Chapter 530: Harvest and Self-Made Qianmei Treasures

Tao Zhugong reappeared before Zhou You, gasping greedily for the air of the outside world, looking incomparably covetous.

The burning sensation in his chest was faint, a reminder that Zhenxiong Yu was not in the past, and the other party could send him back to the dungeon at any moment.

But he was not an ordinary person after all; his state of mind calmed quickly, and he even thought of a breakthrough point for bargaining.

"Moyunzi, we are people of the same path, why be so heartless?"

He switched to a smiling expression, "I've thought it over during this time; it was all Kunpengzi stirring up trouble, you and I were originally friends."

"How about this, you set me free, and I will kill Kunpengzi for you."

Zhou You's next sentence left Tao Zhugong dumbfounded, "Kunpengzi is dead."

What, that old guy Kunpengzi actually died? He subconsciously looked at the other party, You killed him? Ruthless enough!

Tao Zhugong's assessment of Moyunzi's strength was refreshed; good heavens, Kunpengzi's comprehensive strength ranked in the top five under the Dao Master, and he was solved by him?

"Moyunzi, since the culprit Kunpengzi is dead, and I was innocently implicated, why don't you let me go?"

Tao Zhugong's tone was much more humble than at the beginning, and he suddenly thought of something, pulling a large pile of items from his chest.

He was a merchant at heart, believing in the principle that one must give to receive, thinking of bribing the other party.

"Look, these are all good things, how about buying your mercy?"

Zhou You swept his gaze over them and discovered a few pieces among this pile of junk... charm bones.

It was actually Qianmei Remains, good stuff!

The move this time was correct; Tao Zhugong had connections.

"Qianmei Remains are very precious. Once fused into a Blood-Qi Divine Weapon, it leaps to become a Qianmei Treasure, capable of breaking the physical bodies of high-level Martial Masters at the least, and threatening Mighty Martial Artists at best."

Zhou You feigned a shake of his head, "Mere Qianmei, just sand in the sea; if it were Huomei, I might be interested."

Upon hearing there was a chance, Tao Zhugong hurriedly urged, "Although Huomei Remains are precious, I do have connections to find them for you. If you undo the restraints on me, I guarantee that within ten days I will..."

"Stop!"

Zhou You told him to shut up, "Tao Zhugong, since you and Kunpengzi both serve the Dao Master, then your life and property likely do not belong to you."

He guessed that Tao Zhugong was just a money-laundering glove; the so-called vast wealth actually belonged to that Dao Master.

Without the Dao Master's permission, let alone Huomei Remains, he couldn't even take away a single copper coin.

This guy was not being honest, deliberately deceiving him to escape.

Having his purpose exposed by Zhou You at a glance, Tao Zhugong smiled awkwardly, "It's not entirely like that; I still have quite a bit of private property."

Believe that!

"Enough nonsense. Now I give you two paths: one, act as an undercover agent for me and scout the Dao Master's movements..."

Hearing halfway, Tao Zhugong hurriedly interrupted him, "I choose two."

Zhou You looked at him curiously. What kind of status did the Dao Master have to make him fear him to this extent? Just being an undercover agent scared him into refusing desperately, not even waiting to hear the second option.

"The second is, you return to Zhenxiong Yu. When you gather 10 portions of Huomei Remains for me, I will set you free."

"10 portions, that is too much of a demand."

Tao Zhugong wrinkled his face and explained patiently, "In Zhenxiong Yu..."

Before he could finish, Zhou You raised his hand, "I don't want to hear explanations. If you can't do it and don't want to be an undercover agent, then rot in Zhenxiong Yu! I'll count this as a discount for you; go back after you're done looking around!"

"Fine, you are ruthless, I agree." Tao Zhugong gritted his teeth and set his own condition, "Every once in a while, I must go out for some air and enjoy the bustling world."

Only when lost does one know the value of something. Freedom, to the current Tao Zhugong, was incomparably etched in his heart! Using this as a condition was already him striving for the best terms possible.

In Tao Zhugong's eyes, Moyunzi was a fierce man. After killing Kunpengzi, although his level of terror was still far from the Dao Master himself, he had already caught up to the Dao Master's right-hand men.

"Deal."

"I advise you one thing: don't go against the Dao Master."

Tao Zhugong hesitated for a moment and said, "I am working for you now, our honor and disgrace are shared. If you capsize, you likely won't let me off easily, so I will tell you some inside information."

"The Dao Master's plan involves the six northern provinces. Kunpengzi was the weakest, mainly attacking Beixuan. Before him, there are two others, respectively attacking the territories of three provinces and two provinces."

"After the news of Kunpengzi's demise spreads, there is no guarantee that one of them won't take over Beixuan; those are even more terrifying and powerful figures."

Having said this, Tao Zhugong stopped talking, "Send me back!"

Zhou You saw his determination and thought to himself that the strict internal structure of the Fuji Organization could be seen from this.

Tao Zhugong's will was not very firm, yet he kept his mouth shut out of fear; this showed the power of the Dao Master's methods.

Thinking of this, Zhou You said, "Tao Zhugong, how about we make a bet?"

"Hmm?"

Tao Zhugong had been tickled in the right spot. If it came to fighting, he wouldn't dare boast, but when it came to betting, he had found the right person.

"If I kill the person you mentioned, you must tell me everything you know about the Fuji Organization and the Dao Master."

"What, you know about Fuji? Oh, it was Kunpengzi who told you!"

Tao Zhugong closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly opened them, "Deal."

He then said to himself, "I hope you can win; if so, serving you wouldn't be out of the question."

Having said that, Tao Zhugong was sent away by Zhou You using the power of the 'Restrain' character.

The scene shifted, and after Zhou You removed his disguise, he had returned to the garden of the Daqian Martial Arts Hall.

From the pile of miscellaneous items Tao Zhugong gave him, he picked and chose, gathering 1 piece of large Qianmei Remains and 4 pieces of small Qianmei bones.

Zhou You decided that the large Qianmei Remains would continue to strengthen the spear tip, and the remaining small Qianmei would be used to strengthen Qi Qingdi's Blood-Qi Divine Weapon.

He was also protective of his own; if other people's children could have extravagant equipment, his own disciples couldn't fall behind.

It was very reasonable for a disciple in the late stage of Blood-Qi to have one or two Qianmei Treasures for self-defense!

The small Qianmei level was equivalent to a high-level Martial Master; a Qianmei Treasure fused with these remains could even break the physical body of a high-level Martial Master, providing self-preservation even when encountering a Martial Master one could not defeat.

He couldn't be too biased either; there were two other Martial Masters in the martial arts hall. Zuo Lv and Lan Chengxiu, as combatants under Zhou You, also needed Qianmei Treasures in hand to exert their strength.

If those who defected were treated so well, then his own old team couldn't be ignored; they had to be arranged for as well! Zuo Shier, Tie Niu, Liu Bing...

By this calculation, the deficit is still quite large; Tao Zhugong will have his hands full in Zhenxiong Yu.

While thinking about these matters, Zhou You pressed the bones of the great Qianmei onto the tip of the Iron Spear, using his Qi and blood to vibrate them, scattering countless tiny particles to seep into the spear tip and reinforce the texture of this Qianmei treasure.

A faint light flickered as the internal structure of the spear tip constantly changed, recombining with the material of the Qianmei Remains.

The sturdiness and sharpness of this Iron Spear continued to strengthen and rise; as long as there were enough materials, there was still room for improvement.

(End of chapter)