Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 194 0193: Night Talk on Cooperation

With the end of the gang meeting, the entire Tianduan Gang began to take big actions the next day.

Staffing arrangements for the two new halls.

All personnel registration and house registration in the entire west of the city, as well as the recovery and rearrangement of some important properties.

Renovation and cleaning of abandoned houses, and cleaning of streets.

Cleaning out idle personnel.

……and many more!
It can be said that the entire west side of the city has entered a "spring cleaning" period.

This situation was quickly reported by the six spies.

But after hearing these actions, the six companies ignored them. After all, they were doing similar things.

While the Tianduan Gang was very busy, Cheng Zongyang's people were also busy.

After selecting several people recommended by Li Lu, he sent them to gather information.

He will formulate a new targeted plan based on the intelligence information obtained from these people.

The results of killing one company and killing six companies are different!
After Li Yihe met Zhou Zhendong, the latter began to cooperate with Li Yihe in the construction of all commercial stores in the west of the city.

At the same time, we are also quickly understanding the specific personnel situation.

For this reason, Li Yihe had to take people to look for some of his former subordinates.

When the An family encountered disaster, he disbanded the entire caravan and asked everyone to find their own way.

Some of them remained in the county town and did not leave.

In order to find truly available manpower, Li Yihe consulted with Cheng Zongyang and then looked for his five former helpers who were still living in the county town.

Although they were once members of the An family, they were just outsiders who worked for the An family and were all former shop owners.

These six people cover five categories: cloth shop, grain shop, bank, restaurant, and mountain products. Although the cloth and bank are not needed for the time being, there is no problem doing the rest.

With the help of familiar people and Cheng Zongyang's permission, Li Yihe recruited and assigned people from the original Cheng family, and also looked for available personnel from the Tianduan Gang who had experience in shop business.

With this arrangement, the teams of the restaurant, grain store, grocery store, and mountain product store were set up in just three or four days and could open at any time.

For this purpose, Li Yihe also planned to sell mountain products so that the people in the west of the city could have new income, or exchange them for food.

So, some people tried to enter Tianduan Mountain to look for useful things.

Although the fire burned a lot of things, it was put out in time due to heavy rain.

However, the losses in Waishan were severe, and although more than half a year has passed, not much has been recovered.

It is not easy to find usable mountain products, but at least it can provide jobs for the people in the city.

Cheng Zongyang did not interfere in this matter and left it to him to handle.

At the same time, in order to ensure that the Chamber of Commerce had sufficient operating funds, he took out 12,000 taels of silver that he had kept unused.

Of course, he kept the money at home so that Li Yihe could take it when he needed it.

Now that Li Lu's Tianduan Gang is busy, they won't care about his situation. Cheng Zongyang doesn't need to be shy about anything anymore.

After the banquet that day, the entire county fell into a situation of peace and tranquility.

Cheng Zongyang also guessed what they were waiting for, but whether they could find out his background depended on their luck.

The only people who knew the details of the Cheng family were the former villagers of Jinqiao Village.

Except for the Jin family who fled to the county town, the other villagers of Jinqiao Village, the Li and Chen families, all went south.

As for whether the Jin family members were in the county town, he once asked Li Lu to look for them, but to no avail.

At that time, almost all the men in the Jin family were killed, and the remaining elderly, the weak, women and children would probably have difficulty surviving in the city.

Even if he was alive, he would have probably fled long ago.

Whether the people from the six families can find out the details really depends on luck.

Cheng Zongyang also knew that once they got to know his background, that would be the time when they would completely fall out with him.

But he didn't care. His base was not in the county town. Even if his army was wiped out here, he could make a comeback at any time.

Not to mention he can’t fail!

May 5th, at the hour of Hai.

Cheng Zongyang quietly left home, wearing a nightgown, and walked alone on the northwest street of the city, all the way to the He family on the north east street of the city.

The north of the city belongs to the He family and the Lu family.

The He family is located on Chengbei East Street, adjacent to Chengbei North Street of the Xu family.

The Lu family is located on West Street in the north of the city, adjacent to the Cheng family and the Tianduan Gang.

Although there is a distinction between the Cheng family and the Tianduan Gang in the west of the city, in fact there is no distinction.

The Cheng family is short of manpower, so the people from the Tianduan Gang will be dispersed to North Street and South Street.

When Cheng Zongyang went there this time, he had sent someone to deliver a letter quietly, but he did not visit openly. Instead, he planned to meet in private.

That day, He Shuijun deliberately left last and said those words to him, which meant that the other party also had ulterior motives.

I went back a few days later. Not only was I very busy, but I also waited until the situation calmed down a little before I went to check on him.

He crossed the West Street in the north of the city and, under the cover of night, came to the East Street in the north of the city at a very fast speed. Finally, he arrived at the backyard door of a large house.

