Fantasy: After transmigrating, I effortlessly became a god.

"Zheng Qian, I've brought you a death warrant."

Two young men, with their noses in the air and dressed in clothes embroidered with the word "威虎" (a powerful tiger), walked into Zheng Le Escort Agency.

"What do you want by trespassing on our Zheng Le Escort Agency?"

Zhang Tiezhu first shouted loudly, then whispered to Zheng Qian.

"The head镖师 (镖头, escort leader) is from the Weihu镖局 (威虎镖局, Tiger Escort Agency)."

Zheng Qian nodded and naturally took his hand out of his pocket.

"Hehe, what are you doing?"

The young man in front sneered first, then continued, "Of course it's a challenge. Our head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) said that you can't escape from Lvchang City. You have to fight this battle whether you like it or not, and tomorrow only one of you can survive."

Lvchang County is famous for its ancient tea production. In the entire county, only Zheng Le Escort Agency and Wei Hu Escort Agency provide escort services.

In the past two years, Zheng Qian has been focused on finding his relatives and has not taken on any business, so Li Weihu has made a fortune.

He provoked Zheng Qian into issuing a challenge, intending to eliminate Zheng Le Escort Agency and monopolize the escort business.

Running a security escort agency isn't just about being good at fighting; you also need to know how to get along with people.

The bandits and horse bandits on the road cannot pass without being well fed.

There were no bandits or horse bandits on the road, so the escort agency couldn't leave.

Zheng Qian knew Li Weihu's plan without even thinking: get rid of him and take over all the businesses.

Zheng Qian raised his hand to stop Zhang Tiezhu from continuing his verbal sparring, and smiled.

What's the point of just talking? Filling your stomach and making money is the real deal.

If we drive them away, where are we going to eat today?

Zheng Qian accepted the challenge from the young man with a forced smile.

"I, the head镖师, have accepted the challenge. Go back and tell Li Weihu to bring five hundred taels of silver to Zuiyixuan. I'll order the best dishes and wait for him."

Last month, Li Weihu approached Zheng Qian, wanting to buy the Zheng family's ancestral sword technique, "Transforming Sword," for five hundred taels of silver.

Zheng Qian naturally refused to sell, and after giving Li Weihu a good scolding, he kicked him out of the house, making Li Weihu lose face. This was one of the reasons why Li Weihu was determined to get rid of Zheng Qian.

Five hundred taels of silver is a huge sum of money.

Currently, one tael of silver can buy a cow, three sheep, or eight hundred catties of rice.

Five hundred taels is equivalent to five hundred cows.

Zheng Qian didn't care about any family-inherited sword techniques. He only knew that everything had value, and he could sell it as capital to earn more money to buy something better.

The best things in a county town are just average in a provincial capital, and even in the capital, they're only second- or third-rate.

Liu Qiang understood. Zheng Qian accepted the challenge because he couldn't let go of his pride, and the dinner invitation was to negotiate. So what was the meaning of sending the head镖头 (bodyguard) with five hundred taels of silver?

Looking at Zheng Qian's handsome face, Liu Qiang understood.

Zheng Qian has been indulging in drinking, gambling, and other vices for the past two years, but he has never actually done them...

Ju tensed up suddenly, her body shivering, and Liu Qiang dared not utter any more threats.

The power of pillow talk is very strong.

As the leading figure among the younger generation of the Weihu Escort Agency, Liu Qiang knew exactly what to do to please Li Weihu.

"Weihu Escort Agency!" Liu Qiang shouted as he walked in.

"Master镖头, Zheng Qian said he's hosting a banquet at Zuiyixuan and will be serving you the best dishes."

A burly man with prominent temples walked out of the lobby, clearly a skilled fighter.

This man was Li Weihu, the founder of the Weihu Escort Agency. He earned a formidable reputation with his horse-slaying saber and was known in the martial arts world as the Heavy Saber Tiger.

Li Weihu was strong and composed. He stood at the door, and Liu Qiang quickly walked to his side and whispered something.

"Head镖师, Zheng Qian wants you to take five hundred taels of silver to the banquet."

Li Weihu's eyes lit up.

If the Li family acquires the Zheng family's swordsmanship, they will be proficient in both swords and sabers.

"Haha, Zheng Qian is such a coward, he's scared to death. He actually invited me to dinner to try and make peace. I'm going to see what he's offering. Liu Qiang, you come with me to the banquet."

"okay."

Liu Qiang responded loudly and smugly, his nostrils flaring.

See? The head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) still loves me, Liu Qiang, the most. He even takes me with him when he goes out for a fancy meal.

Liu Qiang followed behind Li Weihu, and as if he had thought of something, he felt another chill.

He was quite handsome, and I was terrified.

At Zuiyixuan No. 1, more than twenty dishes were laid out on an eight-meter-long dining table, and several young women were still serving dishes continuously.

