Cultivation: Being Immortal

Chapter 248:

Shenmu City, located in the central region.

"Where’s my money? Can you tell me where my money went?"

What about Fengyun Trading Company? Lin Jiang roared. After he returned from his journey, he came to the company to check the accounts. His trading company should have made about four hundred thousand spirit stones in profit over three years, after deducting all expenses. But damn, the money is nowhere to be found.

"Uncle, Uncle Lin Cong took all the money."

Lin Cunjian looked frightened. He realized that something was terribly wrong. Uncle Lin Cong has been embezzling.

"Where is Small Shadiao? Tell him to get out."

"Uncle, Uncle Lin Cong ran outside the city."

"Want to run? There’s not even a door. Roll back to me."

Lin Jiang is really angry. Things are different now. Forget about his small goals. He’s poor now. Dare to touch a poor person’s money? Isn’t that asking for trouble?

Lin Jiang activated a secret technique and activated the Master-servant Contract. In no time, Small Shadiao came back, holding his head and screaming in fear.

"Stop reading, stop reading. I have a headache."

Small Shadiao quickly begged for mercy. It was his first time experiencing the power of the tight curse. It was quite refreshing.

"Tell me, where’s my money?"

"Spent it."

"Spent it? There’s food and drinks in the store, your Beast Spirit Pill is not interrupted, and you still receive wages. You say it’s spent, where did you spend it?"

"Bought food, I eat a lot."

"I can tell what you’re doing by your butt, if you don’t behave, I’ll skin you."

"Really ate it."

"Lin Dongbao, you come and talk. I will ask one by one, if you don’t tell the truth, I will send you all back and let Lin Die punish you with family rules."

Lin Jiang said to a young man. Among the Lin family juniors, Lin Dongbao is the more honest type. These things should be asked to honest people.

Sure enough, Lin Dongbao became nervous as soon as he heard it. His face turned red, and Lin Cunjian and the others quickly changed their expressions, signaling him not to speak.

Lin Jiang sneered. His divine sense condensed into a needle and pierced towards Lin Cunjian and the others. Although they were all in the Golden Core Period, Lin Jiang’s divine sense was at least one realm higher than theirs.

The group of people grimaced in pain and dared not make any more small movements. Lin Dongbao quickly said. Uncle, Uncle Lin Cong went to Qinghuan Tower.

"Uncle, I have something else to do, so I’ll leave first."

"Uncle, my house is on fire, I need to go and put it out."

As soon as Lin Cunjian said this, a few people immediately wanted to escape. Lin Jiang waved his hand and the shop’s formation closed instantly, blocking them.

"Qinghuan Tower? Fine, I couldn’t bear to go there myself, and you guys actually took Small Shadiao with you, and even spent my money?"

Lin Jiang was furious, discussing things with the little fairy had different prices. Qinghuan Tower was so expensive, he used to only go once a year.

"Uncle, we didn’t bring Uncle Lin Cong, he brought us."

"Yeah, Uncle, we all have families, we wouldn’t go to such places. He went on his own."

"Exactly, Uncle, please don’t misunderstand."

Lin Cunjian and the others immediately abandoned Small Shadiao. Small Shadiao widened his eyes, experiencing the dangers of the human world for the first time.

"Small Shadiao isn’t a human, but you guys are."

"Uncle, spare us, please."

"The punishment for the crime of death can be avoided, but the punishment for the crime of staying alive is hard to forgive. Small Shadiao is prohibited from leaving the store for five years and must stay within a hundred meters of his residence. His salary and the value of the Beast Spirit Pill will be deducted for these five years. All of you, please write a letter of apology to Lin Die. Your monthly salary will be reduced by half. When the deducted salary covers my losses, and when it is considered over, the punishment for the Lin family will be separate."

Lin Jiang calmly said. This matter is serious, but also not so serious. Lin Jiang absolutely refuses to suffer any losses. Why should he use his money to have a good time?

The group immediately became worried. They all had families and homes. Losing half of their income all of a sudden, what should they do? Will Lin Die kill them for this?

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Qinghuan Tower. Lin Jiang entered the sage’s time and came out to the hall to have tea. He encountered several familiar faces gathered together. Lin Jiang had been in Shenmu City for over twenty years and had his own acquaintances.

"Brother Xiao, it’s been years since we’ve seen you."

