Chapter 368: Anomaly
Li Lan muttered thoughtfully and replied:
“Haha, Elder Zou, that is exaggerated praise. This junior is just trying to make a living.”
“Moreover, Shopkeeper Lu treats me well, and it is also quite good to Handle Affairs in Mirror Snow Pavilion.”
“And, Mirror Snow Pavilion is also a Member of your Merchant Alliance, isn’t it?”
Li Lan smiled, and his tone was very tactful.
Zou Pinghai, upon hearing this, gave a fake smile, showing no Anomaly. He directly said, Blatantly:
“Actually, Old Man’s purpose for coming this time is out of Private Matter. I want to invite you to become a Guest Elder of the Zou Family and plant some High-Grade Spirit Plants for Own Race.”
“As for the Conditions, it will be double of what Mirror Snow Pavilion gives you, and you can also make other requests.”
After Li Lan finished listening, he only Pondered for a Moment, then Politely Refused: “Thank you for your Kindness, Elder Zou.”
“However, this junior has already Agreed with Shopkeeper Lu and signed an Agreement, to Cultivate in Mirror Snow Pavilion for Ten Years, and during this Time I cannot join any other Power. I am afraid I will disappoint Elder Zou.”
Zou Pinghai Frowned when he heard this. He also did not expect that they would have such an Agreement, so he asked:
“Haha! Then, if Old Man can persuade Shopkeeper Lu?”
“Would you be Willing?”
Li Lan also did not expect the other party to be so persistent. The Meaning of his Refusal was already very clear.
“This”
Although Li Lan is now a Third-Rank Spiritual Plant Grandmaster, he did not dare to Offend the Elder of the Myriad Dao Merchant Alliance, who had High-Level Power.
He was unable to make a Choice for a Moment.
“Is Spirit Plant Master Li seemingly having Misgivings? Then, why not let Old Man go talk to Shopkeeper Lu first?”
After Zou Pinghai said this, he did not care about Li Lan’s Reaction and said Farewell.
“Sigh!” Li Lan sighed heavily.
His wife had also just heard their conversation, and she said, Worried: “Husband, do you think something will happen when the people of the Myriad Dao Merchant Alliance come to our door?”
“Elder Zou’s matter is of no Importance, I am just afraid of a Misunderstanding with Shopkeeper Lu!” Li Lan said.
Inside the Spiritual Land.
Qin Ming was Cultivating the Spiritual Land with a Spirit Hoe when he saw a Purple Escape Light coming from afar and falling outside the Formation.
He only used his Divine Sense to Investigate briefly and found the person to be quite Familiar.
“Why did this person come?” Qin Ming Muttered, then put down the Spirit Hoe, opened the Formation, and went out to greet them.
“Yo! It’s Elder Zou’s Esteemed Presence! It is my fault for not having greeted you earlier! Please come inside!” Qin Ming put on a Smiling Face and Cupped Hands to Zou Pinghai.
Zou Pinghai did not have much Expression on his Face, but he Old God and waved his hand, “No need, this time Old Man has come to discuss something with you.”
“Oh? I wonder what Elder Zou has in mind?” Qin Ming showed a trace of Surprise, and he did not expect this High-Level of the Myriad Dao Merchant Alliance to have something for him.
Zou Pinghai then told Qin Ming about his interest in Li Lan.
Qin Ming was stunned after hearing this.
It was really Presumptuous for him, the Elder of the Myriad Dao Merchant Alliance, to Blatantly try to poach someone.
However, the Conditions offered by Zou Pinghai, whether to Mirror Snow Pavilion or Li Lan, were extremely Tempting, and it could be said that it was full of Sincerity.
It’s just——
Qin Ming, now, did not lack these things, so he smiled slightly, Cupped Hands and Refused: “I’m afraid Shopkeeper Lu has to refuse Elder Zou’s Goodwill.”
“My Mirror Snow Pavilion just took down these two hundred acres of Spiritual Land and needs a Third-Grade Spirit Plant Master like Li Lan to Manage and Cultivate it.”
“In order to cultivate him, This Pavilion has also spent a lot of Heart’s Blood, so he will not be Leaving for the time being.”
