Zhang Tie's injuries were not serious. After leaving the island dragon cave, he did not return to Qianlong Hall immediately. Instead, he came to the castle he was building under the protection of a large number of Changfeng Merchant Group masters.
The person sent by the Changfeng Merchant Group to protect him actually wanted to join forces with outsiders to assassinate him. On the territory of Huaiyuantang, the direct descendants of Huaiyuantang were actually hunted down by a group of masters. The seriousness of this incident was enough to cause a There was a magnitude 10 earthquake.
So as soon as Zhang Tie came out of the underground, he unscrupulously released his fighting spirit totem, because Zhang Tie knew that this incident was just the beginning, and a bigger storm was coming. Unless this matter comes to light, even if the Changfeng Merchant Group wants to stop, he won't be willing.
Although the Zhen family in Tianhan City, Langya County, Jinyun State, is not as good as Huaiyuantang, this family is also a powerful force that owns a city. What kind of intrigue is behind the Zhen family in Tianhan City? How dare they cooperate with others? Zhang Tie's instinct told him that the reason why a big family like the Zhen family in Tianhan City could be dragged into such troubled waters must be very shocking.
There are only a few people in total who know why the news that they can produce large quantities of potions for the whole school was leaked? Why was that bastard Liu Xiang sent to protect his own safety? Just these two questions made Zhang Tie feel a deep crisis. This crisis did not come from the outside world, but from Huaiyuantang and Changfeng Business Group.
As a direct descendant of the Zhang family of Huaiyuantang, Huaiyuantang would certainly not do anything like betraying the family's descendants to gain benefits from outsiders. However, Huaiyuantang is so big that it is almost like a kingdom. There are several people in a kingdom. Scum and spies. It’s perfectly normal. This is unavoidable for anyone and any region.
What happened today touched Zhang Tie the most, not physically, but mentally. Through today's incident, Zhang Tie discovered. Since coming to Huaiyuantang, I have placed too much trust and dependence on the Zhang family, and it was this trust and dependence that almost cost me my life.
Zhang Tie was also reviewing himself, after careful review. Zhang Tie suddenly had a clearer and clearer understanding of Huaiyuantang and his own position - the family is a giant ship, and he is just an ordinary passenger on this giant ship until now, sitting on this ship with a terrifying tonnage. On a giant ship, you can indeed avoid some wind waves and deep water areas safely, but on this giant ship. There may also be some people with ulterior motives hidden and rats secretly gnawing at the planks of giant ships.
If I rely too much on the sense of security that this giant ship brings to me and lose my vigilance, I might step on a shipboard that has been chewed empty by rats and fall into the sea or fall into the sea. He was pushed directly from behind and fell down, just like today.
The best way is to build a boat yourself. In times of crisis, that boat can be your lifeboat. If that doesn't work, just be your own captain and go wherever you want to avoid being led by others.
After leaving the Dragon Cave on the island, Zhang Tie figured out these things in a short period of time. On the surface, he remained calm, but in his heart, he had already made a clear decision about what he wanted to do in the future - to take his own hands. It's time for the full-effect potions and gold coins you bought to slowly turn into your own strength.
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The group of people quickly arrived at the foot of Yunju Mountain near Bailong Town from the Island Dragon Cave. Several girls from Zhixingyuan came here with Zhang Tie because they wanted to return to Qianlong Hall.
"Junior sisters, let's separate here. The life on Qianlong Island is not peaceful, and the world will become more and more chaotic in the future. If someone is chasing me on Qianlong Island today, I don't know what will happen in the future. What are they? No matter where they are in the future, these junior sisters should be more careful. Don’t think that as descendants or in-laws of the Zhang family, you can sit back and relax!" When he was separated from several girls, Zhang Tie said He warned several girls carefully and with rare serious expressions.
Several girls felt the concern and kindness in Zhang Tie's words, and each of them was slightly moved.
"Aren't you going back to Qianlong Hall with us?" Qu Liangying asked curiously.
"I won't go back..." Zhang Tie smiled and pointed to the huge building on the mountain behind him that had completed the construction of the main building. "I will live here most of the time from now on. If you have anything, you can come here to see me." !”
"Ah..." Looking at the majestic castle on Yunju Mountain, Lu Shasha looked at Zhang Tie and asked somewhat innocently, "You... you found a job to make money here, are you a guard?"
Because the cooperation between Zhang Tie and the Changfeng Merchant Group is still in a semi-secret state, neither party made any publicity about it and remained silent until a large number of full-effect potions were produced. Therefore, when it comes At this moment, more than 99% of the people in Qianlong Hall still don't know that the castle covering an area of more than 30,000 square meters built on Yunju Mountain actually belongs to Zhang Tie.
