第三卷 幽州乱 第四百八十五章 一本万利

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第三卷幽州乱第四百八十五章一本万利

Chapter 485 - A Win-Win Situation

lí fū rén cǐ yī shí bǐ yī shí 。 hé kuàng jià gé shì běn lóu de jǐ wèi zhǎng |。 bìng fēi sūn mǒu shī zi dà kāi kǒu 。” lǎo xiào róng yī liǎn 。 biǎo qíng yán sù de shuō 。

离夫人此一时彼一时。何况价格是本楼的几位长|。并非孙某狮子大开口。”老笑容一敛。表情严肃的说。

The Lady Li was in a different situation now compared to before. Moreover, the price was set by the elders of this building, not by Mr. Sun himself. The old man's expression turned serious as he said, "Besides, the price is still too high. Fellow Daoist Sun, can you be more flexible?"

“ kě jià gé hái shì tài gāo 。 sūn dào yǒu 。 néng tōng róng yī xià 。” nà bèi chēng wéi lí fū rén de zhōng nǚ xiū 。 miàn lù nán sè kāi kǒu 。

“可价格还是太高。孙道友。能通融一下。”那被称为离夫人的中女修。面露难色开口。

The other cultivators also pleaded for leniency. Apart from Lin Xuan and a few other Core Formation Stage experts, most of them were only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Five thousand crystal stones was indeed a huge sum to them.

qí tā xiū shì yě fēn fēn tǎo ráo 。 chú le lín xuān děng shǎo shù níng dān qī gāo shǒu 。 qí tā rén bù guò shì zhù jī qī de xiū wèi bà le 。 wǔ qiān jīng shí duì tā men ér yán 。 shí zài shì yī bǐ jù kuǎn 。

其他修士也纷纷讨饶。除了林轩等少数凝丹期高手。其他人不过是筑基期的修为罢了。五千晶石对他们而言。实在是一笔巨款。

Mr. Sun Hai frowned slightly as he stroked his beard. "Alright, I'll take my chances with the punishment back home. Each person will pay four thousand five hundred crystal stones."

sūn hǎi xiān méi tóu wēi zhòu 。 le niān hú xū ：“ hǎo ba 。 lǎo fū jiāo le zhū wèi péng yǒu 。 pīn zhe huí qù shòu fá jiù shì 。 měi rén sì qiān wǔ bǎi jīng shí 。”

孙海仙眉头微皱。了拈胡须：“好吧。老夫交了诸位朋友。拼着回去受罚就是。每人四千五百晶石。”

Some still looked hesitant.

bù fèn rén hái shì liǎn lù nán sè 。

部分人还是脸露难色。

"How can you be satisfied? This is already the most generous offer we've made. It's up to each of you whether you accept it," Mr. Sun Hai sneered as his brows furrowed, "But remember, money is just an external thing. The situation in the occupied areas is getting more dangerous every day. If you don't leave now, who knows if the teleportation array will still be available or not."

“ zěn me 。 zhū wèi dào yǒu bù mǎn zú 。 lǎo fū zhè me zuò yǐ jīng shì zuò le zuì dà de ràng bù 。 yuàn bù yuàn yì dà jiā zì jǐ jué dìng hǎo le 。” sūn hǎi méi tou yí zhòu 。 lěng xiào qǐ lái ：“ bù guò zhū wèi dào yǒu kě yào xiǎng qīng chǔ 。 qián cái nǎi shēn wài wù 。 rú jīn de lún xiàn qū 。 kě shì yuè lái yuè wēi xiǎn 。 dà jiā xiàn zài bù zǒu 。 guò shàng yī duàn shí jiān 。 chuán sòng zhèn shì fǒu hái huì zhǎng jià 。 kě shì bù yí dìng de 。”

“怎么。诸位道友不满足。老夫这么做已经是做了最大的让步。愿不愿意大家自己决定好了。”孙海眉头一皱。冷笑起来：“不过诸位道友可要想清楚。钱财乃身外物。如今的沦陷区。可是越来越危险。大家现在不走。过上一段时间。传送阵是否还会涨价。可是不一定的。”

"Damn it."

