Chapter 269: The Rich and the Filthy

Zhang Wei was speechless for a while when he looked at the picture of abundant herbs sent by Qin Fan.

It should be said that he is indeed the protagonist. The other half of the picture of abundant herbs that he had been looking for for a long time but could not find was actually found by others!

Although with his current strength and status, let alone half a volume of the Hundred Herbs and the Hundred Herbs, even a full volume of the Hundred Herbs with the power of a fourth-grade high-grade magic weapon is nothing more than that to him.

But for Qin Fan, a casual cultivator who was only in the middle stage of Zifu, the half-volume map of abundant herbs was a treasure that could change his destiny. It was enough for him to use it until he reached the golden elixir realm.

But the other party took the initiative to offer...

"No, Qin Fan, are you hiding something from me?"

Zhang Wei's eyes narrowed and he suddenly asked.

Qin Fan's heart suddenly trembled after hearing Zhang Wei's words.

Zhang Wei did not release his own pressure to force Qin Fan to tell the truth, but even just looking at him like this was enough to make Qin Fan helpless.

After a while, Qin Fan gave up his struggle with a wry smile, and told Zhang Wei all the causes and consequences of the incident.

After hearing that his lair in Sanxian Cave had been stolen by the unknowing Qin Fan, Zhang Wei's expression was very complicated for a moment.

But not too angry.

After all, before they left, they had collected almost all the valuable things in the Sanxian Cave. Only the small secret realm was still valuable, but because the small secret realm was refined into the mountain wall, it could not be easily accessed without the strength of the Golden Core Realm. move.

It can be said that he has not lost anything.

But his home was robbed, and it would be unrealistic to say that he was not upset.

Zhang Wei took the picture of Hundreds of Herbs and Prosperity, looked it up and down and said, "So, you took out this half volume of Picture of Hundreds of Herbs today just to get the three of us to let you go?"

"Exactly..."

Qin Fan admitted, and then seemed to feel that a half-broken fourth-level magic weapon was not very attractive to the majestic Nascent Soul Lord, so he gritted his teeth and took out something from the Qiankun Bracelet again.

"This junior was so obsessed with stealing my senior's cave that I really shouldn't have done it. This ethereal crystal should be treated as an apology. Senior, please forgive me!"

Qin Fan raised his hands and said.

Looking at the huge ethereal crystal in Qin Fan's hand, the corner of Zhang Wei's mouth twitched.

The greatest opportunity in the five regions in the past three hundred years is indeed in your hands!

But a ethereal crystal that can open up a portable space can be considered a valuable treasure even for me now.

So Zhang Wei didn't refuse and simply accepted it.

"This ethereal crystal is worth no less than a fifth-level magic weapon. There is still something left in exchange for your life..."

Zhang Wei looked Qin Fan up and down and said, "I think you are of average bones, but you are able to cultivate to such a level, and now you are running around in this exquisite outer sea. I think you are a determined person who seeks the truth.

You and I are from the same background as casual cultivators, and I also know the difficulties of casual cultivators.

There are some elixirs here that are suitable for your level. If nothing else happens, they will be enough for you to cultivate to the golden elixir level, so you can consider them as rewards in exchange for this ethereal crystal. "

As he spoke, Zhang Wei waved his hand, and a dozen bottles of elixirs exuding amazing spiritual energy flew out and floated quietly in front of Qin Fan.

Qin Fan immediately beamed with joy when he saw this.

Because the grade of every bottle of elixir Zhang Wei took out was at least the third level, and one of them was even the fourth level!

With so many high-level elixirs, he is confident that he can attack the later stage of Zifu within these ten years, and it is not impossible to even conclude a fake elixir!

It's what he needs most now!

The heart that was still a little reluctant to part with Ethereal Crystal was now directly replaced by satisfaction, making him sincerely thank Zhang Wei.

"Junior, thank you senior for giving me the elixir!"

Zhang Wei looked at Chi Lian, who nodded.

Zhao Xin Shentong did not see any resentment or greed in Qin Fan's heart.

Qin Fan is a pretty good young man. Although he is a bit like his own little Jiujiu, who doesn't have some calculations?

And the other party is not the kind of greedy white-eyed wolf.

If we meet again in the future, Zhang Wei wouldn't mind doing a favor and giving him another blessing if he can.

What's more, with the characteristics of Qin Fan as the "protagonist", as long as he doesn't die midway, the other party might give him a big surprise next time he meets.

Zhang Wei shook his head and laughed, and then said: "The cause and effect here is over. As for Qunyao, I will explain it clearly to you. Xiaoyou Qin, you don't have to worry. We will see you later!"

