Ying Fei quickly found a place to hide, and not too long later, a shadowy figure appeared at the entrance of the residence.
Jiya! A moment later, the doors to the residence creaked open.
Judging from the silhouette's appearance, it was a woman with a graceful figure. With a sway of his body, Ying Fei appeared on top of a towering tree. Using the branches and leaves to conceal his figure, he stealthily peered into the courtyard.
"It's the head of the black market … Qi Ling-er!"
Seeing the situation in the residence, Ying Fei immediately recognized the other party.
It was the lady from the black market, Qi Ling-er!
Wasn't this lady selling pills in the market a moment ago? What was she doing here?
Perplexed, Ying Fei focused his attention on the residence.
"Qi Ling-er pays respect to Butler Sun," the black-robed lady greeted respectfully, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.
"Un. May I know what business you have here?"
Sun Qiang asked doubtfully.
It was just a moment ago that an insolent fellow had left, and yet another one had popped up. Just what did the Young Master offend this time?
"The Beauty Pill is a collaboration between Young Master Zhang Xuan and I, and we have come to an agreement that we will split the profits in half. After some discussion, we have decided to give Young Master Zhang 90% of the profits, and we will be responsible for the production costs!"
Qi Ling-er said with a smile as she passed a card and a storage ring over. "These are the profits from the auction. There are a total of 28000 Divine Coins, and the 90% is 25200 Divine Coins. All of it is in the card. Young Master, I have also brought the pills that you need. May I know if the Young Master is in? I would like to pay him a visit. "
"The Young Master isn't in," Sun Qiang replied.
"Since that's the case, I won't disturb you then …" Qi Ling-er bowed deeply before backing out of the residence.
"90% of the profits? And 90% of the profits at that? "
Ying Fei's teeth clattered uncontrollably.
He had long known that Qi Ling-er was a shrewd businesswoman, and as a member of the Royal City's Qi Clan, she did not fear any powers, not even those from the City Lord Manor.
Otherwise, she would not have been able to brazenly open an underground black market to trade illegal goods.
Yet, such a domineering figure was actually as obedient as a child, willingly handing over 90% of the profits while bearing the production costs.
That was truly frightening!
It seems like Qi Ling-er knows his true identity, or perhaps, his true strength, or else she wouldn't have behaved in such a manner, Ying Fei thought in realization.
Once again, he rejoiced that he didn't make a move earlier.
Otherwise, he would have become a corpse long ago.
"I must report this news to the city lord as soon as possible …" Without any hesitation, Ying Fei rushed toward the city lord's manor.
"You are saying that Zhang Xuan was able to tame the Phosphor Armored Beast easily, and Qi Ling-er was even willing to give him 90% of the profits from the pill sales?" Wu Fangqing could hardly believe what he was hearing.
It was just a moment ago that he had thought that it was just a coiled dragon, but for Qi Ling-er to react in such a manner, it was likely that there was more to the dragon than met the eye.
"I saw it with my own eyes!" Ying Fei nodded.
"The Phosphor Armored Beast possesses unparalleled defense. Even though its cultivation is only at high-tier God realm pinnacle, its fighting prowess is on par with me. I have offered it every condition that I could, but it refused to accept them. Yet, it chose to submit to a young man so easily.
Wu Fangqing's eyebrows twitched.
He thought that the young man with ordinary talent was not weak, but he did not expect him to be so strong!
Unable to hold himself back any longer, Zhang Xuan instructed, "Look into Qi Ling-er's whereabouts and what happened after she met with Zhang Xuan."
"Yes!" Ying Fei turned around and left. Not too long later, he returned and reported, "City Lord Wu, after Qi Ling-er met with Zhang Xuan, she went to the Netherworld Pool of the Netherworld Palace!"
"Test her bloodline?" Wu Fangqing frowned.
The greatest use of the Netherworld Pool was to test the prowess of one's bloodline. Qi Ling-er had gone to the Netherworld Pool right after she parted ways with Zhang Xuan, and her attitude toward the Netherworld Pool had changed drastically.
Ying Fei nodded. "That should be the case. It's just that my authority is too low, so I'm unable to look into the matter."
"It's fine. I'll head over to take a look myself!" Wu Fangqing replied before rushing over to the Netherworld Palace. It did not take long for him to arrive before the Netherworld Pool. With a wave of his hand, he took out a Recording Crystal.
He infused his zhenqi into the crystal, and the image of Qi Ling-er swiftly surfaced in his mind.
"Celestial God Wu Jiang bowed down to him?"
"God King Nirvana Flame bowed down to him …"
"Is that Conferred God King Nangong Ping? To think that he would actually bow down to him … "
…
Wu Fangqing bit down on his tongue, but he did not feel any pain at all.
The Netherworld Pool was the most accurate way to test one's bloodline.
