Chapter 2128: The Expert Sun Qiang (Part 2)

Finding a place to hide, he didn't wait long before a black figure also arrived at the door.

Handing over a visiting card, after a moment, the door creaked open.

Judging by the figure, it was a woman with a graceful figure. She swayed and then leaped onto a tall tree, concealing herself among the leaves and quietly looking into the courtyard.

“It’s the leader of the Black Market… Qi Ling’er!”

Seeing the scene clearly in the courtyard, he recognized the visitor’s identity.

It was indeed the woman from the Black Market, Qi Ling’er!

Wasn’t this woman just selling pills at the market? Why had she come now?

Filled with doubt, he focused his attention on the courtyard.

“Qi Ling’er pays respects to Steward Sun!” The woman in black was polite and respectful, not daring to show any negligence.

“Mm, I wonder… what brings you here?”

Sun Qiang looked over in confusion.

A clueless guy had just left, and now another one popped up. What had the young master gotten himself into?

“The Beauty Pill is a collaboration between Young Master Zhang Xuan and me. We previously discussed the price and agreed to split the profits equally. But after careful consideration, we’ve decided to give Young Master Zhang ninety percent of the profits, and… we’ll cover all the costs!”

With a slight smile, Qi Ling’er handed over a card and a storage ring: “This is the profit from this batch—a total of 28,000 divine coins. Ninety percent is 25,200, all on the card. I’ve also brought the medicines the young master requested. Is the young master here? I’d like to pay my respects…”

“The young master is not here,” Sun Qiang shook his head.

“In that case, I won’t disturb you…” Without another word, Qi Ling’er bowed and retreated.

“Ninety percent? Ninety percent of the gross profit?”

Watching this scene, Ying Fei’s teeth chattered.

He had long known Qi Ling’er to be exceptionally shrewd in business. As a member of the Qi family in the imperial city, she feared no force, not even the city lord’s mansion.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have dared to openly run an underground black market and trade contraband items.

Yet such a formidable figure came here, docile as a child, willingly giving away ninety percent of the profits and covering the costs herself…

It was terrifying!

“It seems this Qi Ling’er must know his true identity… or his true strength, otherwise she wouldn’t act this way,” Ying Fei realized.

He was once again grateful that he hadn’t made a move earlier.

Otherwise, he would probably be a corpse by now.

“I must report this to the city lord immediately…” Without further hesitation, Ying Fei rushed toward the city lord’s mansion.

“You say… this Zhang Xuan easily tamed the Phosphor Armor Beast, and Qi Ling’er even groveled, willingly giving him ninety percent of the pill sales profit?” Wu Fangqing was full of disbelief.

Earlier, he had thought that even if the man was a dragon, he would have to coil up here… but now, to make Qi Ling’er act like this, this dragon was probably not so simple!

“I saw it with my own eyes, it’s absolutely true!” Ying Fei nodded.

“The Phosphor Armor Beast is invincible in defense. Although its cultivation is only at the peak of Upper God, its actual combat strength is not much weaker than mine. I offered every possible condition, but it refused. Yet it easily submitted to a young man… And Qi Ling’er acted the same way…”

Wu Fangqing’s eyebrows twitched.

He had thought the young man was just an ordinary talent, but he turned out to be so powerful!

“Investigate carefully—where did Qi Ling’er go after meeting this Zhang Xuan, and what happened…” Unable to contain himself, he ordered.

“Yes!” Ying Fei turned and left, returning shortly: “Reporting to the city lord, after meeting Zhang Xuan, Qi Ling’er went to the Ghost Soul Pool in the Ghost Soul Hall.”

“Testing bloodline?” Wu Fangqing frowned.

The Ghost Soul Pool was a blood pool, its main use being to test bloodline power. Qi Ling’er went there after parting with Zhang Xuan, and then her attitude changed drastically… She must have discovered some unknown secret.

Ying Fei nodded: “Probably, but… my authority is too low to investigate further.”

“No matter, I’ll go see for myself!” With that, Wu Fangqing rushed toward the Ghost Soul Hall. Soon arriving, he waved his hand, and a recording crystal appeared in his palm.

Pouring divine power into it, the scene of Qi Ling’er appearing there quickly emerged.

“Wujiang Heavenly God bowing?”

“Niehuo Divine King bowing…”

“This is Nan Gongping, a titled Divine King? He’s bowing too…”

…

Wu Fangqing trembled uncontrollably, biting his tongue without feeling pain.

The blood pool tested bloodline power most accurately. So that meant…

This Zhang Xuan must possess an Emperor’s bloodline!