After saying that, Zhang Wei didn't hold back. He cupped his hands to Qin Fan and left the sea with Huaizhu and Chi Lian.

Qin Fan was left alone, staring blankly in the direction Zhang Wei and others left in silence for a while.

"well……"

After a long time, there was only a sigh left on this sea area.

…

Because of the Longmen Tide, every hundred years, the people living in the East China Sea will start a great migration. Their savings over the past hundred years will be demanded by officials who block the road for various reasons.

As long as the wealthy gentry with good background can survive this turmoil, they can then return to the East China Sea to enjoy the glory and wealth when the tide subsides.

But ordinary people with no background have to accept the beatings and marrow sucking from heroes from all walks of life. After being drained of the last bit of external value, they are sold into slavery and paid into the estates of major wealthy families.

This is the ecology of the East China Sea.

It has been this way for thousands of years.

Compared with hundreds of years ago, this generation of disaster victims has an advantage over their predecessors.

That means the possibility of starvation is greatly reduced.

Since the mealworm Jihuang Wan appeared in the market of the disaster victims three hundred years ago, this gadget, which is much cheaper than other foods, has become popular in the East China Sea disaster area at an alarming speed.

Although the ingredients used to make this thing are disgusting, it is nothing to the hungry victims who almost have to exchange food for food.

Even after the disaster, mealworm Jihuang Wan was still sought after by many disaster victims, and many local specialty snacks were developed based on it.

It’s just that the current Jiarawan...

"It really stinks..."

A middle-aged man with a disheveled face picked up a meatball that exuded a strange stench and couldn't help but look disgusted.

But the hunger in his stomach made him forget this, and he swallowed the thing into his stomach.

"vomit……"

The middle-aged man retched, then drank two mouthfuls of water to suppress his nausea, and cursed: "The Zhang family, these bastards who gave birth to sons without buttholes, the quality of the Jihuang Pills sold to us is getting worse and worse!

Not only is the portion small, but the quality is also poor, and the maggots used are all scavenged from manure pits! You don’t have to worry about retribution for the dirty money you earn! "

"Are you still thinking about scolding?"

Another old man sneered as he stuffed the Jihuang Pills into his mouth, chewed them and swallowed them into his stomach, then said, "It's good to eat some. We'd better hurry up and get to the inland as soon as possible. We can settle down as soon as possible." The longer time goes by, the higher the price of food will be. When we can no longer afford the Jihuang Pills, just wait and sell your more than 100 kilograms of meat to others as slaves. That's it. You still have to lower the price!”

"Hey, this world..."

The middle-aged man cursed a few words, then continued to pick up the rest of his belongings, and followed the huge army of victims on the road to survival.

There are many disaster victims like him.

But most of them just cursed a few words, and then pushed up their exhausted bodies to continue struggling for survival.

As for the Zhang family they refer to, it is a top family that is known to everyone in the surrounding countries and has great power in several surrounding countries.

The Zhang family can be seen in the political, military, and commercial fields of Chen State.

Such a huge family power naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of those in power in the Chen Kingdom, and the successive leaders of the Chen Kingdom wanted to ban it.

But they all failed.

Even if it hadn't been a hundred years ago that the seventh-generation king of the Chen Kingdom braved the cold weather of December 9 to go to the Zhang family to bear thorns to plead guilty, it would be one thing whether the Chen Kingdom's royal family could continue the country.

After this incident, everyone knew who the true master of the Chen Kingdom was, and the Zhang family of Hidden Dragon Mountain became the uncrowned king of the entire Chen Kingdom.

So much so that the queens of the Chen Kingdom could only choose from collateral daughters of the Zhang family in order to ensure the stability of the royal family and ancestral temple.

As for this mealworm Jihuang pill, it is one of the properties of the Zhang family.

It's ridiculous to say that.

It is said that three hundred years ago, when the Jihuang Pill appeared in the East China Sea, it was famous for its high quality and low price. At that time, the Zhang family, which had countless living people in the East China Sea, had almost every household, if not a shrine.

But the quality of Jihuang Pills nowadays is getting worse and worse.

Some maggots were not even crushed, but simply rolled into balls before being sold.

But it's not enough if the victims don't buy it, because the business of rescuing people and providing relief is monopolized by the Zhang family and their vassals, and the court's disaster relief food funds are also shared by these gluttons, and then replaced by these "relief pills" and then sold to the victims. , which is equivalent to eating both ends.

Therefore, the victims have no other way to exchange for food if they don't buy Zhang's Jihuang Pills, so they can only accept the squeeze.

"Drive... drive..."

