The Grand Void – Becoming a Dragon

The sun is rising.

Warm and Hee.

It's just that Mr. Zhao suddenly felt that the dew in the morning breeze seemed a little cold.

"I heard it occasionally." Mr. Zhao paused, and said: "It is rumored that he has a secret decree, and he came here for today's affairs, and this matter is very important."

"What's the matter?" Zhuang Ming asked.

"This is a secret." Mr. Zhao shook his head slightly, and said, "I only heard a few words from my mentor by chance when I went to Beijing last year, so I don't know much about it. Besides, you are just a big secret of the imperial court. Merchants, it’s better not to know, and even if the old man really knew, he wouldn’t dare to tell you, this is a leak of secrets, if you really want to talk about it, you will have the disaster of ransacking your family and exterminating your family.”

"Lord Zhao..." Zhuang Ming sighed, "If you don't want to tell the truth, if Mrs. Zhuang falls, this Prince Chen will investigate thoroughly, and your old man will be implicated, and the disaster will not be small. You also said , we are already grasshoppers on the same rope, mutual benefit, each get what we want, don't you always think that if you stand by and watch my Zhuang's business collapse, you will not be hurt?"

"You..." The old man's expression changed, and he could vaguely hear a hint of threat.

"What Zhuang has done in the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an over the years, he has obtained everything he asked for, and he is not boastful. You are not unfamiliar with this." Zhuang Ming said slowly: "He is so powerful, it is difficult Rivalry, but if I can know the main appointment of Lord Chen, I may be able to use this to even out the calamity, so that you and I can live in peace and share the benefits as usual."

"All along, you have made no mistakes." Mr. Zhao hesitated, and said: "But this matter is a secret after all, the old man only knows a little bit, and we need to find another way to learn from my teacher. Let's find out a little bit..."

"What does Mr. Zhao need, come and ask this left minister to speak?" Zhuang Ming said: "Anything that is needed, my Zhuang's firm will definitely find it."

"What do you need, let's talk about it later." Master Zhao raised his head and said, "It's almost time, and the old man should go back. As for this matter... within three days, the old man will definitely try his best to find out."

"Okay." Zhuang Ming ordered: "Lu He, you can send Master Zhao off."

"Yes." Lu He replied in a low voice.

——

noon.

Under Zhuang Ming's order, Shuang Ling brought another Polygonum multiflorum from the storeroom, which was thick in color and almost human-shaped.

When he received this Polygonum multiflorum flower, he spent a hundred taels, but with Zhuang Ming's true energy sense, he could detect the medicinal power contained in it, which is really quite strong. In his heart, it is worth a thousand taels of silver. .

The young dragon gradually devoured it, and gradually refined it.

In the past two days, the young dragon has been able to open its mouth, can directly devour it and refine it, and its growth rate has increased by an unknown number of times compared to before.

"Six years of time, accumulated over time, barely increased."

"Since the young dragon opened its mouth, I have been able to clearly feel the daily growth progress of devouring all kinds of strange things."

"In terms of body shape, it is almost at a growth rate visible to the naked eye, and it is constantly improving."

"As long as I can continue to feed this dragon with precious spiritual objects every day, I can stabilize my initial cultivation and try to advance to the middle level within this month."

"Based on the treasures of heaven, material and earth that I have accumulated in the past six years, I can sustain them until the end of next year without being empty. In this autumn, I will probably grow to perfection, comparable to the third level of martial arts. The level of the peak of Daoyin."

"Just wanting to transform into a flood dragon seems to be one step away, but this step, like a world of difference, is still far away."

"Even if the wealth of my Zhuang's business is able to support the consumption of devouring natural materials and earthly treasures for many years, I'm afraid it will take 20 to 30 years to have hope."

"If the Zhuang's business goes down, without the help of these treasures that contain spiritual energy, if we only rely on daily swallowing and breathing, absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon, I am afraid that there is no hope of turning into a dragon, let alone turning into a dragon."

Zhuang Ming caressed the young dragon lightly, and whispered in his heart: "No wealth is not enough to raise the Tao..."

It is precisely because of this that no matter what kind of resistance he faces, his Zhuang's firm must smash the obstacles, continue to grow, expand its power, recruit manpower, gather money, and search for more treasures.

