36: Chapter 36 Manager Zhao...you've made my life so miserable!

"What is this Yao Beast siege? I have lived for seventeen years, why have I never heard of it?"

Shen Yi sensed a deep chill from the four words: Yao Beast siege.

Pei Lingshu spoke with a faint, enigmatic smile.

"Seventeen years old?"

"Still a tender sprout? It seems I, Pei Lingshu, am an old cow grazing on young grass?"

Shen Yi's forehead was covered in black lines.

"Miss Pei!"

Pei Lingshu chuckled and said.

"The descent of the diluojiang, do you really think it's a good thing?"

"The diluojiang can nourish all things in heaven and earth... The cultivation Realms of the Yao Beasts that have been nourished by large quantities of diluojiang will surely have improved greatly!"

"A higher Realm means a larger territory. In a limited area, only a Great Yao whose strength matches the size of that territory can be born!"

"And when their Realm increases, but their territory is narrow and insufficient to satisfy their cultivation needs... what do you think the Great Yao will do then?"

Shen Yi swallowed hard.

Pei Lingshu said with a smile.

"They... will naturally stir up conflict!"

"If it were a stable territory, the imperial court would naturally dispatch the Tiangong Pavilion and many other Immortal Sects to come here and conjure clouds and rain."

"To let this territory be nourished... but for how many years has it been? This place is still just rolling yellow sand!"

"Fundamentally, it is because the struggle for territory is inseparable... the erosion by Yao Beasts is pervasive."

"It can only be planned slowly, a war of attrition where one side takes the stage after the other finishes."

"The Sanchuan Sand Sea... is a battlefield that never ceases."

"Officials need to expand their territory, and Great Yao need it just the same; the conflict is irreconcilable."

"Thus, the Yao Beast tide emerged."

Seeing Shen Yi's tense expression, Pei Lingshu smiled and said.

"You don't need to worry too much... for a scale like Qinghe Town, the area it is responsible for is only so large."

"Most of the Yao Beast tides will be diverted by the prefecture-level authorities... what gets allocated to you is not much!"

"However, there is always pressure."

"Besides that, by exterminating the Yao Beast tide, the Ministry of War can release many treasures."

"There are also significant political achievements to be gained."

"Frontier soldiers seeking merit and political achievements are practically begging for the Yao Beast tide to come!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi just smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"I just want to farm peacefully."

"The tree desires stillness, but the wind will not cease... you know this."

Shen Yi nodded.

"It seems... I need to prepare early."

"By the way..."

Shen Yi took out the Stalactite Spirit Liquid from his spatial ring and said to Pei Lingshu with a smile.

"I heard that Stalactite Spirit Liquid can beautify the skin... Would Miss Pei like to take it and use it?"

Pei Lingshu waved her hand, stood up, and stretched, her beautiful curves exposed completely.

However, this beautiful sight was for Shen Yi to enjoy alone!

She did not care about such things.

"Forget it... your unorthodox path currently needs this kind of thing for replenishment."

"To avoid the next time I see you... you have turned into a dried corpse."

"Wouldn't I become a widow then?"

"That is true..."

Shen Yi muttered... the two of them went straight to sleep.

However, they were still in separate rooms, one in the main room, one in the side room.

The next morning.

Walking out of the courtyard, the weather had turned a bit cold.

However, Shen Yi didn't feel anything...

After eating, Shen Yi took the Yao Beast meat and headed to Taiping County...

Taiping County was still as bustling as ever.

But while bustling, there was also a stifling atmosphere.

Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.

Steward Zhao had been riding high recently... Shen Yi's order had made him the top sales performer of the year.

When the year-end came, and the big figures from the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce came down to review performance, he would likely get a promotion and a raise!

Reaching the Peak of his life!

But before he could rest for a few days, he heard hurried sounds coming from outside.

"Steward Zhao... Steward Zhao... someone outside is looking for you!"

Steward Zhao waved his hand casually.

"Tell them to go wait in the study next door!"

Unexpectedly... the door was pushed open rudely.

Amidst a gasp, a figure suddenly darted out from under Steward Zhao's robe.

Wiping her mouth, her eyes filled with panic.

Steward Zhao's brow was full of anger... but upon seeing who it was, his anger instantly turned into a fawning smile.