“ kě wù 。”

“可恶。”

Though the cultivators did not express their anger openly, they all cursed inwardly. Most of them were scattered cultivators and had come to the occupied area hoping to find treasures.

zhòng xiū shì biǎo bù shuō 。 xīn zhōng wú bù pò kǒu dà mà 。 tā men duō shì sàn xiū 。 dāng chū lái lún xiàn qū 。 yě shì xiǎng yào táo bǎo 。

众修士表不说。心中无不破口大骂。他们多是散修。当初来沦陷区。也是想要淘宝。

But after arriving, they realized that things were much more complicated than they thought. While there were indeed many valuable items here, the dangers were also everywhere. With only Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, they could barely protect themselves.

kě lái le yǐ hòu 。 cái xiàn zì jǐ jiāng shì qíng tài jiǎn dān le 。

可来了以后。才现自己将事情太简单了。

This was akin to taking advantage of their situation.

zhè lǐ bǎo wù què shí bù shǎo 。 kě wēi xiǎn gèng jiā chù bù zài 。 yǐ tā men zhù jī qī de xiū wèi gēn běn jiù nán yǐ zì bǎo 。

这里宝物确实不少。可危险更加处不在。以他们筑基期的修为根本就难以自保。

Many turned their gaze towards the Core Formation Stage cultivators who had come with them. These low-rank scattered cultivators dared not offend the Treasure Accumulation Hall and hoped that the few high-ranking experts would step in.

zhè jiǎn zhí shì luò jǐng xià shí 。

这简直是落井下石。

Unfortunately, their hopes were dashed. It wasn't Lin Xuan or the Crimson Beauty Demoness. The remaining two Core Formation Stage cultivators also remained silent. Though five thousand crystal stones was a considerable sum, it was nothing to them.

bù shǎo rén jiāng mù guāng zhuǎn xiàng tóng lái de níng xiū shì 。 tā men zhè xiē dī jiē sàn xiū bù gǎn de zuì jù bǎo lóu 。 xī wàng jǐ wèi gāo shǒu néng gòu chū tóu 。

不少人将目光转向同来的凝修士。他们这些低阶散修不敢的罪聚宝楼。希望几位高手能够出头。

"Alright, if any of you wish to leave, just show your willingness and we won't force you," Mr. Sun Hai's face showed a hint of satisfaction as he counted the number of cultivators, thirty-seven in total. This truly was a win-win situation for him.

kě xī shī wàng le 。 bú shì lín xuān 。 hóng fěn lǎo mó 。 hái shì shèng xià de liǎng wèi níng dān qī xiū shì 。 dōu méi yǒu kāi kǒu wǔ qiān shí suī bú shì xiǎo shù mù 。 dàn duì tā men lái shuō 。 què yě bù suàn shén me 。

可惜失望了。不是林轩。红粉老魔。还是剩下的两位凝丹期修士。都没有开口五千石虽不是小数目。但对他们来说。却也不算什么。

He waved his sleeves and placed all the collected crystal stones into his storage bracelet. "Thank you, fellow Daoists for your patronage. Let's go."

“ zěn me yàng ruò yǒu dào shě bù 。 xiàn tuì chū jí kě 。 běn lóu jué bú huì miǎn qiǎng de 。” sūn hǎi xiān de liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī yì 。

“怎么样若有道舍不。现退出即可。本楼绝不会勉强的。”孙海仙的脸上露出一丝意。

With a nod, four disciples behind him each took out a command flag from their pockets and began waving them while chanting under their breaths.

zhòng rén miàn miàn xiāng qù shì guāi guāi jiāo jīng shí 。 suī rán xīn yǒu bù gān 。 dàn liú zài zhè lǐ gèng jiā de wēi xiǎn 。

众人面面相觑是乖乖交晶石。虽然心有不甘。但留在这里更加的危险。

Amidst the sound of wind and thunder, the dark clouds hovering above descended.

