He Really Did, I'm Crying My Eyes Out

Liu Mang looked at Fei Lian, who seemed rather bold and heroic on the surface but was actually a little socially anxious, with a rather complicated expression.

"Are you sure, absolutely sure, beyond all doubt, that you want to borrow a spiritual treasure from me?"

Fei Lian lowered his head, a little embarrassed, and asked weakly, "Is that not okay?"

Borrowing something in front of so many people really was a bit humiliating.

But other than going to Liu Mang, he had no other way.

The Ten Great Demon Gods had long since stopped lending him things, and he was not very familiar with the Wu Clan either!

"Okay, of course it's okay, it has to be okay!"

Liu Mang's face was full of excitement, and he nearly jumped up in joy.

"Hong Huang really is great. There's actually someone asking to borrow something from me."

One had to know that in his previous life, he had chased after people trying to lend them money, only for the other party to rather run off to northern Myanmar than borrow from him!

Unlike Hong Huang. Everyone here was polite, their words were pleasant to hear, and they were even willing to ask him to borrow spiritual treasures. He loved this place so much.

However, there was one thing Liu Mang could not understand. How had Fei Lian, one of the dignified Ten Great Demon Gods, ended up so miserable that he had to borrow spiritual treasures from someone?

Fu Xi seemed to have noticed Liu Mang's confusion and pointed at Fei Lian's hand.

"Do you see the fan in his hand?"

Liu Mang nodded. He had been observing that fan for a long time.

Not only was its surface dazzling with five lights and ten colors, extremely pleasing to the eye, but the divine radiance twisting over it from time to time made it seem even more extraordinary.

With one look, Liu Mang knew that this object was fated with him.

"This fan is called the Myriad Treasures Ruyi Fan. Originally, it was only an ordinary spiritual treasure."

Fu Xi stroked his beard and slowly said, "Fei Lian continuously took all kinds of treasures he found and exchanged them with others for gemstones of different attributes, then embellished and refined it with them, and only then did it become what it is today. At the very least, it has taken over a hundred thousand years."

Fu Xi looked at the fan with a face full of longing as well. "Now, this fan has already reached the peak grade among spiritual treasures. Given a bit more time, it might even grow into a Postnatal Spiritual Treasure!"

A Postnatal Spiritual Treasure. The moment Liu Mang heard that, he almost drooled. That was a treasure on the same level as the Exquisite Pagoda, the Universe Ring, the Chaos Silk, and the Wind Fire Wheels.

No wonder even Fu Xi was tempted. Treasures of this level, though they could not compare to Postnatal Supreme Treasures and Innate Spiritual Treasures, mostly already had clear owners in Hong Huang. If one wanted to get one, there was nowhere to even try.

Besides, no one would ever complain about having too many treasures.

Liu Mang had not expected this shy and bashful burly man of the Demon Race, who had come to borrow money, to actually be this rich. If he did not fleece a little off him, he would feel like he had wronged himself.

Liu Mang slung an arm around Fei Lian's shoulders and did his best to make the smile on his face look a little less ill-intentioned.

"It's not like I can't lend it to you! But if I lend it to you, what benefit is there for me?"

As soon as these words came out, Fei Lian twisted his body in embarrassment and could not answer.

"How about this?" Liu Mang thought for a moment, picked up a spiritual treasure from the pile, and handed it to Fei Lian. "I'll lend you this spiritual treasure."

Fei Lian was just about to reach out and take it when Liu Mang threw the spiritual treasure back again and continued speaking.

"Then you give it to me as a gift! That way, you'll owe me one spiritual treasure, right?"

Fei Lian thought about it. The spiritual treasure was indeed being borrowed to give to Liu Mang. Although it had not passed through his own hands, there was nothing wrong with throwing it into Liu Mang's pile of spiritual treasures, so he nodded.

When Liu Mang saw Fei Lian nod, he continued to swindle him.

"Then you can't just owe it for nothing! Since you don't have a spiritual treasure, it's not too much for me to collect a bit of interest first, right? I think that fan of yours is pretty good!"

As Liu Mang spoke, he probed by looking toward Fei Lian's fan, finally revealing his true face.

Who would have thought that Fei Lian would instantly pull away, watching Liu Mang with a guarded expression, ready to fight at the slightest disagreement.

