Hearing Grey Master's voice, I snuffed out the cigarette in my hand.
Then I saw Grey Master emerge from the darkness.
He still had that shifty, rat-faced look.
Wearing a black leather jacket, he hurried toward me...
Though he had not yet come close, I could already faintly sense the demonic aura around him.
His presence was far stronger than the last time I had seen Grey Master in the snake demon's house.
It seemed that after the Three-Star Shift, Grey Master had definitely avoided his three calamities, and his cultivation had risen to another level.
"Grey Master, long time no see!"
I greeted him with a smile.
"Hehehe, indeed. You suddenly came all the way here this time. Need something?"
As he spoke, he had already arrived in front of me.
His little rat eyes gleamed craftily.
Grey Master never got up early without profit. There was no use beating around the bush with him.
So I got straight to the point.
"Grey Master, I came today to get some rat tails from you!"
The moment Grey Master heard that, his eyes narrowed.
Then he put on a troubled expression.
"Aiya! Xiao Jiang, that'll be difficult! I don't have any stock left here."
"Grey Master, I'm not asking for them for free. I'll give you lamp oil. Get me a box."
The moment Grey Master heard the words "lamp oil," his eyes lit up.
"Hehehe, since you want it, Xiao Jiang, even if I don't have any stock, I'll have to squeeze some out.
There should still be enough for one box.
But... no matter what, it'll have to be three taels, right?"
After saying that, he continued looking at me with the expression of a crooked merchant.
I rolled my eyes and did not bother haggling with him.