Regarding the questioning, Chongyang's expression remained unchanged, which was expected.

"You noticed it when we met. ”

"Yes, Lord Sword Saint Ghost Brake has been famous after the battle in Les City, and we have not waited for the news to be unheard. The blonde woman said calmly.

"When asking someone a question, it is basic politeness to report where you came from. Chongyang stared at the woman's face.

"The faux pas, our surname is Qi, my name is Zidi, and I come from the Qi Family Chamber of Commerce. ”

Ziti Qi, Qijia Chamber of Commerce?

Chongyang squinted slightly, and during the time he spent with Les City and the lord sisters Sissi and Lily, he had heard the two daughters talk about this famous Qi family. The family is not a royal family of any one country, but represents a large multinational business group with branches in most countries on the mainland.

On the continent of this world, the upper is not particularly developed, and the status of merchants is not high, especially the low-level merchants are the most vulnerable groups who are exploited by the taxes of the lords in various places.

Businessmen are sociable. In order to survive and develop, they often form alliances with some of the combined forces of their own ethnic regions. No one can say clearly how many merchant alliances there are on the mainland, but the leader of them is the Qi family that the woman in front of him said.

According to the lord's sisters, but in the country of Tianlan, there are no less than 100 shops of all kinds that belong to the Qi family, and if you count the forces that are indirectly controlled, then I am afraid that there are more than 1,000.

Since he only heard it by chance, Chongyang didn't know it in detail, but even so, this limited information was enough for him to understand the identity and weight of the woman in front of him, of course, this should be based on what the other party said was true.

If it is really someone from the Qi Family Chamber of Commerce, what are you doing in Jianchi City at this time? ?

At Zidi's invitation, Chongyang walked into the lakeside pavilion with a little curiosity and sat opposite him. Soon, with the woman's call, there were service staff who delivered exquisite pastries and fragrant tea. The night breeze is blowing, the gazebo is elegant, accompanied by beauties, and it is charming and fragrant.

"Since Lord Ghost Temple has appeared here, it means that the news that King Tianlan has left the Xindan Kingdom and led his team to Jianchi City is true. Zidi held the cup in both hands, and after drinking the tea, he did not put the cup down. Instead, it is held on his chest, and his demeanor is dignified and elegant.

"The merchant is always very well-informed, I don't know what Ms. Qi came to Jianchi City at this time, what is it for?"

"Adults can call me Zidi. So far, we don't want to beat around the bush, so I just said that I will come here because of King Tianlan's movements. ”

With the other party's instructions. Chongyang gradually learned that the current attitude towards business in mainland countries can be roughly divided into three categories.

One is laissez-faire. Shaoguan or not. The second type is to strictly control and formulate policies from the state side to impose heavy taxes on merchants, restrict entry and exit, and set quotas for goods. The third category is ruthless exploitation, which is extremely prejudiced against businessmen, believing that they will pose a threat to the rule of the state, and thus adopts extremely repressive policies.

At the level of the Qi Family Chamber of Commerce, the work of the main high-level leaders is no longer to consider the details of how to make money, but to negotiate with various dynasties to obtain more enlightened policy treatment for the business community as much as possible. For this reason, the Qi family spends a huge amount of money every year to open up joints or bribe high-ranking officials of various countries, royal families and even local lords. As the first authoritative neutral force on the mainland, Sword Saint Mountain is also the main target of bribery. This has long been an open secret in the industry.

"Since the current Tianlan Monarch took office, he has carried out a series of reforms in his domestic commerce, strictly prohibiting the exploitation of the profits of our previous office, and has imposed extremely strict restrictions on the size of the merchant collective, prohibiting any assembly without the permission of the dynasty, and even intolerating us to make our voices heard among the relevant officials."

"In order to improve the business environment of Tianlan Kingdom, we have negotiated with the Tianlan Monarch at various levels on behalf of many chambers of commerce, but the conditions put forward by the other party have always been beyond our reach. ”

"Then the war began. That king, not only at home but also in the kingdom of Sindan, destroyed our important branch chambers of commerce, slaughtered the merchants subordinate to us, and confiscated our goods, which was really beyond the limit of what he could bear. ”

"In order to stop the atrocities of the Tianlan Monarch, we have already petitioned the Sword Saint Mountain Gate, hoping that the Sword Saint Mountain can use its authority to at least negotiate with that king, asking for the protection of the lives and property of those innocent merchants in the war, but the class has been unsuccessful. ”

