svetikya Chapter 9 Nameless but Existing in Reality 1
Chapter 9 Nameless but Existing in Reality 1
More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
On June 15th, Chen Jinghai was in high spirits.
Early in the morning, he conspired with two cultivators to sell Crimson Pearl Grass, which he had bought for 100 spirit stones, as Dragon Pearl Fruit, making a net profit of over 300.
On their way back, passing by Chu Family Village, they saw a group of ordinary hunters surrounding and killing a first-tier ferocious beast. The monster was on its last breath. The three of them shouted, "Don't panic!" and rushed down to kill it with a single blow. They put the beast, skin and bones, into their Qiankun bag and ran away.
The hunters chased after them relentlessly, but Chen Jinghai turned around and unleashed a frost spike, striking one of them squarely in the thigh. He then laughed and strode away.
It was already evening when they arrived at Sushanfang. The animal skin shop sold the animal carcass and received a dozen or so spirit stones, which just covered the travel expenses.
So they sat in the best restaurant, in the best seats, ordered half a table of fine wine and dishes, and brought two storytellers and musicians. After downing a pot of wine, they forgot all about gambling debts and interest!
The only downside is that the location is too good; every time I turn my head, I can see the bulletin board on the street below.
On the bulletin board, occupying the largest central position, was his and Chu Shanyun's divorce papers—posted there seven or eight days ago by Chu Shanyun herself.
At first, Chen Jinghai was so angry that he jumped up and down, tearing at the woman every time he saw her. But every time he tore her up, she would stick her back on. After several such incidents, Chen Jinghai was exhausted and felt that if he continued to make a scene, he would be on the same level as this shrew. He could only let his mother have her way.
I get really annoyed every time I see it!
Honestly, Chen Jinghai really wanted to smash open Chu Shanyun's brain to see if it was full of shit—she had posted a notice in the market when they got married, which he could understand since marriage is a happy occasion, but now she's posting one for divorce too!
Is divorce something to be proud of?
Why make it so widely known!
After a hearty meal and drinks, thinking that I had good luck today, I went to the casino to gamble a few rounds, and as luck would have it, I won every time.
By around nine o'clock in the evening, the money in my pocket had doubled, and I had won more than three hundred.
Unfortunately, it wasn't market day, so the casino didn't have any big tables, and there weren't any big spenders among the small gamblers. Despite having such a great stroke of luck, I only made a small amount of money, which wasn't nearly enough to satisfy my appetite!
Just as he was feeling regretful, several guards suddenly appeared beside him, each with a malicious smile.
"What's the matter? What's the business?" Chen Jinghai looked around. "It's just a difference of 1000 in interest, we agreed to settle it next month, what are you doing here now?"
"No need! Someone will pay for you. Not only will they pay for you, but they'll also let you enjoy some good fortune!" With a gesture from the leading cultivator, two cultivators squeezed in, pressed their palms together, and poured in several streams of true energy. Several major acupoints on Chen Jinghai's front and back were simultaneously sealed, causing his limbs to become numb and his speech to be incapacitated.
The leading cultivator sealed Chen Jinghai's Qi Sea acupoint, patted his face, and waved his hand, saying, "Carry him away."
"Being good-looking is truly a gift from God!" A short cultivator hoisted Chen Jinghai up, casually reaching down to grope his crotch, and said indignantly, "His assets aren't even as thick as mine! Why don't I ever get the good things!"
The three men started talking and then left, but several of Chen Jinghai's gambling buddies nearby objected, blocking their way and shouting, "Someone's kidnapping someone!"
The cultivators in the arena were immediately alarmed and rushed forward to watch.
"What's all this fuss about? I said I'd treat him to a good time. We know each other!" The leading cultivator calmly produced a waist token. "Here, the big boss is treating. He's being invited to a brothel. Anyone who doesn't believe me can come along!"
When everyone looked, they saw a silver hook drawn on the waist token, with a level two talisman array attached to it. It had already been initially activated by the cultivator, and the characteristics of spiritual energy fluctuations were obvious. It was indeed the token of Kong Fande, the Foundation Establishment cultivator of Sushanfang.
As is widely known, Kong Fande is one of the behind-the-scenes owners of the "Silver Hook" casino and the "Qichun" brothel. These two establishments are located throughout the major markets of Aolai, monopolizing the two ancient industries of prostitution and gambling. His behind-the-scenes power is so strong that no one in Aolai dares to mess with him.
The onlookers dispersed, but Chen Jinghai's gambling buddies followed closely behind, all the way to the Yichun Courtyard.
