Chapter 154: The Opened Iron Box
Even if the other party’s asking price was a cost that Lu Jinzhao couldn’t bear at the moment, Lu Jinzhao wouldn’t object to it.
But, one yuan.
She found it somewhat unacceptable.
What difference did this have from a free cake?
Her overly cautious personality made it really impossible for her to accept a “free cake” from a stranger.
Especially when it involved the train and a supernatural item.
“Can I ask why the price is this?”
“Of course.” Sang Yuanbo picked up her mobile phone again and sent a message to the other party: “Actually, I’m also very curious why she would charge this price?”
As far as she knew, the other party wasn’t a big philanthropist.
Even her personality was quite strict.
The message replied as quickly as always; this person never delayed in handling things.
“She says…” Sang Yuanbo looked at the message, her eyebrows slightly raised: “One yuan is just symbolic; the price is a favor.”
“This isn’t easy to price.” Sang Yuanbo sighed.
She rarely did business—or rather, had never let customers pay with a “favor.”
Because it was a “priceless” value.
Prices were always changing, and there was even the risk of losing everything, so she hadn’t thought in this direction at first.
Moreover, a first-class one proactively buying a favor from a passenger who had just left B-grade?
This was too strange.
However, in the “value” she saw, this transaction was completely worth this price.
This was somewhat inconceivable.
Was the item inside this iron box simply too powerful, or was the potential of the girl in front of her immeasurable?
“A favor…?” Lu Jinzhao was clearly also a bit surprised.
She didn’t understand why the other party would make this request.
“Can we change it to something else?”
She had clearly agreed, and now she could pay one yuan to open the iron box, but Lu Jinzhao didn’t really want to owe a favor.
Compared to a debt spelled out clearly, a favor debt was really quite troublesome.
Even with Sang Yuanbo there to confirm that this transaction had no other hidden “extra costs” she didn’t know about, Lu Jinzhao still didn’t want to owe a favor so unclearly.
Sang Yuanbo held her mobile phone and waited for a moment, then looked up and said: “Regrettably, the other party says no.”
“So far, the person I see who can open this iron box—at least in our Yuncheng—is only her.”
“Transactions within Yuncheng, I can guarantee are relatively fair and secure; if you want to trade with people from other cities, I can try to make the connection, but I can’t guarantee the fairness of this transaction.”
Sang Yuanbo’s words were tactful, but Lu Jinzhao understood the implication.
The parchment probably really had no other method, and after trying to influence Lu Jinzhao but finding it couldn’t do more, it began constantly “advising” her.
【Owing a favor? There must be a trap.】
【This woman’s fate can only guarantee that your current transaction has no extra costs to pay, but once this favor is owed, there are too many uncertainties!】
【She will ruin you.】
【Since you won’t give me the thing inside, why not just not open this box.】
【This way, you don’t owe a favor, and you don’t have to worry about what I’ll do, right?】
The parchment changed its approach; it had already confirmed that Lu Jinzhao wouldn’t give it the thing, so it began persuading Lu Jinzhao not to open the box.
But the more it said this, the more it firmed up Lu Jinzhao’s originally hesitant heart.
She clearly wanted it so badly that she had once fallen into madness over it, yet now it was advising her not to open it?
Lu Jinzhao sneered inwardly but didn’t immediately decide to accept this transaction because of the parchment’s current attitude.
She asked Sang Yuanbo who this first-class person trading with her was, and then got a somewhat familiar name.
“Her name is Ji Xinyue; you should have seen her name.”
“The New Moon from the forum?”
One of the administrators; after Lu Jinzhao entered the core area, she saw her name in the pinned post, and that pinned post was left by 【New Moon】.
“Yes, it’s her.” Sang Yuanbo nodded: “If the one proposing the favor transaction was another first-class, I might not even agree, because trading with a favor would delay the transaction to who knows when it could be fully completed, which isn’t beneficial for me.”
“But the one proposing this transaction is New Moon, so I think it can proceed.”
It sounded like Sang Yuanbo trusted Ji Xinyue greatly, and this trust wasn’t out of personal favor, but because this person was “Ji Xinyue.”
“She is the iron-blooded enforcer of Yuncheng’s rules; some call her the enforcer, some call her the devil existing in reality; once someone tries to disrupt Yuncheng’s calmness, New Moon will make them regret it.”
“The current atmosphere at Yuncheng Station being so good is largely thanks to her.”
Although passengers need to pay a certain price to kill in the real world, there are simply too many ways to make them regret without killing.
Just need to kill the chicken to warn the monkey, give sufficient lessons, and then no one dares to challenge the bottom line again.
Besides, can’t kill in reality? Inside the platform, isn’t that possible?
First-class ones have ways to make a passenger die inside the platform.
