Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 509: The unification of the Demon Sect begins with Zhu Yuyan, the Queen of Sleeping Yin

"This medicine only works for half a year. If I can't get a new antidote after half a year, hmph..."

Chu Pingsheng didn’t say the rest...and there was no need to say it.

You Niaojuan and the other three were immediately wilted. This guy was definitely a demon. Just look at these dirty tricks and he will definitely defeat them.

"Now recite to me the Dao Heart Planting Demon Method that you have memorized. Zhou Lao sighed, you go first."

"Yes……"

Mr. Zhou sighed, glanced at the three of them, and honestly recited the part he had learned from Xiang Yutian.

Half an hour later.

Chu Pingsheng nodded with satisfaction: "You are still honest and didn't do anything tricky."

You Niaojuan: "..."

Isn't that honest? If the content is changed, what if he gets obsessed with practice and dies suddenly? Who will give them the antidote in half a year?

I never want to experience that feeling of being unable to live or die again in my life.

"Two things."

Chu Pingsheng held up two fingers and said, "The first thing is to go back and gather the disciples of Xieji Sect to prepare to regain the position of the leader of the Demon Sect."

"no problem."

"The second thing is to bring Zhu Yuyan to Luoyang."

The first thing is not difficult, the second thing...

The four of them looked at each other for a while, and You Niaojuan said, "Zhu Yuyan is a skilled martial artist, and she is also the leader of the Yingui Sect. It will be very difficult to capture her and bring her to Luoyang."

"Don't you guys use your brain? It's not easy to catch her, how can you cheat her?"

"Cheat? How?"

"The four of you are selfish and have never gotten along. Do the people in the Demon Sect know about this?"

The four of them looked unhappy, but still nodded in agreement.

"After you get the golden armor that can sense the evil emperor's relics, will the four of you kill each other?"

"..."

"Then isn't it normal for someone to go looking for help to take back the golden armor? Shi Zhixuan and the evil emperor's relic are in the same place. Your goal is the evil emperor's relic, and the Yin Gui Sect's goal is Shi Zhixuan. I don't believe Zhu Yuyan will not be tempted by this mutually beneficial cooperation."

Jin Huanzhen stared at the guy opposite who was full of evil intentions. From his thoughts to his methods, he was indeed despicable and insidious.

"Master, I would like to ask you a question. What is your purpose in having us trick Zhu Yuyan into coming to Luoyang?"

"Sleep with her."

"metropolitan?"

The four thought they had heard wrongly.

Chu Pingsheng said: "Why fight and kill when the problem can be solved by sleeping with a woman?"

The unification of the Demon Sect begins with the Sleeping Queen Zhu Yuyan?
That’s it…

The four people were completely convinced. This new sect leader was so damn talented.

Jin Huanzhen said: "From what I know, Queen Yin Zhu Yuyan has a deep affection for the Evil King Shi Zhixuan. Sect Master, your beauty trap... may be a little difficult."

Handsome man...plan?

Mr. Zhou sighed and felt that Jin Huan had really learned how to flatter.

"Why waste time talking nonsense? Just do it and leave the rest to me." After saying that, he waved his sleeves lightly, and the Frost Sword on the beam suddenly came into his hand. The whole person was carried up by the wind and flew into the vast night sky.

……

Returning lazily from the Jade Tower and Golden Tower, Luoyang is intoxicated by placing plum blossoms.

After Yang Guang ascended the throne, he moved the capital from Chang'an to Luoyang. From then on, the Sui Dynasty had two capitals - Chang'an, the Western Capital, and Luoyang, the Eastern Capital.

After more than ten years of massive construction, Luoyang has surpassed Chang'an. The streets are lined with tall buildings and crowded with tourists, without any sign of chaos.

Building the Eastern Capital, digging canals, and constructing palaces, speaking of it, would Yang Guang's actions be considered a infrastructure maniac in ancient times?

"Sir, this way..."

Tuan's voice interrupted his thoughts. Chu Pingsheng looked up and saw a pawnshop next to the jade shop in front of him. The dark lattice door was open, and the pillars on both sides were red. Lanterns with the word "pawn" written on them were hung high. Above it was a pine wood signboard with a few large gold-plated characters in the middle - the best pawnshop in the world.

"Sir, look at this store, are you satisfied?"

"can."

"Come, young master, watch your step." Tuan carefully reminded him to be careful of the threshold and bowed to lead him into the lobby.

In general pawnshops, the counter is located a little further inside the lobby. It is built very high, and even if an adult stands on tiptoe, his eyes may not be able to reach above the counter. The shopkeeper sits inside, looking down at the customers who come in through the sturdy wooden fence.

This "No. 1 Pawnshop in the World" was different. Not only was it very arrogant, but it also had none of the facilities that ordinary pawnshops had. In addition to a few armchairs and a small table for entertaining guests, there were neatly arranged bookshelves filled with thread-bound books with gray covers. Chu Pingsheng walked over, picked up a thread-bound book, flipped through it, and looked at the price of 50 wen per book on the shelf label, and nodded.

Tuan said: "All are sold at cost price according to the young master's instructions, and the full amount will be refunded on the day of recycling."

Chu Pingsheng nodded and walked to the chair next to him and sat down.

"How's it going? Is there anyone coming to the door?"

"In the first few days, there were more people watching the fun than signing up. In the past few days, the number has increased, especially after the emperor granted marriage to the young master and Miss Li San. It can be said that the market has skyrocketed."

