The Cruel Tyrant

The Cruel Tyrant CH 070 Crazy Woman

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However, Su Mu, who was just about to go lay down, heard a slight disturbance, so he immediately put on the robe he had just taken off and walked to the window.

A nimble figure in the night sky quickly flew towards Su Mu, and appeared on the roof of the building opposite Su Mu in the blink of an eye. The surrounding soldiers immediately pointed their weapons at the newcomer, but the vigilance on Su Mu’s face was soon replaced by surprise. Staring at the person in front of him, his emotions unsteady: “Princess Qingshuang.”

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Su Mu closed his eyes and suppressed the disturbance in his heart. He flew out of the window and landed opposite Princess Qingshuang.

Dressed in an easy to move agile outfit, the other appeared exceptionally handsome and valiant. Her deep eyes looked at the obviously affected Su Mu as she said: “Long time no see, Your Highness.”

Su Mu tried hard to control his emotions, and asked in a displeased tone: “What exactly do you want?” Su Mu didn’t believe that her appearance here was just to see the sights.

Princess Qingshuang was not the slightest bit intimidated by Su Mu’s aura. She folded her arms behind her back, eyes misted over as she looked at the new moon up in the sky, speaking almost as if to herself: “My sister died for you, but you don’t seem to take her to heart.”

She spoke in a calm and gentle tone, but Su Mu felt a trace of killing intent.

Su Mu looked at her and said, “So what? Are you here to gain justice for her? To kill me?”

Didn’t take her to heart?

In the past, Su Mu never believed that one person’s heart could be completely occupied by another person, leaving no gaps, until he became Su Mochi and received all his memories. No one knew better than Su Mu how much Su Mochi loved Qingxue. If destroying the world could bring Qingxue back to life, Su Mochi would destroy the world without hesitation; and in the same vein, if saving the world meant Qingxue could come back to life he would also not hesitate at all. The root of Su Mochi’s madness was not in Su Mochi’s love for Qingxue, nor Qingxue’s love for him, but that only Qingxue loved him in this world.

Princess Qingshuang turned around calmly, a charming smile at the corner of her lips but eyes extremely cold: “Originally, I wanted you to be buried with my sister, but I can’t beat you.” She looked at Su Mu who was still trying to control his emotions, and said: “But there is always a way, right?”

“Crazy woman!” Su Mu cursed severely, enduring the emotions of anger and sorrow.

Qingshuang spoke disapprovingly: “How about we make a deal?”

Su Mu turned around to leave, not at all interested.

With a smile at the corners of Qingshuang’s lips, she looked at Su Mu’s back and said: “Confer the title of Princess Consort to my sister.”

Mental!

Su Mu didn’t even have the desire to speak. This Princess Qingshuang was obviously similar to Su Mochi, obsession turning into madness.

“Otherwise, I will kill your male pets.” Princess Qingshuang looked at Su Mu, and said calmly, “Gu Yunzhou, I can’t do anything about, but the others are much easier targets.”

Su Mu was most disgusted with being threatened by others. He looked at Princess Qingshuang dangerously and said, “You will die before that.”

“Why don’t we give it a try?” Qingshuang seemed to be satisfied with her proposal and smiled happily.

Su Mu clenched his fists and looked at the mentally abnormal woman opposite and said, “Qingxue is dead.”

The smile on her face instantly disappeared, and Qingshuang turned her head to look at Su Mu with a dark expression: “So you can forget her and erase her existence?”

She stared at Su Mu fiercely, her anger almost burning away her sanity: “On the night before her death, I had arranged for someone to take her away, but the news I received the next day was that she was already dead. I found her body in a mass grave outside the city! And you? Where were you? Even if you couldn’t get away at the time, what about afterwards?”

Qingshuang looked at Su Mu angrily and said, “After that, you forgot all about her, everyday hanging out with a palace full of male playthings.”

Su Mu felt a dull pain in his heart, and his eyes also felt a little dry. He looked directly into Qingshuang’s angry eyes: “If possible, Su Mochi is willing to exchange anything for her rebirth, but the facts cannot be changed, Qingxue will not come back to life no matter what you do.”

Qingshuang slowly stepped back and looked at Su Mu as she said, “So I want to take everything back for her, including you!”

This woman was simply mentally sick. Su Mu took a big breath, unwilling to bother with her anymore and turned away.

Unexpectedly, Qingshuang’s sneer came from behind him: “His Royal Highness is really heartless. If this is the case, then don’t blame me hehehe…..”

Su Mu instantly turned around, but Qingshuang’s figure had already disappeared into the night. Su Mu frowned and was really afraid that this crazy woman would do something. This kind of lunatic would never speak reason with you, just act according to their own wishes, just like Su Mochi before.

Su Mu returned to the room and lay on the bed but couldn’t sleep restfully at all.

The next day, although he went to bed late, because he had to get up early every day in the imperial city to attend morning assembly, Su Mu habitually woke up early. After breakfast, he planned to go back to the imperial city immediately. After all, as the head of the New Laws it was unsuitable for him to be away for too long, otherwise many things could not be decided.

It was just that unexpectedly, as soon as Su Mu walked down the stairs, a soldier reported: “Paying respects to Your Highness, Princess Qingshuang requests an audience.”

Su Mu frowned and looked towards the door. Sure enough, a slender and graceful woman in a palace robe walked in. She took off her veil, revealing tender white cheeks colored with a faint blush, cherry lips that were tender and lovely, and a delicate nose. That pair of bright eyes were also as intoxicating as autumn water. After seeing Su Mu, she showed a charming smile, her voice melodious like a black-naped oriole. Her whole person was completely different from the twisted and crazy Qingshuang of last night.

“Your Highness, it’s been a long time!”

It was fortunate that Su Mu liked men and would not be captured by her beauty, but the emotions that belonged to Su Mochi once again flared. However, this time Su Mu would not be so easily affected. He calmly walked down the stairs, the corner of his mouth tugging up into a half-smile, and said, “Princess Qingshuang, hope you are well.”

Su Mu didn’t understand what the other was playing at, did she intend to harass him from morning to night?

They both had perfect and hypocritical smiles on their faces as they sat opposite each other on the chairs. Su Mu looked at her and asked: “Why has the Princess come to Anyang County? Planning to go back to the Shi kingdom?”

Qingshuang smiled and said, “That’s not it, why would I be willing to leave the picturesque scenery here in Qing kingdom?”

The smile on Su Mu’s face became cold, and he said, “What exactly do you want to do? Shi Ran having you come to the Qing kingdom should not be for a leisurely tour of the Qing kingdom’s mountains and rivers.”

“Naturally.” Princess Qingshuang replied, seeming to have no intention to hide her motive: “His Majesty learned of the transaction between Your Highness and the Wu kingdom, and ordered me to take the technology that Your Highness gave to the Wu kingdom.”

Su Mu was a little surprised, he didn’t expect her to be so straightforward: “Do you think you can take it from me?”

Princess Qingshuang shook her head and smiled as she said: “Of course I know that it would be difficult to take anything from Your Highness, but taking it from Sun Haoran’s hands would be a much easier task.”

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Su Mu smiled and did not respond to that, and instead said to Qingshuang: “If the Princess wants to tour the rivers and mountains of Qing kingdom, then please help yourself, Ben Gong still has important matters to take care of and will not accompany the Princess.”

Qingshuang smiled, eyes deep, as she replied, “I don’t dare to trouble Your Highness.”

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The Cruel Tyrant

The Cruel Tyrant CH 069 Assassination

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Su Mu quickly forgot about the news that someone was plotting against him, because he had more difficult things to deal with.

The moon hung high up in the night sky. Su Mu sat on the side of the bed with a grumpy expression, looking at the two demons of pestilence standing in front of his bed, and said angrily: “I need to rest, can you two not show up?”

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It had been three days. Whenever Ye Qingfeng found a chance to appear in front of Su Mu, he would be sent flying by the omnipresent Gu Yunzhou and his sword. Of course, so long as Gu Yunzhou tried to be alone with Su Mu, Ye Qingfeng would also show up and follow close behind, causing Su Mu to not only be unable to do business, but also unable to take a good rest.

Ye Qingfeng looked at him with a sorrowful expression on his face and said, “Darling, I’m here to accompany you to rest, but this annoying guy is being an eyesore. Can you please drive him away.”

Gu Yunzhou glanced murderously at him, the iron sword in his hand ready to be unsheathed.

How could he be able to sleep in such a situation! Su Mu rubbed his temples. Suddenly, he changed into a smiling expression, stood up and walked to the two unsuspecting men, and quickly snapped out his hand to tap their pressure points. He then walked out the door with a dark expression.

He must find a place where the two of them wouldn’t be able to find him and take a good rest. The cutting night wind outside blew by, cold and bitter. Su Mu psused, not knowing where to go at that moment.

The city of Anyang at night was quiet and gloomy. As Su Mu flew across the roofs he looked at the piles of rubbish and dilapidated houses and frowned deeply. It was not like a city at all, lying on the street everywhere were sleeping beggars. If Anyang City still possessed a bit of liveliness during the day, it was like a dead city at night.