This Yichun Courtyard has a circular layout, divided into inner and outer circles, and is filled with mortal women. The inner circle is of higher quality, with all of them being young and beautiful, and there are always new additions, making it the favorite of rogue cultivators.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the Yichun Courtyard was at its liveliest. Whether in the outer or inner circle, in the rooms or in the garden, everywhere was filled with the sounds of men and women flirting and teasing, the pleasant sounds of string and wind instruments, and the lingering fragrance.
The three men, familiar with the place, carried Chen Jinghai straight to room number Qian in the inner circle.
A scantily clad, alluring woman sat prettily by the door of the room. She was none other than the female lead of the Qian family, and Chen Jinghai was a frequent visitor to her. At this moment, she was sitting quietly by the flowerbed at the door, playing the zither. When she saw Chen Jinghai being carried over, she did not get up to greet him, but instead covered her mouth and laughed.
Several cultivators walked straight to the room door, lifted the curtain, and without entering, simply tossed Chen Jinghai inside, shouting, "The goods have arrived!"
As the curtain was lifted, the cultivators who had come to watch the commotion vaguely saw a woman sitting inside. Some of the less observant were still in a daze, while a sharp-eyed one exclaimed in surprise, "Chu Shanyun! How could it be Chu Shanyun!"
"Hahahaha—" came the woman's unrestrained laughter from the room.
An hour later, a disheveled man rushed out of room number 'Qian' and ran into countless pairs of onlookers outside the door. He was filled with shame and anger, and felt so embarrassed that he cried out "Ah—" and rushed straight out of the garden.
A dozen minutes later, Chu Shanyun, dressed neatly and with a radiant smile, emerged gracefully. Ignoring the onlookers, she calmly walked towards the small room in the center of Yichun Courtyard, knocked on the door, and entered, shutting out all the curious gazes.
Inside the small house, Kong Fande, a middle-aged scholar-like figure, was idly reading a book. Seeing Chu Shanyun enter, he gestured for her to sit opposite him, and said with a smile, "How was it? The service was up to par today, wasn't it?"
"He's alright. I was worried he might overexert himself, so I only gave him one pill." Chu Shanyun, without even blushing, sat upright opposite Kong Fande and asked, "I heard you personally took him to the Star Moon Casino last time?"
"Hehe, it wasn't specifically for gambling," Kong Fande chuckled. "Someone wanted to find a son-in-law to live with their daughter-in-law, and asked me to bring a handsome guy to check him out. But I didn't find anyone I liked, and since I couldn't leave empty-handed, I took him to the casino to broaden his horizons..."
"Who is this guy? He doesn't even look down on my Jinghai?"
Chu Shanyun felt very angry. Although it was a good thing that Chen Jinghai did not become a live-in son-in-law, she felt very embarrassed that he was looked down upon. She completely failed to notice another important point - at this time last year, Chen Jinghai was still her husband in name. How could he become a live-in son-in-law?
"Uh..." Kong Fande was speechless, thinking to himself, "He's just a pretty boy, only you would treat him like a treasure."
"He currently owes a total of 170,000, of which 150,000 is principal and 20,000 is compounded with interest at 3% per month, which means he has to give you more than 5,000 per month, right?" Fortunately, Chu Shanyun quickly regained her composure and began to discuss the debt with him.
"Yes." The big boss nodded.
"Chen Jinghai currently has no reliable family and no skills. On his own, let alone the principal, he can't even afford to pay the interest," Chu Shanyun analyzed. "Your debt is destined to snowball and become a complete mess. Either he'll run away, or you'll capture him and force him to work in the mountains, right?"
"Yes." The big boss continued to nod, laughing as he said, "But he's too weak. Sending him into the mountains is less beneficial than sending him to replenish his spiritual energy."
The so-called "going into the mountains" means going deep into the jungle to hunt high-level monsters.
The so-called "spirit filling" refers to the process by which cultivators infuse the spiritual energy they absorb from heaven and earth into special pearls and jade to create spirit pearls and spirit jade. These two items have pure spiritual energy and are worth more than 10 times the price of spirit stones.
However, this method is very inefficient. With Chen Jinghai's strength at the fifth level of the Innate Realm, if he does nothing else but absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and fill the pearls with it, he can only fill three spirit pearls a day at most. Calculated at ten times the amount of spirit stones, the annual income would only be a little over ten thousand.
"In that case, you might as well cooperate with me," Chu Shanyun said. "I have a plan that can guarantee you more than 2000 spirit stones from him every month, and recover your principal of 17 after 30 years."