Raging Tide City, Qiu Yao 'er's castle.
Days without fighting were always so boring.
Not killing, not fighting, not saving, it was as if she had lost her purpose.
Many people felt that Qiu Yao 'er had done so much and had so many ships and pirates under her. She must be ambitious and wanted to compete with Qiu Xiao for the position of Raging Tide City Lord.
Even Qiu Xiao herself thought so.
But the truth was completely different.
She had no interest in being the Raging Tide City Lord.
Any government or management gave her a headache.
She didn't even like to read any books or words.
The only thing she was interested in was fighting!
Where were the enemies?
Where did she need to save them?
Other than these two things, no one should bother her.
Many people found it strange. Qiu Yao 'er fought and killed every day and spent the rest of the time in a daze or listening to stories. No one saw her cultivating.
If she didn't cultivate, how did her martial arts reach such a heaven defying level?
Did she secretly cultivate when no one was around?
Actually, it wasn't like that.
On the surface, she looked very relaxed and didn't cultivate.
In reality, she was even more relaxed and didn't cultivate.
It couldn't be helped. For some reason, she didn't cultivate and just fought and killed. Her martial arts improved by leaps and bounds.
Even she herself was surprised by the rapid growth of her martial arts. I didn't do anything.
As for how high her martial arts were?
Sorry, even she didn't know.
But those who fought with her were basically all dead.
Tang Yan relied on the Meteor Fall Sword Technique to defeat his opponents, sending them flying. Once this sword technique was broken, he would be at his wit's end.
And Qiu Yao 'er basically didn't have any moves when she fought.
She relied on her heaven defying strength and true qi.
She waved her two 50 kg ghost head blades like a gale. What other moves did she need?
She couldn't even last one round.
They were all instantly killed, dying without a complete corpse!
So many people challenged Tang Yan to a duel. At most, they would just be sent flying and lose face.
But no one challenged Qiu Yao 'er because she would kill with a single move.
When she wasn't fighting, she didn't cultivate, didn't like eating, didn't like beauties, didn't like jewelry, and didn't like the four arts.
Her only pastime was listening to stories.
Because it was interesting!
And it was better not to have too complicated a story. She didn't like to use her brain.
Of course, she was not stupid at all. On the contrary, she was very smart, but she did not like to use it.
Listening to stories was really all she did in her spare time.
This hobby of listening to stories originated from a childhood memory, around the age of four or five?
She no longer had any memories of her childhood. The only impression she had was someone telling her stories in her ears.
Furthermore, that voice was the warmest, strongest, and most secure voice in the world.
Ever since she grew up and became sensible, she had always wanted to find the voice she remembered when she was here, but she had never found it.
In the end, he became addicted to listening to stories.
Unfortunately, there were too few good stories.
Most of the stories were about love or politics and conspiracies. They were not interesting at all.
Her favorite story was fighting and killing.
I'll never get tired of hearing it.
However, there were too few good stories like this. Even if she lowered her expectations and ignored a lot of the bad points, these stories were becoming more and more unbearable.
A few days ago, someone even told her a story called "Endless Romance". She heard that it was written by an aristocrat's son-in-law.
What kind of rubbish are you writing?
Furthermore, it was written in such a shameless manner. She immediately sent the woman who wrote the story to clean the toilet.
Fortunately, the author was not there. Otherwise, Chou Yao'er would have directly slapped him. He was a man anyway, it did not matter if he was slapped to death.
"Master, you have a nosebleed again." The maid Lu Yi beside her exclaimed.
Chou Yao'er felt her eyes were swollen and painful, and her head was a little dizzy. She could not help but close her eyes and wipe the blood from her nose with her finger.
Instantly, all the blood turned into a bloody mist and exploded. Not a single mark was left on her finger.
This scene was incomparably breathtaking!
To others, bleeding regularly was a very frightening thing.
However, Chou Yao'er did not think too much of it.
What joy was there in life, what was there to fear in death?
"Who is here to tell stories today?"
Her personal maid Lu Yi said, "There are four people."
Telling stories was a great job. It was also the fastest path to promotion in the castle.
However, Chou Yao'er was too easily bored. She would get bored after listening to a similar story for four or five days, and then send the person away.
This line of work was very competitive, and the elimination rate was too high and too fast.