It seemed that Yang Hanbo had robbed the people clean of anything he could. Su Mu stood on a tall building. This place should belong to the rich and powerful. It stood in sharp contrast with the low houses next to it. Light could be seen from a section of the street not far away, the bright lights lighting up the streets and highlighting the moving human shaped shadows. Su Mu circulated his inner energy and was about to make his way over when suddenly a dozen people in black charged up from the courtyard under his feet to surround Su Mu.

Su Mu stood in place, not at all surprised, his eyes cold and emotionless. These black-clothed men surrounding Su Mu had high martial arts skills. Without saying a word, they raised their weapons and attacked Su Mu, aiming at his vital parts.

Like a ghost, Su Mu’s figure flitted quickly among the people in black. Without exception, anyone who was touched by Su Mu instantly stopped breathing. Suddenly, a sharp arrow cut through the air, aiming straight at Su Mu. With a wave of his sleeve, it was directly knocked aside, but immediately afterwards the sound of more arrows whistled through the sky, dozens of arrows aiming towards Su Mu’s vital parts from all different directions. The men in black who were still engaged in combat with Su Mu seemed to completely disregard these arrows, continuing to attack Su Mu with a desperate fervor.

A black-clothed man pierced his sword towards Su Mu’s chest. A murderous light flashed in Su Mu’s eyes and he grabbed the black-clothed man’s wrist and pulled him in front of him. A series of fleshy sounds could be heard and blood sprayed out everywhere. The black-clothed man was shot directly into a sieve. Seeing that more and more people were hiding in the dark and shooting arrows, Su Mu frowned and flew away. But the men in black behind him continued to chase after him. Although they couldn’t catch up to Su Mu, they also couldn’t be rid of at the moment either.

These people were not weak in their martial arts skills so they should not be unnamed nobodies. There was a great possibility that they were from jianghu. Could it be that Fan Qiang mentioned earlier? Su Mu glanced behind him and then accelerated his speed, charging into the dense forest outside the city. A black-clothed man made a gesture, and everyone immediately dispersed and charged into the forest.

But in just a short while, Su Mu appeared silently outside the woods, and flew back towards Anyang City without even looking back. But when Su Mu landed at the entrance of the inn, he saw that there were many more soldiers outside the inn. Su Mu recognized that they were the palace guards. Seeing the different signs on the arms of these people, Su Mu knew who had come.

“Paying respects to His Highness!”

When Su Mu appeared at the door, everyone immediately knelt down on one knee, and the people in the room who heard the sound also immediately rushed out.

“Your Highness!”

Like a blooming flame, Liu Xi rushed to Su Mu with glittering eyes and hugged him regardless of etiquette: “Your Highness, where have you been this whole time? I was so worried about you.”

So many people were still watching! Two grown men hugging and embracing in broad daylight on the streets was too indecent! Su Mu gritted his teeth and pulled away the tight arms around him, and said in a low voice, “Behave yourself.”

Liu Xi retracted his hands aggrievedly. Huang Xuan who followed a step behind wanted nothing more than to poison Liu Xi and disfigure that seductive face immediately. He shot Liu Xi a murderous glare: “Shameless.” Then he walked over to Su Mu and said with a concerned look, “Your Highness, please go in and take a rest.”

Su Mu nodded and walked into the inn, immediately coming face to face with Gu Yunzhou and Ye Qingfeng standing in the lobby, both with dark expressions on their faces. Liu Xi walked up behind Su Mu and seeing that these two people were still here, phoenix eyes looked at them with displeasure: “This place is to be the temporary residence of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, idlers shall quickly dismiss themselves.”

Huang Xuan also looked at the two people opposite them with a look of hostility: “His Royal Highness is unwell and needs a good rest, please move aside.”

Ye Qingfeng glanced at the two with disdain and said sarcastically, “Is this any place for you to speak out of turn?”

“Clang.” Gu Yunzhou flicked his scabbard with his left hand, revealing a sharp iron sword, murderous intent permeating his aura.

Su Mu felt a headache. Earlier even when it was just Gu Yunzhou and Ye Qingfeng he didn’t know what to do, but now that two more came along wasn’t this just a mess on top of a mess? He rubbed the tip of his nose with his index finger and coughed, saying to the two behind him: “Someone made an assassination attempt on me just now, Liu Xi, go investigate with particular attention on a person named Fan Qiang. Huang Xuan, go and prescribe a prescription for me to calm the nerves and help me sleep. Ye Qingfeng, don’t forget the matter I entrusted you with, Gu Yunzhou…..”

Gu Yunzhou looked at him expressionlessly. Su Mu turned his head to the side and said embarrassedly: “You come with me and help me with circulating the inner energy to heal my injuries.”

With another “clang”, the iron sword was re-sheathed. Don’t know if it was Su Mu’s imagination but he actually saw a smile flash across Gu Yunzhou’s face. Su Mu didn’t dare to stay here any longer. The eyes of the remaining three were causing his hair to stand on end.

Seeing the figures of Su Mu and Gu Yunzhou disappearing upstairs, Liu Xi was so vexed that even the corners of his eyes flushed red. He kicked over the table next to him, and said bitterly, “Why him?”

Huang Xuan flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly before obediently leaving to write the prescription. Ye Qingfeng gritted his teeth and disappeared in a flash. If it weren’t for the fact he couldn’t beat the two of them, he would have chopped Gu Yunzhou into pieces a long time ago, and then forever lock up that heartless little guy.

Upstairs, Su Mu walked into his room, feeling that scorching gaze from behind, and instantly recalled the absurd events of the last few days. His body temperature also increased a little bit, but he was simply too frightened by Gu Yunzhou, so he hurriedly sat on a stool and changed the subject: “Do you have people in the Shi kingdom?”

Gu Yunzhou nodded and said: “Yes.”

Su Mu: “Can you help me investigate a Princess Qingshuang of Shi kingdom? Of course, I will pay the price.”

Towards Princess Qingshuang, Su Mu kept getting the feeling that she was not that simple. According to Shi Ran’s previous actions and behavior, towards the daughter of his brother and enemy, how could he keep Qingshuang alive and confer her the title of princess?

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“Fine.” Gu Yunzhou promised very simply and disappeared quickly afterwards.

Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Gu Yunzhou would kill the others in a fit of anger. After all, in a fight between the two he could only guarantee a tie. Also, towards those three days of being imprisoned by Gu Yunzhou in that mountain cave, every time he thought about it, Su Mu’s face would flush red but at the same time also feel his hair stand on end.

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Sect Leader Is Under Great Pressure CH 014 Is This Danger?

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Feng Qingxiu first heard of secret realms when he just reached the Foundation Establishment Stage. At that time, his teacher once asked him seriously if he was afraid of death, and if not then he would help him apply to training in a secret realm, and then explained to him what secret realms were.

In short, cultivators seized the authority of heaven and earth and hid a piece of land into the void, leaving only an entrance, and thus became a secret realm.

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There were three characteristics that a secret realm possessed: 1. Other than the entrance, it was impossible to return to the normal world by other means. 2. Generally a secret realm was a dwelling created by a powerful cultivator, so these realms contained a lot of goodies. 3. Dangerous, very dangerous, extremely dangerous.

The Wuling Sea Secret Realm was a less dangerous secret realm suitable for novice cultivators during the Foundation Establishment Stage.

However, its appearance accompanied a disturbance in the Outlands, and the secret realm was located on the Kun-Lai border and it was not safe, so utilizing the secret realm was temporarily put on hold.

This was all the information that Feng Qingxiu learned from his teacher, and he relayed it to everyone without reservation.

Of course, everyone was grateful, and within just a short while, he faintly regained his prestige as the head student that he had been back then while still studying in the upper school.

Only Ye Han showed disdain when he heard these words, as if he had heard a joke.

Soon it was chenshi (7-9am), and the team was ready to set off. The leader of the team was a serious-looking female cultivator wearing a high jade crown and a cold expression. She was the peak master of Yangshuo Peak and the headmaster of the upper, middle and lower three schools. All of the disciples here were basically her students. Seeing that she was about to speak, they were all very respectful—as for Ye Han, he was completely ignored by everyone.

“Since everyone is here, I will make things clear first,” The female cultivator glanced around sternly. “You are all future pillars of the sect. The secret realm is not the same as previous training grounds. It is extremely dangerous and deaths are to be expected. Now, you all have an opportunity to train inside. Anyone who only wants to be a scholarly cultivator, it’s not too late to quit now.”

A scholarly cultivator only studied and researched cultivation and spiritual incantations. Although the income was not high and the resources were not many, its advantage was safety. It was the first choice for many cultivators with mediocre talent and no self-motivation.

After the female cultivator finished speaking, and seeing that these young cultivators had firm eyes and no one flinched away from her gaze, she could not help but nod slightly: “If this is the case, let us set off!”

The hearts of all the young cultivators jumped, what kind of mount would it be for so many people?

