Chapter 518: Transaction
"Little sister, how about I show you a unique skill and you let me go? I will show you a seven-step poem, just listen..."
In the main hall of the Eternal City, the eldest prince turned around and faced the entrance of the hall, took a step forward, and chanted at the same time.
"When cooking beans, the bean pods are burned, and the beans cry in the pot. They are from the same root, why do they harm each other so much..."
"Certainly."
Just as he took one, two, three steps... and was about to walk out of the palace door with confidence before he reached seven steps, Li Chu raised his finger and the eldest prince's body froze in place.
"Humph, you want to run? That's not that easy." Ye Leng'er snorted, "Even if I don't kill you this time, I will put you in jail. I can't let you go out and do evil again."
After that, she looked at Li Chu again and thanked him earnestly: "Master Li, I really owe you so much this time. If it weren't for you... I'm afraid I would be dead or alive this time. I have no way to repay you for saving my life, I can only..."
Li Chu listened to the familiar lines and subconsciously raised his hand. The four words "no need to worry about that" came to his lips subconsciously, as if they had formed muscle memory.
But Ye Leng'er did not follow the instructions, and continued: "The only way is to help you find the Star Pearl and fulfill your master's wish. Don't worry, although there are many of their people in the Immortal City, I am not a pushover. Big brother and the two masters of the Yi Yao Sect have been eliminated, and I can control the rest of the situation quickly. When the time comes, I will gather the power of the whole city, and as long as the Star Pearl has appeared in the Immortal City, I will be able to get it to you soon."
"In that case, I would like to thank Miss Ye first."
Li Chu raised his hand in the air without any delay and naturally turned it into a fist to express gratitude. It was not known whether it was his original intention or to ease the embarrassment.
When passing by the entrance of the hall, he saw the eldest prince's eyes rolling wildly, as if he had a strong desire to express himself.
"Do you want to talk?" Li Chu saw his intention and gently untied part of the restraint.
Then the eldest prince shouted, "Little Taoist priest, are you looking for the Star Pearl? I know where it is!"
"Hmm?" Li Chu's eyes lit up and he immediately replied, "Tell me in detail."
"A few days ago, a star bead did appear in the Bu Lao City. It is said that this thing is a treasure from the fairyland, and it has been sold at a very high price. I was just looking for some treasures to please Patriarch Tenghe, so I collected this thing and presented it to Patriarch Tenghe!"
Li Chu listened to this and nodded slightly.
It seems that if I don’t find this Tenghe Patriarch, I will have no choice...
"So where is he now?"
"I don't know..." The eldest prince was eager to survive and knew everything. "Ancestor Tenghe has been in the world for a long time and is extremely cautious. He has never shown his true identity in the Eternal City. He always lets Shrimp Venerable and Crab Venerable follow me to do things. Even if there is urgent news, I will only send out my most trusted Turtle Venerable. And no one has ever known where he is hiding."
"Then where did your treasure go?" Li Chu asked again.
"I gave it to Venerable Black Turtle when I met him, and asked him to pass it on to Patriarch Tenghe." The eldest prince's voice trembled, "Young Taoist priest, if you want the star bead, I can help you. I can help you find out the location of Patriarch Tenghe!"
"Um……"
Li Chu hesitated for a moment and didn't speak.
Ye Leng'er's eyes turned and he said with a smile, "If Patriarch Tenghe is so cautious, how easy would it be for you to find out his information? If you fail to do it well, you might just alert the enemy."
The eldest prince was shocked and said, "Little sister, you can't do this! Can you at least give me a chance to make amends for my crime?"
"Don't worry..." Ye Leng'er waved her hand, "I will naturally give you this opportunity. But... I have to do it this way."
She smiled sweetly, cunningly and beautifully.
…
"She wants to exchange the holy object for the star beads?"
The next day, on the top floor of a tavern in the Eternal City, Venerable Black Turtle looked at the eldest prince in surprise.
This was the meeting point they had agreed on. He thought he could see the holy object directly this time. Unexpectedly, what he got was the news of the death of Shrimp Venerable and Crab Venerable, as well as a trade request.
"Yes..." The eldest prince nodded repeatedly.
There was an inconspicuous little jade bell hanging around his waist, so he naturally didn't dare to make any extra movements.
Concealing the existence of Li Chu, only saying that Ye Leng'er used the holy object to kill the two venerables, and then proposing to exchange the holy object for the star beads, this is the strategy proposed by Ye Leng'er.
