The Great Qin: Starting with marrying Jingni, I began my quest for immortality.

Since he came from Xinling and is related to Lord Xinling, could he be a retainer under Lord Xinling?

Immediately, a guard entered the mansion to report to his master.

Inside the inner courtyard of the mansion.

Jade Tiger was drinking, but there was no beauty beside him.

Although he himself also likes beautiful women.

But there's nothing we can do; there are only so many beautiful women in the world.

Despite being a wealthy man with immense riches, he wasn't actually living such a carefree life.

His money didn't belong to him, but to General Ji Wuye.

At best, he was just someone who managed and made money for the general.

Besides making money for the general, he had many other things to do.

The general has a fondness for beautiful women, and he needs to collect beautiful women for the general.

Meanwhile, the courtesan Chao Nv Yao also needed beauties to consolidate her position by the side of the King of Han.

If the man in the straw raincoat and the man in the blood-stained clothes had any requests, he had to fulfill them.

Among the four fierce generals, although he was the one closest to the General's Mansion and often went there to discuss important matters with the General, in terms of status, he was actually the lowest.

Unable to enjoy the company of beautiful women, Jade Tiger spends most of his free time drinking.

Over time, he developed a fondness for drinking and became addicted to all kinds of fine wines.

Suddenly a guard came to report.

Someone came from Xinling, seemingly related to Lord Xinling, wanting to discuss a business deal with him.

The jade tiger immediately became curious.

His caravans were spread all over South Korea. He was incredibly wealthy and basically got involved in whatever industry was profitable. He always made money off others, and no one ever came to him to do business. It was truly fascinating.

“Bring him over for a talk.”

Jade Tiger put down his cup and waved his hand.

Soon, Jiang Chuan arrived here under the guidance of the guards under Emerald Tiger and officially met Emerald Tiger, one of the four fierce generals under Ji Wuye.

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Strongest Liquor

Jade Tiger looked wealthy, dressed in a brocade robe and wearing a hat with a huge piece of top-quality jade inlaid in the center. He exuded the air of a nouveau riche, as if he wanted everyone to know he was rich.

Jiang Chuan's interest wasn't in Emerald Tiger because he was rich, but because Emerald Tiger was one of the Four Fiends of Nightfall, and the easiest of the four to approach. He wanted to use Emerald Tiger's connections to infiltrate Nightfall.

"I heard you came from Xinling?"

Upon seeing Jiang Chuan, Emerald Tiger first sized up the newcomer. Apart from his somewhat handsome appearance, there was nothing remarkable about him. His clothes were ordinary, and he was clearly not a wealthy person.

Such a person, if not for caring about the name "Lord Xinling," would not even bother to meet him.

"Yes."

Jiang Chuan replied truthfully, "I am a retainer of Lord Xinling..."

"You're lying!" Emerald Tiger's voice suddenly turned cold and sharp. Although his martial arts skills were average, Emerald Tiger was extremely wealthy. He owned a lot of property and held the lives of many people in his hands. In addition, as one of the Four Fiends of the Night, he naturally exuded the aura of a superior from his fat body.

"Lord Xinling died a year and a half ago. How dare you pretend to be Lord Xinling's retainer and actually fool me."

For ordinary people, and even the guards in the Jade Tiger Mansion, they only knew that Lord Xinling was extremely famous, but they did not know that Lord Xinling was already dead.

The reason is that, years ago, after Lord Xinling was suspected by the King of Wei and stripped of his military power, he remained depressed and lived in seclusion in Xinling, no longer concerning himself with worldly affairs. Because he was hiding in Xinling, naturally no one knew his current situation.

On the contrary, several years ago, after another failed attempt by the five states to form an alliance against Qin, the people of the five states remembered Lord Xinling and reminisced about the war against Qin that Lord Xinling had led.

It was probably because of this incident that Lord Xinling met his demise.

According to the news from the night, Lord Xinling died suddenly in Xinling a year and a half ago.

He was publicly told that he died suddenly from excessive drinking, but in reality, he was assassinated.

After saying this, Emerald Tiger immediately glared angrily at Jiang Chuan.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Chuan showed no sign of tension after his lie was exposed. Instead, he revealed a sorrowful expression. "Lord Xinling is indeed dead. Moreover, he did not die from excessive drinking as is commonly known. He was assassinated."

"Even if he dies, I will always be his retainer, and that will never change!"

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the Jade Tiger's anger vanished, replaced by curiosity.

The person before me actually knows the inside story of Lord Xinling's death. Could it be that he was really Lord Xinling's former retainer?

