In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

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The future of Ghost Street is uncertain, and the Zhang family would never want to be involved with you, there's even a risk of them double-crossing you.

A year later, we began a new collaboration, which involved re-evaluating the share allocation.

If you demonstrate sufficient strength, not only can you secure one sale, but you could even secure two. After all, these are luxury goods, not smuggled salt or iron; selling them to whom is the same!

"happy!"

Everyone was pleasantly surprised; they hadn't expected everything to go so smoothly.

One was willing, and the other was interested; they hit it off immediately!

"The first batch?"

"I will maintain direct contact with Senior Ghost Yama, and I will have someone come and notify you once the goods arrive."

However, it's a cash-on-delivery transaction.

"it is good!"

Everyone nodded, secretly delighted.

These are luxury items for the upper class, and their price in foreign lands would be more than ten times higher.

Of course, they also have transportation costs.

But compared to the profits of several times over, it's all worth it.

After all, if Zhang Xiaoshan hadn't asked for an exorbitant price, the profit would have been ten times greater.

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After leaving Ghost Street, Zhang Xiaoshan went straight back to the Zhang residence.

As soon as Zhang Xiaoshan poured his innate true energy into the rusty Longquan sword, a shimmering sword light immediately enveloped the blade.

The flickering sword light posed a tremendous threat to him, far exceeding the capabilities of ordinary divine weapons.

Zhang Xiaoshan glanced at the merits that needed to be strengthened.

As expected, just like the meteorite pendant, it takes 10,000 merits to strengthen this divine weapon.

An eleven-ounce, thousand-year-old ginseng, a life-saving treasure.

The Dragon Scale Seal Script is a royal artifact from the Zhou Dynasty. The combination of images and seal script on it is like a celestial script, and ordinary people simply cannot decipher its secrets.

The recurve bow is a relic of a great general of the northern wolf tribe.

Made with special materials and craftsmanship, it requires a tremendous amount of force to draw fully, making it a powerful bow with a draw weight of nine or ten stones.

It can pierce through stubborn rocks within a hundred paces.

Its power is comparable to that of the Divine Arm Crossbow.

However, the recurve bow can be used for mounted archery, and it has a high hit rate even when moving at high speed. Three hundred taels of gold is not something Zhang Xiaoshan is burning.

click!

Zhang Xiaoshan squeezed the mermaid pearl, and as the outer shell cracked, a strangely shaped dried item fell into his hand.

Fragrant cardamom!

Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the thing in his hand. He had made the right bet; it was indeed Tianxiang Doukou (a type of cardamom).

The value of one of these is definitely no less than ten thousand taels of gold.

However, to realize its true value, it is far beyond what gold can measure.

He placed the Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom into a sandalwood medicine box, along with the Dragon Spring Divine Sword and the Dragon Scale Seal Script, in his secret chamber. These items were not currently usable by him, so it was safer to hide them away.

As for the silkworm silk, Zhang Xiaoshan really intended to knead it into fishing line and go sea fishing at any time.

Chapter Nineteen: Ji Yaohua's Mishap

[Host: Zhang Xiaoshan]

Reputation: Buddha of Ten Thousand Families

True Qi: Early Stage of Innate Realm (Power of Seven Cauldrons)

Merit: 115847 (+1, +1, +1...)

Zhang Xiaoshan had been keeping the 100,000 merits for a long time.

His purpose was none other than to obtain a peerless cultivation technique to use in the giant bell space.

The Golden Cauldron Iron Shirt is an external martial art. Even if one has mastered the pure Yang protective energy, it can only protect the body and has no other special uses.

He needs a truly top-tier mental cultivation method so that it has no weaknesses.

Comparing various martial arts styles, such as Nine Yin and Nine Yang, and the Wedding Dress Divine Skill, Zhang Xiaoshan finally chose the Pure Yang Limitless Skill.

Although this martial art is not a peerless masterpiece, its potential for growth is high.

Although his other martial arts were powerful, Zhang Xiaoshan had not even mastered the Golden Cauldron Iron Shirt technique to perfection, so he had no need for those fierce and powerful skills.

On the contrary, even Zhang Laodao had not cultivated the Pure Yang Limitless Skill to its fullest extent. He could continue to cultivate pure true qi, and with the extremely pure spiritual energy within the giant bell space, he could maximize his benefits.

As for using merit to deduce martial arts skills?

Zhang Xiaoshan had tried it once, and even after consuming 10,000 merits, he only obtained a top-tier martial arts technique.

Without accumulating a great deal of merit, it is simply impossible to deduce a peerless skill or to continue deducing based on other unique skills.

As for the Golden Cauldron Iron Shirt, it was his beginner's gift package.

"Who?"

Zhang Xiaoshan suddenly looked towards the door and frowned.

The newcomer's martial arts skills were not weak, but not strong either, and he arrived at his courtyard without alerting the guards.

With Zhang Xiaoshan's loud shout, the man realized something was wrong and turned to leave.

But Zhang Xiaoshan would not let the other party leave. With a leap, his figure soared like a roc spreading its wings, leaping several meters over the courtyard wall and chasing after him.

