Wedding ceremony tomorrow

Chapter 38 Harvest

She was clearly overthinking it.

Luo Qingfeng glanced at her but ignored her. After withdrawing his fist, he squatted down in front of Fatty Meng and began searching him.

He desperately needs money right now.

This fat man Meng was dressed in gold and silver, looking every bit the nouveau riche. He must have plenty of money on him to help him out of his immediate predicament.

Unfortunately, the beads around Meng's neck and other ornaments on his body had already been broken during the fight, and these things were too conspicuous and unique, so even if they hadn't been broken, he wouldn't have dared to take them.

Only the thumb ring was intact.

Luo Qingfeng searched his entire body but found nothing else, so his gaze fell on the jade-green thumb ring.

Just as I was about to reach for it, the nightingale suddenly said, "Don't touch it!"

Luo Qingfeng stopped and looked up at her.

Nightingale approached, looking at him with a complex and wary gaze, and said, "You...you won't kill me to silence me, will you?"

At that moment, Luo Qingfeng suddenly remembered a line and said, "I never kill women."

Nightingale, of course, didn't believe his nonsense, saying, "You killed people from the Demon Suppression Academy, and I am also a member of the Demon Suppression Academy. Do you know what consequences you will face if I go back and tell others?"

Luo Qingfeng said calmly, "I'm not even afraid of death, so why would I be afraid of the consequences?"

Nightingale was taken aback. Looking at his cold, blood-soaked appearance, she couldn't help but think of his bride who had died by self-immolation, and how he had looked so dejected and lost in the muddy road outside the town that day.

She paused for a moment, then looked at the thumb ring on Fatty Meng's thumb and explained, "This is a storage ring. Originally, once the owner died, this thing became ownerless, and you could take it as you pleased. But everyone in our Demon Suppression Academy has a mark on their storage bag and storage ring. If you touch or take it, they will definitely find you."

Luo Qingfeng glanced down again, preparing to get up.

Nightingale hesitated for a moment, then suddenly pulled out a pair of transparent gloves from her person and handed them to him, saying, "These are made of bamboo membrane. You can wear them and take out what's inside. But I warn you, it's best not to touch anything other than money, as there might be tracking marks on some of the items."

Luo Qingfeng glanced at her, took the gloves, and said, "Thank you, but I only need the money; I have no interest in anything else."

Then he couldn't help but add, "Gold too."

After saying that, he put on gloves, carefully removed the ring, and asked, "How do I get this out?"

Nightingale said, "With the influx of stellar energy, you can look inside and then use your divine sense to retrieve it."

Luo Qingfeng did as instructed, and with a "whoosh," everything in his storage ring suddenly fell to the ground.

Upon closer inspection, there was food and water, some medicine, and daily necessities such as clothes and blankets.

There are only three pieces of silver.

Ignoring everything else, Luo Qingfeng picked up the silver and weighed it; it was about five taels.

In addition, there are several books with nude women on the cover.

"Is this all the five taels of silver you have?"

Luo Qingfeng was somewhat surprised.

Although five taels of silver was enough for him to eat meat many times, and it was an unexpected bonus, judging from the man's clothes, he didn't seem to have only five taels of silver.

Nightingale explained, "For us demon hunters, every time we go on a mission, we might not be able to return, so we usually keep our valuables at home or with important people, and we don't carry them with us... Huh?"

As she spoke, her gaze drifted to the few unhealthy books, and she suddenly noticed a black corner peeking out from under one of them.

She immediately bent down, picked up a twig, and used it to push the book aside.

Beneath the books, a jet-black, shiny object was revealed, its surface gleaming with a metallic sheen.

"Xuanjin!"

She immediately picked it up, her face beaming with delight: "This is a treasure! A piece of Xuanjin, even the lowest quality one, is worth more than dozens of pieces of gold! This guy is really rich!"

Luo Qingfeng snatched it away: "Mine."

He's short of money right now, but with this piece of mysterious gold, he'll never have to worry about not having enough silver to buy meat again.

Nightingale's expression stiffened for a moment.

Luo Qingfeng took out two pieces of silver and handed them to her: "I'll return three taels to you first, and I'll return the rest after I break this piece of Xuanjin."