lín xuān zài chǔ wù dài shàng yī pāi 。 yě qǔ chū le bǎi yú kē zhōng jiē jīng shí lái kàn de liǎng nǚ àn àn zé shé 。 bù guò lù yíng ér xiǎng dào yé céng jīng jiāng bǎo lǐ de dōng xī juǎn zǒu le yí bàn 。 yě jiù wèi zhī shì rán 。

林轩在储物袋上一拍。也取出了百余颗中阶晶石来看的两女暗暗咋舌。不过陆盈儿想到爷曾经将宝里的东西卷走了一半。也就为之释然。

The cultivators' faces changed as various protective barriers appeared like mushrooms after rain. "Mr. Sun, what do you want? You've taken our crystal stones; are you planning to kill us all?"

sūn hǎi xiān xǐ xiào yán kāi 。 zǐ xì jiāng shù mù qīng diǎn le yī biàn yī gòng shì sān shí qī míng xiū shì 。 zhè hái zhēn shì yī běn wàn lì de shēng yì 。

孙海仙喜笑颜开。仔细将数目清点了一遍一共是三十七名修士。这还真是一本万利的生意。

"Haha, fellow Daoists, you're mistaken. The Treasure Accumulation Hall is in the business of trade and doesn't harm its clients. This cloud isn't a threat at all."

xiù páo yī fú 。 jiāng shōu lái de jīng shí quán bù zhuāng rù le chǔ wù dài ：“ xiè xiè zhū wèi dào yǒu huì gù 。 wǒ men zhè jiù zǒu 。”

袖袍一拂。将收来的晶石全部装入了储物袋：“谢谢诸位道友惠顾。我们这就走。”

"Is it a magical artifact?" Everyone was surprised as they released their divine senses to verify. Indeed, this seemingly dark cloud turned out to be an oddly shaped flying vehicle.

shuō wán tā shǐ le yí gè yǎn sè 。 shēn hòu de sì míng dì zǐ gè zì cóng huái zhōng qǔ chū yí miàn lìng qí 。 bù tíng huī wǔ 。 kǒu zhōng niàn niàn yǒu cí 。

说完他使了一个眼色。身后的四名弟子各自从怀中取出一面令旗。不停挥舞。口中念念有词。

Seeing no danger, everyone stowed away their divine senses again. However, some were more cautious and kept their hands in their sleeves, ready with talismans at the ready. Mr. Sun Hai, though appearing greedy, was actually quite shrewd. He didn't miss these little actions but pretended not to notice.

bàn suí zháo fēng léi zhī shēng 。 nà yì zhí pán xuán yú tóu dǐng de wū yún yā le xià lái 。

伴随着风雷之声。那一直盘旋于头顶的乌云压了下来。

Soon, the cloud of about an acre's size descended. As it contracted and expanded, everyone was enclosed within its confines. The four disciples then cast their spells, and the odd magical artifact rose into the sky towards the horizon.

zhòng xiū shì liǎn sè dà biàn 。 gè zhǒng hù zhào rú yǔ hòu chūn sǔn bān de chū xiàn 。

众修士脸色大变。各种护罩如雨后春笋般的出现。

Inside, everything was shrouded in a gray haze. Though one couldn't see clearly, Lin Xuan activated his divine sense to observe the surroundings. However, as soon as he touched the cloud's edge, it repelled him back.

“ xìng sūn de nǐ xiǎng yào shén me 。 shōu le wǒ men de jīng shí 。 xiǎng yào shā rén miè kǒu ？”

“姓孙的你想要什么。收了我们的晶石。想要杀人灭口？”

In other words, they were completely cut off from the outside world and had no idea where they were flying.

“ hē hē 。 zhū wèi dào yǒu wù huì le 。 wǒ jù bǎo lóu kāi mén zuò shēng yì 。 nǎ lǐ huì duì gù zhǔ bù lì cǐ wū yún qí shí shì yī jiàn xíng fǎ qì dà bù yòng jīng yí 。”

“呵呵。诸位道友误会了。我聚宝楼开门做生意。哪里会对雇主不利此乌云其实是一件行法器大不用惊疑。”

But Lin Xuan was not alarmed; this was expected. The Treasure Accumulation Hall strictly kept secret the location of the teleportation array to monopolize such a profitable business. Otherwise, any rival would be tempted to snatch it away.

