Zao almost cried when he saw this. He raised his hand and slapped the servant beside him several times!
"Damn it, you crow mouth! Look, look!"
"Oh... my Qianjintai, my beloved... Tell me why this immortal is so against me, Tu Zao, for no reason!"
Tu Zao's heart was broken, and he beat his chest and stamped his feet. The servant beside him covered his face with swollen finger marks and dared not say a word. He just lowered his head and waited by the side.
The pedestrians who were leaving were also shocked by this sudden change and stood there in a daze, turning their heads to look at Qianjintai.
The three people in the sky saw Wen Yanzhao rush into Qianjintai first, and followed closely behind, flying in through the hole in the roof.
Tu Zao didn't dare to be negligent. He wiped his nose and tears, pushed aside the pedestrians blocking his way and rushed into the lobby of Qianjintai.
Inside Qianjin Terrace, Wen Yanzhao stood on the second floor, his fiery red robe fluttering in the wind.
He had already put on a human skin mask before he flew through the roof.
However, this mask is really poorly chosen. At first glance, it looks like a twenty-year-old man warming a pot of wine without a beard.
Baili Dongjun, Sikong Changfeng and Yin Luoxia followed closely behind, and all landed beside Wen Yanzhao. The four of them stood in a row and looked down at the stunned servants in the attic.
"Immortal...Immortal, the Immortal has come to the mortal world!"
A waiter in a short white coat pointed at Wen Yanzhao and the other three and exclaimed, and the other tea masters and hangers-on saw that the situation was not good and quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly:
"We are all here, please have mercy on us, immortal, and let us go..."
"If the immortal doesn't allow gambling, we can just go and work elsewhere. The head shopkeeper here is Uncle Tu, and he has nothing to do with us coolies. I hope the immortal will understand!"
At this moment, the anxious Tu Zao also ran in in a panic.
The once magnificent Qianjintai inner hall was now a mess with broken bricks and tiles all over the floor.
Tu Zao glanced around and had already figured out the account clearly in his mind.
Just repairing the roof would cost at least tens of thousands of taels of silver, not to mention that during the construction period, Qianjintai would have to forgo the gambling business that it relied on for its livelihood.
The total loss of these two items combined is incalculable!
Tu Zao was a meticulous businessman who prioritized profit above all else. He had already calculated the losses, but the four "immortals" before him were clearly not people he, a gambling house owner, could afford to offend.
In the current situation, saving life is far more important than money and business.
Tu Zao glared viciously at the green-skinned people and tea doctors who had just betrayed him in front of the "immortal". He then quickly put on a smile and hurriedly walked to Gao Ge and bowed.
"My fellow immortals, I am Tu Zao, the owner of this Qianjintai!"
"I don't know what brings you to my shop, but as long as I am willing to serve you, please feel free to ask for help. Just don't harm my life or the lives of the shop assistants!"
Wen Yanzhao and his companions on the high pavilion almost laughed out loud when they saw Tu Zao's mercenary look.
Especially Baili Dongjun, he had come into contact with Tu Zao during the school exam.
This person is not a bad person by nature. Apart from being calculating and greedy for money, there is nothing dislikeable about him.
Baili Dongjun suppressed his laughter, reached out and secretly poked Wen Yanzhao's thigh and whispered:
"Cousin... this Mr. Tu is really smart. What should we do next?"
Wen Yanzhao returned Baili Dongjun a reassuring look, turned his head and looked down at Tu Zao, saying word by word:
"You are a mortal with some knowledge. We are all from other worlds and do not want to disturb the mundane world. Unfortunately, Brother Shao Geng from the Western Territory has lost a treasure."
"He originally thought it was the purple-robed girl from the East Territory who took it. We just confronted him and realized it was a misunderstanding!"
Tu Zao heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. He wiped the sweat from the tip of his nose and said in a trembling voice:
"It's just a misunderstanding, it's just a misunderstanding!"
"If you immortals can clear up the misunderstanding, then everything will be fine. I'm happy for you all... hehe..."
