Chapter four hundred and eighty third troubled times again
Once a great era has begun, it will not stop unless there is a special accident, just like the first rain in the rainy season, there is only a short pause, and then there is an even more majestic storm.
When the news came that "The Killing Immortal was jointly sealed by all the Immortal Kings and Demon Emperors", the people's hearts, which had just calmed down from the truce, began to become restless again. Anyone with a little bit of brains and a far-sighted gaze could immediately think: Big** is coming again
It's about to begin, and it may be far more tragic than before.
"Qing'er, look at the dark clouds that are about to crush the huge city... This is the first thing my adoptive father taught you. The sky is like this world, and the human heart is like the clouds that keep occupying the sky and then disperse. When
When the human heart lacks passion, it is white and beautiful, but when the human heart is crazy and cold, the light of the world will become dim... However, the sky cannot always be blue and beautiful, because people have
They move upward tirelessly, just like the vegetation on the ground. They need rain to grow strong and fulfill the unchangeable survival law of 'survival of the fittest'."
"Father... Qing'er doesn't understand!"
Chenqing lay on the carved jade guardrail on the top floor of the Thanksgiving Hall, raised her frowning head to the side, and looked at Zhang Baoer's eyes looking at the dark clouds with doubtful eyes.
Zhang Baoer turned back to look into his eyes, touched his long hair that was blown by the wind in front of his face with his palm, and said with a smile:
"It doesn't matter, because my adoptive father doesn't understand it very well... You just need to remember the saying 'survival of the fittest', and know that 'fittest' often means 'strong'."
"oh……"
Seeing that although he nodded, he was still confused, Zhang Baoer couldn't help but smile:
"Don't think about it. You can't figure it out even if you think about it. Just remember it. As for now... let's go play with Dabai and Xiaoha!"
"knew!"
Chen Qing's eyes lit up, she screamed and slipped down from the guardrail. However, just as she turned around and was about to run into the room, she immediately froze, and then faced the person who had appeared in front of her in a decent manner.
The Immortal King of the Red Dust made a salute:
"Chenqing pays homage to Grandpa Hongchen!"
Zhang Baoer only reacted after hearing this, and quickly turned around to salute.
"Ha ha……"
The Fairy King of the Red Dust was very happy. When he turned his hand, a small fruit that was as white as jade and exuded an alluring fragrance appeared. He handed it to Chen Qing and whispered:
"Eat it before going down to the main hall, otherwise the little beast will definitely snatch it away."
"I understand Chenqing, thank you Grandpa Hongchen!"
"Hahaha... go ahead, go ahead!"
"yes!"
When Chen Qing ran away in a flash, the Fairy King of the Red Dust looked at Zhang Baoer and said with a smile:
"The more I look at this kid, the more I like it. We both have the word "chen", so why don't you think about it again..."
Zhang Baoer smiled apologetically, shook his head and said:
"Senior, although everything is fine, but... within the system, it's better to forget it."
Hearing this, the Red Dust Immortal King was quite touched. He sighed and walked over, holding on to the guardrail, looking at the dark clouds that were drooping rapidly, and said with a bitter smile:
"Survival of the fittest..."
After saying that, he suddenly looked solemn, turned around and looked at Zhang Baoer and said:
"There is an order from above. We guys have to leave before dark. Please help Xiaoxi more in the future. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly."
"Junior, please obey..."
Zhang Baoer bowed in response, straightened up and couldn't help but smile:
"Senior, do you believe me so much?"
"believe!"
The Red Dust Immortal King nodded, squinted his eyes and smiled:
"In the past few days, I stopped by and inquired about your past. If you were able to build your current family business without relying on the Sky Fox clan... maybe I wouldn't be able to do it."
"Senior is so complimentary, junior..."
Zhang Baoer laughed dryly, but the Red Dust Immortal King interrupted him:
"That strange little beast that can fight the true immortals, the crane, the stone people, the dark night people, the disciples of the mad immortal in green... are not easy, hehe, in short, if you don't join us, you don't want to be bound by this.
I can tolerate you, and I don’t care what you want to do. I will speak for you above, as long as you are worthy of Xiaoxi!"
After listening, Zhang Baoer pondered for a moment, nodded and said with a smile:
"Senior, please rest assured, as long as she doesn't go too far, I won't embarrass her... Presumably senior should know that she has a younger brother, right?"
"Um?!"
Seeing the mortal king frowning, he grinned and said:
"Her brother and I are part of the same family."
Hearing this, the Red Dust Immortal King couldn't help but laugh and nodded with great satisfaction, because he remembered the man in front of him avenging Luancheng and the innocent untouchables of Tianyin City, and suddenly understood what kind of person he was.
Zhang Baoer breathed a long sigh of relief secretly, and seeing the heavy rain about to fall, he smiled and said:
"There is still some time, so I have nothing to do, so I will cook a meal for my senior!"
