(A beautiful picture of Ning Rongrong)
Ning Rongrong frowned. "That's too little! More!"
The owner was stunned. Could she really be buying it?
The little villa in Rice Fragrance Village had cost no more than fifty Gold Soul Coins to build. It seemed he had asked for a little too much.
Even a hundred Gold Soul Coins would still make him quite a profit.
The owner cleared his throat twice. "Four hundred and fifty Gold Soul Coins. I can't go any lower!"
Ning Rongrong said, "Five hundred and fifty!"
The owner said, "Sigh, four hundred. I really can't go any lower..."
Ning Rongrong took a deep breath. "...A thousand Gold Soul Coins. Don't say another word."
The owner said, "Then I'd really be taking a loss! ...Wait, h-how much?!"
Ning Rongrong held up one finger. "A thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
Xiao Jue thought, There's no doubt about it. This Little Demoness really does have a cashback system!
The owner's eyes bulged like bronze bells, and his mouth fell open wide enough to fit an egg. "D-deal!"
Ning Rongrong tipped a large bag out of her storage soul tool pouch. It jingled and clattered, clearly full of Gold Soul Coins.
"Count them."
The owner immediately began bowing and scraping. "All right, right away!"
The owner counted them. There were clearly more than a thousand Gold Soul Coins, and his eyes narrowed to slits with delight. "Enough, that's enough!"
Ning Rongrong waved her hand. "You can have them all! Move out immediately!"
The owner said, "Oh, right away!"
He immediately handed over the keys and ran off with his family, carrying the big bag of Gold Soul Coins on his back, terrified that the two would change their minds.
He was faster than a rabbit, vanishing at the entrance to the village in the blink of an eye.
He could travel far and wide from then on and still never spend all those Gold Soul Coins in his lifetime!
Ning Rongrong turned around and grinned at Xiao Jue:
"All right, Xiao Jue, this house is yours now!"
Just then, the system panel appeared in front of her with a ding:
[Ding! The host spent 1,000 Gold Soul Coins on Xiao Jue (looks: 100 points) and received a hundredfold rebate!] [100,000 Gold Soul Coins have been deposited in the system space!]
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up, and she nearly jumped for joy. "Yay!!!"
Xiao Jue smiled faintly. "Rongrong, thank you."
Seeing how calm Xiao Jue was, Ning Rongrong was a little surprised. "That's your reaction?"
Xiao Jue raised an eyebrow. "How did you want me to react?"
Before his words had faded, he stepped forward and pinned Ning Rongrong against the wall.
He braced one hand against the wall, enclosing Ning Rongrong in his arms. They were so close they could feel each other's breath.
"Of course, you can live here with me too~"
Ning Rongrong's face turned scarlet. She pressed against Xiao Jue's chest, trying to push him away.
His firm muscles made her blush harder and her heart race faster, while the warmth against her palm was so hot it made her hand tingle.
"Pervert!"
Unable to push him away, Ning Rongrong had no choice but to duck under his arm and slip out like a startled little rabbit.
"If there's ever anything you need money for, make sure you let me pay!"
Xiao Jue folded his arms and leaned against the wall, a wicked smile curling his lips:
"Then shouldn't I thank you, young miss? I'm penniless, so I can only offer myself to you."
Ning Rongrong said, "You! ...Offer yourself, my foot!"
She stamped her foot and fled in a flash.
Xiao Jue watched her retreating figure and chuckled. "So cute."
He, Xiao Jue, certainly embodied all seven deadly sins, but the one at the top was definitely being an old pervert!
In any case, he admitted he was a complete and utter old pervert.
He had transmigrated, so if he still acted timid and subservient, wouldn't he have transmigrated for nothing?
Xiao Jue spun the keys around in his hand, humming a tune and whistling as he entered the little villa.
"This feels great!"
Just then, the system panel popped up in front of him with a ding.
