I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 162 Return to Qiandong
Qiandong City, Yunlai Inn.

More than a year later, Chu Zhao came to Qiandong City again and stepped into Yunlai Inn.

"Mr. Chu, I haven't seen you for more than a year. You look even more handsome and elegant."

The inn is full of people coming and going, and unless they are old customers, it is not easy to remember them.

But Chu Zhao was so handsome that he would leave an impression on anyone who had seen him, so the shopkeeper has not forgotten him to this day.

"The shopkeeper is polite. Where is Chen Ping?"

"He's dead." The shopkeeper said with some regret, "Not long after the young master left, he went to travel the world. He died in a fight three months ago."

It is said that the world of martial arts is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and worldly wisdom.

But the human relationships and social skills in the underworld are only limited to the second generation of powerful families.

For ordinary people in the martial arts world, especially those who are new to it, there is only fighting and killing in the martial arts world.

There are only a handful of people who truly become famous. Most people, like Chen Ping, die silently in the world without even leaving a name.

People die in the martial arts world every day. Chu Zhao did not feel much about Chen Ping's death. He could only say that there are risks in the martial arts world and one must be cautious when acting as a hero.

Chu Zhao sighed and said, "Actually, there's really nothing good about the Jianghu."

The shopkeeper also sighed and said with emotion: "Who says it's not true? The truly famous people all have family backgrounds."

"It seems that the shopkeeper has also been in the underworld before."

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "I have been wandering around for half my life, and I have lost a lot of my family business. I have not made a name for myself. Fortunately, I turned back in time and returned to my hometown to open this inn, so I didn't end up starving to death on the streets."

"The shopkeeper is very insightful." Chu Zhao smiled and asked curiously, "Has the virtuous daughter in the family married yet?"

The shopkeeper was stunned and asked, "Sir, are you married?"

Chu Zhao was also stunned, fearing that the shopkeeper had taken a fancy to him, and hurriedly said, "He already has a wife and children."

"Pity."

The shopkeeper expressed his regret, then smiled and said, "My daughter is getting married, if you had come here earlier, you could have had a glass of wedding wine."

"Congratulations, boss."

Just then, a man dressed like a manager came over.

"Father-in-law...Mr. Chu, why did you come to Qiandong City?"

"Do you know each other?" the innkeeper asked in surprise.

However, Chu Zhao was even more surprised than him. He did not expect that the son-in-law the innkeeper would take in would be Zhao Weiping, the leader of the secret agents sent by Yuelu City to Qiandong City and one of the Five Hundred Blood-Clothed Guards.

"I know him. He used to be the manager of my Chu family caravan."

"The Chu family of Yuelu City?"

While asking the question, the innkeeper winked at Zhao Weiping. When he saw Zhao Weiping nodded, he suddenly became dazed.

Seeing this, Chu Zhao understood clearly that the innkeeper was an old acquaintance of Xichu and was their spy in Qiandong City.

Chu Zhao knocked on the counter and said with a smile, "Is the Chu family so famous now that even the shopkeeper knows about it?"

The innkeeper came back to his senses and said calmly, "The perfume produced by the Chu family in Yuelu City has been sold to Qiandong recently and is very popular. Even though I have never left my house, I have heard of the great reputation of the Chu family's perfume in Yuelu City. I didn't expect that it was Young Master Chu of the Chu family who was here in person. You are a distinguished guest."

The sound was quite loud, and the people who were eating in the inn looked over instantly. Some people dressed as businessmen even put down their bowls and chopsticks and walked over. Perfume was something that only the Baihua Pavilion in the imperial capital had.

However, what is sold in Baihua Pavilion is not called perfume, but dew.

Such as: rose dew, orchid dew, etc., collectively known as flower dew.

Of course, this is not the point. The point is that the Hundred Flower Dew came from the Arab world and was transported to the Hundred Flower Pavilion in Tianqi City via Champa, Java, Huihui Kingdom...

Because it is only available in the Baihua Pavilion in the imperial capital, the price of Baihua Dew is very high, and sometimes you can’t even buy it if you have money.

