1667 The Disaster of Salamander Demons (1/2)

Edited by Aelryinth

Mo Fan was hoping to use his connections with the Dongfang Clan to solve his problem, but it turned out that the Dongfang Clan was holding a grudge against Jiang Xia too!

”I have a close friend in the government, I will ask him about the tax first. We should be able to get rid of it if it's not reasonable,” Mo Fan said.

”Please do! I'll think of a way to solve your problem. Our clan still has some old people that Jiang Xia has to give some face to,” Dongfang Lie said.

Mo Fan's close friend in Hangzhou was obviously Councilman Zhu Meng. Even though Zhu Meng was from the Ancient Capital, he had established some connections in Hangzhou since the plague incident. He would know something about the tax implemented on the Steel Rock.

Zhu Meng happened to be in Hangzhou, too. Mo Fan went straight to see him. There was no need to be courteous with him!

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Zhu Meng opened the door. He was still in his sleepwear. He was surprised there were women visiting him. He awkwardly led them to the living room before leaving to change his clothes.

”Why did you shave your beard? I feel like you look more imposing with your beard. You've shaved both your head and your beard. You look like an inmate that was just released from prison...” Mo Fan teased Zhu Meng when he noticed the changes in the councilman's appearance.

”Piss off, everyone keeps saying how much younger I look now! You're the only one with a foul tongue. Spill it out, what kind of trouble did you cause this time?” Zhu Meng harrumphed.

”Are you close with an old man called Jiang Xia?” Mo Fan cut straight to the topic.

”Jiang Xia? Sort of, we are both Councilmen. I often see him at the meetings. He might have retired, but many people are still asking him for help. Did you step on Jiang Xia's tail this time? Why did you keep finding trouble with troublesome people like him? I'm telling you, Jiang Xia has been around for a long time. If he wants to deal with you, I won't be able to protect you,” Zhu Meng said.

”I just want to ask him something,” Mo Fan said, and explained the reason he was searching for the origin of the Tree of Vows.

”I see… it won't be difficult to meet him. I heard long ago that it was Senior Lu Yi and Jiang Xia that brought the Tree of Vows back when I was in the Enforcement Union. However, I'm familiar with Jiang Xia's character. He's like a businessman. He won't bother with things that don't bring him benefits. He will use everything he has to make a profit,” Zhu Meng advised him.

”Huh? Doesn't that mean I won't have a chance to talk to him? If there's no other choice, I can ask the Black Totem Snake to kidnap Jiang Xia and force him to tell me the truth. I really need to find a Totem Beast. If I'm stuck in the Advanced Level for too long, my enemies will soon come to kill me!” Mo Fan exclaimed.

”Hang on, hang on; if you do that, he will clearly turn your Fanxue Mountain upside down to get his revenge. There's nothing bad about his character. He's a businessman, and with the right benefits, he might even be willing to put aside his personal conflicts. He doesn't really have a conflict with you, he's just been influenced by the Lu Clan to hold a grudge against you. If you can offer him something valuable, he will tell you everything about the Tree of Vows and the tax on the Steel Rock,” Zhu Meng said.

”To suit his fancy, right?” Dongfang Lie asked.

”More or less. He's willing to take any benefits,” Zhu Meng confirmed.

”Is he fond of beautiful ladies? I have a little European beauty here...” Mo Fan ventured.

”Ugh… how old is she now? Stop messing around,” Zhu Meng glanced at Apas. Even he felt awkward after hearing Mo Fan's suggestion. This nut really could come up with all kinds of nonsense!

”Money, but I don't have any,” Mo Fan said.

Mo Fan was lacking money, as usual. He could easily spend all his money on his cultivation, no matter how rich he was!