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Chapter Seventy-Two: Chance Encounter

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  Reminder from 79 Web: You can quickly find us on "79 Free" or "79 Web". Liu Chang finally managed to get the agate lamp and the seven-treasured purple silk canopy after using all his strength, but things are far from over.

  The value difference between the 70 million treasure and the 17 million treasure is huge. Although the queen and the imperial concubine have different identities, there shouldn't be such a big gap in between. The queen must be very happy to get the 70 million treasure, but the imperial concubine will definitely be very disappointed, not only failing to achieve her goal but also offending people.

  So, he didn't dare to stop there and, under Yuan's guidance, carefully selected a few more precious and rare treasures to add on, determined to get things done perfectly, without any leaks. However, this meant that he had to borrow another 20 million from Pan Rong again.

  Everything was ready, he felt tired, seeing several friends buying what they wanted, raised his eyes and swept away, no one's shadow was seen, and slightly suggested with some disappointment: "Let's go back?"

  Pan Xiang patted his shoulder sympathetically and said, "Take good care of yourself, I'll come find you tomorrow morning to go together." She also giggled and said, "Am I still the best to you? For your sake, I even summoned up the energy to nurse a child!"

  Liu Chang let out a bitter laugh and remained silent for a while before saying, "I owe you money, I'll pay it back as soon as possible." If he could get away with this time, he would never gamble again.

  Pan Xiang touched her nose: "Remember to give me some money, it's not easy for me to save up my own private house fund." Her eyes scanned the crowd and landed on someone, then she excitedly patted Liu Chang and said: "Look, who is that? Jiang Dalang has also come here! Let's follow him and see where he's going. I heard that two beautiful girls have just arrived at the Rich and Noble Building, could he be going there?"

  Liu Chang glanced over casually and indeed saw a tall and majestic figure proudly walking out of the crowd not far away, turning into an alleyway and quickly disappearing from view. He wasn't very interested in Jiang Changyang, so he rubbed his eyebrows tiredly and said in a low voice: "No, I'd better head back early. My mother at home hasn't been feeling well lately. Besides, it's not suitable for me to run around with these things everywhere, can you entertain Nineteen Ge for me?"

  Pan Xiang felt bored and lazily waved her hand at him: "Go, go. 79 Free Network 79 walked far away, turned around and hugged Yuan Shijiu's thin shoulders, laughing and saying: "Nineteenth brother, let's go see the excitement?"

  As soon as he finished speaking, the other noble brothers all smiled knowingly.

  Yuan nineteen slowly and firmly took his arm off his own shoulder, faintly saying: "I've been out for a long time, I'm going back." After finishing, he didn't even greet the other few noble brothers, and walked away by himself, soon disappearing into the crowd.

  A young man in a brown robe gazed at Yuan's back and sneered, "He really thinks he's a rare dish. If it weren't for King Min's favor, who would bother with him?"

  Pan Xiang smiled slightly and said slowly, "But he has the ability to make King Min look at him with admiration, what can we do? Alright! Anyway, today everyone benefited from his presence and obtained some good treasures. Today I have something to attend to, so I won't be able to invite you brothers for a drink. Let's disperse for now and meet again another day?"

  Hua Hua Gong said he had something to do and wouldn't drink anymore, the others didn't have a big addiction either, they were all holding valuable things, if they went drinking and got into trouble, it would be their own loss, so they might as well go home early. They bid each other farewell, and in an instant, they dispersed cleanly. Pan Rong stood on the street, hugging her two hands, enthusiastically calling out to her entourage: "Let's go take a look at what kind of person Jiang Dalang is meeting, dressed in a coarse linen garment."

  In the depths of the alley, there was a very famous unnamed wine house, but it wasn't some barbarian tavern, nor did it have any beautiful and charming barbarian women. What they had were just a few signature dishes: braised goose in a clay oven, lean mutton, camel hump, raw fish slices, single-serving golden cream pastry, giant victory slave buns, jade dew balls, clear wind rice, heavenly flower steamed buns; and also several fine wines: grape wine, Lezhen liquor, dragon marrow wine, as well as their exclusive secret recipe - Emerald Wave.

  Pan Rong stood at the entrance of the wine house, feeling a bit puzzled for a moment. This wine house was known for its precious ingredients and complex cooking methods, and it usually catered to rich people and nobles. What was Jiang Dalang doing here, dressed in coarse clothes? Was he trying to deceive others? Just as his followers were about to enter loudly and call out to the waiters, Pan Rong quickly stopped them and smiled quietly: "Don't shout, let's go in quietly, it's more fun this way."

  The servant knew that his master was always fond of playing and having fun, and this time he didn't know what kind of trick he had come up with, so he dared not disobey him. He smiled and said, "I understand." Sure enough, he covered Pan Rong and quietly entered the wine tower.

  The waiter came up and saw Pan Rong dressed in a simple yet elegant manner, and immediately wanted to invite him to the luxurious private room upstairs.

  Pan Xiang's eyes were sharp and she immediately spotted Jiang Changyang sitting alone in the corner with his back to the door, talking to a maidservant who looked impatient.

