Chapter 1016

For the peace of the Yangshan Archipelago, He Lingchuan was willing to pay this money.

But he also kept an eye on it; the stone dare-not-stand he made didn't pose like the Piaomiao Sect, but chose inconspicuous big rocks, drawing the formation under the stone's bottom, and then throwing them into the fields, roadsides, and building edges.

The Yangshan Archipelago was originally full of rocks, and there were stone mountains everywhere; these Wind Lion Gods were thrown into the piles of big rocks by the roadside, and others were too lazy to look at them more.

But Zhu Danniang knew very well which locations the Wind Lion Gods on this road were distributed in.

It let its sister pull out the Wind Lion God, and the formation didn't take effect once it left the ground, so the barrier was broken, and the hurricane immediately attacked this small mountain top.

By the way, all the little wooden men and the spores of the Nine-Death Soul-Returning Grass were blown away.

In this era, it was difficult for human power to control the sky, and the former demon immortals were no exception.

Losing the support power, the wooden giant was easy to deal with.

The spider demon sisters successfully joined forces, using the method of pulling back and forth to entangle the wooden giant tightly. The Ghost Ape turned and ran, and when the other wooden giant turned back to deal with the spider demon, it returned to chase.

Chasing and fleeing like this, it didn't leave the small mountain too far.

Until three quarters of an hour later, the scarred wooden giant collapsed with a bang, its tangled wooden body covered with gray mold, and it disappeared when the wind blew.

Finally, only three bone buds tied with red threads remained on the ground, still palm-sized, dry when picked up.

Zhu Danniang was tired from running, squatted in place to rest its feet, and asked its sister: "What about the Beijia people, did you catch them all?"

"Caught eight, two died, and one merman escaped, knowing water escape." Zhu Erniang knocked on the ground, "This weather is not good for catching, it jumped into the sea."

Now, the island and underwater were a world of rain, which was very friendly to mermen.

The Ghost Ape put away the patterned gold stick, turned into a little monkey and jumped back onto Zhu Erniang's head, then spat into its palm; it hurt.

Have to find Ling Guang for some injury medicine later.

The battle finally ended, and Zhu Danniang felt a burst of lingering fear in its heart.

If it weren't for Zhu Danniang and the Ghost Ape helping out, and He Lingchuan's layout in advance, just relying on itself and its offspring to face the Beijia people's messy means, and the Wood Lodging True Monarch's clone, the outcome would be hard to predict.

The duration of the Wood Lodging True Monarch's clone was longer than it expected. If it followed its habit of running if it couldn't beat it, it didn't know how this ghost thing would grow.

Fighting alone had a limit. Facing an enemy like Beijia, one still had to huddle together and have a backer.

……

He Lingchuan and Yu Zecheng had already played three rounds of chess, two wins and one loss.

This guy surnamed Yu actually had a style very similar to his, also liking to make strange moves and hit big luck.

Using the small to win the big, a standard gambler's mentality.

From the chess path, this guy didn't let go of any opportunity.

Even after Yu Zecheng adjusted his mentality, he began to ask him back: "Regarding the future, how does He Xiao plan?"

"Stay on the sea and form a unified whole." He Lingchuan picked up a white piece and took two steps, "Does Mr. Yu have any suggestions?"

"The location of your archipelago is really good." Yu Zecheng said, "It's a pity to just use it for business."

"In your opinion?"

"Might as well cooperate with us."

He Lingchuan paused while holding the dice: "Cooperate? With Mr. Yu?"

"With Beijia."

He Lingchuan's heart was slightly startled, but on the surface, he seemed very interested: "Tell me about it?"

"There are many winds and waves in the outer sea, not suitable for ships. If..."

Before Yu Zecheng finished speaking, Wang Fubao strode in from outside and whispered into He Lingchuan's ear.

He Lingchuan immediately showed some surprise and then pondered.

The news Wang Fubao brought was a big surprise tonight: Wanqi Feng was asking to see him outside! Tonight He Lingchuan first captured Wanqi Song, then blocked Yu Zecheng, which could be counted as planning, only the whereabouts of Wanqi Feng's four hundred people exceeded his expectations.

Wanqi Feng did not follow his uncle to rebel.

Was this an internal strife between uncle and nephew, or was there another plan? Unfortunately, it happened to be now.

He Lingchuan looked at Yu Zecheng in the game; this person had just held the black horse and was looking over with burning eyes: "Island Master He is busy, do you still want to stay in the game?"

This kid was in trouble, and he was happy to see it happen.

"Mr. Yu, what are you saying? With a distinguished guest like you in front, how can I be negligent? Play chess, play chess!" He Lingchuan turned his head and said only one sentence to Wang Fubao, "Let him in."

Before long, Wanqi Feng strode into the Nuanxiang Study.

The study was as warm as spring, even needing to open the window to welcome a few strands of cool breeze, which was two worlds from the miserable wind and rain outside.

Wanqi Feng was soaked through, the water droplets on his forehead rolling to his chin, but his waist and back were straight, and he walked with great momentum, not caring about his embarrassment at all.

"Island Master He!" He naturally recognized He Lingchuan.

But he only said these three words, and Island Master He waved his hand at him: "Stop."

He Lingchuan didn't look at him at all, just stroked his chin and looked at the chessboard, deep in thought.

Another critical moment. What should be the next step?

After a long while, he picked up the white piece and took two steps forward.

Yu Zecheng immediately threw the dice, and seeing that it landed on three and four points, he couldn't help but laugh: "Island Master He, your luck in this round is not good."

Backgammon requires throwing dice, so luck is also an important factor.

When luck leaves, the hero is not free.

Yu Zecheng lifted his black horse and hit He Lingchuan's foremost white piece: "Three parts are destined by heaven; sometimes calculating everything is just in vain."

"Heh, what a good black horse." When saying this, He Lingchuan looked at Wanqi Feng.

This person's brows were tightly furrowed, and he had just refused the hot tea brought by the waiter.

Yu Zecheng continued: "Let's talk about the cooperation matters, how about it?"

"Alright." He Lingchuan patted the top of the chess piece, "But I am too far from Beijia here, even if it is Du Shan Port. How do we cooperate?"

Yu Zecheng asked him: "Have you been to Du Shan Port?"

"I once went ashore there." On the Beijia coastline, the easternmost port was Du Shan Port. He Lingchuan sailed east from the Yuan Nation, passing through Du Shan Port in the middle, where the ship lingered for a day, loading and unloading goods and replenishing food and water, and he also went ashore to stroll.

"The busyness of Du Shan Port is more than twice that of Blade Port." Yu Zecheng raised his head, "Twelve hours a day, ships are flowing endlessly, and there are thousands of sails competing at any time."

He Lingchuan nodded. He had also witnessed it with his own eyes and knew that Yu Zecheng was not exaggerating. The busyness of the external port indicated the prosperity of foreign trade, and the grand occasion of Du Shan Port was just the tip of the iceberg of Beijia's economic strength.

"But you don't know that official ships and tribute ships account for thirty percent."

He Lingchuan suddenly realized: "That I don't know."

He was just a passerby at Du Shan Port and could only see the prosperity on the surface.

"If the Yangshan Archipelago cooperates with Beijia, the shipping routes of Beijia ports can be extended here."

(End of chapter)