Chapter 69: Add Money

In a critical moment, to turn danger into safety, one must win by surprise.

The cold wind blew away the heat mist, making Guan Xihui's head clear, and he roared:

"Stop, I'll add money!

In the past, we gave Governor Tao a total of twenty thousand taels of silver every year, and he would distribute it to his subordinates.

Now, how about I give you forty, no, fifty thousand taels?"

Hearing this, Zhang Gui's head, which was opening its bloody mouth, suddenly turned away.

The steam torrent as thick as a well mouth shot from his mouth, plowed a deep ditch on the shore, and rushed straight into the sea.

It also drew a deep water mark and disappeared into the distant horizon.

After the Gang Qi steam accumulated in his body broke through the threshold and was sprayed out all at once, Zhang Gui felt his body, heart, and spirit suddenly open up.

Happy as if his spirit had ascended to heaven.

A new divine cluster, "One Qi Penetration," evolved in his body.

It actually brought the entire transcendent level to sublimate instantly.

Although Zhang Gui had no similar experience before, he realized in the dark that he had been promoted from "Ding" grade to Eighth-Rank "Ding Superior."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the flesh of the arm bitten off under his ribs tightened, and the three main divine clusters in his body operated in a chain.

"Hundred Herbs Life Mandate" burst out with vigorous vitality and cluster hairs, supplying "Great Growth, Burning Metal."

The latter two gave birth to new arms, and they were no longer semi-metallic but in a completely metallic state.

This is "Golden Body Indestructible"!

In less than a quarter of an hour, two powerful secondary divine clusters were added.

Among them, One Qi Penetration, although not stimulated from the fingertips, evolved from the technique of the "Vertical and Horizontal Finger Crossbow Master."

Proving that Zhang Gui's previous conjecture that "if the entry-level technique is profound enough, it is possible to give birth to a divine cluster" was completely correct.

That is to say, as long as the talent for cultivation is good enough and one works hard enough, even if one cannot become a god for generations, one can be a first-generation god-demon.

Realizing the great ambition of "my life is decided by me, not by heaven."

And Golden Body Indestructible is the source of the legend of the copper head and iron arms of the ancient Warlord Chiyou.

It is said that after Chiyou was defeated by the Yellow Emperor, he was not killed after a hundred cuts, and was difficult to invade by water and fire.

Finally, with thirty-six true dragons, they bound his three heads, six arms, two feet, and giant yang object, and only then was he finally dismembered and died.

It can be seen how powerful this ability is.

Up to now, in addition to the eight main divine clusters, Zhang Gui's secondary divine clusters have also increased to six.

They are: Swift Legs, Like Drinking, Six Arms Three Heads, Chief Breaks Heaven, One Qi Penetration, Golden Body Indestructible.

"One Qi Penetration" is the only critical strike move with a "front swing."

One move was enough to scare the benefits of fifty thousand taels of silver from the strong enemy.

"Boss Guan, I have a degree obtained by spending money, and I am a martial scholar, so I have read few books.

Don't lie to me.

A man is a man, and a spit is a pit.

Fifty thousand taels of silver care a year, give it now."

Resolving the crisis at the last moment, Guan Xihui let out a long sigh of relief.

Looking at him as if he didn't know Zhang Gui, he said quite vulgarly:

"Wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat, dogs walk a hundred steps to eat shit.

What's more, you are not a jackal, but a young tiger descending the mountain.

Using a dog's territory, kicking it is my reward.

But since Zhihai Stockade has become your tiger-occupied land, paying to rent the territory is what should be done.

Humph, humph, humph.

Who would have thought that the person who inherited the ancient Kuafu bloodline divine cluster most completely in the Pingyang Zhang Family for thousands of years would be a kid who used to mix days under my nose.

The Blackwood Town of the past was truly crouching tiger, hidden dragon.

Governor Zhang, after we followed Boss Yan and betrayed the Pingyang Zhang Family, we created a 'Daohai Gang' and a 'White Sail Alliance.'

In the Daohai Gang, Boss Yan is the Chief, and I and Old He are deputy chiefs, one in charge of business and internal affairs, and the other in charge of killing and plundering.

It has nothing to do with you.

The White Sail Alliance is different; it is a merchant alliance, and those who join are not divided by status, helping each other..."

Zhang Gui had experienced many such things in his previous life and understood the meaning behind the words.

Before Old Guan finished speaking, he answered knowingly:

"It sounds good, but isn't it just a loose gray alliance composed of black and white forces?

I understand as soon as I hear it.

You fancy my potential, feeling that if I don't die in the future, I will definitely make waves.

You say you are great pirates, but the Yuanluan Ocean is so big, and there are countless stylish forces.

What can ordinary great pirates do?

If you want to get ahead, you can only take the 'united front' route, making more friends and fewer enemies.

Since it's a bit difficult to kill me and not cost-effective, it's better to make a friend.

Anyway, fifty thousand taels of silver is not a small amount for pirates and merchants of your scale, but it is definitely not much.

It's just like that."

Guan Xihui felt that he had nothing to say after hearing this, opened his mouth and said:

"What a heart with seven openings.

Then what do you think?"

"Of course it's a deal." Zhang Gui laughed, "Your biggest enemy is the Pingyang Zhang Family.

Isn't the future me the same?

The old clan head Zhang Liuduo still has the capacity to tolerate people and is willing to give Boss Yan an 'External Affairs Family Head' to settle things.

The current Zhang Qitai can't even tolerate his own younger brother who has ability, and had to drive him to the Outer Wild Ocean.

Let alone a nobody like me.

For these high-ranking people who are born noble, people like me who grew up eating steamed buns and stinky shrimp paste, having ability is a mistake and should die!

And I won't put my fate on whether others have the capacity."

Although he knew rationally that Zhang Gui's words were a bit insincere and just to cater to him.

But Guan Xihui recognized it from the bottom of his heart as if he were being scratched on an itchy spot.

And the guy who used to scratch others' itchy spots like this was himself.

Looking at Zhang Gui's serious expression, Old Song suddenly sighed,

"At the age of a cat, with the age of a dog, you have figured out the ways of the world.

Powerful, understanding, wise, arrogant when you need to be arrogant, and stupid when you need to pretend to be stupid.

It's just, Governor Zhang, you speak so sincerely, but you still evolved into a three-zhang golden body; don't you feel it's revealing your flaws?"

Zhang Gui laughed without embarrassment, "I believe that friendship needs time to be honed before it can become sincere and pure.

So it's better not to make things difficult for you now, otherwise, revealing flaws would be too much of a test of human nature."

Guan Xihui's face changed again when he heard this, as if he only truly admired Zhang Gui's character now, and muttered to himself:

"A person lives for a face, a tree lives for a layer of bark.

If you can see through even this, you are truly amazing.

Zhang Gui, oh Zhang Gui, if only you were my son."

Being secretly scolded by Old Song half-truthfully, Zhang Gui didn't care.

He thought to himself:

"This grandson Guan Xihui is completely the acting of an Oscar winner in my previous life.

So I can't follow his wishes at all.

Just grasp one point: eat the sugar-coated bullet and spit out the shell.

Also, don't care about one or two cheap shots.

Anyway, his age is nearly twenty years older than Amu.

And he is a good brother of Zhang Yan, who is my grandfather's generation, so it's not scolding.

In short, everything is stable and seeking victory."

And when Guan Xihui really handed the fifty thousand taels of silver notes into his hands.

And told Zhang Gui that there was no serious business to do in Zhihai Stockade today, just passing by to deliver some New Year goods.

Afterwards, he set sail and disappeared beyond the horizon, and only then did he really let go of his heart.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 70 =====