Although Changping Realm is a city dominated by mortals, it has a very strong presence in the world of cultivation.
Firstly, the land is rich in resources and has extensive trade relations with various regions, even opening up trade routes in the Demon Realm.
In addition to the wealthy and powerful, there are also many monks who live in the city. Many of them have relatives or friends who practice in various sects or even hold important positions such as elders.
Some families have had people selected to join the immortal sects year after year, and some even specially select young people with superior spiritual roots to be sent to major famous sects. They also have a certain voice in the world of cultivation, thus forming a prestigious family with great prestige.
As soon as you enter the city, you will see shops everywhere, carriages and horses rumbling, and people walking around talking and laughing. It is much more prosperous than Cangbo City.
Zhu Changyang: This must be the Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou of the cultivation world.
Just as I was sighing with emotion, suddenly a few bicycles passed by briskly in front of me. On the bicycles were a few high-spirited teenagers, who pedaled and shouted, "Excuse me, please."
"Be careful~"
Several people quickly took two steps back to avoid the collision.
Chang Fengchi smiled and said, "The bicycles we produce are mainly sold in Changping."
Sure enough, if you look carefully, you will find that people are riding bicycles passing by in the streets from time to time.
The number was not large, after all, in the mortal realm, ironware was also a relatively expensive item. However, compared with the animal-drawn carts pulled by various exotic beasts, the price was much lower, and any family with a better financial situation could afford it.
It is also small and light, easy to maintain, and more suitable for daily use.
As he was speaking, Zhu Changyang's arm was suddenly bumped. He turned around and met Jun Shu's eyes.
Jun Shu: "I want one too."
His tone was so overbearing and unyielding that it took Zhu Changyang two seconds to realize that he also wanted to ride a bicycle.
Zhu Changyang: “…”
Can the natural demon's arrogance not be used in strange places
At this time, Chang Fengchi took out a bicycle from his pocket and said, "Then let's ride to the store."
Changping is a very large city and flying is prohibited within the city, so Chang Fengchi always brings his own bicycle every time he comes to the store, which is actually more convenient than hiring an animal-powered cart.
"That's right." Jie Li grinned and took out a bicycle. "I also built one a few days ago, imitating my master's bicycle."
"Your urinating skills are pretty good!" Chang Fengchi gave a thumbs up.
The two looked at Zhu Changyang together. Zhu Changyang had no choice but to take out his bicycle and waved to Jun Shu: "Get on."
Jun Shu, who was so excited just now, stood still. He glanced at Chang Fengchi and Jie Li and said in a low voice, "You all know how to ride a bike?"
"Yes." Chang Fengchi felt that this question was very strange, and responded naturally, "Isn't this a very simple thing? Anyone can..."
Before he could finish, he suddenly received a warning look from Jie Li.
Jie Li stared, hinting wildly: "You can't say that."
Chang Fengchi's heart skipped a beat, and he realized it belatedly. He looked at Jun Shu again, and his face really fell: "Humph!"
Chang Fengchi:!
No, he really didn't expect that after so much time, Jun Shu still hadn't learned to ride a bike!
The atmosphere was a little stagnant for a moment, Chang Fengchi's face was stiff, and he laughed dryly twice: "In fact, many children can't learn it..."
There was silence all around, and the situation became even more awkward.
Chang Fengchi almost cried: "That's not what I meant..."
"I understand." Zhu Changyang patted his shoulder and comforted him, "It's not your problem."
Jun Shu glared at him.
Zhu Changyang looked back at him calmly, "It's not your fault. It's the car's design that's not good enough. Wait a moment."
As he spoke, he took out some iron blocks and black gelatinous substance from his pocket, ignited spiritual fire with his palm facing upward, and began to refine it on the spot.
The other three were a little confused, and the developer tilted his head and said, "Meow?"
The spiritual fire refined things very quickly. In a short while, the material in Zhu Changyang's hand took shape into two palm-sized small wheels, with a small bent iron rod connected to the axle of the wheel.
Chang Fengchi was confused: "What is this?"
"Training wheels." Zhu Changyang answered as he squatted down and installed two small training wheels on both sides of the bicycle's rear wheel.
In this way, there are three parallel wheels on the rear side of the bicycle, and the balance problem is easily solved.