In the entire world, there were only ten Emperors, and one had just appeared…

This Zhang Xuan also had such a bloodline—his status was unimaginable!

Could he be the son of some Emperor, hiding his identity for training?

“Quickly prepare gifts; I want to pay respects to Young Master Zhang Xuan…”

Leaving the Ghost Soul Pool, Wu Fangqing immediately ordered without further ado.

“Wait, Xiaoxiao offended Young Master Zhang Xuan. Bring her along and have her kneel outside the door, awaiting punishment…”

“Yes…” Ying Fei turned and headed toward the city lord’s mansion.

…

“The city lord wanted to tame you, so he must have had a lot of contact with you. What is his actual strength like? What kind of person is he?”

Seeing the magnificent buildings of Yeming City come into view, Zhang Xuan asked.

Since he was staying here, he naturally needed to be prepared; otherwise, if something happened, no one could save him.

“His strength is at the peak of Lower God. He is very powerful. Before my breakthrough, I could barely withstand his attacks but couldn’t counterattack. The reason I lasted so long was that he didn’t want to kill me; otherwise, I might have died long ago!”

After a moment of thought, Zhang Jia said.

Although its defense was incredibly strong, it was only at the peak of Upper God, a whole major level lower. If the opponent truly wanted to kill, it definitely couldn’t have lasted this long.

“And now?”

“Now that I’ve broken through to Heavenly God, I can easily defeat him. However… as the city lord, he possesses a lower-grade Heavenly Divine Artifact. If he uses that weapon, it won’t be so easy for me to win. But it won’t be easy for him to beat me either—overall, it’s fifty-fifty,” Zhang Jia said.

Weapons are divided into Divine Artifacts, Heavenly Divine Artifacts, King Artifacts, and the most powerful Emperor Artifacts!

Each type is further divided into lower, middle, upper, and supreme grades.

Although Wu Fangqing’s weapon was only a lower-grade Heavenly Divine Artifact, it was still at the Heavenly God level, not something an Upper God could contend with. Even if Zhang Jia had broken through, facing such a weapon still gave it a strong sense of pressure.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

The reason humans were powerful was that they could use weapons. Sacred Beasts might be strong individually, but when weapons were involved, it was a different story.

“This City Lord Wu is cold and arrogant by nature. As a local tyrant, over time, he inevitably develops a desire for control. If he finds out that I, the young master, have tamed you and disrupted his plans, he will likely come looking for trouble!”

Pausing, Zhang Jia showed a worried expression.

Having spent a long time together, it knew the city lord’s character well—typical of those who favor the obedient and oppose the defiant. The young master’s preemptive move would surely provoke displeasure.

“Looking for trouble?”

“From what I know, he is not very magnanimous. Two years ago, an outsider, unaware of her identity, made advances on his daughter. He immediately had the man’s arm cut off and thrown into prison. The man hasn’t come out since and is likely dead in jail…”

Zhang Jia shook its head.

What it feared most was this kind of narrow-minded person.

“I’ll be careful,” Zhang Xuan nodded.

Regardless of the other’s temperament, once Zhao Ya and the others broke through to God, they would leave this place to search for Luo Ruoxin and find Teacher Kong. They might not even cross paths.

After a few more exchanges, Zhang Xuan smiled slightly: “We’re here. I live here…”

Hearing this, Zhang Jia looked down from the beast’s back and indeed saw a small courtyard come into view.

“Why… are two people kneeling?” Zhang Xuan frowned.

Zhang Jia followed his gaze and saw a young woman and a middle-aged man kneeling at the gate. In front of them stood a fat man with his hands behind his back, a cold expression on his face. Beside him stood another middle-aged man, looking extremely respectful and humble.

It seemed he was afraid of offending the other party.

“Our young master’s dignity is something you can offend? Kneel until dawn first!”

The fat man snorted coldly, exuding an astonishing arrogance.

“What is Sun Qiang up to?”

Seeing the fat man causing trouble again, Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly. He was about to have the divine beast fly down when he noticed Zhang Jia behind him trembling uncontrollably, as if going mad.

“What’s wrong?”

Seeing this fearless divine beast in such a state, Zhang Xuan was puzzled.

Zhang Jia’s voice trembled: “The one kneeling on the ground is… the expert from the city lord’s mansion who always wanted to tame me, and the city lord’s daughter. The one speaking and apologizing is Wu Fangqing himself…”

It had just said the city lord might cause trouble, that he was arrogant and narrow-minded… How, in the blink of an eye, were his daughter and subordinate kneeling on the ground, and he himself was apologizing nonstop?

Can anyone tell me what exactly happened…

Zhang Jia was completely dumbfounded.