After investigation, Zhang Ruochen found dozens of human auras in the ship's cabin.
The auras of human beings are different in strength. Some people have strong auras, like savage beasts in human form; some people have weak auras, no different from ordinary people.
Only by clearing out all those evil warriors can this red spider giant ship completely belong to him.
"The red spider giant ship is a good treasure. If it is sold, it will probably be a huge fortune."
Zhang Ruochen was about to walk to the ship's warehouse. When he passed by Mu Qing's skeleton, he saw the long golden whip, so he picked it up, held it in his hand, pushed open the door of the ship's warehouse, and walked in.
The Golden Thread Whip, a seventh-level true weapon, is also a priceless treasure.
The cabin of the red spider giant ship is very large, divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower. Even if it can accommodate a thousand people, it will not look crowded.
Just as he entered the ship's cabin, an evil warrior covered in black armor slashed at Zhang Ruochen with his sword. His martial arts cultivation had reached the early stage of the Earth's Ultimate Realm, and he was obviously a martial arts master guarding the ship's cabin.
"Whoa!"
The golden whip was swung, and a golden light flashed from the neck of the evil warrior.
The black armor looked like it was made of paper and could be easily cut open by the golden whip.
The evil warrior, who was completely covered in black armor, suddenly became motionless, still maintaining the posture of raising his hand to chop the sword. Until Zhang Ruochen walked away, his head, together with the metal helmet, fell to the ground with a bang.
On the upper level of the red spider giant ship, Zhang Ruochen killed twelve evil warriors in succession. The strongest ones had reached the early stage of the Earth Extreme Realm, while the weakest ones had only the early stage of the Xuanji Realm.
They are all Mu Qing's servants, each with their own division of labor. There are the weapon refiners who are responsible for repairing the inscriptions on the Red Spider ship, the housekeepers who are responsible for sorting out the account books, and the warriors who are dedicated to guarding the Red Spider ship.
Zhang Ruochen walked into the middle level of the Red Spider giant ship. The layout of the entire ship cabin suddenly changed. It was as if he had entered the palace courtyard. The decoration was quite gorgeous. Twenty-four beautiful slave girls gathered in the ship cabin, horrified.
He stared at Zhang Ruochen who broke in.
Feeling the powerful aura emanating from Zhang Ruochen's body, they all knelt on the ground, trembling in fear and not daring to raise their heads at all.
The twenty-four slave girls are all top-notch in appearance and figure. Almost all of them are ordinary people. Only three of them have opened the mark of divine martial arts, but their martial arts cultivation is very low.
"Mu Qing is quite good at enjoying life." Zhang Ruochen shook his head gently and asked, "Are you all members of the Poisonous Spider Chamber of Commerce?"
Twenty-four slave girls knelt in a row, and no one dared to speak.
Zhang Ruochen said: "If you don't speak, then I can only treat you as members of the Poison Spider Chamber of Commerce and execute you all."
One of the girls, whose martial arts cultivation reached the late stage of Huang Ji Realm, bravely raised her head, cried and said in a low voice: "Return to... return to your lord, we... we were all subjects of Yunwu County, because the County
The country’s army was defeated, and we were captured by soldiers from Sifang County and sold to the Poisonous Spider Chamber of Commerce.”
"Among them, the most beautiful women were all selected and sent to the Red Spider Giant Ship to serve the big shots of the Poison Spider Chamber of Commerce."
"There were fifty-seven people in total at the beginning, but now there are only twenty-four of us left. Sir, please, save us, we don't want to die here..."
The other slave girls also cried and begged, "Sir, please save us! This is hell on earth, please!"
Zhang Ruochen looked at the twenty-four most beautiful girls in front of him, and his heart sank. They were all once subjects of Yunwu County, and some of them were probably nobles, but because of their defeat, they became slaves of evil warriors.
Who can you blame?
It's just that Yunwu County is not strong enough and failed to protect them.
Of course, the Yunwu Commandery cannot be blamed. After all, the Yunwu Commandery is only a lower-grade Commandery and the Sifang Commandery is a mid-level Commandery. The difference in national power between the two Commanderies is more than ten times. Once they fight, there is almost no possibility of victory.
Suddenly, Zhang Ruochen's eyes lit up and he said, "Are you saying that you were originally captured by the army of Sifang County and then sent to the Poisonous Spider Chamber of Commerce?"
"That's right." The rather bold slave girl said.
"Could it be that the imperial court of Sifang County is colluding with the Poisonous Spider Chamber of Commerce?" Zhang Ruochen seemed to be talking to himself.
If what they said were true, it would no longer be a trivial matter.
You must know that whether it is Yunwu County or Sifang County, it is actually just a county of the First Central Empire. However, because of its remote location, the First Central Empire has very loose management and tacitly allows each county to establish independent court institutions.
Demarcate the territory and seal the king.
However, no county can violate the fundamental national policy of the First Central Empire.
For example, the First Central Empire has a cooperative relationship with Wushi Bank. Empress Chi Yao fully supports Wushi Bank, and the official forces in each county must also stand on the same front as Wushi Bank to suppress the black market and the Moon Worshiping Demon Cult.
If any county is found to dare to collude with the black market, it will not only be punished by Wushi Bank, but also the imperial center of the First Central County will not tolerate it.