He took out his watch and looked at the time. It was almost midnight.

The agreed time is midnight.

About a quarter of an hour later, the back door was opened.

Cheng Zongyang discovered that the person who opened the door was He Shuijun.

Seeing Cheng Zongyang, He Shuijun said calmly, "Why doesn't Mr. Cheng come to visit openly?"

Cheng Zongyang walked in and said, "If I come here openly, you will probably be the one in trouble later."

He Shuijun laughed and didn't care about Cheng Zongyang's attitude. When he closed the door, he also said, "No one will come to the backyard for the next hour."

As they were talking, they came to a table and chairs under a trellis in the backyard.

"sit down."

Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly, sat down, and said, "Since I'm here, tell me what you think. Don't try to test me."

"You are anxious."

He Shuijun still didn't care. There was a small dish on the table and a pot of wine. But there was only one cup. He poured a cup and said, "I know you can't drink, so I won't add another cup."

Cheng Zongyang didn't care and continued to wait.

After He Shuijun drank a cup, he said, "If you want to cooperate, we can join forces."

Cheng Zongyang listened but did not say anything and continued listening.

Seeing that Cheng Zongyang had no intention of responding, He Shuijun continued:
"There is only one condition. You kill Lu Yan, and my He family will handle the rest. In this way, you are in the west of the city, and I am in the north of the city. Together, we can control half of the county. How do you think?"

Cheng Zongyang glanced at He Shuijun and said calmly, "If you want to make a joke, you may have found the wrong person." He Shuijun smiled leisurely and said, "You and Lu Yan have a grudge, he will not give up the territory in the west of the city so easily. Then the first to bear the brunt are your Cheng family and the Tianduan Gang.

Don't think the Lu family is that easy to deal with.

So, you kill Lu Yan, and my He family will be responsible for handling the rest of the people. This is a win-win situation. And my He family will bear more risks. "

Cheng Zongyang sneered, "This is only your benefit, not mine. Lu Yan is nothing to me. What you get is the remaining half of the north of the city, which means all the profits for the next three years.

As a result, you just talked a lot and asked me to kill someone, and your He family just sits back and reaps the benefits?
Ha, how about this, I kill Lu Yan, and your He family will deal with the rest. But afterwards, all the resources of the Lu family will belong to the Cheng family, and my Cheng family will take half of the income of Chengbei West Street in the next three years. How do you think? "

However, He Shuijun suddenly smiled and said, "Okay."

Cheng Zongyang frowned and stared at the other person, as if trying to tell whether the other person was lying.

He also had no idea what He Shuijun was thinking.

"You're not kidding?" Cheng Zongyang asked with a frown.

He Shuijun poured himself another glass of wine, drank it gently, and said with a smile: "Didn't you propose this condition? I can agree to it. But, I want Lu Yan's body."

At this point, Cheng Zongyang stared at He Shuijun and asked with a playful smile, "So, your goal is not just the territory, but mainly Lu Yan's body?"

In his opinion, the only thing that represents huge benefits is territory.

The income from the site in the next three years is not a small amount. Even if half of it is given to Cheng Zongyang, it is still a big profit! And the profit is in the future.

Even if a new deacon comes three years later, the territory in the north of the city will still belong to the He family.

But he never expected that the other party actually wanted Lu Yan's body!
He hadn't said that he wanted all the warriors of the Lu family. As long as he crippled the hands and feet of all the warriors of the Lu family, he could definitely lock them up.

After all, he still had more than twenty low-level soul crystals that he hadn't used.

As for why He Shuijun didn't go to other families, there was no need to think too much about it. If they knew that the He family had backstabbed him, the hatred would probably be great for the Cheng family.

He Shuijun did not answer, but took a bite of the side dish and drank his wine contentedly.

Seeing this, Cheng Zongyang changed the subject and asked:
“How are you going to work together to develop the county?”

He Shuijun was confused by Cheng Zongyang's sudden change of topic.

"We haven't finished talking about the last thing yet, right?" He Shuijun paused holding the wine glass and frowned.

Cheng Zongyang smiled and said, "I just want to ask, if we succeed, how will we cooperate and develop?"

At this point, He Shuijun paused, not knowing what to say. He really wanted to say to Cheng Zongyang: Cooperation and development? It's not even a matter of a minute, who would be so quick to think about the future?
But after a moment of contemplation, he said, "This is not a difficult matter. The west and north of the city are adjacent to each other, so they naturally help each other and share what they have. It is not difficult to develop them."

This kind of statement is so common that Cheng Zongyang knew what the other party was thinking as soon as he heard it.

The subsequent cooperation issue was not considered at all. Or, it could be said that there was no sincere intention to cooperate. It was purely a half-hearted attempt.