At this time, the long queue of victims suddenly became noisy. I saw a few elegantly dressed young men riding their horses and whipping their whips in the queue of victims. They looked at the ugly expressions of the victims dodging around them along the way, as well as those who dared to be angry but dare not speak out. From the looks of things, these people didn't feel ashamed but angry.

I just feel it's fun.

After knocking down a few victims who could not dodge with their horses, and riding their horses to a central "post station" where porridge was being given, these elegantly dressed young men jumped down from their horses, and then looked at the respectful expressions of the postmen at the post station. The waiter sat on the chair carelessly.

Then he pointed at the ragged victims outside and said mockingly: "Look at these ants...they don't even have the courage to bare their teeth to us. They deserve to be untouchables for the rest of their lives."

Several other people immediately echoed: "What my cousin said is absolutely true."

"What Mr. Zhang said is very reasonable!"

"That's right, when I came here, I also heard that the untouchables in some places were greedy. They were picky about the relief grains that the imperial court and Zhang Mansion had worked so hard to collect for them. They really didn't know what was good and what was good. They wouldn't eat it if they had the ability. !”

"I have long heard that the rules of your family are very strict. Even when facing the high-ranking officials and nobles of our Chen Kingdom, the children of the family must keep a calm attitude in order to cultivate the pride of the family. Now I see that the reputation is well-deserved!"

These people praised him for a while, and soon Mr. Zhang became a little proud. Although most of these people were telling lies with their eyes open, the fact that they were so popular also showed that Mr. Zhang had a high status in this small group.

However, in fact, this Zhang Baofeng was just a branch member of the legendary Zhang family who was relatively close to those families.

But even so, Zhang Baofeng's status in the outside world is still very high, so high that they, the noble children, can only be treated as vassals.

At this time, the post station postmen also prepared a banquet for Zhang Baofeng and his party. Several rich young men drank and enjoyed themselves under the protection of the soldiers. There was a group of disaster victims who were staggering and weak all over.

The smell of food naturally attracted a lot of attention from the people nearby, but in the face of the shining swords and guns and the "noble" status of the people in the house, these people who were not at the end of their ropes because they had the Jihuang Pill as a backup did not take the risk after all.

"Speaking of cousin, I have something unclear. Why do you, with your rich body, come to the East China Sea to personally preside over the disaster relief?"

A young man from a rich family who was related to Zhang Baofeng asked curiously: "With your status and position, even if you don't come here in person, you can rise to prominence in the court of Chen State. Why do you come to this poor mountain and bad water to ask for trouble?"

Someone started, and the others also cast curious eyes.

In fact, they had heard something about it a long time ago. The reason they followed Zhang Baofeng to the East China Sea and flattered him everywhere was to verify it.

"Huh..."

Zhang Baofeng sneered, put down his wine glass and said, "Chuanlong, if someone else asked me, I wouldn't tell you, but you are my cousin. You are all my dear friends and relatives, so it's no big deal to reveal a little to you."

As he said this, Zhang Baofeng stepped forward, revealing a mysterious look, and several other young masters of noble families immediately followed.

Then, Zhang Baofeng lowered his voice and said.

"You all must know that although my Zhang family has a little reputation in the mortal world, it is actually a family of immortals, right?"

"Of course!"

Someone immediately complimented: "My Li family has also hosted an immortal master before. It is said that even among the immortals, the Zhang family of Canglong Mountain is a well-known force!

It is said that there are as many as five legendary foundation-building immortals among the nobles! Even the Yunshang Sect dare not conflict with the Zhang family."

"That's right. The reason why my Chen country can guarantee the country's prosperity in the previous Longmen tides is all thanks to the generous help of the Zhang family immortals. The Zhang family immortals protect the people of the world and prevent the lives of the people from being destroyed. Who doesn't know their reputation? It should be made clear!"

Someone raised his glass, and then everyone responded.

Zhang Baofeng coughed a few times and said: "Governing the country and maintaining peace is one of the ancestral precepts of my Zhang family. We are just doing our part. Thank you for your kindness!"

Another round of compliments, Zhang Baofeng's face became more rosy under the boasting of everyone.

Then he said: "But you don't know that although my Zhang family is not weak, and there are many foundation-building masters in the clan, it is still slightly inferior to the Yunshang Sect, which has a Purple Mansion Master in charge. The real reason why the Yunshang Sect is afraid of my Zhang family is that there is someone else!"

"Do you know Yulong Mountain?"

Zhang Baofeng raised his head and said proudly.

Someone immediately echoed: "But Yulong Mountain is as famous as Linglong Fairy Island as one of the five major sects? Could it be that the nobles have predecessors in Yulong Mountain?"