"I’ve been in seclusion. I didn’t expect to see you here."

"Haha, it seems the little fairy in the tower is going to suffer again. You’ve been in seclusion for three years, you must have great power."

"Indeed, take a look. It’s solid."

Lin Jiang patted his waist, strong as iron, have you seen it?

"Look at how awesome you are, I’m not convinced, let’s compare later."

"Half-time break, I’m in for the long haul. What were you guys just talking about, so happy?"

"We were talking about the Shenmu Sect. Brother Xiao went into seclusion, didn’t you know?"

"How do you know he went into seclusion, tell us, what’s going on?"

"Hehe, there might be a war between the Shenmu Sect and the Spiritual Moon Sect."

"Is it that intense? What’s going on, don’t keep us in suspense."

Lin Jiang was shocked, how many things did he miss during his three-year seclusion? Lin Cunjian and the others are really something, not even mentioning such a big event.

"Did you know about the marriage between Duanmu Ling, the Chief of the Nascent Soul of the Shenmu Sect, and Xiao Lingyue, the Saintess of the Spiritual Moon Sect?"

"I know, wasn’t it a big deal? They have been engaged for many years."

"Yes, at that time, the Shenmu Sect gave the Five Layered Divine Fruit as a dowry. Both sides agreed that once Xiao Lingyue came out of the Ancient Phoenix Secret Realm, they would get married. But Xiao Lingyue ran away and took the Five Layered Divine Fruit with them."

"Elopement, wow, is it that exciting?"

"Yes, it has been half a month already. The higher-ups of the Shenmu Sect have already gone to the Spiritual Moon Sect to demand an explanation. If they don’t get one, there might be a war. They can’t afford to lose face."

"If it were me, I couldn’t afford to lose that person either."

Lin Jiang nodded. Running away from a marriage is even worse than breaking it off. Breaking off a marriage still leaves a chance to part ways amicably, but running away humiliates the other party. Both the Shenmu Sect and Duanmu Ling are respectable people.

"Yes, now the Shenmu Sect is furious. Duanmu Ling is their chief, and his master is the Soul Changing Ancestor. They have gone to the Spiritual Moon Sect to demand an explanation."

"But we actually hope they fight. If they start fighting, hehe, we’ll make a huge profit."

"That’s right, with the scale of the Shenmu Sect, if there’s a full-scale war, tens of thousands of cultivators will be mobilized, and countless resources will be consumed. We have already stocked up on resources and are ready to sell."

The people around them all agreed, they were the kind of people who like to watch excitement and take advantage of it. They had already stocked up resources and were waiting to sell them at high prices once the war started.

Compared to these scheming merchants, Lin Jiang felt like a good person. He had only done so much.

While a group of people were discussing this matter, Lin Jiang had lost interest. Although it was also a shocking piece of news, Lin Jiang didn’t really feel like getting involved anymore. He needed to prepare himself as well.

Before the wise man’s time was up, Lin Jiang rushed back home and pulled Lin Cunjian and a few other people out of bed.

"Do you know anything about Shenmu Sect and Spiritual Moon Sect?"

"Yes, I know. What’s the matter, Uncle?"

"Do you have any stockpile?"

"No, Shenmu Sect released a notice. Stockpiling is not allowed. Violators will be expelled from Shenmu City."

"Fool, just do whatever they tell you. Act immediately. As soon as it’s light out, go and stock up. Purchase raw materials, and increase the supplies by a hundred times as usual."

"Oh, Uncle, what should we do about the Shenmu Sect over there?"

"I’ll handle it, just follow my instructions."

Lin Jiang waved his hand confidently. Traders like him always had a plan. Of course, Lin Jiang was being cautious. Even if they didn’t start a fight, they wouldn’t lose out on the raw materials they brought in.

"Yes, Uncle."

"Go on, don’t sleep, get ready."

Lin Jiang exclaimed. Why would a cultivator sleep? We should all get ready to work. If we succeed with this opportunity, we can make profits for years! It’s all about seizing the chance.

Everyone, fearing the scrutiny of the Shenmu Sect, hurried to the trading post. They counted their stock and materials, preparing for a large-scale replenishment. Lin Cunjian and the others worried that the Shenmu Sect might investigate. They were all honest kids, never involved in such things before.