The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 1256 - 1249: They Are Already Dead

As Wu Changnan left, the shopkeeper of the Divine Artifact Pavilion, the portly Zhu Mingqian, intended to enter the store himself first to hide the valuable items. However, Ye Chenfeng turned around and casually hooked his arm around Zhu Mingqian’s shoulder, saying, "Fatty, now we can go to your shop and pick some items."

Turning to the surrounding crowd, Ye Chenfeng added, "Everyone, don’t just stand there. Let’s all go and see what treasures this fatty’s shop holds!"

The people gathered outside the Divine Artifact Pavilion were very curious about what rare materials Ye Chenfeng would select. Furthermore, the four accompanying Ye Chenfeng were only at the Spirit Communication Realm level of strength. If they picked anything good, the crowd wouldn’t mind waiting until Ye Chenfeng and his group left Tianyao City to launch a full-scale robbery. As such, everyone surged into the shop.

The portly Zhu Mingqian, who was at the early stage of the Second Heavenly Layer of the Ocean Gathering Realm, struggled free from Ye Chenfeng’s arm. He despised being called "fatty" the most, and his face grew exceedingly dark. The fat on his face trembled involuntarily, while Hua Zhao, standing beside him, exuded the aura of an Initial Stage of the First Heavenly Layer of the Creation Realm.

Zhu Mingqian immediately patted Hua Zhao on the shoulder and said, "Don’t reveal your strength, or everyone will know everything just now was a scheme. The City Lord’s Mansion wouldn’t tolerate something like this. Let’s deal with that kid first."

Upon stepping into the Divine Artifact Pavilion, Ye Chenfeng began examining his surroundings carefully. Beside him, He Ping pointed towards a corner to the left and said, "Boss, that should be an Ethereal Stone. However, it’s considerably larger than usual Ethereal Stones. Its price is roughly one thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, or about ten High Grade Spirit Stones."

Following He Ping’s finger, Ye Chenfeng saw a silver-white rectangular stone about half a meter tall and wide in a corner to the left. He walked directly over to the Ethereal Stone and said, "The first item I choose is this stone."

The surrounding onlookers, noticing that Ye Chenfeng had chosen a larger-than-usual Ethereal Stone, showed rather peculiar expressions on their faces.

"Young man, could it be that you don’t know which materials are the most valuable? The stone you’ve chosen, while large, is pitifully low in value. That’s an Ethereal Stone. It’s only useful for refining storage rings. In the entire Earth Profound Realm, only two master artifact refiners in the Refining Sect can produce storage rings. This Ethereal Stone is fundamentally useless to you."

"Kid, how about selling me your chance to choose an item? If you ever need help in the future, you can come to me."

...

Zhu Mingqian and Hua Zhao entered the Divine Artifact Pavilion. Seeing Ye Chenfeng choose an Ethereal Stone, Zhu Mingqian inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. Though the stone was large, it was of relatively low value in his shop. To him, Ye Chenfeng was just an ignorant greenhorn. Little did he know that Ye Chenfeng had chosen the Ethereal Stone for refining a storage ring.

"The stone outside was shattered by this brother, so nobody is allowed to help him pick items," Zhu Mingqian said righteously.

Ye Chenfeng ignored the surrounding chatter and Zhu Mingqian’s words. He continued wandering through the Divine Artifact Pavilion. At this moment, the voice of the White Shadow Person, Wu Fengxian, sounded in his mind: "Kid, look towards the counter."

At Wu Fengxian’s words, Ye Chenfeng’s gaze shifted to the shopkeeper’s counter. On it were an unremarkable white jade slip and a rusted iron block about one meter long and half a meter wide. Ye Chenfeng felt perplexed and asked, "What’s there to see at the counter? Isn’t it just a broken jade slip and a rusty iron block?"

Wu Fengxian chuckled and said, "Kid, these two items are anything but ordinary. I can feel a very ancient aura from that white jade slip, while the rust on the iron block obscures its true identity. If my judgment is correct, this rusty iron block is Profound Iron. A piece of Profound Iron this large is worth over ten thousand High Grade Spirit Stones. Hurry and pick these two items."

