The Tathāgata Must Fail

Chapter 113: Rushing Like Ducks


Lady Earth Flow came to Wanling City once again.

Sun Wukong was curious about how she would explain her actions.

Now that the affairs of the Kingdom of Chechi were widely known, how would Lady Earth Flow explain her use of his coin casting technology?

He found out soon enough.

Upon seeing Sun Wukong, Lady Earth Flow immediately started crying tears like raindrops.

"Mister, the Grandmaster is too much."

Right when she spoke, Sun Wukong knew the trick she was playing.

"What is the reason?"

Sun Wukong asked.

"The Grandmaster wouldn't listen to my advice, used your technology for evil deeds, and even took away my assets. In anger, I ran out here,"

Lady Earth Flow sobbed pitifully.

"That Grandmaster is indeed hateful,"

Sun Wukong spoke.

Lady Earth Flow sneered in her heart, calling him a naive scholar who was completely powerless, easily fooled by a mere Charming Technique.

"Mister, I'm now all alone."

She asked Sun Wukong with a pitiful look, "Could Mister show me around Wanling City to ease my mind?"

"That's simple."

Sun Wukong agreed and then took her for a tour around Wanling City for several days.

Under the guise of seeking advice, she learned quite a bit from him.

What delighted her was that she extracted several methods for crafting Runes.

Unfortunately, these Runes were not very useful, and they were difficult to create, leading Lady Earth Flow to feel somewhat disappointed after calculating the benefits.

Having seen the enormous profits from coin casting, these items no longer caught her eye.

"Is there nothing as profitable as coin casting?"

Lady Earth Flow wondered, and a few days later, by chance, while walking with Sun Wukong on a street selling Elixirs, they saw all the men in the street lying on the ground.

"What happened here?"

Lady Earth Flow was surprised.

"It's probably because Miss Daji came by,"

Sun Wukong replied.

Seeing all the men with weak legs in the street, there could be no other explanation except for Daji.

"I've heard of her, the fame is indeed well-deserved."

Lady Earth Flow felt somewhat envious.

She asked a Rabbit Demon working here and surely enough, it was Daji who recently went to the pharmacy and passed by this way.

"What medicine did she buy?"

Lady Earth Flow asked one more question.

"Wind Cold Pill, it seemed to be for her disciples,"

The Rabbit Demon said, then smiled and gave a bow to Sun Wukong: "Master, it has been a long time since you visited."

"Uh-huh,"

Sun Wukong nodded.

"Mister, are you familiar with the people here?"

Lady Earth Flow became curious.

"I am involved in some Elixir research,"

Sun Wukong answered, then shook his head: "Though I say 'research,' it's merely them calling me to inquire about the effects of herbal medicine."

"The Master is being modest,"

The Rabbit Demon smiled, "The Fetus Stabilizing Pills were able to be so effective because they adopted the Master's recommendations."

Hearing this, Lady Earth Flow was startled.

Aside from coin casting and Runes, this naive scholar was also proficient in herbal medicine?

And he was actually involved in the development of Fetus Stabilizing Pills?

Fetus Stabilizing Pills were the best-selling Elixir in Wanling City; due to the Monkey King's orders, the number of pregnant women in Wanling City over the past two or three decades was beyond imagination.

To ensure the safety of mothers and children, Wanling City introduced Fetus Stabilizing Pills a few years ago, which were highly effective. However, due to their limited production, they were so far only sold in Wanling Country, and outsiders couldn't even buy them.

Lady Earth Flow immediately began scheming.

"Master, have the medicinal herbs been found?"

The Rabbit Demon inquired Sun Wukong.

"No."

Sun Wukong shook his head.

Lady Earth Flow couldn't help but interrupt: "What herbal medicine?"

"We are improving the Fetus Stabilizing Pills, and the Grandmaster has found several herbs that can be substituted."

Rabbit Demon said: "By substituting the herbs, we simplify the process of making Fetus Stabilizing Pills so that ordinary humans can also produce them."

Lady Earth Flow was startled: "Then why not use them?"

"Those herbs are scarce and all wild, cannot be cultivated."

Sun Wukong replied: "They can only serve as temporary substitutes, not viable for long-term production, so we need to find other substitutes for future consideration."

He then shook his head: "But after searching through every medical text, I still cannot find a suitable substitute; it seems almost impossible."

Lady Earth Flow immediately determined this as a business opportunity and was elated, instantly setting her mind on it.

A few days later, Lady Earth Flow sweet-talked Sun Wukong and obtained the formula for the Fetus Stabilizing Pills.

"Sir, I will exchange this formula with the Grandmaster for property, and then move here to live with you in Wanling."

Lady Earth Flow looked at Sun Wukong with affection and reluctantly bade farewell.

"Given her words, she likely won't come back."

Sun Wukong thought, frowning.

But then again, maybe not, Lady Earth Flow is ambitious and now has a taste for it, she certainly won't easily be satisfied.

As long as she desires, she will have reasons to come back, and extract benefits from him.

Watching Lady Earth Flow's merchant ship disappear on the Tongtian River, Sun Wukong's figure also suddenly vanished.

Wanling Hall, Sun Wukong opened his eyes.

"Great Saint."

Quietly curious, he asked, "Why do I feel your Clone Technique is different from the others?"

"This is not a Clone Technique."

Sun Wokong shook his head.

He then said to Quietly: "I need to go into seclusion for a while."

"Yes."

Quietly immediately ordered the closure of Wanling Hall.

Lady Earth Flow returned to the Kingdom of Chechi, and Scorpion Demoness rushed impatiently to find her.

"Sister, the other countries have discovered the truth."

Scorpion Demoness said: "They are accusing Your Majesty of ignoring friendly relations and scheming against them."

"Don't worry sister, I got a formula for an Elixir from the scholar,"

Lady Earth Flow told her plan to Scorpion Demoness.

"Let's do as you say, sister."

Scorpion Demoness's eyes lit up, then she went to meet the King.

The King was angry, and upon seeing Scorpion Demoness asked: "Now all the countries are making it difficult for me, Prime Minister, how should I deal with them?"

"Your Majesty, our new currency has already been minted. Why not exchange it back at the original rate as they wish? It's still a profit."

Scorpion Demoness suggested.

"How can this be!"

The King didn't want to lose the money in hand.

"Your Majesty can take advantage of this situation to ask them to collect herbal medicines for us..."

Scorpion Demoness explained to the King, then said: "Once the Fetus Stabilizing Pills are made, we can make a huge profit in the future."

"Is it feasible?"

The King was somewhat skeptical of the effect of the Fetus Stabilizing Pills.

"It will definitely work, Your Majesty, this pill has a great use."

Scorpion Demoness assured: "Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about sales."

The King, half convinced, summoned some Taoists to verify.

After verification, he was overjoyed.

"Prime Minister, you truly did not deceive me, this is indeed a treasure!"

The King immediately adopted Scorpion Demoness's proposal.

He brought the representatives of the other countries and discussed the terms.

"How come it's these terms?"

The representatives from other countries were somewhat surprised.

Upon inquiry back home, they found these were just some wild herbs, although rare, they weren't Lingzhi Immortal Grass.

Since the Kingdom of Chechi was willing to pay for them, the other countries naturally had no objections.

After some negotiations, all the countries agreed.

The Kingdom of Chechi began to buy the herbs in large quantities.

The high purchase price made the citizens of all countries flock to it.

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