When Zhang Tie slowly left the room of Lord Guangnan's manor, Han Zhengfang and Han Yuanhong were chatting leisurely while drinking tea in the study room of the Finance Minister's Mansion in the emperor's imperial city in front of that brushwork which was marked with the word "Magnificent".
As the finance minister's mansion and the head of Gold and Power Law in Taixia Country and the person in charge of the economic lifeline of such a huge empire, many people imagined that the finance minister's mansion must be splendid. Even though the ground was paved with gold bricks and the lamps were illuminated by pearls, it was still not luxurious enough. Actually, besides being a bit special in the emperor's imperial city, the finance minister's mansion was not different than that of those common major clans in the provinces and cities of Taixia Country. Even many new nouveau riche's manors in the provinces and cities were much larger and more luxurious than this one.
Given the mansion, many people might not imagine that the one living here was a major minister of Taixia Country with a salary of over 13,000 gold coins a year, which was equal to over 30 million gold coins a year.
On a table in the study room, a small bronze smoke burner with a beast's mouth was faintly emitting a wisp of indistinct green smoke. There was no crystal fluorite lamp in the study room; instead, there were a few red candles as thick as cucumbers on the candlesticks. Because of this, some rich country tycoons would definitely despise it.
Of course, those who would despise Zhang Tie were those who had never seen the world. If it was a big pawnbroker of Baisheng Building, the largest pawnbroker in Gold and Power Market, he might be so excited that his face blushed the moment he sniffed the pawnbroker's pawnbroker with his nose.
Because the incense in the chimney was the most precious gold-cherishing incense in the world.
The gold-cherishing incense didn't come from the earth's surface; instead, it came from a special place in the Earth-elements Realm. After a far-ancient demonic whale died in the water, its fat, bones and blood could survive hundreds of millions of years in the water. Its fat could produce some raw materials of gold-cherishing incense like fossils.
The function of the gold-treasuring incense was to refresh one's mind. This so-called refresh was definitely not the same as what ordinary people called it. It was a true "refresh". As long as one smelled the fragrance of the gold-treasuring incense, one's mental strength would gradually increase after being influenced for a long period of time. Its refreshing effect was not as simple as simply refreshing one's mind. While keeping one's brain active and awake, it could also neutralize many negative influences and negative suggestions in the subconscious mind, such as hypnosis, that could affect the brain's nervous function and normal thinking.
In the imperial court of Taixia Country, gold-cherishing incense had to be lit in the Ziji Palace when Emperor Xuanyuan held the imperial court.
The reason why this incense was named the Gold-Cherishing Incense was because of its price.
One gram of gold-cherishing incense would cost tens of thousands of gold coins.
The value of the gold-treasuring incense sticks that were burned in this seemingly common small study was enough to buy a mansion as large as the current finance minister's mansion in any place in Taixia Country besides Xuanyuan Hill which was equipped with a lot of servants and maids.
The burning candles in the study were also special top-quality elemental wax which had special functions. Many people might not even have heard about elemental wax.
The so-called wealth was not to be covered with gold and jade; instead, it had to be plain. Pear blossom courtyards melted under the moonlight; willow catkins melted in the pond; this was the style of wealth pursued by major clans in Taixia Country. By contrast, the style of wealth on the Western Continent and the other subcontinents was despised by the real major clans in Taixia Country. Except for a few occasions and places, few major clans in Taixia Country would like such a style.
The night breeze blew across the lotus pond outside the study, causing ripples to appear on the surface of the pond. At the same time, the candle in the study, which had its windows open, swayed twice. As the shadows of the candle swayed, it elongated the shadows of the two people who were chatting and sipping tea in the study on the snow-white walls of the study. The shadows twisted and trembled, giving off an inexplicably strange feeling.
Han Yuanhong had been here for more than ten minutes. During this period of time, the amount of wealth consumed by the gold-treasuring incense in the study was enough to buy ten manors like this in other provinces. It was enough to make one speechless. However, neither of the two people in the room cared about this. It was as if what was burning in the mouth of the bronze beast in the study was not the gold-treasuring incense, but the dried straws and stalks in the countryside.
"... You mean, what happened at the Qian Gate of Gold and Power Market today was not aroused by Han Clan on purpose!"
It was Han Zhengfang, the finance minister of Taixia Country. When he spoke, he had just taken a sip of tea with a calm look. However, not knowing whether it was out of habit or due to prudence, the father and the son were chatting in a secret way while drinking tea in the study. In this way, it seemed that the father and the son were chatting in the open window of the study; actually, even if a knight was standing outside the door of the study, he could not hear what they were talking about.
