"Brother Wang Han, why hasn't anyone come to exchange treasures?" Three months later, Bi Xiao asked Wang Han listlessly. Wang Han had been leading them on a journey through the prehistoric world for three months. Apart from the dragon that tried to rob them at the beginning, they hadn't encountered a single cultivator in those three months. There were no treasure exchangers, and no robbers.
"Maybe it's because others are also afraid of being robbed!" Wang Han offered a forced explanation upon hearing this.
"Then why aren't there any robberies?" Bixiao asked again.
"We're using the guise of exchanging magical artifacts. Those who want to rob us might think we're trying to lure them in so they can rob us and then double-cross us!" Wang Han offered another weak explanation.
"What does 'double-crossing' mean?" Bixiao asked again. Another new term.
“They were robbers, representing the underworld. They came to rob us, and we robbed them in return—it’s a classic case of the wicked eating the wicked,” Wang Han explained, inwardly sighing, “The most deadly thing is when Heaven forcibly imposes its will on people.”
This situation is definitely the work of Heaven, guiding all the cultivators of the primordial world to avoid him, but Wang Han couldn't guess Heaven's purpose in doing so. There was simply too little intelligence.
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"Which fellow Daoist is exchanging magical treasures up ahead? Wait a moment!" Another week passed, and a middle-aged man in a red Daoist robe caught up with Wang Han's carriage from behind, calling out.
"Brother Wang Han, business has come to our door!" Bi Xiao said excitedly when she heard the shouts coming from afar behind the carriage. After three months and seven days, business had finally come to her door. Judging from the words, it shouldn't be a robbery.
"It's Hongyun." Upon hearing the voice, Wang Han was speechless.
"Hongyun, does Brother Wang Han know the fellow Daoists who came this time?" Hearing Wang Han's words, Bixiao became even more excited. It was someone she knew who had given her three.
"Of course I know him! He's a cloud-born immortal, just like you. He's a kind old man, but also a bit of an unlucky fellow!" Upon hearing this, Wang Han shook his head, even feeling somewhat reluctant to do business with Hong Yun. However, Wang Han still managed to stop the carriage.
"Red clouds have attained enlightenment through cultivation!" Upon hearing Wang Han say that red clouds were also clouds that had attained enlightenment, even Yunxiao and Qiongxiao became curious.
"Sigh!" Wang Han sighed. This red cloud must have been guided here by the Heavenly Dao; needless to say, the red cloud had definitely been tricked again.
Otherwise, how could it be that for over three months, Heaven had been guiding the cultivators of the prehistoric world to avoid him, yet today Hongyun had found him? Wang Han didn't believe it was a coincidence. Hongyun didn't have the ability to escape Heaven's guidance, let alone happen to encounter him. It must be Heaven guiding Hongyun here.
At the same time, Hongyun's arrival made Wang Han guess Tiandao's purpose. Tiandao must want Hongyun to exchange something with him, most likely a Gatling gun.
As for the reason, it must be that the Heavenly Dao is wary of one of its weapons. What weapon is it? Naturally, it's the Gatling gun. Since leaving the Three Immortal Islands, it has only ever used the Gatling gun. Most of the other weapons are not from this world, and it has never used them in the Primordial World. Moreover, these weapons have all been given a certain degree of invisibility by Wang Han, so the Heavenly Dao cannot discover their functions and mysteries. The only weapon whose function the Heavenly Dao knows is the Gatling gun.
This also explains why the Heavenly Dao guided other cultivators in the prehistoric world to avoid him. After all, he was using the guise of exchanging treasures. If the power of the Gatling gun were seen by other cultivators in the prehistoric world and spread, many would likely come to him to trade it. Even if it wasn't traded, the Gatling gun is industrial technology, and if it became widespread or copied (there are many pirated magical artifacts in the prehistoric world), the prehistoric world would become quite chaotic. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao's purpose in guiding other cultivators away was to keep his Gatling gun a secret.
As for why he wanted Hongyun to exchange with him instead of someone else, others might not be able to get the Gatling gun from him, and it would be easy to reveal the existence of the Gatling gun. Although Tiandao could scheme to kill the person who exchanged the treasure, he could not control the mouths of these people.
However, Hongyun is different. First, Wang Han only owes favors to two people in the prehistoric world: Hongjun and Hongyun. Hongjun is clearly unsuitable, so it's only Hongyun. If Hongyun wants to exchange something, Wang Han can't refuse. Second, Hongyun is a kind-hearted person. If she knew how terrifying Gatling guns were, she definitely wouldn't tell anyone, and might even seal them away, thus preventing the existence of Gatling guns from being revealed.
Moreover, even if Hongyun were to acquire the Gatling gun, he probably wouldn't hold onto it for long. Having obtained the Primordial Purple Qi, many people want him dead. Given Tiandao's nature, he only feels secure with something that poses a significant threat, once others have lost it. Therefore, Hongyun was thoroughly outmaneuvered by Tiandao.
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"Excellent! So it's you exchanging magical treasures, fellow Daoist." After the carriage stopped, Hongyun quickly came to the front of it. Upon seeing Wang Han step out of the carriage, he immediately said happily, "Not long ago, I suddenly had a spiritual connection that guided me here. It must be a predestined connection. Sure enough, I met you today, fellow Daoist. How have you been lately?"
'I'd be fine even if you died a thousand times!' Upon hearing this, Wang Han thought speechlessly, but still politely replied, 'Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Hongyun. I'm living a carefree life!'
The Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao stood behind Wang Han, curiously observing the middle-aged man in the red Taoist robe.
“Indeed.” Hearing this, Hongyun felt a little embarrassed. This was a powerful figure who was on par with Hongjun Ancestor. He was living a good life. It would be wrong for him to say that he was worried about him. So he changed the subject and said, “Fellow Daoist, thirty years from now, my good friend Zhen Yuanzi will be holding a Ginseng Fruit Gathering. He specifically asked me to invite you to attend. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to find you. Since I met you today, I can tell you this as well. You must attend.”
'Inviting guests thirty years in advance, that's truly a unique feature of the prehistoric world. But this is an opportunity,' Wang Han thought to himself. He smiled and said to Hongyun, 'Thank you, Fellow Daoist Hongyun, for sending this message from so far away. I will definitely attend Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi's invitation. Since Fellow Daoist Hongyun has already delivered the message, I won't delay you any longer in your search for your destiny. I have other important matters to attend to, so I won't see you off any further.'
Upon hearing Wang Han's words, the Three Immortal Maidens looked at him strangely. Was Brother Wang Han trying to get rid of the guests?
"..." Hongyun. Did he say he came specifically to deliver a message? He clearly stated that he came to find his destiny, and given that Wang Han was exchanging magical treasures, it was obvious that the treasure Wang Han was exchanging was his destiny. He also understood that Wang Han was trying to get rid of him.
"Fellow Daoist!" Hongyun looked at Wang Han with a hint of resentment, and said shamelessly, "I've come to find my destined method. I feel that my destined method is right here. Since you happen to be exchanging magic treasures, why don't you show me around?"
"Alright! Come in!" Hearing this, Wang Han could only sigh and say, "Come in!"
The machinations of Heaven are indeed not so easy to thwart. Wang Han thought to himself, his mind racing as he considered other methods.
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