Anti-fraud manual for the cultivation world

Li Gu slowly walked past the boy, deliberately looking around as if he were shopping, interested in glancing at everything.

This action indeed caught the boy's attention. As soon as he approached the boy, the boy lowered his voice and asked, "Great hero, would you like some spiritual medicine? Jade Marrow Pill, just one pill can greatly increase your cultivation level, at rock-bottom price, I'll only sell it to you for one low-grade spirit stone."

[The Cultivation World Anti-Fraud Handbook Lv.1 reminds you: Qin Zhen's statement earlier, "Jade Marrow Pill, eating one will greatly increase your cultivation level," is a lie. Do you want to force this lie to become true? Yes/No.]

Li Gu chuckled: Yes.

This system can not only identify lies, but it can even directly reveal the other party's name.

Li Gu showed great interest, looking down at Qin Zhen: "Is there really such a cheap and good medicine? I don't believe it."

Qin Zhen chuckled, rummaged in his pocket, pulled out a small porcelain bottle, opened the cap, and immediately a medicinal fragrance wafted out.

Although Li Gu didn't know much about the spiritual medicines used by cultivators, just by smelling it, he felt that this thing was somewhat similar to the Liuwei Dihuang Pills used by mortals.

Qin Zhen patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, hero. I, Zhang San, am known for my excellent reputation on this street. The medicine I sell is absolutely genuine."

[The Cultivation World Anti-Fraud Handbook Lv.1 reminds you: Qin Zhen's statement just now, "The medicine I sell is absolutely genuine," is a lie. Do you want to force the lie to become true? Yes/No.]

There's no need for this to come true; let's choose "no."

Li Gu continued his act: "Why is the real medicine so cheap? The cost alone must be more than that!"

Qin Zhen grinned mischievously: "Because this is filthy, I stole it and just want to get rid of it as soon as possible, so of course it's cheap. Good things like this don't come around often. You'll regret it when another hero buys it."

Li Gu reached out and took the porcelain bottle, looking inside. The shape and size of the medicine were very similar to Liuwei Dihuang Pills. The small bottle contained at least a hundred pills.

Qin Zhen chuckled: "There are 150 in total. I'll give you a discount, so you can take them for 100 low-grade spirit stones."

Li Gu toyed with the porcelain bottle in his hand, his heart already pounding with joy. Regardless of whether these medicines were Liuwei Dihuang Pills or not, they had now become Jade Marrow Pills. All he needed to do next was expose his lies, scare him away, and the medicines would be his.

He pulled back his cloak a crack, revealing his constable's uniform underneath, and laughed, "Look at me now, who do you think I am?"

"Officer?" Qin Zhen's expression changed drastically, and she turned to run away.

Li Guyi reached out and grabbed Qin Zhen's shoulder: "Where are you going? Come with me to jail for a few days."

Qin Zhen struggled desperately, but to no avail. She opened her mouth and screamed, "Help!"

His shout caused trouble. A man in green rushed over from the street and moved very fast, instantly appearing in front of Li Gu and slapping Li Gu's arm.

Li Gu sensed that the opponent's palm strike was not strong, so he released Qin Zhen's shoulder and slapped her with his palm. With a soft "pop," the green-clad man was shaken back several steps and barely managed to regain his footing.

The next instant, Li Gu flipped his wrist and grabbed Qin Zhen's shoulder once again.

He relaxed his shoulder, turned his palm over, and then grabbed his shoulder again, completing the three movements in one smooth motion, as if his hand hadn't moved at all. At the same time, his other hand tucked the small porcelain bottle containing the fake medicine into his pocket.

The man in green sensed that Li Gu was not someone to be trifled with, and took several steps back, switching from a confrontational approach to a more reasoned one: "Where do you belong, sir? Is this area around Chuqimen the territory of my Thirteen Gang? This young man is a member of my Thirteen Gang, and you can't just arrest him as you please."

After saying that, he whistled, and a large group of men emerged from the streets and alleys, and even some pharmacies. Most of them were dressed in green, and a few wore other clothes, but they all had a green leaf pattern on their clothes.

The group of people instantly surrounded Li Gu, forming three layers inside and three layers outside.

Li Gu sighed inwardly: Damn, what kind of weird atmosphere is this wretched place, Jiangzhou?

Seeing that these people were about to make a move, Li Gu, not wanting to die a tragic death for no reason, quickly lifted his cloak, revealing his constable clothes.

The group of people stopped in their tracks when they saw Li Gu's clothes.

"He is a constable."

"Damn it!"

"Damn it, why are the constables showing up at the door?"

"Qin Zhen, why did you pick such an easy target?"

Although no one made a move, the tense atmosphere did not improve at all.

Li Gu knew that if this wasn't handled properly, another case of a constable being murdered would be added to the list of cases on Prefect Hong's desk.

Damn Jiangzhou!

A merchant with green leaves embroidered on his chest pushed his way through the crowd, looking displeased: "A new constable? Only been on the job for a few days?"

Seeing that the man appeared to be the leader, Li Gu replied, "That's right, he's new here, he just took office yesterday."

"No wonder! It's understandable now that we're new here." The merchant-looking man waved his hand. "Disperse, disperse. If you keep crowding around the officials like this, people will think that the Thirteen Gangs are about to rebel."

The green-clad men surrounding the outer circle dispersed, and Li Gu breathed a sigh of relief: Thank goodness for my constable uniform, otherwise I'd be done for today. Damn it, who knew trying to get some fake medicine would lead to such a life-threatening situation.

The merchant-looking man pointed at Qin Zhen, who was being held captive by Li Gu: "I've already conceded a step, but the constable is still detaining my person. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"

Li Gu was on tenterhooks. He could release the person, but releasing him too easily would mean losing face for himself and the Six Doors (the government's secret police). He would also face repercussions back at the yamen (government office). Therefore, he didn't loosen his grip: "Using children to sell fake medicine, cheating and swindling, isn't that a bit inappropriate? Isn't your gang afraid of incurring the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people by making money in this way?"

The merchant said, "Snakes have their own paths, and rats have theirs. You should walk your own path and not stand on high and criticize those below you. If you really push them too far, even snakes and rats will bite."

Li Gu sneered, "Selling fake medicine and you're even putting on airs, acting like you're so right."

The merchant said, "Tell me, how do you intend to resolve this?"

Li Gu held up one finger: "Just one condition: don't use children to sell fake medicine anymore. I'm sure you also have shops that sell real medicine. Let the children work as shop assistants in the shops, so they don't go around on the street swindling people with Liuwei Dihuang Pills."

The merchant sneered, "This newcomer has quite the nerve."

Li Gu raised his head: "The new constable is also a constable."

Their gazes froze in mid-air...

The green-clad men who had just dispersed did not go far; they remained guarding the street corner and alleyway. Many people, seeing that their leader and Li Gu were frozen in place, took a few more steps toward them.

Li Gu felt a chill run down his spine, but he couldn't afford to be weak in terms of momentum.

A dozen seconds later, the merchant waved his hand: "Pass on my order, the children go back to rest first, and come out to sell medicine after our constables leave."

This guy is arrogant enough. He gives Li Gu some face, but not much. It's obvious he doesn't take him seriously.