Through Time Chapter 431

“General Xiang you have captured the plutocrats?”

Hearing this, Chu Wang Blame was a little surprised.

Although the reputation of the Hundred Schools of Thought was not as illustrious as it was during the Warring States period, their power was still not to be underestimated.

But Xiang Liang had actually captured them?

Xiang Liang laughed at this time and said

“Zhuang’er spoke too quickly, King Wei’s party may not have heard clearly, we found the merchant’s people this time.”

“Merchants?”

The king of Wei was instantly aware that merchants had long since fallen from grace in the Great Qin.

“How did General Xiang suddenly come into conflict with the people of the merchants?”

Xiang Liang thought for a moment and did not return to the question directly, but asked that

“Has the King of Wei heard of snow salt these times?”

At the mention of snow salt, the King of Wei nodded his head at once and said that

“The people below have sent some to this king, this salt is as fine as sand and as white as snow, it is really a strange thing!”

“It’s just that the price is a bit too high.”

“The king cannot consume it often.”

Xiang Liang laughed at this time and

“Since King Wei likes it, I will have someone send some over when the time comes.”

“Today, however, the king is looking for the source of the snow salt in the south, which is the people of this merchant.”

“With this item, within just a few months, he has taken nearly ten thousand taels of gold from our nobles!”

“When we started the war, it was a time when we needed money, so I invited them to the manor.”

“After all, when you do business in our land, it is only logical that you have to pay some taxes.”

The king of Wei, Blame, understood at once.

The other party said they were inviting, but in fact they were looking at the merchants’ money.

However, he didn’t mind too much, now that their lives were on the line.

The merchants’ gains and losses were of no concern to him.

Soon the party was heading towards the room.

At this moment, several dark shadows landed on the rooftop on the outskirts of the manor.

Zhao Lang looked at the defence of the stately home and could not help but frown slightly.

The entire manor was extremely heavily guarded, no wonder Little Six and the others couldn’t even get in.

“Xiao Liu, you guys meet me outside, I’ll go inside and take a look.”

After saying that, he didn’t wait for Xiao Liu and the others to refuse.

With a twist of his body, Zhao Lang disappeared into the night.

The few people who watched Xiao Liu were confused for a moment, how could this gentleman of their own family be more professional than these Black Ice Guards of their own when it came to sneaking around?

In the night, Zhao Long recalled the layout of the manor and groped towards the most likely place to hold people.

On the way, he encountered a few patrols.

All of them were avoided by him.

He was still very skilled in the special forces technique of covering his tracks.

All the way to the place, he looked at the room that was still lit.

Zhao Lang gingerly touched the roof of the room.

Just then, he heard a familiar sound of

“So it’s General Xiang, wanting to cooperate with the little woman, is this the method used?”

Shang Yan’er looked at Xiang Liang and Wei Wang Kou in front of her.

Only now did she realise that it was him who had made things difficult for himself all this way.

It was funny that she had met each other before when she was in the land of Chu, and had even sent some money.

In the face of Shang Yan’er’s sneering sarcasm, Xiang Liang did not care in the slightest; he was not the young and exuberant Xiang Yu.

He had been through the world long ago, and as long as he could make the Xiang clan illustrious, he would have no complaints even if he died.

So blandly, he returned.

“People of merchants are really good at showing off their words, but instead of thinking about how to get out of this, Miss Shang should think about how to cooperate with the old man.”

“After all, here, you don’t think anyone will come to your rescue, do you?”

In the face of absolute strength, clever arguments are actually extremely powerless.

A trace of despair flashed in Shang Yan’er’s eyes, and she knew that Xiang Liang was right.

This was the former land of Wei, and she did not have anything to rely on.

It was just that she could not help but think of Zhao Lang, but he was thousands of miles away in Liaodong.

How could he possibly save her?

With a slow exhale, Shang Yan’er chose to compromise.

It was the most common thing for businessmen to do, anyway

“What does General Xiang want?”

Hearing this, Xiang Liang instantly revealed a smile and said that

“The merchant’s people really know what they are doing!”

“This general’s request is also very simple, the profit from snow salt, this general wants 70%!”

Hearing these words, Shang Yan’er was on the verge of laughing in exasperation.

“Seventy percent? Snow salt is precious, and only Xianyang and Liaodong produce it today.”

“It’s a long way to travel, and the profit is not much, but you want 70%?”

The king of Wei blushed a little as he listened, Xiang Liang’s request was indeed too much.

However, Xiang Liang did not even change his face for a moment and said indifferently.

“Seventy percent is already a favour from the General to your merchant, and with the big change coming, your merchant is like a rootless duckling.”

“No matter how much money you have, whether in the eyes of the Qin or in our eyes, you are just a lamb to be slaughtered.”

“If Miss Shang does not agree, I will show you merchants what happens to merchants in troubled times.”

Xiang Liang said unhurriedly, and Shang Yan’er was suddenly silent.

This is because the other party is actually right, in the chaotic world, merchants, there is no guarantee whatsoever.

One can only cling to the strong.

But Shang Yan’er did not want to cling to the other party.

Hold the other party steady for now, and wait until she takes off with her, big deal, no more snow salt business for now!

Looking at Shang Yan’er’s changing expression, a hint of disdain surfaced on Xiang Liang’s face before he continued to say that

“This general has heard that people from the merchants are also good at making false accusations (yi2), so this time, Miss Shang will stay, and it just so happens that this general has a nephew called Xiang Zhuang, who is also at the age of marriage.”

“He is a perfect match for Miss Shang.”

Hearing these words, Shang Yan’er’s body shook and a trace of despair flashed in her eyes.

She had not expected that the other party had actually blocked all her retreats!

Suddenly, she then saw a familiar head growing out from the roof behind Xiang Liang and the others.

If it was before, Shang Yan’er would have let out a loud scream.

Luckily, with her previous experience in the grassland, her expression only changed slightly.

But in her heart, she was instantly at peace.

Although she had just been fast, she already knew who her opponent was.

With him there, she must be safe.

With a sense of confidence, Shang Yan’er quickly said that

“At this time, there is a great deal at stake, please also ask General Xiang to give my daughter some time and reply to you in the morning.”

Xiang Liang also knew that what he was asking was extremely excessive and looked at Shang Yan’er before saying.

“Fine, this General will give you one more night.”

After saying this, he led his men out of the room, but two guards were left outside the door.

When the men had gone, Shang Yan’er quickly extinguished the lights.

The guards outside didn’t care, as long as the other party didn’t come out of the room, they didn’t care.

Shang Yan’er stood in the dark room, slightly nervous.

With a slight rattle.

Shang Yan’er knew that the other party should have entered the room from the roof.

Sure enough, not long afterwards, an unfamiliar, yet somewhat familiar, hand caressed her back.