Basically, Chou Yao'er had never heard a person tell a story for more than ten days!
There were fewer and fewer good stories, and there was a dearth of stories!
"Let them come up!"
Very quickly, the four storytelling beauties came in.
Finally, Xu Qianqian saw Chou Yao'er again, and her heart jumped again.
This she-devil was lazily leaning on the chair. Her explosive figure really made all the other women look flat and ordinary.
Even though Xu Qianqian was a woman, seeing Chou Yao'er's figure and face, she could not help but feel a surge of emotions.
She suddenly realized that all the women in the castle not only worshipped Chou Yao'er, but there were even some who liked her.
Chou Yao'er did not like women, but … women might like her.
The she-devil did not like to talk. Her personal maid Lu Yi stepped forward and looked at the four beauties with disdain.
This Lu Yi's attitude was high and mighty, and she ordered people around. Xu Qianqian was very beautiful, but in her eyes, she was like air.
There was no helping it. She was the female she-devil's personal maid, and her status was the highest.
Moreover, she was the first girl that Chou Yao'er had saved. She had stayed by Chou Yao'er's side for thirteen years. When she was saved by Chou Yao'er, she was only eight years old. Her parents had died on the spot, and she was the closest person to Chou Yao'er, even if Chou Yao'er never showed any signs of being close to her.
All the beauties were envious and jealous of her.
Xu Qianqian specially looked at Chou Yao'er, but she did not get a look in return.
If she guessed correctly, Chou Yao'er had already forgotten about her existence.
Instantly, Xu Qianqian felt very sad.
However, because of this look, Lu Yi glared at her fiercely.
You dare to look at master directly? Who do you think you are? Do you not want to live? You look so alluring, and I can tell with one look that you are not a decent woman.
Xu Qianqian thought to herself: Lu Yi, don't let me find a chance, or else I will kill you and replace you.
Lu Yi said coldly: "What story do you want to tell? First say the name of the story, then write a summary of the story. It cannot be more than a hundred words. Whoever has the most attractive story can stay. Out of four people, only one can stay. "
That sounded about the same. First look at the title, then read the summary.
"The story I want to tell is called 'The Legend of the Killer of the Bandits'. It is about a female hero whose parents died when she was young, and was saved by a martial arts expert. When she grew up, she became a top expert, and killed the enemy to avenge her parents."
This was a classic boot-licking story, made up on the spot.
Chou Yao'er had heard at least a hundred similar stories like this.
The second beauty said: "The story I want to tell is' The Legend of the Heroine '. It is about a woman who was trapped by bandits when she was young, but was untainted by the mud. She saved countless people, cleared the world of evil, and finally became an indomitable heroine."
It was the same boot-licking story, and Chou Yao'er had heard it at least fifty times.
The third beauty said: "The story I want to tell is' The Female Champion '. It is about a family whose son is useless, and only has a daughter who is very talented in martial arts. She disguised herself as a man, participated in the imperial examinations, and became the champion. In the end, she made a name for herself and became a general."
Instantly, Chou Yao'er's eyes lit up. This story was quite interesting.
Seeing her master's eyes, Lu Yi immediately understood that this was basically the third beauty.
Xu Qianqian panicked.
Who would have thought that the competition for a storytelling job would be so fierce.
Shen Lang's story was super well written, but the title was average.
'Journey to the West' was a good name, but to Chou Yao'er, the title had to be explosive and eye-catching.
So Xu Qianqian said: "The story I want to tell is called 'The Buddha Must Be Destroyed'!"
Instantly, Chou Yao'er opened her eyes. What a domineering name.
Xu Qianqian continued: "Heaven and Earth gave birth to a stone fetus, and countless years later, a stone monkey was born. When he grew up, he learned the 72 Transformations, and with a single somersault, he could travel 108,000 miles, kill gods, destroy buddhas, and beat the Jade Emperor."
Instantly, the demoness Chou Yao'er sat up straight.
This was definitely a good story!
It was too novel, too domineering!
She had never heard of such a story before.
Lu Yi felt that something was wrong and immediately said: "The third one stays, the rest can leave."
She wanted to use her power to suppress Xu Qianqian.
Who knew that Chou Yao'er would say: "The last one stays, I want to listen to 'The Buddha Must Be Destroyed'."
