When Yan Liqiang returned to the warehouse, the morning work was almost finished. Deacon Huang had already left. Only Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng were still waiting for Yan Liqiang to come back.
"Boss, what does General Manager Qiu want to talk to you about?" Gu Zexuan was the first to speak, blinking at Yan Liqiang, "Why did I feel that Deacon Huang looked at Hui Peng and me with a strange look just now? He even sighed before leaving, as if he had something to say but hesitated..."
Yan Liqiang looked around and found no one else, so he spoke in a low voice, "Just now, General Manager Qiu came to me and arranged a task for me, you and Huipeng. Tomorrow we will follow the people from Sihaiyuan to escort a batch of goods from Tianqiao Peak to the north and hand them over to the Fengyun Army. The round trip may take a long time..."
Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng were both stunned when they heard Yan Liqiang's words. Gu Zexuan was the first to shout, "Are you kidding me? The three of us are just small figures in the Sword God Sect. It's not our turn to escort the goods. Shouldn't we send experts? It's a long way to go. Why should we follow them? Not to mention the hardship along the way, if we encounter any danger, won't we have to give up our lives? Every year, some disciples in the Sword God Sect die while performing sect missions..."
"General Manager Qiu asked us to follow him to see what feedback and opinions he received on this shipment..."
"Such simple news can be brought back by the delivery person from Sihaiyuan. Why would we need to make a trip and need three people at the same time..."
Yan Liqiang smiled apologetically at Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect to involve you two this time..."
"That Mr. Qiu is deliberately making trouble for you..." Gu Zexuan reacted immediately.
Yan Liqiang nodded.
"But Boss, you haven't met with General Manager Qiu in these days and have never offended him. Why would he want to pick on you?" Gu Zexuan was even more puzzled.
"I don't know why General Manager Qiu doesn't like me. Before today, I only met him once. Last time, when I went to ask Master Su for permission to go to the Sutra Library to select secret books, I met him and said a few words. I didn't treat him disrespectfully..." Yan Liqiang shook his head. "In this world, sometimes one person gets along with another person without a reason, and one person hates another person, and there is no need for a reason either. Just now, I wanted to tell General Manager Qiu that I can go alone and let you stay, but General Manager Qiu didn't even give me a chance to speak and just let me out!"
"I see. That guy surnamed Qiu must be jealous that you, boss, are more handsome than him. Hahahaha, that guy surnamed Qiu is already a moldy old bacon, but you, boss, are still a fresh flower..." Gu Zexuan laughed, "I'm tired of staying in the Sword God Sect these days. I was just looking for an opportunity to go out for a walk and get some fresh air. This time I can go out with the boss to see some new things. Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles is also a pleasure, right, Huipeng!"
"Yes, I also want to go out and see the world, just as a study tour..." Zhao Huipeng said sullenly, and gave Yan Liqiang a silly smile.
Yan Liqiang was touched, and patted Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng on the shoulders. "Since there is no way to escape, let's prepare in the afternoon and leave with the people from Sihaiyuan tomorrow. Just take it as a break. It's boring to stay in Jianshen Sect every day!"
"Okay!" Both Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng nodded.
"So you three are here..." Just as the words were spoken, a voice came from the other side. With the appearance of this voice, a bald fat boy about 18 or 19 years old with a smile on his face ran over, "Li Qiang, I was just looking for you. The thing you ordered is already ready, but it's too heavy. I just used a cart to push it up from below, and I was sweating all over. You have to treat me to a good meal at Feixing Tower tonight..."
The fat boy who ran over was called Sun Weizhen, also a disciple of the Sword God Sect. However, unlike ordinary disciples, Sun Weizhen was an apprentice craftsman of the Sword God Sect. His duty was to learn the craft from Master Su and others in the workshop of Tianqiao Peak. Sun Weizhen was smart and clever enough, and had a talent for forging. He was one of the young men trained by Master Su at the end of Tianqiao Peak. Apart from being lazy and greedy, he had almost no problems. Yan Liqiang didn't know this person before, but as he spent a long time on Tianqiao Peak and had more opportunities to meet, he naturally got to know him. Sun Weizhen was about the same age as Yan Liqiang, Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng, and they had common topics together. As a result, Yan Liqiang had another friend on Tianqiao Peak.
After he finished talking to himself, Sun Weizhen realized that the atmosphere here seemed a little strange. He tilted his head and looked at the faces of Yan Liqiang and the other two, and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
Gu Zexuan told the whole story again.
"Ah, are you kidding me..." Sun Weizhen also shouted, "Li Qiang, how did you offend General Qiu?"
Yan Liqiang spread his hands and said, "Do you think I would be stupid enough to offend my boss's boss?"
"That's weird..." Sun Weizhen frowned and thought, then suddenly shouted and clapped his hands, "Ah, I know..."
"What do you know?" Gu Zexuan asked curiously.
"In this way, Li Qiang, you will not be able to show up at the sect competition held at the end of the year..." Sun Weizhen looked at Yan Liqiang with burning eyes, "In the past, in the sect competition held at the end of the year by the Sword God Sect, our Tianqiao Hall always ranked last, and no one could stand out. Li Qiang, you have advanced to the warrior level at your age, and even the Su Hall Master has praised you. In addition, you are so handsome that it is simply embarrassing. If you can participate in the sect's inner and outer disciples' competition this year, as long as you can get a chance to go on stage, with your image, as long as you can get a rank, you will immediately become famous in the Sword God Sect. I don't know how many elders and hall masters in the Sword God Sect will remember you. If you take this job this time, you will have to go back and forth for at least five months, and you will miss the sect competition in December, and you will not have the opportunity to show up..."
