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第三十六章 妙手偶得之

Yin Yuzhen's intuition told her that as long as she helped Li Fan, there would inevitably be countless benefits in the future.

Although she didn't know what achievements this middle-aged man would achieve in the future, Yin Yuzhen still chose to trust her instincts and did everything possible to help Li Fan.

Thus, under Yin Yuzhen's instructions, Tiangbao Tower operated at full capacity. While collecting meteoric iron, they also purchased a large amount of unrelated goods to cover their tracks.

Other forces within Lustrous Isle sensed the unusual activities of Tiangbao Tower and sent people secretly to investigate. However, with Yin Yuzhen’s preparations in place, they failed to uncover anything significant.

Instead, following Li Fan's advice, Tiangbao Tower released a large amount of false information about Star Sea Flowing Sand. Other forces, knowing it might be a scam, chose to observe first. But one force decided to buy the rumored items anyway, thinking that even if fake, they could resell them later. They joined in the purchasing frenzy.

In no time, Lustrous Isle saw soaring prices and chaos.

...

As the instigator of all this, Li Fan quietly practiced cultivation in Listening Obscure Tower.

Three months later, Yin Yuzhen finally managed to contact the representative of Wanhua Chamber of Commerce.

That morning, Yin Yuzhen and Li Fan set off from Lustrous Isle on Tiangbao Tower's small boat. They traveled north for several dozen miles until they arrived at a pre-arranged sea area.

The ship was loaded with goods for this transaction, packed to the brim.

By noon, Wanhua Chamber of Commerce finally arrived. A black dot in the sky rapidly grew larger and closer. Li Fan only realized it was a flying boat when it approached him.

On top of the flying boat fluttered a banner with the large character "Wan" written on it.

The flying boat appeared to be half the size of Taiyin Boat's second form, about fifty meters long.

Soon, the flying boat stopped above them and slowly landed on the water surface.

"Greetings, Master Yin! It’s been a while!" came a boisterous laugh from inside the flying boat after it had come to a stop.

Yin Yuzhen was looking at Li Fan, hoping to see some signs of surprise on his face.

But Li Fan showed no reaction when he saw Wanhua Chamber of Commerce's flying boat. It seemed like he had seen such things before.

Disappointed and curious about Li Fan, Yin Yuzhen turned her head towards the voice.

"Mr. Wu, it’s been three years since our last meeting," she replied with a smile.

"Time flies so quickly," Mr. Wu lamented as he stepped onto Tiangbao Tower's ship.

"Who is this?" He looked at Li Fan and asked with a smile.

"We have hired an elder from Tiangbao Tower." Yin Yuzhen simply answered.

Seeing that Yin Yuzhen wasn't going to say more, Mr. Wu wisely refrained from asking further.

"Let’s check the goods first. I fear we won’t be able to meet again after this."

Yin Yuzhen was stunned by his words: "What do you mean? Is something wrong?"

Mr. Wu shook his head: "I don't know the exact reason, but a few days ago, headquarters sent out an order for all chamber of commerce representatives in Cunyun Sea to cease all business and return as soon as possible."

"If it weren’t for our scheduled transaction today, I would already be on my way back right now."

"So this transaction can’t be delayed. We need to get it done quickly."

Yin Yuzhen was suddenly flustered. Tiangbao Tower's thriving business in Lustrous Isle relied heavily on Wanhua Chamber of Commerce’s support.

Now that Wanhua Chamber of Commerce was suddenly leaving Cunyun Sea, how could Tiangbao Tower continue its operations?

Would she be able to keep control of Tiangbao Tower?

Why did her intuition fail this time?

Yin Yuzhen's mind was a jumbled mess. She even froze in place.

"Master Yin?" Mr. Zhao called out when he noticed Yin Yuzhen's daze.

Yin Yuzhen forced a smile and regained her composure.

She walked into the ship cabin to start counting the goods for the transaction.

"Sixteen jade tablets, twenty-three coral pieces, forty-six night-bright pearls..." Li Fan led Mr. Zhao through various items, each time he picked one up to examine its quality carefully before putting it back.

"Three Star Sea Flowing Sand," Li Fan reported calmly when they reached the middle.

Mr. Zhao's face lit up as he rushed over to the meteoric iron pieces. He gently touched them and then turned them over repeatedly, checking them closely.

Seeing this scene, Li Fan knew that Mr. Zhao wasn't an ordinary person. These meteoric irons weighed at least fifty catties each, but in his hands they seemed like toys.

After a moment, Mr. Zhao reluctantly put the meteoric iron pieces down.

"Master Yin, you had such good luck this time. You actually managed to collect Star Sea Flowing Sand," he said with delight.

Yin Yuzhen and Li Fan exchanged glances, relieved. They confirmed that Xiao Heng was right. Tiangbao Tower had secured a significant amount of Star Sea Flowing Sand first, making it easier for them to secure thequotafor Purification Spirit Pool.

There were no more valuable items after this, and Mr. Zhao seemed very satisfied with the goods provided by Tiangbao Tower.

Since they wouldn't be able to meet again for a long time, he specially invited Li Fan and Yin Yuzhen to visit Wanhua Chamber of Commerce's flying boat as guests.

After enjoying their meal, Mr. Zhao led them to the cargo hold of the flying boat.

"These are items I collected from various islands in Cunyun Sea," he said proudly, pointing at a variety of treasures. "Some are priceless, and some I don't even know what they're used for. But they look interesting, so I bought them. If you’re interested, you can choose a few."

Yin Yuzhen was thrilled by the prospect. It felt like she had fallen into a treasure chest.

Li Fan wasn’t particularly interested but seeing Yin Yuzhen's excitement, he reluctantly accompanied her as they wandered through the treasures.

"There’s only one stick of incense time!" Mr. Zhao seemed to enjoy this game and called out loudly.

Yin Yuzhen ignored him, moving excitedly around the cargo hold. There were hundreds of items here, and even with her ability to avoid bad luck, she found it overwhelming.

Li Fan was bored and aimlessly picked up a few items before putting them down again.

He had seen countless mundane treasures in his nine reincarnations over three hundred years. Anything not related to cultivation didn’t interest him.

This Mr. Zhao might be physically stronger than ordinary people but clearly wasn't a cultivator, dealing only with mundane business.

There was no way he would have anything Li Fan cared about here.

As Li Fan thought this, his hand paused on an item when a prompt suddenly appeared:

"Discovery of rechargeable item, whether to charge."

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