That's What Villains Are Like

"Bring the beggar up."

Tantai Qing clasped his palms together, crumpled the letter into a ball, and said calmly.

Soon, a lame beggar with a frightened look, wearing tattered clothes and disheveled hair was brought in.

"I have seen the goddess Tantai..." He knelt down in fear, not daring to raise his head to face the stunning face in front of him.

Tantai Qing looked at the beggar calmly, but there was a golden rune shining in the depths of his eyes. Finally, he shook his head and said, "Take him down."

She didn't expect to find out the whereabouts of Helianwen through a beggar.

Since he asked this person to deliver the letter, he must be fully confident and not afraid of being followed by him to find clues.

Things turned out exactly as Jiang Lan said, and He Lianwen would seek revenge on her in the near future.

But it still came a little too fast...

Tantai Qing held the letter tightly in her hands, silently thinking about the place where He Lianwen invited her, Wangfu Cliff.

It is a cliff on the west coast of Feixian Island. The terrain is extremely high. One side faces the waves of the ocean. The rocks are densely covered like canine teeth. You can hear the rolling waves and the crashing waves all day long.

There is also a beautiful legend about that place. In ancient times, there was a loving couple. The two made a living by fishing. They played the piano and the harp in harmony and had a deep relationship. The wife was worried about the safety of her husband who went to sea, so she would watch from the cliff every evening. On the sea, you won't feel relieved until you see your husband's fishing boat swaying on the horizon. Then you will return home and prepare dinner for her. When your husband gets home, you will have just enough warm meals.

Until one day, there was lightning and thunder in the depths of the sea, and the storm was furious. All the fishermen who went out to sea failed to return. The woman who was waiting for her husband's return on the cliff did not want to believe it, so she waited day after day. , unwilling to leave, she remained motionless and waited for a month. No one knew how she persisted. Her life was supposed to be exhausted, but a strong will supported her to wait. Some people say that her behavior moved the Dragon God in the sea, so her husband, who had died at sea, miraculously resurrected, drifted in the sea on a dilapidated boat, and finally returned to her, and the two met each other. Hug, crying with joy...

To this day, a dragon god monument still stands on Wangfu Cliff, which is said to have been built by the couple to thank the dragon god.

Feixian Island holds a dragon temple party at a special time every year. Men and women who love each other will come to Wangfu Cliff and make promises to spend the rest of their lives together in front of the Dragon God Monument. It is very lively.

He Lianwen would choose that place and invite her to meet, obviously with ulterior motives.

However, she never had any so-called admiration for Helianwen, but only boredom and disgust.

"Meet?" A sarcastic curve appeared at the corner of her mouth, and it disappeared in an instant.

She didn't know what Helianwen could rely on, but it was obvious that she had a greater advantage at the moment.

He Lianwen chose to take the initiative to contact her, but he should not have done so, so he wrote a letter with his own hands...

Then, Tantai Qing gave an order to call her brother Tantai Ming, and she went to the study to write a letter in person, asking him to send it to Jiang Lan on the pretext of discussing the Chamber of Commerce in detail.

The fact that she entertained Jiang Lan last night could not be hidden from the spies of the major aristocratic families.

Today, there are different speculations and rumors all over Feixian Island. It is believed that the Tantai Family's Chamber of Commerce may cooperate with the Changlong Merchant Alliance, or even join it...

This kind of speculation is certainly not groundless.

Tantai Qing is also deliberately controlling the direction of public opinion.

The local chamber of commerce on Feixian Island is dominated by the Tantai family, the Gongsun family, and the Helian family. They have always been in a state of rivalry. If the Tantai family wants to dominate, the other two major families will definitely not agree.

So she created such a trend just to make the other two aristocratic families focus on this matter.

Once the Tantai Family Chamber of Commerce joins the Changlong Merchant Alliance, these two families will be unable to sit still and block it. After all, this involves the long-term fundamental interests of Feixian Island.

In this way, she could not only use the excuse of negotiating with the Changlong Merchant Alliance to withdraw from patrolling the Demonic Abyss, but also focus her energy and thoughts on dealing with Helianwen.

Even if Helianwen shows up and makes the truth known to the public and the Helian family chooses to take sides, she will be able to use the reason that the Helian family intends to prevent the Tantai family from cooperating with the Prime Minister's government to deal with it.

In just one night, Tantai Qing came up with a variety of countermeasures.

