In Battle Through the Heavens, lying down makes you stronger.

Chapter 21 Iron-Eating Monster Puppet

"If you don't want it, could you please move aside and not block my way?"

The man in black quickly snapped out of his daze, looked at the boss, and smiled apologetically.

"Excuse me, I was thinking about something. I'll take this magic core. How much gold coins?"

The stall owner's face immediately lit up with a smile.

"Sir, if you wish, it will only cost five hundred gold coins!"

The man in black robes rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Do you really think I'm stupid? The price of a typical level one magic crystal is only around four hundred to four hundred and fifty..."

The black-robed youth paused slightly halfway through his sentence.

Then he casually picked up a black piece of iron from the stall.

"A total of 450 gold coins, the highest price. If it's a winner, I'll take it. I'll take this tile back to use as a table mat!"

"If it doesn't work out, then forget it!"

The stall owner hesitated for a long time before finally gritting his teeth.

"make a deal!"

……

Along the way, Xiao Xun'er glanced at everything that caught her eye.

Xiao Ran's motto was simply: Buy, buy, buy!

Xiao Xun'er arrived at a female mercenary stall and looked at the dazzling array of jewelry on the stall, but had not yet had time to choose.

Xiao Ran had already thrown out a handful of gold coins.

"Wrap it all up!"

Xiao Xun'er stared blankly at Xiao Ran for a long time.

However, she didn't notice a child bumping into her and falling to the ground. She quickly bent down apologetically to help the child up.

"Little one, are you alright?"

As he spoke, he gave a candied hawthorn to the child.

The child took the candied hawthorn and immediately began to eat it with great relish.

"What an adorable child!" Xiao Xun'er smiled and patted the child's head.

Xiao Ran stepped forward directly.

Xiao Xun'er repeatedly pulled Xiao Ran back.

"Brother Xiao Ran, this child is his parents' precious treasure, we can't buy him!"

Xiao Ran smiled and said to Xiao Xun'er,

"I'll just look, I won't say anything!"

Then he leaned close to Xiao Xun'er's ear and whispered, "If Xun'er likes children, we can have one!"

Xiao Xun'er's cheeks flushed crimson.

She let out a soft snort.

"Hmph! Brother Xiao Ran is so mean! He's bullying me!"

Xiao Ran burst into laughter.

"Don't worry about it, we're still young, so we don't need to worry about these things for now."

"I'm just reserving a child with you!"

"You..." Xiao Xun'er's pretty face flushed red.

She tried to feign anger, but couldn't hide the deep embarrassment and joy on her face.

Finally, he could only lower his head and mumble in a voice barely audible,

"From now on, Brother Xiao Ran can only make appointments with Xun'er!"

The market was bustling with people and too noisy for Xiao Ran to hear clearly.

"What?"

Xiao Xun'er put her hands behind her back. "Hmph! Fine, if Brother Xiao Ran didn't hear me, then so be it!"

Having said that, she kicked the hem of her skirt, raised her head slightly, and strode away.

Xiao Ran shook his head with a helpless smile.

Then he put all the jewelry that the stall had wrapped into his storage ring and hurriedly followed.

Just as he caught up with Xiao Xun'er, he saw her standing in front of a street stall surrounded by a large crowd.

Xiao Ran came to Xiao Xun'er's side and asked,

"What is Xun'er looking at?"

Xiao Xun'er pointed to a huge iron-eating monster puppet on the stall, which was almost as tall as a person.

He said to Xiao Ran,

"Brother Xiao Ran, look how pretty that magic puppet is! I want that magic puppet, it's so beautiful!"

In the Dou Qi Continent, not everyone can cultivate and become a Dou Zhe.

Those who are capable of cultivation embark on a path of cultivation filled with all sorts of cruelties.

Many ordinary people who are unable to cultivate can only be appendages of the strong.

In order to survive, many other forms of cloaking have emerged.

The stall in front of us, which offers activities like a claw machine game, is one such example.

They all cooperate with some mercenaries or teams that have some strength.

After the mercenaries killed the magical beasts, they would take the cores, flesh, and leather, and usually throw away the remaining feathers and fur.

However, in the eyes of these people, waste can be turned into treasure and become a money-making opportunity.

By creating all sorts of magical puppets, these people have found a way to make a living and have a market for them.

This stall in front of us is filled with puppets of all sizes.

The puppets of common first and second-tier magical beasts are common, though some are fictional.

Most of them are based on monsters and made of various kinds of monster fur, which are very popular with young girls.

The Iron-Eating Monster puppet that Xiao Xun'er had her eye on was a fictional monster that didn't exist on the Dou Qi Continent.

Over the years, Xiao Xun'er has often gone shopping with Xiao Ran, and her personality is no longer as aloof as it was at the beginning. It's not surprising that she likes a puppet.

With its chubby body, black and white fur, and dark circles under its eyes, it is very popular with girls.

Xiao Ran glanced at it briefly and was slightly taken aback, thinking to himself, "Isn't this the dumpling from my previous life?"

It's no wonder that a quiet girl like Xiao Xun'er would like him.

Xiao Ran nodded, then turned to the stall owner and asked,

"Boss, how much is that magic puppet? I'll buy it."

The stall owner recognized Xiao Ran, bowed apologetically, smiled, and said...

"Young Master Xiao Ran, I'm sorry, we can only try to fit this puppet into our hands, not buy or sell it."

"Of course, if you like it, I'll give it to you for free!"

Xiao Ran waved his hand.

"No need. Since you've put it out there, everyone has the right to have the puppet. What would it mean if I just took it away?"

"How do you play this? Tell me about it."

Since it's what Xiao Xun'er wants, Xiao Ran will definitely help her get it.

But for a man, resorting to trickery and force to seize what is rightfully his own is far too ungentlemanly for the weak.

A man can lose anything in front of the woman he loves, but he must never lose his composure!

This is a line that Xiao Ran has memorized!

The stall owner smiled gratefully and said, "Young Master Xiao Ran is so kind to us poor folks!"

"Young Master Xiao Ran, to be honest, this Iron-Eating Monster Puppet of mine is made from real monster fur, and has been cleaned and disinfected by fire-attribute fighters and water-attribute fighters working together."

"Guaranteed clean and hygienic! Absolutely no odor!"

"therefore……"

Xiao Ran waved his hand and said,

"Just tell me exactly how you want it done. Do you think I'm short of your money?"

"That's not true! I know that Young Master Xiao Ran comes from a prestigious family and naturally likes cleanliness, so I must inform you of the origin of this puppet."

Then, the stall owner smiled and said...

"Young Master Xiao Ran, I only need one gold coin to get fifty silver rings."

"If you can successfully loop one ear of my Iron-Eating Beast three times in a row, you can take this Iron-Eating Beast puppet, which is worth fifty gold coins, away."

Before Xiao Ran could even speak, everyone around him was filled with righteous indignation.

"Wang Mazi, are you fucking greedy for money?"

"You dare sell this puppet for the price of two magic cores? You dare to deceive Young Master Xiao Ran?"

"That's right! Don't forget, this market town is owned by the Xiao family, which accounts for a third of it."

"In my opinion, your monster puppet is worth at most two gold coins!"

"You can't eat, you can't drink, you can't cultivate, and you still dare to ask for a thousand gold coins?"

(End of this chapter)