Chapter 833
How dare you steal from my Qingyun Chamber of Commerce! Are you waiting for me?
Although he had already decided to take action, Zhang Lingshan did not make any move that might alert the enemy.
in contrast.
He had something more important to ask Chu Heng for help with.
Zhang Lingshan walked out of the tea room and went to the third floor, where he met Chu Heng.
Zhang Lingshan remained calm. He knew that Chu Heng had recognized him, but the other party pretended not to know him, as if he were just a passerby.
but.
Just as Zhang Lingshan passed by Chu Heng, he felt something unknown on his body.
It seems to be a fragment of the consciousness of an immortal.
Unbelievable.
Zhang Lingshan was surprised. This Chu Heng really had some skills. No wonder he could enter the Golden Immortal Pavilion as a rogue cultivator and break through to the Golden Immortal realm.
It can separate fragments of divine consciousness and silently attach them to others to lock onto them.
This is something that not everyone can do.
In other words, Zhang Lingshan possessed the Soul Tree and was the ancestor of separating immortal consciousness. In his eyes, Chu Heng's methods were like a three-year-old child wielding a big knife, completely insignificant.
But for others, facing Chu Heng's methods is absolutely impossible to guard against, and they will definitely be tracked down.
Although Zhang Lingshan discovered it, he remained calm and collected. Chu Heng wanted to track him, but Zhang Lingshan wanted to track Chu Heng as well.
That saved me the trouble.
'snort.'
Seeing that Zhang Lingshan had no reaction at all, Chu Heng sneered inwardly, thinking to himself, "Your death is near."
What kind of bullshit Ice Spirit Sect Holy Son is he? So what?
I'll show you why you died soon enough.
Chu Heng felt smug; his methods had never been discovered, which was to be expected.
Even the most powerful young disciple of the Ice Spirit Sect is no exception.
Because this skill of his was innate, a rare talent that not everyone could learn, and even fewer people knew about it.
Since no one knows Chu Heng's methods, they naturally won't be on guard against this.
and so.
Locking down this Holy Son of the Ice Spirit Sect is a piece of cake.
However, he did not know that when he planted the immortal divine consciousness fragment imprint on Zhang Lingshan, Zhang Lingshan also planted a stream of energy on him.
At the same time, Zhang Lingshan also opened a gap in his storage ring with his divine sense.
everything's ready.
Zhang Lingshan moved quickly, and the moment he left the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce, he immediately used his divine sense to capture the Ghost Mask on the third floor of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce and put it into Chu Heng's ring.
Ding ding ding!!!
A frantic, shrill alarm suddenly went off.
"Someone is stealing!"
A loud shout immediately rang out from within the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce: "No one is allowed to leave!"
Of course, Zhang Lingshan was not included among everyone, because Zhang Lingshan had not only gone out, but had also gone to the teahouse across the street to drink tea.
No one would suspect him.
Unless his divine sense could silently penetrate into the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce's grand formation, which is impossible.
Even if someone reported that Zhang Lingshan could do it, the people of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce would scoff and find it laughable.
Their Qingyun Chamber of Commerce is so powerful that even the Holy Son of the Ice Spirit Sect would have no chance of infiltrating our formation silently.
If it were said that he could forcibly break the formation, it would be more plausible.
now.
Within the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce.
A middle-aged man with sharp, eagle-like eyes appeared on the third floor and shouted, "Everyone stay still. If you move even a little, you'll be the thief."
"Isn't that a bit too domineering?"
Someone muttered something.
"You have a problem with that? Then you stole it!" the middle-aged man with eagle eyes shouted.
The man's face turned pale, and he dared not utter another word.
then.
The middle-aged man with eagle eyes looked at the person in charge behind the counter and asked, "What's missing?"
"It's a ghost mask, worth 300,000 mid-grade spirit stones."
The person in charge quickly replied.
Three hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones is no small sum. Converted to low-grade spirit stones, it would be at least thirty million low-grade spirit stones, something most people simply cannot afford.
That's why they chose to steal.
But even if ordinary people wanted to steal, they wouldn't have the guts or the skills.
visible.
This little thief isn't an ordinary person; he just doesn't want to spend money.
This is even more despicable than the average poor person!
Poor people steal because they can't afford it. You can afford it and you still steal? Are you here specifically to cause trouble for our Qingyun Chamber of Commerce?
This is blatant provocation.
If we don't capture you and grind you to dust, how can our Qingyun Chamber of Commerce have the face to be the second largest chamber of commerce in the Great Qing Dynasty?
"You, hand over the ring!"
The middle-aged man with eagle eyes grabbed one of the people at random and shouted sternly.
This ghost mask is from the third layer; he's capturing people from the third layer.
