Chapter 118: Loan

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chapter 118: loan the decisive battle had determined the victor, and the onlookers who hadn't had enough of the excitement gradually dispersed. some daring individuals still muttered curses in secret, claiming that zhao family was too timid; they surrendered without shedding a drop of blood, leaving the audience dissatisfied. they believed that zhao family and taiyi sect should have suffered heavy casualties, with blood flowing everywhere, for it to be truly thrilling. as the crowd dispersed, the disciples of taiyi sect began to celebrate. it was the first time since meng zhang took over as taiyi sect's sect master that they organized an external battle. this low-intensity fight served to train the disciples without causing any casualties. if it were possible, meng zhang would have wanted to engage in such battles every once in a while. however, even though taiyi sect emerged victorious, they suffered considerable losses in terms of spirit stones. apart from the expenses for witnesses, the cost of purchasing the array formation was not insignificant. at this moment, jin qigu and ruan yuan, who had previously left on their crane, had somehow made a big circle and returned to morning sun hillside. meng zhang was still savoring the battle outside when the two of them landed in front of him on their crane. "do you two have any business with me?" meng zhang asked without courtesy. ruan yuan almost lost her temper when she heard meng zhang refer to himself as ben zuo, which was an honorific term used by a superior or a high-ranking person. she couldn't believe this young man, who hadn't even grown a full beard, dared to call himself ben zuo. when meng zhang addressed them earlier as seniors and himself as a junior, it was because they were on zhao family's side. however, now that the battle was over, meng zhang was no longer willing to be polite with them. jin qigu's skin was thicker, seemingly forgetting that he had sided with zhao family and paid no attention to meng zhang's form of address. instead, he continued to chat amiably with meng zhang. after listening to them for a while, meng zhang understood the purpose of their return. they wanted to inquire about his relationship with zhou shengkao, how he had connected with elder shan ying, and why elder shan ying had intervened in the conflict between taiyi sect and zhao family. meng zhang was not foolish enough to reveal the truth in front of these two. he obfuscated the matter with vague words, neither confirming nor denying anything. he spoke of visiting elder shan ying and receiving encouragement, as well as ancestral connections between twin success valley and taiyi sect. jin qigu chatted with meng zhang for a long time but didn't get any useful information. however, he had a faint feeling that meng zhang must have some connection with elder shan ying. with this thought in mind, jin qigu became more polite towards meng zhang. even ruan yuan, who had been looking coldly at meng zhang, softened her expression. meng zhang estimated that there must be more than one wild alchemist supporting shi weiming, given his insatiable demand for various spirit flowers and herbs. taiyi sect could supply as much as shi weiming required. after some hesitation, shi weiming finally agreed to lend meng zhang 8,000 lower-grade spirit stones at a very low interest rate. the only condition was that the spirit flowers and herbs cultivated by taiyi sect would be prioritized for supply to shi weiming in the future. meng zhang agreed, and they reached an agreement. he first repaid the owed spirit stones to zhou shengkao, seizing the opportunity to establish a relationship with him. then, he went on a shopping spree in singing sand city. he purchased various seeds of spirit flowers and herbs, horned oxen for farming, and six-legged camels for transportation. after the purchased items were brought back to taiyi sect, they immediately started the process of cultivating the spirit fields. the sect became busy, and even meng zhang, as the sect master, had to temporarily set aside his cultivation to help out with his half-baked spirit plant technique in the spirit fields. of course, meng zhang didn't stop his secret mining of scarlet copper ore. after the appearance of the spirit vein at morning sun hillside, the surrounding environment began to undergo significant changes. a lush oasis was gradually taking shape. with the oasis, it meant that ordinary people could live there. taiyi sect began to move some mortals in small numbers to the an family's area in morning sun hillside. as time passed, three years flew by in the blink of an eye. zhao yanbei, the head of zhao family, and the experts who had been serving hard labor in singing sand mountain had completed their sentence and returned to their family with a rather bleak demeanor. upon receiving this news, meng zhang felt a bit nervous. zhao yanbei's return meant that zhao family's strength had increased significantly. in their last confrontation, zhao family had shown signs of discontent, and if they decided to target taiyi sect covertly, it could become a big problem. meng zhang temporarily put aside internal affairs and began to keep an eye on zhao family's movements, ready to respond at any time. 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Chapter 118: Loan

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