Early the next morning, Guhan led Qingpin and Liunian Ling to the mine that they had previously mined in. She carried Qingpin and walked around the mine. Qingpin told Guhan that there were no better ores in the mine except for some not-so-ugly ones.
This meant that Qingpin's mining operation yesterday had already swept away all the high-grade ores in the entire mine. Unless the surface of the mine was completely dug out, like peeling off an eggshell, it would be impossible for the mine to produce any more high-grade ores. Guhan was also completely sure that Qingpin's ability was to sense the quality of the dimensional crystals in the ores. It was not some other strange ability, such as digging out an Ou Gen or something like that …
Thus, the saddest day of the Meiling Mountain Range arrived. Guhan spent the entire day with Qingpin and went to all the mines that were not occupied by any faction.
He did not do anything else but let Qingpin feel that there was nothing good about the place. Then, he would wave his hoe and dig out the ore.
In order not to let the Meiling Mountain Range go extinct and not to let the outsiders and sword bearers who relied on the Meiling Mountain Range to make a living leave empty-handed, Guhan's actions were very restrained. Guhan did not dig anything below the rank of Earl.
He only dug out half of the dukes and marquises. Only those that felt like they were Royal Species and Prince Species were dug out.
It was not enough to clear out the mines that were not occupied. Guhan also set his sights on the mines that were occupied by the Yuzhang Sword Sect, the Heng Mountain Sword Sect, and other factions.
Actually, Gu Han wanted to go to the dark red mine that was controlled by Yuzhang City's officials. If there were Imperial Zergs there, they would most likely be in the dark red mine, which was the most abundant in the top ore vein.
Unfortunately, the entire mine was controlled by the officials. Those mining there were outsiders hired by the officials. Sword bearers were not allowed to enter at all … It was not entirely impossible. Guhan had a way to sneak into the mine, but now was not the time. Guhan planned to enter the dark red mine during the last few days before leaving the city.
The remaining mines were naturally the two red mines controlled by the Yuzhang Sword Sect and the Heng Mountain Sword Sect. Guhan's next target was these two unlucky mines.
When they entered the mine, the two sword bearers in charge of guarding the mine were a little surprised. They rarely saw sword bearers willing to mine in this mine.
Because 90% of the harvest had to be handed over to the Yuzhang Sword Sect, there were not many sword bearers willing to mine here. Only those outside the city would choose to mine here for safety. After all, no matter how much money they earned, it was meaningless if they did not have their lives to spend it.
Although they did not understand why Guhan, a sword bearer, wanted to mine here, the guards did not stop him. Instead, they asked Guhan to hand over his dimensional pocket to them for inspection. After confirming that there were no ores or crystals in it, they let Guhan in.
This time, Guhan gave Qingpin a new nursery bag. The original one was bound to the dimensional pocket and was filled with dimensional crystals, so Guhan had stored it with Liunian Ling … Guhan still believed in the integrity of the Liunian Family. Even if the prince was planted in that pocket, Guhan did not think that Liunian Ling would have any ill intentions.
However, Qingpin was very dissatisfied with this. Without the nursery bag that she lived in, Qingpin felt uncomfortable all over.
After entering the mine, he used the same method as when he dealt with the wild mine. However, because there were more people in the mine than in the wild mine, Guhan's behavior of changing places with a hoe was too conspicuous. As long as one was not a fool, they would feel that something was wrong.
Therefore, Guhan had to dig in one place for a period of time. After some people outside the city had left, he would pretend that the feng shui here was not good and continue in another place.
However, Guhan's actions were not a waste of time. This was because he had to hand over 90% of his harvest to the Yuzhang Sword Sect. Therefore, he needed nine empty ores to pay the Yuzhang Sword Sect for every valuable ore he dug.
Mining in the same place could make up for the empty ores.
This way, Guhan's mining speed inevitably plummeted. When the sky was about to turn dark, he had only explored about a third of the Yuzhang Sword Sect's mine in the afternoon.
However, this was already a very rich harvest. It was worthy of being a red medium-sized mine. Under Qingpin's guidance, Guhan dug out a total of 16 marquises and dukes. This was only a third of the mine's output. The other two-thirds might contain dukes and dukes.
When he left, the guard ordered Guhan to pour out all the ores he had dug. After checking his dimensional pocket to make sure there were no extra dimensional ores, he asked Guhan to take one-tenth of the ores he had dug out. The rest would belong to the Yuzhang Sword Sect.
When the Yuzhang Sword School first occupied the mine, it was supposed to be responsible for selecting one-tenth of the ores for the miners. That was because experienced people could pick out completely empty ores from the ores. However, the Yuzhang Sword School shamelessly chose the empty ores for the miners, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among the miners. They all refused to mine in the Yuzhang Sword School's mine. As a last resort, the Yuzhang Sword School could only let the miners choose the ores themselves.
Experienced people could tell that a small portion of ores with very obvious characteristics were empty, but the vast majority of ores could not be picked out. It was even more impossible to pick out which ores might be outstanding. Therefore, for a long time, this rule had been implemented very well, and there were no problems.
