“Did I say that?” Pei Buwan looked around in confusion.
“No!” The surrounding crowd shouted.
Pei Buwan looked at Yang Kai and smiled, “See, they all said no, so I definitely didn’t say that.”
Yang Kai’s face twitched as he stared at him in disbelief, “Shopkeeper Pei, are you for real?” This guy was actually acting stupid! He had never seen such a person before. After all, he was a Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage, and he was also the Shopkeeper. People who did business had always been honest, so it would be strange if he could do business like this.
Sure enough, Luo Haiyi was right.
Pei Buwan chuckled but didn’t answer.
“Thank you for the lesson!” Yang Kai cupped his fists and turned around to leave. Although he had been played for a while now and was extremely angry, in someone else’s territory and with such a huge disparity in strength, Yang Kai really couldn’t do anything to him, so he decided to pull the Proprietress over and teach him a lesson.
Behind him, Pei Buwan stared at him and grabbed the stubble on his chin, “Boy, help me fight again, I’ll definitely offer you ten million.”
Yang Kai didn’t stop walking. Once trust was broken, it would be difficult to make up for it. After suffering a loss once, how could Yang Kai fall in the same place?
“This king will personally compensate you another five hundred thousand Open Heaven Pills!”
Yang Kai acted as if he had heard nothing.
“One million!” Pei Buwan gritted his teeth and seeing that Yang Kai was about to leave the Inner Court, he immediately shouted, “This king swears on his Dao Seal!”
One of Yang Kai’s feet had already stepped out of the Inner Court when he heard these words, his body suddenly froze in place, as if someone had cast a Fixed Body Art on him.
After a while, he slowly turned around and walked back.
Pei Buwan grinned as he watched Yang Kai walk to the side and sit down. He also sat down and leaned over to Yang Kai, “Boy, fight another battle and i will offer eleven million Open Heaven Pills immediately!”
“First, swear an oath!” Yang Kai held his teacup and didn’t even look at him, his gaze indifferent.
Pei Buwan said, “It’s simple to swear, but this King has another condition. You must win. If you lose, not only will you not obtain the Open Heaven Pill, this King will not let you off easily.”
Yang Kai glanced at him and saw a fierce light in his eyes. It seemed he wasn’t joking, so he frowned and said, “You can’t expect me to fight an Open Heaven Stage master, right?”
Pei Buwan replied, “Don’t worry, your opponent isn’t even a Half Open Heaven master, so his strength isn’t much weaker than yours.”
“Swear it,” Yang Kai nodded.
As long as it wasn't Open Heaven Stage master, Yang Kai didn’t need to fear anything, let alone the opponent he had yet to meet.
“You’re so confident?” Pei Buwan was amazed. He had been thinking of a way to make Yang Kai fight, but now seeing Yang Kai’s performance, he was somewhat nervous.
“If you trust me, you'll swear an oath. If you don’t, I’ll leave right now,” Yang Kai took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and stood up.
Pei Buwan’s brow wrinkled and his expression became hesitant, but after a moment, he suddenly stood up and solemnly swore, “This King, Pei Buwan, swears on his Dao Seal, as long as… what is your name?” The last sentence was actually directed at Yang Kai. Just now, when Yang Kai introduced himself, he probably didn’t pay attention.
Yang Kai said again.
Pei Buwan continued, “As long as Yang Kai can win another battle, this king will offer eleven million Open Heaven Pills to you. If I go back on my word, I, Pei Buwan, will be cut off the road and my Great Dao will collapse!”
Yang Kai calmly said, “My opponent’s cultivation realm!”
Pei Buwan bared his teeth and swore again, adding on Yang Kai’s request before lowering his head, “It’s about time, if you don’t do it now, you’re going too far!”
Yang Kai nodded, “Yes.”
This unreasonable man had sworn an oath with his own Dao Seal, so it was quite credible. No one dared to make a joke out of his Dao Seal, and if he really went back on his word, it would definitely leave a flaw in his heart. At that time, his future would truly be cut off, and his Dao would collapse. Yang Kai was quite curious as to why this bastard wanted him to fight with someone else. Was there any benefit to this? If there was no benefit, why would he pay eleven million Open Heaven Pills?
However, Yang Kai couldn’t understand this kind of muddle-headed thinking and couldn’t be bothered to think about it. He stood up and asked, “Where is my opponent? Call him out.”
Pei Buwan grinned, “Your opponent isn’t here. How about this, you can rest here for the night and recharge your strength. Tomorrow, I’ll bring you over and make a scene!”
Yang Kai frowned, realizing that his thinking was too simple. From what Pei Buwan said, it seemed like he was planning to go somewhere to cause trouble…
Could it be that he had fallen into a trap? Yang Kai suddenly had a bad feeling. He had no choice, the matter had already been settled, and the eleven million Open Heaven Pills were simply too attractive, so he couldn’t afford to back down now.
Summoning Luo Haiyi, he told her to return first while he will go to look for her tomorrow. Afterwards, under the guidance of the Hundred Refining Hall's servants, he entered a quiet room to rest.
