Chapter 241: Binding the Birth System to Become a Winner in Life Chapter 242 Cultivators Must Strengthen Themselves (12)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Shen Yao put away the piece of Yin Spirit Wood in her hand thoughtfully, then called out to the Host to get to work quickly.

As for what work? Since they had come out, they naturally had to earn some benefits; cultivators didn't grow up eating wind and sleeping in the dew, and besides, going to the Cultivation World would cost money.

System:...

The System was helpless, mainly because it looked at its own Host's expression and didn't know how to refute it.

Oh, it was that kind of feeling that something was off, but it couldn't say where the problem was.

Shen Yao waved her hand, "You just need to know you didn't lose out; don't dawdle, go get to work quickly."

The System got to work quickly, and while at it, didn't forget to monitor the situation of the entire ocean.

On the top deck of the cabin, the captain and several Mermaid Catchers were waiting at the doorway.

The person in the room was one of the ship's masters, from the Wang Family of Jiangning City.

"Come in."

Hearing the noise, the captain hurriedly brought the others into the room.

"This humble one greets the master."

Wang Changzhou sat in a chair, tapping the tabletop, "How is it? Any news? Our old ancestor is old and waiting."

Wang Changzhou's voice was hoarse, his expression weary, especially his pair of eyes, which were pitch-black and very scary.

Being stared at by the master like that, the Wedding Guests who had followed over were all a bit afraid for a moment.

It was the captain who spoke up, saying there was already news, and barring accidents, there would be results within several days.

Wang Changzhou nodded in satisfaction, "Mm, don't let our Wang Family down."

"Your Shark Boat Gang being able to have such big business today is thanks to the Wang Family's help back then," otherwise how could a boat gang on the verge of bankruptcy rise up.

You have to know that in all of Jiangning City, what is not lacking is this kind of big or small boat gang, especially those families living by the sea—whose family doesn't have a few usable fishing boats?

"What Young Master Wang says is very right; this humble one will never forget the boat gang's ability to have today."

The captain was very tactful, keeping his head down and ears obedient the whole time, occasionally flattering and agreeing, until Wang Changzhou was tired, and only then did the people turn around and leave.

However, "Second Uncle, how could we have discovered any news? Those mermaids are very crafty," simply impossible to catch.

The several people who came out did not return to their respective posts, but instead turned their bodies and went to the room for deliberation.

The captain, namely the middle-aged man called Second Uncle by the young man, glared fiercely at his own nephew, stupid fool!

"As for the mermaids, I have my own way; what you need to do now is set up traps and wait for those mermaids to take the bait."

"Old Master Wang is seventy this year, counting on catching a mermaid to extend his life; if you don't want to lose the Wang Family's silver, you cannot fail."

Hearing the middle-aged man finish speaking, the others hurriedly nodded in agreement.

The young man who spoke before added, "They say eating mermaid heart-flesh can prolong life, but those who took it before all died suddenly without exception."

"Second Uncle, Old Master Wang of the Wang Family wouldn't do this, would he?"

They wanted to use this to curry favor with the Wang Family, not send Old Master Wang to the afterlife. If they were careless and Old Master Wang suddenly died, their boat gang would inevitably be implicated by the angry Wang Family people.

Middle-aged man:...

The middle-aged man glanced at the young man, thinking, it's just you who has a mouth; didn't you see others not saying such unlucky things? It seems when he goes back he needs to have a good talk with Eldest Young Master, and quickly cultivate someone else instead.

"Mermaid heart-flesh prolonging life is not something we spread."

"The Wang Family wanting to catch mermaids, whether for eating meat or raising pearls, has nothing to do with us."

"Remember, our mission is only to catch mermaids; catching them is enough."

Everything else is other people's business; do we manage heaven and earth and meddle in idle affairs? Are we so full we have nothing to do?

Hearing Eldest Brother (Second Uncle) say this, whether subordinates or nephews, all felt relieved.

Each patted their chest to guarantee they had no problem, and even the young man said that once there were traces of mermaids, he would personally catch one to present to Second Uncle.

Middle-aged man:... quite a big tone

"Alright, if there's nothing else, go down and prepare; these few days you must keep your spirits up."

Mermaids are gentle, but this group of them cannot receive the mermaids' preferential treatment.

Relying on mermaid flesh and bones to start their family, they all understood what going out to sea meant each time, and they left the deliberation room one by one, leaving only that middle-aged man lowering his head in contemplation.

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"Mother, I heard those shop assistants say there's a mermaid showing up ahead."

Ren Yangyao jumped around, followed by Ren Yangzuo and Ren Yangjue, as well as the martial arts experts arranged by Ren Chengzhou to protect them.

"Did you see them?"

Shen Yao and Ren Chengzhou were sitting playing chess; seeing the children come over, they hurriedly put away the chessboard.

