C687 News of the Provincial Capital's Change
Sitting not far from Wang Xiao were a few people with short hair and wearing student clothes. They were probably students in school. One meter away from him was a middle-aged woman. This woman looked at Wang Xiao from time to time, as if she wanted to seduce Wang Xiao. Wang Xiao pretended not to see the woman's eyes.
"Sigh! This place is really going to change." A Yellow Rank Master-hand said.
Who doesn't? It seems like the provincial capital that has been peaceful for a long time is finally going to stir up some huge waves. " Another man said.
Wang Xiao listened carefully after hearing the conversation between these people. Could it be that something had happened in Ninghai Province? Because Lee Yuanhong was in Ninghai Province, Wang Xiao wanted to know if these things had anything to do with Lee Yuanhong.
"I wonder what happened to the Big Knife Sect and Wolf Fang Gang. Both of them are quickly swallowing up the other small sects. The other big sects of the martial arts world have turned a deaf ear to this matter." The expert said.
Another man said, "It's chaotic these days. Those sects are busy with their own interests. How can they be in the mood to care about other things?"
Although these people didn't speak loudly, Wang Xiao heard them very clearly. So it was the Big Knife Sect and Wolf Fang Gang. They had made a big move in the provincial capital. The originally quiet Ninghai Province had become chaotic because of the big movements of the two sects.
The Big Knife Sect and Wolf Fang Gang had annexed those small powers. After killing all those small powers and sects, they had taken them into their own territory. Those small sects had no way to deal with the actions of the two giants.
In the provincial capital, the Big Knife Sect and Wolf Fang Gang were known as the giants. They were the strongest and most powerful sects in the entire province. Under the suppression of the two sects, the other small sects all chose their sides.
Either they were eliminated by the two sects, or they chose to join the Big Knife Sect or Wolf Fang Gang. Regarding the operation of these two giants, the officials of Ninghai Province and the experts of the National Security Bureau did not care.
In fact, unless the experts of other countries appeared in their own country and killed the experts of their own country, the experts of the National Security Bureau would only act under such circumstances. Otherwise, if the experts of their own countries were to fight each other, the people of the National Security Bureau would not interfere.
Wang Xiao thought to himself. He did not know what the purpose of Lee Yuanhong and Wolf King was, so they fought each other for the territory of the other forces. However, Wang Xiao could imagine that when the two forces swallowed all the other small forces, an inevitable battle would break out between the two forces.
Behind the Wolf Fang Gang was the Life Ending House. The Life Ending House attached great importance to the Wolf Fang Gang, so they wouldn't let it be destroyed so easily. Behind the Big Knife Sect was Young Master Nie. Young Master Nie's identity was very mysterious, and Wang Xiao didn't know his background anyway.
However, according to Wang Xiao's estimation, Young Master Nie's background wasn't any worse than the Life Ending House's. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to support the Big Knife Sect and Wolf Fang Gang as enemies. Wang Xiao originally wanted to talk to Lee Yuanhong and ask if he needed his help. If Lee Yuanhong needed his help, Wang Xiao would gather more than a dozen experts from the Huaxing Gang and fight for the territory with the Big Knife Sect.
However, after thinking for a while, Wang Xiao decided to give up on this idea. Because Lee Yuanhong didn't contact him, it meant that he didn't need his help right now. Moreover, fighting for territory would cost his life. Wang Xiao did not want to use the lives of his own people to fight for territory.
After finishing his meal, Wang Xiao stood up and rubbed his stomach. After that, he paid the bill and left. When he walked out of the hotel, he saw that the pedestrians on the streets of the provincial capital were still calm. There wasn't a trace of panic on their faces.
Because ordinary people like them were unable to come into contact with the scenes of fighting and killing in the martial arts world, they did not know about the recent killings in the provincial capital. Hence, these ordinary people still walked around calmly.
Wang Xiao quickly walked towards the Zhou Family's building. In front of the building stood countless experts. These experts were all Late Period of Profoundness Rank experts. If he had seen these experts in the past, he would have sighed at the strength of the Zhou Family. But now, when he saw these experts, he seemed very calm.
Leng Ruyi just happened to be out. When she saw Wang Xiao appear outside the courtyard, she immediately walked over with a smile on her face. "Mr. Cheng, you're really early. Elder Zhou is here. You can go and see him at any time."
"Alright." Wang Xiao nodded.
Under Leng Ruyi's lead, Wang Xiao quickly walked towards Elder Zhou's office. The experts did not stop Wang Xiao. Because Leng Ruyi was accompanying them, they did not dare to stop him.
Leng Ruyi had been trying to build a relationship with Wang Xiao all the way, but Wang Xiao did not speak much. He seemed to be a little cold. Actually, it was not that Wang Xiao did not like to talk much. It was because he did not want to befriend Leng Ruyi.
Different identities, different horizons. If it was when Wang Xiao was at the Profound Rank Stage, he would definitely befriend Leng Ruyi. It would be more convenient for him to get to know the staff of Zhou Family in the future.
But now that he had become a Earth Rank warrior, even if Wang Xiao wanted to befriend the people of Zhou Family, it would still depend on their status. It was impossible for a random person of Zhou Family to appear, and Wang Xiao would treat him like an emperor.
When they arrived at the door of Elder Zhou's office, Leng Ruyi smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng, I can only send you here. Elder Zhou is inside. I have something to do, so I will take my leave first."
"Thank you." Wang Xiao nodded and said.