Cheng Zongyang sneered in his heart, and said calmly: "If that's the case, then we can give it a try. However, I will be a villain first and a gentleman later. I will draw up an agreement and then talk about it.

By the way, I want information on whether the other families have deeper connections in Qianye County or Linchuan. You must give it to me next time we meet."

After saying that, Cheng Zongyang stood up and left.

This guy is playing tricks on me, let's see who dies first!
I didn't come here with the intention of really cooperating, but after a brief discussion, I understood what He Shuijun meant.

But he really wanted to try to see if the oath contract came into effect. If He Shuijun broke the contract and died, then what about the He family's territory...

Not to mention all of them, the West Street in the north of the city can still be taken down.

As for East Street, it all depends on what the two families in the east of the city think. At least they have to give up a part of it to share the pressure.

He Shuijun looked at Cheng Zongyang's departing figure and frowned slightly.

Drafting an agreement?
What does this guy mean? Is he trying to threaten me through an agreement?
He didn't think about the oath. His only thought was that Cheng Zongyang wanted to use this agreement to threaten him with the consequences of not fulfilling his promise.

But then there was just a chuckle.

Before taking down the Lu family, he was still worried that the news would get out and make the He family the target of public criticism.

But if you succeed, will you still care about this so-called threat?

In the face of such huge benefits, will he care?

After Cheng Zongyang left, He Shuijun returned to the study.

He carefully took out an ordinary small jade box from the cabinet.

As he opened the flat jade box, a small black insect the size of an ant appeared inside.

Looking at the little black bug lying motionless in the jade box, He Shuijun's face showed an unusual excitement.

"It's growing pretty fast. I guess it's almost the same over there."

An irrepressible smile gradually emerged from the corners of his mouth.

Because of his martial arts, Lu Yan's qi and blood are much stronger than those of the other patriarchs.

Along the way, he had been envious for a long time, but never had the chance.

That night, the strong Lu Yan was injured by Cheng Zongyang, which gave him an excellent opportunity!
This was the reason why Cheng Zongyang later seized ownership of the west of the city and invited Lu Yan to settle in the north of the city.

Neighbors, it’s easier to take action!
Even if Cheng Zongyang wasn't there, he would still take action at the right opportunity. But he would rather do so if he could divert the trouble away!
"As long as we take it back and let the queen insect devour it, it can be used as medicine. Advancing to the sixth rank won't be a problem!"

Thinking of being promoted to the sixth rank, the excitement in He Shuijun's eyes was undisguised.

At first, he was an ordinary child of the He family, with average aptitude and physique, and after several years of practice, he remained at the ninth level.

Later, he accidentally obtained three pairs of Heart-Eating Gu from a Gu doctor who was being hunted and dying.

After that, he used up two pairs and was successfully promoted to the seventh rank.

Now the last pair is here.

As long as Lu Yan dies, the heart-eating insect will successfully devour the most essential drop of blood in Lu Yan's heart, which can be used as a medicine to provide him with powerful qi and blood power, thus promoting him to the sixth rank!
He was well aware of his own qualifications, so he was very satisfied with being promoted to the sixth rank.

As for whether you can continue to be promoted in the future, it all depends on luck!
He took a dagger, cut his finger, and dripped a few drops of blood from his fingertip to feed the queen insect. When he saw it moving and sucking blood, he closed the jade box and put it back in the cabinet.

Now, just waiting for Cheng Zongyang’s reply!

In the west of the city, at home in Yunli Lane.

Cheng Zongyang entered the study room, and seeing that there was nothing else to do, he entered the wilderness world, ready to see what had happened recently.

During this period of time, I haven't been aware of the affairs of the wilderness world because of the affairs in the county.

Appearing in the market hut, Cheng Zongyang looked at the prompt interfaces that kept appearing, but he was not in a hurry and closed the prompt boxes one by one.

Basically, the +1 point is obtained by the hunting team for killing creatures, and occasionally 2 or 3 points. This shows that the strength of the prey they encounter varies.

However, when he was halfway through, the message in the prompt box made him pause -

【交易流水达9万积分（修炼室使用积分不计入），集市小屋进行第四次更新。时间168小时！剩余161:35:56】

Cheng Zongyang was stunned for a while before he realized that this market hut was last updated about two or three months ago?
He forgot the exact time, but he knew clearly that since the last update, there were basically no good things in the refreshed items.

In addition, his sources of points have been reduced and his use of them has been restricted.

"Seven days goes by really fast." Cheng Zongyang murmured, then continued to close the prompt box.

However, seeing another prompt later made Cheng Zongyang look happy!
[Purchase information transaction completed, high-level soul crystal obtained...]

(End of this chapter)