The Fourth Lingshi Financial Crisis

Even Lin Dong, who is as strong as the sixth level of Qi Refining, will be seriously injured in the face of a close-range gunpowder explosion.

Although the gunpowder carried by this self-explosive ship is far inferior to Tian Beixi's carefully arranged gunpowder position in terms of power and total amount, and the high winds and rough seas also limit the power of the gunpowder explosion, Zhu Ziming is not as refined as Lin Dong. The monk at the sixth level of qi was blasted to protect his body on the spot, and fell into the sea like a weight.

And a cultivator without the protective energy is as vulnerable as a mortal in the sea!
After a long time, the fireball and smoke on the sea gradually dissipated. When everyone looked at the place where the explosion occurred again, the merchant ship full of gunpowder had been blasted into three sections, and there were still a lot of broken pieces of the scorched lake. The hull structure is sparsely scattered on the nearby sea surface.

Xu Tong, the lord of Yanbo Island who was watching the battle from the flagship deck at the back, also slowly put down the optical telescope specially made for mortals by the mathematicians of the Golden Knife Gate, and said to a steward of the Sea Cliff Chamber of Commerce standing beside him in Chinese clothes: "Manager Han, now Yanbo Island has successfully completed the task assigned by the Sea Cliff Chamber of Commerce!"

Han Fulai, who came to the outlying island to supervise the battle, nodded and said, "I would also like to thank Island Master Xu for his great support!"

Xu Tong pretended to be bold and waved his hands and said, "We just dispatched a few boats. If the Haiya Chamber of Commerce hadn't provided this demon boat that would explode, it would not be so easy to get rid of Zhu Ziming."

However, Han Fulai denied it: "This ship was provided by the Qingning Chamber of Commerce. Even the sailors are employees of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce. Our Haiya Chamber of Commerce did not participate."

Hearing Han Fulai's explanation, Xu Tong couldn't help but take a breath and said, "Qingning Chamber of Commerce? Could it be that... that Yang Lu consultant has really penetrated the demon method that Tian Beixi used in outlying islands?"

Han Fulai nodded, acquiescing to Xu Tong's statement.

And after receiving Han Fulai's reply, even the cunning and cunning Xu Tong couldn't help but change slightly.

While beckoning to the flag bearer of the flagship division, he ordered Yanbo Island's ships to immediately rescue the drowning sailors from the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, while he was also taking the opportunity to silently digest the breaking news brought by Han Fulai.

The outlying island can become an independent kingdom because spells from the cultivation world cannot be used here.

But if the Qingning Chamber of Commerce (Sea Cliff Chamber of Commerce) possesses Tian Beixi's spell that can be activated without aura, then it has the ability to completely change the situation on the outlying islands.

It's no wonder that Han Fulai was willing to let go and sold him the marine ballista that was previously regarded as a strategic weapon by the Haiya family. It turned out that they had already mastered a more powerful method!

In fact, if you want to kill Zhu Ziming, there is absolutely no need to use gunpowder as a big killer.In order to deal with the few low-level cultivators who sneaked into the outlying islands, the lord of the outlying islands has already summed up effective tactics. Even if Zhu Ziming fights desperately, the probability of success is very small.

And Han Fulai personally rushed to the outlying island to participate in the action of killing Zhu Ziming, clearly intending to demonstrate to Xu Tong!
Xu Tong didn't think that Han Fulai was just trying to scare himself.

On behalf of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce, he came here to show off his muscles. This shows that the Haiya Department already has the idea of ​​intervening in the situation on the outlying islands with the help of demons, but it is not clear whether the Haiya Chamber of Commerce and the Qingning Chamber of Commerce intend to simply use force to deter them, or whether they intend to completely conquer the outlying islands. .

If they can use this kind of demon method at will, it is not impossible to rule the outlying islands by force!
No wonder he recently heard rumors that the Qingning Chamber of Commerce's status in the Haiya family is getting higher and higher, and it even has the title of the fifth largest family in the Haiya family. , and then use this as capital to join the Haiya family, then I'm afraid it will really become the fifth largest family of the Haiya family!

This is not Xu Tong's exaggeration.

The benefits of outlying island trade are extremely huge. Overseas cultivation forces such as the Kyushu Seven Factions, Haiyuan Island, and Haiya Chamber of Commerce all want a piece of the pie. If the Qingning Chamber of Commerce can turn the outlying islands into its own base, its The internal background of the cliff system can even directly surpass the Han family in Haiya City, the weakest of the four major families, and become the fourth largest force in the sea cliff system.

Glancing secretly at Han Fulai, who was smiling like a tiger, Xu Tong felt that he had conspired with the Haiya Chamber of Commerce to make this big deal, which was probably the wisest decision he had ever made in his life.

