Preparing to Go to the Market

The carriage slowly turned around and headed back towards the city. Huan'er sat on the carriage shaft and drove. The carriage was lined with soft cushions. Xiao Mingshu leaned against the long couch at the back, while Shen Jingchuan sat on the short couch opposite her.

"Sister, do you really think this thing can be used against High-Stage Qi Refining cultivators?" Shen Jingchuan asked.

Xiao Mingshu pondered for a moment, then lightly tapped her knee with her fingertips. "I myself wouldn't dare to take the hit head-on, but judging from the feeling of the shooting just now, a cultivator in the Middle Stage of Qi Refining definitely couldn't withstand a volley of fire. However, the biggest limitation is that you have to get close. If the distance is too far, the cultivator will detect you with a single sweep of their Divine Sense, and they can escape beforehand, so you won't be able to hit them at all."

She paused, then continued, "Do you know what's most impressive about this machine gun? It's its ability to fire continuously. Just now, a whole box of ammunition belts was fired, over two hundred rounds were emptied in an instant. This is something ordinary Law Artifacts simply can't do. In the cultivation world, any artifact capable of such a continuous attack would at least be Spirit Artifact. Most Law Artifacts can only fire one shot, but this one can fire over two hundred in one go."

"Although the power of a single bullet can't compare to the full force of a high-level Law Artifact, nor can it chase after people like Law Artifact, it has two advantages that Law Artifact can't match." Xiao Mingshu held up two fingers, "First, it consumes almost no Spiritual Power. When a cultivator uses it, at most they need to use a little Spiritual Qi to stabilize the gun and offset the recoil, the consumption is negligible. Those powerful magic Law Artifact, on the other hand, consume half of their Spiritual Power with each use, and simply cannot last long in battle. This machine gun is different; as long as there are enough bullets, it can keep firing, at least no one dares to get close easily."

"Secondly, speed is key." She looked up at Shen Jingchuan. "If the distance is within ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), a bullet will arrive in an instant; there's no way to dodge it."

Shen Jingchuan followed up by asking, "So, sister, if you carry this machine gun to the market, aren't you afraid of those roadblocks blocking your way?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mingshu paused, lowered her head, and carefully recalled the power of the barrage she had just unleashed. She nodded solemnly. "It should be fine."

"Sister, could you take me with you next time you go to the market? I'd like to see the world too," Shen Jingchuan said casually.

Xiao Mingshu immediately looked up at him warily. "What? You little rascal, are you planning to ditch your sister and go it alone?"

"Sister, please don't think of me as that kind of person!"

Shen Jingchuan quickly waved his hand:

"I really just want to broaden my horizons. I can swear to you right now that from now on, every transaction in the market will be handled by you personally, and I will only be responsible for supplying the goods."

Our Shen Household's ancestral motto is: be honest in your conduct, be sincere in business, and treat your customers with utmost sincerity; we would never do anything that betrays our trust.

Xiao Mingshu stared at his face for a long time. Seeing his calm expression and sincere tone, he didn't seem to be faking it at all.

"Alright, you don't need to swear an oath."

She waved her hand:

"Don't you still have a machine gun like this? Perfect, you coming along will be a great help. Bandit Cultivator, we can fire both machine guns at once, which will be enough to give them a hard time. If we can't win, we can fight while we run."

She paused, then added, "Huan'er is a girl after all; it would be too strenuous for her to support such a heavy machine gun. You're tough and resilient; you should be able to handle it."

"Don't worry about that, sister. I've already tested it, and it's fine," Shen Jingchuan replied immediately.

"Okay." Xiao Mingshu slapped her knee, her interest immediately piqued. "Then let's rest for a few days and then set off. Is your cargo ready?"

"It's all prepared, don't worry, sister."

Shen Jingchuan smiled and said:

"I've stocked up on extra goods this time. We're going to do something big, so hopefully one trip will last us a long time without us having to go again."

The more Xiao Mingshu thought about it, the more reliable it seemed, and her face was full of excitement.

After escorting Xiao Mingshu and her maid back to their residence, Shen Jingchuan didn't linger and turned to go to Zhenyuan Escort Agency.

Upon seeing him enter, the Lin Shan brothers, Lin Yue, immediately recounted everything they had gathered over the past two days. Shen Jingchuan listened, nodded, and said:

"Tomorrow, take some men to my residence. The clan has just sent over another batch of carriages, along with some spare parts. Take them all back."

"You can transport these cars to Chang'an and hand them over to the Zhou Household."

