Novel-X #2026 - Carrying the burden
#2026 - Carrying the burden
Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei raised his eyebrows, then muttered softly, "Yongheng... it's so annoying that he can tell fortunes!"
He knew without even thinking that it was the result of the calculations by the leader of the Five Friends Alliance.
Immortal Yongheng might not dare to predict his future, as that might lead to backlash and there was also a high probability that he would be able to sense it.
Divination is so wonderful. Under the influence of Qi, it is best for two diviners not to tell fortunes for each other, otherwise they may harm others and themselves.
But Immortal Yongheng can make some adjustments, for example, he can calculate - when will changes in the Five Friends Alliance appear in the near future?
Anyway, he just came back, and with such a huge ocean between them, it's impossible for the Five Friends Alliance to be so well-informed about the news. It could only be divination.
However, he didn't feel anything at all. Perhaps... when the other party was calculating the relevant matters, he was still in the void?
"When did he inform you?"
Claire is the nominal owner of the manor. She used to only have Duan Bowen's communication talisman, but now she also has that of the Five Friends Alliance.
There is a Kun Xiu Jin Dan in the other alliance who is specifically responsible for contacting her, and he is stationed in the Liuguang City branch of the Five Friends Alliance.
Jin Dan contacted Claire five days ago and said that Boss Yongheng was planning to come to Liuguang City in the near future.
Claire didn't know when Qu Jianlei would return, and said that we were all very busy and might not have time to entertain him.
The manor was not very busy, but Jia Shuiqing and Qing Hu were both Kun cultivators and not in charge, so there was no need for them to have unnecessary contact with each other.
Jia Shuiqing is seriously studying talismans and is very devoted to his research, while Qing Hu is also cultivating spiritual plants, so both of them have things to do.
Fortunately, the latter’s research mostly involves observation, so he can spare some time to look after the estate.
As for business talks and cooperation, that's Claire's concern.
However, the scope of her decision-making is limited. She can only improve some details of the cooperation and cannot decide the general direction.
Moreover, if the Immortal Yongheng came, she was not qualified to receive him, otherwise it would be disrespectful to her partner.
But Claire also knew that it was impossible for the two Yuanying in her family to have such a face-saving reception, so she simply refused.
She didn't even need to tell Jia Shuiqing and Qing Hu, because that was her original duty.
Knowing that the boss was coming, she came over to say something to see if he was interested in getting in touch.
"Five days ago..." Qu Jianlei calculated and realized that he had not returned to Cangwu Realm at that time. It turned out to be the result of divination.
Then he nodded, "Then tell the other party that I'll be here these few days."
Immortal Yongheng arrived faster than he had imagined, arriving at noon the next day.
After seeing Qu Jianlei, he first gave him a thumbs up and said, "Hongyeling fought so beautifully in this battle!"
It has been more than half a year since the battle, but doesn’t it mean that... the two sides haven’t met?
Then he praised Lord Qu Ling for taking the risk to go out into the void to investigate the whereabouts of the demon.
After the pleasantries, Immortal Yongheng said with a sad face that Zhongzhou was in chaos and people were in panic.
He wants to know, when the demons invaded Dongsheng, did you, Lord Qu Ling, find out any information?
This question may seem a bit presumptuous, but during this period of time, when the Five Friends were selling the probes, they protected their own manors very well.
Since the two sides are cooperating well, Qu Jianlei naturally won't care too much.
But he didn't have much to say, and said that he just tried to locate Red Leaf Ridge in the void, but the effect was not very good.
As for the reason for the demonic invasion, he attributed it to someone undergoing a tribulation.
Immortal Yongheng was not surprised by his answer, and it was obvious that he had heard a lot about Hongye Ridge.
It was said before that Zhongzhou and Dongsheng were cut off from each other and only had contact once every thirty years, but now they are too lazy to cover it up.
Then he raised a question, "Why doesn't the demon choose to affect the person undergoing the tribulation when the tribulation thunder strikes?"
Tianyin was sitting in another yard, just in time to hear what he said. She couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard it.
"We don't know about that either," Qu Jianlei spread his hands, "Maybe she wasn't destined to die."
"Haha," Yong Heng laughed dryly. He was certain in his heart that Lord Qu Ling must know something about the matter but was unwilling to say it.
But it didn't matter. He was more curious about "locating Red Leaf Ridge in the void... is there any clue?"
Qu Jianlei hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "I'm not sure, mainly because I can't verify it... Why are you asking this?"
But he didn't believe that the other party had the courage to send out an expeditionary force to attack the demon from the side of the void.
Immortal Yongheng hesitated for a moment before speaking in a deep voice, "If someone in Zhongzhou is also undergoing a tribulation... can this be used to reduce the intensity of the infiltration?"
"Your idea..." Qu Jianlei looked at him in astonishment, "It may not be possible to succeed in overcoming the tribulation. Can you find such a person?"
Immortal Yongheng replied casually, "Zhongzhou has no shortage of brave men who are ready to die."
Qu Jianlei shook his head decisively, "I can't guarantee that. It might even backfire. Doesn't the Xingchen Palace have a fortune-teller?"
Tianyin's light-attribute physique cannot be replicated, and he really doesn't think that anyone else can achieve the same effect.
