After Tian Xiaoding and others came to Kaguya City, they met an old man on the street who claimed to sell his family's ancestral treasures.
However, when the old man opened the tattered wooden box containing the ancestral treasure, what everyone saw was an earthy yellow rotten brick.
Moreover, when Xiao Ding asked about the price, the old man said that it would cost one million pieces of low-grade blue spiritual stones.
Many of the melon-eating people around had just arrived. When they heard the price, they immediately exploded. They all accused the old man of being a liar and simply committing robbery.
Although the old man looked ashamed, he did not let go.
Xiao Ding knew that he was willing to sell this ancestral treasure at home so that his youngest son could enter the Kaguya Sect and become a formal disciple.
As for whether this rotten brick is worth one million low-grade blue spiritual stones, Xiao Ding has no way of knowing. Because even though he used his spiritual consciousness to explore the brick, he still couldn't find out what it was.
However, Xiao Ding still bargained and said: "Do you want this much? Can the price be less?"
The old man shook his head and said: "It can't be less. The Kaguya Sect recruits unqualified disciples just to receive these spiritual stones. I don't want more from you at all."
Xiao Ding lowered his head and looked carefully at the rotten bricks in the wooden box, but still couldn't see any clues.
Although his intuition told him that he should keep this thing, after all, it was one million spiritual stones. In any case, it was not a small amount. Even if Xiao Ding is not short of money, his spiritual stones are not blown by the strong wind. If my intuition goes awry, wouldn't I be taken advantage of?
Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is whether he can see some clues about this brick. If I could find some clues, I would be willing to take out one million spiritual stones.
If you can't see anything, should you buy it or not?
Xiao Ding frowned, hesitant in his heart.
Zhang Xiaodie, who was standing next to him, asked in confusion: "Ms. sir, how can this rotten brick be worth one million spiritual stones?"
Xiao Ding shook his head and replied thoughtfully: "Maybe it is really a rare treasure?"
Ouyang Qing curled her lips and said, "Anyway, I don't see anything special about it."
The Mei sisters also nodded in agreement and said, "We didn't notice it either."
Chu Changtai said: "Brother Tian, this old man might really be a charlatan. He just took out a rotten brick and claimed it was his family heirloom."
Xiao Ding said silently: "Actually, I don't see what's so mysterious about this rotten brick..."
The old man opposite sighed and said: "Alas... It's a pity that my family's ancestral teachings did not clearly explain the purpose of this treasure..."
Chu Changtai advised: "Brother Tian, I think forget it and don't buy it. Since we can't see what kind of treasure this brick is, even if we buy it, we won't use it."
Zhang Xiaodie also said: "Yes, sir, since you can't tell what kind of treasure this is, we'd better not buy it to avoid being deceived."
Xiao Ding listened to the persuasion of several people, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "Okay, I want this rotten brick."
When the old man opposite heard this, he immediately became happy and said happily: "Okay, okay, I'll put it away for you right now."
After saying that, he immediately reached out and closed the lid of the wooden box, then held the wooden box in both hands and handed it to Xiao Ding.
When Xiao Ding took the wooden box, he also took out various spiritual stones worth one million blue low-grade spiritual stones, put them into a smaller storage bag, and handed the storage bag to the old man.
Originally, Xiao Ding's own spiritual stones had been almost exhausted when he last purchased the materials for refining the robes and when he used the intercity teleportation array.
But recently, Xiao Ding got the storage bag and Najie of those Jindan monks in Tiansha City, as well as the Najie of one of the twin brothers of Blood Sword Sect. There are a lot of various spiritual stones in it, especially in Tiansha City. Li Zhikun, the son of the city lord, and Na Jie, one of the twin brothers from the Blood Sword Sect, both contain a large amount of spiritual stones.
Although Ouyang Qing and Zhang Xiaodie also left some of them, most of them are still with Xiao Ding.
After the old man took the storage bag from Xiao Ding's hand, he said with a sad face: "Little brother, I am not a cultivator, so I can't check whether there are enough spiritual stones in this bag. Let's go to the City Lord's Mansion. OK?"
Xiao Ding was stunned, and suddenly remembered that on Tiankun Planet, ordinary residents had not practiced cultivation and could not use the storage space through spiritual consciousness like monks. When they purchase items, it doesn't matter if the number of spiritual stones they trade is small, they can count them all. However, if the number of spiritual stones traded is huge, it will be impossible to count.
