Your Imitation Is Too Superficial, Like an Untalented Actor...

As a king who has been betrayed, Chu Xinghe said that even if those bastards from our Vast Heaven Holy Land surprised me out of the blue, I would never feel as bad as I do right now!

Listen to this little girl, is she even speaking human language?

Along the way, they encountered many people who saw themselves as imitators of Ma Liang, and quite a few people came to hire them.

To be honest, the price this girl offered, three hundred spirit stones, was really not low.

You need to understand that spirit stones have different units of measurement in the Vast Heaven Holy Land and other parts of the Four Continents.

If you put this in the Vast Heaven Holy Land, let alone three hundred spirit stones, even if you threw three thousand spirit stones on the roadside, a passing dog wouldn't bother to look at it!

However, three hundred spirit stones would be considered a considerable fortune for an average Rogue Cultivator.

So when this girl said she asked for a high price, she really meant she did...

The problem is, aren't your prices a bit too outrageous?

What? Of the three hundred spirit stones, two hundred and ninety-five were given to Ma Liang?

Am I, Chu Xinghe, only worth five spirit stones?

And these five spirit stones are only worth two spirit stones because I was with Ma Liang?

Look at that Ma Liang, he's laughing so hard he's almost choking...

Girl, your strike is even stronger than my Divine Dagger Ma Liang...

If it were any other employer today, Chu Xinghe would probably have simply waved his hand and left with Ma Liang.

But today, facing this employment offer, Chu Xinghe was truly furious...

Auntie can tolerate it, but Uncle can't! Even if Uncle tolerates it, Second Uncle definitely won't tolerate it!

Am I, Chu Xinghe, only worth five spirit stones outside? Isn't that a bit of an insult to my Chu Xinghe soul?

I am Chu Xinghe!

Even if I'm an imitator now, shouldn't an imitator of Chu Xinghe be more expensive than one of Ma Liang?

I'm the main character! The main character, you know that?!

Which company offers the cheapest main character? And if you said Ma Liang costs 295 and I cost 290, I could understand. But Ma Liang costs 295 and I only cost 5? What the hell is this?

Chu Xinghe declared that he absolutely had to have a serious talk with this young girl today!

"Little girl, isn't it a bit outrageous that you're asking for 295 yuan for Ma Liang and only asking for 5 yuan for Chu Xinghe?"

Hearing Chu Xinghe's words, the little girl pondered for a moment, then nodded. "You're right, this price is a bit outrageous! Two hundred and ninety-five for hiring such an excellent Ma Liang impersonator is a bit low. Normally, I could at least offer you five hundred, but due to certain reasons, I really can't afford that much right now, so two hundred and ninety-five is the limit I can give!"

Ma Liang: "..."

Chu Xinghe: "..."

Chu Xinghe was so angry he almost peed his pants...

Can someone please explain this to me? What the hell is this?

Do you mean when I say the price is outrageous?

So, you can charge extra for Ma Liang? What about me? Are you going to give me a little extra money too?

If you had just said that your price, Chu Xinghe, was actually quite high, and that you were currently short of money but would give me eight million spirit stones later when you had more!

Even if it's just a polite remark, I, Chu Xinghe, can accept it without hesitation...

So what the hell is this little girl?

"Believe me, I am truly Ma Liang's most ardent fan. From the first moment I saw Ma Liang, I absolutely loved Ma Liang. I only love Ma Liang!"

The little girl continued speaking, and good heavens, after she said those words, even Ma Liang was practically floating on air!

Chu Xinghe was completely speechless at this point. We don't know if this girl is poor or not, but she must be blind!

So, we're saying your village doesn't have any donkeys, right?

Even though donkey prices have skyrocketed, your 300 spirit stones should be enough to buy a whole herd of donkeys!

If you buy a herd of donkeys and keep them at home, you can see all sorts of different Ma Liang every day...

So what kind of serious illness do you have that allows you to hire Ma Liang here?

Moreover, Chu Xinghe marveled at how incredibly strange this world truly is... Just look at the way that girl looks at Ma Liang; it's overflowing with admiration and affection...

This affection is evident in her eyes!

What the heck? You're asking how I could tell she liked the way she looked at Ma Liang?

Because I, Chu Xinghe, am not blind. From the moment we met until now, this girl has only glanced at Chu Xinghe twice. The first time was when she mentioned the five spirit stones; afterwards, her eyes were full of reluctance...

That wasn't reluctance to part with me, Chu Xinghe; it was reluctance to part with the five spirit stones...

That kind of look is like when you're buying something, the shopkeeper asks you for a price, you tell him, and he says, "Let's do it right away." Then you look in the mirror and you know what kind of look you're giving him.

The second time I glanced at her was because I was standing next to Ma Liang, and she gave me a fleeting look out of the corner of her eye... The look in her eyes was like a girl seeing her idol... or her bodyguard...

This world is full of wonders! I, Chu Xinghe, can understand people who like cats or dogs, but what's with this person who likes Ma Liang?

Ma Liang's appearance alone would terrify even the ghosts if he entered the Ten Thousand Ghosts Grand Formation in the middle of the night!

There are actually people in this world who can become his fans, and female fans at that?!