Just as they were thinking about this, they saw a mass of hanging trees, huge rock formations slowly flying over.

“Actually a small celestial flying peak?” Someone exclaimed.

The cost of a celestial flying peak was extremely high. Generally, only the wealth of an entire inner peak could afford the cost and upkeep. This time one was sent specially for them, causing them to all feel overwhelmed and flattered.

“It’s only the entrance to the secret realm.” The stern female cultivator explained lightly, “Since the secret realm came into knowledge, there have always been small-time thieves and trespassers, so we simply unearthed the entrance to make it easier for our Kun-Lai disciples to enter.”

Everyone was speechless for a while.

After a long while, a young female cultivator whispered: “What if it got broken?”

“It’s just a secret realm, if it breaks, it breaks, what is there to pity?” The female cultivator spoke with a cold expression, “Don’t waste anymore time, I ask again, does anyone want to back out?”

No one moved.

“Then go ahead! The one who gathers the most resources is first place!” With this, her long sleeves whipped out, transforming into a celestial river, and almost instantly these young cultivators were rolled up into the sleeves and blasted into the mountain wall. Of course, the disciples’ shocked yells couldn’t be helped—Not everyone could keep calm when seeing oneself being thrown face forward into a mountain wall.

Afterwards, the female cultivator shook her sleeves and sat cross-legged in the main hall, waiting for the end of the competition/training.

“Senior Sister is still so rough towards the little disciples.” There was a chuckle from nearby.

“Hardship leads to success; do you think coddling them all day long is the right thing to do?” The female cultivator said coldly.

“Naturally not, but being too rigid is also not good,” The male voice responded, “every time you scare them, there is always a bit of guilt, you and I know it.”

This Great Xuan Secret Realm was used for imperial examinations. Although there were many dangers in it, people would not truly die inside. If someone died in the secret realm, they would turn into starlight and automatically return to the entrance, and thus end the test. Taiyi Peak had tried many times to decipher this secret realm and find out the structural principles, but failed many times—when Great Xuan ruled the world back then, they had collected and gathered many books on ancient talisman seals and spiritual wards of the world, and the dynasty’s power could be glimpsed from this secret realm.

“On matters of life or death, there is great horror but also exceeding of one’s limits. If they know that it is harmless, then the point of this secret realm will be half lost.” The female cultivator said.

The world was chaotic. Their Kun-Lai Immortal Mountain guarded an entire continent. If their disciples could not even pass the life or death barrier, how could they succeed in the immortal way?

“Looking at Ye Han’s expression, it seems that he already knows about the inner workings of the secret realm.”

“No matter, there is Feng Qingxiu.”

“Yes, that’s right, now that the Sect Leader has left Seclusion. We must report the matter regarding Feng Qingxiu.”

“Naturally!” A dark look flashed across the female cultivator’s face, “If we don’t stand up for our students, what’s the point of being a teacher?”

The male voice let a sound of agreement.

After a while, the male voice suddenly spoke up in a solemn tone: “It seems that something has gone wrong!”

***

The green grass bent in the wind, the plains were vast and endless.

This was the first time Feng Qingxiu had entered a secret realm.

For someone who had seen only ​​clouds and high mountain forests for more than ten years he couldn’t help but feel surprised. So this was the grassland?

He heard that the Western Continent was originally only grassland and desert back then, so it was sparsely populated. Later, the Xing Dao Master cut off the spiritual vein of the main mountain with his sword, and a huge gap appeared in the main mountain range that surrounded the Western continent in the shape of a horseshoe. As a result, the South Sea was no longer obstructed, and lush forests began to cover the previously barren land. The whole continent now looked very different from hundreds of years ago.

Since then, the main mountain was named Kun-Lai and became the foundation of Kun-Lai Sect.

What a truly spectacular sight indeed.

The only problem was that this place was completely different from what the cloud tortoise had told him. He had said the entire secret realm was a desert!

He raised his hand and drew several topographic maps in the dirt, carefully comparing it to the current environment.

Fortunately, the topography did not seem to have changed much, only some grass had grown out from the ground.

But he didn’t come to see the scenery, but to hunt and gather spiritual resources!

There were spiritual resources in this place, and the more they gathered, the higher quality spiritual resources they found, the higher the final evaluation. And for him, whether he could stay or be forced to leave, it all depended on this one chance.

Feng Qingxiu smiled slightly, took out a few pieces of black talisman paper with seals, knelt down on the ground quietly, and began to fold them.

The colorful seals jumped nimbly on the tips of his slender fingers, and the talisman paper seemed to come alive in an instant.

After a few breaths, a beautiful black butterfly fluttered at his fingertips. Apart from having no antennae, it was difficult for people to distinguish it from a real butterfly.

He raised his hand and let it go.

Then he began to fold a second one.

Raising his hand again he let that one go as well.

Then a third.

***

After finishing folding all of it, he looked at the few talisman papers left in his hand. After making some calculations, he estimated that two hours had passed.

Then he got up unhurriedly, and after looking around, he walked in one direction.

In his mind, he could feel the colorful butterflies flying to the corresponding positions one by one.

It was about time. He raised the standard long sword given to the disciples and thrusted it into the grassy ground.

“Hiss—” There was a huge hissing sound, and the earth suddenly shook. A huge beast as tall as a ten story tower burrowed out of the ground, its large mouth with sharp jaws dripping with rotten smelling mucus snapped forward like lightning.

The sword energy suddenly bloomed like a chrysanthemum.

A shadow appeared in Feng Qingxiu’s eyes, the body of the beast filling his vision.

He didn’t retreat but advanced, the sword energy cleverly avoiding the fierce jaws, like a light breeze blowing by.

The giant beast froze in mid-air, and after a breath, it fell to the ground.

Though he was only in the Foundation Establishment Stage, Feng Qingxiu’s swordsmanship which had received pointers from the Sect Leader himself had already possessed a trace of pure sword intent.

The Rift Sword was simplified from the Supreme Nine Heavens Calamity Sword, and that kind of fierce sword intent was beyond comparison with ordinary opponents.

Feng Qingxiu carefully recalled the structure of this sand worm, and began to peel off the skin. The sand worm’s tendons were valuable, its core was also a good thing. Its poison sac could also be useful, and the fangs could be used as chopsticks. He also heard that the skin was quite popular with the sand spirit demon clan of the Outlands…

After packing up all spoils of war, Feng Qingxiu bounced the slightly heavier pouch in his hand and then walked to the right.

For his next target, he must be quick. The cloud tortoise said that there were nineteen dangerous places to avoid.

***

Ye Han walked by a river, worrying about his already full pouches.

His journey was too smooth, meeting only a few harmless water beasts, but the spiritual plants and rocks he picked up along the way could no longer fit in his expanded pouch.

It was his mistake, he should not have used the standard pouch handed out by the sect.

So… he could only defeat a disciple and take their pouch away.

In any case, Mingyu said that no one could truly die here.

It would be great if he could come across Feng Qingxiu, he had wanted to kill the other many times.

But if he really encountered him in this secret realm—hmph, forget it, he had agreed to avoid the other last time, and he kept his promises.

Then he’ll find other people instead, no matter what, he must defeat him this time to make Mingyu happy.

As he was thinking about this, he sensed the presence of someone downstream.

Walking over carefully, he saw a female cultivator in a red robe preoccupied with taking out a small red snake with the thickness of a finger from her pocket and feeding it water.

The little snake rolled up its tail in satisfaction and stretched out a tiny forked tongue to lap at the water.

It’ll be her then. Ye Han coldly announced in an arrogant tone: “Hand over your pouch and I won’t kill you.”

The girl looked at him in surprise.

Ye Han didn’t bother to talk nonsense. He circulated his spiritual energy, and attacked: “Take that!”

However, mid-way through, his body suddenly stiffened, all of his strength seemed to disappear, and he fell to the ground.

The girl petted the little snake with a smile on her face and kissed it in reward. Her snake had discovered him a long time ago, and its poisonous fumes had also been released a long time ago as well. She was just waiting for him to walk right into the trap.

She stepped forward and picked up Ye Han’s pouch, and let out an exclamation. There were so many things!

“You put that down!” He roared, trying desperately to circulate his spiritual energy and break through the immobilizing effect of the poison in his body.

“You are not Ji Mingyu, as if I’ll listen to you.” The girl’s voice was soft and had an accent, “You are not that powerful after all. I will be taking this pouch yo~.”

The little snake slithered down and bit his finger, and the energy he had just managed to gather dispersed again.

Then she walked into the stream and disappeared from Ye Han’s sight.

Ye Han was extremely angry for a while, trembling with rage, and vowing to find and make that girl know just how powerful he was.

However, he did not notice that a drop of blood fell from his finger and was then instantly immersed in the grassy earth.

This drop of blood with the blood of the Great Xuan imperial bloodline disappeared as if it had fallen into the void.

AN: Mini extras

Daily life in Shennong Peak

1. Incantations

When Feng Qingxiu was brought to Shennong Peak to do miscellaneous work, a group of disciples who were new to Shennong Peak were drooling at the Cloud Talsiman Dao Seed placed in the main hall.

