With that, the Heavenly Emperor flicked her hand, tossing out three small, compressed Heavenly Court Fragments, which floated over to Everything Can Be Sold.
Everything Can Be Sold looked incredulous.
He was getting his merchandise back just like that?
He produced a long golden staff and touched it to the Heavenly Court Fragments, examining them.
They really were fragments of the Heavenly Court's Eastern Spring Pavilion!
The genuine article.
But the Heavenly Emperor was being far too cooperative. If there wasn't a catch, he would take his head off and let his disciple, Everything Is in Stock, kick it around like a ball!
"What exactly are you playing at?" Everything Can Be Sold asked gravely. With a flick of his hand, his bedsheet covered the three Ancient Heavenly Court Fragments and put them away.
"You businesspeople are always like this, so distrustful of others. When I wouldn't cooperate, you insisted your fists were stronger and demanded that I return your merchandise. Now that I've given in and cooperatively returned it, you're sulking again. So what exactly do you want me to do to satisfy you? You're far too contrary. So hard to please." The Heavenly Emperor chuckled. "Still, I just love seeing you so conflicted."
Everything Can Be Sold: "..."
"What I can guarantee is that the merchandise I returned to you consists of fragments of the Eastern Spring Pavilion. And I haven't secretly switched them out. These are the same three fragments I took from you back then," the Heavenly Emperor said slowly.
The little sun behind her radiated dazzling light, setting off her peerless beauty.
"What did you do to them?" Everything Can Be Sold felt utterly stifled.
For the first time, he realized that having an opponent suddenly cooperate could feel this awful. He would have felt