Those who can visit and purchase items on the third floor must possess a certain level of strength, status, or wealth.
The man's face instantly darkened upon being caught, and he asked, "What do you want to do?"
"I need to check everyone's ring. If you refuse to let me check, you're a petty thief, and I'll kill you!"
The middle-aged man with eagle eyes roared menacingly.
The man looked horrified and dared not resist, so he had no choice but to obediently hand over the ring.
Eagle Eyes took the ring, immediately broke the seal on it, and began to examine its contents.
He then handed the ring back, saying, "I'm sorry to have startled you. Here's ten thousand spirit stones to calm this customer down."
It is naturally a low-grade spirit stone.
Although it wasn't much, it was still some comfort to me.
However, no matter how comforting it is, the ring has already been seen by someone, which is equivalent to having one's underwear exposed.
In other words, no one can afford to offend the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce; otherwise, who would be willing to suffer this humiliation?
"See this distinguished guest out."
The middle-aged man with eagle eyes gave an order and then began to examine another customer's ring.
Following his procedure, sooner or later the investigation will reach Chu Heng.
Chu Heng's face turned extremely ugly.
Damn it.
This is absolutely terrible luck.
He came here today specifically to find Li Xuanbing and plant his mark so he could capture and control him in the future. He never expected that Li Xuanbing would walk out of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce right in front of him, leaving him trapped here instead.
Which damned bastard stole this? Turn yourself in right now! If they find out it's me, Chu Heng, am I really going to give the ring to them?
Who is Chu Heng? He is a powerful Golden Immortal at the peak of his cultivation, a man who is about to break through to the Immortal Lord realm. How could he suffer such humiliation?
Besides, even if she was willing to be humiliated, she couldn't actually let the other party check her ring.
Because the ring also holds Chu Heng's secrets.
What kind of people the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce is, others may not know, but how could Chu Heng not know?
As for those whose rings were inspected, if there was nothing of value inside, fine. But if there was something valuable, then they've already been targeted by this eagle-eyed middle-aged man, and sooner or later they'll have to pay him back with interest.
and so.
If Chu Heng were to hand over the ring, he would not only be humiliated, but would also put himself in danger.
Seeing that the middle-aged man in the eagle eye was about to approach him, Chu Heng made a snap decision, clenched his right hand, and a golden light shot out, instantly breaking through the nearest window.
rub!
Chu Heng moved with incredible speed, following the golden light and leaping out of the window.
The formation of the prestigious Qingyun Chamber of Commerce couldn't even hold off Chu Heng for a single breath.
"Come on!"
Enraged, the middle-aged man with eagle eyes transformed into a streak of light and instantly headed towards the direction Chu Heng had fled.
Who would have thought that the other party could actually break through the locking formation of their Qingyun Chamber of Commerce?
The golden magic weapon that the opponent activated must be extraordinary, probably no cheaper than the ghost mask of their Qingyun Chamber of Commerce.
You'd waste a more expensive magical artifact just to steal a ghost mask? Isn't that insane?
Are you willing to suffer losses just to annoy our Qingyun Chamber of Commerce?
This is what angered the middle-aged man most in Eagle Eyes.
This kid is clearly here to provoke and humiliate the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce.
If the world knew that their Qingyun Chamber of Commerce had been blatantly robbed, and that they hadn't even caught the thief in the slightest, it would be an absolute joke!
"This person is very strong, but he has concealed his cultivation level. We can't catch up with him."
Before the middle-aged man with eagle eyes could even leave Anyuan City, he lost track of Chu Heng. Just then, another manager of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce landed beside him, his face grave. He said, "It's clear that the other side came prepared, specifically for our Ghost Mask."
"But this thing isn't that valuable. If he has the means, he should be able to afford it. Why did he have to steal it?"
Eagle Eyes still couldn't understand the thief's way of thinking.
Another person in charge shook his head and said, "That's hard to say. Could it be that the Ghost Mask has some unknown secrets that we haven't uncovered yet? If that's the case, then we've failed in our duty."
The middle-aged man with eagle eyes felt a jolt in his heart and said, "This matter cannot be reported. We must resolve it ourselves. Let's make a big problem into a small one, and a small problem into nothing."
"good."
The other person in charge nodded as well.
If the higher-ups find out that it was because of their dereliction of duty—that they failed to uncover the secret of the Ghost Mask and it was stolen—then those in charge will be in deep trouble.
"If Zhu Bin were still here, with him in charge of the formation, this kid wouldn't have been able to escape so easily."
"I can't help but complain," the middle-aged man with eagle eyes remarked.
Since Zhu Bin used the Heavenly Wind Array Disc to teleport to the headquarters of their Qingyun Chamber of Commerce, there has been no further news from him.