“In our Shennong Peak, those with Earth and Wood spiritual roots cultivate the Qingque Profound Law, and by placing the Cloud Talsiman Dao Seed in one’s sea of consciousness, it becomes a world of its own, and the body will act as the connection between the two worlds.” The manager introduced the Cloud Talsiman Dao Seed to the new disciples. “Of course, depending on how much spiritual energy your body absorbs to supply this small world, the better the crops will grow, and the better the crops grow the more spiritual energy it can produce to expand the land, and if the more land the more you can plant spiritual plants…”

“Then we can only farm? How do we use spiritual incantations?” A disciple asked.

“Incantations? What kind of thing is that, just farming is enough.” The manager calmly said, “When encountering danger, just hide in your spiritual realm. If not at least two cultivation levels higher than you, then they can forget about catching you. Only those afraid of death come to Shennong Peak. Did you think this was just a joke?”

The disciples looked dumbfounded.

Several disciples who were not selected by other peaks and were transferred to here instead bursted into tears.

2. People

“Senior Brother, why are there so many other peak disciples outside?” Feng Qingxiu asked a cultivator while weighing the rice.

A junior brother was mobbed just as soon as he went out. It was quite a frightening sight.

“They are here to place advance orders for rice,” The senior brother was not surprised, “Our Shennong Peak rice, you can’t buy it just because you want to.”

“Won’t they be angry?”

“If they aren’t satisfied then they can plant it themselves!”

3. Fate

“The sea of consciousness is surrounded by the natural breath of chaos. The larger the land, the wider the scope of the sea of consciousness, the stronger the soul, the higher the cultivation base. Of course, the Cloud Talsiman Dao Seed is shockingly small at the beginning, and you can only plant two cabbage at most. You little brats should take care not to go overboard, if you plant more than you can take, your life force will be sucked dry. Don’t say I haven’t reminded you.” The instructor said as he opened a bag of stones.

“My family has been farming for several generations, and just as I thought I could escape the same fate you tell me that I must go back to farming. Feels like there is no hope left in this life…” A disciple said sadly.

“Stupid, is the land you farmed done in vain?” The instructor was angry, “The bigger your spiritual farm field is, the heavier a blow you can deal out. The Peak Master’s spiritual farm field is thousands of acres large, and even cultivators in the Demigod Stage can’t take a hit from him!”

“But that’s only if he could even land a blow in the first place… ah! Why are you here, Peak Master? No, I didn’t mean—ah!”

4. Injury

“How come the Peak Master walks so silently despite being such a heavy person!” The injured disciple cried sadly.

He was practically a mountain of flesh!

“The Peak Master is a rabbit spirit demon, have you ever seen a rabbit who makes noise when walking?”

“Can rabbits farm land?”

“Rabbits are most afraid of death.”

“…”

That made a lot of sense.

5. Field

“I want a Cloud Talsiman Dao Seed…” A disciple said shyly, and the group of cultivators behind him also looked eager.

“Recently, it’s 30% off, so it’s now nine thousand spiritual stone points.” The manager said coldly.

The faces of this group of cultivators behind him pale in shock.

“That’s…” The disciple turned his head, only to see the group of cultivators behind him all avoiding his gaze.

“Only Nascent Soul cultivators and above can afford it.” The manager said without any surprise, “Cultivate your spiritual farm field to the Golden Core Formation Stage, and then look for a rich Nascent Soul cultivator to sponsor you.”

“…”

6. Rice

“Azure Rice! I want Azure Rice! Give me one hundred thou—” A spirit demon felt the rest of the words get stuck in his throat under the glare of a firebird next to him, “Give me one hundred catties.”

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“Three catties of Crystal Rice… ai, it’s getting more and more expensive. I miss the time we were studying in the outer peaks, getting to eat free rice for ten years. I really ate a mountain of gold.”

“One catty of Yin Yang Blood Rice and one catty of Fragrant Blue Grass.” The person who next took out a jade box and said, “I already made an advance order, this is the payment.”

“…Your Excellency, are you in need of a servant? No money needed, just feeding me a few grains of rice each day is enough.”

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After Becoming The Tyrant CH 032 The King’s Commissioners

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The idea of ​​reforming the military system came to him when the King was in Truu City.

From the perspective of the King himself, the military system of this era was the same as the Chivalric Code. It should be crumpled and then thrown into the fireplace and burned into ash.

Like most countries in this period, Legrand’s military system was centered on the knight system, and through the land grant tie between monarchs and vassals, a military system in which the cavalry was used to cooperate with foot soldiers in combat was established. The system for levying troops was based on the militia conscription system and mercenary system.

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When the King quelled the civil strife, the army borrowed from the State of Ingres was not a normal conscription.

Under normal circumstances, if the King wanted to carry out a war campaign, he needed to issue a conscription order first, and then the nobles in each region would lead a varying number of knights based on their own situation and military service requirements to gather at a location designated by the King. This was the core strength of the King’s army.

However, these people did not unconditionally obey the King’s command.

Their military service duration lasted only forty days, and once it exceeded forty days, they had the right to disperse on their own.

How wonderful!

Could the King tolerate such a terrible knight based military system? An army that was likely to run away halfway through the battle?

Oh, and it was also an undisciplined army, an army that was largely influenced by the commander who was always one of the great nobles.

The King would not deny that these military systems have played a role that could not be ignored in certain specific situations and times, but too bad——

This was his era.

The King chose to let this kind of army and the great nobles be buried in the dust of history.

“I can clear some obstacles for you, but if you still can’t do what I ask despite this…..” The King smiled, “I think, sir, you might as well prepare a coffin for yourself.”

Baron Sheehan looked at the King in surprise. He was already mentally prepared for difficulty in implementing the reforms, but listening to the King’s words, the King seemed to be willing to deal with some of the difficulties for him first.

“For example, some of our county lords who have forgotten their identity.”

Hearing that the target of the King’s cleanup was “Mr. County Lord”, Baron Sheehan couldn’t help but adjust his views of the King again——perhaps the King was indeed cruel and violent, but he was also the son of William III, possessing equally sharp and clear eyes.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

For the first time, Baron Sheehan called the King “Your Majesty” sincerely.

“If these…..uh…..Mr. County Lords are dealt with, the follow-up will be much easier to handle.”

“I thought you weren’t afraid of anyone, Sir Sheehan.” The King seemed to smile, “After all, your courage in drawing the bow was impressive enough, how come even a brave gentleman like you has learned to be tactful?”

Baron Sheehan coughed, not knowing how to respond to the King’s words.

In the past, he did not know how many times he had complained to his subordinates about the greedy county lords appointed by the King, but at this time, these words of complaint and accusation towards the King…..since he was now on the path to survival, why should he run towards death instead?

Fortunately, the King did not intend to pursue the matter.

“By the way,” the King seemed to think of something. “I think, you must have also seen the armors of the Gulundi heavy cavalry? Let me guess, you later took pains to fish them out of the mud? Is that right, sir.”

Baron Sheehan coughed awkwardly.

The King chuckled: “Don’t worry, what I mean is…..if you let me see your determination and ability, then there will be armor and horses. And perhaps you will even be able to use even more powerful and terrifying weapons.”

Our King was indeed talented at using the stick and carrot.

But at least for now, Mr. Sheehan had already willingly jumped onto the King’s battleship. He didn’t know what this terrifying weapon the King spoke of, but as the King was willing to clear some obstacles for him, he already felt the King’s sincerity. The King did not intend to send him off to die in vain.

Rather, he really wanted to push the military reform to the end.

“The Iron Rose cavalry will kick up an unstoppable storm on this great continent; can it be done? General.”

The King wiped away his smile. The sunlight fell on him through the delicate lattice window. His silver hair and blue eyes overlapped with all the great Rose emperors of the past; the majesty of the Rose family was condensed in his person.

William III left a valuable fortune for his son.

Although the people had misgivings about the King’s absurdity and violent temper, when he personally led the knights in armor and carrying a long sword, so long as he revealed even a little bravery and strength, then the people would subconsciously shroud him in the glory of the Rose family and that of his father, and involuntarily give birth to hope and expectations.

This was the case for Baron Sheehan right now.

“It is my honor.”

He clenched his fist and knocked it on his heart, swearing a solemn pledge.

The King revealed a faint smile.

He clapped his hands, and an attendant walked in with an iron rose badge placed in a delicate box.

“Carry it with you, sir.”

………………

Baron Sheehan——oh, perhaps we should call him General Sheehan now——left with joy and nervous excitement.

When he came, his face was solemn, but when he left, his smile was so bright that the court maids couldn’t help but secretly look at the young blond knight. Wearing an iron rose, he hurried to bring his group of loyal soldiers out of the prison.

The King sighed and picked up another list from the desk.

If General Sheehan could see this list with many detailed notes, he would understand that his touched feelings were stirred up in vain.

This romantic idealist actually thought that the King would have such things as “good faith” and “sincerity”.

