Chapter 36

Yin Yuzhen's intuition told her that as long as she helped Li Fan, there would be countless benefits in the future.

Although she didn't know what kind of achievements this uncle would have in the future, Yin Yuzhen still chose to trust her intuition and did everything she could to help Li Fan.

Thus, under Yin Yuzhen's instructions, Tianbao Tower began to operate at full capacity.

While collecting meteoric iron, to avoid arousing suspicion, they also purchased a large amount of other unrelated supplies.

Other forces on Liuli Island noticed the unusual activities of Tianbao Tower and secretly sent people to investigate.

However, with Yin Yuzhen's preparations, they naturally found nothing substantial.

On the contrary, Tianbao Tower, following Li Fan's idea, released a large amount of false information about the Star Sea Sand. Other forces, suspecting a trick, initially chose to observe.

But one of them, thinking "buy it first, even if it's fake, it can still be resold," bought a lot of things related to the rumor. As a result, they couldn't sit still and joined the purchasing frenzy.

For a time, prices on Liuli Island soared, and chaos ensued.

...

As the instigator of all this, Li Fan quietly stayed in Tingyin Tower to cultivate.

Until three months later, Yin Yuzhen finally contacted the traveling merchant of Tianhua Chamber of Commerce.

Early one morning, Yin Yuzhen and Li Fan boarded Tianbao Tower's small boat and left Liuli Island, traveling north for dozens of miles to the agreed-upon sea area.

The boat was loaded with the goods for this transaction, full to the brim.

After the sun was high in the sky, they finally waited for the arrival of the Tianhua Chamber of Commerce.

A black dot in the sky rapidly grew larger, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a flying boat!

A banner fluttered on the flying boat, bearing a large "Tian" character.

This flying boat was only half the size of the second form of the Taiyan Boat, about fifty meters long.

The flying boat soon arrived overhead and then slowly landed on the water.

"Shopkeeper Yin, it's been a long time!" A hearty laugh came from the flying boat after it stabilized.

Yin Yuzhen was looking at Li Fan, hoping to see a look of surprise on his face.

Unexpectedly, Li Fan showed no reaction at all to the flying boat of the Tianhua Chamber of Commerce, as if he had seen it many times before.

Yin Yuzhen felt a bit disappointed but was also more curious about Li Fan.

Hearing the voice of the traveling merchant, Yin Yuzhen turned her head.

"Mr. Wu, it's been three years since we last met," Yin Yuzhen replied with a smile.

"Time really flies," Mr. Wu sighed, already boarding the Tianbao Tower's boat.

"Who is this?" He asked, looking at Li Fan with a smile.

"He is an elder we have hired at Tianbao Tower," Yin Yuzhen answered simply.

Seeing that Yin Yuzhen didn't want to say more, Mr. Wu wisely didn't ask further.

"Let's check the goods. I'm afraid we won't see each other for a long time after this."

Yin Yuzhen was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean? Is something wrong?"

Mr. Wu shook his head: "I don't know the exact reason. I just received a notice from headquarters a few days ago, ordering all traveling merchants in the Congyun Sea to stop all business and return as soon as possible."

"If I hadn't already agreed to this transaction with you, I would probably be on my way back by now."

"So this transaction can't be delayed; it must be done quickly."

Yin Yuzhen was momentarily flustered. Tianbao Tower's prosperity on Liuli Island was due to its backing by the Tianhua Chamber of Commerce.

Now that the Tianhua Chamber of Commerce was suddenly withdrawing from the Congyun Sea, what would happen to Tianbao Tower's business in the future?

Could she still keep Tianbao Tower?

Why did her intuition not react this time?

Yin Yuzhen's mind was in turmoil, and she was completely dazed.

"Shopkeeper Yin?" Mr. Wu called out, seeing that Yin Yuzhen was in a daze.

Yin Yuzhen forced a smile and came back to her senses.

They entered the cabin and began to check the goods.

"Sixteen pairs of jade disks, twenty-three pieces of coral, forty-six night-luminous pearls..." Li Fan led Mr. Wu past various items.

Mr. Wu occasionally picked up an item, carefully examining its quality.

He then nodded and carefully put it down.

"Three pieces of Star Sea Sand." When they reached the middle, Li Fan reported calmly.

Mr. Wu's face lit up, and he quickly walked to the meteoric iron.

He gently touched it with his hand, then turned it over and examined it repeatedly.

Seeing this, Li Fan knew that Mr. Wu was no ordinary person.

These pieces of meteoric iron, the lightest of which weighed fifty pounds, were handled by him as if they were toys.

After a moment, Mr. Wu reluctantly put the meteoric iron down.

"Shopkeeper Yin, you've had good luck this time. To actually collect such a rare item as Star Sea Sand."

Li Fan and Yin Yuzhen exchanged a glance, feeling relieved.

They could confirm that what Xiao Heng said was correct.

This time, Tianbao Tower had taken the initiative and collected a significant amount of Star Sea Sand.

They should be able to secure a spot in the Pure Body Spirit Pool smoothly.

After that, there was nothing particularly valuable left, and Mr. Wu was very satisfied with the goods provided by Tianbao Tower.

Because they wouldn't see each other for a long time, he specially invited Li Fan and Yin Yuzhen to be guests on the flying boat of the Tianhua Chamber of Commerce.

After a hearty meal, Mr. Wu led the two to the warehouse of the flying boat.

"These are all items I have collected from various islands in the Congyun Sea. Some are priceless, and some I don't even know the use of. I just bought them because they looked interesting. If you are interested, you can choose a few items," Mr. Wu said proudly, looking at the array of treasures.

Hearing this, Yin Yuzhen was quite excited. With her ability to sense good and bad luck, coming here was like a rat falling into a rice bin.

Li Fan, who was originally not interested, couldn't refuse when he saw Yin Yuzhen's eager expression, so he accompanied her, wandering around.

"You only have the time of one incense stick!" Mr. Wu, who seemed to enjoy this game, called out loudly to the two.

Yin Yuzhen ignored him, her excitement driving her to shuttle through the warehouse.

There were no fewer than a thousand treasures in the warehouse. Even with her ability to sense good and bad luck, she could barely distinguish their value, and her eyes were dazzled.

Li Fan, on the other hand, was bored and aimlessly picked up items, looking at them briefly before putting them down.

He, Li Fan, had reincarnated nine times and floated through three hundred years. What mundane treasures had he not seen?

As long as it wasn't related to cultivation, he didn't care.

Although Mr. Wu's physique far exceeded that of an ordinary person, he was clearly not a cultivator and was only doing business among mortals.

How could there be anything Li Fan cared about here?

Li Fan thought this, but when his hand touched one of the items, his body suddenly stiffened.

Because the prompt from "Return to Truth" suddenly appeared.

"Discovered a rechargeable item. Do you want to recharge it?"