Chapter 138: with translation of chapter title

Are one or two people this kind? No wonder I was reborn into your family, to be your son and grandson!

Wang Ping'an chuckled, his face full of joy.

In his previous life, he was also a kind person; otherwise, having been abandoned in an orphanage, from childhood onward there were many paths that could lead him astray, yet he never took any, which resulted in his becoming a lowly member of society when he grew up.

Every day he still worried about food and drink; while others flaunted their marriages and homes, he was still hesitating over what to eat next.

His only entertainment was still games.

Bars and KTV were realms he had never set foot in.

But when he saw others in trouble, if he could lend a hand, he would; even if it was donating money, though not to the point of giving away all his possessions.

Yet he was willing to spend pocket money for ten days or half a month!

He had once regretted…

After all these years, there have been countless ways to make a fortune, all of which he has given up; but if he could start over, he believes he would still make the same choice.

Because he is a kind person, he cannot do things that rely on crooked ways to make money.

Liu Dongzhu exclaimed in surprise, "Our Ping'an, what good thing have you thought of to be so happy?"

"Is Ping'an hungry?"

Zhang Guihua reminded.

"Impossible, if Ping'an were hungry he would cry rather than laugh!"

Liu Dongzhu instinctively retorted, but still she took Wang Ping'an out of the cradle and carried him toward the bedroom.

"Or should I also have Peregrine Falcon Little Gray escort that girl to the county seat?"

Wang Ping'an thought while nursing.

Arranging for Peregrine Falcon Little Gray to escort Ma Huixin and her group to the county seat would mean no chance to look for opportunities to do good deeds; if they didn't encounter any ambushes on the road, it would be a wasted trip, delaying ten days or half a month.

Just that.

Compared with one or several lives, what is this trifling merit?

Merit, he has countless opportunities to gain, but a life, once lost, is gone forever.

His worry was that Hutou Gou is too far from the county seat for the skills Beast Taming, Pet's Eye, Pet's Ear, and even Sword Control to be usable.

All he could do was have Peregrine Falcon Little Gray serve as a lookout!

He knows how formidable martial cultivators are; don't look at Peregrine Falcon Little Gray having half a foot into the spirit beast threshold, but it is ultimately not a spirit beast.

Moreover.

Even if it were a spirit beast, it might not be a match for a martial cultivator; without his assistance nearby, Peregrine Falcon Little Gray could easily be sent to its death.

After a long while, the countless distracting thoughts in Wang Ping'an's mind gradually faded away, leaving only a single thought.

"Or should I still try? Even if the skills cannot be used due to the distance, at least Peregrine Falcon Little Gray is very smart, and besides it has the talisman box for protection; even if danger arises, it will at least have some self-defense capability."

Having reached this thought, Wang Ping'an no longer hesitated, preparing to wait until the growth energy increase ends, then make another trip to the World Pearl to remake several talisman boxes to keep his family safe.

With Luo Quan as a pretext, there's no need to worry; his family won't wear the talisman boxes.

After all.

His family all hopes he will live to a ripe old age, watching him grow into adulthood, even marry and have children, so they naturally pay extra attention to his safety. "Huh?"

At that moment, Wang Ping'an felt a wave of fluctuation; it was Peregrine Falcon Little Gray sending a message. He instantly felt pleased, suspecting it had again encountered an opportunity to do good deeds.

Just as he was about to use the Beast Taming skill to link with Peregrine Falcon Little Gray's perspective, he recalled the recent situation, and the joy on his face immediately faded.

"Could it be that I've run into my half-brother, Lord Dai, again?"

Wang Ping'an's face showed utter bewilderment; he very much wanted to use the Beast Taming skill to signal Peregrine Falcon Little Gray to withdraw its attention from Dai Zhishang, but then he remembered his master's words.

Dai Zhishang's illness can be cured; he only needs to take the Yang-Replenishing Pill, and once cured, it's just a matter of time before Dai Zhishang once again transforms into a top-tier female demon temptress.

He still hoped to gain merit by relying on Dai Zhishang, but he cannot recall Peregrine Falcon Little Gray's attention from Dai Zhishang.

"I hope it's not another encounter with Lord Dai; but even if it is, I hope he gets lured by the female demon!"

Wang Ping'an silently prayed, his mind moved, and he used the Beast Taming skill to link with Peregrine Falcon Little Gray's view; to his surprise, the falcon's flight position was not on the main road outside Qingyang County Seat.

But rather deep in the old mountains and forests!

Peregrine Falcon Little Gray would send him a message not because it had discovered a cultivated spirit or some monster in the deep mountains.

This novel you have reached.

Spirits or monsters that cannot yield merit are completely outside his attention.

It would send him a message because in this deep mountain old forest there is an open clearing, an open-air market, with people coming and going……

No, besides humans there are many monsters, some with human heads, some not yet transformed; with the Pet's Ear skill he can clearly hear that the monsters can obviously speak human language.

Obviously they are buying things!

Those doing business appear human—no, they are clearly human; otherwise, anyone who could fully take on human form would be a great demon.

In the strictly hierarchical monster factions, which little demon would dare to do business with a great demon?

All a great demon needs to say is one word, and the little demon must obediently hand over whatever it holds.

In other words, in this deep mountain forest market, those setting up stalls to do business are all humans, and very likely they are Dao cultivators.

It's unknown whether they are orthodox Dao cultivators, heretical Dao cultivators, or both.

If one lacks some ability, who would dare to do business with monsters in the deep mountains and old forests?

Even if the monsters are easy to talk to, the surrounding savage beasts would not let pass up such delicious fare delivered to their door.

"Damn beasts, you lot of traitors, doing business with monsters— isn't that aiding the enemy? Don't you know the relationship between humans and monsters is one of mutual exclusion?"

Wang Ping'an angrily muttered under his breath, hearing the noisy chatter below, countless distracting thoughts rose in his mind one after another, as he wondered thoughtfully: "I don't know if going into business would have any prospects."

He would naturally not think of aiding the enemy when the idea of doing business arose; he said those words only to avoid aiding the enemy again—wouldn't that be slapping himself in the face?

He wanted to use the opportunity of doing business to obtain cultivation resources and improve his abilities; as long as the gains outweigh the costs, it is not aiding the enemy but rather the enemy subsidizing him.

In that way, by doing business with monsters, he would not be a traitor to humanity but a hero of the human race.

That's right.

He is the great hero of the human race!

In an instant, countless thoughts surfaced in Wang Ping'an's mind; he was not the indecisive type, he gritted his teeth and silently shouted coldly: 'Go for it; even if it fails, at most I'll lose a Paper Person and some Talismans!'

Of course he wouldn't personally go to the monster market in the deep mountains and old forests to do business; he can't even speak yet, who would do business with a baby?

Moreover.

Since he has the ability, how could he risk himself?

(End of chapter)