Nightingale paused, then reached out and took it, looking puzzled. "What do you mean, 'the rest'? You only owe me three taels of silver, don't you?"

Luo Qingfeng put away the remaining piece of silver and the piece of black gold, paused for a moment, and looked at her, saying, "I still owe you forty taels in total."

After saying that, he stood up and prepared to wash himself by the stream not far away.

Nightingale was taken aback by his words, then suddenly realized what he meant, and a look of anxiety appeared on her face: "Fatty Meng told you everything? What did he say? What...what bad things did he say about me?"

He immediately retorted, "I didn't cry! How could I cry over such a small amount of money? I'm a dignified demon slayer!"

Luo Qingfeng looked at her calmly: "He didn't say you cried, he just said you were fined forty taels of silver."

"what……"

The nightingale was stunned, then immediately covered her face, looking utterly annoyed.

Luo Qingfeng didn't say anything more and prepared to leave.

Nightingale quickly said, "Mysterious Gold cannot be exchanged for money casually. Ordinary pawnshops cannot accept this kind of thing; it is currency reserved for cultivators."

Luo Qingfeng stopped, paused, and looked at her, asking, "Where do I need to go to change?"

Nightingale said, "There are shops and venues in Stargazing City that specialize in trading, but... it's really not worth it to exchange this for gold or silver."

Luo Qingfeng said, "Then what should we exchange it for? What I need most right now is money."

Nightingale thought for a moment, then reached into her bosom and took out a pink, pouch-like object, saying, "Have you seen this before?"

Luo Qingfeng's face showed a hint of doubt.

Nightingale explained, "This is called a storage bag. Although it's only the size of a purse, it can hold a lot of things—enough to fill at least two rooms. Almost every cultivator has one; it's convenient and discreet for carrying anything when you go out. Your piece of Xuan Gold should be just enough to buy one."

Luo Qingfeng hesitated for a moment, then took out the piece of Xuanjin and handed it to her, saying, "Then buy one for me."

He definitely needs a storage bag.

With storage bags, it will be much more convenient and discreet to carry anything in the future.

Nightingale raised an eyebrow: "You want me to buy it for you? Aren't you afraid I'll be tempted by the money and keep this piece of black gold for myself?"

Luo Qingfeng said calmly, "If you want it back, remember to give me some silver. I only owe you forty taels."

Nightingale's brow twitched slightly. She gave him another deep look, then reached out and took the bag, saying, "Don't worry, I wouldn't dare embezzle your things. However, there's a fee for making me run errands. If there are any left over after buying the storage bag, then they're mine, okay?"

Luo Qingfeng nodded: "Okay."

"make a deal!"

Nightingale put away the black gold and asked, "By the way, what color do you want? Pink, red, embroidered with lotus flowers, embroidered with peach blossoms, or do you want green?"

Luo Qingfeng glanced at her and said, "Black."

Nightingale thought for a moment and said, "There should be some too."

Luo Qingfeng didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

He needed to hurry and wash himself in the nearby stream.

Nightingale suddenly looked at his retreating figure and said, "Hey, aren't you afraid I'll go back and tell on you?"

Luo Qingfeng continued walking forward, saying, "I'm scared."

The nightingale paused, then asked, "Then why..."

Luo Qingfeng's gaze pierced through the trees, reaching into the distance. He calmly said, "Even if I were certain you would betray me, I wouldn't kill you. If I killed you, how would I be any different from a demon?"

He paused, then added, "I am a human, not a demon."

These words seemed to be spoken to her, yet also to himself.

After saying that, he quickly left.

The nightingale stood there stunned until his figure disappeared into the distance before she came to her senses.

She lowered her head and looked at the corpse on the ground.

Then, a determined look appeared in her eyes. She took out a bottle of powder from her body and poured it onto the wounds on the corpse.

"Sizzle..."

The body quickly collapsed and melted.

Then she set fire to the ground, burning everything on it to ashes.

"Oh dear, I'm an exorcist, how could I do something like this for him?"

"Damn it! I've been blinded by male beauty!"

(End of this chapter)