Presumably, he received a commendation from headquarters and no longer needs to return to Anyuan City, this poor and remote place.
I really envy this guy's luck.
The Heavenly Wind Array Plate is such a treasure, yet he actually managed to find someone to crack it among those useless people in Anyuan City.
That person willingly broke the Heavenly Wind Array Plate, and was directly turned into ashes by the Heavenly Wind Divine Curse.
"Zhu Bin's family went to headquarters, so let's not talk about that. But why didn't they send us another person? This time, it was because we were one person short that we were unable to catch that thief."
The other person in charge shook his head and sighed.
The middle-aged man with eagle eyes said, "We can't fathom what the higher-ups are thinking. But I think the battle in Beijiang City is getting intense, and the Dali Dynasty is about to attack. We'll have to retreat sooner or later, so there's no need to send more people."
"That makes sense."
The two exchanged a glance and decided to postpone today's matter.
Since everyone's going to run away eventually anyway, there's no need to keep arguing about it.
Once Beijiang City falls, the entire Qingyun Chamber of Commerce in Anyuan City will have to relocate. They'll be busy then, and no one will care about a ghost mask.
Anyway, this thing has only so much value on the surface. As for what secrets it holds, nobody knows, which is the same as it having no secrets.
Since things have come to this, there's no point in thinking about it further.
and so.
As long as the two of them insist that the person has been killed and the goods have been obtained, the reputation of their Qingyun Chamber of Commerce will remain intact and unscathed.
'These two good-for-nothings just stood by and watched Chu Heng escape; they were utterly useless.'
Zhang Lingshan cursed inwardly.
If the original Zhu Bin were still alive, things wouldn't have come to this.
At the very least, Zhu Bin could use the Heavenly Wind Array Plate to trap Chu Heng, and perhaps even kill him directly. Zhang Lingshan could then take the opportunity to steal the Heavenly Wind Array Plate.
What a pity.
When it comes to Zhu Bin, Zhang Lingshan's negative impression of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce stems from this person.
If it weren't for Zhang Lingshan's superior skills, who secretly broke the seal of the Heavenly Wind Array Plate while Ding Dasheng was comprehending it, Ding Dasheng would have died in his place.
Otherwise, it would have been Zhang Lingshan who died.
Ding Hong had already made it very clear that Zhu Bin, that scoundrel, knew that studying the Heavenly Wind Array would kill people, yet he still did it on purpose, which shows that his heart was wicked.
Based on this alone, Zhang Lingshan wouldn't see any problem even if he stole a ghost mask from him, or even emptied the entire Qingyun Chamber of Commerce.
I'm doing all this to avenge Ding Dasheng.
What a wonderful person he was! If it weren't for his bronze chariot and flying magic weapon, I, Zhang Lingshan, wouldn't have been able to escape Anning City. In the end, you tricked me to death. Are you Qingyun Chamber of Commerce even human?
If I don't empty your pockets, I won't be able to comfort the spirit of my good brother Ding Dasheng in heaven!
However, Zhang Lingshan has important matters to attend to right now, so he will not move for the time being.
Chu Heng is clearly more important.
The fact that Chu Heng was able to forcibly break through the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce's locking formation and escape means he possesses a treasure.
If he doesn't deal with him quickly, and this guy breaks through to the Immortal Lord level, he might secretly cause trouble for others, which Zhang Lingshan can't stand.
It must be nipped in the bud.
and so.
Zhang Lingshan immediately left the teahouse and Anyuan City, heading alone to a remote place.
How remote is it?
Actually, it was the bottom of the cliff where he, Yu Feihan, Xia Hengbing, and Lei Shuo had gone together.
There was a whirlwind in this abyss. Zhang Lingshan had planned to sense the wind's energy here to increase his experience points in the Heavenly Wind Divine Spell, but unfortunately, Xue Mingyang, whom Xia Hengbing had invited, took him away with a flying magic weapon, and he never had the chance again.
Later, I went to the Ice Spirit Sect and directly broke through to the beginner level of the Heavenly Wind Divine Mantra, so there was no need for me to come here to comprehend the aura of wind.
The reason I came here today is naturally for Chu Heng.
He first met Chu Heng here, so finishing off Chu Heng here would be a fitting end to the story.
Upon reaching the bottom of the valley, Zhang Lingshan did not enter the cave of the Great Fortune Gate. Firstly, there was nothing left inside, and secondly, the cave was too cramped to be of any use.
He simply sat quietly at the bottom of the valley, taking the opportunity to feel the breeze. Even a little experience is still experience, so why not take it?
"Li Xuanbing, you certainly have the leisure for this. Returning to this old haunt, were you waiting for me?"
A mocking voice rang out. (End of Chapter)