Chapter 245 Planning (1)
Pan Cong lay in bed for five days. Once some stubble started to grow back on his body and he regained some energy, he hunched over, dragged his tail, and barked that he wanted to go to the slaughterhouse to work, just as the sun was about to set.
Ji Rong was sunbathing outside with Shan Zhongfeng when she heard the cat say that. She poked her head in through the window and said to Pan Cong, "It's good that you have such ambition, but I really didn't mean to make you work."
There are only two things:
First, you are not allowed to steal from the slaughterhouse again. If you do it again, I will have Uncle Shan Wu cripple you, leaving you on the verge of death, and then lock you in a cage until you die of old age.
Secondly, you can gamble, but you'll have to be responsible for your own gambling expenses. Out of consideration for Lady Shang, I'll still pay you a full salary even if you don't work.
If you're itching to slaughter a beast, you'll receive extra spirit crystals for each one you kill. These spirit crystals are secretly provided by me. If you dare to go out and boast about it, then as in the first rule, you'll die.
Upon hearing this, Pan Cong trembled involuntarily.
But if he can lie down, why should he do any work?
As evening fell, without Pan Cong saying a word, Shan Zhongfeng and Shan Wu, carrying the now somewhat better Pan Cong, headed towards the teleportation array.
Pan Cong sat down at the gambling table, turned his head and gently bit his own skin, which was covered in stubble and wrinkles. Suddenly, he felt that this kind of life was quite nice.
But Pan Cong's gambling skills are terrible.
With the combined efforts of several determined individuals in Shanwu, Pancong lost everything, including his storage ring, in just ten days.
Pan Cong naturally dared not go and kill Fang Tou again.
Although Pan Cong was penniless, he was still happy to be dragged by Shan Wu and Shan Zhongfeng to watch other people gamble every day.
Pan Cong would rack his brains to gamble whenever he couldn't see someone for a short while.
Knowing that he didn't have even half a spirit crystal, the Qi brothers all declined, saying they would play with him properly when he received his pay.
But Pan Cong's gambling instincts had already been aroused, and he couldn't wait until the payday.
Therefore, he took the beast-slaughtering subsidy that Ji Rong had mentioned to heart.
He rushed to Ji Rong's place that very night, argued with Ji Rong, and finally signed a contract that he considered very satisfactory, paying by the day, and pressed his bloody claw mark on it.
From then on, Pan Cong frequently went to the slaughterhouse to work every few days.
He no longer slacked off when he worked; he worked extremely hard and was incredibly fast. He often stole jobs from other butchers. Pan Cong's record for slaughtering thirty beasts in a single day was!
All the cultivators found it strange and began to spread rumors in private that Lady Ji Rong was skilled at managing her subordinates.
When Shan Zhongfeng relayed these words to Ji Rong, Ji Rong was so excited to hear that the cultivators were calling her "Lord Ji" in private that she threw her head back and laughed loudly, her feathers trembling with laughter.
She thought to herself with pride, "Aunt Huang, Mother, Father, do you know what? They all call me Lord Ji now! We don't have to be afraid of being served up by those guys anymore. And soon I'll be attending a banquet! Now I'm a bird with status!"
Thinking this, the moisture in Ji Rong's eyes gradually condensed into water droplets, about to fall.
She quickly raised her head again, looked at the azure sky, and continued to smile.
The grand banquet at Yaochi is about to begin, and Ji Rong feels she must seize this opportunity to send the Mountain and Water God back to the source of the river. Therefore, she still has many arrangements to make.
Ji Rong was not familiar with the Golden Cauldron Palace. After thinking it over, she decided to go to the Dragon and Phoenix Hall because Jue Jun had once said that he had a past relationship with Long Jun, the old attendant of the Golden Cauldron Palace.
Ji Rong thought to herself, "Dragons love money. Perhaps giving them more treasures will tempt the old dragon to take me to the immortal spring sooner."
With that in mind, Ji Rong quickly handed over the work to Shan Zhongfeng, who was already familiar with the affairs of the unloading workshop. The next morning, she flew towards the Danxue Mountains.
Inside the Dragon and Phoenix Palace, Jiao Jue listened to Ji Rong's request, narrowed his eyes and pondered for a while, then moved both claws together, creating a soundproof barrier with flowing golden light.
He said to Ji Rong, "Silly bird, that old fellow Long Jun has a big appetite but a small heart. He has now retired to the back to enjoy his old age. Arrange for you to be a waiter. It's alright to talk to him."
If you want him to pull strings or cleanse yourself in the depths of the Immortal Spring, even if he accepts a fortune, he might not be able to do it.
However, there is a bird that can.
Do you know who that black bird you summoned last time was?
Upon seeing the soundproof barrier in place, Ji Rong immediately flapped her wings and approached Jiao Jue. She lowered her voice and said, "What is her identity? Isn't she just a celestial maiden who has been a fugitive for many years? We all saw her when Feng Lie died."
Jiao Jue squinted and smiled, "Indeed, indeed."
Xi Tong had been a celestial maiden, a servant in the outer garden of Yaochi, and had also raised birds in the rare bird forest. She had always lived around the Golden Cauldron Palace and had never fled.
I imagine she must be very familiar with the terrain of the Golden Summit of the Kunlun Mountains.
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong's eyes lit up. If they could ask Xi Tong to handle this matter, they would be getting a great deal. After all, the impoverished Xi Tong could be appeased with just some fire crystals that they didn't need.
She then asked Jiao Jue, "Could she believe that?"
Jiao Jue squinted and nodded slightly, saying, "We have known her for many days and learned that she has a past grudge against Lord Xi. Now she is a bird cultivator who walks the road with a sword, so it is believable."
"really?!"
Jiao Jue squinted at the sunlight streaming through the window and nodded, saying, "Of course."
Then, the dragon and the bird looked at each other, and suddenly, they burst into laughter.
Without further ado, Jiao Jue removed the soundproof barrier and summoned Gu Qingqing and Ji Zhuang, saying, "Qingqing, go and pick up a gift. Have Tang Ye take you to Jin Ding Palace to visit Long Jun."
The reason is this: you and I have often heard from the dragon-related tribes of our Danxue Mountains that he is exceptionally handsome and still incredibly skilled. And among your friends, quite a few beautiful dragon-related cultivators admire him greatly.
If he is willing to come, you will advise me to help him find a good marriage.
He then slightly tilted his dragon head and said to Ji Zhuang, "Boy, call Xi Tong back and tell her I have something for her to do. If she does a good job, I will give her ten years' worth of cultivation provisions."
Ji Zhuang accepted the order and left. Half a day later, he finally found Xi Tong.
In just a few days, Xi Tong's demeanor had drastically changed. She was now tall and covered in crisscrossing wounds, lying among the black feathers as if slashed by a flurry of knives.
This imbued her with the freedom and majesty of a wild emperor, making her a veritable Black Mountain Emperor.
Xi Tong heard that Ji Rong actually wanted to go to that immortal spring to cleanse herself, in order to break through the shackles of her bloodline and increase her chances of advancing to the rank of emperor.
He shook his head and said, "Lord Jue, the guards of the Immortal Spring are all very greedy. Ji Rong might not be able to succeed by soaking in it for a while. It's better to leave the treasure behind and take it slowly."
Ji Rong said, "It's not just me. You should go soak in it too. It'll help heal all your external injuries, and who knows, you might even be able to grow feathers again."
"And if I were to advance in the pool and drain all the spiritual energy within, you must protect me and prevent them from discovering and killing me."
Upon hearing this, Xi Tong's eyes immediately lit up with fervent light, and he nodded repeatedly.
Agreement reached!
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