Chapter 524: Prudence at Every Turn
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After returning to Lecheng, Yang Haoran had originally intended to immediately deploy the formation flags he had acquired from the Ma Family. However, considering that the villa's expansion was not yet complete, he decided to temporarily postpone the matter. He would arrange them after the expansion was finished, to avoid damaging the buried formation flags during construction, which would result in a significant loss.
With the array deployment postponed, Yang Haoran decided to first settle Tang Shi and the other two.
He first made a trip to the Underworld. The main purpose of going to the Underworld was to commission a set of exclusive skins for each of Tang Shi and the other two.
This time, he didn't go to Yuan's Skinsuit Shop to order the skins. He made this decision not because Yuan's Skinsuit Shop was subpar, but because he didn't want its employees to grow suspicious.
He had previously ordered four sets of skins from Yuan's Skinsuit Shop and bought another. If he were to order three more sets this time, it would inevitably raise suspicions. After all, why would an Underworld official from the mortal realm need to order so many skins?
Of course, this was merely Yang Haoran's personal conjecture. It was possible the clerks at Yuan's Skinsuit Shop wouldn't pay any mind to it, but to minimize risk, he felt it was more appropriate to commission the skins from a different shop.
While the skins were being commissioned, Yang Haoran applied for a batch of Soul-Gathering Beads in the Underworld.
Obtaining Soul-Gathering Beads was not difficult. One simply had to find the corresponding counter in the Underworld and apply to receive a substantial number of them.
After acquiring the Soul-Gathering Beads, Yang Haoran briefly met with Jiang Dashi before hastily leaving the Underworld and returning to the mortal realm.
His urgency stemmed from his concern for the Ancheng Underworld Division. While he was in the Underworld, no one in the outside world could contact him. If anything were to happen again at the Ancheng Underworld Division without his assistance, it would likely be difficult for them to overcome the ordeal.
He didn't have to stay in Ancheng, but he absolutely needed to remain in the mortal realm as much as possible. This way, if something truly did occur at the Ancheng Underworld Division, he could rush there to provide timely support.
As for the commissioned skins, since they required some time to be successfully refined, he decided to return to the Underworld in a few days to retrieve them.
Upon returning to the mortal realm, Yang Haoran called Old Master Wu. Soon after, Old Master Wu arrived at the villa's study and met with Yang Haoran.
After inviting Old Master Wu to sit, Yang Haoran retrieved several boxes from his independent space. Old Master Wu's gaze fell upon these boxes, and a hint of confusion appeared on his face.
"Boss, these are. . . ? " Old Master Wu began, asking.
"The boxes are all filled with Soul-Gathering Beads," Yang Haoran said with a smile. "You told me last time that our stock of blank Soul-Gathering Beads was running low, so I went to the Underworld and applied for a new batch."
Hearing they were Soul-Gathering Beads, a smile spread across Old Master Wu's face.
Indeed, the current number of Soul-Gathering Beads they possessed was truly limited. If they weren't replenished in time, they certainly wouldn't last much longer.
Once the Soul-Gathering Beads were depleted without replenishment, it would become a troublesome matter for the entire Lecheng Underworld Division.
After all, whether it was Yang Haoran, the Emissary of Death, or the other Night Watchers, Soul-Gathering Beads were indispensable when guiding the departed spirits.
Now that the Soul-Gathering Beads had been replenished, they wouldn't have to worry about them for at least a long time.
"Oh, right, there's another matter that requires your decision, Boss," Old Master Wu said, his gaze shifting from the boxes of Soul-Gathering Beads to Yang Haoran.
"Oh? Do tell," Yang Haoran replied, a hint of surprise in his smile.
Ever since he had handed over the management of the Lecheng Underworld Division to Old Master Wu, he had hardly worried about anything, and there weren't many matters requiring his final say. Hence, he was somewhat surprised to hear Old Master Wu's words.
"We've dispatched some personnel to assist the Ancheng Underworld Division, which has left us a bit short-handed here," Old Master Wu explained. "My suggestion is to recruit another batch of Night Watchers. This would not only fill the current vacancies but also provide a reserve force for the future."
Yang Haoran nodded in agreement after only a moment's thought. After all, no one could predict what tomorrow held, and having more personnel on standby, within acceptable limits, would bring more benefits than drawbacks.