So the other three beauties left, filled with unwillingness.
Really, they had prepared for so long, racking their brains just for today's performance.
Who knew that they would be defeated by this slut.
(However, slut Xu, don't be complacent for too long. Master likes the new and dislikes the old. Your stone monkey's story is just a little fresh. She won't want to listen to it after four or five days.)
When Chou Yao'er was listening to stories, she didn't like anyone to disturb her.
Also, she listened very seriously.
She even got people to light incense just to make the story more lively.
…
Xu Qianqian officially started the story.
Before this, she had intentionally exaggerated the title and content of the book. Now, she was no longer in a hurry and continued to speak.
The poem said: Before the primordial chaos was divided, the world was in chaos, and no one could see it. Ever since Pangu broke the primordial chaos, he created the distinction between pure and turbid.
Seeing the benevolence of all living things, he discovered that all things became good. To understand the power of creation, one must read Journey to the West: Releasing Adversity.
The number that covers the heavens and earth, 129,600 years is one yuan. The one yuan is divided into 12 meetings, namely Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai. Each meeting should be 18,000 years old.
This was the beginning of [Journey to the West]. It could be considered a background introduction.
It was very majestic, grand, and spectacular.
It was like the nine dragons pulling a coffin in [Shrouding the Heavens].
However, this passage was a little obscure, and even a little boring.
As Xu Qianqian spoke, she looked at Chou Yao'er worriedly.
She was afraid that Chou Yao'er was uncultured and wouldn't understand.
However, she was worrying too much. Chou Yao'er listened very seriously, and her eyes widened slightly. It was obvious that she was already imagining the image of the vast universe in her mind.
Chou Yao'er just didn't like to read, but she was very good at words. Some people were geniuses, but they didn't need to learn.
Xu Qianqian looked at her sharp and mesmerizing eyes that were like stars.
She had never seen such beautiful eyes before. They were domineering and deep, but also had the beauty of a woman.
Just this pair of eyes alone was enough to make one sink.
However, her eyes seemed to be strangely bloodshot, which made one's heart ache.
"Continue," Chou Yao'er said.
"Oh, yes!"
And so, Xu Qianqian continued.
Chou Yao'er's eyes opened wider and wider, and she listened more and more seriously, as if she didn't want to miss a single word.
When Xu Qianqian was halfway through, Chou Yao'er even specially poured a cup of tea for her to moisten her throat.
This had never happened before.
Xu Qianqian was extremely flattered, and then she intentionally slowed down her speech.
Of course, it was not to let Chou Yao'er hear more clearly, but to drag out the time.
She only had a total of 50,000 words. If she updated too quickly, it would be gone in two or three days. Wouldn't that mean that she would stop updating?
And so, this first chapter of 7,000 to 8,000 words took a full four hours.
Chou Yao'er was completely mesmerized by it, and her heart was filled with anticipation.
Actually, this first chapter only talked about Sun Wukong going to learn from Patriarch Subhuti. He didn't even start on the 72 Transformations or the Somersault Cloud. It was more of an introduction to this world.
But it was already exciting enough, especially for Chou Yao'er.
This unprecedented story was too interesting.
The main character was actually a stone monkey. It was even more interesting.
This story was too good, too amazing.
The most beautiful thing about it was that it created a mysterious and complete new world.
This was the world in Chou Yao'er's imagination.
It was so mysterious, magical, grand, and majestic.
She even dreamed of going to such a world.
This was what it meant to be a heavenly steed soaring through the sky.
Compared to this story, all the other stories she had heard before were unbearably vulgar and tasteless.
A good story was like fine wine, making one slightly tipsy.
And now, Chou Yao'er was already tipsy.
It was too wonderful.
The words were beautiful, but the world in the story was even more beautiful.
When Xu Qianqian finished the first chapter, Chou Yao'er took the initiative to say, "Let's stop here for today."
Xu Qianqian said worriedly, "Is... is it because I didn't tell it well?"
Chou Yao'er said, "No, it's because it was too good."
It was because the story was too good, and the world in the story was too good, so Chou Yao'er needed to reflect on it.
She needed to completely imagine the wonderful world in the first chapter in her mind.
Not a single detail could be missed.
