Chapter 76: Stealing Wine? A Trade!

"Oh? What happened?"

Du Wei and Chen Xuan exchanged a glance, then knelt down without the slightest hesitation.

"What are you two doing?"

Chu Feng pulled them both up, "What on earth happened? Has the sky fallen or something?"

"General, three thousand jars of Spirit-Beauty and two thousand jars of Life-Day in the distillery vanished into thin air this morning."

"What?"

Chu Feng raised his voice instinctively.

His own distillery had actually been robbed.

Five thousand jars of wine disappearing into thin air—this was a massive loss!

Its value was enough for him to assemble another well-equipped Iron Pagoda unit.

"Take me to see it!"

Chu Feng could no longer concern himself with celebrating.

He immediately followed Du Wei and Chen Xuan straight to the distillery.

They arrived at the warehouse.

The few people responsible for the distillery warehouse looked at each other in dismay.

With such a major lapse occurring, they could not forgive themselves.

Even if Chu Feng were to execute them all right now, they would have no complaints.

"Five thousand jars of wine vanishing into thin air—this matter is quite strange!"

Chu Feng looked at the somewhat empty wine cellar and fell into deep thought.

The first thing that could be ruled out was human intervention.

A target as large as five thousand jars of wine could not be hidden at all; the guards outside would have seen it at a glance.

Even if someone had committed an inside job, it would be impossible to do so without leaving a single trace.

The only thing that could be certain was that whoever came to steal the wine was definitely no ordinary person.

But if it were a Martial Artist or some other cultivator, he should have been able to sense it.

After all, he was a Grandmaster-level Martial Artist now!

Just as Chu Feng was feeling puzzled, a glimmer of light in the corner instantly caught his attention.

"Eh? What is this?"

Chu Feng walked over and picked up the object.

This item was a Golden Page.

Chu Feng could not even tell what material it was made of.

He saw that it was densely covered with a great many characters.

It looked like it should be a cultivation technique.

"Could this be something left behind by that thief?"

Chu Feng flipped the Golden Page over and saw a note stuck to the back.

He took the note off the back of the Golden Page and unfolded it.

【I gift this to you; it should be useful to you. Consider those five thousand jars of wine as payment. Do not forget me—Ziran!】

"Damn it, so it was you, that vixen, who caused this mess!"

Chu Feng muttered to himself.

Now the whole matter was suddenly clear.

The one who stole the wine was a fox spirit with high-level strength who possessed a treasure of her clan.

It was only logical that the people guarding the warehouse did not notice.

Therefore, this matter could not be blamed on them.

As for why he himself failed to notice, it must have had something to do with the Holy Moon Pearl in her possession.

"Gen... General!"

Du Wei spoke first, then continued, "I ask for the General's punishment!"

The others also knelt down one after another: "I ask for the General's punishment!"

"Forget it, forget it, this matter is not your fault!"

Chu Feng did not hold these people accountable, "Be more careful and cautious in the future; let it slide this time."

"Many thanks, General!"

Everyone expressed their gratitude to Chu Feng one after another.

After handling the matters there, Chu Feng returned to the barracks to celebrate today's victory with the various soldiers.

"Old Chu, what happened at the distillery?"

"Nothing much, just encountered a mouse!"

Chu Feng did not state it clearly, meaning he did not want to blow the matter out of proportion.

The matter just passed like that.

Knowing Chu Feng, Zhu Kang naturally understood, and immediately changed the subject.

"Old Chu, in today's battle, you led the troops to annihilate thirty thousand of the enemy—a complete victory."

"I have already written the memorial; do you have any other requests?"

Chu Feng thought for a moment and said: "I hope the Empress can grant me more authority, allowing me to recruit more troops to sweep through the Turkic, and recover our lost territory—that is all!"

"Good, I understand!"

Zhu Kang immediately agreed to this request.

He had actually thought of it long ago, but he was still missing an opportunity.

Now that they had achieved such a victory, it was also time to express their request to the Empress.

After the banquet ended.

Chu Feng returned to his quarters.

He took out the item he had obtained today.

"What on earth is this thing?"

Chu Feng continued to peruse the contents on the Golden Page.

As he read continuously, a mysterious and profound feeling instantly welled up.

And Chu Feng strangely entered a bizarre state.