"This is good!"
The Immortal King of the Red Dust was overjoyed. After taking a sip of wine, he and he left the terrace arm in arm.
When the dishes and rice were served, Leng Xiaoxi, who was dressed in a dragon robe and a golden crown, and Bai Ruoyun, who was dressed as a general manager, also arrived. The four people and one beast were divided into two ends of the long table with the Red Dust Immortal King as the center.
Leng Xiaoxi naturally knew that the Fairy King of Hongchen was leaving, and this trip was also meant to see him off. However, although the smile was on his face, the worry hidden in his eyes was still seen by Hongchen.
"Xiaoxi, what's wrong?"
"Master, it's okay..."
Leng Xiaoxi shook her head and smiled:
"It's just a little thing."
"oh!"
The Fairy King of the Red Dust stopped asking any more questions. Seeing that Xiao Ha was already working hard, he quickly picked up his chopsticks and started eating like a starving ghost.
When the cups and plates were empty, the heavy rain began to clear, and it was almost dusk. He stood up and walked out. Leng Xiaoxi followed, while Zhang Baoer asked Bai Ruoyun in a low voice:
"Senior, what happened?"
Bai Ruoyun smiled and said nothing, making him confused.
When Leng Xiaoxi came back soon, he quickly asked:
"Is something wrong?"
"have!"
Leng Xiaoxi looked at him and blinked, waited for a moment before bursting into laughter and said:
"A bad thing is also a good thing!"
Zhang Baoer became more and more curious. Seeing that she was still interested in him, he suddenly became a little angry. But before he could get up and leave, Leng Xiaoxi told the story:
"The Killing Immortal was sealed, and the biggest factor of instability was gone. The Flame Emperor couldn't bear it anymore, and the front army pressed in. The Sword Emperor also counterattacked, causing our side to suffer heavy losses!"
"What?!"
Zhang Baoer was startled, thinking that he heard wrongly, and quickly asked:
"Are you saying that the Sword King you are in alliance with is on the opposite side?"
Leng Xiaoxi nodded and smiled without saying a word.
Zhang Baoer was shocked, but he figured it out after a moment and couldn't help laughing:
"It's indeed a good thing... The enemy on the surface is far more terrifying than the one in the dark. By the way, didn't you already know that he had another problem? That's why you never gave him a chance to expand his power southward."
Leng Xiaoxi shook her head and sneered:
"No, I have always regarded him as an enemy, because even if I win the world, I will eventually get rid of him, so I have been forcing him to fight Wu Yan head-on. It can be said that his alliance with Wu Yan was made possible by me.
I just didn’t expect it to happen so soon... Heh, swordsman? A man is like a sword? Ridiculous!"
After he finished speaking, Zhang Baoer stood up and said with a wry smile:
"So I'm busy?"
"yes!"
"Where are my people?"
"You can see it when you wake up early tomorrow!"
Hearing this, Zhang Baoer felt relieved, picked up the little Hara and said to Chen Qing, "See you tomorrow then" and left.
Leng Xiaoxi and Bai Ruoyun also stood up and left. Although they lived here, it was still dusk now, and it was too early for her, who was an emperor in troubled times, to get off work.
At night, it started to rain again outside. Zhang Baoer looked out the window and muttered:
"Why did she let the old man notice it but not say anything? Is it really to prove her ability in the future? No, since she has already been recognized by others, why bother to prove it to him? Could it be that the old man can't do it either?
To fully make the decision, what does he need to convey to the person who can make the decision?"
After thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of anything, so he shook his head and stopped thinking about it, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
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In September, the Sword Emperor turned against Emperor Leng and severely injured Emperor Leng like a stick, detonating the chaos in Dongzhou. At the beginning of this revolution, Zhang Baoer met Liu Ruxi again after five years, and Huang Shang
Yan Tie and other relatives and friends came. Not only did they come, but Lan Chen and Xue'er, whom I had met a few days ago, also came with their people.
People like Lu Ba and Tian Xiao did not come. They were still staying in the secret realm to digest the resources Zhang Baoer obtained in the Wanxiang Palace. Of course, even if the resources were digested, he would not let them come out because this was not their struggle for hegemony.
He created the Nighthawk Army and the City Chaos Army just because he was tired of suffering from lack of strength. They only existed to protect themselves in case something unexpected happened one day.
Liu Ruxi came here just for a meeting. Zhou Chengen, who had stopped his actions in Dongzhou because he thought Zhang Baoer was dead, has now started operating again, and his intensity is several times or even dozens of times that before, or
In the hope of extinguishing Zhang Baoer's possible anger against them, Liu Ruxi will go to Zizai City, the new center of Zhongzhou, after seeing Zhang Baoer.
