Chapter 100: Why Is 100 So Expensive??? 64K Wants Subscriptions

"Senior sister, you seem to be in a good mood today, huh?"

In the morning, on the road back to the sect after leaving the city gate, Huang Xuan, who was up in the sky, glanced at his senior sister's flushed, radiant face and asked curiously.

Pei Zhuoyun said nothing, gave Huang Xuan a glance, then turned her head away. She stared at the pitch‑black night sky ahead, a slight smile tugging at the corner of her mouth.

"By the way, senior sister, we won't run into that weird thing again, will we?" But at that moment, a single sentence from Huang Xuan instantly shattered Pei Zhuoyun's good mood.

She turned her head again and glared fiercely at him.

Yu River County, inside a certain inn.

It seems not only female warriors are lacking; female cultivators aren't much better either.

In Wang Wu's view, whether it's Wang Lan or the late‑True Realm Pei Zhuoyun, they're the type who are both weak and love to play, begging for mercy after a few moves, then fainting.

But after waking up a while later, they revert to their old ways, remembering to eat but forgetting to fight.

Moreover, the woman shouts about repaying a favor, but if she truly intends to do that with Wang Wu solely out of gratitude, Wang Wu would just kick her away.

Such a thing is only interesting if both parties want it; one‑sided is actually boring.

In fact, it was just so; her gaze at Wang Wu at the time was almost burning, and though she said it was repaying a favor, one can only say… ahem.

When Wang Wu entered Yu River County, he had seen fellow demons, so after booking a room at the inn, he let Er Niang and a few others out.

Zi Yuan still has to stay inside the spherical fortress because the demonic aura on her is too unique. To the cultivators here, she is a complete "demon".

She isn't a demonic cultivator, as demonic cultivators differ fundamentally in aura from her.

But everything will get better as long as Wang Wu continues to assist her during her cultivation.

She cannot directly practice Sha Shou Ge's martial path; Wang Wu doesn't know why, but she truly can't train it.

The three female demons are in the same situation; they simply cannot practice Sha Shou Ge's senior sister's martial path.

Wang Wu was actually a bit curious about this, having asked Sha Shou Ge before, whose answer was very abstract:

"【You're an Earth demon, this technique was given to us Earthlings; how could beings from other planets possibly master it? Can extraterrestrials and Earthlings be the same species?】"

These words…

Wang Wu didn't know what to say—whether to say it's very reasonable, or… alright, it does sound quite reasonable. No doubt, he is indeed an Earthling, and here he's considered a demon.

Yu River County seems much richer than He Dong County, because Wang Wu could hear people in the city talking about the female demon in Building XX, something unheard of in He Dong County.

Thus, this is also why Wang Wu dared to release the three female demons; demons don't seem uncommon to the locals here.

As for why he didn't bring them into the town, first he hadn't thought of it, second it wasn't necessary.

Although Zhu San Niang and the others hadn't planned to cultivate with Wang Wu these days, if Wu Lang asked, they naturally wouldn't refuse.

In the morning, taking a few female demons out, under the stunned gazes of the inn's waiter and the patrons, Wang Wu ordered several bowls of noodles and prepared to eat.

The demons' appearance is striking, because they're simply too beautiful.

Although Yu River County has demons working in such buildings, that place is clearly not affordable for ordinary people.

Thus, he swaggered with the three female demons to the first floor, told the waiter that they were his household's raised demons, and began ordering breakfast.

While the shock remained shock, the impact remained impact, after a brief dazzlement, everyone lowered their heads, daring not to look at Wang Wu's table again.

Because Wang Wu is a True Realm Warrior.

A True Realm Warrior taking three demons out in one outing—families of that caliber, if offended, the consequences are obvious.

Wang Wu didn't plan to leave Yu River County early today; he intended to stroll around the county town with the three female demons all morning, then set out for the final delivery point after sunset.

After that, he would head straight to Yuanqing Lake to complete the delivery.

"Wow, Wu Lang, this human town is truly bustling!!"