Zou Pinghai’s Expression suddenly stagnated when he heard this.
“Haha, since Shopkeeper Lu has made up his mind, then Old Man will not bother you anymore.”
After saying that, he also came and left in a hurry, and directly Leapt away.
Qin Ming looked at the Direction of the other party’s departure and was Thoughtful, ‘Didn’t this Zou Pinghai go into Business with Hua Tianxiong?’
‘Why is he looking at Spirit Plant Masters again?’
Immediately, he contacted Hua Tianxiong through a Black Talisman.
“Hua Tianxiong, are you still Transporting Zou Pinghai’s Merchant Goods recently?”
“Replying to Master, I have already pulled several batches of goods, what’s the matter?”
“Could it be that Zou Pinghai has a Problem?” Hua Tianxiong replied on the other end, “I also feel that he has been a little strange recently.”
“Oh? What Anomaly has he done?” Qin Ming asked when he heard this.
“Zou Pinghai seems to have been recruiting High-Grade Spirit Plant Masters in the past two years, and I don’t know what it’s for.”
“And it doesn’t have much Relationship with the Myriad Dao Merchant Alliance, it seems to be purely his Private Matter.”
“Okay, you continue to keep an eye on it, and Report to me if there is any Situation.”
“Yes, Master!”
……
Several Days later.
The Heaven Devouring Rat burrowed out from under the Spiritual Land, and said to Qin Ming with a dejected expression:
“Master, I’ve dug all over the Spiritual Land below, but I haven’t seen any High-Grade Spirit Mines?”
“Could it be that the people of Divine Dao Mountain made a mistake?”
Qin Ming said when he heard this: “Impossible? As the Proverb says, ‘No business without a temple’, the two Great Elders of Divine Dao Mountain personally came, there must be a Purpose.”
Immediately, he Frowned and Pondered for a Moment and said, “Otherwise, you use the Spiritual Land as the Center and dig around in the Direction to try?”
The Heaven Devouring Rat, after receiving the order, immediately nodded. Then it continued to Burrow and Investigate in other Directions.
But just as Qin Ming was working.
Hua Tianxiong’s side sent a very urgent Sound.
“Master, Major Event is not good!”
“Our Merchant Caravan Encountered an Ambush near the Five Elements Mountain Range, Elder Zou. Zou Pinghai has Fallen.”
Qin Ming Frowned when he heard this, and said with great Surprise: “Ah? Do you know who did it?”
“It seems like the people of Divine Dao Mountain did it,” Hua Tianxiong stammered, “The Merchant Alliance has lost an Elder, that is a Major Event, this. I will definitely be held responsible.”
“I also have another News to tell Master, it turns out that the Merchant Goods that Zou Pinghai asked us to Transport were a type of Third-Rank Spirit Plant called ‘Rotten Spirit Grass’, and there was quite a lot of it. He was secretly Operating this Matter, and it seems to have something to do with the Fourth-Order Spirit Vein of the Five Elements Mountain that is Controlled by Divine Dao Mountain.”
“The people of Divine Dao Mountain did it.” Qin Ming Muttered for a Moment, and he was a little puzzled.
But he did have some Understanding of this Low-Grade Rotten Spirit Grass. After it rots, it can Release its Essence, and use it as Nutrient to help other Spirit Plants to Accelerate Growth.
It is a rare Nutrient-type Spirit Material.
‘It looks like Zou Pinghai put in so much Effort, and got so much Rotten Spirit Grass, he was probably continuously Supplying some kind of Spirit Plant for Fertilize.’
This also piqued Qin Ming’s Curiosity.
At the next moment, Qin Ming’s Figure instantly disappeared from the place.
Hua Tianxiong is an important Chess Piece of Qin Ming, and he still needed to protect him.
……
One Incense Stick later.
Qin Ming rushed over to the location Hua Tianxiong gave him.
When he arrived, Hua Tianxiong was alone, Controlling the Golden Imperial Carriage, and was running frantically near the Five Elements Mountain Range.
Behind him, there was a Golden Core Cultivator chasing him.
Qin Ming Release his Divine Sense and, at once, saw the person clearly. It was precisely the Late Golden Core Elder of the Divine Dao Mountain — Yun Yangzi.