Zizai City is a new city built by Wanbao Pavilion, Shengyao Peak and other powerful forces among several giants in Dongzhou for commercial purposes. Due to the large number of participants and its powerful influence, this place is known as the only pure land in Zhongzhou.
Liu Ruxi went to Zizaicheng in order to compete for the throne of the master of Dongzhou General Pavilion of Wanbao Pavilion. She was accompanied by Shan Yuanyuan and a group of business-minded people from the Liu family and Tianyinmen. In addition,
, and Xu Canghai, a ruthless man who had just been promoted to immortal, was there to protect him.
"Ruxi, are Ping'er and the others okay?"
The experiences of Chen Shuo and his wife made Zhang Baoer care more and more about the people around him. The first thing he said after meeting was to ask about the child named after him.
"good!"
Liu Ruxi wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, held Zhang Baoer's hand and smiled:
"Having replaced Duoduo as the King of Children! I spend all day messing around with the sweet girl!"
Hearing that Tang Tiantian was not serious yet, Zhang Baoer couldn't help being happy, and quickly asked Lin Ergou how he was doing:
"What about the pretty girl? Are you impatient to break up with her?!"
"No!"
Liu Ruxi's answer made his face suddenly darken:
"We have a good relationship, but we are immersed in cultivation and don't have much time to see each other...Master, brother Bufan has already reached the level of a saint. Now...ahem, even that guy can't be easily bullied now."
Zhang Baoer snorted and heard that Lin Ergou was already a saint. He felt a little embarrassed on his face, so he skipped this question:
"Did my stinky nephew tell grandma when they will arrive?"
"As I said, this is why my disciple came to see you."
After that, Liu Ruxi sent a message and told him that his grandmother was not far away from here, but the outer reaches of this starry sky were very chaotic, and many big forces were getting involved, which would inevitably lead to conflicts with those big forces that had long regarded this place as a forbidden area.
Friction, now confrontation.
After listening, Zhang Baoer suddenly realized that the departure of people like the Red Dust Immortal King might be related to this matter.
After the conversation, Liu Ruxi left in a hurry. From beginning to end, he never asked about Cai'er's news. He didn't ask Liu Ruxi and didn't mention it, because they didn't dare to mention it, and they couldn't help but want to see each other if they were afraid of mentioning it.
It would be inappropriate to meet at this time.
After Liu Ruxi left, Zhang Baoer also started to get busy. The first thing he had to do was to open the map, understand the important information held by Yinmen, and then wait for opportunities to establish Tianyin Bank branches throughout Dongzhou.
The branches of Tianyin Bank will not be involved in any matters involving the Yinmen. Their existence has only one purpose from beginning to end: to cooperate with Liu Ruxi and make money!
This was a matter that had nothing to do with Leng Xiaoxi, but it inevitably required her support. Leng Xiaoxi also knew about this matter, and did not propose a shareholding or direct 'acquisition'. He immediately issued a decree and ordered everyone to cooperate.
Zhang Baoer didn't think her move was stupid or short-sighted. He thought she let it go because she couldn't fully make the decision yet.
Zhang Baoer's eyes are not only on Leng Xiaoxi's place, but also on Emperor Wu's side. With Wu Yan'er's favor and Leng Xiaoxi's nod, he believes that there should be no problem with Emperor Wu and Emperor Xiao. It just needs
Pay a certain dividend.
The Black Flag Empire and Yan Emperor are also going there. Although the Imperial Clan has not helped him find anyone, they still have some friendship, while Yan Emperor is a naked threat - his incompetent son is still in Zhang Baoer's hands.
He is in the secret realm now. I heard that he has made great progress. He applied to join the Nighthawk Army some time ago, but he failed the assessment due to his stubbornness. I don’t know how Lu Ba and others brainwashed him.
Or is this just a delaying tactic on his part?
He is not worried that the two parties will refuse, because Tianyin Bank will also pay them dividends and will not make any small moves. Yinmen only provides some intelligence in the early stage or reminds them to evacuate when the situation is not right. He is not afraid of the other party's supervision.
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Now is the time to use the military, and he believes that no one will refuse a free and easy way to make money that can withstand scrutiny.
Of course, in order to prevent anyone from thinking about his relationship with Leng Xiaoxi and worrying that the gains from Tianyin Bank were to fund Emperor Leng's camp, he deliberately created an illusion - that he was imprisoned by Emperor Leng, in order to force him to tell the truth.
Uncover the truth about the 'Holy Fire Cult Ruins'.
How can this be done? It's very simple. After this secret meeting, these people will never meet him directly again, and all messages will be transmitted using the sound transmission jade.
Not only that, for an extra layer of insurance, he also ordered that when the bank opened, every employee would swear that except for bonuses, the resources they received would not support any camp. Even every new employee who joined the bank had to swear this.