Chapter 104

Originally twelve cacti, now they have become thirteen. The thing they were waiting for has arrived.

Where is this extra cactus?

According to Li Banfeng's memory, it is between the fifth and sixth cacti.

Li Banfeng prepared to use the Tang Dao to make a move, but Ma Wu signaled Li Banfeng to wait a moment.

The two turned around at the same time, not looking at the cactus.

The cactus was currently eating the Snake Head Eels. It opened the bag and used its arms full of thorns to skewer an eel.

Then it used another arm to cut a wound on itself and stuffed the eel into the wound.

This is the way it eats; the whole process didn't make half a sound.

Ma Wu was estimating the speed at which the cactus eats fish.

The more it eats, the better, but they couldn't wait for it to eat everything, otherwise, the cactus might run away, and something even more terrible might happen.

The number of Snake Head Eels this time was relatively large. Ma Wu wanted to wait a little longer, but Li Banfeng's ears trembled, and he heard a voice using the technique of Insightful Spiritual Sound: "There's more."

What is "there's more"?

Li Banfeng turned his head suddenly and found a cactus nearly two meters tall standing in front of the two.

How dangerous.

Ma Wu was overconfident; the cactus had finished eating the fish and was preparing to eat the next dish.

This type of cactus is called Cithun; it usually hides under the yellow sand and doesn't show its face easily.

Cithun also has a mixed diet; it eats insects and snakes in the sand, but in this New Land, only two types of food can lure them out of the sand.

The first type is Snake Head Eel, the fish Li Banfeng and Ma Wu scooped up by the lake. Whether dead or alive, Cithun likes them.

The second type of food is humans, only eating them alive.

Cithun's combat power is very strong. After it makes a move, with Li Banfeng and Ma Wu's combat power, they might die at the hands of this cactus.

But Cithun has a fatal weakness: it cannot move while being watched by someone.

So Ma Wu and Li Banfeng had to turn their backs to the Snake Head Eels on the ground at the beginning to have a chance to lure it out from underground.

Cithun came silently, and it was no different from other cacti; its shape was extremely difficult to identify. Ma Wu could only confirm the appearance of Cithun by counting.

Cithun also doesn't make a sound when eating, and Ma Wu could only rely on experience to estimate the time.

This estimation wasn't very accurate because this cactus had a huge appetite and quickly finished eating the fish. It was all thanks to Li Banfeng having the technique of Insightful Spiritual Sound; if they had waited a little longer, Li Banfeng and Ma Wu might have become its belly meal.

No need to worry now. Ma Wu and Li Banfeng were watching this cactus together. As long as the two didn't blink at the same time, it wouldn't move.

"Coming to this desert, you must have at least two people to avoid Cithun's attack." Ma Wu brandished a short sword over a foot long, jumped up, and split the cactus open.

Colorless, clear juice flowed out of the split cactus. In the juice, Ma Wu searched for eight pearls the size of peanuts.

"This cactus has eaten quite a few people recently..." Ma Wu's expression was somewhat solemn. He brought a water bottle and washed the mucus off the pearls. Six pearls appeared dark red, and two pearls appeared bright red.

Seeing those two bright red pearls, Ma Wu revealed a slight smile.

He had bet right.

"Brother Li, look, Cithun Pearls, these are the food that Cithun hasn't digested yet. These six pearls were formed after eating people; there are vengeful spirits attached to the pearls, and the quality is not good.

These two pearls were formed after just eating fish; there are no vengeful spirits on the pearls, and the quality is excellent.

These two pearls, if you take one to Green Water Bay, can sell for thirty thousand; they are more valuable than the other six combined!"

This is the reason why Ma Wu wanted to wait for Cithun to finish eating the Snake Head Eels. Eating one more bite might produce one more pure pearl.

Li Banfeng looked at the six dark red pearls and asked: "Is there a vengeful spirit on every pearl?"

He used his Yin-Yang Eyes but didn't see any ghost fire.

Ma Wu shook his head: "More than that. Eating living people, the pearls grow slowly; three or five people might not necessarily exchange for one pearl. Looking at the color of these pearls, I estimate there are five or six vengeful spirits attached to them. Such pearls are of low quality; they can sell for over two thousand yuan at the Song family, and sending them to Green Water City, selling for thirty thousand would be not bad.