Following Tantai Qing's orders, Tantai Ming was asked to visit Jiang Lan at Prince Zhong's Mansion many times, and spread the news that the Tantai Family's Chamber of Commerce was interested in increasing cooperation with the Changlong Merchant Alliance, and even wanted to join it.

Different reactions began to appear on Feixian Island, and there was a lot of discussion.

Naturally, the first person who couldn't sit still was the chambers of commerce of the two major families, the Helian family and the Gongsun family.

The chambers of commerce of the three major aristocratic families control at least 70% of the economic lifeline of the entire Feixian Island.

The four princes control 10%, and the remaining 20% ​​are controlled by other families and the major immortal sects stationed here.

Although the Changlong Merchant Alliance is huge, it only uses Feixian Island as a transit hub. Although there are branch alliances located here, they only do business with the three major families and have not penetrated in. After all, they are a saint family and cannot be forced by force. .

The geographical location of Feixian Island is very special, containing many precious mineral veins, as well as many rare spiritual objects that can only appear on the seabed. Often, the mineral veins mined here can be sold at extremely high prices inland.

The three major aristocratic families also work closely together to control these mineral veins.

The situation has remained the same for a long time and has not changed.

But if the Tantai family joins the Changlong Merchant Alliance, it will be equivalent to handing over these mineral resources to the Merchant Alliance.

This will inevitably damage the supporting industries of the major families, which is tantamount to shaking their foundation and lifeline.

The two major families don't know what Tantai Qing discussed with Jiang Lan and what kind of benefits he got, but this approach will definitely be strongly opposed by them.

Why is the Changlong Merchant Alliance so dominant in Daxia? Because it has an absolute monopoly, all kinds of rare spiritual objects, mineral veins, heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and even slaves are set by the Changlong Merchant Alliance. Other small chambers of commerce have no way to interfere and can only eat what is left. Leftovers.

Many years ago, the three guardian families were worried about this matter after the business routes were opened, so they jointly agreed not to let the Changlong Merchant Alliance control any industry. They could do business, but they couldn't take this opportunity to suppress them.

For a time, all the chambers of commerce in Feixian Island began to worry.

Even for the chambers of commerce of the three major aristocratic families, the Changlong Chamber of Commerce is a behemoth.

Even some elders of the Tantai family were a little confused and shocked when they got the wind and news. They didn't understand what Tantai Qing meant.

It's just that the family's business has basically been handed over to her. She has never made a wrong decision over the years. On the contrary, it is flourishing, like flowers blooming and fire cooking oil.

Therefore, even if they were puzzled, many elders of the Tantai family did not express any objection.

It is exactly this effect that Tantai Qing wants.

The head of the Changlong Merchant Alliance who was stationed here was also very puzzled and shocked when he learned the news. He speculated whether Jiang Lan had promised the Tantai family some benefits in private.

The difficulty of this matter can be said to make Chu prisoners cry, but in any case, if the Tantai Family's Chamber of Commerce joins the Changlong Merchant Alliance, it will naturally be a good thing and can bring more benefits to the Changlong Merchant Alliance.

Jiang Lan did not stand up and express his position, as if he acquiesced to this, which deepened many people's speculation and worries.

The four princes were busy sending people to investigate the traces of the barbarians and had no intention of asking about this matter.

On Feixian Island, an extremely lively scene appeared. Talkers from various large and small chambers of commerce gathered together immediately to discuss how to resist this matter. Behind the scenes, the chambers of commerce of the Gongsun Family and the Helian Family did not stand. came out, but apparently also supported and fueled the situation behind the scenes.

"Tantai Qing is really good at it. Just by revealing some rumors, the major chambers of commerce became anxious and worried, so they focused their attention on this matter."

"She is reluctant to give up so many interests of the Tantai family to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"I just want to use this matter as a trigger to bring the two major families into the situation."

"On the other hand, He Lianwen doesn't seem to have made much progress. If Huangfuhao was there to teach and guide him, he would not have suffered such a big loss..."

"It's a pity that we don't even dare to hold a Hongmen banquet. We only dare to secretly invite Tantai Qing to meet us."

Jiang Lan looked at the matter as if he was just watching the excitement and not taking it too seriously. According to Tantai Qing's request, he did not come forward to clarify and allowed the situation to develop.

So in the eyes of many people these days, he and Tantai Qing have indeed become very close.

Tantai Qing left Wumo City, which was guarding outside the Demon Abyss, and came to major cities. The two of them went together in major shops.

Tantai Qing even took him to the areas where some supporting industries of the Tantai family were located, and stopped in some rare mineral vein areas. The two of them talked and laughed happily, and looked like they were having a very harmonious negotiation.

