Chapter 47. The Book of Demon Path

Chapter 47. The Book of Demon Path

In this cultivation world, the currency conversion is as follows: 10,000 copper coins = 100 silver coins = 1 gold coin.

What does this currency mean? Well, about 2 copper coins can buy you a meat bun.

100 gold coins can buy a luxurious residence; 500 gold coins is an astronomical sum, something ordinary folks wouldn’t dare to dream of.

Goods in the Black Market are expensive, and buyers will do everything they can to haggle. Getting a price reduced by 30% is already quite impressive. Plus, coveted banned items can’t just be bought with money; it also depends on the seller’s mood.

But right now, this little punk in front of me actually dares to try and bring 500 gold coins down to 1 copper coin?

Are you out of your mind? This isn’t some vegetable market! In all my years of business, I’ve never encountered someone so insane in bargaining.

Wang Duofei took another look at the boy.

Nothing special about him, dressed a bit shabby, yet he had this inexplicable confidence and directly mentioned he had Black Scale Stone, suggesting a very strong force behind him.

But even if the emperor were backing him, there’s no way he’d get it down to 1 copper coin, right? I’m Wang Duofei, a black market dealer! Don’t I have any pride?

“Listen, bro, you can’t haggle like that. I can’t even buy a meat bun with your 1 copper. That’s Black Scale Stone! I took a huge risk to get it. 400 gold coins is the lowest I can go.”

“2 copper coins.”

“Whoa… Bro, are you really here to do business? Let’s say I managed to strike this deal, how would I even survive from now on? 300 gold coins—this is already my limit!”

“3 copper coins.”

“…Bro, I suspect you’re really trying to make things difficult for me… or maybe you just want to publicly humiliate me… You seem like you’ve been in the underworld often, can we negotiate properly?”

Wang Duofei felt like he was dealing with a rogue; this was clearly a robbery, not business.

After hours of negotiating, Wang Duofei finally settled on 1 gold coin.

Damn it, he got cut by five hundred times, and he was the one doing the negotiating! If it weren’t for having leverage in his hands, I would’ve kicked him out right away.

Lin Nuo rummaged through his pockets, pulled out a gold coin and a copper coin, slapping them down on the table: “Here’s some change, keep it. No need to give back.”

Wang Duofei: “…”

I really appreciate it, you know.

The transaction wrapped up in a jiffy. Lin Nuo threw down a gold coin and a copper coin, swaggering away with the Black Scale Stone.

Wang Duofei gritted his teeth, very annoyed, but he had no choice but to accept his misfortune. That brat had dirt on him. Not selling was not an option, so he had to humble himself and negotiate, ultimately just managing to get one gold coin.

What’s worse, the guy even handed him a copper coin.

That’s just plain insulting! How frustrating!

Wang Duofei reopened shop and prayed to the heavens, “Please, don’t let any more of those punks come by today, bring me a rich lady instead!”

He sighed and looked up—lo and behold, there was a rich lady!

A girl in a light blue cloak stood there, her silver-white hair concealed under a wide-brimmed hat, her face hidden behind a thin veil, exuding mystery.

She stood in front of the shop, her voice as cold as ice:

“Is the merchandise here?”

“It is, it is, young lady.”

Wang Duofei beamed respectfully, rushing inside to grab two books, handing them to the girl.

“Could you please check the goods? If they’re acceptable, it’ll be five gold coins. I also worked hard to obtain them.”

“No need to check. Here you go.”

The girl promptly slapped down five gold coins on the table, casually tucked the two books into her pocket, and without another word, turned to leave.

Wang Duofei looked at the five gold coins on the table, feeling so relieved. What a straightforward girl! Just paid without even checking the goods.

In contrast, that punk was truly the worst, not only strict about checking the goods but also threatening him over leverage to haggle, finally leaving him with a humiliating five hundred times lower price.

Though the girl wore a veil, her spirited beautiful eyes hinted she was a stunner.

How nice it would be to run into beautiful ladies every day, preferably never meeting that shameless punk again.

“Boss.”

Someone knocked on the shop counter.

Wang Duofei looked up, and oh no, it’s that punk again. Why is he back?

“Bro, please… don’t come here again…”

“I’m not here to buy anything, just asking you something. What did that girl buy just now?”

“I can’t tell you that.”

“Actually, the head of the Black Market’s son isn’t his biological child.”

“Fine, fine! You win, I’m scared of you.”

Wang Duofei didn’t dare to argue with Lin Nuo anymore. With his leverage in play, he had no rights.

But since the lady was so straightforward in her business, not haggling, he absolutely couldn’t leak her privacy just for this punk.

“She just bought two alchemy books.”

“Do you think I didn’t see? Those are Demon Path books, not alchemy! Do you want to be hung up by the Black Market boss tomorrow?”

“Uh…”

Oh no, he couldn’t deceive him now! How did this punk know everything? If you already know, why are you asking?

Wang Duofei had no choice but to admit it.

“Yes, she bought two Demon Path books, ‘Qi Cultivation’ and ‘Root Solidification.’ They are both basic Demon Path techniques; one is about establishing a foundation, and the other is for cultivating Demon Qi.”

Lin Nuo listened, feeling that things were getting interesting.