Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

Mu Shaofeng was not panicked at all. He took a sip of tea and said, "Please don't blame me, Senior. I used this elixir to pave the way just to see you earlier. As for the real purpose, can you spare me a word?"

In the ten-foot square room, Yuan Lang's brows were furrowed. He thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "You go down first!"

Luo Sang clasped his fists, bowed to the two of them, and retreated.

"Ten high-quality spirit stones to ask fellow Daoist for some information." Mu Shaofeng said directly.

Yuan Lang was shocked, but he did not agree directly. Instead, he said, "What news is worth so many spirit stones? Daoist friend, can you tell me first?"

"More than half a month ago, your bank auctioned off a map of the Demon Emperor's treasure. I want to know who the client is!"

Yuan Lang raised his eyebrows and said, "To be honest, protecting the identity of customers is the rule of our industry. If we destroy our reputation, we won't be able to do business in the future."

"Twenty high-quality spirit stones!"

Yuan Lang's momentum instantly weakened a bit, and he said, "To be honest, this is not a matter of money. In fact, I'm not sure who it is."

"Thirty top-grade spirit stones." Mu Shaofeng continued.

Yuanlang's breathing became rapid. He was a cultivator in the Jindan stage and also owned an auction house. His net worth was at least a million, but that was out of reach unless he cashed it all in.

Thirty high-grade spirit stones could be exchanged for more than four hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, which was almost half of his wealth. With this money, he was confident that he could reach the middle stage of the Golden Core within a hundred years.

Seeing that the other party began to hesitate, Mu Shaofeng changed the subject: "Senior, I suddenly feel that it is a bit expensive. Now I only want to pay 29 high-quality spirit stones."

Yuan Long was shocked and blurted out: "Deal! Deal!"

On the side, Duanmu Ting giggled and hit Mu Shaofeng's arm with her little hand, saying, "Uncle Master, you are so mean! Can you still yell like that?"

Mu Shaofeng glared at him and said, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll have someone send you back."

Duanmu Ting raised her little face and forced herself to hold back her smile.

Yuan Lang didn't care at all and said with a smile: "To be honest, this girl has a point! How can you call it like that? Why not round it up to thirty? It sounds much better."

Since he has given up his bottom line, he naturally thinks about how to maximize his profits.

Mu Shaofeng's expression remained unchanged as he said, "You said it was a deal, how can you change it? According to my current thinking, twenty-nine dollars is indeed a bit expensive."

Yuan Lang looked embarrassed and said hurriedly, "I was just kidding. It's a deal that has already been hammered down, so there's no reason to change it. To be honest, twenty-nine sounds more auspicious than thirty."

"Okay, then why don't you tell me now, I also want to see if it's worth the price."

Yuan Lang nodded, took out a wooden token, and said, "To be honest, the person who commissioned us was very careful and didn't let us see her face. Out of morality, I didn't use my spiritual sense to investigate at that time."

"There are rumors that it was Gongsun Erniang and her group, but you know what gossip is. However, during the initial auction, among the three people bidding, two seemed to be specifically raising the price. They were most likely Jiang Daxia and Jiang Xiaoxia."

Mu Shaofeng listened patiently and said, "If it were just these, they wouldn't be worth twenty-nine high-grade spirit stones."

Yuan Lang shook the wooden token in his hand and said with a smile:

"This is the VIP token I gave to a big client. In order to prevent counterfeiting, I made a mother-child token. Although it is not specifically used for tracking, I can still find the other party if I use some secret techniques."

Mu Shaofeng frowned slightly and asked, "What if the other party loses the token?"

Yuan Lang's face turned serious, and he said, "To be honest, it is possible, but in that case, I can only say that I am not lucky enough to earn this much money. And you two can only look for other clues."

As he spoke, he uttered a spell and the wooden token immediately lit up with a faint light.

"We are still in the city. Let's go!" Yuanlang looked delighted.

The three of them left the auction house and ran quickly in the market town, and soon arrived in front of a three-story restaurant.

"You two, the person we are looking for should be in this restaurant." Yuan Lang took the lead and was about to rush forward.

Mu Shaofeng grabbed Yuan Lang and said, "Senior, you have to hold your breath a little, or you might alert the enemy."

Yuan Lang slapped his forehead and said, "To be honest, you are really careful. Look how close I almost made a big mistake."

As he spoke, Yuan Lang's aura suddenly dropped, and it only stopped when he reached the late stage of foundation building.

He made another inviting gesture and said, "It's all right now, both of you, let's go in!"

A few people stepped forward, and immediately a female cultivator with fox ears came up to greet them and said, "Dear guests, please come in!"

Mu Shaofeng was greatly surprised. After observing with his spiritual sense, he found that the other party was actually a demon cultivator.

Seeing this, Yuan Lang explained, "This is the characteristic of the Hundred Demons Tower. Their boss is a great demon, and most of his subordinates are demon cultivators."

Mu Shaofeng nodded repeatedly and said, "The other side of the foggy sea is the demon world. I think there have been many demons sneaking across in recent years."

"It's just a rumor. If it really is a world, why would it have to come to our human territory? But in recent years, the number of demon cultivators has indeed increased." Yuan Lang said.

"I forgot that the matter of the demon world has not been made public." Mu Shaofeng changed the subject and said, "I also heard about it from others. Daoist friend is so close, don't you know the real situation?"

"The fog sea is strange and mysterious. There must be something strange in it, but what exactly is the strangeness? I'm afraid only a senior at the Nascent Soul stage can answer it." Yuan Lang said.

"Yes! Yes!" said Mu Shaofeng.

The two seemed to be chatting, but since they entered the store, they began to observe carefully. They looked at all the monks on the first floor, but did not find the target.

Mu Shaofeng's expression remained unchanged. He suddenly looked at Duanmu Ting and said, "Oh, I forgot you don't like crowds. How about we go to the second floor?"

Duanmu Ting was confused, but didn't say anything.

Yuan Lang understood what Ya meant and immediately said, "I don't really like crowds. The second floor should be better."

Upon hearing this, the fox-eared demon cultivator who led the way immediately said, "Dear guests, please go this way. It is indeed quieter up there."

There were much fewer people on the second floor, with only three tables of guests in total, two of which were full, with seven or eight people at each table.

There were only two monks in blue robes sitting at the last table, eating heartily.

The moment he saw the two people, Yuan Lang's eyes lit up and he hurriedly tugged at Mu Shaofeng's sleeve.

Mu Shaofeng nodded and pointed to a secluded corner and said, "Let's sit there. There are fewer people there."

The fox-eared demon cultivator touched his ear and said, "Three distinguished guests, we have a private room on the third floor. If you want..."

"No need!" Yuan Lang said, and then added: "I mainly want to see the bustling streets and feel the atmosphere of fireworks."