"Fuck, that must be the case, that bastard..." Gu Zexuan cursed, then looked at Sun Weizhen, "Then can you talk to Hall Master Su, if we really have to go this time, just Hui Peng and I will go, and let our boss stay to participate in the sect competition at the end of this year. With our boss's image and strength, it will be easy for him to stand out among the outer disciples..."
Sun Weizhen looked at Gu Zexuan in embarrassment, "Hall Master Su went out on a business trip two days ago and has not been in the Sword God Sect these days. I heard that it will take ten days or half a month for him to come back. I have no choice..."
"Forget it. There's no point in saying this at this point!" Yan Liqiang shook his head. "My future in the Sword God Sect is not something that he can decide on his own. He can stop me from participating in the sect competition this year, but I don't believe he can do the same next year. He also doesn't have the final say on Tianqiao Peak..."
"Li Qiang, you are more open-minded!"
Yan Liqiang smiled and said, "Let's go and see what you made for me!"
"Ah, Boss, what did you ask him to do for you?" Gu Zexuan asked curiously.
“You’ll know when you see it…” Sun Weizhen chuckled.
The four people left the warehouse and soon arrived at another courtyard on Tianqiao Peak.
The things that Yan Liqiang asked Sun Weizhen to make were placed on a three-wheeled cart used to pull goods. The four thick iron rods were exactly the same as the things Yan Liqiang had people make in Luyuan, but he didn't charge anyone for making these things in Luyuan, but in the Sword God Sect, as a disciple of the Sword God Sect, one had to pay to order things in the Tianqiao Hall. Those things were made of rough iron, and Yan Liqiang spent eighty taels of silver, which was considered a preferential price.
"Ah, Boss, what is this thing used for!"
"This is for building strength!"
After hearing Yan Liqiang say that the things on the cart were used to build strength, Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng both stared at Yan Liqiang with wide eyes.
Gu Zexuan went over and tried to pick up one, but found that he could only barely lift one of them from the cart even with all his strength. In the end, he had to put it down. Zhao Huipeng tried it and it was the same. After all, those things weighed 350 pounds each and were really too heavy for them.
"Each of these things weighs 350 kilograms, which is not so easy to lift. I don't know if Li Qiang is exaggerating a bit by using this to exercise his strength." Sun Weizhen chuckled beside him.
Seeing that Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng were both looking at him with suspicion, Yan Liqiang didn't say much. He simply picked up the two iron pillars on the cart with one hand each and then put them down again.
With just this one move, the three people nearby were dumbfounded...
"Let's go, let's move these things back first..."
Yan Liqiang said this and shook his head slightly. This thing was made, but unfortunately, he couldn't use it for the time being. He could only wait until he came back. He couldn't carry this thing weighing thousands of pounds with him all the time.
There were many people on Tianqiao Peak, and at this time, General Qiu was really keeping an eye on him, so Yan Liqiang did not show off. Instead, four people pushed the cart together and delivered the four things directly to the yard where Yan Liqiang lived.
Throughout the afternoon, Yan Liqiang and the other two were preparing things for the journey, including clothes, luggage, weapons and elixirs. In the evening, Yan Liqiang asked for a private room in Feixing Tower, set up a banquet, and invited Sun Weizhen, Huo Bin, Ma Liang, Hu Tiande, Li Kai and a few others to have dinner.
After cooperating with Yan Liqiang on the vinegar business and making a fortune, Huo Bin and his group, who had initially established a trusting relationship with Yan Liqiang, have formed a small group and usually get together at Feixing Tower when they have nothing to do.
When they heard that Yan Liqiang and the other two were framed by General Manager Qiu, Huo Bing and the other two in the private room felt indignant for Yan Liqiang.
"Brother Liqiang, if you don't settle this matter of the Qiu General Hall, your life in Tianqiao Peak will be difficult in the future..." Hu Tiande was sitting next to Yan Liqiang. After drinking two glasses of wine, Hu Tiande squinted his eyes, leaned over and whispered to Yan Liqiang.
"Manager Qiu is the manager of Tianqiao Peak, and I am his subordinate. Whatever Manager Qiu tells me to do, I will naturally do as he tells me..." Yan Liqiang said calmly.
Hu Tiande just smiled noncommittally, "Brother Li Qiang, you know what I mean. If you need any help, just let me know. Although the Sword God Sect is a sect, the human relationships are no different from those outside!"
"Thank you very much, Brother Hu!" Yan Liqiang smiled and clinked glasses with Hu Tiande.
"This local vinegar can really only make a quick buck. The price of this third batch of local vinegar has plummeted. There is not much to make anymore, just a little hard-earned money. Many people in the Sword God Sect already know how to make it, and they can't sell it at a good price. Fortunately, I listened to your advice, brother Li Qiang, and sold the third batch of local vinegar early, and even made a little more money. Now we all have some money in our hands. I was thinking of discussing with you, brother Li Qiang, whether we should work together to make some more profitable business. Now that you're gone, I won't be able to see you for at least half a year..." Huo Bin said with emotion.
"When we come back, there will definitely be another chance. There is no way to earn enough money in this world..."
"Okay, let's have a toast. I wish Liqiang, Zexuan, and Huipeng a safe journey..."
"Dry… "
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(End of this chapter)