Chapter 240: Many Unscrupulous Merchants in Beijing

Chapter 240: Many Unscrupulous Merchants in Beijing

Early in the morning, before daybreak.

There were many vendors setting up stalls in the capital.

The rain is still falling, but a little lighter than yesterday.

Chen Huangpi was wearing a straw raincoat and standing under the eaves on both sides of the street. When the vendors nearby saw his strange appearance, they couldn't help but move their stalls away.

Those who engage in superstition should be kept away from.

"Huang Er, they seem to be very afraid of me."

Chen Huangpi took off his bamboo hat, looking confused: "But I haven't done anything bad. Compared to those gods and that Hai Jiu, they shouldn't look at me like this."

The brass oil lamp said, "My dear family, you brought down the calamity last night. Even ordinary cultivators didn't know it was you who did it. Ordinary people would just think it was rain and thunder, and naturally wouldn't think about it that way."

"Okay, so what if I tell them what I did?"

"Then I guess they'll report you to the police and have you arrested."

"Tsk..."

Chen Huangpi shook his head and said nothing more.

Last night he followed Hai Jiu to Wangjia Lane.

He heard clearly what the god and Hai Jiu said.

I thought this kind of thing would only happen in remote areas like Xuzhou City, but I didn't expect that this seemingly prosperous and peaceful capital city would be even more terrifying.

Those who eat meat are despicable, and those who eat human flesh will be punished.

A ray of light came from heaven, and the gods of Wangjiaxiang and Haijiu were chopped to pieces without leaving any trace.

The heavenly tribulation that Chen Huangpi took away was indeed powerful.

Only he can control it with ease.

"I don't like the capital."

Chen Huangpi whispered, "This place is not what I thought it would be. I felt like these people were having a hard time, but Huang Er, you see, they seem to be having a very happy time."

"But is this kind of happiness really happiness?"

The brass oil lamp looked at the vendors around.

These people were the first to start the movement in the capital. There were no pedestrians on the streets, so they started bartering with each other, exchanging things they needed for their families.

For example, chicken, fish, meat, eggs, and some unknown seasonings.

The vendors were very satisfied.

However, the brass oil lamp is the same as Chen Huangpi after all. Except for going to Xuzhou City a few times and going to the underworld, it has spent the rest of the time in the Ten Thousand Mountains. It can't tell whether the vendors are really happy or not.

"Who cares? I was pretty happy when you killed those two bastards."

"Indeed, I am very happy too."

Chen Huangpi thought for a moment and described: "It's a pity that my heavenly tribulation was too violent. I wanted to chop them up to medium rare and listen to their screams for a while, but who knew that they were directly reduced to slag."

The brass oil lamp said, "That's right, it's enough for the two of us to be happy."

"But……"

"But what?"

"Forget it. I can't say it, so I won't say it."

Chen Huangpi felt that it was boring and did not continue the topic.

Different from Xuzhou City.

When in Xuzhou City, Chen Huangpi entered the city and always heard some vague sounds in his ears.

Later he understood.

That is the people praying for God's blessing.

That time, Chen Huangpi responded to them, broke through the Xuzhou city and killed Song Yuzhang.

But ever since his master refined the sun and the moon into his body, he could no longer hear that sound.

Can't hear, can't see.

Where does human suffering come from?
The brass oil lamp felt distressed when he saw this.

It and Chen Huangpi grew up together. Although they don't know each other very well, they have a brotherly relationship.

It can't bear to see Chen Huangpi sad.

I can't bear to see Chen Huangpi sad.

But it doesn't know how to do it specifically.

Fortunately, the brass oil lamp took a quick look and suddenly shouted, "Look, there's an old man selling candied haws over there."

Hearing this, Chen Huangpi immediately looked over.

I saw an old man with a hunched back, white hair and beard, pushing a wheelbarrow towards me.

There is a pole on the wheelbarrow, which is wrapped thickly with wheat straw and is filled with candied haws skewered on bamboo sticks.

goooo...

Chen Huangpi swallowed his saliva.

When he was a child, he was fed with unpalatable porridge by his master.

After each meal, the master would take out a string of candied haws like a magic trick.

Even if the master went crazy, he never forgot this.

"Kid, get out of the way."

"what?"

Chen Huangpi came to his senses and realized that while he was distracted, his legs had uncontrollably walked in front of the old man selling candied haws, blocking his way.

The brass oil lamp was speechless.

If you don’t know, you might think that this candied haws is a tangerine peel trap.

If some bad guy wants to harm Chen Huangpi one day, he can put a string of candied haws on the ground and put a cage on top of it. I'm afraid Chen Huangpi will be killed on the spot.

"Old man, you misunderstood."

Chen Huangpi explained: "I didn't mean to block the road. I was just greedy and wanted to eat candied haws."