It was only through the cover of night that Jade Tiger learned that Lord Xinling had been assassinated.

Even if an ordinary person knew that Lord Xinling was dead, the answer they would accept would be that he died from excessive drinking.

This news was released proactively by the Wei state government.

The impact of Lord Xinling's assassination was simply too great.

Today, Lord Xinling was assassinated; tomorrow, will the same thing happen to me?

If the truth were to be spread directly, it could very likely cause many people to feel fear and unease, and everyone to feel insecure.

"Even if you were once a retainer of Lord Xinling, Lord Xinling is now dead. If you want to use his name to do business with me, you're dreaming. His name is no longer valid."

Jiang Chuan said, "Of course I know that."

"However, I have something in my possession that was once Lord Xinling's favorite. We have exhausted all our efforts and spent countless hours improving it. If it were to be lost because of your death, I would be truly unwilling."

"Sir, you are the wealthiest merchant in all of Korea. If this item were to appear in the world, only you would have the ability to sell it throughout Korea, and even to neighboring Zhao and Wei..."

“How about this, sir, you are in charge of selling this item, and I will not take a single penny of the proceeds.”

"Oh?" Upon hearing the words "not taking a penny," Emerald Tiger immediately became extremely interested.

This was the first time he had ever encountered someone doing business this way.

Although he didn't know what Jiang Chuan was holding, he roughly understood the meaning behind Jiang Chuan's words. It was probably something that Jiang Chuan had that was once Lord Xinling's favorite item, and that Lord Xinling's retainer had spent a lot of time improving it.

After finally managing to get this done.

Lord Xinling, however, died.

Therefore, Lord Xinling's retainers were unwilling to accept this.

Wanting to find another way to promote this product to the world, they found themselves.

"Truly a person of deep feelings and true character!"

Jade Tiger couldn't help but sigh to himself, but there was a hint of amusement in his voice.

Although he believed the other person was very affectionate, he was not moved.

Ultimately, he is a businessman.

For business people, profit is the most important thing.

Even if the other party says they won't take a penny, according to their meaning, the cost might end up being borne by oneself.

He wouldn't do it if the cost was higher than the profit.

Of course, before that, he also needs to know what the other party is talking about.

Then, Emerald Tiger asked Jiang Chuan, "What are you referring to?"

Jiang Chuan smiled faintly, and then introduced to Jade Tiger, "Since he went into seclusion in Xinling in the past, Lord Xinling has three hobbies: first, he likes to make friends with the talents of the world; second, he likes beautiful women; and third, he likes fine wine."

"After years of drinking, Lord Xinling felt that among the wines of the seven states, only the wine of Yan was the strongest, followed by that of Zhao. Therefore, there were many generous and tragic men in Yan and Zhao. However, over time, he also felt that the wines of these two states were actually just average, bland and tasteless."

"Therefore, we retainers began to do our utmost to brew an even stronger wine for Lord Xinling."

"In the end, we succeeded. Unfortunately, after the wine was made, Lord Xinling was destined never to have the chance to drink such a strong wine."

Emerald Tiger's expression changed upon hearing Jiang Chuan's words. He hadn't expected that what Jiang Chuan was talking about was alcohol, and moreover, strong liquor.

Due to limitations in brewing methods, most of the alcoholic beverages of this era were bland and tasteless.

The Yan and Zhao regions are bitterly cold places. Because of the cold climate, the people who brew wine in these two places have made some improvements to their brewing techniques, resulting in their wines having a slightly higher alcohol content, but not by much.

Jade Tiger was also a person who loved wine dearly, and he immediately became very interested after hearing Jiang Chuan's words.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Xinling's Drink

"Good wine, good wine!"

Some time passed in Emerald Tiger's mansion.

After Jiang Chuan handed a small pot of strong liquor that he had brewed in advance to Emerald Tiger, Emerald Tiger first sniffed it and was immediately struck by its rich aroma. However, he did not drink it directly but instead asked a guard to try it.

After all, he was proficient in Gu techniques with people like Blood-Clad Marquis and Tide Demoness, and Jade Tiger had witnessed the terrifying power of their Gu techniques. Naturally, he was afraid that someone would poison the wine. After all, he was extremely wealthy, and it would be a shame to die like this.

Fortunately, after having his subordinates test the wine for poison, Jade Tiger confirmed that the wine was not poisoned.

After conducting numerous tests to thoroughly confirm that the beverage was safe, Jade Tiger finally took a small sip from his cup. It was this one sip that gave Jade Tiger a completely different experience.