"None of the things we have been looking for over the years have been found, and those people sent to the Hezhou Grassland have also returned empty-handed, have you found the key to the artifact?" Gao Cai hurriedly took out a pattern from his sleeve and handed it forward with both hands.

"Back to the Lord, the spy who went to Hezhou reported that the Thor's vessel looked like it was just some large barrels made of wood, covered with cowhide, although the shape was strange, but there was nothing special about it.

"After secret inquiry, I learned that the key is a mysterious gold-stone formula, without which the required thing cannot be made, and the Thor's weapon has become useless.

"But all these years have passed, and no one knows the formula of the golden stone, and the person who mastered this formula back then has no way to find out, but I heard that the person who made this thing back then was just a child, and I don't know if it's true or not." The black-robed man didn't turn around, but just reached out and took the pattern and looked at it carefully for a while, shaking his head a little helplessly.

"Although the shape of this object looks very special, it is clear that there is something missing in it, and without this filling, this Thor's vessel would be just an ordinary wooden barrel, but the person who made it was indeed a whimsical idea.

"Who would have believed that this seemingly ordinary barrel could stop an army or inflict heavy casualties on armoured soldiers? How could something so earth-shattering and shocking be the work of a child? Are you sure this message is correct? Gao Cai hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied: "The minions have also confirmed this matter repeatedly, and at the beginning, the minions couldn't believe that such an artifact that shook the mountains and rivers could actually be from the hands of a child.

"However, the spies who went to investigate were very sure of the information they had received, that is, the Thunder God weapon used in the battle of the grassland ten years ago was made by a six- or seven-year-old child and a Taoist priest.

"At that time, the battle was the battle between the Toth and the Mauan on the grassland, and the Mauan was in a slump after that, and the Toth did not use this thing after that battle, and now it is only these wooden barrels that remain in the Toth Ministry, as for the stuffing thing that the Lord said, it must be a secret.

"It's just that the child and the Taoist priest of the past are now gone, and our people can only inquire about so much, no matter how detailed they are, they can't ask about it, it seems that the people in the Ministry of Thoths are secretive about this matter and don't want to reveal more." When he heard Gao Cai say that the person who made this thing back then was a six- or seven-year-old child and a Taoist priest from the Ministry of Thoth, the black-robed man's hand suddenly stopped.

"Ministry of Thoth? Six or seven year olds? Gao Cai, Luo Hancheng of Wandaomen failed to catch the old man and the young man on the grassland, was it the Ministry of Trots who rescued him? I was stunned by the black-robed man just now.

"Lord, do you mean ......?"

"Humph! Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence? Are there really so many coincidences in this world? The old man and the young were rescued by the Ministry of Thoth, and then the war between the Ministry of Toys and the Ministry of Mauan had the appearance of this thing.

"If, according to the rumors, it was a six- or seven-year-old child who made it, could it be someone else in terms of time? The Thoth Department has been suppressed by the Maoan Ministry for many years, why did they suddenly have this Thor's weapon after they saved the old and the young, and defeated the Maoan Department with a crushing force?

"If it's a coincidence, I'm afraid you don't believe it, right? How could the kid who escaped back then have such ability? Did we miss something and didn't find out? At this time, Gao Cai also looked confused, and said with some hesitation: "According to what I learned back then, this little young master of Fengjiazhuang has not shown anything special, he has been spoiled by Feng Changlin since he was a child, although he is very smart and clever, he has not found any special abilities.

"And I was personally involved in the incident of Fengjiazhuang back then, and the child's reaction after seeing the fire in Fengjiazhuang was no different from that of an ordinary child, how could such an ordinary looking child suddenly be able to create such a divine object as the Thor Weapon?" The black-robed man resumed the movement of turning the animal in his hand again, and did not speak again for a long time, as if he was thinking about something.

Gao Cai bowed down and stood behind the black-robed man, and he didn't dare to interrupt, just quietly waited for the black-robed man's further instructions.

"It seems that I thought about this matter simply back then, and now that kid has one more thing we need, our power did not develop to the land of Hezhou back then, so I don't advocate a large-scale hunt for the old and the young on the grassland.

"Now it seems that my original decision was a little too conservative, after ten years of gradual infiltration, although we have controlled some tribes of the grassland, we have also missed the best opportunity to find this old and young.

"Gao Cai, you immediately send someone to the Grassland Thoth Department to find out where this old and young man is now, and at the same time step up the integration of the grassland tribes, if you can't find them in the future, you can only use the Thoth Department to force them to appear, if there is another chance, you will definitely take them down, you can't miss them again." Gao Cai heard the instructions of the black-robed man, and hurriedly bowed down and responded: "The slave obeys, and the slave will arrange for someone to go to the Hezhou Toth Department to find out the whereabouts of the old and the young back then."

