Chapter 53: The Coming One After Another (Subscription Request) Being a businessman is not easy. A successful businessman needs to have many qualities, such as: Well-informed sources of information, courageous decision-making ability, and excellent judgment of people... Chu Mingtu has a wealthy family and is undoubtedly a successful businessman, so it is reasonable for him to possess the above good qualities. Chu Mingtu had some understanding of the coming of the calamity and the great catastrophe thanks to his well-informed source of information. He was no stranger to the Heavenly Kingdom's move to break up the Demon Slaying Department, the Demon Extermination Department, the Taoist Records Department, and the Monk Records Department and merge and reorganize them into the Immortal God Department. It is even more clear that the only candidate for the first chief of the Immortal God Department of Liuxian County is Huang Junshi, a teacher at the Jianzhan County Literature Academy. Similarly, after a little inquiry, Chu Mingtu also found out that Tao Tie, the ninth-rank monster catcher who took on and completed the monster catcher mission he issued, was the student that Huang Junshi valued very much. Chu Mingtu's decisive ability allowed him to make the decision to reduce the number of times and time he would go out after something happened at home, without his wife Su Wan'er asking him to do so, no matter how career-oriented he was.
Chu Mingtu even wanted to never leave Liuxian County again. But like he said, this is not that easy to accomplish. He must take into account the feelings and thoughts of his brothers, and the interests of the company. Therefore, it is urgent to find a new affiliate who can provide them with more convenience and protection! Gao Zhuo's ability to judge people enabled Chu Mingtu to discover some of Tao Tie's hidden qualities after only meeting him once and having dealings with him once. I think this is a person worthy of trust. If the company could be registered under Tao Tie's name after breaking away from its original backer, Chu Mingtu and his brothers' careers, as well as the company's business, would definitely be able to reach a higher level as he wanted before he came back this time! After Chu Mingtu conducted a more comprehensive and detailed investigation on Tao Tie, especially after learning about Tao Tie's background as a dock porter, not only did Chu Mingtu firmly believe this, but his brothers in the trading company also believed so. It is no shame to be born in a humble family. Only those who can bend and stretch can be called a real man! The humbler Tao Tie's origin, the more it shows his great fortune and strong will! Chu Mingtu and his brothers felt that they must seize the opportunity, otherwise if they missed it, they would miss it forever! The calamity energy is born and the catastrophe is coming. It is an undoubted crisis. A crisis is both a danger and an opportunity. Judging from the progress that Tao Tie has shown in the past few months and the importance that Huang Junshi has shown, I believe that it won’t be long before Mr. Tao seizes the opportunity in the catastrophe and soars to the sky! By then, Chu Mingtu and his brothers will no longer be qualified to curry favor with him! "Brother, do it!" After listening to Chu Mingtu's analysis of the situation and possible developments, the brothers expressed their opinions one after another. "Husband..." His wife Su Wan'er didn't say much, but just looked at him affectionately with her beautiful eyes. Chu Mingtu received support and took immediate action. After a whole day of inquiring, investigating and thinking yesterday, I finally figured out what to do to implement the affiliation to the greatest extent possible. Early this morning, before the sun rose, Chu Mingtu went alone, carrying a few ordinary gifts, intending to knock on the door of Du Bo's house, who had entered the city at noon yesterday and settled in a new home with the help of the monster catcher Tan Jinxuan.
This is an alley in the South City District, not far from the meat market. Obviously, no matter how rushed Tan Jinxuan was yesterday, he did not fool Du Bo and make a random arrangement. Living here not only fits Du Bo's identity as a hunter, but also makes it convenient for him to find a place to make a living in the county. As a hunter, vigilance comes first and caution comes second. Chu Mingtu approached the house, but before he knocked on the door, Du Bo had already noticed him. When Chu Mingtu knocked on the door, Du Bo had already prepared his bow and arrow, and his hunting knife, ready to fight at any time. After making these preparations, Du Bo called out, "Who is it?" He had no choice but to be so vigilant. Although he had been to the county town many times, it was always to sell the prey he had hunted. Except for Mr. Tao and Mr. Tan who came later, no one else knew that I came to the county town to settle down yesterday. The next morning, someone came to my door early, which was really strange. It is still unclear whether the visitor is a distinguished guest or a hostile one. "My last name is Chu Mingtu. I am here to visit Uncle Du of Chang'an Village in Baxian Township. I have no ill intentions." As Chu Mingtu answered, he slowly raised his hands, which were holding a few ordinary gifts, to both sides. This was a gesture of goodwill towards Duber. Although he didn't see it, he knew that Du Bo must be looking at the scene outside the house through the gaps in the doors and windows. "what's up?" Du Bo saw Chu Mingtu's good intentions, but there was no way he could let his guard down like that. Before he met the golden monkey Lulu, when he was hunting in the mountains, what he feared most was not the grinning tigers and leopards, but the seemingly insignificant insects. Many hunters died because of their bad habits of not being vigilant enough and not being cautious enough. A new life has just begun, and Du Bo hasn’t lived enough, so he doesn’t want to die in vain. "Good thing." Chu Mingtu shouted loudly, "I came here uninvited this time, which is definitely a good thing for you, Du Bo. I am not in a position to say more about the details under the current circumstances, but I can give you a hint that it is related to Mr. Tao and more importantly, to your future development, Du Bo." "Mr. Tao?" Upon hearing this, Du Bo muttered silently in his heart. Of course he knew that the "Mr. Tao" mentioned by the people outside the house was the Mr. Tao from yesterday. He also knew that Mr. Tao was a good man. Although he looked cold, he actually had a kind heart. But how does Mr. Tao relate to his future development? What future development can he have as a hunter in his fifties? Du Bo was very puzzled and began to think about it carefully.
