Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 693 - 677: One-on-One Charm Technique Service
The Steward, He Fenghua, was busy writing and calculating.
Hearing this, he looked up at him, thinking that his judgment was indeed correct. He had initially felt that this boy should not be kept and reported it immediately to his superiors. As expected, not long after, he received news that this boy’s behavior had been under surveillance for a while!
The reason for keeping him around was only to follow the clues and catch the accomplices involved in one fell swoop.
Today was an opportunity, according to the superior’s instructions, to probe further.
"Oh dear, this..." He Fenghua looked troubled, slightly furrowing his brow and smacking his lips, "This isn’t in line with the rules! You’re a guard, and I’m responsible for transportation matters. We’re not even under the same department. Our escort team has its own guards; how can we take you out? But you... Shall I call a doctor to take a look at you?"
How could he let a doctor check him?
Wouldn’t that expose him at a glance?
"No need, no need, it’s just an old ailment. I just need to rest at home," Cai Wenyi sighed and said, "Old He, you run back and forth every day, you understand that our guards are just for show. Whether I’m on duty tonight or not makes no difference. For the sake of our friendship, do me a favor, just say that the escort team’s guard is temporarily too busy, and transfer me to make a trip."
The same with or without you?
He Fenghua couldn’t help but sneer inwardly; if that’s the case, what’s the use of having you? Didn’t the Underground City spend enough Spirit Stones, yet they hired you to eat for free?
"Since it’s not a big problem, just follow the old rule and go downstairs to rest," he continued to pull strings, "Taking you out privately, I’d be taking a risk. If it’s investigated from above..."
Anxious Cai Wenyi, his mind full of every smile and frown of Miss Hu Jiu, couldn’t pay attention to anything else. As long as he could quickly leave the underground cave to find her at the shop and let her climb into his bed at dawn, any price would be worth it!
Seeing the other party shirking, he hurriedly took out a pile of Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag, placing them on the table with a flattering smile, "Please, Old He! I have to get out quickly; if I’m late, it’ll be too late."
"Hmm, this is bribery. Besides, you’re not sick; you just don’t want to stand guard. Be honest, what are you going out to do?" He Fenghua pretended to greedily glance at the Spirit Stones, staring at him with a scrutinizing look.
Cai Wenyi was as anxious as a cat scratching, "We’ve known each other for so many years, let’s not talk about superficial things. What does it take for you to agree to take me out? I really have an extremely urgent matter; if it gets delayed, I won’t be able to die in peace!"
Just when he thought he needed to wrangle for a while, the other party seemed possessed by some ghostly charm. He Fenghua lowered his voice and said, "My Realm has not been loosened for a long time. I urgently need a few top-notch Spirit Medicines. But I’m only responsible for transportation. Guarding such a huge treasure house, all the Spirit Medicines in my hands are already packed. I’ve heard..."
He cautiously looked around, lowering his voice even more, "I’ve vaguely heard that there’s a lot of shady dealings in our Underground City, but I don’t have access to that many people and haven’t found a reliable way.
You’re in charge of guarding and letting people pass. Whether it’s connections or secretly letting things slide, you have pathways. If you could help and point a way, not only can I take you out today, but in the future, whatever you want to transport, it’s just a matter of my word."
Oh wow? So this cold-faced old guy was just pretending to be upright!
So he also wants to fill his own pockets!
If you had spoken up earlier, there wouldn’t have been so many twists and turns!
"Cough, cough, cough!" Cai Wenyi’s heart was fluttering with spring, his mind filled with visions of beauties, and he had no spare mental resources to think. He coughed lightly twice and also lowered his voice, saying, "This isn’t something I can decide on my own; you have to show sincerity."
He rubbed his fingers together and motioned downward with his gaze, "I’m just a small guard at the gate, only occasionally letting things slide enough to let people leave with items.
From medicine gathering to registration, the water runs deep here; without a test, where can you easily join?
Here’s the deal: Today, you take me out first, and later I’ll introduce you to some contacts. You’re, after all, a steward of considerable status. If you can smooth out the transportation process, those guys below would gladly take it easy.
However, remember, don’t be too greedy. You have to first contribute to our line, show that you’re sincere, and then we can discuss what goods you want."
He Fenghua was taken aback, "What do you mean by our line?"
"Are you daft? I dare say, you’re a really pathetic steward if you don’t know this!" Cai Wenyi said smugly, "Every trade has its own way; each has its own Divine Power. With an Underground City as vast as ours with so many Demon Cultivators, how could there be only our line sneaking things out?
Heh, just now I said whether I’m standing guard here or not is the same, that’s actually not true. Without me, many things simply couldn’t be taken out; do you really think those Arrays are just for show?"
Looking at the brightly lit, bustling underground cave, He Fenghua’s inner anger flared.
A bunch of parasites! Robbers! And they still have the nerve to be smug!
As a legitimate cultivator, clothing, food, housing, and even cultivation techniques all rely on the support from the Underground City. Not only do they not hold any gratitude, but they actually steal and harm the city’s interests, undermining its foundation, while feeling all self-satisfied. Truly they’re short-sighted scoundrels!
However, no matter how much he tried to induce, the other party refused to reveal any more clues, and He Fenghua had no choice but to make an excuse to help him get out and report to his superiors.
It wasn’t long before Yuan Man received detailed information.
