Above the Great Dao
Chapter 116 - 69 Grandpa’s Friends (Part 1) – 2

Chapter 116: Chapter 69 Grandpa’s Friends (Part 1) – 2

The Talisman Master gritted his teeth, seemingly in pain, and said, "I’ll add two more taels, twelve taels of silver, and this turtle shell!"

When this statement was made, the surrounding crowd was abuzz; the villagers all looked at Chen Shi with envy.

In the countryside, mutts were not valuable; twelve taels could buy dozens of black dogs.

Chen Shi’s heart was moved, but he shook his head and said, "I’m not selling the dog, only the turtle shell."

The Talisman Master bit his teeth again and said, "I really like this dog. How about this, I’ll add three more taels of silver, fifteen taels of silver for the dog and this turtle shell! I’m a Talisman Master and need dog blood for talisman painting. You give me this turtle shell on the side as a bonus, how about it?"

"Sell it, sell it!" The surrounding villagers all said.

Chen Shi shook his head: "I can’t sell the dog."

The Talisman Master left sulkily, continually looking back at Black Pot and sighing as he walked away.

Chen Shi was suspicious and whispered, "Black Pot, I think he doesn’t want to buy you, but the turtle shell."

Black Pot hesitated, indicating disagreement.

He’s obviously very valuable himself.

What’s so good about this shabby turtle shell? Can’t even bite through it.

After a while, another cultivator from the city, dressed in fine clothes, arrived at Chen Shi’s stall. Pretending to be restrained, he surveyed the goods and immediately wanted to buy the dog, offering the turtle shell as a freebie.

Chen Shi became even more certain of his thoughts and resolutely refused.

This scenario repeated with several more groups of people showing interest in the turtle shell. Gradually, Black Pot’s price rose higher and higher, quickly reaching twenty-four taels of silver.

They claimed to like Black Pot and wanted to buy the dog; as for the turtle shell, it was to be given as a half-gift.

"Could it be that this turtle shell is really some kind of incredible treasure?" Chen Shi grew even more puzzled. NovelFire.Côm-cσ๓

The turtle shell weighed about a hundred or so pounds and was quite heavy.

He punched it, and it made a sound like metal clashing, with radiant light spilling out, yet the turtle shell was unbroken.

He was startled; he practiced the Beidou Seven Refinements daily and had cultivated the Holy Embryo Body, which made his strength many times greater than before, but he still couldn’t break this turtle shell. This showed how tough the material of the turtle shell was!

Chen Shi was about to punch it a few more times to test the turtle shell’s limits when a voice laughingly said, "Stop hitting it. If you really break it, the turtle shell won’t be worth anything."

Chen Shi looked up to see a green-robed scholar standing in front of his stall, with delicate and handsome features, a high and Complete forehead, and an air of vigor about him. He wore black oiled boots, which were spotless.

"This person is using an Armored Horse Talisman to walk, his feet don’t touch the ground, so naturally there’s no dust on his shoes."

Chen Shi thought, "He’s wealthy!"

Even though Chen Shi was a Talisman Master himself, he rarely dared to use the Armored Horse Talisman, and if he did, it was during life-and-death struggles.

This person came from the city with clean shoes, indicating that he’d been using the Armored Horse Talisman the whole way; his feet hadn’t even touched the ground, so he must be rich.

"Do you recognize the turtle shell, sir, and know its value?" Chen Shi asked.

The green-robed scholar smiled and said, "A turtle that lives a hundred years is called Ao, a thousand years is Bi Xi, five thousand years is Ba Xia, ten thousand years is Xuanwu. The shell of Ao is four feet wide, Bi Xi is five feet, Ba Xia is seven feet. However, ordinary turtles can’t live that long; it’s usually temple turtles that, by drawing upon the Incense Fire Qi, can live for so long."

Chen Shi roughly measured the turtle shell, which was about six feet wide.

The green-robed scholar took out a metal ruler and carefully measured, saying, "This turtle shell is six feet and five points wide."

Some Talisman Masters from the city gathered around, and one said, "The shell belongs to a Bi Xi, not yet a Ba Xia, probably over a thousand years old."

The green-robed scholar shook his head and said, "Bi Xi is five feet wide, Ba Xia is seven feet, which shows that the older turtles grow slower. This turtle has lived for at least two thousand years, maybe even more! Its shell, soaked with Incense Fire Qi and tempered by extraordinary forces for over two thousand years, is extremely tough! Such a treasure can be ground into medicine or made into precious objects. Such an object is most valuable alive; how much the shell is worth after death is hard to say. However, I’m willing to offer a thousand taels of silver."

Chen Shi was ecstatic. A thousand taels of silver was an astronomical sum for him. It would be more than enough to treat the poor like Jin Hongying, and the rest could be used for his grandfather’s retirement and to take many brides in the countryside!

"A thousand taels of silver!"

The other Talisman Masters shook their heads and walked away: "Even if there’s profit to be made, it can’t be much. Besides, who walks around with a thousand taels of silver on them?"

The green-robed scholar took out silver notes from his sleeve, a hundred taels each, and was about to hand them to Chen Shi when another voice said, "What a nice thing! I offer two thousand taels!"

Chen Shi’s heart was even more delighted as he looked toward the newcomer, a short and stout person with triangle eyes, a sharp nose, and a strangely-colored face. He laughed and said, "I have only two hundred taels of silver notes on me, little brother. Come with me to retrieve the rest. My home is not far."

The green-robed scholar’s expression changed sharply, berating, "What rubbish! Trying to freeload in front of me, are your dog eyes blind! Get out!"

The stout person’s face turned red with anger. He scoffed, "I’m offering a higher price, and then there’s you trying to force a sale. Be careful of getting struck by lightning!" After that, he cursed and walked into the crowd.

The green-robed scholar waited for him to go far before saying to Chen Shi, "That man has ill intentions. He tells you two thousand taels but says he doesn’t have that much with him, leading you to go with him. He would just kill you outside of town, taking the silver and turtle shell for himself. I’ve seen such things too often, which is why I scolded him. It wasn’t a forced sale."

Chen Shi’s eyes brightened, his breath becoming somewhat rapid: "There are such bargains?"

The green-robed scholar was puzzled, not understanding why Chen Shi called it a bargain.

Chen Shi felt regret; if he had agreed to that man, wouldn’t he have just picked up two hundred taels for nothing? And he could still sell the turtle shell, truly having the best of both worlds!

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