If the Zhuang's business collapsed just like that, it would be difficult for him to cultivate this ancient true dragon with his own strength.

——

late at night.

Zhuang's firm, the situation gradually stabilized.

Song Tianyuan's misfortune has completely subsided.

However, the tranquility at this time felt quite a bit like a storm was about to come.

Although this Lord Chen did not move, the oppression he brought was like a sharp sword hanging over the head of Zhuang's firm, and it would fall down at an unknown time.

"My lord, it's almost time, go to sleep." Shuang Ling brought the soup, looked at Zhuang Ming who was frowning and thinking, and looked at the young man's pale and thin cheeks. Can't help but feel distressed.

"It's okay."

Zhuang Ming waved his hand. In front of him, there were dozens of pages full of words. It was his clear division of the current situation.

And on the skylight, it was Zhuang Ming who divided his mind into two purposes. With the body of a young dragon, he faced the bright moon, exhaled and exhaled, and thereby increased his cultivation.

Shuang Ling looked at the paper on the table, and seeing Zhuang Ming who had become increasingly haggard in the past two days, she couldn't help asking in a low voice: "My lord, are you still worried about the hostility of the king with a different surname?"

Zhuang Ming chuckled lightly, put down his pen, picked up the soup, took a sip, and then said: "It's okay."

Shuang Ling heard the words, and immediately said: "I don't think this Prince Chen is a smart person. With the wisdom and planning of the young master, why should he be so troubled?"

Hearing this, Zhuang Ming laughed dumbly and said, "Why do you think he's not smart enough?"

Shuang Ling said: "At the beginning, the son secretly sent people to help the government forces to crack down on the private salt sale, which made this Prince Chen suffer, but he didn't find the head of the Zhuang's business, and it was Song Tianyuan who found out later. , told him, from this, it can be seen that the wisdom of this Prince Chen and his staff and advisers is probably not as good as that of Song Tianyuan. On the contrary, he took his own life into it, why does this king with a different surname who is inferior to Song Tianyuan in his wisdom and planning make you so troubled?"

Zhuang Ming put down the bowl, with a little admiration in his eyes, he said: "You girl, you can already see many things clearly, you are really smart, but you can't see too much. You must understand that this king with a different surname may not be as good as Song Tian Yuan is smart, but he is a bigger threat than Song Tianyuan."

Shuang Ling was startled, and said, "An even bigger threat?"

Zhuang Ming sighed softly: "He is in a high position, so he has power that Song Tianyuan himself does not have. He is in charge of the sixteen mansions of Huai'an, and he can mobilize the power of the government at will, and a random order from him will set off the sixteen mansions of Huai'an. The turmoil that arises is more threatening to us than the ten strategies carefully planned by Song Tianyuan."

"No matter how much I plan, no matter how thoughtful I am, he only needs to issue a decree with a single thought, and the power of the government will be suppressed, which is enough for me to work hard."

"This is one force and ten meetings."

——

early morning.

Fengcheng.

The warehouse of Zhuang's Commercial Bank is located.

Liu Quan led twelve people and came here.

The people in the warehouse have been busy since midnight, loading the goods into trucks and preparing to deliver them to Liu Quan for escort.

"Wu Guanshi, long time no see."

"Liu Quan." The middle-aged steward laughed, stroked his beard and said, "Recently, Lord Lu has been ordered by the young master to do a lot of things. You have made a lot of achievements by following Master Lu. You have done a lot of hard work, and this time you have also received a lot of silver rewards, but they are very rich. Your old lady was very happy at noon yesterday, and she said that you are promising, and you are no longer the same street that relied on blood and courage in previous years. Lane is a rogue, and he is still discussing with my aunt about buying a piece of land."

The Lord Lu he was talking about was Lu He.

According to the division of Zhuang's firm, Liu Quan can be regarded as one of Lu He's subordinates.

Wu Guanshi and Liu Quan are also considered from the same hometown. This kid has been a bit brute since he was a child. Stealing chickens and dogs, blocking the way and robbing.

"It's all because of your son's kindness. I gave him an errand. Otherwise, I might be robbing on the road now, or I might be caught by the government and beheaded one day."

Liu Quan laughed, and said, "Let's not gossip, this truck is almost packed, right?"

