Misery: There is a pawn shop here

Chapter 77 Bai Sanniang and Bai Yuaner

“Please…help…”

A tender whimper pierced the sandalwood-filled room. Li Xuanxiao lowered his eyes to gaze at the trembling gray-furred paw on his hem, the teacup gleaming coldly in his palm. The young ape, Yuan'er, tilted his head back, his face dusty with grass, his furry claws clutching tightly at his black robe. His amber pupils reflected the swirling yin-yang fish pattern on the beam.

Ming Zhan, who was standing by, said, "The compass guided me, so I brought it here."

"Really..." Li Xuanxiao patted the little ape's head and looked at the old white ape's injuries. The latter's injuries weren't serious, after all, they were merely the result of ordinary hunters' traps and arrows, but they were deadly enough for wild beasts in the forest. As a transaction, this was arguably the easiest business the pawnshop had ever received.

"This is a business place. You can save the monkey, but there will be a price to pay." Li Xuanxiao looked down at the little monkey. "Well, are you willing to bear the cost?"

The little ape naturally didn't understand the business world or the price. He just heard that Li Xuanxiao could save him, so he nodded repeatedly, still saying, "Save, save, save."

"Ha, well, in that case, you can just work peacefully in the pawn shop for a hundred years to repay the favor of saving your life."

As Li Xuanxiao raised his hand, the blood contract appeared in front of the little ape. Without Li Xuanxiao's explanation, Yuan'er immediately pressed one hand into the inkstone beside him, and then pressed his own claw mark on the place where the blood contract was signed. The blood contract disappeared in an instant, and a ray of spiritual light flew down from the sky above the pawnshop and merged into the mother ape's body. The mother ape's injuries began to improve at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the whole monkey began to become energetic.

"squeak--"

Seeing this, the little monkey quickly ran towards the mother monkey. The mother monkey also stood up and held the little monkey in her arms.

"squeak--"

"squeak--"

Suddenly the lobby of the pawnshop was filled with the squeaking sounds of monkeys coming and going, which gave Mr. Li a headache. After all, the lobby of the pawnshop had never been so lively before.

Li Xuanxiao raised his eyebrows and clapped his hands lightly. The sounds in the hall disappeared. The two monkeys just opened their mouths and looked at each other in surprise, but no sound came out.

"Alright, mother and son, it's time to face up to our bargain." Li Xuanxiao looked at the female ape and said, "Mother... just now, your child chose to stay in the pawnshop as a servant for a hundred years in order to save you."

"Squeak--" Upon hearing Li Xuanxiao's words, the mother ape immediately became extremely angry. She jumped in front of the little ape and protected the little ape behind her. Only then was she surprised to find that she could make a sound.

"The consequences of violating the contract are very serious. You have to think carefully." Li Xuanxiao looked at the female ape without anger. Although the other party was a wild beast in the mountains, it was also spiritual and could understand human language. No mother would want her child to be taken away without knowing the reason.

"Squeak--" Behind the mother ape, the little ape carefully pulled its mother and explained in a low voice.

Li Xuanxiao spoke again at this moment: "I know you are reluctant to let go of your son, but he is an alien. Keeping him with you will not only bring danger to you and your son, but will also ruin his fate. If he stays in the pawnshop, perhaps he still has a chance to defy fate."

"squeak--"

"You want to stay too? There's no place for idlers in the pawnshop."

"squeak--"

"If that's the case, then you should sign the contract as well." Li Xuanxiao waved his hand, and a blood contract fell from the sky, landing in front of the female ape. "Serving as a servant in a pawnshop for a hundred years may be an extraordinary opportunity for you."

"squeak--"

Faced with the blood pact before her, the mother ape glanced back at the young ape, then followed the young ape's method. The moment the blood pact left its mark, it burned and dissipated. Two golden threads flew out from Li Xuanxiao's robe, each piercing the young ape and the mother ape's bodies. A single "dang" mark was imprinted on each ape's heart. "Well, hearing you all chattering in the hall is getting annoying. The ability to communicate is a gift in exchange."

Afterwards, the two apes felt a burning sensation on the mark of the word "dang" on their chests. When they spoke again, it was already—

"It's hot, so hot!"

"My son, my son, ah, this..."

When the two apes came to their senses, they found that they had been able to speak human language without knowing when. The female ape had seen more, so she immediately reacted and looked at Li Xuanxiao.

"Yes, it's you?!" The female white ape looked at Li Xuanxiao in horror, but still held the little ape in her arms.

"From today on, you will be called Bai Sanniang, and he will be called Bai Yuan'er. You can call me the shopkeeper. Practice diligently. I have many things to do and will leave them to you."

"Yes." After the branding was done, Bai Sanniang and Bai Yuan'er did not resist. Bai Sanniang bowed down, and Bai Yuan'er followed suit.

"Deng Jiuwu." Li Xuanxiao called out again, and saw that in a corner of the pawnshop, the scroll that was originally closed opened, and the old cultivator on the scroll jumped out of the painting and came in front of Li Xuanxiao.

"I've met the shopkeeper. I wonder if you have any instructions."

"Take them down and explain the rules and taboos."

"Yes." Deng Jiuwu nodded and waved to the two apes, "Follow me."

"Thank you." Bai Sanniang held Bai Yuaner and carefully followed Deng Jiuwu's footsteps to leave the lobby.

Ming Zhan, who was silent on the side, watched the two transactions being completed. After the two apes left, he spoke again, "I can't believe you only let them stay as servants."

"Every transaction has its own weights and calibrations. There is a pawnshop that has always been fair and honest, not a black shop that extorts prices. As a veteran employee of the pawnshop, you must explain our corporate culture to us and keep it in mind. Don't always say I'm a black-hearted businessman. You've never met a true black-hearted businessman."

"Leaving such an autonomous entity behind, aren't you afraid of adding variables?"

Unlike Mingzhan, Qingsha and others who pawned everything and entered the shop to become shop employees, Bai Sanniang and Bai Yuaner are also pawnshop employees, but they still have emotions and desires. Although their lives and deaths are in the hands of Li Xuanxiao, it is obvious that they are extremely unstable.

"They don't live in the pawnshop permanently. They have their own space to play. Besides, if they can't even manage their own business, how can they continue?" Li Xuanxiao shook his head. "Okay, that's all for today's questions. I remember you still have some unfinished work."

"Buerzuo, who is on the same Blood List as Jueqingshu, wants to save someone. The pawn card has been given to him. Given his personality, he will come to the pawn shop soon." Mingzhan said, "I will take my leave first."

"Go."

Mingzhan exited the pawnshop and disappeared into the darkness.

"He is a rare individual possessing the energy of Buddha and the energy of the evil soldiers. He is born with extraordinary luck. If Yuan'er is trained well, he will be an extremely suitable candidate for use. However, after losing the Yin-Yang Bone, the Otherworldly Demon Realm will have to find another way to repair the fault. Isn't this business coming to them?"

(End of this chapter)