  Pan Shuang said, "It's windy upstairs, I won't go. Just arrange a seat for me next to the person wearing coarse clothes and put up a screen in between." After the waiter left with the order, he found a secluded corner to stand and quietly listened to Jiang Changyang and the waiter talking.

  The shopkeeper said with a hint of impatience, "Sir, our store only has the 'Freshly Baked Duck Flower Soup Cakes' left. The ordinary soup cakes have been sold out."

  Jiang Changyang said calmly: "Then come and have a taste."

  "That vendor said: 'The rice cakes are also sold out.'"

  Jiang Changyang said in a good tone: "You go ask your stove and then come back to talk."

  The servant in front of him rolled his eyes and reluctantly turned around, saying: "Sir, the stove has been extinguished. You can go to another house."

  Pan Xiang covered her mouth and laughed so hard she almost fell over. Would Jiang Dalang also be treated this way? Let's see how he would handle it. All that could be heard was Jiang Changyang saying calmly, "No, I just want to eat at your house. You can let the fire on the stove die out, I'll wait." His demeanor was calm and not a hint of annoyance showed on his face. But Pan Xiang knew that if what he wanted wasn't brought over, he could sit there forever.

  That shop assistant was also at a loss for what to do with such an ill-tempered customer, and could only pout and go find the boss: "Where did this poor guy come from? He comes in and wants to eat meat sauce mixed rice, then says he doesn't want it and wants ordinary filling pancake... Can't get rid of him no matter how hard you try, what's going on?" This poor guy wearing a coarse linen robe ran in, looking like some kind of disguised noble. Who would have thought that as soon as he came in, he'd ask for meat sauce mixed rice? Doesn't he know every other place makes this dish? He said it again, also hinting that they don't sell cheap food here. But he pretended not to hear and asked for pancake soup instead... What a pain, who has the energy to deal with him?

  The shopkeeper was taken aback, then rushed out to take a look at Jiang Changyang, came back and slapped the servant on the head, scolding in a low voice: "You blind dog, who says that wearing coarse clothes is poor? Don't ask what he wants, hurry up and let the kitchen make it."

  Pan Xiang saw the dishes of wine and food being served one by one on other tables, but only Jiang Changyang's table in front of him was empty. Yet he sat quietly there, unmoving, neither anxious nor annoyed, his brow furrowed in thought. The attendants couldn't help but look at this with disdain, saying: "Master, these lowly creatures are looking down on people, it seems that Mr. Jiang has suffered a loss due to his clothes. Why don't you invite him over to sit together?"

  "Shut up!" Pan Xiang said with a stern face.

  Before long, the waiter came up with a respectful attitude, placed a bowl of rice mixed with unknown ingredients, a bowl of hot buns with scallions, and a plate of steaming dumplings in front of Jiang Changyang, and smiled apologetically: "Sir, what you ordered is ready, please enjoy."

  Jiang Changyang nodded slightly, picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of the rice, then a bite of the soup pancake, followed by another bite of the pastry. He put down his chopsticks afterwards. Pan Rong was just curiously looking over when she heard Jiang Changyang say without turning his head: "If Erlang wants to try some, he can come over and have a taste."

  Found out, did you? Pan Rong didn't seem embarrassed at all, and chuckled as he walked out, patting Jiang Changyang's shoulder, while looking at the plate of unknown food on the table. He said loudly, "Good one, Jiang Dalang! I haven't seen you since we met at Liu Shangshu's house last time. I heard you stole a horse and hurt someone, quite notorious. If I hadn't caught sight of you just now on the street and chased after you, who knows when I would have seen you again? You heartless thing!"

  Jiang Changyang smiled slightly and pushed the plate of rice in front of him: "Want to try some?"

  Pan Xiang picked up the rice with chopsticks and found that it was some minced meat mixed in, she couldn't help but frown and say: "Is this something people eat?"

  Jiang Changyang said: "Why isn't it something people eat?" He pointed to the food in front of him: "When I was young, I thought they were the most delicious things in the world."

  Pan Rong furrowed her brow: "Hey, don't tell me you came here just to eat these few things. Can't they be made anywhere else? Do you have to come here? Are you looking for trouble? If I were the owner, I'd kick you out." Her eyes landed on a familiar figure striding towards them with big steps, and she was startled into jumping up: "So you're meeting someone, I won't talk to you anymore, I'm leaving first."

  Jiang Changyang didn't stop him either, and let him go.

  Pan Shuang retreated behind the screen, ignoring the delicious dishes that had just been served on the table. She called for her attendants and was about to leave when she heard the newcomer ask Jiang Changyang with a hint of confusion: "Why are you dressed like this? What kind of food did you order?"

  Jiang Changyang said calmly, "I've worn this kind of clothing for over a decade, and these dishes were once the delicacies in my dreams. What's wrong, don't they meet your expectations?" His tone was calm, but it carried a hint of sharpness.

  That man fell silent for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Let's not talk about this. I saw you talking to someone just now, is that your friend? Since he's here, call him out and let's meet together?"

  Pan Rong heard this and rushed out in a desperate bid to escape.

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