Diligence System: From Servant to Martial King-Chapter 419 - 292: Night Visit of Violet Veil, Forced Marriage by a Beautiful Woman? Alliance of Interests, Fortune from Schemes (Part 4)
Li Xian retreated a few steps. Han Zisha felt somewhat defeated, returned to her seat, lightly waved her hand, and the gauze robe floated up from the ground, twining around her fingers, then like water flowing upstream, it ascended along her fingers, traveled along the skin, and once again draped over her shoulders.
Han Zisha said, "I’m here to make a deal with you. A guaranteed profit no loss deal." Li Xian already knew this woman would stop at nothing to achieve her goals, naturally he did not believe her.
Han Zisha said, "Brother Hua, although you have floral admirers, you still have no wife or concubine, right? How about I marry you?"
Li Xian said, "Elder Han, please don’t joke like this, you are esteemed as an elder, I am not worthy." Han Zisha replied, "Oh, I am sincere." Her gaze was as if she desired to devour a person.
After a moment had passed, Han Zisha thought to herself, "The first step went awry, if I could converse with him in bed, I’d be absolutely confident I could capture this young man, tell him to face east and he would face east, tell him to face west and he would face west. Unfortunately, this young man’s mind is quite firm, I was too hasty just now, he has already become wary." Then she said, "If you give me the bee farm and orchard, I’ll marry you. This kind of people would be yours, and the bee farm and orchard would also be yours, a guaranteed profit, aren’t you tempted?"
Li Xian thought, "If I get tempted, I’m afraid there won’t even be scraps of me left after she’s done with me." He said, "Such a good deal, this disciple does not dare to have fanciful thoughts." His tone was firm.
Han Zisha said, "Alright then, I’ll pay to buy your bee farm, for five hundred taels of silver per acre, I’ll spend fifty thousand taels of silver to buy one of your bee islands."
Li Xian understood, "She is after Golden Jade Island. Her calculations are meticulous, my island’s golden jade bees are highly valuable, selling them all would fetch far more than fifty thousand taels of silver." He said, "No, Chief Shi said, this island is inherited from Elder Tong. The moment I took over the island, I also inherited Elder Tong’s wishes, now that Elder Tong’s corpse is not yet cold, selling the island would be disrespectful to him."
Han Zisha’s eyebrows subtly raised, having detected Li Xian is difficult to deal with. All that talk about wishes is utter nonsense, if she believed it, it would be a miracle, but within his words earlier, Li Xian mentioned Chief Shi, which made her extremely apprehensive. Flower Cage Sect elders are being hunted and besieged outside, the Water Altar is a crucial place for shelter, if she offends Chief Shi, he doesn’t need to take action himself, he can simply deny her entry to the island, throwing her into peril, plus her property and assets are all within the Water Altar. Her access must go through Chief Shi, regarding this esteemed figure, she must proceed with caution.
Han Zisha smiled faintly, "Brother Hua, are you sure you won’t reconsider? Fifty thousand taels of silver... this is no small amount, have you seen fifty thousand taels of silver before? You need to know a stone of essence rice only costs half a tael of silver. With fifty thousand taels of silver, you could support how many people, build what size mansion, eat how much Essence Treasure?"
"Martial Arts cultivation consumes a lot of silver, once you’ve initiated your cauldron and cooked Essence Food yourself, you’ll understand. Not to mention these necessary expenses, just talking about Martial Arts skills, Treasure and Strange Objects, Treasure and Strange Instruments... their values are very high, others have them but you don’t, and you’re at a disadvantage. And we haven’t even mentioned Alchemy, when you get involved with Alchemy, it burns even more money."
Li Xian nodded secretly, somewhat thoughtful. Recalling Yihetang Manor, Madam Wen’s flowing wealth, he felt ever more closely connected. Han Zisha perceived Li Xian had been moved, smiled and asked, "So, have you decided yet? Brother Hua... if you agree, I can still offer you some extra rewards. I live on West Street in Flower Lou Town, as long as I’m at the Water Altar, you can find me anytime."
"The skills of this elder are not comparable to ordinary rouge and powder, you... you will know once you’ve tried."
Her demeanor was alluring, her voice penetrated the bones. It was a certain form of celestial sound being employed.
Li Xian tacitly played the Protective Sound, guarding his mind, remaining unmoved, said, "Sorry, Elder, I still cannot sell." He knew Han Zisha’s ’fifty thousand taels’ promise, even getting ten thousand taels would be difficult, the rest would surely be deferred, or ’repaid in flesh’. He absolutely refused to be easily fooled.
Han Zisha’s expression subtly changed, looking rather unsightly. Trying both seduction and bribery, this young man was truly impervious, indeed annoying.
Amidst the stalemated atmosphere, Li Xian laughed heartily and said:
"But all things considered, it’s not that we have no potential for cooperation."
(Note: I have enough preparations, tomorrow should be free, should be able to update with ten thousand words.)
