met free Chapter 58: This humble Taoist in his yellow robe
Chapter 58: This humble Taoist in his yellow robe
Cao Xing may complain, but he still has to pay the money.
The moment he took out the silver note, it immediately turned into wisps of smoke under a golden glow, and then a line of numbers appeared in Cao Xing's vision.
Loss: 99 taels
No, I just recharged, and you're already deducting one or two taels of silver from my account?
That's fucking black!
But soon, Cao Xing noticed another problem. He looked down at Bixia and asked in a low voice, "Sister, do you also need to pay?"
However, Bixia's reply shocked Cao Xing.
"What money?"
"It's the wear and tear fee? Didn't you get a notification?"
Bixia replied softly, "No."
Cao Xing was stunned. Bixia hadn't been charged any fees, which meant that Tianluo hadn't detected her because of... divine power!
Cao Xing's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood the reason.
At this moment, Bixia is still in the state of supernatural illusion. As long as the supernatural power does not dissipate and Bixia does not move, Tianluo will not be able to detect her presence.
No wonder!
Cao Xing suddenly realized that the eight words "skillfully transforming into a thousand forms and avoiding three calamities" were indeed no joke.
As expected of my cheat software.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, grab a stall!"
Just as Cao Xing was sighing, Wu Peng had already come to his senses and pulled Cao Xing towards the stall in front of them.
The stall was made of golden threads, and as soon as the two rushed into it, a sign appeared in front of them asking them to pay a stall fee of 100 taels.
Upon seeing this number, Wu Peng's bandages nearly burst open, and he couldn't help but yell, "Why don't you just rob someone?!"
To his surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, Wu Peng saw that one tael of his expense fee had been deducted.
At the same time, his voice transformed into a beam of light in the golden light and flashed into other golden lights. People on the street looked up and silently gave Wu Peng a thumbs up as they looked at him in a fit of rage.
Wu Peng almost lost his temper and quickly covered his mouth while winking at Cao Xing.
In fact, Cao Xing had already figured out the reason. It seemed that as long as they stood in the stall, every word they said would be broadcast as information.
Otherwise, why wasn't Wu Peng fined when he shouted to reserve a stall?
To test his idea, Cao Xing deliberately took a step back from his stall and tentatively asked Wu Peng, "Are you out of money?"
After saying that, Cao Xing glanced at his expenses and found that they hadn't been deducted, which meant his guess was correct.
"Stop talking. Talking on the stall is considered sending a message and will cost you money."
Cao Xing gestured for Wu Peng not to speak, took out a silver note from his pocket and handed it to Wu Peng, asking him to pay the stall fee first.
After paying the stall fee, Cao Xing took out the Corrosive Ointment, placed it on the stall shelf, and marked the price.
As the items were put on the shelves, information also appeared on both sides of the stall.
[Rotten Spirit Ointment, Medium Grade]
Essential elixirs for those below the Foundation Establishment stage, priced at 15 taels per catty, with discounts available for bulk orders.
After the information appeared on the stall, Cao Xing called out again: "Rotting Spirit Ointment, 15 taels per catty, discounts for bulk orders!"
As the cost of one tael of silver was deducted, Cao Xing's voice swiftly transformed into a golden light that flashed into the vast expanse of golden threads before his eyes.
Golden light, following the golden threads, instantly enveloped everyone in front of them.
A massive amount of information pops up in people's field of vision.
[Looking to buy wood-attribute healing pills!!]
[A low-grade metal-attribute ritual implement, reasonably priced at only three thousand taels!]
[Seeking a sugar daddy/sugar baby. I'm male, gender not a factor.]
[At the Juxian Nunnery on Jieyang Mountain, the Twelve Beauties personally preside over a grand dual cultivation challenge. Participants will receive top-tier dual cultivation techniques, open to both men and women, a lucrative path to wealth!]
Various pieces of information appeared before Cao Xing. Although there was a lot of information, it was not chaotic and was limited to the spread of information within a hundred-meter radius of his own area.
Beyond a range of 100 meters, it becomes invisible.
Of course, if you're willing to pay extra, then disregard what I said.
After sending the message, the two studied the stall and found that it had quite a few functions: it could be decorated, expanded, and even used for entrusted sales. Of course, these functions all required an additional fee.
Cao Xing and Wu Peng didn't have much money on hand, so they were unwilling to waste it on this.
"Old Wu, I have something to take care of. Could you keep an eye on things for me? I'll be back to relieve you later."
"Go, go, and come back soon."
Wu Peng waved his hand, indicating that he was enough for Cao Xing and that he should go and come back soon.