"According to speculation, the Tianlan Monarch has already received the support of some major sects above the Sword Saint Mountain Gate, and the strength of his methods is far beyond our previous expectations. "The Xindan Kingdom has surrendered, that king's next step is the entire continent, if he continues to let his ambitions be carried out, it will not only be our Qi family, but many merchant alliances will suffer from the catastrophe, and the right of the merchant group to make a living will be completely deprived. ”

Chongyang listened in silence. This Miss Zidi's words are of course based on the interests of her own group. If you think about it from the perspective of the Tianlan Monarch, it is a very wise thing to be a ruler to strictly govern the business forces that form a group and have complex relationships at the top of each country.

Not much else, as far as the thousands of shops of the Qi family join forces to find out the news, it is a very terrifying national intelligence network, if this family cooperates with the enemy country during the war, the possible blow to the Tianlan country is self-evident. The eunuchs colluded with the invincible world, and political bribery was taken for granted in the eyes of this Miss Zidi, and it would be a serious crime if it was put in modern civilization.

If politics is infiltrated by business, the only thing that will lead to it is power and money**. The policy of the whole country was dominated by greedy profit-seeking businessmen, and the political department was reduced to a de facto vassal, which was absolutely intolerable to any discerning ruler.

There may not be anything wrong with what King Tianlan did, but the problem is that the methods are indeed too brutal. Chongyang doesn't know much about politics, but in his heart, no matter what the reason, it is unforgivable to wantonly kill unarmed people.

In the city of Les. The bloody sight of innocent civilians flowing with rivers of blood that he witnessed with his own eyes was deeply imprinted on his heart.

There is nothing wrong with dealing with the enemy. But do you have to resort to this kind of killing? For the vast majority, it is just a matter of getting a bite to eat. Simple people who just want to survive with their families. Can't there be a little more mercy?

Another "Yang" was born in an imperial family, with great talent and ambitions. Compared with him from an ordinary background, all the way from ordinary or even waste materials to the present, there is an irreconcilable essential contradiction.

"Lord Onisha?" the words of doubt came, waking Chongyang from his contemplation.

I saw that the blonde beauty in front of me had put down the teacup and looked at herself with indifferent but pleading eyes.

"I've been honest with you about everything I'm waiting for, and I hope that Lord Onisha will come forward to protect the people of Les City. Can you tell me about your relationship with that king" or, more directly, on behalf of the countless innocent people who have been oppressed, to stop the tyrant who has already reached the heavens?"

In his words, he simply regarded Chongyang as a great man who saved the world.

"I'm not the hero you think I'm going to be, and while I don't like what the king does, I'm just a traveler looking for a way home. ”

Chongyang looked at the beauty's eyes and said calmly.

"I have an unusual connection with that king, we are not brothers or blood relatives of any kind, but I know what he is. I believe that he will know what I am when he sees the news. There will be a war between us, he is for his hegemony, and I am for my benefit.

The pavilion fell silent for a long time.

Your Excellency said so。。。。。。。 I don't really understand. Zi Ti's calm face seemed to be struggling with thought, "But I can feel the sincerity of the adult." “

"As a result, we will use all the power we can to support you in your war. We can only choose to believe that you, who have a similar face and temperament to that king, are the only hope to stop that king. (Baidu burned the eight wilderness bars and waited for more hand-hitting)

There is a deep sense of helplessness and desperation in the words. Obviously, deep down she is not very optimistic about Chongyang, but she has no other better way.

The main interests of the Qi family were originally concentrated in the two powerful countries of Tianlan and Xindan, and the monarch Nuodao @ Lan ruled strictly internally. The brutality to the outside world has driven the Qi family to a dead end. If the situation continues to develop like this, in a few years, the once glorious Qi family will have to withdraw from the stage of history.

In fact, the external predicament is only one side of him, and the internal Qi family, which has a big family, is also in a mess due to the differences of different factions. The so-called catastrophe is coming, and several factions have already swept away some of the Qi family's property and fled. The Qi family mansion was crumbling, and the only one who had the courage to come to Sword Saint Mountain for the last resistance was the two widows, one old and one young.

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Panster returned to the inn dejected.

The information collected was not good, but I didn't expect that the monarch had already colluded with the Sword Saint Mountain, and as soon as he came here, he directly led the team into the Sword Saint Mountain.

That door is not so easy to enter, if not a person of sufficient weight, has a strong enough connection with the authoritative sect above. Don't even think about it.

