The Devil's Tribulation

Pan Chengfeng returned to the cave excitedly, sorted out the fragments, and picked out the most beautiful tiger skin of the first layer of body refining. It was much larger than the tiger skin sold by Uncle Niu last time, and had very beautiful black tiger stripes. After preparing these, Pan Chengfeng began to practice, and practiced the finger snapping, dragon catching and overlord fist. It is always good to have more skills!

The next day, Pan Chengfeng carried the fragments and tiger skin on his back and ran to the county town. The smoke and dust he raised along the way were flying all over the sky, showing how eager he was to go out and "go wild". Carrying more than 2,000 kilograms of things was nothing to Pan Chengfeng now, but after running for dozens of kilometers, Pan Chengfeng was still as tired as a dog: "I was wondering why Master agreed so easily. It turns out that it is not easy to travel with more than 2,000 kilograms of things on your back." After more than two hours of driving, I finally saw the county town gate. It was still the same, without any change.

Pan Chengfeng stood and rested for a while, took a breath, and then walked directly to the city gate. When he was still a few dozen meters away, Pan Chengfeng was stunned and thought to himself, "What a coincidence, it's the same two gatekeepers from last time!" They were Brother Chen who extorted 15 cents from Uncle Niu, and the thin man with a wretched face. Thinking of the last time they extorted 15 cents from Uncle Niu and laughed at them for being "country bumpkins", Pan Chengfeng was furious! He thought that he must teach these two gatekeepers a lesson and make them look down on others!

Pan Chengfeng had only taken a few steps when he heard the thin gatekeeper say, "Brother Chen, Captain Sun is taking a concubine tonight. Everyone has basically received the news. Should we also prepare a gift?" Brother Chen, with a face full of flesh, cursed, "Damn it, people with the surname Sun either take concubines or celebrate birthdays all year round! They make money in various ways. This time they deliberately spread the rumor. Who dares not to give a gift? Aren't you afraid of being bullied?" The thin gatekeeper said in embarrassment, "We only have this little salary, it's hard to support the whole family, how can we have money to give him a gift?" Brother Chen said helplessly, "Sergeant Guo will come to get the money later. Each of us will give one penny of silver and pool it together to send it to him." The thin gatekeeper wailed, "One penny of silver?!" Brother Chen suddenly cursed, "What the hell are you crying about! A few months ago, did you forget about Sergeant Zhao's team? They said they were going out to pick up supplies, but none of them came back alive! They said they were attacked by horse thieves! If you don't want anything to happen, just pay the money. We can find a way to get it back ourselves."

Pan Chengfeng heard their conversation from afar. When he came to the city gate and was about to go in, the thin man stretched out his weapon and blocked Pan Chengfeng's way: "What are you doing, carrying such a big bag!" Pan Chengfeng immediately smiled and said, "Two soldiers, I am from the family of Sun Dutou's uncle. My family heard that he took a concubine, so they asked me to send some mountain products from home." After that, he pointed to the big bag on his back. Brother Chen asked in confusion: "Isn't it that Sun Dutou has an uncle?" Pan Chengfeng's heart tightened: "Could it be that he didn't know?" But he smiled and said, "There was a lot of chaos in the past few years, and my family lost contact with Sun Dutou. Now I heard that Sun Dutou is in Li County, so I was sent here to contact him." Brother Chen nodded and said, "Go in." The thin gatekeeper wanted to ask more, but was glared back by Brother Chen.

After Pan Chengfeng left, the thin guard asked, "Brother Chen, is this guy trying to trick us?" Brother Chen laughed and said, "It's better to believe it. There are so many people coming in and out here every day. Why take the risk? Change the target." Pan Chengfeng heard every word and said, "Fortunately, Brother Chen is a veteran, otherwise he would have been exposed."

Pan Chengfeng did not go to the fur shop immediately, but found a ready-made clothing store, bought a few sets of clothes, and put away his cotton coat and cropped trousers. He also bought a black veil hat on the roadside. Looking at his outfit, Pan Chengfeng nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's true that clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse! With this dress, a promising young man in society has appeared." Pan Chengfeng, who was very satisfied with his outfit, came to the fur shop. As soon as he entered the door, the shop assistant greeted him: "Sir, are you here to buy furs? Or are you here to sell things?" Pan Chengfeng said in a low voice: "Let your shopkeeper come out, your eyesight is definitely not good." The clerk was delighted and asked hurriedly: "Are you here to sell valuables?" Pan Chengfeng nodded. The clerk rubbed his palms excitedly and shouted: "Shopkeeper! ~ There are distinguished guests! ~" He received valuables and he got a commission. How could he not be excited?

After a while, the door curtain was opened, and Shopkeeper Yao came out, smiling and asking: "What good things does this distinguished guest have? Let me have a look?" Pan Chengfeng looked at the door and asked: "Just bring it out like this?" Shopkeeper Yao immediately ordered: "Close the door, no business this afternoon." The clerk closed the plank and excitedly went to light the candle. Pan Chengfeng nodded with satisfaction, put down his bag, and took out the tiger skin that had been prepared long ago. The clerk took a look and found that it was a tiger skin. He thought with some disappointment: "What a fuss! Although there are not many tiger skins, I have seen a lot of them. It's such a big deal." Shopkeeper Yao is indeed a businessman. His eyesight is not comparable to that of a clerk. When he saw the tiger skin, his hands began to tremble, and he shouted hurriedly: "Quick, quick, quick! Buddy, spread out this tiger skin!"

