BookMe Chapter 357 Ye Fan's Curiosity
Chapter 357 Ye Fan's Curiosity
At noon the next day,
On the riverside of Qinhuai suburb, under a green shade,
Ye Fan, Liu Mengying, Grape, Zhong Ming, A Xin, Tan Menghan, Miao Qingcheng, Wen Zheng, and Fu Kuang were sitting around a fire and barbecuing.
"Sister Axin, is this the grilled saury? It smells so good!"
Liu Mengying couldn't help swallowing her saliva as she smelled the seven or eight golden fish on the grill. Grape and Qin Menghan also looked expectant.
"Yes!"
Ah Xin nodded, "This gongdao fish is a specialty of the river basin near Zhongzhou City. It often eats various herbs in the river or lake, so it has its own fragrance. No additional ingredients are needed whether it is stewed in soup or grilled. This time, because of the vocal competition in Qinhuai City, a business traveler who wants to make money brought this fish here to sell!"
"I'm lucky. When I went there, the business hotel directly packed up and sold everything to me at a low price! They said that Qinhuai City is in turmoil now, and they have to leave quickly!"
As he spoke, Axin also glanced at the knife fish in the water tank next to him that were flapping their wings from time to time.
"Qinhuai City is indeed in chaos right now... Even the city guards are taking advantage of the situation to extort and even rob..."
Liu Mengying continued, "When I went to buy fruits this morning, a city guard tried to blackmail me, and I beat him up..."
"That's right. I don't know what's going on. Even the jailers came out to rob. Many other practitioners who came here for news about the ancient secret realm are also looting..."
The person who spoke was Zhong Ming. While speaking, he also flipped the razorfish on the grill. It was obvious that he was also very interested in the grilled razorfish.
"normal!"
Fu Kuang was not surprised by this. "Many of the Qinhuai City's city guards were recruited from the mountain bandits and various local bandits. Ma Wannian's capable general, Ma Tiemu, was a beast who committed murder, arson, rape, and looting in the past... He just turned a clean slate now!"
"The current deputy commander of the Qinhuai City Guard, Xie Ying, was originally named Zhang Rong. He committed many crimes and was wanted by General Lei Zhentian. Later, he became a subordinate of Ma Wannian and changed his name... He was also whitewashed..."
"As time goes by, not many people remember what happened to Ma Tiemu and Xie Ying. But the evil in those guys' bones has probably never faded!"
Fu Kuang quickly explained to Ye Fan and the others.
"Ye Fan, the swordfish is ready, come and try it!"
At this time, A Xin took a golden and fragrant knife fish from the grill and handed it to Ye Fan.
"Oh, okay~"
Ye Fan took it and took a bite of it immediately.
“The skin is crispy, the inside is tender and juicy, and it has a unique fragrance. It’s delicious!”
While Ye Fan was praising them, Ah Xin had already given a grilled razorfish to everyone else, and also grilled the marinated lamb chops and beef chops.
"It's the old days... huhu~ It's the taste of childhood..."
Qin Menghan took a big bite of the fish and gasped due to the heat. Her speech was a little incoherent, which was quite cute and made A Xin smile.
"By the way, Ye Fan, I went to inquire about Yao Yue's news yesterday, but there was nothing useful..."
Wen Zheng started eating grilled saury while speaking, "Qinhuai City is in chaos right now. Many Xuan practitioners said that if they went to the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce to buy things, they would actually take the opportunity to steal things from the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce, or even rob. So now the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce has closed its doors and stopped all trading activities. Yao Yue, the president of the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce, also closed the door to visitors. Even the elders of the Xuanhuo League would be useless if they went!"
"Is the Black Moon Merchant Guild so powerful that it doesn't even give face to the elders of the Black Fire Alliance?"
Liu Mengying made a puzzled sound. She only knew that the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce auctioned things and didn't know much about it. Ye Fan, Grape, Qin Menghan and others also cast inquiring glances at Wen Zheng.
"Although the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce also has many experts, the reason why Yao Yue was able to directly reject the elders of the Xuanhuo League is not because the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce is so powerful that it has reached the level of the third sect~",
Wen Zheng took a bite of the swordfish and continued, "But the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce has very good relations with all parties. There is almost no force that is at war with the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce..."
"After all, the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce's business is spread all over the Piaomiao Continent. They even have bases in places like the Wilderness where no one can even lay eggs... Their Chamber of Commerce can indeed produce many rare treasures. If you offend them to death, it will be difficult to get the news of good things in the future... And the sects that have benefited from it may not necessarily provide substantial support for the sake of interests, but they will most likely speak in favor of the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce..."
By the time he finished speaking, Wen Zheng had already eaten the knife fish in his hand until only the skeleton was left.
"Try this, royal jelly, lotus seed and fish soup!"
At this time, a white-haired, hunchbacked old man with burn scars on his face came over with a big pot of stewed soup, smiling. It was Yu Zhongdan, an old subordinate of Axin's father who had always been following Qin Menghan.
"Good~"
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After everyone had a delicious meal, Liu Mengying, Axin, Putao and Qin Menghan went to the river to play in the water, while Miao Qingcheng, Wen Zheng and Fu Kuang returned to Qinhuai city first. Yu Zhongdan watched Qin Menghan and others playing in the water with a smile on his face.
riverside,
Ye Fan was skipping stones on the water. After playing with the water for a while, Grape and Zhong Ming came over and said to him, "Ye Fan, Master Zhong Ming and I are planning to leave Qinhuai City tomorrow!"
"tomorrow?"
Ye Fan was quite surprised, "So anxious? Can't you play for a few more days?"
"Master and I would like to...but Qinhuai City is in such a mess right now...it would be better to bring the Tianyinqin back to the sect as soon as possible...and..."
Grape paused, "Also, Master Uncle killed Ming Yingjie and one of his royal guards who wanted to capture me the night before yesterday... Although Prince Qing won't be able to track us down in a short time, the trouble doesn't end there... Master Uncle discovered that Ming Teng's men had also followed me the day before yesterday, but they suddenly withdrew for some unknown reason... Maybe Qinhuai City is in chaos, and we need to stabilize the situation first..."
"Is that so... then it would be better to leave early!"
Ye Fan nodded, and then he looked at Zhong Ming in confusion, "Senior Zhong Ming, can you kill Wang Jie?"
After wondering for a while, Ye Fan quickly understood, "The fluctuation of profound energy can only represent part of one's strength... My previous fluctuation of profound energy was only at the seventh level of the Marquis Rank... But ordinary king-rank masters are no match for me... Senior Zhong Ming, have you also practiced a special technique... Then what realm are you in now?"
At the end, Ye Fan looked curious. After all, he had been down the mountain for so long, and he had never heard of anyone with a special level of strength like himself...
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