371: Chapter 169: The Red Shroud and the Amber Coffin 371: Chapter 169: The Red Shroud and the Amber Coffin Max’s argument was indeed quite persuasive, and ordinary people might have been convinced.
Unfortunately for him, he was dealing with Li Mumu this time.
Laughable, there’s no pie I haven’t tasted.
Despite his lengthy explanation, he had conspicuously avoided answering two key questions.
First, he failed to clarify what atrocious deeds the Longevity Sect had committed to provoke the iron-fisted suppression of the Special Service Bureau.
Second, if this path were truly viable, why wouldn’t the Government of the Ming Country take the initiative to develop it, rather than going to the trouble of creating new Twelve Laws?
But that didn’t matter much, as Li Mumu wasn’t particularly desperate for Incense Offerings; it was Xia Yubing who put greater importance on them.
Xia Yubing did not seem to fully trust Max’s claims, but as long as her requirements for Incense Offerings were met, she wasn’t inclined to delve into the details.
Just like what Max had said at the beginning, it was about mutual cooperation where each party gets what they need.
She wasn’t marrying a daughter-in-law, so there was no need to clarify everything so thoroughly.
Xia Yubing only handed Max two stacks of US Dollars and five Gold Bars, keeping the rest for herself.
“If you want me to believe you, then go and show me some real results.
When I am able to receive the Incense Offerings and am sure there are no issues, I’ll give you the rest of the money.
What I’ve given you now should be enough for a while, right?”
“Enough, of course it’s enough!”
Max was of course not willing in his heart, but since he couldn’t overcome the stronger party, he could only grit his teeth and agree, “However, I still don’t know your esteemed names.
Even if I manage to gather the scattered Incense Offerings of the Longevity Sect, I wouldn’t know whom to offer them to.”
Xia Yubing hesitated for a moment, then looked at Li Mumu.
Li Mumu coughed and said solemnly, “You can call me Reddy Shroud.”
“Reddy Shroud?
I’ve got it.
And you?”
Max turned his gaze to Xia Yubing, whose eyes flickered slightly before she said in a deep voice, “Amber Coffin!”
This is totally made up on the spot!
Li Mumu internally rolled her eyes in exasperation, thinking, My name is real!
The little sister is really too cunning.
“Reddy Shroud, Amber Coffin… got it, I remember.”
Max nodded and smiled, “Rest assured, you’ll see results within half a month.
I’ll inform you through the Incense Offering signaling method then.”
If the names you’ve given aren’t real, it’s not my fault if I can’t contact you later.
After stepping out of the secret room, Xia Yubing glanced at the full moon hanging high in the sky and said to Li Mumu, “After tonight, you probably won’t be able to stay in the Real World.
If you wish to return to the Thousand-Year Dynasty World, I can escort you into the Imperial City, which is, in any case, much safer than the outside.”
“Ah?
Really?”
In her excitement, Li Mumu keenly picked up on the subtext of Xia Yubing’s words just now.
She couldn’t stay in the Real World, but Xia Yubing could, and it even sounded like she could freely move between the two worlds.
That’s a massively influential backer!
“Yes, yes!
Is there anything fun in the Imperial City?”
“The Imperial City is rich in spiritual energy, very suitable for cultivation,”
Alright…
Not only is little sister cunning, but she’s also a King of Competitor, never straying from cultivation in her conversations, with no other thoughts in her mind besides cultivation.
If this were a novel, she would definitely be more suitable to be the protagonist than I.
What Li Mumu wanted, of course, was not this kind of fun.
Even if she could watch the concubines compete in rankings, it would be more interesting than sitting around cultivating, right?
But it’s hard to refuse someone’s kindness.
And, no matter what, the Imperial City is definitely better than the desolate mountains and wild ridges outside.
…
After passing through numerous curtains, guided by moonlight, Li Mumu returned to her lair—she felt this term was quite fitting.
Although it seems a bit poor here, there’s a saying: a gilded nest or a silver nest is not as good as one’s own dog nest.
Compared to the home in the Real World where she couldn’t feel a sense of security, this lair she built by herself was more about freedom and comfort.
Having not returned for half a month, Sun Family Town had expanded a ring larger, and now it truly had the look of a real town.
The number of buildings in the town was growing.
Though there was nothing in the Great Wilderness, at least the earth underfoot was endless.
As long as there was a stable environment, building a home for the Nomads wasn’t a difficult task.
“You finally escaped,”
Wendy, with two button-like eyes on her face, emerged slowly from the shadows and complained with a lack of good spirits, “Thanks to you, I got suppressed by the Special Service Bureau for a full half month, almost grew moss in their warehouse.
Don’t expect me to go back to the Real World with you again!”
“I didn’t just escape, but also made a big profit enough to be your startup capital.
Does that soothe your wounded soul?”
“It does!”
Wendy immediately changed her tune, “Honorable Princess, where is the money?”
Li Mumu then recounted her recent experiences to her.
“Aren’t you worried that Xia Yubing was deceiving you?”
“You don’t understand, a King of Competitor like her disdains deceiving a Little Karami like me.”
Li Mumu thought to herself that you don’t understand the People of Ming: only the weak resort to cunning calculations against others, the truly powerful strive against heaven, rolling over every opponent in their path with equanimity.
To a woman who could lie asleep in a coffin for an eternity just for cultivation, worldly wealth was truly extraneous.
What truly frightened her was the Red-Robed Elder named Shanhu.
Who knew where she had gone tonight and whether she would cause some major incident.
Women are inherently irrational and emotional creatures, and a madwoman even more so.
Sun Family Town was gradually getting on the path of development, running on its own without needing much intervention from Li Mumu.
She realized this because, upon her return, she discovered she had accumulated a sizeable amount of Incense Offerings.
The Nomads from a dozen or so Tribes throughout Sun Family Town now worshiped her as a deity, and this Power of Faith had nearly solidified, making the anchor point of Reddy in this world incredibly stable.
The Li Mumu of the Real World was dead, without even leaving an anchor point.
Instead, the anchor point in the Thousand-Year Dynasty World was growing stronger and stronger.
Li Mumu had a vague realization that if things continued like this, her self-perception would gradually transform into the true Reddy, Princess Ping’an.
This was not good news.
Li Mumu didn’t actually need these Incense Offerings that much.
Among the three systems of her cultivation, none had anything to do with Incense Offerings; they were completely tasteless to her, a pity to discard but of little value to keep.
Since Xia Yubing needed them so much, it was worth considering another transaction with her.