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Chapter 722: Fifty Years of the Peach Blossom Essay
Chapter 722: Fifty Years of the Peach Blossom Essay
In the bustling market, Qin Muye followed the changes in the protagonist's aura, moving forward with the newly formed data.
He could sense the protagonist's aura growing stronger, seemingly forming a new kind of destiny.
'Puppet-like, this is really interesting.'
Qin Muye suspected that it might be the Three Officials Great Emperor choosing a vessel, otherwise, why would it be the protagonist's aura?
In addition, he felt that the protagonist's aura was gradually changing, not just in quantity but in quality.
If it were merely growing stronger, it would only be a quantitative change. However, as he continued to move forward, the quality was also improving. If it kept growing this way, it might reach the point where he could find treasures on the street and money when he fell down.
He wasn't sure about the upper limit, but he could be certain it wasn't low.
The more this happened, the more Qin Muye was convinced that the Three Officials Great Emperor's plan was significant.
'Spirituality is truly wondrous, capable of endowing a concept-like existence with self-awareness and even forming a new being.'
He had a good understanding of spirituality, which was at the core of the system. Qin Muye could now use the Ouroboros stone sculpture to create a new Supreme Sequence: Abyss.
However, he had no intention of creating it, as it would be useless. Who would use it? He himself didn't need it; spirits already possessed the abilities of the Abyss.
Giving it to Ji Shan would be even more absurd. He just needed to focus on learning and growing, as his potential far exceeded that of a single Supreme Sequence.
Many people worked tirelessly to reach the 9th Rank, but Ji Shan hatched at the 9th Rank, making his starting point the end goal for others.
Huangfu Xing practiced martial arts and could take on additional roles, but by the time he could do so, he likely wouldn't need this.
His natural talent wasn't high, and learning too much would only hold him back.
Although the Supreme Sequence: Abyss could also reach the 9th Rank, the difficulty was too great, and it would be faster to make improvements.
Thus, it seemed somewhat redundant to Qin Muye.
It wasn't entirely useless; it could be used to trick people, as it was genuinely deceptive.
'Is this the place? A small stall selling antiques?' Qin Muye looked at the antiques on the ground, knowing they were all fake. Who would sell real antiques here?
"Sir, what would you like? This is a genuine old shop, filled with precious heirlooms from previous generations." The stall vendor saw Qin Muye examining his wares and immediately started pitching, aiming to make a big sale. If he could convince the customer, it would be a big win; if not, no big loss.
"How much for this?" Qin Muye picked up the book that the protagonist's aura had led him to. It was an essay, the most valuable item on the stall. The other items were fake, but this book, regardless of its age, had content.
"Sir, you have a keen eye. This book is..." The vendor, seeing this, began to exaggerate, praising the book as one-of-a-kind.
"Oh, one string of cash." Qin Muye interrupted after a few lines of the vendor's pitch.
"But this is—"
"Half a string." Qin Muye immediately lowered the price, knowing he needed to get the upper hand, or the vendor would charge a high price.
If you don't know the value, who else would you cheat?
"Sir, this is a bit unreasonable. If you don't want it, I won't sell it. This book is in high demand; a nobleman offered a hundred taels of silver for it, but I didn't sell it because I felt it wasn't meant for him." The vendor used a reverse psychology tactic, emphasizing the book's value.
Seventeen years ago, this might have been true, given the monopoly of noble families. Now, however, a hundred cash was enough. While it wasn't cheap for commoners, it was still within reach.
In the Great Qian, one string of cash was a thousand cash, roughly equal to one tael of silver. Qin Muye was already paying nearly ten times the value, but the vendor clearly had a "three years of no business, one big sale" mentality.
"There's nothing unreasonable about it. If you don't want to sell, it means there's no connection. So, you might as well wait for the next person with a connection." Qin Muye didn't care at all.
If he could buy it, he would; if not, he had other means to obtain it.
With that, Qin Muye turned to leave.
