69novels Chapter 416 They seem to have made a profit.
Chapter 416 They seem to have made a profit.
Chapter 416 They seem to have made a profit.
The demon spirit also overheard every word of the secret conversation in the Zhang family's main residence, without much change in expression on its face.
He knew that Ye Nanxiao had brought him along so that he could understand and utilize the various schemes in the human world, which also meant that he would have to face the corresponding calculations.
Ye Nanxiao lay on the black cube and suddenly realized that the demon spirit had not moved this world. He looked up at the demon spirit.
The demon spirit was still staring blankly in the direction of the Zhang family's main residence.
"Yao Yao, this is just a clash of interests, don't overthink it." Ye Nanxiao thought that Yao Ling couldn't stand the extremely hypocritical truth of being two-faced.
"No, I was prepared after learning your purpose, strategist," the demon spirit said, shaking her head slightly.
"I'm just curious about that girl. After all... well, that girl has good taste." A strange emotion flashed in the demon spirit's eyes, but it was quickly hidden away.
Ye Nanxiao looked at the demon spirit and sighed inwardly.
"I know you're curious about everything in the human world and want to explore it. I don't intend to stop you or remind you, but curiosity is one thing, but you must never let your emotions suppress your reason." After Ye Nanxiao finished speaking, he lay back down on the black cube. As for whether the demon spirit listened to him, that was not something he could decide.
Between someone who is asleep and someone who is pretending to be asleep, the latter is often the least likely to listen to advice.
Seeing that Ye Nanxiao showed no intention of stopping him, the demon breathed a sigh of relief. He was indeed just curious. After all, he had lived for so many years, and this was the first time a creature had taken a liking to him at first sight and had not been afraid of the evil aura surrounding him.
"I know, I've heard plenty of stories about Lord Ritian and Miss Lancao from you." The spirit controlled itself to move away swiftly.
Ye Nanxiao reached out and took out the map, his gaze falling on the paper, but his mind was elsewhere.
Through information and memories from later generations, Ye Nanxiao had some understanding of the Ten Ferocious Beasts, but the Demon Spirit, ranked last, was the most mysterious. After falling into this time and space and spending time with the Demon Spirit, he felt that the Demon Spirit was a pretty good friend, funny and interesting, mysterious but not indifferent.
Sometimes he was like a restless baboon, and sometimes he was incredibly mysterious, but the demon spirit's attitude towards Ye Nanxiao was pure, sincere and friendly, not because Ye Nanxiao was the strategist appointed by the Silver Dragon King.
Sometimes, Ye Nanxiao felt as if he had returned to the Tang Sect, spending his days with Bei Bei and her group of mischievous friends.
It was precisely this feeling that led Ye Nanxiao to personally impart his knowledge to the demon spirit. Otherwise, it would have been like when he taught Huo Yuhao before, where he either had to experience it firsthand or write a scroll guide for Huo Yuhao to appreciate its charm on his own.
Of course, there's also the element of Huo Yuhao's explosive talent, which means he didn't need much teaching at all.
However, demons do not possess the natural talent of the chosen ones.
As Ye Nanxiao was lost in thought, he heard the voice of a demon spirit.
"Strategist, we've probably arrived. Show me the map," the demon spirit said.
Coming to his senses, Ye Nanxiao realized he was holding the map upside down. He shook his head slightly, realizing he had been lost in thought once again.
The reason he was lost in thought was because he had once told the demon spirit the story of love and hate of a powerful human being named Lord Ritian.
Ye Nanxiao reached out and wiped his face, his soul power making his face look like a blurry shadow.
"Let's go, it's time to get the equipment." Ye Nanxiao muttered to himself as the scene before him rapidly descended, gradually revealing mud-brick buildings on the ground.
Gao Tu sat quietly in the lobby, surrounded by neatly arranged tables and chairs, while the counter was piled high with many large boxes.
In the main hall, only a lamp on Gao Tu's table flickered, faintly dispelling the darkness.
Sensing something amiss, Gao Tu quickly looked up and saw two figures emerging from the shadows.
"Ding-dong, is the shopkeeper home?" Ye Nanxiao imitated the doorbell sound with his own voice.
"Sir, people can scare each other to death," Gao Tu said helplessly. These two usually appeared silently. If it were someone else, like an evil spirit master assassin, they would scare people to death.
Ye Nanxiao led the demon spirit to the table and sat down, laughing, "You can't blame me for this. I already rang the doorbell. You can't say I came in without saying hello."
Gao Tu silently glanced at the open door he had opened, wondering if he should have his workers expand the two doors tomorrow.
"Sir, all the weapons you want are here. I only have one request: please keep the 'fireworks' away from my little shop when you set them off. It's not easy running a small business." Gao Tu waved his hand, and several boxes piled up at the counter flew over.
Ye Nanxiao made a gesture to the demon spirit, which immediately understood and took out the storage soul tool given to him by Fu Zhong to put all the boxes into it.
"It's a small business. I didn't expect the owner of Gaotu to be such an honest person, just a bit too Versailles-like," Ye Nanxiao said casually.
Gao Tu frowned slightly. He didn't understand what Ye Nanxiao meant, but he didn't keep Ye Nanxiao and the other person.
Their deal was done, and if he could, Gao Tu would never want to entertain a guest who could emerge from the shadows.
Ye Nanxiao also realized that Gao Tu had no intention of keeping the guest, and he sank into the shadows along with the demon spirit.