Manager Wu said hehe: "It's almost there. We got up and worked in the middle of the night. Unlike you, who slept all night on the wife's kang, I'm afraid my feet are weak. If I can't transport this batch of goods later, I will Let's see how you explain."

After saying this, the dozen or so people beside him couldn't help laughing out loud.

Liu Quan rolled his eyes and said, "Stop teasing me, and get down to business first."

Manager Wu took out the list and said, "You have to check this first, there are four cars in total, and they will be sent to Jiangcheng today. These two cars belong to the Dongfang store, and the other two cars belong to the Xifang and Nanfang stores. Same, watch carefully."

Liu Quan glanced at it, nodded and said, "Okay, it should be delivered before the sun goes down."

Guanshi Wu was about to continue talking when he heard a bang.

The door was knocked open!

Liu Quan and the others were on guard immediately, and drew their knives out of their sheaths one after another.

Especially Liu Quan, with the knife in his hand, lowered his body slightly, and posed in a horse stance, forming a posture of always drawing the knife.

After he entered Zhuang's Firm, Lu He saw that he had good aptitude. Over the past year, he taught him three sets of kung fu, one set of footwork, one set of sword technique, and the palm technique he just learned after this meritorious service.

"What are you going to do?"

Just outside the gate, a group of people swaggered in.

This group of people is impressively wearing the official clothes of the official yamen, and the standard steel knife of the official.

The person in the lead, his eyes turned cold, looked at Liu Quan and the others whose sabers were out of the sheath, and shouted, "Do you want to rebel?"

Steward Wu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly looked towards Liu Quan.

Liu Quan stretched out his hand and signaled his companion to put the knife back into its sheath before looking at the person coming.

Steward Wu hurriedly stepped forward, and said with a smile: "Master Shen, why are you here? You didn't say hello in advance, and there was such a big battle?"

The so-called Lord Shen, named Shen Chong, is a general under the command of Master Zhao in Fengcheng, responsible for city defense and robbery in Fengcheng.

Over the years, Zhuang's Commercial Firm has given a lot of benefits. Mr. Zhao ate meat, and Mr. Shen also drank some soup more or less.

Therefore, the managers of Zhuang's Commercial Bank in Fengcheng have been familiar with this Master Shen Chong who has the authority to mobilize Fengcheng officers and soldiers.

But this time, Shen Chong's expression was cold, and he said: "I came here on orders, my duty is, this time I'm going to offend you."

Steward Wu's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said, "Master Shen, you are..."

Shen Chong said: "The sixteen prefectures of Huai'an strictly check the prohibited items and tax details. I have been ordered to strictly check all prohibited items in Fengcheng."

Steward Wu quietly stuffed some money, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, you are joking, we have been friends for so many years, it's not like you don't understand Zhuang's firm, we have always abided by the laws of the Dongsheng Dynasty, how could it be possible to hide prohibited things? "

Shen Chong didn't take the money this time, but said in a deep voice, "Whether it's illegal or not, you don't count, we'll see it."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and shouted, "Search!"

Seeing this group of officials, they rushed forward.

As for the current official mission, it is necessary to disassemble the goods that have just been loaded.

"Wait... This cart of goods has been loaded overnight, and the shops over there in Jiangcheng are in urgent need."

Manager Wu hurriedly said: "You can check the ones in the warehouse, but don't unload these cars after looking at them."

Shen Chong looked complicated, and said: "Don't worry about using it. In the Sixteenth Mansion of Huai'an, hundreds of cities, all the shops and warehouses of your Zhuang's firm will be sealed up today. After today, all goods cannot be brought in or out. Only after the investigation is clear can the prince give an order to solve it."

Having said that, he suddenly approached, his expression as usual, but his tone was low, and he sighed in a low voice: "Now the biggest official in Fengcheng is not Lord Zhao, but this Prince Chen, a certain warrior Shen, with a low rank, You can't disobey the prince's order, you can only offend..."

——

The next day, in the morning.

Lu He's urgent report broke the tranquility of the morning.

It was also like the arrival of wind and rain, breaking the oppressive tranquility of the past two days.

"Finally... I made a move."

Zhuang Ming exhaled slowly, and said: "Fortunately, I have already expected his move last night, and it has not exceeded my thinking."