A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 70 The Corpse of the Martial Saint (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
When Li Weizhou left Qimeng Pavilion, he was carrying a lacquered box about the size of a food box.

The lacquer box was small, but it was worth 100,000 taels of silver.

After he got into the carriage, he waved goodbye to Yanxue, Yue'er and the others who were reluctant to part.

A thousand taels of gold are easy to obtain, but a loving man is hard to find.

This statement elevated Li Weizhou's image countless times...

Only the songstresses and dancers, though smiling on the outside, were secretly weeping and cursing in their hearts:

You scoundrel, you haven't paid my reward yet!!

Fortunately, the carriage stopped after taking a couple of steps, and the Hu man driving it ran over and gave each of them a silver ingot...

Ah, the songstresses and dancers are so moved! The young master is indeed a good person!
Inside the carriage, Li Weizhou opened a lacquer box, revealing a series of exquisitely arranged drawers. Opening one drawer revealed dazzling gold ornaments...

Various gold hairpins, including pure gold hairpins and gold hairpins inlaid with rubies and emeralds.

These aren't man-made gemstones; they're all natural gemstones!

Open another layer, and inside is a necklace, strung with gold beads, inlaid with gemstones, and decorated with chasing techniques such as lotus scrolls, dragon patterns, and phoenix patterns. It requires craftsmen to use chisels with superb skills and experience to carve out various patterns.

Ordinary people can't tell the difference between good and bad items, but connoisseurs who frequently buy gold jewelry can spot the real gems at a glance.

The most important characteristic of these handcrafted jewelry pieces is that they are not perfect. Even the most perfect pieces will have some small flaws, but it is precisely these small flaws that give them a unique charm!
There are also necklaces made using the filigree technique, which involves weaving, stacking, and welding gold wires to create various shapes and then combining them into a complete piece of jewelry. The process is quite complex.

The gold ornaments on this large lacquer box are worth 100,000 taels of silver here, which is an astronomical price.

You could sell it in a gold shop on the other side of the world and it would fetch hundreds of millions...

But it's not much. China's annual gold transaction volume is 34 trillion yuan, and the transaction volume of ordinary gold jewelry alone is more than 200 billion yuan. This amount is less than a fraction of that.

Moreover, not all transactions will take place domestically.

With so many exquisite pieces of jewelry, it's unlikely they'll all be sold off in a short time.

By gradually increasing the supply over a longer period, in addition to retail, sales can also be increased through exhibitions, auctions, and other means, resulting in even higher prices.

In the Shuibei market, 100,000 taels of silver only cost a little over 20 million RMB...

This is exorbitant profit!

Back home, Li Weizhou sent a car to the old house to pick up Ximei and they discussed the upcoming meeting with their martial arts master the next day, as well as Dong'er and the others' recent performance.

Xi Mei said softly, somewhat embarrassed, "Brother, I want Xiao Nan to go home." Naturally, she meant Xiao Nan's home.

Li Weizhou asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Xi Mei said softly, somewhat sadly, "Dong'er and the others have heard it several times, Xiao Nan was secretly crying by herself."

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "Of the four girls, she's the only one without any martial arts talent. Anyone would secretly cry."

Xi Mei's expression turned serious as she said, "It's not that we dislike her for not being able to practice martial arts. We've already discussed it before. We'll practice martial arts, and Xiao Nan will be in charge of arranging other things for us, acting as a little manager, and she'll even get an extra tael of monthly pay."

But Dong'er and the others heard Xiao Nan still crying behind her back. Not only did she cry secretly, but she also cursed. At first, she cursed God for being unfair, then she cursed her parents for not giving her a good birth, for not giving her martial spirit, and finally… finally she even blamed me, saying we shouldn't have had our bones tested. Otherwise, everyone would still be the same…

Brother, we can't keep such a resentful person in our house.

The expression is serious.

Li Weizhou remained gentle, saying, "It's your girl, so you can make the decision... How did you all discuss this?"

Seeing that her brother agreed, Ximei chuckled, then said sadly, "Dong'er said that such an ungrateful lowly servant should be sold off and made to stand in the slave market so that she will realize how good our Li family has been to her."

Xiao Xi said that if this ungrateful woman were to marry the old man on the estate, she'd be beaten every day. Xiao Bei was the fiercest, saying that if she cursed the master of the house, he'd beat her to death as a rule!
I think the punishment shouldn't be too severe. It's not that I'm soft-hearted, but I believe that sentencing should be moderate.

