darknovel Chapter 35: Luring Huang Che and his wife away from the market.
Chapter 35: Luring Huang Che and his wife away from the market.
Meanwhile, inside Xiu Che's weapon-refining shop.
lifeless.
"That Ye Xuan'an from the Dongyang weapon-refining shop truly deserves to die. I never expected he could continuously refine so many mid-to-high-quality first-tier low-grade flying swords and formations?"
"If this continues, it will be difficult for us to open a shop and make a lot of spirit stones. We might not even make as much as we did when we helped the Zhao family refine magic weapons."
"Upon closer examination, it would be more cost-effective for this shop not to be opened at all."
Zhao Xiu was malicious and couldn't help but curse inwardly.
"After all, the Dongyang Array Refining Shop is currently relying on it to survive. If it leaves, Qiu Yang and Li Dong, those two old men, simply cannot withstand our suppression."
Therefore, we still have a chance now.
Huang Che revealed a sly smile.
"My husband, it has to be you."
Zhao Xiu's worries vanished instantly, and her eyes lit up.
……
Several days later.
Seeing that he had run out of cultivation pills, Ye Xuan'an left the Dongyang Array Weapon Shop as usual, intending to go to some alchemy shops to buy more.
But not long after, Huang Che and his wife came looking for them.
"Is there something you two need?"
Upon seeing this, Ye Xuan'an frowned immediately.
He didn't have a good impression of those two.
In fact, if this weren't a marketplace, he might have even taken out his magical artifacts.
"Of course, I wonder if you would be willing to come to my Xiuche Weapon Forging Shop?"
"If you are willing, my Xiuche Refining Shop is willing to give you a monthly salary of one hundred spirit stones."
"And as long as you are willing to give your full support, we can at least sign a ten-year contract with you, guaranteeing this job a certainty."
"How's that? Pretty good treatment, huh?"
The Huang couple smiled confidently.
After all, this salary is almost double the market price.
"It's really good."
"However... that's not enough."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan'an couldn't help but chuckle, and at the same time, he guessed what they were thinking.
Although, Xiuche's weapon-refining shop pays more than Dongyang's weapon-refining shop.
But he was able to get a lot of spiritual materials at low prices from the Dongyang weapon-refining shop.
Furthermore, Huang Che and his wife have an extremely domineering style of doing things.
It's possible that working for them in the future will be incredibly unfair, and it won't be as satisfying as working with the generous Qiu Yang and Li Dong together to forge weapons.
Rather than that, it's better to stay at the Dongyang weapon-refining shop.
"Not even a hundred spirit stones are enough?"
"Then, fellow Daoist, what do you think is a suitable amount?"
Huang Che and his wife were immediately enraged. If they hadn't been trying to win over Ye Xuan'an, they would have already started cursing.
"No amount is suitable, and I have no intention of leaving Dongyang Refining Shop for the time being."
"You two should forget about this."
Ye Xuan'an smiled and left.
"Since this person is so shameless, then don't give me any more chances."
"Otherwise, I'll definitely make them pay."
Upon seeing this, Huang Che and his wife cursed inwardly, and a cold glint appeared in their eyes.
Although they were weapon refiners, they did plenty of dirty work.
They even knew quite a few powerful cultivators.
However, since Ye Xuan'an is currently in the market, it's not convenient for them to find someone to join them in their attack.
They cursed under their breath a few more times before leaving, secretly observing when Ye Xuan'an would leave the market.
But they waited for a month or two without seeing Ye Xuan'an leave the market.
Ye Xuan'an rarely even left the Dongyang weapon-refining shop, spending his days in seclusion there.
"Holy crap, what is this thing?"
The Huang couple were furious.
However, they were powerless to do anything about it and could only rage in vain.
But just a few days later...
To their surprise, Ye Xuan'an bid farewell to Qiu Yang and the other person, seemingly planning to go to the large market in the county town to purchase dark gold in order to refine high-quality magical artifacts and formations.
Therefore, he left the market.
"A good opportunity."
The Huang couple were pleasantly surprised by this.
They then immediately sought out a friend with considerable cultivation and used concealment techniques to quietly follow Ye Xuan'an.
……
now.
Dongyang Refining Shop.
"Old drunkard Zhang Fu, it's rumored that Huang Che and his wife aren't exactly clean."
"Furthermore, young friend Xuan'an previously refused their invitation, which greatly affected their shop's business. I'm afraid that young friend Xuan'an's hasty departure this time might give them an opportunity."
"Why didn't you stay with me and Cui'er earlier? It would have been a real pity if something had happened to him, and it would have been a loss for our shop as well."
Li Dong looked at the spot where Ye Xuan'an had left with a hint of worry, and asked Qiu Yang and Zhang Fu with a question.
"yes."
Manager Li Cui was also very curious about this, so she asked.
Previously, when Ye Xuan'an intended to go out, both he and his grandfather tried their best to dissuade him.
Zhang Fu and Qiu Yang didn't say much about it, only telling Ye Xuan'an to be careful.
"Cui'er... Senior Li, you still don't understand Brother Xuan'an at all."
"He is always very thorough in his considerations, and he probably already guessed that Huang Che and his wife had malicious intentions."
"Perhaps his solo trip was to give Huang Che and his wife and others an opportunity to lure them out of the market and eliminate them completely."
Zhang Fu said with a smile.
"Yes, I feel the same way."
Qiu Yang said with a smile.
"Huh? He's only at the third level of Qi Refining, isn't he afraid of getting into trouble?"
Upon hearing this, Li Dong and Li Cui were taken aback.
"What if someone helps?"
"According to the usual practice, the Black-Eyed Demon Hunting Team has been out hunting demons for nearly half a year, and it's time for them to return."
"Brother Xuan'an has a close relationship with the top body cultivator of the demon-hunting team, and those body cultivators are all extremely powerful."
Zhang Fu said with a smile.
"Young friend Xuan'an's plans are truly unfathomable. No wonder he didn't take action when Huang Che and his wife approached him, but deliberately waited for a month or two before starting to plan."
Li Dong and Li Cui had fewer concerns and showed more respect for Ye Xuan'an.
……
Half a day later.
Hundreds of miles away from the market town.
In a dense forest.
Ye Xuan'an, riding a white jade paper crane, flew at high speed and, with the help of a mid-grade first-level detection talisman, observed that three cultivators were secretly following behind him.
Their cultivation levels are not limited to the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining.
Moreover, Huang Che and his wife were among them.
"Huang Che and his wife have indeed taken the bait. I just didn't expect that in order to deal with a Qi Refining Stage 3 cultivator like myself, they would actually find a Qi Refining Stage 5 helper?"
"Those Huang Che and his wife are being far too cautious."
"That's a bit tricky, but there's still a chance."
Ye Xuan'an was slightly surprised by this.
In addition, just as Zhang Fu had guessed, his trip was indeed deliberate, intended to lure Huang Che and his wife out.
He also arranged for Kui Yi and the others to leave the Black-Eyed Demon Hunter Team in advance, and to lie in ambush in the shadows ready to help at any time.
He then pretended to be lacking in spiritual power, using magic to weaken his aura, and then commanded the white jade paper crane to land in a secluded place to recover his spiritual power.