In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

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"Zhang was too talkative!"

The transaction was successful. As Zhang Xiaoshan put away the Crimson Dragon Turtle, he casually pulled out a stack of design drawings from the books behind him and chuckled, "Yi..."

"This is the design drawing of a motorhome. The focus is not on the motorhome itself, but on the principle of the carriage chassis."

Features included shock absorption, effort reduction, and stability... as well as some special products the Zhang family imported from Persia, which were custom-made carriage parts for Mr. Zhang.

After receiving the blueprints, Zhao Gao also learned that Zhang Xiaoshan owned a motorhome.

This is a great product; when you go out camping or something, you don't have to worry about sleeping outdoors anymore.

Moreover, the shock absorption, labor-saving, and stability designs that Zhang Xiaoshan mentioned are clearly the real core, and Zhao Gao is also curious about the Postal product that Zhang Xiaoshan emphasized.

When he left, Zhao Gao had a slip of paper that allowed him to pick up the goods directly from Ghost Street.

After all, the Zhang family business was too conspicuous, and Zhang Xiaoshan didn't want to be suspected of treason and collusion with the enemy.

On the contrary, Ghost Street is a mixed bag, and people do business without any scruples. Even businesses from other races can be done in Ghost Street as long as you have money. Of course, whether or not you can take the money out of the street is your own problem.

They're the ones who prey on each other.

Chapter 293: Curtain Fall or Beginning? Yin Zheng's Demonic Entry

"Your Excellency, the transaction went smoothly."

After leaving the Zhang family's house, Zhao Gao tossed a container resembling a ring box into the darkness.

In the darkness, after the moon goddess caught the object, she looked down and saw that the entire iron box was as one piece, with no gaps at all.

It's as if this box is a single piece.

"That kid from the Zhang family set a trap in the box. If it is forcibly opened by external force, the inside will be damaged and cannot be restored to its original state. Even using an extremely fine silver needle to test it will not work. That kid is more cunning than you or me."

"I understand!"

The Moon Goddess nodded. She had originally intended to delve into the secrets of the meteorite copper along the way, but she hadn't expected the Zhang family to have implemented anti-theft measures.

If it's opened prematurely and problems arise, the Zhang family will absolutely not admit it.

And they will also bear the wrath of the Qin Emperor.

The Zhang family's anti-theft measures were specifically designed to protect them from theft.

After Zhao Gao confirmed its authenticity, it was sealed in a 'funerary' container. Later, when the Qin Emperor opened the container, as long as there were no problems in the process, the item in the Qin Emperor's possession would be the real meteorite.

If the goods are opened before Qin Shi Huang receives them, the Zhang family will not bear the losses.

Conversely, if the contents were not opened on the way and turned out to be fake or switched, the Zhang family would certainly give Qin Huang an explanation.

"Grand Preceptor, I need to go to Ghost Street first. You take the treasure and go ahead."

"This young man from the Zhang family knows how to handle people; there's a reason why the Zhang family has prospered so much."

"Indeed, this young man is a genius. Although the Zhang family has never controlled the court, who in the entire court doesn't give the Zhang family face?"

The Moon Goddess knew that emperors feared overstepping their bounds, and the Zhang family had undoubtedly done a good job.

He played the role of a small businessman from beginning to end, and from time to time he generously gave away his wealth to do good deeds, making him a model businessman.

As for some methods? It's not wrong for businessmen to pursue profits.

On matters of principle, no one can judge the Zhang family's mistakes; in fact, they are often praised.

Watching the Moon Goddess leave, Zhao Gao nodded to the Six Sword Slaves.

In an instant, sword energy soared into the sky, and killing intent flashed forth.

In the darkness, streaks of sword light shone, sword energy crisscrossed and surged, killing intent surged like a tide, and screams of agony were endless!

These were all spies from various factions; did they really think the Later Zhou's net was made of clay?

Zhao Gao left with his six sword slaves, leaving behind only corpses scattered everywhere.

Meanwhile, the blood on the ground slowly gathered, as if a monster was being born, and a figure formed from the blood slowly took shape.

