The Devil's Tribulation

Pan Chengfeng left the fur shop, thinking about whether there were any omissions. Finally, he felt that there should be no problem, so he went to find the blacksmith shop with peace of mind. He walked and asked along the way, and finally found the blacksmith shop. He heard the sound of ding-dong from a distance, and Pan Chengfeng followed the sound and went there.

In a small blacksmith shop, three people were forging iron. A middle-aged uncle and two young men of about 17 or 18 years old were seen at a glance. They should be master and apprentice or father and son. Pan Chengfeng stepped forward and asked in a deep voice: "Do you want to take the job?" The middle-aged uncle looked up at Pan Chengfeng and saw that he was well-dressed and wearing a veil. He should be a ranger or something like that. He said: "Yes, but I don't know what object you want to forge?" Pan Chengfeng suddenly felt embarrassed to speak. Could it be that he wanted to forge a bucket for eating? ? He really became a rice bucket? After a moment of silence, Pan Chengfeng had an idea and said in a deep voice: "I want to forge a copper tripod." The blacksmith was startled and asked: "How big do you want the copper tripod to be?" Pan Chengfeng asked back: "How big can you make it?" The blacksmith said with some embarrassment: "In fact, as long as the mold is made well and there is enough copper, it can be as big as you want. The problem is that the small shop does not have that much copper."

Pan Chengfeng took off his backpack and put the fragments in front of the blacksmith: "Is this copper enough to make a big tripod?" The blacksmith thought for a while and said, "A tripod with three legs, the feet are five inches high, the tripod is 1.5 meters high, 1.2 meters wide, and one inch thick, which is about right." Pan Chengfeng immediately said, "Not enough, I want the tripod to be two meters high, 1.5 meters wide, and two inches thick!" The blacksmith was shocked: "Two inches thick? All copper?" Pan Chengfeng nodded, and the blacksmith said in embarrassment: "The shop doesn't have that much copper, how about you look at it objectively and add something else..." Before he could finish his words, Pan Chengfeng refused: "No! It must be pure copper!" Why must it be pure copper? In Pan Chengfeng's previous life, he vaguely remembered that copper seemed to be harmless to the human body, and even beneficial. If you add some random things in, it will be him who will be cooked in it, don't cook it badly!

Seeing Pan Chengfeng's attitude, the blacksmith said, "Brother, we don't have that much copper in our shop. Why don't you go look somewhere else?" Pan Chengfeng laughed angrily, "Is there any other blacksmith shop in Li County?" The blacksmith knew that his intention to drive customers away had been discovered, but they really couldn't make such a big copper tripod. How could they do it without copper? Pan Chengfeng didn't make things difficult for them. He thought, "If copper coins can't be exchanged for silver, can silver be exchanged for copper coins? But it may cause some trouble. No matter what, I'll cover my face and no one will recognize me!" He looked at the sky and said to himself, "Let's find an inn to rest first."

He then found the inn he had stayed at last time. As soon as he entered, he paid five taels of silver on the counter and said proudly, "Prepare the best room for me and send me a whole table of food and wine!" The shopkeeper's eyes lit up and he shouted, "A good room and a table of good food and wine!" Pan Chengfeng did not leave immediately, but asked, "Shopkeeper, who has more copper coins in Lixian County? I want to exchange some copper coins." The shopkeeper's eyes turned, "How much do you want to exchange?" Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "As many as you have!" After that, he put a hundred taels of silver directly on the counter. The shopkeeper was shocked, "Sir, what are you doing?" Pan Chengfeng said, "If you are willing, one tael of silver can be exchanged for five hundred copper coins." Pan Chengfeng calculated that one hundred taels could be exchanged for fifty thousand copper coins, which should be enough.

