Chapter 134 Robbery
The cart was covered with thick cloth, and inside it were two black-winged storks, a bag of water lotus roots, and some game to cover up the smell.
After returning home, Qin Ziling copied a copy of the "Dielang Gong" and gave it to Shao E, and also gave her a black-winged black water stork.
Shao E was overjoyed and grateful.
That night, Qin Ziling stewed a pot of black-winged water stork for himself and added water lotus root to it.
The appearance of Shuilan lotus root is very similar to lotus root, but it is crystal clear, aqua blue in color, and tastes fragrant, glutinous and refreshing.
After eating a pot of lotus root stewed with black-winged stork, Qin Ziling closed the door early and sat cross-legged to practice the "Black Snake Mysterious Water Art".
During this operation, Qin Ziling clearly felt that the water spiritual energy in his meridians increased much faster than the other four types of five elements spiritual energy.
Most of this increased water spiritual energy did not come from the outside world, but from the digestive system in his body. Every time he practiced the exercises, a trace of water spiritual energy would escape from every corner of the digestive system and be sucked into the meridians.
The substantial increase in water spiritual energy significantly accelerated Qin Ziling's progress in gaining the truth.
The spiritual energy that originally ran through the three meridians of the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian and the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, as well as the spiritual energy that flowed through the kidneys and bladder was black with many turbid colors, and gradually became darker and purer.
Late at midnight, Qin Ziling stopped practicing and slowly opened his eyes.
At this time, the water spiritual energy in the Water Mist Lotus and the Black-winged Black Water Stork in the body had been almost digested and absorbed. If he continued to practice, the effect would be much different than at the beginning.
"It seems that practicing martial arts requires money, and refining qi requires even more money!" Qin Ziling couldn't help but sigh as he felt the increasingly pure water spirit energy slowly flowing through the three meridians of the foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian in a short period of time.
After relaxing for a while, Qin Ziling began to practice the "Immortal Star Visualization Method".
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Sixian Villa is located twelve miles southwest of West City, just on the edge of the West City defenders' deterrence zone. Ten miles southwest is Yunluo Lake with its complex terrain.
The Sixian Villa is located on the mountainside and next to the river. It is protected by high walls and arrow towers, and there are martial artists stationed there and well-trained servants patrolling day and night. It is only twelve miles away from the west gate of the city. If it is really attacked, the defenders will be able to rush to the rescue in time as long as they hold out for a while. Therefore, the Sixian Villa has been safe and sound for many years.
"Brother Zuo, since you are determined to leave, Brother Ma and I will not stop you. Let's part ways in peace. You may take away all the personal belongings that can be taken away. As for the fields and houses that cannot be taken away, we will convert them into silver and give them to you." In the meeting hall of Sixian Villa, a thin middle-aged man with his hair tied into a crown and wearing a square scarf, who looked like a scholar, bowed to Zuo Le who was sitting opposite him and said.
This middle-aged man is Wei Feiju, one of the four owners of Sixian Manor. He used to be a scholar, but later gave up literature and turned to martial arts. Because Wei Feiju is good at business and planning, he is in charge of many things in Sixian Manor.
There were three other men sitting below Wei Feiju. One of them had a long horse face, was tall and strong, and had pectoral muscles that seemed about to burst through his clothes. He was obviously a man with abundant energy and amazing martial arts skills. This man was also one of the owners of the Four Sages Manor, Ma Chuan.
The other two were male martial artists wearing black tights, with muscular bodies, and they did not look like kind people. They faintly exuded a murderous aura .
These two people are the new owners that Sixian Manor is going to introduce. One is called Xiong Gang and the other is called Lei Yu.
"That's what I meant. Feiju, just name a price." Zuo Le nodded.
"Brother Zuo also knows that the world is in chaos now, and the houses and fields outside the city are becoming less and less valuable. Let's not calculate them one by one, but just roughly calculate the total amount. What do you think, Brother Zuo?" Wei Feiju asked.
"Okay, just tell me a number." Zuo Le nodded .
"Ma Chuan, brothers Xiong Gang and Lei Yu and I have discussed this. We know that Big Brother Zuo and Second Brother Qu have been brothers and friends of ours for many years. We are reluctant to part ways with them. We absolutely cannot let Big Brother Zuo and Second Brother Qu's family suffer a loss in terms of price. So we are willing to pay one thousand five hundred taels to purchase your land and houses." Wei Feiju said.
"One thousand five hundred taels, you might as well just rob it!" A man who was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, broad shoulders and thick back, who was sitting below Zuo Le, said angrily when he heard this.
This man is the eldest son of the deceased Master Qu Wu, Qu Chenlong, who is at the Iron Skin Realm. After his father passed away, Qu Chenlong took on the responsibility of being the head of the Qu family.
"Chenlong, your uncle Zuo hasn't even opened his mouth yet, what are you saying?" Wei Feiju, who was talking to Zuo Le with a smile just now, suddenly became gloomy when he heard this. He looked at Qu Chenlong with cold eyes and scolded him unceremoniously.
"Chen Long is now the patriarch of the Qu family, so he is naturally qualified to say this. Moreover, Feiju, the price you offered is indeed a bit outrageous." Zuo Le said with a slightly gloomy face.
