324 An Elaborate Scam (1/2)
Nie Chang's lips twitched. 'Seal of Doom'? Seriously? He really wondered if this was something his little darling had come up with or something the system provided based on Su Yan's previous efforts. Well, if it was the system's work, then he really had to congratulate it. It was doing a good job guessing just what kind of thing Su Yan would put into his novel. A 'Seal of Doom' was probably just like the 'Chaos Cultivation' he had thought of: Something that sounded cool but had no actual meaning.
The stall owner also rolled his eyes at the mention of this artifact. This was the scam they had thought of? As if anyone would offer a priceless mythical artifact in exchange for a tanghulu! This was so stupid he felt offended they even tried it!
Just when he wanted to call them out, another person got the drop on him.
”What? A level seven mythical artifact? And even one that was crafted by Grandmaster Ziju himself? Do you think everyone here are idiots without eyes to see? That thing —” The man's eyes bulged when he saw the thing in Nie Chang's hands. ”Fuck! That's really the Seal of Doom! Where did you get this?” He looked at Nie Chang only to be stunned into silence. White hair, golden eyes … This was obviously a powerhouse! Shit. Could a powerhouse be casually asked about private affairs? He gulped and nervously glanced around. If he leaped into the crowd, then maybe this Master would let him off?
Nie Chang only glanced at the man before turning back to the stall owner. ”How is it? Would you exchange against this?”
The owner looked from Nie Chang's face to the seal in his hands and over to the two men that watched them with bewildered expressions. This really was … an elaborate scam. They had actually gotten so many people just to rob him of his little bit of money!
The first man that had arrived cleared his throat. ”This Daoist Master, might I ask what you want to exchange the Seal of Doom for?”
”That tanghulu!” Su Yan helpfully pointed at the one he had decided on before. Seeing the doubtful looks of the two men, he couldn't help but turn to Nie Chang. ”Or do you think that one isn't good, after all? Should we take another one?”
Nie Chang smiled wryly. ”I don't think the tanghulu is the problem.” Rather … could it be that this simple-looking seal was actually something extremely valuable? Exchanging that for one tanghulu was over-the-top, wasn't it? Well, there was nothing he could do. Su Yan wanted the tanghulu and he had never been good at denying him anything he wanted. He couldn't pay any other way though and in the end, it didn't matter. This wasn't something they owned but something from a novel. Giving it away wouldn't make them lose out.
The men stared at them blankly. ”You … want to exchange a level seven mythical artifact … against … one tanghulu?”
Su Yan blinked. ”Do you think we should take two?” He tugged at Nie Chang's sleeve. ”Do you also want one?”
”No …”
”Then one is alright.” He happily nodded at the stall owner. ”You can keep the change.”
”I …” The owner wanted to remind them that he hadn't agreed yet when the other man already hurried closer.