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Chapter 269 The rich family is full of wine and meat
Looking at the picture of lush grass that Qin Fan presented to him, Zhang Wei was speechless.
He is worthy of being the protagonist, because the other half of the painting of Flourishing Grasses that he had been looking for for a long time was actually found by someone else!
Although with his current strength and status, let alone half a scroll of the Hundred Herbs Flush Picture, even the entire scroll of the Hundred Herbs Picture with the power of a fourth-grade top-grade magic weapon would be nothing to him.
But for Qin Fan, a casual cultivator who was only in the middle stage of Purple Mansion, half a scroll of the Picture of Hundred Herbs Fulfilling was a treasure that could change his destiny. It was enough for him to use it until he reached the Golden Core Stage.
But the other party offered...
"No, Qin Fan, are you hiding something from me?"
Zhang Wei's eyes fixed and he suddenly asked.
Qin Fan's heart suddenly trembled when he heard Zhang Wei's words.
Zhang Wei did not release his own pressure to force Qin Fan to tell the truth, but even just looking at him like this was enough to make Qin Fan helpless.
After a while, Qin Fan gave a bitter smile, gave up struggling, and told Zhang Wei the whole cause and effect of the matter.
After hearing that his old nest in Sanxian Cave was stolen by Qin Fan who was unaware of the situation, Zhang Wei's expression became complicated for a moment.
But not too angry.
After all, before they left, they had collected almost all the valuable things in the Three Immortals Cave, and only the small secret realm was still valuable. However, because the small secret realm was refined into the mountain wall, it could not be easily moved without the strength of the Golden Core Realm.
It can be said that he didn't lose anything.
But it's unrealistic to say that he didn't feel bad after his house was robbed.
Zhang Wei took the painting of luxuriant grasses, looked it over and said, "So, you took out this half scroll of the painting of luxuriant grasses today just to ask the three of us to let you go?"
"Exactly..."
Qin Fan admitted it, and then seemed to think that a mere half-broken fourth-rank magic weapon would not be very attractive to a dignified Yuanying Zhenjun, so he gritted his teeth and took out another item from the Qiankun bracelet.
"I was possessed by evil spirits and stole your cave. This is wrong. I will take this ethereal crystal as an apology. Please forgive me!"
Qin Fan offered it with both hands.
Looking at the huge piece of ethereal crystal in Qin Fan's hand, the corner of Zhang Wei's mouth twitched.
The greatest opportunity in the Five Realms in the past three hundred years is indeed in your hands!
But a ethereal crystal that can open up a portable space is a treasure even for me now.
So Zhang Wei didn't refuse and simply accepted it.
"This piece of ethereal crystal is worth no less than a fifth-tier magic weapon. I'll have some left over if I use it to exchange for your life..."
Zhang Wei looked Qin Fan up and down and said, "I see that you have average aptitude, but you have been able to cultivate to such a level. Now you are traveling around in the Linglong Outer Sea. I think you are determined to seek the truth.
You and I both come from a background of independent cultivation, and I know the difficulties of being an independent cultivator.
Here are some medicinal pills that are just right for your level. If nothing goes wrong, they will be enough for you to cultivate to the Golden Core level. You can consider them as the reward for this Void Spirit Crystal."
As he spoke, Zhang Wei waved his hand, and more than a dozen bottles of elixirs emitting amazing spiritual energy flew out and floated quietly in front of Qin Fan.
Qin Fan was immediately delighted when he saw this.
Because the grade of every bottle of elixir that Zhang Wei took out was at least level three, and one of them was even level four!
With so many high-level elixirs, he was confident that he could reach the late Purple Mansion stage within the next ten years, and even creating fake elixirs was not impossible!
This is exactly what he needs most now!
The feeling of Kong Lingzhijing, who was originally reluctant, was immediately replaced by satisfaction, and he sincerely thanked Zhang Wei.
"Thank you very much, senior, for the elixir!"
Zhang Wei looked at Chi Lian, and Chi Lian nodded.
Zhao Xinshentong did not see any resentment or greed in Qin Fans heart.
Qin Fan is a nice guy, although he has his own little schemes, but who doesn’t have some schemes?
And the other party is not the kind of greedy and ungrateful person.
If they meet again in the future, Zhang Wei would not mind helping him to the best of his ability and giving him another chance.
What's more, with Qin Fan's characteristics as the "protagonist", as long as he doesn't die halfway, the other party might give him a big surprise when they meet next time.
Zhang Wei shook his head and laughed, then said: "The cause and effect here has been resolved. As for Qun Yao, I will explain it to you clearly. Qin Xiaoyou, you don't have to worry. We will meet again in the future!"
