Chronicles of Celestial Origins

The Aurora Boat flew in the blue sea and sky for nearly a hundred days, and an island appeared in everyone's field of vision. It was long and narrow in the north and south, and narrow in the middle. It looked like two ovals merged together. From a distance, it looked like two wings of a butterfly.

The Dharma boat headed towards the island. After a few days, it finally arrived at the island. The endless blue sea disappeared from everyone's sight, and everything as far as the eye could see were high mountains.

On this day, the Aurora Boat sailed in front of a huge city wall.

Everyone got off the dharma boat and filed in behind Peng Wanli and the others.

Inside the city walls, the streets were bustling with pedestrians coming and going.

Peng Wanli and the others led everyone to Xueyu Inn, and each went into their rooms to rest.

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At night, a tall and tall man came to Peng Wanli's room with three people. He bowed his head and said, "Master Zhang has invited three seniors."

The three of them looked at each other, and Peng Wanli asked doubtfully: "Who is Lord Zhang of your chamber of commerce? The person we are seeking to see is Taoist Fellow Jia Wenxun."

The man said: "Sir Zhang Julai is one of the eight protectors of our society. He heard that you came all the way from Xingang, so he said he could meet you."

When the three heard this, they couldn't help being surprised and happy. They originally planned to find Jia Wenxun to intercede, but they didn't expect Zhang Julai to meet them in person.

Jia Wenxun was only one of the sixteen members of the Xueyu Chamber of Commerce. He was only found because he was responsible for the affairs of the spiritual beasts.

However, Zhang Julai is one of the Eight Great Protectors, and is considered a high-level executive of the Xueyu Chamber of Commerce. The fact that he can personally meet with several people shows that he is interested in this matter, and the probability of negotiating a cooperation is very high.

Zhou Xuanyong took out a storage bag and handed it to him and said, "Please help me, fellow Taoist, to lead me there."

The man took it calmly: "Please come with me."

A few people left the inn and stood upright. After walking for a short time, they came to a majestic mansion.

The man led the three people into the inner room, passed through several courtyards, and arrived in front of an attic with carved beams and painted beams.

Outside the attic, two men were guarding the door, blocking the approaching people.

"They are the ones Mr. Zhang wants to see by name." The man leading the way said.

The two guarding men then stepped away, and the three of them entered the inner room and reached the third floor of the attic.

But in the room, above the main seat, there was a burly middle-aged man with a Chinese character face holding a beautiful woman in his arms. His eyes were slightly closed, and his ears were listening to the clear music of silk and bamboo.

There was a pot of white jade wine placed in front of the desk. The man closed his eyes and shook his head to the music, seeming quite intoxicated.

There was another pale-faced man sitting below, sipping his wine glass gently.

In the room, several beautiful women wearing white gauze floor-length skirts danced gracefully, their snow-white skin looming.

There were several more women in red clothes holding various musical instruments in their arms, playing lightly with bare hands.

The three of them could neither enter nor retreat at the same time. They just stood outside the door and waited quietly.

After a long time, the music ended, and the burly middle-aged man on the main seat opened his eyes, and the charming woman in his arms handed the wine in the glass to the corner of his mouth.

The man drank it all in one gulp, clapped his hands, and the women filed away.

Peng Wanli and three others came forward and saluted: "Juniors (Peng Wanli, Shi Xuan, Zhou Xuanyong) pay their respects to senior Zhang."

Zhang Julai waved his hand: "No need to be polite, please sit down!"

The three of them sat down as instructed.

Zhang Julai said: "I just neglected the three of you. The three best things in my life are fine wine, beautiful women, and music. Once you are intoxicated with them, you can't help yourself. Don't take offense to the three of you."

Zhou Xuanyong: "Senior, that's serious. It's really an honor for us that you can meet us despite your busy schedule."

Zhang Julai patted the jade hand of the woman in his arms and said, "Give these three spiritual friends a portion of these spiritual wines and spiritual foods."

The woman stood up, held the jade tray of wine and food on the table in front of the three of them, and whispered: "Seniors, please wait a moment."

Peng Wanli said: "Thank you, senior, for the gift."

Zhang Ju came and said: "Although this spiritual wine and spiritual food are not rare, they are also rare. How do you taste it? Come and drink this cup together."

Several people picked up the wine glasses and drank them all in one gulp. Their mouths were full of fragrance, the wine was in their stomachs, and their spiritual energy was slightly rippling.

Zhou Xuanyong said: "Senior, I am really flattered by the kindness of my predecessors."

Zhang Julai said: "I just heard from Wen Xun that you came all the way from Xingang for the matter of spiritual beasts, right?"

Peng Wanli said: "Yes. Since I first came to Guibao Land, I didn't dare to disturb senior rashly, so I wanted to ask fellow Daoist Jia to inform me. I didn't expect senior to be so open-minded and took the initiative to summon a few of us. To be honest, when we first heard about senior's summons, we still Somewhat unbelievable.”

The fair-faced man below smiled and said: "After I reported your coming here to Mr. Zhang, he immediately said that you are guests from afar. The Xueyu Chamber of Commerce never neglects guests and wants to meet you in person."

