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Chapter 244 Handover and Withdrawal
In ancient times, one city was a country, so it was also called city-state.

The importance of cities to human civilization is self-evident. Especially after the gods bestowed martial arts, cities have sprung up everywhere like mushrooms after rain.

For those who practice boxing and martial arts, cities represent resources, environment and opportunities.

It is better to have something than to have nothing, and it is better to have a big one than to have a small one. This is the standard for warriors to choose a place.

This is the reason why Zhang Huaimin insisted on staying in the city even though he was bleeding from his head.

Although he didn't say it verbally, Zhou You guessed that it might be related to the influence of the Nine Cauldrons of Heaven and Man.

The origin of martial arts comes from the descent of a god from heaven, and the Nine Cauldrons are the witness of that period of history, influencing the development of martial arts.

If warriors want to pursue adventure and breakthrough, they must follow the traces of the Nine Cauldrons, which are the distribution locations of the cities.

The bigger the city, the stronger its builders are and the closer it is to the Nine Cauldrons.

The largest city on earth and a holy place for countless warriors, Dijing, was built by the Martial Saint of Yuanchu himself. It is also the place where the "kings" of all dynasties ascended the throne and offered sacrifices to the heavens, and it is also the fixed place where the Nine Cauldrons gather.

"Alas, this is what my life will be like. If possible, I will rush to visit Dijing."

Zhang Huaimin sighed softly and expressed his inner hope.

He was melancholy for a moment, and then said to Zhou You, "I remember your love for my brother."

"Well, I have an apprentice who recently offended someone and needs to find a place to hide."

"I will take him here for a while. When the situation stabilizes, I will return to the capital."

Well, Zhang Huaimin has disciples?
Zhou You understood that Zhang Huaimin was still reluctant to give up this piece of lucrative business and didn't want to come himself, so he sent a disciple to take charge and collect the local water withdrawal share for him.

Zhou You reminded him, "Brother, there are several sworn brothers in Jinhe Mountain. We must be on guard."

"Yes, I know that the Seven Birds Gathering is just a bunch of third-rate people."

Zhang Huaimin said, "Only Peacock Laoliu is outstanding, but he has stopped playing with this bunch of rubbish recently. Don't worry, they will never dare to touch my people."

The disciple he sent over was a weapons master in the late stage of Qi and Blood. He had not been doing well recently. After his master lost his power, he had no one to rely on, and he also offended a big shot who should not be provoked.

Although reluctant, the small town is a good place to avoid disasters and accumulate some wealth.

"Master Zhou."

Zhang Huaimin's disciple, named Sun Ziyang, reported to the town on the 3rd.

He was very polite to Zhou You, even though Zhou You and Zhang Huaimin were sworn brothers and according to seniority he should call him uncle, but no one took it seriously.

'Lu Zhigang' is still in the middle stage of Qi and blood, and he can't pull down the test to let the other party consider himself a junior.

Sun Ziyang was experienced and capable in his work. After chatting with him for a few minutes, I knew that he could be entrusted with important matters.

Zhang Huaimin just showed up at the beginning to let the town know that the person who took over was a real martial artist, and one level higher than Jin Heshan.

The one who stayed in the town later was Sun Ziyang.

When Zhou You and Sun Ziyang were taking over, they talked a lot. He learned that Sun Ziyang was originally a retainer of a noble family in the capital city. During a competition, he offended a disciple of a sect, and his master could not protect him, so he had to leave for a while.

There are six sects of varying sizes distributed around the city, including Dayin Mountain where Wang Jianxiong was born.

These sect disciples also came into the city to seek a living and were distributed in various industries, with guilds and aristocratic families involved.

With their fellow disciples as a bond, these disciples are good at forming groups and have great influence.

The town once again ushered in a 'change of dynasty'!
Lu Zhigang bid farewell and asked his sworn brother Zhang Huaimin to take his place.

Zhang Huaimin is a martial artist who came from the provincial capital. His strength is even greater than that of Jinhe Mountain, and he is very famous.

The old man made a big breakthrough on his first day in town!

He is still as sharp as ever, and has no scruples about drinking and women, which is in stark contrast to Lu Zhigang's almost autistic style. He accepts all invitations to eat and drink, and refuses all gifts and beautiful women. It must be said that this old man is a typical social bull!

The wealthy businessmen and celebrities in the town all liked this down-to-earth figure, and more than a dozen people came to ask him to be their godfather.

Zhou You sighed endlessly, comparing yourself with others is really frustrating!

While Zhang Huaimin and Sun Ziyang were attending banquets everywhere, he began his final packing.

After this period of time, he used the town's channels to settle accounts and sold out most of the stolen goods from Moyun Village. Adding the commission he took in the past few months, the weight of gold and silver on hand has exceeded one million.

Storing so much cash is undoubtedly the stupidest thing to do.

He traveled around and purchased large quantities of food, medicinal materials, building materials and other supplies with real money through various commercial channels, and then transported them back to his hometown privately.

Taigong and Zhou Laiwei received supplies, stockpiled food and medicinal materials, and began to build forts near the mountains and rivers.

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and his hometown is one of the escape routes Zhou You reserved.

The cost for this is about 10 taels.

In addition, Zhou You stockpiled a large amount of household necessities, including grain, oil, cotton, linen, firewood, tea, salt and sugar, which filled several large warehouses. It is conservatively estimated that they could feed 1000 people for two years.

What if I can’t take it away?
Gold and silver are heavy and daily necessities are bulky, so transporting them requires a lot of transportation capacity.

Zhou You took out a palm-sized bag, which was one of the three hungry skins he had on hand.

He also has a pair of gloves made of a martial artist's human skin, but this item is a magical weapon of qi and blood, and it is not easy to refine. It would be a waste to destroy it rashly.

Jiang Hua took away Jin Heshan's body and promised to give him half of the skin and bones.

I might as well wait for the materials to arrive before making a few hungry skins.

Now…

Zhou You opened his pocket and shouted, "Collect!"

The amazing suction from the pocket enveloped the boxes of gold and silver on the ground, and in an instant they were swallowed into the bottomless hungry bag, and the weight was only slightly heavier.

Then came bags of food, medicinal herbs, cotton and linen fabrics, bundles of firewood, bags of salt, bags of sugar...

Hunger is the feeling of never being full.

Once the hungry skin is opened, it will not stop no matter how much it swallows until Zhou You closes its mouth on its own initiative.

Although it is a disposable item, the internal space is not restricted.

A moment later, the supplies in several warehouses disappeared.

Zhou You's hungry bag became bulging, so he simply tied it to his belt and carried it close to his body.

As long as he lowered his collar to cover his clothes, no one who saw Zhou You would guess that he was carrying enough supplies to feed a thousand people.

"The one million kilograms of grain and other supplies in Gongliang City should also be taken back."

Zhou Zhouyou was still hungry, so he immediately came up with an idea.

That batch of supplies was the bonus for the flower thief. As they were too big and inconvenient to transport, they were kept in the city.

Now that I have a hungry body, I won’t leave even a grain of rice.

These days, the price of food rises three times a day. It is more durable than real gold and silver, and we must not let go.

In the past, when traveling, you had to carry money and supplies on your shoulders or in your hands. Now with the Hungry Skin, you can just put everything in a palm-sized pocket. This is the advantage of portable space.

If he were to engage in logistics business, other businesses would definitely be out of business.

(End of this chapter)