Of course, the King did indeed plan to clear some obstacles for Baron Sheehan first.

This guy was a military genius but also a political idiot. He had no intentions for his future capable and useful general to die prematurely while exchanging moves with the nobles in this political whirlpool of intrigue. After looking over the list of experienced generals handed over to him by the Duke of Buckingham, the King reluctantly discovered that the most suitable candidate at the moment was still only Sir Sheehan.

It was true that those of the Royalist Party who wore the iron rose were indeed loyal to him, as well as very experienced and talented, but there was one problem——they were almost as old as the Duke of Buckingham.

A thing like reform required young blood in order for there to be any dynamism and drive.

It was better to be kind and let our old generals off the hook.

As for the other younger generations…..coincidentally, most of these wine and meat sacks were on the King’s clean up list.

One must hope that the new system would allow the King to discover more outstanding talents.

The King’s father, William III, once launched a military reform and tried to establish a standing army, but unfortunately, just after some headway was made, William III passed away. The King now intended to continue what his father did not finish.

If one really wanted change to proceed smoothly and get the expected results, then one couldn’t act too hastily, and must make sufficient preliminary preparations. The King was able to conceal the news that he was still alive for up to a month, and did not come back until the last minute, which showed that he possessed a frightfully strong will and endurance when necessary.

According to the King’s expectation, the best opportunity for military reform would be after completing all preliminary preparations and when General Johan returned.

Once General Johan was released, the King would be able to know the details of the Battle of Bouven, and thus have enough reason to stir up the Legrand people’s national hatred against the Kingdom of Bressi…..That would be the best opportunity for the King to make drastic changes.

As the King said to General Sheehan, the target of the preliminary preparations was Mr. County Lord.

Let’s take a closer look at Legrand’s military system.

In addition to the military service of the nobility, there was also a very crucial militia conscription system.

Legrand’s militia conscription system was also called the “convening and investigating system.”

The county lords of various counties were responsible for organizing militias, and all the free citizens who were adults under the age of 60 were within the scope of the conscription. After the militia convened at the designated location, the county lords then selected the number of people specified by the King’s enlistment order. Then the county lords opened the county’s armory, distributed armor and weapons, and then recovered them after the war. During the service, the militia’s military pay and food supply were provided by the King himself.

——Look at how convenient this system was for the county lords to play tricks in!

It was enough to cause any ambitious King to become angry.

Stuffy old things should have the awareness to retire from the playing field.

The King wanted to strengthen central control on the counties, smoothly advance the reform of the conscription system, and prevent his taxes from flowing into the pockets of these greedy fellows——although he took back what they pocketed a few days ago, a detailed investigation and a major injection of new blood must be conducted.

Now was a good opportunity. During the civil war, many county lords also participated in the rebellion.

So, where did one start?

Beginning with Grand Duke Grice.

Don’t misunderstand, Grand Duke Grice could not be more dead, but he left a “generous” fortune for the King. Grand Duke Grice’s wife came from the Gelug family. The Gelug family had been in the land transportation industry for hundreds of years, and because of this, the Grand Duke Grice was able to smuggle a prominent Gulundi heavy cavalry to appear outside the Truu Castle without anyone noticing.

The Gelug family put their bargaining chips on Grand Duke Grice in the civil war, and of course they lost the gamble. However, the patriarch of the Gelug family was a tactful person. He prostrated early in front of the King’s throne, expressing that he and his family longed for any opportunity to serve the King.

Thanks to Grand Duke Grice who still shone brightly after his death.

May the Holy Lord bless him so that in his death, he would not be so angry as to bang on the cover of his coffin…..Wait, did His Majesty the King even bury him?

Ah, this was just a minor detail, completely unimportant, please don’t mind at all.

Now was the time for the Gelug family to make due on their promise to work for the King.

………………

The snow fell and drifted down onto the ground, and the team that was to set off to pay the ransom and welcome General Johan back as well as General Sheehan and his soldiers both set off from Metzl Castle. At the same time, the patriarch of the Gelug family walked into the Rose Palace with trepidation.

Soon, what the King once said came true.

The cold winter had arrived, and it was time for the officials to run their errands.

During this idle winter with nothing to do, the carriages of the Gelug family began to travel up and down the counties of all sizes across the entire empire. Commissioners sent by the King arrived in pairs to each county, gathered representatives among the citizens, and walked the streets conducting investigations. The questions for the investigation were drawn up by the King himself, and these questions numbered in the hundreds.

This was a busy winter.

In addition to that list of questions, there were also some members of the Gelug family accompanying them, and they were also given a task.

They must recruit some talents for the King.

In the eyes of some ordinary people, these talents should be thrown and burned on the stake.

For example, some doctors who loved to cut open corpses, some demonic individuals who indulged in dealing with bottled potions.

The Gelug family didn’t know what the King wanted these “talents” for, but they didn’t dare to ask and could only work harder to ask people about these individuals and their situation.

Ai, at least it was better to be tired than to lose one’s head, right?

Seeing the people of the Gelug family so busy, another group of people could no longer sit still.

The Five Port Alliance.

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These merchants did a lot of “good deeds” for Grand Duke Grice during the civil war, but the King seemed to have forgotten them, and he hadn’t expressed his position on how to deal with them this whole time. On the surface it seemed to be a lucky occurrence, and the King seemed to have forgiven them.

But——

Who would even believe this?

AN: King: My era, I have the final say.

The Gelug family: I dare not say anything, and dare not ask anything.

Grand Duke Grice, who is still shining brightly today: MMP, how is this even humane?

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Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity CH 083 To Feel Pain And Joy

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As spring went and autumn came, the leaves began to fall and the trees were covered in fruits. The golden autumn was worthy of its name.

The farmers harvested the crops, the fruit growers picked fruits, and the school children were given vacation to go home to help with the harvest. The pale skin from sitting indoors quickly turned back to the color of wheat. Sweat was spilled on the fields. The harvest in the fields was the support of a family’s livelihood for the next year.

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There were peeled pears on Lin Yuan’s table. The local pears had green skin and were about the size of a young man’s fist. The flesh of the fruit was a bit rough, but the juice was plentiful. Because of enough sunshine, it was very sweet.

Almost no one had grown fruit before. This stuff was different from crops. It couldn’t fill one’s stomach and only the rich could afford it. Therefore, the fruit farmers planted only a little bit  and put more energy on planting crops.

The cooperative planting promoted by Lin Yuan last year had finally achieved results. The fruits were sent to the markets, and the common people were all willing to buy some for a taste.

Only if the people’s purchasing power became stronger would the economic market become stronger.

The most significant change was that housing prices have risen.

Especially the housing prices of Gaoyou.

Originally, one could buy a three bedroom house with a few taels of silver, but now it had reached the price of a hundred taels, and even then it was not easy to find any on the market even if one had the money.

Many people were willing to pay, but few people sold their houses.

If it was built outside the city, the price would naturally be much lower, but apart from the refugees, no one wanted to buy a house outside the city.

Lin Yuan still recalled that in his last life, when accompanying his boss in a meeting, he had heard a high-level corporate leader talk about housing prices.

Housing prices were the foundation, the cornerstone and fortress of the economy, and the last barrier.

Once housing prices collapsed, it meant that the economic loss was irreversible, just like the economic bubble in Japan.

So no matter how high or outrageous the housing price was, so long as it was still under control, even if there was a problem with the economy, housing prices should never be lowered.

When it really lowered, the economy would collapse.

The housing price increase in Gaoyou was good news.

The bad news was that many people could not afford to buy a house.

Most of them were refugees. They didn’t have their own houses in Gaoyou, and when they finally saved some money, they could only stare helplessly at the high housing prices.

Lin Yuan found Zhou Fu and discussed the matter with him in detail.

“Loaning” was a new concept, but it was not entirely new, it was just that the common people didn’t know about it.

For merchants, if they temporarily lacked funds, they would write down a contract, agreeing on the deadline to repay, while picking up the goods first.

So when Lin Yuan mentioned it, Zhou Fu easily understood.

Zhou Fu was a little worried: “I am afraid that the people will not be willing.”

For many people, being in debt was a major issue. They would rather live frugally and save money than take on debts.

Lin Yuan: “It all depends on Chairman Zhou.”

Zhou Fu felt a headache but he could only say: “If my lord entrusts this to me, I will not refuse.”

But Zhou Fu still had questions: “My lord, the people can live by farming, and they may not be able to leave their hometown in their entire life, so why bother…..”

When Lin Yuan looked at him, it was as if he saw a small group of people characteristic of this era.

But it was this small group of people who determined the fate of the common people.

Although Zhou Fu was a merchant, not an official, his thoughts were similar to that of this small group of people.

They all felt that the common people were illiterate and their only goal every day was just to fill their stomachs. It was enough for the common people to have clothing and food. If they give them too much, they would become rebellious.

In the eyes of this group of people, the common people were animals and they pose no value to society. So long as they obediently focus on the small plot of land in front of them, marrying when they should marry and having children when they should have children then it was enough. If they understood too much, were capable of too much, it would not be good for society.