If the Haiya Chamber of Commerce (Qingning Chamber of Commerce) really plans to intervene in the outlying islands, he may not have the opportunity to become the spokesperson for the interests of the sea cliffs in the outlying islands!
After arranging all the search and rescue matters, Xu Tong calmed down his thoughts, pretended to be nonchalant and gestured to Han Fulai for counting money, saying: "Self-harming the guests who came to seek refuge on outlying islands will greatly damage the The reputation of our Yanbo Island is just like what Zhu Ziming said just before his death. I am afraid that our Yanbo Island will not be able to do fugitive business for a long time. The losses caused during the period may not be able to cover millions of Lingshi coins. what!"

Hearing this, Han Fu didn't know that the other party wanted to negotiate a price with him, but his face didn't change at all, but he still smiled and said: "Purpose to murder the guests who came to the outlying island for refuge? Why don't I do this?" Do you know? Didn't Zhu Ziming arrive safely at Yanbo Island?"

Xu Tong didn't know what Han Fulai meant by this, and asked in confusion, "Guanshi Han, what do you mean..."

Han Fulai did not continue to play charades with him, but clapped his hands lightly.

Then I saw a staff member of the Sea Cliff Chamber of Commerce pushing and shoving a person out of the flagship's cabin.

Anyone with Zhu Ziming's acquaintances will find that this person is almost [-]% similar to Zhu Ziming in appearance. If he hadn't just seen Zhu Ziming sinking into the sea with his own eyes through a telescope, Xu Tong would have thought that Zhu Ziming was reincarnated from the dirt up!

Seeing "Zhu Ziming" appear, Han Fulai explained softly: "This guy is Zhu Ziming's cousin, when he failed to compete with Zhu Ziming for the head of the Zhu family, he got in touch with our Haiya Sect law enforcement hall. His appearance was somewhat similar to Zhu Ziming's, and my uncle also used permanent disguise methods to help him have a plastic surgery. From now on, this guy is the Zhu family who came to seek refuge on the outlying island The president of the chamber of commerce, Zhu Ziming, understands. And the guy we killed just now was just a spy from the Wuliangjian faction trying to infiltrate the outlying island area in an attempt to sabotage."

Xu Tong understood in an instant.

Han Fulai is planning to play "civet cat for prince"!

Looking at the counterfeit Zhu Ziming in front of him again, Xu Tong was shocked and said: "I have heard about what happened in Zhongzhou recently from merchants. This Zhu Ziming is a very important role. The young spy came to the outlying island to inquire about news, are you sure this person won't go out of his way?"

Han Fulai waved his hands indifferently, and whispered in his ear: "This person has joined our Haiya Chamber of Commerce for a long time, and has been trained to be honest by us. He will definitely cooperate with our actions with all his strength. Island Master Xu only needs to grasp his sense of proportion and try his best to Let him have less contact with suspicious people from the outside world, and naturally there will be no chance of cheating."

Xu Tong glanced at the staff of the Hague Chamber of Commerce who was in charge of escorting the counterfeit Zhu Ziming, and said with some concern, "Let's not mention the outlying islands for now. When your Sea Cliff Chamber of Commerce sends him over, will there be any mistakes..."

Han Fulai knew that the other party was worried about mistakes in the Haiya Chamber of Commerce.

But he smiled nonchalantly and said, "Island Master Xu was too worried. Only the two of us knew about this operation to kill Zhu Ziming. Whose stowaway is it, as long as the two of us don't say anything, and then find a place to put this person under house arrest, and then let him show up occasionally, who can see the flaw? I believe Island Master Xu must be able to let He will never leave the outlying islands!"

Only the two of us know?

Xu Tong was thinking about what Han Fulai meant when he saw that Han Fulai suddenly pulled out the saber from his waist, and stabbed the staff of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce who was in charge of escorting the fake Zhu Ziming.

Under Xu Tong's astonished gaze, Han Fulai said in a calm tone: "You have completed your mission very well, we will take good care of your family, and your child will receive our key training in the Haiya School, even if he only has inferior spirits. With basic aptitude, they will also receive the same treatment as inner disciples of the Haiya Sect, and even be able to hold important positions in the City Lord's Mansion."

"Thank you... Manager Han... for planting...pei!"

The employee of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce who was in charge of escorting the counterfeit Zhu Ziming seemed to have known that Han Fulai would kill people to silence him. After hearing Han Fulai's assurance, not only did he not show the slightest panic expression, he even forced a smile out of pain, It seemed that Han Fulai was very pleased to make such a promise before he fell heavily on the deck.

"This person is a close friend we specially arranged to take care of the fake Zhu Ziming, and he is also the only person who knows about this matter. Now that he is dead, only God knows the identity of the fake Zhu Ziming, even if it is infinite. Even the Sword Sect can't come to the outlying islands to check for eucalyptus!" Han Fulai explained blankly.

Xu Tong's Tong Kong shrank slightly: "Guanshi Han, you guys are really good at it!"

Han Fulai didn't say anything to Xu Tong, but gently wiped the blood on his saber, then patted the counterfeit Zhu Ziming's shoulder with his bloody right hand and said, "Our Haiya Chamber of Commerce will not treat any partner badly. , even if we sell our lives for the Haiya Chamber of Commerce, we will abide by the principle of voluntariness, do you understand what I mean?"

