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

A few of the Lightning Sword Sect's disciples were also nearby, and they could not help but comment on the situation.

”Senior Bai Liqing is right. If he is unable to produce proof, how can he claim that Senior Bai Liqing sold him fake goods? There is no evidence.”

”People of Summer Valley, you are all so shameless. Today, you tried to smear Bai Liqing's reputation without any proof. Before, when Da Zhuang of Autumn Valley produced proof that your people had cheated him, the people of the Summer Valley stood by Pan Yilin. A disciple of the Summer Valley, Han Ku, even said that even if Pan Yilin had sold fake goods, the fault lay with Da Zhuang for not checking the quality of his purchases. The sects have a rule: once a financial transaction is concluded, it cannot be reversed.”

”According to the sect's rules, other than the fact that Fang Baiwei has no proof, even if there were proof, and Bai Liqing had indeed sold fake goods, he has no right to do anything to Bai Liqing. According to the rules, it is Fang Baiwei's fault for not verifying his purchases. Bai Liqing is not to blame.”

After hearing such comments from the Lightning Sword Sect's disciples, Fang Baiwei's face grew so stormy that it could have probably squeezed out water like a thundercloud. The glance he now gave Bai Liqing was so intense and angry—it was like he wanted to devour him.

”Bai Liqing, this time, I'll end this conversation here. Next time, I hope we have no future interactions, or I will not let you go so easily!”

Fang Baiwei glared at Bai Liqing with murderous rage and unsatisfactorily left with the Summer Valley disciples who had accompanied him.

”Anytime! Anytime!” Bai Liqing called out cheerily without hesitation.

By this point, everyone in the crowd had reached a consensus that Fang Baiwei was provoking Bai Liqing for personal reasons. Otherwise, he should be able to produce some evidence!

”There was already an incident of a Summer valley disciple, Pan Yilin, cheating an Autumn Valley disciple, Da Zhuang. After what happened today, it must be said that the Summer Valley people are too much!”

This was now the general idea shared by most of the Lightning Sword Sect's disciples.

After the commotion that Fang Baiwei had caused, Bai Liqing was not in the mood to continue casually browsing the trade area. He took the eighty high-quality spirit stones that he had earned that day and went on his way, returning to the Winter Valley in high spirits.

The Winter Valley was also a mountain, an icy patch of paradise. White snow blanketed the land, and all the rivers and bodies of water were frozen.

”Brother Bai, seeing your rosy cheeks, I'm guessing something good happened to you today.”

Just as Bai Liqing had returned to the skies above his courtyard, a skinny figure suddenly flew at him from an adjacent courtyard. He looked like a normal person, except for his glance, which was incredibly intense. He smiled at Bai Liqing as he talked.

”Haha! Senior Zhang, let me treat you to some wine tomorrow! I can splurge on twelve flower stuffed pipes!”

Bai Liqing laughed as he looked at the Winter Valley disciple before him, whom he was closest to in the entire East Valley. Bai Liqing viewed him as a brother.

”Twelve flower stuffed pipes?” The skinny middle-aged man's eyes brightened. ”That's not bad. It's rare for you to make such an offer! I still remember that I've treated you to several rounds of twelve flower stuffed pipes, but you have only treated me once or twice! Furthermore, on those occasions, it was I who asked you to reciprocate, as you were rather unwilling!” said the skinny middle-aged man in a slightly teasing tone.

Bai Liqing smiled awkwardly and explained, ”That's because I was rather short on cash, so I did not have much choice. Senior Zhang, if you want, from tomorrow onward, I'll treat you to twelve flower stuffed pipes every day for half a month!”

Twelve flower stuffed pipes were a particular sort of spirit wine produced by the Lightning Sword Sect's Spring Valley. It was created with twelve different types of spirit flowers and was delicious. The wine was strong enough to enhance one's training.

The twelve flower stuffed pipes contained in regular wine barrels sold for one high-quality spirit stone per barrel. This was like drawing one spirit stone vein from every single disciple within a sect!

This special wine was not affordable for a typical sect disciple. However, as the intensity of the twelve flower stuffed pipes was extremely high, even Dharma adepts would not dare drink an entire barrel in a day. A Dharma adept who had once drunk an whole barrel of hundred flower wine had ended up passing out for seven days and seven nights!

For two Dharma adepts combined, in a day, the most they could drink would be one barrel of twelve flower stuffed pipes between them.

”Half a month's worth?”

The skinny middle-aged man's eyes lit up. ”Brother, have you received a fortune recently?”

”A small fortune, yes.” Bai Liqing smiled slightly and casually took out twenty high-quality spirit stones. He returned them to the middle-aged man, saying, ”Senior Zhang, I borrowed these from you this morning. I'm returning them to you now.”

The middle-aged man took the spirit stones and asked with confusion, ”Brother, are you trying to tell me that you amassed this fortune using the twenty high-quality spirit stones that I lent you earlier today?”

Before Bai Liqing could reply, an angry and outraged voice burst out from nearby. ”Bai Liqing, you bastard! How dare you sell me fake Thousand-year Red Wood!”

Bai Liqing turned around saw a middle-aged man with a stocky build charging toward him through the air. ”Zhong Yin?”

Zhong Yin, a Summer Valley disciple, had also made purchases from him today. He was the new owner of a piece of Thousand-year Red Wood.

”Fake Thousand-year Red Wood?”

Bai Liqing's face darkened. What did all these Summer Valley people want from him?

”What happened?”

The skinny, middle-aged man standing beside Bai Liqing now looked suspicious.

”Senior Zhang, these disciples from the Summer Valley are shameless. First, Fang Baiwei claimed that I sold him fake Frozen-Blood Jade. Now, this Zhong Yin is also claiming that I sold him fake Thousand-year Red Wood.”

Bai Liqing's expression was murderous. ”Do they all think that I'm an easy target to bully?”