As for Yao Guang Yi's intentions, the goateed elder naturally understood. Thus, in the end, he had used Yao Guang Yi's army. If something really did happen and King Qi blamed them, they would all be implicated.
A strange look flashed through Yao Guang Yi's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.
"Teacher speaks the truth."
Yao Guang Yi nodded. Although he had been testing the other party, the other party's words were not wrong. This matter truly was one that he should share King Qi's burden.
Moreover, the one thousand jun of Hyderabad ore was no small matter. If they were allowed to smoothly transport it to the capital, the Wang Clan would be like a tiger that had grown wings, and the Yao Clan would be the one to suffer.
Yao Guang Yi cared more than anyone else about this matter.
"We must dispatch experts to intercept this shipment as quickly as possible. Right now, our greatest advantage is that the Wang Clan still doesn't know that we've discovered their secret. As long as we move fast enough, we can make it in time. However, that convoy also has quite a few experts, all of them great monks from Sindhu. It won't be easy for me to snatch the Hyderabad ore from their hands. "
As Yao Guang Yi spoke, he turned to the goateed elder, his meaning clear.
The one thousand jun of Hyderabad ore was no small matter, and Sindhu clearly viewed this matter with great importance.
Based on the information, there were at least twenty-some powerful Sindhu monks guarding the Hyderabad ore, and there were quite a few experts among them.
Snatching food from the jaws of tigers from the hands of these Sindhu monks was no easy task. Without enough top-class experts, it would be impossible.
Yao Guang Yi had no problem, but in terms of experts, the Yao Residence had no more than King Qi. King Qi had always been in the habit of recruiting experts, and his residence was already filled with experts and talents.
King Qi himself was even a top-class expert!
Compared to the King Qi Residence, the experts of the Yao Residence were like a chestnut in the ocean, not even worth mentioning.
It was clearly better for the people at King Qi's side to appear.
"Hahaha, if General Yao is worried about this matter, leave it to me. I can handle this matter! "
There was no need for Yao Guang Yi to say anything. The goateed old man laughed heartily, stroking his beard as he took on the responsibility. With a proud expression, he took the initiative to do it.
"However, Sir, the strength of those Sindhi monks is not to be underestimated. There are many of them, and their strength is at least at Tier 7, 8, or 9 of the True Martial realm. There's even one at Tier 1 of the Profound Martial realm. Ordinary experts wouldn't be able to deal with them at all. It was just that they wouldn't be able to return.
Yao Guang Yi kindly reminded. Although he was very happy that the goateed old man had taken charge of everything, this matter was equally important to the Yao Family.
Yao Guang Yi had no choice but to remind him of some things.
"Hahaha, don't worry, General Yao. They're just some monks in the seventh, eighth, and ninth tier of Martial Realm. Even if he was a Profound Martial Realm expert, it wouldn't be a big deal. This old man is highly regarded by the King of Qi and is able to mobilize a few experts. "
The goateed elder stroked his beard, his expression rather conceited.
Yao Guang Yi nodded slightly, not daring to underestimate this old man. To be able to obtain King Qi's trust, these people naturally had their own outstanding qualities.
"Since Sir says so, this Yao can rest easy. If possible, I hope that Sir won't mobilize the experts of the estate. The previous ambush has already attracted the attention and dissatisfaction of the Wang Clan and The King of Song. If we leave behind any evidence, not even His Divine Majesty will be able to answer, "Yao Guang Yi warned.
Yao Guang Yi warned.
It hadn't been long since Wang Chong had been ambushed on the official road and nearly lost his life. If King Qi and the Yao Family were to make another move and leave behind evidence, even the Holy Emperor would begin to feel dissatisfied.
Having served in the Imperial Court for so many years, Yao Guang Yi was well aware that the Holy Emperor simply didn't care about these minor details, nor did he have the heart to care about them.
But there were some things that could only be done once. If one went too far, even His Majesty wouldn't ignore them.
His Majesty just didn't want to pay attention to some things, but he definitely wasn't feigning ignorance. Anyone who believed that His Majesty was truly muddle-headed would truly be a fool.
"General Yao, be at ease. We won't attract the attention of the Wang Clan and The King of Song!"
The goateed elder waved his hands without hesitation as he proudly declared. As a steward of the King Qi Residence, if he didn't even have such means, he would have wasted King Qi's trust.
"Oh?"
Yao Guang Yi's eyelids twitched. For the first time, he was astonished.
"Forgive this Yao for speaking out of turn, but where did Sir find such an expert?"
To deal with this group escorting the Hyderabad ores, one had to be a Profound Martial realm expert at the very least. An expert of this level was no small matter, and even the Yao Clan would find it difficult to invite them.
"Haha, General Yao, I won't hide it from you. I do know a few people on the road. I wonder if General still remembers that Iron Cloak Li who lived near Longxi? "
The goateed elder stroked his beard.
"Iron Cloak Highwaymen?"
Yao Guang Yi's eyes flashed. He still had a deep impression of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen who had nearly killed Wang Chong's group.
Alas, they had failed on the verge of success. Otherwise, they wouldn't be in so much trouble right now.
"Does Sir know such an individual?"
Yao Guang Yi immediately understood.
