Chapter 137

【Can Luo Five Elders Sword Technique Comprehensive Explanation】

【Type: Knowledge-type Item】

【Quality: Excellent Tier】

【Durability: 100/100】

【Effect: Reading can improve the level of Basic Melee and Basic Sword Technique】

The sword technique insights gifted by Zi Yu Ziyu Jushi were indeed a knowledge-type item.

After going back, it could be sold for a not-so-cheap price.

There are many apostles who use swords.

Mainly because it's cool, and then the transcendent aspect makes up for the various shortcomings of the sword.

It was just that Chu Chu Danqing really had no money to buy weapons, otherwise, he would definitely choose a gun.

For example, submachine guns, sniper rifles, or even grenade launchers, rocket launchers, and the like.

As for the red-tasseled spear, it wasn't in his consideration at all.

After receiving the item, Chu Chu Danqing went down the mountain toward the border.

And it seemed that because of the arrests on Mount Canluo, the number of people thinking about taking his head in exchange for the million-flower bounty had decreased a lot.

At least Chu Chu Danqing didn't encounter a single assassination attempt until he was almost at Xiong Xiong Zhigang's border region.

This made Chu Chu Danqing feel much more at ease; otherwise, having someone pop out and shout about killing him every now and then would make him irritable after a long time.

He looked at the map and estimated the distance; he should be able to reach the pass where Xiong Xiong Zhigang was located by tomorrow morning.

At this time, he was also considering how to adjust the gains of Basic Melee and Basic Ranged Combat if Xiong Xiong Zhigang rejected the alliance request.

Guo Ming's strength was increasing too fast; later on, he could only be used as a trump card and could not be summoned casually as before.

The Nine Cauldrons Diagram definitely needed true spirit awakening, but he didn't know how much money it would take to awaken it to the end.

Looking at his Paradise points, he only felt helpless.

Sure enough, you can't have both fish and bear's paw.

As a Dimensional Apostle, you can only choose one between strength and Paradise points.

He could be certain that there was a high probability that there were no Dimensional Apostles in the Paradise who were both strong and rich.

"Little Chu, he, has something."

"No evil, intent."

Passing by a tea stall, Da Bao reminded Chu Chu Danqing.

Chu Chu Danqing glanced over; an old man sitting in a tea stall by the road happened to lock eyes with Chu Chu Danqing.

The other party had a very strong spirit and was not an old man from an ordinary household.

Of course, not many people in ordinary households could live that long.

The other party stood up slowly, picked up the bundle beside him, and approached Chu Chu Danqing's carriage in two or three steps.

"Greetings, Commander Chu." After Chu Chu Danqing's carriage stopped, the other party cupped his hands and said: "The Young Mistress entrusted me to send her regards to Commander Chu."

Chu Chu Danqing's mind raced; what Young Mistress? How did he have no impression at all?

How could he possibly have any interaction with a married woman?

He only knew one Yuan Shanhu, but she was on Mount Canluo.

The old man seemed to have noticed Chu Chu Danqing's confusion and immediately explained: "My Young Mistress's name is Cuiniang."

This left Chu Chu Danqing without a reaction for a moment; who was Cuiniang again?

It was mainly because her presence was too low, but fortunately, he remembered as soon as he recalled.

That concubine who cheated on Yuan Chong; he had even given her some money back then to go find a living for herself.

"Oh, is there something?" Chu Chu Danqing asked.

It was clear that after leaving Yuanjiazhuang, Cuiniang had climbed up to a higher branch.

"The Young Mistress said she is very grateful for Commander Chu's life-saving grace and help back then; the Master specially sent me to deliver two generous gifts as a token of gratitude," the old man said with a smile.

"Gratitude is not necessary; the thought is enough." Chu Chu Danqing refused.

It seemed this Cuiniang had married into a good family, but this had little to do with Chu Chu Danqing; he wasn't after anything.

"It is necessary; my Master and Young Master are both people who know how to repay kindness," the old man continued: "Especially since the Young Mistress was blessed a month ago, giving the Master's family a successor for the third generation."

"This kindness must be repaid no matter what."

Well, Chu Chu Danqing finally understood why this came up; it turned out that because he had helped them continue their lineage, her status had improved.

As the old man spoke, he took out a tightly wrapped sphere from his bundle; after opening it slowly, it was a human head pickled in lime.

"This person is the mastermind behind the million-flower bounty on Commander Chu."

"The remaining greedy ones have also been mostly cleared out for Commander Chu."

"This is one of the thank-you gifts." The old man explained the cause and effect before Chu Chu Danqing could speak.

Hearing this, Chu Chu Danqing looked the old man up and down: "Is your Master the owner of the Golden Wind Tower?"

The Golden Wind Tower belongs to a transnational type of trade and transaction organization; besides legitimate business, it also does intelligence, assassination, and other series of black industries.

However, they know their limits; trade and transactions are legitimate industries, not only catering to the policies of various countries but also actively paying taxes.

The latter is aimed at the Jianghu and the green forest, rarely involving the imperial court.

The reason Chu Chu Danqing recognized the other party's faction so quickly was because he had once paid attention to this faction.

The impression was that they were honest, and on top of that, the other party's son seemed to like men and was going to end the lineage.

He didn't expect that it was actually turned around by Cuiniang.

"Commander Chu has a sharp eye." The old man complimented him and then took out the second item: "I heard that Commander Chu likes treasures."

"The Master specially selected a treasure for Commander Chu from the Wuluo Kingdom as a token of gratitude."

The old man took out a palm-sized jade disc, carved with various strange beasts, flowers, birds, fish, and insects.

