These players are more cunning than cunning

Chapter 58 Please Keep a Polite Smile

"Go to that villa? I can't go there."

Zhang Huaping's expression suddenly changed and she refused sternly.

The group of demon cultivators living deep in the mountains outside the city destroyed the long-established local clan villages more than a hundred years ago, and settled down there, becoming extremely ferocious.

Travelers and caravans passing by were often killed.

However, it controls the largest French copper mine in the area, one of the core economic lifelines.

More than eighty years ago, the city lord made a painful decision and called on various monk families to join forces to go into the mountains to suppress bandits, but ended up suffering heavy losses.

Now it has become a forbidden place that everyone fears.

The shopkeeper advised:
"Those demon cultivators are bad, but they are not stupid. They will not attack the merchants they met with in the past. Otherwise, who would dare to do business with them?"

"Other stores have hired people to go there several times before, and everything went well. This time it's my turn to send people, so please help me."

Zhang Huaping remained silent.

It’s the end of the year.

If what she guessed was correct, that group of demon cultivators were going to offer sacrifices to their ancestors and ask for their blessings before they started making large purchases.

I heard that in previous years, it was a living sacrifice.

If she went there in person, she might be sent to be a sacrifice.
Being buried alive as a maid, serving in a tomb as a living figurine for a lifetime is already a good outcome. What if you have a perverted hobby?
"Sit down, let's talk."

The shopkeeper poured a cup of tea and slowly pushed it over:
"Your daughter still has to study. She ranks third in the academy, so she is definitely a good candidate. The house she rents next to the academy, the incense, paper and pens to increase her study efficiency, which one doesn't cost money?"

The old shopkeeper said earnestly:

"You, you have a very high level of comprehension, but you have low-grade spiritual roots and limited aptitude. Otherwise, you would have reached the Fourth Organ Realm long ago. Your daughter cannot follow in your footsteps. Her spiritual roots must be above the middle grade, right? This is also a huge expense for spiritual roots. She is only five years old, and she should prepare her spiritual roots seven or eight years in advance."

Every word the shopkeeper spoke pierced directly into his heart.

The burden of life made her breathless.

“That’s almost enough resources for my daughter to get started.” She took a deep breath.

"What about you? You also have to find a way to break through the four organs, right?"

The shopkeeper sighed again, "We casual cultivators are often injured, and our organs have long been damaged. Once we are over eighty years old, our organs are completely aged, and our Qi and blood are insufficient, so there is no possibility of breaking through the four organs."

Zhang Huaping remained silent.

She is in her early forties and has already reached the level of a cultivator with five perfect bodies. She is very famous among the independent cultivators.

The great perfection of the five-body realm is a qualitative change.

Because the monks of this period wore armor that protected their front and back chest and abdomen, leaving their forged and tempered heads and limbs exposed, leaving them with almost no weaknesses.

Even the five-body perfect demon beasts of the same realm are no match for him.

This is how humans use the advantages of armor to block the vital parts that have not been tempered. How can you fight me?
But monsters are also smart.

If you don't fight with them and just run away, they will be difficult to hunt and you will need to set an ambush and wait for them.

So hunting monsters is still not an easy task.

At this time, the five bodies have completed a great cycle, and the theoretical lifespan reaches two thousand years.

But it's just a theory.

If you don’t maintain the four internal organs, they will slowly age and dry up.

Eventually, the organs of old age are hollowed out, and the stomach is just a big hole that must be filled with an artificial magic tool and magic money must be consumed constantly in order to live for two thousand years.

But this is another paradox.

Even your internal organs have died of old age. If you continue to live like this, your fighting power is far from its peak and you cannot earn enough money to keep yourself alive.

In other words, what kind of family are you from to be able to come up with enough money to survive for two thousand years?
Only aristocratic families, great sects, and wealthy families are so generous.

They really do live for 800 years with the first body, and 2000 years with the fifth body.

other people?
Just think about it.

The life of a low-level casual cultivator is miserable!
In order to avoid being dragged to death in the second half of their lives, most monks who have achieved perfection in the five bodies will take the risk of breaking through the four internal organs at the final peak period. It is either life or death.

Nowadays, the average lifespan of a cultivator who has reached perfection in the Five Body Realm is only 150 years, a tragic number.

Because this state of being neither up nor down will make people feel unwilling and work harder, and no one will die of natural causes.

"Okay, I'll be the businessman."

Zhang Huaping sighed and said with a determined look, "No matter what kind of dangerous place that villa is, I have to go there and give it a try."

The monks are fighting, fighting for their lives against the heavens.

The next morning.

Seven o'clock.

A white light from the teleportation array dissipated.

