Book 8 Chapter 46 – The Strongest and Sharpest de


    “Yunji.” Teng Qingshan gazed at Mu Yunji, “You mean, the Duan n gets 20%, Fu n gets 15%, I get 20%, and your Mu n gets 45%?”


    “Yes.” Mu Yunji nodded with a slight smile.


    In Mu Yunji’s opinion, Teng Qingshan should be satisfied with his cut. After all, his share was equivalent with the Duan n, who had dispatched 80 million troops.


    “Yunji.” Teng Qingshan stared at thetter, “I want 30%!”


    “30%?”


    Fu Dao, Fu Yunzhan, Duan Shijin and Mu Yunji all received a big scare.


    The Duan and Fu ns were only to receive 35% in total, while Teng Qingshan wanted 30% for himself?


    “Mister, t-this won’t do...” Mu Yunji smiled bitterly. The Rising Sun Trading Company had already reached an agreement with the Duan n. The Rising Sun Trading Company would receive a 20% share, no less. As for the Fu n...he, Mu Yunji, had already agreed that they would receive 15% once they mobilized their Divine de Guardians.


    If Teng Qingshan received 30%, that meant the Rising Sun Trading Company would only get the remaining 35%!


    “That is absolutely impossible.” Mu Yunji shook his head, “Mister Teng, please don’t ce me in a difficult position... Our Mu n is only receiving 45%, and that is already our bottom line.


    “Bottom line?”


    Teng Qingshan shook his head, “Alright, I shall also take a step back. Yunji, I don’t care about the other details, but if you want me to join your alliance, it is a simple choice! I get a 30 % share, though if the the 30% exceeds 100,000 Jin worth of Fiery Gilt Steel Ores, then I will take only the Fiery Gilt Steel ores, and your Mu n can have the rest.”


    “That is my only requirement. If you do not agree, then let’s drop the discussion,” Teng Qingshan said.


    “T-this...”


    Mu Yunji began to hesitate.


    If Teng Qingshan insisted on a 30% share, Mu Yunji really had no clue on how to proceed. However, Teng QIngshan’s demands left a certain leeway.


    If a 30% share of the ore deposit were less than 100,000 Jin, then Teng Qingshan would choose the former.


    If the 30% share exceeded 100,000 Jin, he would only take the 100,000 Jin worth of Fire Gilt Steel Ores!


    “Mister, you’re really cing me in a difficult position.” Mu Yunji smiled bitterly.


    To the side, Fu Dao, Fu Yunzhan, and Duan Shijin said nothing because they knew that this was a contest solely between Teng Qingshan and the Mu n of the Rising Sun Trading Company. If Teng Qingshan received a higher portion of the spoils, the Mu n would obviously receive less. Furthermore, the Duan and Fu ns’ shares would be untouched.


    “Would you guys mind leaving us alone for a moment?” Mu Yunji turned toward the three men.


    “Haha, sure. You and Mister talk.” Fu Daoughed as he left with Fu Yunzhan, Duan Shijin following behind.


    Only Teng Qingshan and Mu Yunji were left in the tent.


    “Yunji, what’s your decision.” Teng Qingshan looked to Mu Yunji.


    Mu Yunji said helplessly, “In all honesty, Mister Teng...just sending me here was a gesture of respect toward you by the Mu n. Our n’s bottom line has to remain at 40%! That’s as low as we can go...and now Mister wants 30%? That would leave us with 35%, T-this...””


    “Yunji, what if this ore deposit produces arge amount of Fiery Gilt Steel Ores? If the amount is really high, 10 or 20% would be worth 100,000 Jin. All I am requesting is 100,000 Jin of Fiery Gilt Steel Ores. Doesn’t this leave your Mu n with arge profit?” Teng Qingshanughed.


    “Mister Teng.”