Xiao Nan hasn't committed any serious crimes yet, so if she's already being severely punished, what will happen when different servants commit different crimes in the future?
Only by imposing appropriate punishments can the subordinates understand that the family rules are clear and transparent, and thus gain their trust.

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "Tell me, who taught you this? I don't know anything about these things anyway."

It wasn't entirely out of modesty; he genuinely didn't understand...

In the novels by Diaoniang, these kinds of servants are basically killed by their entire families.

Of course, after Xiao Nan was sent back home, her family's status would indeed plummet, and their fate would become increasingly unfortunate...

When Ximei heard her brother say that, her eyebrows twitched up with a little pride, and she chuckled and said, "It's my eldest aunt, eldest sister-in-law, and second sister-in-law."

Li Weizhou asked in surprise, "Really?"

Do those old women who, while not exactly confined to their homes, rarely go out, still possess such insight?
Xi Mei nodded and said, "I told my aunt and uncle that I wanted to help my brother with some of the work. Besides, my aunt had already told me to take good care of the household, so she taught me these things. Brother, are these really good?"

Li Weizhou stroked his chin and blinked, saying, "It's really good... Sister, you've reminded me once again that one should not be arrogant or conceited, and should not underestimate anyone."

The family tradition of managing a household is truly remarkable.

The world is so big, and knowledge is infinitely vast. It's not that he can become the number one in the world and omnipotent just by exploiting bugs, using cheating methods to accumulate some wealth, and defeating a few masters.

Yes, reflecting on oneself three times a day is good.

After reflecting on his actions and praising himself, Li Weizhou told Ximei to go and rest.

……

Changzhou, villa.

Suddenly returning from the body of a Breaking-Five Warrior to the body of a Breaking-Four Warrior, Li Weizhou felt a little uncomfortable.

It feels like I've instantly become a weakling...

We still need to find an opportunity to make up for this as soon as possible.

Looking at the charred corpse lying on the basement floor, Li Weizhou finally had time to examine it closely.

The body was riddled with bullet holes, likely shrapnel from the first wave of grenade explosions, which gave Lao Gui a huge surprise.

The surface was still inlaid with countless steel balls, thanks to the final Claymore mine.

Such tough flesh...

Li Weizhou speculated that if it were just a burst of bullets, or dozens of bullets, or even a few grenades, under cover such as the boulder in the cave, an ordinary martial artist might not be able to withstand the huge shockwave. The shockwave would shatter them to pieces, the bullets would ricochet, and with the added burning and smoke, they would surely die. However, a Martial Saint of the Eighth Rank, who is like a god on land, would most likely be able to withstand it.

If one had any knowledge of firearms, one would never have been in such a sorry state.

The other bullet holes on the old dog's body were probably from when it was ambushed and, in a fit of rage, tried to charge back, only to be beaten down again before finally calming down.

Even so, he was not quite dead, and he found the hot spring cave that almost saved his life.

The temperature of the "divine bliss water" boiled away the hot spring, yet he remained alive...

Its vitality is too strong, and too terrifying!

Real name envy!

In such a confined space, enduring such a violent attack, he still managed to survive.

Finally, the direct impact of the Claymore mine brought it to the brink of death, and then the large revolver shot its vitals, finally killing it completely.

After reviewing the events, Li Weizhou could conclude that if they hadn't been in a narrow stone cave today, but in an open space like when he plotted against Qian Jintang last time, he, Li Weizhou, would definitely be the one who died today!

The vitality of the Eight-Break Warrior is almost completely beyond the level of normal carbon-based life forms; he is simply not human.

The character "圣" in "武圣" (Martial Saint) has not been tainted.

This made Li Weizhou yearn for it even more...

It's one thing if the Great Qian Dynasty has experts above the Martial Saint level, but if Earth has such vitality, what's the difference between them and being invincible?
The old dog died somewhat unjustly, because of his greed.

He died because he was unaware of the power of modern weaponry.

But Li Weizhou's desire to continue fishing using the Immortal's Mark was completely extinguished.

no Zuo no Die.

If he makes even the slightest mistake, he will surely die.

Suppressing his lingering hope, Li Weizhou continued to examine the old eunuch's corpse. The body of a martial saint still had much to be studied.

An ordinary corpse would develop lividity and start to smell after a few hours, but the old eunuch's did not.

If it weren't for its completely charred black body, it might have looked incredibly lifelike.

Li Weizhou tried to strike with all his might, but it was like hitting a piece of beef tendon; his strength could not penetrate it.

