Lord of the Desert

Chapter 189 Asahi Mansion

The sixth horizontal street in the east of Xijing City is at the junction of Qinglian Lane at the third intersection.

Going north from here, the fourth courtyard on the east side is Hong Fan's destination.

The yard occupies a small area. There are six-foot-high stone lions squatting on the left and right sides of the entrance, and a plaque hangs at the main entrance.

The white paint used on the plaque is written with four big characters of "Jinhai Hongshi" in regular script.

The door was open and no one was seen.

Hong Fan went forward and knocked on the door twice, and it took more than ten seconds before a porter came from the side room.

"Who are you looking for, what's the matter?"

This is a man in his 50s and [-]s, wearing a long gown, asking a little impatiently.

But before Hong Fan could reply, he stopped talking and just stared at the visitor.

At the age of seventeen or eighteen, with an extremely handsome face, there is a long face full of fangs protruding from behind...

"But the second son of the master?"

The porter suddenly came to his senses and asked a question.

"It's me, Hong Fan."

Hong Fan nodded.

The concierge smiled immediately, and immediately led him into the courtyard, and then called out a young man to lead the red flag to the stable.

Then, with a smile on his face, he asked Hong Fan to sit down in the front yard, and strode to the back hall to report the news.

Hong Fan sat in the guest seat and looked around.

The furnishings in the hall are simple.

The calligraphy and painting look quite new, and the vase can only be said to be suitable for the occasion.

Soon, there was a sound of footsteps from far to near, and it was Hong Pan who arrived first with the two of them.

Hong Fan got up to greet him.

"This morning the magpie on the branch kept calling. I thought there was a happy event, but I didn't expect it to be my nephew!"

Hong Pan smiled and came up to hold Hong Fan's arm and brought him to the main seat.

"Nephew, this is my eldest son, Hong She's elder brother Hong Zhe."

He pulled over the well-built young man beside him and introduced him.

"This kid is not good at practicing martial arts, but he is not bad at running a business. He has been by my side all these years and has already started a family in Xijing."

Then, standing behind the two, was a middle-aged man with mustache and medium stature.

"This is Zhao Rongxuan, the shopkeeper Zhao, it is very difficult for our family to do business here without him!"

Several people had just greeted each other a few times, and another five people heard the news from all over the courtyard.

They obviously wanted to meet the famous Mr. Jin Haixing.

Among them, Hong Fan also met a long-time acquaintance, Hong Qing who was at the same time as the ethnology.

Everyone was seated, and tea and snacks were served one after another.

The first topic is naturally Shurazong and his party.

"But entered the mountain gate?"

Hong Pan asked, seeing Hong Fan shaking his head, obviously disappointed.

But the rest of the people, including Zhao Rongxuan, took it for granted.

They heard a lot of anecdotes about the second son of the master, but compared with Shura Zong, they still feel that they are insignificant.

At this time, Hong Qing, who had witnessed Hong Fan's heroic appearance on the city, was in a low voice.

"I didn't expect the four major sects to be blind!"

His words attracted the attention of several local managers in Xijing.

"Brother Qing, the Asura Sect is not blind."

Hong Fan replied with a smile.

"I didn't have any problems getting started, and I got the guarantee of true inheritance. I just thought about it and refused."

Now it was the four's turn to be shocked.

Zhao Rongxuan even tore off a few beards by mistake.

"Nephew, that's Shura Sect! What do you think?!"

Hong Pan patted his thigh anxiously.

"Doing this plan is also forced to help."

Hong Fan sighed.

"Senior Yuan Lingxue of the Asura Sect measured my bones. Perhaps because of my age and too many injuries, I don't have much potential to improve my physique."

"In other words, if I practice the "Sura Fighting Sutra", even if I enter the Qi state, I will still struggle at every step."

"Since that's the case, it's better to become a Tiqi and choose a second-grade exercise that suits you."

After hearing the cause and effect, Hong Pan silently nodded.

There were two Martial Saints successively produced by the Asura Sect. Although they both passed away, their reputation in Liangzhou is still as high as the sun.

Many people here may not agree with Hong Fan's actions, but they dare not say anything due to their status.

After talking about this matter, everyone felt the bloody battle in Jinhai and the situation where one person and one horse came together.

After the narration subsided a bit, half an hour had passed, and Hong Pan got up to take Hong Fan to his residence.

This residence is not in the courtyard.

Hong Fan followed and went out.

The two of them turned out of Qinglian Lane, walked out in a hundred steps, and saw a four-way courtyard.

There is also a plaque hanging in the yard, written in gold lacquer, it turns out to be the three characters "Chaori Mansion".

Hong Fan was taken aback.

Hong Pan laughed when he saw this, and pushed the door open first.

The courtyard was cleaned very clean, the courtyard columns were obviously newly painted, and all the furniture was available.

Hong Fan was led to turn around the entire courtyard, and found that there were more than a dozen rooms and two wells at the front and back.

The garden in the backyard was replaced by a well-repaired training ground of [-] to [-] square meters.

In terms of scale and configuration, not to mention compared with the original Asahi Temple in Jinhai City, even Hong Jian's Xiongguang Temple is inferior.

"How is this house?"

Hong Pan asked.

"Impeccable."

Hong Fan replied.

"Hey, although the location can't be said to be very good, it's definitely not out of the way, barely worthy of our Xingjun."

Hong Pan said, obviously very satisfied with his nephew's response.

"I chose for a long time, and finally spent 500 taels!"

Hong Fan was speechless when he heard the words.

A one-bedroom apartment in the bustling area of ​​Jinhai City is only worth six or seven taels of silver, and a house with two fronts and four floors inside is only worth 120 taels.

A compound of 500 taels is considered a mansion even in Xijing.

"Such a big house, can I use it alone?"

Hong Fan hesitated.

"Too wasteful..."

"Well, this is what I discussed with you Uncle Wu and Uncle Li before I came back."

Hong Pan waved his hand and said in an elder tone.

"Our family is a local snake in Jinhai, but it's different in Xijing."

"Whether you are joining the Asura Sect or Tiqi, you must have some property in Xijing, so that you will have the confidence to interact with people."

"If you live in my place, it will be somewhat inconvenient."

Hong Fan naturally understood this reasoning in his heart, and also understood why the other party had to leave his son and subordinates aside and bring him here alone.

"Understood, I will follow my uncle's orders."

He didn't refuse anymore, and saluted.

"now it's right!"

Hong Pan patted his nephew on the shoulder, and gave some detailed instructions.

"I have brought the house deed and land deed. I will leave this to you, but you must put it away."

"In the next few days, I will send a few servants over to clean up. After you settle down, I will let the people from the courtyard over at Jinhai come over."

"There is no burden. The family is rich and powerful now. This is nothing more than exchanging cash for real estate, which is not considered an expense..."

After Hong Fan listened carefully, he somewhat understood why Hong Pan was stationed in Xijing and took care of business in the previous generation of the clan.

After visiting the Xinchao Temple, the two returned to Hong's mansion.

Then, together with the people who had met earlier, they walked to the bank of the Yao River to welcome Hong Fan and wash away the dust.

The location was chosen in a restaurant facing the river in Dongcheng.

The name of the restaurant is "Xingshengtang". It has three floors and two entrances, with a medium-sized backyard. It can only be regarded as a medium-grade restaurant in Xijing.

But unlike other places, this is the Hong family's own business.

(End of this chapter)