Xie Feng comforted him, " Little Sword, please accept my condolences..."
Little Sword cried even harder.
The shop owner sat on the floor, arms crossed, and looked up slightly, glancing sideways at Xie Feng: "You like this?"
Xie Feng asked, "Where did you get these sword fragments, boss?"
The shop owner smiled slyly, "Why ask the hen's name when you're just eating eggs? It's pointless!"
Xie Feng smiled and said, "It won't kill you to ask."
The boss's smile froze slightly.
Oh my god, I've met my match today...
"Just a fragment of a sword, I picked it up casually last year."
"Excuse me, where did you find it?"
"I'm not good at remembering things."
"Boss, I'm a doctor, but I'm not very bright. I can treat you for free, just tell me where you found it," Xie Feng said sincerely.
"Are you here to buy something?" The shopkeeper frowned, silently calculating on his fingers, "The divination tells me that it's not a good day to talk to anyone, otherwise I'll suffer financial loss."
Xie Feng laughed, "Perhaps this divination is for me, not for you, boss."
The shop owner rolled his eyes and casually made up a story. "I told you, I forgot! I'm so busy every day, who knows where a piece of junk came from? Maybe my daughter picked it up outside to play with! Are you buying it or not? If not, don't bother my business!"
Xie Feng glanced at the bustling crowds elsewhere and compared them to the deserted atmosphere here, saying frankly, "I think you'll have absolutely no business if we leave."
The shop owner, stung, erupted in impotent rage. "Are you buying it or not?!"
Xie Feng asked, "How much?"
The shopkeeper scoffed, "Ten Emperor's Fortune, you can take them."
"I'll give you a hundred strands of Emperor's Fortune, and you tell me the specifics of finding the sword fragment."
"Real?"
The boss's eyes widened.
His business has never been great; he can barely earn twenty Emperor's Fortune a day. These one hundred Emperor's Fortune are equivalent to Wu Tian' worth of his earnings!
With a wave of his hand, Xie Feng sent a platinum crystal flying into the boss's arms with a "clang".
Emperor's Fortune is scattered energy; it cannot be taken out alone because the energy is easily dispersed and must be contained within a container.
Generally, money shops use crystal cards or white crystals as carriers. When enough Emperor's Fortune is stored, it turns golden. The more intense the gold, the more Emperor's Fortune is stored. Then, the money shops distribute the gold and crystals to various regions through merchants.
The shopkeeper quickly put away the gold crystal and said with a beaming smile, "I live nearby. One night last year, there was a torrential downpour with thunder and lightning. I was curled up in my room preparing to rest when I suddenly heard sheep bleating outside. I went out to see what was going on out of curiosity."
"What I saw startled me! There were two people fighting in the sky! Because it was so dark and they were fighting so fiercely, I couldn't see their faces clearly. I only knew that one of them summoned lightning, and the other attacked with a sword. After an explosion, the two disappeared!"
"A fragment fell to my feet. I picked it up and looked at it. It looked like a piece of iron, but with a strange color and a lot of energy. After just one night, the energy dissipated, and it became an ordinary piece of iron. If you like it, you can take it."
Xie Feng nodded slightly and took the fragment.
The fragment transformed into light and entered his Dantian. Little Sword looked at the dark blue fragment of the sword, his heart breaking.
"In remembrance of Lao Tzu's dead love..." It was utterly despondent.
"Love? You've never even had it," Xie Feng said.
"Waaaaah, this is so heartbreaking..." Little Sword was about to cry her eyes out.
After Xie Feng bought the fragments, the shopkeeper warmly invited him to look around some more, and Jin Yue also bought some exquisite little trinkets.
" Old Lu!"
Suddenly, someone patted Xie Feng on the shoulder.
He turned around and saw a middle-aged man in a silver-blue elegant robe. The man had thick eyebrows and big eyes and was enthusiastically striking up a conversation with him.
Xie Feng hesitated. "You..."
The man laughed loudly, "Look how good my eyesight is! I can recognize you even dressed like this! But you and your sister-in-law... uh, this is your sister-in-law, right? First time meeting you. Why are you both so bundled up? Although one does need to be cautious when coming to Peak of Heaven, you don't usually dress like this!"
As Xie Feng secretly sized him up, Jin Yue stepped forward and said warmly, "Sect Leader Mu has a good eye! You can even recognize my Old Lu! To tell you the truth, we've offended some people, so we can't be too high-profile and that's why we're dressed like this."
The man raised a thick eyebrow. "Who dares to mess with my sister-in-law? Tell me, and I'll go beat him up!"
Jin Yue waved her hand and said, "Personal grudges are hard to discuss. Thank you, Sect Leader Mu. My island lord is injured and lacks the energy to chat with you."
"So that's how it is. Old Lu, you must take good care of yourself! Here, this bottle contains top-grade healing medicine, take it! I've been eyeing your treasure, don't give it to anyone else."
The man took out a bottle of pills and gave it to Xie Feng.
Upon hearing his last sentence, Xie Feng pushed the pill bottle back with his hand.
He couldn't speak, as he didn't know Lu Xun's voice; if he opened his mouth, he would give himself away.
Since the man had mentioned it was his first time meeting Jin Yue, Jin Yue quickly stepped in to defuse the situation, saying, "Sect Leader Mu, we can discuss the treasure later. Take this medicine back; the Island Master will recover soon!"
The man said, "Sister-in-law, don't be so polite with me. I know you're worried about the baby, but this elixir and the baby are two different things. Just consider it my way of showing concern for Old Lu!"
Jin Yue said, "We'll visit the Heavenly Saber Sect another day and chat with you, Sect Master. These pills are too valuable; you must take them back!"
She insisted on not taking it, so the man had no choice but to take it back.
"My sister-in-law has good principles. Alright, you must visit my Heavenly Saber Sect another day! At that time..."
As the man spoke, he leaned closer to Xie Feng and chuckled softly, "I wanted to discuss the ancient elephant skull with you, haha! I won't disturb you any longer, Island Master Lu, you and your wife can continue your stroll."
He waved goodbye and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
As soon as the man left, Jin Yue rolled her eyes. "Who's his sister-in-law? They called her that so affectionately!"
Xie Feng asked, "Who is he?"
Jin Yue said, "The sect leader of the Heavenly Saber Sect Mu Tiandao! This is a force in the Fifth Universe. In terms of strength, it is not as strong as the Three Cities, but it is still a first-class force. This person knows Lu Xun, but I don't know how well they know each other. However, judging from the fact that he met Lu Xun's wife for the first time today, their relationship is just so-so."
"This person loves collecting strange gadgets and is very rich. He has been eyeing an ancient elephant skull that is an heirloom in Lu Xun's family. Everyone in the Fifth Universe knows about this. I heard that he spent three years trying to get that skull, offering all sorts of high prices, but Lu Xun just wouldn't agree."
" Mu Tiandao is just waiting for Lu Xun to fall on Lu Xun so he can use the money to buy the ancient elephant skull! He wouldn't show concern for someone for no reason, especially not by giving them pills. Hmph, they all have ulterior motives! Young Master Xie, don't worry about him, let's continue shopping!"
Jin Yue snorted coldly, but since there were many fun things to do here, she was still in high spirits, so Xie Feng accompanied her to continue exploring.