The shopkeeper was so surprised that his jaw dropped. There was such a good thing. Not to mention that it was basically impossible to exchange copper coins for silver. Even some shops specializing in silver and money would exchange one tael of silver for one thousand two hundred coins. One tael for five hundred coins, is it really such a good thing? Could it be a scam? The shopkeeper asked uncertainly, "Are you kidding, sir?" Pan Chengfeng asked, "How many copper coins do you have? Just take them out." The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and said, "Waiter, go and move out the box of copper coins." After a while, two assistants came out carrying a large box of copper coins. The shopkeeper asked uncertainly, "Here are five thousand coins. Can they be exchanged for ten taels of silver?" Pan Chengfeng casually took out ten taels of silver and threw them to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper took the silver with great joy, and then said a little embarrassedly, "My dear guest, I still have some copper coins."

Of course Pan Chengfeng knew that he still had some, so he casually said, "Take them all out, I'll exchange whatever you have." Then, the guys brought out two more boxes of copper coins, probably less than 10,000 copper coins. Pan Chengfeng didn't care about that little bit, and then gave the shopkeeper another 20 taels of silver. In this way, the story of the innkeeper exchanging 15,000 coins for 30 taels of silver soon spread, and everyone knew that there was a fool in the inn who exchanged silver for copper coins, and he exchanged one tael for 500 coins.

Pan Chengfeng was eating in the guest room in a depressed mood, thinking that he could not eat in the inn or restaurant anymore. Not only was the food not very good, but he could not be full even if two tables came with him. Just as he was thinking, several soldiers broke into the room. The young general in the lead waved his hand and said, "Catch him!" Pan Chengfeng asked without turning his head, "What have I done wrong? Are you going to arrest me?" The young general in the lead said, "Today, Sun Dutou's mansion took a concubine, and a thief took the opportunity to sneak into the mansion and stole several hundred taels of silver from Sun Dutou's mansion! You are selling the stolen goods here, and you still dare to quibble? Catch him!"

Pan Chengfeng shook his head. It was obvious that he knew that he had silver, and he just found a reason to arrest people and rob silver. It seems that there are many corrupt officials in this world. In this remote small county, a captain is so powerful that he can cover the sky with one hand. I don’t know what kind of official the county magistrate is. Pan Chengfeng laughed and said, "If I have silver, I will steal it from your captain. Isn’t this too overbearing? Go back and tell your captain that if you want silver, you can exchange it with copper coins. You can exchange as much silver as you have copper coins." After that, he drank the wine by himself, and then blinked his lips: "It tastes tasteless." Seeing Pan Chengfeng was so arrogant, the young general burst into anger: "Are you deaf? Capture him!" Four soldiers rushed up, and Pan Chengfeng turned his head. Oh, what a coincidence, that Brother Chen and the thin guard were also here.

Brother Chen threatened with a fierce look on his face: "I advise you not to move, just let us lock you up and suffer less physical pain!" Pan Chengfeng stood up, and several people saw a shadow, and then a gust of wind blew. In the end, four soldiers were lying on the ground, one with a broken hand, one with a broken foot, and two of them were holding their stomachs. The four soldiers were wailing all over the ground. The soldiers with broken hands and feet were of course Brother Chen and the skinny guard. Pan Chengfeng was also "taking revenge for personal gain". The young general was dumbfounded and trembled and dared not move. Pan Chengfeng sat down again, and his aura burst out: "I will let you all come to see me within half an hour, otherwise watch out for his head!"

The young general nodded tremblingly, and Pan Chengfeng glared at him: "Get out of here!" Hearing this, the young general turned around and ran as if he had been pardoned, not caring about the pawns. Several soldiers also hurriedly supported each other out of the guest room. When they arrived at the door of the inn, the thin gatekeeper couldn't help complaining to the other two soldiers: "How come you two are fine? Only Brother Chen and I have broken hands and feet!" Brother Chen was also puzzled. Not only did he and the thin man's injuries cost several taels of silver, but they would take at least three or four months to heal, but the other two were fine. They all did it together, so why would they be treated differently? How could the two gatekeepers with broken hands and feet know the reason? It can only be said that in this world, everything is karma. Pan Chengfeng was eating the food at the inn, and couldn't help asking the innkeeper to serve him another table of food and wine. Seeing that Pan Chengfeng had no intention of leaving, the innkeeper kindly reminded him, "Sir, I think you'd better leave quickly. Everyone in Li County knows the reputation of Sun Dutou. Although he is the county lieutenant of Li County, he is no different from those mountain bandits.

