The Junxuan Empire has fallen into a desperate situation, this method of lingering on the remnants of life is not a cure for the symptoms at all, and the forces that have poured into the empire are not philanthropists, they are all things that eat people and do not spit out bones!

These forces that are equivalent to taking advantage of the fire to rob are more ruthless than the other, and the exchange ratio given is terrifyingly low!

One pound of rice actually needs a hundred high-grade Xuanshi to be exchanged, and a pound of water needs to be exchanged for ten top-grade Xuanshi!

As for other medicinal herbs and meat, it is even more expensive, and only top-level weapons and even divine weapons are eligible to exchange them!

This is simply a robbery, even more ruthless than a robbery, which is outrageous!

The dignified Xuanshi, that is the hard currency among the monks, is a precious mineral, with one less one, usually take it to the world, can be exchanged for countless family wealth!

As for the magic weapons, not to mention, just exchanging them for food is enough to exchange for the inexhaustible number of ancestors for hundreds of generations, and the value of the two sides is not at the same level at all!

This kind of transaction could not have happened, but now, in desperation, the ink merchants can only carry out these unequal exchanges!

Many big forces have come in to get a piece of the pie, Shangguan Wuya and others don't dare to commit public anger, the gap in the open formation has never been closed, and it is open to external forces, but it prevents the people of the Junxuan Empire from escaping!

They are waiting, waiting for the Junxuan Empire to run out of gas, and at that time, they will appreciate the other party's desperate posture!

All these transactions are carried out in secret, which is a well-known secret, and those forces that have entered the Junxuan Empire don't want to expose themselves too much!

No one can count how many forces have entered it, they each occupy different points, tacitly divide the territory of the entire Junxuan Empire, and do this kind of business in it!

The people of Junxuan are free to choose where to trade, anyway, the situation of each family is similar, and they will basically choose foreign forces in close proximity!

With this blood-sucking exploitation transaction, a large number of artifacts from the Junxuan Empire have flowed out, and the emptiness of the treasury is increasing day by day!

Looking at all this, in the end, even many people in the Ten Great Divine Kingdoms were red-eyed and wanted to almost enter it!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and you can't get so many treasures so effortlessly on a weekday!

It's a pity that they can only think about it, the righteous qi barrier isolates all people with the breath and bloodline of the ten divine kingdoms, and they even want to go in even if they squeeze their heads!

Therefore, including Shangguan Wuya and the others, the generations of the Ten Kingdoms could only watch with blush as other forces went in to loot and plunder!

This result actually made the people of the Ten Great Divine Kingdoms very unhappy, after all, they were the ones who sealed the Junxuan Empire, and they were the ones who contributed to it, but the resources were divided by other forces, which is simply unreasonable!

However, the situation is like this, the "loss-making" business of the ink merchants is too ruthless, they can only turn a blind eye and allow other big forces to get a piece of the pie!

In fact, the Ten Ancestors didn't care about this, and the few years that had lasted for them were just a flick of their fingers, and they were not worth mentioning at all!

All they want is the Immortal Lock, and the other artifacts are not attractive at all!

Even the Ten Ancestors had a tacit attitude, let alone the people below, so from beginning to end, Shangguan Wuya and they never showed any dissatisfaction!

Under this subtle acquiescence, the big forces of all sides are surging in, greedy and unscrupulous to loot resources!

This situation lasted for half a year, and during this period, although the living conditions of the people were just as difficult, at least there was food, medicine, and water to drink!

The only thing that makes the people feel very uncomfortable is that these foreign exploiting forces like to oppress them very much, and they vividly interpret the four words of robbery while the fire is burning!

This feeling of depression is far more painful than physical fatigue, but the people can only endure it silently!

This situation lasted for half a year and then began to deteriorate rapidly, because the treasury of the Junxuan Empire had run out of gas, and the savings of the major families were almost empty!

In this way, the resources that can be exchanged for it will be greatly reduced again, and the Junxuan Empire will be in dire straits again!

This change is seen by the world, some people sigh, some people are helpless, some people sneer, some people are happy, and they are different......

Everyone understands that this time the Junxuan Empire is really exhausted, and it is impossible to make any more big waves!

To add insult to injury, after years of consumption by Shangguan Wuya and others, that layer of righteous qi barrier has been crumbling, and it seems that it won't last long!

Haoran's righteous qi is already limited, and in the past few years, it has been passing by on its own, while fighting against the forbidden decree and other things to intensify its consumption, and it is normal that it is about to collapse at this time!