After saying that, Zhang Wei didn't want to linger any longer. He bowed to Qin Fan and left the sea area with Huai Zhu and Chi Lian.
Qin Fan was left alone, staring blankly at the direction where Zhang Wei and the others left in silence for a while.
"Ugh……"
After a long time, only a sigh remained on the sea.
……
Because of the Longmen Tide, the people living in the East China Sea have to start a large-scale migration every hundred years. Their savings over the past hundred years will be extorted by officials who block their way everywhere for various reasons.
It would be better if the gentry had a good background. They could protect themselves in this turmoil, and then wait until the tide recedes before returning to the East China Sea to enjoy wealth and glory.
But if ordinary people without any background, they would have to accept the exploitation from all kinds of heroes. After the last bit of external value was squeezed out, they would sell themselves into slavery and fill the farms of the major wealthy families.
This is the ecology of the East China Sea.
This is how we have been living for thousands of years.
Compared to hundreds of years ago, this generation of disaster victims has an advantage over their predecessors.
That is, the possibility of starving to death is greatly reduced.
Ever since mealworm pills appeared in the disaster victims' market three hundred years ago, this little thing, which is much cheaper than other food, has become popular in the disaster-stricken areas of the East China Sea at an astonishing speed.
Although the raw materials used to make this thing are disgusting, it is nothing to the disaster victims who are already starving and are almost eating their own children.
Even after the disaster, mealworm pills are still popular among many disaster victims, and many local snacks have been developed based on them.
But the current Jihuang Maru...
"It stinks so damn bad..."
A middle-aged man with a pale face picked up a meatball that gave off a strange stench and couldn't help showing disgust.
But the hunger in his stomach made him forget this, and he swallowed the thing into his stomach.
"vomit……"
The middle-aged man retched, then drank two sips of water to suppress the nausea, and cursed: "The quality of the Jihuang Pills sold to us by the Zhang family, a bunch of bastards who gave birth to sons without buttholes, is getting worse and worse!
Not only is the quantity small, the quality is also poor, and the maggots used are all picked out from the manure pit! They are not afraid of retribution for making such dirty money! "
"You still have the heart to curse?"
Another old man sneered as he stuffed the Jihuang Pill into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it before saying, "It's good to have something to eat, but let's hurry up and get to the inland sooner so we can settle down sooner. The longer we delay, the higher the grain price will be. When we can't even afford the Jihuang Pill, you'll have to sell your 100-plus kilograms of meat to others as slaves. Even for this, they'll still have to lower the price!"
"Hey, this world..."
The middle-aged man cursed a few words, then continued to pull up his remaining belongings and followed the large group of disaster victims on the road to survival.
There are many disaster victims like him.
But most of them just cursed a few words, then propped up their tired bodies and continued to struggle to survive.
As for the Zhang family they mentioned, it is a top family that is well-known in several nearby countries and has great influence in several surrounding countries.
The Zhang family can be seen in the political, military, and business fields of Chen State.
Such a huge family power naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of those in power in the State of Chen, and successive rulers of the State of Chen wanted to ban it.
But they all failed.
Even if the seventh generation ruler of Chen State had not braved the cold winter weather to go to the Zhang family to apologize a hundred years ago, it would be hard to say whether the royal family of Chen State could continue its rule.
After this incident, everyone knew who the real master of Chen State was, and the Zhang family of Canglong Mountain became the uncrowned king of the entire Chen State.
As a result, the empresses of Chen Kingdom in all dynasties had to be chosen from the daughters of the Zhang family's collateral branches in order to ensure the stability of the royal ancestral temple.
As for the mealworm pills, they are one of the Zhang family's assets.
It's ridiculous to say that.
Legend has it that three hundred years ago, when the Jihuang Pills appeared in the East China Sea, they were famous for their good quality and low price. At that time, the Zhang family, which had countless living people, had shrines for their descendants, but not every household in the East China Sea had them.
But the quality of Jihuang Pills is getting worse and worse. Some of the maggots are not even crushed clean, but are simply rolled into balls and sold.
But the disaster victims had no choice but to buy it, because the business of disaster relief was monopolized by the Zhang family and its vassals. The court's disaster relief grain funds were also divided up by this group of gluttons, and then exchanged for this "Jihuang Pills" and sold to the disaster victims, which was equivalent to having the meal from both ends.
Therefore, the victims had no other way to exchange for food unless they bought Zhang’s Jihuang Pills, and could only accept the exploitation helplessly.
