When he left Zhang Yan's house, Wu Kuidu was still in a state of disbelief. The "difficulties" and "trouble" he thought he had when discussing with the emperor in the emperor's study did not appear at all. It was so smooth that it was unbelievable.
Regarding the other four Dead Silence Roads in Nanyuan Kingdom, Zhang Yan simply agreed and would help block them. Although he did not say that all four would be blocked, he directly agreed to three. This was already better than before Wu Kui. The most optimistic situation was even better. He originally thought that it would be good if Zhang Yan could agree to seal two more Dead Silence Roads.
Even such an optimistic result did not make Zhang Yan do anything to make the lion open his mouth. His only request was that if there was a chance in the future, he could choose a suitable mountain and forest land as the official place to start the mountain. I’ll leave it here for the time being and leave the rest of the requests unmentioned.
Although it is impossible for Nanyuan Kingdom to really not reward anything, on the contrary, they will actively give something, but compared to Zhang Yan asking for it, he can already control the width independently.
But why?
Why does Zhang Yan behave so cooperatively and without any desire?
Of course, it doesn't mean that all Wu Kui's ideas today are agreed by Zhang Yan. What went smoothly was that Zhang Yan agreed to seal three of the remaining four places on the Dead Silence Road. As for the Skylark Shuttle, things didn't go smoothly. Zhang Yan directly rejected him as soon as he opened his mouth. It is said that there is currently only one flying artifact like the Skylark Shuttle, and Zhang Yan has no way to refine it yet.
temporary? It did leave some hope for Wu Kui.
"Is Zhang Yan always like this?" Wu Kui couldn't figure it out. Shen Wujiu was the person who got along with Zhang Yan the most, so he couldn't help but ask.
"What do you mean by steward?"
"Are you always so easy to talk to?"
Shen Wujiu thought carefully about the scenes since he got acquainted with Zhang Yan, then nodded and said, "Mr. Zhang has always been like this. He is a kind person and is willing to help with anything."
But Wu Kui nodded and shook his head.
Wu Kui didn't think Shen Wujiu's words were false. Not only Shen Wujiu, Wu Kui also deliberately learned about Zhang Yan from the words of many people. For example, Zhou Cang, Shi Xuan and Xiao Shu, and Princess Qingling. These people have been in contact with Zhang Yan much more than Shen Wujiu, and they have come to similar conclusions as Shen Wujiu. They say that Zhang Yan is a relatively kind and easy-to-talk person.
Even if Zhang Yan hadn't killed two people at the auction in order to auction a large weapon, Zhang Yan would have appeared gentler to these people's senses, without any burrs at all.
But Wu Kui doesn't think these views about Zhang Yan are accurate.
Is Zhang Yan a kind person? Obviously not exactly. A kind man would kill two strangers who had no direct grudge against him? And make it a bloody scene that is obviously meant to shock? Moreover, although there is no evidence of the death of Wu Yuan, the former city guard of Langyuan City, and his only son Wu Qingling, there is a high possibility that Zhang Yan secretly murdered them. It's just that Wu Yuan himself was not clean and he was a saint of the Spirit Clan, so in the end the matter was suppressed.
This reminded Wu Kui that most of the eunuchs in the palace, including himself, were actually similar to Zhang Yan's kindness. They all just look kind.
As for being easy to talk to, this is something else to think about.
Wu Kui had already thought about this aspect of Zhang Yan when Huayue Kingdom refused to admit his fault and married a princess far away. At that time, Huayueguo came up with a "Three Levels" backhand to trick Nanyuan. The emperor invited Zhang Yan to help him, but what Zhang Yan asked for at that time was just the sole right to purchase some longevity stones.
In Wu Kui's opinion, this is nothing! Isn't it too insignificant compared to Zhang Yan's contribution to helping Nanyuan Kingdom? purchase? Those longevity stones can be put directly into Zhang Yan's pocket, which is almost enough to make a great contribution.
In the end, although the emperor did not add any other rewards to Zhang Yan, he also gave some compensation in other ways. For example, the Zhang family's carpentry shop can only be run by the Zhang family in the Nanyuan Kingdom from now on. No one else, no matter who they are, is allowed to get involved. It is regarded as an exclusive business given to the Zhang family by the emperor's tacit consent.
After that, apart from anything else, he just said that Zhang Yan had helped block the Dead Silence Road in Beijiang County and didn't ask for anything. It's almost free help.
This time Wu Kui was prepared to bleed a lot, but he found that Zhang Yan just said "a suitable place to start a mountain". This... doesn't it mean that he is preparing to help for nothing?
A person may be really kind by nature, but it is absolutely impossible for him to do everything without asking for anything in return and to work in vain.
If you really want to help others, why are Zhang Yan's big weapons getting more expensive? Why don't you sell it at a fair price? Even a sale?
It can only be said that perhaps what Zhang Yan values is not what others understand or care about. Just like the stone of longevity. To ordinary people, they are just some stones that can be used to decorate jewelry. They are valuable goods, but there is no need to hoard them in large quantities. And Zhang Yan just did this. Naturally, it was not because he was hot-headed, but because he had a reason for doing so. Including the emperor, they also stocked up on some longevity stones. But besides Zhang Yan, who knows if that thing has other uses?
Wu Kui was even thinking about it. What Zhang Yan seeks is not money or power, he seems to be planning for strength along the way. Can it be inferred that Zhang Yanlao's benefits, including the longevity stone, actually increase his strength?
Including this time?
Wu Kui didn't say what he guessed in his mind. The reply he got from Zhang Yan must be reported to the emperor as soon as possible. And he will continue to stay in Langyuan City, and then he will join Zhang Yan to witness with his own eyes how Zhang Yan managed to block the Dead Silence Road.
Wu Kui left in a hurry, and Zhang Yan returned to the weapon refining room in his small courtyard and began to formally start refining a pair of leg-shaped limbs for his eldest brother Zhang Shun.
Zhang Yan already knew the size of the limbs. There is no need to configure as many combat attributes as He Xianghong's arm. One is flexible, the other is sensitive to touch, and will not be jerky when used. These three points can meet Zhang Shun's normal needs. In terms of difficulty, except for the "touch" aspect, other aspects are even much simpler than He Xianghong's arm.
So much so that when he was refining a pair of limbs for Zhang Shun, he was able to think about today's conversation with Wu Kui in his mind.
honestly. Zhang Yan really doesn't have much thoughts about Nanyuan Kingdom now. Everything about Taoism in the entire Huangtian Domain is unknown, and Zhang Yan can easily obtain a large amount of cultivation resources. Not to mention that he himself could rely on the unlimited growth of merit and spiritual energy to practice, and the Fangtiandi of the Desolate Heaven Territory helped him realize the truth and cheat. Even Wang Nian and the other three little ones had more resources for their future practice.
From this aspect, Zhang Yan can really be said to have "no desires and no demands" for Nanyuan Kingdom.
However, Zhang Yan's willingness to help block the Dead Silence Road for free does not mean that there is no benefit at all. It's just that the benefits he gained are just like Wu Kui thought, but others would not think of it when they saw it.
