Lord of Puro

Chapter 711: The New King Arrives
"Are you saying that there are problems with the batch of new land recently created by Shang State?" Zuo Anna once again confirmed the accuracy of the news with Daboyens.

Daboynes nodded and said, "This is an inference."

"What exactly is the problem?"

Daboyens shook his head: "I told you, I don't know. I can only tell you that the amount of soil planted in the new land is unusually large this time, and Qiao Yi stayed in Bocheng longer than usual."

Zuo Anna didn't know how to evaluate such intelligence: "You only saw the abnormal phenomenon and made an inference without any substantial results. I don't know how valuable such intelligence can be."

Daboynes did not intend to make any explanation, nor did he intend to expand on the existing intelligence: "All I need to do is tell you the intelligence I know. You need to judge how valuable it is."

Zuo Anna summarized the news she had received recently and passed it on to He Jiaqing.

He Jiaqing was very interested in the intelligence provided by Daboyens: "Although the information is limited, I feel that something big is going to happen. Is there any news from Wenyuan Pavilion?"

Zuo Anna said: "Chaoge has stepped up its security on Wenyuan Pavilion, and the number of guards is three times the usual number."

He Jiaqing gave the first inference: "This proves that the deeds are still hidden in Wenyuan Pavilion. For some reason, these deeds cannot leave Wenyuan Pavilion. Of course... Have you decided on the price? Please decide on the personnel and list. I should also make an action plan."

Zuo Anna felt that He Jiaqing had not finished speaking: "Do you have any other inferences?"

He Jiaqing shook his head and said, "Not yet. I will investigate the matter of the New Land, but before I have the results of the investigation, do not tell this news to others, so as not to alert the enemy."

The two discussed some things, and He Jiaqing stood up to say goodbye. Before leaving, he reminded him again: "Don't tell this news to anyone else."

Zuo Anna originally believed in her own judgment. She always thought that the information provided by Daboyens was not of much value. But after hearing what He Jiaqing said, Zuo Anna began to doubt herself.

Is there really a major crisis coming, and I haven't noticed it yet?

At least tell this news to Tritik.

……

Cuitik is recording the changes of Dao Laogui on Daogui Ridge. They still hold sacrifices every day. They also built a statue for Li Qi and designed new dance moves for Li Qi every once in a while.

The Dao Lao Gui who were loyal to Cuitik obviously lacked innovation in this regard. They handled etiquette very perfunctorily and became more and more casual in their interactions with Cuitik.

At breakfast, Cuitik complained that the porridge was too bad, and Dao Laogui, who was in charge of cooking, threw away the spoon and left.

What is this attitude?

Cuitik wrote in his diary: "This should be the difference between divinity and humanity. I am still too human..."

The feather pen trembled and a bloodstain appeared on the pen shaft.

Cuitik smelled the blood and wrote on the paper with a quill pen: "Sister, what do you want to talk to me about?"

The quill left Cuitik's hand and quickly wrote a paragraph on the paper.

Zoanna told Cuitik about Daboynes's findings.

Cuitik read it carefully and didn't understand what Zuo Anna wanted to express.

There is something abnormal in the new place. Is it the number of abnormalities or the people?
What problem did she hope I could solve by telling me this?
Cuitik exchanged a few more words with Zuo Anna. Zuo Anna did not provide any more valuable information, but only reminded Cuitik to be more careful.

Cuitik responded on paper: "I don't have the ability to investigate Xindi. Very few people in Pro Province have such ability. I will consider whether to ask others for help."

Putting down the quill, several names came to Cuitik's mind, but they were then erased one by one.

Among the people he knew, except the peddler, no one seemed to have the ability to investigate new places.

……

After returning to Green Water City, He Jiaqing found Shen Rongqing, Duan Shuqun and Datou, and asked them to gather people to investigate the new land that was added in Pro Province three days ago.

Duan Shuqun pondered for a while and said, "Jiaqing, three days ago is hard to calculate, right?"

Datou thought there was nothing wrong with it: "Isn't the time of three days very clear?"

Duan Shuqun explained: "Brother, you are not familiar enough with Pro Province. The new land three days ago is no different from the new land thirty days, fifty days, and eighty days ago."

Big Head looked confused, and it was unclear whether he really didn't understand or was pretending not to understand.

Shen Rongqing explained: "After entering Pro Province, the new land basically looks the same in the first year. There is no grass or trees, no birds or animals. It is just a wasteland. It is difficult to tell when this land was formed."