This further deepened everyone's speculation.

Without in-depth cooperation, how could Tantai Qing show up in person, abandon the important task of guarding the Demon Abyss, and lead Jiang Lan around?

For a time, undercurrents surged, and many murderous intentions against Jiang Lan loomed.

If you want to destroy the cooperation between the Prime Minister's Office and the Tantai Family Chamber of Commerce, if you cannot change the Tantai Family's decision-making, then the easiest way is to let Jiang Lan get into trouble.

Anyway, someone from the barbarian tribe will take the blame.

Black Point Pier, the bottom floor of a huge cargo ship.

He Lianwen, who had disheveled hair and a face covered with canine-like scars, was sitting quietly on the hardwood bed by himself.

His aura was calm, his expression remained calm, strange mana fluctuations seemed to appear on his body, and there were dark lines hidden one after another on his skin, which contained an extremely domineering aura.

"It seems that Tantai Qing has gotten wind of something. He knows that the seal in the Demonic Abyss will break sooner or later. At that time, the entire Feixian Island will be reduced to a Demonic Domain. Not to mention the three major aristocratic families, even if the saint is reincarnated, he will not be able to do anything. Stop this."

"Sooner or later, this place will become an abandoned land. Those mineral resources will be useless by then, and all the interests that are being fought for now will be turned into a handful of loess. Haha, she just wants to take this opportunity to get into the Prime Minister's Palace. This thigh will have a place to go when the time comes."

"Tantai Qing looks gentle and elegant, but in fact he is ruthless, scheming, and only interested in profit. In the past few days, he has deliberately been spending time with Jiang Lan in front of others to get closer. Isn't he taking advantage of his identity?"

"I'm afraid this Jiang Lan still doesn't know Tantai Qing's true face and is kept in the dark by her beautiful appearance."

He Lianwen's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, his pupils as dark as ink, glowing with a chilling light that made people feel heart-stopping.

He had no sympathy for Jiang Lan at all, he was just a fool who was deceived by beauty.

Even after hearing the news that the two of them traveled together and appeared in various shops and restaurants in the past few days, he still wished that Jiang Lan would be assassinated and killed. In this way, the Tantai family would be implicated, and Tantai Qing would be unable to escape. blame.

It's a pity that those who attacked and killed Jiang Lan a few days ago have disappeared these days.

"It's almost time for the appointment..."

"It's time to leave."

He Lianwen pushed open the door panel above his head and walked out of the cargo ship. There were sparkling waves on the sea, and the moon seemed to fall into it. As the waves rippled, the wind tonight was much lighter than usual, and it actually seemed a little quiet at the moment. .

He stood on the dock and took a deep breath, his eyes showing deep hatred and coldness.

"Tantai Qing, here I come."

After saying this, he turned into a jet-black stream of light, disappearing quickly as if blending into the night.

Feixian Island, west coast, Wangfu Cliff.

The wind and waves are not big tonight, but there is still the sound of waves crashing on the cliffs and rocks, and the moisture is rolling.

On the cliff, a square blue stone tablet, which is more than half a man tall, stands. On it is carved a green dragon, flying in the clouds and mist, hovering over the endless deep sea, spreading clouds and rain, as if it will come to life at any time.

This stone tablet seems to be filled with some kind of divinity and incense, as if one day in the future, the dragon god carved on it will really revive and appear.

The night is as dark as ink, the full moon hangs high, and the falling moonlight is bright and cold.

A figure wearing a blue palace dress stood here quietly, with hands behind her back.

Her hair is like a waterfall, her face is like the moon, her jade-like face is as soft as a flower, her eyebrows are as dark as willows, her eyes are like gemstones, her nose is straight, her red lips are as moist as water. Under the blowing of the sea breeze, her skirt flutters, and the outline of her legs, More straight and slender.

People who don't know, think that this is the legendary Shark God of the sea, the god of the shark clan.

It is said that she is the most beautiful woman in the world. No man can see her and be intoxicated by her beauty.

Tantai looked at the sea in the distance, seeming to be lost in thought because of the magnificent and beautiful scenery.

There was no one behind her, and she didn't seem to have any entourage.

He Lianwen agreed to meet here and would definitely pay attention to all her actions in advance. If she did anything, he would definitely notice it.

"Since we agreed to meet here, you don't dare to show up in advance. Are you afraid that I will set you up?"

Suddenly, as if feeling something, Tantai Qing asked calmly.