The old man looked at Chen Huangpi in surprise.

He's already fourteen or fifteen years old, but he still likes eating candied haws like a seven or eight-year-old kid?
"Which one do you want to eat?"

"There are orange ones, glutinous rice ones, and hawthorns stuffed with red bean paste."

"Can I have them all?" "Of course."

The old man immediately smiled and quickly took out a candied haws from his sale and stuffed it into Chen Huangpi's mouth.

Chen Huangpi was not polite either.

Open your mouth wide and eat one string at a time.

You know what, this candied haws is really delicious.

"Old man, your skills are pretty good, almost catching up with my master."

"Your master also sells candied haws?"

"That's not it."

Chen Huangpi shook his head and said, "My master is a Taoist priest, but he knows everything and is omnipotent. He is the most powerful person in the world."

After saying that, Chen Huangpi reached into his pocket for the Soul-Catching Book.

When he took it out again, there was a handful of copper coins in his hand.

"Here's the money. No need to change."

Chen Huangpi was holding a candied haws and waved his hand generously.

However, the old man stopped him and said, "What do you mean by no need for change? My string of candied haws costs five cents, and you still owe me eight cents."

"what?"

Chen Huangpi was shocked and asked, "You asked me to pay five cents for a string of candied haws?"

In Xuzhou city, a string of candied haws costs only one cent.

How come the price increased fivefold in the capital?

The old man said impatiently: "I have been selling candied haws for decades, and the price has always been this high. Stop talking nonsense and pay quickly."

Chen Huangpi was angry: "Why didn't you tell me earlier that you were selling it so expensive?"

"Would you still buy it if I told you earlier?"

"you you you……"

Just this one sentence made Chen Huangpi realize the evil nature of human nature.

He looked at the old man in disbelief.

He looks kind and friendly, but I didn't expect that he is full of bad intentions.

Worse than myself.

"I gave you all my money."

Chen Huangpi spread his hands in anger and said, "Besides, even if you are a profiteer like me, I won't give you any money."

"Good boy, you are pretty tough."

The old man threatened: "Believe it or not, I will report you to the police and have you arrested. When you are put in jail, you will suffer physical pain."

Chen Huangpi said: "Go ahead and report it, I'm not afraid."

The old man was in a dilemma when he saw Chen Huangpi's expression of being as unafraid of boiling water as a dead pig.

Reporting to the police is just a threat.

If Chen Huangpi really doesn't give money, there's nothing we can do to him.

"You ate my candied haws but didn't pay for it. Is this what your master taught you?"

"me……"

Chen Huangpi's face turned red.

If the old man didn't mention his master, he would shamelessly not give it to him.

But when people said this, Chen Huangpi was immediately put up a fight.

"I'll give it to you, but not now."

Chen Huangpi gnashed his teeth and said, "Tomorrow, tomorrow I will return the eight cents I owe you."

"That sounds good, but what if you run away?"

"What do you want?"

"Bring something to pay off the debt, or you can't leave."

"Okay, what do you want? How about my oil lamp?"

Chen Huangpi took out the brass oil lamp.

At the same time, he said in his heart: "If this profiteer agrees, you can run back after I leave."

"That's bad enough! I like it!"

However, the old man took one look at the brass oil lamp and said with disdain: "Your oil lamp is broken and has teeth marks all over it. I don't even want it if you throw it on the ground."

"Your hat is pretty good."

The old man pointed at Chen Huangpi's bamboo hat and said, "It can protect you from the wind and rain. Even if you refuse to pay me, I can still use it."

"Okay, you can take it, but leave a receipt."

Chen Huangpi took out the Soul Seducing Book and said with an inexperienced look on his face, "Write it in black and white. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll steal my bamboo hat."

"I can't read."

"It's okay, a fingerprint will do."

The old man smiled and placed his fingerprints on the ground.

This time, the old man was satisfied, and Chen Huangpi was also satisfied.

Wait until the old man leaves.

Chen Huangpi laughed smugly and said, "How ridiculous! This swindler really thought I was a child. He didn't know that he had signed my Soul Seizing Book, so he couldn't cheat even if he wanted to."

"Alas, that's what mortals are like."

The brass oil lamp gloated, "The old man has ordinary eyes and can't see the extraordinaryness of the bamboo hat, let alone how sinister the Book of Souls is. Now the offensive and defensive situation will be easy."

"I didn't mean to hurt him."

Chen Huangpi said: "If he returns my bamboo hat to me tomorrow, nothing will happen. If he does something bad, don't blame me for being rude."

The voice just fell.

Chen Huangpi suddenly felt something strange in his stomach.

A strange aura slowly emerged from Chen Huangpi's body. (End of this chapter)