Traveling through the Poisonous Concubine

Chapter 222 Who says immortals don’t love money?

The old man from Tianshan returned to Room 01 humming a little tune, pretended to write some precious medicinal herbs, and then called Jing Zichu.

"Boy, this is the prescription. Take it and send someone to get it. He will need it when he wakes up. I will wake him up at midnight tonight. But you have to pay 300,000 taels of silver, otherwise I won't help you," the old man from Tianshan said to Jing Zichu with a serious face.

Jing Zichu took the prescription and turned to Lingyi who was standing beside him and said, "Lingyi, go get the medicine!"

Then, Jing Zichu's mouth twitched, and he looked at the Tianshan old man with a flattering face: "Old Immortal, what do you want so much silver for? You look like an immortal, and you don't need these mundane things!"

The old man from Tianshan rolled his eyes at Jing Zichu and said unhappily, "Stop flattering me. I won't fall for it. Just tell me whether you will give me the three hundred thousand taels of silver or not. If you don't, I won't care. I'm so sleepy!"

After saying that, the old man from Tianshan lay directly on the bed and started snoring.

Jing Zichu looked at the old man from Tianshan in silence, and said loudly: "Here, old immortal, it's just 300,000 taels of silver, it's a small matter, my elder brother has plenty of silver, the palace is big and powerful, and we don't need your little money."

When the old man from Tianshan heard this, he immediately opened his eyes and said with a smile: "You are the Taoist priest, I like you. Go and prepare the candles, and just listen to my instructions at midnight."

As Jing Zichu was preparing the candles, he muttered to himself: "She looks like a god, but who knew she's even more of a rip-off than my sister-in-law." Thinking of Yun Yuxi, Jing Zichu broke out in a cold sweat.

"It's over. If my sister-in-law wakes up and knows how wasteful I am, she won't let me off. It seems like if I run away after they wake up, I'm afraid I'll be in big trouble considering my sister-in-law's love for money."

"Master Jing, the princess is also reasonable, okay? Don't think that the princess is so stingy," Yuelan said somewhat dissatisfiedly as she listened to Jing Zichu's mumbling.

"Yuelan. Isn't the princess stingy? I think she is just like my eldest brother. I won't say anything more. Just give me the candles in my eldest sister-in-law's room," Jing Zichu said.

Yuelan handed the candle to Jing Zichu and silently lit a few candles for Jing Zichu in her heart. Although she said that Yun Yuxi was not stingy, she actually knew better than anyone how Yun Yuxi was a money-grubber.

The time finally came. The old man from Tianshan arranged for Jing Zichu to light candles all around Yan Wuque's bed, and instructed that the candles must not be extinguished under any circumstances, otherwise Yan Wuque would never wake up.

Jing Zichu stared at the 108 lit candles. The old man from Tianshan sat cross-legged, looking calm and composed. He didn't necessarily have his eyes closed, but he seemed to be completely breathless.

In the dark underworld, Yan Wuque was aimlessly looking for the way home. He tried again and again, but ended up back at the starting point again and again.

His collapsed appearance caused the ghosts passing by to silently sympathize with him, but he soon took action again and wandered around.

The old man from Tianshan left his body and searched every corner of the underworld, trying to find Yan Wuque's ghost.

"Who is it that breaks into my underworld and dares to spy on it without any scruples?" asked the King of Hell in the Yama Palace with angry eyes.

"Old Yan Luo, I am Tianshan. I am sorry for disturbing you today. I came here to look for someone. He is in your underworld. If I don't return by the appointed time, I am afraid that there will be consequences that you and I cannot afford."

"Tianshan, don't try to scare me. We haven't seen each other for hundreds of years. I didn't expect you to break into my underworld just for a little ghost from the human world. Shouldn't you give me an explanation for this?"

"Old man, I'm in a hurry. I won't waste my time on you. I'll have that kid burn 100,000 paper money for you on Qingming Festival, okay?"

"You want to get rid of a beggar, huh? That's a nice thought. Five hundred thousand paper money, if you make the deal, I'll help you find the little ghost in the world of the living. Otherwise, no deal."

"Okay, it's a deal. You go and search for him. I'll wait for you here." After saying that, the old man from Tianshan quickly sat on the chair in the Yama Hall.

The King of Hell looked at Tianshan with disdain, and then went to look for Yan Wuque himself.

Tianshan was waiting, thinking to himself: "Boy, don't blame me, the old King of Hell is very cunning, I can't stay in the underworld for long, how can I stay here without spending money?"

Yan Wuque was still searching aimlessly for his way home.

The King of Hell walked out of the Yama Palace, took out a small mirror and threw it into the air. The small mirror quickly became as big as a wall, and every corner of the underworld could be seen clearly in it.

The King of Hell quickly located Yan Wuque after searching, and then called the Black and White Impermanence to bring Yan Wuque to the Yama Palace.

Black and White Impermanence bowed and asked: "Boss, do you have any arrangements? We brothers have been working very hard recently and have never been lazy."

The King of Hell glanced at the two of them, pointed at Yan Wuque in the mirror and said: "You two, quickly bring that ghost to the Yama Palace. Don't delay, otherwise I will never let you off easily."

When the Black and White Impermanence saw the guy, they realized that he was the one who bribed them. They were so scared that they thought the King of Hell knew what they were doing.

Hei Wuchang took a deep breath and asked carefully: "That's the little ghost, why is the boss looking for him?"

"So much nonsense! Go quickly. The guests are still waiting. You will know soon." After saying that, the King of Hell turned around and went back to the Yama Palace, talking about trivial matters here and there.

The Black and White Impermanence were very nervous, but they did not dare to delay and hurriedly drove towards Yan Wuque.

Yan Wuque was feeling distressed, and when he saw the Black and White Impermanence suddenly appear, he felt like he had seen his relatives.

He hurried forward and grabbed Hei Wuchang's sleeve and said, "Two ghost messengers, you really miss me so much. Please tell me how to get back. I don't know the way."

Black and White Impermanence touched their heads awkwardly and said, "The King of Hell ordered us to take you to the Yama Palace. Come with us. I warn you, don't say anything nonsense."

"The King of Hell wants to see me? Do you two know why?" Yan Wuque looked at the Black and White Impermanence suspiciously.

"We don't know either. It seems like someone is looking for you. Anyway, don't tell anyone about that matter, or you'll know what will happen," Bai Wuchang said threateningly.

"Don't worry, you two, let's go," Yan Wuque thought to himself, his life span had not yet ended, and maybe the King of Hell would be able to send him back, so he happily followed the Black and White Impermanence and left.

"Boss, I brought it," said the Black and White Impermanence with a flattering look on his face.

"Go down," said the King of Hell expressionlessly.

"Boy, I finally found you. Let's go. Old King of Hell, let's go." The old man from Tianshan grabbed Yan Wuque and ran away.

"Old man from Tianshan, don't forget what you promised me," the King of Hell shouted at the top of his voice.

However, the only response he got was silence!