Chapter 77: The Celebrity Effect

  "What the old gentleman said is nonsense! I'm just here to sell the goods in my hand!"

  Li Chen slightly shook his head, not accepting the other party's flattery.

  "Haha, okay, I won't be arrogant or impudent. Just now, my foolish nephew was quite rude to you, please don't take offense!"

  Guan Canghai smiled brightly and personally handed over a cup of tea.

  "It doesn't matter!"

  Li Chen took a sip of tea, and this matter was considered settled.

  "Master Xiaoyou, I'll be generous and not hold back either. These five spiritual weapons are all good stuff, I was thinking of keeping them for the auction, but of course, our company won't take a single penny from the costs. All the proceeds from the auction will go to you, Master Xiaoyou, consider it my apology to you, young master!"

  Kuan Chang Hai praised one sentence and expressed his own intention.

  "If the old gentleman buys it directly, isn't it just your company's own decision?"

  Li Chen raised an eyebrow, and the other party was completely unnecessary.

  "Haha, with your methods, these treasures will definitely be obtained again in the future. I hope that when you want to sell them, you'll consider this old man first!"

  Guan Canghai didn't hide anything at all and laughed loudly.

  "The old master is so straightforward, then let's just sell the Lingbing directly to your esteemed self!"

  Seeing that the other party understood, Li Chen also didn't beat around the bush and immediately agreed. "I still have a lot of miscellaneous items here, I hope to ask Mr. Lao to appraise them for me, so I don't have to run to another house. This auction is also quite interesting, it's just right to increase my family's wealth!"

  "This... is great! Little friend, you are indeed a straightforward person. This simple thing, no matter what treasure, the Treasure Pavilion will never be stingy!"

  He Guan Hai clapped his hands and laughed loudly, and all of them agreed to come along.

  Li Chen didn't mince words and in front of several people, took out a few storage bags and retrieved the miscellaneous items from Tianyun Thirteen Thief's body one by one.

  Of course, the useful things were all left out, such as Yun Zhonghe's "Fengyun Leg", Yun Zhongxiong's "Man Shan Lie" are rare and excellent martial arts techniques, and there are also several violent blood pills, which are the best treasures for desperate situations.

  As for the rest, apart from a few pieces of military equipment and treasures that were intended to be given to Pang Wenshan and several others, everything was taken out in one go.

  These things naturally made the people present take a big surprise again, and they had a few more inexplicable awe for the mysterious man in front of them who was wearing a cloak.

  Li Chen took the opportunity to ask the other party many things, of course, all of which were carefully considered and offbeat questions.

  Both parties were delighted to talk, and they made a big deal. Guan Canghai also answered all of Li Chen's questions without reservation. In the end, he even gave him a secretly kept copy of "The Chronicles of Xuantian Continent".

  Inside, it not only records the many secrets of the mainland, but also has the functions of countless rare treasures, which is absolutely essential for traveling and going out.

  "It's still up to Officer Zhang's exceptional abilities; otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to get out of this situation!"

  After seeing off Li Chen, the old man wiped his forehead and said with a hint of relief.

  "The administrator has been here for decades, what kind of person hasn't he seen? Dealing with an adventurer like you is naturally a trivial matter!"

  That samurai also served tea and flattered him.

  "Hmm!"

  Guan Canghai's face was slightly sunken, his eyes darting back and forth across the six spiritual weapons on the table, his gaze filled with anger: "Go, lock up that little beast for me. This time, it almost caused a huge disaster!"

  "Huh?"

  The old man and the warrior stared at each other, and the former asked in a puzzled tone: "Sir, this is not the first or second time that young master has been naughty...and no one has lost their life..."

  "Will it cost lives? If it costs lives, it'll be too late, Old Liu. Have you wasted your years of training?"

  Guan Canghai slammed his hand on the table and shouted angrily.

  "Huh?"

  The old man was shocked and hastily raised his eyes to carefully examine the several spiritual soldiers on the table: "The treasure light has not dissipated, the true energy still exists, this is...this is a sign that it was used recently!"

