C51 (2/2)
”These materials are all Natural Oddities that he collected from famous mountains and rivers. Just from travelling to various places, it costs a hundred thousand. Because of my relationship with him, he said he only charged me a hundred thousand.” As I spoke, the old man kept looking at me out of the corner of his eye to see my expression.
”A hundred thousand,” I said, putting on a show. ”Master, I really don't have that much money. I don't know if it can be a little less.”
”There can't be any less. This friend of mine has a strange problem; he doesn't like bargaining with others. If we anger him, then he won't even give us a chance to use his magic tool,” the old man said with a troubled expression.
”Well, forget it,” I said, trying to sneak away with the bike.
”Wait a minute,” The old man saw that the cooked duck was about to fly away, and quickly stopped him. ”My friend said that for my sake, 70,000 yuan is also fine.”
”Ah,” I exclaimed, ”I was just about to say a hundred thousand, but you and your friend didn't even make a phone call, how did it become seventy thousand?”
The old man lied and didn't match the number. Hearing my question, he was stunned, ”This …” ”This …” He rolled his eyes and quickly tried to remedy the situation. He confidently said, ”You are not someone from our sect and do not know of our methods. Just a moment ago, he and I had already communicated using the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Technique.”
”It's better than a phone,” I muttered to the old man. ”But... However … ”I don't have seventy thousand …”
”Fifty thousand, my fellow Daoist said that it can't be any lower —”
”No, really.”
”40,000. My fellow Daoist said that if I don't have 40,000, then I don't care.”
”Master, not even forty thousand, it's the same as wanting my life.”
”30,000, my fellow Daoist said ….”
”Nothing.”
”20,000, my friend said …”
”There really isn't —”
”This can really be …”
”It's true that I don't have —”
”10,000. That's more than that. I can't even call out to my Fellow Daoist ….”
”It's not even 10,000. Master, look at my clothes and shoes. I bought them at this huge auction a few days ago. I only spent 200 or so.”
The old man looked at me and suddenly said, ”How much money do you have? Tell me —”
”Master, I don't have any of these 200,” I said timidly.
The old man glared at me. ”Didn't you just say that as long as it can save your life, you can pay me however much you want?”
”Master, isn't it because I don't have money that I said that?”
The old man stared at the motorcycle I was riding and suddenly said, ”What motorcycle?”
Then, he looked at me and said apologetically, ”Sorry about that, just now one of my friends sent a sound transmission to me, saying that you can use the motorcycle to exchange for his magic items.”
After saying that, he looked at me and mysteriously patted his head, ”Lad, I'll turn off the Thousand Li Sound Transmission Technique first. Let me tell you, using a motorcycle to exchange for that magic tool is very good. ”My friend's magic tool could be said to be …” After saying that, he hesitated for a moment before looking around and continuing, ”Come over here and —”
So this old man's brain was actually the switch for the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Technique.
I hastily put my head close to his head. ”This friend of mine has a magical equipment that is # $%...” ”Do you understand?” ”Yes,” I said.
I looked at him in confusion. He stuck out his chest, raised his head, and said to me in a righteous tone, ”So, this motorcycle can be traded for a magic artefact. After this village, there's no such thing. Do you want to switch?”
I shook my head. ”No —”