Chapter 4060 Green Stone Shell

Our group carefully made our way towards the grove of trees ahead.

Upon closer inspection, we discovered several people from the Kingdom of Pierced Chests not far away. They were dressed much more luxuriously than us and were clearly not ordinary people. There were also two wooden wheelbarrows next to them.

The disheveled Taoist priest winked at us, signaling him to go talk to that group of people first and find out what was going on.

This kid is eloquent and persuasive; only he can do this job.

As the disheveled Taoist priest walked toward the group of people, they sat up abruptly, looking alert.

Some people even reached under the wheelbarrow, where there must have been some kind of ritual implement.

"Hey guys, you haven't even entered the city yet? Why are the city gates closed so early? Looks like we'll have to spend the night in this desolate wilderness..." the slovenly Taoist priest said as he walked towards them.

"Who are you, and where are you from?" one of the men asked the disheveled Taoist priest with great suspicion.

"Don't be nervous, we came from the far west. Have you heard of the West City? The gates of our West City are never closed at night. Why is the North City closing its gates so early? It's making us spend the night here..." The slovenly Taoist priest lied without batting an eye.

We were in a place near the North City. The slovenly Taoist priest probably thought that since there was a North City, there must be a West City and an East City, so he just randomly fooled those few people.

Unexpectedly, the slovenly Taoist priest actually fooled them. The group immediately lowered their guard, and the man who had spoken earlier said, "Oh, so you're from the West City. That place is five or six hundred miles away. We went there a few years ago, but I remember that when we went there, the West City gates were closed at night."

“Brother, you don’t know this, but in the last two years, the West City has changed its rules and no longer closes its gates at night. We thought the North City had changed its rules as well, but who knew that we would be denied entry here? What bad luck!” The slovenly Taoist priest shook his head and sighed.

“Brother, you don’t know this, but this is always the case in the northern part of the city. We were just a step too late, so we couldn’t get in and had to camp out here in the wilderness,” the man said again.

The disheveled Taoist priest curiously examined the two wheelbarrows and tentatively asked, "Gentlemen, are you in business?"

Upon hearing the disheveled Taoist priest's question, the group immediately became wary. One of them, a man with a full beard, said with a gloomy expression, "Why are you asking so many questions? Do you perhaps have ulterior motives? The laws of this Pierced Chest Kingdom are very strict. If you dare to have any such thoughts, it will be a crime punishable by a thousand cuts."

The disheveled Taoist priest laughed and waved his hands repeatedly: "Brothers, you've misunderstood. We're just here in Beicheng to do business. We wouldn't dare to do anything like robbery. It's fate that we met by chance, so we came here to say hello and make friends."

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances, and then one of the shorter men said, "You're also in business, what kind of business?"

"The things we sell are all very valuable, and I'm sure you've never seen them before. Even if you have, you probably wouldn't recognize them." The slovenly Taoist priest said this on purpose, probably trying to pique the other party's interest. I had a feeling this kid was up to something again.

"How could that be? We've traveled all over the country, what haven't we seen in the entire Guanxiong Kingdom? Are you kidding me?" The bearded man said with a look of disdain.

"Why don't you take it out and let us see it? Let us open our eyes and see what kind of treasure it is," a chubby boy said impatiently.

"This cannot be taken out lightly. The things I carry are extremely valuable, and only the princes and nobles of the Guanxiong Kingdom can afford them," the slovenly Taoist priest said with a smug look on his face.

The more he said that, the more it made the people opposite him eager to buy. The bearded man immediately said, "Hey brother, stop drooling over us. What are you selling? Let us see. We have some stuff too. Maybe we can do some cross-selling."

What they call "parallel imports" probably means simply exchanging goods.

We watched with great interest as the slovenly Taoist priest rambled on, having grown accustomed to it all.

However, Master Zhiqing and Li Chao were completely dumbfounded; they had never seen such a master conman before.

At this moment, the slovenly Taoist waved his hand casually and then said, "Never mind, never mind, since we're all in business, I'll show it to you so you can broaden your horizons."

As he spoke, the slovenly Taoist priest reached into his Qiankun Eight Treasures Pouch and took out a lighter.

I knew it; he was definitely going to sell lighters.

After taking out a lighter, the slovenly Taoist priest waved it in front of the men from the pierced-chest country and said mysteriously, "Have you seen this treasure before?"

The group stared wide-eyed at the lighter in the disheveled Taoist's hand, their faces full of curiosity. After looking it over, the bearded man said with a suspicious expression, "What is this thing? We can't tell what it's made of. We've never seen anything like it before. What is the purpose of this treasure?"

The slovenly Taoist priest gave a mysterious smile and lit the lighter with a snap. A flame immediately shot out, and the priest deliberately turned the flame to its maximum, almost burning the man's eyebrows.

Upon seeing that it could breathe fire, the group gasped in surprise.

The slovenly Taoist priest immediately switched to his con artist mode, introducing the treasure to the group: "This treasure is called the Fire Soul Machine. We bought it at a high price from a mysterious master in the Piercing Chest Kingdom. This Fire Soul Machine can start a fire instantly, and the flame can be made large or small. It can be used infinitely, anytime, anywhere. No matter when you want to start a fire, it can be done in an instant. You've never seen one before, have you?"

Hearing this, the group of people were completely bewildered, staring at each other blankly for a long time without saying a word.

After a moment, the bearded man continued, "This is truly a rare item; we've never seen one before. Do you know how many green stone shells this gentleman is asking for?"

I had assumed that this Kingdom of Pierced Chests used gold and silver jewelry for trade, so I became curious about what they meant by "green stone shells."

It must be said that the slovenly Taoist priest's conversation with several merchants from the Kingdom of Pierced Chests taught us a great deal about the Kingdom of Pierced Chests.

First, the currency used in the transaction was green stone shells; second, the laws of the Kingdom of Piercing the Chest were strict; and third, they certainly had never seen a lighter before.

The disheveled Taoist priest's eyes darted around, and he smiled, saying, "How many green stone shells do you think this treasure is worth?"

"I think it's worth at least a thousand taels of green jadeite shells. This treasure is truly a rare item," the bearded man exclaimed in admiration.