Lin Yuan shook his head at Zhou Fu.

Zhou Fu was frightened, and rushed to confess his crime: “My lord has great wisdom, how could it be something this humble one can understand.”

There were some things that were difficult to explain. Even if Lin Yuan went to great efforts to explain, few people would be able to understand. Since he could not give a clear explanation, then he simply wouldn’t explain it. He only needed to give instructions and the people under him would implement them all.

When the educated new generation grew up, they would naturally understand what he meant.

Lin Yuan helped Zhou Fu up and spoke with a smile: “Then it shall be entrusted to Chairman Zhou.”

Cold sweat beaded on Zhou Fu’s forehead and he nodded his head again and again, unable to help but think: Did South Bodhisattva have this kind of intimidating aura before?”

He still remembered the first time he saw the South Bodhisattva, and at that time the South Bodhisattva was just a pure young man in his eyes, manners generous and gentle. When did he start to have this present aura?

Leaving the government office, Zhou Fu took out a silk handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his forehead as he walked down the road.

The common people on the streets were bustling away, the street vendors were full of smiles, and the children laughed and screeched with joy.

Who would have thought that just a few years ago, the common people here could not fill their stomachs and most of the children were sold away, let alone being able to learn to read and write?

The sign of a king…

Zhou Fu lowered his head, feeling that his life’s luck had manifested in that gamble a few years ago.

Abandoning the family business that he worked so hard for back in his hometown and placing all his hopes in Gaoyou. In order to reassure Lin Yuan, he even brought over his old father and mother, brothers and their family members, and his own children——his wife was unwilling to leave their hometown and requested for a divorce and went back to her natal house. He gave her a generous sum of money and food. If she remarried in the future, this money and food would be her dowry, and it could be considered a good end to their marriage.

Then he married another wife in Gaoyou. She was the daughter of a small family and husband and wife both respected each other. Although there was no love, at least there was respect. Sometimes he went out for business, and the journey could even last a year. She would take care of the young and old and tend to the house. After becoming the chairman, he finally settled down and his wife would even be giving birth in the near future.

As soon as Zhou Fu arrived home, he found his old servant.

The two discussed all night until the sky lightened with dawn.

The old servant’s surname was Wang, and he was called Wang Er. Wang Er was a diligent man with quick hands and feet. He looked honest, but he was actually quite shrewd. He left the Zhou manor with his family the next day and kowtowed at the door of the Zhou manor, attracting the attention of passers-by.

After all, in the eyes of the common people, working as a servant in a big household would definitely have better lives than those outside.

Wang Er stood tearfully on the street. At this time, someone came to ask.

“Wang Er, did you do something wrong?”

Wang Er shook his head: “Boss treats me well. Seeing that I am old, he let me be a free citizen.”

The person asked again: “After leaving the Zhou family, do you have a place to live?”

Wang Er shook his head again: “Gaoyou housing prices are too high.”

The common people all agreed:

“It’s indeed too high! If it weren’t for my family’s ancestral house, my family would definitely not have a house to live in.”

“I wonder when the price will come down.”

“Wang Er came from the Zhou family, he must have savings and is different from us.”

Wang Er sighed and raised his sleeves to wipe away tears: “My boss treats me very sincerely, but my son married a wife, so all the savings I have accumulated over the years have been thrown in.”

“That’s really…..”

“You should go rent a place. In any case, that is also a place to stay.”

The people watched Wang Er disappear down the street with his family.

A few days later, there was a new topic spreading up and down the streets and alleys. The people were talking about the new house Wang Er bought.

“A brick house!” They were envious. “There is also a big courtyard, and there is a garden behind the courtyard.”

“How much money is this?”

“A hundred taels are a definite! That area is very expensive!”

“Didn’t Wang Er say that he has no money?”

“You heard him say that but a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse. He works for the Zhou family so maybe to him a hundred taels are not that much.”

“I often hear people say how rich and wealthy Zhou Fu is. This time I have gained a real eye-opening experience.”

A few days later, the atmosphere changed again.

“Have you heard? Wang Er’s big house was bought with a loan.”

“What is a loan?”

“A loan is to borrow money from the court and pay back some money every month.”

“How strange that the court would lend money to the people.”

“It is said that South Bodhisattva came up with this method when he saw that the people could not afford to buy a house.”

“That Wang Er bought the house with money borrowed from the court. He collected twenty taels from his family, and the other 80 taels were borrowed from the court. He would repay four hundred coins each month for twenty years, and the surplus is interest collected by the court.”

“Then what if he fails to pay the loan?”

“If he doesn’t pay for five months, the court will take the house back and sell it again.”

“This is a good method to prevent the rogues and hoodlums from taking advantage.”

Although the people talked about it with enthusiasm and thought it was an interesting thing, none of them applied for a loan.

Fortunately, this was also expected by Lin Yuan. After the establishment of new China, the concept of loans became familiar to the people. Spending tomorrow’s money and enjoying today’s life. Though it was said that, not many people tried it. At most, big entrepreneurs or small companies dared to take out loans, but ordinary people did not dare.

The people saved money to buy a house, saving for half a lifetime.

But the result was housing prices rising and the currency being depreciated. The money that had been saved for half a lifetime could no longer afford the house that they originally wanted to buy.

Slowly, people began to accept loans.

This process took more than ten to twenty years.

Naturally, Lin Yuan didn’t think that the people could quickly accept this concept now.

Fortunately, Zhou Fu had his own way.

The common people found that more and more people around them began to borrow money to buy houses.

Originally, the family of Tietou who lived squeezed together in a small hut got a loan and bought a house. The house included a main hall and room, as well as two side rooms and a storage room. Finally, the family did not need to squeeze on one kang to sleep.

There was also a family of sister-in-laws who moved from Taizhou to Gaoyou and could only rent a house. Now they also borrowed money and bought a house.

It seemed that the number of people buying houses had suddenly increased!

Everyone had a house but you.

Besides, those who had taken out loans didn’t seem to be doing too bad. The whole family could work and if they bought a smaller house in a mediocre location, it only cost 30 to 40 taels. The family could gather 10 taels and the 20 to 30 taels remaining could be borrowed from the court, so they only needed to pay one hundred coins each month.

So long as there were two people working in the family, this amount of money each month was manageable.

Many people began to feel persuaded.

But some didn’t dare to borrow it just by themselves, so they convinced friends and relatives to go with them.

So now there was often a spectacle——

Those who wanted to take out loans would come in swarms, often numbering up to a hundred.

As if with more people, they would feel more at ease.

Zhou Fu breathed a sigh of relief.

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He spent a lot of money to find those ‘models’!

His heart still dripped with blood!

However, he dripped blood happily. If others were to be given this task instead, he would not be able to stand it.

Feeling pain and joy at the same time.

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After The Vicious Cannon Fodder Was Reborn CH 039 Luo Xi & The Weekend

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TN: the much overdued bonus chapter💕

Luo Yang was true to his words and he really introduced Tao Mu to his sister at noon the next day.

The eldest miss of the Luo family, Luo Xi, graduated from Cambridge University. Twenty-eight years old this year, she was a typical Miss Perfect, fair-skinned, rich and beautiful. She had a strong family background and she herself was very famous in the capital business circle.

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Of course, it was expected that she hated her brother and all the people and affairs related to Luo Yang.

When she saw Tao Mu, her attitude was expectedly bad.

“I can only give you ten minutes.” At a cafe opposite the Luo Group, Miss Luo’s had the most simple coffee and sandwich combo set on the table in front of her. She gestured to Tao Mu while eating: “You can start.”

Luo Yang sat on the side, frowning very unhappily: “Sister, it’s fine for you to give me a cold face every day but can you not do the same to my friends? Besides, Tao Mu is a private investment consultant hired by Li Xiaoheng and to Xiao Heng his opinion in finance is very important. You treating Tao Mu like this, isn’t it too much?”

Hearing Luo Yang mention Li Xiaohang, Luo Xi’s attitude shifted and her face eased a lot: “Sorry, Mr. Tao, don’t blame me for having preconceptions. It is really because my little brother is too unreliable, and his friends are all the same. At times it really annoys me.”

Tao Mu smiled slightly and didn’t mind at all: “It’s fine. I can understand Miss Luo’s attitude.”

Luo Yang snorted, as if he was accustomed to the scene before him.

Luo Xi put down the coffee. In just a few minutes, she had completely sorted out her emotions. Looking at Tao Mu with a decent smile, her attitude gentle and polite and her tone approachable with a little curiosity: “Mr. Tao may not know that in the eyes of us rich second generation, the grandson of the Li family has always been a model child. While in his first year of studying abroad at Stanford, he created his own financial capital. Just relying on himself he gained a foothold on Wall Street. It can be said that he is a very proud person in the financial field and only trusts his own vision and judgment. Since Mr. Tao can actually become Li Xiaoheng’s private investment consultant, you must have real talents and learning.”