Ren Yangyao nodded and came over to say they had been standing on the ship's plank at that time.

Gesturing with his hands to show the appearance of those mermaids, Ren Yangzuo didn't forget to mention he didn't like the smell drifting off some people on the ship.

Shen Yao smiled, touched their little heads, and exchanged a glance with Ren Chengzhou beside her.

"These people are bold and meticulous, but after choosing and choosing, they still ended up on a thief's ship."

Ren Chengzhou lamented that his judgment wasn't very good; after Shen Yao's reminder, Ren Chengzhou finally realized and connected the unusual aspects of this ship.

However, at this time they were already passengers on the ship; all they could do was watch and wait, and they felt rather at a loss.

"They catching mermaids is not easy; we can wait and see a bit more."

Having made up her mind to go see the legendary Mermaid Clan Leader under the cover of night, Shen Yao instructed the three little ones not to move around casually.

Having already set up defense measures on everyone, Shen Yao wasn't worried they would suffer losses.

In the afternoon, taking advantage of the good weather outside, Shen Yao came to the ship's deck and looked out at the boundless ocean.

The water surface was not calm; waves lapped against the ship from time to time.

The salty fishy smell in the air was still tolerable; the main thing was that around the ship, densely packed, were all the merfolk they wanted to catch.

Shen Yao: ……

Shen Yao sighed that there probably weren't many people on this ship who would survive.

'The merfolk's resentment qi soars to the heavens, especially with merfolk skins still hanging on the sails,' truly unafraid of death.

'The ignorant are fearless; in another two years, they wouldn't dare catch merfolk either,' the System explained; individual strength being powerful has always been the main reason for survival.

The reason merfolk are easy to catch is still insufficient strength.

'Spoken correctly, but this time is different; they came prepared,' Shen Yao said meaningfully, then turned and returned to her room.

Waiting for the sky to darken, Shen Yao found an opportunity and entered the sea via the Avoid Water Pearl.

The breath and spirit vein fluctuation on her body let her encounter a merfolk group before she could even act.

Guardedly on guard against Shen Yao at the central location, until an elderly merfolk with spirit vein fluctuation appeared, only then were they able to communicate smoothly.

The Yin Spirit Wood was taken out by Shen Yao; the condensed merfolk souls displayed her friendliness.

"We can make a transaction, using certain people on the ship to exchange."

For those with heavy killing karma, Shen Yao utilized them without the slightest hesitation.

"Guest, please step aside to speak."

The merfolk patriarch lowered his head and thought for a bit, then ultimately invited the person to the merfolk residence.

As for fearing Shen Yao might pull a reversal and directly start a massacre? Mainly because they couldn't beat her; bringing her back would be useless anyway.

After spending half a double-hour listening to the merfolk patriarch recount the entire merfolk clan's tragic history, Shen Yao proposed exchanging spiritual treasures without changing expression.

Although spiritual qi revival is still advancing steadily, the merfolk residence's treasures are truly not few.

Shen Yao even saw spirit pearls condensed from merfolk who died natural deaths.

They were a crystalline, transparent golden yellow, with merfolk breath still inside.

Their use: can communicate friendly with merfolk; even shark people in the cultivation world would acknowledge them.

Both sides settled the price, and then came Shen Yao's solo performance time.

Leaping from the water, opening her Spirit Eye, Shen Yao very easily sent all those on the ship with dissipated merfolk resentment qi underwater; this naturally included that Wang family's young master.

This Young Master Wang had a great deal of resentment qi on him; one look showed he was someone who had eaten this share of benefits for years.

"It's him, it's him!"

The condensed merfolk soul pointed at Wang Changzhou, breaking down; his heart had been dug out by this person, and he died from having his heart blood taken.

"The people have all been caught; now the whole ship is very clean, but you all should more want to find trouble with some people inside Jiangning City.

Double the original price again, and I can open a convenient door for you all."

Shen Yao didn't mind earning more travel expenses for herself; besides, Jiangning City has no cultivators with profound spiritual power.

Smuggling this group of merfolk into the city is merely a matter of pinching a hand seal for Shen Yao.

"If you all are willing, double it again, and I will catch the people out."

Shen Yao's services charge differently by price; it just depends on how this merfolk patriarch chooses.

Merfolk Patriarch: ……

The merfolk patriarch decided to directly increase the chips, letting the other party send the people into the sea.

Merfolk can go ashore, but on shore they cannot unleash all their abilities.

And the merfolk patriarch didn't want to take risks; anyway the other party's offered price he could accept, so might as well just wait for delivery to the door.

Shen Yao: …… Not to mention, quite good at surviving; at least not easy to die.

Collecting this trip's reward, not forgetting to agree on the next time to send people over, Shen Yao turned and left the seabed, returning to the ship.