“Gee…Gee…”
At this time, the long line of disaster victims suddenly became noisy. Several young men in elegant clothes were seen riding their horses and waving their whips in the line of disaster victims, watching the ugly appearance of the disaster victims dodging and their anger but not daring to speak. These people did not feel ashamed but angry.
I just felt it was fun.
After knocking down several victims who were unable to dodge with their horses and riding to a "post station" in the center where porridge was distributed, these young men in elegant clothes jumped off their horses and sat down on the chairs in the respectful service of the postmen.
Then he pointed at the ragged victims outside and sneered, "Look at these ants... They don't even have the courage to show their teeth to us. They deserve to be pariahs for the rest of their lives."
Several others immediately echoed, "What my cousin said is absolutely right."
"What Master Zhang said makes a lot of sense!"
"That's right. When I came here, I heard that the untouchables in some places were greedy. They were so picky about the relief grains that the imperial court and the Zhang family had collected for them with so much difficulty. They really don't know what's good for them. If they have the guts, they should just not eat them!"
"I've heard that your family rules are very strict. Even when facing high-ranking officials and nobles from my Chen country, the family members must remain indifferent, in order to cultivate the pride of the family. Now I see that it is indeed well-deserved!"
After these people flattered him, Master Zhang soon became a little flattered. Although most of these people were lying with open eyes, the fact that he was flattered by so many people showed how high Master Zhang's status was in this small group.
However, in reality, this Zhang Baofeng in the legendary Zhang family was just a member of a branch family that was relatively close to the main branches.
But even so, Zhang Baofeng's status in the outside world is still very high, so high that these children of nobles can only be his vassals.
At this time, the post station guards had prepared a banquet for Zhang Baofeng and his party. The rich young men were drinking and having fun under the protection of the soldiers. Only a hundred feet away was a group of disaster victims who were staggering and weak all over.
The aroma of the food naturally attracted the attention of the people nearby, but in the face of the gleaming swords and guns and the "noble" status of the people in the house, these people, who had the Jihuang Pill as a backup and were not at the end of their rope, ultimately did not take that risk.
"Speaking of which, cousin, I have something I don't understand. Why did you, with your valuable body, come to the East China Sea to personally preside over the disaster relief work?"
A young man from a noble family who was related to Zhang Baofeng asked curiously, "With your status and position, you can rise to prominence in the court of Chen State even without coming here in person. Why bother coming to this poor and remote place and asking for trouble?"
Someone started talking, and others also cast curious glances.
In fact, they had heard some news a long time ago, and the reason they followed Zhang Baofeng to the East China Sea and flattered him everywhere was to verify it.
"Hum..."
Zhang Baofeng sneered, put down his glass and said, "Chuanlong, if someone else asked me, I wouldn't tell them, but you are my cousin after all. You are all my dearest friends and relatives, so it's no big deal to reveal a little to you."
As he spoke, Zhang Baofeng moved forward with a mysterious look, and several other young masters from aristocratic families immediately followed.
Then, Zhang Baofeng lowered his voice and said.
"You all must know that although my Zhang family has a little reputation in the mortal world, it is actually a family of immortal cultivators, right?"
"It's natural!"
Someone immediately complimented him, “My Li family has also hosted an immortal master before. It is said that even among the immortals, the Zhang family of Canglong Mountain is a well-known force!
It is said that among the nobles, there are five legendary foundation-building immortals! Even the Yunshang Sect dares not to conflict with the Zhang family. "
"That's right. The reason why our Chen country was able to maintain its national prosperity during the previous Dragon Gate Tide was all thanks to the generous help of the Zhang family immortal. The Zhang family immortal protected the people of the world and prevented them from suffering. Who doesn't know his reputation? It should be made public!"
Someone raised his glass, and everyone followed suit.
Zhang Baofeng coughed a few times and said, "Governing the country and maintaining peace is one of the ancestral precepts of our Zhang family. We are just doing our part. Thank you for your kindness!"
There was another round of compliments, and Zhang Baofeng's face became even rosier under everyone's praises.
Then he said, "But you don't know that although my Zhang family is not weak and there are many foundation-building masters in the clan, it is still slightly inferior to the Yunshang Sect, which has a Purple Mansion Master in charge. The one who really makes the Yunshang Sect afraid of my Zhang family is someone else!"
"How many of you know about Yulong Mountain?"
Zhang Baofeng raised his head and said with a proud tone.
Someone immediately echoed, "But Yulong Mountain is one of the five major sects along with Linglong Fairy Island? Could it be that a noble has a senior who holds an important position in Yulong Mountain?"
"Yes, and no..."
