People can't stand without trust.
This not only meant that a person should pay attention to their promises, but also pay attention to their own face.
The robbery of the caravan was a slap to Zhou Qingfeng's face. Right now, his power wasn't big enough, so he had to protect his own face. In order to regain the face he lost from the robbery, he didn't hesitate to pay a large sum of money to compensate the merchants who suffered the same loss as him. He also had to organize a larger caravan to re-establish his prestige — insurance business was just a means to achieve this goal.
Zhou Qingfeng was sure that with such a big move, the hidden enemies would definitely pay attention. Before leaving the city gate, the Human-Faced Demon hid in the dark, and Flat Hair flew in the sky, starting to monitor from both sides. Even Xu Bing was by his side, ready to deal with all kinds of emergencies.
"Whoever dares to mess with me this time, I'll definitely kill him." Zhou Qingfeng rode the puppet wolf around. From the bottom of his heart, he hoped that the enemy would come to touch his arrangements, but he also hoped to safely complete the caravan transportation — the former was to establish his prestige, the latter was to establish his trust.
In the military chain, ten core members of the direct line rode horses to constantly patrol the front and back of the caravan. Flat Hair could patrol a kilometer around the caravan every half an hour. The Human-Faced Demon ran underground, a full five kilometers ahead to scout, making sure that no one could ambush Zhou Qingfeng.
More than thirty caravans were fully prepared, moving quickly along the official road from Fushun to Shenyang. The road was relatively smooth, and the distance of more than eighty kilometers was crossed in a day, smoothly arriving at Shenyang.
Shenyang City was larger and more prosperous than Fushun. Zhou Qingfeng had always wanted to come, but after arriving today, he didn't pay much attention. After spending two days to complete the sale and purchase of goods, a new caravan was ready to set off again. This time, there were more merchants willing to join, and the quantity of goods was greater. The size of the caravan rose to more than forty caravans.
This meant that more people were willing to accept Zhou Qingfeng's "insurance business." …
"But in fact, many people are fishing in troubled waters, and some even have evil intentions." Holding the new insurance list, Xu Bing bitterly cursed, "A few hoodlums came today with a piece of jewelry and said they wanted to send it to Fushun. They were priced at five hundred taels of silver, but even those who didn't know the industry could see that those broken beads were worth two or three taels of silver at most. He's obviously trying to cheat us out of insurance. "
"Where did these ruffians come from?" Zhou Qingfeng wanted to know if these ruffians were acting on their own or if someone was behind them.
"I asked Tan Feng to catch them and interrogate them." Xu Bing gritted her teeth in anger. The caravan was currently staying in a large warehouse in Shenyang City. In the past two days, a large amount of goods had been constantly being sent in and out. With all the good and bad mixed together, there were many who could benefit from it.
"Other than street thugs, there are also some merchants from Shenyang who deliberately scammed us. There was a cloth merchant who came to insure the shipment of goods. The insurance was for a hundred bolts of floral cloth, but in reality, it was just wood wrapped in floral cloth. This was also a scam. "After Xu Bing finished speaking, his breathing became unstable." Do these Shenyang merchants think we are fools? "
"They're not fools." Zhou Qingfeng looked at the insurance list and found that many people clearly wanted to transport cheap goods, but they tried to quote high prices, even if they had to bear a higher insurance premium. There was only one possibility in this situation. "I'm not a deterrent in Shenyang. The people here don't think I'm a threat. They think I'll definitely be robbed this time, and they're waiting for me to pay for it."
"You mean someone is playing tricks behind the scenes?"
"I think on our way back, I'm afraid it won't be just one or two groups of robbers. It's most likely a large group. Many people think I'm a fat sheep. "
Zhou Qingfeng started the insurance business to expand his influence as much as possible and let more people recognize his power. After all, the current insurance business was not profitable at all. It was far less profitable than selling the "heavenly spirit liquid." But connections could not be made with the "heavenly spirit liquid."
"By the way, have you found out where the Yang brothers are staying?" Zhou Qingfeng asked. He said he wanted 100 taels of silver to buy information, and there should be many people who wanted to earn 100 taels of silver.
"In the Changshan Fort." Xu Bing spread out a map that he had drawn in the warehouse and pointed out the target location. "Actually, on the day you made the announcement, someone came to inform us. There were more than ten people who wanted to come and claim the reward. This group of mountain bandits didn't mean to hide at all. The one who protected them was the general who controlled the fort. "
"A mere general dares to jump out and make trouble?" Zhou Qingfeng looked at the marked points on the map and was amused. "It's good that these bastards jumped out one by one. When I'm done with the robbers, I'll deal with him. This is a dog-eat-dog world. It's impossible to climb up without stepping on some corpses! "
Xu Bing rolled her eyes at Zhou Qingfeng. Then she heard Tan Feng's voice coming from outside the room. "Sister Xu, the ruffians you wanted were caught. I also caught a few guys wandering around the warehouse. It's obvious that they're here to make trouble. "
"I'll be right there." Xu Bing responded and patted Zhou Qingfeng's shoulder. "We'll return to Fushun tomorrow. There will probably be a lot of trouble on the way. If there's anything you need to prepare, do it now. "
Zhou Qingfeng nodded. At this time, Flat Hair flew in from the window and said, "Little Zhou, you've really caused a lot of trouble this time. I just got the news that it's not just ordinary mountain bandits who want to rob your caravan this time. There are also many cultivators from Fushun City. "
"Cultivators?" Zhou Qingfeng frowned. "Are their cultivation levels high? Why are they looking for trouble with me? "
"There's a guy called 'Tiger Immortal' who specializes in usury business in Fushun City. As a result, his business was completely destroyed by your 'casual loans'. This guy's cultivation level is not high. He's only at the third or fourth stage of Qi and blood. He has a lot of enemies and a lot of friends. Every time he fights with someone, it's a group fight. He'll call six or seven or even a dozen cultivators to attack him together. He can be considered a small tyrant in Fushun City. "
Zhou Qingfeng's' casual loans' had indeed destroyed many people's businesses and naturally attracted a lot of hatred. Now that someone had jumped out to cause trouble for him, it was already because he had always been strong. Others didn't know his background and didn't rashly provoke him.