Anyone who is not a fool can see how huge the business opportunities are.

About a year ago, Yuelu City suddenly came up with a perfume similar to Baihua Lu, and its fragrance lasted longer than Baihua Lu. Naturally, it was sought after by noble ladies all over the world, and the Chu family of Yuelu City became famous for a while.

The emergence of perfume broke the monopoly of Baihua Pavilion, but unfortunately, the Chu family of Yuelu City only cooperated with a very small number of wealthy merchants, and it was very difficult to obtain the right to operate and sell perfume, at least not something that merchants like them were qualified for.

Although they didn't want to admit it, with their wealth, they didn't even have the qualifications to enter Yuelu City, let alone discuss cooperation with the Chu family of Yuelu City.

But now that I have met the legendary young master of the Chu family, I naturally cannot miss this opportunity. What if I can get the sales rights?
Looking at the merchants walking towards this side with enthusiastic smiles, Chu Zhao hadn't said anything yet when the shopkeeper scolded them, "You want to buy perfume and sell it, but don't you consider whether you are qualified? Get out of here! Get out, get out, get out!"

In the past, these businessmen would have made a big fuss, but now... they dared not complain at all.

After all, judging from the way the innkeeper and the young master of the Chu family talked before, they should be familiar with each other, and they might even have some friendship.

The merchants stopped and wanted to go forward but were afraid of making Chu Zhao unhappy. They also felt unwilling to leave, so they had to stand where they were and look at Chu Zhao and the shopkeeper in a flattering manner.

The shopkeeper ignored the merchants and apologized, "Mr. Chu, I'm sorry, I said too much."

"No problem." Chu Zhao waved his hand and said with a smile, "Give me a room upstairs."

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "Weiping, take Master Chu to Room No. 1."

The so-called Room No. 1 is not a guest room in the inn, but a courtyard behind the inn.

This was created by Zhao Weiping after he came to Qiandong City, with reference to the inn management model of Yuelu City.

The inn management model of Yuelu City was mostly created by Chu Zhao and originated from villa rentals in modern society.

Arriving at the exquisite courtyard, Chu Zhao asked, "What's the situation now?"

"Since Baili Dongjun returned home, he has not appeared again. He is probably under house arrest. Other than that, the Baili family has not made any other moves until five days ago, when Baili Luochen returned from Tianqi and dispatched a thousand Pofeng troops into the city."

Zhao Weiping poured a cup of tea for Chu Zhao and continued, "The ninth prince of Beili, Xiao Ruofeng, came to Qiandong yesterday. In addition to the people from the academy who accompanied him, he was also accompanied by people from Wushuang City and 5,000 imperial guards who were secretly ambushing outside Qiandong City and have not yet entered the city."

Chu Zhao took a sip of tea and sneered, "Five thousand imperial guards plus the people from Wushuang City are not enough to fill the gaps in the Pofeng Army's teeth. Is there any other action from the Beili court?"

Zhao Weiping nodded: "News came from the north that the thirty thousand Flying Tiger Army under the command of the Gu Du family, one of the Eight Pillar States of Beili, was secretly mobilized, and their target was directly towards Qiandong City."

"It would be interesting if the Flying Tiger Army and the Broken Wind Army that resist the barbarians could fight each other." Chu Zhao smiled and sighed, "Unfortunately, the old fellow Baili Luochen will not rebel, but will send Baili Dongjun to Tianqi City as a hostage. For the Beili people, Baili Luochen is a hero, but unfortunately he is not very good at choosing a master. I am afraid that after Baili Dongjun, there will be no more Baili."

Chu Zhao laughed and asked, "What about Tianwaitian?"

"Heaven Beyond Heaven has only sent the Envoy of No Power and the Angel of No Power. We don't know why they came."

Zhao Weiping changed the subject: "However, according to my guess, they should be here for the medicine man technique and Baili Dongjun."

Chu Zhao smiled and said, "I think so too. Arrange someone to notify them to come see me."

(End of this chapter)