To put it simply, if the court of the Sifang County really colludes with the black market and secretly makes profits, it is seeking death. The surrounding major counties can join forces to attack it and carve up the territory of the Sifang County. Even the Wushi Bank will vigorously
support.
One of the slave girls said cautiously: "Sir, I have important information to report."
Zhang Ruochen stared at her and said, "Say it!"
The slave girl had tears in her eyes and whispered: "I...I have a condition!"
"Tell me the terms?" Zhang Ruochen smiled slightly.
The slave girl was immediately frightened, thinking she had offended Zhang Ruochen, so she immediately lowered her head and kept kowtowing.
Zhang Ruochen said: "You don't have to be so afraid of me. If you have any conditions, just tell me!"
The slave girl said: "As long as you agree to let us go, I will tell you that piece of information."
They didn't know Zhang Ruochen's identity, but they knew that Zhang Ruochen must be an extremely strong man. Otherwise, how could Mu Qing's golden whip fall into his hands?
They don't want to continue to be Zhang Ruochen's playthings, so they plan to work hard to fight for freedom. Even though their power seems insignificant in front of Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen found a chair, sat down, and said with a smile: "Maybe you don't know my identity, but I am the ninth prince of Yunwu County, and I am also an inner palace student of Wu City Academy. Even if you don't ask me, I will
I will let you go."
After they heard Zhang Ruochen reveal his identity, their eyes all lit up, and their previous fear turned into admiration and admiration.
That is the prince of Yunwu County. What a noble status he has?
Moreover, he could kill a mythical martial arts master like Mu Qing. He was simply an unparalleled hero, and he was naturally revered by them.
Being imprisoned as slaves in the giant red spider ship, why didn't they imagine that there was a handsome prince who could lead an army to save them from this hellish place?
Now the dream comes true!
Zhang Ruochen said: "After I let you go, where can you go? You are all very beautiful, and most of them have never practiced martial arts and do not even have the strength to protect themselves. Under such circumstances, you
Soon you will be caught again and become someone else's slave again."
The eyes of those slave girls darkened, knowing that Zhang Ruochen was telling the truth.
In this world where martial arts is respected, those without strength can only become slaves, or even worse than slaves.
Zhang Ruochen said: "Don't worry, since I am here, I will naturally make arrangements for you. Now can you tell me the information you have?"
After receiving Zhang Ruochen's promise, they finally felt relieved. The girl who had practiced martial arts said, "My lord, your previous guess was correct. There is indeed collusion between the Poisonous Spider Chamber of Commerce and the imperial court of Sifang County, and the relationship is quite deep."
"During the year we were trapped here, at least ten senior officials from Sifang County came to visit Mu Qing, all of whom we served. Therefore, we also heard some important secrets."
"It is said that the Poisonous Spider Chamber of Commerce was behind the attack launched by Sifang Commandery on Yunwu Commandery a year ago, hoping to take advantage of the chaos of war to capture a large amount of slave goods."
Zhang Ruochen's eyes condensed, showing a cold expression, and said: "It's really disgusting, just because of them, Yunwu County has lost countless soldiers, countless people have been slaughtered, and countless families have been destroyed, and their wives and children have been scattered."
Zhang Ruochen felt that it was necessary to find out the relationship between the Poisonous Spider Chamber of Commerce and the imperial court of Sifang County. It would be best to catch them all in one go to prevent them from causing trouble in the future and causing more tragedies.
"Among the senior officials from the Sifang counties that you have met, who has the most noble status?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
One of the slave girls pondered for a moment and said: "I have met a big shot. He seems to be a marquis from the Sifang County. He has a very high status and can be on an equal footing with Mu Qing. He has negotiated many important business deals with Mu Qing."
Zhang Ruochen's heart moved and he asked, "What's the name of that prince?"
The slave girl shook her head and said: "I don't know, I just heard Mu Qing call him 'Zhenjunhou'."
Zhang Ruochen nodded. With the title of "Zhenjunhou", it would be easy to detect that person.
We must go to Sifang County, verify the information, and immediately notify Wu City Bank and Wu City Academy. We must use thunderous means to annihilate the Poisonous Spider Chamber of Commerce and impose sanctions on Sifang County.
"You all get up! I will take you to Lin'an County now and instruct the sergeants in the county to escort you to the royal city. I will write a handwritten letter and give it to you. Take my letter to Jiu County
Lord, she will naturally arrange for you properly." Zhang Ruochen said.
"Thank you, His Highness the Ninth Prince."
The slave girls cried with joy, and they all stood up and saluted Zhang Ruochen respectfully.
A girl who was only fifteen years old stood in the corner, staring at Zhang Ruochen timidly, as if she had something to say, but she didn't dare to say it.
Naturally, her actions could not escape Zhang Ruochen's eyes, and he asked: "What else do you want?"
The slave girl said in a low voice: "I have one more thing to tell His Highness the Ninth Prince. Maybe His Highness the Ninth Prince will be very interested in it."
"What's the matter?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
The slave girl said: "I have always served Mu Qing. One time he drank a lot of wine and told some secrets. He said... he had a semi-holy painting, and it was authentic. It was in a building.
Found in the semi-holy ruins, it is his most precious treasure."