Shen Jingchuan paused, then added:

"If they want you to be sent directly to the capital, you can decide for yourselves. If you're willing to accept them, then accept them; if not, let them find someone else."

Lin Weiyuan agreed without hesitation:

Okay, how many vehicles are there in this batch?

Shen Jingchuan recalled the quantity piled up in the yard, but didn't think much of it, casually saying:

"I didn't count them exactly, but it's probably a dozen or so. You'll see when you get there tomorrow." He didn't give a fixed number, adding that a few more could be transported from Hyundai that night.

After dinner that evening, Shen Jingchuan obediently returned to his own courtyard, not daring to go into the rooms of his two wives in the backyard.

Xiao Mingshu is a cultivator at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer. Her Divine Sense can cover the entire courtyard with a single sweep. If any noise is made and she hears it, the embarrassment would be so great that you could dig a hole in the ground to hide it.

He went to the quiet room in the west courtyard to meditate and cultivate himself.

He was also worried, wondering if his sister would notice if he suddenly disappeared and traveled to the modern world.

It's always good to act like a well-behaved person first; she probably won't be idle and keep watching me with her Divine Sense all the time.

Shen Jingchuan swallowed a Qi Gathering Pill, calmed his mind, and circulated his internal energy for one cycle. When he took out his pocket watch, it was already ten o'clock.

It's about time.

He didn't dare use his Divine Sense to probe Xiao Mingshu's movements, for fear of alerting her.

Thinking about cultivation, he decided that when he went to the market this time, he would definitely find a formation or Law Artifact to conceal his aura. Otherwise, living in the same courtyard as this older sister would be too awkward.

Once the thought was made up, he moved his mind and his figure disappeared silently from the quiet room.

When I opened my eyes again, I was already standing in the modern-day West Mountain Separate Garden.

Shen Jingchuan didn't delay. He went straight to the garage, got in the car, and drove all the way to the large warehouse in the suburbs. When he arrived, he put several titanium alloy carriages, along with the packed loose goods, into his ancestral Spatial Ring, quickly filling the Ring to the brim.

After receiving the goods, he glanced at the ordinary Storage Ring he had bought from the cultivation world on his hand. He scanned it with his Divine Sense and found that it was still partially empty. He subconsciously had the idea to put the boxes of mirrors on the ground into the ring as well, but after trying several times, the boxes on the ground did not budge and the Storage Ring did not react at all.

Shen Jingchuan raised an eyebrow. It seemed that apart from this ancestral Spatial Ring, ordinary Storage Rings from the cultivation world were unusable in modern times. Wearing them was fine, but the space inside was completely unusable. He didn't delve into it further and simply gave up on trying to figure it out.

After locking up the warehouse, he drove back to West Mountain Separate Garden. He glanced at his watch; it was a little past eleven, so he still had plenty of time.

Shen Jingchuan took out his phone, opened the shopping app, and started placing a large number of orders.

This time, he was going to test the waters at the Immortal Cultivation Market. He wasn't sure what would sell best, so he simply stocked up on all sorts of miscellaneous goods that he could think of that cultivators might need, from small items like airtight containers, lighters, and spice bottles to large items like portable grills and various seasonings. He bought a whole bunch of miscellaneous items.

Anyway, if he needed anything on the way or when he arrived at the market, he could always come back to restock, so he might as well stock up on more at once.

It's fine to fill in West Mountain Separate Garden as the delivery address for small items, but it's too conspicuous to always send large items to the villa. There's no one to sign for them in the suburban warehouse, and it's not practical to pile them up outside.

Shen Jingchuan frowned, wondering if he should hire someone to watch the warehouse. But he couldn't find a reliable person right away. Did this mean he could only buy a smaller quantity this time?

Just as he was fretting, a name suddenly flashed through his mind— Meng Ke.

Yeah, we can just have her receive it for us.

Shen Jingchuan immediately changed his mind, changing the delivery address for all large orders to a large warehouse in the suburbs, and also changing the contact number to Meng Ke's number.

After making all the changes, he opened WeChat and sent a message to Meng Ke, saying that he had ordered a lot of goods recently and had sent her the address and warehouse password. He said he would call her when the package arrived and asked her to sign for it.

He added a couple more sentences at the end, saying that he had been busy lately and there was no signal in the places he went, so it might be inconvenient to contact her often. He told her to take care of herself and that when he came back, the gift he had prepared for his future mother-in-law would definitely be a surprise for her.