Densely packed, it constructed a micro-carving similar to a natural ecosystem.

"This item is called the Eight Desolations Treasure Jade, it is..." The old man introduced a whole lot.

Chu Chu Danqing felt a bit of a headache listening; he didn't know how to appreciate these things at all. He liked treasures because these treasures could be discounted into Paradise points.

The old man said so much, but it could be summarized in four words: worth a city.

"I know that Commander Chu will definitely refuse." After the old man finished introducing it, he spoke first: "Therefore, I will leave it here."

"If Commander Chu doesn't want it, someone else will take it."

"The Young Mistress's kindness is considered repaid." As he spoke, the old man placed the head and the jade disc by his feet, and after finishing this, he turned and left.

Without a hint of hesitation.

Whether you want it or not is your business; he had done what he had to do anyway.

Seeing the other party's decisive behavior, Chu Chu Danqing immediately understood that this was not just repaying kindness, but also cutting ties.

To save Chu Chu Danqing from coming to their door later if he encountered any trouble, using this favor.

Their Golden Wind Tower can play both sides among various countries because of this fence-sitting style.

What if Chu Chu Danqing used the favor to demand something from them?

With both righteousness and force, the Golden Wind Tower would have no way to refuse.

Therefore, they could only force a sale first.

Sorting out the cause and effect, Chu Chu Danqing picked up this so-called Eight Desolations Treasure Jade.

"Holy crap, it really has value!"

【Human World Rare Treasure · Eight Desolations Treasure Jade】

【Type: Treasure】

【Quality: Excellent】

【Effect 1:.】

【Effect 2: Sell to the Dimensional Paradise, selling price: 30,000 Paradise points】

Chu Chu Danqing really didn't expect that this palm-sized jade pendant could be worth 30,000 Paradise points.

Its value was even higher than the Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon Wall, and its quality soared directly to the Excellent tier.

However, it should be the bottom-tier type of the Excellent tier, barely crossing into it.

"I saved Cuiniang's life, and the Golden Wind Tower helped me kill the mastermind behind the million-flower bounty."

"I gave her silver as relief, and the Golden Wind Tower repaid me with the more valuable Eight Desolations Treasure Jade."

"It can be said that it's been repaid clean." Chu Chu Danqing muttered.

He didn't have much aversion to this; with the addition of 30,000 Paradise points, Chu Chu Danqing couldn't be more satisfied.

"Judging from this attitude, they are indeed very wary of the imperial courts of various countries."

"After learning that I saved Cuiniang, they were actually so impatient to split up."

Chu Chu Danqing touched his chin and pondered: "There must be something going on here."

"Forget it, I'll be leaving after I finish the trial; even if there is a scheme, it has nothing to do with me."

"I'll just remind Xiong Xiong Zhigang when the time comes." Chu Chu Danqing knew that it would not be easy to pull the Golden Wind Tower out by the roots.

If it were the Emperor Taichang Dynasty that hadn't been harmed by the Emperor Taichang Emperor before the last one, at that time the national power was strong and the four barbarians were submissive, it could have been easily destroyed by just sending an edict to the surrounding countries.

But now the national power is declining, the interior is empty, and there are great enemies outside; even the spies of Sushan and the bandits of the green forest have to rely on Chu Chu Danqing to use tough means to hold on and solve them.

At most, they can only destroy the part of the Golden Wind Tower in the Emperor Taichang Dynasty, causing the Golden Wind Tower to suffer heavy losses but not be able to be cleaned up completely.

Chu Chu Danqing also sighed; in just a few decades, the Emperor Taichang Dynasty had collapsed to this point. Sure enough, seeking immortality is the enemy of a wise monarch.

After putting the things away and burying the head casually by the side of the road, Chu Chu Danqing was thinking about one thing.

"I haven't been assassinated in the past few days; it was the Golden Wind Tower that helped me solve it."

"But the problem is... where is my treasure chest???"

Chu Chu Danqing discovered a blind spot; if he had solved it himself, the Excellent-tier treasure chest with shining patterns would definitely not have run away.

But now it had caused him to lose a large sum directly.

But then he thought again, and Chu Chu Danqing thought of a problem.

"The Golden Wind Tower is playing word games with me." Chu Chu Danqing reacted immediately.

The mastermind behind the million-flower bounty is a high-level official of Sushan; the so-called mastermind that the Golden Wind Tower killed is actually the planner and executor of the plan.

The former is the boss, and the latter is just a working ox and horse.

The Golden Wind Tower's assassination does not involve high-level officials of various countries; the head delivered to Chu Chu Danqing's hand is a spy with a not-low status lurking in the Emperor Taichang Dynasty.

However, spies have no human rights; the other party killed them, so they were killed.

But if they really went to kill the high-level officials of Sushan to repay the favor, the owner of the Golden Wind Tower would not dare.

This would offend Sushan.

The Golden Wind Tower also has a lot of business within Sushan.

Taking advantage of the friction between Emperor Taichang and Sushan, the Golden Wind Tower has made a lot of money over the years.

How could they dare to offend such a big client?

"The so-called repayment of kindness is probably also because I was once an official, in order to please the Emperor Taichang Dynasty and make business run more smoothly."

"Especially in recent days, the Emperor Taichang Dynasty has shown signs of withered wood meeting spring."

"If the national power really recovers, it will be inevitable to increase investment in the Emperor Taichang Dynasty."

"That's why they have to build a good reputation." Chu Chu Danqing quickly analyzed the subsequent layout of the Golden Wind Tower.

(End of chapter)