"Tiezhu, what are you grinning about? You're a director now, be more confident, eat, and enjoy your meal."

With Zheng Qian's permission, Zhang Tiezhu, holding a chicken in his left hand and a duck in his right, began to eat heartily.

In contrast, Zheng Qian was very refined, tasting a bite of each dish, displaying gentle and scholarly manners.

"Oh, Chief Escort Li is here. Please come up to room number one on the second floor."

The sound of a waiter greeting guests came from downstairs. Li Weihu walked into room number one, enjoying the admiring gazes of the diners.

In the past two years, he has become a prominent figure in Lvchang County who has become extremely wealthy.

Li Weihu's face darkened as soon as he entered room number one.

The eight-meter-long dining table had four meters filled with bowls and plates, containing at least fifty or sixty dishes, but it was already a mess, with some plates even empty.

Zhang Tiezhu let out a big burp and patted his round belly with both hands.

Zheng Qian sipped his tea slowly.

Li Weihu's eyes were filled with anger as he slumped heavily onto the stool.

Liu Qiang was very sensible; he stood straight behind Li Weihu, but his eyes were fixed on the half-eaten pig's trotter on the table.

"Since you're a guest, please sit down and eat, don't be shy."

“Zheng Biaofa said, you should sit down and have something to eat too.”

Liu Qiang was flattered and grateful, and gave Zheng Qian a complicated look.

"Thank you, Chief Escort!"

Zheng Qian felt another spark of light appear in his mind.

Liu Qiang's "thank you,镖头" was a double entendre, as both people on the table were镖头 (bodyguards/escorts), and he was expressing his gratitude to both of them at once.

The wisdom of an ordinary person is admirable.

Unlike Li Weihu, Liu Qiang was arrogant. He sat down and started eating heartily, his mouth dripping with oil.

Lvchang County was a county in the south of Wuyan State. The people's living standards and technological level were equivalent to those of the Western Han Dynasty. Eating meat was a luxury.

Zheng Qian took out two pieces of paper, which contained the sword manual he had just written.

The ink on it is still very fresh and hasn't dried completely.

The current writing system has no punctuation marks, and the two sheets of paper are densely covered with small characters. Zheng Qian doesn't know if Li Weihu can understand them.

"Five hundred taels, cash on delivery."

thump.

Li Weihu threw the bag behind him, which landed heavily on the table, revealing the gleaming silver inside.

Li Weihu leaned back in his chair, his left foot on the table and his right foot on top of his left, glancing sideways at Zheng Qian.

For a dying person, saying even one more word is considered unlucky.

Zheng Qian thought the same way; aside from money, he couldn't be bothered to look at any other scoundrels.

Lifting the bag, it weighed several dozen kilograms and felt quite heavy.

Neither of them suspected that the other would give them counterfeit goods.

To be a big shot, you have to keep your word and be generous; otherwise, how can you survive in the business world?

Inspecting goods and engaging in empty talk is the job of the underlings, or the boss will only come out to make tough statements and boast if he has underlings following him.

Liu Qiang lowered his head and gnawed on a pig's trotter, while Zhang Tiezhu was half-dead from overeating. Without an audience, the two big shots tacitly avoided a verbal battle.

As they reached the entrance of Zuiyixuan, Zheng Qian spoke loudly.

"Li Weihu, tomorrow's battle will determine both the victor and the vanquished. My stake is the land deed of Zheng Le Escort Agency, worth three thousand taels of silver. If you dare not, run naked around Lvchang City three times, and I might consider letting you go."

Li Weihu, who was reading "The Sword of Transformation" on the second floor, heard Zheng Qian's harsh words, his face darkened, and he stood up abruptly, walked out of the private room and roared.

"Tomorrow I'll..."

Halfway through his call, Li Weihu realized that Zheng Qian was no longer there.

Everyone's run away, who's going to hear my harsh words?

If mud gets into your crotch, it's still shit even if it's not; there's no point in explaining.

The people in Zuiyixuan looked at Li Weihu with mockery, which made Li Weihu very unhappy.

"Will Li Weihu not lose tomorrow?"

"No way, Li Weihu's cultivation level is higher than Zheng Qian's."

"Zheng Qian came out first, and Li Weihu was still holding a piece of paper in his hand. Does Zheng Qian have some kind of leverage over Li Weihu?"

These people were speaking very softly, but Li Weihu, who was already at the Bone Refining Realm, could hear them clearly.

"You glutton, are you a pig? Still eating? Get out of here!"

Li Wei roared at Liu Qiang and stormed downstairs.

"Chief镖李, this is the bill. Please pay."

Li Weihu was so angry when he saw that he had to pay the price of more than a dozen cows that his nose started bleeding profusely.

He slapped Liu Qiang across the face.

"waste."