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Chapter 171
Chapter 171
Chapter 171: Chapter 171 Cultivating an Undead 1
Chapter 171 Cultivating an Undead 1
The village head explained, “Sometimes the town municipal representatives come here for their work trips, and they stay here for the night . Otherwise, nobody stays here, but we clean it every day . ”
Ye Shaoyang nodded, “So be it . ”
The village head arranged for some men to tidy up the place and changed the bedsheets . Before he left, he told the only staff in the guest house, Miss Wu Mei, to make them feel welcome and ensure their pleasant and comfortable stay .
The trio got the best rooms in the guest house . Each room was equipped with a solar water heater . After Ye Shaoyang bathed and changed clothes, he went to the common area and found Xiao Ma and Zhou Jingru there too . Xiao Ma was reading the “Handbook of Maoshan Runes and Incantation” .
Ye Shaoyang was curious to see such a rare sight, “Why so serious?”
“After slaying that thousand-year-old demon, my heart is on fire now! I wanna learn sorcery so badly and become a heavenly master . Don’t mind me though, pretend I’m not here . Just go on with the courtship . ”
Zhou Jingru immediately blushed .
Ye Shaoyang laughed it off as he took out a few gold taels and placed them on the table, “Should I also pretend like you are not here to share this too?”
Xiao Ma’s eyes widened . He was surprised by what he saw . He almost screamed in excitement . He held them in both hands to weigh them and yelled, “These are real gold taels!”
Xiao Ma weighed each of the gold tael in his hand .
“Each one weighs around two Liang, and each gram is worth around three hundred Yuan . Hmm, let me do the math… Each of this is worth twenty thousand Yuan! So, with all these, you could easily get more than two hundred thousand! Holy sh*t! Little Ye, you are a rich bastard now!”
[TL note: Liang is a unit of measurement for mass in China . One Liang is equivalent to 31 . 2 grams . ]
Zhou Jingru was not impressed by the gold . She frowned, “Brother Shaoyang, where did you get all these?”
Ye Shaoyang recounted the story of the river spirit he encountered, “The creature was a river spirit formed by the poisonous vapor of water in the underworld . It is quite capable in water and a pain in the ass . Luckily, I bound her with a formation, so she can’t get out of the water . Otherwise, she might go on a killing spree . ”
Ye Shaoyang then paused his story . He took out his phone and called Old Guo . He wanted Old Guo to come and meet the trio as soon as he could to discuss some matters . As Ye Shaoyang put down his phone, he noticed that Xiao Ma was collecting the gold taels into his bag . Ye Shaoyang immediately took the bag from Xiao Ma .
Caught redhanded, Xiao Ma’s face turned red as he tried to explain, “Oops! Finders keepers . We found these, so let’s share these equally among us . ”
“You wish! I need these for our next move . ” Ye Shaoyang explained, “I need Old Guo to build sorcerer’s weapons, and I need gold for that . I guess it will take eight or nine of these to create the weapons . Then, we will have to give one gold tael to him as payment . See, there won’t be many left after this . You’ll get one and Jingru…”
Ye Shaoyang shook his head and sheepishly smiled as he corrected himself, “Forget it, this gold is peanuts to Jingru . ”josei
Xiao Ma immediately grabbed one of the gold taels and bagged it . He frowned reluctantly, “What kind of sorcerer’s weapon is that? Why does it have to be made of gold?”
“Gold is one of the five elements . Gold gives rise to Water, thus it can create a barrier in the water . Since the creature is a river spirit, a golden ritual tool will be the best choice to capture her . ”
Zhou Jingru offered, “That’s easy . How much more gold do you need? Just tell me and consider it done . ”
Ye Shaoyang declined, “I already have gold here, don’t I? These are windfalls anyway . I’m happy enough to keep just a small part . The rest will be used to create the ritual tool . ”
Zhou Jingru unhappily complained, “You never let me help!”
Ye Shaoyang gave in, “Well then, maybe you can help me with manpower . I need a dozen of laborers . Also, get me a big boat, some lime powder and realgar in the ratio of three to one . Fill the boat with as much of those materials as you can . ”
Zhou Jingru nodded and smiled in satisfaction, “That’s more like it!”
Ye Shaoyang was speechless . It had to be some kind of rich person’s disease . How could she be happy when people spent her money?
Zhou Jingru quickly made a phone call to her purchasing department and arranged for the items to be sent to them . She then told Ye Shaoyang, “Some items take longer time to be delivered . It will all be ready by evening . ”
“Sure, we are not in a hurry . There are other things we need to prepare too . ”
Ye Shaoayang took a quick glance at his phone . It was almost noon, so Ye Shaoyang decided that they should have their lunch before they set out .
Upon stepping out of the room, the trio could smell food . They peeked into the kitchen . A few women were in the kitchen preparing lunch .
A young girl with a pretty smile held a knife in her hand . She slew a chicken for the meal . Judging by her movements, she was experienced at it .
Xiao Ma smiled as he looked at the girl, “Little Ye, look at the girl . Doesn’t she look a little like Xie Yuqing?”
The young girl heard Xiao Ma’s voice, so she looked up and waved at them with the knife in her hand .
“Are you guys hungry already? Lunch will be ready in a while . Have some fruit while waiting . ”
The trio stepped into the dining room as the girl served up a big plate of fruit to them . It was filled with all sorts of fruit, most of which the trio had never seen before .
“These are all wild fruits we picked fresh from the hill . They taste great . Try some!” The young girl generously offered with a big smile on her face . It was a sincere smile . Compared to the smiles of waitresses in the city, her smile was much more comforting .
“These fruits are not poisonous, are they?” Xiao Ma had never seen these fruit before, so he was a little worried .
The young girl assured, “Don’t worry; it’s safe . In fact, the wild boars in the hills only eat these fruit . If the pigs can eat these, I’m sure you can too . ”
Zhou Jingru burst into laughter upon hearing this .
Xiao Ma mumbled, “It’s weird that you put it that way . ”
However, upon tasting the fruits, Xiao Ma immediately fell in love . The fruits tasted amazing . They were juicy and succulent! Before long, the trio found out more about the young girl . Her name was Wu Mei and she was a local village girl . She was the only one taking care of the guesthouse . Her job was mainly to keep the place clean and prepare meals for guests .
“Usually, I’m the only one here, but today, the village head specifically arranged for some women to help me out . He wanted to make sure you guys were comfortable . I need to prepare lunch now . You guys go ahead and enjoy the fruit . ”
Once Wu Mei left, the trio tried the fruit laid in front of them . While some fruits tasted fine, others were extraordinarily good, and they soon agreed that it was a rare experience for all of them .
Half an hour passed and the lunch was finally ready . Most of the dishes were local dishes that the trio had never tried before .
Wu Mei opened a bottle of locally-brewed liquor and poured glasses for the trio .
Then, she introduced the dishes, “These are our wild-mushrooms; it complements our stewed chicken the best . This is our home-grown land fungus . It grows on the ground after rain . This is actually marinated, and it tastes even better . This is local badger’s meat . You must try it . ”
Ye Shaoyang tasted the meat . True enough, it tasted good . So he asked, “What did you say just now? What type of meat is this?”
Wu Mei patiently explained, ”Badger . It’s a kind of animal . It looks like a mixture of a dog and a pig . It is said that badger’s fat is a good medicine for all kind of wounds . We process it into ointment and apply it to wounds . However, badgers have become rare lately . We have only been able to catch one or two per year . My brother caught this badger last month . We smoked the meat so that we could keep it for guests . You guys are really lucky to be able to taste it . ”