After a while, out of his instinctive intuition as a hunter, Du Bo thought it would be a good idea to have a deep conversation with the person outside the house, so he opened the door and said, "Please come in and talk." "Thank you." Chu Mingtu walked slowly forward, entered the house that Du Bo rented yesterday, and stood at the door. Try your best to keep all your actions within Du Bo's sight to avoid misunderstanding. "Forget the gifts. Just talk about what you want to say." When Chu Mingtu entered the house and was about to put down the gift in his hand, Du Bo did not close the door. He also stood near the door and spoke directly. "it is good." Chu Mingtu agreed immediately. While doing business outside, Chu Mingtu had no idea how many people he had dealt with. For people with Du Bo's personality and profession, there is no need to be polite or hypocritical. The best way to deal with them is to directly meet their requests. If you don’t want to put down the gift, then don’t put it down. Just keep holding it. It’s no big deal. Chu Mingtu then said, "Uncle Du, I won't beat around the bush with you, I'll get straight to the point. I came here to ask you to go with me to the missionary institute to look for Mr. Tao. If I'm lucky enough to meet Mr. Tao, I want to entrust my family business and career to Mr. Tao's name, and Uncle Du, you should also be able to request to become Mr. Tao's housekeeper." Hearing the word "butler", Du Bo opened his mouth and wanted to say something. Chu Mingtu did not give Du Bo a chance to speak, and continued: "I know that you have never been a butler, and you don't think you can be a good butler, and I don't know why you want to be Mr. Tao's butler. But these are not important. What's important is, Du Bo, I ask you..." At this point, Chu Mingtu leaned forward slightly, his voice lowered slightly, his face serious, and he asked solemnly: "You don't want to live a mediocre life like this, do you?" As soon as these words came out, they were like a magic sound, lingering in Du Bo's ears, and refused to dissipate. Chu Mingtu was very accurate in judging people. After learning about Du Bo's deeds, I immediately concluded that although Du Bo appeared dull and taciturn, he was actually a restless person at heart. However, due to limitations in talent, qualifications and resources, he did not achieve any success in spiritual practice when he was young, and finally had to become a hunter in the mountains to satisfy his hidden desire for a thrilling life. He accidentally picked up the golden monkey Lulu, and at the same time discovered a method of raising monster beasts next to the golden monkey. It can be mastered with just a little practice. How could such a pie in the sky not arouse the vigilance of an old hunter? But how did Duber do it? He quietly practiced the method of raising monsters, and raised the golden monkey Lulu without any precautions, until a ghost incident occurred in Chang'an Village, until Mr. Tao went on a mission to catch monsters... Of course, these are all Chu Mingtu’s speculations. Whether it is allowed or not is another matter. But Chu Mingtu was very confident. After asking that question, he did not urge anyone and waited quietly for Du Bo's answer. Du Bo took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice, "Why should I go with you to find Mr. Tao?" This is a very good question. For Yu Du Bo, even if he didn't want to live a mediocre life, even if he wanted to join Mr. Tao, there was no need for him to act with Chu Mingtu. Unless you go with Chu Mingtu to find Mr. Tao, you can increase the chances of success in surrendering!
