"Xu said business trip?" Teng Qing Shan was slightly surprised.
I thought it was the army of a certain big family, but unexpectedly it turned out to be the army of the Xuriang Business Group. Teng Qing Shan had only just entered the Duanmu Continent not long ago, but he still knew quite a bit about the renowned 'Xuriang Business Group'. For example, the 'Xuriang Wine Towers' that were scattered throughout the 36 main cities were all under their umbrella.
As a large business group, the restaurant is just one of its businesses.
And the lucrative slave trade, of course, the Akatsuki organization will also intervene, and it is one of the big bosses in the slave trade. At least 20-30% of the slave trade in the world is controlled by the Akatsuki organization. 20-30% doesn't sound like a lot. But after all... the many families vying for dominance, they themselves are also doing slave trading.
Being able to compete with various big families and snatch 20-30% of the market share, the strength of Xingye Business Firm can be imagined.
Although he had not conquered the world, Xue said that Shang was one of the top superpowers on the Duanmu continent.
"Mind your own business!" Teng Qing Shan said with a faint smile, "I still have something to attend to!"
Mu Wan's face sank, and the many soldiers around him also stared at Teng Qing Shan. Mu Wan said coldly, "What, people from my Xuyi Merchant House can just die for nothing?"
This matter is indeed unjust for Qing Shan.
On the Du Mu continent, slaves are just goods! When a merchant's caravan transports goods, even if they beat a slave to death, it has nothing to do with Tan Qing Shan. The merchant didn't provoke Tan Qing Shan, but... the ferocious youth killed three people from the Xu Ri merchant group and injured several others.
Totally in the wrong!
"Mu Guanshi, why don't you tell us a way to solve this?" Teng Qing Shan smiled calmly.
"Hmm..." Mu Wanjun spoke up just in time.
Suddenly——
The entire earth suddenly shook violently, and the slaves and soldiers around him all stumbled and fell to the ground. "Crack!" The ground split open with deep fissures.
"Earthquake!"
"It's an earthquake!"
Many soldiers around shouted, the whole world is centered on Jiuzhou, and disasters in Jiuzhou are extremely rare. However, Duanshi Continent has many natural disasters, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and cold currents. "Protect Lord Guan!" Many people shouted, and Mu Wan was also a bit flustered.
"Huh? That's strange, why didn't it shake anywhere else?" Tun Qing Shan said in surprise.
The earthquake has stopped.
"Right, then the surrounding tens of meters of land shook and the ground cracked open."
"This is strange."
Many soldiers were also puzzled, they all found that the soldiers in other places didn't make a mess at all, but theirs was chaotic, with tents collapsing and torches falling.
"Mu Guanshi, if you don't want to, just give me a number." Teng Qing Shan smiled as he looked at Mu Wan.
Mu Wan looked at Teng Qing Shan, and with a glance at his eyes and previous behavior, Mu Wan instantly understood the reason behind the 'pseudo earthquake' earlier. His heart was suddenly stirred up by a stormy wave: "It must have been him just now! This Teng Qing Shan actually caused a massive earthquake without making a sound! He's definitely a preeminent expert, he's definitely a Martial Saint!"
"Good swordsmanship!" The robust man with a giant cleaver on his back, who had been silent beside Mu Wan, gazed at Tun Qing and spoke.
Being stared at by this sturdy man is like being stared at by a prehistoric giant beast.
"You're not bad either." Teng Qing Shan smiled and took a glance at the robust man with the knife on his back, then continued to look at Mu Wan, "Mu, the manager?"
Mu Wan glanced at the sturdy man beside him and smiled faintly, saying: "It seems that you, Teng sir, and Fu sir are friends. In that case, let's settle it like this... For the three soldiers who died, you'll compensate with 3,000 taels of silver. Adding to that the many injured people, let's make it a total of 5,000 taels of silver."
Five thousand taels of silver seem like a lot, but...
Killing three ordinary soldiers is a small matter, but the prestige of the Xue family's business is more important! The 5,000 taels of silver can be settled, and Mu Wangcai guessed that Teng Qingshan was a strong martial artist. Only then did he lower his head.
"Go." Teng Qing Shan turned his head towards Guan Dao and said loudly, "Old Wan, bring 40 taels of gold here."
"Yes."
The groom Old Wang on the official road responded loudly, and Li Kun, who had been looking out of the carriage window all along, also immediately took out 40 taels of gold from his package to give to Old Wang outside. The price ratio between gold and silver, although in the year of Leidao Tiangong 'Duanmu Yu' era, one tael of gold was worth 100 taels of silver.
However, people in Duanmu Continent particularly like gold. Most large families also store gold as their family's foundation.
This reduced the amount of gold in circulation.
Nowadays, it is recognized that one or two taels of gold can be exchanged for 126 taels of silver. In some places, it can even be exchanged for 130 taels of silver!
"Master, forty taels of gold." Old Wang grasped two large gold bars in his hands, each bar weighing two catties.
"Take care of this." Teng Qing Shan handed over two gold bars.
"Alright, let's consider the matter settled." Mu Wan said with his mouth, while taking over the two gold bars. However, in his heart, he was slightly moved. "Two catties per root of gold bar, such a large gold bar. It should be some big families' smelting and hiding at home. What is the origin of this Teng Qing Shan?"
Not to mention two jin one root of gold bars, Teng Qing Shan's box of gold also had large gold bricks!
That's even heavier! Those are all the golden treasures of the Liu family from Hei Tie River, preparing for their resurgence.
"Now that things have been settled, I won't bother you anymore." Teng Qing Shan smiled and said, then dragged the ferocious youth out with one hand.