Datou didn't think so. "When Neizhou creates new land, it must appoint a local god. The newly appointed local god can tell where his own land is. We must have a way to tell the difference."

Duan Shuqun said, "They can tell the location of the land boundary because they rely on Neizhou's information network. If there is an extra piece of land between the two local gods, they will definitely find it and tell Neizhou after they find it."

Datou said: "Then let's go find the local god to get information."

Duan Shuqun said nothing, as he was afraid that saying something would hurt feelings.

Shen Rongqing didn't give Datou face: "Who do you think you are? Why should the local god see you?"

Datou really didn't take the local god seriously, as he had just become the local god.

He Jiaqing waved his hand, signaling everyone to stop arguing: "Hurry up and send someone to investigate. Call all of us. Remember, keep it confidential and don't spread the news."

Duan Shuqun was silent for a long while, and Shen Rongqing left the office expressionlessly.

After gathering all the people, Duan Shuqun asked Shen Rongqing: "How do we do this job? We have gathered so many people, but we don't allow the news to spread?"

Shen Rongqing shook his head and said, "I don't understand, and I don't want to understand. Let Datou do it. Isn't there a capable person?"

Big Head was really not polite. He took the people from the Brotherhood Alliance to the new land to gather information.

Duan Shuqun was right. This matter could not be kept secret. Just two days later, Ma Wu received the news.

"He Jiaqing is exploring the newly created land. What does he want to do?" Ma Wu felt that this was suspicious and wanted to inform Li Qi immediately, but Li Qi could not be contacted.

Ma Wu and Feng Dai had a hard discussion. Feng Dai thought about what happened before and said, "I think He Jiaqing wants to steal the deed again. This time he wants to attack the local god who just took office."

"Should we take care of this matter?" Ma Wu hesitated.

Feng Dai pondered for a while and said, "If he is just investigating, we shouldn't care about this matter. Some cultivators have been exploring new places, and the map of Pro Province is updated by these people. This is not a bad thing, and it is not against the rules. Let's just continue to wait for news."

After waiting for another two days, Ma Wu really received the news. It was not from He Jiaqing, but from someone sent by Cui Tik.

"Cui Tik said that there are abnormalities in the newly formed new land. This matter is related to Neizhou. I think we must tell Lao Qi about this." Ma Wu felt more and more that this matter was not simple.

Feng Daiku was also a little worried: "I can't contact Li Qi yet. I will keep an eye on the peddler's movements and find a chance to tell him what happened."

Before he could find the peddler, Ma Junjiang came to the door first and said, "Old Fifth, my father asked me to tell you that our uncle has returned and is now the local god of Xindi. He is inviting our family to go there to open up wasteland.
If you are still a member of the Ma family, come home with me and take care of this most important matter for the Ma family."

Ma Wu's great uncle Ma Chenxing was a ninth-level martial artist back then. He built up more than half of the Ma family's fortune. Ma Chenxing had no children, so he passed the family business to Ma Chunting in his later years. Although they were uncle and nephew, Ma Chunting actually always regarded Ma Chenxing as his father. Therefore, in his opinion, this was the biggest thing for the Ma family.

In Ma Wu's impression, Ma Chenxing died of natural causes that year. Could it be that he, like Chu Shaoqiang, reached the tenth level in Inner Province?
Cuitik said that there was something unusual in the new land. Could it be referring to the return of Ma Chenxing?
Ma Wu did not agree to this. Ma Junjiang sighed, "Old Wu, I know you still hate our father. When you became the local god, our father did not contribute much. I will go back and talk to our father about this. It is indeed not your fault."

Ma Wu asked Ma Junjiang not to say anything final, as he also wanted to take the opportunity to find out the whole story.

Feng Daiku reminded Ma Wu: "Jun Yang, before the peddler knows about this, you must not intervene."

……

Ma Chunting ordered a dark blue satin side-breasted gown from Yujia Cloth Shop. The gown had a three-layered cloth-made three-treasure collar with fifty-three lines of stitching and was embroidered with cloud patterns with delicate stitching. The long collar extended all the way to the shoe surface and was neatly cut. From head to toe, there was no sign of restraint or redundancy. An expert could tell that this was top-notch workmanship among Puro's traditional costumes.

After tidying up his clothes and trimming his hair and beard, Ma Chunting led his family out of the Ma family residence.

Ma Junjiang stood at the door and took a look, secretly admiring that the old man's aura today was quite similar to that of the old man of the Ma family in his past.