  Any spiritual soldier has a characteristic that can retain the user's true energy. After years of use, it can make the spiritual soldier more and more handy.

  "Hmm, not only that, this deadly pen still has a bloody aura on it. If I sense correctly, it should be left by a mid-stage True Essence realm martial artist. The rest, although much fainter, all have a lingering aura of evil and killing intent, apparently due to years of constant slaughter!"

  Guan Canghai let out a cold hum and grabbed the deadly pen from the table.

  If Lei Chen were here, he would surely be shocked. What he said was not off by a single hair. The Tianyun Thirteen Bandits have been robbing adventurers for years and in their free time, they also venture into the ancient Cangshan Mountains to slaughter demonic beasts.

  The superior of the spiritual soldiers naturally has a murderous aura.

  "Could it be... could he be the Lone Bandit?"

  In an instant, a gleam of inspiration flashed through Old Liu's mind, and he thought of a possibility.

  "I'd rather he were a lone bandit, but unfortunately this man is even more terrifying than a lone bandit!"

  Guan Canghai's face was extremely unsightly, his eyes flickering with uncertainty.

  "What? How is that possible?"

  Six different spiritual soldiers, but they represent six true martial artists. Old Liu and the martial artist exchanged a glance, both seeing the incredulity in each other's eyes.

  "Lao Liu, don't you think these few spiritual soldiers look familiar?"

  Guan Canghai swept his palm over the spiritual soldiers with a "whooshing" sound, and lowered his voice.

  "Familiar?"

  Old Liu raised an eyebrow. These spiritual soldiers each had their own characteristics, but they weren't specially refined. As long as the materials were gathered, one could ask any of the major equipment-refining merchants to refine them.

  "Hum, so many years have passed and you're still the same. Have you forgotten our old rival in business?"

  A look of disdain flashed across Guan Canghai's face, and he said indifferently.

  "The Thirteen Bandits of Heaven's Cloud!"

  Lao Liu was shocked and stared at the six spiritual soldiers, his eyes filled with shock, and his fingers began to tremble.

  "Remember now?"

  Guan Canghai sipped his tea and continued, "Among the thirteen thieves of Tianyun, He, Hu, Jia, Hu, and Lang are exactly the ones who use these few spiritual weapons!"

  "It's...impossible, who could have killed nearly half of the Tianyun Thirteen Bandits? Outsiders may not be clear about their situation, but we've lost so many lives at their hands, don't you understand? Those were ten True Essence realm warriors and three Half-Step True Essences!"

  Old Liu cried out in surprise, almost knocking over the teacups on the table.

  "Who says the Thirteen Bandits of Tianyun must all be together? I observe that person, with a fierce aura bursting forth, absolutely a seasoned killer. To gather these spirit soldiers in such a short time, apart from annihilating the Thirteen Bandits of Tianyun, I truly can't think of any other way!"

  Guan Canghai's face was solemn and stern.

  "If... it's really like that..."

  Lao Liu finally understood why Guan Canghai was furious earlier. If it were true, wouldn't that mean he had offended the other party and provoked an enemy even more formidable than Tianyun's Thirteen Bandits?

  "Hey, if that's the case, then all these years we've been searching for the treasure have finally come to an end with this person. If not, then the auction that the master of the pavilion has intentionally set up, which is about to start in half a month, although several top-grade treasures have already been prepared, but if the town's treasures are insufficient, it will inevitably be laughed at, just right......haha!"

  Kuang Canghai was thrilled by his own ingenious ideas and burst out laughing loudly.

  "Is it true that even if it's not one of the Thirteen Spirit Arms of Tianyun, you still want to spread the word like this to attract warriors to come and buy?"

  Old Liu's eyes lit up and he blurted out.

  "It's not entirely true, the news has spread, Tianyun Thirteen thieves remaining people will find opportunities to avenge, we just happen to catch them all at once, if it wasn't... then naturally they would be used as a scapegoat!"

  His fingers slowly brushed over several spiritual weapons, and Guan Canghai smiled gloomily.

  "Excellent, it's really excellent!"

  "High, really high!"

  Old Liu and the martial arts guard couldn't help but give a thumbs up.