Li Yuanbao and Qian Ergou both had gloomy faces.
What else can they do after all this has been said?
Since the Lord insisted on bringing Liuying Village into the fold, they had no choice but to share half of their profits with Liuying Village.
Qian Ergou was the first to speak: "Chief Zhang's distribution is indeed reasonable, and we, the Wolf Fang Village, have no objections."
Although Liuying Village and Yinhu Village ultimately received 25% of the profits, while Langya Village and Li Yuanbao's Black Panther Village each only received 15%, the profits of Baiying and Su Zhan were not shared by them. It was the Lord who gave up his own 20% of the profits, so it actually had little to do with them.
Therefore, Zhang Debiao's distribution was indeed not problematic. With the remaining 60% of the profits, each of the four villages would only receive 15% if the profits were divided equally among them.
Since Qian Ergou had already expressed his opinion, Li Yuanbao could only follow suit: "We, the Black Panther Village, have no objections either."
The situation remains the same; it's no use for him to have an opinion, so he can only remain silent!
The Lord was overjoyed upon hearing this: "Then it's settled! Isn't that great? Everyone can discuss and negotiate, and harmony brings wealth!"
Only the Lord's voice was full of joy; the others did not look so pleased.
Zhang Debiao then looked at the Venerable One and asked, "I wonder when we will be able to do this big deal?"
The Lord smiled and said, "I have already received the news. They should be arriving in the northern territory soon, probably in the next couple of days. You can rest for another day and then go to ambush them tomorrow night."
Upon hearing this, Li Yuanbao immediately became excited: "Great! This big deal is finally about to begin. I'm itching to get started!"
Qian Ergou excitedly pulled out his broadsword: "I need to go back and sharpen my broadsword again!"
Once the matter was settled, the Lord stood up and said, "Alright, that's enough for today. Wait for my notification tomorrow."
"Yes." Everyone immediately bowed in response.
The Venerable One went out directly through the back door of Chunmanlou.
Xuanyuan Zhan stared at the departing figure of the Venerable One, his gaze finally settling on the Venerable One's official boots.
Bai Ying had been silently watching Xuan Yuanzhan all along, and now he followed his gaze to the Lord's official boots.
It seems this kid might not be the horse trader he was talking about!
Things are getting more and more interesting!
As soon as the Lord left, everyone's tense state instantly relaxed.
Li Yuanbao turned around first and glared at Bai Ying: "Why didn't you stay at your peaceful Liuying Village? Why did you come to our northern lands to cause trouble?"
Bai Ying ignored Li Yuanbao completely, and walked up to Xuan Yuanzhan apologetically, saying, "I'm sorry, I didn't know this white jade cup was yours."
"It's alright." Xuan Yuanzhan wasn't angry about this. He said casually and stuffed the small white jade cup into his pocket.
Zhang Debiao looked at Bai Ying and the others and said, "Alright, since things have been settled, let's stop making trouble. Let's do as the Lord said. Tomorrow, everyone should bring their men to ambush the enemy."
Since Zhang Debiao had spoken up, Li Yuanbao couldn't cause any more trouble.
He knew that making a scene now would be pointless, and in the end, Black Panther Village would likely be the one kicked out.
"Third brother, let's go."
Zhang Debiao patted Xuan Yuanzhan on the shoulder and then left with him.
After leaving Chunmanlou, the two rode their horses back to Yinhu Village.
"Brother, now that the Lord has given me 10% of the profits, I don't want the other half of the profits from Silver Tiger Village. I'll keep it for the village!" Xuan Yuanzhan said to Zhang Debiao as soon as they returned to Silver Tiger Village.
Zhang Debiao patted Xuan Yuanzhan's shoulder with a look of surprise and delight: "Third brother, I knew you were a loyal and righteous man. I knew I hadn't misjudged you!"
Actually, that's what he was thinking too. On the way back, he was thinking about how to bring it up with him so he wouldn't get angry, but he didn't expect him to bring it up himself.
To be honest, this kid is much more magnanimous than he imagined; this is the kind of person he should befriend.
When Xuanyuan Zhan asked him for half of the profits, it was only to dispel his doubts. He didn't really stay at Silver Tiger Stronghold for that half of the profits.
Xuan Yuanzhan leaned closer to Zhang Debiao and whispered, "Brother, can you tell me now what kind of big deal the Lord has us do?"
Zhang Debiao's eyes darted around, and he squeezed Xuan Yuanzhan's arm, saying, "Didn't you hear what the Venerable Master said? This big deal is only a matter of the next two days, either tomorrow or the day after. You'll find out sooner or later, and knowing too early won't do you any good."
Seeing Zhang Debiao's cryptic expression, Xuan Yuanzhan wisely chose not to ask.
"Then I'll go back and rest first."
Zhang Debiao nodded: "Alright, you go back and get some rest. Tomorrow we'll be setting up an ambush."
"There's a lot to do tomorrow, brother, you should get some rest too."
Xuanyuan Zhan said something to Zhang Debiao, then went back to his room.
Ye Yun was waiting for Xuan Yuanzhan inside the house. Upon seeing Xuan Yuanzhan return, Ye Yun hurriedly stepped forward: "Your Majesty..."
Before Ye Yun could finish shouting, he was glared at by Xuan Yuanzhan.
Ye Yun immediately changed his address: "Young Master, you're back."
After Xuan Yuanzhan entered the room, Ye Yun immediately went over and closed the door: "Your Highness, what did Zhang Debiao take you to do?"
Xuanyuan Zhan sat down at the table and took out a small white jade cup.
Ye Yun immediately went over and poured him a cup of tea.
Xuanyuan Zhan drank a cup of tea before saying, "It's just that these four major villages in the north have gathered to discuss the profit sharing of a big business deal."
Ye Yun raised an eyebrow, surprised that this was being taken so seriously: "So you've met the leaders of these four bandit strongholds? Can we start working on suppressing the bandits now?"
Xuan Yuanzhan raised the corners of his lips wickedly: "What's the rush? Wouldn't it be more convenient to just wipe them out in one fell swoop when they do their big business tomorrow or the day after?"
He had previously worried that by dealing with the three bandit strongholds in the northern territory, he would have forgotten about the Eagle Village outside the northern territory.
Now, the Eagle Village has delivered itself to his doorstep. He can wipe them all out in one fell swoop, saving him a lot of trouble!
Upon hearing this, Ye Yun immediately became curious: "Your Highness, what exactly is this big deal you're talking about?"
What kind of big deal is it that requires people from four villages to work together?
He was so incredibly curious!
Not to mention Ye Yun, even Xuan Yuanzhan is very curious!
Although he had already guessed it in his heart, he also wanted to confirm whether his guess was correct, so he asked Zhang Debiao again.
Who knew that even now, Zhang Debiao was still keeping him in suspense.
This guy is quite tight-lipped; no wonder he can be the leader of Silver Tiger Stronghold!
"Your Highness." The two had only exchanged a few words when Ye Feng appeared in the room.
Seeing Ye Feng return, Xuan Yuanzhan immediately perked up: "How was it?"
Ye Feng immediately bowed: "It is Chen Chuan, the Prefect of the Northern Lands."
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