When Zhou Qingfeng left Fushun to escort the caravan, his enemies immediately saw it as an opportunity for revenge. It didn't matter if they couldn't win. As long as they destroyed a few carts of goods, they could make Zhou Qingfeng pay for it.
If more than a dozen cultivators really attacked together, even if their cultivation levels were not high, they could still beat Flat Hair into a sorry state. After all, two fists were no match for four hands. Sometimes, it was still useful to have more people.
"Looks like the journey home tomorrow won't be easy." Zhou Qingfeng pondered in his heart. He was also slightly worried. Outside the room, there was a burst of screams, which sounded quite horrifying at night. It was the sound of a furious Xu Bing cleaning up. The female police officer didn't know what provoked her, but she suddenly became extremely fierce.
At the same time, in the thieves' lair of Pingshan Castle, more than a dozen torches were lit in the courtyard of Chief Gao's house. More than a dozen ugly and surly fellows were gathered here. Chief Gao shouted, "Brothers, you have rushed here today. This shows that you think highly of this Gao. Right now, there's a big business that needs everyone to work together and get rich together. "
The crowd in the courtyard suddenly burst into laughter. Someone shouted, "Chief Gao, don't talk nonsense. The brothers all knew who the fat sheep was. Everyone had also made it clear to their subordinates that this time, the target was difficult to deal with, and they had to risk their lives. When the time comes, the burning fees will be doubled, and the dividends will be 20% more. Otherwise, the subordinates won't dare to work! "
"You troublemakers, what kind of work don't you dare to do?" Chief Gao laughed and scolded, "Isn't it just one or two cultivators? We'll just use more lives to fill the gap. There are only a few fat sheep that can fight, so we'll exhaust them to death. When they run out of spiritual energy, they'll definitely run away. Then, won't the rest be easy for us to kill? "
The courtyard was filled with bandits from the surrounding areas of Fu Shun. Many of them were peaceful and kind people. When they saw a fat sheep, they would gather to fight and tear them apart. The truly poor commoners were all ruined by them.
These fellows ran amok without any scruples. They even dared to pounce on ordinary cultivators and beat them up. Chief Gao played the role of shelter and disposing of stolen goods among these evil bandits. Occasionally, he would also leak information to avoid being hunted down. Today, they had gathered together to eat a big fat sheep that had rarely appeared in recent years.
Hearing Chief Gao's words made sense, the courtyard immediately burst into laughter. The group of people talked loudly about the crimes they had committed in the past, how they tortured and killed merchants, and how they raped prostitutes.
After arranging food and lodging for these troublemakers, Chief Gao walked into his own backyard. As soon as he came in, his hands and feet were tied. He knocked on the door of the guest room and took the initiative to greet, "Is Great Immortal Tiger in?"
The door opened by itself. Chief Gao saw that there were many people standing or sitting in the guest room. His nephew, Ximen Ai, was bending over to serve a cultivator with a big head. This cultivator had coarse hair and bulging eyes. He was the one who called himself 'Great Immortal Tiger'.
When Chief Gao entered the room, Ximen Ai took the initiative to introduce, "Uncle, these are the people that Great Immortal Tiger specially invited to help. They are all people of great power and justice. Now that the Zhou rebels are running amok and committing all kinds of evil, it's time for these otherworldly masters to save the world and help the people. "
'Great Immortal Tiger' sat cross-legged, but his body floated in the air, making him look high and mighty. This person had a good posture. He lowered his head to look at Chief Gao and said, "That Zhou brat in the west of the city ruined my road to wealth, and I deeply hate him. However, he climbed up the city's Lord Li, and I heard that he colluded with the great cultivator Guo Buyi, so I didn't argue with him.
But this time, he created a caravan and even dared to leave Fu Shun to personally escort the goods. Hmph hmph … I have to let this brat know how powerful I am. I have invited some friends to help me, and we will definitely be able to take down this brat. However, before we make our move, we still have to test that brat. Chief Gao, are your men ready? "
Between cultivators, there were many strange moves. Low-level cultivators were often able to master powerful talismans and magic tools, but if high-level cultivators were not careful, they could easily fail miserably. 'Great Immortal Tiger' wanted to take care of Zhou Qingfeng, but he was not willing to be the first to attack. He was a very slippery person in every fight and liked to fight in groups.
Chief Gao naturally knew the reason. He was about to properly explain the people he had gathered, but suddenly, a servant ran in from outside the door and shouted in panic, "Master, the leaders of the Black Wind Stronghold are not here. They said that we have too many people here, and that there are not enough fat sheep to go around. They heard that the fat sheep have already set off, so they brought people to kill their way there first. "
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