Ma Chunting waved his cane, signaling Ma Junjiang not to stand in the way. There must be many reporters waiting for the interview. Ma Chunting had already prepared the manuscript and would say a few words later.

Ma Junjiang quickly made way, and Ma Chunting looked for a long time but didn't see a single reporter.

He glared at Ma Junjiang. How was this arranged?
This is really not Ma Junjiang's fault. He had notified the newspaper a long time ago, but they didn't come.

Ma Chunting was very angry: "Jun Yang is my enemy. He didn't come himself, and he didn't let the newspaper come. Our Ma family is going to open up ten miles of territory this time. This is earth-shattering. I don't believe there won't be news in the newspaper tomorrow!"

Ma Junjiang didn't dare to say anything. In fact, it was not Ma Wu's fault. Ma Wu did not say that the newspaper was not allowed to come. It was the newspaper that looked down upon this news.

Going back a dozen years, reclaiming ten miles of land would definitely be big news, after all, the Lu family and the Chu family failed to succeed back then.

But in the past year or so, Li Qi has frequently made new moves, and reclaiming ten miles of land has become commonplace. The major newspapers are in no mood to hype it up, and just want to wait for the land reclamation to be successful and then report the results.

Ma Chunting rode in a horse-drawn carriage with hundreds of people heading for the new land. When they arrived at the boundary, they performed sacrifices and received a response immediately.

At night, Ma Chenxing found Ma Chunting in person and said, "Chunting, are you still the one who makes the decisions about family matters?"

Ma Chunting bent over, lowered his head, and answered respectfully: "I am the one who makes the decision, but Lao Wu's business has grown so big that I can't control him anymore."

Ma Chenxing said with a smile: "I heard about Jun Yang. He followed Prince Pingyuan and did great things. This is the glory of our Ma family. Let him know someday and tell him that I miss him. It's okay if he doesn't want to come to open up the wasteland. Just let him come and see me."

Just these words made Ma Chunting cry: "Jun Yang, this beast, has chilled your heart. I have to tie him up and bring him here."

Ma Chenxing shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. You have to prepare well for the land reclamation tomorrow. Ten miles of land is no small matter. Even if I want to take care of my family, I can't go too far and violate the duty of a minister!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Chunting wiped his tears, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed: "Father, you have been so kind to me..."

Ma Chenxing hid aside and said, "Child, you can't kowtow to me."

Ma Chunting was also a little embarrassed, after all, the two were not biological father and son.

But Ma Chenxing's next words made Ma Chunting cry again: "My son, I have to kowtow to Chaoge. This kindness will be something that our Ma family will never be able to repay in our lifetimes!"

Ma Chenxing and Ma Chunting knelt on the ground with tears in their eyes and kowtowed several times. After they stood up, Ma Chenxing said two important things:
First, he arranged a way out for Ma Chunting. After Ma Chunting was promoted to the tenth level, he could smoothly go to Chaoge to continue his cultivation. The road of cultivation would definitely not be too difficult. Second, the work of opening up the wasteland should be accelerated, and more manpower should be added. We should strive to open up this new land into a proper land within half a year.

This is not something that can be accomplished with just a few words. Opening up new land requires capital. When opening up Qiqiu City, Ma Wu felt that it was tight. If he really wanted to open up a whole piece of new land, even if he used up all of Ma Chunting's capital, it might not be enough.

Ma Chenxing offered advice: "First, rely on our family's inheritance to support us. If we can't afford the expenses, we can ask Jun Yang for help."

The two men made a plan and began the test the next day. Three days later, the ten-mile area was successfully opened up and the news spread.

Shen Rongqing reported the news to He Jiaqing: "Jiaqing, I think this is the new land we are looking for. Ma Chenxing obviously came with a mission from Neizhou. He wants to borrow the financial resources of the Ma family to turn this new land into a legitimate land."

He Jiaqing did not comment, but only said: "I saw this in the newspaper. You don't have to worry about Ma Chenxing, just continue investigating in Xindi."

Shen Rongqing didn't understand: "What else are you investigating?"

He Jiaqing frowned and said, "Investigate the new place I asked you to find."

Shen Rongqing left. In the afternoon, Duan Shuqun came again: "Jiaqing, I think Ma Chenxing's crime has been confirmed. If you want to take his territory, just kill him. If a man like him dies in your hands, the peddler will not blame you."

He Jiaqing sighed, "Rong Qing is confused because she has experienced too little. How come you are confused too? Can Ma Chenxing make Xindi a legitimate place by getting rid of the Ma family?"

