The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Watching Zhou Dian's retreating figure, Tang Rao's lips curled slightly upward. Flee? You really think you can escape?

For a mere fifty spirit stones, you're really going all out, huh?

Tang Rao casually took a step forward; his body suddenly vanished, only to reappear once again in front of Zhou Dian.

Zhou Dian's face turned pale upon seeing Tang Rao.

He knew he had encountered a badass.

Damn it, this kid looks so young, so innocent, how could he...? He should be like a naive little bunny that's just seen the world for the first time. I can't be wrong about this.

"You sure ran fast there. How about you return the fifty spirit stones first before you run?" Tang Rao said to Zhou Dian with outstretched hands.

Zhou Dian's expression grew ugly, not expecting the other's strength to be so formidable.

"I didn't mean to… I was just going to get the spirit stones," Zhou Dian pursed his lips and said, still talking nonsense at this point.

Tang Rao actually found this interesting; if it were any ordinary conman, they would have directly handed over the fifty spirit stones by now.

And might even give a little extra as an apology.

But Zhou Dian? Still thinking of pulling a fast one.

"Did you get them?" Tang Rao asked.

"Not yet, I've already notified my friend to bring them over. He'll be here any minute. Don't worry, I'll definitely give you the fifty spirit stones. I'm not someone who deceives others…" Zhou Dian quickly responded.

"Alright, let's wait and see then. I'll give your friend five minutes. If he doesn't show up within five minutes, tsk tsk tsk, I'm sorry, but I won't ask for the fifty spirit stones anymore because I'll have to kill you. You see, in the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, things are this cruel," Tang Rao checkmated Zhou Dian.

Zhou Dian's face stiffened.

"Listen, God Xiao Hei, isn't it bad to fight and kill? With your strength, fifty spirit stones to you are surely nothing. So, if I'm just a lousy friend to you, isn't that fine?" Zhou Dian said.

Tang Rao: "..."

"All of us cultivators with inferior strength are in a pitiful state; we hardly earn any spirit stones, living day by day. God Xiao Hei, please show some mercy and consider it a donation to us weaker cultivators. Rest assured, once I become powerful, I'll definitely do your bidding," Zhou Dian spoke tearfully.

Tang Rao was speechless.

"Don't spout such nonsense to me, hand over the fifty spirit stones and then scram," Tang Rao rolled his eyes. What kind of person is this?

"Money that's been conned isn't supposed to be returned," Zhou Dian murmured under his breath.

Although he spoke quietly, Tang Rao still heard every word clearly.

The idea that money once conned shouldn't be returned, what kind of worldview is that? Even when someone has seen through you, you won't return it? If I want to kill you, you still won't hand it over?

"God Xiao Hei, how about this, I'll work for you two days and we call it even with the spirit stones, what do you say?" Zhou Dian said.

"Work two days? Do you think you're that valuable?" Tang Rao looked disdainful. For fifty spirit stones, I could hire a Mahayana Realm cultivator, alright.

For you, at the peak of Nascent Soul Stage, fifty spirit stones for two days of work, do you really think you're that sought after?

"I'm already giving you a great deal here. You know, I am an Artifact Refiner," Zhou Dian said.

Tang Rao: "..."

How could I possibly believe you?

"Forget it, can't be bothered dealing with your crap, I'll just kill you!"

"Wait, God Xiao Hei! If you don't trust me, I can refine something for you to see. If you're satisfied, we can reach an agreement; if not, well... we'll find another way," Zhou Dian immediately shouted.

"Fine, I'll give you this opportunity," Tang Rao nodded, seeing as there was nothing pressing anyways.

Moreover, Zhou Dian was quite amusing as a person. It's no big deal, just duping some spirit stones. In the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, conning inexperienced newbies is pretty normal.

"So…"

"Let's do the weapon crafting right here." Tang Rao said, and then directly took out several materials from his Space Ring.

"A piece of Meteorite Iron, a piece of Dragon Heart Wood, a piece of Fire Powder; craft a Treasure for me." Tang Rao stated plainly.

"What quality of Treasure does the boss want?" Zhou Dian took the materials from Tang Rao's hands and then looked around cautiously before taking out a crafting furnace.

What quality could it be?

Combined, these three materials could at most craft a second-grade Treasure.

"Just make it a fourth-grade Treasure. If you can't, might as well die." Tang Rao deliberately raised the difficulty by two grades.

If Zhou Dian could really use these materials to craft a fourth-grade Treasure, that would truly be something incredible.

"All right, boss, please wait a moment, I'll get it done immediately." Zhou Dian then began the crafting process, with his hand speed astonishingly quick.

For a Nascent Soul at the pinnacle to craft a fourth-grade Treasure would normally be very difficult, but Zhou Dian seemed to be managing it with ease, in one go.

Someone crafting on the street naturally attracted a crowd of onlookers.

An Artifact Refiner, such a rare talent.

Ten minutes later, the furnace in front of Zhou Dian started to take shape. It was a short sword; the sword embryonic form was milky and lustrous. Although it had not yet been finished, it was clear that its quality was very good.

Tang Rao was slightly taken aback. The embryonic form was crafted so quickly?

This Zhou Dian is not simple at all.

Could this guy really craft a fourth-grade Treasure with these materials?

Impossible, right? That's unreasonable.

"Wow, the quality of this Treasure looks quite good, I'm afraid it's third-grade."

"I think it can even be fourth-grade."

"Definitely fourth-grade, amazing!"

"Sir, once you finish crafting, could you please sell it to me? I offer fifty Spirit Stones!"

Among the onlookers, many were murmuring and some had even made direct offers to purchase it.

"Sorry, sorry, I'm crafting this for this God here, it's not for sale," Zhou Dian replied, having the time to jest with the crowd.

This showed just how relaxed he was; the crafting process posed no difficulty for him.

"Come on, take shape!" Before long, Zhou Dian fiercely slapped the crafting furnace, and a scorching burst of energy erupted from within, striking directly onto the embryonic form of the sword.

The embryonic form hummed, and in the next moment, shot out from the furnace.

"Return!" Zhou Dian cast a spell, entwining the short sword with Spiritual Power.

The short sword was pulled back by Zhou Dian, landing in his hand. Only at that moment did the radiance on the sword fade.

"Holy shit, I told you it's a fourth-grade Treasure!"

"The quality is indeed good."

"No kidding, if I had such a Treasure, I could definitely beat a Nascent Soul at the pinnacle."

Many Cultivators around began to murmur, a fourth-grade Treasure was already quite impressive, at least for Cultivators at the Nascent Soul Stage, it was a rare good catch.

Tang Rao was also extremely astonished; he had not expected Zhou Dian to be able to use these materials to craft a fourth-grade Treasure. This was unscientific.

"God Xiao Hei, take a look, how is the quality?" Zhou Dian handed the short sword to Tang Rao.

Tang Rao looked at the short sword in his hand, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"Average, nothing impressive about it." Tang Rao said casually.