I have seen dragons

Chapter 55 New Commission
An hour later, Yue Wen sat in front of the computer, his heart pounding with excitement, and with trembling hands, opened the stock account provided by "Medicine Pot".

A billion dollars! You could never spend it all in a lifetime.

It seems I'll have to give up my bad habit of eating staple foods from now on; I can get enough to eat from spiritual plants too.

Who would have thought that those crazy, eccentric people opposite the Demon Emperor were actually hiding some real talent?

But when Yue Wen clicked on it, he was dumbfounded.

The stocks in his account no longer exist; they were all delisted more than a decade or even decades ago, and the companies behind them went bankrupt years ago.

Yue Wen didn't understand stocks, but when he searched the names in the account, he found that they were all company names that had only been active for a hundred years.

He slapped his forehead. "I forgot to ask him how many years he'd been trapped."

Indeed, this matter was overlooked. Duan Shousheng mentioned that the time they had been trapped inside varied, with the longest being several hundred years. Perhaps they were high-level cultivators, perhaps they were demons or evil spirits, or perhaps they were trapped inside and transformed into some kind of immortal creature.

In short, they are not all products of this era.

Yue Wen felt a sharp pain in his heart; he almost thought he was going to become a tycoon.

With a heavy heart, he opened the dark web account given to him by the medicine jar. Based on his previous experience, he dared not have too much hope for the 100 million polar bear coins.

There are indeed many accounts storing cryptocurrencies on the dark web. Those practitioners who are involved in illegal activities dare not deposit their money in legitimate banks and prefer to keep it in these accounts. Although deposits and withdrawals incur large fees, they find them safe and reliable.

However, Yue Wen had already heard that the most popular and expensive virtual currency in recent years was Penguin Coin, and this polar bear thing sounded too far removed from reality.

Upon logging into my account, I found a large amount of cryptocurrency that had been stored for over a hundred years and was still available for exchange! However, it had depreciated slightly compared to before, resulting in a small discrepancy.

Currency that was once worth 100 million can now be exchanged for nearly 2 million.

Although there is indeed a difference between more than a billion and two million, this is still more than Yue Wen's entire net worth.

Adding what he earned from previous live-streaming projects, the total comes close to three million.

With this money, buying the Snake Mountain Bronze Cauldron is still out of the question, but it might be enough to gather all the materials needed for refining internal energy.

"Ugh."

Looking at the amount deposited into his bank account, Yue Wen sighed inwardly. Normally, he'd be overjoyed to suddenly receive two million. But first, he was told he had billions, then it turned into two million—why did he feel a sense of loss?

Life's ups and downs are so exciting!

After withdrawing the money, he unfolded the Demon Emperor skin and replied to the other side.

[You've been trapped for too long. Your stocks and cryptocurrency holdings are almost all gone, and I haven't received anything. But you haven't deceived me; I genuinely felt your sincerity. I will try to find the Snake Mountain Bronze Cauldron. If I can obtain it, I will try to rescue you. Don't be impatient. If I have any questions for you along the way, please answer me promptly.]

It was unexpected that the one who sent out the Demon Emperor's skin for help was not the legendary Demon Serpent King, but a group of madmen trapped inside.

But thinking about it this way, it might not be such a bad thing.

These lunatics are definitely easier to deal with than a ninth-realm demon emperor.

The message came back quickly from the other side.

【Your Majesty, the Purple Throne, it's so kind of you not to blame us. We've been here for so long that unless new members join, we lose track of how many years have passed; it's easy to lose track of time…】

[We may not be able to offer much help in your search for the Serpent Mountain Bronze Cauldron. I only know that the Demon Emperor's Skin and the Serpent Mountain Bronze Cauldron originate from the same source, and the Demon Emperor's Skin will sense their presence whenever they approach.]

Don't come any closer, Snake Mountain is a trap...

[Next time you send a message to the Purple Throne, gag that Heart-Gouster!]

So all my money's gone. What's the point of me going out? Maybe I should just die here...

[Heh, you medicine addict, don't forget, if we could die, we would have died long ago.]

Don't say these things in front of the Corpse Demon; His Majesty the Purple Throne will hear them!

[I'm speechless, Corpse Demon! Can't you just stop writing?]

I'll try slapping him to see if that breaks his silence.

【Snapped. 】

Why don't you even write down the onomatopoeia for when you get hit?!

...The next morning, Yue Wencai saw the reply on Xiuliao's account.

[Tiangongmen: Hello, could you please tell us your location? We will have someone come to retrieve it.]

[Helpful Netizen 00772: The Yue Family Cultivation Agency is located in the seventh satellite city of Jiangcheng. You can come directly there.]

[Tiangongmen: Thank you. If it is confirmed that the item was lost by a member of Tiangongmen, we will be extremely grateful.]