“ fǎ qì ？” zhòng rén yī lèng 。 jiāng xìn jiāng yí fēn fēn fàng chū shén shí 。 hái zhēn bù cuò 。 zhè mào sì wū yún de dōng dōng 。 qí shí shì yī liàng zào xíng gǔ guài de fēi chē 。

“法器？”众人一愣。将信将疑纷纷放出神识。还真不错。这貌似乌云的东东。其实是一辆造型古怪的飞车。

Using a magical artifact that could shield divine senses to transport cultivators, they wouldn't know the true position of the teleportation array.

jiàn méi yǒu wēi xiǎn 。 dà jiā jiù jiāng shōu le qǐ lái 。

见没有危险。大家就将收了起来。

Understanding this, Lin Xuan withdrew his divine sense. Although he had other thoughts, he decided against them. The current priority was to return to Spirit Medicine Mountain Monastery; there was no need for unnecessary complications.

dāng rán 。 yě yǒu shǎo shù tè jǐn shèn de 。 jiāng shǒu suō rù yī xiù 。 kòu shàng yī liǎng zhāng fú 。 nà sūn hǎi xiān mào sì tān lán 。 qí shí què jīng míng de hěn 。 zhè xiē xiǎo dòng zuò 。 bìng méi yǒu táo guò tā de yǎn jīng 。 zhǐ bù guò shì zhuāng zuò méi yǒu kàn jiàn bà le 。

当然。也有少数特谨慎的。将手缩入衣袖。扣上一两张符。那孙海仙貌似贪婪。其实却精明的很。这些小动作。并没有逃过他的眼睛。只不过是装作没有看见罢了。

Thus, Lin Xuan closed his eyes and rested while others, each with their own thoughts, released their divine senses to probe the surroundings. None of them succeeded in doing so.

hěn kuài 。 nà mǔ xǔ dà xiǎo de wū yún jiù là le xià lái 。 yī shōu yī juàn 。 jiāng zhòng rén bāo guǒ zài le qí jiān 。 rán hòu nà sì míng dì zǐ yì qǐ shī zhǎn 。 zhè gǔ guài de fǎ qì téng shēng ér qǐ 。 fēi xiàng le tiān jì 。

很快。那亩许大小的乌云就落了下来。一收一卷。将众人包裹在了其间。然后那四名弟子一起施展。这古怪的法器腾升而起。飞向了天际。

Many were dissatisfied but did not speak out. After a few hours of flight, the cloud finally landed on an isolated mountain range.

shēn chù qí zhōng 。 sì zhōu yī piàn huī méng méng 。 suī bù néng shuō shēn shǒu bú jiàn zhǐ 。 dàn mù guāng què shí kàn bù liǎo duō yuǎn qù 。

身处其中。四周一片灰蒙蒙。虽不能说伸手不见指。但目光确实看不了多远去。

Here was a desolate area where they could see the teleportation array from the clouds. It was large, with a diameter of about ten feet, and had an ancient and simple design, adorned with strange patterns everywhere.

lín xuān xīn zhōng yī dòng 。 qiāo qiāo de fàng chū shén shí 。 jié guǒ zhōu wéi de jǐng xiàng dǎo shì néng bǎ wò zhù le 。 kě shì yī jiē chù wū yún de yuán 。 jiù bèi fǎn le huí lái 。

林轩心中一动。悄悄的放出神识。结果周围的景象倒是能把握住了。可是一接触乌云的缘。就被反了回来。

"Master, is this the ancient teleportation array?"

yě jiù shì shuō 。 yǔ wài miàn wán quán shī qù le lián xì 。 gēn běn bù zhī dào rú jīn shì fēi xiàng nǎ lǐ 。

也就是说。与外面完全失去了联系。根本不知道如今是飞向哪里。

Lu Ying'er and Liu Xin's faces were full of curiosity. Even if it wasn't just them, most of the cultivators present had never seen one before.

