When Yu Shuang and Wan Tong left White Tiger City, they didn't know that Ye Tianze had just passed by East Mountain and arrived at White Tiger City.
Because of his disguise, Wan Tong didn't notice anything wrong when Ye Tianze walked past them. Yu Shuang, on the other hand, didn't pay much attention to him when she turned around.
When Ye Tianze arrived at White Tiger City, he found that everyone was talking about him. However, the Great Five Alliance's ban soon followed.
Ye Tianze saw that the Great Five Alliance's people were chasing away the experts who were talking about him. They didn't even hesitate to fight.
The ban was very simple. All merchants in White Tiger City were not allowed to interact with the Stone City stronghold. They were also not allowed to sell any resources to the experts who joined the stronghold. Otherwise, they would become enemies with the Great Five Alliance.
Many experts who wanted to go to the stronghold immediately gave up on the idea because the stronghold was five hundred miles away from the foot of Mount Buzhou.
Although it was an Alliance-level stronghold with its own hunting ground, it was only a matter of time before it was breached if it didn't have any contact with the outside world and constant trading with merchants.
Although the Great Five Alliance was domineering, the human merchants who only cared about profits naturally wouldn't go against the Great Five Alliance as long as there was profit to be made.
"Are you trying to take drastic measures?"
Ye Tianze sneered and ignored the Great Five Alliance's people. He knew that the people weren't united and it wasn't time for these experts to join.
When he arrived at the Hunter's Tavern, he saw several cultivators from the Great Five Alliance flying out. The leader was a Heaven Realm cultivator.
"Sun Qiqi, you don't know what's good for you. Offending the Great Five Alliance won't end well for you!" said the Heaven Realm cultivator.
"Who do you think you are?"
Sun Qiqi's voice rang out from the restaurant. "Go back and tell those five old farts that this Mount Buzhou Battlefield isn't the territory of the Great Five Alliance, it's the territory of the human race! It's not up to those old farts to interfere with what my Hunter's Tavern does! If you piss me off, don't even think about getting a single bounty mission from the Hunter's Tavern!"
"You … you … just you wait. Sun Qiqi, just you wait. The Great Five Alliance won't let you go!" The Heaven Realm cultivator's words were tough.
However, he wasn't slow. By the time Sun Qiqi walked out, he was long gone.
"If I see you again, I'll break your legs."
Sun Qiqi clapped her hands. Just as she was about to return to the tavern, her gaze fell on Ye Tianze. "What are you standing there for? Come on in."
On the second floor, Sun Qiqi poured Ye Tianze a cup of wine. After taking a sip, Ye Tianze felt that something was wrong. "Why is it Ten Years Drunk?"
"I only have a few dozen jars of Thousand Years Drunk. I can't let you drink all of them, right?"
Sun Qiqi said crossly. "Speaking of which, your transformation technique is quite impressive. If it wasn't for my Fiery Eyes, others wouldn't have been able to recognize you."
Ye Tianze smiled wryly. He picked up the bowl and finished it in one gulp. "Another bowl. Don't be so stingy. If you can't drink Thousand Years Drunk, give me a few bowls of Hundred Years Drunk. I'm rich."
"Ten thousand contribution points per bowl!" Sun Qiqi immediately scooped a bowl for him. "Still flaunting your wealth in front of me? I won't make you poor."
When Ye Tianze heard this, he immediately quieted down. He didn't dare to finish it in one gulp. "What happened just now?" he asked.
"It's all because of you. The Great Five Alliance is preparing to cut off your descendants' roots."
Sun Qiqi looked at him with a charming smile. "Your stronghold is isolated outside. If there are no merchants to transport resources, you'll starve to death even if they don't attack. According to the Great Five Alliance's style, they won't underestimate you again after falling for your trick once. This time, they'll use all of their methods to deal with you, both openly and secretly. If you want to protect your descendants' roots, you'll have to toughen up yourself!"
Ye Tianze spat out a mouthful of wine. Especially when he saw such a stunner in front of him and her mouth full of vulgar words, he almost lost control of his mind.
"Little brat, you still need to cultivate your temperament. Yi Haoran is better than you in this aspect. He can be said to be able to keep his composure." Sun Qiqi said with a smile.
"Yi Haoran is Yi Haoran, and I am me." Ye Tianze said in annoyance. "I've already cooperated with the army."
"Finally, you're enlightened."
Sun Qiqi stretched out a finger and tapped on his forehead. "However, the army also needs to balance the power. Although the Great Five Alliance isn't a good person, they represent the major realms after all and provide a source of soldiers. During the war, they still need to join, so the army won't completely offend them. At most, they'll give you some convenience in terms of resources. Therefore, you still need to toughen up yourself."
Ye Tianze swallowed and said, "I'm not prepared to rely on the army for everything. Of course, if I have the support of senior, then the following path will be much easier."
"Senior? You actually called me senior! "
Sun Qiqi was annoyed and said coldly, "The stairs are over there. Go away."
"Er …" Ye Tianze was speechless. Naturally, he would not leave. He said, "Then what should I call you?"
"You brainless fellow. Call me sister. Call me sister Qi Qi." Sun Qiqi said, "Or … call me sister Sun."
Ye Tianze almost spat out the wine in his mouth. He thought to himself, I was an emperor in my previous life. How can I be so servile?
"If you want me to sell myself, don't you have to give me some benefits?" Sun Qiqi said.
