230 Im Not That Easy to Bully! (1/2)

As Zhou Donghuang returned to the Autumn Valley, a middle-aged man with an average build appeared in the Summer Valley, exuding confidence. As he flew into the Summer Valley, his spirits were high, and it was easy to sense his joy.

”Brother Zhong, you look thrilled today! Has something good happened?”

A young man preparing to leave the Summer Valley smiled at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man laughed. ”Yes, something good has happened! I put some Thousand-year Red Wood on the market in the trade area about two years ago. Now, someone has finally bought it!”

”Thousand-year Red Wood?” The young man was shocked. ”That item has an expensive price tag but little value. After you increased the price by two or three times, it's amazing that someone purchased it! Brother Zhong, you are fortunate!”

”Alright, let's talk later. I'm rushing to give these items to my master so he can help me convert themm into an ultimate spirit weapon.”

As the middle-aged man spoke, he flew into the depths of the Summer Valley.

The Summer Valley was a vast mountain vale like others with similar names. However, it was different from the Autumn Valley, which had visible traces of autumn. Instead, in the Summer Valley, the surrounding nature showed no signs of summer. Coincidentally, this was how the Summer Valley got its name.

”It's fake! I can't believe that it's fake!”

Around the same time that the middle-aged man with last name Zhong returned to the Summer Valley, in a courtyard on the other side of the mountains, a figure burst through the doors with a furious expression, crying out with rage, ”Bai Liqing from the Winter Valley dared to sell me fake Frozen-Blood Jade!”

”D*mn it! D*mn it!”

”I'm going to find him and exact my revenge! He has to pay for this!”

The speaker was a Summer Valley disciple and a mid-Dharma adept named Fang Baiwei.

People milling around the nearby courtyards heard Fang Baiwei's commotion and came closer to see what was going on. ”Brother Fang, what's the matter?”

Those who lived near Fang Baiwei communicated with him often. Thus, the Summer Valley's disciples who lived nearby all had rather good relationships with Fang Baiwei.

After they heard Fang Baiwei's pitiful tale, they were instantly enraged. ”I can't believe that Bai Liqing from the Winter Valley dared to do such a thing! He had the gall to sell fake Frozen-blood Jade to our Brother Fang?”

”Let's help him exact his revenge!”

”Yes! He must pay for this!”

Together with several of his fellow disciples, Fang Baiwei left the Summer Valley with murderous intentions and traveled directly to the Winter Valley.

After they were informed that the Winter Valley disciple in question, Bai Liqing, had not yet returned, the mob then turned to travel toward the trade area and happened to find him there.

Now, whether it was the Frozen-blood Jade or the Thousand-year Red Wood, he had already transferred their ownership to the Summer Valley's disciples by selling them off. In the process, he had earned eighty high-quality spirit stones.

With such a large sum of high-quality spirit stones now in his possession, he had taken a stroll around the trade area before splurging on luxurious items, which he usually refrained from buying.

”Hm?” Suddenly, Bai Liqing realized that the Summer Valley disciple, Fang Baiwei, who had bought the Frozen-blood Jade from him, had brought a crowd of people over. They were all running at him with murderous intent.

”Bai Liqing!!!”

Even before the group came close to him, Fang Baiwei was already yelling out viciously. ”I have never offended you in the past, and yet you dare to sell me fake Frozen-blood Jade?”

”Fake Frozen-Blood Jade?”

Glancing at Fang Baiwei, who had not arrived beforehand, Bai Liqing furrowed his brow before saying casually, ”Fang Baiwei, what nonsense are you spouting!? The Frozen-blood Jade that I sold you was a proper financial transaction. We exchanged for your spirit stone veins, remember? You even conducted a thorough check of the item to ensure that it was satisfactory. Now that you've brought the Frozen-blood Jade back home, you're suddenly here accusing me of selling you a fake after all this time? What is this? Are you trying to cheat me out of a perfectly fine sale?” As he spoke, Bai Liqing's gaze gradually turned hostile.

Fang Baiwei's face darkened as he replied gravely, ”Bai Liqing, it is you who are seeking trouble.”

”No, you are the one creating a fuss out of nothing.” Bai Liqing glanced coldly at the man before him then said, ”If you are saying that the Frozen-Blood Jade I sold you was a fake, where's the proof?

”You should showcase the Frozen-blood Jade for everyone to see and verify publicly whether it is real or fake,” Bai Liqing retorted.

Upon hearing Bai Liqing's words, Fang Baiwei's face twisted even more. ”Fang Baiwei, I think you are creating a fuss out of nothing. Don't you know that the authenticity of typical Frozen-blood Jade cannot be ascertained simply using the usual tests? The only way to find out if Frozen-blood Jade is authentic is to allow it to come into contact with Simi fire. A true piece of Frozen-blood Jade will directly turn it into smoke and ashes.”

Obviously, no one would ever use Simi fire to test the authenticity of the Frozen-Blood Jade because the jade would immediately be tainted after coming into contact with Simi fire. In the short term, if a core-forging master did not use it, or it was not made into a spirit weapon, it would become an ordinary piece of jade, which was worth very little.

”Simi fire?” Bai Liqing smiled.

”According to your words, I'm assuming that the Frozen-Blood Jade, this very piece you claim is fake, cannot be produced here and now?

”What a joke!

”Once, Pan Yilin, the disciple from your Summer Valley, passed off six-ringed bamboo as nine-ringed bamboo and sold it to one of the Autumn Valley's disciples, Da Zhuang. In the end, Da Zhuang managed to produce the fake to prove his point. Now, you Summer Valley people are accusing me of selling fakes but are unable to produce proof.” As he said this, Bai Liqing's smile disappeared, and his eyes glazed with frost. ”Fang Baiwei, if you have the guts, fight me on this! If you wish to ruin my reputation, you'll need to work for it!” Bai Liqing called out sharply.

Fang Baiwei's face changed immediately, and he wanted to take action. However, he was immediately blocked and restrained by several of the disciples from his valley.