Chang Fengchi suddenly realized and gave a thumbs up: "Good design."
"Huh." Jun Shu's eyes lit up, and he immediately sat on it and kicked his feet twice. This time he did not fall down. Although it was still a little crooked, at least he could move forward.
Chang Fengchi quickly praised him: "Brother Jun rides really well."
Jun Shu was also very satisfied and was smiling broadly when he heard Jie Li sigh: "It still takes the master's help!"
"Hmm?" Jun paused and looked at Zhu Changyang slowly. "With such a good design, why didn't you do it before?"
Of course it’s because I don’t need training wheels! Zhu Changyang said sincerely: “I just thought of it.”
"Really?" Jun Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, very suspicious.
"Yes." Zhu Changyang remained calm and jumped into the back seat with the developer in his arms. "Okay, it's your turn to lead me today. Let's get going."
When Jun Shu heard that Zhu Changyang wanted him to lead the group, his eyes suddenly curved. He no longer cared about the interrogation and happily stepped on the pedal: "Then you sit down."
Chang Fengchi, Jie Li: “…”
Jun Shu is so easy to talk to!
The developer lay on Zhu Changyang's thighs skillfully: "Meow~"
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[To be honest, this is the first demon I’ve seen riding a bicycle with training wheels… ]
[Who isn't, soybeans sweating.jpg]
[I have to say, although the background is ancient, the two of them look so good. Every time they ride a bike together, it feels like an idol drama, until the bike has training wheels... ]
Three bicycles shuttled through pedestrians and finally arrived at Yongning Street in the city center.
According to Chang Fengchi, this is the most prosperous commercial center in Changping Territory, and every inch of land is worth a lot of money. Those who can open shops here are either wealthy businessmen in the city or big brands from various regions, and there are many major sects among them.
For example, the Ji Jin Sect's magic weapon shop has a branch here, but it's not very big and is far inferior to Yong Zhou Tian, which is close by.
Yong Zhoutian is located in Daishan Mountain to the north of Changping Territory. It is not only the source of the Penxue River, but also the most advanced weapon refining company in the Nine Territories. It has a huge influence in Changping Territory. Its products are sold well locally. The shop is larger than an ordinary restaurant, and its signboard is shining and can be seen from afar.
Baigongmen was just a small sect in Buchendi. Due to the squeeze from Yongzhutian, it could hardly recruit students more than a year ago and did not have the financial strength to open a store in Yongning Street.
In fact, the original shop of Baigongmen was not here, but on the edge of Changping Territory, and it was very small and had little business.
Until the past year, the world of cultivation had undergone tremendous changes. First, Chang Chunwu became famous for his spiritual power battery, and with the incident of Jun Guan Yi, the name of Baigongmen spread throughout the nine regions.
Soon after, the flashlights, bicycles and other products produced by Baigongmen became very popular in the mortal world, and the sales revenue even approached that of Yongzhaotian at one point.
In fact, in terms of weapon refining ability, Baigongmen is still far inferior to Yong Zhoutian, but most of the magic weapons are unique and very expensive, and not everyone can use them.
Taking light sources as an example, Yong Zhoutian was best at refining luminous instruments. In addition to the sect's magic weapon, the Changming Lantern, he also refined many famous night-shining pearls. However, almost all of these night-shining pearls were sold at auction houses and eventually collected by major families.
In comparison, flashlights were inexpensive and, most importantly, could be mass-produced, thus quickly capturing the market.
In addition, driven by the flashlight, many people also started to pay attention to other products of Baigongmen, and gradually discovered that although the magic weapons refined by Baigongmen were not as exquisite as Yongzhoutian's, they were quite practical and of good quality. Slowly, the sales of various magic weapons were also boosted.
As business became booming, the original storefront seemed too small, so Baigongmen considered moving to another location.
As luck would have it, a few days ago, the Yuxu Sect had a scandal, which affected many shops that sell elixirs. A shop on Yongning Street closed down overnight because it was too close to the Yuxu Sect, and had to transfer its storefront.
When the group arrived in front of Baigonghang, the store was indeed very busy. However, Chang Fengchi said that this was not the best time for business. "All the flashlights are sold out. If you want to buy one now, you can only register in the store first. We will notify you one by one when the goods arrive. Therefore, there are fewer customers in the store."