The more vengeful spirits, the lower the quality of the pearl. But why can't these vengeful spirits be seen? Could it be that they are hidden too deep?"

Li Banfeng pondered for a moment and said: "If the vengeful spirits on the pearls are removed, wouldn't they become pearls of excellent quality?"

Ma Wu smiled bitterly: "That's hard. People eaten by Cithun lose their primordial spirit before they die, and their resentment is extremely great.

If you want to remove the vengeful spirits, you either need magic treasures or ask a Nightmare Cultivator. There aren't many such magic treasures, and Nightmare Cultivators themselves are rare. If you want to drive the vengeful spirits away cleanly, it won't cost less than one hundred thousand. Once you fail and break the pearl, you'll lose everything, so very few people do this."

Li Banfeng said: "Hand the pearls to me first; I have a way."

"You have a way?" Ma Wu was skeptical, but doing this business was for the sake of repaying kindness, so Ma Wu handed all eight Cithun Pearls to Li Banfeng without hesitation.

"Brother Li, you must keep them safe. You must not be discovered by the Song family on the way back. The Song family also often hunts Cithun, but they don't use Snake Head Eels; they all use living people as bait to fish for Cithun."

"Use living people as bait?" Li Banfeng was startled.

Ma Wu nodded: "In Lanyang Village, people who really can't live anymore will sign a document with the Song family, betting their lives for twenty thousand yuan to be the Song family's bait.

The Song family will tie the bait person tightly and throw them into this desert. Because Cithun is afraid of being watched, the bait person will also be blindfolded.

When Cithun appears, if the Song family makes a move in time, the bait person might be able to save their life, but the Song family mainly cares about Cithun and will only consider the best hunting time, not the life or death of the bait person. Therefore, being a bait person is nine deaths and one life."

Bait person.

Li Banfeng heard a new term again.

"Brother Ma, why do you know Cithun loves to eat Snake Head Eels?"

"Learned from family classics. The Ma family has many books, more than any major family in Green Water Bay. Ma family disciples, some love to study literature, some love to practice martial arts; you can find classics in the Ma family library.

I also love to read books, but I only read books that make money. It's a pity; I can never go back to the Ma family in this life. There are many good books in that library, and there are many ways to make money that I haven't learned thoroughly."

Li Banfeng pondered for a moment: "From Earth Tu Tu Yu Tao, to Tiger Head Louse, to Snake Head Eel, to Cithun Pearl, is the whole process written in the same book?"

Ma Wu shook his head: "There is no process, and these things couldn't possibly appear in the same book.

Earth Tu Tu Yu Tao has over a hundred types of food it loves, and stinky fish is the easiest to get, so people all know this method.

There are over a hundred types of worms on the Earth Tu Tu Yu Tao, but Tiger Head Louse is one of them. Not many people know this.

Snake Head Eel is extremely cunning; without corresponding bait, it definitely can't be caught. Going down into the lake to catch it is extremely dangerous, and even if caught, it can only be used by Poison Cultivators to refine poison; it can't sell for a good price, so very few people are willing to catch it.

But Tiger Head Louse is one of the baits for fishing for Snake Head Eels, and you can only find this bait in the New Land of Lanyang Village. Very few people know this.

And Cithun cactus has a mixed diet. There are over sixty types of bait recorded in books, and Snake Head Eel is just one of them. In the New Land of Lanyang Village, apart from living people, this is already the best bait to find.

I took those books I read before, dismantled them in my mind, crushed them, and then squatted at the Song family's big warehouse for several days to figure out what is produced in this New Land, before I straightened out this line."

Li Banfeng said: "Then we will follow this process every day from now on: fish for peaches, fish for eels, hunt Cithun."

Ma Wu shook his head: "That won't do. If this continues, the Song family will definitely be suspicious. This clue is valuable, but I know more than one clue."

Li Banfeng nodded repeatedly. This kind of person is destined to make money.

