Chapter 182: Career Takes Off At this time, Wukong still...
At this time, Wukong did not know that as long as his plan to develop the Flower-Fruit Mountain went smoothly, troubles would continue to come.
Holding the business plan revised by his mother, Wukong was full of energy. He immediately summoned his six close ministers and ordered Sheep Yuan, Rabbit Yuan and Monkey Yuan to select herbal varieties with short growth cycles and high daily demand; and ordered Pig Yuan, Deer Yuan and Wolf Yuan to select land suitable for the growth of these herbs.
"Large, flat plots of land should be set aside for growing crops. Growing herbs is a sideline and shouldn't take up fertile land."
The little demons of Flower-Fruit Mountain had always depended on the weather for their livelihood and knew nothing about farming, so naturally they followed his instructions. Everyone was working enthusiastically, and the entire Flower-Fruit Mountain was a scene of prosperity.
Wukong dug up some high-quality jade, found a high-end handicraft shop online, and customized a batch of boxes that could preserve spiritual energy.
Because he was generous and had very clear requirements, not wanting colorful black, the other party not only had superb craftsmanship and shipped quickly, but also asked him to give him a 20% discount for the next cooperation.
After getting the box, Wukong put the spiritual herbs that the little demons had collected a few days ago into it. Each herb had a separate box.
After he was ready, he told the little demons to guard the gate, then he left Huaguo Mountain, changed back into human form, and went directly to Luoyi.
Luoyi, also known as Luoyang or Luoyang, was the political and economic center of the Central Plains for a long time.
There is a poem that says: "If you want to discuss the rise and fall of ancient and modern times, please look at Luoyang City." This is enough to show the importance of Luoyang to the Central Plains and even the world.
Luoyang first rose after the fall of the Western Zhou Dynasty. In order to avoid the invasion of the Quanrong, King Ping of Zhou moved the capital from Haojing to Luoyi on the banks of the Luo River.
The current emperor is Ji Zheng, who was posthumously named "King Xiang", the same King Xiang who was said to have "dreams but the goddess had no intention".
It was during this period that Duke Wen of Jin, the second hegemon of the Spring and Autumn Period, made his debut. The Zhou emperor's prestige was further weakened, and he almost became a puppet for the princes to control the world.
The reason why Wukong chose to come here was because he had traveled with his master for many years and was well aware of the political landscape of the Central Plains and even Shuzhong.
As his power as the Son of Heaven continued to slip away, King Xiang of Zhou became obsessed with seeking immortality, telling people around him all day long that he had seen a goddess in his dream, just like his ancestor King Mu of Zhou had seen the Queen Mother of the West.
Mortals may not know, but doesn’t Wukong know it?
Through Fuli, the Queen Mother of the West truly obtained the power to manage all the female fairies in the world. Since then, she has been extremely ambitious and busy all day long. How could she have the time to meet a mortal emperor?
King Mu of Zhou said that he met the Queen Mother of the West in Mount Kunlun, which clearly meant that he wanted to use the power of the gods to curb the decline of the emperor's power.
It’s a pity that his life was too short. He died before he could make any effective reforms.
Therefore, when King Xiang of Zhou sought immortals under the name of King Mu of Zhou, no one thought that he really wanted to pursue immortality.
Duke Wen of Jin, the overlord of the world, not only did not relax his vigilance against him, but instead used more money to bribe the ministers in the capital and monitor him more closely.
Wukong entered Luoyi and transformed himself into an old Taoist with white hair and a youthful face. He held a jade box in his hand, which contained a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. He said he would sell it to someone with a destiny.
Although the box had never been opened, the array formation engraved on it gave off a compelling aura that shone brightly. Anyone with eyes could tell that it was no ordinary item.
He stood in the busy city, and countless people came to ask for the price. He just raised his eyelids to look at the other person, then shook his head and said that he was not the right person and would not sell it to him even if he was paid a fortune.
It’s not that there aren’t bullies and thugs who come to rob, nor that there aren’t powerful people who take advantage of their power to bully others.
But Wukong is not an ordinary person. He can make them suffer the consequences with just a few tricks, which makes his own image even more mysterious.
Within three days, King Xiang of Zhou, who lived in the palace, received the news that a true immortal had come to the downtown area and was looking for someone with a predestined relationship to sell elixirs to.
King Xiang of Zhou, who was sincerely seeking the Tao from the immortals, heard this and said: I am definitely the one with the destiny. In the whole Luoyi and even in the whole world, is there anyone who is more devout in seeking the Tao than me?
He immediately ordered the monks to invite the old immortal in. Wukong knew that the one who came was not the real master, so of course he would not follow them.
The monks had no choice but to leave two of them to watch him while the other two went back to report.
King Xiang of Zhou was very pious. He did not think that Wukong was being rude. Instead, he thought that he was a true immortal who was not afraid of the powerful.
He thought he should go and invite him in person.
Across from him, Wukong finally opened his eyes, looked at him intently, and said, "You possess the aura of a king. You are the one destined to be with me."
He then opened the box, and a bitter medicinal aroma, controlled by him, rushed directly into King Xiang of Zhou's face. King Xiang subconsciously took a breath and immediately felt refreshed.
He stared at the Ganoderma lucidum in the box with burning eyes, showing greed.
Wukong was very satisfied with his reaction. He snapped the box shut and asked directly, "How much are you willing to pay for my thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum?"
"Thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum?"
"Yes, this Ganoderma has been growing on the fairy mountain for one thousand and thirteen years. It is indeed the Millennium Ganoderma."
King Xiang of Zhou took a deep breath, managed to calm his excitement, and said seriously, "I am willing to pay you ten thousand gold coins."
Wukong said, "Yes."