Duan Shuqun calculated and said, "That depends on whether Ma Wu is still a member of the Ma family. If Ma Wu is willing to help, the financial resources will be enough."

He Jiaqing was impatient: "What financial resources are you talking about? This is not about money. If things were that simple, would Chu Shaoqiang be in such a miserable situation?

Ma Chenxing's affairs cannot be accomplished, and Neizhou will not let him come out to do big things. He was released by Neizhou as a target. How could you really fall for it? Hurry up and do your business. "

Duan Shuqun was filled with resentment, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that what He Jiaqing said did make sense. Ma Chenxing had made such a big fuss, but he couldn't tell there was any conspiracy behind it.

What conspiracy is going on in Nevada?
He Jiaqing continued to investigate Xindi, and Ma Wu had been trying to find out the whereabouts of the peddler. After waiting for several days without any news from the peddler, Feng Daiku brought news about Luo Lijun.

"Luo Lijun wants to see Li Qi and says she must see him today."

Ma Wu laughed angrily: "I also want to see Lao Qi, so can I see her just like that? What does she want?"

"She said that this matter must be discussed with Li Qi in person."

Ma Wu really didn't believe it: "I'll go find her right now and see if she tells me."

When they arrived at the soda kiln, Luo Lijun was stubborn at first and refused to speak. Ma Wu asked Feng Daiku to close the door and negotiated with Luo Lijun alone for more than two hours. Luo Lijun said, "Qiao Yi invites the new emperor to return to Chaoge and preside over the government."

Upon hearing this, Ma Wu was stunned.

He was not panicking, but he did not understand. The new king of Shang State was established by Li Banfeng. Ma Wu only provided some support and did not participate in many things. He did not even know where the new king was right now.

Qiao Yi is pressing hard, and Luo Lijun must give an answer, but Li Qi can't be found now, so who can make the decision?

There is only one person who can make the decision, Qiu Zhiheng.

Ma Wu took Luo Lijun to Santoucha and found Qiu Zhiheng.

Qiu Zhiheng knew the whole story and also knew where the new emperor was.

After listening to Ma Wu's description and knowing that Li Qi could not be contacted, Qiu Zhiheng made a decision on the spot: "Tell Qiao Yi that the new emperor is still on tour and it is not appropriate for him to return to Chaoge now."

"In other words, you don't agree?" Luo Lijun's face looked a little ugly.

"Yes, I don't agree!" Qiu Zhiheng's face was even uglier than hers.

If Juanzi and the others were allowed to go to Chaoge at this time, they would either become puppets in Qiao Yi's hands or lose their lives in vain.

Qiu Zhiheng had a tough attitude and Luo Lijun was unable to persuade him, so she could only pass the message to Qiao Yi.

Qiao Yi had expected this result and directly replied to Luo Lijun, saying that it was okay for the new emperor not to return to Chaoge, and he would come to the Three-headed Lord to report on government affairs.

Luo Lijun went back to Santoucha to find Qiu Zhiheng, and Qiu Zhiheng was in trouble now.

He had no good reason to evade the question. Qiao Yi's statement was well-founded. As a minister, there was nothing wrong with him reporting government affairs to the new emperor.

"This old thief is so difficult to deal with!" Qiu Zhiheng couldn't think of a solution, so he called Tan Jinxiao and Luo Zhengnan together to discuss countermeasures.

Luo Zhengnan had no solution: "How about this, Master Qiu, you try to stall things first, I'll try to contact Master Qi every day, and when we find Master Qi, we'll deal with Qiao Yi."

Qiu Zhiheng said: "I also want to stall, the key is to find a suitable excuse."

"It's useless to find any excuses!" Tan Jinxiao said, "I say, you two know too little about Neizhou. This matter cannot be wasted. Old man Qiao Yi said he is coming. He may come at any time, maybe tomorrow!"

Qiu Zhiheng frowned and said, "He probably wouldn't dare. He is a pure-blooded Neizhou person. If he dares to enter Prozhou without permission, even if it is against the rules, the peddler will not forgive him."

Tan Jinxiao slapped his thigh and said, "Mr. Qiu is right, we can't let him go!

Mr. Luo, you must find a way to find the peddler. No matter what method you use, you must invite him.

"Master Qiu, let's gather our men and go, and use all the fighters we can. If this bastard dares to come, we won't let him go alive! If we can defeat him, we'll kill him. If we can't, we'll wait for the peddler to come and kill him!"