This series of bad changes undoubtedly pushed Mo Li and them into the abyss of despair, and even the soldiers who had always been tenacious began to hesitate, not to mention the common people!

The entire Junxuan Empire is lifeless, like a piece of rotten wood that is about to be destroyed, and no one can bring life to it!

All this was seen by the Moli brothers, they were anxious, but they were helpless!

Now even if Mo Li wants to open the righteous qi barrier, it will be difficult to fight to the death, after such a long period of hunger, the soldiers have been in a state of fatigue, and their combat effectiveness is not as good as before!

And themselves, as well as many monks in the empire, have not been able to nourish the Xuan Qi for a long time, resulting in the dantian being empty, and there is not much Xuan power left, and there is no strength to fight!

In this situation, either starve to death first, or break the barrier and be slaughtered by the enemy and die, no matter how you look at it, it is a dead word, how can you not despair!

The atmosphere of sadness and depression spread throughout the empire, and even the Mo Li and the others were affected!

As the master of the people's livelihood and commerce in the empire, the Mo Shang was more anxious than anyone else when he saw all this!

Especially when he walked on the road and saw the weak old women, haggard children, and even scrawny corpses on the streets, his heart was really like a knife!

In desperation, for the sake of the people, for the sake of his brothers, and for the sake of the empire, he decided to put down his self-esteem, put down his face, and personally go to a transaction negotiation!

To be precise...... It's a prayer, and the object is a huge force that they are all strangers to...... Beast Village!

As early as half a year ago, when the beast village sent people to settle in the Junxuan Empire, they secretly said that as long as any one of Mo Li and the others was willing to come to confess and apologize for the deceased Mo Xuan, then they would be willing to give the people of the entire empire a month's rations and water!

The process of confessing sins is also very simple, take the guilt, kneel all the way from the gate of his station to the temple, and wait for the fate!

As soon as these words were released, Mo Shang was very angry!

The name of the beast village, he had already heard Mo Xuan talk about it, and knew that it was the base camp of the White Tiger Ancestor!

And he also knew the grievances between the White Tiger Ancestor and Mo Xuan, the latter had killed his descendants in the Beast Valley, and the two sides had an entanglement, which belonged to the kind of relationship that never died!

Under this relationship, at this time, they still release such words, the purpose of which is self-evident, it must be humiliation!

Mo Shang would not fail to see this, so he felt angry, if it weren't for his limited strength, he would have wanted to drive the people of the beast village out of the empire!

In order to prevent this bastard word released by the beast village from reaching the ears of the other brothers guarding the border pass, making them angry about it, Mo Shang decided to suppress the news!

Therefore, he is the only one in the hierarchy who knows this!

At first, the ink merchant didn't intend to pay attention to it, and even he ordered that he was not allowed to do business with the people of the beast village, and it was all to discuss with other forces, but now, he has changed his mind!

Mo Shang could only drop everything and give it a try, which was definitely a painful torture for him!

In the past half a year, all the transactions have been handled by the officials under the orders of the ink merchant, and he can't pull off that face to face the heads of various countries!

In any case, he can also be regarded as one of the leaders of the Junxuan Empire, just watching the major forces hollow out his own side is enough to suffer, how can he stand it to face it in person!

Although Mo Shang is just an ordinary monk with the role of a merchant, his strength and talent are not very strong, but he also has self-esteem and his own face!

For the sake of the empire, he can allow outsiders to exploit him, but he does not allow himself to bow his head and bow his waist flatteringly, and he does not allow himself to lose the face of his brothers!

But now, he had no choice but to try to pray, grasp this illusory life-saving straw, and see if he could find a glimmer of life!

All...... For the people, for the people!

This step was undoubtedly a violent psychological struggle, and the Moshang retreated step by step, first making the countries divide themselves, and then preparing to bow to the enemy, everything was torment!

This time, it was even more humiliating, wagging his tail and begging for mercy to his brother's mortal enemy, which was worse than death!

However, all the humiliation was borne by the Mo Shang alone, because he was willing to sacrifice himself to save the reputation of his brothers!

Mo Shang has never been a great man, at most he is a successful businessman, but as a brother, he is impeccable!

In fact, the ink merchant didn't know whether the words released by the beast village were true, or if they were just a joke!

He instinctively felt that the latter was more likely, but at this point, in desperation, he could only try everything he could, even if there was little hope!

After making this difficult decision, on this day, he found the residence of the beast village in the imperial capital of Junxuan alone!

The cold wind is bleak, and the long street of the imperial capital, which was prosperous in the past, is now full of decay and death-like silence!

