Chapter 177 Granting
Chapter 177 Granting
Putting on Yu Ziqian's mask again, Ning Zhe sent Xia Yubing to the Taoyuan West Branch of Qinzhou Medical College. The medical staff who had made an appointment immediately began to give her a full body examination.
After getting the test results, Xia Chan's face didn't look good.
Xia Yubing's physical condition is relatively good. Apart from some skin injuries on his abdomen caused by a rubber bullet, and muscle strain and ligament sprain caused by excessive exercise, everything is normal.
However, Xia Chan's main concern was not her health, but: "She was violated."
Ning Zhe thought to himself that that was enough. Xia Yubing's physique was only suitable for her to assault others, and there was no reason for her to be the one being assaulted.
Although he was complaining in his heart, Ning Zhe still selectively picked out some of the things that happened in Zanju Town and explained them all to Xia Chan in a professional manner.
"...In summary, your niece has actually died in Zanju Town a long time ago. The reason she is still alive now is because I bribed her three corpses and used the power of the ghost in the town to anchor the false fact that she is 'alive'."
Ning Zhe openly confessed what happened between him and Xia Yubing without any reservations. In fact, there was nothing to be secretive about.
Xia Chan is an old customer of Ji Bochang. Although she is not an upgraded person, she has some understanding of the situation in the strange world, so it is not difficult to explain it to her.
After listening to Ning Zhe's explanation, Xia Chan fell silent. She looked up and down at the evil ghost mask on his face with her sharp eyes, and finally sighed helplessly:
"I remember the commission I issued was to bring her out alive."
This is not living.
Ning Zhe did not comment: "If you want to use this reason to reduce my salary, I suggest you not to think about it."
The services provided by the upgraders are not that cheap.
"...I will pay you in full." Xia Chan frowned and gave a look to a man in a suit who was waiting beside her.
The man immediately stepped forward and handed the copper coin, which was always tied with a red string, to Ning Zhe.
A sum of money for buying a life, this is the reward for this trip. Fortunately, Xia Chan is Ji Bochang's old customer, so she can afford such a huge sum of money.
Ning Zhe took the copper coins, confirmed that they were correct and put them into his clothes: "It's a wise choice, so since you are so quick to pay, I will provide you with some information as a friendly gesture."
"Please speak." Xia Chan's expression suddenly became serious. None of the information provided by the upgraders was cheap.
Ning Zhe showed a polite smile on his face hidden under the ghost mask and said:
"On the third Gengshen day, the three corpses will be frightened; on the seventh Gengshen day, the three corpses will die forever. A person's three corpses cannot be sent away with a bribe. What I did was only to temporarily delay her death. On the next Gengshen day, your niece's three corpses will still try to leave her body and report her death to the heavens."
"So I suggest you prepare in advance for the next bribe to the three corpses, otherwise your precious niece who you saved at a great price will die again." Ning Zhe continued: "The offerings to bribe the three corpses are: money, food, and men."
Xia Chan's face suddenly turned ugly.
At this point, she already understood that what the Ascender in front of her said was true. Ascenders of Ye Yao's level had no shortage of women, and Xia Yubing was indeed not attractive enough to attract Ye Yao. She had learned from Lan Shiwen that Yu Ziqian liked slim girls who were car models, and Xia Yubing was just acceptable to him, not in his good range.
This means that he had sex with Xia Yubing not because he was attracted by her beauty, but because sex was indeed a sacrifice to bribe the three corpses. And every Gengshen day in the future, she would have to continue to offer sacrifices, otherwise she would die.
This is troublesome...
Xia Chan knew that her family had been lacking male heirs for the past two generations, and that she had been able to maintain her current fortune by recruiting live-in sons-in-law and winning over talents like Zhang Yangxu. This was also the reason why she was willing to spend a huge amount of money to invite an Upgrader to rescue her niece who had gone missing in a strange incident.
Now the money has been spent and the person has been rescued, but not only has my niece's marriage value been greatly reduced after losing her virginity, but she also has a time bomb tied to her body that needs to be deflated regularly... The process of defusing the countdown will cause her value to continue to depreciate.
"...I haven't done such a losing business in a long time." Finally, Xia Chan sighed, seeming to accept her fate.
