Cang Hai yawns and hangs his eyes down. His long eyelashes give his expression a natural sense of innocence as he listens to Lü Haisheng's report.
"… That's pretty much it. We still haven't found his whereabouts yet. He's hidden very well, but the backlash should be enough for him to endure. "
"Do as you see fit. Just destroy those beads, they're just some fakes."
When mentioning the beads, his eyes slightly narrow, a sharp light flitting through them. Soon after, he has a lazy appearance, as if he can fall asleep at any time as long as he's given a bed.
Just then, Lü Haisheng hears a loud roar, "You swindler, give me back my hard-earned money!"
Lü Haisheng's ears perk up. It shouldn't be about him, right? He's always been fair and impartial when doing business. However, this Ghost City is a jumble of dragons and snakes, so it's normal for swindlers to appear. Just as he's about to see which blind person is swindling in this place, he turns his head and sees a human aggressively rushing towards him.
He raises his eyebrows. Mm, it must be him and Old Da who carelessly blocked the other person's path. As a polite and good demon of the new generation, Lü Haisheng faintly smiles and steps to the left, allowing this middle-aged human to seek justice for him.
Eh, this human looks a bit familiar? Mm, he's probably someone who frequently comes to the Ghost City.
The next second, he sees this human standing directly in front of him, glaring at him. His eyes are bulging out of anger, and his hands are clenched into fists, as if he's going to punch him at any time.
Lü Haisheng widens his eyes, "Are you mistaken?"
Then he hears a clear voice, "Mm, you're the one who swindled my disciple? Come, let's have a good discussion. "
He turns his head and sees a woman with a gorgeous appearance, carrying a wooden board that exudes dense Yin energy.
Eh? As a human, she's actually able to directly reach out and touch this wooden board, completely unafraid of the Yin energy entering her body?
Lü Haisheng can't help but be distracted.
Sun Rui is very angry. He clenches his fists, pondering where should he hit? Should I hit his eyes or his nose?
When he realized that this swindler still dared to be distracted, he became even angrier!
"Don't tell me you've forgotten about me!" Sun Rui said angrily, "The cultivation method you sold me was fake!"
"You even made me fart for a week!"
This roar soared into the sky. The surrounding customers and shop owners couldn't help but cast their gazes over. They wanted to see which idiot had been deceived like this.
Li Xiao, who was originally standing next to him, couldn't help but take a few steps to the side, pretending not to know him. Why don't we just not take him in? He's too stupid! Now, everyone in the Ghost City knows that he has been deceived.
Lü Haisheng came back to his senses. After being reminded, he remembered. "It's you."
All these years, he had only sold the Cultivation Method once, so he quickly recalled it. At that time, he had just arrived in the human world. He wanted to do business, but had no money on hand. It just so happened that he met a human who was very enthusiastic about learning magic. Lü Haisheng simply sold him a Cultivation Method. That Cultivation Method was the most basic, but if he learned it well, he could summon a few minutes of drizzle.
He had only sold it that one time, and after that, he didn't sell it again.
His tone is certain, "I didn't deceive you. My Cultivation Method is correct. You must have practiced it incorrectly. "
Sun Rui is even more furious! This person sold him a fake, and still dares to push the blame onto him? He rolls up his sleeves and is about to say something, when he suddenly hears a soft cough. He immediately calms down.
The one coughing is Li Xiao. Li Xiao is his Master. He has to give her face, and he also believes that this Master won't let him suffer a loss. Although he still glares at that big swindler, he doesn't make a move.
Li Xiao has pretty much heard the cause and effect, and she more or less has a conclusion in her heart. Her cold gaze falls on Lü Haisheng, and her tone is calm. "You're not human, right?"
The question comes out of her mouth, and it becomes a statement.
If it were someone else who hears "you're not human", they would definitely think that she is scolding them, and the more temperamental ones would start a fight at any moment.
But Lü Haisheng isn't human! As a demon, when he hears this, he immediately feels guilty. He can't help but look at his boss, Cang Hai, who is watching the show from the side.
Under his gaze, Cang Hai yawns.
Lü Haisheng: "…" Sometimes, I really want to change my boss!
Seeing his reaction, Li Xiao knows that her guess is right. She smiles. "Let's talk somewhere else?"
Cang Hai looks up. "Let's go."
Li Xiao follows them to a room. All the decorations in the room look simple and exquisite, and any one of them can be used as a magic weapon. It's much better than what she saw at other stalls. Especially that stool, the quality is not worse than the coffin lid he bought from Hong Jiang.
Li Xiao's eyes can't help but light up. She puts the coffin lid to the side, sits down, and asks, "Are these tables and chairs for sale?"
Cang Hai is stunned. "Not for sale."
Li Xiao feels a little regretful. But when it comes to buying and selling things, it's all about mutual consent. She won't force others to sell to her.
