One of the mineral veins was listed as a forbidden area by King Cang, but the news was suppressed, and even the Great Chu Scholars' Mansion was not aware of it.
However, this dangerous forbidden area is included in the mineral veins developed by Zhuang's Trading Company.
King Cang acquiesces to this?
Or is it another reason?
"Is that an iron mine?" Zhuang Ming asked.
"It's an ordinary iron mine." Bai Qing said: "There was nothing unusual before. It's nothing special."
"But such an unusual thing was born." Zhuang Ming stood with his hands behind his hands and said in a low voice: "The Chu Dynasty may not know this place, but King Cang does."
In the Dongsheng Dynasty, salt and iron were extremely important, so at first, they were all managed by officials. Later, due to various reasons, merchants from all over the country were allowed to get involved in the salt business. However, iron ore has always been tightly controlled.
However, for the Chu Dynasty, gold and silver items must be strictly controlled, but copper and iron items were not strictly controlled. Only items such as iron essence, exotic copper, etc., which may be used to refine magical weapons and treasures, must be controlled.
Extremely strict.
This iron mine is extremely ordinary and has not been included in any of the prohibited categories in Dachu.
But King Cang had already marked such a dangerous place.
"This is a mineral vein that our Zhuang's Trading Company has obtained in the early years. Before Feng Lun became the Palm Seal Palace Master, he had already purchased it from the government and paid a heavy sum of money to buy the right to mine the mineral vein. In the land of the Three Prefectures, there are sixteen
So many places.”
Fu Lao said: "It's just that there has never been anything like this before."
Bai Qingze paused for a moment and said: "Perhaps it's just because the people who mined the veins in the past and the personnel who guarded them have never exceeded the boundaries of ordinary people. The most powerful person in our Zhuang Company is only a martial arts master and has no horizontal training.
Gods and demons. This time, hearing about the drought and being hurt, we were frightened and took it very seriously."
Zhuang Ming nodded slightly and pondered a little. In his heart, he wanted to summon King Cang and ask him clearly.
But Prince Cang may not be willing to tell.
Besides, there is no need for Prince Cang to inform him.
Furthermore, whenever something happens, I will seek help from King Cang to resolve my doubts. As a disciple of Ju Shengshan, he is not a direct disciple of King Cang.
"Young Master..." Liu He said in a low voice: "You can instantly hurt a Henglian god like Wen Han who has almost half a foot into the Zhenxuan, and make him seriously injured and on the verge of death, even a great monk at the first level of the Zhenxuan
"
"You are right." Zhuang Ming's eyes were solemn and he replied: "You should be more careful."
"Do we need to go to Xundi to explore?" Bai Qing asked aloud.
"From the current point of view, it is best to explore the place where the stone statue was born." Liu He responded.
"My external incarnation has already gone to Xundi." Zhuang Ming paused and said, "As for this stone statue, is this the only thing you found before?"
"Yes, in our Zhuang's Trading Company, whenever the gods and demons approach, they will feel frightened. But under the gods and demons, ordinary people, even martial arts masters, will not be so oppressed." Bai Qing said seriously: "The current guard
Those who created the stone statues were only ordinary warriors, and those who explored the stone statues were not practitioners. But precisely because of this, they had no cultivation, limited vision, and limited methods of exploration, and could not find any traces... So far, they have not been able to detect any traces.
The result is that the material is no different from ordinary rocks, there are no traces of artificial carvings, and it doesn't look like a real living thing, it's just an ordinary stone statue."
"But after hearing about the drought, everyone knows that this stone statue is anything but ordinary." Fu Lao responded.
"Heng Lian's gods and demons are approaching, and they feel frightened and unable to detect. However, ordinary people can't detect any signs. So... I can only let me, with my level of cultivation at the Zhenxuan level, go and investigate in person."
Zhuang Ming thought for a moment and said this.
"But that stone statue is at least at the Zhenxuan level. It may not be safe for the young master to investigate it personally. How about I do it first?" Liu He said.
"You are also a god and demon, and you will probably cause the stone statue to react." Bai Qing reminded.
"It's okay, just a little test."
Zhuang Ming said this and said: "Fu Lao has not yet completed his cultivation, so he will stay here. Liuhe will keep an eye on Wen Han. If something happens to him, you can calm him down. Shuang Ling is good at pharmacology and will stay here. Bai Qing... you
You are familiar with the stone statue, so follow me there."
Bai Qing hurriedly responded.
Zhuang Ming said: "We are leaving today, you go and clean up."
Bai Qing said hello immediately.
Half an hour later.
Zhuang's Trading Company prepared a carriage.
Bai Qing is riding the horse, and Zhuang Ming is sitting inside.
"These two horses are extremely rare treasures in Dongyuan Realm. They are very spiritual. It is said that they are the blood of the great demon. They are also the best horses in our trading company."
Bai Qing said this, "I spent a lot of money to buy it at the time, but now it seems that it is still an ordinary horse after all. For the young master, if he can subdue a demon king as a mount, he will be worthy of his status."
Zhuang Ming said calmly: "Stop flattering, it's time to leave."
Bai Qing immediately agreed and rode off.
But before the carriage had gone ten miles, Bai Qing's voice was heard.
"Sir, actually these days, I still have a guess, but I always feel that this guess is a bit ridiculous. I don't want to say more in public, so as not to make people laugh. But in front of the master, Bai Qing has no scruples."
"What are your guesses?" Zhuang Ming asked.
"That stone statue will be extremely powerful and oppressive when it comes to people who are above the realm of mortals." Bai Qing said in a deep voice: "In my business, all those who cultivate the bodies of gods and demons will feel frightened, but under the gods and demons
, but did not feel too much power. I originally guessed that it should be a power beyond the bounds of the mortal world that aroused the alertness of the stone statue, but in the Xundi of the Seventh Mansion, could it be that no Jindan Master has passed there in these years? What if?
If Jindan Zhenren really passed by there and was frightened by the power of the stone statue, then the reputation of this stone statue has already spread..."
"Then what is your guess now?" Zhuang Ming's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Perhaps, it's not that we are wary of forces beyond the boundaries of the mortal world, but that this stone statue is just hostile to the gods and demons of Henglian." Bai Qing's tone gradually became lower and he whispered: "To be more specific, maybe it is just hostile to the blood of the real dragon."
"Oh?" Zhuang Ming paused for a moment. He had also made such a guess just now, but he didn't expect that Bai Qing had also taken this into consideration.
"Our trading company has not been established in Dachu for a long time, and we have recruited very few martial arts masters. And the real people at the Jindan level are already like gods and gods. They were unattainable for the previous Zhuang's trading company. Therefore,
There are no human-level manpower." Bai Qing continued: "Now that the business has grown and developed, there are already many powerful beings, but these brothers who are comparable to real people are all gods and demons, and they are all descendants of the ancient true dragons.
Descendants of the Dragon Guard."
"So you think it's not the power beyond the boundaries of the mortal world that makes the stone statue afraid, but the body of gods and demons, or even the blood of an ancient true dragon, that makes the stone statue hostile?" Zhuang Ming asked.
"Bai Qing has such a guess, what do you think, Master?"
"It makes sense."
"If this is the case, the young master will have to be even more careful when he goes there."
"I've always been cautious."
Zhuang Ming said this, and he had already roughly guessed the origin of this stone statue.
He has recently browsed through the library of Jusheng Mountain, and he has roughly browsed through some of the classics that Master Bai Shengjun cares about, and they all involve ancient secrets.
This stone statue should be a product of ancient times, not modern times.