Did that not mean that Zhang Xuan possessed the bloodline of a God Monarch?
There were only ten God Monarchs in the entire world, and one of them had only appeared recently.
Yet, Zhang Xuan actually possessed the bloodline of a God Monarch as well. He did not even dare imagine how high his standing was!
Could he be the son of a God Monarch who had concealed his identity to train?
"Hurry up and prepare a gift. I want to pay Young Master Zhang Xuan a visit!"
Wu Fangqing quickly instructed as he walked out of the Netherworld Pool.
"There's no need to rush. Xiaoxiao has offended Young Master Zhang Xuan, so bring her over as well. Have her kneel outside the door and await punishment!"
"Yes, Young Master Zhang Xuan," Ying Fei replied before making his way back to the City Lord Manor.
…
"The city lord must have come into contact with you in order to tame you. What's his strength like? What's his personality like? "
Zhang Xuan asked as the majestic buildings of Twilight City came into sight.
Since he was here, he had to be prepared. Otherwise, no one would be able to save him if something were to happen.
"His cultivation is at low-tier Celestial God pinnacle, making him an extremely powerful opponent. Before making a breakthrough, I was barely able to withstand his attacks. The only reason I was able to hold on for so long was because he didn't intend to kill me. Otherwise, I would have been dead by now! "
Zhang Jia said after a moment of contemplation.
As powerful as its defensive prowess was, it was still only a high-tier God. If the other party had intended to kill it, there was no way it would have been able to hold on for so long.
"What about now?"
"I should be able to defeat him with ease now that I have become a Celestial God. However, as the city lord, he wields a low-tier Celestial God artifact. If he uses his weapon, it won't be that easy for me to defeat him. On the other hand, it won't be easy for him to defeat me either. Overall, it's a fifty-fifty chance of victory, "Zhang Jia said.
Weapons could be divided into God artifacts, Celestial God artifacts, King artifacts, and the strongest Monarch artifacts.
Every single weapon could be further divided into low-tier, intermediate-tier, high-tier, and pinnacle.
Even though Wu Fangqing was only using a low-tier Celestial God artifact, it was still a Celestial God artifact. Even though it was fortunate that it had managed to achieve a breakthrough, it still felt pressured by an artifact of that level.
Zhang Xuan nodded.
The reason why humans were so powerful was due to their ability to wield weapons. On the other hand, beasts might be powerful individually, but the same couldn't be said for sure if they could wield weapons.
"That City Lord Wu has a cold and unruly personality. On top of that, as time goes by, it's inevitable for him to harbor thoughts of domination. If he learns that Young Master has disrupted his plans by taming me, he might very well come looking for trouble!"
Zhang Jia said with a worried look on his face.
He had known the city lord for a long time, and he was well aware of his personality. Those who submitted to him would prosper, and those who opposed him would perish. If the Young Master were to interfere in his plans, he would surely incur the city lord's displeasure.
"Looking for trouble?"
"As far as I know, he's not a very tolerant person. Two years ago, an outsider of unknown identity tried to touch his daughter. The outsider's arm was chopped off on the spot and he was thrown into prison. He hasn't come out since then. It's very likely that he's already dead in prison …"
Zhang Jia shook his head.
What he feared the most were those who were narrow-minded.
"I'll be careful," Zhang Xuan replied with a nod.
Regardless of how magnanimous the other party was, once Zhao Ya and the others achieved a breakthrough to godhood, they would leave this place to look for Lozosy and Kong Shi. It was likely that they would not be able to come into contact with the other party.
After chatting for a while longer, Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "We're here. I'll be staying here."
Hearing those words, Zhang Jia looked down from the back of the aerial beast and saw a small courtyard in front of him.
"Why are there two people kneeling here?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
Following Zhang Jia's gaze, he saw a young lady and a middle-aged man kneeling at the entrance of the courtyard. Standing in front of them was a plump man with his hands behind his back. There was a cold look on his face, and beside him was a middle-aged man with a respectful and humble look on his face.
From the looks of it, they were afraid of offending the other party.
"Do you think that the dignity of our Young Master is something that you can offend? Kneel down before me first! "
Fatty snorted coldly with an air of arrogance that made people gasp in admiration.
"What in the world is Sun Qiang up to?"
Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly. He was just about to have the aerial beast fly down when he suddenly saw Zhang Jia trembling nonstop, as if he was on the verge of losing his mind.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the attitude of the fearless aerial beast, Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
"The ones kneeling on the ground are … the expert who has been trying to tame me and the city lord's daughter, and the one who apologized to me is Wu Fangqing …"
It was just a moment ago that he said that the city lord was going to cause trouble for him, and that he was an arrogant and narrow-minded person … Why would his daughter and subordinate kneel on the ground in the blink of an eye?
Can anyone tell me what in the world is going on?
Zhang Jia was completely dumbfounded.
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