Zhuge Qing and Qing Yu went out, leaving only Teng Qing Shan and two others in the courtyard.

  "June 12th, new recruits will be accepted, so in a few days, the eight weakest hundred-man commanders will be eliminated. Qingtian big brother, I'm worried about you." Zhuge Yun said with a smile, but Teng Qingtian was full of confidence, "Young Master, just wait and see after the trial begins!"

  "Oh?" Zhuge Yun turned his head in surprise towards Teng Qing Shan.

  Hong Qingshan also had a smile on his face.

  The strength of the eldest brother is clear to himself. He can't beat the best among a hundred men, but he's still above average.

  ……

  The next day, within the Black Armor Army, a round of competitions began among the centurions and squad leaders, with one match after another of masters competing, making the training grounds extremely lively. And Teng Qinghu, as a squad leader promoted to centurion, was naturally considered a soft persimmon by many centurions.

  So, from the very beginning, someone challenged Lu Qinghu.

  Teng Qinghu took advantage of the "adding fuel to the fire" and "plucking chestnuts from the flames" two ruthless and sinister moves, and very quickly defeated three centurions in a row. Suddenly, those centurions understood that Teng Qinghu was not someone to be trifled with.

  *******

  It was very hot in the late afternoon of Xia's day.

  Ji Hong, still wearing his black robe, arrived at the study of Sect Master Zhuge Yuanhong. As soon as he reached the door, a voice came from inside: "Second Master Ji, come in."

  Push open the door and enter.

  Zhuge Yuanhong was holding a piece of paper and looking at it.

  "Master, you're looking for me in such a hurry, what's the matter?" Ji Hong asked.

  Zhuge Yuanhong smiled faintly and said: "My good friend 'Zhu Tong's' ninth son, has asked me to do something for him."

  "Zhu Tong, isn't that the Zhu Caishen from Yangzhou?" Ji Hong was somewhat surprised. In this world, the salt merchants of Yangzhou and the merchants of Yu State were the most famous. And if one had to say which merchant had the greatest reputation in the world over countless years, it would undoubtedly be Fan Li, the "Caishen" (God of Wealth) from over 3,000 years ago, who was renowned for being the richest man under heaven!

  Fan Li had long since passed away.

  Nowadays, the most famous one in this world is undoubtedly the number one salt merchant in Yangzhou, 'Zhu Tong'. If you ask how much money Zhu Tong has, probably not many people can give a clear answer.

  Zhu Tong's father was only a small businessman. When Zhu Tong was ten years old, he opened the "Fengyang Wine House", and in just three years, Fengyang Wine House spread throughout Yangzhou, earning him a lot of money. With this foundation, Zhu Tong began to gradually infiltrate various industries.

  Zhu Tong does things with a certain regularity.

  Step by step, each time focusing on one industry at a time; only after achieving success in that industry will we move into a new one.

  Sixty years have passed and this Zhu Tong has acquired endless wealth.

  The worst part is...

  This Zhu Tong, can be called the 'God of Wealth', is also a congenital strongman. While spending a lot of energy on business, he can still become a congenital strongman, even Zhuge Yuanhong is full of praise and admiration!

  There are too many people in this world who worship 'Zhu Tong'.

  "Zhu Tong's hometown is within the sphere of influence of Qing Hu Island. What kind of thing is it that his son doesn't ask for Qing Hu Island's help, but instead asks for our help?" Ji Hong asked in puzzlement.

  Facing Zhu Tong, who is known as the 'richest man in the world', even Guiyuan Zong has to treat him with respect.

  "Haha, this god of wealth, his business talent is unmatched in history. But having endless wealth also brings him trouble!" Zhuge Yuanhong laughed and said, "He has sixteen sons! Daughters are easy to marry off, just give them some dowry and they're gone. But sons are difficult to deal with, and as a father, he's extremely clever. Sixteen sons, each one is excellent. How can Zhu Tong's endless wealth be divided? Each of them wants to be the master of the Zhu family!"

  Ji Hong burst out laughing: "Divide the family property? Haha... how interesting! The major sects have disputes over the leadership, and the Zhu family also has a dispute over the head of the household!"