The scale of Sixian Villa is twice as large as Shuiyue Villa, and the villa's defense system is solid and complete. These were built by the four families at the time at a great cost of manpower and financial resources. In terms of price, it is naturally incomparable to Shuiyue Villa.
Moreover, the Cao family was dragged down by Xujiabao and had no choice but to get rid of it quickly, so the price was naturally lower.
In this case, the Cao family would sell it for four thousand taels.
In Sixianzhuang, the Lin and Qu families together accounted for half. Even if calculated at the bargain price of the Cao family, it was far more than 1,500 taels. Only Zuo Le was old and calm, and after all, they had been partners for many years, so he wanted to part ways in peace, otherwise he would have turned the table over long ago.
“Master Zuo Wu, since you have chosen to stand with the Qu family, it is not up to you to decide whether this is outrageous or not! Besides, in today's world, outside the city, you know that whoever has the bigger fist is the boss, and many people even rob openly.” Lei Yu, who was sitting diagonally opposite, suddenly sneered and said.
After saying that, Lei Yu glanced at Qu Chenlong and the inner court disciples including Zheng Xinghan and Qin Ziling who were standing behind Zuo Le with a fierce look of contempt.
"Brother Leiyu, you can say this to others. Brother Zuo and we have been brothers and friends for many years, but you must not say such things carelessly." Upon hearing this, Wei Feiju immediately blamed Leiyu in a fake manner, and then bowed to Zuo Le and said, "Brother Zuo, I'm sorry. Brother Leiyu is a straightforward person and has no sense of propriety when speaking. Don't take it to heart!"
"Let's put the matter of silver and money aside for now. How are you going to distribute the exotic beasts raised in the back mountain?" Zuo Le said coldly.
There are two kinds of exotic beasts raised in the Sixian Villa, one is the Xuanhan Iron Chicken and the other is the Oolong Rabbit.
"Uncle Master!" When Qu Chenlong saw Zuo Le turning to ask about the strange beast, he thought that Zuo Le was frightened by Lei Yu's words just now and had already agreed to the 1,500 taels of silver in his heart. He couldn't help but look sad and angry.
"Chenlong, be patient, I have my own ideas." Zuo Le raised his hand and gestured to Qu Chenlong.
Qu Chenlong's lips trembled, and he finally closed his mouth helplessly.
He was not stupid. Among the four martial artists on the other side, they only had one martial artist, Zuo Le, who was old.
Lei Yu's words just now sounded excessive, and seemed to be mostly threats and intimidation, but it was hard to say. If they were to completely fall out, they would not really act like bandits.
"Brother Zuo also knows that the children of Ma Chuan and I have now reached the Iron Skin Realm and are in urgent need of blood and flesh from exotic beasts. The exotic beasts in the back mountain have a poor breeding capacity in recent years and there are only a few of them.
How about this? I'll add another two thousand taels, and all the exotic animals raised in the back mountain will belong to us. What do you think?" Wei Feiju asked sincerely.
"Haha, okay, okay!" Zuo Le laughed out of anger when he heard that.
"Hehe!" Wei Feiju faked a smile, while Ma Chuan and the other three had stern faces and their blood was surging.
“I originally thought that after all these years of getting along, we should part ways in peace, so that when we meet again in the future, we won’t be like strangers and won’t be laughed at by outsiders.
But Wei Feiju, Ma Chuan, today I have seen through them. Once a person is blinded by money and interests, he will have no conscience. In this case, I have nothing to say. From now on, we will no longer be friends. "Zuo Le suddenly stopped laughing and said in a cold voice.
"Brother Zuo, why bother? Even if we go our separate ways, we can still interact with each other in the future!" Wei Feiju was not angry but happy when he heard it.
Ma Chuan and the other two, who had originally had stern faces, also revealed a smug smile.
Zuo Le is a martial artist after all, and the combined strength of the Zuo and Qu families in the village should not be underestimated. If the two sides really fight, there will certainly be casualties. If they can rely on this little money and military deterrence to defeat the enemy without fighting, that would naturally be the best.
Now in their view, Zuo Le obviously had no choice but to surrender!
"Seven thousand taels of silver, half of the Xuanhan Iron Chicken and the Oolong Rabbit, and a pair of breeding beasts! Not a bit less!" Just when Wei Feiju and others were secretly proud of themselves and thought that Zuo Le had no choice but to surrender, Zuo Le suddenly changed the subject and continued with an unquestionable look on his face.
When Wei Feiju and others heard this, their smiles froze on their faces and they looked at Zuo Le in disbelief, as if they had seen a madman.
"Bang!" Suddenly, Lei Yu slammed the chair, and the chair broke into pieces. With a crash, it fell to the ground and became a pile of broken wood.
"Zuo Le, are you getting old and confused? According to Xiong Gang and I, it was you who wanted to leave, not us who forced you to leave. Giving you a little money as a token of our gratitude is the most we can do.
Only Brother Wei and Brother Ma, out of consideration for our old friendship, insisted on giving the money and spoke nicely to you. Now you are asking for too much. Come on, I, Lei Yu, would like to see how much ability you, Zuo Le, have left!" Lei Yu stepped forward, stretched out his strong arm, pointed at Zuo Le, and said with disdain.
