Chapter 28: Private Sanctum, Wealth Beyond Measure-Ao viajar simultaneamente, eu dominei todos os mundos e universos(Só quero ganhar dez mil por dia.)

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Shiluo Island is quite a peculiar place on Hong Kong Island.
What makes it peculiar is that everyone in this village is incredibly wealthy.
They don’t engage in any production; instead, they spend their days indulging in food, drink, and entertainment, yet their money never seems to run out.
Outsiders are always curious about the source of the village’s income, and many have secretly ventured in to investigate.
But without exception, none have ever returned.
Though there is a police station on this island, for such an isolated place where the residents are united as one, making someone disappear is beyond the police’s power.
Lin Bei had known about this island long ago but never gave it much thought.
Now, with various supernatural figures appearing one after another, he was almost certain that the Qin corpse was sealed somewhere on Shiluo Island.
It felt as if the world bore some hostility toward him; no matter how hard he tried to avoid trouble, it always found its way to his door.
He said to Ma Xiaoling and Zhang Shisan, “You two go ahead and prepare. Get the best quality props and materials—everything top-notch!”
Then, when Zhang Shisan wasn’t paying attention, he pulled Ma Xiaoling aside and whispered, “Make sure to have Uncle Qiu raise the prices on the procurement list.”
Ma Xiaoling was clever and immediately understood Lin Bei’s meaning.
Being a native of Hong Kong Island, she had heard some legends about Shiluo Island and quietly asked, “Are you planning to target the big shots?”
Lin Bei gave her a sidelong glance and said, “In business, prices must reflect the actual situation. Right now, we’re in a seller’s market. Got it?”
Ma Xiaoling smiled knowingly, her love for money kicking in. “Then I’ll just double the price.”
Lin Bei shook his head. “Not enough. Multiply it by twenty times, that should do.”
Lin Bei hadn’t forgotten the treasure hidden in the watery cavern within the corpse clan’s stronghold—a whole cave filled with gold, silver, and jewels.
Even with the exorcism fees multiplied by twenty, the value would only be about one or two percent of that treasure.
Taking it all was impossible; the Yang, Li, and Qian families would fight him to the death unless he first unleashed the Qin corpse to slaughter the entire village.
Or he could strike first and massacre the village himself.
But for so little wealth, it wasn’t worth breaking his own bottom line.
He still had not fully liquidated the 240 tons of gold he had brought back from the Sahara Desert; that little treasure was insignificant in comparison.

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Ma Xiaoling gave Lin Bei a thumbs-up. Now she understood why he had managed to expand his business so massively in just three years—his ruthlessness was on a whole other level, unmatched even by a hundred of her combined.
After seeing Ma Xiaoling and the others off, Lin Bei had Selena contact Shiluo Island, saying he would come for an inspection in a few days to discuss a new cooperation project.
He had expected the Yang, Li, and Qian families to reject him, given how fiercely protective they were of their secret.
To his surprise, Selena’s reply was that they warmly welcomed his visit.
This left Lin Bei puzzled, but he quickly figured out why.
It had been three hundred years since the Yang, Li, and Qian families inherited the Qin corpse. Even if they had mountains of gold and silver, over such a long time, most of it would have been spent.
With their funds running low, they were surely looking for new opportunities.
Lin Bei was one of the top ten richest men on Hong Kong Island; if the family heads weren’t foolish, they wouldn’t refuse an offer from him.
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Shiluo Island.
In the ancestral hall of the Yang, Li, and Qian families, the three patriarchs gathered, exhaling smoke clouds.
The eldest Yang, who was also the village chief, glanced at the old Qian and old Li and calmly said, “I’ve already agreed to the Pan-Asia Group’s request. You know the state of the village’s wealth. At this rate, we’ll be begging on the streets in six or seven years at most.
This invitation from Pan-Asia Group is a good opportunity. If it succeeds, this might become our new livelihood.
Tell the people below to keep a low profile and not leave a bad impression.”
Old Qian and old Li nodded quickly. Then old Li said with a troubled expression, “It’s fine to keep people in line, but the day he comes happens to coincide with the opera troupe performing ‘Flooding of Jinshan.’ I’m worried something might go wrong.”
Old Qian suggested, “Why don’t we ask them to come later?”
Old Yang gave him a look and frowned. “Do you think Lin is your grandson, that you can decide when he comes? Here’s the plan: have a few people keep an eye on the opera troupe to make sure the performance finishes smoothly.
As for receiving Lin, old Li and I will handle it. Old Qian, you take care of the opera.”
The two nodded together.
After settling this matter, the three patriarchs turned to the issue of dealing with a traitor.
The problem was a widow in the village had taken a lover outside. The village normally didn’t mind—descendants of bandits and pirates like them had little regard for old-fashioned customs and didn’t enforce chastity.

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The real problem was that this widow had revealed the village’s greatest secret to her lover.
Everyone in the village knew their prosperous life was due to ancestors three hundred years ago who had robbed a tribute fleet meant for the Qing court, slaughtering all aboard.
Fortunately, a master had helped suppress the vengeful spirits, sealing the Qin corpse inside the corpse clan’s stronghold along with the ship’s crew.
Now, after so many years, the seal was weakening. If the Qin corpse broke free, no one on the island would survive.
Only the village natives knew this secret. Those married in from outside only knew about the treasure but were unaware that the Qin corpse was sealed inside.
If anyone sneaked in and broke the seal, it would be total ruin.
After some discussion, the three patriarchs decided to first dunk the traitorous widow in a pig cage and then hire assassins to kill her lover.
This wasn’t their first time doing such things; they were quite experienced.
While the three patriarchs of the Yang, Li, and Qian families plotted the murder-for-hire, not far away in the police station, three bored officers were scheming how to uncover evidence of the village’s crimes.
A grand drama was about to unfold.
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In a mysterious space, Lin Bei of Hong Kong Composite had just fallen asleep when he found himself back in this place.
This time, besides the three versions of himself from the martial arts, demon slayer, and Aiwei worlds, there were two newcomers.
One wore a Japanese school uniform, with a face seemingly optimized, which slightly unsettled the other versions of Lin Bei.
All of them were splits from the same person—why did this one look better?
The other newcomer wore a gray, old-fashioned long gown and sported an irritating yin-yang hairstyle.
This appearance immediately caught the attention of the others.
They exchanged glances and placed their hands together, sharing their memories.
Soon, they understood the backgrounds of the two newcomers.