Chapter 921 Inquiry
In these years, smugglers from the outside world have repeatedly smuggled goods to the Endless Sand Sea and Demonic Wind Gobi.
Behind this, there must be the support of big merchants such as Datong Business Alliance.
Although Meng Zhang used thunderous means to severely crack down on these smugglers, he could not completely ban them.
After all, the Endless Sand Sea and Demonic Wind Gobi are too vast, and the borders are very vast. Even if they are strictly guarded, there will be no loopholes.
Moreover, Taiyi Sect is vigorously developing Yaofeng Gobi, so it must accept monks from all walks of life.
There are so many monks coming and going, it is inevitable that some people with ulterior motives will get mixed in.
If it weren't for the powerful Taiyimen secret hall, smuggling activities would be much more rampant than they are now.
Meng Zhang knew that the Taiyi Sect did not have the capital to confront the Datong Merchant Alliance and others head-on. It had always only targeted smugglers and had no conflict with them.
Now, Lord Shang Han came to visit and actually asked Meng Zhang to open the market in the Taiyi Gate territory.
No matter how good-tempered Meng Zhang was, he couldn't help it anymore.
This group of large foreign merchants have taken advantage of them and almost completely dominated the market of Jiuqu Province. Now they have to push further and extend their hands into the territory of Taiyimen.
Zhenjun Shang Han seemed not to notice Meng Zhang's ugly face and kept talking a lot.
The cultivation sects and families in Jiuqu Province are closed and conservative, and their management methods are primitive and inefficient.
The world of cultivation is developing at a rapid pace, and there are many new business forms that are more efficient and more beneficial to the Dali Dynasty.
Sects like Taiyi Sect should adopt an open attitude and generously accept large merchants such as Datong Merchant Alliance.
A group of closed and conservative sects, even if they get together, will not do each other any good, but will cause trouble.
The nonsense spoken by Lord Shang Han made Meng Zhang feel angry.
However, the other party was a visitor. Even if he was a bad visitor, Meng Zhang resisted the urge to chase him away and let him talk nonsense.
Zhenjun Shang Han talked alone for a long time. Seeing that Meng Zhang didn't talk to him, he felt bored.
This time he came to persuade Meng Zhang to open up the Taiyimen territory, with the intention of being polite first and then fighting.
Although the Datong Merchant Alliance is overbearing, it is still a force composed of merchants after all, and they cannot fight and kill at every turn.
Seeing that Meng Zhang was indifferent, he was not angry, nor did he leave any harsh words, so he said goodbye and left.
Anyway, the proper etiquette was in place and Meng Zhang was reminded in advance. If Meng Zhang himself was ignorant and something bad happened in the future, he would be able to explain it in front of Governor Zhang Weineng.
After Lord Shang Han left, Meng Zhang became more vigilant.
I have just formed a small alliance here, and before I can make any big moves, Lord Shang Han comes to visit. This is obviously a warning.
It won't be long before the group of large foreign merchants led by the Datong Merchant Alliance will definitely take follow-up actions.
As for where they will start, Meng Zhang doesn't have a clue yet.
Meng Zhang knew that even if he mobilized the power of the secret hall to investigate with all his strength, it would be difficult to gain anything big.
At this time, he was extremely eager. It would be great if his heavenly skills could be improved and he could deduce people and objects at the soul level.
However, his cultivation has already entered the middle stage of Yuanshen, and his Tianji technique is still at the previous level.
Of course, if he really wants to deduce people and objects at the level of the soul, there is no way out.
That means consuming life span and forcing the calculation.
But even if a monk in the Yuanshen stage has two or three thousand years, he can't help but consume like this.
The main purpose of cultivators' cultivation is to obtain more longevity, which can be consumed at will.
Suffering from having no clue, Meng Zhang thought of Gu Yue Huai Die.
She is the only Celestial Master she knows, and she is quite accomplished in Celestial Arts.
In the past, Meng Zhang was unwilling to reveal his secret as a Tianji master, nor was he willing to embarrass Gu Yue Huaidie, so he did not show his cards in front of this comrade.
Now Meng Zhang's strength is enough to crush the entire Gu Yue family in Gale City. Even if any accident happens, he can still deal with it calmly.
Meng Zhang ordered Gu Yue Huaidie from Dafeng City to come to Baicao Slope of Taiyi Gate Mountain Gate to pay homage to him.
Speaking of which, Gu Yue Huaidie was Meng Zhang's senior and had helped Meng Zhang a lot.
But Meng Zhang's status is different now. Even if he doesn't want to put on any airs, he can't help but take into account the image of Taiyi Sect.
Facing a Jindan monk who is a vassal force, at least in front of outsiders, you still have to be dignified enough.
Gu Yue Huaidie did not dare to neglect Meng Zhang's summons, and immediately left Dafeng City and came to Taiyi Gate.
Meng Zhang met Gu Yue Huaidie in the sect's main hall.
Meng Zhang first patiently exchanged greetings with her and chatted about home affairs.
Then Meng Zhang suddenly showed off his cards, revealing Gu Yue Huaidie's secret as a Tianji master.
When Meng Zhang revealed the secret, Gu Yue Huaidie's expression changed drastically and she was shocked.
After a while, she managed to calm down.
She explained to Meng Zhang that she did not conceal it intentionally, but because of the tradition of the Tianji Master, she could not reveal the identity of the Tianji Master at will.
Meng Zhang was a Tianji master himself, so of course he knew that Gu Yue Huaidie was not lying.
Meng Zhang has read many classics of Taiyi Sect. Although he did not get the specific practice methods of Tianji Master from them, he did know many secrets about Tianji Master.
Master Tianji hides his identity not to be mysterious or mysterious, but because he has no choice but to do so.
Once the identity of Gu Yue Huaidie, the master of the sky, is exposed, all kinds of relatives and friends will probably come to her door and ask her to help with various deductions.
Maybe there will be some big shot that she can't refuse and force her to perform the deduction.
When a Tianji master deduces Tianji, he has to pay a price, and there are many restrictions.
If Gu Yue Huaidie really deduces the secrets without scruples, she will definitely not survive for long.
Even Meng Zhang, who has the merits of heaven, dare not deduce heaven's secrets unless necessary.
Moreover, among the Tianji masters, there is also a type of Tianji masters who have entered the evil path and have the goal of hunting other Tianji masters.
Meng Zhang warmly comforted Gu Yue Huaidie, saying that he had no ill intentions and would not ask Gu Yue Huaidie to deduce anything. He just had some questions about Tianji Master and needed to ask her.
Gu Yue Huaidie has known Meng Zhang for many years and knows that he is not the kind of person who breaks his word.
Gu Yue Huaidie said that whatever Meng Zhang wanted to know, she would tell him everything.
It was a rare opportunity to communicate with fellow Tianji Masters. Meng Zhang had many questions, and he slowly began to ask questions.
While Gu Yue Huaidie tried her best to answer Meng Zhang's questions, she found clues from Meng Zhang's questions.
She was very confident that Meng Zhang was also a secret master.
However, Meng Zhang didn't say it clearly, and she pretended not to know, and she didn't dare to spread the secret casually.
Chapter completed!