This single word seemed to trigger the rules, and the jade box flew out of his hand and landed in the arms of King Xiang of Zhou. He himself quickly disappeared from the spot.
King Xiang of Zhou held the box in his hands, stunned for a long time. In fact, he was digesting the correct way to eat Ganoderma lucidum that was passed on to his mind before Wukong.
The spiritual energy of thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is too rich. If mortals do not know the amount and consume it rashly, they may not be able to prolong their lives, but may explode and die.
After a long time, King Xiang of Zhou came back to his senses. He looked around and asked, "Where is the old immortal? Where is the old immortal?"
The monk stepped forward cautiously and replied, "Your Majesty, the old immortal has already left."
"Gone?" King Xiang of Zhou was startled. "That ten thousand gold..."
At this moment, the Internal Secretary rushed over with his men and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened. A large amount of grain has disappeared from the treasury."
King Xiang of Zhou was struck by this and asked, "According to the market price in the capital, what is the value of the missing grain?"
The Internal History said, "It is worth a million gold."
King Xiang of Zhou breathed a sigh of relief. While admiring the old immortal's profound magical powers, he said to the internal historian, "The grain was not lost, but was exchanged for this thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum."
The Internal Secretary was stunned and looked at him in shock, his eyes filled with disappointment and regret. "Your Majesty, the grain stored in the government warehouse is used to train troops and fight against rebellion!"
Originally, Nei Shi, like everyone else, thought that King Xiang of Zhou had the ambitions of King Mu of Zhou, and did not believe that he was really obsessed with the illusory way of immortality.
But at this moment, the historian suddenly realized: Perhaps we all overestimate the king.
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Wukong didn't care about all this. He only cared about fair trade. He exchanged the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum for millet worth ten thousand gold coins and took it back to Huaguo Mountain.
The millet wasn't meant to be eaten, but rather used as seed. However, it was late autumn, October, and the best time to plant millet was in February. Wukong had the little demon clear out a dry cave, cast a formation to repel snakes, insects, rats, and ants, and then piled the grain inside.
These days, the six close ministers of the Yuan Dynasty have also led the little demons to collect herbs and seeds, turn over the land they have found, and prepare for sowing in the spring of next year.
Wukong directed them to turn over and dry the herbs, and after some simple processing, he transformed into a human form again and took a few little demons who could transform into human forms, carried them down the mountain, and went to a medicine shop in a nearby city.
Flower-Fruit Mountain was rich in spiritual energy, so the herbs naturally grew beautifully. Wukong, a man well versed in social etiquette, quickly negotiated a suitable price with the owner of the medicine shop and sold the herbs to them.
After selling all the herbs, he took the little demons to purchase cloth, linen yarn, looms and other items. After returning, he searched the Internet for a video teaching people how to weave cloth, and selected twenty clever and dexterous little demons. He told them that they would not have to do anything else in the future except practicing, and would only learn how to weave cloth.
Wukong also filmed their learning process into a video and edited it into three episodes for broadcast.
Nowadays, only gods or monsters can use mobile phones, so weaving cloth with pig, sheep, or monkey heads is nothing new. Wukong didn't buy any promotion, so the initial number of views was not high.
But he didn't care. He led the little demons to concentrate on developing Huaguo Mountain, filming videos of planting and collecting herbs, farming, and harvesting. The editing style is mainly simple, and from time to time the beautiful scenery of Huaguo Mountain is included in the empty shot, which has attracted a group of loyal fans who love this style.
But what really made this account popular was that Wukong went down the mountain to find an experienced farmer to teach the little monsters how to farm.
The natural reaction of a mortal entering a monster's den is fear, fearful yet afraid to resist. The honest little monsters clearly have good intentions, but their unusual appearances make every move of theirs make the two old farmers tremble with fear.
What's more, Wukong is accompanied by cheerful and lively background music, and the contrast between the two creates a lot of laughter.
Seeing that the first video received a good response, Wukong simply filmed a series, starting with the old farmer going up the mountain, to the little monsters' clumsy but serious learning, as well as the adjustment and understanding between the two sides. By the time the old farmer left, he was no longer afraid of the monsters all over the mountain.
Wukong gave each of the two old farmers a hair so that they could call for help from him when they were in danger, as an extra reward for them.
The reason why it was extra was that when Wukong sent them down the mountain, he gave each of them a thousand iron coins as a reward.
Fuli and Nezha saw his efforts in Huaguo Mountain through the mirror. While they were pleased, they also felt that they should give him more responsibilities.
Nezha was eager to try: "How about I secretly instigate the nearby demon king?"
"Goodbye," Fu Li hurriedly stopped him. "Let's just let nature take its course. This is only the first year, and Huaguo Mountain doesn't even have any food in stock. If a real fight breaks out, where will we get food and fodder?"
Nezha curled his lips: "Alright, alright. You are a loving mother, and I am a bad father."
This time, Fu Li didn't indulge him: "You know you're a bad person, but why don't you change quickly? Be careful, Wukong will disown you as his father after he finds out."
Nezha hugged her directly and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether my son recognizes me or not, as long as my wife recognizes me."
Fu Li glared at him and said sarcastically, "You're really becoming more and more indecent."
"I don't want to be serious in front of my sister!" Nezha snorted and gritted his teeth, "Don't think I don't know. Lu Ya is pretending to be a big-tailed wolf, but in fact he has not given up at all!"
Fu Li was helpless: "Why did it turn to Lu Ya again? You know I never had any such intention towards him from the beginning."
Nezha hugged her and acted coquettishly: "Sister, of course I understand your feelings, but I'm afraid some people don't know themselves."
The two played for a while before continuing to look at the image in the mirror.
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