The Great Seminary

Chapter 318 Seeking a meeting
At Zhen Ciyun's urging, Zhang Gui finally gave up the idea of ​​"ambushing and killing the unpredictable without anyone knowing" to Hai Zhenqing and his gang.

Pretending to be unwilling, they reduced the ransom from 500,000 taels of gold to 150,000 taels.

After demonstrating his power to Hai Zhenqing and explaining the situation, he spared Hai Zhenqing's life and released him from Zhihai Town.

Having finished her business, at such a delicate moment, given Zhen Ciyun's temperament, she should have immediately rushed back to Jinling Capital to observe the changing situation.

But she truly cared for Zhang Gui and couldn't bear to leave Zhihai Town immediately.

I stayed in a guest room in the backyard of the 'Dragon and Tiger Shogunate' for two nights and spent a day in the relatively lively and bustling dock area.

Although the two couldn't really do anything intimate because the younger sister, Zhen Shijing, was always by their side day and night.

But even when they can't "steal a moment" from time to time, they hug, kiss, and touch, which gives them a different kind of tingling feeling.

After the Zhen sisters reluctantly left Zhihai Town, Zhang Gui discovered that the resurrected Prince Zhen had issued a proclamation denouncing his elder brother, Prince Kui, for "murdering his father and usurping the throne," which was already known throughout the country.

The Japanese army, which he called "aid," has already landed in the Western Guangdong Sea, the most fiercely independent of the five provinces of the Southern Kingdom of Ming and Song.

They established a firm foothold in the three counties and ten ports along the coast of Guangdong, including the right bank of the Yangtze River, the cliffs of western Guangdong, and the western bay of western Guangdong.

But then there was no further news.

This gives the current situation an unsettling and mysterious atmosphere.

Gradually, the unrest that had begun to rise among the people subsided, and under the strong suppression of the government, the situation returned to calm, much like drinking poison to quench thirst.

In places like Zhihai Town, which had just opened to foreign trade, many merchants had already planned to pack up their belongings and go home to seek refuge.

After all, the Yingri Kingdom, which was 'following' Prince Zhen and waging war, came from the sea, so it was always safer to avoid the coastal areas.

But now that the situation doesn't seem so urgent, I hesitated and stayed.

Zhang Guijing observed the changes in the Northern Kingdom during the Ming and Song Dynasties, but he was still baffled.

So he stopped thinking and guessing, and simply left the Eastern Continent, teleporting to Huanglong Island.

Using the "Earth Vein Point Acupoint Creation Secret Realm Technique," they began searching for the "earth cave" to create the secret realm.

Since renaming Xianrong Island to 'Huanglong Island', the island's administrative planning has been completely changed, and 25 million true dragon citizens have been relocated and filled in.

All control over the mysterious territory of Huanglong Island finally came into Zhang Gui's hands.

After that, he intermittently used the "Earth Vein Pointing and Secret Realm Creation Method" ritual on the island whenever he had a spare moment to search for "earth caves" that could create secret realms.

However, after a long time, they still found nothing.

I never expected that just by clearing my head, I would achieve such results in less than half a day.

The 'cave' was pointed out.

However, unlike the True Dragon Island, which spans over 100,000 miles and has an average population of one million, where one acre of secret realm can be created every day.

The Huanglong Road, which covers an area of ​​over 300,000 miles, requires an average of two million people to create one acre of secret realm per day.

Furthermore, according to the records in the "Creating Secret Realms Appendix", the height of a secret realm after it is created can increase by 'three inches in a day and night, or as little as an inch'.

The secret realm on True Dragon Island belongs to the former category, while the secret realm on Yellow Dragon Island belongs to the latter.

However, the secret realm of Huanglong Island has been created; everything else can only wait for time to unfold.

Afterwards, Zhang Gui moved to Zhenlong Island, which took three days.

They transformed a group of highly trained elite soldiers into the former Stone Corpse Warriors, now known as the "Rebirth Army".