"It's just that ten years have passed, and the old one is okay to say, but the small one should change greatly from figure to appearance, and I'm afraid there may not be a definite result in a short period of time." The black-robed man did not speak, and there was silence in the chamber again, except for the dim candle flame flickering.

At this time, the atmosphere seemed a little depressing, and it seemed that even the black-robed man didn't know how to solve the problem Gao Cai had just mentioned.

After a long time, the black-robed man finally instructed Gao Cai: "That old man who returned to the Central Plains back then and stole the divine weapons and martial arts secrets of the various sects must be for that kid to practice martial arts."

"You go and contact Wan Tian, the young master of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, and ask the Ten Thousand Swords Sect to send people to investigate whether anyone who has used these weapons and martial arts has appeared in the rivers and lakes in the past two years, except for the disciples of these sects? If you find any clues, report it in time. Gao Cai understood the intention of the black-robed man, and hurriedly bowed down and exited the secret room.

After Gao Cai withdrew, the black-robed man who remained in the secret room still stood motionless, and after being silent for a long time, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly to reveal a strange smile.

"I can't imagine that there are people like me, true and false, virtual and real, it's really getting more and more interesting! I hope this result doesn't disappoint me too much, and see who can't hide it in the end. The black-robed man turned around and left the secret room, leaving only the little candle flame on the candle stand still shaking, making the secret room flicker and dark, and it looked even more weird.

…… After Shao Xi and Zhang Huanzhi negotiated the things that the two of them should talk about in the Moon Tower, they took Lao Wu to send Zhang Huanzhi back to Taihe Commercial Bank.

After saluting and saying goodbye, he took the horse and returned home, and as soon as he got home, he took Lao Wu to his study upstairs.

After entering the study, Lao Wu poured himself a cup of tea, and asked Shao Xi while drinking: "Young master, did you want to talk to me about this Zhang Huanzhi again when you pulled me upstairs?" Shao Xi nodded, and asked Lao Wu thoughtfully: "There are indeed some things I want to hear your opinion, don't you think that it is a little unusual for him to go to the grassland this time?" Lao Wu drank the cup of tea in his hand, then poured another cup, and replied while pouring water: "What's unusual?" Listen to it and see if what you think is the same as what I think? Shao Xi paced in the room and said slowly: "Although we asked him when we met in Wild Wolf Slope, why did the chief treasurer of Taihe Commercial Bank personally follow the caravan to escort him to the desolate land of Hezhou? His reply at the time was that some of the goods in the caravan were smuggled by Korean and Chinese officials.

"Although we didn't speculate much at the time, but now that we think about it, could it be that just some salt and iron things need to be personally escorted by him, the big shopkeeper of Taihe Commercial Bank? Even if it is something that is strictly forbidden to be sold by the official family, it is enough to hand it over to a confidant, but he has to go there in person, is it a bit of a fuss?

"Originally, if these things were sandwiched between ordinary goods and transported to the grassland of Hezhou, it would not be noticeable, but he went there in person to attract the attention of others, as a person who has been in business for many years, can't he even think of this?" Lao Wu couldn't help but be happy, and said mockingly when he opened his mouth to Shao Xi: "You, a very smart person, only now did you realize that something was wrong with this matter? At the beginning of the Wild Wolf Slope, I already had doubts about the presence of him, the big shopkeeper of the Taihe Trading Bank.

"It's just that we just left the grassland at that time, and what they are going to do has nothing to do with us, so we don't bother to ask them, now that you have brought it up, do you think that his trip to the grassland of Hezhou has been too long?

"How can anyone go to the grassland to do business, and once they go, it will be a year younger? And he went there in person, don't you suspect what kind of business he went to the grassland? Shao Xi nodded and took Lao Wu's words.

"You're right! In his capacity, he personally led the caravan to such a desolate place, and he went there for so long, what kind of business was he doing? Or what is the purpose of going to the steppe in the name of doing business? Where have they been? What have you done? None of us are in a position to ask directly.

"I originally thought that Ding Yu'an would come back with them, you can ask him, who would have thought that he had left the caravan to join the army, it seems that this matter can only wait until the opportunity to meet Ding Yu'an in the future, and then inquire from him.

"In the future, we really have to be more careful when we interact with this chapter Huanzhi, this person is not just the cunning of a businessman, I always feel that there is something else in him, but it is not clear for a while." Lao Wu waved his hand and said: "You don't have to think that this person is definitely not as simple as we imagined before, Taihe Commercial Bank business is all over Kyushu, especially in this Jingyuan Empire, it can be said that no one can stand out, if there is no background behind him, will you believe it?" ”

"It's not surprising that he has a background, what I care about is who is behind him."