Chapter 22 (1/2)
After seeing the hed ”Don't be so tense I don't intend to expose you at all and I actually admire your craftsmanshi+p I mean, look at this sword; it's exactly the same as the real one! And this spirit pill, how did you do it? The color, smell, and—my God—is that a trace of Qi intertwined with it? It seems more real than the actual stuff!”
What Fang Xing said was half true, half false; he did indeed admire the craftsmanshi+p required to make the items look exactly like its true counterpart, but the likes of this sas flawed The spells confined within it were connected with a unique technique that would grant only a limited amount of use before it was left completely broken and unusable
Of course, when used for a quick scam it was impeccable
As for the spirit pill, although it looked, s, it wouldn't be difficult for souish the difference Even if soe of alchemy, once they broke open the pill they would find the Qi evaporating right in front of their very own eyes
”Please don't mock me I… I was just momentarily lost and confused,” the 's intentions were
Fang Xing waved his hands ”Lost and confused? Moery skills of yours can be mastered so easily?”
The an to softly plead, ”Shhh… what exactly is it that you want? It was my bad luck to draw someone like you, so what do you want? Just… just take whatever you need”
”I want… your artistry,” Fang Xing sincerely explained ”To be quite honest, I had an uncle that was also trained in the art of forgery He wasn't as good as you, though, and could only forge ordinary things from the mortal world, but when I saw those skills of yours there was an overwhel sense of familiarity Please be at ease; not only will I ht actually have business dealings with you in the future You know, there's plenty of money to be made with that technique of yours”
”Uh…” Uncertain of whether Fang Xing actually meant what he said, the man was startled out of his words
”For exact details, I'll have to go back and organize the entire plan first shi+xiong[1], please allowhumbly asked
”What are you after?” The man questioned back nervously; no one would ever ask for someone's name at the Black Markets, and it was because of this rule that he had dared to sell these counterfeit ite as nobody was able to see through his tricks on the spot—as Fang Xing did—no one would knoho he was after the market was over Besides, he would never actually take out the fake stuff right away and would always sell some real items first He would slowly reveal his counterfeit items one at a time, and only once he had confirmed it was safe to do so
Thus, Fang Xing asking for his name put him on full alert
”Don't be so tense I' so I will be able to contact you once I haveassured
The man shi+fted his eyes as he hesitated ”In that case, let us not worry about it; shi+xiong, you should also know that there are rules in the Black Market Since you've seen through my tricks, just take your pick of what I have, I do have quite some real stuff here, too As forany counterfeit items in the future, either”
Fang Xing wasn't worried Calain: ”Are you sure you don't want to give me your name?”
”No!” the man exclaimed, resolute and decisive
All of a sudden, Fang Xing stood up and began to yell at the top of his lungs, ”Oh my! All of this stuff here—”
The market itself was quiet, and even if someone was to talk, it would be hushed down to al's abrupt exclaan to look his way
The man in front of him was left stupefied by the sound and almost fled the scene then and there, until he heard the re had to say:
”—are SO good! It took , you areXing threw a Spirit Stone towards theXing pretended to be excited as he flipped the itelance towards the man all the while
”Pfft, what a country buet this excited for an Ansi Pill[2]?” One of the passersby cursed low before turning their head away in disinterest
Ansi Pills were no more than a co the person using it to recover their physical strength at a slightly faster rate
While most people turned their heads to continue on with their usual business, a guard walked to Fang Xing and quietly spoke to hi It is the Black Market, so it's not a very good idea to be so loud”
”Ah, yes, yes, of course I'ized
As soon as the guard left, the aze helpless ”What do you want me to do in order to have you off my back?”
Without speaking a word, Fang Xing looked right back at the ful smile
As if he had finallya woodblock from his pocket