    Mu Yunji heaved out a sighed deeply as he looked toward Teng Qingshan, “For just this affair, our Mu n has expended huge effort. We provided highest quality armor to the Duan n. We also dispatched 1,500 ‘Dreamy Cloud Guardians’ to turn the tide of battle at a crucial moment...As we were facing thebined might of several great ns, we put everything on the line, so even if we receive the entire mine, our Dreamy Cloud Guardians would still suffer heavy casualties.


    “Mister, don’t you have a divine bird that possessed the ability to spew fire?” Mu Yunji inquired.


    “Old Brother Mu Wang told you?” Teng Qingshanughed.


    Previously, the Blue Luan had taken action and repelled the Six Legged delike Chi, saving both Teng Qingshan and the Great Elder Mu Wang. He would never forget this ‘Blue Luan,’ no matter how long he lived.


    “Teacher told me about it” Mu Yunji nodded, “It was extremely hard to train these Dreamy Cloud Guardians... if Mister Teng were to repel the enemy troops at a critical juncture, allowing the Fiery ze Divine Bird to act...I believe you would have better results than our 1,500 Dreamy Cloud Guardians.”


    “If you can do all of this, then I will ept your conditions..” Mu Yunji looked at Teng Qingshan, “”I will take responsibility for this.”


    “The Blue Luan?”


    Teng Qingshan pondered for a moment.


    Obtaining 30% of the shares from the Mu n was like extracting a tooth from a tiger’s mouth. Even using the Blue Luan...perhaps it would not be harmful to show a bit of its prowess. If he did, he might even be able to intimidate the major ns of Duanmu Continent.


    “Alright.” Teng Qingshan nodded.


    “Ha ha...” Mu Yunji beganughing, “We’ll do it that way then. My Mu n gets 35%, Duan n gets 20%, Fu n gets 15%, Mister gets 30%! Of course, if the 30% exceeds the 100,000 Jin, Mister will only receive the 100,000 Jin of Fiery Gilt Steel Ores while the rest goes to our Mu n.”


    “Yes.” Teng Qingshan agreed.


    “Brother Duan, Mister Fu,e on in.” Mu Yunji turned around and yelled.


    Henceforth, the shares of the Duan n, Fu n, Rising Sun Trading Company, and Teng Qingshan were decided!


    In fact, on the evening of the same day, within a pavilion of the Tantai n barracks:


    “Ha ha... Brother Tantai, Elder Dong, now that our forces have joined hands, we’ll be able to sweep everything in our path.” Wu n’s Lord ‘Wu Baiwei’ chortled heartily, “At present, orbined forces numbered over 200,000. That equals nearly half of the might of the 7 ns together. This fiery Gilt Steel Ore Deposit will surely be ours!”


    The silver-gowned and -haired elderly gentleman was none other than the Dong n’s Great Elder.


    Since the capture of Dong Zhezi, the prestige of the newly appointed Dong n Lord wascking. Major affairs such as these were left to this particr Great Elder to decide, all while the Patriarch of Dong n listened at the side.


    “Everyone, you absolutely must not belittle another.” The aquiline-nosed, thin, middle-aged man smiled, “ording to my calctions, whether it be the Tianfeng n or the Rising Sun Trading Company, neither has resigned itself to leaving the ore deposit in our hands. They will definitely support the other ns in contention from the shadows.


    “If the other ns have the support of the Tianfeng n and the Rising Sun Trading Company, we can’t afford to lower our guard, even if we have half the total troops present,” the aquiline-nosed middle-aged man warned.


    “Yes.”


    The silver-haired elder and Wu Baiwei both nodded in agreement.


    “ording to n, tonight before daybreak we will fire signal arrows, then begin our assault.” The aquiline-nosed middle-aged man said.


    “Let’s take advantage of this opportunity now that Teng Qingshan has left the northern hill. We must conquer the mountain in one fell swoop.” Wu Baiwei nodded in agreement, “When he returns to find thousands of troops stationed on the mountain peak, even the ‘Most Powerful Martial Saint’ will be unable to do anything but stare when faced with several thousand troops, even if he is the most powerful martial saint!”


    “Yes.”