Ning Zhe laughed: "There is no such thing as a general who always wins in the business world. Do you think you are a stock god?"
The annualized rate of return of the stock god is only around 20%.
"If everything is confirmed to be OK, I should leave." Ning Zhe raised his hand and waved gently, then turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait." Xia Chan suddenly stopped him. "Anything else?"
"Well... about Yu Bing's current state..." Xia Chan hesitated for a moment, but still asked the question she had always wanted to ask: "Is her current state the 'granter' defined by your Upgrading Network?"
"You can say that." Ning Zhe nodded.
The granting of qualifications is another classification system independent of the promotion of qualifications.
The specific definition is:
[Those who master the rules are the ascenders, and those who use the rules are the granters]
Any form of exploitation counts.
For example, a mortal who has never encountered any strange events gets a life-buying copper coin by chance, so he can use the rules of the God of Wealth to buy his own life to a certain extent.
Those who cannot truly master the rules but are able to exploit them through some means are classified in the upgraded network as - Grantees.
Their "character" is not obtained through self-improvement, but is an external thing "granted" by other means. After all, it does not belong to themselves, so they are called "character granters."
According to this classification method, all mortals who hold five copper coins can be collectively called "grantees", and all of Ji Bochang's clients are such.
Xia Yubing, who obtained an alternative kind of eternal life with the help of the rules of the Four-Faced Buddha, naturally counts as one of them.
There are also some top-notch granters who have mastered the rules of pluralism. They are no less dangerous than the upgraded ones, and can even be more terrifying than the upgraded ones in some scenarios... but that is another topic.
"Once you become a grantee, you are no longer an ordinary person."
Xia Chan sighed and said quietly, "Mr. Ye Yao, I'm sure you know that our family has lacked male heirs for the past two generations. My husband and Yu Bing's father are both outsiders who married into our family. But Yu Bing's current situation... it's not easy for her to find a son-in-law."
Young talents are not cabbages that can be picked up at will. A capable and ambitious person like Zhang Yangxu, even if he comes from a humble background, still has his own pride and is not worthy of being a scapegoat.
The Xia family also knew this, so they were particularly strict in the family education of two generations of female heirs in the clan. Xia Chan and her sister were both virgins when they got married, otherwise, with Zhang Yangxu's ability, it would be impossible for him to just find a lover outside.
A normal live-in son-in-law who had achieved his level would have already started transferring property. Zhang Yangxu did not do so only because of his acquired sense of responsibility.
Ning Zhe's evaluation of the Xia family is: a typical Qinzhou feudal family.
Recently, there have been many rumors online about Qinzhou's conservative customs and feudal folk customs, saying that many women in Qinzhou are still suffering from the poison of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. As a native of Qinzhou, I want to clarify: this is not a rumor. This is how we live in Qinzhou.
"I know about your family's situation, so what do you want to say?" Ning Zhe asked puzzled.
Xia Chan folded her hands in front of her belly, her brows relaxed, and she showed a calm smile: "Although Yu Bing is a bit reckless, she is still a girl from our Xia family. She has been well-educated since she was a child. She was still a virgin until she disappeared in Zanju Town. Who would have thought that she would encounter such a thing...
...Ah, what I mean is, if Mr. Yeyao is willing to marry our Yubing, that would be great. You won't suffer any loss, right?
Of course, you don’t need to be a live-in son-in-law like my husband. It is enough as long as you can maintain such a good relationship with our family in the future. "
Xia Chan's words were measured, leaving ample room for Ye Yao both internally and externally.
"Oh, near-expiry foods are being sold at a reduced price." Ning Zhe immediately understood what she meant without even having to think about it.
Stop loss in time, this is a very rational businessman’s thinking.
To some extent, the promoted person is indeed a young talent worth winning over. It is not a loss to marry a daughter who already has flaws, and she can also pass the matter of bribing the three corpses to her husband. According to Yu Ziqian's character, he would not reject such a clean woman with a good family background. It is indeed the best solution for the current situation.
But should this kind of cold business thinking be applied to one's own niece?
Well, it’s because Xia Chan’s parents treated her the same way back then.
This is how we are in Qinzhou.
(End of this chapter)