Zhang Huaping appeared not far from the entrance of the villa, looking around with some uneasiness.

After she settled her daughter down, she entered the teleportation array. She was in an abandoned mine, with mountains and forests outside, lush greenery, and lush flowers and plants.

"Welcome."

A amiable old man stood next to the teleportation array.

"You are." Zhang Huaping asked cautiously.

She couldn't tell that the old man in front of her was in disguise, because after the head was repaired, the brain could control the facial muscles to change his appearance at will.

As for his cultivation level, it is hard to tell what realm he is in just by restraining the blood and energy in his limbs.

Of course, cultivation is not important.

"The owner of the manor is in seclusion, I am responsible for managing this transaction." said the old steward.

Zhang Huaping breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, as she was afraid of meeting that group of demon cultivators head-on.

I am a casual cultivator who has come to make the connection, and the other party is just a middle-level manager in charge.

The other person is amiable and seems easy to get along with, but the possibility that he is a smiling tiger cannot be ruled out.

She had no choice but to take out the 30 French coins she had just earned, quietly stuffed them into the other person's sleeve, and bowed, "Please help me, old steward."

Ning Zheng lacks all kinds of resources except money.

But I also know that if I don't accept the money, the other party will not feel at ease.

"You can rest assured on this trip. All the owners are in seclusion."

The old steward took the money, smiled, and gave a warning: "It's just that the slaves of our villa, the blacksmith, may behave a little strangely in the villa. Don't care, think less, ask less, pay less attention, just do a good job of business."

Zhang Huaping nodded. "I have traveled extensively since I was young, so I am well-informed. Don't worry."

As a low-level casual cultivator, she had seen all kinds of abnormal demon cultivators with strange behaviors.

He even escaped from dangerous situations several times.

In her eyes, the lower-class slaves and mortal blacksmiths were at most exploited to the point of insanity, collapse, and extremely poor mental outlook. How could they be weirder than the top-notch villains?
Once you've seen that thing, you'll realize how creepy it is.

At that time, she entered an ownerless ancient tomb and accompanied others to rob tombs and dig up ancient funerary objects. When she entered the main tomb, she saw an ancient horrified person reading a book in a rocking chair. Dozens of her companions died, and she was the only one who ran fast.

"Please rest assured, I will not see what I should not see."

She smiled politely, only thinking about making a quick deal. "Excuse me, how many French copper blanks are there in this batch? Is the list of materials to be purchased ready?"

Ning Zheng nodded and handed over a purchase order, "Buy a batch of these first, and then discuss the next deal."

In the past, Ning Zheng was always on site every time purchases were made. As a slave, she was responsible for helping to transport the goods to the warehouse and was exhausted.

The urgent need for purchasing the villa is naturally clear.

Zhang Huaping, who had already studied the relevant information, looked at the list and breathed a sigh of relief. "It's no different from the past. Several shops in the city have already prepared it and can be shipped in at any time."

Soon, the large box containing three thousand French coins provided by Ning Zheng was carried away.

In the teleportation array, Zhang Huaping kept going back and forth, moving boxes of goods to the entrance of the villa, including captive monsters, spiritual herbs, and elixirs.

Three thousand French francs is already a huge sum of money for purchasing.

You should know that a complete five-body realm monster is only worth a few dozen magic coins, and a rough piece of magic weapon is sold for 100 to 120 magic coins, with an average profit of only thirty magic coins per weapon.

It would take selling one hundred rough pieces of magical instruments to raise that much money.

The reason why a monk with high cultivation level is needed to take over is because he has enough physical strength and can complete the transaction, transportation, payment collection and inspection by himself throughout the whole process.

Ning Zheng didn't negotiate the price either.

The prices of these routine supplies were negotiated long ago.

It's like this every time.

No one dares to cheat this group of demon cultivators, as the price is already a break-even price.

The process continued until about eight o'clock, when the blacksmiths came online on time and walked out of the fully automated dormitory.

"Everyone, remember the moves."

"Why do I feel a little stiff? Are the actions that Su Yu Niang Yu Jin described, the thirty-seven behaviors of ordinary farmers, really ordinary?"

"All NPCs in the village are like this."

"I think the curve of the mouth is very interesting. I can only say that this AI is too rigid and its logical behavior is very fixed."

In order to better welcome the guests, the blacksmiths transformed themselves into movie stars and decided to give the guests the best sensory treatment, pretending to be ordinary people and getting along with outsiders.

After controlling this smiling appearance.

They walked out the door and saw a mature and beautiful woman carrying boxes coming and going.

Zhang Huaping was shocked when she saw their very "well-intentioned" stiff smiles, and she continued to work silently. The test had indeed come.

I can't see, I can't see anything.

(End of this chapter)