"Yes, and no..."

Zhang Baofeng waved his hand, then shook his head and said: "Although my Zhang family has no predecessors in Yulong Mountain, one of my ancestors met a powerful person in Yulong Mountain and had a very good relationship with him. Until now, that predecessor would reward some treasures from time to time!"

"The powerful person in Yulong Mountain? Could it be a Purple Mansion Master?" Someone asked curiously.

Zhang Baofeng rolled his eyes in disdain and said, "If it is just a purple mansion, how can he protect my Zhang family across a domain? To tell you the truth, the one who protects my Zhang family is a legendary Jindan Zhenren who has a lifespan of a thousand years!"

"Jindan Zhenren?!"

"Lives for a thousand years?!"

Hearing Zhang Baofeng's words, everyone present couldn't help but exclaimed, and then attracted a burst of anger from Zhang Baofeng.

"Why are you shouting so loudly?! Jindan Zhenren has unparalleled magical powers. She can detect the movements of the entire Chen Kingdom. If you make a fuss and cause her dissatisfaction, don't blame me for not reminding you!"

Everyone was startled and nodded in response immediately.

Li Chuanlong, who is a relative of Zhang Baofeng, poured wine for his cousin and said, "Congratulations, cousin, congratulations, cousin, the Zhang family has the protection of Jindan Zhenren. Apart from the legendary five major immortal sects, who else in the entire five domains dares to provoke?"

Others also complimented him, and then another three rounds of wine.

Someone asked, "Brother Zhang, did you come to the East Sea this time because of the Jindan Immortal? I wonder if there is anything I can do to help you? Brother Zhang, just ask, we will definitely help you even if we have to go through fire and water!"

Everyone immediately patted their chests to show their loyalty.

Zhang Baofeng laughed and joked, but in his heart he was very contemptuous of his drinking buddies.

He sneered in his heart, "Do you really think I can't see your little tricks? You just want to seek some immortal fate.

But unfortunately, those immortal fates are not enough for us in the Zhang family, how can there be extra for you outsiders? Calling you brothers a few times, you really think you are a big shot."

Having said that, Zhang Baofeng did not reject the kindness of these people.

So he said in embarrassment: "Ah, to be honest with you, everyone knows that this kind of relationship must be maintained.

It is not only for us mortals, but also for those high and mighty immortals.

Otherwise, once or twice is fine, but if it happens too many times, even the best relationship will become alienated.

So, every time our Zhang family meets that senior, we have to prepare some valuable treasures to present.

Although she doesn't think much of our little things, as the saying goes, a gift of goose feathers from a thousand miles away is more valuable than a token of affection.

You must have the attitude!

So this time I came to the East China Sea, on the one hand, to sympathize with the people of the East China Sea, and on the other hand, to collect some rare treasures here, and then present them to the immortal, in the hope of getting some advice! "

Zhang Baofeng's words were half true and half false.

The Zhang family does collect some resources every hundred years during the Longmen tide, but it is not the turn of Zhang Baofeng, a disciple of the branch, to worry about it.

The reason why he came to Donghai was just a task of the Zhang family.

Just like when a city in Zhang Wei's previous life wanted to compete for the honor of a civilized city, every time the inspection team came, they had to do some superficial work. Zhang Baofeng was one of the superficial efforts sent by the Zhang family to Donghai, for the Jindan Zhenren who also came to Donghai to see!

He was not qualified to meet Jindan Zhenren, but he still had the courage to ask these drinking and eating friends for some money as pocket money by using the tiger skin of Jindan.

Not only that, but it was also very big!

Zhang Baofeng's words did not arouse the suspicion of these drinking and eating friends, and they immediately patted their chests and promised When they get up, they will definitely collect enough treasures, hoping that they can say a few good words for them in front of Jindan Zhenren.

Zhang Baofeng was not stingy in writing some blank checks, so for a while, they were enjoying themselves with wine and meat, and the air was filled with the breath of decadence.

And all this was heard and seen by Zhang Wei and the other two who were hundreds of feet above their heads.

Zhang Wei's face was uncertain, and people could tell at a glance that he was in a bad mood at the moment.

"Husband..."

"Zijie..."

Chi Lian and Huai Zhu, the two women, called out softly when they saw this, and just wanted to comfort them, but they saw Zhang Wei shook his head and sighed: "I'm fine, in fact, I have expected this kind of thing... According to what they said, Qun Yao is now in Canglong Mountain, let's go, maybe we can run into her."

Chi Lian and Huai Zhu looked at each other, and the two women who usually had many contradictions said in unison at this moment.

"Well..."