Mo Shang was dressed in a black robe, wearing a hat, with his head down, and he was dressed so tightly that no one could recognize him!

This is not because he is afraid of losing face, but mainly because he is worried about being seen by others, and then it will reach the ears of the eldest brother and others, thus affecting the brothers!

It's all the more beneficial to go on so quietly!

The ink merchant kept a low profile, and after walking through the abandoned streets, he came to a high-rise mansion!

Compared with the deserted and lonely streets around it, this high-rise mansion is more luxurious, and you can feel the abundant spirit in it from afar, which is completely different from other places in the imperial capital!

The mansion is very magnificent, and the surrounding courtyards have long been deserted, but it is dusty and extremely prominent!

There is a plaque hanging above its main entrance, with four big characters on it, which is the business house set up by the beast village in the territory of the Junxuan Empire, which is used to loot the gods!

Standing in front of the door, Mo Shang sighed in his heart, and couldn't help but clench his fists, showing a look of struggle on his face!

"Old Seven, I'm sorry, I'm sorry to be a brother...... "In the end, Mo Shang sighed in his heart, moved his steps with difficulty, and finally stepped towards this mansion!

He was unwilling, ashamed of Mo Xuan, and didn't want to bow to his brother's enemies, but the hundreds of millions of haggard people behind him forced him to take this step!

Mo Shang's heart has been tormented, and every step he takes is extremely heavy, like a mountain moving by!

After stepping over the nine steps of the main entrance, he stood in front of the red lacquered gate, and the plaque above it was particularly dazzling!

As with the usual trading houses, the doors are wide open to reveal a spacious courtyard that welcomes all guests, except that there are no warm welcome servants!

In the courtyard, the palaces are magnificent, and the ink merchants can clearly feel that there are many strong among them!

At the same time, the moment the ink merchant stepped here, in the most central hall of the mansion, a black tiger with stripes all over his body opened his scarlet eyes, and the corners of his mouth lifted a wisp of inexplicable smile!

This black tiger is incomparably huge, ten feet away, lying on a stone chair, exuding the aura of a king!

He is pitch black, without any variegation, with a terrifying momentum, and the tiger stripes on his body are road lines, looming, making it reveal a confusing sense of mystery!

After the black tiger noticed the arrival of the ink merchant, he didn't say anything, as if he hadn't found it, he quickly closed his eyes again, and continued to lie in the chair to recuperate!

It didn't say anything directly, but the clever people under it had already understood its meaning!

"Whoosh......"

So, before the ink merchant had time to finish looking at the beast village trading house, the wind suddenly rose in the courtyard, and a few gray jackals sprang out!

These jackals are stronger than the other, the thinnest ones are seven zhang long, their faces are hideous, their mouths are always open, saliva is flowing, and their lilac eyes are full of animality!

There is no doubt that they are the war beasts in the beast village, belonging to the black tiger, and they came out to "entertain" the ink merchant at this time!

After a few jackals looked the ink merchant up and down, the ten-zhang gray wolf led by him grinned and showed a hideous and ugly smile, and said politely in the tone of the human race: "Who is my Dao, it turned out to be a famous ink merchant!"

"I've long been curious, I have long been curious, I can come up with a one-handed trading strategy to forcibly renew the life of the empire, and what kind of demeanor is the person who has been living for more than half a year, and I really see a talent today!"

"I just don't know, Mo businessmen and Taoist friends came to visit at this time, what do you have to talk about?"

……

The gray-haired wolf is coy, knowing it but pretending not to know, its grinning mouth is salivating, full of cunning and treacherous, revealing ruthlessness!

"When your merchant firm came here, he left a sentence, dare to ask, can you still make a number?" Mo Shang did not answer, but asked, although he did not say what he said, but everyone knew it in their hearts!

A few jackals didn't feel the slightest surprise, they expected it at the beginning, and at this moment they all showed a playful look!

"If the lord releases it, he will naturally say nothing, and he will not joke, since the Mo merchant Taoist friend asks so, then he must already know the conditions set by the lord!"

"Since you came to the door today, you must have made a decision, then I won't have to wait for a long time, I want to enter this mansion, and I want my lord to fulfill that sentence, you should know what to do!"

……

The gray wolf at the head smiled and said with a smile, understanding the purpose of the ink merchant's visit, so he was very sure!

With that, with a wave of its claws, it immediately threw a large handful of thorny thorns at the feet of the ink merchant, which had already been prepared!

(End of chapter)