Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 238 - As long as you swing the hoe well, there's no corner you can't dig down!

As evening fell, Qian Lingyun arrived at the gate of the Ordinary Alliance, carrying the Shrek Secret Techniques she had obtained for free from Zhang Lexuan, including Fusion Ring, Stacked Burst, Mind Lock, and Distraction Control.

"Xiao Wei! How's it going? Is everything all arranged?" Qian Lingyun asked, wearing a sun hat and shiny sunglasses.

With large and small bags slung over his back, he looked exactly like a backpacker.

"I'm really curious, what the heck is this outfit of yours? Didn't you say you were going to do business? Why do you look like you're going on vacation?!"

Qian Lingyun lifted her sunglasses with her index finger, raised her eyebrows, and questioned, "There doesn't seem to be any conflict between tourism and doing business!"

"Alright! You're the boss, so tell me, what's our plan?" Shangguan Wei'er was too lazy to argue with Qian Lingyun. She rolled her eyes, pouted helplessly, and asked softly.

Qian Lingyun smiled, took out an exquisite map of Douluo Continent from her ring, which was covered with more than three hundred small red circles. She tapped the small circles on the map with a cheerful expression and said:

"Look, this is a map of the Holy Spirit Cult's branches that I got from the vice-leader. I'll expand my business wherever the branch is located!"

"That's great! With a branch of the Holy Spirit Cult supporting us, this business is sure to be very successful!"

Shangguan Wei'er examined the map with the eye of a businessman, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

Seeing the indescribable excitement on Shangguan Weier's face, Qian Lingyun didn't try to dampen her spirits.

After all… her thoughts and plans differed considerably from Shangguan Weier's.

While Shangguan Weier was copying the map and discussing money-making plans with Qian Lingyun, Qian Lingyun kept observing the surrounding crowd, seemingly waiting for someone.

After a long while, still no sign of the person, Qian Lingyun sighed, thinking to herself, "Looks like it's another couple's outing! How boring!"

Before long, a beautiful young woman in a gray overcoat with slicked-back hair emerged from the crowd on the street... a beautiful aunt.

She clutched a map of Mingdu tightly in her left hand and carried a handbag in her right, blocking Qian Lingyun's path.

"Holy Maiden, is this the starting point for the tour you mentioned?"

Qian Lingyun raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement flashing in her dark red eyes. She stepped forward and teased, "Oh, Bai Yuan, why aren't you staying home? I've been waiting here for so long, I thought you weren't coming!"

"I really didn't want to come, but I heard it'll be my turn to work in the Hall of Offerings soon, so after thinking it over, I decided to come..." Bai Yuan leaned against a streetlamp with a listless expression, slowly peeling a piece of candy for herself, and said:

"I haven't left the Demon Forest in over a decade. Traveling such a long way is exhausting! How long will this trip take?"

"One year!" Qian Lingyun said.

"A year?! You're not kidding, are you?!" Bai Yuan, the worshipper, stared at Qian Lingyun in disbelief, the candy in her mouth falling to the ground with a clatter. She turned and walked towards the Demon Forest, muttering to herself as she went:

"I'm outta here, I think I'll go back to my office! At least I won't be out in the sun and wind every day..."

Seeing this, Qian Lingyun didn't react much, but instead pulled out her trump card:

"If you keep doing this, I won't give you the Blood-Sealing Throat Grass and Blood-Slaying Hemp!"

Bai Yuan stopped in her tracks, turned around, and said with an awkward smile, "Actually... I think staying at home is bad for your health. Going out for a walk more often isn't a bad thing!"

In the blink of an eye, Bai Yuan rushed over again, tightly hugging Qian Lingyun's leg and sighing, "I'm so old, I rely on these flowers and plants to make a living. If you won't let me grow poisonous plants, you might as well just kill me! Just say the word, and I'll go through fire and water!"

"Tsk, what a scoundrel!" Shangguan Wei'er covered her face, feigning disbelief, thinking to herself: This Holy Spirit Cult is full of lunatics and perverts. I think we're doomed! Having been dragged onto this lunatic Qian Lingyun's chariot, I'd better prepare for my funeral!