Then the person disappeared again, leaving only an eerie silence in the long, dark night.

···

"So, the meteorite has already been handed over to the Later Zhou?"

Inside the hall, it was too late for Tong Guan, Zhuge Zhengwo, and Hengdao to receive the news.

The desiccated corpses were even more horrifying, but the sharp and swift sword marks were still faintly visible, indicating that the opponents were several top swordsmen.

The method used to turn them into mummies was likely done by someone later, most likely the Zhang family.

After all, Zhang Xiaoshan is the one who can create these kinds of things the most.

They were just dead people; they didn't do anything.

As long as it's not direct murder, it's fine.

"That's right, the person making the transaction is Zhao Gao, the Chief of the Imperial Carriage Office of the Later Zhou Dynasty, whose subordinates wield the most terrifying killing weapon of the Later Zhou Dynasty—the Net."

"And as you all have seen, the bodies of those who were killed. My men saw Zhao Gao hand over the meteorite to the Yin-Yang School before they began to eliminate the surrounding threats."

"Is the meteorite not in Zhao Gao's possession? Is this just a deliberate attempt to mislead us?"

"No, for such an important transaction, how could the Zhang family not guard against the Yin Yang School and the Luo Wang (bjca) switching the goods?"

Therefore, the sealed box has extremely high anti-theft measures. Once opened, the box, which was originally seamless, will not be able to close perfectly, just like a broken mirror that cannot be mended.

This method is unique to the Zhang family!

Everyone nodded in agreement.

As for the meteorite copper being traded away, no one was surprised at all.

The royal family originally wanted to get involved in this matter, but they soon discovered that they couldn't provide what the Zhang family needed, not even a single ancient medicinal herb.

And treasures of equal value? Absolutely impossible to trade!

Besides, what use is meteorite copper if you don't have the method to refine the elixir of immortality?

Trading a priceless treasure for worthless trash?

They were not as wealthy and powerful as Chiyou Village or the Later Zhou Empire.

"I wonder how your haul was this time, young master?"

"Of course, I am extremely satisfied. I originally thought that His Majesty the Emperor of Qin would trade a mineral deposit, but I did not expect that he would exchange it for a rare treasure from all over the country."

As for what this treasure is, Zhang cannot say for sure.

"I understand!"

As for minerals, the Zhang family might get a gold mine at most, but they're not short of money right now.

The value of the most precious treasure is undoubtedly even greater.

After all, the Zhang family is already too big to be true, and further expansion will only attract more greed.

Just like those fattened pigs, the Zhang family could become the imperial court's treasure trove at any time, which is something Zhang Xiaoshan has always been preparing for.

"Thank you for telling me, sir."

"This matter should have been reported to the imperial court by the Zhang family, but unexpectedly, the Grand Chancellor, Zhuge Shenhou, and Commander Hengdao have arrived first."

Zhang Xiaoshan appears to be law-abiding and honest, and those who don't know his background might actually think he's very loyal.

But they knew that the Zhang family was much more difficult to deal with than the An family they had faced before.

Not only is Zhang Xiaoshan's strength several times greater than that of the previous An family, but his cunning and treacherous nature is also far beyond what the Zhang family father and son can match.

"By the way, Young Master Zhang, do you know if there's any meteorite copper left?"

"The Prime Minister was disappointed. Since the Zhang family agreed to the transaction, it was impossible for them to keep any leftovers."

Apart from the two sets of bronze armor that Zhang had deliberately prepared, the meteorite bronze was of little use to Zhang.

However, the meteorite copper was a treasure that Zhang obtained from Ghost Street, which was a tomb raiding site belonging to the Heavenly Official of Tomb Raiders. It seemed to be an extremely dangerous tomb. After losing more than a dozen tomb raiding experts, they finally discovered that the only burial item was a small piece of meteorite copper.

At that time, the meteorite passed through the hands of Buddha and Uncle Ghost before finally ending up in the Zhang family; it was not, as Zhang claimed, an item belonging to his sect!

really!