Many people thought that Chou Yao'er only liked stories and the excitement of the plot.
However, what she desired the most was a brand new world.
Because of this and that, she could only stay in Raging Tide City and look at the unchanging castle and sea.
But in the depths of her heart, she was filled with boundless yearning for this strange new world.
Chou Yao'er said, "How many times does this story have in total?"
Xu Qianqian said, "100 times!"
Chou Yao'er said, "Then tell me twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Even if I go out to fight, you have to stay by my side and tell me stories. "
Xu Qianqian was overjoyed, "Yes!"
She had finally achieved her goal of staying by this demoness' side.
What she could not achieve with her body and beauty, Shen Lang had achieved with a few thousand words.
It was truly infuriating to compare oneself with others!
Shen Lang, you're really amazing.
After Xu Qianqian left, Chou Yao'er opened the window and looked at the distant sea.
The unchanging days and the unchanging scenery were really too boring.
She longed for this strange new world.
But she could not leave.
Not just the hundreds of pitiful women in this castle.
Of course, this was also one of the reasons. These women were all very beautiful. If not for her protection, they would have long since become the playthings of countless beastly men.
Anything could be bought and sold in Raging Tide City, especially beautiful women.
And the reason she could not leave the most was.
Because she had to stay here to wait for someone.
Even though she did not know when this person would come, much less who this person was.
… …
In the next few days, Shen Lang and Jin Mucong continued to write like crazy.
That fat otaku actually wrote another 100,000 words in the next five days.
This 200-page manuscript, Jin Mucong first read it twice, then reluctantly handed it to the spy, who then passed it to Xu Qianqian.
The ten day deadline of the Heavenly Law Assembly was getting closer and closer.
Shen Lang could not help but feel a little anxious.
Things were often like this. The more you worried about changes, the more changes would often happen.
But the truth was not like this.
When something was full of interest inertia, there would be very few changes.
The deadline for the Heavenly Law Assembly to pay the gold coins was getting closer and closer, and naturally, the deadline for the Xuan Wu Mansion to repay the money was also getting closer and closer.
The world's public opinion was naturally in full swing.
Jin Clan and Shen Lang, these two names were simply on the verge of exploding.
And they were not good reputations.
The Yinyuan Association and the new political party used almost all the power of public opinion to promote the reputation of the Kim family and Shen Lang.
The theme of all the public opinion was still that it was only right and proper to pay the debt. If it was not paid back, it was moral decay.
And public opinion had begun to spread wildly. The Kim family's financial resources had already dried up, and Shen Lang had to maintain an extremely extravagant life, so it was impossible to pay back the money.
Therefore, when the Yinyuan Association took back the Cliff Island, people in the world should not be surprised.
And they should not have any sympathy for the Kim family, because they brought all this upon themselves.
When the Xuan Wu Mansion collapsed, people should not be shocked, let alone sympathize, because it was also reasonable.
…
There was no change, no accident.
Some of the five elders of the Heavenly Law Assembly might be greedy or despicable, but each of them was absolutely shrewd and wise.
Huang Tong obtained the approval of the entire Elders Council practically without wasting any effort.
When he took out these glass mirrors, the eyes of the five elders suddenly lit up.
Then his body began to tremble and tremble.
He was even more excited than Huang Tong.
One of the elders asked, "How much does this mirror cost?"
Huang Tong said, "One silver coin."
Suddenly, the five elders were completely stunned, and then they fell into excitement and ecstasy.
"The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Heavenly Law Assembly has finally come."
"The opportunity for the Heavenly Law Assembly to defeat the Yinyuan Association has finally come."
"The opportunity for the Heavenly Law Assembly to occupy the world has finally come again."
What did the Heavenly Law Assembly rely on to conquer the world last time?
They introduced spices from the Western world to the Eastern world, silk and porcelain to the Western world.
This laid the foundation for their business hegemony.
But later, more and more people entered the silk, porcelain, and spice business.
Both the Heavenly Law Assembly and the Yinyuan Association lost their monopoly.
Therefore, they began to transform from traders to financial forces.
In other words, they began to play with money.
They invested in industries, power, war, and countries.
However, the gamble twenty years ago caused the Heavenly Law Assembly to lose almost everything.
