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The Hall of Thousand Machines is one of the main halls of the Xuanji Palace in Senluo Mountain Villa, which is used to hold grand ceremonies and entertain distinguished guests.

The red lanterns hanging in front of the hall fluttered in the wind and rain. The rain washed the roof of the main hall, flowed down the eaves, merged into the grooves on the ground, and seeped into the hollow patterns on the edge of the floor tiles.The rain outside the hall is increasing, but the inside of the hall is extraordinarily lively and noisy. Inside the brightly lit hall, festive red lanterns are used to decorate the room. In the middle of the hall hangs a huge longevity character, which is said to be the handwriting of a famous calligrapher in the world. , on the long tables on both sides, the rare treasures brought by the guests are piled up like a mountain, like the tree-high South China Sea red coral and the bowl-sized night pearl are among the few gifts that can be named, and more are called Unknown rare treasures are all packaged in exquisite boxes and carefully carried up by the puppets. At this time, the birthday banquet has not yet officially started, and the dance and music puppets play music and dance lightly on the stage surrounded by tables and seats. , capable people and strangers from all over the rivers and lakes were chatting in full swing, and a dozen or so puppet servants were hurriedly receiving the guests who entered the hall, serving tea and water, and they were too busy to stand up. If this was a real person , I was already going to be dizzy.

The crystal-clear grapes were picked up by a hand with a leaf-patterned ring and put into the mouth. The young man in gorgeous brocade clothes leaned on the back of the chair like a big cat, and put his other hand in front of him. On the wooden model of the car, the small car model with only four wheels was touched by his fingers, and it immediately drove forward by itself.Jin Shuisheng lowered his eyebrows, watching the small car moving forward approaching the table, when he stopped suddenly, he opened his mouth and ended the relative silence.

"This locomotive is indeed very convenient, but in Jin's opinion, it is still somewhat imperfect."

Raising his eyelids, the young man twirled the ring on his hand and grinned: "Boss Jin is a smart man, so he can't hide it from you. However, you should have already seen that this kind of car doesn't need anything..."

While he was explaining, suddenly, the sallow-faced old servant rushed to his side, ignoring what he was going to say, and reported straightforwardly: "Eldest Young Master, Third Young Master has brought that honored guest here. "

His brows were furrowed instantly, but Young Master Mo still didn't show too much resistance, he just smiled politely at Jin Shuisheng: "It's Brother She and Shaoxia Tao who have arrived."

Before the words fell, Mo Bin and Tao Mo were led into the hall by the puppet servants one after the other, and walked up to Jin Shuisheng and First Young Master Mo.Tao Mo could see clearly by Mo Sanshao's side, his face was pretty good at first, and he chatted happily with him about the puppet art, but the closer he got to the main hall, the more gloomy his face became, and when he walked in front of Mo Li, his whole face His face was already as cloudy as the sky covered with dark clouds outside, and it was almost about to strike a thunderbolt.But after all, Mo Bin is the third young master of Senluo Villa. He bowed his hands respectfully to his elder brother and the God of Wealth: "Boss Jin, brother."

Tao Mo watched from the side, and always felt that he should salute, but he saw Mo Bin's face was so gloomy that he didn't know what to say for a while, but when he was in trouble, the person sitting in front of Boss Jin First Young Master Mo spoke first: "Please sit down, this is the distinguished guest brought by Boss Jin, is Tao Shaoxia? He is really handsome and talented. Boss Jin and I have been friends for many years. Since Shaoxia once rescued Boss Jin Under the claws of tigers and wolves, Mo will definitely not treat the young man badly. I heard that my younger brother took the young man to visit the scenery in the village, I wonder if you are satisfied?"

Browsing the scenery in the village... When Tao Mo heard this, he didn't know what to say.At this moment, he finally understood why people in Jianghu are used to lying. After all, too much time cannot tell the truth. Otherwise, he would bring trouble to himself and bring disaster to others. At this time, he absolutely could not bring Mo Sanshao into his home. Let me tell you about the grand land of Senluo Mountain and the mistaken entry into Tiange.Tao Mo glanced at Mo Bin next to him with some headaches, and nodded: "Very good."

After all, Tao Mo had never lied a few times before. Tao Mo's expression at this time was extremely strange, as if he was forbearing, his gaze was erratic. Mo Li took a meaningful look at Mo Bin, who had an extremely ugly face, and said to Tao Mo with a smile: " Please forgive me if my younger brother’s hospitality is not good. If I have time, Mo would like to invite Tao Shaoxia to have a look at the scenery of the villa again, but it’s a pity that the sky is not beautiful now, and Tao Shaoxia has been wronged.”

As he said that, Mo Li pushed the fruit plate in front of Tao Mo, and called the puppet servant beside him to pour him a pot of tea, and made a "please" gesture.During this period, Mo Bin's complexion became even worse. It seemed that sitting at the same table with his elder brother made the dissatisfaction and resentment in his heart ferment again. He stood in front of the table like a pillar, neither sitting nor leave now.Facing his dissatisfied eyes, Young Master Mo continued to peel a grape indifferently, and leisurely continued the unfinished topic to Jin Shuisheng: "The power of my newly-made locomotive must not be comparable to that of a grape. Ordinary Mechanism Armor is the same thing, it doesn’t need manpower to drive it, let alone animal power, Boss Jin, your World’s Number One Chamber of Commerce is definitely useful..."

With a sound of "Boom", the three people at the same table were stunned for a moment. The wooden car model that had just been placed on the edge of the table fell to the ground with a "snap", and the third young master Mo turned around and left, disappearing into the room of the guests in an instant. middle.