If he sees a beautiful girl, he will take her away by force. If he sees someone with good things, he will take them away. He is a bully in Lixian County." Pan Chengfeng was a little surprised: "How can he be so blatant? Doesn't the county magistrate care?" The shopkeeper said: "How dare the county magistrate care? Sun Dutou has more than a thousand people. Every county magistrate left after three years. Who is willing to care about Sun Dutou's affairs?" Pan Chengfeng also sighed helplessly. The county magistrate should have accepted Sun Dutou's benefits. The two of them are like one pants. Since ancient times, officials have protected each other: "Forget it, I can't care about mortals' affairs. I'll leave when things are done."

As soon as the shopkeeper left, Pan Chengfeng felt a commotion outside, and there were shouts and scolds from the officers and soldiers. Pan Chengfeng smiled slightly and said, "Here they are, pretty fast." He quickly finished the food on the table and sat down to wait for Sun Dutou to come. He wanted to see Sun Dutou, who dared to oppress the people so blatantly.

When Sun Dutou received the report from the young general, he was furious. In this small piece of land in Li County, he was the local tyrant! Someone actually threatened to take his head! This can be said to be the biggest battle Sun Dutou has ever had in recent years. Three or four hundred people surrounded the inn. He wanted to let everyone in Li County know: "Whoever provokes me will die!" After surrounding the inn, Sun Dutou brought twenty personal soldiers and slowly came to the door of Pan Chengfeng's guest room. After seeing Pan Chengfeng, he smiled and said, "I thought you were a supernatural being, but it turns out you are just an ordinary person. I am here and I have brought my head with me. How do you want my head?"

Pan Chengfeng said slowly, "I said that if Sun Dutou comes, we can exchange for silver. If he doesn't come, we want your head. Didn't my subordinates report it clearly?" Sun Dutou was confused and turned to look at the young general, who was nervous. Then he said indifferently, "I want the silver, and I want your life too!" Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "Please think twice, Sun Dutou. This is a win-win situation. Don't make yourself look bad." Sun Dutou laughed and said, "In Li County, I am the king! Catch me! No matter if I live or die!" With a wave of his hand, twenty personal soldiers rushed into the guest room and surrounded Pan Chengfeng.

Pan Chengfeng's eyes flashed with a cold light, and Sun Dutou only felt a strong wind sweeping past. Before he could react, twenty of his personal soldiers with good skills fell to the ground, holding their stomachs and wailing. Just as he turned around and wanted to run, a dark shadow suddenly appeared in front of him, and then a hand grabbed his neck and slowly lifted him up. Sun Dutou wanted to beg for mercy, but he couldn't make a sound. Pan Chengfeng said coldly: "You bunch of stinky sweet potatoes and rotten bird eggs, you want to take me?" Just when Sun Dutou rolled his eyes and was about to die, Pan Chengfeng threw the half-dead Sun Dutou aside and slowly returned to the chair and sat down. Sun Dutou touched his neck and gasped. Just now he really felt that he was going to die. This was the first time he felt that death was so close since he was a child. When Sun Dutou was just feeling lucky that he could continue to breathe, he heard Pan Chengfeng's voice: "Can you talk properly now? Lixian Tian?"

Sun Dutou rolled and crawled, knelt at Pan Chengfeng's feet, begging for mercy with tears and snot, "I am nothing! Sir, please forgive me. It was because I was blinded by greed and listened to the nonsense of my subordinates that I offended you!" Pan Chengfeng said impatiently, "I ask you if you can speak properly?!" Sun Dutou was startled and said quickly, "Yes, yes, yes! If you have any instructions, just tell me, I will do it!" Pan Chengfeng didn't say anything more and asked directly, "Do you have any copper coins in the mansion?"