"Don't be nervous yet. Of course I know what this fan means to you. Even if you gave it to me, I couldn't take it. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not seize what another loves!"

When Fei Lian heard this, he was so moved he nearly cried.

Throughout all of Hong Huang, the people who coveted the fan in his hand were too numerous to count. Because of that, more than a thousand had already been slain by him.

He had originally thought Liu Mang was also coveting his Myriad Treasures Ruyi Fan, and had already made preparations to fight.

Yet Liu Mang said, "Even if you gave it to me, I couldn't take it." In all of Hong Huang, he was the very first!

For a moment, Fei Lian wished he could take Liu Mang as a close confidant.

Seeing Fei Lian lower his guard again, Liu Mang continued to guide him patiently and systematically.

"Take one gemstone off it and give it to me as interest. It can also serve as a keepsake for me!"

"Sigh, Hong Huang is so vast, and the Human Race's lifespan is so short. Who knows whether in this life I'll even live to see the day you repay the spiritual treasure!"

"I only want one gemstone as interest. You wouldn't think that's too much, right?"

Was it too much?

In Fei Lian's view, it was not too much at all!

Hong Huang was so vast, and the myriad races spent all day either with you chopping me or me killing you. Perhaps the two of them would not even have a chance to meet again!

Exchanging one spiritual treasure for one gemstone—other than a fool, only Liu Mang would do such a thing.

Fei Lian actually wondered if he had gone too far!

Liu Mang clearly could have taken my fan, yet he only took one gemstone.

He really—I'm crying to death.

In the end, Fei Lian, moved beyond words, pried off the smallest gemstone on the fan and solemnly handed it to Liu Mang!

He had originally wanted to pry off one of the largest, but Liu Mang refused no matter what, so in the end he had no choice but to follow Liu Mang's request and pry off the smallest one.

Liu Mang toyed with the gemstone in his hand, his heart blooming with joy.

"Today I scam one gemstone, tomorrow I scam one gemstone. Once I've scammed all the gemstones over, will the fan still be far from my grasp?"

I really am an utterly ordinary little genius.

"Fellow Daoist Fei Lian, next time you need to borrow a Spiritual Treasure or something, remember to come straight to me, huh! For an acquaintance, I'll give you a 150% price!"

"Thank youuu~" Fei Lian looked moved. The Ten Great Demon Gods were all unwilling to lend to me; only Fellow Daoist Liu Mang was willing. Sure enough, true feelings show in adversity.

Liu Mang's series of moves left the Witch and Demon races present trembling in fear.

So ruthless. This was even more ruthless than being sent to northern Myanmar to have your kidneys harvested!

Off to the side, Ci Tie, with dark skin and a face like the bottom of a pot, trembled in fright!

Good thing I fucking have a Spiritual Treasure on me. If I hadn't had one today, wouldn't I have had to reveal my true form and plow two mu of land before I'd be allowed to leave?

P.S.: Ci Tie's true form was sturdy like a water buffalo.

Di Jun watched Fei Lian, who had been swindled until he couldn't tell north from south, and was so angry his brain hurt.

Just thinking that the next time Fei Lian returned the Spiritual Treasure to Liu Mang, who knew what kind of mess he'd be scammed into!

He casually took out two Spiritual Treasures and tossed them to Liu Mang. "I'll pay for the Spiritual Treasure Fei Lian borrowed from you on his behalf! Let an honest man like him off!"

Di Jun had more or less seen it clearly now: Liu Mang, this bastard, was a donkey—you had to stroke him along the fur.

In any case, ordinary Spiritual Treasures like this were practically held by every Demon Race demon king; they weren't anything rare.

"The extra one counts as my gift to you!"

Liu Mang cheerfully caught the Spiritual Treasures Di Jun tossed over and called out, "Boss is generous!"

As far as he was concerned, as long as someone returned the Spiritual Treasures, that was fine. Who returned them didn't matter.

But considering how sensible Di Jun was, Liu Mang thought it over and still couldn't help speaking up.

"Since Your Majesty the Demon Emperor is so generous, I won't take advantage of you either. I'll gift you a sentence for free."

Liu Mang looked at Di Jun and said slowly, word by word, "Hong Huang isn't about fighting and killing. It's about worldly wisdom."