Lu Shasha's words made Zhang Tie slightly depressed. Zhang Tie rubbed his face with some scratches and bruises, and deliberately looked at Lu Shasha, who looked innocent and curious, with a tigerish face, "Why, senior brother, I look like that Like a coolie, unlike a rich man, can’t he build a castle for himself?”
"Do you know how much it costs to build a castle?" Guo Miaolu stared at Zhang Tie, her tone completely unbelieving, "Every penny we spend on Qianlong Island can only be spent on what we earn on the island, you still want to You are deceiving a little girl with lies like this, no matter how much you sell your full potion, you will never make so much money!"
"I really didn't know how much it cost to build a castle before, but now I know that the total cost of construction and decoration of the castle above is 460,000 gold coins!" Zhang Tie smiled indifferently and said He spread his hands, and at this time, he didn't even bother to argue with a few little girls, "Maybe in a few days, you will be able to see my name at the top of the Qianlong wealth list!"
"Liar!" Du Yuhan pouted. The 460,000 gold coins in this era are a terrifying amount no matter where you put them. These money, converted into gold, would weigh 11.5 tons. You can imagine its value. Those senior brothers with the richest net worth in Lingtian Academy heard that it was already very impressive to have one or two hundred thousand gold coins. Zhang Tie was not lying.
"Haha, I lied to you for being a puppy!" Zhang Tie didn't explain, he just laughed casually like a joke, then waved to a few girls and separated from them.
After leaving the innocent little girls at Zhixingyuan, Zhang Tie's face became completely serious. He came to the castle in Yunju Mountain with a sullen face and without saying a word.
Liu Gong, who was directing the construction of the castle, saw the appearance of Zhang Tie who had just been separated from him for a few hours after returning. Then he looked at the masters of the Changfeng Merchant Group around Zhang Tie who were facing a formidable enemy. Was shocked.
"Ah, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I was plotted and hunted down!" Zhang Tie's tone was very calm, but the words he said were frightening. "The rooms in the castle are cleaner now. I will stay here tonight!"
After what happened today, Zhang Tie, who knew that both the Changfeng Merchant Group and Qianlong Hall might no longer be safe, just wanted to find a quiet place to stay and carefully plan and think about what he would do in the future. Under this potential sense of crisis, he instinctively felt that it would be safer to stay in his own place.
"The cement steel molds in the castle hall have just been dismantled this afternoon. It's still clean!" Liu Gong replied. At this moment, Zhang Tie, once he didn't have that casual and gentle smile on his face, his whole body would be full of... There was a sharp but solemn aura that made people dare not neglect him at all.
"Well, I'll take a rest in the hall of the castle!"
Zhang Tie walked into the castle's outer fort as he spoke. After passing through two city walls, several arrow towers and a castle square that was now filled with various building materials and equipment, he came to the castle's hall. .
At this moment, the cement steel molds in the castle hall have just been removed. Along with the pillars and walls, there is gray and white everywhere. On the concrete walls, there are traces of thin steel molds, which look very... It is very simple, but this simple hall, although it has not been completely completed, has already revealed a noble and grand aura.
There are two rows of thick giant pillars in the entire castle hall, covering an area of more than 2,000 square meters and a height of more than 30 meters. At the top of the hall, there is a beautiful octagonal dome with a complete outline. You can imagine this place. The luxury of the future.
The construction workers were dismantling the cement steel molds here in the afternoon, so there are still some brackets made of steel pipes and a small amount of steel molds stacked on the ground in the hall.
Zhang Tie casually found a pile of steel molds piled on the ground. He didn't mind the dust on them. Suddenly, he straightened his waist in the posture of a big sword, pressed his knees with his hands, and sat down majestically. He landed on top of a pile of steel molds and closed his eyes.
When the masters of the Changfeng Merchant Group who came here with Zhang Tie saw Zhang Tie like this, they immediately consciously guarded Zhang Tie's surroundings and at the door, and had people light up the lobby brightly.
The people of the Changfeng Merchant Group on Qianlong Island have already sent out the news of his assassination and the rebellion of the people sent to protect him. Therefore, Zhang Tie is waiting for the Changfeng Merchant Group to give him an explanation—Shang Tie Why would the person sent by the regiment to protect him plot against him? Why was it leaked that he could produce fully effective potions on a large scale
The assassination of a Qianlong Hall student on Qianlong Island was a big event. A person in charge of Qianlong Hall hurried over with a group of people less than ten minutes after Zhang Tie arrived at the castle. After asking Zhang Tie what happened After that, he hurriedly left with the people and went directly into the island dragon cave to verify what Zhang Tie said.
After that person left, several towns and docks on Qianlong Island suddenly began to impose martial law, and the atmosphere on Qianlong Island suddenly became tense.
Two hours later, the second group of experts and leaders of the Changfeng Merchant Group finally arrived at Yunju Mountain along with several large airships... )