dàn lín xuān yě bìng bù jīng huāng 。 kě yǐ shuō shì yì liào zhī zhōng de jǐng xiàng 。 jù bǎo lóu duì yú chuán sòng zhèn suǒ zài de de diǎn yán gé bǎo mì 。 zhǐ yǒu zhè yàng 。 tā men cái néng lǒng duàn zhè yī běn wàn lì de shēng yì 。 fǒu zé qí tā shì lì zhī dào le bù yǎn hóng lái qiǎng cái guài 。

但林轩也并不惊慌。可以说是意料之中的景象。聚宝楼对于传送阵所在的的点严格保密。只有这样。他们才能垄断这一本万利的生意。否则其他势力知道了不眼红来抢才怪。

Compared to today’s cultivation world, which was much less advanced than in ancient times, teleportation arrays still existed but could only transport people over short distances. It was impossible to build an array that could instantly transfer someone a thousand miles away like this.

yòng zhè zhǒng néng gòu píng bì shén shí de fǎ qì jiāng xiǎng yào chuán sòng de xiū shì yùn guò qù 。 tā men jiù bù zhī dào chuán sòng zhèn de zhēn zhèng wèi zhì zài nǎ lǐ 。

用这种能够屏蔽神识的法器将想要传送的修士运过去。他们就不知道传送阵的真正位置在哪里。

Unlike others' curiosity, Lin Xuan quickly turned his gaze elsewhere. The ancient teleportation array held no mystery for him; he had used it several times before.

xiǎng tōng le zhè diǎn 。 lín xuān shōu huí shén shí 。 suī rán tā yě dòng guò qí tā niàn tou 。 dàn xiǎng xiǎng hái shì fàng qì le 。 rú jīn dí dàng wù zhī shì huí líng yào shān tán 。 méi yǒu bì yào wài shēng zhī 。

想通了这点。林轩收回神识。虽然他也动过其他念头。但想想还是放弃了。如今的当务之是回灵药山坛。没有必要外生枝。

Lin Xuan noticed some scattered stone houses around the area, though simple and temporary, built with earth-based magical techniques. However, the cultivators inside were formidable.

yú shì lín xuān bì shàng yǎn jīng 。 xiū xī 。

于是林轩闭上眼睛。休息。

Clearly, these were the disciples of the Treasure Accumulation Hall. Lin Xuan roughly counted them and found that there were seven or eight Core Formation Stage cultivators alone, enough to deter any petty thieves.

qí tā rén gè huái xīn sī 。 fàng chū shén shí shì tàn de bù zài shǎo shù 。 zì rán shì wú yī lì wài de shī 。

其他人各怀心思。放出神识试探的不在少数。自然是无一例外的失。

"Alright, fellow Daoists, you've worked hard. Here are the teleportation talismans; take them," Mr. Sun Hai said as he tapped his storage bracelet, sending out countless white lights. Everyone was taken aback but quickly used their abilities to grasp the white light in their palms.

bù shǎo rén xīn zhōng bù mǎn 。 dàn yě méi yǒu kāi kǒu duō yán 。 jiù zhè yàng fēi xíng le xiǎo bàn tiān 。 wū yún zhōng yú jiàng luò le xià lái 。

不少人心中不满。但也没有开口多言。就这样飞行了小半天。乌云终于降落了下来。

These were specially crafted paper talismans, about the size of a palm.

zhè ér shì yī chù huāng shān 。 fēn piān pì 。 lín xuān cóng wū yún zhōng chū lái 。 yī yǎn jiù kàn jiàn le chuán sòng zhèn 。

这儿是一处荒山。分偏僻。林轩从乌云中出来。一眼就看见了传送阵。

Teleportation talismans, as their name suggested, generated immense spatial pressure when used for long-distance travel. This talisman ensured that no one would be injured during the transfer.

hěn dà 。 zhí jìng yuē yǒu shí fāng yuán 。 zào xíng gǔ piáo 。 dào chù dōu diāo kè mǎn le qí yì de huā wén 。

很大。直径约有十方圆。造型古朴。到处都雕刻满了奇异的花纹。

Lin Xuan had never used such a talisman before; he relied on his pure cultivation to withstand it. But Core Formation Stage cultivators could use this technique, while low-rank cultivators couldn't survive without being severely injured.