The Hundred Refining Hall's hospitality was very thorough. They brought Yang Kai a lot of nutritious food and even a few bottles of healing pills. It was obvious that these pills were of high quality and could be sold for a lot of money.
Yang Kai could vaguely feel that the battle tomorrow was very important to Pei Buwan, otherwise he wouldn’t have invested so much into it.
The night passed uneventfully until the afternoon of the second day, when Pei Buwan finally pushed open the door and walked in, his hands gripping his waist as he stood like an iron tower, “Boy, are you ready?”
Yang Kai stood up and said, “Let’s go.” There was nothing to prepare, it was just a fight with someone he didn’t know.
However, the more indifferent he acted, the brighter Pei Buwan’s eyes lit up, indicating that he was confident. He grinned and beckoned, “Follow me.”
After exiting the Hundred Refining Hall's main entrance, Yang Kai saw Luo Haiyi standing not far away and couldn’t help but stop and wave towards her.
Luo Haiyi glanced at Pei Buwan with a timid expression, mainly because the pressure this guy gave off was too strong and his entire person was too fierce. Normally, when she saw such a person, she would definitely avoid him, but seeing Yang Kai summon her, she could only walk over and bow to Pei Buwan, “Greetings, Shopkeeper Pei.”
Pei Buwan looked at Luo Haiyi and then at Yang Kai, “Your woman?”
Luo Haiyi’s face turned red, but she didn’t know how to explain herself. Yang Kai couldn’t be bothered with him and simply looked at her, “Why are you here? Didn’t I tell you to go back?”
Luo Haiyi said, “I came here again, thinking that Sir might have something to do today.”
“I don’t have anything to do today,” Yang Kai smiled and pondered for a moment before saying, “If there’s nothing else, you can come with me.”
Turning to look at Pei Buwan, he asked, “Is it alright to bring one more person?”
“It’s nothing, just follow me,” Pei Buwan waved his hand. He had also brought some people with him, most likely the shop assistants. Speaking of which, the Hundred Refining Hall was also a place that sold artifacts, but unfortunately, it was deserted and the business was miserable. The shop assistants had nothing to do, otherwise Pei Buwan would not have been able to bring so many people with him.
Yang Kai tilted his head towards Luo Haiyi, indicating for her to follow.
The two of them led the way while a group of people followed behind them. On the main street, the crowd of people quickly made way for them, as if they were avoiding a snake or a scorpion. Yang Kai was speechless as he watched this scene, knowing that Shopkeeper Pei’s reputation was quite fierce. It was no wonder his business was so messy. If he was the master behind Hundred Refining Hall, he would have long since withdrawn Pei Buwan.
“Shopkeeper Pei, the battle is about to begin, if you have anything to say, just say it,” Yang Kai said.
Pei Buwan nodded and said, “I do need to explain some rules to you. Listen carefully, in the battle later, you are not allowed to use any artifacts or pills. You can only rely on your own ability to determine the winner. This is the most basic rule.”
“Secret artifacts and pills can’t be used?” Yang Kai raised his brow. If that was the case, his advantage would be huge.
“You absolutely can’t use it,” Pei Buwan’s expression became solemn, “Don’t be too nervous, when the time comes you can take out some kind of artifact. But if that really happens, even if you win, you’ll lose.”
Yang Kai nodded and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t use it.” He didn’t have many artifacts he could use right now, and the ones he brought from the Star Boundary couldn’t keep up with the pace. The Mountain River Bell had been destroyed last time, so all he could use now were the Azure Dragon Spear, Wishful Bag, and Shadowless Gauze.
Pei Buwan continued, “In this battle, it doesn’t matter if you live or die! In other words, if you have the ability, you can kill the other.”
Yang Kai asked curiously, “You can kill people in Star City?” Didn’t they say that it was impossible to fight in private here?
Pei Buwan grinned, “Only that place can kill, but if either side says they admit defeat, the battle will immediately end, and no one is allowed to attack again, or else they will lose!” Turning to Yang Kai, he asked, “Do you remember these two rules?”
“I remember.”
Luo Haiyi’s face suddenly paled as she asked, “Shopkeeper Pei, are you talking about the Asura Arena?”
Pei Buwan turned his head and smiled at her, his mouth full of terrifying fangs, “Yes, the Asura Arena!”
Luo Haiyi quickly pulled on Yang Kai’s clothes and whispered, “Sir, the Asura Arena is dangerous, many people die every day, it’s best not to go.”
Pei Buwan laughed, “It’s too late, this little brat has already promised me, so he must go.”
Hearing this, Luo Haiyi’s eyes filled with worry.
Yang Kai smiled, “It’s fine, tell me, what kind of place is the Asura Arena?” If he asked Pei Buwan about this matter, he probably wouldn’t be able to get anything out of him. Since Luo Haiyi knew about it, he might as well ask her.
Luo Haiyi thought about it for a moment before explaining, “Among the 36 Cave Heaven, there is one called the Asura Cave Heaven. The people in this Asura Cave Heaven are bloodthirsty and cruel, not to be trifled with. They set up an Asura Arena in every Star City, allowing people to engage in bloodbaths inside. Those who win one battle in the Asura Arena will receive some rewards, and if they win, the rewards will double until they reach the limit they set.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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