Strolling through the town with the three female demons, while Zi Yuan stayed alone inside the spherical fortress, following Wang Wu's party via a camera.

"The livelihood in Yu River County seems fairly decent."

In the cockpit, Zi Yuan sat in Wang Wu's personal driver seat, crossing his legs, covering his body with Wang Wu's clothes to prevent any exposure. While tossing raisins into his mouth, he commented.

For the three demons, Yu River County is undeniably bustling, dazzling them. But for Zi Yuan, the Chaoge elder, a person above others, it means nothing.

The productivity of the Shang Dynasty is not behind that of the Zhou Dynasty; there's no generational gap. As a Shang royal princess, Zi Yuan, who grew up in Chaoge, naturally knows a city far more prosperous than this small southern county town.

Compared to the three female demons, she focuses on local livelihood; so far, her former subjects are living quite well in the new dynasty.

Zi Yuan is not the heir to the throne, but she has a fief. Nan Zhou is Zi Yuan's fief, and now Wang Wu has become Zi Yuan's "king husband", as she calls him.

Thus Wang Wu would seemingly have a strong claim over Nan Zhou… ah no, actually he doesn't.

Because if Wang Wu marries Zi Yuan in the Shang Dynasty, he would be a son‑in‑law, a matrilineal marriage, and any children would take the mother's surname.

When Zi Yuan eventually ascends as Shang Empress, his role as "Shang King" would hold no power. Of course, Da Ji, being a demon, could be fully enthroned by Di Xin, so Wang Wu naturally could as well.

After the enthronement, Wang Wu truly has a claim, becoming the legitimate heir of the Great Shang Dynasty.

However, Si Hun Shan belongs to Tongtian City, which is a theocratic territory governed by the Grand Witch. According to Shang Dynasty law, the royal family does not claim theocratic lands.

Strolling around the county town with the three female demons, since it was their first time there, they were obviously very excited, finding every place extremely interesting.

Although back home he often heard that shopping with women is a torment for men, after an hour or two, Wang Wu thought it was… quite alright…

Alright, not good at all.

In the afternoon, after the sun set, Wang Wu deposited the tribute of a thousand taels for the two cultivators he rescued at Zheng's Money House, then led the three female demons out of the city.

Although the soldiers didn't see the three demons when entering the city, it didn't stop them from letting Wang Wu exit.

"A red sleeve hidden within the sleeve palace," well, normal.

Although a True Realm being clearly can't possess a high‑level skill like the Sleeve Palace, the artifact can still be used.

"Tsk tsk, truly beautiful…"

When Wang Wu disappeared into the darkness with the three women, an officer on the city wall withdrew his gaze and sighed to his comrade.

"What, want to go to the Demon Fragrance Tower?" his comrade grinned mischievously at the officer and asked.

"There? Forget it…" the officer shook his head, "It's pricey enough, and even if you could afford it, you couldn't get a reservation… those few female demons have already been claimed by a few young masters in the county town."

"Hehe, after I finish packing for my son, it's really…" his comrade laughed after hearing the officer's words.

Outside Yuchuan County, half an hour later.

The three female demons have already returned, and in their place Zi Yuan sits in front of Wang Wu. The crimson mare on his lap is nervous, but being soothed by Wang Wu now and then, it gradually becomes accustomed.

Demons aren't that dangerous to ordinary animals; they just get captured and eaten. They won't infect them, unless it's a demonic beast whose lingzhi has already blossomed.

Crimson is a very clever mare, but she hasn't yet reached the stage of awakened spiritual intelligence.

"Speaking of which, Wu Lang."

Zi Yuan lifted his head, looked at Wang Wu's chin, and asked, "What exactly is the anomaly those two cultivators mentioned?"

"I don't know either." Wang Wu shrugged. "I thought you knew, but you said that back in your Shang Dynasty, such things didn't exist in the world."

"Indeed there were none, Wu Lang," Zi Yuan recalled his past memories, "Even in the records, I've never heard of a place called 'anomaly'."