Yue Wen typed a line on his phone: "It's all what I should do."

At the same time, I silently thought to myself, this is indeed what you should do.

He got up and stretched, feeling refreshed and invigorated. After all, it's hard not to feel lighthearted when you've just gained a few million more in your account. He planned to talk to that group of strange people again in a few days, and after a few more conversations, he would inquire about his parents.

Being too hasty will easily arouse their suspicion.

They may be crazy, but I can't treat them like fools. Anyone who can venture into a forbidden area like the Hundred Thousand Mountains must be at least at the sixth realm of cultivation.

Otherwise, you'll die halfway up Snake Mountain before you even reach it.

None of those who go there will be simple people.

He was just about to practice another set of Thunder Tiger Heaven-Shaking Fist to solidify his understanding from yesterday when he suddenly heard the sound of a door opening downstairs. Thinking that a client might be arriving, Yue Wen went down to take a look.

Sure enough, a pretty girl in a high school uniform stood at the door and asked in a clear voice, "Is this the Yue Clan Cultivation Agency?"

She wore her hair in pigtails with wispy bangs, revealing a fair, round face and big, dark eyes that blinked, giving her an adorable, porcelain-doll-like appearance. She wore a classic blue and white tracksuit and carried a pink backpack with a cat charm hanging from it, radiating youthful energy.

“That’s right, little sister.” Seeing the cute little girl, Zhao Xing’er’s voice became husky, “Is there something you need?”

"I'm here on behalf of my teacher. His family has encountered an evil spirit incident, and he hopes to ask a spiritual practitioner to help resolve it." The little girl smiled sweetly. "I happened to see you on a live stream a couple of days ago, so I came."

As she spoke, she saw Yue Wen coming down from upstairs and exclaimed, "Ah, it really is Ruthless Brother! He's even more handsome in real life!"

"Hello." Yue Wen covered his face with some embarrassment.

The little girl turned to look at Zhao Xing'er, sized her up, and said, "Sister, you must be that incredibly brave Star Heroine!"

"Hehe." Zhao Xing'er's lips twitched at the praise, her eyes narrowed and she couldn't stop laughing. Then she tossed her chin and said, "You can't say that."

"Alright, alright." Yue Wen gestured for the little girl to sit down and said, "Tell us in detail what kind of evil spirit you encountered."

"Okay." The little girl nodded obediently, sat on the opposite sofa, and began to introduce herself, "My name is Wang Miaomiao, I am an art student, and I study painting with a teacher in my spare time. Recently, my teacher's family has encountered some problems."

"The teacher is a very famous art professor with a large collection of paintings at home. These past few days, he has noticed that sometimes the paintings in his home come to life at night!"

"Come back to life?" Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er listened a little more attentively.

"The animals and figures in the paintings will suddenly jump out and run all over the house. The jungles and plants in the landscape paintings will spread out and cover the entire living room! The scariest thing is that some naked human figure sketches will also run out! It's terrifying!" Wang Miaomiao said vividly, as if she had seen it with her own eyes.

After listening, Yue Wen pondered for a moment and said, "Disappearing during the day and reappearing at night, it sounds like the work of a nightmare. Have you contacted the Super Management Bureau?"

“No.” Wang Miaomiao shook her head. “My teacher is very old-fashioned. He thinks he has a high reputation and that the Super Management Bureau’s visit might have a bad influence. Besides, since it didn’t cause any major impact, the Super Management Bureau probably wouldn’t take it seriously. I said I would find two cultivators to come and handle it secretly for you. I happened to have seen your live stream before and knew about your agency, so I came here.”

When faced with a fan's first visit, Yue Wen said quite seriously, "No problem, as long as there are evil spirits, we can take action."

"Hehe." Wang Miaomiao laughed, "I'll take you to the teacher's house after school today. You can discuss the price with the teacher."

“Prices are negotiable,” Yue Wen said. “Our firm focuses on high quality at low prices. Solving problems for the people of Jiangcheng is our most important task. You should go back to your studies.”

There are generally no powerful nightmares in the city, and this incident doesn't seem to pose much of a danger. He plans to go there with Zhao Xing'er tonight and probably deal with it on the way, without affecting his participation in the auction in two days.

Even though it's a small commission, you can never have too much money or money for warding off evil spirits.

Especially if the other party is a professor with a large collection, their net worth must be considerable, so you can appropriately raise your fees.

Jie Jie Jie...

"Mmm!" Wang Miaomiao nodded, then turned her face and said, "Starry Night Heroine, you were my favorite during that live stream. Keep up the good work!"

"Hey, looks like I'm pretty popular with young people." Zhao Xing'er's lips curled up again, seemingly forgetting that she wasn't much older than the girl in front of her.

Then Wang Miaomiao continued, "My classmates all say you're silly, but I think you're adorably silly!"

(End of this chapter)