Chapter 1903: Numerous and Continuous

"The old lady is nearly two hundred years old, her body and mind worn out, she cannot bear such a heavy responsibility." She had previously sent a message through Wenwen Tian to the Emperor, but in fact these words were spoken for the gods to hear: "Please, Emperor, relieve me of my authority and appoint someone worthy."

Looking across the entire Flash Gold Plain, Qingyang has the strongest ability, the richest experience, and the most ideas. If she does not do it, who else can?

Now that the Heavenly God can give her such support, it must be the will of the Demon Emperor.

Officially, she is the old state preceptor of Beijia, with deep experience and broad knowledge;

Privately, she grew up with the Demon Emperor, and their bond is deep.

Therefore, her strong warning still received the Demon Emperor's attention, and he intervened to secure her authority.

This brief contest was her gaining the upper hand.

But Qingyang's heart could not relax at all.

Miao Zhantian's upside-down sea expedition nearly emptied the Heavenly God and Heavenly Palace's reserves on the Flash Gold Plain. To overthrow the Thousand Illusions True Person, of course one must prepare the strongest lineup—monstrous beasts and golden-armored divine generals, yakshas and great demons, even true immortals and the skins of immortals, all taken along.

What remains on the Flash Gold Plain, what is left for Qingyang, how good can it still be?

"He Xiong is just about to take shape; to stop him, there is probably only one way." Qingyang murmured, "Strike when he is unprepared—cut!"

The storm about to form on the Flash Gold Plain has only one core—He Xiong.

Remove the eye of the wind, and the storm might just subside.

Kill this person, and settle everything once and for all!

……

After Miao Zhantian fell, on the twenty-sixth day.

Forty li north of the Howling Forest, Kun Town.

After He Lingchuan and Dong Rui captured the Ghost King's Underground Palace, they found a good spot near the Howling Forest and established a branch of the Yangshan Merchant Guild to radiate into the central-northern Flash Gold region.

After the allied forces stabilized, the Yangshan Merchant Guild also quietly shifted the central hub from Ju City to Kun Town.

The local official forces are weak; basically, Yangshan dominates alone, covering the sky with one hand.

This is He Lingchuan's foresight. The Yangshan branch set up in central Flash Gold requires a high degree of operational freedom.

Moreover, the staff here are almost isolated from the world, with the nearest village or market also over thirty li away!

Information is not easily leaked out.

Now, this place is personally overseen by He Lingchuan's most trusted confidant, known as the Yangshan Chief Steward, Ding Zuodong.

Every day, messages fly into the Yangshan branch like snowflakes.

Ding Zuodong's subordinates have long trained a skilled team capable of quickly processing complex messages, so he does not need to personally oversee every detail.

The stewards of the Yangshan branch will summarize similar messages and report them to Ding Zuodong.

The item delivered to his desk this time is again not good news:

Two days ago, Chigu was supposed to deliver another three hundred fine horses to the Yangshan Merchant Guild, but suddenly halted the transaction.

The Yangshan Merchant Guild's purchase of horses from Chigu is a contract He Lingchuan signed months ago with the Yaowang, in black and white; after Yaoguo's fall, Chigu temporarily had no allegiance, but the drifters there still needed to make a living, so they continued to supply horses to Yangshan under the original contract.

Now, they not only refuse to give the horses, but also refuse to refund.

"The Chigu pastoral tribe's chieftain is very greedy; we have dealt with him many times, but he is not stupid." Ding Zuodong spoke matter-of-factly, "It seems someone is forcing him to turn against us."

Given Yangshan's current prestige and financial power in Flash Gold, who else would dare let Chigu turn against them?

Lv Qiuwei crossed his arms at the side: "What do you plan to do?"

He is a Ying Shan person, now long integrated into Yangshan. He Lingchuan brought limited personnel from the Upside-Down Sea, so he left them brothers behind on the Flash Gold Plain to protect the merchant guild's normal operations.

"To strike a snake, strike its seventh inch—find out who is stirring trouble behind the scenes, then—" Having been by He Lingchuan's side for many years, Ding Zuodong is no longer the petty landlord steward of a small Yan Guo town. He has seen much, knows widely, and his heart has grown increasingly ruthless.

Lv Qiuwei made a chopping gesture: "Like this?"

Ding Zuodong nodded: "The pastoral tribe made a mistake; we want to urge them to correct it."

As he spoke, he tore open another letter.

This is a secret report from Qingye City, sent by flying birds dispatched by City Master Kang Lang.

Over a year ago, in the allied forces, the Bieliu State and the Kan Tribe, due to the ownership issue of Qingye City, nearly came to blows. It was He Lingchuan who gave Situ Yu advice and strategy, letting the sixth prince of Bieliu State, who is also the son-in-law of the Kan Tribe, Kang Lang, take over Qingye City, and then, in profit-sharing, cleverly devised accounts to satisfy both sides, thus the Bixia people's plot to divide the allied forces was declared a failure.

The subsequent operation and rapid development of Qingye City also cannot be separated from the support of the Yangshan Merchant Guild. Therefore, Kang Lang has always felt grateful to He Lingchuan and often communicates with Yangshan.

In the secret letter, he said that one of the seven allied members, Bieliu State, its ruler demanded he seal and shut down all Yangshan-related industries in Qingye City, expel Yangshan Merchant Guild personnel. Kang Lang was unwilling, facing pressure from his father.

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Lv Qiuwei also leaned over to look: "In this situation, how should we handle it?"

He is skilled at killing, but business is not his forte.

"Not handling it, just leave it." Ding Zuodong laughed, "Among the troubles I have handled, this counts as very mild. Recently, forces all over Flash Gold have deliberately expelled Yangshan Merchant Guild, not letting us continue doing business. The boss had already anticipated this and also devised a set of countermeasures."

Before He Lingchuan went to the Upside-Down Sea, he had formulated a detailed strategy; once activated, it would trigger a chain reaction on the Flash Gold Plain.

The Heavenly God controlling local forces, squeezing, suppressing, expelling Yangshan's power, was already anticipated by him.

In the past, Yangshan would choose to fight to the end, using connections to mediate, using attitude to negotiate, and most importantly, using interests to bind. This is also Yangshan's consistent approach in Flash Gold.

Means are all for the sake of the end.

But this time is different.

At this moment, Ding Zuodong's attendant rushed in from outside, panting, and handed over a slip: "Chief Steward Ding, urgent item sent by the Eastern Wing Demonic Bird!"

Red slip, indicating urgent internal matter.

Ding Zuodong opened it and laughed angrily: "This is self-inflicted death."

This letter was sent from forty li outside the Eastern Copper Creek, where the local authorities suddenly accused the Yangshan Merchant Guild's pharmacy of selling fake medicine, causing deaths, so they arrested all local persons in charge of the merchant guild, without distinction beat them to a bloody pulp. Among them, the eldest was over fifty, did not withstand the last few blows, and died.

The letter arrived just in time, because these people are to be taken out for public parade this very evening.

Ding Zuodong rubbed his temples, as if he had a faint impression: "Did Copper Creek just change officials?"

He is usually busy with myriad affairs, and does not have the boss's excellent memory, so it is hard for him to remember such a small matter.

The messenger who brought the letter in immediately said: "Yes! The Wu County Guard of Copper Creek has always been respectful to us, often interacting with us, but unfortunately he died suddenly at home a month ago, and the county guard position was taken over by the Tian family, the deadly rivals of the Wu family."