Qiu Zhiheng didn't say anything.

Luo Zhengnan said: "Mr. Tan, if this happens, we will completely fall out."

Tan Jinxiao gritted his teeth and said, "How can you tear your face apart like this? Do we still need to save face for this guy from Neizhou?"

Luo Zhengnan advised: "Master Tan, let's not say anything in anger. The key is that if Qiao Yi really comes, he will have experts with him. I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat him."

Tan Jinxiao's voice got louder and louder: "That's why I told you to find a peddler! I'm risking my life today. I'll try to hold him back for a while. When the peddler comes, I'll kill him without a single one left!"

Luo Zhengnan couldn't persuade him anymore, so he turned to look at Qiu Zhiheng.

Tan Jinxiao also looked at Qiu Zhiheng, as he would have to make the final decision in the end.

Qiu Zhiheng thought for a long time and made a plan: "Master Luo, please find the peddler as soon as possible. This matter is of great importance and the peddler must be informed.

During this period, we have to find a way to contact Lao Qi. As long as we can delay the matter, it is best to let Lao Qi make the decision.
What Mr. Tan said makes sense. This matter may not be delayed. If Qiao Yi comes uninvited, we must be prepared to fight.

Let Juanzi make a good show first, show off her power as a new king, and intimidate Qiao Yi and his men. Then we can make good arrangements. If we have to fight, we have to take the initiative.

Dengbaoer has also invited a master to live with Juanzi and the others. As long as we are well prepared, we may not be unable to win this battle."

Tan Jinxiao was excited and rubbed his hands together: "This is the right way! Master Qiu, let me ask you, what is the origin of that master?"

Qiu Zhiheng shook his head: "That senior didn't want to reveal his identity, but I heard from Dengbao that he is an otherworldly master, unfathomable."

Tan Jinxiao was a little skeptical: "Brother Dengbao is too handsome. Even a man this good-looking may not be honest in what he says."

Qiu Zhiheng was also worried: "I'm going to visit that expert and check on Juanzi and the others. I hope the situation won't get out of control and things won't be easy to handle."

That afternoon, Qiu Zhiheng went to Juanzi's residence, met Dengbao, and asked about the senior first.

"The senior is in meditation and it is not convenient for him to see guests." As he spoke, the light bulb lowered his head and his fair cheeks turned red.

Qiu Zhiheng looked at the light bulb and it didn't look like he was a liar, so he decided not to disturb the senior for the time being.

He was about to go see Juanzi first, but was stopped by Xiao Yeci again.

"Brother Qiu, Juanzi and the others are sick and can't get out of bed. It's better not to go and see them."

As he spoke, Xiao Yeci's face turned red and he didn't dare to look at Qiu Zhiheng.

Seeing Xiao Yeci dodging and evading, Qiu Zhiheng concluded that something must be going on!

He ignored Xiao Yeci's obstruction and went straight into Juanzi's room. He found Juanzi lying on the bed, tightly wrapped in a quilt, her face covered with sweat.

Not only was her face covered in sweat, but Mengzi and Xiaoshan's faces were also covered in sweat.

Qiu Zhiheng walked to the bedside and asked, "Juanzi, I heard from Miss Xiao that you are sick. Have you asked the doctor to see you? What is the disease?"

Juanzi replied in a low voice: "It's typhoid fever."

"Typhoid fever makes you sweat so much?"

Xiaoshan replied: "It's sweat."

Qiu Zhiheng runs a drug store. He understands pharmacology and has some medical skills. Looking at the condition of Juanzi and the others, he doesn't think they have typhoid fever.

"What's going on?" Qiu Zhiheng looked at Mengzi. Mengzi was an honest man and not good at lying. He turned his face away and said nothing.

There is a bulge in the quilt, probably something is hidden there.

Qiu Zhiheng frowned and lifted up the quilt.

It didn't matter that this was lifted, Qiu Zhiheng was dumbfounded.

There were three people lying in the quilt.

Mengzi stood up first, followed by Juanzi, and finally Xiaoshan.

Qiu Zhiheng pursed his lips and asked slowly: "Why did you break up?"

Xiaoshan didn't dare to speak, Juanzi didn't say anything, Mengzi couldn't help but speak: "Brother Qiu, this is not our fault. A few days ago, a master came and asked us to slide every day. We didn't know what slide was, so we followed him every day. As a result, we learned a lot and the three of us were able to slide well."

PS: That senior is also very ashamed right now!

(End of this chapter)