Yes, Qian Lingyun's plan for this year is very simple: while making money to open branch stores, she will bring all the holy servants over to work in the new vest.

This person can't possibly die from holding their pee!

Qian Lingyun is rebellious by nature; she doesn't plan things out in the long term. Any plan she has is either started today or tomorrow!

Don't forget, on the very first day she was "picked up" by Feng Ling and the others, she had already eliminated a group of holy servants from a branch on the border of the Sun and Moon.

These holy servants are generally above the fourth level, and are good prospects who know how to repay kindness. If you keep them firmly in your hands, you will have an extremely reliable force.

A branch office typically has eight or nine people, while the smallest has four or five.

The Holy Spirit Cult has over three hundred branches across the continent, with at least one or two thousand members.

Keep in mind, a Soul Master Corps only has five hundred people!

With three or four Soul Master Corpses under her control, she could stand up for herself even if she turned against Zhongli Wu.

Therefore, she planned to take advantage of the time Zhongli Wu told her not to appear for a year to lead Shangguan Weier and Bai Yuan down a path of undermining their own network of supporters, and then quietly amaze everyone.

As for the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters... with Feng Ling helping to cover for them, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

Tonight's first stop is a branch located inside Mingdu. Being located inside Mingdu has one advantage—they can hitch a ride with the Ordinary Alliance.

The three of them boarded Shangguan Weier's private carriage, pointed out a general coordinate to the driver, and then rested inside the carriage.

Shangguan Weier's car was extremely luxurious, with food, drinks and entertainment. Bai Yuan was encountering something so novel for the first time, and begged Shangguan Weier to buy her one first, promising to wire the money to her later.

It took the carriage a full half hour to slow down.

Qian Lingyun looked at an inconspicuous building in the distance, referring to the marker on the map, and muttered to herself, "We're almost there. It's about 500 meters ahead, in that courtyard. The building inside the courtyard has a black roof."

The three got off the bus midway and followed the map to a street corner.

This courtyard was inconspicuous among the many buildings around it. Qian Lingyun raised her hand and knocked lightly on the door, knocking five times in total, three long and two short.

The door quietly opened a crack, and Bai Yuan, disregarding the reaction of the person inside, kicked it open, yelling angrily, "The door's open so small, are you opening it for your dog?!"

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Shangguan Weier and Qian Lingyun frowned, vaguely sensing that something was amiss, but they couldn't quite put their finger on it...

"How dare you trespass here? Do you have a death wish...?"

The burly man in white robes who was in charge of opening the door was about to start cursing when he inadvertently glanced at the waist tokens on Qian Lingyun and the other two.

Offering, saint, offering...

Oh no, he actually cursed these three adults. He probably won't see the sun rise tomorrow.

In an instant, the burly man's loose white robe was soaked with his own sweat. He knelt down with a thud, weeping and wailing, "I was blind and ignorant, offending the Holy Maiden and the worshippers. I don't ask for your forgiveness, I only beg for a swift end..."

"?!" Qian Lingyun looked at this guy with a puzzled expression, whose behavior had changed so drastically. She didn't say much, just glanced at the courtyard and said, "Bring the person in charge to me, and I'll pretend this never happened! Otherwise, hmph!"

Qian Lingyun's cold snort made the burly man feel as if he had been granted a pardon. He repeatedly agreed and stumbled towards the inner room.

The three of them also took this opportunity to observe the courtyard.

The courtyard is a hidden gem, with winding paths and various plants throughout. The interior is much larger than it appears from the outside.

The tall trellis was covered with various plants, which also blocked the view from above. This was a common arrangement in Mingdu, after all, there were too many tall buildings, and no one wanted to expose their secrets, so they planted these plants to block the view from the tall buildings.

(①Mind Lock was used by Han Ruoruo in the original novel, Distraction Control was used by Huo Yuhao who couldn't be poisoned, and the others were only mentioned in passing.)

(End of this chapter)