Volume Four: The Buddha Saves No One; Only I, the Demon, Shall Save Them - Buying Back What Was Mine (Part Two)

In the Immortal Realm, at Luo Family Jewelry in True Transformation Source, Luo Qian laid his left hand on the table. Holding an iron rod in his right, he hammered away at the bracer on his left arm and threatened fiercely, "Come out, you little brat, or I'll seal the Nine-Dragon Claw Arm shut and leave you trapped in there for the rest of your life!" But the little Pixiu understood people well enough to know it was only a threat. Luo Qian would never really seal the Nine-Dragon Claw Arm. He could howl all he liked outside; the Pixiu remained inside, as steady as Mount Tai.

The clanging from upstairs made Xiao Xiangzi curious. He came up and asked, "Old Luo, what are you doing?" Luo Qian pulled a long face. "Nothing. Go away!" Xiao Xiangzi curled his lip and left.

Luo Qian hammered for a while longer before finally admitting, reluctantly, that this was getting him nowhere.

The great proprietor Luo rolled his eyes and switched from threats to coaxing. He stroked the Nine-Dragon Claw Arm with sickening tenderness. "Come on out, little fellow. Let's make a deal. Tell me how much Immortal Jade you want, and I'll give it to you. Just give me back my treasures." Luo Qian was miserable. Not long ago, he had won back something that had belonged to him in the first place through a contest. Now he had to pay to buy back something else that was already his. Was his luck really that rotten lately?

Even so, Immortal Jade held little appeal for the little dragon, and the Pixiu refused to come out. Luo Qian raised a hand to heaven and swore, "I promise I'm sincere!" The Nine-Dragon Claw Arm remained still. Luo Qian heard a steady drip, drip—the sound