Emperor Jiang Li was defeated, and the Great Yan Empire won a complete victory, unifying the entire Eastern world. The Yan Emperor was invincible, and all the countries in the world bowed their heads to him.
This was not only a military war, but also a financial war.
The Yinyuan Association succeeded in speculation and won a complete victory, becoming the business overlord of the Eastern world.
The Heavenly Law Assembly would fall from its peak.
If it did not need to weigh the Yinyuan Association's power, it would have been beaten to the ground long ago.
Now, they finally had another opportunity that was hard to come by in a hundred years.
The opportunity to monopolize the market was here again.
Previously, it was porcelain, silk, and spices. This time, it was mirrors.
These items had a common characteristic. They could be luxuries or necessities.
This business could last for decades or even centuries.
This was not about making money at all, but regaining the strategic initiative.
Huang Tong said, "The other party is willing to give us all the manufacturing techniques of the mirrors. They're asking for one million gold coins."
"Yes, we'll give them as much as we want!"
Huang Tong said, "The other party wants us to pay the gold coins within ten days. There are seven days left."
One of the Heavenly Law Assembly's Grand Elders said, "Here, we'll collect the gold coins locally."
Huang Tong said, "The glass needed for the mirrors must be purchased from Xuan Wu Mansion. The price of each glass must not exceed five percent of the mirror's selling price."
This condition immediately made the Elders frown.
It was not that they were unwilling to part with the money, but they did not want to be choked by others.
"This condition must be discussed, but we'll discuss it after we pay the money to show our sincerity." The Grand Elder said, "As for the glass craftsmanship, it's best to give us a deadline. We can purchase the glass from his house, but within three or five years, he must hand over the glass craftsmanship to us. We can buy it with money, or we can give shares. In short, we cannot be choked by others."
Huang Tong said, "Yes!"
"Go, raise the money as soon as possible. Don't wait until the deadline to send the money over. One day earlier is one day earlier, and two hours earlier is two hours earlier. "
"Yes!"
…
Just like that!
On the ninth day, hundreds of carriages entered Xuan Wu Mansion.
They were transporting food!
Everyone could see clearly that it was all food.
Even the ruts were all food.
Someone even deliberately sent someone to crash one of the carriages. Suddenly, the food was scattered all over the ground. There was nothing hidden in it.
Why did Xuan Wu Mansion buy so much food?
The reason was very simple!
Because they were about to lose the Cliff Gazing Island and face destruction.
What did they need the most at this time?
Food!
First of all, they had to make sure they had enough to eat.
Therefore, the purchase of this food further proved that Xuan Wu Mansion was about to be destroyed.
And even if there were hundreds of carriages of food, it was not much money. At most, it was less than three thousand gold coins.
After these carriages entered Xuan Wu Mansion, all the food was unloaded.
There were indeed no gold coins hidden in the carriages.
But …
All the gold coins were hidden in the walls and under the carriages.
It was impossible to see them from the outside. Even if the carriages overturned and all the food was scattered all over the ground, no gold coins would be found.
In order not to deepen the ruts, the one million gold coins, a total of more than seventy thousand jin, were scattered in the walls and under the carriages of more than three hundred carriages.
Each carriage only carried an extra two hundred jin, which would not deepen the ruts at all.
Therefore, the transportation of gold coins by the Tiandao Society this time was both fair and aboveboard and unnoticed.
Shen Lang was really amazed.
The Tiandao Society was really powerful. No wonder it was a super organization that had dominated the trade in the Eastern world for hundreds of years.
In such a tight situation, it was done so flawlessly.
"A total of seven hundred thousand gold coins, plus twenty-three thousand jin of gold nuggets."
Huang Tong took out a gold nugget, which weighed about one jin, like a bumpy gold stone.
This was the legendary gold head, a natural high-purity gold mine.
"Three hundred thousand gold coins are originally twenty-one thousand jin of gold, but because these gold nuggets are not pure, it is converted to two hundred and thirty thousand jin. I will not let Shen suffer a loss!"
Looking at the mountain of gold coins and the countless gold nuggets.
It was a real mountain of gold!
It was too shocking, too amazing!
Shen Lang's heart was incomparably shocked, but also incomparably heroic!
There were still four days until the debt was repaid!
At that time, he would slap the Yinyuan Society and the whole world.
…