Ch 77: The Northern Merchant And The Red Flame Fruit
“Originally, this thing was a secret treasure of Star Luo Kingdom. Star Luo Kingdom’s former Grand State Preceptor consumed this Crimson Flame Fruit for a long time before finally entering the Immortal Realm.”
“But now, Star Luo Kingdom has been destroyed by the Divine Palace Kingdom, and we have no choice but to sell this treasure to other countries to maintain our lives in Yunhuang.” Li Hanzhou sighed helplessly and said, “I could have brought more for Your Majesty, but unfortunately, some time ago, someone stole all the Crimson Flame Fruit from Yunhuang, leaving only a small amount, so I could only bring this much for Your Majesty.”
“Stolen?”
Emperor Zhou asked in surprise, “Who did it?”
“It must be people from the Divine Palace Kingdom.” Li Hanzhou said indignantly, “They stole our Star Luo Kingdom’s secret treasure to take revenge for us attacking their Ninth Prince.”
“Coming to Great Zhou today is to form an alliance with Great Zhou to fight against the Divine Palace Kingdom.” Li Hanzhou said, “Although our Star Luo Kingdom has been destroyed, we still have a certain foundation. We heard that Great Zhou sent troops to attack Lingyan City, causing heavy losses to Lingyan City, so we came to join forces with Great Zhou against the Divine Palace Kingdom.”
“Star Luo Kingdom and the Divine Palace Kingdom are old rivals. We understand many things about the Divine Palace Kingdom and can provide assistance to Great Zhou.” Li Hanzhou said with clasped fists.
“Good!”
Emperor Zhou said with a smile, “Very good. If we can join forces to fight against the Divine Palace Kingdom, then the Divine Palace Kingdom will have nothing to fear.”
“Exactly.” Li Hanzhou smiled, “If there is a chance in the future to get the Crimson Flame Fruit back, Star Luo is willing to share the fruit equally with Great Zhou.”
“Drink.”
Emperor Zhou raised his cup in a toast.
Li Hanzhou and Shi Ming also raised their cups in response.
After the banquet, Emperor Zhou invited Li Hanzhou and Shi Ming to stay in the palace for a few days, and Li Hanzhou and Shi Ming naturally agreed.
Two days later.
A merchant came to the Divine Capital from an unknown place.
He was wearing clothes from Bei Jue Country.
Merchants from Bei Jue are rare because Bei Jue is very far from Great Zhou. Although both are in Dongyan Province, Bei Jue is separated from Great Zhou by two other small countries, so merchants from Bei Jue are rarely seen here.
However, after this merchant arrived in the Divine Capital, he spread the word that he wanted to buy Crimson Flame Fruit.
And the price was as high as fifty taels each.
Such a high price for a thing attracted the attention of many people, but they didn’t know what Crimson Flame Fruit was.
Gradually, the news reached the ears of Second Prince Yun Po.
“Buying Crimson Flame Fruit?”
Yun Po was surprised. He had heard of the Crimson Flame Fruit. A few days ago, the Great Priest of Star Luo Kingdom brought ten of them when he came and presented them to Emperor Zhou.
He had also seen them.
But wasn’t that thing a secret treasure of Star Luo Kingdom?
And it was stolen by people from the Divine Palace Kingdom.
How could it be possible to buy Crimson Flame Fruit in Great Zhou?
Night fell.
Yun Po came out of Tianqing Tower.
Recently, Yun Po has been very troubled. Emperor Zhou’s lukewarm attitude towards him and his request to help his younger brother have made Yun Po very depressed.
He came to Tianqing Tower to vent.
“Prepare the sedan chair.”
Yun Po got into the sedan chair, preparing to return to his mansion.
Just as he reached a corner, there was a bang, and the sedan chair bearers bumped into someone.
“Don’t you have eyes when you walk?!” the sedan chair bearer shouted angrily.
“It’s you who don’t have eyes! You knocked my goods down!”
“How dare you! Do you know whose sedan chair this is?”