Immortal Yongheng shook his head upon hearing this, "Xingchen Palace... I really don't know about that. I'm not worthy of being in contact with those big guys."
"Then why are you bothering about all this?" Qu Jianlei raised his brows. "If the sky falls, there are still people to hold it up."
"This..." Immortal Yongheng pondered for a moment, frowned and said hesitantly.
"Someone has learned about our cooperation with you."
Qu Jianlei looked at him speechlessly, "Aren't you just talking nonsense? If you have something to say, just say it."
"To be more precise, it was the Daye City Lord's Mansion that knew about it," Yong Heng replied with a bitter face, "If it weren't for the demon invasion at that time..."
The Wuyou Alliance has a considerable business, and since it is a large-scale business alliance, it is inevitable that there are some gray areas, which is normal.
In the past, the City Lord's Mansion turned a blind eye. Those who understand will understand this principle: when the water is too clear, there will be no fish.
However, the profits from monopoly trading are already high, and probes are such sensitive resources that we really cannot tolerate them. No matter how many gifts we give, it will be useless.
The City Lord's Mansion secretly investigated for a long time and finally confirmed that it was the work of the Five Friends Alliance, so they planned to take action.
Zhongzhou is being invaded by the demons. Do you have the right to influence the distribution of supplies?
As luck would have it, at this very moment, news came that Hongye Ridge had repelled the invasion of the demons, and the whole of Zhongzhou was shocked.
Taking into consideration the considerable size of the Five Friends Alliance, the City Lord's Mansion did not act rashly in the end, but instead sent someone to invite the Immortal Yongheng over.
Faced with overwhelming evidence, Yongheng had no way to deny it and could only say that Hongyeling authorized us to operate it exclusively.
The City Lord's Mansion actually believed this reason, because apart from the Five Friends Alliance, no one else could get a hundred detectors at once.
No one in Zhongzhou can do it, and neither can Dongsheng. The twelve major forces have to draw lots honestly, and the Cultivator Alliance has to rely on others.
When another batch of detectors arrived, another hundred of them, the City Lord's Mansion no longer had any suspicions.
If robbery fails, then we can only talk about cooperation. The City Lord's Mansion has obtained some distribution qualifications, but it will not take all of them.
Otherwise, if the Five Friends Alliance becomes resentful and turns its back on Hongyeling, the result will be unpredictable.
The key point is that this is the only force among all the major forces in Zhongzhou that can connect with Hongye Ridge.
It is precisely because of this that, with the City Lord's Mansion busy providing cover, the business has been able to continue smoothly until now.
Immortal Yongheng emphasized one point: he did not reveal the existence of the manor, and the City Lord's Mansion did not know that there were people from Hongyeling living there.
In the past, the reason why Immortal Wuyou came here was because he was very targeted and had a very clear purpose.
However, the City Lord's Mansion is really not capable of this. Although it can manage the entire Daye City area, its scope is too large.
Moreover, the Five Friends Alliance’s properties are everywhere, and when the Immortal Sanshi bought the manor, he was not the registered owner.
So far, the City Lord's Mansion has no idea that there are people from Hongye Ridge living right under its noses.
However, as the demons infiltrated more and more, the City Lord's Mansion wanted to contact Hongye Ridge more and more.
Until the news came that Hongyeling was selling a large number of laser weapons, the City Lord's Mansion could no longer bear it.
Not long after, the latest news came that Dongsheng people did not advocate the sale of laser weapons outside the mainland.
Soon, the news was confirmed by the observer sent by Zhongzhou to Dongsheng.
Since then, the Daye City Lord's Mansion has been urging the Five Friendly Alliances every now and then to help set up the connection.
The pressure on Zhenxian Yongheng was enormous, but he did not reveal anything to Qinghu and others.
The manor here is peaceful, and all the pressure is on the Five Friends Alliance. But that's normal, because he who wears the crown must bear its weight.
Fortunately, Qu Jianlei later left Dongsheng and went to the void, and Yongheng became a little quieter.
But it has not been working recently. The demons are making more and more trouble in Zhongzhou.
The City Lord's Mansion almost gave a death order: If you cannot arrange for Hongyeling to come and see us, you will have to be captured and sent to the Star Palace.
The isolation formation between Dongsheng and Zhongzhou was completed under the command of the Star Palace. Their attitude towards smuggling can be imagined.
Moreover, the City Lord's Mansion also knew that Lord Qu Ling was still in the void, so this time they had to settle for the second best and just meet the true immortal of Hongye Ridge.
The main reason is that there are too many things in Zhongzhou and we need to communicate with them.
Immortal Yongheng really had no choice but to ask someone to inform Claire, and his words were very vague.
When he found out that Lord Qu Ling was currently in the manor, it was a real pleasant surprise.
After listening to this, Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment, then asked, "What could the City Lord's Mansion want from us?"
"There are many things that can be done," Immortal Yongheng replied casually, "I don't think they will just focus on one."
Qu Jianlei was silent for another three or four seconds before he said in a deep voice, "I don't mind meeting him, but...what if we can't come to an agreement?"
He needed to find out, based on Zhongzhou's behavior habits, whether the two sides might turn against each other and fight.