Although Li Chu can now use his spiritual sense to track everything, there are still some magical means in the world that can block the detection of spiritual sense. For example, Liu Fufeng's spiritual sense was blocked by the Golden Bodhisattva's prohibition in Jixiang Mansion that day. So to be on the safe side, he still gave the eldest prince a travel talisman.
As long as the eldest prince made any improper move, or attempted to let the Xing Sui Fu leave his range of ten feet, a meteor would fall from the sky. The eldest prince, who had smelled the fragrance of Shrimp Venerable and Crab Venerable at close range, naturally understood the value of Li Chu's move, and immediately nodded like a chicken eating rice.
The next day, he came here to convey his transaction request to Lord Turtle, of course, using Ye Leng'er's name.
"You'd better tell me clearly, how did Venerable Shrimp and Venerable Crab die?" Venerable Turtle was still extremely shocked by the news.
"He was killed by my younger sister using a holy object." The eldest prince replied.
"What exactly is that holy object? How could it allow her to kill two venerables so easily?" asked Venerable Turtle.
"..." The eldest prince was silent for a moment, then said: "I didn't see clearly when they died."
This is the truth, he really didn't see it clearly.
"That holy object is so powerful, your younger sister wants to take it out to exchange for the star beads?" Turtle Venerable was still very puzzled.
The eldest prince thought to himself, "Why do you talk so much nonsense, old bastard? But he couldn't lie, so he had to patiently explain, "The star bead is a legendary treasure from the fairyland. It may have some unknown uses. My little sister said that if she gets the star bead, she will not only hand over the holy object, but also withdraw from the dispute in the Immortal City and leave."
"It's just...she hopes to trade with Patriarch Tenghe in person."
"That holy object is what our ancestor longs for, and we don't know what the star bead has any magical uses. If we can exchange it in this way, it's not a bad idea..." The eldest prince continued to persuade.
“That’s right…” Reverend Black Turtle nodded, his face obscure, as if he had something on his mind. After a pause, he said, “I will go back and report this to the ancestor first. The ancestor will have to decide how to deal with it.”
"Okay..." The eldest prince felt uneasy and didn't want to say more.
Both men ended the meeting with a worried look on their faces.
After leaving the Immortal City, the Black Turtle Venerable landed on the hilltop where the cave was located. He stood there for a while before reaching out to take off the green cap on his head and taking out a deep star bead from it.
"Alas!" He sighed heavily, "I was really bewildered at the beginning and actually embezzled this star bead. If the ancestor knew about this, I would inevitably be punished. What should I do?"
Patriarch Tenghe had always been cautious in his actions, and had always communicated with outsiders through Venerable Black Turtle. He had taken advantage of his position to deceive his superiors and subordinates and enrich himself.
But this time... If Patriarch Tenghe knew that all the benefits given to him by the eldest prince were taken as kickbacks by Turtle Venerable...
You will have to bear the consequences if you do that.
Venerable Turtle was lost in thought all the way, and he put the star bead back to its original place and slowly walked back to the vicinity of the cave.
Just at this moment, a figure flashed in front of him and called him, "Brother Turtle?"
It was none other than Hei Lan Zi.
There are many restrictions set up by the ancestor Tenghe here, and even the Venerable Black Turtle has to walk carefully, so he didn't find it strange.
But when Venerable Black Turtle saw Hei Lan Zi, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Brother Heilan, Brother Heilan, I have something and I would like to ask you for help!" Venerable Black Turtle stepped forward and pleaded.
"Hmm?" Hei Lanzi was puzzled and asked, "What's the matter?"
Reverend Black Turtle took off his cap again and took out the star bead. "Brother Heilan, do you recognize this?"
Hei Lanzi looked at the black tortoise and saw that it had taken out a bead from its head. He immediately widened his eyes in shock and pointed at him: “You…this thing…”
When he saw that it was a star bead, his surprise turned into horror. After all, this thing inevitably reminded him of that name. "Where did you get this thing from?"
"Oh, Brother Hei Lan, this is because it is not easy to come by... Previously, someone wanted to present this item to the ancestor, but I... was bewildered and embezzled it. Now someone wants to exchange the holy object with the ancestor for this item. If I report this, won't it be exposed? But the ancestor attaches great importance to the holy object, and this matter cannot be concealed."
"So I thought about it and came up with only one plan." Reverend Black Turtle pulled him and pleaded, "Brother Heilan, please give me a hand!"
"This...how do you want me to help you?" asked Hei Lan Zi.
Reverend Black Turtle said, "I would like to ask Brother Heilan to... act as the ancestor."
(End of this chapter)
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