Zhang Baofeng waved his hand, then shook his head and said, "Although my Zhang family has no seniors holding important positions in Yulong Mountain, one of my ancestors was acquainted with a powerful person in Yulong Mountain, and they had a very good relationship. Even now, that senior still rewards us with treasures from time to time!"
"The powerful person in Yulong Mountain? Is he also a Purple Mansion Master?" someone asked curiously.
Zhang Baofeng rolled his eyes in disdain and said, "If it was just a Purple Mansion, how could he protect my Zhang family across an entire realm? To tell you the truth, the one who protected my Zhang family was a legendary Jindan Zhenren who had a lifespan of a thousand years!"
"Zhenren Jindan?!"
"A lifespan of a thousand years?!"
Hearing Zhang Baofeng's words, everyone present couldn't help but exclaim, which led to Zhang Baofeng's angry rebuke.
"Why are you shouting so loudly?! Jindan Zhenren has unparalleled magical powers. She can detect the movements of the entire Chen Kingdom. If you make a fuss and cause her dissatisfaction, don't blame me for not reminding you!"
Everyone was startled and immediately nodded in agreement.
Li Chuanlong, who was a relative of Zhang Baofeng, poured wine for his cousin and said, "Congratulations, cousin. Congratulations, cousin. The Zhang family has the protection of the Golden Core Master. Apart from the legendary five great immortal sects, who else in the entire Five Regions dares to offend?"
Others also complimented him, and three more rounds of drinks followed.
Someone asked, "Brother Zhang, did you come to the East Sea this time because of the Golden Elixir Immortal? I wonder if we can help you in any way? Just ask, Brother Zhang. We will definitely help you even if we have to go through fire and water!"
Everyone immediately patted their chests to show their loyalty.
Zhang Baofeng smiled and joked a few times, but deep down he despised these drinking buddies of his.
He sneered in his heart, "Do you really think I can't see through your little tricks? You are just trying to seek some immortal fate.
But unfortunately, those immortal fates are not enough for us in the Zhang family, so how can we have extra for you outsiders? I call you brothers, and you really think you are a big shot."
Having said that, Zhang Baofeng did not reject the kindness of these people.
So he said in embarrassment: "Well, to be honest with you, everyone knows that this relationship must be maintained.
This is true not only for us mortals, but also for the immortals who are high above.
Otherwise, once or twice is fine, but if it happens too many times, even the best relationship will become alienated.
Therefore, every time our Zhang family meets that senior, we have to prepare some valuable rare treasures to present to him.
Although she doesn't think highly of our little things, as the saying goes, a gift of a goose feather from a thousand miles away is more valuable than the thought behind it.
You have to have attitude!
So I came to the East Sea this time, on the one hand to sympathize with the people of the East Sea, and on the other hand to collect some rare treasures here, and then present them to the immortals, hoping to get some guidance! "
What Zhang Baofeng said was half true and half false.
The Zhang family does collect some resources every hundred years during the Longmen Tide, but it is not the turn of Zhang Baofeng, a disciple of this branch, to worry about it.
The reason he came to Donghai was just a mission from the Zhang family.
Just like when a city in Zhang Wei's previous life wanted to compete for the honor of a civilized city, it had to do some superficial work every time the inspection team came. Zhang Baofeng was one of the superficial efforts sent by the Zhang family to the East China Sea, and it was for the Jindan Zhenren who also came to the East China Sea to see!
He was not qualified to meet Jindan Zhenren, but he still had the courage to use Jindan's identity to ask for some money as pocket money from these drinking and eating friends.
Not only is there, but it’s huge!
Zhang Baofeng's words did not arouse the suspicion of these drinking buddies. They immediately patted their chests and promised that they would collect enough treasures and only hoped that they could say a few good words for them in front of Jindan Zhenren.
Zhang Baofeng was not reluctant to write some blank checks, so for a while, everyone was having fun with wine and meat, and the air was filled with the smell of decadence.
All of this was heard and seen by Zhang Wei and the other two, who were hundreds of feet above their heads.
Zhang Wei's face was gloomy and uncertain, and one could tell at a glance that he was not in a good mood at the moment.
"Husband..."
"Zijie..."
Chi Lian and Huai Zhu called out softly, and just as they were about to comfort him, they saw Zhang Wei shook his head and sighed, "I'm fine. In fact, I had expected this kind of thing... From what they said, Qun Yao is now in Canglong Mountain. Let's go, maybe we can run into her."
Chi Lian and Huai Zhu looked at each other, and the two women who usually had many contradictions now spoke in unison.
"Um……"
(End of this chapter)
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