After Li Xiao sits down, a teapot floats down from the cedar shelf next to her and gently lands on the table. A stream of water appears out of thin air and falls into the Yixing clay teapot accurately, as if an invisible person is brewing tea for everyone.
Sun Rui is dumbfounded. His mouth is so wide open that an egg can be stuffed in. Obviously, he finally understands what Li Xiao said just now.
So this swindler really isn't human.
Li Xiao takes a sip of the tea fragrance. She doesn't know much about tea. No matter how good the tea leaves are, she can't taste it. Her true love has always been fruit tea.
She turns to Sun Rui and says, "He should be a yao, so the cultivation method he's selling to you is also a yao cultivation method." What surprises her is that these two people don't have yao aura. She doesn't know what method they use to conceal it.
She pauses and continues, "If humans want to cultivate yao cultivation methods, they have to make some changes in some details. After all, they are two different creatures, so their cultivation methods must be different."
There are many demons in Remote Cloud Mountain, and Li Xiao has seen many of them. She isn't the kind of person who fights whenever she sees a yao. At most, she only kills those human-eating yao. Because she has interacted with those demons many times, she is very clear about these things.
"So that's how it is."
Sun Rui and Lü Haisheng say in unison. The two of them turn their heads at the same time and look at each other.
Sun Rui's mouth twitches. "You don't know either?" After Li Xiao's explanation, the anger in his heart dissipates. After all, she didn't sell him a fake one.
Lü Haisheng says innocently, "It's also my first time selling to a human. I thought everyone's cultivation method is the same."
Sun Rui: "…" So I can only admit that I'm unlucky?
Li Xiao's tone is calm. "Although you didn't do it on purpose, your unintentional actions almost harmed my disciple."
Lü Haisheng apologizes obediently. "It's my fault."
Li Xiao isn't the kind of person who won't let go. "Since you want to apologize, you should at least show some sincerity."
Her gaze falls on the teacup. Actually, the quality of this teacup is pretty good. It can be used as a magic tool. Damn it, in this room, any random item is a good thing. So envious! It's a pity that she's so poor that she only has money and nothing else.
After entering the room, Cang Hai, who has been silent the whole time, opens his mouth. "He's also my subordinate. As compensation, the things you're going to buy next — —"
Li Xiao can't help but perk up her ears. Wow, is this the rhythm of wanting to buy something for her?
"I can help you bargain."
Li Xiao: "…"
？？？？ Bargain?
The corner of her mouth twitches. This is really a different way of making up for it. Very good, I'll remember him!
However, the other party has a house in this Ghost City, so he should be a local snake. He should know which stall has more good things. Today, she's going to buy enough!
She stands up and says: "Then let's go."
*****
In the deep and quiet night, Kwon Ilsen sits in front of the computer, looking through some information about Li Xiao that he asked his subordinates to investigate today.
He also knows that Li Xiao has lost the lilies that he sent her. Obviously, she didn't buy them. At first, he was a little angry, but after he figured out the reason, he instead felt a faint sense of pity.
Lilies are Li Xiao's stepmother and stepsister's favorite flowers. The flowers that Li Xiao's biological mother planted before were even uprooted and replaced with lilies in the house. It's no wonder that she hates lilies. The flowers are innocent. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame the mother and daughter.
He shouldn't have sent flowers without investigating the truth. This is stabbing a knife into her heart. Kwon Ilsen silently continues to hold a grudge against the mother and daughter pair, Chan Ka-yin.
But what he doesn't understand is why Li Xiao still hasn't worn the necklace that he gave her. He also spread the news that he's looking for her. Didn't she hear about it?
After a while, a confident smile appears on his face.
He understands. It must be that his angel cherishes the memories between them too much. That's why she's always hidden the necklace, unwilling to become a topic of conversation for others. His angel is so proud. She definitely doesn't want to use the necklace in exchange for a favor from the Quan family. She just doesn't know that what he's really looking for is not the necklace, but her.
His gaze softens. It's as if he can see through the air and see the young girl in high spirits. He recalls the time when they met again and again. Those memories are shining brightly in his memory. They are treasures that he cherishes. His expression is rarely gentle.
At this time, his assistant comes over with a list in his hand.
He respectfully says, "Boss, this is the list of Fides' auction. It was just sent over."
Fayde Auctioneers will send a copy of the list to rich people like them every season before the auction. After all, these rich people are their potential customers. There are many good things on the list that can be collected. Sometimes, the Quan family will also participate in the auction.
Kwon Ilsen casually flips through the list. But when he turns to one of the pages, his gaze froze.
In the photo, the phoenix that is about to spread its wings and soar is so eye-catching. With just a glance, he recognized it.
This, this is his necklace! The necklace that he gave to her personally! How did it appear in this auction list?
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