Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 89: Thousand Gold, Spirit Jade

Toyota County, South City.

After the war five years ago, South City was one of the few places that had preserved some intact houses and streets.

The streets and alleys that were blocked during the war have now been cleared, except for a few broken stone bridges, which are still in ruins.

Beside a broken bridge, Xiao Tonglin, Major General of Beiyan Zhenbei Army, stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the flowing water with a calm expression.

Behind him, two secret agents reported the news from all sides of the city and then quietly retreated.

"Ouyang Xu is as famous as you, but now it seems that his mental scheming is far inferior to yours." The bald man standing behind Xiao Tonglin said with a smile.

"The conditions offered by the Crown Prince of Qin Guwang can be considered. For Princess Shang, this is a rare opportunity."

The big man was wearing martial uniform, had a strong build, and was carrying a long cloth bag wrapped in black cloth on his back.

Although his aura was quiet, he could still make people feel fear at a glance.

Only a strong person in the innate realm can have such majesty that makes people dare not look directly at him.

"Master, Ouyang Xu is in the open while I am in the dark. He has been famous for a long time and cannot be underestimated."

Xiao Tonglin shook his head with a serious expression.

"As for Princess Shang," Xiao Tonglin narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly, "I think Princess Fengming might be more suitable."

This made the bald man grin: "I knew you wanted to compete with Ouyang Xu."

"It's not me who wants to fight, it's my Xiao family that must fight with the Ouyang family." Xiao Tonglin turned around and took a deep breath. "Of course, if Princess Fengming died in Fengtian County, it wouldn't be a bad thing for my Xiao family."

Princess Fengming died in Toyota County. The Ouyang family could no longer cooperate with the Qin Dynasty and would become mortal enemies with King Zhao of Qin.

In that way, the Xiao family can move freely.

The bald man's smile faded, and he nodded gently, saying, "I'm cultivating in Liangyuan Territory, so I don't have to worry about your schemes."

"Anyway, my senior brother told me to listen to you, so I'll do whatever you say."

Xiao Tonglin clasped his fists and said softly, "Uncle Master, don't worry. Father said that the relic you want will be found."

Having said this, he paused and looked at the small boat coming down the river in the distance.

"They're coming."

"I want to take Black Tiger's head back to Gubei City."

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On the small green wooden boat, Zhang Yuan and Zhao Yu sat side by side.

They followed the request of the Northern Yan spies and took the Black Tiger's head on a boat to collect the bounty.

The boat went down the river, and the old man rowing the boat said that he was a local and had lived in Toyota County all his life.

"Five years ago, the Qin and Yan states clashed here. The Yan army was so powerful that the Qin army had to retreat into the city. This river was dyed red with blood."

"I was being held captive by the Qin army at the time, responsible for retrieving and burying people. There were so many casualties among the Qin army, how could we bury them all?"

The old man's words were filled with emotion and a bit of pride.

Zhao Yu looked around, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.

They were all soldiers of the Qin Dynasty.

He lost his life in Toyota County.

Zhang Yuan looked down at the river, slightly dazed.

Seeing that the two of them had nothing to say, the old man could only curl his lips.

"In recent years, the Yan State has occupied Fengtian County, and the people have become increasingly prosperous."

"In my opinion, this Fengtian County should belong to the State of Yan."

The old man just spoke.

"We cannot lose an inch of the territory of our Great Qin." Zhao Yu looked up with anger on his face.

The old man froze for a moment and wanted to argue, but seeing Zhao Yu's expression, he opened his mouth and stopped talking.

When the wooden boat reached the bend in the river, the old man snorted coldly, said "We're here", and then dived into the river.

Zhao Yu turned and looked at Zhang Yuan.

"A spy from Northern Yan," Zhang Yuan said calmly, "Back then, the city's defenders never recruited civilians to bury anyone."

"If it were the people who stayed in the city back then, there would be no way they wouldn't recognize me."

Zhang Yuan survived a bloody three-month battle in Toyota County.

He earned the reputation of being a man of great righteousness by taking care of the families of his former comrades and fulfilling their military achievements.

Just as Zhao Yu was about to speak, Zhang Yuan raised his hand to stop him.

Zhao Yu turned around and saw several figures standing by the river two meters away. The old man who had just jumped off the boat was standing beside the person in the lead and whispering.

The young man in the lead nodded, glanced at Zhang Yuan and Zhao Yu on the wooden boat, and waved.

Zhang Yuan picked up the wooden box in front of him and threw it over.