The vendor was almost in a panic. The item wasn't worth much; he had already been tempted by one string of cash but thought that someone willing to pay that much would easily pay ten taels of silver, leading to this situation.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you saying, sir? Let's do this: this book is worth a thousand pieces of gold, but since we have such a connection, I'll let you have it for one string of cash, and I won't haggle." The vendor knew when to back down; if Qin Muye bought it, he would still make a profit, but if he didn't, the vendor would gain nothing.
"Half a string!" Qin Muye said decisively.
"..." The vendor, upon hearing this, realized he was at a disadvantage and finally gritted his teeth, "Alright, sir, you take it."
Though he looked pained, he was actually relieved inside.
The book had only cost him fifty cash when he bought it from the printing factory, so it was impossible for him to price it at the bookstore's one hundred cash.
So, in this transaction, he still made a profit of four hundred fifty cash.
After the exchange was completed, the vendor actually felt a bit regretful. If he had agreed to the one string of cash earlier, he would have made even more.
However, he didn't continue to haggle. Qin Muye had an extraordinary demeanor, and he wouldn't resort to unreasonable behavior. If things escalated, the vendor would be the one to suffer.
In such transactions, both parties should be willing, and haggling is part of the process.
Qin Muye ignored the vendor and left, flipping through the book as he went.
'A pen talk similar to the Peach Blossom Essay, quite interesting.'
The book was not long, just a few tens of thousands of words, recounting the story of a scholar who accidentally entered a peculiar village, lived there, married, and had children. One day, he suddenly left and tried to return but found nothing.
'So, why did I find this? Is the Three Officials Great Emperor hinting at something?'
Qin Muye was a bit puzzled. At first glance, it seemed like a hidden realm or something similar.
But Qin Muye was certain that this world had no hidden realms or relics. He had already sensed this; with the national fortune no longer shielding his perception, he could extend his senses outward.
'Unless the Three Officials Great Emperor is up to something.'
He checked the year in the book. This pen talk was from over fifty years ago, and the author had been dead for decades. The average lifespan in the Great Qian was around thirty years. The author was already in his thirties when he left the village, and with the alien rule during those years, how could he have lived for another fifty years?
There was no way to ask the author, as he was long gone.
Moreover, this pen talk had not sold well. It was mainly used by unscrupulous vendors to deceive unsuspecting buyers.
'It seems I can only rely on the protagonist's aura.' Qin Muye read through the content of the pen talk. The author had not provided a detailed location or mentioned where it was, perhaps out of fear that someone might find it and cause trouble.
Not everyone is good, so the author had omitted these details and only alluded to them vaguely.
Qin Muye had no way to find the vanished village based on this pen talk, which provided no clues. He could only rely on the protagonist's aura.
'Fifty years ago, the Three Officials Great Emperor could actively interfere with reality, but why did he do it?'
'Oh no! This scholar can't be the protagonist!'
At this moment, Qin Muye realized how coincidental it was.
If it weren't the protagonist, the Three Officials Great Emperor wouldn't have chosen to bring someone into the village. The reason he was later released was likely because his protagonist aura and innate talents were taken away.
Otherwise, this scholar could have passed the imperial exams, entered the court, and cleared the world of chaos.
'This means that the aliens' ability to establish themselves in the court and form noble families might have been with the Three Officials Great Emperor's help.'
'Otherwise, how could the aliens resist the national fortune of the Great Qian in the early stages and even hold high positions? They would have been eliminated, let alone surviving to this day.'
'With the Three Officials Great Emperor's covert assistance, they were not killed by the national fortune and secretly eliminated the protagonist, allowing the aliens to rise to the peak of the Great Qian.'
Qin Muye closed the pen talk and began to calculate in his mind.
'The Three Officials Great Emperor is plotting against me, a fake protagonist, and is likely after the protagonist's aura.'
'Sigh, the protagonist's aura is becoming less effective. Although I was prepared for this, I didn't expect that everyone in a 9th Rank world would be so skilled.'
(End of Chapter)
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