Misery: There is a pawn shop here

Chapter 158 The Moon's Talented Woman's Working Hours
"Is it too rash of Tan Wuyu to agree so easily?"

When Mu Shaoai and Tan Wuyu walked out of Youjian Pawnshop again, Tan Wuyu had a chain-like scarlet mark on each of his wrists. According to Li Xuanxiao, the mark would fade a little each day, and after seven days, Tan Wuyu's life would end. However, if there was a transaction, the mark would be recharged, thus prolonging Tan Wuyu's life.

However, the energy from these patterns cannot be stacked, but the extra transactions will be converted into points. He can then use these points to trade with pawnshops. At first glance, it seems to provide a lot of convenience for the righteous side, but in reality, it is also putting a shackle on Tan Wuyu. Although this shackle is only for one year, the martial arts world is ever-changing, and a year is enough for many things to happen.

Unlike Mu Shaoai's mindset, Tan Wuyu was quite relaxed at this moment. Even though Li Xuanxiao had limited his trading privileges to gold and silver, there were countless people in the world who craved gold and silver wealth. The existence of extra trading points was also an opportunity for Tan Wuyu.

Unlike others, Tan Wuyu never truly feared Youjian Pawnshop as a venomous snake or tiger. On the contrary, in his view, given that neither the righteous nor the demonic forces could destroy Youjian Pawnshop, the key to the game was to find a way to trade with the pawnshop at a price that would not affect the overall battle situation, thereby gaining the upper hand on the battlefield.

"Don't worry, I know all about this. Now that we have obtained the Eye of Anaru, according to the pawnshop owner, this item, the Buddha Sword, can be activated immediately. I will trouble you to pass it on." As he spoke, Tan Wuyu raised his hand and handed the Eye of Anaru to Mu Shaoai.

"And what about you?" Mu Shaoai took the wooden box and looked at Tan Wuyu with a puzzled expression. "Are you just going to...?"

"Aren't you curious about what else that pawnshop can exchange for?" Tan Wuyu said. "Although the stance of that pawnshop is chaotic, its existence has now truly affected the situation in the martial arts world. If we can obtain enough bargaining chips from it, it will also be beneficial to the righteous path."

"but……"

"No need for a formality." Tan Wuyu waved his whisk, turned around, and strode away. "Rest assured, Tan Wuyu has everything under control."

After saying that, without waiting for Mu Shaoai to finish his sentence, he turned and left in a big stride.

"Tan Wuyu..." Watching Tan Wuyu's departing figure, Mu Shaoai let out a deep sigh. He naturally trusted Tan Wuyu's character, but...

"Alright, trust Tan Wuyu. First, hand over the Anuruddha Eye to Fojian Fenshuo and arrange the plan to conquer the Otherworld Demon Realm."

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After bidding farewell to Mu Shaoai, Tan Wuyu traveled calmly. Due to the previous disaster of the demonic fire in the Otherworld, the original villages and settlements had been relocated, and many people were displaced.

After walking for a while, we came across a small village that was still under construction. Many people seemed to have just come out from somewhere, their faces full of worry, and some were sighing incessantly.

"Zhang Asheng is so kind-hearted, and Zhang Dasao is also a kind person, so why didn't they get a good reward?"

"There's nothing we can do. Blame it on that damned fire. Doctor Meng has already done his best to delay this long, but we can't let him pay such a large sum for medicine."

“I don’t blame Dr. Meng, it’s just that… even Zhang’s family couldn’t have come up with such a large sum of money before, let alone when everyone was fleeing here, many people didn’t have time to bring anything with them.”

"Ok?"

The villagers also noticed Tan Wuyu, an outsider, and immediately lowered their voices, avoiding the seemingly extraordinary Tan Wuyu. The latter did not take the initiative to approach him for a chat, but listened silently, and then walked slowly against the flow of people to a corner of the village that was still under construction.

Inside the thatched courtyard, an old woman was pulling an old man carrying a medicine box, crying and saying something, while the old man just sighed and shook his head.