She immediately issued an order for He Fenghua to take him out of the underground cave, and also asked Miss Hu Jiu to send a message arranging to meet at the pharmacy.
A trap was set, just waiting for the big fish to take the bait.
"Old He, you might look a bit fierce, but your character is impeccable!" As expected, they left the Underground City with the escort team, and Cai Wenyi happily praised, "Look how thorough this is! Don’t worry, your business is my business, it’s on me. Someday, I’ll let you see the true Buddha, from now on we’re like brothers!"
Breathing the refreshing night air above ground, he couldn’t wait to say goodbye to the escort team and head straight for Lingxiao Street.
"Buzz buzz~"
The Communication Stone at his waist suddenly vibrated, and Cai Wenyi opened it and couldn’t help but laugh—a message from Miss Hu Jiu, saying she had been busy tidying up a new shop with her sister and couldn’t respond earlier. She was no longer at Treasure Pavilion in Wo Hu Temple Market, but had come to Cloud City to do the Spirit Medicine business with her sister, inviting him to the shop for a chat.
"Ah, that’s what you call joy!" He was delighted to know he wasn’t being ignored, but that the little beauty had actively come to settle in Cloud City.
What a coincidence?
Why go on a trip when you can visit the brother’s house instead, isn’t it even better?
He rushed towards Lingxiao Street with fire in his heart, driven by the eager gazes of those male Demon Cultivators in the crowded street.
Miss Hu Jiu was first seen by me, all of you move aside! Even if you want, you have to wait until I’ve had my turn first!
Damn it, don’t even look at what you’re worth, can you compare with a guard of the Underground City? I eat the rations personally given by Lord City Lord! The guards of the Underground City are a higher existence than the city guards above ground!
Filled with a sense of superiority, he pushed through the crowd towards the shop, thinking that the few old lechers just met the little beauty and probably wouldn’t dare reveal anything about the Underground City casually.
Having seized the initiative, with the foundation already set, sprinkle in some potent allure and surely it’ll be in the bag!
"This Daoist friend, do you have any top-grade Spirit Medicine for examination?" Cai Wenyi had just squeezed to the shop entrance when Yuan Man blocked him.
Before he could say anything, Miss Hu Jiu stood up and smiled, "Sister, this is the Daoist Cai I mentioned. For us to open a shop in Cloud City, we have to rely on him. Daoist Cai, please come in, I’ve prepared excellent Spirit Tea, let’s have a good chat."
Seeing the little fox’s bright and charming smile, Cai Wenyi felt a certain fire within, dry-mouthed, forgetting everything else, his mind filled only with that delicate little face.
"Miss, Miss Hu Jiu made me wait so painfully!" His eyes couldn’t move away, following the little beauty into the living room behind the shop.
The one-on-one Charm Technique was upgraded, Cai Wenyi’s eyes were filled with pink hearts, "Girl, even if you want the stars and moon from the sky, your brother is willing to get them for you!"
Sweet words came easily, Miss Hu Jiu smiled faintly and shook her head, "I don’t want stars or moon, I want things I can actually hold in my hand. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Daoist Cai, our business is open but we haven’t received any decent Spirit Medicine. Last time you mentioned the Underground City’s herbs, I’ve been waiting for quite a while, I need a sure answer today, how much can you actually get?"
"To be honest, complete top-grade Spirit Medicine, I don’t have any! Those are too strictly monitored to bring out, but there are some slightly damaged rejects, however many you want, I can get them for you, but... besides the price, I need to take some interest as well..."
Seeing the lustful look on his face, the little fox sighed inwardly, used the moment of drinking tea to swallow a Spirit Core Pill, and ran her Cultivation Technique more skillfully.
Tempted to the point of losing his wits, Cai Wenyi confessed as he yielded, "Medicine Gatherers are each responsible for different areas, to get more types and quantities of damaged Spirit Medicine, there are twenty-one Gatherers on our line.
After all, if there’s a little problem every now and then, it can be overlooked, but constant problems would get our people checked out.
There are also six clerks who register the damaged Spirit Medicine as defective in the records; and there are four people responsible for transporting fertilizer, constantly moving throughout the Underground City’s regions as laborers, their covert operations allow Spirit Medicine to bypass Array monitoring, reaching the upper level.
Though I’m the last step, it’s the most crucial! Without my Magical Treasure that suppresses the Array, causing it to temporarily fail and not alert other guards, then carrying it out under the guise of body checks, all the coordinated efforts below would be in vain!"
While he spoke in the living room, Yuan Man sat behind the counter listening, her Divine Sense spreading instantly to the underground cave, seeking all suspicious characters.
This was an operation that consumed a great deal of Spiritual Power, and after only a little while, she felt dizzy and had to abandon her impulse, quietly waiting for Miss Hu Jiu to lure the other side into confessing everything, after which Cai Wenyi would face severe punishment or even Soul Searching.
"With thousands of years of lifespan gained, this City Lord has all the time in the world to reorganize the city." Yuan Man exhaled deeply, thinking that if she could find some Elixir to replenish Spiritual Power, it would be ideal.
Currently, there’s no need to worry about lifespan, but the lack of Life Origin is making it harder to keep up the energy, unlike before when every trace within the city was known by heart. Once the matter of capturing the traitor was settled, she planned to ask Daoist You whether he might have such Elixirs for sale.