"This Chu Xinghe impersonator, it's not that I don't want to raise your price, it's just that you really don't look like Chu Xinghe at all. Couldn't you at least try to make yourself look more like him...?"

"Did you hear that Chu Xinghe usually dresses this plainly, so you're planning to go for the plain look? Let me tell you, this path is completely unworkable..."

"Someone in the impersonation community once said that Chu Xinghe is actually very simple in his daily life and doesn't dress up in a flashy way at all. At that time, many impersonators wanted to go down this path, but in the end they found that an impersonator can only be an impersonator and can never imitate the aura of Chu Xinghe!"

"So later this track was completely blocked. After all, if you don't have the right presence, you can only make up for it with costumes and special effects... Look at yourself..."

The little girl pointed at the divine artifact-level garment that Chu Xinghe was wearing, which Ouyang Ming had named the Formless Mystic Robe, and said, "You must have found this garment at some secondhand market, right? One spirit stone for twenty-eight pieces? And it even came with half a month's worth of lunch?"

Chu Xinghe: "..."

The little girl pointed to the Night Moon Dragon-Pattern Pendant personally crafted by the Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable at Chu Xinghe's waist and continued, "Look at your waist accessory, it even has dragon patterns carved on it... Isn't the dragon pattern a bit too flashy? This accessory doesn't match your clothes at all... This jade pendant must be the work of some novice sculptor, right?"

Chu Xinghe: "..."

The little girl pointed at Chu Xinghe's boots, which Hu Wenhai had personally crafted and claimed to be engraved with over three hundred different talismans, and said, "The most outrageous thing is your boots. Look, there's not a speck of mud on them. It seems you spent a fortune on these boots. There should be dust-repelling talismans on them, but don't you know that speed is the most important thing when it comes to boots...?"

"What's the use of a dust-avoiding talisman? Even if you choose a talisman, boots can usually only be engraved with one type of talisman at most. You probably can't afford various speed-enhancing talismans, so you chose a dust-avoiding talisman, right? But go and see which important person's boots are engraved with dust-avoiding talismans? Even if the boots have a second type of engraving, it's a power-borrowing talisman, isn't it? Who would choose a useless dust-avoiding talisman?"

"So, Chu Xinghe, it's not that I don't want to offer you a high price, it's just that your imitation is too superficial, like an actor without talent. The audience can see through it at a glance, and I can't ignore the fact that I'm supposed to cooperate with your performance!"

Chu Xinghe: "..."

Whether Chu Xinghe was speechless or not was unknown, but Ma Liang was already laughing so hard he was cramping up...

Ma Liang said, "Look at this! My Senior Brother Xinghe n't seem calm at all today. This little girl has completely broken his composure!"

"Girl, have you ever considered that I might actually be the real Chu Xinghe?" Chu Xinghe said through gritted teeth.

Little girl. "Oh..."

Upon hearing the word "oh," Chu Xinghe was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes. "What are you 'oh'ing for? Tell me what you're 'oh'ing for?"

What's with that nonchalant "oh"? You might as well just tell me you don't believe me!

"Thunder Shadow! Emerge!" In an instant, Chu Xinghe activated the Haotian Sword Casket on his arm, and the next second, Thunder Shadow, flashing with purple lightning, flew out into the air.

To be honest, even if someone said Chu Xinghe was real elsewhere, Chu Xinghe probably wouldn't admit it.

But damn it, today, Chu Xinghe is saying thank you, but I'm genuinely hurt... Today I'll show you the real Haotian Sword Casket!

Wow...

"You still have the Haotian Sword Casket... It seems I misjudged you. You did put in some effort in imitating Chu Xinghe. But I have a small suggestion for you: next time you update the Haotian Sword Casket, tone down the lighting effects a bit... Look at your Thunder Shadow, aren't the lighting effects a little too exaggerated?"

Chu Xinghe: "..."

Chu Xinghe silent for a moment... not because he didn't want to argue with this girl, but because he was worried that if he opened his mouth, he wouldn't be able to suppress Thunder Shadow!

Look, the Thunder Shadow is filled with killing intent right now... Girl, stop talking... If you keep going, I really won't be able to stop the Thunder Shadow!

"Having said all that, Lord Ma Liang, and that Chu... Chu Xinghe... are you willing to accept my employment?"

The little girl looked at Ma Liang with anticipation...

Just as Ma Liang was about to wave his hand in refusal, Chu Xinghe spoke up, "We accept! We accept!"

Chu Xinghe so angry he almost peed his pants... This is outrageous! I have to have a serious talk with this girl!

Since we're just killing time anyway, we're going to rip you off with three hundred spirit stones!

"I didn't ask you. I mainly wanted to hire Ma Liang, not you. What use is your decision? So, Lord Ma Liang, are you willing to accept my employment?"

Chu Xinghe: "..."

"It's fate that we met, so I've accepted your employment offer!"

As soon as Ma Liang finished speaking, a hint of shyness appeared in the little girl's eyes, which was clearly visible to Chu Xinghe!

At this moment, Chu Xinghe was speechless... As a blind person, wouldn't it be better to save your spirit stones to heal your eyes?

Why the hell would you pay such a high price to hire Ma Liang?

Besides, what kind of decent person would feel embarrassed if a donkey were poking their face?

Shouldn't it be terror?

Girl, something's not right!