In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

The person who arrived was Luo Li.

She was able to get behind Shen An silently without him noticing.

This is enough to show that she is definitely a master.

But considering that her father was a legendary figure on the battlefield, it's understandable that she possesses such martial arts skills.

"Just making some handicrafts," Shen An replied.

"I'll believe it if others make handicrafts, but I don't believe you make handicrafts!" Luo Li said, twirling the riding whip in her hand. "This must be some kind of powerful weapon, right? A powerful weapon that can kill someone from a thousand paces away on the battlefield!"

Shen Anxin was startled. Could it be that she had seen through him?

How could Luo Li possess such insight?

"Tell me, isn't that right?"

"Of course not. If you think this thing can kill someone from a thousand paces away, go and kill someone for me. If you can do it, I'm willing to pay a high price for it!" Shen An said.

"Tch, who would buy that? I was just kidding!" Luo Li's smile vanished. "You'd better not sell your blood residue charcoal to anyone else, or it will bring you death!"

"What? If I don't sell to you, I'll die?" Shen An's face darkened. "Is the Helian Merchant Alliance this domineering?"

"As a large merchant guild spanning seven countries, the Helian Merchant Alliance could not continue to do business in this chaotic world if it were not domineering."

However, the Helian Merchant Alliance has no intention of using domineering methods to deal with you.

"No? Then why won't you let me sell it to someone else?"

"Actually, I'm just worried that your blood charcoal is more effective than any external wound medicine or antiseptic on the market. If you sell it to others, in the eyes of the Helian Merchant Alliance, it will damage their reputation. My sworn brothers are all ruthless killers."

Anyone who undermines the interests of the Helian Merchant Alliance will be killed.

"I know what I'm saying will upset you, but please rest assured, as long as you continue to cooperate with the Helian Business Alliance, I will definitely give you a price that far exceeds what other business associations offer!" Luo Li said quickly.

Shen An doesn't like being forced, but if the other party can offer a high enough price, then it can't really be considered coercion.

He was willing to sell it to them without hesitation.

All I can say is that Luo Li is just too straightforward and doesn't know how to put things in a positive light.

She could easily say that their Helian Business Alliance wanted to buy the exclusive agency rights and offer him a price he couldn't refuse.

Both sides can achieve their goals and be happy.

As a result, what she said...

But it would be foolish not to make money when there is opportunity, and nowadays he can't find any partners with higher prices than them.

"Then let's see your sincerity. If you can offer more money than others, why would I need to find someone else to cooperate with?" Shen An replied.

Luo Li breathed a sigh of relief: "I was really afraid you wouldn't agree. My sworn brothers would definitely come to kill you. With your current abilities, killing you would be as easy as killing a chicken for them."

"Haha, your sworn brother is quite impressive after all," Shen An laughed. "But, is that all you came here for?"

Luo Li nodded: "Yes, then I'm done talking, I'm leaving!"

"Why don't you sit down and rest for a bit?"

"No, no, I have other things to do."

Luo Li arrived quickly and left quickly.

Shen An felt that this woman was quite nice, except for being a bit blunt. He had come all this way specifically to tell him about this.

They seem completely different from the Luo family, who are rumored to be ruthless killers.

But Shen An had no idea that Luo Li left so quickly to kill someone!

Half an hour later!

Luo Li arrived at a valley where her servants controlled three women and one man.

"Have they all been caught?" Luo Li asked.

"Commander Luo, it's those three!"

"Kill them!"

"We already said we wouldn't go after those who sell blood residue charcoal anymore, why are you still killing people?!"

Among the three women and one man, the older woman asked in a panic.

"Hmph, you guys actually managed to find out that the person who made the blood residue charcoal is Shen An! You seemed to be cooperating, but in reality, you almost let your sworn brother kill Shen An!" The more Luo Li spoke, the stronger the killing intent in her eyes became.

"We don't even know your sworn brother. What does their killing of Shen An have to do with us?"

"Hmph, it's because you wanted to find Shen An that my sworn brother thought Shen An would sell you Blood Remnant Charcoal, so he wanted to kill Shen An!"

"The problem isn't with us, it's with your sworn brother!"

"I don't care! Since you've come up with this plan and threatened Shen An's safety, you must die!"

Luo Li snapped her fingers, and her servants swiftly brought down their knives, killing them instantly.

After killing them, Luo Li ordered his servants to guard Qingyang County and eliminate anyone who wanted to contact Shen An to sell blood residue charcoal.

She absolutely could not allow anyone to threaten Shen An's safety.

"Commander Luo, are you leaving Qingyang County?"

"Yes, it seems the Western Barbarians are about to attack Qingyang County. I need to leave beforehand. If they capture me, I might become a tool for them to blackmail my father."

"Then, does Shen An still need our protection?"

"Of course we need it."

"It would be better to just take Shen An away directly; that would better guarantee his safety!"

"That won't do." Luo Li mounted her horse. Actually, Luo Li had considered bringing Shen An with her, but her identity was special. If those people found out that she was bringing a man back, wouldn't they target Shen An?

Shen An is in greater danger; it would be better to let him stay here.

Her servants were all highly skilled in martial arts, and if the Western barbarians attacked, they would be fully capable of deceiving Shen An.

Besides, she could tell that Shen An's blood charcoal was made using materials from that mass grave. Now that he was gone, he probably couldn't make blood charcoal anymore.

If he is unable to provide a stable supply of goods, his sworn brothers will most likely force Shen An to become their money-making tool.

She didn't want Shen An to become that kind of person.

"Alright, I'm leaving!" Luo Li said, then rode away without looking back. Her servants quickly took care of their bodies and led them away from the place.

Soon, it was time for Zhu Shigui's birthday banquet.

Knowing full well that Zhang Meng would ambush him at the main road today, Shen An still went there.

Since Zhang Meng is planning to deal with him again, if he doesn't get rid of them now, these good-for-nothings will be in big trouble!

In addition, Hei Laoliu learned from Huo Fenghuang that the Western Barbarians had suddenly reduced the number of times they attacked Qiangbei County, which showed that they had dispersed their forces.

The attack on Qingyang County and other county towns may happen in the next few days.

In the current chaos, after he killed Zhang Meng and others, Zhu Shigui had no interest in investigating.

Zhang Meng had no idea that Liu Wenyuan had betrayed them as well.

Before dawn, he led twenty-three constables to ambush the only road leading from Qingtian Village to the county town.

This time, they're going to beat Shen An half to death and get their revenge!

As the sun began to turn from white to yellow, Zhang Meng saw Shen An riding a horse towards them!