I didn’t even look at the price before clicking reject—I’m really not a good buyer! Last time Blaze Fan tried to sell me something, I turned it down, and this time I refused even more decisively. If there were more people like me in this world, doing business would probably be really tough!

“Bro! It’s not easy to get cultivation techniques in Shushan! This copy of ‘Thunder Command Technique’—I never saw a second one during the beta test. If you don’t buy it, you’ll definitely regret it.”

“Look at that! What has money turned people into? This brother here is broad-shouldered and burly, with thick eyebrows and big eyes—clearly spent a lot of innate attribute points on appearance. And now, just to sell this book, he’s acting like a street vendor hustling for customers. I bet he’d never do something this embarrassing in real life.”

With a big smile, a friendly attitude, and a gentle tone, I said, “Not buying! I don’t have any money on me!”

I thought with such a hint, this brother would have a sudden realization, but to my surprise, he gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and actually opened the trade window again. “I’ll sell you two items together for ten taels of gold. I’m really taking a loss here. You won’t regret buying them.”

“Wow! Such a determined personality!” I glanced down and saw that, besides the ‘Thunder Command Technique,’ there was now a tattered book page, with a note: “‘Nameless Daoist Book’—this records an ancient sword-forging method. This is page two of nine. Collect the whole set to forge an immortal flying sword of unknown power.”

“Hmm… Bro! I only have four taels of gold. I just want to buy a barely usable flying sword. No matter how good your stuff is, first, I don’t need it, and second, I can’t afford it…”

“Wait! Bro, what are you trying to do?”

My earnest persuasion had no positive effect. After closing the trade window, this brother didn’t give up and sent me a trade request for the third time.

“This time I’ve added a spiritual wood sword, and just as you said, set the price at four taels of gold. That’s fair enough, right?”

Reluctantly, I agreed to the trade. What else could I say? One shouldn’t be too CKG—he’d already gone above and beyond. If I kept refusing, I’d be in the wrong. Besides, even though this spiritual wood sword is only a first-tier immortal weapon, its stats clearly say: “Damage 16–30, can be used for sword flight, flight speed 25–40.” That’s 25 to 40 kilometers per hour—not much faster than running, but hey, it can fly! Plus, with my fourth-level Qingcheng Sword Technique, I can add 140 to my speed—almost as fast as a Ferrari or a Benz.

We each got what we needed and felt a real connection, so we even added each other as friends. But seeing the satisfied look on his face, I couldn’t help but feel there was something odd about what I’d bought.

But I didn’t have time to think about that now. I only had one tael of gold left, which I needed to keep for emergencies! Besides, there wasn’t much else worth buying. I equipped the spiritual wood sword and left the auction house.

In Shushan, attacking others within the city will cost you double merit points, but there’s no restriction on using magic treasures or flying swords for harmless activities—like… sword flight!

I stepped onto the spiritual wood sword, activated the Qingcheng Sword Technique, and the wooden sword instantly expanded more than tenfold, floating up into the air.

This is awesome! In Shushan, you don’t have to worry about falling off your flying sword—unless your sword gets chopped in half by someone, or some expert likes to dismiss their sword at high altitude and free-fall just to experience the thrill of courting death. That’s not something us ordinary folks can understand.

The quality of a flying sword is obvious when fighting—its brilliance and the length of its sword light show its power. When flying, a high-quality sword is dazzling, can grow larger and wider, fly higher, and is much more comfortable to ride.

No matter how much I urged this spiritual wood sword, it could only fly three to five meters above the ground at most. While speeding through the streets of Chengdu, I almost lost control several times and nearly crashed into some buildings. The quality of the sword really matters—if it were just a bit better and could go above fifty meters, at least I wouldn’t be in such an awkward situation.

After the excitement wore off, I calmed down and had to slow down until I left Chengdu. Only then did I push the sword to its top speed.

As I was leaving the city gates, I happened to glance at the city wall. The wanted notice for me had gone from one to two. One of the people offering a reward was named Logan Carter. Even with my toes I could guess—that guy is the big brother of that beauty Blaze Fan. Didn’t expect him to hold a grudge like that!

On the way back to Qingcheng Mountain, I started wondering whether I should make peace with these two or just wipe them out. I’m all alone now, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have brothers. With a little rallying, I could gather a hundred strong men to go after them—I do have that kind of charisma. But it doesn’t really seem worth it!

Alright then! Let’s just leave it at that! Shushan is so big—if they think they can catch me with a bounty, they’re dreaming! Qingcheng Mountain! Drunken Blue Ox is back!

Chapter Fourteen: Sword Forging Quest

Hmm… I’m deep in thought right now!