The Emperor is Above

Chapter 281 I know where the monster is hiding!

"Huh? Black Cat?"

Qing Yi was stunned at first, his eyes full of vigilance.

After his Taiyi Qi Refining Technique advanced to the realm of spiritual clarity, he became more sensitive to external touches.

Looking carefully at the direction where the evil gaze came from, there were only the grass and vines on the cliff of the upper city swaying in the wind. The figure that looked like a black cat had long disappeared, as if it was an illusion.

Zhu Zhiwu and Yang Hu were also startled, and immediately looked up and looked around: "Black cat? Where is the black cat?"

The reason why everyone is so sensitive about black cats is, of course, because the cat gods and their servants are all black cats or are created by sacrifices of black cats.

Niu Niu said in a baby voice: "Big brother, no one in Shangcheng is allowed to keep black cats. Grandpa said that all black cats are bad guys. Only civet cats like Hua Ni are good cats."

"Meow-"

When the tabby cat heard the compliment, it immediately responded with a proud sound. It walked past Qing Yi with its round body and rubbed Qing Yi's calf with its long tail. The little fox followed behind and imitated it.

Yang Hu thought and said, "Perhaps it is getting dark now, and the mountains and forests in the west blocked the sunlight, so the other cats looked like black cats!"

"Maybe I saw it wrong!"

Qing Yi first smiled at Yang Hu, and then said to Niuniu jokingly, "Niuniu is right. There is a black cat named Cat Ghost God who is a big bad guy. He has many other black cats under him who are also bad guys. You must avoid them if you see them!"

"Yeah!" Niu Niu nodded vigorously in agreement.

Qing Yi turned to Shi Dazhu and asked, "Brother Dazhu, have there been any cats, ghosts, gods or servants appearing in Shangcheng over the years? Especially this year!"

"Absolutely not. If there are many people in the lower city and merchants and travelers from all directions, cats, ghosts, gods, servants, and gods may take the opportunity to sneak in. As for sneaking into the middle city, it will be very difficult, not to mention the upper city with strict guards."

Shi Dazhu answered with certainty. He held Niuniu in his arms and grinned.

"Brother Yi, have you not yet relaxed after the battle at Lonely Hill and have you been worrying too much recently?

Don't worry, our middle city and upper city not only have my grandfather and Qianye Weng, two first-class grandmasters, guarding them, but we also have a large city defense formation.

Not to mention the minor characters like the God’s servants and God’s servants under the Cat Ghost God, even if the Cat Ghost God himself sneaks into the Upper City, he will end up with a tragic death. There is no need to be afraid of them at all.”

"Yes, yes, this city defense formation was built a hundred years ago!" Yang Hu also introduced proudly, "After a hundred years of continuous improvement, no matter what evil gods or ghosts dare to cause chaos in the upper city, they will only die."

Zhu Zhiwu also echoed, "Yes, yes, in the past year, the high priest has been improving the city defense formation. Otherwise, with him patrolling the Imperial College every day, no one would dare to play with the beast tusk puppet soldiers."

Even though Shi Dazhu patted his chest loudly, and Yang Hu and Zhu Zhiwu both stated how powerful the city defense formation was and that there would be no trouble, Qing Yi still kept muttering to himself.

Even if two first-class grandmasters were in the capital, they were still helpless against the monsters that occasionally devoured people in the lower city. This showed that his worries were still possible.

However, Qing Yi couldn't say these words directly to Shi Dazhu, so he could only shake his head and said, "Maybe I think too much. After all, we fought many battles in the autumn and killed so many cat ghosts and gods' servants. I even killed a cat ghost and god's servant.

Although the evil god has always been vindictive, for such a long time, neither the cat ghost god nor the high priest of the Black Wind Tribe have made any unusual moves. I always feel that something is wrong."

"The Black Wind Tribe and the Cat Ghost God suffered such a huge loss a few months ago. How could they come out to take revenge so soon?"

Shi Dazhu still looked nonchalant, "Don't worry, brother. Let's go quickly. I think everyone should be here soon!"

As soon as I walked out of the courtyard, I heard Xing Shu's complaints: "I have been trapped in the middle city and the upper city for more than half a year. When can you catch the monster, Captain Qiu Yuan?" "Please forgive me, my lady. Even the Grand Master can't find the monster, so our city guards are powerless. In addition, the capital is close to the original mountain forest, and there has been black fog from time to time recently, which is very strange."

Qiu Yuan explained in a helpless voice, "Nuji and your little sisters should just stay in the middle city and upper city and play. Try not to come to the lower city, and don't leave the city without permission and cause danger."

Then another gentle man said slowly, "There have been many strange things happening in the capital recently, and the situation in the northern border is also unstable.

