Wet viviparity

Chapter 169: Whale Falls, Everything Grows

"What deal?"

"I bought a few plots of land, a few mountains, a few forest gardens, animal enclosures, and spiritual houses, etc."

"What does this have to do with me?" Ji Ming was becoming more and more curious.

Shu Si knocked twice on the boat, and the fisherman at the stern of the boat immediately put down his wine cup and dropped a few stakes beside the boat. Mist immediately rose on the water, covering the boat.

"Array?!"

Ji Ming was surprised. This was a rare thing that he had only seen once on the Dangerous Bird Mountain.

There were also some outside the Luoxi blessed land, but he really didn't have much impression of them. As for the formation in the Huoxu Cave, he couldn't feel any trace of its existence.

"Most formations are built based on the terrain, and this formation is based on the "shell field" under the lake. It is a Taoist property of the Qian family. Hundreds of clams are raised there and harvested every three years. The pearls from the shells are of the highest quality."

Shu Si lowered his voice and rubbed his hands on the table, looking as if he was in great trouble.

"It is really a matter of great importance, so I use this formation to block the external ears. I hope the master will not laugh at me."

"How could it be!"

Ji Ming was friendly and said solemnly: "You planned for me, I don't even care about you, how can I call you a joke."

“Master, you don’t know that the ancestor of the Qian family was the fourth Wenxing of the Big Dipper who descended to the earth. He worshipped under Bai He of the Cangtian Zhenchuan and was a fellow apprentice of the Taiping Zhenjun.

Over the years, the Qian family has taken root in that mountain, enjoying the blessings of their ancestors for countless years, and has gradually become prosperous with a raging fire and blooming flowers. "

Everything that rises must fall. This is true for both ordinary people and immortals.

As expected, Shu Si changed the subject and began to talk about the decline after the peak of prosperity.

“The ‘merit money’ I earned in that temple was mostly borrowed by small monks in the city.

This money does not require valuable collateral, nor does it require a middleman to guarantee it. The monthly interest rate is only 3%. Compared to some of the city's high interest rates of 6%, it is truly a good deed."

Ji Ming nodded. The common interest rate on the market was only four percent, and this was achieved under the Taiping Mountain's decree that "interest income cannot be higher than the principal", which was a great merit.

“Originally, the ‘blessing money’ was given to benefit the people, but later the Qian family got involved and proposed the method of releasing the money by ‘deducting three points from four’.

Whenever more than 700 Fu coins are lent, in reality only 40% of the money is lent. If calculated based on 700 Fu coins, it would be 280 Fu coins, but the 3% interest would still be calculated based on 700 Fu coins.

In this way, even if the contract is only for two years, the three percent interest can recover 504 coins, which is far more than the actual principal of 280 coins, and it does not violate the order of Taiping Mountain. "

"This is a dirty heart and a bad way."

Ji Ming could already imagine how many small cultivators had their families ruined by such "good fortunes". He felt angry for no reason, but it was just anger, and he was not going to force himself to step out.

In order for the Shang and Qian family to dare to do such a dirty thing, they must have already established connections both above and below them.

Shu Si nodded in agreement and drank a few glasses of wine to calm himself.

“Every time I think of this, my heart trembles.

In the past, in the Hengshan Fox Society, although I occasionally stole things from the master's private storehouse, they were all small items, so I would never dare to do such a bad thing."

Ji Ming glanced at Shu Si. If he didn't know something, he would have been fooled by his innocent appearance. The "Tear-Stained Polygonatum" that Shu Si used as gambling money in the Bonigung Temple was not some small item he took away. He only had a few of them.

"Whether it's a glimpse of the leopard from a tube or a glimpse of the big picture, from the beginning of this incident, I knew that although the Qian family was prosperous, it was already showing signs of decline."

"What does this have to do with me?" This was the second time he asked this question. Unlike the first time, he now had a slight idea of ​​the meaning behind Shu Si's words.