The ferocious beast youth was unable to resist the Teng Qing mountain, but he still turned his head and stared at Mu Wanmu. Although the ferocious beast youth was not wise, the rules of the wild beasts made him very clear... In front of this army that escorted slaves, that old man was one of the big shots.
"Heng Qing Shan, wait a minute." A rough and powerful voice rang out, it was the robust man carrying a giant cleaver on his back, with a hint of fervor in his eyes.
"Mr. Fu," Niu Wanlian said, "we haven't finished our business!"
He was very clear that this Martial Saint Fu's surname was a challenge, and when he encountered a powerful strongman, he would definitely go to challenge him!
Mr. Fu hesitated for a moment, watching Tun Qing mountain get on the carriage, and thought: "He is rushing to the direction of South Mountain City, the carriage is not fast, I can catch up in a while."
"Mu Guanshi, let's continue our conversation in the main hall."
……
The sky had completely darkened, and more than twenty miles away from the encampment of the Akatsuki mercenary corps, Teng Qing Shan and his group also stopped to rest.
"A beast, don't be reckless from now on." Xiaoping handed a roasted lamb leg to the ferocious young man.
"It's a good thing that Xiao Yue is in charge of the business, or else they wouldn't have let us off so easily." Old Wang chuckled and said with a smile, his one eye twinkling with warmth.
Hong Qing's eyebrows furrowed as he gazed out at the official road: "Someone is coming!"
Li Kun and they all turned their heads one by one to look over there.
The fierce eagle on the top of the carriage also looked southward.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A sudden horseshoe sound rose, and a figure rode a unicorn at high speed.
"Brother Teng!" The figure leaped down from the warhorse.
"Is it you?" Ceng Qing Shan looked at the person in front of him.
"Hmph~~~" The fierce beast youth stared at the newcomer, with a glint of ferocity in his eyes. The fierce beast youth remembered very clearly... earlier, that high-ranking old man from the army had shown great respect to this muscular man carrying a large broadsword. In the eyes of the fierce beast youth...
This sturdy fellow should be a person of higher status than Lao Tou in that army!
"Mr. Fu?" Teng Qing Shan smiled faintly and said, "What brings Mr. Fu to my place, I wonder what's the matter?"
"Teng brother, draw your sword!" The robust man with disheveled hair and eyes like lightning boomed, "Just now, Teng brother shook the earth for a hundred feet without making a sound. If I'm not mistaken...Teng brother is at least a First Heaven True Dan. Or even a First Heaven Golden Dan! I, Fu Dao, roam the world, most fond of crossing swords with strong warriors. Don't know if Teng brother will engage in battle with me?"
Teng Qing Shan glanced at Li Kun beside him.
At present, Teng Qing Mountain is no longer a concern for those who are naturally strong. He is now bitterly cultivating to enter the Void Realm!
"Fu Dao!" Old Wang exclaimed beside him, "Are you Fu Dao, the Thunder Blade Martial Saint?"
"Lei Dao Wu Sheng?" Teng Qing Shan looked at Old Wang, who immediately explained; "Master, there are many strong martial artists in the world, but their reputation varies. Among them, this Fu Dao Fu gentleman practices the lineage of Lei Dao Tian Shen, and is respectfully known as Lei Dao Wu Sheng. He is definitely a Xiantian Jindan-level expert, and all the powers in the world highly respect Mr. Fu."
Hong Qingshan smiled.
Congenital Golden Elixir?
Yes, the entire Du Mu continent has only 200-300 million people, equivalent to one state in the nine states. The number of pre-heavenly golden elixir masters is estimated to be no more than ten, and any one of them is a major figure who can make the Du Mu continent tremble. Teng Qing Shan didn't know... Heaven is fair, the disaster-prone Du Mu continent will also receive some blessings from heaven.
With two extremely powerful beings like Da Yu and Duanmu Yu, this Duanmu Continent was far from being as simple as he had thought.
"Do you want to fight me?" Ting Qing Shan looked at him.
"Yes." Fu Dao looked at Tan Qing Shan.
"Come on, hurry up." Teng Qing Shan picked up the Wheel of Reincarnation gun by his side and walked to the empty space on the left, saying calmly. As for fighting against a pre-heavenly golden dan strong practitioner, Teng Qing Shan didn't have any excitement at all.
Fu Dao's eyebrows slightly furrowed.
He felt that the person in front of him seemed a bit too arrogant.
"Be careful." Fu Dao shouted in a low voice.
"Bang!"
In the eyes of onlookers Old Wang and Li Juan, a cyan lightning bolt shot out from the scabbard behind Fu Dao's back, and immediately, Fu Dao's entire figure became blurry. A cyan lightning bolt directly struck towards Teng Qing Shan, and wherever it passed, the earth was incinerated into nothingness.
There is a faint rumble of thunder between heaven and earth.
"Good swordsmanship!" A loud voice rang out.
"Clang!"
A crisp sound.
Fu Dao retreated over a dozen steps, his face flushing red, with a thread of blood at the corner of his mouth. He stared at Teng Qing Shan in shock. Lowering his head to look at himself, he saw that the skin on the palm of his right hand had been completely torn open.
"How is this possible, one move, just one move?" Fu Dao recalled the scene from earlier and couldn't believe it, but in an instant, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and a hint of manic joy appeared on his face. "So that's how it was, so that's how it was!"
Fu Dao immediately bowed his head and said: "Thank you, sir, for your guidance!"
"You can understand, it's your own surname, no need to thank me." Teng Qing Shan waved his hand calmly and walked towards Li Kun and Lao Wang, suddenly looking at the fierce beast boy with some surprise.
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