Unexpectedly, Wen Yanzhao changed the subject and said sternly:
"What nonsense are you saying, you mortal? Just misunderstand me. I haven't even finished what I just said, how could you interrupt me?"
Tu Zao was frightened by this and fell to his knees, kowtowed and said:
"Don't blame me, Immortal! Don't blame me, Immortal!"
"I'm a straightforward person, and I don't mean any harm..."
Wen Yanzhao's expression softened slightly, and he waved his long sleeves and continued:
"Okay, just listen to me!"
Tu Zao felt as if he had been pardoned when he heard this. He quickly stood up and stood aside with a respectful look.
Wen Yanzhao suppressed his laughter and said in a serious tone:
"Our land outside the Four Realms originally did not interfere with the Central Earth, but a white-haired old man came from nowhere and, relying on his cultivation, sneaked into the Western Territory and stole a treasure from Brother Chang Geng."
"That treasure is called the Taibai Giant Clam, and it is a priceless treasure in the Western Territory!"
"Brother Chang Geng originally used it to ward off the evil spirits in the far west. This Taibai Giant Clam resembles both gold and jade, yet it's neither. To you mortals, it's similar to gold and jade, so I suspect that the white-haired old man with profound cultivation might have mixed it in with ordinary gold and jade, hoping to make it difficult for us to find it in the sea."
"And... according to reliable sources, the treasure is said to be in this Apocalypse City. We came here to find it!"
When Tu Zao heard this, he had a rough idea in his mind.
Since they came here to look for something, they would not make things difficult for themselves, let alone destroy the Qianjintai.
I just don't know why these four immortals with great magical powers came to Qianjintai to tell him about this.
Seeing Tu Zao's puzzled expression, Wen Yanzhao smiled and said:
"You must be wondering why we came to your Xiaoxiao gambling house, right?"
Tu Zao was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly: "The immortal is indeed as good as a god, he even knows what I am thinking!"
Wen Yanzhao snorted coldly and said, "Don't try to make any plans. We came here to borrow your place to hold a banquet."
"banquet?"
Tu Zao was a little confused by Wen Yanzhao's words. If the immortals wanted to find something, they could just dig three feet into the ground in Tianqi City. Why would they hold such a grand banquet?
"My fellow immortals, I really don't know which master in Tianqi City is worthy of the banquet hosted by you four immortals from outside the domain?"
Hearing Tu Zao's question, Wen Yanzhao said coldly:
"We are people who have attained the Tao, so we must do things in a legitimate way!"
"If the four of us use our magical powers, it would only take a snap of a finger to raze Tianqi City to the ground! But if we really do so, it will only increase the sin of killing, and the Taibai giant clam left in the human world will be buried under the rubble!"
"Not only will we host a banquet for the person who presents the treasure, we will also give him an elixir that can extend his life by a hundred years!"
"That way, whoever possesses the Taibai Giant Clam will be willing to hand over the treasure of the Western Territory to us, and we won't have to go through the trouble of searching for it in the ruins."
Tu Zao nodded and said thoughtfully: "No wonder, it must be the noble character of the immortals!"
"I understand, but what do you immortals need my gambling house for?"
Wen Yanzhao raised his right arm, and a red scroll suddenly flew out and stabbed directly into the wall opposite the four people.
The scroll slowly unfolded, revealing a notice that the immortals from the four realms had come to Tianqi to search for treasure.
"Announcement:
All mortals in Tianqi City should be aware that there is a major matter that needs to be announced here so that everyone can know.
The most precious treasure of the Western Territory, the Taibai Giant Clam, has long been lost to the mortal world. Rumor has it that it is in Tianqi City. This object is neither gold nor jade, yet neither gold nor jade, indistinguishable from mortal gold and jade. Within three days of this announcement, if anyone can voluntarily present this object, we will protect the lives of all citizens of Tianqi City and grant the presenter a 100-year life-extending elixir! If, after three days, the treasure is still missing, we will unleash our four magical powers and raze Tianqi City to the ground, reducing all, high and low, to dust.
Everyone in Tianqi City, from the kings and nobles to the common people, must know this. Don't say I didn't warn you!
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