As the saying goes, when a whale dies, all things come to life.

During the decline of the Qian family, Ji Ming didn't know how many cultivators would be fattened up and how many immortals would be made of its "fat corpse". He couldn't believe it and he was already a little excited.

At this moment, the way he looked at Shu Si changed completely.

Now that I think about it, the way I spoke seemed a bit condescending, and his tone should have been more intimate.

"To go back to the old story, in Guhezhou, or more precisely in the Lanyinfang, the lands purchased are all places rich in bamboo, and the mountains are mountains that produce cinnabar, including forest gardens, animal enclosures, and spiritual workshops, all of which are inseparable from the raw materials of the talisman, such as yellow paper, cinnabar ink, and talisman brushes."

"There are so many of these things down there. Why would the Qian family go so far away?"

After Ji Ming asked the question, Shu Si seemed to continue talking: "Because of the second fight in Guancai Cave."

Shu Si finally revealed the secret, which was a major decision for the future of Taiping Mountain. After he finished speaking, he felt completely exhausted. He leaned back on the tent and breathed heavily.

Ji Ming pursed his lips and remained silent for who knows how long. The only sound he could hear from the boat was the sound of the lake waves lapping against the bottom of the boat, again and again.

At this moment, a light bulb suddenly flashed in his mind, and he remembered the divination that True Man Huolong had predicted for him. His fate was ruled by the star of death, and within ten years, he would be in the midst of a killing calamity.

I originally thought that the calamity referred to the matter between me and Zen Master Sura, but now that I think about it, it can only be called hatred, which is embarrassing.

When it comes to the height of catastrophe, the people and things involved are more extensive, and this second fight in Guancai Cave is more appropriately described as a killing catastrophe.

Shu Si continued, "The intensity of this battle will be more intense than the last one. There will no longer be an order that only those below the third realm can participate. In other words, this time it is an all-out battle, a battle between immortals.

The Qian family made the move in advance because they saw that Taiping Mountain could not smoothly cross Luoyin Lake and deliver the large amount of fighting materials to Liling in the front, so they could only purchase them locally.

So the Qian family set up businesses in the local area, and they played the game of public property entering private property."

"It's true that the duck knows first when the river water warms in spring." Ji Ming couldn't help but sigh.

"Master, although the Qian family's business is good, it is only good. What will really attract people's attention in the future are the two blessed places in Liling Mountain and the six sacred mountains."

"Nanmu Mountain and Pangu Ridge."

"That's right." Shu Si clapped his hands and smiled; "Once we win the second duel, Taiping Mountain will not only end the Lanyin Sect's rule by Panku Mountain, but also destroy the mountain and the temple, destroy its inheritance, and cut off its roots.

Panku Mountain is one, and Nanmu Mountain in the Liling Mountains is also one. The two blessed places where these two unorthodox paths are located will be taken over by Taiping Mountain to increase its foundation."

"Whether it's the Qian family's shady business or their quest for a blessed place or a famous mountain, they need a starting point."

"A Yin position, a regular Yin position in Lanyin Fang." Shu Si's eyes were full of light, he said: "The Qian family's business needs to be managed by the local Yinsi, and before the second Guancai Cave battle, the Yinsi in Lanyin Fang adjacent to Liling will definitely be entrusted with an important task to make good arrangements before the war."

"That being said, there has been some turmoil there.

You are not the only duck who knows the temperature of the water."

"No matter how many there are, the Duck Prophets are always a minority. Master, with a little planning, with your relationship with Heguan, you are so favored in Huoxu Cave that even the Day and Night Wandering God can take you down."

Ji Ming suddenly stood up, feeling excited and melancholy at the same time.

He walked a few steps out of the boat shed and stood at the bow. He felt as if all the depression in his chest had been relieved and a bright road appeared before his eyes.

"I don't ask for a blessed land, a sacred mountain is enough for me to live in."

(End of this chapter)