Zhu Da Hao's heart was perturbed. After settling Chen Ang and the other three down, and after asking about their intentions, he used the excuse of finding a guide for them to go to Yi Qu Country and sneaked into an inconspicuous little tent in the camp of the caravan. This little tent looked inconspicuous, but upon closer inspection, it was an extremely heavily guarded position in the camp, and was what Zhu Da Hao relied on to survive.
Zhu Dahao's fat body stealthily entered the tent. There was a small altar inside with blood food creams under it. There was a ferocious god statue with a green face and fangs, but it had the style of the War Hounds Barbarians. Merchant Zhu Dahao pushed a mountain of gold and knelt down like a jade pillar. He picked up an incense stick and silently prayed.
Not long later, a trace of black smoke came from the statue on the altar and a strange voice came from inside, "Zhu Qishu, I am currently in closed door cultivation. I've told you that you can't disturb me if there is nothing important! Every year during the summer and autumn, you've asked me to guard you and protect you from all directions, which has already dragged down my cultivation. Seeing that you've always worshipped me and never become tired, as well as the kindness of saving me in the past, I haven't broken my promise. Now even when I am in closed door cultivation during the winter, you still want to disturb me. Don't you know that my original body's habits haven't disappeared and breaking my closed door cultivation during the winter will greatly damage my spirit? Why did you light the incense stick to summon me? "
Zhu Qishu was indeed a famous merchant of the Qin State. He made a prompt decision and said, "It is an unforgivable sin to disturb Elder Immortal's cultivation. I am willing to offer ten bulls as a token of my apology. I will eat the blood of Immortal!"
"Ten bulls!" The immortal on the other side did not have any resentment and said in a satisfied voice, "You are quite sincere, so I'll forgive your disrespect! But if you want me to make a move, you'll need a man full of blood energy. It's not that I'm greedy, but coming out during the winter goes against my original body's habits, causing the yin flames to grow. I need a man full of blood energy to balance it. "
Zhu Haoshang thought to himself, "Luckily, there are those mixed beards that follow my caravan. These people are like weeds, there is no end to them. Those farmers work hard every day and have long been drained of qi and blood. They might not be able to satisfy the snake demon's appetite. On the other hand, those mixed beards grow naturally and grow fat. I can just randomly pick one and steal it, and it will satisfy the demon's appetite."
"There are more than a few hundred people who follow my caravan. They are lazy and greedy by nature. They hate hard work and are greedy for money, but they are unwilling to work hard on the land. They follow my caravan and travel here and there, doing some businesses that have no capital, or swindling people. They feel that this kind of life is how they should live. Over the years, many of them have gathered."
"The more of these people there are, the more trouble there will be. If I allow them to expand their influence, they might even set their sights on me and become vicious."
"In the past few years, I've killed a lot of them in secret. I didn't expect that there would be people joining them from time to time. They've already become powerful! Don't mention one healthy man, even if it's a hundred, I'm willing to give it to you. It's just that I can't let this monster have a bigger appetite and ask for more offerings in the future. Ai! When I was young, I didn't know how to train monsters. I saved this snake spirit from the hands of the War Hounds Shamans and obtained its help. Only then was I able to earn this large family business. At that time, I would easily need eight to ten bulls as offerings, raising this monster's appetite. Now, a single offering costs me fifty bulls and horses. I've wasted a lot of my capital! "
Zhu Dahao's heart was filled with sorrow. He was not familiar with business when he was young, so he couldn't lower the cost. His mouth did not stop as he clearly told the news of Chen Ang's group. He knew that this snake demon was his family's backer, so he needed to rely on it to deal with those with supernatural powers. Therefore, he spoke very clearly. He even had vague information about what happened in the Qin court and what happened to Ti Fangshi.