But this time, Guhan was different. Under Qingpin's guidance, Guhan took all the ores that contained high-grade dimensional crystals. He left behind a pile of empty ores and left.
In the next ten years, the output of high-end dimensional crystals in the Yuzhang Sword Sect's mine dropped by more than half. The outsiders who came to mine there had a terrible harvest. Even the Yuzhang Sword Sect almost gave up on the mine because they could not make up for the rental fees.
These ten years were also known as the darkest ten years of the Mei Ling Mountain Range.
Such days lasted for another day. When Guhan had completely cleaned up the Yuzhang Sword Sect's mine and was about to go to the Heng Mountain Sword Sect's mine to do the same thing, Liunian Ling suddenly stopped Guhan.
"You can't do this again," Liunian Ling said very seriously.
"Is there a problem?" Seeing Liunian Ling's expression, Guhan's heart tightened. He knew that Liunian Ling would not speak without thinking.
"My family has sent news that Wuzhang Shifang will arrive at the Meiling Mountains by tonight at the latest. You should be able to guess what he is here for."
When Liunian Ling said Wuzhang Shifang's name, Guhan knew that he could no longer do this job of cleaning up.
Who was Wuzhang Shifang?
He was one of the two Jiandi in the world. He was General Azure Dragon under Haotian Jiandi. He was a sword wielder of the Immortal Sword Level who had a brilliant record and was known as the Sword Immortal of Ten Directions.
Wuzhang Shifang was extremely murderous. So far, the Sword Ladies of the Ancient Sword Level, Treasure Sword Level, Famous Sword Level, Spiritual Sword Level, and Immortal Sword Level were all Sword Ladies of the Killing Path. From this, it could be seen that he was a super master immersed in the Killing Path.
His most praised achievement was that he sneaked back to the Fusang Islands, which were occupied by the Fusang Divine System organized by Yuan Kou. He killed on the islands for ten days and ten nights, and took back more than twenty Sword Ladies that were left on the Fusang Islands. It was said that he killed one-third of the Yuan Kou's in the Fusang Islands at that time.
The Fusang Archipelago's one Universe level Yuanren and two Universe level Yuanrens couldn't win against Wuzhangshi Fang even if they joined hands. In order to prevent their subordinates from suffering more losses, they took the initiative to return the sword lady's true body to Wuzhangshi Fang in exchange for Wuzhangshi Fang leaving the Fusang Archipelago.
All in all, Wuzhang Shifang was a very powerful Immortal Sword Level swordsman. He was ranked fourth on the Immortal Sword Leaderboard, which meant that he was the fourth strongest Immortal Sword Level swordsman. Even Yuzhang City's Sword Tower's Old Man Liu Lei was no match for Wuzhang Shifang.
At that time, Yuzhang City didn't have its own Emperor Sword Level swordsman, and the highest combat power was Old Man Liu Lei. Therefore, Wuzhang Shifang was almost invincible in the entire Yuzhang City. If he came to the Meiling Mountain Range, no one could go against his will.
"He's here for the Prince Seed?"
Guhan's face darkened. Everyone knew that Wuzhang Shifang was Haotian Jiandi's most loyal general. Wuzhang Shifang must have come on behalf of Haotian Jiandi's will. His purpose was also very obvious, which was to get the Prince Seed in his hands.
"That's right. The Prince Seed's energy has been isolated by the Dimensional Pocket, and no one knows that it's in your hands.
However, it's inevitable that Wuzhang Shifang will be able to get some clues by asking around, so you must stop all strange actions that attract attention.
For example, you're doing something like this. Going to the mines that only people outside the city go to is too eye-catching. It will definitely arouse Wuzhang Shifang's suspicion. "Liunian Ling's words hit the nail on the head.
"I understand. I know what to do."
Guhan nodded … A Immortal Sword Level swordsman … and a real Immortal Sword Level swordsman in real life. Just thinking about it made his blood boil.
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"Mom, is this the house you're living in now?
It's really great! "Xiao Ya rushed in as soon as the door was opened.
Gu Han's luxuriously decorated, spacious, comfortable, and well-equipped room immediately attracted Xiao Ya's attention.
"It would be great if I could live here too!" Xiao Ya said to herself silently.
"Xiao Ya, watch TV in the living room for a while. Don't touch anything else. Otherwise, if Master comes back and finds any traces, your mom is dead …" Seeing Xiao Ya's excited look, Wen Meiyun could not help but remind her.
"Mom, I know. I'm starving. Is there anything to eat?" Xiao Ya rubbed her stomach and mumbled.
"Okay, Mom will cook for you now."
No mother would let her child go hungry. After hearing Xiao Ya say that she was hungry, Wen Meiyun immediately entered the kitchen and began to prepare dinner.
Seeing her mother's figure disappear from the kitchen, Xiao Ya stuck out her tongue and looked around the entire room. After confirming that the largest room with the most luxurious decoration was the master bedroom, Xiao Ya quietly pushed the bedroom door open and stepped into Guhan's bedroom.