At first, Sha Zhan also suspected that this acquisition was a conspiracy between the Ye Family and the governor’s mansion, but after observing for a few days and having soone inquire about the identity of the foreign rchant, he learned that the other party indeed dealt in Xuantie trade.
Having been reassured, he sought out the rchant.
The foreign rchant had already been in contact with Ye Lingyue and went straight to the point upon seeing Sha Zhan.
"Young Master, do you really have high-quality, 80 percent pure Xuantie? If so, I’ll take it all. But before I make the purchase, I want to see the goods."
"Rest assured, in Li City, who doesn’t know the reputation of Young Master Sha. I have a piece of 80 percent Xuantie here for you to see," Sha Zhan said as he took out a piece of Xuantie and placed it on the table.
He didn’t notice that there was a concealed small hole in the wall behind him, through which Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er were secretly listening from the next room.
After getting a clear look at the Xuantie on the table, Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er exchanged a glance.
Indeed, that piece was forged by the Ye Family, an 80 percent pure Xuantie Ore.
"80 percent Xuantie, not bad; this piece is worth twenty gold coins. I wonder if Young Master Sha has more with better quality? I am willing to pay double the price," the foreign tycoon nodded again and again, appearing very satisfied with the Xuantie Ore.
Upon hearing this, Young Master Sha’s eyes lit up with joy.
He calculated in his heart, he had a gambling debt of ten thousand gold coins.
He only needed to sell five hundred pieces of 80 percent Xuantie to clear his debt, and if he could sell a few more pieces of 90 percent Xuantie Ore in-between, he could enjoy his days of leisure.
After all, the Ye Family had more than ten thousand pieces of Xuantie Ore hidden in such a place; if a few hundred pieces went missing, his father wouldn’t know that he had secretly sold them.
"There are indeed more, but not here. How about this, after it gets dark, I’ll co to take you to fetch the ore. Besides you and , I don’t want anyone else to know about this," Young Master Sha arranged a ti with the foreign tycoon, then quietly left Yuelai Inn.
That night, about one hour after the lamps were lit, when most of Li City was asleep, Sha Zhan arrived at the bottom of Yuelai Inn.
Sha Zhan was cautious; after ensuring that the surroundings were clear of people, he covered the eyes of the rich guest who had co and led him onto a horse-drawn carriage, then they headed straight out of the city.
Sha Zhan did not notice that right after they boarded the carriage, a round little creature climbed onto the top of the carriage.
The carriage continued all the way to Lishui River.
At a secluded spot by Lishui, Sha Zhan stopped the carriage.
By the riverbank, where the water plants grew lush and thick, several people erged.
"Young Master, I’ve brought a few trusted mbers of the gang," one of them was Song Guangyi.
"This guest here, where is the Xuantie I wanted?" the foreign tycoon with his eyes covered asked, bewildered.
"You’ll be able to see soon, just wait a mont on the carriage," signaled Sha Zhan, and following his eyecue, a few mbers of the Mountain and Sea Gang jumped into the water.
After a while, two or three of the gang mbers surfaced, each holding a waterproof oilcloth bag in their hands.
Sha Zhan took one of the bags, tore it open, and out poured twenty lumps of Xuantie Ore – clang, clang, clang.
These pieces of Xuantie Ore, which even the Ye Family and the governor’s mansion couldn’t find after searching every inch of the ground, were actually hidden underneath the Lishui River.
It turned out that ever since the Ye Family defeated the Mountain and Sea Gang and achieved first place at the Refining Conference, Sha Kuang had been harboring a grudge in his heart.
This ti, he finally managed to find out that the Ye Family was planning to transport the first batch of Xuantie Ore via waterway to the military camp, and evil thoughts began to surface in his mind.
He first devised a plan to bribe the boatn responsible for the transport, and then that night, he drilled a hole in the fishing boat, and using oilcloth, sunk all of the Xuantie Ore, marked with signs, into different sections of the Lishui River.
Sha Kuang was no fool either. He knew that hiding ten thousand pieces of Xuantie Ore anywhere would give away their location. Only by hiding them in the Lishui River could the operation truly go unnoticed by gods and ghosts alike.
In this way, even if Governor Lan wanted to conduct a search, there would be no evidence.
In fact, if it weren’t for Ye Lingyue’s strategy, the Ye Family and Governor Lan could search for a lifeti and still not find those Xuantie Ore.
"Go down and salvage so more." Just as Sha Zhan was enjoying his stolen loot and contemplating the joyous tis ahead.
Whoosh! Before his eyes, a piece of Xuantie Ore that was previously in his hand disappeared.
"Zhiyo!" Sha Zhan and Song Guangyi were shocked and looked towards the sparkling water, where they saw a fluffy little creature had appeared on the rooftop of the carriage.
The little creature made an extrely disdainful face at them.
"It’s the little beast raised by that bastard from the Ye Family." Song Guangyi’s eyes brightened as he recognized Little Zhiyo.
"Catch it, otherwise our deed will be exposed!" Sha Zhan turned pale with fright, as earlier he had only been vigilant against human trackers and hadn’t anticipated the sudden appearance of this little creature.
Sha Zhan and Song Guangyi both lunged forward.
They thought that for one person at the Body Refining Eighth Layer Realm and another a Postnatal Master, capturing a small creature would be easy as pie.
Little did they know, Little Zhiyo was unexpectedly nimble.
With a push of its short legs, it instantly rolled into a snowball in mid-air, landing on the ground, then picked up a Xuantie Stone with its left hand and another with its right, hurling one at Song Guangyi and the other at Sha Zhan.
Small as it was, it was agile, and its aim was incredibly accurate. Song Guangyi and Sha Zhan had to dodge frantically and for a while, they couldn’t even get close, let alone catch Little Zhiyo.
"What are you staring at? Grab that little beast! I’m going to roast it." Sha Zhan covered his forehead with his hand; even though he was protected by Postnatal Primordial Power, a large bump had still ford from the impact.
Song Guangyi was even worse off; his forehead had been smashed until it bled profusely, making him look terribly disheveled.
Many people bully the few animals, hmph!
Unfazed by the many opponents, Little Zhiyo forcefully puffed its cheeks and blew a loud, piercing whistle.
From the riverside bushes, a shadow shot out like the wind.
Dahuang looked fierce and terrifying with a robust body, pounced on Song Guangyi, and without hesitation, bit down on his neck.
Sha Zhan turned pale with fright, and when he turned to look at the carriage, he found that the foreign guest along with the carriage had already vanished without a trace. He instantly knew he had been duped.
"Let’s go." Sha Zhan didn’t dare to linger any longer, nor did he care about Song Guangyi’s life or death; he just wanted to leave with his gang.
"Young Master Sha, where are you off to? Weren’t you going to roast Little Zhiyo for a al?" A woman’s voice laced with a tease drifted over from the side.
Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er walked out.
Seeing Lan Cai’er on the scene, Sha Zhan was so frightened that his face turned pale. His eyes darted around, his knees weakened, and he collapsed to his knees with a plop.
"Commandery Princess Lan, Lady Ye, I was wrong. I confess, I’ll tell everything, please give a chance to live." As he spoke, Sha Zhan kept kowtowing non-stop.
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