1190 This Meatball Must Be Eaten While Ho (1/2)
”You want to leave after smelling my chili sauce?! You smell it, you buy it! This is the way in the City of Abyss! Do you understand, new guy?”
The peddler looked at Bu Fang with a playful gaze. As a peddler in the city, his eyes were naturally keen. He saw at a glance that Bu Fang was a newcomer, a stranger to the city, and this kind of foreigner was the easiest target for bullying!
He had cheated many foreigners with the same means and earned himself many Nether crystals.
He knew his Abyssal Chili Sauce was poorly made, but these foreigners knew nothing about it. All he had to do was keep bragging about it, then forced them to buy it. Right after that, he would earn his Nether crystals.
When Bu Fang's arm was grabbed by the peddler, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the man quizzically.
Nethery, who was standing beside Bu Fang, furrowed her eyebrows as well, and she stared coldly at the peddler.
”We have to buy it after smelling it? So unreasonable?” Nethery said coldly.
”Ha, pretty girl, I can tell that you know nothing about the way of this city. I've met many foreigners like you. Since this is your first time here, you better keep your heads low. You will die miserably if you try to stir up some trouble!” The peddler grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
”I forgot to tell you one thing. Although I'm just a peddler, I have a brother who works for the law enforcement team. So, if you... Hehe, you know what I mean!”
Bu Fang looked expressionlessly at the peddler, who grinned like a retarded fool.
”Let go of my arm,” Bu Fang said lightly but with a serious undertone.
That frightened the peddler, and he quickly let go of his hand.
”Don't ever think of running away. You are foreigners, and you have identity jade talismans. My brother can find you easily!” warned the peddler.
Bu Fang glanced at the peddler and said nothing. Then, he picked up the clay jar again and lifted its seal.
”What do I need this for? Its brewing method is obsolete, the fermentation process is not completed, and it even has a sour taste...” said Bu Fang.
The peddler grinned, showing his yellow teeth again.
”That's not for you to be concerned about. You've smelled my chili sauce, so you have to buy it. I beg your pardon, but the price has increased now. It costs two Nether crystals now. You can't leave until you pay!” he sneered, folding his arms over his chest. For him, bullying foreigners was the most fun part.
Many peddlers began to gather around, trapping Bu Fang and Nethery in the middle.
”Do you see all my brothers and sisters? Don't ever think of leaving here if you don't pay me!”
Bu Fang just stared at the peddler. The next moment, his divine perception exploded out. A wave of powerful mental force poured out of him, spreading across the street in a flash.
”Nine-star True Immortal Realm?”
As soon as Bu Fang revealed his cultivation base, the peddlers around were struck dumb. No one had thought that this young man's cultivation base had reached Nine-star True Immortal Realm. Was he a genius from the Nether Prison?
The peddler felt a little regretful now. He never expected that he had picked a tough nut to crack. But soon, his face became ferocious again.
”Do you think you do whatever you want in Abyss City just because you are a Nine-star True Immortal?! If you dare touch me, the law enforcement team will take you away immediately! If I were you, I'll spend some Nether crystals and let this matter rest! As a foreigner, it's better for you to keep your head low in the city,” said the peddler.
Bu Fang frowned. He suddenly thought of the strange expression and smile of the guard at the gate.
Even then, he sensed several powerful auras heading this way. The auras' cultivation bases were not weak, all of them in the realm of Nine-star True Immortal, and the leading one was even a half-step Saint.
That should be the law enforcement team the peddler mentioned.
Bu Fang's frown deepened. It was indeed not a good idea to clash with those people now.
His eyes fell on the peddler, and he twitched the corner of his mouth. ”I don't have Nether crystals, but I'll replace it with something else.”
The peddler was slightly dazed.
The next moment, an Explosive Meatball appeared in Bu Fang's hand, glowing brilliantly and giving off a rich aroma that could wake one's taste buds.
”This is a beef meatball I specially made, and it costs ten Nether crystals. I'll pay this jar of chili sauce with it,” said Bu Fang.
Nethery was momentarily stunned, and she looked at Bu Fang as her red lips twitched.
Owner Bu was going to stir things up.
”It smells good! The aroma... is very unusual!”
The peddler narrowed his eyes. His gaze was completely attracted by the golden Explosive Meatball in Bu Fang's hand, and he was shaking all over.
”Do you accept it as a payment or not?” Bu Fang stared at the peddler and asked expressionlessly.
”Yes!” the peddler quickly answered. He could tell the meatball was an unusual one by its aroma, and together with the energy fluctuation rippling out of it, he was sure that it did indeed cost at least ten Nether crystals!
His Abyssal Chili Sauce was made with the poorest quality Abyssal Chilies, which was dirt cheap. In fact, the price of ten jars might not even be one Nether crystal, and now, someone was willing to exchange a jar with something that cost ten Nether crystals!
Sure enough, foreigners were all easy to scam!
”Well... Take it, then. By the way, this meatball must be eaten while hot,” Bu Fang said and waved his hand.
The Explosive Meatball immediately shot out and fell into the peddler's hand, and he held it up with a delighted look.
A faint smile brushed Bu Fang's lips. Then, he turned around and was about to leave with Nethery.
”Hey, brother, you forgot your chili sauce!” the peddler shouted when he saw Bu Fang was about to leave.
Bu Fang waved his hand without even looking back and said, ”I've no use for your piece of junk. Good luck!”
”What a fool...” the peddler cursed.
The other peddlers glanced enviously at him, and one of them exclaimed, ”I can't believe Yellow Teeth has found such a rich fool this time!”
”You can tell the meatball is an unusual one just by its appearance... Perhaps it's an immortal dish cooked by those Nether Chefs!”
The peddler was grinning from ear to ear. He held the meatball with both hands and kept smelling at it with an intoxicated look on his face, his pointy ears twitching.
Suddenly, several powerful auras approached from a distance, and soon, a group of experts clad in suits of armor arrived.
These experts' auras were extremely terrible, and they were the experts who Bu Fang had sensed earlier.
One of them glanced solemnly at the peddler with yellow teeth, his expression indifferent.
”Are you scamming foreigners again?”
Under the expert's pressure, the peddler trembled. He rolled his eyes, put a big smile and a flattering look on his face, and came next to the expert.
”My lord, this humble one has found something great this time and wishes to give it to my lord,” the peddler said furtively.
The law enforcer furrowed his eyebrows and looked coldly at him.
The peddler didn't make him guess. Carefully, he spread his fingers to reveal the Explosive Meatball, then handed it over to the law enforcer.
”This humble one got this from that foreigner. He said it costs ten Nether crystals. This humble one knows it is a good thing... My lord can try it while it is hot. This humble one purposely saves it for my lord.” The peddler gave a flattering smile.