Zhou Xuanyong said: "Senior is so magnanimous and generous, we dare not hide it from you. We know that the Demon Sect in Xingang relies on your chamber of commerce to provide spirit beast channels, so we came here to pay our respects. Forgive me for speaking so boldly, your chamber of commerce will provide spirit beast channels to you." Channel supply and the three sects of You Mei, Crescent Moon, and Blood Bone are really not a rational and wise move.”

"The two sects, Youmei and Xinyue, were originally thieves who were living an ignoble existence in Duoyi Harbor and living in a hurry. However, because the leader of Guanghua Sect in Duoyi Harbor was promoted to Nascent Soul and announced that he wanted to wipe out the Demon Sect, they hurriedly Fleeing like a bereaved dog.”

"After arriving in Xingang, I got along with the two sects of Blood and Bones and Corpse Puppet. They worked together and made friends with each other, so I was lucky enough to get a place."

"Now that the Xingang Corpse Puppet Sect has been destroyed, can the other three sects survive for a long time? However, grasshoppers will only be destroyed in a matter of seconds. Your Chamber of Commerce's cooperation with them is really not far-sighted."

Zhang Julai smiled: "The Chamber of Commerce is engaged in business. The grudges between Xuanmen and Demon Sect on your island have nothing to do with us. I don't care who survives and who perishes. What I care about is the profit from business. It’s not impossible for you to replace the Demon Sect, but you have to see your sincerity.”

Peng Wanli said: "As the senior said, your chamber of commerce is in business, and what you care about is profit. Is a stable partner in business considered part of the profit? In terms of the general trend of the world today, Xuanmen still controls The main force in the world."

"Although the demon sects show their power for a while, it is just a flash in the pan. If the three demon sects in Xingang are destroyed, will there be some damage to the interests of your chamber of commerce?"

"Although it may be insignificant, it is better than nothing. Why not choose a more stable and reliable business partner?"

"We know that the condition offered by the Demon Sect is that 50% of the profits belong to your Chamber of Commerce, and we are the same."

"Senior is very aware of everything and knows everything. No matter how powerful the Demon Sect is, it will not dare to completely replace the Xuan Sect and occupy a place alone. We can roughly know what the future of a sect that cannot even gain a foothold will be like!"

Zhang Julai shook his head and said: "This is not a reason. If the Xingang Demon Sect is destroyed, we can find another business partner. Besides, those sects have cooperated with us for nearly thirty years. Just because of your few words, we can It seems a bit unreasonable to kick them away."

Zhou Xuanyong said: "Senior means that as long as the price is right, you can kick the Demon Sect away. Can I understand this?"

Zhang Julai said: "That's okay, it's business! Of course, the one with the highest price will get it."

Peng Wanli said: "Senior, please tell me how much profit we need to give up before your chamber of commerce can change its business partner."

Zhang Julai picked up the wine glass and said: "Let's not talk about this today. You have come all the way. I represent the Xueyu Chamber of Commerce to entertain friends. You guys have a taste of this spiritual wine and spiritual food."

The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what he meant, and they all picked up their glasses and drank down the wine in one gulp.

A few people chatted casually for a while. Zhang Julai asked about the customs and customs of Xingang. After a while, he said: "I am a little tired today. Please go back. Let me think about the matter of spiritual beasts."

"Junior, please retire." Peng Wanli, Shi Xuan, and Zhou Xuanyong stood up and said.

"Now that you're here, no matter whether the business is successful or not, don't go in vain. If the business is not successful, then there is no righteousness! Stay here for a few more days." Zhang Julai said: "Wen Xun, tomorrow you will lead three Taoist friends to various spiritual places. Take a look at the place where the animals are bred to understand.”

"Yes." The man below responded.

"Thank you, senior."

The three of them left the room, left the mansion, and disappeared into light.

Seeing the three people walking away, the man asked: "Master Zhang, are you really ready to change Xingang's partner?"

Zhang Julai smiled slightly and said: "Let's take a look! What they said is not unreasonable. As long as the price is right, it doesn't matter who you do business with."

"I met them in person and left them here to send a signal to let the Demon Sect in Xingang know that I attach great importance to this matter. Our goods are very popular. If they are anxious, 50% of the profit can still be transferred to Mention it.”

"We just need to wander among them and let them compete with each other and raise each other's prices. No matter which side has a higher price, aren't we the ones who benefit in the end?"

The man nodded and said, "I understand."

"You can go shopping with them these days!"

"yes."

Peng Wanli and the others returned to Xueyu Inn and entered the room.

Being able to meet with Zhang Julai this time is a good progress in any case. It can be said that the bad luck on Kongming Island has been wiped away.

Shi Xuan said: "Zhang Julai neither agreed nor refused. What does he mean by letting us stay for a few more days?"

Zhou Xuanyong said: "What else can it be? It's just waiting for a price. Waiting for us to offer a higher price, I think we can give it a try. If we can cut off the channel of the Demon Sect's spirit beasts, I will raise the price and give more. A little profit is nothing. Even if they take a big share, it’s not unacceptable for us to take a small share, what do you think, Fellow Daoist Peng?”