"Huh? I discovered that my sensory power seems to have strengthened quite a bit!"

Originally, his sensory power could cover the size of the barracks area.

Now, his sensory power had actually expanded a portion further outward.

"So this is actually a cultivation technique for Mental Power!"

Chu Feng exclaimed in surprise.

He then immediately opened his information panel.

【Name: Chu Feng】

【Race: Human】

【Techniques: 《Qi Refining Technique》(Minor Accomplishment) + 《Eighteen Wind-Chasing Sabers》(Great Accomplishment) + 《Tyrant Spear》(Great Accomplishment) + 《Purple Firmament Profound Heaven Art》(Entry Level) + Golden Bell Shield(Great Accomplishment) + 《Nine Heavens Heart Method》(Not Initiated) +】

【Realm: Grandmaster Mid Stage】

【Strength: 140,000 jin】

【Talent: Master Archer】

【Killing Points:】

"So the name of this technique is 《Nine Heavens Heart Method》, how amazing!"

According to what he knew, techniques capable of cultivating Mental Power generally originated from the Dao Sect.

It stood to reason that this technique was a heritage of the Dao Sect.

It was just that he did not know why this technique appeared in Ziran's hands, and why Ziran had actually gifted such a technique to him.

"Forget it, I won't think about it so much. Regardless of which sect it appeared from, as long as it is useful to me, that's enough. As for those five thousand jars of wine, let's just consider them his reward!"

It was just a pity that he did not know.

What he thought was a very normal transaction was actually a huge pit that Ziran had deliberately dug for him.

【Name: Chu Feng】

【Race: Human】

【Techniques: 《Qi Refining Technique》(Minor Accomplishment) + 《Eighteen Wind-Chasing Sabers》(Great Accomplishment) + 《Tyrant Spear》(Great Accomplishment) + 《Purple Firmament Profound Heaven Art》(Entry Level) + Golden Bell Shield(Great Accomplishment) + 《Nine Heavens Heart Method》(Entry Level)】

【Realm: Grandmaster Mid Stage】

【Strength: 140,000 jin】

【Talent: Master Archer】

【Killing Points:】

Spending 12,000 points.

Chu Feng successfully raised the 《Nine Heavens Heart Method》 to the Entry Level realm.

With the improvement of his sensory power, the slightest movement outside could not escape his keen eyes; everything was within his range of perception.

After a period of time.

The Capital Imperial Palace.

Empress Shen Lingwei received the memorial sent by Zhu Kang from Anwu County.

The memorial detailed the meritorious deeds of Chu Feng and the various soldiers.

As well as Chu Feng's ambitious feat of wanting to expand the scale of his troops and implement the recovery of Anwu Prefecture.

"Heh, this fellow is truly becoming more and more formidable; even a Grandmaster Great Perfection expert is actually no match for him!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on gaining such a capable general!" Guo Xueping immediately complimented.

"Xueping, you speak up for him so much, is it because you are grateful for the fine wine he sent?"

"Ah?"

Guo Xueping suddenly felt that she had overstepped, and hurriedly said,

"Your Majesty, that is not what this subject meant. This subject only feels that this person is well-versed in both literary and military strategies, and possesses formidable combat strength. If used well, he will surely become a pillar of our Great Wei in the future."

"Oh? You have quite a lot of confidence in him!"

"This subject is merely speaking based on the facts. As long as I can help Your Majesty and Great Wei resolve difficulties, this subject is willing to do anything."

"In your opinion, how should I reward this new star of the battlefield?"

"This subject does not know; Your Majesty may grant it according to your own wishes."

Guo Xueping still knew how to distinguish her position.

When it came to rewards and punishments, she would absolutely not participate.

"Good, then I shall grant Chu Feng's wish. I appoint him as Expeditionary General of the Middle Rank, holding the Fifth Grade rank. When he achieves great merit in the future, I shall reward him further."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Shen Lingwei very quickly drafted the Imperial Edict.

He ordered the eunuch to send it immediately to Anwu County at the border.

At the same time, he also had the eunuch convey his imperial decree.

Saying that she liked the wine Chu Feng sent very much.

Looking back at Anwu County.

Chu Feng continued to train soldiers at the drill ground as before, checking on the progress of the winery and the workshop.

But just today, he welcomed an uninvited guest here.