[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-213":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Secret Buyer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1759012,2324,"Chapter 213 - 165: Veto Power!","secret-buyer-chapter-213",213,"\u003Cp>The plane slowly arrived at the airport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Director of the Dragon Boat Public Security Bureau disembarked from the plane, escorting a beautiful woman with only six fingers. He shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not the best timing to come, there’s a riot in the city...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the woman, asking with interest:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly did you do to get the Chongyang Public Security Headquarters to issue a transfer order?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingzhu, handcuffed, remained silent, gently shaking her head, her face full of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days ago, an administrative order from the Chongyang Headquarters was sent to Dragon Boat City, causing a stir at the entire Dragon Boat Public Security Bureau,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>almost immediately capturing this beautiful woman who had once stirred the storms in Dragon Boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the administrative order merely stated ’transfer’, being an order from the Chongyang Public Security Headquarters...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it certainly meant she had committed some major offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, there’s nowhere to go for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Director of the Dragon Boat Public Security Bureau escorted Lu Mingzhu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay put at the airport for now. Once the riots are over, I’ll personally escort you to the headquarters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face lit up with a smile as he talked to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Might even get to meet the Director General of Chongyang. If that esteemed person recognizes me... who knows, I might get transferred to Chongyang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingzhu ignored the middle-aged man’s soliloquy. She looked up at the azure sky, eyes full of bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth have I done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Level 1 Star Beast meat: One-Horned Giant Rhinoceros, One-legged Bird, Giant-toothed Beast... etc., totaling seven hundred pounds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Level 2 Star Beast meat: Two-winged Tiger, Wilderness Giant Elephant, Thunder Pattern Three-Eyed Ox, etc., totaling twelve pounds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Chu Family Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Brother Chu bowed his head as he cautiously spoke to the Director General:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chongyang is currently in chaos. In three days, this is all the Chu Family could gather.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pausing, he continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for Level 3 Star Beasts, they’re too precious and rarely appear outside of the Golden Auction in Golden City...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng nodded in satisfaction:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s enough. After simple roasting, store them away. I’ll notify you when I need them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\" Second Brother Chu responded softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of pounds of Level 1 Star Beast meat, over ten pounds of Level 2 Star Beast meat; even if their effectiveness wanes quickly, it’s enough to sustain the operations of the High Heaven Association for a certain period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng stepped out of the manor, his gaze deepening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The efficiency of Hu Zhongli and Li Guoquan was even faster than he had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In three days, from the Governor to the heads of various administrative bureaus, the entire power structure of Chongyang City,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>except for the Second Martial Uncle Chen Daoling, the other fourteen people have all joined the High Heaven Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this is just the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These fourteen, along with Hu Zhongli, Li Guoquan, and Yu Huafeng, each have their own networks of contacts, reaching far beyond Chongyang City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this rate, expansion of the High Heaven Association is just a matter of time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng rubbed his temples, feeling a bit troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chongyang City must be fully controlled, as an exception. In other cities, the requirements to join the High Heaven Association must be raised significantly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandmaster, or at least a Grandmaster at the minimum.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled deeply. From this moment, the entire administrative system of Chongyang City could be said to be under his complete control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this didn’t include the Grandmaster and those increasing numbers of Cultists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These members will trade more frequently among themselves, and I can’t personally oversee every single transaction...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng silently contemplated, realizing he needed to devise a strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike in the High Heaven Above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among High Heaven Association members, Zhang Fusheng took a fifty percent cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This percentage is too high, causing infrequent trades among members. But as membership grows, it will become too much to handle anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most crucial point is, although each has their own talents, as heads of bureaus they all are Grandmasters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their trades revolve entirely around longevity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What good is longevity to me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Spiritual Cultivation, Physical Cultivation, Root Bone, Enlightenment.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone holds on too tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, if not out of necessity, who would willingly sell such things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the end, it’s the overly even internal hierarchy of the High Heaven Association causing this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng pondered deeply:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What one person possesses, another does as well. We must recruit some high-ranking individuals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By doing so, trade items won’t be limited to just longevity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This will enable the flow of cultivation, talent, and so on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head with a bitter smile, having hoped to achieve everything in one go...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, as it turns out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at it now, I still have to personally trade for what I truly lack,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the High Heaven Association, at least for now, can only provide me with convenience in ’power’, but the future is uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Federation stands lofty above, but it is by no means my ultimate goal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng, silently pondering, tossed nine Holy Grails, gaining permission to impersonate the position of Taiqing.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, there was excitement and ecstasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, calming down, he tasted something different, also a hint of unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the High Heaven Association spreads throughout the entire province, and even across the entire Federation,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"it will provide me with never-ending longevity, cultivation, strength...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng murmured in his heart:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are my assets for confronting the Divine Buddha, my assets for truly becoming the[Celestial Venerate]in the future, yet the current High Heaven Association still falls short.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hopefully, in the coming days, when the High Heaven Above convenes again, Old Shi, Buddha Son, and others can offer me some surprises.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whirlpool grows larger, and I am sinking deeper, unable to extricate myself.\u003C\u002Fp>",980,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.351Z",1,"novelbin.me","1c893f06d1e1d418ad676b1ed03ecce35792dc9a69f7eff66fe39e7b874a01bd","secret-buyer-chapter-214","secret-buyer-chapter-212",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]