Leng Ruyi turned around and left, but when she turned around and left, she gave Wang Xiao a strange look.
Wang Xiao gently knocked on the door and heard Elder Zhou's voice in the room. "Come in."
After opening the door, Wang Xiao entered the office and saw Elder Zhou sitting on the sofa. There was a cup of tea on the tea table in front of him, and the dense mist slowly lingered. It seemed that Elder Zhou had good taste in life, so he drank tea to pass the time when he was free.
"Haha, Mr. Cheng, you came so soon. What a distinguished guest. Please have a seat." Elder Zhou said with a smile. As he smiled, the wrinkles on his face squeezed together. The room was filled with the fragrance of tea. It was very warm.
Elder Zhou's office was not very luxurious, but it looked simple and unadorned. Those who had good taste did not live in a very luxurious room, but a simple and unadorned feeling. Only those nouveau riche would make the rooms they lived in extremely luxurious and dazzling.1
Wang Xiao casually sat in front of Elder Zhou. Elder Zhou picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Wang Xiao. "Mr. Cheng, what have you been busy with recently?" Elder Zhou asked casually. Although it was just a small gesture of pouring tea, not everyone was qualified to enjoy such treatment in front of Elder Zhou.
For ordinary people, even if they worked hard their entire lives, they were not qualified to sit in front of Elder Zhou, nor were they qualified to drink tea with Elder Zhou. After Wang Xiao picked up the teacup, he slowly took a sip of the tea and said, "Aren't you busy with some business in the martial world?"
Elder Zhou asked, "Mr. Cheng, I wonder if you can bring me any good news this time." Actually, Elder Zhou meant to ask Wang Xiao if he could refine medicinal High-level Pills. Back then, he gave Wang Xiao the alchemy furnace and a discount to sell those high-grade medicinal herbs to Wang Xiao for the sake of medicinal High-level Pills.
Wang Xiao said apologetically, "I'm sorry, my master hasn't refined medicinal High-level Pills recently. But it's about time. I won't let you guys wait too long." Every time Wang Xiao appeared here, he would say that those medicinal Pill s were refined by his master and not refined by himself.
"Haha, it's fine. I can wait." Elder Zhou smiled slightly. However, there was a hint of disappointment in his smile. Although this trace of disappointment disappeared in an instant, Wang Xiao still saw it.
After taking out a wooden box, Wang Xiao opened it. The room was immediately filled with the fragrance of medicinal Pill s. These medicinal Pill s were all refined by Wang Xiao this time. In order to give the Zhou Family medicinal Pill s, he had expended a lot of energy and time.
Actually, Wang Xiao did not want to work so hard, but he had no choice. He owed the Zhou Family a promise. Therefore, when Elder Zhou asked for the Pill , no matter how hard it was, Wang Xiao had to go all out to refine these Pill s.
Elder Zhou's eyes emitted a greedy light. When he smelled these smells, he knew that quite a number of these medicinal Pill s were middle-grade medicinal Pill s. Moreover, their accuracy was very high. Old Zhou smiled as he took the wooden box. He looked excitedly at the Pill s in the wooden box.
Countless densely packed Pill s were placed in the wooden box. These silver-white Pill s seemed to be emitting layers of halos. Especially when he saw the dozens of intermediate Pill s, Elder Zhou's heart was beating rapidly. His heart was filled with joy.
After all, he was a high-ranking member of the Zhou Family. He could be considered as someone who had seen a lot of things. However, after seeing these Pill s, Elder Zhou was still pleasantly surprised. Although Wang Xiao did not bring any medicinal High-level Pills for him, with so many elementary and intermediate medicinal Pill s, he could still give an account to the patriarch of the family.
"Mr. Cheng, your master's medicinal Pill refining technique seems to have improved again." Elder Zhou praised. Actually, he already knew Wang Xiao's identity a long time ago and also knew that these medicinal Pill s were refined by Wang Xiao. It was just that Elder Zhou did not want to expose it.
"Elder Zhou, you flatter me. I thank you on behalf of my master for your praise." Wang Xiao said with a calm expression.
Next, Elder Zhou bid for Wang Xiao's Pill s. However, Wang Xiao could not get a single cent of the funds he got this time. Moreover, not only could he not get it, Wang Xiao still owed the Zhou family quite a lot of money.
"Ai!"
Wang Xiao could not help but sigh in his heart. His life was tough. It was hard to work and pay his debts.
"Elder Zhou, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first." Wang Xiao stood up and said. He did not want to waste any time. Since he had given these Pill s to Elder Zhou, he should leave as well. Moreover, there were still some matters in the Huaxing Gang that he had to deal with when he returned. Sun Dafu's matter hadn't been decided yet.
"Wait, Mr. Cheng, do you want to see the High-level Pill?" Elder Zhou said with a smile.
"The High-level Pill." Wang Xiao looked forward to it. To be honest, he had never seen a High-level Pill before. Although Wang Xiao could concoct Pill s, the highest grade Pill s he had seen were only intermediate grade Pill s. Wang Xiao had only heard of those Wang Xiaos before.
As for higher grade Pill s, there were probably very few people in this world who could see these Pill s.
"To tell you the truth, I have a High-level Pill here. Mr. Cheng, your master is an alchemist. I believe he knows how to concoct Mr. Chengs. To alchemists, their lifelong wish is to be able to concoct Pill s, or to be able to see these Pill s with their own eyes." Elder Zhou said.
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