Looking at the tiger skin covering the entire floor, the waiter's mouth was so big that he could fit his fist in it! This tiger skin was not only more than twice as big as the average tiger skin, but also much thicker, and the fur was shiny and smooth, and the black tiger stripes were indescribably beautiful. Shopkeeper Yao lay on the tiger skin and stroked it lovingly, as if he was stroking a peerless beauty! After a quarter of an hour, Shopkeeper Yao was finally willing to leave the tiger skin. Although his body had left, his eyes were still staring at it, and the waiter was still in shock. Shopkeeper Yao saw that the waiter was still in a daze, and immediately scolded him, saying, "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and make a cup of good tea for the distinguished guest!" The waiter came back to his senses and excitedly went to make tea.

Shopkeeper Yao asked Pan Chengfeng to sit down, but he stood up, and then humbly said: "The warrior is not an ordinary person, right?" Pan Chengfeng was surprised when he heard this, and thought to himself: "This shopkeeper Yao has a good eye, it seems that he should know something." However, Pan Chengfeng did not answer, but blew on the hot tea and took a sip. Seeing that he had hit a soft nail, Shopkeeper Yao was not embarrassed, and continued to smile and said: "If I am not mistaken, this tiger skin is not an ordinary tiger skin, but the skin of a tiger demon."

This time Pan Chengfeng was a little surprised. He looked up at Shopkeeper Yao and said, "It seems that Shopkeeper Yao knows something?" Shopkeeper Yao turned around and said to the clerk, "You go out first." Then he turned around and was even more respectful. He bowed and clasped his fists and said, "I am honored to have you, Immortal Master." Pan Chengfeng was secretly shocked, "This little shopkeeper actually knows about the world of cultivation? I'm in trouble. How can I fool him? No wonder Master only trades with ordinary beast skins." He was anxious in his heart, but he said, "You don't have to be like this. I'm used to being an idle wanderer. This time I came back to see my descendants and plan to leave some gold and silver for them. I hope they can live a better life."

Pan Chengfeng made up an excuse, but he didn't expect that this excuse would solve the doubts in Shopkeeper Yao's heart. How could the immortal want secular gold and silver? It turned out that it was prepared for future generations, so he smiled and said, "Immortal, this tiger demon skin is too expensive for my shop. If calculated in terms of gold and silver, 100,000 silver is not enough. If it is calculated in terms of crystal beads, it will take 10 crystal beads." Pan Chengfeng was shocked again, thinking, "100,000 taels of silver, and crystal beads? What are crystal beads?" But Pan Chengfeng couldn't ask, so he pretended to be indifferent and said, "You can choose the price. I don't know about secular things. The main thing is not to make this matter public."

Shopkeeper Yao was in a dilemma. It was better to keep it a secret, but how could he give it to them at his own discretion? Even if he sold all the money in his shop, it would not be enough. The immortal wanted to ask for it himself, but how could he ask for it? Pan Chengfeng seemed to see the dilemma of Shopkeeper Yao, and finally said, "Give me one thousand taels of silver, and forget about the rest." Shopkeeper Yao heard one thousand taels of silver, which sounded like the sound of nature, but he said, "How can I do that, how can I do that?" Pan Chengfeng waved his hand impatiently, "That's it, one thousand taels is enough for their food and clothing." Shopkeeper Yao then went to the inner room to get the silver, rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, and finally got together more than one thousand five hundred taels of silver. Together with his clerk, he carried nearly one hundred kilograms of silver and came to Pan Chengfeng, panting and saying, "Immortal, this is all the cash in our shop, that's all. See if there is anything you like in the shop, just take it." Pan Chengfeng picked up the silver with one hand and looked around the shop. Finally, after taking one more look at a knife, Shopkeeper Yao immediately went over, held the knife over, came to Pan Chengfeng and said, "You have a good eye, Immortal. This sword was sold by a drunkard. He said it was an heirloom that could cut through iron like mud! I tried it, and it cut through an iron rod as thick as my arm in one go." Pan Chengfeng was secretly delighted. He didn't expect that he had really found a treasure.

After taking the knife, Pan Chengfeng said, "There is a junior who likes to use knives, but is worried about not being able to find a suitable one. Well, this is a good thing, and it's done." After that, Pan Chengfeng left with his bags on his back. Shopkeeper Yao bowed to see him off, and the clerk, not knowing why, also bowed. Seeing that he had gone far away, Shopkeeper Yao couldn't wait to go back to see the tiger skin. Touching the tiger skin, Shopkeeper Yao said with emotion, "It's really right to come to Li County. Just this skin is worth my life!" The clerk asked, "Shopkeeper, is it that exaggerated?" Shopkeeper Yao laughed and said, "What do you know, kid? This is not a simple tiger skin!" Just as he was about to continue, he suddenly remembered something and immediately shut up. The waiter said, "Isn't it just bigger than ordinary tiger skins? What's so strange about that? And, boss, I spent a hundred taels of silver to buy that sword, and you just gave it to that person?" Manager Yao suddenly stood up, waved his hand and slapped the waiter in the face, and said angrily: "Shut your mouth! Do you want to die? It's my blessing that the immortal is willing to take my things. You kid, watch your mouth, and don't say a word about what happened today!" The waiter covered his face and nodded blankly.