The Ghost Witch tribe has just suffered a heavy blow, losing more than half of its Beast Soul Warriors within a year, and even two of its Senior Witches have died. Recently, it has attempted to forcefully unify the various tribes of the wild people in the northern border, and there have been many battles among the wild people’s settlements in the wilderness.”

At this time, the defender of Yanjin City, Bao Bu Tong, laughed: "Doctor Chengdong is worrying too much. As we all know, the selection of beast soul warriors in the Ghost Witch Tribe is extremely strict. Even after the selection, it takes at least one year to adapt to the beast soul.

It is estimated that the Ghost Witch Tribe is so ostentatious in order to attack other wild folk settlements to strengthen its strength. There is no need to worry about it in the short term. The wild folks in Jiming Lake have been completely destroyed this year, and next year it will be the turn of the Ghost Witch Tribe. "

"Haha, everyone, our God of Wealth, Sergeant Guqiu Yi, is here!" As Shi Dazhu laughed, a cheer of welcome suddenly rang out in the courtyard, and dozens of people came out to greet him.

Most of them are people that Qing Yi has dealt with before. In addition to Shi Dazhu, Xing Shu, Tun Shigu, Yuanmuqiujian and Bao Bu Tong, there are also the commanders of the Black Armor Cavalry, Taishu Bingxin and Liangqiu Juzhong.

There were also Zhu Cheng, Luo Tao, Gui Yan, Bai Ze, Yu Beihai, Mu Cangwu, Qiu Yuan, Xu Zhengjia, Ran You, and Zi Che Zhongxing from the Third Division, the City Guard, the Palace Guard, and the Flying Eagle Battalion.

Qing Yi greeted these people one by one, which made Yang Hu and Zhu Zhiwu behind him particularly envious. They were a little nervous in front of so many important officials of the State of Xing.

There were several other strange middle-aged men that Qing Yi had never seen before. Some were dressed as doctors, some were dressed as warriors. They all nodded and smiled at Qing Yi with a very friendly attitude.

Just when Qing Yi was about to make friends with these strangers, he heard a cheer from behind Xing Shu: "Wow, Qing Yi is such a handsome young man!"

A dozen gorgeous girls cheered for Qing Yi excitedly, which made Xing Shu's face darken. He put his hands on his hips and said angrily, "We already agreed to be quiet. If you continue to behave like this, I won't bring you to play with me."

"Okay, okay, Xiao Shushu, don't be angry. It's okay for me to enjoy the sight of those pretty boys. I won't compete with you for them."

Under Xing Shu's accusation and the gazes of the crowd, these girls soon sat back unhappily, but their beautiful eyes never left Qing Yi.

At this time, Shi Dazhu introduced them with a smile: "These people are Gongfengtang Yun Shengyan, Yue Chengqing, Linghu Ming, Huo Yunyaqing's eldest son Huo Jun, and Beilincheng City Guard Chengdong Shang Doctor."

Compared with Zhonghang Shuo and others, the three priests including Yun Shengyan were younger and looked like three elegant young men. Cheng Dong, the defender of Beilin City, was a middle-aged vassal with white beard, long eyes and sword-like brows. They were all very friendly to Qing Yi.

Come to think of it, five days of fermentation and preparation made everyone realize the high profits of oil pressing and maltose, as well as the vast market space. Qing Yi took the initiative to give up such a huge profit, which was enough to win the favor of everyone present.

After an hour of discussion, Xing Shu got 15% of the profits, Qing Yi only wanted 20%, Shi Dazhu got 10%, and the other thirty or forty people shared the remaining 55% in proportion, and they all expressed their satisfaction.

Qing Yi certainly did not give up so much profit for nothing. All shareholders who joined must either provide corresponding money, food and manpower, or bring in a huge market, or provide sufficient resources and raw materials.

As for giving Xing Shu 15% of the shares, it was actually an indirect return to Xing Hou. Qing Yi was not willing to owe Xing Hou any favors, and the other shareholders did not have any objections at all, as they were clear about the relationship involved.

Through this operation, what seemed like a share offering meeting of Beihuang Grain and Oil Group actually allowed Qing Yi to obtain the most important resources: a large number of allies who were capable and strong and willing to support him in building a new fiefdom. Even if he followed the army to fight in the future, he would have allies to take care of each other.

After seeing everyone off and getting them all satisfied, Qing Yi muttered to himself: This time, no matter how bad Zhonghang Huan and Qi Xi try to be, we won't have to fight alone again.

Qing Yi is certainly not naive enough to think that he can tie everyone to himself forever just by relying on the profits of Beihuang Grain and Oil Group. He only needs two or three years.

After declining the invitation from Yang Hu and Zhu Zhiwu, Qing Yi prepared to return to the Zuo Shi camp to settle down, but unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the courtyard, he saw Shi Ludan waiting outside the door.

The former ranger leader of the capital city came forward with an anxious look on his face: "Sergeant Guqiu Yi, I know where the monster is hiding!"

(End of this chapter)