The monarch went with a whole group of men, and if he came down, it would be too late, so he must catch up. But the question is, how?

After thinking about it, Panster felt that there should be no problem for Lord Sword Saint to go up alone, but this was obviously a sheep's mouth, and it was undoubtedly a fool's dream to bring the entire team up like a monarch.

It's a headache, except for convening the leaders of the anti-war alliance team to discuss in order to come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible, the son of Les Lingzhu has no other way.

He rested in his room, and was about to leave the house when he ran into Io, who had come to the front door.

"Mr. Onikasha told you to pass. The Evil Sword Boy conveyed.

Panster then went out and turned right and arrived at the VIP building. Politely knocked on the door, and after entering, he reduced to the black-robed young man who was staring at the night outside the ship with his hands behind his back.

In the light of Amaterasu at night, the figure of the young man resembles a contemplative saint.

Fight since the battle of Les. In Panster's eyes, Chongyang, who was originally more like a mortal, seemed to be evolving at a high speed towards some kind of transcendent existence day by day, and his demeanor and temperament became more and more esoteric.

The childish words that sister Sissi often says don't seem so absurd at this time. Perhaps, the figure standing in front of him is really the legend"

"Panster, you're here. Chongyang said lightly and didn't look back.

"What do you command, if you want to know the king's news? I'm about to deal with that。。。。。。。。 The lord's son said in a respectful tone from the heart. "Let everyone get ready, we're going up the mountain in no time. ”

"Huh?" said Panst, stunned, "up。。。。。 Mountain?"

"Sword Saint Mountain, all of us. Chongyang slowly turned around, his eyes calm and sharp. One is red and the other is black, like two famous swords out of the sheath.

"The final battle is coming. ”

Panst walked out of the room in amazement and shock, and it took a while for him to come to his senses.

He didn't say anything about the news that the king had entered the mountain, let alone the difficulties of his own team, but Lord Sword Saint had expected it and solved the problem lightly!?

Chongyang didn't say yes to the help of the Qi Family Chamber of Commerce, which made Panst fall into curiosity and awe, and the image of the black-robed young man in the mind of the lord's son gradually became blurred again, becoming more and more mysterious.

He hurriedly followed the instructions and informed everyone that they were ready.

Sword Saint Mountain, the place of the lofty authority of this continent, is about to usher in a battle that affects the fate of countless people.

On the majestic mountain peaks. The group of Amaterasu flowers in the sky seems to be within reach, and the faint night wind is howling, like a tiger and a wolf roaring.

Tianlan Monarch Nuo Dao was dressed in black and stood in a strong collar, standing with his head held high in the fierce wind, his eyes reflecting the brilliant luster of the sky.

"Your Majesty, please see the Sect Master of Huagang. Johan, dressed in a dark green cloak, quietly appeared behind the king, saluting and reporting.

Nodao retracted his gaze. Turn around and head back inside from the balcony.

"Who's with him?"

"There are two subordinates who don't recognize them, but they should be the elders of the Aoki Sect and the Yunxiao Sect. ”

Void Sect, Mo Wen Sect. The Dragon and Tiger Sect, the Aoki Sect, and the Yunxiao Sect are the alliance leaders of the five supreme sects of the Sword Saint Mountain, a total of fifty-five sects, and can jointly decide the rules of the Sword Saint Mountain, judge the status of each sect, organize various meetings, and administer punishments for violations, etc., which is extremely powerful.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, even if the outside world seems to be beyond the red dust of the Sword Saint Mountain. There are fifty-five sects. Each of them hopes to fight for the reputation and status of the world's largest faction, and fights openly and secretly year after year in order to gain a position on the mountain, and the dirt in the interior is not much cleaner than the struggle of the courts of various countries.

The kendo sect is respected for its strength, even if it is a famous family that has been founded for a hundred years, if one or two generations fail to cultivate enough outstanding talents, it will be a matter of time before it declines. And because *** is so big, there are countless sects waiting to squeeze in, so once the sect declines, not only does no one sympathize, but they are often stepped on to the bottom of the well and then fall into the well, and they deserve to die.

Under the increasing pressure of fame, if any sect still sticks to traditional conventions and only cares about cultivation and does not care about mundane matters. That's the number one fool in the world.