“But she won’t strike at anyone without reason; in fact, as long as you don’t do things that violate the bottom line, Ji Xinyue is an extremely reliable person with a strong sense of security.”
Since the rules are set, they must be absolutely upheld to convince others, so even first-class ones have no privilege when facing these “rules.”
And Ji Xinyue ensures the “rules” run smoothly; as long as she exists, other passengers can be sure that Yuncheng won’t have major chaos.
Her standing there is synonymous with “trustworthy.”
Even though other first-class ones maintain these rules, Ji Xinyue is clearly the “spokesperson” decided upon by the first-class ones.
“So, trading a favor with her, I think it’s fine.”
Because Ji Xinyue herself needs to represent Yuncheng Station’s “rules,” it can at least be guaranteed that she won’t use this favor to make Lu Jinzhao pay a cost exceeding the bottom line.
“I understand.” Lu Jinzhao nodded: “I agree.”
Numerous responsibilities and shackles fall on Ji Xinyue, yet she steadily shoulders them all and does it to the best, which is something Lu Jinzhao thinks she couldn’t do.
She isn’t willing to bear too many responsibilities, especially for those unrelated to her.
But she also admires those willing to bear this responsibility; compared to an uncertain transaction with an outstation passenger, she prefers to pay this favor.
As the Divine Calculator said, she must get the thing in the iron box; the parchment’s fanatical craving for it made Lu Jinzhao extremely curious about what’s inside.
She felt it was time to open it.
Transaction completed, Sang Yuanbo took Lu Jinzhao to the location where Ji Xinyue currently was.
Ji Xinyue’s residence was in a villa halfway up the mountainside, quite far from the train station, but for first-class, they enter the platform maybe once every half year, so no need to live very close.
Before meeting Ji Xinyue, Lu Jinzhao had wondered what she would look like, but considering the Countess Cat in front of her, Lu Jinzhao didn’t guess toward a more serious appearance.
And when she saw Ji Xinyue in person, she sighed inwardly: Good thing she didn’t guess randomly; how could she have guessed this?
The girl in front of her, about 154 cm tall, was the majestic and powerful “enforcer” from Sang Yuanbo’s mouth.
Her face looked very young too, maybe about the same age as her?
Or even a bit younger?
When she opened her mouth to speak… even though her tone sounded calm and serious, her voice was a bit too sweet, resulting in no majesty at all.
Probably Lu Jinzhao’s expression betrayed her inner thoughts; Ji Xinyue paused in leading the two into the villa, then slightly turned her body, looked up, and stared expressionlessly at Sang Yuanbo: “Can you stay a bit farther from me?”
Sang Yuanbo couldn’t hold back, her mouth curved: “Sure, young lady.”
Although from the residence and decor one could tell Ji Xinyue was very wealthy, Sang Yuanbo directly calling her young lady still made Lu Jinzhao find it quite amusing.
The two followed Ji Xinyue to the backyard, which was unusually spacious; a larger area was divided into several zones, one of which held many cold weapons.
It looked like a place very suitable for martial arts practice.
“Give me the thing.” Ji Xinyue reached out to Lu Jinzhao.
【Don’t give it to her!!!】
The parchment was still wailing, but Lu Jinzhao ignored its struggle and handed the iron box to Ji Xinyue while asking: “How do you plan to open it?”
“Very simple.” Ji Xinyue replied: “Just cut it open directly, right?”
As she spoke, she took a sharpened longsword from the wall surface, and then a chilling aura completely belonging to a ghost emanated from her.
At this moment, Ji Xinyue’s “cuteness” completely vanished, replaced by a chilling temperament.
Clearly the same face, no change in features, yet it was as if she had become a completely different person.
Just looking at her was like gazing at a fierce ghost crawling out from the platform.
The originally sunny small courtyard was also shrouded in shadow.
The Ji Xinyue in front was clearly human, yet already like a ghost influencing the surrounding environment.
The next second, she swung the longsword in her hand.
It looked like it had no technique, just an ordinary attack, not even fast, but the box that had been impervious in Lu Jinzhao’s hands with no method against it was silently split open.
Lu Jinzhao didn’t quite understand what she saw; though she didn’t ask, Ji Xinyue’s fate was clearly no secret, so Sang Yuanbo lowered her head and whispered: “This is currently the fate publicly recognized in our Yuncheng as the most useful against both ghosts and people.”
【Nemesis】
Just these two simple words summarized the greatest effect of this fate.
Now, Ji Xinyue using the fate was the iron box’s “nemesis,” so she could split it open with one sword.
However, even after Ji Xinyue withdrew her fate, the originally gloomy backyard didn’t brighten; the darkness was instead gradually closing in on this place.
The iron box fell to the ground, also letting Lu Jinzhao see clearly what was hidden inside.
That was a tiny, at first glance even indistinguishable, ghost infant hand bone.
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