The traveling inn is a kind of anomaly. In the dialect of Wang Wu's hometown, it's roughly called a 'singularity'.

It's an extremely special existence, large or small; some exist above this world, others reside in a particular special space.

Some are regions, some are buildings, others are a kind of 'ghost'-like entity. Sometimes it's just an object, a thing.

But without exception, they are all extremely dangerous and cannot be eradicated.

Even Wang Wu couldn't truly eliminate those things. Not even Vajra Subduing Demons, which suppresses all Yao Mo Gui Gui. Yet Wang Wu can sense that those things aren't dead; they have only temporarily vanished.

"Sir, a quick bite or stay the night?"

In the rugged mountains between Tianbin County and Yuanqing Lake, Cen Jie was patrolling a narrow path outside the mountain stronghold with a group of subordinates.

Although it was already winter and the sun had long set, patrols were still necessary for a bandit stronghold nestled in the mountains.

Of course this wasn't a suicide mission; living in the wilderness far from civilized society, the bandits naturally have their own way of life.

Cen Jie has done such patrols countless times over the past five years, but after his promotion this year, he no longer needs to do this.

Even though he hadn't encountered any accidents in five years, who would refuse not to do this job?

However, when that eerie sound rang from behind, Cen Jie realized: he often walks by the river, and finally one day his shoes got wet.

The moment he heard the sound, Cen Jie's whole body trembled.

He didn't dare look back, because based on past experience, when faced with this situation, the best approach is to ignore it and keep trudging forward.

Ahead of him lay the road back to the house.

Behind him, his subordinates naturally also heard the sound.

Their reaction, just like the leader at the front of the line, was identical: their bodies suddenly stiffened, then began to tremble.

As Cen Jie took a step forward, his juniors also stepped forward in unison.

Immediately after, they broke into a sprint.

A desperate dash.

"Sir, a quick bite or stay the night?"

His pupils dilated, eyes filled with blood vessels. Cen Jie let out a heavy gasp and charged toward the flashing lights ahead.

That was the location of the stronghold; he had passed it many times and knew it well.

As his steps quickened, the light ahead grew brighter and clearer, and hope deepened on Cen Jie's face.

"Sir, a quick bite or stay the night?"

Cen Jie abruptly halted, his pupils trembling violently. His body stiffened, and he stood frozen, staring at the building before him.

Beside a two‑story, coffin‑shaped building that stood squarely beside a wooden pillar, hung a lantern bearing the four bold characters 'Traveling Inn'.

The lantern emitted a blood‑red glow, looking extremely eerie.

"Sir."

The voice came again, now just within arm's reach.

Cen Jie's expression was stiff, a bead of sweat the size of a bean dripping from his forehead. At that moment, the inn's door slowly opened.

After a brief pause, he stepped forward again. This time, his face showed no expression, becoming wooden and dazed.

He slowly walked toward the inn's doorway, and his subordinates did the same.

【Shan Ding Dong Yao Guai: Master, how much did you pay for that 1952 Childhood Camping Set before?】

【Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: That thing? Why are you asking? Want to buy a new one?】

【Shan Ding Dong Yao Guai: I have some ideas, just asking.】

【Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: You're not a resident of Yun Guang City; as a foreigner, the price you'll pay will be high.】

【Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: My mother works at Sanshui Company; that Childhood Camping Set was a year‑end gift from her factory, free of charge. If you want to know the price, you can check Sanshui Company's official website.】

【Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: Just click into the product after you enter.】

Opening the website the master gave, Wang Wu feels exuberant, convinced he could buy the whole world.

The reason is simple: after he entered his Zheng Family Money House bank card number, the system confirmed a successful binding.

Moreover, the 6,700 taels of silver, after exchange, amount to 670,000 Yun Guang Coins.

【Your exchange limit for this year has reached its cap, so after recharge the wallet balance is: 135,932.383333 Yun Guang Coins】

Although the annual exchange limit is only 150,000, for Wang Wu now it is more than enough.

He had previously exchanged a little over 20,000; now he can exchange just over 120,000, and together with the unused portion, Wang Wu's deposit balance is a little over 130,000.