Chu Pingsheng was stunned.

One fish, four ways to eat it?
Is this considered unintentional?
Yang Guang's arranged marriage actually served as an advertisement for his status as "the best man in the world".

If you think about it carefully, it is understandable. Luoyang is the Eastern Capital. Even though Yang Guang has been staying in Jiangdu recently, the foundation of imperial power is here, and the people of Luoyang still care about the emperor's movements.

Since Yang Guang endorsed Chai Shao, this seemingly "number one pawn in the world" must not be used to amuse everyone.

“How many copies have been sold?”

Tuan said, "There are more than 200."

"Okay." Chu Pingsheng was still very satisfied with the progress. After all, it takes time to accept new things: "Two hundred in quantity, at least four hundred in profit."

"Young Master?" Tuan said he didn't understand.

tread, tread, tread...

At this time, a maid in green shirt and a pearl flower on her head came in from the back hall, placed the brewed tea in front of Chu Pingsheng, glanced at Tuan, and left with the black wooden tray.

"Fifty coins is less than your monthly salary of three hours, but for the poor people in the city, it is almost one or two days' income. For things like books, you can take turns reading them for one price, so you don't know whether the fifty coins were paid by one person or by several people. Putting aside those who have no perseverance and persistence and can't even stick with it for half a year, double the income is already very conservative."

Chu Pingsheng said, "Well, tomorrow you can find someone to spread the news and say that there are still 300 copies of the Dragon Elephant Skill secret manual, which will be sold out once they are sold out, and the number of people who can buy them back is limited to 1,000."

Tu Anyu was puzzled: "Sir, didn't you say before that the more the better?"

"What do you know? This is called hunger marketing."

"Hunger marketing?"

"There are only so many secret books. If you act too late, they will be gone. If you are one of those who are waiting and watching, will you act quickly?"

Tuan understood.

"Sir, if you want to hurry up... just give it away for free. Three hundred copies, the cost price is only fifty taels of silver."

"What do you know? A secret book worth fifty cents is equivalent to an initial investment. With sunk costs, they will take this business seriously."

"Upfront investment? Sunk cost? What does that mean?"

"For example, when you marry a wife, you have to give a betrothal gift, right? This betrothal gift is an upfront investment. If you don't obey your wife and treat her like a ancestor after marriage, and she doesn't want to live with you anymore, then the betrothal gift you gave earlier will be wasted. This is a sunk cost."

"Sir, you are mistaken. After marriage, only the husband can divorce his wife, not the wife."

"I was just making an analogy."

Tuan chuckled and said, "Sir, you really know how to do business."

"Really? Why do I hear the servants are talking about me being a spendthrift?"

"What do they know? You must have your reasons for doing this."

This statement is somewhat insincere.

Why did Chai Shao want him to open this "number one pawnshop in the world"?
It's very simple. Other pawnshops collect tangible objects such as antique paintings and calligraphy, precious gems, agates, household belongings and land. However, the No. 1 Pawnshop in the World is different. It collects martial arts. Not secret manuals or spells, but martial arts practiced by others.

Of course, not all martial arts are accepted. Only the Dragon Elephant Kung Fu, which is the best in the world, is provided at cost price. Buyers can take it back to practice, and after practicing for half a year or a year, they can come back and pawn their skills. The price will be converted according to the standards of minor success or major success. If you practice to minor success, it will be worth 100 taels of silver, and if you practice to major success, it will be worth 300 taels of silver.

Many people believed that this was the young master of the Chai family's desperate attempt to find a cure. He spent 300,000 taels of silver in exchange for golden armor, and failed to practice longevity qi. He then turned his attention to a fragment of a Tantric technique that he got from somewhere. This was really... he was crazy about wanting to become a martial arts master.

Even he complained to Xiao Cui behind her back that on the second day of the opening of "The World's No. 1 Pawnshop", the president of Luoyang Chamber of Commerce, Rong Fengxiang, came to visit and said in front of many onlookers, "The young master of the Chai family has money but nowhere to spend it. If he could become a martial arts master, the Demon Sect would have unified the martial arts world long ago."

This statement was agreed by many people in the martial arts world, but there were still some people who were struggling to make ends meet who were tempted, thinking that the Chai family was wealthy enough to rival a country, and Chai Shen, as the Duke of Julu County, was a man who cared about his reputation, and he would not cheat others in such a matter.

Chu Pingsheng seemed to see through his thoughts: "Tuan, what you said... doesn't sound right."

"Sir..." Tuan thought for a moment, and then made up his mind to answer truthfully: "Sir, I have consulted a master of the Jingnian Zen sect about Dragon Elephant Kung Fu. He said that Dragon Elephant Kung Fu is a Tantric practice for strengthening the body. It does not even involve the concept of the three channels and seven chakras. The Qi cultivated can only increase a person's strength. Even if one practices it to 'great success', one will only have twice the strength of an ordinary person. One cannot even become a leader in the army."

"You are honest." Chu Pingsheng laughed: "The maid who just left is your lover?"

Tuan was shocked, then he scratched his scalp embarrassedly and remained silent.

"Once the remaining 300 copies of Dragon Elephant Skill are sold, you can get married. Just tell me how much silver you need."

"Son..."

Chu Pingsheng waved his hand to stop him from continuing, then stood up and walked towards the backyard: "Notify them that I need to go into seclusion, so don't prepare lunch or dinner for me."

"Yes." Tuan agreed respectfully.

(End of this chapter)