After the two left, the shop assistant who had been hiding under the counter finally dared to stand up slowly. He couldn't get involved in his boss's business.
"Boss, they're gone? Are we still open tonight?" the waiter asked.
"Let's close the shop and rest. I probably won't be able to sleep tonight. Business should double tomorrow." Gao Tu waved his hand and lightly flew up to the second floor.
"Oh, by the way, have someone renovate the main gate tomorrow morning, widen it a bit, and make sure it's very noticeable!"
Gao Tu thought for a moment, then said, "We will no longer accept orders from the Zhang family or the Fu family."
Seeing Gao Tu's expression and recalling the two mysterious figures who had just left, the waiter asked, "Did these two families offend those two powerful individuals?"
Gao Tu nodded. "These two families seem to have gotten quite arrogant in recent years, even daring to scheme against experts above the Contra Douluo level. Don't open the door next time you come; they're the unlucky ones now!"
The waiter watched Gao Tu return to his room, Gao Tu's whispers still echoing in his ears.
"Isn't it better to cooperate peacefully? Why do you have to think your schemes are flawless and try to outmaneuver the strong? Even an old man wouldn't be as cunning as you."
The waiter stopped in his tracks, thought for a moment, then picked up a large piece of paper and wrote on it, "Zhang family, Fu family and pets, no entry."
In the Zhang family's workshop area, the demon used its shadow to conjure a rope, which bound up dozens of Zhang family guards and threw them aside. Then, dragging the bundles of people, it disappeared into the shadows.
When the demon spirit resurfaced, it had already arrived at the Fu family's workshop area. Ye Nanxiao was directing several Fu family workers, who were controlled by soul power, to install the 'fireworks' one by one in each workshop.
"Strategist, the people have been brought." The demon spirit struggled to lift up the dozens of people who had been brought in.
"Over there, there's a circle drawn on the door; that's the safe zone. Just throw it in," Ye Nanxiao said.
The demon threw the bound people in, and as Ye Nanxiao instructed, took out several large sacks of hemp rope, tied them up, and cut the rope in half at the knots to make it easier for them to break free.
By the time the demon spirit returned, Ye Nanxiao had already completed the arrangements.
"Strategist, is the arrangement on the Fu family's side the same as the Zhang family's?" the demon spirit asked.
Ye Nanxiao nodded. In the Zhang family's general workshop, there was also a large number of Fu family workshop guards and workers, and the 'fireworks' were also installed.
"We've been going through all this trouble, and in the end they've just swapped territories?" the demon spirit asked, puzzled.
Ye Nanxiao placed his hand on the demon spirit's shoulder and said, "Both families are wolves, the tiger hasn't arrived yet."
"Tiger? There's a third force?" The demon spirit suddenly felt that Ye Nanxiao's smile was really cunning, just like those incredibly cunning foxes in the stars.
"Don't rush, the show is about to begin." Ye Nanxiao activated the timer.
Fu Zhong and Zhang Shen, who were anxiously waiting for the signal, suddenly felt the ground shake and looked up at the sky.
Each firework stood out prominently in the night sky.
"Charge! Attack the Zhang family's neighborhood!" Fu Zhong shouted excitedly.
"Charge! Target: Fu family's neighborhood!" Zhang Shen leaped into the air, taking the lead.
The residents, still fast asleep, were completely unaware that just a kilometer away, two groups of people were charging toward each other's territory across the street.
It wasn't just the two families who were startled by the "fireworks"; there were also people who had been dumped in each other's neighborhoods.
"What's going on? How did we end up on the Fu family's territory?"
"Did someone bring us here? Or did they kidnap us?"
"Never mind! We have weapons here! Let's fight our way out!"
"Rush!"
The fireworks continued to rise and explode in the sky, their afterglow burning into the hearts of Fu Zhong and Zhang Shen.
"Hurry! We can't let this hard-won opportunity slip away! The other side has a powerful expert overseeing things!"
This was almost a shared sentiment between Fu Zhong and Zhang Shen.
When he stormed in and found the neighborhood deserted, Fu Zhong laughed heartily. He knew that the strongmen he had summoned had dealt with all the henchmen blocking his way and dragged away the Zhang family's strongmen. Now, all that was left for him was a piece of fat meat that was completely unguarded!
"Take over this place for me!" Zhang Shen roared.
"As expected, I wasn't wrong about him! Although it's unfair to my granddaughter, we've gained the Fu family's neighborhood! Now the Zhang family will definitely rise to another level! Fu Zhong, you old scoundrel! You think you're the only one who can find help? Hahaha!"
The actions of the Zhang and Fu families alarmed many sects.
When various sects sent out their top combat forces to investigate, they all discovered a startling fact.
"Have you noticed? The Zhang family's neighborhood has been seized by the Fu family!"
"The Fu family's neighborhood was also seized by the Zhang family."
"Did these two companies swap neighborhoods? What did they gain?"
The group of sect members who had been photographed and sent out to investigate exchanged glances, all expressing how difficult it was to suppress their laughter.
In the city lord's mansion, the city lord of Kunshan slumped in a chair, his hands trembling as he held a scroll containing evidence of the Zhang and Fu families' crimes of smuggling customs duties and bribing lower-level officials over the years.
"I finally have a chance to deal with you two lawless scoundrels! A true master has helped me! Men! Line up and march! I'm going to take on two of you today!"
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