Clearly, this is a substantial sum—exactly 120,000 Yun Guang Coins.

What could all this buy?

Wang Wu isn't completely ignorant of Yun Guang City's prices, because Master Qin Xiang has a personal account on Yin Dou.

He enjoys haggling at the market, recording each bargaining session and posting the videos.

Generally, prices in Yun Guang City are comparable to Wang Wu's hometown, perhaps even lower.

Moreover, Master Qin Xiang, as the head of the Extreme Heaven Vajra Gate, earns a monthly salary of 18,000 yuan.

Although Wang Wu finds it hard to believe, that indeed is Qin Xiang's monthly salary.

Based on the market prices Wang Wu saw on his master's personal video channel, the master's salary can't be called low, but it certainly doesn't match his status.

After all, that's the world's number‑one Jin Gang sect, yet the sect leader's salary is only 18,000?

Isn't this a bit… a bit too outrageous?

Anyway, that doesn't matter, because Wang Wu has now clicked into the official website of San Shui Toy Company and arrived at their store page.

Searching for "Childhood Fun Camping Set 1952", Wang Wu quickly found the product, but unfortunately it has already been taken off the shelf.

【Childhood Fun Camping Set 1952】

Price: 59,000 Yun Guang Coins

Listing period: Jan 1 1952 – Jan 1 1962; Jan 1 2002 – Jan 1 2003 (Childhood Fun Camping Set 1952 Reissue)

Seeing the price of 59,000 Yun Guang Coins, Wang Wu's heart instantly surged with excitement.

So he hurriedly clicked outside to check the latest generation of San Shui Company's San Shui Outdoor Sports Company's professional camping‑set products.

【Adventure Series Camping Set】

【Adventure 2030】

The widely praised latest model of the Adventure Series Camping Set 2030!

Price: 88,000–128,000

On the product's spokesperson page, Wang Wu saw a familiar face: his master Qin Xiang.

Could this company be run by his master's family? When he saw Qin Xiang's smiling face, Wang Wu couldn't help but feel puzzled.

But that doesn't matter; the stuff looks good, so just buy it.

He entered the product page, browsed the various functions of the camping set, felt a surge of excitement, then chose a configuration, pressed "Add to Cart", and placed the order.

However, when he saw the final checkout price, Wang Wu was taken aback.

1.28 million Yun Guang Coins.

"?"

Seeing this number, Wang Wu was stunned.

He wiped his eyes and looked again.

1.28 million.

He removed the product, reselected the configuration, and checked out.

1.28 million.

Wang Wu was a bit confused, so he removed the cart again, chose the lowest basic configuration, and checked out.

880,000.

A moment later, Wang Wu exited the store page, returned to Juxin, and sent his master a message:

【I am the Mountain‑Top Cave Monster: Master, why does the price I see for this San Shui camping product show as 88,000 on the purchase page, but 880,000 at checkout?】

【Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: You're a foreigner, according to anti‑dumping protection policy, the product price will definitely rise】

【Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: But it jumped tenfold? That's really high】

【Mountain‑Top Cave Monster: …】

【Mountain‑Top Cave Monster: Alright, master, I understand, thank you】

【The red packet you sent (100 Yun Guang Coins) has been received by Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le (*spouse)】

【Mountain‑Top Cave Monster: Master, is that San Shui Company run by your family?】

【Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: Run by my family? How could my family afford to start a company? But my mother works at a San Shui factory. I also have a product endorsement for a San Shui item】

【Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: The 1952 Childhood Fun Camping Set is actually pretty good; if you need any function, you can upgrade directly on its console】

【Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: Upgrading later will be pricier than buying the latest model outright, but functionally it's identical to the newest version, and even cheaper than you, as a foreign user, buying the latest version】

【Mountain‑Top Cave Monster: Really?? Thank you, master!!】

【The red packet you sent (100 Yun Guang Coins) has been received by Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le (*spouse)】

After riding Rouge for a while outside the city, Wang Wu returned to the spherical fortress.