After leaving the stall, Cao Xing walked straight down the street.
In addition to various stalls, there are also many restaurants, hotels, inns, and even brothels on both sides of the street.
These shops and stalls, though previously dilapidated, have been completely transformed after Tianluo's restoration.
The style of decoration can even be freely changed according to the occupant's wishes.
Of course, it's obvious that this cost won't be cheap.
At this moment, Cao Xing stopped and looked up, where a pawnshop sign appeared on the street.
Perfect timing, let's get rid of those stolen goods first.
Thinking of this, Cao Xing made a hand seal and used his supernatural ability, Disguise, to transform his appearance into that of a middle-aged man before stepping inside.
Upon entering, one sees a three-meter-high counter, where a shopkeeper is using an abacus. Seeing Cao Xing enter, the shopkeeper leans down and peeks out, asking, "Sir, are you here to pawn something, or...?"
"pawn."
Without wasting any words, Cao Xing took out all the magical artifacts he had that he couldn't bear to see in the light of day.
Cao Xing threw the Golden Sand Wheel, Ice Soul Flying Knife, Spirit-Slaying Sword, Flowing Water Cover, and the Five Thunder Talisman on the counter.
The shopkeeper glanced at it, quickly estimated the price in his mind, and then looked at Cao Xing again: "Please wait a moment, sir, while I call the boss."
After saying that, he turned and went into the inner room.
The inner room was not large, and a Taoist priest with a goatee sat upright inside.
"Boss, someone has pawned it, but the item is hard to handle; they're probably not someone to mess with."
The goatee opened his eyes and looked at the shopkeeper.
"How so?"
"A mere Qi Refining Realm cultivator possessing five magical artifacts, each a masterpiece, suggests either powerful connections or a ruthless individual!"
"Qi Refining Realm?" The goatee raised an eyebrow. There were quite a few magical artifacts, but they weren't something that someone in the Qi Refining Realm could easily take out, unless they were very wealthy. But even if someone was wealthy, they wouldn't rashly pawn them unless they were stolen goods.
But if a Qi Refining Realm cultivator can produce five magical artifacts in one go, could it be that this kid killed several Foundation Establishment experts?
Although there are precedents for Qi Refining to kill Foundation Establishment cultivators, the success rate is extremely low, and even one success is a stroke of luck.
If someone can kill several Foundation Establishment experts in one go, then this person is indeed a formidable opponent.
"Hmph, I'll go take a look."
The goatee stood up and strode to the front desk. After glancing at the magical artifacts on the counter, his gaze immediately locked onto the Five Thunder Talisman. A glint of light flashed in his eyes, but he quickly looked away.
After regaining his composure, he turned his gaze to Cao Xing under the counter, his face hardening as he said to the shopkeeper, "Don't you know the rules? A distinguished guest has arrived; please invite him into the inner room."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately opened a small door to the side, stepped down from the counter, and invited Cao Xing into the inner room.
Upon entering the inner room, two young girls served tea and pastries.
"My surname is Wei, and my given name is Zhijie. May I ask how you should address me, Daoist Master?" The man with the goatee invited Cao Xing to sit down and then asked with his hands clasped.
Cao Xing smiled and said, "Mr. Wei, you are too kind. I am Huangpao."
"So you are the Fellow Daoist in Yellow Robes. My apologies for my rudeness."
After exchanging pleasantries, Wei Zhijie didn't mince words, pointing to the magical artifacts on the table: "These artifacts are all exquisite, but unfortunately, their grade is too low. Fortunately, there are quite a few of them. I'm willing to offer six thousand taels of silver to buy them all. What do you say?"
Six thousand taels is no small sum.
If it were an ordinary cultivator like Wu Peng, six thousand taels would be an unexpected windfall.
But Cao Xing smiled and shook his head: "Mr. Wei, although these magical artifacts of mine are of low grade, they are all of excellent quality. As long as they are carefully refined, they can be upgraded to mid grade. Each one alone is worth two thousand taels of silver."
Wei Zhijie nodded upon hearing this: "What Fellow Daoist in the yellow robe said is correct, but this is a pawn shop, not a one-off transaction. If you have extra money in the future, you can redeem it. Leaving it here is just temporary safekeeping."
"What if I take it by force?" Cao Xing asked, turning around.
"If it's a dead end... well, I'll give you a round number, ten thousand taels of silver. This is the greatest sincerity I can offer you."
Even with his composure, Cao Xing was still tempted by the number ten thousand taels. But before he could speak, Bixia on his wrist vibrated slightly, signaling to Cao Xing that this guy was lying!