All the fantastical stories they fabricated turned out to be stolen goods.

Where is that large tomb?

"We'll have to ask Uncle Gui for help. The only one who can contact the Celestial Official of Tomb Raiders is Buddha!"

However, I know of another place where there might be meteorite copper!

"where?"

Tong Guan and Zhuge Zheng looked at Zhang Xiaoshan in disbelief, never expecting that Zhang Xiaoshan would tell them such important news.

Zhang Xiaoshan then recounted the situation at Jinshan, and finally emphasized the dangers of Pingshan.

"Even I, Zhang, am not entirely confident about that place. Moreover, Chiyou Village and the Twelve Caves have been passed down for thousands of years, and for hundreds of years, no one has dared to even peek at it."

So I inadvertently leaked the news to the Persian Grand Master. Is it dangerous? They should be back by now.”

"Young Master Zhang sent the Persian Grand Master to scout ahead? Aren't you afraid they'll actually take the treasure?"

"In the end, they are a group of foreign races. Even if they take the treasure, they will not be able to leave the Central Plains."

Moreover, if the Zhang family, Chiyou Village, and the Twelve Caves aren't confident, how could the Persian Grand Sect possibly succeed? I'm just letting them test the waters. However, I need information about Bottle Mountain.”

"Don't worry, Young Master Zhang!"

Tong Guan nodded. Zhang Xiaoshan had already done the foreplay, so why should they care about such a small gain or loss?

It's a pity that the Persian sect members, who clearly had strong ulterior motives both times, were tricked by Zhang Xiaoshan twice and suffered heavy losses.

In the end, they still couldn't find a way to blame the other party.

The first time was when he reaped what he sowed, allowing Zhang Xiaoshan to use the Black Mountain Envoy to refine ghost corpses;

This time, they requested to go themselves. Zhang Xiaoshan was just guiding them to find the Angry Sun Chicken. Who told you to go explore Bottle Mountain?

After going through all that, even though they knew Zhang Xiaoshan was scheming, they could only swallow their anger and bear it.

Tong Guan and his two companions left, at least they had given an explanation.

Moreover, it seemed that Zhang Xiaoshan always had a prepared explanation for them, and they never left empty-handed.

Tong Guan didn't care much; he was used to being flattered and was happy as long as there were benefits. Heng Dao didn't care either, because he wasn't interested in any of that, as long as Zhang Xiaoshan didn't cause trouble.

Only Zhuge Zhengwo felt extremely uncomfortable with the feeling of being led by the nose.

But he couldn't find a trace of trouble for the Zhang family.

The Zhang family's shops are outwardly clean; even if you nitpick, you won't find a single flaw. They are among the top ten shops in the market.

And since the business is done in the shadows, how can you possibly find out about it?

Zhang Xiaoshan watched everyone leave, a smile playing on his lips.

The end of this incident is merely the beginning of another climax.

Elixir of immortality?

If it were anyone else, Zhang Xiaoshan might have thought they were wasting their time, but with that one, he felt that the elixir of immortality might actually work.

The sensation that would occur once the elixir of immortality was successfully refined is unimaginable.

Immortality? Who wouldn't want that!

Even Zhang Xiaoshan, who seems indifferent, is the same; if one could attain immortality, who in the world would think of death?

"Yin Zheng is incredibly stoic!"

Suddenly, Zhang Xiaoshan looked towards a corner, and his figure appeared abruptly.

Before Yin Zheng could react, he instinctively felt an incomparably powerful Yin-Yang force pouring into his limbs and bones, and the feeling of death enveloped him.

Is the disparity in strength really that great?

He used to be able to exchange a few blows with Zhang Xiaoshan.

Moreover, as he gradually gained control of his power, he believed that even if he was no match for Zhang Xiaoshan, the gap between them could not be so large.

But then Yin Zheng Shenren thought of the meteorite copper and the Dragon Ball power that Zhang Xiaoshan had instilled in him, all of which were powers bestowed by Zhang Xiaoshan.