In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Aside from checking the accounts one by one, Zhang Xiaoshan was most concerned about the treasures.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan only asked for two Shire horses, and didn't ask for a single Akhal-Teke horse.

Firstly, since he doesn't go out, he doesn't need the Akhal-Teke horse or the gull to make his mode of transportation difficult.

On the contrary, Sharma's Dragon-Elephant Divine Strength, although not fast, is top-notch for pulling a carriage. Preparing a super luxurious 'motorhome' would require Sharma to exert very little effort.

Chapter 147 Damascus Steel and the Persian Envoy

Two Shire horses pulled two carts of goods back to the new villa.

Even Lianxing was shocked to see the two enormous horses; she never imagined that such large horses existed in the world.

As for the goods that followed, there were distinctive Persian silks, top-quality Yuezhi rouge, and premium camel hair blankets...

These goods were gifts presented to Zhang Xiaoshan by the Persian Grand Master, and naturally, Hongxiao and Murong Jiu did not stand on ceremony.

The car was mostly filled with the daughters' belongings, so naturally they were for them.

Even with Lianxing present, under the warm hospitality of Huang Rong and the others, she received quite a few good things.

The top-grade rouge from the Yuezhi costs at least ten gold coins per box on the market!

The other truck was loaded with Wootz steel, which Zhang Xiaoshan planned to deliver to Ghost Street, as the blacksmith shop couldn't handle such a job.

Last year, there was a master blacksmith on Ghost Street; his meteorite iron spears and folding fans were his creations.

"If any members of the Persian Catholic Church arrive, simply have them wait for me in the study."

"Yes, son!"

After giving his instructions, Zhang Xiaoshan drove the carriage toward Ghost Street, making no attempt to conceal his intentions along the way.

19 After all, Sharma's height was impossible to conceal.

In front of the Heavenly Mystery Tower, Ghost Street Queen Ruyan had the Woolstone steel unloaded.

Inside and outside the building, there were many people who were envious.

They already knew what these were, and they could be considered the best materials for forging weapons.

After all, the rarity of Xuan Tie and extraterrestrial meteorite iron means that even in Ghost Street, they are priceless and unavailable.

Wootz steel, however, was different. Although it was an extremely precious material in ancient India and Persia, it was far less rare than materials like black iron. Essentially, every high-ranking warrior or nobleman possessed one.

A weapon made of Wootz steel, even if it can't cut through iron like mud, is simply unparalleled in sharpness, making it a top-quality weapon that many people dream of.

A good weapon is like a second life.

Most weapons in the martial arts world are chipped and rendered useless after only a few exchanges of blows.

Only the finest, hardened weapons can rival those forged from Wootz steel.

However, seeing Zhang Xiaoshan standing there, no one dared to move.

They had already heard about Zhang Xiaoshan's achievements today, although he didn't finish what he started and ultimately lacked martial ethics.

But the first two palm strikes,

"Young master, Master Gui is waiting for you inside!"

"Ok!"

Upon entering the secret chamber, Zhang Xiaoshan found three bronze-armored warriors already waiting for him.

Looking at the Black Mountain Envoy, who seemed like an idiot, it was clear he hadn't recovered yet, and the three bronze-armored warriors had gone a bit too far.

"Throw it in!"

He fed him a Ghost Heart Pill, then threw the Black Mountain Envoy into the Chaotic Demon Pool.

Having previously added Ghost Vine Corpse Poison, the potency of the Chaotic Demon Pool's medicine is now even more potent. At the same time, he also needs to prepare new bronze armor.

With the Dragon Balls' assistance, the Bronze Samurai basically no longer needs to consider physical constitution issues.

However, the Dragon Balls cannot be used lightly, so in addition to the strength of each bronze-armored warrior, the Dragon Balls are always the trump card.

A particularly strong physique can withstand more energy.

"Young master, the Persian Grand Master may not be willing to let this go this time!"

Seeing Zhang Xiaoshan turn the Black Mountain Envoy into a ghost corpse, Ghost Yama didn't think Zhang Xiaoshan did anything wrong.

If you make a mistake, you have to pay the price.

However, the Persian sect will certainly not let the loss of such a top expert go unpunished.

He felt it was best to strike first and eliminated all members of the Persian sect in the Central Plains, including their intelligence agents.

Indeed, thanks to Dai Qisi's intelligence, the Zhang family has basically brought all the secret strongholds of the Persian sect near Lin'an Prefecture under their control.

Therefore, with just one order from Zhang Xiaoshan, all the Persian sect's personnel in the Central Plains could be eliminated.

"Need not!"

Zhang Xiaoshan didn't want to completely wipe them out, mainly because of the newly built sea passage.

Once they fall out with Persia, Persia will block the Zhang family's sea routes, which is extremely unwise.

"By the way, has Murong Bo recently started hooking up with Wanyan Kang?"

"Those people from the Jin Dynasty?"

After testing Zhang Xiaoshan, the Jin Kingdom basically cut off all contact with the Zhang family.

The main task for the Jin Kingdom's experts now is to find the "Golden-Faced Buddha" and Lei Laowu, the Heavenly Official of Tomb Raiders. The Zhang family has already firmly rejected their cooperation on this point.

The Zhang family are business people, and they know that the Zhang family wouldn't do such a losing business.

"Now that you mention it, it seems Murong Bo is secretly investigating Golden-Faced Buddha and Lei Laowu? Could it be...?"

"They must have made contact, otherwise that old fox wouldn't dare to mess with the tiger's backside."

"But we don't need to worry about that. However, we need to subtly warn him not to be too ostentatious, otherwise replacing one of the top three establishments on Ghost Street wouldn't be too difficult these days."

