"Hello, this Gu Master friend, are you alright? Did something happen?”Li Shuai walked to the center of the crowd and asked with a pleasant expression.
The young Gu Master was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor and bowed again. He glanced at the surrounding disciples and mustered up his courage to tell them everything.
"So that's what happened!" Li Shuai nodded. He then asked Li Jin," Brother, is this true?”
Li Jin turned his head and snorted coldly, not looking at him. Li Shuai pondered.
The surrounding crowd was quiet, not daring to disturb his thoughts. They were all waiting for his judgment.
In general, this matter was still Li Jin's business fraud. But this young Gu Master was also at fault, if he was not blinded by greed, how could he have fallen for it?
If Li Shuai wanted to protect his younger brother, with his rank four cultivation level, even the sect leader could not do anything to him.
Li Shuai pondered for a while and finally said,""I've already understood this matter. This matter is completely my brother's fault. I've caused this little brother to suffer losses and buy fake goods.”Saying so, he cupped his hands towards the young Gu Master.
"Lord Li Shuai!" The young Gu Master was surprised, he quickly said humbly: " You are a rank four Gu Master, I am only rank two. This can't be done, can't be done!"
Li Shuai waved his hand: " Hehe, this matter has nothing to do with Gu Master cultivation. I have always only focused on the matter and not the person." A mistake is a mistake. I apologize to you on behalf of the caravan. As for the compensation, how about this? Little brother lost 250 primeval stones, and I will compensate you double on behalf of the Li family.”He did what he said, a follower immediately took out five money bags and handed them to the young Gu Master.
Each purse was filled with a hundred primeval stones. The young Gu Master took the money bag, he was so excited that he could not say anything.
"But little brother, I have something to tell you.”Li Shuai continued," The Black Boar Gu is very rare, it can increase a Gu Master's strength from the foundation. Even though this Gu was only rank one, it was hard to find on the market. As long as it appeared on the market, it would often be bought by people at the first moment. The price was around 600 primeval stones. It was impossible to buy a Black Boar Gu with two hundred primeval stones.”
"Junior has learned a lesson!" The young Gu Master sincerely bowed to Li Shuai.
Cheers came from the crowd. "Lord Li Shuai is wise!"
"Amazing, as expected of Lord Li Shuai!”
"As a rank four Gu Master, he does not bully the weak, Lord Li Shuai is truly a role model for the righteous path.”
"Where, where." Li Shuai smiled and cupped his fists in all directions, saying humbly," Our Li family has always been honest in business. Dear fellow villagers, my brother is just young and ignorant. He likes to tease others. In fact, he is kind-hearted. I hope everyone can forgive me, please forgive me.”The surrounding cheers became even more enthusiastic.
"Humph!" Li Jin's face was ashen. He stomped his foot hatefully and turned around to enter the tent. Then, he walked through the tent and out through the back curtain.
Meng Fanchen watched coldly from the side."It seems that the Wine and Perverted Monk has found a buyer for the image wall.”
The Wine and Women Traveler used a Gu worm to record the ugly state of the fifth generation sect master of Qingcheng Sect.
Before he died, he was indignant, he used this Gu worm and slapped it on the stone wall, forming a shadow wall.
The images on the screen kept repeating, showing the most realistic scene to the world.
Meng Fanchen had long wanted to sell this image wall to maximize his profits. He was certain that the other two families around Qingcheng Mountain: The Snow Mountain Sect and the Xiong Clan would be very interested in this screen wall.
However, it was not appropriate for him to sell this image wall personally. His cultivation was still too weak. If he brought the image wall to other villages, he might be silenced.
Even if the transaction was successful and he returned safely. There was no such thing as an impenetrable wall in the world. Once the news was leaked to the higher-ups of the Qingcheng Monastery, he would be expelled from the sect at the very least.
According to Meng Fanchen's plan, he still needed to make use of the Qingcheng Monastery. Thus, the safest method was to sell it to a merchant in the caravan. These merchants were all outsiders, so not participating in the power struggle of Qingcheng Mountain was the best choice.
In another day, this caravan would set off and leave Qingcheng Mountain for Xiong Village, and then the Snow Mountain Sect.
If he sold it to them, Meng Fanchen would be able to minimize the risks in the transaction. It was the safest and most reliable method.
"Another glass of wine!"
"Wine, where's the wine?"
"Hurry up and serve it to me. Are you afraid that I can't afford it?”Li Jin slammed the mushroom table and roared.
"Young Master Li, your wine!" The waiter quickly served the wine. Li Jin immediately grabbed the bamboo wine cup, raised his neck, and downed it. "Good wine!" He laughed loudly, his voice desolate and hoarse.
With a bang, he slammed the wine glass on the table and shouted again,"Give me another cup. No, as many as you have!”The waiter in the wine shop naturally did not dare to offend him, so he could only do as he was told.
Fortunately, the tavern was already overcrowded. It wasn't just the mushroom tables and chairs. Even the surrounding corridors were crowded. Li Jin was drunk and shouting loudly. In this noisy tent, it was not very prominent.
Li Jin drank one glass after another, trying to drown his sorrows in alcohol. His back was facing the crowd, and no one noticed that as he drank, two lines of clear tears flowed down. Who could understand his pain, who could understand his worries?
There must be hateful people in a pitiful place, and vice versa. Everyone had their own sad stories.
Among the brothers, he was the youngest, the most handsome, and the most similar to his father, so he was doted on by his father. However, the heavens had teased him, causing him to only have a mere low-grade aptitude.