Ten thousand High Grade Spirit Stones for that rusty iron block? Ye Chenfeng couldn’t help but suspect Wu Fengxian might be tricking him. Still, he walked directly to the counter, picked up the white jade slip and the iron block, and said, "I’ll take these two items as well."

"Kid, are you nuts? With all the rare materials in the Divine Artifact Pavilion, you’re picking these two useless items?"

"Kid, take our advice and pick something else. Choosing these two items really isn’t worth it."

...

Ye Chenfeng kept an eye on Zhu Mingqian. After choosing these two items, a flash of anger appeared in Zhu Mingqian’s eyes, further confirming to Ye Chenfeng that these two items might indeed be valuable.

Zhu Mingqian stepped forward, feigning a cheerful expression, and said, "Brother, are you sure you want to choose these two items? If so, I am truly grateful."

Putting on an exaggerated smile, Zhu Mingqian tried to appear indifferent, hoping Ye Chenfeng would give up on the two items. The truth was that Zhu Mingqian was the son of an elder from the Refining Sect. The sect’s disciple selection process was stringent, and even an elder’s son needed to pass strict tests. Zhu Mingqian, however, lacked the talent to become an Artifact Refiner, leaving him unqualified to join the sect.

Nonetheless, his father’s position as an elder ensured Zhu Mingqian lived a comfortable life. His Refining Sect connections allowed him to open a shop in Tianyao City. Without this backing, Zhu Mingqian, a mere Ocean Gathering Realm fatty, wouldn’t have a Creation Realm bodyguard like Hua Zhao.

The seemingly ordinary jade slip and rusted iron block had been seized by Zhu Mingqian from a mercenary group. The mercenaries were escorting the items but were only Ocean Gathering Realm and Divine Thought Realm cultivators. Zhu Mingqian had Hua Zhao annihilate the entire group, securing the jade slip and the iron block.

Upon examining them, Zhu Mingqian quickly identified the iron block as Profound Iron. Although the jade slip’s origin remained unclear, he was certain it wasn’t ordinary. Zhu Mingqian had intended to present both items to his father.

He hadn’t expected anyone to shatter the stone outside and enter the Divine Artifact Pavilion to pick items, so he had casually placed the jade slip and iron block on the counter. These two items were so unassuming that even if tossed onto the street, few would bother picking them up.

To Zhu Mingqian’s surprise, Ye Chenfeng had actually chosen these two items, causing him to grow somewhat anxious.

Hearing Zhu Mingqian’s comments, Ye Chenfeng deliberately displayed hesitation and said, "But I’ve already chosen them. Can I select something else instead?"

Feigning difficulty, Zhu Mingqian replied, "Brother, that wouldn’t follow the rules. Fine, I’m a kind-hearted person. Put down these two items, and I’ll let you pick one more thing instead."

Ye Chenfeng muttered, "Wouldn’t that mean I lose out on one item? That’s hardly worth it. I think I’ll stick with these two."

Ye Chenfeng promptly stored both the jade slip and the iron block into his space ring, then added the Ethereal Stone from the corner to it as well.

Seeing Ye Chenfeng unhesitatingly store the jade slip and iron block, Zhu Mingqian’s chubby face twitched. When he noticed Ye Chenfeng owned a "storage ring," Zhu Mingqian realized this meant Ye Chenfeng indeed had some status, so he temporarily chose to remain silent.

The surrounding crowd ceased mocking Ye Chenfeng. A "storage ring" was enough proof of Ye Chenfeng’s status. To them, Ye Chenfeng must be a core disciple of a prominent sect.

After Ye Chenfeng and everyone else left the Divine Artifact Pavilion, Zhu Mingqian angrily muttered under his breath, "Have someone keep an eye on them. The moment they leave Tianyao City, I want to be informed right away. To me, those four are already dead. Anyone who dares offend me, Zhu Mingqian, never meets a good end."

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