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“It has already been twenty days, but there’s still noClan, Zhang Jian and Zhang Cong were currently seated around a stone table They leisurely sipped on the tea, allowing the aroht

“How could he possibly succeed that easily? It’s 90000 gold taels! It isn’t a small sum Did he really think it would appear out of thin air just because he wanted it to?”

Holding his teacup, Zhang Cong lifted his head With a pleasured expression, he said:

“Besides, under Duke Jiu’s influence, the Wang Clan is incorruptible How could they possibly have thatClan has several centuries of history behind it, and even though our total fortunes is worth old taels, it would still be impossible to fork out such a sum in a month, needless to say, them How could he possibly succeed like that?”

They had been keeping a lookout at the Court of Judicial Review and the contract regarding the sales of Hyderabad ore hadn’t been co’s deal was probably going to fall apart!

“It’s a pity that the lad is too arrogant! If he could consider our deal e paid him a visit, he wouldn’t have landed himself in such a state Look, not only did he fail in his business, he even has to pay a fee for breaking the contract!”

Zhang Jian looked into the sky with a look of contemplation as he stroked his beard

Back then, when they first ran to the White Agate Jewelry Shop, found out that soht the Hyderabad ore fro Clan at that, they really panicked

However, after keeping a lookout on the situation for several days, they were completely relaxed

In the Central Plains, the reputation of ‘Duke Jiu’ is resounding If Wang Clan had truly intended to buy the ores, they were dooold taels condition in the contract, the Wang Clan was nothing ardless of hoerful the Wang Clan old taels on time, it would all be in vain Eventually, the Hyderabad ores would still land in the hands of the Zhang Clan

All that had happened was a slight delay

“I truly can’t understand the reason behind their actions Duke Jiu’s lineage devoted all of their efforts in the royal court and the military, and I have never heard that they’re interested in ores When I heard that the Hyderabad ores was bought by the Wang Clan, I thought that the ! Why would they want the ores of the Sindhi for?”

Perplexed, Zhang Jian suddenly spoke up

“Duke Jiu is a prestigious person who is highly respected by everyone If I were to say, it is likely that he is kept in the dark on the randsons of his”

“If so Clan should still stand up and help them We can’t allow Duke Jiu’s reputation to be sullied by this issue”

Zhang Cong said seriously

“Un, this is also the intention of our clan head!”

Zhang Jian nodded his head in agreereat responsibilities He contributed greatly to the country and the world If not for his efforts back then, the world ht have descended into chaos by now

This was also a reason why Duke Jiu was respected by everyone

Dada!

Just when the duo was speaking, a white-clothedClan walked in hurriedly, headed toward Zhang Jian, and whispered into his ear

“What? So Jian was astonished

“Isn’t it nor sipped on his tea, not paying any heed to the matter Given the prosperity of the capital, it wasn’t surprising for so swords

“600 taels each! Gold! The notice is hung on the banner of the Bluebottle Pavilion, and no one is allowed to see the sword!”

“What!”

Zhang Cong’s tea spurted fro swords as there were plenty of steel swords in the city However, it was different old taels each

There were only a feho could create swords of that quality The capital’s Zhang Clan was one of theious family had overstepped their boundary and come over to the capital? Didn’t they know that this is our territory? ——What did the capital’s Huang Clan, Cheng Clan, Li Clan, and Lu Clan have to say about thethe swords were fro, Li, or Lu Clan, there wouldn’t be any need to report the matter up to them

“They had already sent their men to the Bluebottle Pavilion They seeuard by the matter as well, and they even sent so Jian said

A deep frown appeared on Zhang Cong’s forehead

There were rules ale industry had their own territory and sphere of influence This wasn’t due to any prost them, but a situation that had occurred naturally over a span of several centuries

The swords industry in the capital were , Li, and Lu Clan

It wasn’t really that no other clans were allowed to sell their swords in the capital Just that, if the other powers decide to expand their territory to the capital, they should at least report their entry to the and exclusive But, this was just the rules of the swords industry

If it was them, if they were to arrive at another land to buy or sell sword, they would at least inform the swordsmiths on that land

This was a rule that all swordsmiths followed by

This clan seeo! We’ll take a look!”

Zhang Cong flung his robe and stood up At the sa Jian placed the teacup in his hands back on the table

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The Pavilion was an exquisitely sculpted building which erandness

If one were to lift his head to look at the building, one would find the infrastructure of the building reseiant bluebottle butterfly which was about to spread its wings and soar to the heavens

Just like Vast Crane Pavilion, this was a luxurious location for one to eat and drink tea However, due to the nature of the customers, those ere here for tea and snacks far surpassed the number of those ere here to eat

However, there was so different about Bluebottle Pavilion today

By the door of the Bluebottle Pavilion, a ots stacked up to 2 meters tall and a meter wide

Directly above thesword covered with layer after layer of black cloth hung by the roof

By the sword, there was a huge wooden plaque with the a feords written on it:

【600 gold taels!】

This metal mountain, the sword, and the wooden plaque had attracted the attention of uely hear their disdainful criticism: