CHAPTER 466: CHAPTER 94

The Assistant Minister of the Beast Control Department, at Fourth Grade, was almost the peak for those Loose Cultivators without any background in the Qingming Ancient Country, excluding those with monstrous talent and extremely strong Cultivation.

In the Qingming Ancient Country, official positions of Third Grade and above were almost exclusively held by those great Families, with nine out of ten officials coming from their ranks.

In the eyes of the citizens and Loose Cultivators of the Qingming Ancient Country, if they wanted to get things done, it was best to seek out those Loose Cultivators or Fourth Grade officials without significant backgrounds because they were the truly capable ones.

This vacation was supposed to last a whole month, but after just three days, Chen Jiuge was already feeling overwhelmed.

Thanks to the success with the Yin Yang Deer, there had been too many visitors, many of whom Chen Jiuge could not afford to offend. Their goal was always the Yin Yang Deer, which put Chen Jiuge in a difficult position.

It wasn’t that there were no Yin Yang Deer. If he really wanted to sell, he could breed a batch in just a few years. The main concern was that the appearance of a large number of Yin Yang Deer would definitely be discovered. Once Qingming Zhao heard of it, Chen Jiuge might not die, but he would certainly be flayed alive!

"This business can’t be done, can’t be done." Chen Jiuge shook his head repeatedly after sending away another visitor.

「Three days later」

Wu Yusheng, accompanied by two tall Maids, arrived at the Chen residence with great discretion.

Subtly observing the two sword-bearing Maids behind Wu Yusheng, Chen Jiuge felt a twinge in his heart. Truly worthy of a young Master from a major Family, attended by two Maids who are Pure Yang True Monarchs.

As a Pure Yang True Monarch, Wu Yusheng naturally noticed Chen Jiuge’s subtle glances but paid them no mind. In his view, such minor figures with a bit of skill still needed to be suppressed.

Feeding the Holy Dew to this small Yin Yang Deer and feeling its Cultivation swell, Wu Yusheng was very satisfied. This is true True Immortal aptitude, he thought.

"Lord Chen, I’m very satisfied with this Yin Yang Deer. This is your compensation," Wu Yusheng said, casually tossing a delicate Storage Bag to Chen Jiuge.

"What a pity, the scrutiny from above is too strict, and that unlucky uncle of mine is also a coward."

"Let’s go, let’s go."

The transaction with Wu Yusheng was but a minor episode, yet the unintentional revelation of strength and information weighed heavily on Chen Jiuge’s heart.

Just a young Master from the Direct Lineage of the Wu Family in the Qingming Ancient Country has Maids who are Pure Yang True Monarchs. This truly is terrifying!

The Chief Inspector is a coward, which means he’s loyal. Alas, my hands are tied! Chen Jiuge felt troubled. Surviving in the True Realm isn’t easy!

He handed over the resources from this transaction to Chen Feng, and a massive flow of resources continuously poured into the Chen residence.

The slaves acquired from the Snow Concubine Hall saw constant increases in their Cultivation. The most talented, Big Bone and Second Bone, had already reached the Divine Storage Realm. The thirty wild men had their Cultivation collectively ascend to the Great Divine Power Realm, and so did the barbarians, although one among them reached the Divine Storage Realm.

This level of strength was mediocre in the Star Sea Realm but was currently Chen Jiuge’s only reliable foundation.

As for those Divine Martial Guards and Attendants in the residence, I can’t necessarily count on their absolute loyalty, even though they are nominally my people, he mused.

On the thirtieth day of vacation, after today, Chen Jiuge would have to return to the Beast Control Department.

It was rather amusing, Chen Jiuge thought. Initially, I found the Beast Control Department somewhat boring and would occasionally return to my residence. Now, however, I terribly miss life there.

Yet, on the last day, an unexpected visitor arrived.

"Yu Niang, you wouldn’t also be here to buy Yin Yang Deer, would you?" Chen Jiuge asked the beautiful young woman before him, somewhat irritably.

TEE HEE HEE.

Yu Niang covered her mouth and chuckled lightly. "I wouldn’t dare. The Yin Yang Deer is the King’s favorite. I’m not tired of living yet. My Yu Family are all honest folks."

Chen Jiuge sneered disdainfully. Over the past month, I’ve learned plenty of sordid details about those major Families from Chen Feng, he thought.

"We want the Taiji Deer," Yu Niang said, her expression turning serious.

"Taiji Deer?" Chen Jiuge frowned slightly. "The Taiji Deer is hardly considered a rare Spiritual Beast."

Yu Niang gave a wry smile. "Rare Spiritual Beasts are beyond what our Yu Family can handle."

"Though Taiji Deer aren’t very precious, they still bear some relation to the Yin Yang Deer and will be enough for us to make a good profit."

Chen Jiuge hesitated, his fingers tapping incessantly on the table. Frankly, the Taiji Deer aren’t given much attention, and there’s no special demand from the higher-ups, he mused. As the Assistant Minister of the Beast Control Department, my quota for Spiritual Beast losses is ridiculously high. Selling a small number of Taiji Deer shouldn’t be an issue.

But can I trust this Beast Pavilion, this Yu Niang? My own strength is too low right now. If I’m not careful, I’m afraid they’ll devour me whole.

"Lord Chen, in the Qingming Ancient Country, status is very important, family background is very important, and Cultivation is very important, but the most important thing is money," Yu Niang reminded.

Chen Jiuge gave Yu Niang a puzzled look.

"Money can buy life. Even high and mighty True Immortals can be bought with money." Yu Niang hinted, stopping there. These were unspoken rules that couldn’t be made too explicit.

"How many do you want?" Chen Jiuge hesitated for a moment but still agreed to the transaction. After all, my current Cultivation is too weak, and I simply can’t afford many of the Treasure Pills that could help me rapidly increase it, he reasoned.

"We want 1,000,000 Taiji Deer, regardless of quality or Cultivation level. As long as it’s a Taiji Deer, we’re willing to pay 100 pounds of Top Grade Spiritual Stones for each," Yu Niang stated, offering a very sincere price.

The price of Spiritual Beasts between the Great Divine Power Realm and the Divine Storage Realm was only between tens to hundreds of pounds of Top Grade Spiritual Stones. After all, the lives of Spiritual Beasts in the True Realm were quite miserable.