Bearing the blue sky

Chapter 200 Secrets! A Tycoon in the Business World!

The last time they met, he was forced back by the three of them and almost seriously injured.

When they met again, the three of them exuded a more composed aura than before, clearly indicating that they had made further progress in their studies recently.

The other five people included men and women, young and old, but each of them possessed an unfathomable aura.

All are of the Three Realms!

Judging from their attire, they must have come from the north.

They either sat on rocks with their eyes closed, or stood under trees looking up, or leaned against tree trunks reading books.

They maintained a delicate distance from each other, neither getting too close nor too far, like a pack of predators waiting for their prey.

They are all outstanding talents on the national honor roll—Zhu Ge narrowed his eyes.

Below, someone noticed him.

Yan Liyuan raised his head, his gaze sharp as lightning, and looked straight at Zhu Ge in the sky.

After a moment, he frowned slightly, as if he had remembered something, and said a few words to the person next to him.

Su Feibai also looked up, saw Zhu Ge, and his lips curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

Guan Julang stood up abruptly, hands on his hips, and shouted, "Hey! You idiot up there, trying to sneak in and take advantage of the situation again?"

Zhu Ge was neither angry nor did she go down.

He hovered the owl in mid-air, looking down at the silvery-white tree and the eight people below.

"Gentlemen, what kind of tree is this?" he asked.

No one answered.

Everyone could see that Zhu Ge was not the prodigy listed on the "Imperial List".

After a moment, Yan Liyuan spoke gently: "A Yuan-grade octagonal tree takes a hundred years to flower, a hundred years to bear fruit, and a hundred years to mature. The fruit can be given to the kitchen staff to make spiritual meals, which will enhance literary energy and nourish the spirit."

His voice wasn't loud, but it reached Zhu Ge's ears clearly.

"It ripens only once every three hundred years?" Zhu Ge asked, somewhat surprised.

"Yes." Yan Liyuan nodded. "In half an hour, the fruit will be ripe. If I hadn't discovered this place, this tree might have been ruined by that beast."

Yan Liyuan glanced at the lizard carcass not far away.

"It's rare to see a plant ripen only once every three hundred years," Zhu Ge nodded, her tone calm.

It was as if the people standing in front of him were not eight geniuses on the national ranking list, but eight ordinary passersby.

After saying that, Zhu Ge seemed to feel it wasn't enough and added, "But I have a question. There are eight of you, and four fruits. How are you going to divide them?"

These words were like a knife, precisely stabbing into the most sensitive spot for everyone present.

The atmosphere suddenly froze.

The eight prodigies exchanged glances, their eyes now filled with wariness and scrutiny.

The delicate balance was broken, and the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder.

A scholar closed the book in his hand and said calmly, "It all depends on one's ability."

"It's all about skill." Zhu Ge repeated these four words, then smiled: "So, whoever grabs it first gets it?"

"Of course," the scholar nodded.

"Then I'll count myself." Zhu Ge patted the large owl beneath him: "But I'll go down first, this bird is too conspicuous."

He flipped over and leaped off the owl's back. The owl let out a low cry and flapped its wings, flying back the way it had come.

Zhu Ge landed steadily, dusted off her robes, and walked towards the silvery-white octagonal tree.

His presence was faint, like being seen through a thin veil, making it difficult to see clearly.

If they hadn't seen him walk over with their own eyes, the several prodigies wouldn't have even sensed his presence.

This is [secret].

Before coming here, he had already put on the [Secret] trait, just to avoid being found out that he was at the second level.

It's not surprising that the second realm can be replaced by the third.

However, such powerful talent, capable of surpassing even the second and third realms, is bound to arouse jealousy.

"Hmm?" A graceful figure shrouded in a black veil raised her head, her eyes under the bamboo hat fixed on Zhu Ge, a strange light flashing in them.

Zhu Ge's martial arts skills, which allowed him to conceal his aura, clearly surprised her.

"That's interesting," she whispered.

The others also had different reactions.

Yan Liyuan and his two companions were not surprised, but the others were somewhat astonished and uncertain.

Zhu Ge ignored their reactions and walked straight towards the dead Three Realms Tree Lizard.

The tree lizard was enormous, measuring two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) from head to tail, and was entirely dark green with bloodstains on its scales.

Its head was smashed by a single blow, its brains splattered, and it was beyond dead, but most of its body was still intact, with its scales, bones, and flesh all having considerable value.

However, none of the eight prodigies present gave it a second glance.

For them, although the corpses of demonic beasts from the third realm could be sold for some money, they took up too much storage space.

Their storage containers were filled with pills, magical artifacts, and cultivation manuals; where would they find room to stuff such a smelly and hard lizard corpse?

Zhu Ge squatted down and reached out to examine the tree lizard's corpse.

"What are you doing?" Guan Julang asked, frowning. "Idiot, throwing this thing into a storage artifact is a waste of space!"

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"My storage artifact has a large space," Zhu Ge said without looking up.

These people don't know the cost of living until they're in charge.

"It's just the corpse of a third-realm demon beast, and you want it too?" Su Feibai laughed disdainfully. "Kid, are you a junk collector?"

"You think it's junk?" Zhu Ge directly took the tree lizard corpse, stood up, dusted off his hands, and looked at him: "Then Brother Su, how about giving me the corpse of a third-realm demon beast? I'll take as many as you have, and I'll pay with money."

"Money? Are you insulting me?" Su Feibai's face flushed slightly. "That stuff is utterly useless!"

have to.

Is it still red-temperature?

Zhu Ge was a little puzzled: "But I heard a True Lord say that gold, silver, and copper coins are all very useful."

Upon hearing this, before Su Feibai could say anything, the others all tensed up.

True Lord!

Those present all had powerful backers and naturally knew the weight of the title "True Lord".

Putting aside everything else.

Even those in the normal Three Realms, or even those of greater stature, might not know the title "True Lord".

Just from the title alone, those present could tell that Zhu Ge was probably a disciple of some powerful force.

"I've heard about this as well."

At this moment, Yan Liyuan laughed and said, "The father of a good friend of mine is a great merchant who loves money more than life itself. I heard that this great merchant can extract the vulgarity from gold, silver and copper coins and make it his own vulgarity. The more money he has, the stronger the vulgarity becomes, as powerful and boundless as literary energy and blood energy."

"Some wealthy merchants even use vulgar methods to forge magical artifacts, which are very useful. It's a pity I don't have such artifacts, otherwise I could share them with you all."

The atmosphere immediately eased as soon as Yan Liyuan began to speak.

It was as if this was not the time to fight for treasures, but rather to sit and discuss philosophy and enjoy drinks together.

Upon hearing Yan Liyuan's words, not only Zhu Ge, but everyone else nodded thoughtfully.

Business ethics!

How tacky!

Yan Liyuan was very knowledgeable, and not everyone present knew about these experiences.

Zhu Ge said he had learned something.

At the same time, he also envied Yan Liyuan.

Having a powerful backer is a good thing.

This knowledge, which is not found in books, may be revealed in conversations among elders.

Yan Liyuan's extensive knowledge was a result of this.

At this moment, Yan Liyuan continued, "Speaking of which, that wealthy merchant once said something that I find very insightful: 'Harmony brings wealth.' What do you all think?"

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