No contact with the outside world. Where do we get outstanding disciples to recruit outstanding geniuses? Where do we get the funds for our activities if we don't rely on our authority to search for benefits in various countries? How can we persuade talented people with good qualifications to abandon the world and go to the mountains to seek the Tao? Do you really think that disciples who have seen through the mortal world and are dedicated to cultivation and have different talents can automatically fall from the sky? There is a saying that being an official does not make a fortune. Please I don't come either. Going up the mountain to cultivate a sword can also be said to be a similar concept, not to mention a talent with a poor family, even if he is a genius with a good family background, if it is not for his own family to be able to build a floor, not for the sake of his wife and concubine to enjoy life after becoming a talent, who wants to stay on a broken mountain where birds don't lay eggs for decades?

So that's the reality. It may not be impossible for a high-ranking person to be an official, but it is absolutely rare. It is not for nothing that there are cultivators who have seen through the red dust and are dedicated to seeking the Dao, but there are very few who have the talent to be recruited by the Sword Saint Mountain.

Many people who really cultivate swords. It's either that he is too old after the vicissitudes of life, or he has ordinary talent and ordinary qualifications, not to mention being recruited, even if he squeezes his head, it is difficult to go up the mountain.

Under the cutthroat competition mechanism. The organizational structure of the Sword Saint Mountain has become more and more distorted, and there are even so-called "foreign affairs elders" who have low strength but skillful skills, if they talk about swordsmanship, they are only general at best, but they often come from famous families in the outside world or have extremely outstanding personnel talents and have great authority, and are specifically responsible for collecting disciples and collecting wealth. ”

Like the Aoki Sect Elder Jed @ Xu, who is now coming to meet with the Tianlan Monarch with the Huagang Sect Master, and Chang Han @ Pei, the elder of the Yunxiao Sect.

In the hall, the most transparent, finely carved luxury candlesticks reflect the animal skin handmade carpet on the ground, and the floor-to-ceiling windows have a wide view and excellent scenery. The air is filled with the best incense that the little royal family may not be able to enjoy, the lacquered gold tea is crystal bright on the sterling silver tea set, and the tea is probably imported from thousands of miles away at a high price Oriental tea, the fragrance is refreshing but not strong. Huagang Sect Master Rota @ Hua, dressed in a splendid robe, solemn and luxurious, sitting on the main seat of the hall, with a well-maintained handsome face that is only thirty or forty years old, with blue hair and eyes, and a beautiful beard on his chin, he can be called a beautiful beard man.

At present, it is at the top of the first-class faction, and it is only one step away from becoming one of the five sects of the Supreme Brother, and it has developed rapidly in recent years, all of which are due to the secret alliance between the concubines and the Tianlan Monarch.

The Sword Saint Mountain has always been coming, and it is nothing more than an old dogma. In order for Sword Saint Mountain to develop and continue, talents and resources are indispensable, so why do you have to pretend to be high and put on an old-fashioned posture of isolation?

Now the status of Huagang Sect can be said to be all due to his wise decision-making at the beginning.

Tianlan Monarch Nuodao @ Lan Fei Thing in the Pool, Rota recognized this when he first met him, and did not hesitate to send his disciples down the mountain to secretly support him, helping him seize domestic power, suppress the opposition, and even launch a war of aggression.

The reward was rich, and Nuodao in turn sent many talented children to the Huagang Sect, as well as boxes of treasures from all over the world. As for how these children and wealth came from, Sect Master Rota had heard about it, but not only did he not think that the Tianlan Monarch's methods were brutal, but he thought that this was the person who did great things.

Now that the Xindan Kingdom has also surrendered, the future of the Tianlan Kingdom is immeasurable, and the journey of the eloquent Nuodao @ Lan is just the beginning, what reason does he have for Rota @ Hua not to take this bus, so that the status of this sect will go further?

The future is not a dream, for the time being, let's focus on the present.

The other sects had already become suspicious of the Huagang Sect, and Rota had gained benefits, and he also felt that he should not be so stupid as to eat alone, so he introduced the foreign affairs elders of the Aoki Sect and the Yunxiao Sect to the Tianlan Monarch who came up to visit the mountain, so as to drag the greater authority into the water, so that the situation of the sect would be much more stable.

Permanent neutrality?Those rancid dogmas of Sword Saint Mountain should begin to be changed. When the Tianlan Monarch, who was dressed in simple black, saw a sect master and two elders in luxurious robes, it was like a reversal of the roles, as if the three Rota were kings and ministers, and Nuo Dao was a strong mountain and field Qingxiu (couldn't see clearly).