The snake demon thought for a moment and said, "This group of people might have powerful cultivators. I've been in seclusion for the past few days, not only because of my nature, but also because of some extremely important news. A few months ago, in the land of Qin, there was a sudden rise of a hundred thousand mountains. This matter was extremely terrifying, and it might be related to the celestial affairs of the Upper Realm's Heaven Court. We are just a small demon in the human world, how would we dare to get involved? Even if we were to be involved, we would be in danger. "
"After a few days, there was a rain of blood from the sky. Countless broken pieces of celestial weapons and celestial corpses fell from the sky. Some greedy monsters went to search for the celestial flesh. Eating a bite of the celestial's flesh would be of great help. Those broken pieces of celestial weapons were even more priceless. At that time, I was not optimistic about it. How could ants like us stand by and watch the fight between the big shots of the Upper Realm? As expected, all of a sudden, the hundred thousand mountains disappeared! Those fellows whose hearts were covered with lard also disappeared. "
"After a few months, the demons of the world sent a message saying that the Demon Emperor was born and gathered the demons to attack the Southern Heavenly Gate. I don't know how these strange incidents are connected, but the shadow behind them is probably huge. There must be an earth-shattering conspiracy that involves the entire Three Realms. At the Southern Heaven's Gate meeting, there were a few Demon Kings and demons who were extremely ferocious among the fiendish demons, but there was no news of them after that! "
"This kind of terrifying matter, if you are even slightly involved, it will be a great danger. Zhu Qishu, when I was in trouble in the past, I received your help and was not refined into a demonic treasure by the War Hounds Great Shaman. Afterwards, I protected you in every way possible, helping you to travel safely. But during this period of time, you better be careful. If you get into some terrifying trouble, I can only reluctantly part with you. After all, no matter how big the favor is, it is not as important as my own life! "
"If you are only doing some small things like slaughtering the War Hounds tribes and capturing their people, it is fine. I will suppress my Yin Fire and come out to help you. But if you want to deal with those unknown people and kill them for their goods, don't blame me for not agreeing. This world is truly dangerous, it is not something a muddle-headed little demon like me can mess with! "
Zhu Qishu and the great merchant silently remembered these secrets of the Immortals after hearing them. For merchants like them, every piece of information could be of great use in the future, not to mention matters involving the Immortals. Even if they did not understand the meaning of it now, they could have an opportunity in the future. A demon with a heart of cultivation like the snake demon only wanted to escape the calamity and stay away from the huge black hand that encompassed the entire Three Realms. But a businessman like Zhu Qishu was different. He only thought about how to use the information, and even took great risks to get involved in it to fight for immeasurable benefits.
"Managing the land and farming is only ten times the profit. Selling strange things and controlling the weight is only a hundred times the profit. Even if it is pleasing the king and managing the country's politics, it is only a thousand times or ten thousand times the profit. But … … what about managing the Immortals? The benefits are incalculable! "Zhu Qishu did not show it on his face, but his heart was surging and he wished he could roar into the sky.
"If there is a chance to get involved in the dethronement of the Immortals, with my ability, can't I stir up trouble?"
Zhu Qishu placed his palm on the few pieces of cloth that recorded the details of the banquet in the Qin court. There were many pieces of information written on them, but they were already blurred. It was enough for Zhu Qishu to piece together an incomplete jigsaw … During the banquet of the Emperor of Qin, a divine monkey caused havoc in the Qin court. The necromancers went up the stage to cast spells and use the Art of Moving Mountains. The Ten Thousand Mountains outside Mount Zhongnan suddenly appeared. Then … … he heard from the Snake Demon that the corpses of the Immortals and the rain of blood fell from the sky!
"It's the will of the Heavens!" Zhu Qishu sighed. "If it wasn't for the will of the Heavens, how could I have met these people?"
"They must have a close connection with those strange things … … they might even be the key figures in the conspiracy that the demon mentioned. If I miss this chance, where will I get another chance to gain immeasurable benefits? Even if there is a great risk, I absolutely, absolutely can't miss it! "
Zhu Qishu made up his mind. Coming out of the small tent, he shouted to his left and right, "Someone, pass down my orders, prepare to break camp! I feel like old friends with the two virtuous sages and I know that it will be difficult for them to go to the Righteous Canal Country, so I will help them with all my strength! Organize a caravan and accompany them to the Righteous Canal. "
The faces of the stewards all changed as they quickly stopped him, "You can't! Master, it's almost winter! If we don't go to the grasslands to rest, countless cattle and sheep will freeze to death on the way. Moreover, if we meet with heavy snow and strong winds, the thousands of us will all die on the way! Even if we reach the Righteous Canal, those War Hounds people will already be starving. Isn't this like sheep entering a tiger's den? "
Zhu Qishu coldly shouted, "I've already made my decision! Stop wasting my breath! Quickly prepare! "
Those managers had no other choice. Now was not the future, and the lives of the workers and managers in the caravan depended on the great merchant Zhu. There was no such thing as resigning. They could only leave with their last breath, looking at Chen Ang and the others who were resting on the side with hatred. They wondered if they had cast some kind of magic to confuse their master's mind and then gave such an absurd order.
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