"Oh my... isn't this my dearest Lord Shen?"

"How do you have time to come to our Taiping County today?"

"Could it be that you have another big deal to introduce?"

The person who arrived was naturally Shen Yi.

Shen Yi looked at the woman... then looked at Steward Zhao.

Looking at that somewhat bare backside.

A flash of disdain appeared in his eyes.

He gave a cold, sinister smile.

"Steward Zhao, you are truly riding high."

"You don't even have to use your own hands for such things anymore!"

Steward Zhao, however, was not embarrassed and wiped away cold sweat.

"What are you saying, Lord Shen... I have been under a lot of pressure lately, so I invited a girl from the Yihong Brothel to help me drain the toxic heat from my heart."

"This girl and I are innocent... Lord Shen, please don't misunderstand!"

"Absorbing toxins, huh!"

Shen Yi sneered... he walked in slowly and sat down opposite Steward Zhao in a bold, unconstrained manner!

Behind him, Wang Meng was bare-chested, his body covered in crisscrossing knife scars, some places still tinged with a bluish-grey... the flesh was somewhat raw, the marks of burns.

Clearly, he was severely injured, and... the wounds were still fresh!

Steward Zhao sensed that the visitor had ill intentions... he ordered the woman to leave.

Then he pulled up his pants, opened the window, and closed the door himself.

Only then did he rub his hands and sit down on the stool next to Shen Yi.

"Lord Shen... why are you so furious?"

"It seems you are in such a bad mood?"

Shen Yi, however, said with a cold smile.

"In a good mood? You tell me, how could I possibly be in a good mood?"

"Do you know that because of that land deed of yours, I was almost killed by you!"

"This... where is this coming from?"

Steward Zhao was instantly dumbfounded.

Shen Yi said with a menacing voice.

"This land deed for Pingshu Town... Steward Zhao, you had better take it back, I cannot afford it!"

"I entered it, and in just one day, I lost dozens of soldiers and officers!"

"Even my trusted general here was severely injured!"

"In this Pingshu Town, there is a Rank 2 Great Yao, a Black Bear Yao; I exhausted all my efforts, and only managed to save a little over a hundred people!"

"And everyone else was buried in the mouths of the Yao Beasts!"

"And for such a dilapidated place, you sold it to me for thousands of copper coins?"

"I really don't know how you Four Seas Chamber of Commerce manage to stay in business!"

"Is it on purpose to send Immortal Dynasty officials to their deaths?"

Steward Zhao, with cold sweat streaming down his forehead, said in a deep voice.

"That shouldn't be possible!"

"Lord Shen, there must be a misunderstanding... our Four Seas Chamber of Commerce is based on sincerity and would never intentionally harm you, Lord Shen."

"Furthermore, Lord Shen is an official of the Immortal Dynasty... how could I have the guts to do such a thing!"

"Before buying the land deed, our Four Seas Chamber of Commerce and the Xu Family went together to inspect it!"

"Although the town of Pingshu Town is not big, it is located deep in the mountains and is easy to defend and difficult to attack!"

"It could perfectly serve as an excellent hideout or fortress!"

"Although most of the mineral veins have been mined, there is still a very small portion remaining!"

"We even recruited the Geomancer Feng He to go with us... with them vouching for it, there is absolutely no possibility of any oversight!"

"There were some Yao Beasts there, but they were only some unranked ones; the strongest was only Rank 1!"

"Otherwise, we would not have dared to sell it!"

Steward Zhao patted his chest repeatedly to guarantee.

Shen Yi, however, sneered and spoke.

"So you mean my people died for nothing, and I am lying to you?"

"Then you must give me an explanation!"

"Who will compensate for my losses!"

"Could it be that after I spent money, I still have to lose my troops and officers?"

"If it were some weak Yao Beasts, that would be one thing... but a Rank 2 Yao Beast?"

"Are you trying to get me killed on purpose?"

"Speak!"

Steward Zhao's heart was pounding, and he said in a deep voice.

"Lord Shen, please rest for a moment... stroll around Taiping County, and all expenses will be on me, Zhao Wang!"

"Our Four Seas Chamber of Commerce will definitely investigate clearly and then give you, Lord Shen, an explanation!"

"It had better be!"