Hearing the commotion outside, Yun Po frowned, lifted the curtain to see what happened.
He saw a youth squatting on the ground picking up things.
However, when Yun Po saw what was on the ground, he was astonished.
Wasn’t that Crimson Flame Fruit?
“Bring him over.”
Yun Po ordered.
Several guards immediately rushed forward and seized Zhou Qianlin.
“Why are you arresting me?”
Zhou Qianlin said in panic.
“Where did you get this?” Yun Po took a Crimson Flame Fruit and found that it was exactly the same as the Crimson Flame Fruit he had seen before.
“I’m selling this for my master.” Zhou Qianlin said, “You better let me go. If you offend my master, you won’t have a good time.”
“Heh.”
“Do you know who I am?”
Yun Po sneered.
“I don’t care who you are.” Zhou Qianlin snorted coldly, “My master is a Sword Immortal!”
“Sword Immortal?”
Yun Po was astonished.
He remembered the person who rescued someone from his mansion some time ago, that mysterious Sword Immortal.
Could it be this person’s master?
Very likely.
Otherwise, where could so many Sword Immortals come from?
“What is your master’s name?” Yun Po asked.
“Is it your place to ask about my master’s name?” Zhou Qianlin snorted coldly, “Let me go. My master ordered me to sell Crimson Flame Fruit. If I can’t complete my master’s task, I will be punished.”
“How much do you sell these Crimson Flame Fruit for?” Yun Po asked.
“Thirty taels of silver each.” Zhou Qianlin said.
“Thirty taels?”
Yun Po’s eyes lit up. Buying one for thirty taels, the Bei Jue merchant was buying them for fifty taels each. Wouldn’t he be able to earn twenty taels profit from each one?
“How many do you have?”
“Three hundred. What about it?”
“I’ll take them all.”
“You’ll take them all?” Zhou Qianlin said in surprise, “That’s nine thousand taels.”
“I’ll take them.”
Yun Po took out nine thousand taels in banknotes and handed them to Zhou Qianlin.
Zhou Qianlin counted the banknotes, nodded, and said, “Alright, these Crimson Flame Fruits are yours. I can go back and report to my master.”
“Wait, do you have more Crimson Flame Fruit?”
“Yes, I have many more.” Zhou Qianlin said, “My master got a lot.”
Yun Po thought this made sense. Star Luo Kingdom was a place with many experts. Only a strong person from the Immortal Realm could steal secret treasures from Star Luo Kingdom.
It seemed that this person’s master was the one who did it.
“Bring the rest of the fruit to my Prince’s Mansion, I’ll buy them.” Yun Po saw this as a chance to earn money.
“Okay.” Zhou Qianlin turned and left.
After Zhou Qianlin left, a guard came forward and whispered, “Second Master, should we follow him?”
“No.”
Yun Po said, “His master might be watching. Offending a Sword Immortal is a price we can’t afford. If we buy his goods, we might be able to make friends with this Sword Immortal. If I have the support of a Sword Immortal, then the Crown Prince position will definitely be mine!”
“Also, find that Bei Jue merchant tomorrow and sell the Crimson Flame Fruit to him. Keep an eye on the Bei Jue merchant and prevent him from contacting the person tonight.”
Hearing Yun Po’s words, the guard immediately understood what Yun Po wanted to do.
The next morning.
The Bei Jue merchant was summoned to the Prince’s Mansion.
The chubby Bei Jue merchant was actually Zhang Xiaohu in disguise.
Zhang Xiaohu didn’t waste words and bought all three hundred Crimson Flame Fruits at fifty taels of silver each.
“Thank you, Your Highness, for getting me the Crimson Flame Fruit. However, the quantity is a bit small. It wasn’t easy for me to come all the way from Bei Jue, and I only got this much. I earned little.” Zhang Xiaohu sighed lightly and said, “If Your Highness can get me more, I’ll buy them for seventy taels each!”
Hearing this, Yun Po’s eyes lit up.
Seventy taels!
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