In the seventeenth year of the emperor's middle school, June twenty-eight, Wu Rong.

Stormy!

Every year after the summer, there will be a whirlwind like a giant wheel blowing on the sea, the wind passes, the sky and the earth are dark, close at hand, the waves on the sea are 100 feet high, the land stones go and the sand fly, even the strongest big ship, in front of the wind, it is no different from toys. When the wind blows, only the most seasoned captains and the bravest sailors can sail in the wind and waves, and the reason why so many merchants have to risk losing their heads to pass through the warring city of Wurong and trade in the port is precisely to finish what should be done before the wind blows.

…… However, no one expected that this year's Biaofeng would come earlier than in previous years.

Going south from Wurong, there were ports to rest and islands to shelter from the wind, and the owners of these sea ships were all merchants who had accumulated years of experience, and they were no longer familiar with this route, normally speaking, they would move between these points in sections, cross the ocean with a high degree of vigilance, and finally, transport these silk tea pottery to a foreign land thousands of miles away.

However, the hurricane, which came more than ten days earlier than expected, broke all the plans of the maritime merchants, and they could only stay in the port helplessly, and similarly, the hurricane that penetrated deep into the land also blocked the road with torrential rain, so that those Xia merchants who were not even afraid of knives, guns and shackles had no choice but to continue to stay in Wurong City with scolding.

Zhang Yuankong and his party were also blocked by the wind.

The affairs of Qingyuan Mountain have been taken care of, although Suluzhi gritted his teeth, but on the side of Na Wuna, he still happily settled the "indemnity" demanded by Mingxin, and long before the money was in place, Mingxin had already used the name of Longhu Mountain to relieve a group of refugees affected by Safuding's rebellion.

Although it is still in the running-in, however, a new balance has gradually emerged between the major forces: the Lin family no longer has the transcendent status of the past, the Chen family has not been able to become the new squire leader, and Liu Boxiang, who has been snooping on the side, the complex game between the Chen, Liu, and Lin families seems to continue for a long time.

The gambling of the Wang family has brought them rich returns, whether it is Chen Anguo, Han Sha, or local families, they have all spoken highly of everything they have done, and the current Wang family, although they are still "outsiders" in Wurong City, has already sat firmly behind the surnames Chen, Liu, and Lin, and has officially become a new giant in the Wurong business circle.

On the Yishang side, it has undergone a cruel reshuffle: the deaths of Safuddin and Amariddin will drag a large group of Yishang into the abyss. The smarter or luckier of these people can also save their lives through methods such as sacrifices, as well as a small piece of property that is enough for them to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, while the vast majority of them have become Chen Anguo's "military merits", which were piled up in the military camp outside the city, carefully pickled with lime and salt, and waited for the official inspection of the imperial court.

After this catastrophe, the balance of power of the Yixia merchants in Wurong City has changed considerably, and the total power of the Xia merchants has increased significantly compared with the past, but when it comes to the respective growth shares of each family, no one can compare to Pu Shou Geng.

However, Pu Shougeng is still the same as in the past, he is extremely greedy for profits, and at the same time he also has a strong sense of proportion: in fact, he could have devoured more, but he seems to have drawn a line for himself from the beginning, and after reaching it, he did not hesitate to stop, waiting for others to divide the remaining interests, and rumors even pointed out that as early as the partition was still underway, he had already discounted a huge amount of money for the first time, which would be released to Shangjing in the near future.

Hanza was also a winner. Whether Pu Shougeng is trying to avoid trouble in a low-key manner, or if he really has some tricks, the result is always visible to everyone: in recent days, Na Ur Na has cleaned up the military camp and stripped out the strong and healthy "masters" who survived, although these people were soon divided up by the major merchants, but in any case, they have completely severed their ties with the Yisi Ba Xi army. At the same time, there are also a considerable number of resources dedicated to official property, including a small building once owned by Safudin--- on the day of the dedication, the small building around the construction began to be renovated, and those who know it say that this place will soon become a part of the literary academy.

The collection of "human heads" ended a few days ago, and at the same time, the trace of Taiping Road was completely lost, for which many people felt extremely regretful, but more people felt that Wu Rong had experienced too many things this year, and it was best to stop there, no more, no new excitement came out.

