Chapter 770
Pan Xiaohei, Get Up and Get to Work
“I asked the sulfur merchants, and they said that 800,000 catties of sulfur are imported from Japan every year. When there is a trade agreement, Japan will pay tribute of 20,000 to 100,000 catties, and the rest is almost all smuggled.” Wang Cong said, “They mostly get their goods from merchants in Zhejiang and Fujian and then transport them to various places for distribution. They never get any business in the important towns along the nine borders.”
Pan Yun's gaze sharpened slightly: "Who is this businessman? He's told you so much over just one drink?"
Wang Cong grinned and took out a yellow talisman, slapping it on the table: "I secretly put a yellow talisman in his sleeve. If you want to know who he is, I'm drunk, so only Junior Uncle can investigate."
Pan Yun took the yellow talisman and said with disdain, "Go to sleep."
Wang Cong staggered away.
Pan Yun sat cross-legged on the bed with the yellow talisman in her hand. After a moment of contemplation, she pulled Pan Xiaohei, who was lying on the pillow, over and shook him awake: "It's such a beautiful night, everyone is still awake, how can you, a night owl, be asleep?"
Pan Xiaohei: "Don't slander me. My sleep schedule is very healthy. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't stay up all night."
Pan Jun then hugged it and gently scratched its chin.
Pan Xiaohei closed his eyes comfortably.
Pan Jun smiled slightly. She still had the characteristics of a cat. In that case, how could a cat go to bed early?
Pan Jun stroked it until it felt comfortable, then cupped its head, looked directly into its eyes, and said, "Go check on a few people for me."
Pan Xiaohei: "...Why don't you go yourself? With your magic power, as long as you don't target people above the fifth level, you won't be discovered."
Pan Jun stroked its head and laughed, "Those claims are all false. People have a sixth sense, and even a seventh sense. Sensitive people, even without martial arts skills, can sense other people's gazes. For example, Yang Shan only knows a little bit of riding and archery, but he can sense Xiao Hong by his side. After thinking it over, you are the most reassuring one."
Pan Xiaohei: "You're trying to kill me with flattery just to get me to work!"
“No, I mean it,” Pan Jun said. “Haven’t you noticed that you’re often ignored when you’re with us? You’re truly a spirit, even more hidden than a ghost.”
Pan Xiaohei remained silent.
Pan Yun stroked it and said, "Go, go, lift the sea ban as soon as possible, and get the merit points as soon as possible. This is a national policy, and it will affect countless people. If you have enough merit points, you might be able to lift the ban in one fell swoop."
Pan Xiaohei sneered, "You're too presumptuous. If my seal were so easy to break, it would have been broken long ago. Would it even be your turn?"
It said, "If you want to break it, you need to have the power to save the world. Don't even think about it in this lifetime. Just focus on cultivating and extending your lifespan. Do good deeds and slowly endure it. Little by little, you will eventually be able to break the seal."
Pan Jun narrowed his eyes: "So, you know a lot about your seal."
Pan Xiaohei raised his little head: "I don't know much, but I'm getting to know more and more. I also want to thank you for breaking the two seals, which gave me the opportunity to understand more deeply."
Pan Yun: "So you still have to use me, and you'll have to use me for a long time."
Pan Jun grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up, staring at it expressionlessly: "Then what are you dawdling for? Get to work!"
Pan Xiaohei was completely bewildered. When he came to his senses, he looked at her accusingly: "You scumbag! You were just coaxing me a moment ago, and you've changed your mind in less than ten breaths!"
Pan Jun said with a serious face: "It's because you didn't know your place, Pan Xiaohei. We are one. I have been working hard to break the seal, but you have only moved when you are whipped. Am I the scumbag or are you the scumbag?"
Pan Xiaohei's mouth was slightly open.
Pan Yun: "A family cannot rely on the efforts of just one person. Besides, you are still in my spiritual platform, my natal artifact. You can't disregard your original body just because you have a cat body. Count who has worked harder to break the seal?"
Pan Xiaohei thought about what she said and realized that she seemed to have worked harder, since she was the one who earned most of the merits. The more Pan Xiaohei thought about it, the more guilty she felt, and she lowered her head.
Pan Jun grabbed its paw and said earnestly, "Little Black, I've always been devoted to you, but what about you? Why do I always have to ask you to do things for me? It's because you don't treat me like family. It breaks my heart when I think about it..."
Pan Xiaohei felt increasingly guilty, and with a whoosh, he withdrew his cat paw and stood up: "Stop talking, I'll go right now. Who do you want me to keep an eye on?"
Pan Yun wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, sniffed, and said, "Cao Jixiang, Lu Mingzhe, and Gong Xia should all take a look. If you have time, also go and see Yang Shan and the pirate leader who was taken away. See who they met tonight and what they said."
Pan Xiaohei: "...Do you think I can create clones?"
Pan Yun: "They all live in this area, not far from each other."
She took out two yellow talismans and wrapped them around its left and right front legs. She ran her fingers over them and the talismans stuck on.
She said softly, "This is a lightness talisman. You know how to use it. With it, you won't feel tired no matter how far you run."
Pan Xiaohei was still feeling guilty and didn't want to appear unmotivated, so he had no choice but to accept this heavy task.
It stood up, shook its fur, and said spiritedly, "Then I'm off."
Pan Jun smiled: "Go ahead, I'll go keep an eye on the sulfur merchant later. Little Black, let's work together and try to break your seal before I die of old age, okay?"
Pan Xiaohei: "You plan to only live for a hundred years?"
Pan Jun said with a tender expression, "For you, I will try my best to live a few more years. But as you know, the spiritual energy in this world is thin, making it difficult to advance further. And to accumulate enough merit to match the merit of saving the world, I'm afraid one or two hundred years might not be enough, right?"
Pan Yun sighed: "It's a pity that you took me through time and space to a peaceful era. Although the Ming Dynasty has various problems, it is generally stable. It is almost impossible for us to save the world."
Pan Xiaohei said confidently, "If you cultivate diligently to the second rank and live past two hundred years old, the world will surely be in chaos. Then you can save the world and accumulate enough merit."
Pan Yun: "...This Ming Dynasty is not that Ming Dynasty. How can you be so sure that historical upheavals will definitely happen? What if?"
Pan Xiaohei glanced at her sideways: "Even without reading the history of the Ming Dynasty, I know that there will inevitably be turmoil two hundred years later. This is the inevitability of history. Don't you humans yourselves say that what is divided for a long time will unite, and what is united for a long time will divide?"
Pan Jun smiled and touched it, saying, "You're so smart."
Pan Xiaohei shook off the hand on its head and said, "It's settled then. You must also cultivate diligently in your daily life, at least to the second level. After you die..."
Pan Xiaohei paused here.
Pan Jun narrowed her eyes slightly, smiled, and replied softly, "How about waiting until I'm dead?"
"It's nothing," Pan Xiaohei quickly jumped off her lap and ran out, "I'll go keep an eye on people for you."
Pan Jun sat on the bed watching it leap out the window in a few quick movements, then onto the roof and disappeared.
She withdrew her gaze, lowered her eyes in thought, and after a long while, chuckled softly. (End of Chapter)