Since Chu Mingtu was here, he had naturally done his homework and preparations in advance, so he was not surprised that Du Bo would ask this. However, no matter how surprising it was, Chu Mingtu had no intention of answering Du Bo's question. For some people and some things, it is very powerless to convince them with words alone. We have to use action to force it. With a somewhat unfathomable smile on his face, Chu Mingtu took a few steps back, walked out of the room, bent down and put the gift in his hand on the ground. After standing up, Chu Mingtu said, "Uncle Du, I invited you because I thought it would be easier for us to go together. Whether Uncle Du agrees or not, I will go, and I will go right away. I dare not waste time. Mr. Tao rarely goes out, so it's not easy to see him." After saying that, he turned around and left. He had no idea what Du Bo was thinking. It seemed that he came here just to simply issue an invitation and never thought about persuading anyone. It also seemed that whether Du Bo agreed or not would have an impact on Chu Mingtu but it was not important. Create the appearance that Chu Mingtu is fearless and you, Du Bo, can go or not. This approach is not particularly safe and involves certain risks. If Du Bo doesn't buy it, Chu Mingtu's efforts will be in vain. However, it turned out that Chu Mingtu's approach was successful. Du Bo really fell for it! When Chu Mingtu was about to reach the entrance of the alley, Du Bo, who had been looking uncertain for a while, rushed over and said, "Mr. Chu, I'll go with you." "Go together! Go together!" Chu Mingtu agreed very readily. This made Du Bo feel relieved. Fortunately, Mr. Chu did not feel resentful because of his doubts and hesitation. Just like that, the wealthy merchant Chu Mingtu and the mountain hunter Du Bo, who were supposed to have no intersection with each other, came to the inner courtyard gatehouse of the missionary institute early in the morning and asked for an audience with Tao Tie. "Two more? Why is this guy so busy?" After hearing Chu Mingtu's request for a meeting, the fat and white doorman muttered something and kept moving his hands to notify Tao Tie. The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart. Chu Mingtu, who was very smart, seemed to be thinking about something. Did someone get there first and come to see Mr. Tao earlier? This is true. After receiving instruction from Instructor Huang, Tao Tie had just walked out of the library when he received a notice from the doorman saying that the county scholar of literature, Tan Jinxuan, was coming to visit. For some reasons, Tao Tie did not reject Tan Jinxuan. Instead, he asked the doorman to let him in and made an appointment with Tan Jinxuan to talk in a pavilion in the middle of the lake in the inner courtyard.
When Chu Mingtu and Du Bo arrived at the gatehouse of the missionary institute, Tao Tie and Tan Jinxuan had just finished their conversation. Tan Jinxuan bowed to Tao Tie very solemnly and said goodbye, leaving behind an ivory dragon-carved paperweight. After many twists and turns, this "Wenxin Diaolong" Haoran artifact finally came to Tao Tie. However, Tao Tie did not take it with his hands, nor did he drive the five ghosts to put it away. Instead, he let it remain on the stone table in the pavilion and stared at it silently. According to Tan Jinxuan, after he used the ivory dragon paperweight to absorb the dragon energy that was scattered in Li Junsheng's house and completed the task of catching monsters, Mo Yuhan, the eldest daughter of the Shahe Gang who paid for the Haoran weapon, did not come to pick it up, but asked her personal maid Xiuxiu to bring him a message. "Please bring this Haoran weapon to fellow Daoist Tao Tie as apology for my verbal offense." That’s why Tan Jinxuan came. As for the solemn farewell, it was firstly because Tao Tie had already reached the eighth level of cultivation, and secondly because Huang Junshi had already spread the news that Tao Tie would serve as the deputy squad leader of the A squad of the Immortal God Division in Liuxian County. As luck would have it, after some operations and his performance as a monster catcher these days, Tan Jinxuan's position after entering the Immortal God Division of Liuxian County was that of Class A Patrol Officer. In other words, Tao Tie will soon become Tan Jinxuan's immediate superior. Tao Tie didn't think about these things. He just looked at the ivory dragon paperweight quietly, thinking about something in his mind. The few times he had dealt with Mo Yuhan were not very pleasant. But what you get afterwards are all good things. The same is true of this "Wenxin Diaolong" Haoran artifact. Putting aside the tugs and grinds it had gone through at Su Wan'er's hands, it was extremely useful whether used for refining weapons or raising dragons. Even the Taotie Dharmakaya, which had not shown such greed for a long time, felt a craving and wanted to eat it in one bite. However, Tao Tie neither wanted to keep this Haoran weapon nor did he want to let the Taotie Dharmakaya eat it. This thing is good, but I always feel a little disgusted. Just then, Chu Mingtu and Du Bo came to visit together. Tao Tie's eyes lit up and he had an idea. Not refining the flying sword for the time being did save a lot of money, but it did not mean that Tao Tie was out of poverty. The demand for wealth remains strong. It just so happens that the "Wenxin Diaolong" Haoran artifact is very valuable, and once it enters the market, it will definitely be snapped up. Chu Mingtu is also a very successful businessman. Tao Tie felt that he could entrust Chu Mingtu to sell this "Wenxin Diaolong" Haoran artifact on his behalf. One makes money, the other expands your network. Win-win! “What a genius idea!”
(End of this chapter)