"Alright, you select the recruits," Yang Haoran said with a smile. "Once they're properly trained, I will personally implant the Death God Seal within them."
As his words fell, Yang Haoran waved his hand and produced a small box. The box opened on its own, revealing a Soul Pill nestled inside.
"Use this Soul Pill to distribute as remuneration for the Night Watchers under you," Yang Haoran instructed. "It's best to issue it monthly from now on. This way, their strength can improve at least once a month, which will only benefit them."
The reason he hadn't given Soul Pills to Old Master Wu before was that he simply had too few on him. Keeping an extra Soul Pill on hand meant having a bit more capital for self-preservation. If possible, he certainly wouldn't have touched the Soul Pills reserved for the Night Watchers. However, if he were truly pushed to his limits, he naturally wouldn't have been able to care about such concerns and would definitely have consumed that Soul Pill as well, as saving his own life was paramount.
Now, the situation was different. He was immeasurably wealthier than he had once been; a single Soul Pill meant nothing to him. Thus, he unhesitatingly took out a Soul Pill and handed it to Old Master Wu, instructing him to perform a Soul Qi infusion for the Night Watchers every month.
Of course, by giving Old Master Wu a Soul Pill, he didn't rule out the possibility that Old Master Wu might secretly absorb and refine the pure Yin Qi within it. This possibility certainly existed.
However, since he had made this decision, he wouldn't care whether Old Master Wu chose to do so. Moreover, Old Master Wu was an intelligent man; he believed Old Master Wu knew what to do and what not to do. Yang Haoran felt that with Old Master Wu's shrewdness, he would absolutely never do something that would lead to losing something significant over a trifle.
The Soul Pills Yang Haoran refined himself were not kept in boxes, simply because he didn't have that many boxes available.
This particular Soul Pill came from the Underworld. The reason he chose to present a boxed Soul Pill rather than one he had refined himself wasn't because there was a difference between the two, but because all Soul Pills acquired from the Underworld came with boxes. If he were to produce an unboxed Soul Pill, it might just arouse some suspicion in Old Master Wu.
This possibility was extremely low, but he couldn't rule it out. To minimize risk, he subconsciously opted for the boxed Soul Pill.
Old Master Wu put away the Soul Pill, then smiled at Yang Haoran, saying, "Don't worry, Boss, I will handle this matter properly."
"I'm always at ease when Old Wu handles things," Yang Haoran said with a smile. "Regarding the villa expansion, I hope Old Wu will devote a bit more attention to it. While ensuring quality, it's best to complete the work as soon as possible."
Old Master Wu nodded, replying, "It will take at most five more days; all the expansion work should be completely finished by then."
"Good, I'll leave this troublesome matter to Old Wu then," Yang Haoran said with a smile. "Afterward, remember to erase their memories of this period, to avoid any unnecessary trouble in the future."
In truth, the villa's expansion speed was already quite fast. All of this, at its root, came down to sufficient funds being in place. As long as the money was paid in full and enough workers were hired, the pace naturally picked up.
"Don't worry, Boss, I'll handle this cleanly," Old Master Wu assured.
Over the next few days, Yang Haoran made a trip to Ancheng and found Chu Jiu.
His visit to the Ancheng Underworld Division was to ascertain whether its operations had returned to normal and if anyone was taking advantage of the situation to cause trouble.
His worries proved unfounded. The Ancheng Underworld Division's work had returned to normal under Chu Jiu's arrangements. Though Chu Jiu was young and a girl, her abilities in all aspects were remarkably strong. In a short time, she had managed the Ancheng Underworld Division's affairs with such efficiency that it was back on track.
The situation at the Ancheng Underworld Division was even better than he had imagined, which allowed Yang Haoran to leave Ancheng with peace of mind and return to Lecheng.
For several days, apart from his brief trip to Ancheng, Yang Haoran went nowhere else. Instead, he remained at the villa, researching talisman arts and attempting to draw higher-grade talismans.
Although he hadn't deliberately cultivated, ever since Yang Haoran had successfully condensed the Talisman Master Power Seed, it had been continuously operating, automatically absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. As a result, his Talisman Master Power Seed was now somewhat stronger than it had been initially, and the Talisman Spirit Power within his body had also grown denser.
Of course, if he were compared to Talisman Masters who diligently cultivated every day, the gap would still be quite significant.
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