  A large family, there is only one son who inherits the position of head of household, once he inherits the position of head of household, he almost owns the vast majority of property.

  And the other sons could only get very little.

  Of course, as for Zhu Tong's property, even if it was very little, it was already a lot.

  But how many of those sons can be self-sufficient? Human greed is terrible. Even if they say they are not greedy on the surface, how many of them have billions of family wealth in their hearts and don't care about it?

  "The Patriarch, that Zhu Tong is a pre-heavenly strongman, with a very long lifespan, so there's no need to worry about these things." Ji Hong said.

  "A man without long-term plans will have immediate worries! Moreover, this god of wealth has lost interest in making money and is now fully devoted to studying martial arts. So, he needs to choose a successor." Ji Hong said, "His sixteen sons are all very intelligent. Zhu Tong set down the rules: give each son some silver, ten years' time, whoever makes the most after ten years will be the master of the house!"

  Ji Hong sneered: "This method is quite stupid. Doesn't Zhu Tong worry that some sects will intervene in the struggle for the position of family head and secretly support one of his sons?"

  "Ridiculous? A ten-year-old god of wealth who can earn millions of taels of silver, and there's no one in the world who is clever?" Zhuge Yuanhong said with a faint smile.

  Hebei Hong does not feel embarrassed.

  Indeed, who in the world would dare to say that Zhu Tong is foolish? Even if Zhu Tong really did something foolish, there will definitely be people who say that Zhu Tong's actions have a deeper meaning, and it's not something that ordinary people can understand.

  "His ninth son, what are you doing, Master?" Ji Hong asked in puzzlement.

  "He asked me to send some top-notch men to help him escort a shipment!" said Zhuge Yuanhong, "The reward is 100,000 taels of silver!"

  This price is returned to Yuanzong Gao Shou and is not considered high.

  "Master, will you answer or not?" Ji Hong inquired.

  Zhuge Yuanhong nodded: "When I went to visit Zhu Tong that year, I saw his sixteen sons, each of whom was a tough guy. His ninth son had good relationships with others and seemed like a carefree young man, but in reality, he had deep thoughts... I have a feeling that the future master of the Zhu family should be one of Zhu Tong's eldest son, ninth son, or thirteenth son."

  Who in the nine states does not know of Zhuge Yuanhong's wisdom?

  "Helping him out won't hurt us either." Zhuge Yuanhong said with a faint smile, "You saw the hundred-man commander's trial a few days ago, didn't you?"

  "Hmm, got it." Ji Hong nodded.

  "Have you seen the marksmanship of Teng Qinghu, the elder brother of Mount Tengqingshan?" Zhuge Yuanhong said.

  "Huh?" Ji Hong was somewhat surprised, "That Teng Qinghu, he's got two powerful moves, one is fierce and violent, the other is sinister and treacherous. What happened? But that marksmanship, I don't think it's from the Guiyuan Sect."

  "I'll remind you again, I once gave Qīng Shān a copy of 'The Blazing Gun Technique'," said Zhūgě Yuánhóng.

  "'Deer Fire Gun Manual', for Teng Qing Shan? I've also seen that 'Deer Fire Gun Manual', it has 99 moves, its power is ordinary." Ji Hong hesitated for a moment, then his eyes lit up, "Master, you're saying he Teng Qing Shan will use that gun manual..."

  Zhuge Yuanhong nodded: "The power of each move in the 'Lihuoqiang Jue' is generally ordinary, but those two moves by Teng Qinghu, I'm sure, were created by fusing and innovating from the 'Lihuoqiang Jue'! However, Teng Qinghu's actual strength is ordinary, he only learned two moves. I estimate that Teng Qingshan himself has grasped and fused the 'Lihuoqiang Jue', creating a gun technique that should not be limited to just two moves. Moreover, the power of those techniques should be even greater than what Teng Qinghu displayed!"

  Zhuge Yuanhong's eyes were venomous as he watched the hundred-man commander engage in a trial of strength, and from Teng Qinghu's moves, he had already guessed.