Ren Chengzhou and the others were still sleeping sweetly, not knowing their own wife had left midway.

Waiting until early morning the next day, hearing shouting outside, everyone only then realized something had happened.

Those able to ride this ship out to sea are all either rich or noble; otherwise they couldn't afford the silver.

Therefore when the captain and a series of people who could take charge disappeared without a trace, all kinds of speculations frequently emerged.

The most widespread one naturally got involved with merfolk; who let this ship's purpose for going to sea be to catch merfolk.

Now they haven't even seen a hair of the merfolk they wanted to catch, but instead most of the people on the ship are missing; truly strange.

Finally it was Ren Chengzhou who stepped forward, telling those who could sail to hurry back; Jiangning City is the base camp, they should know more news.

"Afraid it's also a fog," Ren Chengzhou tapped the tabletop with his fan.

A faint floral fragrance drifted in the room, perfectly masking the sea fishiness.

The couple quietly discussed the strangeness behind the event, including but not limited to merfolk revenge.

"We have no evidence," Shen Yao spread her hands, an innocent appearance that showed no trace of her participation whatsoever.

The people they brought searched the captain and others' rooms and found many merfolk-catching techniques; Ren Chengzhou understood merfolk revenge was inevitable.

"After returning it will inevitably set off a huge storm, but it has nothing to do with us," ghost and god matters, even if Ren Chengzhou just entered the door (three little ones entrusted dreams by immortals) still won't do.

"Perhaps this revenge is only the beginning, not truly ended yet."

The merfolk patriarch's meaning is to settle these years' grievances once and for all; then they will go to the deep sea to live, far from humans.

So this time, Shen Yao's journey to earn travel expenses is still far from over.

The ship going out to sea took several days; returning was nearly twice as fast.

But as the ship entered the wharf, news about what was concealed on the ship also came along.

After all involving both the Wang Family and the Ship Gang, and the people on the ship being mostly passengers, even colluding testimony would be difficult.

Shen Yao and Ren Chengzhou brought the children back to the inn; naturally, some people came to ask for advice along the way, but Ren Chengzhou's identity was not for show. No matter how far Jiangning City was from Jingcheng, it was still land of Jiang Guo, and they did not dare do anything to royal clansmen.

"Send these wooden boxes along with the letters to the Guogong Fu in Jingcheng."

The wooden boxes contained pearls, a specialty product of Jiangning City, including those red pearls from before, and even some treasures Shen Yao had obtained from the Shark People.

Shen Yao had cast a magic technique on them, so she did not worry about others coveting them on the road. After paying the price and arranging for servants to accompany them, Shen Yao did not forget to continue delivering goods to clients far away in the ocean that evening.

Perhaps Shen Yao had performed too well; after confirming all the enemies, the Shark People clan chief gave Shen Yao a reward even more generous.

Shen Yao: "... As expected, the Shark People are wealthy, exactly like those Shark People in the Cultivation World."

Returning kindness with kindness, Shen Yao revealed the secret of the Spiritual Qi Revival. Perhaps their clan moving to the Deep Sea could turn misfortune into fortune.

Because there was a Lie Wen at the edge of the Deep Sea, and spiritual energy constantly surged within the Lie Wen.

As for how Shen Yao knew? Wasn't there a chatty system?

System: "... Waaah waaah waaah, I keep saying the Host is infuriating, and it turns out to be true."

"Thank you, benefactor, for informing us. Please take care, benefactor. We are leaving now."

The enemies had been acquired; next was the Shark People's internal matter.

The Shark People clan chief's caution was engraved in his bones, and after being bullied for these years, he was afraid. He feared that staying outside too long would lead to being caught by someone who knew where to appear.

Every part of the Shark People was a treasure; those pearls were merely the least valuable things. Fighting humans head-on with no cost, the Shark People would lose out.

"Take care, and may we meet again if fate allows."

Shen Yao watched the Shark People clan chief leave, then turned around and returned to the inn.

The interior of the inn was still quiet as before. Everyone was immersed in sleep; wanting to wake up was basically impossible before dawn.

Shen Yao closed her eyes to rest, and did not forget to bicker with the system about where they were going next.

Jiangning City no longer had value for them to stay; they had to head north next.

On the day Shen Yao's family left heading north, Jiangning City had not yet extricated itself from the chaos.

After all, eight or nine out of ten great households in the city had lost everything, along with the officials of Jiangning City being involved. Even the most ignorant and undisciplined child felt panic in their heart.

"Fortunately, the Prefect of Jiangning City is an official newly transferred last year, upright and courteous in conduct. With him holding the line, I believe that after this chaos, Jiangning City will develop even better."

The great clans that could be exploited above disappeared, and many family properties all became public property of the Imperial Court.

Relying on this Prefect's personality, using these family assets to develop the entire Jiangning City, the common people in the city turned misfortune into fortune.