[Interaction between a Greed Fragment and the host detected!] [Automatically reclaimed 1 Greed Point!] [One of the seven deadly sins, Greed, has been unlocked!] [Martial Soul acquired: Mammon, Sin of Greed!] [Current Greed Points: 1] [Martial Soul bonuses: increased luck and increased system space storage limit!] [The higher the Greed Points, the greater the bonuses!]
Xiao Jue's eyes lit up.
"Another one unlocked! Nice!"
He rubbed his hands together, an excited smile appearing on his face.
"Gluttony, Lust, Greed... I've unlocked three of the seven deadly sins already!"
Xiao Jue clenched his fists, feeling the newly born power within him.
"It's time to test how strong these three Martial Souls are!"
Meanwhile, in Suotuo City.
Tang San had arrived at a crowded marketplace and was limping along, looking for a clinic to get himself examined.
Just then, he heard a few people talking.
One of them was speaking vividly:
"Have you heard? Heaven Dou's Number One Hemorrhoid Clinic in the south of the city belongs to a family that passes its hemorrhoid treatments down to only one descendant in each generation!"
"Although the current heir is blind, he doesn't need to see at all! Just by listening, smelling, asking questions, and feeling the pulse, he can get a crystal-clear picture of what's wrong with you!"
Tang San's pupils dilated as he listened.
Another person chimed in, "That's right! I hear their family's secret medicine starts relieving chrysanthemum pain the moment you use it, and keeps things moist for a long time too! It's incredibly soothing!"
"Plenty of high officials and nobles in Suotuo City go to him for treatment on the sly!"
Tang San's eyes lit up, and he nearly burst into tears.
"Heaven never seals off every path!"
Heaven Dou's Number One Hemorrhoid Clinic.
An old man wearing sunglasses sat behind a table, examining a patient dressed as a traveling merchant.
The patient looked miserable:
"Mr. Zhi, I don't have any Gold Soul Coins on me, but this fruit is a rare one imported from the southern Star Luo Empire. It's very valuable. Could I use it to pay for my treatment?"
Without even looking up, Mr. Zhi said, "Put it down and hold out your hand."
The man placed a durian on the table.
Mr. Zhi felt his pulse.
Mr. Zhi stroked his beard, his expression grave:
"Hmm... it's serious.
"Listen carefully. Your two thighs are like two main roads in Suotuo City, and your hemorrhoids are rapidly moving downward at a speed of 240 kilometers per hour!"
The more he spoke, the more worked up he became. Spittle flew as he slammed a hand on the table.
"You're finished! The merciless hemorrhoids are devouring you! A brand-new hemorrhoid is about to be born!"
The patient's legs went weak as he listened, and he collapsed against the table.
"Sir, save me! I haven't even taken a wife yet! I can't be ruined like this!"
He dropped to his knees and clung to Mr. Zhi's thigh. "Please, have mercy and save me!"
Just then, Tang San limped in, clutching his backside.
Mr. Zhi pushed up his sunglasses and said calmly:
"Don't worry. I've already tailored a special treatment for you! A handstand!"
The patient said, "A handstand?!"
Tang San, clutching his backside, said, "A handstand?!"
Mr. Zhi smiled faintly. "That's right, a handstand!"
Then Mr. Zhi planted his hands on the table and deftly kicked up into a handstand.
His movements flowed like clouds and water, completed in one smooth motion. It was obvious he had practiced.
"Think about it. Once your feet are off the ground, there's no pressure on your backside, so the hemorrhoids can't go up, and the merciless hemorrhoids can't occupy the high ground!"
Tang San raised a thumb, his eyes shining:
"Holy crap, that's amazing! To think such a miraculous treatment exists in this world! You must be a divine doctor!"
The patient was skeptical, but he still walked out on his hands, looking just like a human-shaped spinning top.
Tang San hurried forward and plopped down on the chair, grimacing in pain.
"Divine doctor! Quick, take a look at me! How do I treat this?!"