đź“– Chapter 950 - Little Girl Looking For Her Uncle
The aggressive cultivators knew that the opposing side had suddenly become extremely strong. There was the Dao Child of the Left Dao Holy Region’s number one sect, as well as the masked woman who had a mysterious background. She was obviously hiding something, but nobody doubted her strength.
There was also the little girl who had killed more than twelve Planet Realm cultivators and the young man in black with a peerless baleful aura. With these four suddenly standing in their way, the Chosen who had wanted to attack couldn’t help but be intimidated!
And there was still Wang Baole himself. Everyone also considered this Xie Dalu to be a top-level Chosen along with the masked woman and the others. Furthermore, he had an eccentric personality and acted without scruples. For this kind of person… It would be one thing if they were outside, but in this Starfall Realm, to a certain extent, everyone’s background didn’t matter as much. Thus, unless absolutely necessary, they didn’t want to provoke him.
The current state of affairs was beyond the bell girl’s expectations, immediately causing her expression to turn ugly. After sweeping her gaze across the young man in black and the other three, she was silent for a moment. Then she looked at Wang Baole, who was in the back.
She had to admit that this Xie Dalu wasn’t stupid. If he had always put his own benefits above everything else, then the current situation definitely wouldn’t be like this.
His previous freebie had been like sowing the seeds, and the current situation was the harvest. In fact, his act of waiving the fee for unsealing the Illusion Crystals meant almost nothing to people of the scholarly cultivator’s status. However, it was clear that at the very least, it meant something to the young man in black.
“He seems to be giving Xie Dalu his support, but there’s actually another purpose… He wants to win over the black-clothed cultivator and the little girl. Those two have unknown backgrounds and are exceptionally powerful…”
For the bell girl to become the Saintess of the Unorthodox Holy Region’s Nine Phoenix Sect, she was naturally extremely intelligent. Although Wang Baole had angered her to the point of madness earlier, she quickly calmed down and immediately grasped the crux of this matter.
And her judgment was indeed correct. If it wasn’t for the young man in black stepping forward first and the little girl following behind, Wang Baole alone wasn’t worthy of the scholarly young man stepping out to support him.
It could even be said that any single one of those three was unworthy. But when all three stood together, even the scholarly young man was tempted and lent his support.
Moreover, he had vaguely guessed the masked woman’s identity. He also found that the masked woman seemed to treat Xie Dalu differently from how she treated others in the rumors.
Compared to the bell girl’s ugly expression, Wang Baole’s expression was rather rich. He stared at the four people in front of him with a strange look in his eyes, but unlike the bell girl, he didn’t think about why they were helping him. Instead, he swore to remember this in his heart.
This was Wang Baole’s personality. Although he would sometimes seek revenge for the slightest grievance, although he was extremely ruthless to himself, deep down, he always remembered the help of other people. Looking at the four drumsticks in his hands, he suddenly opened his mouth to speak.
“Many thanks for your help, Fellow Daoists. Aside from one drumstick that I need to keep for myself, if you want one of the other three, just let me know.”
“I want one.” The first to respond to Wang Baole was the little girl. Winking at Wang Baole, she had a bit of embarrassment on her face.
“I sneaked out to look for my uncle, but I ran out of money…”
Wang Baole waved his hand and sent a drumstick over. After the little girl grabbed it, she immediately raised it into the air joyfully and shouted to the other cultivators there.
“I’m auctioning this, it will go to the highest bidder. If you’re interested, please send me your bid via voice transmission.”
Wang Baole didn’t care that the little girl was stealing his business. Ignoring the affairs of the outside world, he looked at the masked woman and the other two, waiting for their reply.
“I don’t need one.” The scholarly young man smiled as he shook his head, and the black-clothed cultivator exuding the baleful aura also refused. The masked woman thought for a while before opening her mouth and speaking.
"I'll take one."
"Here you go!" Wang Baole waved his hand again and sent one of the remaining drumsticks over. After the masked woman grabbed it, she stared at Wang Baole and didn’t continue speaking.
There were originally three drumsticks that Wang Baole could have given away, and there was still one left. Over on the little girl’s side, someone had bought her drumstick for ten million of red crystals, making Wang Baole think about whether or not to sell the remaining one.
