Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor

Upon seeing that piece of fabric, Yun Sheng's lips couldn't help but twitch uncontrollably.

Zong Ren really was a priceless treasure. Earlier on, he had pressured Emperor Zhou Ye Chengtian to carve out 50% of the mine vein's ownership rights, as if cutting flesh from his body. Fearing that Emperor Zhou might renege on the agreement, to prevent others from claiming his jade seal and signature as fraudulent, he forced Emperor Zhou to tear off a piece of his dragon robe, sign his name and make an imprint upon it, and then stamped it with the jade seal.

That was how Ni Renyi came to see this ownership document for the mine vein.

Ni Renyi was skeptical, looking carefully at the ownership document. The fabric was of imperial use, and the jade seal, signature, and writings were indeed in Emperor Zhou's own handwriting.

Thereupon, Ni Renyi had nothing more to say.

"So it is. Since the Summoner has proof, half of the mine's ownership belongs to you. As for..." Ni Renyi wanted to continue.

"Ownership of the vein is not enough; the ores extracted from it must also be split in half. Commander Yun, find someone to enter the mine and record all the purple gold ores that have been mined out. These ores, half of them belong to this old man as well," Zong Ren, while appearing traditional, had a mind that worked faster than anyone else's.

Upon hearing this, Ni Renyi almost spat out a mouthful of blood from frustration, and the faces of the Xuan siblings turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

They had originally planned on tampering with the mined purple gold ores. However, with Zong Ren making such calculations, even if they wanted to meddle with the ores afterward, they would be completely out of options.

Xuan Wuji's eyes spun, and an idea struck him; he whispered into Ni Renyi's ear.

After listening, Ni Renyi put on another smile, "Summoner, I have a matter to discuss with you. As you mentioned earlier, the Emperor agreed to grant you half of the mine vein's ownership in exchange for finding it. How about we demarcate the ownership of the mine now? The mine has two directions: north and south. The southern side has mostly been mined by the villagers of Great Zhou. As such, I propose we make the north-south division—a boundary, with the south belonging to Great Zhou and the north to the Summoner?"

Ni Renyi phrased his proposal rather craftily.

But Yun Sheng, on hearing this, couldn't help but snicker inwardly.

A north-south division—Ni Renyi and Xuan Wuji were cunning enough indeed.

Zong Ren hadn't entered the mine and had no knowledge of the north and south sides' purple gold distribution.

In fact, the purple gold vein's distribution was highly uneven between the north and south; most of the easy-to-mine purple gold was located on the southern side, while the north was barren.

However... Yun Sheng recalled that peculiar wall on the northern side.

Ni Renyi and Xuan Wuji exchanged a covert glance.

They were certain that Zong Ren had never entered the mine and would be oblivious to its actual conditions.

Zong Ren glanced at Yun Sheng and saw her subtly nodding her head.

"Fine, I will not take advantage of Great Zhou. Let's split the remaining veins in half: the south shall belong to you, and the north to me. Neither side shall interfere with the other in any way from now on."

Upon hearing this, Ni Renyi nodded his head like a woodpecker, afraid that Zong Ren might change his mind. He immediately commanded his men to draft a contract, and both parties signed and imprinted their seals on it, each keeping a copy.

This concluded the matter of the mine vein's ownership.

Ni Renyi ordered the mysterious people to be escorted away.

After thanking the Hunter Soldiers who had come to aid, Yun Canglang arranged for the villagers, and the members of the Sky Hunting Corps returned to Nanya Town.

The rescued villagers expressed endless gratitude, firmly remembering the grace of Sky Hunting Corps. The reputation of Sky Hunting Corps was greatly boosted by this Purple Gold Vein incident, but these are all matters for later.

After returning to the inn, Yun Sheng showed Yun Canglang the Token marked with the character "Shao."

After examining it, Yun Canglang's expression changed subtly, "Sheng'er, are you certain this Token was found on those mysterious people? This Token seems to be from the private guards of Tang Yuan and Li Shao."

"Unfortunately, those mysterious people have already been taken away by Ni Renyi. If I'm not mistaken, Dihong City, Ni Renyi, and Tangyuan must be in collusion," Yun Sheng lamented the regrettable fact that two-thirds of the Purple Gold Ore had fallen into the hands of Tangyuan.

"Li Shao is the Second Prince of Tangyuan, an important personage who must be guarded against. Also, we have surely offended Hong City, so we must be more cautious in the future," Yun Canglang recalled the foreboding glance that Xuan Wuji gave them as he left the mining area.

"Uncle, Sheng'er has a plan in mind. I want to stay near the border for a few more days to develop the northern side of the Purple Gold Vein. The Sky Hunting Corps currently has too little equipment and members. After mining the Purple Gold Vein, we can acquire more funds," Yun Sheng shared her thoughts with Yun Canglang.

"I'll leave the matter of the vein to you. Ni Renyi's people have already started mining the vein. My suggestion is, we wait for them to finish before we move in to survey, to avoid conflict," Yun Canglang decided, assigning reliable Hunter Soldiers to Yun Sheng's command.

The reputation of Sky Hunting Corps surged, and during this period, there were many commission tasks knocking on their door.

On Ni Renyi's side, news quickly emerged. One piece was about the division of Purple Gold Ore; Yun Sheng and the others received Purple Gold Ore valued at one million. The second piece, however, concerned the death of the mysterious people's minor leader, who, not long after being captured by the Great Zhou Army, committed suicide along with the captured mysterious people.

Ni Renyi even hung their corpses at the entrance of Nanya Town, but their faces were mutilated beyond recognition.

The same night the bodies were displayed, several fast horses crossed the Southern Border towards Tangyuan.

Three days later, late at night, in Bianliang, the Imperial Capital of Tangyuan—the strongest country on the eastern side of Wuji Continent.

As the country with the most Mainland Mages, Tangyuan is filled with a magical aura everywhere.

In this country, the ratio of commoners to Mages is as high as three to one, meaning that one out of every four people is a Mage.

Continent historians have recorded that of the Five Great Countries, aside from the Imperial Capital of Donghuang, the other countries each have their unique characteristics.

Their characteristics can even be discerned from the walls of their respective capitals.

Countries like Great Zhou and Hou Qin, which uphold martial values, have their Imperial Capital gates mostly made of giant stones, strong walls capable of withstanding the assault of thousands of troops.

Penglai Country is a natural Sea Country, with the sea serving as its wall and countless Sea Beasts as its best defense.

As for Xianju, that is the Elf's domain; the ever-thriving Elf Forest is the most natural of walls.

Bianliang, the Imperial Capital of Tangyuan, seems no different from a regular city at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one can see that the city walls are adorned with countless Magic Arrays—this is a realm of Magic.