Needless to say, Han Fulai, the blood-stained long sword in his hand is the best annotation for this declaration.

The counterfeit Zhu Ziming saw that the employee of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce who had been in charge of guarding him for a long time was "voluntarily silenced" by Han Fulai on the spot. He was so frightened that he couldn't even speak clearly, and he stammered: "Yes... yes! I will never Betray the Sea Cliff Chamber of Commerce!"

Han Fulai gave a noncommittal "hmm" and said: "From now on, you are Zhu Ziming, the president of the Zhujia Chamber of Commerce. From now on, you can enjoy delicious food and spicy food on Yanbo Island! If you have any needs, you can just mention it to the Haiya Chamber of Commerce. Even if you want to marry the eighteenth concubine, it's okay, ordinary people can't even dream of getting this kind of treatment!"

"Many... Thank you, Manager Han, for your cultivation!"

Seeing the other party's timid look, Han Fulai couldn't help frowning slightly.

Although this person's appearance was made to be exactly the same as Zhu Ziming's by the disguise, but he couldn't imitate Zhu Ziming's ruthlessness at all. As long as he was familiar with people, it was easy to find the difference in temperament between the two, but Han Fulai hesitated After a while, he finally patted the other person on the shoulder again to show encouragement, without saying anything more.

With Xu Tong, the native emperor of Yanbo Island, personally helping to watch, the others probably won't have the chance to get in close contact with "Zhu Ziming".

Xu Tong also fully understood what happened just now. He knew that Han Fulai murdered the staff of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce in front of him, not just to frighten the counterfeit Zhu Ziming, so he repeatedly shook his head and said bitterly: "Look! Come on, I'm going to hold a huge reception banquet for 'Zhu Ziming' soon!"

Han Fulai laughed loudly and said: "We will definitely not let Island Master Xu do nothing for this reception banquet. These ballistas are just the deposit that our Haiya Chamber of Commerce gave you to Yanbo Island. In addition, we will pay an additional 1 Yuan Lingshi coins, as the alimony of this 'Mr. Zhu Ziming', this price should be fair!"

Xu Tong laughed and said: "In the Eastern Ocean, the reputation of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce is much stronger than that of the seven major factions. Although this price is not high, as long as the cooperation with the Haiya Chamber of Commerce can be strengthened, it is worth it!"

Although Xu Tong didn't say it clearly, Han Fulai also understood the other party's subtext.

Haiya Chamber of Commerce handed over the counterfeit Zhu Ziming to Yanbo Island to take care of it, which is equivalent to giving Xu Tong himself a huge handle. As for the ballista and alimony, compared with this handle, it is nothing more than a little extra.

After the two parties worked together on this big event, an unbreakable alliance has been formed. For Xu Tong, who is very optimistic about the future of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce, no remuneration is more important than this.

Han Xinhe said without changing his face: "It's still the same sentence, our Haiya Chamber of Commerce likes to make friends the most, and we will never treat friends badly. Even if we make friends die for us, we will pay the price to satisfy them, but if anyone Became the enemy of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce, even if it is the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect, we will make him pay the price!"

Looking at the calm sea, Xu Tong said deeply, "There are no permanent friends, only permanent interests. Although Xu is not a noble person, but after the Haiya Chamber of Commerce has an invincible demon technique, look at the entire East and West. Dayang, I'm afraid no one can give me a bigger bargaining chip than you."

Han Fulai laughed dumbly and said: "No wonder Lord Xu has been able to get along well in the outlying islands these years. This theory of making friends is really similar to our Haiya Chamber of Commerce."

"It's just some small means of standing in line, which makes Guanshi laugh!" Xu Tong also smiled, and then seemingly casually sent out an invitation, "By the way, is Guanshi Han interested in visiting Yanbo Island?"

Han Fulai waved his hand and declined politely: "No need, I'm going to visit the great lord Huang Xuan next. The Qingning Chamber of Commerce has prepared two demon ships for us that have used demon magic. I think he should also open his eyes. I I heard that Lord Huang happened to be presiding over the plenary meeting of the lords of outlying islands, which saved me from having to go on a road show for every lord."

Although Han Fulai didn't say it clearly, it actually confirmed Xu Tong's inner guess:
He personally came to the outlying islands this time to show off his power to the lords of the outlying islands, and let the lords of the outlying islands know that the Sea Cliff Department is not an ordinary comprehension chamber of commerce, and has the ability to completely change the structure of the outlying islands!
Xu Tong was silent for a moment, and finally said with emotion: "It seems that the outlying islands will soon usher in troubled times again!"

Han Fulai replied with a smile: "The eventful season is also an opportunity. Haiya City has no ambition to invade the outlying islands, but just wants to improve the trading status of our Haiya Department on the outlying islands... But these are all things for later. As for Zhu Ziming and Yanbo Island I also ask Island Master Xu Tong to help keep the matter here a secret."

Xu Tong laughed loudly and said, "Don't worry, Manager Han. I have been old friends with you Haiya Department for many years. If you have any requirements, I, Xu Tong, will be your pawn."