"Sister Sun!"
Ye Tianze immediately changed his words. "Then when is sister Sun going to open the Hunter's Wine Shop in my Stone City?"
"That's right, little brother."
Sun Qiqi said with a smile. "However, brothers have to settle accounts clearly. How much are you going to give me?"
"…"
Ye Tianze thought for a while and said, "10% of Stone City's profits in the future will belong to sister Sun."
"10%!"
Sun Qiqi said with annoyance, "Are you trying to send a beggar away?"
"10% is not a small amount. I will only give the legion 30%, and that is including the 10% that I collect. Furthermore, the legion is not allowed to interfere with my Stone City's matters."
Ye Tianze said, "Apart from that, the legion has to provide resources for Stone City to upgrade from a basic stronghold to an advanced stronghold. They also have to send five thousand Tiger Guards to defend the stronghold. They will all be under my command."
"Lu Xiufu, that miser, actually plucked all his feathers. Unbelievable!"
Sun Qiqi said in shock, "Speak, how did you threaten him?"
Ye Tianze did not expect her to be so smart and immediately described it to her.
Sun Qiqi smiled. "So you're using Treasure Trove House, huh. That little brat Lan Baobao, I haven't even settled the score with him for what happened last time. You're still planning to do that, aren't you?"
"The Big Five Alliance is taking drastic measures to deal with me. Other than the Jubao Hall, there are probably no merchants who dare to go to my Stone City. Naturally, I will go find him."
Ye Tianze said.
"En, this can be considered a solution. Help me pass a message to Blue Baby. Tell him that I will remember him."
Sun Qiqi said, "Let's go. Within two months, I guarantee that there will be a Hunter's Tavern in your Stone City."
"Thank you, Sister Sun." Ye Tianze cupped his hands and bowed.
"Don't be so pretentious with me. I have helped you so much. If you still don't get hard, see how I will deal with you!" Sun Qiqi said.
Ye Tianze felt awkward. As expected of one of the top three, it was not easy to deal with her.
After he left the Hunter's Tavern, the manager suddenly reported, "Boss, Bai Ri Chu came to visit. He wants to see you."
"Bai Ri Chu?"
Sun Qiqi frowned. "I was wondering why the old farts of the Big Five Alliance suddenly changed their minds and reacted so quickly. So it was because of this sly guy. Tell him to get lost."
"This is the Big Five Alliance after all. We can't afford to offend them too much." The manager said.
"En, you are right. Go and tell him that I will not help either side." Sun Qiqi said.
The manager left the second floor and passed on Sun Qiqi's words to the young man waiting in the tavern.
The young man's face was like jade. He was dressed in a bagua robe and exuded a scholarly aura. However, the people in the tavern did not dare to look him in the eye.
After receiving the manager's reply, Bai Ri Chu frowned. Then, he smiled and hurriedly left the Hunter's Tavern with his men.
"Bai Ri Chu, tenth on the contribution list. He is known as the wisest man of the human race in the Buzhou Mountain battlefield. He has been moving around the Big Five Alliance but does not belong to any faction. It is rumored that his strength is unfathomable and his wisdom is unparalleled."
After he left, the powerhouses in the tavern began to discuss in whispers.
"Back when the Lone Ranger Alliance was rising, Bai Ri Chu and Li Yubai were at odds. Even with Li Yubai's strength, he was completely suppressed by Bai Ri Chu. Otherwise, the Lone Ranger Alliance would have definitely grown to be on par with the Big Five Alliance. They would not have needed the help of the army in the end."
"Looks like Bai Ri Chu was invited by the Big Five Alliance to deal with Ye Tianze in the Stone City. Ye Tianze is in trouble this time."
"Li Yubai's situation back then was much better than Ye Tianze's. If not for the fact that the Big Five Alliance was not internally united, Bai Ri Chu would have been able to nip the Lone Ranger Alliance in the bud. However, it is different this time. Ye Tianze has slapped the Big Five Alliance in the face. Furthermore, the Stone City is now in danger. With Bai Ri Chu's actions, I'm afraid …"
The powerhouses in the tavern shuddered at the mention of Bai Ri Chu. Those who originally wanted to go to the Stone City immediately gave up on the idea when they found out that Bai Ri Chu had joined the Big Five Alliance.
"Why did you come here to look at a woman's face?"
On the carriage heading towards the Jubao Hall, a black-robed man sat in Bai Ri Chu's carriage.
"This is not an ordinary woman."
Bai Ri Chu said, "The status of the Hunter's Tavern is not inferior to the Big Five Alliance. Now that we have blocked the resource channel of the Stone City, it is not stable. I think that Ye Tianze should have reached an agreement with the army. However, according to my understanding, he will not let the army interfere with the internal affairs of the Stone City. Therefore, the army's help is limited. With two more moves, we will be able to choke Ye Tianze's neck."
"What two moves?" The black-robed man asked.
"The first move is at the Hunter's Tavern. Sun Qiqi will be difficult to convince, but as long as she does not help either side, this first move will be stable. The second move is at the Jubao Hall. Those merchants will be deterred by the Big Five Alliance, but the Jubao Hall will not. Now, the affairs of the Jubao Hall are in the hands of the young master of the Lan family, Lan Baobao."
Bai Ri Chu said, "If we take down the Jubao Hall, the Stone City will collapse on its own. When the foreign tribes attack, we can just watch from the sidelines and force Ye Tianze to submit."
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