A woman's natural fragrance!

Ji Yao Flower!

Following the path Zhang Xiaoshan took, he smelled the lingering fragrance and immediately knew who it was.

A chill ran down my spine; I knew I might have been exposed.

What was exposed was not any other flaw, but the cold shout just now.

He didn't know if Ji Yaohua could deduce his identity from his voice, but Zhang Xiaoshan didn't want to take that risk.

Without the atmosphere of Ghost Street, or rather, without Zhang Xiaoshan revealing his murderous intent.

Just as Ji Yaohua escaped from the Zhang residence, Zhang Xiaoshan caught up with her.

Feeling immense pressure from behind, Ji Yaohua turned around and unleashed a barrage of poisoned needles, creating a rain of flowers that was impossible to avoid.

Especially under the cover of darkness, these poisoned needles are both swift and stealthy.

But when Ji Yaohua glanced at him, she realized that Zhang Xiaoshan was no longer behind her, and all the poison needles she had fired missed their mark.

Bang!

A tremendous force surged forth like a raging torrent, and by the time Ji Yaohua reacted, it was too late to dodge.

As for resisting?

Ji Yaohua instinctively felt a tiger strike her body, throwing her delicate frame three zhang away.

Cough! Cough! Cough...

The immense force and powerful impact directly damaged Ji Yaohua's internal organs.

At the same time, without Ji Yaohua raising her head, she could sense a demon-like figure appearing in front of her from the shadows.

Ji Yaohua realized that she had nowhere to escape.

"The An family!"

Zhang Xiaoshan looked at Ji Yaohua, knowing that Ji Yaohua had the ability to become invisible.

Therefore, before Ji Yaohua could resist, Zhang Xiaoshan had already grabbed Ji Yaohua's slender neck and disappeared into the darkness.

Did you kill Ji Yaohua?

The thought flashed through Zhang Xiaoshan's mind.

He knew that if he really killed Ji Yaohua, An Shigeng might go mad.

Moreover, Ji Yaohua had long wanted to break free from the control of the Li'an family, and this might be an opportunity to subdue her. Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan did not let anyone discover Ji Yaohua.

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"If you want to kill or behead me, please do as you please!"

Ji Yaohua was completely restrained, and the immense pressure she felt, especially when facing Zhang Xiaoshan, made her realize that the An family had underestimated Zhang Xiaoshan's strength.

At this moment, she was like a fish on a chopping board, powerless to resist even when Zhang Xiaoshan humiliated her.

Moreover, she already had a premonition that she was about to die a miserable death.

They could have just killed her, but instead they brought her to this deserted place.

"Don't worry, I didn't mean to kill you, otherwise you would have been dead just now!"

Zhang Xiaoshan looked at Ji Yaohua and casually removed the restraints on her.

At this moment, Ji Yaohua came to her senses, moved her hands and feet, and her expression was full of disbelief.

But Zhang Xiaoshan wasn't lying. Whether it was his previous strength or the fact that he had now revealed the restrictions that bound her freedom, he had absolutely no intention of harming her; otherwise, she would have certainly died.

"Okay, let's talk about cooperation next."

I know you are a pawn of the An family, and you have trained in Japanese ninjutsu, but you are now a defeated pawn, and there is no way for you to survive if you go back.

"Work with me, and I can help you break free from Anjia's control!"

Ji Yaohua's mind was racing, and she realized that, just as Zhang Xiaoshan had said, she had nowhere to go.

She has now failed her mission and been captured. Even if Zhang Xiaoshan doesn't kill her, An Yunshan won't let her go.

The only way to survive was in Zhang Xiaoshan's hands.

How do you want me to cooperate?

"It doesn't require you to do anything difficult or take any risks. We can even pretend we don't know each other from now on, as if we never met today and you ran away from me."

The opportunity you're waiting for is when the An family bares its fangs; then we'll join forces to eliminate them!

"How can I contact you?"

"Don't you know who I am yet?"

Zhang Xiaoshan looked at Ji Yaohua and suddenly revealed a strange expression, but Ji Yaohua still didn't react.

Clearly, Zhang Xiaoshan had completely overthought things.

A voice saying "Who is it?"

It is highly unlikely that his identity can be determined from this.

"If I were truly looking for you, I would never do so in my current capacity. You would recognize me at a glance, but you would never guess who I am!"

After Zhang Xiaoshan finished speaking, he turned and left.

As for Ji Yaohua, she has mastered the art of invisibility and can easily get away with any excuse.

Ji Yaohua was somewhat dazed, not expecting to have escaped such a disaster.

Especially since Zhang Xiaoshan recognized her so easily, and even seemed to know her very well, he must think she would betray the Zhang family.

In an instant, Ji Yaohua realized that the An family must have spies from the Zhang family.

The Zhang family's deep pool may not be any shallower than the An family's!

After returning to the Zhang residence, Zhang Xiaoshan acted as if nothing had happened and began to ponder how to obtain the Pure Yang Limitless Skill.

This is Wudang's most treasured martial art, and it cannot be passed on to outsiders.

Joining Wudang is even more impossible.