Chapter 68: "Nine Yin Manual" and Meeting Flender for the First Time

Meanwhile, although the girls were a bit speechless at the system's odd operation, it was now their turn to receive rewards.

[Ding, the female leads mentioned by the host today are: Xiao Wu eight times, Zhu Zhuqing twelve times]

[The female lead mentioned the most is Zhu Zhuqing, receiving the reward: First Volume of the "Nine Yin Manual"]

Zhu Zhuqing was quite shocked when she saw that the reward was a cultivation technique. Out of curiosity, she looked at the description of the "Nine Yin Manual."

["Nine Yin Manual" is divided into two volumes. The first volume is for internal energy cultivation, while the second is for martial arts techniques. This is the first volume, modified by the system. The mysteries within are for you to explore on your own!]

After reading the introduction, Zhu Zhuqing didn't know what to say. She could only think that this system was quite full of itself. Couldn't it explain things a bit more clearly? Now she had to figure it all out on her own.

Still, it seemed quite good. At first glance, this manual was much stronger than Tang San's "Mysterious Heaven Skill"!

The next day, after Su Ming and Xiao Wu had a proper night's sleep, they planned to explore the city. Don't misunderstand—just regular sleeping.

As they stepped out, they happened to run into Tang San next door.

Tang San's room was right next to theirs, and last night, he tossed and turned, unable to sleep. It wasn't a coincidence that they met now; Tang San had been paying attention to the room next door, worried that they might leave without him knowing.

Seeing the two of them act like nothing happened, Tang San secretly let out a sigh of relief.

He flashed what he thought was a charming smile and said, "Su Ming, Xiao Wu, care to join me for a stroll around the city?"

With no other choice, the two could only let Tang San tag along, trying their best to ignore him.

Soon after, the three arrived at a small shop, and Tang San immediately fixated on a dirty, head-sized crystal.

Staring at it in fascination, Tang San eagerly asked, "How much for this crystal?"

The shop only had one person inside, lounging lazily in a wooden chair with his eyes closed. Hearing that someone wanted to buy something, he glanced over and lazily said, "One hundred gold soul coins!"

Xiao Wu was shocked upon hearing the price. What's with this? Isn't it just an ugly piece of crystal? How could it cost one hundred gold soul coins? That's daylight robbery!

Meanwhile, Su Ming's attention was drawn to the shopkeeper's appearance. His chin jutted forward slightly, his cheekbones were wide, his face flat, with a hooked nose—his face kind of resembled the sole of a shoe. He looked cunning. There was no mistake, this must be Four-Eyed Owl Flender, one of the Golden Iron Triangle, the Flying Horn!

Tang San didn't hesitate and immediately pulled out a pouch from his spirit tool containing exactly one hundred gold soul coins.

Over the past six years, Tang San had received a monthly stipend from Spirit Hall, plus earnings from his work as a blacksmith, so he had saved quite a bit. A large chunk of crystal for one hundred gold soul coins? This was an absolute steal for him!

Without thinking twice, Tang San said, "Alright, I'll take it!"

Flender, seeing this, glanced at Tang San in surprise. Where did this sucker come from, spending one hundred gold soul coins on a piece of worthless crystal I casually picked up somewhere? Time to extort him!

Flender coughed twice and said, "Ahem, I made a mistake earlier. This crystal costs five hundred gold soul coins, not one hundred!"

Hearing this, Tang San frowned. He didn't have that much money on him.

Su Ming shook his head secretly. Why did you make it so obvious that this crystal was important to you? If you don't haggle, of course he's going to gouge you!

But to be fair, outbargaining Flender, a seasoned swindler, was no easy task.

Su Ming decided it wasn't his problem and continued to write in his diary.

[Today, I bumped into Tang San while out with Xiao Wu—what a coincidence. We ended up shopping together. As expected, Tang San stumbled into a shop just like in the original story and took a liking to a piece of crystal.]

[This crystal is no ordinary item. The minerals inside can be used to create a deadly hidden weapon from Tang San's previous life called the Dragon Beard Needle, capable of piercing internal energy defenses!]

[As for the shopkeeper, wouldn't you know it, he's Flender, one of the Golden Iron Triangle and a notorious swindler!]

[At first, Flender offered the crystal for one hundred gold soul coins. That would already have been a hefty profit for him. But once he saw Tang San willing to pay without question, his greedy side took over and he bumped the price to five hundred!]

The girls: Wow, this Flender is a total scammer! Usually, once a price is set, it's final. Who raises the price like that?

Liu Erlong, already well aware of Flender's miserly ways, couldn't help but facepalm. Even though I knew he was stingy, this is just embarrassing!

What Flender didn't know was that Su Ming had already made him infamous in his diary. Not that he'd care if he knew—his skin was thick enough for that.

Su Ming continued jotting down notes while watching Tang San haggle with Flender. Eventually, they settled on two hundred gold soul coins, though there was a catch—it came with ten percent monthly interest, meaning Tang San had to pay ten gold soul coins every month!

Su Ming stifled a laugh. The interest rate is ridiculous! Only someone like Tang San would agree to that. Anyone else would've walked away.

Unable to bargain any further, Tang San reluctantly agreed. Still, this chunk of crystal could produce dozens of Dragon Beard Needles, making it priceless to him. It would soon become one of his most powerful hidden weapons!

He was determined to use this hidden weapon to shock Xiao Wu.

Tang San then retrieved another pouch from his spirit tool and placed it on the counter. This time, Flender got a good look at the pouch and was stunned. "Who gave you this spirit tool?"

Tang San, confused, replied, "My teacher gave it to me."

Flender's expression changed immediately. Muttering to himself, he said, "I didn't expect you to be his disciple... Fine, take the crystal. No charge!"

Flender was now excited. If Xiaogang's disciple is here, that means he'll be coming soon too!

Though Tang San couldn't quite understand the dramatic shift in attitude, he assumed this person had some connection to his teacher and insisted on paying anyway. Getting his hands on this crystal was already a huge win!

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