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Chapter 761: Alliance and Brotherhood

"Master, you are back!"

Qi Qingdi brought news that the task Zhou You had assigned to him before he set out had been completed.

He looked solemn, obviously taking the matter very seriously.

According to Zhou You, this matter is related to the future consumption of medicinal materials in Daqian Martial Arts School, so it must be handled with caution.

"Well, tell me now."

"Half a month ago, Poison Goose Lu Zhigang's adopted daughter Lu Chongsheng came to visit in the middle of the night to negotiate on his behalf."

Qi Qingdi thought about it and said his guess, "Lu Chongsheng is the Cao Xuan'er of the past. The secret spread from Wanli Swamp Sea is that she is called the adopted daughter, but in fact she is Lu Zhigang's forbidden lover."

"nonsense!"

Zhou You subconsciously retorted, and to hide his embarrassment, he coughed twice, "Don't always focus on these romantic news, just pick the main points."

"Well, Lu Chongsheng came to negotiate on behalf of Du Yan. I followed Master's instructions and talked with her for seven consecutive days."

"The general conditions have been decided, but there are still some key items that Master must look into."

Qi Qingdi took out the things he had sorted out and summarized, "Master, from what she said, Lu Zhigang wants to meet with you."

This requirement is the key point.

The interactions between Zhou You and Lu Zhigang in the past were very complicated. The two had no friendship but rather hatred.

Lu Zhigang once took money to ambush Zhou You, but Zhou You robbed his granary. Later, Lu Zhigang accepted a reward from Qianmiantang for Zhou You, indicating that he was openly against him.

To this day, even though Zhou You has been promoted to a powerful warrior, Qianmiantang has tried to withdraw the bounty several times, but was stopped by Lu Zhigang. He has to pay money regularly to maintain the bounty and does not allow others to interfere.

During the battle in the capital city some time ago, the two of them appeared in the Insect Killing Alliance at the same time and fought side by side, which surprised the world.

This relationship is so complicated!
When Zhou You proposed to cooperate with Lu Zhigang, Qi Qingdi was shocked and could hardly believe it.

I also heard that after the alliance's mediation, my mentor and Du Yan reconciled and decided to cooperate in the field of medicinal materials.

He couldn't help but sigh that the big shots had extraordinary vision. For more important interests, they could put past grudges behind them.

"Well, it would be good to pick a time to meet him!"

This public meeting naturally opened up the channel for medicinal materials and established a cooperative relationship with Wanli Numakai.

This cooperation is extremely important for breaking the blockade of the Medicine King Sect.

Zhou You had gained a lot from this trip and was in a good mood. He took out a ball of black rope from his arms and said, "This treasure is a reward for you."

This black rope is made of hair.

After Zhou You was promoted to a powerful warrior, he continuously used his hair to reinforce the Baile Tianluo. After condensing the Nine Cauldrons Golden Body, he replaced his previous hair with newly grown hair.

Those replacement hairs are strong weapons materials after all, so they can just be recycled and made into a black rope.

"This is the powerful divine weapon!"

Qi Qingdi took the retractable black rope and saw at a glance that the soft rope was woven from his master's hair. He immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.

After the apprentice left...

Zhou You summoned Lu Zhigang to his side and accepted all the treasures obtained from Heiyun Mountain.

"This is the fourth-level powerful golden body. You can use it to strengthen the Divine Wild Goose and increase the power of this set of magic weapons."

"Also, I will give you three portions of the remains of the evil spirit we got from the capital city. You can use them as you see fit."

"After the fall of the Fu Ji organization, the medicinal fields were divided up, but the Taoist master hid a few of the deepest ones. I can't show them to you for the time being, so I'll leave it to you to manage and refine in secret."

"Well, I'll give you one and a half kilograms of the Everlasting Soil. Use it sparingly." Although Zhou You felt a pain in his heart, he also knew that Lu Zhigang's development in the Wanli Swamp was also very important and he must provide sufficient resources.

Lu Zhigang was not polite with him. After collecting these resources, he said, "I have devoured most of the Nine Insects. The realm of the second heaven is stable, but it will be difficult to enter the third heaven."

"In terms of realm, I am already one step behind you."

His Infant Phoenix Swallowing Dragon Technique had been increasing the palm power by swallowing the 'poison dragon', but by the time all nine insects were swallowed up, it had come to a standstill.

Zhou You had already made a plan for this, and he practiced the art of subduing dragons and tigers just for this purpose.

"After a while, I will condense a complete dragon energy and give it to you to swallow. You will have a 70% chance of advancing to the third level."

The third level of strength is enough to control something. In the past, Du Taiyue used this strength to control the Wanli Swamp and became the overlord of the area.

After Lu Zhigang cautiously ascended to the third level, he was able to firmly maintain control of the Ten Thousand Poisons Secret Workshop.

After Lu Zhigang went offline, he returned to the territory of Wanli Swamp.

"Your Excellency, there's an old man outside who said your sworn brother is here to visit!"

Lu Zhigang was stunned, then nodded with a smile, "It turned out to be him, please come in!"

He almost forgot that he had a sworn brother, Zhang Huaimin. Wasn’t he living in the Liu family as a retainer and enjoying his retirement?

It is said that Liu Fengji used both soft and hard tactics to try to recruit Lu Zhigang as his subordinate, but Lu Zhigang did not agree. In order to avoid embarrassment between the brothers, they never had any contact since then.

Later, when Lu Zhigang defected to Du Taiyue, there was no chance for them to meet again.

Well, when an old friend comes to visit, he must have something to ask for!

"Brother, I miss you so much. Come here, let me see you. You haven't changed at all!"

When Lu Zhigang saw Zhang Huaimin, he was very enthusiastic. He took his arm and led him to sit next to him, looking him up and down. "Brother, you just broke through to the advanced martial arts master level. You came to see me instead of consolidating your realm at home. I am very touched."

As a strong warrior with sharp eyesight, he could tell at a glance that Zhang Huaimin had just made a breakthrough not long ago.

Back then, Lu Zhigang was just a mere qi and blood master, while Zhang Huaimin was already a mid-level martial artist. After so many years, he still maintains the same level. Let's wait and see him break through.

"I'm ashamed. You are now a powerful warrior. I, Old Zhang, dare not be arrogant."

Zhang Huaimin cupped his hands and said, "To be honest, it was the Liu family that provided a lot of resources and helped me to reach a higher level."

"Oh, they sent you here too?"

Lu Zhigang's words frightened Zhang Huaimin so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. He was no longer the little boss he used to be, but a powerful warrior who could decide his life and death. Just one sentence could put him in a dilemma.

"Ahem, Your Excellency, please listen to me carefully!"

Lu Zhigang nodded, "Brother, please listen to me first. Although it will cost a lot to upgrade you from an intermediate martial artist to an advanced martial artist, I can do it."

"The Liu family didn't do it earlier or later, but they did it just before you. I know their intention."

"They are afraid that I will promote you out of brotherhood, so they are the first to block this, and force you to come to me in person to ask for help in return. I guess that must be a very difficult thing, right?"

After listening to this, Zhang Huaimin sighed, "I have no choice, I really have no choice!"

As Lu Zhigang's sworn brother, he had no control over many things.

For example, this visit was not his own initiative, but a request from Liu Fengji of the Liu family.

"Liu Fengji, what did he send you to do?"

Lu Zhigang smiled, "Could it be that the old dream has not faded away, and you still want me to join the Liu family?"

"That's not the case. Liu Fengji wants to ask you for help to get someone back from Zhou You."

(End of this chapter)