Seeing this, Young Master Mo smiled apologetically at Jin Shui, bent down to pick up the broken model on the ground, and shook his head: "My third brother is also very tempered, you two are laughing at me."

Tao Mo looked back worriedly, but he didn't see Mo Bin's shadow again, and felt empty in his heart, as if he had betrayed him.Jin Shuisheng knew in his heart that Tao Mo was in trouble, but the brothers in this family were at odds, and it was really hard for outsiders to say anything, so he waved his hands to divert the topic away.

"Why don't you see the owner of Mo Zhuang?" Jin Shuisheng looked around the hall, and the celebration was lively, but the protagonist of the birthday banquet was missing. He had a business relationship with Senluo Villa a long time ago and was a guest of the villa. There were not only a few birthday banquets for the owner, but up to now, the birthday star who always came to receive the guests in person early in the morning is still absent, which is really abnormal.

Feeling distressed, he took the fragments of the model back into the box, Mo Oak covered the wooden box, and replied to Jin Shuisheng with a little worry: "Father is not convenient to receive guests in person, I will invite him to come later." His voice was suppressed The voice was extremely low, but Tao Mo still heard his words all at once.

It is not convenient to receive guests in person, perhaps because of serious illness?Although Tao Mo heard it, he didn't think much about it. He just felt that what Bai Wangyan and Mo Bin said was indeed true. The owner of Mo Zhuang seemed to be at the end of his battle...

Jin Shuisheng frowned for a moment. He naturally knew the meaning behind what Eldest Young Master Mo said. Once the owner of Mo Zhuang passed away, the conflict between the Eldest Young Master and the Third Young Master would become more intense.From his point of view, although the two young masters have their own strengths in technology, their relationship with each other is extremely poor. If they cooperate with one of them, the other will definitely not give him a good look. It's okay to say that the eldest young master, if it is given to the talented but narrow-minded third young master... I may not be able to stop this business relationship, and this Senluo Villa will cause a catastrophe.

According to Mo Bin, who had long been displeased with Mo Li's posture, it is very likely that he will "rectify" the young master if he gets the position of owner.

Thinking of this, Jin Shuisheng still had a gentle smile on his face, but his heart was not peaceful.

"So that's the case, Mr. Jin understands." Boss Jin, who has been in the mall for more than ten years, nodded, showing the same worried expression, "It's dark clouds and the road is slippery in rainy days. Be careful, young master."

Hearing what Boss Jin meant, Mo Li quickly smiled and cupped his hands: "Thank you, Boss Jin, for reminding me."

The sound of rain outside the window was getting stronger, and the bean-sized raindrops hit the roof, making a muffled sound, and the dark clouds covered the sun. Looking out from the house, the heavy rain curtain blocked the line of sight, making it blurry.But the celebratory music in the house and the noisy chatter mixed into a cheerful rhythm, which has been lingering above the hall through the rain curtain.Tao Mo had never seen such a lively scene, whether it was a major festival in the village when he was a child, or a family celebration with only three people, it was far from being able to compare with the birthday banquet of the owner of the village.Thinking of this, Tao Mo, who was originally infected by the joyful atmosphere, suddenly felt that he was out of place in this noisy scene, as if all the laughter isolated him.

In this strange environment, he is an outsider after all.The environment that he can integrate into can never go back, and those who are close to him can never get together again.

"Master Mo, Boss Jin, Bai is late."

Amidst the noise, this cold male voice suddenly sounded beside him, it was especially clear.The white-clothed scholar walked through the crowd, stood safely at the table, saluted the two present with a smile, and winked at Tao Mo, who was stunned aside.Bai Wangyan came here, as if he had prepared carefully. Although he was still dressed in white to win the snow, the style of the clothes was more elegant than before. His black hair was tied in a white jade crown. Dark cloud pattern, exquisite style, just like the son of a family.

Knowing that Mr. Bai is a close friend of his third younger brother, but he treats people gently on weekdays, and Mo Li's attitude towards him is not hostile. After all, the eldest young master is older than the third young master. Seeing Bai Wangyan come to say hello, Mo Li unfolded Smiling face: "It's Mr. Bai, please sit down."

Bai Wangyan, however, smiled: "Bai still has something to do, thank you Eldest Young Master for your kindness." His eyes turned to Tao Mo, "Young Master Tao, can you come over and talk?"

"Haha, Mr. Bai, you came here to call Tao Shaoxia," Mo Li said with a smile, "I think this Tao Shaoxia is really likable. Both my third brother and my husband have a preference for him."

Preferential?Mr. Mo's words made Tao Mo extremely uncomfortable. After coming to Senluo Villa, he felt dissatisfied when he was surrounded by such polite compliments. Personally, he doesn't like it.He had been expressionless before, but now he was even more silent.Seeing his silence, Jin Shuisheng immediately understood that Tao Mo didn't know how to deal with it. He felt a little helpless, but he didn't want to embarrass Young Master Mo, so he stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Don't the young master also love Tao Shaoxia? ?”

"Naturally, after all, he is a chivalrous man valued by Boss Jin." Mo Li smiled.

His eyes stopped for a moment on the wooden box in Mo Li's hand, Bai Wangyan squeezed the handle of the fan in his hand, and said with a smile: "Then Bai will not bother the Eldest Young Master and Mr. Jin, Tao Shaoxia, please come with Bai."

"Since Mr. Bai has asked, we won't force Tao Shaoxia to stay." Jin Shuisheng nodded.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tao Mo stood up, clasped his fists at the two present, and left with Bai Wangyan. His steps were light, as if he wanted to escape from this place.

Watching his leaving back, Mo Li tapped his fingers on the wooden box and sighed: "Unfortunately, this Bai Wangyan was first befriended by the third brother, otherwise..."