sjar Chapter 439 Always trying to squeeze every last drop of profit, it's really annoying.
Chapter 439 Always trying to squeeze every last drop of profit, it's really annoying.
Just as Zhong Lingxin emerged from one teleportation array in a celestial city and was about to enter another, she saw a flurry of immortals rushing out of the teleportation array, chattering amongst themselves about Immortal King Yuwen's recruitment of soldiers.
The immortals of the Southern Realm weren't stupid; they kept recruiting soldiers from all over, saying that the Immortal Emperor of the Middle Realm was doomed and was going to seize the Middle Realm's territory.
But the territory they managed to seize wasn't theirs. Besides, they hadn't even managed to seize the territory; more than half of the first million immortal soldiers who went to the Middle Realm had already been killed or wounded.
These little immortals, having overcome the hurdle of the Celestial Immortal stage and finally cultivated to the Luo Tian Upper Immortal stage, are not here to become cannon fodder.
Therefore, all the immortals above the Luo Tian Shang Xian stage in Yuwen Immortal King's territory fled.
Zhong Lingxin turned around and followed the two immortals who had escaped, listening to their conversation.
"We Celestial Kings are quite kind; they didn't stop us when they saw us escaping."
"You wish! I've heard that the Celestial King is mobilizing his forces and will soon be conscripting soldiers. He'll be arresting anyone he sees who is at the Luo Tian Shang Xian stage."
"Really? I ran away as soon as I heard the Immortal King was recruiting soldiers. I was in seclusion when my little brother informed me. Sigh, I heard that a few years ago, the Mountain and Sea Immortal King recruited soldiers, capturing people all over his territory. When he couldn't capture enough, he even went to other people's territories to rob them."
“It must be true. My brother is a minor official in the city lord’s mansion. He said that the Immortal King has a plan to arrest people everywhere. He just hasn’t freed up enough manpower yet, which is why we were able to escape.”
"Sigh, the Southern Realm is indeed vast, but if the Immortal Emperor and Immortal King really conscript soldiers, where can we run to? I wanted to go to the Qingfeng Secret Realm, but I'm afraid the quota for the Qingfeng Secret Realm will be full this time."
“I’m going too. Once I enter the secret realm, I won’t dig up any immortal herbs. I’ll just stay on the outskirts for ten years before coming out.”
Zhong Lingxin checked into the inn with the two of them, listening to their conversation with her divine sense.
The next day, as soon as Zhong Lingxin checked out, she transformed into a minor immortal at the Earth Immortal stage, carrying two storage bags, and entered the teleportation array with a distressed expression.
Anyone with a higher level of spiritual awareness than her could clearly see the distinct slave mark within her spiritual consciousness.
In the celestial realm, there are many such celestial servants, most of whom are engaged in the most menial labor, such as cultivating celestial fields, running errands, or working as shop assistants.
The immortal that Zhong Lingxin transformed into looked like she was running errands for her master.
Two days later, Zhong Lingxin walked out of the teleportation array in Huayu City with a hunched back and her head down.
The celestial soldier on duty glanced at her identity badge, then scanned her two storage bags with his divine sense, and then ignored her.
These days, in the nearby immortal cities, there are often immortal servants who come to sell immortal food or immortal herbs, carrying two storage bags.
They couldn't be bothered to even acknowledge such a celestial servant.
Zhong Lingxin walked slowly forward, following the road signs toward the square in the center of the city.
The square was bustling with activity, with a row of long tables set up.
The immortals selling immortal food, herbs, and minerals lined up in several rows and slowly moved toward the long table.
Two immortals, dressed in brocade robes, walked by, chatting and laughing.
"Second Young Master, the Young Master has been ordered to take charge of the acquisition of immortal grains this time, which has been very arduous, and has also kept you quite busy."
"It's only right. It's my duty to serve my ancestors, no matter how busy I am."
"Yes, yes, the Second Young Master has always been diligent, no wonder the Immortal King likes him so much."
"Haha, what's this talk about liking or disliking? Our ancestors treated all of us descendants the same."
"Yes, yes, the same. It's just that it's hard on you, Second Young Master, to be considerate of the old man and help the young master collect the immortal grain."
"..."
Zhong Lingxin stepped aside and stood respectfully by the roadside, waiting for the second young master to pass first, and even bowed properly.
The second young master passed by Zhong Lingxin, his body carrying a strong scent of perfume and alcohol.
Zhong Lingxin waited until the two had walked away before slowly continuing forward, her body hunched over.
Second Young Master? Heir Apparent?
The information she collected shows...
Yuwen Fangyuan's eldest son, Yuwen Qingcheng, was the heir apparent.
Yuwen Lie was Yuwen Qingcheng's second son, born to one of Yuwen Qingcheng's favorite concubines. It is said that he was more favored than his eldest son, who was born to his principal wife.
However, despite his affection for Yuwen Qingcheng, he was not a fool.
He was extremely strict with his eldest son's education, educating him in the manner of an heir.
This Yuwen Lie is indeed intelligent, but he is too impetuous and has not inherited the true teachings of the Yuwen family.
However, Yuwen Lie did not believe that he was not qualified to be the heir. He often interfered in the affairs of the Yuwen Immortal King's Mansion, ostensibly to help the ancestor and his father, but in reality, he wanted to show his presence and, incidentally, embezzle some small profits.
This time, the purchase of immortal grains by the Yuwen Immortal King's Mansion is extremely lucrative, so how could he possibly not come!
Yuwen Lie's elder brother, Yuwen Hao, was leading a group of immortals to inspect various long tables, striving to acquire all kinds of resources fairly and justly.
When Yuwen Hao saw Yuwen Lie approaching, he frowned almost imperceptibly.
He had always been aware of Yuwen Lie's underhanded tactics, but as long as they didn't threaten his position or damage the Immortal King's Mansion, he could turn a blind eye.
But this relentless pursuit of personal gain is truly annoying.
Yuwen Lie also disliked Yuwen Hao.
In his opinion, Yuwen Hao was much dumber than him; he was just lucky to be born into the womb of the principal wife, which gave him an edge over him in every way.
Yuwen Lie bowed respectfully to Yuwen Hao: "Brother, if there's anything I can help you with, please don't hesitate to ask."
Yuwen Hao smiled slightly, his eyes sparkling with warmth: "Second brother has arrived. Perfect timing. There's a resource acquisition going on in the square, and even eldest brother is too busy to handle it all. Second brother, come and help check and verify, so there won't be any mistakes."
Yuwen Lie respectfully replied, "Yes, brother will definitely check carefully and there will be no mistake."
Zhong Lingxin slowly walked into the square, joined the end of the queue, and took the opportunity to look around while observing the queue. She saw Yuwen Lie working diligently at each of the long tables.
Within the slowly moving queue, various voices of discussion rose and fell.
"Old Wang, you're here to sell again! This is your third time here, isn't it? I see you every time I come."
"You're the same, this is your third time too."
"Hehe, the price offered by the Immortal King is fair, so my master ordered me to come and sell here more often."
"Same here, my master also told me to come and sell more often."
"Don't sell any more, the second young master is here."
"Trouble, why is he here? This is a big problem."
"So what if he's here? Does he no longer want our divine food?"
"How could you know him! We were given perfectly good first-class immortal food, but he insisted it was second-class, gave us second-class prices, and then turned around and remembered it as first-class, pocketing the difference."
"Yes, this second young master often does this kind of thing. We take the master's immortal grain and sell it for a second or third grade price. How are we supposed to explain this back home?"
“I’m not selling it anymore. If the owner says I’ve embezzled his magic stones, I won’t be able to explain myself.”