"Is this Zhang Asheng's house?" Tan Wuyu stepped inside, immediately attracting the attention of the two men.

Upon hearing this, the old woman stood up, looked at Tan Wuyu's attire, and stepped forward somewhat timidly, cautiously saying, "Yes, may I ask who this gentleman is?"

"On my way here, I heard that your son was afflicted by demonic fire. I have some medical knowledge, so I came to visit you and see if there is anything I can do to help."

"Really?" The old woman was immediately excited upon hearing this. The old man beside her also said, "That would be wonderful. Thank you, thank you, sister-in-law. Please ask this gentleman to examine Ah Sheng."

“Alright, alright,” the old woman said repeatedly. “Sir, please follow me.”

After saying this, the two led Tan Wuyu into the simple house. On the bed, there was a human figure lying there, but he was unconscious and his life was unknown.

Tan Wuyu frowned as he looked at the young man on the bed. The demonic fire had attacked his heart, and half of his body had been burned by the demonic fire. Although he had managed to retain his human form, he was no longer recognizable as a human. Fortunately, the doctor in charge of the treatment was indeed skilled, which was why the young man's life had been kept alive until now. However, the source of the fire poison was difficult to eradicate, and now that the fire poison had penetrated deep into his lungs, even if he used his true qi to suppress it, it would inevitably relapse in the future.

The old man beside him said slowly, "I am incompetent and can only do this much. To save Ah Sheng, we need the century-old Cold Lotus from Master Zhao's family in the city. Master Zhao is willing to sell it, but the price is alas."

"A hundred-year-old cold lotus? Hmm, the poison has now entered my lungs and internal organs, and ordinary methods are unlikely to eradicate it. If this substance truly exists as a medicine, it could indeed cure the fire poison." Tan Wuyu nodded and said, "I wonder how much silver that person requires?"

“Fifty…fifty thousand taels.” The old man shook his head and sighed. The old woman beside him, upon hearing what Tan Wuyu said, also turned ashen-faced.

"Hmm? Sister-in-law, please come with me." Tan Wuyu said to the old woman.

"Huh? Okay." The old woman didn't understand, but she nodded and followed Tan Wuyu out of the room and into the courtyard.

"Sir, this is..."

“Now there is an opportunity,” Tan Wuyu said. The chains on his hands emitted a faint light, and a scale appeared between him and the old woman.

"Your lifespan of one year can be exchanged for ten thousand taels of silver, and your lifespan of five years can save your son."

"Huh?" The old woman was taken aback at first, then immediately replied, "Okay, I'm willing, I'm willing."

"it is good."

Tan Wuyu looked at the old woman before him, paused for a moment, and then nodded calmly. As soon as he finished speaking, a stack of silver notes condensed and fell from one end of the scale, while five strands of hair exuding vitality appeared on the other end. The old woman's face and spirit aged and dimmed rapidly at a visible speed, and her vitality was also rapidly diminishing.

"These are 50,000 taels of silver notes from the Yumen family. They can be exchanged at any of the Yumen family's properties throughout China. I'm sure you're familiar with them. Take them."

The old woman was still somewhat dazed when she received the silver note from Tan Wuyu. It wasn't until Tan Wuyu turned and left that she realized what was happening. Seeing that the silver note in her hand did not seem to be counterfeit, she turned around and hurriedly chased after him, calling out, "Sir, sir, please wait!"

"Is there anything else?" Tan Wuyu turned around and asked the old woman. He thought the old woman would regret the transaction, but when he saw her expression, he dismissed the idea.

"that……"

"Can you or can't you?"

The old woman rubbed her hands together, took a deep breath, and then asked again, "Could we... could we sell for another two years?"

“I…I think Ah Sheng will be healthier and his life will be better. He won’t have to live here anymore. Besides, he’s not married yet. In his current state, if he doesn’t have any assets…”

"..." Tan Wuyu gazed at his mother, who was no longer young, and fell into a rare silence.

(End of this chapter)