“It happens that I am also very interested in the international crude oil futures recently. If Mr. Tao don’t mind, could you discuss this topic with a layman like me?”

This was to test him. After all, Luo Xi still didn’t completely believe Luo Yang’s words. She just used another more tactful way to test Tao Mu’s real ability.

Tao Mu smiled slightly, he was not afraid of Luo Xi trying to sound him out. Because while on the one hand, it meant that there was doubt and suspicion; but reading it from another angle it also meant interest as well.

If there was really no interest, then there wouldn’t even be any probing.

“Miss Luo is too courteous. In truth, I am not an expert. Like Miss Luo, I am just interested in this field.” Tao Mu pondered for a moment and took the initiative to ask, “I wonder what Miss Luo wants to discuss?”

Seeing Tao Mu’s confident appearance, Luo Xi took a sip of coffee and asked maliciously: “Is Mr. Tao also shorting the international crude oil market yourself?”

Tao Mu smiled privately. This question was very interesting. If he answered no, it meant that he was just all theoretical and no practical knowledge. Like those so-called financial experts who made analysis in financial columns. They speak beautifully, but they themselves would not personally test their analysis. No matter what they were reluctant to spend a penny and instead focused on making theories and debates, and moreover, their opinions would change along with the changes in the current situation. They belonged to the professional level fence-sitters who would always bend with the wind.

Luo Xi’s unspoken words meant that she was afraid that Tao Mu was also such a person. After all, with Li Xiaoheng’s shrewdness and sophistication, even if Tao Mu talked nonsense in front of him, Li Xiaoheng would not directly slap him in the face. But if this was the case, Tao Mu’s credibility would be greatly reduced.

Now, Luo Xi put emphasis on whether Tao Mu was actually short-selling “himself” with the intention of cutting off any bragging behavior or using Li Xiaoheng’s name to gain profit and benefits.

——After all, Tao Mu was just an 18-year-old college student, and one who majored in drama. It was not that Luo Xi was arrogantly speculating, but it was really unconvincing that a student of this major would have any insightful knowledge of the financial economy. The gap was just too wide.

Luo Xi felt that she didn’t need to put things out in the open to embarrass everyone but just give a hint or two. If Tao Mu was smart, he should retreat in the face of difficulties.

Unfortunately, Luo Xi made the wrong calculation. Tao Mu was truly not the kind of person who would brag and swindle investment money under the banner of Luo Yang and Li Xiaoheng.

In fact, the reason why Tao Mu approached Luo Xi had nothing to do with Luo Xi herself. Even negotiating with Luo Xi to let Longteng Entertainment’s artists enter FlyNews was just an excuse Tao Mu casually made in order to get close to Luo Xi.

Tao Mu’s ultimate goal was just to find an easy to control chess piece that could allow him to take part in the internal fighting of the Shen Group, Sheng’an Group and Luo Group at any time.

It just so happened that Luo Xi had the brains and the shrewdness. The most important thing was——thanks to Tao Mu’s previous life knowledge, he was aware of Luo Xi’s fatal weakness. So Tao Mu was not afraid of Luo Xi going back on her words half-way through.

“I am ashamed. Although the time difference between China and M country is a bit big, I am really interested in the international crude oil market, and want nothing more than to stay up all night and watch the market. So in recent months, my skin condition has been particularly poor. Even my person is not as handsome as before. But fortunately, I have some luck, and I managed to live up to the hard work.”

Tao Mu’s remarks were well versed in the essence of subtle bragging. Sure enough, Miss Luo was interested. She raised a pair of extremely delicately trimmed eyebrows, and asked with a half-smile: “Oh. I wonder if I can take the liberty to ask, how is Mr. Tao’s profit?”

Tao Mu thought about it in his heart, and said with a smile: “So far, the return rate is pretty good.”

Tao Mu reported a number. Luo Xi’s face changed slightly: “This seems to be a higher rate of return than Li Xiaoheng’s?”

Tao Mu smiled suddenly: “After all, I am his private investment consultant.”

The role of investment advisors was to guide buyers on how to choose stocks and how to operate. Therefore, Tao Mu’s personal return rate being higher than that of Li Xiaoheng’s was not something too unreasonable.

Of course, if based on the theory of base capital, Li Xiaoheng’s profit was definitely higher than Tao Mu’s. This was something that could not be helped.

Tao Mu was not afraid that Luo Xi would investigate this matter privately and Luo Xi did not worry that Tao Mu was lying. After all, when Tao Mu withdrew the funds from the futures market, he would have to pay taxes.

It was unlikely that he could be so amazing in the early stage, but at the last juncture, he squandered all the profits. Even if he was that unlucky, there was always a trail to be traced in the futures market exchanges.

Thinking about it this way, Luo Xi’s attitude towards Tao Mu suddenly became more friendly.

“I didn’t expect Mr. Tao to have such a talent at such a young age.” Luo Xi smiled gently, seeming to admire Tao Mu’s talent: “I heard Luo Yang mention that you also created FlyNews website and now the website is developing in full swing. And finding me this time, you also hope to persuade me to let all the artists of Longteng Entertainment join FlyNews. I just don’t know, what benefits are there for our Longteng Entertainment?”

“Miss Luo, please take a look——” Tao Mu said, taking out a publicity plan from his bookbag and handing it to Luo Xi.

Although it was just an excuse to get close to Luo Xi. But with Tao Mu’s shrewdness, Luo Xi would never suspect his true motives. So Tao Mu also carefully made preparations. If Longteng Entertainment agreed to cooperate with FlyNews’ publicity plan, its artists would naturally gain publicity as well.

“Military uniform photo National Day celebration day?” Luo Xi opened the publicity plan that Tao Mu had written overnight, frowning: “This idea is a bit particular. Do you think it will be effective?”

“Establishing a positive image, promoting positive energy, guiding netizens to recall the bitterness and think of happiness, and celebrating the birthday of this country.” Tao Mu said solemnly: “Such a mainstream publicity activity will definitely have a positive response in society. I think no matter if it is for the artists under Longteng Entertainment or for the image of the Luo Group itself this will bring good publicity.”

As for how to make an impact, it depended on how everyone interacted with the media.

Luo Xi asked thoughtfully: “You mean, on National Day, I should also upload a military uniform photo of myself to cooperate with FlyNews’ publicity plan?”

Tao Mu smiled slightly, and hinted: “I heard that Chairman Luo, who founded the Luo Group singlehandedly, is actually a veteran soldier. Chairman Luo can protect his family and the country with his strength as well as lead the economy with his intelligence. He is really a character to be admired by our generation.”

Luo Xi’s slender fingers painted with red nail polish unconsciously flipped through the corners of the plan: “I can’t make the final decision. I have to go back and discuss it with my father.”

Tao Mu smiled: “This is natural.”

Luo Xi looked at Tao Mu and suddenly asked, “You are not afraid that I will reveal your plan? After all, it is not only FlyNews that can initiate this activity on the Internet. As far as I know, Weibo has also recently been trying every means to attract netizens and attract more people to register. If your publicity plan is given to Weibo, I’m afraid it will attract more people’s attention.”

Tao Mu smiled slightly: “I believe that Miss Luo is not that kind of person.”

That kind of person? Luo Xi raised her eyebrows slightly, and didn’t ask any more questions.

In fact, Tao Mu was indeed not afraid that Luo Xi would reveal this plan to Weibo. Because Tao Mu had actually created two plans originally. Plan A was a positive plan shown to Luo Xi, to be used by FlyNews in the absence of any wind and waves. Plan B targeted the possibility that Luo Xi revealed this plan to Weibo, in which FlyNews would launch a counter-attack publicity move——it would not only discredit Weibo, but also use Weibo as a stepping stone to promote his own website.

Of course, it was possible that the latter’s publicity effect would be better. After all, Weibo was a big business and was more famous than the newly launched FlyNews.

Tao Mu always prepared with both hands. As for which hand to use when the time arrived, it all depended on the situation at that time.

Of course, Luo Xi didn’t know that Tao Mu dug so many holes for her. She had a good time chatting with Tao Mu. During the period, she was especially eager to consult Tao Mu about how to start shorting international oil futures if she were to try a hand as well.

The Luo family and the Li family were family acquaintances, and the return rate of Xiaoheng Capital created by Li Xiaoheng had always been among the best on Wall Street. As a business partner of the Li family, the Luo Group naturally also opened an account at Xiaoheng Capital and handed over most of their idle funds to Li Xiaoheng for operation.

However, Tao Mu knew that Luo Xi had set up several shell corporations and personal vaults without the Luo Group and the Luo family’s knowledge. Asking Tao Mu about shorting the international crude oil, she must also want to operate quietly on her own.

Tao Mu was happy to see this too. Luo Xi wanted to make money, wanted to be recognized by Chairman Luo, and wanted to gain a higher position and greater authority in the Luo Group. Then she would definitely have a need for Tao Mu. People who had wants and desires meant they also had weaknesses to be exploited.