He then used PCD diamond tools to dissect the corpse bit by bit, observing the muscles and nerve plexuses at different acupoints... He didn't choose a regular scalpel at all, having no hope of success.

It's really hard to cut, from skin to muscle to blood vessels and even nerves, it's like high-strength carbon fiber, incredibly tough.

It took two diamond cutting tools to finally cut open the abdomen.

Then I cut it open again, and I discovered that the internal organs were also incredibly resilient!

This body cannot be disposed of carelessly. After examining it, bury it and we'll deal with it on the next voyage.

I wonder when he will be able to have such a strong body...

Let's cut open this old devil's kidneys and take a look...

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!"

The doorbell interrupted Li Weizhou's experiment. He looked at the video screen on the wall and saw it was Xiao Rui and the others. It seemed that the two dried pig blood powder factories in Furong City had reached an agreement.

After pressing the door open button, Li Weizhou washed his hands and went upstairs.

……

"..."

Li Weizhou smiled and stepped forward to greet them, but when he got closer, the three girls, Xiao Rui, Song Jia, and Xu Li, all changed their expressions at the same time.

Li Weizhou asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Song Jia stepped forward, almost lying on Li Weizhou, and sniffed his shirt hard. She then glanced at him sideways, but her pretty face, which was covered in freckles, still flushed.

Li Weizhou immediately realized that the corpse of the Martial Saint also had a certain smell, perhaps even similar to that of the photinia flower... the smell of the kidneys being cut earlier?
He said speechlessly, "What are you thinking?"

Xiao Rui's bright eyes were full of smiles as she said in a very understanding tone, "Boss, it's only natural, don't be shy."

Li Weizhou stepped forward and said, "Smell carefully!"

"Huh~~"

The three people laughed in surprise and stepped back.

The three of them were probably really tired, and their jokes weren't as lively as before. They only made small, half-hearted attempts. Xiao Rui said to Li Weizhou, "We've reached an agreement with the two dried pig blood powder factories that Sichuan has chosen. When are you going to go and take a look, boss?"

The four of them entered the house while talking. Li Weizhou said, "It can be done this afternoon."

Xiao Rui said, "There's no need to rush. I'll go with you tomorrow."

Li Weizhou said, "Tomorrow, could you help me with the visa-related matters? It's for Kyiv; I have some things to take care of there."

He needs to significantly replenish his weapons stockpile. He has researched a lot of information online. In fact, neighboring Bevana has everything, but on the one hand, it is difficult to guarantee the quality of the many imitations, and on the other hand, it is too close to China.

There are direct flights to Peshawar from both Huadu and Shanghai!
Fly directly!
A city that doesn't even rank in the top five in Pakistan.

Li Weizhou felt that if he, a Chinese man, were to purchase large quantities of highly lethal weapons there, it would be virtually impossible to escape the attention of the relevant security personnel.

Once he's targeted, the consequences will be too severe. There's no need to catch him in the act; just being suspected is enough to cause consequences he can't afford at the moment.

So it's better to go further away...

The three girls were taken aback by what they heard. Song Jia widened her eyes and said, "Boss, they've been fighting over there for three years, and they're still at war. Aren't you afraid of the danger?"

Xiao Rui was more serious and said, "There are no direct flights there, and you don't have an EU visa, so you'll have to transfer by train from Moldova."

For some reason, Xu Li said softly, "Boss, are you thinking of going to find a pregnant woman?"

Li Weizhou laughed in exasperation, while Xiao Rui and Song Jia burst into laughter together.

Li Weizhou looked at Xu Li, who seemed embarrassed, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Xu Li's delicate eyebrows were curved, and her round eyes blinked innocently as she looked at Li Weizhou and said, "That's right, it's so dangerous there, and there's no pig's blood to collect, why did you have to go there?"

Li Weizhou smiled and said, "I have a friend over there, so I'll go and offer my blessings."

Huh? !

The three girls' eyes lit up instantly, and they all looked at Li Weizhou, even asking in unison, "Male or female?"

However, Song Jia quickly realized: "Men's friendships aren't that cheesy, it must be a woman! A crush? An ex-girlfriend?"

Song Jia chuckled at Li Weizhou for a moment, then suddenly became more serious and asked cautiously, "Boss, don't you think this is impolite? We're only concerned about you because we consider you a good friend. You won't be angry, will you?"

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "I'm not that stingy. He's a man, an old friend."

I just don't know if Aze acknowledges him as a friend.