  "This, combined with the 'Fierce Fire Gun Technique', has created an even more powerful gun technique? And in just a few short months, this... Ji Hong shook his head and sighed, "I still can't believe that Teng Qing Shan has reached this level!"

  "Second Master." Zhuge Yuanhong said.

  Ji Hong slightly bowed his head.

  "This time, the task of protecting and delivering goods for Ninth Young Master 'Zhu Chongshi' will be handed over to Teng Qingshan! Let him choose two hundred men and two squads of ten black armored soldiers!" Zhuge Yuanhong said with a faint smile, "One hundred thousand taels of silver, I'll have Teng Qingshan lead the troops, that Ninth Young Master is making a profit."

  "That Ninth Young Master, I will pass on the message and he will bring people to wait at the north main gate of our Black Armor Army camp early the day after tomorrow." Zhuge Yuanhong added.

  "Yes." Ji Hong took his leave and quickly left the study room.

  Zhuge Yuanhong gazed in the direction of the Black Armor Army's camp: "In just a short period of time, you've managed to create such marksmanship! My previous evaluation of you was still too low! It seems that before long, our sect will also produce a genius who can simultaneously be listed on both the 'Hidden Dragon List' and the 'Earth List'."

  ……

  No one from the Guiyuan Sect was listed on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, and it was the same with the Earth Ranking.

  Someone must be listed on both lists at the same time.

  In other words, before the age of thirty, one must be listed in the "Earth Ranking"! This condition is too harsh, and with so many people in this world, there are naturally many talented and determined individuals. Zhuge Yun can only be considered a genius of the Guiyuan Sect, but in all of Yangzhou, there are those who surpass him in talent. Not to mention the entire nine states.

  Being able to rank on both the "Ranking of the Land" and the "Hidden Dragon Ranking" at the same time would make one's name resound throughout the nine provinces.

  ******

  Morning exercise, on campus.

  Teng Qing Shan, who had just received the order from Ji Hong, stood in front of a group of soldiers and said coldly: "Centurion Du Hong, Teng Qing Hu, each of you select a team of ten men under your command. Tomorrow morning, we will set out for Chu Prefecture!"

  Following the commander's orders, he had to choose two centurions. Du Hong was the oldest and most experienced, and this time, with himself among them, he could also let his cousin 'Green Tiger' get some training. That's why he chose these two centurions.

  "Yes!"

  Du Hong and Teng Qinghuo bowed their heads to accept the order, then immediately selected a team of ten people from under their command.

  "I didn't expect to be back for a short while, and I haven't even had time to go see the new recruits, but now I have to leave again!" Teng Qing Shan thought to himself, but deep down he was actually looking forward to it. Chu County was located at the northernmost part of Yangzhou, and from Jiangning County, they would have to travel nearly 2,000 miles to get there. Since they had to escort goods, they could only cover about 200 miles per day, which wasn't bad.

  "Green Mountain Brothers, going to Chu County?"

  Du Hong and Teng Qinghu walked over, saying in a low voice.

  "Hmm, helping to escort goods, Old Du, is there any danger on this road?" Teng Qing Shan asked.

  "Let's escort the goods for Hei Jia Jun, it's a big business! A lot of trouble. Moreover, from our Jiangning Prefecture to Chu Prefecture, it's nearly two thousand miles away. In the middle, we have to go through the most chaotic Xuyang Prefecture! On the road, danger is unavoidable." Du Hong frowned and said.

  Mount Heng's azure form is seen from afar in the north.

  Danger?

  Hong Qingshan is not afraid of any danger, coming to this world, has been in Jiangning Prefecture all along. Finally can make a good fight.

  "This time, I'll get to see the true strength of the world's top experts." Teng Qing Shan thought to himself, looking forward to it. In the Return to Origin Sect, he couldn't fight and kill as he pleased, but outside, he was the leader. When the time came, he would unleash his true power and fight to the death with some of these experts, and hiding his true strength from the people around him wouldn't be difficult.

  "Everyone get ready and have a good rest, we'll set off early tomorrow. This back-and-forth journey will add up to over 4,000 miles." Teng Qing Shan instructed.

  ……

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