Right now, merchants from all major cities in the Nine Regions are coming to order flashlights. The workshop has been working overtime for days but still cannot fully meet the market demand, so it can only limit purchases.
As he walked towards the store, he suddenly heard a loud shout of surprise: "Brothers—"
Zhu Changyang turned around and saw a flashy figure running over from the side. He immediately exclaimed, "Brother Shen."
The person who came was none other than his former top brother Shen Zha.
The two had never met again since they parted in Shihu Village. Later, Shen Zha went into seclusion for a period of time, and there was less information in the jade edict.
Both of them were very surprised to meet again unexpectedly.
Shen Zha was about to rush over to hug Zhu Changyang on the spot, but before he could get close, he was stopped by Jun Shu.
Jun Shu's eyes were cold: "Just talk, don't make any moves."
Shen Zha felt a pain in his wrist and could only stop in disappointment, thinking that Brother Jun's temper was getting worse and worse and he even wanted to control Brother Zhu.
Zhu Changyang asked curiously, "Brother Shen, why are you here?"
Shen Zha's sect, the Zhan Cang Sect, is located in Tunchuan Mountain, in the southeast of the continent, while Changping Territory is located in the southwest. The two places are quite far apart. I wonder how Shen Zha ended up here.
"Oh, don't mention it." Speaking of this, Shen Zha suddenly became depressed and sighed, "My family has a restaurant here. Something happened recently, and my father asked me to come here to deal with it."
Upon hearing this, Chang Fengchi quickly greeted, "There is a room with tea in the back, why don't you sit down inside and talk."
Shen Zha nodded: "Okay."
The group went into the side room and sat down, and Shen Zha told them the reason why he came to Changping.
The Shen family has a large restaurant in Changping, which has been in business for many years and has always been doing well. For some reason, it has been much bleak in the past two years, but it is still profitable.
Unexpectedly, a few months ago, Manager Yu, who was in charge of the restaurant, suddenly resigned. Not long after, a new restaurant opened opposite the Shen's Restaurant and competed with the Shen family.
That restaurant was opened by Manager Yu.
It turned out that Manager Yu’s only son, Yu Sigong, had joined the Yong Zhou Tian sect a few years ago. Due to his outstanding talent, he was highly appreciated by the sect.
Yong Zhoutian has a great influence in Changping Territory, and even the city lord has to give them face.
If someone in the family could have a say in Yong Zhou Tian, it would be a great success for all the family members. Since then, Shopkeeper Yu has been planning to start a new business.
This year, Yu Sigong won first place in the sect competition and was highly regarded by Elder Hou. He often trained with Elder Hou Shiyun, his only son. His status in the sect was rising rapidly.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Manager Yu put his years of planning into action. Not only did he go into business with his former employer, but his newly opened hotel was also identical to the Shen family's restaurant in every way, from decoration to management.
The Shen family's restaurant is quite old and certainly doesn't look as fancy as this newly opened one.
That would have been fine, but Shopkeeper Yu also used Yu Sigong's relationship to borrow Yong Zhutian's magic weapon, a top-grade night-shining pearl called "Ru Zhu".
This "As Bright as Day" was refined by Elder Hou. It has an extremely bright radiance and can illuminate an area of dozens of feet at night as bright as day.
Shopkeeper Yu placed the "Rui Daytime" lantern in the lobby of the restaurant. He would lift the canopy at night, and the lobby would be brightly lit. The light even spread to the street, so night travelers no longer needed to hold a lamp.
Such a gimmick is undoubtedly extremely attractive, and behind this gimmick, it also represents the relationship between the Yu family and Yong Zhoutian.
Who among the merchants in Changping dared not give face to Yong Zhoutian? As time went by, all the customers ran to Manager Yu's restaurant.
The Shen family's restaurant quickly declined, but the Shen Zha family was open-minded about it. They felt that although Manager Yu was not honest, everyone does business based on their own abilities, and there was nothing to say.
Besides, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Manager Yu now has Yong Zhutian behind him, and he obviously has much more advantages than the Shen family in Changping Territory. So he asked Shen Zha to come to Changping Territory. If this restaurant can't be run anymore, just close it down.
