Sure enough, the moment the other party saw this thing, suspicion had already arisen in his heart. But after reading the rules, he immediately wore a look of shock. "This... impossible! How could you possibly make a game of chess better than my Wandering Chess?!"
"What oil chess or iron chess? For such a simple little thing, I can make a whole pile of them for you right now—enough to keep you addicted for the rest of your life. Believe me or not?" I could not help laughing. This kid's identity was dubious, yet he carried a treasure with him. I had no idea which household's young master he was.
The other party froze for a moment, then quickly furrowed his brows and said, "I don't believe you. I've studied and dabbled in every kind of game chess in Cloudmist Continent. If you're trying to fool me with these things, then you've come to the wrong place."
I gave a cheeky laugh, then created flying chess, military chess, Gomoku, and all sorts of game boards from the Gold-Transforming Pouch. I laid out a pile of altered and fabricated rules on small jade slips, then placed them before him. Just as he reached out in amazement to touch them, I slapped his hand away and said with a beaming smile, "Look with your eyes, not your hands. These things are precious. The pieces and boards are easy to replicate, but the rules can change in a thousand ways. Understand?"
The youth shot me a disdainful look, then said, "Name your price. I'll buy them all."
"You think you can afford things that others have spent their entire lives studying?" I smiled. This was meant to match his Wind Spirit Beast's Demon-Sealing Secret Realm.
"Heh heh, you came for the Wind Spirit