The sons of Shenxiao have also been quite low-key recently: they seem to have reached some agreement with Jingjiao, Zhang Yuankong has twice seen Li Nacao and Aloben discuss things near the immortal tree, as for the details, although Zhang Yuanhe has worked hard to collect, but still hasn't heard anything valuable, the only thing he knows is that Li Nacao seems to have decided to leave, if it weren't for this sudden hurricane, now, he might have packed up and sat in the carriage.

all know that the three dragons and tigers and the seven sons of Shenxiao are about to leave, and these days, basically, the forces that feel that they have enough share and qualifications are arranging for them to see them off, such as ...... Right now.

"If my father knew what I was doing now, he would probably have blackened his face, please family law!"

In the wind, Wang Shoujie half-squatted, laughing while trying to stabilize the tea bowl in his hand. And Pu Shouhong, who was sitting opposite him, was much more ugly, and he had to hold on hard to the iron pillar that had been driven into the ground more than two feet deep before, so as not to be blown away by the strong wind.

"You guys."

Although the wind was strong enough to blow the stones of the human head into a mess, Zhang Yuankong sat steadily, his clothes were sluggish, his hair did not move, and as soon as the wind blew to his side, he suddenly disappeared.

"Wu Rongli can't sit down and drink tea there, he has to come to this place."

"This place is good."

Although embarrassed, Pu Shouhong was the most excited, and he disagreed with Zhang Yuankong's criticism, pointing out that although there were many places where Wu Rongli could sit and talk, none of them could be better than the scenery here.

"I've told my eldest brother many times that it's better to build a pavilion in this place, or simply build a teahouse, and the name will be ...... Sea View Tower. It's a pity that he never agreed. ”

The place where a few people sat around was outside, dozens of steps forward, was the raging sea, now it was the time of the strong wind, the sky was dark, and the sea water a few feet high rolled towards the land in waves, and a weaker person could not even sit still.

Today's send-off for Zhang Yuankong is Pu Shouhong, his two friends, Yunshi and Mingben, who are also disciples of Han Sha, are also sitting together, as for Wang Shoujie, it was a coincidence, he also came to invite Zhang Yuankong, after hearing that he had an appointment with Pu Shouhong, he simply patted his thigh and said, "Then let's go together!" That's it, a circle of people.

A few people were eating tea and talking in this storm, but they felt a slight movement under them.

"This is, the earth dragon moved??"

Pu Shougang is a few people, and his skills are a little stronger than ordinary martial artists, Wang Shoujie is stronger than them, and he can tell that this seems to be slightly different from a normal earthquake, only Zhang Yuankong judged the direction of the shock for the first time, turned over and jumped up, squinted his eyes, and looked at the past.

(Where is it?) ）

Around Wurong, in addition to the sea, there are mountains, and the direction Zhang Yuankong looked at was a particularly treacherous mountainous area, basically uninhabited, even the tax collectors of the county guard's mansion and the missionaries of the Jingjiao sect had not been able to dig out anything worth caring about there.

But now, Zhang Yuankong can clearly feel that the vibration is coming from there, and wave after wave, more and more frequent, stronger and stronger.

"It's really a ground dragon turning over!?"

Still still unclear about the situation, Yun Shi and Ming Ben jumped up one after another, while observing left and right whether there would be a danger of falling rocks in this place, while still muttering that Wurong had not heard of an earthquake in this place for many years. However, Wang Shoujie saw the opportunity quickly and had already stood by Zhang Yuankong's side.

"Big real people?"

"It's weird."

Clueless in reply, Zhang Yuankong kept staring at the mountain peak that kept shaking: there was no longer just shaking, red smoke began to emerge from the ground, getting thicker and thicker, to the point that the entire mountain was also enveloped.

And as the smoke poured out, Zhang Yuankong began to have an extremely strange feeling, like fear, as if he was close, and there was a kind of excitement in jumping.

(What's going on there?) ）

At this time, Pu Shouhong and the others finally realized that something was wrong, and they were about to come over, and at this time, a gust of wind blew, sweeping away the crimson smoke, revealing the peaks inside, as well as ......?

"What's that!?"

Whether it was Pu Shouhong or Yun Shi, no matter how proficient they were in Xia Xue, they were still Yiren after all, and when they saw what appeared after the smoke dispersed for the first time, they were all shocked by the completely unimaginable scene in front of them, while Ming Ben and Wang Shoujie were completely different impacts.

"Da Zhenren, this is ......"

He also froze there, forgetting to keep his body strong, and was violently torn by the strong wind from the sea, his clothes and hair, but ...... Now Zhang Yuankong, how can he still care about these things?

Over and over again, he had only one thought:

(There is Wakaki in the far east...... Master, I now finally understand what the helper is trying to tell us! ）