Ever since he was young, he had lived under the oppression of his brothers. He was unwilling to accept this. He wanted to resist, but due to his talent, he could not do it. His father felt that he was about to die and wanted to divide the family property. He let his brothers lead a caravan in pairs. They promised to divide the family assets according to their achievements. Li Jin wanted to rely on his own methods to obtain the family property and the recognition of the family. But he didn't expect that he would become his brother's stepping stone again.
The moment Li Shuai appeared, he knew that he had been tricked again. This was a conspiracy from the beginning to the end. But what could he do? Ever since he entered this caravan, he had been firmly suppressed by Li Shuai. The huge difference between Rank four and Rank one made him unable to resist.
"Li Shuai, Li Shuai…!" He squeezed out this name through gritted teeth. His eyes were burning with the flames of hatred. He was really unwilling!
"Do you want to deal with your brother? I can help you." At this moment, a voice entered his ears.
Li Jin was stunned for a moment. He turned around and realized that someone had been sitting beside him since some time ago. He shook his head a few times and blinked. He finally saw the person clearly. Who else could it be but Meng Fanchen?
"It's you!" He glared at Meng Fanchen and was a little angry." I remember you! What a lucky kid, he actually got a Wasteland Toad from my casino! Are you trying to play with me?"
Meng Fanchen looked at Li Jin coldly.""I have a big business deal. If you want to achieve better results and get more property, you might as well listen to it.”
Li Jin's face immediately revealed a look of surprise. He straightened his back and sat up straight."How do you know about the family property?”This matter was kept a secret and outsiders could not know. However, Meng Fanchen had pointed it out.
"The Li family's affairs are not confidential. How can we hide it from the people in this world?”Meng Fanchen sneered as he recalled the events of his past life.
The head of the Li family was a legendary figure. He started from scratch and made a name for himself with a caravan, revitalizing the Li family village. He was old and felt that his life was coming to an end, so he let his children lead a caravan in pairs and divide the huge family property according to their achievements. The better the results, the more assets they would get.
However, his eldest son Li Shuai and second son Li Gui were both extremely outstanding. They had been competing for six to seven years, and even until the Li family's patriarch died of old age, there was still no winner.
After the death of the Li family head, he left behind an extremely large amount of property. Li Shuai and Li Gui fought for the family property, the brothers turned against each other, the internal conflict escalated, and they brought in foreign aid. It triggered a large-scale Gu Battle Convention, and in the end, both of them died. The Li family village was strong for a while, but it soon fell, making the world sigh.
Li Jin narrowed his eyes and did not comment on Meng Fanchen's explanation. He thought to himself,'Last year, my father announced the rule of splitting the family property, and now it's the second year.' There was no such thing as an impenetrable wall in the world. It was not strange for this matter to be leaked.
What he was really worried about was whether this was another trap set by Li Shuai. But no matter what, there was no harm in listening first.
Meng Fanchen did not speak immediately. He looked around and saw that this was the same wine shop that he had entered in the afternoon. The manager of the wine shop had a unique way of doing business. At night, the business was almost bursting. The tent was noisy and overcrowded. Talking here was safer than in a secluded place, it could prevent some Gu worms from eavesdropping.
He beckoned Li Jin with his finger,"Come close to your ear."”
Li Jin snorted unhappily, but his upper body still leaned over. After he heard Meng Fanchen's narration, he frowned and looked at Meng Fanchen with a cold gaze.""This business involves the three great mountain villages around Qingcheng Mountain. As businessmen, it's the greatest taboo for us to get involved in the internal strife of the local forces. Hmph, you were sent by Li Shuai to frame me, right?”
Meng Fanchen had already expected his suspicion. He did not bother to explain and stood up to leave,""Hehe, in that case, I'll talk to your brother.”
Li Jin narrowed his eyes and stared at Meng Fanchen. When Meng Fanchen was about to walk out of the wine shop, he finally could not sit still anymore. He got up and chased after Meng Fanchen outside the tent."Don't go. We can talk again.”
Meng Fanchen placed his hands behind his back and glanced at him from the corner of his eyes. He said coldly,""I know you have doubts about me, but what can you do now? If you don't change, you will have nothing. If you believe me, there is still a glimmer of hope. If you don't believe me, there is no hope at all. Let's see if you dare to take this gamble." Li Jin's expression changed and he corrected," Li Shuai is just a little older. I never promised that he would be my brother!" But you're right. I'll take this gamble.”
"Two thousand primeval stones, non-negotiable.”
"This price is too high. This business is risky." Li Jin smiled bitterly.”
"The higher the risk, the greater the benefits." Meng Fanchen shook his head, his attitude firm." If you sell it to the other two sects, you'll definitely earn more.”
Li Jin nodded, and a serious expression appeared on his face."I believe that. The Snow Mountain Sect's strength had been expanding rapidly these few years. Another top-grade genius named Xue Ying had appeared, and he had a bright future ahead of him. The power structure around Qingcheng Mountain was gradually changing. Your Qingcheng Monastery's dominance has been shaken. If I sell it to the Snow Mountain Sect, I believe I can earn at least double the profit!”
Upon hearing that Li Jin had such a thorough grasp of the situation around Qingcheng Mountain, Meng Fanchen couldn't help but look at him in a higher light."This Li Jin, after all, has a background and has been nurtured by his family. He's not that kind of good-for-nothing playboy.”
Li Jin sighed." It doesn't matter if it's a trap or not. I'll jump in." I promise you, two thousand primeval stones! However, I want to see the goods first."
"It's my duty. Follow me." Meng Fanchen chuckled and turned around to lead the way. Li Jin had already fallen into his trap. Everything was under his control.
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