In mid-July, Sanshui Town finally returned to calm after boiling for half a month.

Although there was an endless stream of people who came to ask for swords every day, and the houses in the town were full of visitors, it was not as chaotic as before.

The prosperity of Wenjiantang has benefited the whole town.

New houses have been built, the market has doubled in size, and the Sanchuan River is lined with boats laden with luxury goods.

Some tycoons even drove their pleasure boats directly and moored them on the docks around Sanshui Town, singing every night.

The county guard specially dispatched 1,000 soldiers to strengthen the security of Sanshui Town.

The prosperity of the river increased the tax revenue of the county guard, and these skyrocketing ship taxes were enough to feed a thousand soldiers in just three years.

Wu Tianen was even pondering whether he should allocate a sum of money to renovate the river?

As for the docks, he would not build them, and under the prevalence of mercantilism, most of the docks and ports in the principality were in the hands of the merchant groups and chaebols.

Although the principality had de facto ownership of these docks, it had only the right to tax, but not to administer them.

Moreover, the war of grain merchants in the Nine Winds Province has broken out.

The outbreak of this war had an impact far greater than the original dispute between Shenguangtang and Wenjiantang, and the scope of the impact was extremely wide, sweeping all the Sanchuan docks outside of Liuhe County.

There is no harm if there is no comparison, and after the outbreak of the war of grain merchants, the powerful and wealthy merchants of Liuhe County suddenly realized that compared to other places, they simply lived in a peaceful and prosperous era.

And all of this is because of the question of the sword hall.

The Yunxiao Zhenren of the Three Swordsmen, the head of Lu Zixin Mountain of Wenshan Academy, the senior monk of Cifu Temple, the Taoist head of Zixia Temple, as well as the heads of large and small cultivation sects, the top celebrities of the principality, and even the high-ranking officials of the capital, these existences that countless people in the world look up to are unbelievable, and they are all gathered in a small Sanshui Town.

Even the royal family of the principality could not ignore the existence of these people, and the manpower sent by the secret spy department tripled.

In such a situation, unless one side is blind, it will dare to provoke Sanshui Town and even the entire Liuhe County.

The governor of the province has been lamenting more than once and wants to move the yamen to Sanshui Town.

Fortunately, what reassured the grain merchants and the forces behind them who robbed the wharf and river was that Ye Changsheng kept his promise and did not get involved in the war between them.

It was only at this time that the two sides of the battle really realized that the weight of Wen Jiantang in their hearts was so heavy.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the Heavenly Sword Hall is biased towards either of them, it is enough to imagine the outcome of this war.

The more this was the case, the more they didn't dare to provoke Wen Jiantang, and even when the Ye family's fleet traveled through the rivers of various places, they were treated with extraordinary courtesy.

In fact, they are too careful, even if Ye Changsheng wants to take care of it, he is powerless.

The eight disciples of Yishui Hall had already arrived, and Ye Changsheng followed the agreement and personally forged a Lingwu-grade longsword for each person.

Even with it, the order of the county lord in the capital, he also completed it.

In addition, there are also refining tripods ordered by the Alchemist Guild, a total of eighteen pieces.

Since Ye Changsheng is going to the capital, he must visit the general meeting of the Refiner Guild, so he must first complete a refining tripod and talk about his heart.

On the side of the Three Swords, in addition to the light sword of Yunxiao Zhenren, there are eight ancient swords that need to be repaired or even reforged.

In addition, the orders of some cultivation sects and hermit cultivation families were strange, and Ye Changsheng needed to formulate strategies and plans according to local conditions.

Just these deduced data are enough to make him anxious, not to mention that he must also use practical actions to gain their recognition and trust in front of his predecessors.

The past half month has been the busiest half month in Ye Changsheng's life.

Pain and joy.

Wenjiantang, which was running at high speed, was once again facing a lack of top talents, and Ye Xiangxi had to continue to run around looking for the old man of Nanfeng's lineage.

However, what made Ye Xiangxi happy was that because of the information and convenience provided by the Jiang family consortium, the Ye family's intelligence network was able to expand towards the Glory Federation.

This also made Ye Xiangxi's search work a lot easier, but the sea of people was vast, and most of the old people in Nanfeng's lineage chose to be incognito, so how easy was it to find them?

Moreover, the farther away from the Yunlong Principality, the more the old people of the Ye family doubted the strength of the Sword Hall back then.

The few old people Ye Xiangxi found refused the invitation of Wenjiantang without exception, and although Ye Changsheng was disappointed, he still respected their choice and left them a sum of money.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, another half a month has passed.

After sorting out the final task of Wenjian Hall, Ye Changsheng left Sanshui Town in a high-profile manner and headed for the capital.

According to the itinerary, Ye Changsheng and his entourage first arrived in Nine Winds City, and after meeting with the eighteen warrior monks of Tangmen Temple, they went to the capital together.

The eighteen warrior monks will be responsible for the escort and defense of the twelve jade carvings, led by Master Long Hai himself.

Countless people watched the Ye family's fleet leave the dock, crying out in vain.

Although they felt sorry because they couldn't meet Ye Changsheng in person, but the capital was summoned by His Royal Highness the Prince, how could Ye Changsheng not go?

Besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is supporting the Sword Hall, this is already well known, even if Ye Changsheng is arrogant and undisciplined, how can he disobey the prince's call?

In the middle of the night, large ships sail on the silent river.

A huge bird of prey soared from a ship, turned into a black dot in an instant, and then disappeared under the clouds.

The little dragon eagle spirit wind walked through the clouds and mist, excitedly let out a long roar, and turned its head to look at the master on his back from time to time.

Ye Changsheng was dressed in black, standing firmly on the back of the eagle, and in front of him was a huge full moon, exuding a dream-like brilliance.

The moon is so close that it seems to be within reach.

Immersed in the unique silence and emotion, Ye Changsheng couldn't help but let out a long howl.

With a snort, the wings of the little dragon eagle bloomed with golden light, and they flapped their wings suddenly and flew high again.

A man and an eagle, chasing the bright moon, soaring in the quiet night sky.

Fortunately, Ye Changsheng reacted in time, readjusted his direction, and finally came to the Black Wind Ridge before dawn.

The destination of Changsheng's trip was the underground Xuan Palace, and he set aside seven days for himself to explore the two unopened gates in the ancient tomb.

He hadn't opened those two doors before, because he wasn't strong enough and couldn't deal with those unknowable dangers.

But now, he has finally mastered the swordsmanship left by the powerhouse of the Demon Gate, and he can control the black carving knife like the sword, and he can break through.

(End of chapter)