Tao Mu was more afraid that Luo Xi would have no wants and desires. So, he began to give Luo Xi some guidance carefully. The advice he gave was both convincingly logical and would yield immediate results. This caused Luo Xi to smile in joy, and when she looked at Tao Mu, it was the gaze of one looking at her own little brother——oh, that’s not right, given the relationship between Luo Xi and Luo Yang, this gaze was one looking at someone even closer than a little brother.

This meal was very enjoyable. When the three of them realized it, the ten minutes that Luo Xi had said had already doubled several times, and it was time to go to work. Miss Luo reluctantly bid farewell to Tao Mu, and left with her fiancé who came to pick her up——in the afternoon they had to go to the second party’s company for inspection.

Tao Mu looked at the back of the two of them leaving, and smiled meaningfully: “Your sister and her boyfriend are really a suitable match.”

“As if.” Luo Yang curled his lips: “That man is my sister’s college classmate. His family is in the countryside and extremely poor. He is basically useless except for that face. His character is also a spineless yes-man. In front of my dad he can’t even say a word. I’m afraid he’ll be marrying into our family in the future as well. I don’t know why my sister has fallen in love with him. And even making a scene and throwing a tantrum if we don’t let her. My father and mother introduced her to so many young talents but she won’t even take a look. It’s simply an embarrassment to our family.”

“Our relatives all say that my sister is too stubborn. But my dad actually let her continue acting out like this. I really don’t know what he is thinking.”

Luo Yang glanced at Tao Mu out of the corner of his eyes, seeing the other’s expressionless face, his heart jumped, and he said, “But my sister, a person who always talks about interests and profits, would actually date her college classmate for so many years and even plan to get married together. Actually, I was also quite surprised. How to say it, it can be considered as deep affection indeed. And most importantly my father and mother don’t really care about it either.”

Luo Yang said, with a look of envy: “If I can marry anyone I want to marry then that would be great.”

A spineless yes-man with deep affection?

Tao Mu thought of the tactics used by Luo Xi and her husband to drive out the tigers and wolves from the Luo Group after the death of Chairman Luo in his previous life.

Tao Mu returned to Beijing Film that afternoon. However, for once he did not go look at financial news and his website, but searched for the recently released movies and restaurants near the movie theater.

The three roommates wiggled their eyebrows and leaned in: “Mu, do you…..have good news?”

“What good news?” Tao Mu was slow to respond: “What is it?”

“That kind of good news!” Wen Bao gestured at Tao Mu’s computer screen with his chin: “For no reason, why are you looking for movies and restaurants? Are you going on a date with a girl?”

“Who is it? When did you meet? We practically stay with you all day, why don’t we know?” Du Kang scratched his chin, and picked through all the information of the ’08 Beijing Film girls in his head. But still he couldn’t think of who actually managed to snag Tao Mu away.

“Is it Kou Xiaona who was the first to yell out about keeping you that day? Or Liu Hai’er, who comes to give you water every time the military training is over? Or——”

“What, no!” Tao Mu interrupted Du Kang’s speculation, feeling exasperated and amused: “A friend of mine came back from M Country for two days, and I don’t know where to go to play. I’m going to accompany him around.”

“Oh?” The three roommates dragged out the syllable and said, “So it’s a childhood sweetheart?”

“A guy.” Tao Mu broke his roommates’ illusion with one sentence: “He can also be said to be the future bankroller of FlyNews——my friend is a financial venture capitalist. If FlyNews can really get listed on the stock market, his help would be indispensable.”

Tao Mu spoke casually, explaining to his friends his relationship with Li Xiaoheng. The three roommates took it seriously: “So, there will actually be a future IT boss in our dormitory?”

“Aiya, then we must not let you slip away. In the future, when we make a movie or TV series or something, we must find you to be the investor!” Du Kang hurriedly massaged Tao Mu’s shoulders. Seeing that Tao Mu was stumped about choosing a movie, he made a friendly suggestion: “I think the “Plan B” released two days ago is pretty good. Hong Kong movie, a police movie starring Zhou Yanqing. Its reputation is pretty good.”

Tao Mu thought for a while, and checked the time and number of movie screenings in nearby cinemas on the Internet. Then he sent a message to Li Xiaoheng: “Is this okay?”

Li Xiaoheng was probably also fiddling with his mobile phone at the time so in a couple seconds there was a response: “Of course. I have troubled you.”

“It’s nothing, you are too courteous.”

This was the first time the two had sent messages since they met each other, and they both could not help but be restricted by social etiquette. Seeming to have considered that Tao Mu did not have a car, Li Xiaoheng also offered to come to Beijing Film to pick him up. Tao Mu knew the location of the Li family manor, which was almost half a city away from Beijing Film. This was future Mr. Bankroller, and he would be too embarrassed to have Li Xiaoheng go to that much trouble.

So the two met directly in the cinema Sunday morning.

On weekend mornings, those who would choose to watch movies as a pastime were usually young couples who were in love. The appearance of the two grown men like Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng, immediately aroused the interest of many onlookers. Fortunately, both of them had tough skin and appeared very natural, causing the group of onlookers to feel as if they were making a fuss about nothing. After entering the movie theater, the lights went out and everything was black, so even more so no one paid them any attention.

Li Xiaoheng sat next to Tao Mu and couldn’t help paying attention to Tao Mu’s actions during the entire movie. When Tao Mu just sat down, he took out a small notebook from his pocket. From the beginning of the movie, he had been writing and drawing on that small notebook. What plot point in five minutes, what method did the actor use to show a certain emotion? What kind of meaning did the director hoped to convey through the set furnishings…..

The movie theater was very dark, and the light from the big screen shone brightly on Tao Mu’s face, highlighting Tao Mu’s features even deeper.

In this dim light, Tao Mu sometimes bowed his head to take notes, and sometimes raised his head to seriously observe the actors’ performance.

He truly liked acting.

This kind of comprehension rose in Li Xiaoheng’s heart.

After the movie ended, Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng walked out of the cinema along with the crowd. Tao Mu, who had been immersed in analyzing the plot, suddenly came back to himself and asked Li Xiaoheng with a smile: “What do you think of the movie?”

“Very good.” Li Xiaoheng nodded. In truth, he didn’t pay much attention to the plot, he was not interested in such things by nature. Compared with the joys and sorrows in the movie, he felt that Tao Mu’s various small expressions when analyzing the movie were more interesting.

“I see you took a lot of notes while watching the movie. Is this the legendary film analysis?” 

“Yes.” Tao Mu nodded, feeling that neglecting Li Xiaoheng with his habitual actions when watching movies seemed to be not so good, and then explained: “For those of us studying acting, in addition to practicing our speaking voices and body gestures, our daily tasks also include film analyzing. It’s almost an occupational disease by now.”

In fact, Tao Mu had seen this movie in his previous life. It was just that after many years, he now had a different mindset and different way of looking at things. So after analyzing it again at this moment he learned quite a lot.

Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, “Why do you feel embarrassed? Doing things seriously is a very rare and precious quality. Besides, we are here to watch a movie. But compared to movies acted by others, I look forward to works starring you more.”

Tao Mu smiled upon hearing this: “Then you have to wait another two years. Our school stipulates that students are not allowed to accept acting jobs before their junior year.”

“Aren’t there still stage plays? And there are also presentation performances at the end of each semester at your school.” Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, “When you perform, can I reserve a ticket?”

Tao Mu smiled and said: “It seems that Mr. Li also knows our profession very well.”

“Because my most important partner likes this profession.” Li Xiaoheng smiled: “Let’s go eat.”

“You invite me to watch a movie, and I invite you to dinner. How about it?”

When Tao Mu texted Li Xiaoheng about the location of the cinema and the number of screenings, he did not mention the follow-up meal. So Li Xiaoheng also asked people to search for restaurants near the cinema. Then, very strangely, the two actually chose the same restaurant.

After arriving at the restaurant, Tao Mu told Li Xiaoheng about this matter. Li Xiaoheng also thought it was a special coincidence: “It seems that the two of us are gold medal partners as expected. There is a tacit understanding in work and a tacit understanding in getting along with each other in private.”

Actually there wasn’t. Because of the occupational disease of financial practitioners, Li Xiaoheng did not have much particularity for food. The reason why he chose this restaurant was entirely because of Tao Mu’s taste——the two had a meal in H Town. From that meal alone, Li Xiaoheng basically understood Tao Mu’s eating habits and taste preferences.

Sure enough, after the two got the menu, the dishes Tao Mu ordered were not much different from what Li Xiaoheng expected.

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It was because of their “common hobby”, financial stocks, that they got acquainted with each other as well as the fact that they both shorted international crude oil at the same time, the two of them turned to this topic again without realizing it.

Li Xiaoheng already knew from Luo Yang that Tao Mu was also shorting international oil futures, and the return rate was even higher than that of Xiaoheng Capital. This caused Li Xiaoheng to develop admiration for him and become more curious about Tao Mu’s operations in the international futures market. Now that he finally had the opportunity, of course he must discuss it with the other and ask for advice.

It was also to pave the way for his suggestion later.

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