The two returned to Lanyang Village. In order to cover their tracks, Ma Wu still carried that bag of stinky fish.

Song Jiasen was strolling in the village. Seeing Ma Wu, he laughed: "Fifth Young Master, throw that bag of stinky fish away. This smell is too big; it looks like it's already maggot-ridden."

Ma Wu sneered: "If Boss Song rewarded a few more meals, I wouldn't be so strapped for cash."

Song Jiasen looked surprised: "Fifth Young Master, why do you say that? Are you still holding a grudge about the peaches? Song is also helpless. This is the rule of Lanyang Village for so many years; I can't break the precedent for Fifth Young Master.

How about this, if Fifth Young Master doesn't mind, come to my humble abode for dinner tonight. As long as I have a bite to eat, I definitely won't let Fifth Young Master go hungry."

A few short sentences, extremely sarcastic.

Ma Wu didn't speak. The two returned to the wooden hut together. Ma Wu went to sleep downstairs, and Li Banfeng returned to the Suishenju.

Seeing Li Banfeng return, the phonograph puffed out a cloud of steam, covering the entire main room: "Hey~ husband, this life can't go on; the little slave is about to starve to death."

Li Banfeng waved his hand, dispelling the steam in front of him, and took out a Cithun Pearl: "Lady, see if the ingredients on this can be eaten?"

"This thing... it really can be eaten!" The phonograph's Yin-Yang Eyes were clearly above Li Banfeng's, and after examining it for a moment, she said, "This is a Cithun Pearl, right? It's been some years since I've seen this thing."

"What is the use of this pearl?"

"Auxiliary material for refining magic treasures. Cithun Pearl can lock spirituality, and it locks it very tightly. The purer the Cithun Pearl, the more suitable it is for refining magic treasures, because it can lock a single spirituality without interference from miscellaneous spirits.

This pearl of yours has eight dead souls inside. The quality of such a pearl is not pure, and the locked spirituality will be interfered with. It can't sell for a good price, so just let the little slave eat it."

Li Banfeng sat next to the phonograph and discussed nicely: "Lady, it's a pity to waste such a good pearl. Can you eat the dead souls and leave the pearl?"

Squeak~

Clatter clatter~

The phonograph was very reluctant: "Husband is really greedy for money. Eating something, you don't even let the little slave eat to her heart's content. Very well, the little slave will try.

Cithun Pearl can lock spirituality very tightly. This point is not just talk. Even husband's Yin-Yang Eyes can't see where these dead souls are.

These dead souls have already lost their primordial spirits and are integrated with the pearl. The little slave has a way to strip the vengeful spirits away, but if the pearl breaks, husband must not blame the little slave."

"Won't blame, won't blame. Lady, go ahead and show your skills. If it breaks, it's on me!"

As long as he could keep one pearl, Li Banfeng would make a big profit.

The phonograph rubbed the pearl with steam for a moment, and a dead soul was stripped from the pearl and sucked into the phonograph's horn.

Don't look at the Lady saying it wasn't easy; in less than five minutes, one pearl was dealt with. The dark red turned into bright red, and all the vengeful spirits were cleaned up.

Looking at the water droplets all over the horn, Li Banfeng wiped it distressedly: "Lady has worked hard."

"Hey~ hard work is not really it, it's just that the resentment of these dead souls is too heavy, a bit spicy."

Spicy...

"Does Lady love spicy? I have more!" Li Banfeng took out the remaining five pearls.

The phonograph giggled, and the steam she spat out was slightly rosy: "Hey husband, I knew you cherished the little slave."

In less than half an hour, all the Cithun Pearls were dealt with.

The Lady burped and went to sleep.

Li Banfeng hugged the excellent Cithun Pearls, lay on the bed, and also went to sleep.

……

At night, Li Banfeng took the six excellent Cithun Pearls to Ma Wu.

Ma Wu was greatly surprised, unable to figure out what means Li Banfeng had used.

He didn't ask much either, because he knew this means definitely wouldn't be easily shown to others.

"Brother Ma, I'll leave the selling of the goods to you."

Ma Wu nodded: "Brother Li, accompany me to the village entrance; I'm afraid of being plotted against."

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