For example, this time Xiao Ding took out millions of spiritual stones at once. If they were all taken out of the storage bag, they could fill an entire yard. How could ordinary residents be able to count such a huge amount of spiritual stones?
Therefore, in order to ensure that ordinary people are not deceived by monks in normal transactions. In almost every city, there is a city rule like this: when it comes to huge transactions, if any residents are not sure of the quantity, they can go to the city lord's mansion and ask the city lord to help verify it.
With the City Lord's Palace coming forward, it is equivalent to official verification. Ordinary residents will have peace of mind and don't have to worry about being deceived by cultivators.
Xiao Ding looked at the sky and saw that it was getting dark. Although he was very reluctant to go to the city lord's mansion, when he saw the old man's earnest eyes and his thin figure, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: That's all, he is an ordinary mortal. , it’s not easy for my son, so just go with him.
So, Xiao Ding had no choice but to nod and say, "Okay, then I'll go with you."
Afterwards, the group of people walked towards the city lord's mansion.
When the people around me saw that Xiao Ding had actually purchased the rotten brick, they all started talking, secretly saying that Xiao Ding was so stupid and that he would fall for such an obvious scam. He also said that the old man had made a fortune. He had exchanged a piece of rotten brick for so many spiritual stones. This was like getting rich overnight...
Xiao Ding didn't care what others were talking about and took the old man directly to the City Lord's Mansion.
The Lord of the City Lord's Mansion was enjoying dinner at this time. Suddenly, a gatekeeper came over to report that ordinary residents wanted to come and verify the number of spiritual stones.
The city lord was too lazy to take care of this matter, so he waved his hand to one of his disciples and said, "Go and help them take a look."
The disciple agreed and walked out. He saw the old man selling bricks at a glance. He quickly walked a few steps forward and said, "Old man Wang, why are you here?"
The old man selling bricks took a closer look and found out that the young man who came out was the friend of the Kaguya Sect that his younger son had made. So, he briefly talked about the sale of the heirloom treasure, and asked the disciple to help him check the storage bag in his hand to see if it contained one million low-grade blue spiritual stones.
The disciple was friends with the old man's youngest son, so he was naturally someone the old man could trust. He took the storage bag from the old man's hand, checked it, and said, "Yes, the spiritual stones inside are not all blue. , but its total value is still equivalent to the value of one million blue low-grade spiritual stones."
After saying that, he handed the storage bag to the old man again.
The old man did not take the storage bag immediately, but said: "These spiritual stones are what I raised for my son to join your sect, so please put them with you. So many spiritual stones." Shi, it's not safe if you put it on me. As for my son joining your sect, I leave it to you..."
The old man spoke very politely, and his expression when speaking was also complimentary.
When the disciple saw that the old man trusted him so much, he was no longer polite. Instead, he put the spirit stone into his arms and said: "Old man Wang, don't worry, our sect has clearly stated regulations. Those who do not meet the requirements will not be punished." If you want to join our sect, you must come up with one million blue low-grade spiritual stones. Otherwise, you will not be able to recruit. Of course, as long as the spiritual stones are in place, no matter what kind of Tiangen your son is, then They can all be accepted as formal disciples. As for how far you can cultivate in the end, it depends on your own efforts."
Xiao Ding saw the two people chatting about their daily life. He quickly interrupted and said: "Well, old man, since there is no problem with the bag of spirit stones, then I have something else to do, so I will go ahead and let you two chat slowly... …”
The old man nodded and said a few polite words to Xiao Ding, and Xiao Ding took the others and left the city lord's mansion together.
It was getting late, and he still needed to find an inn to stay in. Where could he have time to listen to other people's gossip?
After walking some distance. Ouyang Qing suddenly asked: "Husband, did you really not see the secret of that rotten brick?"
Xiao Ding shook his head and said: "I haven't seen any clues yet."
Ouyang Qing said angrily: "I didn't see it, so why did you buy it?"
Xiao Ding answered honestly: "I think there must be some secret hidden in this rotten brick, but we haven't discovered it yet."
Ouyang Qing sneered: "You are just guessing."
Xiao Ding said firmly: "Then let's wait and see."
While talking, several people had arrived in front of an inn.
Xiao Ding said: "Let's stay here tonight."
The few people had no objections and walked towards the inn together.
As soon as I walked into the lobby on the first floor of the inn. Xiao Ding saw a middle-aged couple and a teenage child standing at the counter.
Xiao Ding said "Huh" and couldn't help but whisper: "What a coincidence, I met an acquaintance here again!"