It doesn't matter if they don't acknowledge it, as long as we can trade and fill his inventory, we're good brothers!

Seeing that Li Weizhou was clearly unwilling to say more, Xiao Rui chuckled and changed the subject, asking, "Boss, do you know about the Sichuan Xian Family?"

As they were talking, Song Jia and Xu Li went to the restroom together.

Fortunately, the basement was sealed off.

Li Weizhou is a country bumpkin and doesn't know anything about the Xian family. Xiao Rui laughed and said, "The Xian family is in the energy and mining business. They are not well known, but they are a very wealthy family in Sichuan."

My dad took me to their house before; it was at a banquet they were invited to. Their old lady was quite proud and didn't like to talk to people, but the young mistress of the Xian family praised me a few times.

After my grandfather and parents retired, I thought we'd never have any contact again. But the other day, the young mistress of the Xian family called me. Guess what she wanted?

Li Weizhou shook his head, saying, "How would I know? I don't even know what the Xian family does."

Xiao Rui chuckled and said, "She wants to see you. You're too mysterious, and you rose to power too quickly. They've tried to investigate you through their channels, but you're still so clean that they can't find a way to attack you. Things aren't like they used to be. The rise of social media has made many methods less blatant, so the Xian family came to me."

Li Weizhou thought for a moment and said, "Rouge Rice?"

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "The young mistress of the Xian family somehow got wind of it and went to Baibaolou to buy some jewelry during the opening promotion, and also got a few pounds of Rouge Rice. After the old master of the Xian family ate it, he felt it was unexpectedly good. But when he wanted to buy more, the opening promotion period had ended, and the store didn't have any left. They were so eager for this kind of rice that the old master of the Xian family even couldn't eat any other rice."

Their family also bought 4,000 yuan per kilogram of "rouge rice," but it didn't taste the same.

Li Weizhou smiled and said, "It's definitely not the same as Imperial Rouge Rice. Even local tycoons like the Xian family might not be able to buy the real Rouge Rice." The production volume is so small that it's not even enough to go around in the Imperial Palace.

Xiao Rui laughed and said, "Boss, you really are a marketing genius. You used gold jewelry to screen out high-quality customers, customers who truly know their stuff. Now they're coming to us on their own. We've made a deal, and we've also gained a favor. The Xian family wants to supply thirty catties a month. What do you think?"

Li Weizhou shook his head and smiled, "Not this year, you'll have to wait a year. But I'll give you face and sell her ten jin a month. How much per jin?"

Xiao Rui thought for a moment and said, "Two hundred thousand is more appropriate. For those truly wealthy people, if the price is too low, they'll feel it's beneath them. They can easily spend hundreds of thousands on a bag, and tens of thousands on a simple breakfast." She paused and then asked with a smile, "Boss, is this really rice fed with dried pig's blood powder?"

Li Weizhou looked at her and smiled, "Of course, just take it as such."

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "That's right, it must be. There's nothing new under the sun, and our industries can't hide anything from those who really care. The dried pig blood powder factory buys so much pig blood every day, and its daily expenses have already exceeded two million, and they will only increase. With such a large expenditure, it would be more reasonable to grow Rouge Rice that costs two hundred thousand per kilogram."

"You're right, that's exactly it!"

"what!"

……

After the three girls finished reporting their work and left, Li Weizhou went to the Sichuan government office.

After calmly and without surprise, he finished dealing with the blood collection pools at the two dried pig blood powder factories, left the phantom of the blood-eyed figure, handed over the transportation task to Xu Qiang, and then returned to Changzhou to continue studying the corpse of the Martial Saint.

He wanted to see how the acupoints on the Martial Saint's body differed from those of a normal person, and what he could learn from them...

I need to find an electric drill to see if I can drill a hole in the space between my eyebrows.

Everyone says that it's hard to leap over the Dragon Gate, but what exactly makes it so difficult?

The scene in the basement was somewhat eerie and sinister, especially since Li Weizhou was beaming with joy after gaining some insight.

If this were in the Great Qian Dynasty, even the leader of the Demonic Sect would have to call him a demon!

However, on Earth, he's really only at the level of a medical student...

……

PS: The urban scenes will be described in a more concise manner, focusing on resource acquisition, while the personalities of the supporting characters will not be emphasized.

I originally wanted to write something as vivid and interesting as possible, but I didn't expect readers to find it so weak. So, I'll revise it! However, I hope you'll be a little more forgiving when I occasionally write a few lines in the future, otherwise it will feel too dry. It'll only be one or two chapters occasionally.

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