"Yes, son!"

Investigate? How do I investigate?

At Zhang Xiaoshan's wedding last time, Lei Laowu appeared under the name of the Golden-Faced Buddha.

After all, Lei Laowu had also practiced the Heavenly Crippled Divine Skill; otherwise, how could he have kept the three Dragon Balls safe and sound? Aside from his lack of combat experience, because he wasn't a pure martial artist, his strength was in no way inferior to Gui Yanluo's.

If Lei Laowu had any ambition, he could at least have reached the pinnacle of his skill by now.

But it was precisely because he had no ambition that Zhang Xiaoshan felt at ease letting him cultivate the Heavenly Crippled Divine Skill.

Lei Laowu has no merit to protect him. The Heavenly Crippled Divine Skill is extremely Yin and evil. In addition, Lei Laowu makes a living by tomb raiding. It is no joke for evil energy to invade his body.

However, Lei Laowu had a Faqiu Seal on his body, which was strengthened by Zhang Xiaoshan with a thousand merits, so he had been at peace all along.

In addition, there are ten tomb raiding talismans, which Zhang Xiaoshan falsely claimed had been blessed and have always been the sacred artifacts of Lei Laowu and his tomb raiding captains.

After all, once they got their hands on these things, they felt a sense of peace and tranquility.

Moreover, it is also a symbol of status, just like the sect leader's token, representing their legitimate status.

···

"Young master, the Persian religious leaders have been waiting in the study for half an hour!"

As soon as Fang returned to the villa, Zhang Xiaoshan learned that the Persian sect members had been waiting for him for a long time.

At this moment, the Persian chief priest in the study also had an extremely somber expression.

This mistake was no small one; it caused a huge mess.

He tried to scheme against them, only to be exposed on the spot.

If it weren't for his identity as the Black Mountain Envoy, he would never have come here.

In particular, the Persian warrior's account revealed that the top expert of the Persian sect did not gain the slightest advantage against this young master Zhang, but instead fell into a disadvantageous position.

Finally, he was slammed into the wall by a single palm strike from three bronze-armored warriors.

With such terrifying strength, Young Master Zhang is definitely not someone to be trifled with.

Therefore, even with the fragrant tea in the tea room, he had no appetite whatsoever, instead thinking about how to greet which young master Zhang he would meet.

Chapter 148 Persian Merchant Arans

"Young Master Zhang?"

Arans looked at the boy in front of him, a hint of uncertainty in his expression.

Putting aside his excessively youthful appearance, how could someone who looks 'incapable of even killing a chicken' possibly defeat the Black Mountain Envoy, the top expert of the Persian sect?

The fact that the Black Mountain Envoy was able to rise from a slave-like status to a position second only to the Twelve Treasure Tree Kings, the Holy Virgin, and the Pope shows that he was no mere figurehead.

Therefore, the Central Plains master who could defeat the Black Mountain Envoy must have been extremely burly.

"Yes, it's me!"

Zhang Xiaoshan nodded and calmly sat down at the head of the table.

At the same time, Zhang Xiaoshan also sized up Arans, a middle-aged man around forty years old who looked somewhat rough but was extremely steady.

They were likely merchants from the Western Regions who spent most of their time doing business abroad, not the aristocrats who indulged in eating, drinking, and pleasure.

"Piaoxu, prepare a cup of coffee!"

"Yes, son."

Arans, upon seeing the identity of the young master, immediately realized that he had not made a mistake.

They were even more astonished. Was this really a person from the Celestial Empire?

Leaving aside his demeanor and bearing, his calm and elegant demeanor alone is something that those brutes who only know how to use brute force cannot compare to.

Especially from the moment he entered the villa, he felt a sense of openness and expansiveness.

"It was Arans who was rude."

"It's alright. If you've come here as an envoy from Black Mountain, that's fine. He's already a servant of the Zhang family, and the Central Plains has plenty of ways to deal with him."

"And this time, when I received you, sir, I also received so many gifts. I'm not the kind of person who takes money and doesn't do anything."

"Young Master Zhang, this..."

Arans wanted to continue, but Zhang Xiaoshan had already shaken his head.

Everyone has to pay the price for what they do.

The Black Mountain envoy voluntarily entered Zhang's household as a slave, which should have been witnessed by many people at the time, and the Persian warriors were also witnesses to it. It is clear that Zhang did not "force anyone to do something against their will".

The Zhang family didn't want to break ties with the Persian religious community because the gentleman, who had been engaged in business abroad for many years, understood the principle that harmony brings wealth.

All the scheming and conflicts will end here!

Arans certainly understood what Zhang Xiaoshan meant; in fact, he considered it a win-win situation.

Since you're going to be someone's slave, then just do as they say!

As for the losses suffered by the Persian sect, how could they not pay the price for scheming against others?

Zhang Xiaoshan did not directly break ties with the Persian sect, because there were still huge interests involved between the two sides.

But he sensed that if the Persian Grand Master thought this young master Zhang was easy to manipulate, he would be sorely mistaken.

Moreover, the intelligence he gathered in the Central Plains also confirms this.

At that time, the Zhang family was one of the three major merchants in the Central Plains!

"Young master, coffee!"

Two cups of coffee. Looking at the steaming, fragrant coffee in front of him, even Arans couldn't help but be surprised.

This is different from the coffee they drink now. If they drink coffee purely to stay alert, then the coffee Zhang Xiaoshan prepared for them is pure enjoyment.

What others found strange was a rich and rare fragrance to him.

"What kind of coffee is this?"

"I enjoy researching strange and unusual things in my spare time. As a guest, please!"