Then, with nothing to do, he returned to his only earthly divine kingdom on the Eastern Continent, Zhihai Town...

The nursery in the dock area, which has been planted for four years, is now in full bloom.

With a beaming smile, Zhang Gui plucked a pale pink flower, sniffed it, tucked it behind his ear, and strolled into a restaurant.

When the big shot arrived, the manager personally led him into the private room with the best view in the restaurant.

Before long, the food and wine were ready.

The sensible waiter quietly withdrew, closing the door silently behind him.

Zhang Gui took a leisurely sip of his chilled wine and pulled out a silk scroll copy of the "Secret Realm Creation Appendix" from his sleeve. He read it carefully, for what seemed like the umpteenth time, silently reflecting on his actions.
"As a legacy left by the ancient gods, True Dragon Island seems to be special even though it has been transformed into my earthly divine kingdom."

Otherwise, there's no way to explain why Huanglong Island is several times larger.

Moreover, when True Dragon Island first discovered the 'Cave' and created the secret realm, its population was much smaller than that of Yellow Dragon Island.

The timing is similar, but the location and the people are all favorable, making the 'Yellow Dragon' even better than the 'True Dragon'.

However, after the favorable location fostered harmonious relationships, the results of the secret realm's development on True Dragon Island far surpassed those on Yellow Dragon Island by more than double, and the growth rate of "Sky High" was more than three times higher...

When contemplating, one forgets both self and spirit.

He was subconsciously drinking the fruit wine mixed with ice, but slowly a feeling of something growing in his mouth began to take hold.

He reached into the wooden bucket filled with ice wine, saving Zhang Gui the trouble of drinking.

Then the tendril grew longer and stronger, eventually clearing the entire table.

It then continued to grow.

They began to absorb the tiny bit of 'primordial energy' unique to the extraordinary world from the air, nourishing the 'Three Treasures'.

When there was a knock on the door, Zhang Gui came to his senses and found the entire private room covered in roots and sprouts.

"Yeah!"

The scene startled him so much that he almost jumped up, but thankfully he managed to cry out and a thought flashed through his mind.

Those roots and buds instantly vanished into nothingness.

Everything felt like a dream.

But Zhang Gui knew he wasn't dreaming.

Rather, it is during the process of the body's neural network structure undergoing a major transformation that the "destruction" becomes even more severe.

The thought involuntarily came to mind:

"It's still a time of 'distraction' for me, and the many main spirits within my body are operating automatically."

The future won't completely spiral out of control, will it? Otherwise, we'll truly become monsters and demons!

Could it be that all those ancient demon lords and powerful beings were transformed in this way?

Well, if that's the case, I could actually agree.

A transmigrator from a highly civilized, technologically advanced network society, possessing a 'diverse' understanding of knowledge…

"Is Takayuki Yukichi here? I, Hai Zhenqing, request an audience." Suddenly, a cheerful voice rang out from outside the door.

Zhang Gui was taken aback and blurted out, "Who are you?"

"Your humble servant Hai Zhenqing, Longhu is truly a busy man."

"It's not that I'm busy, but rather, I really didn't expect that Lord Hai would 'visit' me again."

Zhang Gui got up and opened the door to the private room. He was surprised to see Hai Zhenqing standing outside.

Upon hearing this, Hai Zhenqing looked apologetic and said sincerely:

"Last time, I mistakenly took a heroic figure who was hiding between mountains and seas as a local bully who got lucky with the times, and I learned my lesson."

If it weren't for the help of a family friend, I might not have survived.

Having narrowly escaped death, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Longhu was truly a hero rarely seen in the world…

"No, Lord Hai, our 'matters' from last time have already been settled."

Stop with your vague and ambiguous language.

"Just tell me directly, why did you suddenly come back to Zhihai Town looking for me all of a sudden, all dejected?"

(End of this chapter)