nycdaug Chapter 151 Drawing Lots
Chapter 151 Drawing Lots
Cold Flame Soul-Melting Flower!
It is the necessary spiritual medicine for refining the Soul-Enriching Pill. I didn't expect that it would be so easy to get this information.
Cheng Shuyan asked casually, "Fellow Daoist Wu, are you saying that... the person chosen as the Holy Son this time will receive the Cold Flame Soul-Melting Flower?"
"Yeah, don't you know? That's the news coming from the Holy City. Otherwise, why do you think they're fighting so hard?"
Wu Lan had a dark candied haws in his hand at some point, and was sucking on it with gusto, speaking to her incoherently.
Seeing her looking over, he took out another candied haws and handed it to her.
"Want one? It's made from moissanite, sweet and sour, very delicious."
Cheng Shuyan took it and took a bite. It tasted really good.
"Friend Wu Dao, I'm planning to buy a sword. What about you?"
"You want to participate in the competition?" Wu Lan asked in surprise. "There aren't many sword-related magical weapons in this small place. They were all snatched up by that group of people just now. You won't be able to buy any now."
"It's okay, I'll try my luck." After she said that, she walked quickly towards Yuebao Pavilion.
In the past few days, she has roughly figured out the layout of the city. Yuebao Pavilion is located on the most prosperous street and is the largest shop in the entire city.
Seeing this, Wu Lan rolled his eyes a few times, did not follow her to Yuebao Pavilion, turned around and disappeared around the corner.
After entering Yuebao Pavilion, Cheng Shuyan directly explained the purpose of his visit and took out the Yuebao Order and handed it to the clerk.
After a while, the waiter brought her into the private room.
She could tell from the steward's attitude the last time she used the Yuebao Token that this token might be much more important than she imagined.
I don’t know who Su Shang is, and why he gave her the Yuebao Order.
"Fellow Daoist, are you planning to participate in the selection of the Holy Son?" After hearing her purpose, the manager naturally understood her intention.
"That's right, but the requirement for this Saint Son selection is that you must be a swordsman, so I wanted to ask the steward to find a sword for me."
"This... I'm afraid all the swords in the shops in the city are sold out. Even here, several waves of people have come. If you want to buy a sword-like magical weapon, I'm afraid it will be difficult, but..."
The steward stroked the Yuebao Order and changed the subject: "Since fellow Daoist wants to buy it, then I will naturally do my best to help you.
To be honest with you, we do have a long sword hidden in our shop, a top-grade magical weapon, which was originally intended to be sent to the upper-level shop.
If you are interested in buying it, I will sell it to you, how about that?"
"That would be great, thank you, Manager!" Cheng Shuyan was a little surprised and thanked him.
She originally just came here to try her luck, but she didn't expect things to go so smoothly and she actually bought it?
After a while, the steward took the sword and placed it in front of her.
The sword is completely black, with intricate patterns carved on the blade. It flashes with cold light and looks very murderous.
"It is indeed a good sword. Manager, how much is it for?"
This sword really caught her eye, and if she could buy it, it would be a help to her.
"Fellow Daoist, this sword was originally designated by my young master to be sent to a superior shop. I also asked for his opinion before I dared to sell it to you.
But what the young master means is... this sword does not require magic crystals, it is only given away and not sold.
As long as fellow Daoist takes one item from the Demon Cave for us after it is opened, this sword will be the deposit. At that time, our Yuebao Pavilion will send you a generous gift as a reward.
If you can't get it, we won't hold you accountable. You are already a distinguished guest of our Yuebao Pavilion, so just consider this sword as our return to you."
What kind of weird condition is this?
Cheng Shuyan couldn't help but frown in confusion.
Why didn't Yuebao Pavilion, with such a powerful force, send people into the Demonic Cave to retrieve it themselves? Instead, they used such a valuable treasure to ask her to retrieve it?
How dangerous is this matter to justify Yuebao Pavilion offering such huge profits?
The steward only needed to see her expression to understand what she was thinking and explained to her:
"I understand your doubts, fellow Daoist. Don't worry, that thing is not important to others, but it has special meaning to our young master.
Our Yuebao Pavilion cannot participate in the affairs of the Demon Realm except for business. This is the agreement between the Pavilion Master and the Demon Lord. Therefore, Yuebao Pavilion cannot go to the Demon Cave on its own, so we come to you for help."
"Aren't you afraid that I'll take the things and not do anything?" Cheng Shuyan asked doubtfully.
She could have just taken the sword and not helped Yuebao Pavilion look for things. Then she could just say she didn't find it, and what could Yuebao Pavilion do?
The stewards on both sides said that whether she could find it or not, the sword would be given to her.
When the steward heard her ask this, he smiled meaningfully and said, "It's okay. My young master trusts you."
"Who is your young master? Su Shang?" Cheng Shuyan asked.
Among the people in Yuebao Pavilion, the one she had the most contact with was Su Shang, and the only "young master" she could think of was Su Shang.
"When the time is right, you will know." The steward smiled mysteriously and did not answer her question. Instead, he urged her:
"Have you considered this, fellow Daoist? I'm afraid this ownerless sword is the only thing left in the entire city.
The City Lord's Mansion will finalize the list tomorrow. If you miss this sword, you will lose this opportunity."
Cheng Shuyan knew that he was telling the truth, but she felt a little uncomfortable about having to take on another inexplicable task just for this sword.
After thinking for a while, she decided to accept the deal.
After all, the Cold Flame Soul-Melting Flower is not easy to find, and Lin Yuan is still waiting for her to save his life!
"Okay, I agree. If I can enter the Demon Cave, I will do my best to find what you want for Yuebao Pavilion.
However, if I don't find it, I will offer you the magic crystal as payment for the sword. Please don't refuse it."
"No problem!" The steward pushed the sword box towards her and handed her a jade slip, agreeing.
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On the second day, Cheng Shuyan arrived at the City Lord's Mansion early. She had already recognized the sword as her master. She was used to using swords, so it was naturally easier for her to pretend to be a swordsman in a place like the Demon Realm than for others.
Soon, the demon cultivators who found the sword came to the City Lord's Mansion.
Compared with yesterday, the number of people today seems to be less than one in ten.
Wu Lan also appeared, holding a sword and making a few sword moves towards Cheng Shuyan in a serious manner.
Seeing that most people had arrived, the steward of the City Lord's Mansion asked someone to bring out a pitch-black box.
There is a hole on the top of the box, just big enough for a hand to fit through.
"This time, our city can select three people to go to the Holy City. The selection method is very simple - drawing lots!
This box isolates spiritual consciousness, and contains notes equal to the number of you.
Everyone, come up and grab a piece of paper. If you catch three people with the word "holy" written on them, you can go to the Holy City!"
After the steward announced the rules, Cheng Shuyan just felt it was absurd.
After all, the Holy Son was chosen to be the protector of the young Demon Lord. Let’s not talk about his combat power, but at least we have to look at his qualifications, right?
But until now, she has not seen any serious selection rules.