A middle-aged warrior reached out and grabbed the wooden box, opened the lid, and nodded.

The young man in front waved his hand, and the bald man standing behind him shook a palm-sized cloth bag and dropped it onto the wooden boat.

Zhao Yu picked up the bag and saw a jade stone the size of a fingernail, emerald green with a shimmering halo. "Spiritual jade."

The so-called spiritual jade is a jade stone that contains spiritual energy.

Spiritual energy can be refined into qi and blood, or it can be condensed into innate true essence.

Whether one is practicing Taoism or martial arts, one can use spiritual jade to practice.

Among martial arts masters, spiritual jade is also used as hard currency.

One spiritual jade can be exchanged for ten taels of gold.

Zhao Yu turned around, but there was no one on the river bank.

"You're rich." With a smile, Zhao Yu handed the small bag to Zhang Yuan.

A thousand taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver are indeed a fortune for an ordinary warrior.

"The eldest son of the Xiao family, Xiao Tonglin." Zhang Yuan took the cloth bag, weighed it, then grabbed a handful and handed it to Zhao Yu.

"This one is yours."

Zhao Yu clenched the spiritual jade in his palm, his expression changing.

She didn't expect that Zhang Yuan would be willing to give her the spiritual jade.

There are more than a dozen of them in this handful alone, which is worth over a thousand taels of silver.

Zhang Yuan is so generous.

Holding the spiritual jade, she looked up after a moment: "Do you know Xiao Tonglin?"

Zhang Yuan shook his head and looked at the figure on the stone bridge on the river bank not far away: "He looks a bit like Xiao Han."

Without waiting for Zhao Yu to speak, Zhang Yuan stood up, raised his hand to pick up the bamboo pole, pressed it against the stone steps on the river bank, and stopped the boat floating downstream.

"Your guards are in the back. I saw someone I know, so I went to say hello."

"We will meet at Guyuan Trading Company."

Zhang Yuan took a step forward, landed on the shore, and left along the stone bridge.

Zhao Yu looked at Zhang Yuan's back, then lowered his head to look at the spiritual jade in his hand.

"You've met Xiao Han, haha, that's interesting..."

When I stood up, Aunt Wu was already standing on the shore with two warriors.

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Zhang Yuan walked along the street, but after walking for a while, he paused slightly.

After a moment of hesitation, he looked up at the place where the figure in front of him stepped into, then turned and walked towards the messy alley on the side.

The road ahead became more and more desolate, and his speed became faster and faster.

Just before reaching a broken wall, he suddenly turned around.

Behind him, two figures holding daggers were already three feet away.

"Is this how you, the Zhenbei Army, do things?" Zhang Yuan looked at the two men calmly, "Are you going to take back the bounty you gave out?"

The two men holding knives, one was the middle-aged man standing on the river bank just now, and the other was the old man who was rowing the boat before.

The two men didn't say anything to each other, just looked at each other and slowly surrounded Zhang Yuan.

"Black Tiger is at the Xiantian realm, and I can kill him. Do you think you are stronger than Black Tiger?" Zhang Yuan's voice sounded again.

This time, the old man rowing the boat on the opposite side finally spoke up: "Do you think I'm stupid? Can a little brat like you kill Black Tiger?"

"You're just an errand boy."

With a grin, the old man increased his speed: "A thousand taels of gold, this risk is worth taking."

In the middle stage of the acquired realm, a single blow can bring a force of a thousand pounds.

This hidden Beiyan secret guard had impressive martial arts skills. He stabbed Zhang Yuan in the chest with a knife, and the blade made a sound of breaking through the air.

The moment the old man made his move, the other middle-aged warrior also took a step forward and slashed towards Zhang Yuan's neck with the short knife in his hand.

A gleam of light flashed in Zhang Yuan's eyes.

He raised his right hand and pointed with one finger.

He stretched out his left hand and grabbed the falling dagger.

Catch a knife with bare hands?
The two men who drew their swords were stunned for a moment, and then a look of joy appeared on their faces.

It turned out that he was a rookie with no fighting experience, and was scared silly by this life-and-death fight.

"Go to hell——"

The old man rowing the boat let out a low shout and stabbed the knife in his hand at the finger that Zhang Yuan pointed.

He could already foresee the scene of cutting off Zhang Yuan's hand and stabbing the dagger into Zhang Yuan's chest.

The difficult problem is how to avoid splashing blood and get as little blood on your body as possible.

"when."

The moment the fingers touched the dagger, the old man rowing the boat widened his eyes.

The knife was actually blocked by a finger!
(End of this chapter)