    Themanders of the three Great ns shared a desire to upy the northern slope. The firmly believed that, with theirbined troop strength upying the northern hill, they would finally own the Fiery Gilt Steel Ores Deposit!


    ......


    Fu n barracks, Teng Qingshan’s tent:


    Teng Qingshan sat cross-legged, cultivating in silence with the Splitting Mountain Axe beside him. No one could tell that marvelous axe and fist techniques surfaced in his mind at that very moment. Move after move of the axe art had emerged in his mind, been dissected, purified, and understood,ying bare the true concepts behind the axe art.


    Night had passed unknowingly.


    “Kill!!!”


    Abruptly, before the arrival of daybreak, an ear-piercing whistle resounded before a series of deafening yells rang out.


    “What is going on, has a fight started?” Teng Qingshan was startled. The ground began to tremor faintly.


    Woo!


    Teng Qingshan lifted the tent p and immediately strode out.


    “Big Brother Teng.”


    “Mister.”


    Li Jun and Fu Dao approached Teng Qingshan from different directions. The sky was pitch ck at the moment, and one could see the moon and stars.


    “They have begun battle on the northern hill.”” Fu Dao cast his gaze toward the distant northern hill, “It should be the Yan n, Xiahou n, and Tantai n fighting each other.”


    At this moment, Fu Dao had no knowledge that the Tantai, Wu, and Dong ns had formed an alliance, and be thergest force.


    “Let’s not be hasty.” Teng Qingshan looked toward the northeast area and said, “Wait for a moment, that Mu Yunji should be rushing over soon.”


    As expected, in a moment’s time, Mu Yunji rushed over.


    “Mister Teng, Mister Fu.” Mu Yunji face was full of smiles.


    “It seems that Brother Mu is very confident. It looks like this Fiery Gilt Steel Ore Deposit belongs to us.” Fu Dao could not help butugh.


    “I am filled with confidence because of Mister Teng’s support.” Mu Yunji looked at Teng Qingshan with a smile.


    “Mu Yunji, you need Big Brother Teng to do something?” Li Jun inquired with shock.


    “There’s no rush; it isn’t time yet.” Mu Yunji looked toward Fu Dao, “Mister Fu, your Fu n’s Divine de Guardians should be done with their preparations right?”


    “Brother Mu, please do not send my kinsmen to their deaths.” Fu Dao said with a solemn expression. The Fu n was a n with very limited forces, but its Divine de Guardians were actually strong enough to be valued by the Rising Sun Trading Company. Through this, one could see how much effort the Fu n had expended on the Divine de Guardians.


    Mu Yunji smiled “Rest assured.”


    “I am ignorant of military affairs. If you need me to do something, just let me know.” Teng Qingshan immediately returned to the tent with Li Jun.


    ......


    Despite being in the tent, Teng Qingshan could hear the terrifying shes from the northeast. The sounds seemed like they would shatter the skies a make the earth tremble.


    One hourter.


    “Kill!”


    Screams were ringing in their ears, the troops in the Fu n’s bivouac began to mobilize.


    “Mister Teng,” a voice rang out from outside.


    “Enter.” Teng Qingshan calmly remained seated in a cross-legged position, while Li Jun sat beside him.


    When Mu Yunji came in and noticed Teng Qingshan’s calm mien, he could not help butugh, “Mister actually seems to not be anxious about your own shares of the Fiery Gilt Steel Deposit.”


    “You already said you had full confidence, so why should I worry.” Teng Qingshan’s lips curled up into a slight smile.


    “Is Big Brother Teng going to take action?” Li Jun inquired from the side.


    Mu Yunji smiled as he nodded, “Of course, even more than the Divine de Guardians or the Dreamy Cloud Guardians...Mister Teng is our sharpest de. I can only rest easy if Mister Teng takes action. I have to leave right now to attend to something serious that may very well affect the entire situation. If Mister will excuse me.”


    “Speak, what’s the issue?” Teng Qingshan got up.