"Fellow Daoist, are these all the magic treasures?" After looking through everything in the magic treasure room, Hongyun asked Wang Han. Nothing here appealed to him, and he wasn't interested in those strange and unusual things.
"These are all the magic treasures we have," Wang Han said with a smile. "Why don't you go take a look at the others? Maybe your destiny isn't a magic treasure."
"Thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist." Hearing this, Hongyun could only nod in agreement. He then followed Wang Han to the Spirit Root Room.
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"None of them, fellow Daoist. Is there nothing else?" After looking through the spiritual root room, the pill room, and the toy room, Hongyun still couldn't find anything that appealed to her, and asked Wang Han in disappointment.
"I do have some, but they're not for trading; they're from my collection," Wang Han said, feigning hesitation.
"Is this convenient?" Hongyun asked. He knew that Wang Han's collection must consist of extremely powerful magical treasures and elixirs.
"We can't let Fellow Daoist Hongyun leave disappointed. Let's show it to Fellow Daoist Hongyun. If it truly is Fellow Daoist Hongyun's destiny, then we'll exchange it for him. But the rule of equal exchange cannot be broken," Wang Han said through gritted teeth. He flipped his hand and took out a set of permanently hardened red Song Dynasty armor, while simultaneously binding Hongyun and the armor together with a red thread.
"This is it!" Looking at the armor Wang Han had taken out, Hongyun felt an intense surge of excitement after a few glances. It was as if the armor in Wang Han's hands was her destiny, something extremely important. She exclaimed excitedly, and couldn't help but reach out to stroke the armor, as if caressing a lover.
"I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Hongyun, this is for your own good, and also for my own good." Looking at Hongyun's adoring expression, Wang Han silently apologized.
"Fellow Daoist, how do I change this armor?" After touching it for a while, Hongyun looked at Wang Han expectantly.
"That depends on what Fellow Daoist Hongyun offers in exchange. Although this armor is currently devoid of sentience, it is imbued with the power of laws. Its sturdiness can easily withstand the relentless slashes of the Styx Ancestor's Abi and Yuantu swords without leaving a single mark. Even the Three Pure Ones' ordinary spells cannot damage it in the slightest. The drawback is that it cannot defend against special spells that can penetrate the armor. At this stage, it cannot form a protective shield and needs to be refined after it develops sentience," Wang Han said with a smile. Since magical treasures are difficult to price, he simply stated their value and drawbacks, letting Hongyun assess them himself.
Wang Han wasn't worried that Hongyun wouldn't change it. With the red thread connecting them, this set of armor was as important as Hongyun's wife.
After hearing Wang Han explain the value and drawbacks of the armor, Hongyun hesitated for a moment, then took out his Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd and said, "Fellow Daoist, this is my Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd. If a living being is placed inside, it can be turned into a thick liquid in no time, causing the body to die and the Dao to dissipate. Can you exchange it for mine?"
Seeing the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd that Hongyun took out, Wang Han took a look at it, and in the blink of an eye, he had doubled it by switching it from his left hand to his right and hid it away. He shook his head and said, "I can't exchange it!"
"Ah!" Upon hearing this, Hongyun was filled with disappointment. His best magic weapon was the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd. However, his personality prevented him from letting Wang Han suffer a loss, especially since Wang Han had stated beforehand that he would not accept credit. Yet, he was also very reluctant to part with it and was caught in a dilemma.
“Fellow Daoist Hongyun, there’s no need to make things difficult for you.” Seeing Hongyun’s expression, Wang Han said with a smile, “Since it is your destiny, I will give it to you. I don’t need your magic weapon.”
"Ah!" Upon hearing this, Hongyun was taken aback and looked at Wang Han with a puzzled expression. Didn't they say they wouldn't extend credit?
"Of course, I won't break my rules," Wang Han said with a smile. "You and the Three Immortal Maidens are both cloud-transformed beings, so you have many things in common in cultivation. I'm hiring you to guide them in their cultivation. In addition, I'd like you to be our bodyguard. I'll provide you with food, drink, and lodging, and we'll travel together through the prehistoric world. We'll pay off our debt with time, and I can even give you the armor ahead of time. How about it?"
"Really?" Upon hearing this, Hongyun stared at Wang Han, deeply moved. Although Wang Han hadn't broken the rules for her, he had given her a different way to buy on credit.
“Of course it’s true.” Wang Han said with a smile, taking out a contract in his hand: “If you agree, just sign and put your fingerprint on the contract. The term is ten thousand years. If you make a mistake, the term will be extended.”
The contract contained only two simple sentences: 'I hereby agree to serve as Wang Han's bodyguard and teach the Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao cultivation in exchange for a set of precious armor in Wang Han's possession. Neither party can renege on this agreement, and the term is five thousand years.'
"Thank you, fellow Daoist." Upon hearing this, Hongyun took the contract from Wang Han, glanced at it, and decided that five thousand years wasn't a long time. Without hesitation, he wrote his name on it and pressed his handprint. He was even more grateful to Wang Han. He didn't even need to swear an oath himself.
"Now that the deal is done, fellow Daoist, you shall travel the prehistoric world with us from now on." After Hongyun signed and sealed the contract, Wang Han handed the armor to Hongyun and put the contract away. He was overjoyed. Once the first contract was signed, he had plenty of ways to get Hongyun to sign many more.
However, it's true that Wang Han cares about Hongyun. With Wang Han around, it won't be so easy for anyone to kill Hongyun.
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"Alas!" In the void, the Heavenly Dao sighed, looking at Hongyun who had signed the contract. Hongyun probably didn't know that he had already sold himself, exchanging himself for the armor in Wang Han's hands. In reality, he, his armor, and his magical artifact had all belonged to Wang Han over the past five thousand years. What he received in return was not the Gatling gun he had wanted Hongyun to exchange for.
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