Only when he was about to reach Tian Bin County did Wang Wu emerge from the spherical fortress, mount Rouge again, and continue the journey.

Soon Wang Wu arrived at Tian Bin County and obtained the third batch of goods there.

Without any stop, Wang Wu headed straight out of the city toward Yuan Qing Lake.

Yu Chuan County is close to Tian Bin County; the total distance from He Dong County to here is 320 km, and from Tian Bin County to Yuan Qing Lake there remains 390 km.

Six hundred and nine is, of course, over six hundred.

Anti‑dumping and tariffs—though he studied them in school, it wasn't until today that Wang Wu truly grasped the concept.

Compared with the Great Zhou Dynasty, Assassin Brother's world is certainly lagging, and if Assassin Brother's hometown goods could be imported at low prices, wouldn't that be another form of colonization?

Therefore, imposing high tariffs on foreign goods is still necessary.

No problem.

Next to Yuan Qing Lake lies Mang Mountain; crossing Mang Mountain leads to the Tongzhou border. Mang Mountain is not connected to Si Hun Shan or Wang Gu Lin, making it a relatively "safe" forest.

Mang Mountain covers roughly 1,200 square kilometers, with its highest point over 5,000 meters above sea level.

Yuan Qing Lake is the base of the Qing Ping Sect; Wang Wu doesn't know exactly what it's for, only that the Qing Ping Sect places great importance on the location.

The cultivators stationed there are sect elites, with numerous True‑Realm practitioners, and reportedly several Grand‑Void‑Realm masters above the Break‑Delusion realm guarding the area.

On the road, Wang Wu rode Rouge, accelerating from 60 to 80, which is also the maximum speed of the spherical fortress.

From Tian Bin County outward to Yuan Qing Lake there are no human villages; the closer to Mang Mountain, the fewer there are.

The official road here only leads to Yuan Qing Lake; Yuan Qing Lake lies between Si Hun Shan and Mang Mountain, a vast freshwater lake.

The Qing Ping Sect's base on Yuan Qing Lake sits on an island in the lake's center.

According to the information Wang Wu heard in Tian Bin County, they say something seems to be suppressed in the lake, but no one knows exactly what.

Something's off.

About two hours later, Wang Wu rode the crimson Benz on the Guan Dao leading from Tianbin County to Yuanqing Lake, though the steed beneath him gave no response.

But Wang Wu suddenly became alert.

He shouted to the few women in the fortress, telling them to go to the control room and operate the cameras, each scouting a different direction.

He then halted his horse, gave the crimson Benz a tap on its rear, and sent it back to the fortress.

Dismounting, he placed one hand on the hilt at his waist, and a faceted crystal appeared on his forehead.

Under the Heavenly Demon Eye, the thing that appeared before Wang Wu was indeed not the Guan Dao he had seen earlier.

The Guan Dao ahead had no road; it seemed to have been cut off.

About fifty meters ahead, from that point onward, the ground was pitch black, like a bottomless abyss.

Turning his head to the left, he could not see the Wang Gu Lin beyond Si Hun Shan; instead, the view stretched to an endless plain, where some strange objects drifted over the plain.

Looking to the right, about a kilometer away lay a vast forest, which looked far more normal than Wang Gu Lin, at least the trees grew much more normally.

Yet at this moment, that forest was exuding an incredibly odd aura.

Regardless, it was certainly better than the bottomless abyss on the Guan Dao ahead.

So Wang Wu gripped the hilt at his waist and walked toward the forest.

He intended to press deeper into the woods and keep moving forward.

But as he walked and glanced around, his peripheral vision suddenly caught a flash of red.

He abruptly turned his head to the right, deep into the forest, and at that spot, a faint red light was flickering.

"Shu Niang, operate the camera and go take a look."

Looking toward that forest, Wang Wu instructed, following the red light.

"Where?" Shu Niang immediately sent the camera flying in the direction Wang Wu was facing, then curiously asked, "No red light, Wu Lang?"

"Hmm?"

(End of chapter)