Just as Wang Baole was pondering, one of the people in the crowd suddenly stepped forward and called out to him.
“Fellow Daoist Xie, can you do me a favor and sell me that drumstick in your hand?”
Wang Baole looked over and immediately chuckled internally. The person who had spoken was that Brother Expert with tall, glossy hair who was particularly concerned about face. He wasn’t weak, but he had unfortunately run into the enraged bell girl. Thus, he didn’t manage to get a drumstick, making him feel very stifled.
Seeing that Wang Baole still had a drumstick for sale, he remembered that this Xie Dalu had given him face before, so he quickly spoke.
If it was before, Wang Baole would definitely have just given him a small discount. After all, he had been trying to make money this entire time. But now, he had exerted his strength, and there were also people supporting him. Although compared to the others here, his background was nothing special, most of them already regarded him as a peer on the same level.
Thus, just like Li Linzi on the boat, Wang Baole already had the qualifications to expand his connections here. Laughing loudly, he directly sent the drumstick in his hand over.
“Since Fellow Daoist Gao has spoken, I naturally must give you some face. Let’s not even talk about a discount, you can take it for free! I, Xie Dalu, will just make a new friend today!”
Even Brother Expert was stunned as the drumstick fell into his hands. After all, the little girl’s drumstick had been sold for ten million red crystals, so he was ready to pay a similar price. But now, on account of his face, he actually didn’t have to pay a penny…
Being given this amount of face made him extremely moved. His eyes reddened, not out of any negative emotion, but due to extreme excitement!
Ever since he was a child, he had cared about face more than anything. Today, in front of all these people, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the amount of face he had been given was comparable to heaven and earth.
Full of excitement, he laughed loudly.
“Brother Dalu, I will definitely become friends with you. But I know that your Xie Family operates according to principles. Friendship is friendship, but business is business. You gave me face, so I will give you face. I don’t have much money on me, so just take it that this Gao Qu owes you ten million red crystals!”
Wang Baole suddenly felt that although this person was very concerned about face, his personality was quite adorable. Moreover, as long as Wang Baole got along well with such a person, he didn’t need to worry that the other party would plot against him.
After all… This guy was obsessed with face!
And if news of something like plotting against a friend spread out, that would definitely be a huge loss of face.
Thus, Wang Baole laughed loudly. Rather than refuse, he nodded and waved his hand, leaving Brother Expert very satisfied. Cupping his fists and bowing to Wang Baole, Brother Expert immediately sat down cross-legged next to the little girl, as if he was also there for support.
Just like that, the ten drumsticks each found an owner. Each drumstick began to shine, seemingly signifying the end of the trial. Those who didn’t get a drumstick all looked despondent, but there was nothing they could do except wait silently… But suddenly, an event that Wang Baole hadn’t foreseen occurred.
Originally, he thought that he had already eliminated the bell girl’s chances at the great opportunity. Whether it was the one who bought the little girl’s drumstick or the one who got a drumstick from the masked woman, neither seemed to have anything to do with the bell girl. After all, even if she had the ability to brand people as her war slaves, there was no way that she could have very many here. She had already exposed a few, and it seemed unlikely that she could have any more. But Wang Baole didn’t expect that at the last moment…
That skinny and ordinary-looking cultivator, who had battled with the bell girl earlier and been kicked off his furnace mountain, forcing him to go snatch a drumstick from someone else... actually walked up to the bell girl and respectfully handed her his drumstick!
This scene made Wang Baole narrow his eyes as the bell girl looked up at him with a mocking expression. In fact, this had always been her real plan. The previous aggression was only surface-level. From the beginning, she knew that Wang Baole would try and prevent her from getting a drumstick, so she secretly made this arrangement. Although she didn’t manage to get the others to besiege Wang Baole, her primary goal was still achieved.
Unfortunately, her last war slave had been wasted here. Originally, she had planned to keep this war slave hidden until it was time to beat the Heavenspan Drum and summon planets. She could have used a secret technique at that time to steal the war slave’s opportunity and improve her chances of getting a Special Planet.
As for the matter of branding people as her war slaves being exposed, she didn’t care at all. As long as she got a Special Planet here, she would return to the Nine Phoenix Sect in glory. By then, even if the forces that her war slaves belonged to were angry, what could they even do to her?