"Hahaha, General Yao's reaction is truly fast. No wonder King Qi thinks highly of you. Indeed, I do happen to know such an individual. However, this person is much more formidable than the leader of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen. On the road to the Western Regions, this person is without a doubt the king of bandits. His cultivation has long reached the Profound Martial realm, and he has countless experts under his command. With this person's appearance, no matter how formidable The King of Song and the Wang Clan are, they won't be able to implicate us. "
The goateed elder stroked his beard, a shrewd glint in his eyes.
Yao Guang Yi was greatly surprised by these words. Only now did he realize that he had underestimated this frail-looking elder.
If he really did know such an individual, then he was unquestionably the best candidate for this operation. And the operation would be flawless.
"It's wonderful that Sir has such a candidate. As long as we can seize that batch of ore, the Wang Clan is certain to suffer a heavy blow! "
Yao Guang Yi nodded, his mind much more relaxed.
"Hehehe, this is not a small amount of wealth. Once this matter is over, we can transport this batch of ore to the capital. If His Highness King Qi can obtain the aid of this batch of Hyderabad ore, he will be like a tiger that has grown wings, and he will definitely value us even more. "
The goateed elder nodded. This was his ultimate goal.
Yao Guang Yi froze, and then he bitterly smiled.
"Sir's idea is quite good. But it's not very practical! "
"Oh? Is General Yao not tempted? This is hundreds of millions of taels of gold! "
The goateed elder said with a frown.
"Ah, Sir misunderstands my meaning."
Yao Guang Yi helplessly said.
"It's not that I don't want to use this ore, but that even if we get our hands on it, it's useless. In the entire world, only that brat can run the business of WuZi Steel. This is also his exclusive business. "
Although he had spent a great deal of effort to understand, this person clearly did not have a very good understanding of the Yao Clan's and King Qi's opponents.
"General Yao, what do you mean? Are you saying that only they can have the Hyderabad ore and we can't? When the time comes, we just need to lie and say that we bought it from Sindhu. "
The goateed elder was somewhat displeased.
"It's useless. The Hyderabad ore is that brat's exclusive business. "
Yao Guang Yi bitterly smiled. Without hiding anything, he explained what he had learned from the Court of Judicial Review about the contract between the Wang Clan and Hyderabad, which allowed the Wang Clan to monopolize the Hyderabad ore business of the Central Plains.
The goateed elder stared in a daze, momentarily at a loss for words.
"That brat might be young, but he's extremely meticulous. Sir hasn't interacted with him for long, so it's normal for you to not understand him. In the future, Sir will understand. In the entire Wang Clan, Wang Yan and Wang Geng aren't even worth mentioning. Wang Gen is inflexible, and the only one who can truly threaten us is that brat. If not for that, how could we have lost in the last operation? "
Yao Guang Yi said.
The goateed elder was stunned. He had only been a subordinate of King Qi for a short period of time. There were many things that he did not understand as thoroughly as Yao Guang Yi did.
He had originally believed that his opponents were the Wang Clan and The King of Song, but it now seemed that the truth was different from what he had understood.
"But we don't need to leak this matter. As long as we secretly forge a WuZi Steel sword, isn't it all the same? "
The goateed elder said.
"It's useless. The WuZi Steel sword truly was forged from Hyderabad ore. But Hyderabad ore alone isn't enough to forge a WuZi Steel sword. I won't hide it from you. In truth, I've already done what you've just mentioned. However, this is what I've produced. "
Yao Guang Yi opened the drawer and took out a pitch-black metal sword.
"This is … a WuZi Steel sword?"
The goateed elder was dumbfounded, not daring to believe his eyes as he stared at that swarthy, seemingly no different from an ordinary sword.
If not for Yao Guang Yi's explanation, he would never have dared to believe that this sword was forged from Hyderabad ore. This was a far cry from the gorgeous, shiny, demonic, and incomparably sharp weapons sold by the Wang Clan.
"I also didn't want to believe that this was forged from Hyderabad ore. Only when I personally watched from the side did I finally confirm that this was a weapon forged from Hyderabad ore. "
As Yao Guang Yi spoke, he took out a second swarthy sword from the drawer. There was no doubt that this sword was also forged from Hyderabad ore.
Although these iron swords were very short, only about a foot long, they all looked exactly the same, and all of them were unremarkable.
"But doesn't the capital's Zhang Clan also produce WuZi Steel swords? As long as we forcefully abduct a few people and have them help us practice our swords, wouldn't it be the same? "
The goateed elder said somewhat unwillingly.
"Sigh!"
Yao Guang Yi sighed once more.
"This is where the problem lies. All the craftsmen of the capital's Zhang Clan are only forging sword embryos. The most crucial, as well as the final step of forging, is completely grasped in that boy's hands. "
"It can be said that besides him, no one in the entire Tang dynasty knows how to forge that kind of WuZi Steel sword. Even if we snatch that one thousand jun of Hyderabad ore, I'm afraid we still won't be able to forge the WuZi Steel sword we want. "
"…"
The goateed elder sat there in a daze, as dumb as a wooden chicken.
Previously, when Yao Guang Yi had said that the boy's work was watertight and meticulous, he hadn't believed it and had thought nothing of it.
But at this moment, he suddenly realized just how watertight that boy was.
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