Hearing this, Chang Fengchi suddenly realized, "So the Shen Corporation is run by your family. That's really troublesome."
The dispute between the Shen family and the Yu family's restaurant has been a hot topic in Changping Territory recently. Even Chang Fengchi has heard a little about it. He added, "The Yu family is quite capable. They were able to borrow Yong Zhoutian's 'Ru Zhou'. Many people did not stay in the restaurant but made a special trip to see the brilliance of the magic weapon."
This Ruzhu is not an ordinary magic weapon. Illumination is only one of its functions. The magic weapon itself has magical powers. The monks who practice under its light can benefit from it.
It is said that Huayan Auction House once spent a large sum of money trying to persuade Elder Hou to put the painting up for auction, but was never able to convince him.
But now it is displayed in the Yu family's restaurant for the whole city to see, which shows that the Yu family is not ordinary.
"It's not that the Yu family is capable." Shen Zha sneered and raised his eyebrows at Chang Fengchi, "It's that you are capable."
Chang Fengchi was startled: "What does this have to do with us?"
Zhu Changyang reacted immediately: "Could it be that Yong Zhoutian is unhappy about the sales of flashlights?"
"You can guess this?" Shen Zha glared, "I spent a lot of money to find out from someone."
Zhu Changyang: “…”
The temperament of the number one brother on the list is still so outstanding.
Stupid people, lots of money.
In fact, this is not difficult to guess. Before the flashlight appeared, two-thirds of the night pearls in the entire Piaomiao Continent came from Yongritian, and the Changming Lantern was a rare magic weapon revered by everyone.
The emergence of flashlights broke this situation. They were cheap, safe, and could be mass-produced, and quickly became extremely famous in the mortal world.
The immortal sect has the same name, and Yong Zhoutian, in particular, has such a special relationship with Changpingjing that it cannot tolerate its prestige being challenged, so it naturally wants to fight back.
Just in time, Shopkeeper Yu came to ask for help, so Yong Zhoutian took the opportunity to lend him "Ru Zhou". It seemed that he was helping the Yu family, but the real reason was to show Yong Zhoutian's magic weapon to the citizens of Changping.
So that mortals can see the difference between real treasures and such "substitutes" as flashlights.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Yu family alone to borrow such a magic weapon.
Chang Fengchi suddenly understood, and was a little surprised: "It turned out to be like this."
I didn't expect that Baigongmen would also cause trouble to Yong Zhoutian. Who could have imagined this in the past.
If you think about it carefully, it is indeed true. Ever since the "As Day" was exhibited in Yu's restaurant, many people have been watching it outside the restaurant every night. Their reverence for Eternal Daylight has increased, and they no longer regard flashlights as strange objects.
It’s just that Baigongmen has never dared to compare itself with Yong Zhoutian, and therefore has never thought about the significance of this move.
Shen Zhe paused, then continued, "After I arrived in Changping, I found that the situation of the restaurant was even worse than I expected. I originally wanted to close it down as my father had said."
Unexpectedly, after a careful investigation, it was discovered that Manager Yu was a very dishonest person. He had been the manager of the Shen family for the past two years, but he deliberately destroyed the Shen family's business.
The guest rooms were broken and not repaired, the food quality was declining, inferior food was sold as good food, etc. No wonder the restaurant business was getting worse and worse. Shopkeeper Yu also secretly used the resources of the Shen family to get all the customers into his own hands.
Zhu Changyang also found it hard to understand. It sounded like Manager Yu had done this without any signs, but the Shen family hadn't noticed it before.
So he asked the question.
"I really don't have time to investigate." Shen Zha waved his hand. "Our family has restaurants in the Nine Regions, and we have other businesses to manage. My father has been focusing on other things in the past two years, so he has no time to take care of it."
Otherwise, his father would have just locked him up if he saw that he was not doing well.
Zhu Changyang made a stop gesture: "Alright, stop talking."
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[233 Chang Yang still doesn’t understand the real rich second generation… ]
[Thank you, I don’t understand either, I feel hurt. ]
The author has something to say:
Shen Zha: Ah, it’s just this little amount of money, do you still need to keep a close eye on it
Shen Zha is from the Zhan Cang Sect, the Sword Sect, and is as famous as Kunlun, and is from Tsinghua University and Peking University.
(End of this chapter)