"I've asked Lance seriously today. He's a witness and the only survivor. According to him, it's indeed a coincidence that they met Cui LI and the princess of Lord Guangnan outside the Qian Gate today. Because the road outside the Qian Gate was too crowded, he saw Cui LI and Bai Suxian getting off the vehicle and walking towards the Qian Gate. The one who provoked them verbally on the road was also a bodyguard of Sreisses. Outside the Qian Gate, Sreisses and another bodyguard of his found that Bai Suxian was beautiful and crowded there; therefore, they wanted to make a small conflict and take advantage of Bai Suxian!" In front of his dad, Han Yuanhong who was domineering outside the Qian Gate in the daytime looked very honest. When he talked, he slightly lowered his eyes and watched the teacup in front of him as if a flower could grow out of it. "It was the people of Arlkey Empire who provoked them first. However, they had not imagined that the one they provoked was a knight. Additionally, there was a more terrifying earth knight on the side of that knight. Lance said that before Cui LI launched an attack, none of them had sensed the qi of an earth knight from Cui LI, including Bai Suxian. They felt that she was just a common woman. Therefore, Sri Sais became daring..." "As long as it's not a trap set by someone.
Some vulgar barbarians are dead. As long as they learn some secret skills, it's not difficult for an earth knight to hide his qi. It's not strange for a princess of Lord Guangnan's Mansion to wear two pieces of alchemist equipment which could hide qi. They could only blame those vulgar barbarians and blind barbarians. You don't need to worry about this anymore. Now that it's involved the princess of Lord Guangnan's Mansion, based on my understanding about Lord Guangnan, I'm afraid that these people of Arlkey Empire might not leave Taixia Country alive. I'm afraid that the killers assigned by Lord Guangnan's Mansion to deal with those barbarians have already been on the way! "
"Do we send these people of Arlkey Empire out of Taixia Country?"
"No need. These people are just small figures. They don't know anything important. It's very unwise for us to go against Lord Guangnan's Mansion for the sake of these small fishes and shrimps. As the Supreme Court has intervened this event, we have to stand on the side of Taixia Country. Therefore, when necessary, you could secretly assist the killers assigned by Lord Guangnan's Mansion to finish this event smoothly. Am I clear?"
"Clear!" Only after a few words, the fates of the batch of people of Arlkey Empire who had just been expelled out of Xuanyuan Hill and the knight who survived today had been determined. The VIPs of Gold and Power Market yesterday were thrown out like some stray dogs which had just climbed out of the latrine pit, including a knight. However, the father and the son of Han Clan didn't feel pitiful at all; neither did they feel that they had done anything wrong. "Even if these barbarians are dead, Lord Guangnan's Mansion might spread its fury to New Crescent Subcontinent.
"Even if these barbarians are dead, Lord Guangnan's Mansion might spread its fury to New Crescent Subcontinent. Although we've saved Lord Guangnan's face in Taixia Country, we have to protect Arlkey Empire. It's an exchange. If Lord Guangnan's Mansion overturned the royal households of Arlkey Empire, the former trade between us and the royal households of Arlkey Empire might be discovered. Those senior crystals in the trade would remind people of bloody sea. The Supreme Court of Taixia Country is looking for all the clues about bloody sea all over the world like wild wolves who have smelt the smell of blood. It's not a good thing to attract the attention of these wild wolves to New Crescent Subcontinent!"
"I was a bit reckless today. I came out too early to save the situation. It might arouse people's suspicion..." Han Yuanhong said with a bashful look.
"It's not your fault. Given the intelligence, that Cui LI is indeed a great figure. Bai Suxian's background is indeed scary, not to mention the intervention of the supreme court..." Han Zhengfang drank another mouthful of water, "As for that Cui LI, as long as he leaves Xuanyuan Hill, keep a close eye on him using all the means of Gold and Power Law. Now that he could promote to an earth knight from a black iron knight in a few years in the hieron ruins, he must have some secret method or a great secret item. I'm interested in both his secret method and secret item..."
"Father, you mean Cui LI has mastered Purgatory Samsara Method?" Han Yuanhong's eyes flickered.
"If this person wants to master purgatory samsara method, he could never pass the test of Guan Qianchong in the Earth-elements Realm. Now that he has passed the test of Guan Qianchong and gained the bounty land smoothly, he must not master purgatory samsara method..." (To be continued)
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