After the introduction of the three of them. The talks got to business. Both the Aoki Sect and the Yunxiao Sect were very interested in this powerful monarch who led the army to defeat a strong country in a short period of time, but the two elders were old foxes who had become elites, and they would not be so easy to expose their inner scheming.

Nuo Dao sneered in his heart, his face was calm and calm, and his language was sharp and full of strong confidence.

"Tianlan Monarch, you claim that you can conquer half of the continent in ten years, this is too arrogant. Although there are few Xindan-like powers in the mainland today, if those many small countries join forces, it will be hard to consume, and your Tianlan ** team can be consumed alive. Elder Jade of the Aoki Sect couldn't help but say.

Nodao smiled disdainfully.

"Join forces? Can a plate of loose sand condense into a solid stone? No matter how many rabbles come and go, they are still rabble, if I lead the team, as long as there are 100 people, I can break their patchwork army of more than 10,000. If the team is led by my generals. As long as a thousand people, you can occupy the so-called royal city of a small barbarian country. ”

"The weak are always stupid. Selfish, cowardly, and without a slightly wiser leader, the fear of death and the instinct to preserve one's own life will cause them to collapse into lambs to the slaughter. Only the strong. Only then can we know unity, bravery, and sacrifice, so that we can die and never retreat

"It's a joke. A soldier on our side can have the courage of an enemy general who does not have it. In front of our army, there will only be a fleeing enemy, and there will be no brave man who dares to fight to the end, because those barbarians will only want others to "consume" and cannot have the courage to sacrifice themselves. "Every word, sharp to the bone.

It has to be said that as a king. Almost every sentence of Nuodao has a convincing infection.

"Maybe you're right. Celestial Monarch 。。。。。。 Yunxiao Sect Elder Chang Han said with a straight face.

"But even if you are a barbarian, you may not be unusually strong. For example, I heard that in the border city of your Tianlan country, a powerful alien emerged, and he led a hastily formed citizen army, defeated an elite army of outstanding achievements under your command, and killed one of the best generals under your name in public

Hearing this, Nuodao's face remained unchanged. Only his eyebrows trembled slightly.

"I admit that this kind of accident will happen, but so far there is only one strong person who has come out. The man came from a strange background. used demonic methods, and even claimed to be a member of my Tianlan royal family. Even if the strength is extraordinary, it can't hide the essence of the absurd clown. ”

"To be honest, I'm a little curious about him, and when I get my hands free later, I will personally grab him and see how his skin grows and whether he can exploit it. ”

Tianlan's domestic turmoil is Nuodao's current weakness, he has just conquered Xindan, and the news of rebellion has come out in the country, which is really a big irony today. Even as eloquent as he is, he can't think of too many words that can compensate for this shortcoming.

End of the meeting. The attitude of the two elders was still rather vague. Not being able to subdue the other party at the first meeting was a rare situation for Nuodao, which made him feel a little frustrated.

The two elders said goodbye, and only the Huagang Sect Master and the Tianlan Monarch were left alone in the hall.

"They have a good impression of you. Strive for it again and give some personal gifts. I'll be able to take it soon. I heard that Elder Aoki Jed likes thirteen or fourteen-year-old beauties, and Elder Yunxiao Chang Han is keen on collecting century-old antiques, so you can do it yourself. ”

Rota said as she sipped her tea.

Beauties, antiques, these things naturally can't be sent up the mountain, they are all purchased in Jianchi City or other cities, and they are fully furnished. Then give you the key to your house.

Like Rota himself, in order to bribe him, Nuodao vacated a complete set of royal estates in Tianlan Royal City, which contained all the beauties and treasures. Every few months, in the name of retreat or something, Rota would secretly descend the mountain and go to the manor to enjoy it.

Nodao was silent. Rota thought he was thinking about something and kept silent. After a long silence like this, the sect master of the Huagang Sect asked about the main purpose of the Tianlan Monarch's ascent to the mountain this time.

"You've just conquered Sindan. There must be a lot of things to be busy with, but he suddenly came here, it shouldn't be that he is in a hurry to win over other sects to become the head of a sect, Rota is naturally not a stupid person, and he keenly noticed that Nuo Dao was extraordinary.

"Sect Master Mingcha, I came up this time for a big event. ”

Nodao woke up from his contemplation. Eyes like electricity.

"What's the big deal?.

"Borrow the Holy Sword Optimus that is preserved in Sword Saint Mountain!"