novelhk Chapter 37 Borrowing Money
Chapter 37 Borrowing Money
The Cockroach Dance is a technique derived from Lei Zhenzi's "Thunderous Flash" from ancient times.
Legend has it that Lei Zhenzi had wings on his back. In reality, when one cultivates to the level of Lei Zhenzi, one can create the illusion of "wings on his back" by placing spiritual energy in acupoints on the shoulders, elbows, neck, and back.
The cultivation method was naturally taught by Li Zhu, but since cultivators have different aptitudes, everyone had to modify it according to their own circumstances before they could practice it.
Lei Zhenzi possessed the three spiritual roots of thunder, wind, and fire, and all his designs originated from these.
Cai Fei has a very low proportion of thunder and wind spirits in his body, but he possesses nine spirits and has extremely high mental control.
Therefore, he not only arranged the relevant spiritual energy on his shoulders and elbows, but also made corresponding arrangements on his knees and ankles.
In terms of details, it simulates the cockroach's movements, but if you only look at the moves, it is completely different from Thunder Flash.
Therefore, he named it "Cockroach Dance".
"I've fought these cockroaches to the death every year, and I've learned a few tricks, that's all." Cai Fei pointed to the dead cockroaches, his tone calm, but his expression betrayed a hint of smugness.
Recalling what they had just witnessed, everyone realized that Cai Fei's movements were indeed similar to those of the cockroaches. When they looked up again, their gazes towards Cai Fei had changed—
At such a young age, he can mimic monsters and create his own movement techniques. Such a genius can only be described as "extraordinarily talented"!
Chu Huihui was both shocked and pained. Her gaze toward Cai Fei was filled with anguish. The two people beside her thought she was heartbroken that such a talented person had been given to Wujialing, but they did not know that she was heartbroken about Cai Fei's fate—such a genius was ruined by his own father's kick. Chen Jinghai was truly guilty beyond redemption!
After the cockroaches were wiped out, Cai Fei gave a whistle, and a group of people rushed out of the orphanage. They were ordinary people from Wujialing who had been waiting in the courtyard. Each of them was carrying a sickle and a bamboo basket. They ran to the sacred ground and squatted down to dig something.
Before long, someone dug up a plump mole cricket, about the length of a finger, which was clinging to the root of the fire grass and sucking its juices. Even after being dug up and held in the palm of the hand, it did not raise its head.
These mole crickets grow alongside the fire grass and are medicinal materials that can be used to refine pills. Three of them are worth one spirit stone. However, catching them is troublesome. They must be carefully dug out one by one and caught alive, which is a delicate task.
A dozen or so soldiers patrolled the area, Xu Ping'an and Cai Fei were busy harvesting, a group of ordinary people were squatting on the ground digging for insects behind them, and the three guests also temporarily acted as guards, riding paper kites around the spiritual land to prevent any more cockroach attacks.
Just then, a strange-looking bird suddenly flew over from the west, clearly resembling a demonic beast. However, Chu Huihui, who was hovering in the air, passed right by it, ignoring the bird and letting it glide down and land among the crowd.
The common people seemed to be used to it; no one shouted, no one avoided it, and no one tried to catch it, just like a domestic chicken had come into the field.
The bird had a head like a tortoise, a body like a rat, and wingspan like an eagle. It was about two meters long and occasionally barked, but its voice sounded like a domestic dog. It was a complete oddity, and it was none other than the infamous Water-Flooding Beast, Manman.
"Whose contracted beast is this Manman? I've never seen it before when I came here a few years ago. Could it be that it was contracted by Cai Feixin?" the Zhou family cultivator couldn't help but ask.
"It's been several years. She usually stays in the woods. It's normal that you haven't seen her since you only come here occasionally." Chu Huihui was too lazy to mention Chu Shanyun, that oddball, and just gave a brief introduction.
Xu and Zhou sat on the paper kite, squinting as they carefully examined the beast.
Manman mingled confidently in the crowd, pecking away, and soon she snatched a plump mole cricket, swallowed it whole, and then hopped off to find new insects. She didn't compete with people for them, but if anyone got too close, she would unceremoniously flap her wing, sending them tumbling several times...
"My uncle openly asked for 100 million spirit stones, saying he had something good to share with us. To be honest, I haven't believed it for the past few days."
The Xu family cultivator had a rather auspicious name—Xu Youcai. He addressed Xu Ping'an as his uncle according to seniority. At this moment, he was quite emotional, pointing to Cai Fei below who was harvesting with his head down, and said: "That set of teleportation techniques alone is worth hundreds of thousands. Add this Manman, plus the support of your Chu family and the Kong family of Sushan, it's not difficult to raise 100 million... Our family has produced a talent, it's just a pity that he doesn't have the surname 'Xu'."
"My family's ridge, not Xu family's ridge," the Zhou family cultivator laughed. "Uncle Ping'an has been on the run for decades, refusing to relinquish the name 'My Family.' And you, this fake 'Xu,' are getting anxious for the real 'Xu'!"
"Uh..." Xu Youcai was speechless for a moment. After a while, he shook his head and said, "I was shallow. Surnames are just a formality. My great-uncle upholds the word 'righteousness,' while my family upholds the word 'trust.' We each have our own beliefs."
While they were chatting, Xu Pingan and Cai Fei had finished harvesting, and Cai Fei gave another whistle.
Hearing the sound, Manman raised its head, its expression seemingly puzzled. After pausing for a few seconds, Manman spread its wings and leaped into the air, soaring over ten feet high. It landed beside Cai Fei, affectionately nuzzling Cai Fei's face with its turtle-like head.
"Eat up, and don't forget you still have work to do today."
This little creature has short legs. It looks huge when it flies, but when it stands, it only reaches Cai Fei's waist. Cai Fei stroked its feathers, hugged its downy neck, and gave it a kiss. Then he handed it a bamboo basket containing at least dozens of mole crickets.
"Woof—woof—woof—" Manman swallowed the mole crickets in the basket in a few bites, called out to the sky a few times, gently flapped its wings at Cai Fei, and then took off again to water some mountain village in the distance.
While the mortals continued digging for insects, several cultivators flew directly to the small courtyard on the mountaintop, set up a table under the huge ginkgo tree, brewed fragrant tea, and laid out fruits.
Inside the courtyard, an ordinary woman had already prepared food and drinks, which were then brought out one by one. So everyone ate and chatted, discussing the million-dollar financing.
Cai Fei didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the point, outlining the rules.
Simply put, he was willing to risk everything to immigrate for this:
The cockroach's cultivation technique, the contract with the Savage Beast, and the future ten-year income from himself and the old mountain lord were used as collateral to borrow 100 million.
After obtaining the Illusion Trial quota, take 50 first. The remaining 50 depends on how many migration permits he can obtain in the Illusion Trial. If the results are too poor, then forget about everything and go back to Aolai to pay off the debt.
If you can get more than 1000, then sell them to the borrower for no more than 1000 spirit stones each. The specific amount depends on the battle record. The more migration permits Cai Fei gets, the cheaper the price per permit.
"Including the opening fee for ordinary people, it'll cost 1300 per person, which is still a bit expensive." The Zhou family cultivator closed his eyes and thought for a moment before finally speaking, "But for my uncle's sake, I'll take this gamble!"
"I'm willing to take this bet, but with just a few of us, I'm afraid it'll be difficult to raise that million."
Xu Youcai looked at the old mountain lord and said, "I don't know the Kong family..."