Chapter 1063: Don’t miss the opportunity

Zhou Yiqiao realized that he had spoken too much. After hearing the name of the great elder, he lost his basic rationality and asked such a stupid question.

He coughed slightly embarrassedly to hide his strangeness and motioned the middle-aged man to continue.

"You go on."

The middle-aged man nodded and continued.

"Although the trade between humans and demons is astronomical, most of the profits have always been controlled by the four sacred places."

"The Great Elder's move is tantamount to snatching food from the four holy places, so we dare not go too deep into the territory of Zoroastrianism."

Zhou Yiqiao pondered for a moment and nodded to show his understanding.

The demon tribe of Zoroastrianism is not good at construction. Except for some strategic locations, most of the borders are not much different from the primitive jungle.

Because of this, most of the highly skilled demon clans are concentrated in a few specific cities within the territory of Zoroastrianism, while there are often only a few demon clans with lower skills guarding the border.

Since the Great Elder is only conducting border trade, the strength of the middle-aged man and Fox Fairy Valley is indeed enough to ensure the safety of the trade route.

"In that case, do you know the trade routes of these caravans supported by the Great Elder?"

Zhou Yiqiao suddenly asked.

The middle-aged man paused, then shook his head.

"I don't know the details, but every time a caravan arrives in Zoroastrianism, the Great Elder always sends an envoy to inform me."

Zhou Yiqiao expressed doubt.

"You don't even know the route, how can you ensure the safety of those caravans?"

The middle-aged man smiled and explained.

"Although the messenger sent by the Great Elder will not tell us the specific route, he will tell us several key nodes."

"As long as we send people to protect the caravan at these key points, we will have accomplished our mission."

"Oh?"

Zhou Yiqiao's eyes lit up.

"You mean, as long as we can figure out the routes of these caravans, any accidents that happen during transportation will have nothing to do with you."

The middle-aged man nodded.

"Yes."

Zhou Yiqiao showed a thoughtful look.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly stood up and said to the middle-aged man.

"I have asked all the questions that need to be asked. Next, we will set off to return to Sun Yunchang's Lingcao Hall."

The middle-aged man naturally had no objection. After saying goodbye to the master of Fox Fairy Valley, he obediently followed Zhou Yiqiao back to the market.

At this time in Lingcao Hall, Sun Yunchang had already cleaned up the mess.

After seeing Zhou Yiqiao and his old friend appear in front of him, Sun Yunchang, who was already white-haired and grey-bearded, couldn't help but tremble all over and stood there in a daze.

"Sun...Brother Sun?"

When the middle-aged man saw Sun Yunchang, his eyes turned red and his voice choked. He seemed to have a thousand words to say, but didn't know where to start.

Sun Yunchang walked over excitedly and shook the middle-aged man's hand tightly.

"Brother Fu, we haven't seen each other for many years. We are both old now. But I am very relieved to see that you are safe and sound."

The middle-aged man nodded, his eyes slightly red, and he stammered for a long time, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Zhou Yiqiao didn't have time to watch the two people perform this reunion drama. When he saw that they finished their greetings, he interrupted them immediately.

"Now that things have come to this, I believe you have also realized that my cultivation is not limited to the Golden Core Realm that has been manifested."

"Next, I am going to destroy the Great Elder's caravan. Before I come back, I hope you can stay in Brother Sun's Spiritual Herb Hall and don't inform the Great Elder."

The middle-aged man, Fu Shan, an old friend of Sun Yunchang, trembled when he heard the words. He immediately looked up at Zhou Yiqiao with a hint of fear in his eyes.

But then, he seemed to have thought of something, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice.

"Mr. Zhou, the Great Elder and I only get what we need from each other, and we don't have a deep friendship."

"Now my plan has been completely destroyed by Master Zhou. Even if Master Zhou doesn't say anything, I will leave this place as soon as possible for my own safety."

Sun Yunchang also nodded and chimed in.

"Don't worry, Manager Zhou. Although my old friend and I have different ideas, I know his character well."

"Since he has already promised Manager Zhou, he will not betray him."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yiqiao nodded and believed the two people's promise.

"Very good, I will come back to you after I have dealt with the matter of the Great Elder."

After saying that, Zhou Yiqiao walked straight out the door.

"Shopkeeper Zhou!"

Fu Shan stopped Zhou Yiqiao.

"how?"

Zhou Yiqiao turned around and asked indifferently.

Fu Shan looked at Zhou Yiqiao with a serious expression.

"If Master Zhou encounters someone he cannot defeat, he might as well say to him, 'The ice is cold for thousands of years, and everything is still.'"

"This is the Great Elder's secret signal. If the other party is one of the Great Elder's men, after hearing this, even if they cannot let Young Master Zhou go, they will be stunned for a short period of time, giving Young Master Zhou time to fight back."

Zhou Yiqiao was slightly stunned, then nodded.

"Thank you."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left Lingcaotang, leaving behind Sun Yunchang and Fu Shan with serious faces.

After leaving Lingcao Hall, Zhou Yiqiao first went to the cave of one of the servants of Qingdan Pavilion, expressed his intention to leave for a while, and left enough spirit stones as a reward, asking the other party to help take care of Qingdan Pavilion and ensure that everything was normal.

Since he could earn a lot of spirit stones for no reason, the servant gladly accepted the task.

Afterwards, Zhou Yiqiao left the market town, found a deserted wilderness, and contacted Qing Jimeng again.

"Young lady, I have found out how the Great Elder earns spirit stones on a daily basis, and I want to destroy the Great Elder's caravan and cut off his source of income."

Zhou Yiqiao went straight to the point and told Qing Jimeng everything he had experienced in the past few days.

Qing Jimeng was also extremely surprised after listening to Zhou Yiqiao's narration. She didn't expect that the card Zhou Yiqiao played casually could bring such huge gains to her and Qinjian Villa.

However, as the eldest daughter of Qinjian Villa, Qing Jimeng was not overwhelmed by the sudden joy.

She quickly calmed down and thought about the possible consequences of Zhou Yiqiao's plan.

"Zhou Yiqiao, your plan sounds promising, but the Great Elder's caravan must be escorted by experts, so you will be in great danger."

"Moreover, if you really destroy the Great Elder's caravan, it will definitely cause him to counterattack wildly, and you will face tremendous pressure at that time."

Zhou Yiqiao nodded, agreeing with Qing Jimeng's judgment.

He also felt that this trip was quite dangerous, but the arrow had been put on the string and he had no way back.

"Opportunities are rare, so please help me find out the route of the Great Elder's caravan."

"Zhou has his own way to deal with it."