Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

But at this moment, a hand stopped and grabbed his hand.

The stall owner looked unhappy.

"Who are you? Why are you asking me to do this... City, City Lord..."

"Lord City Lord!"

"It's the city lord."

The people around immediately became excited, and only after Keqing waved her hand did they calm down a little.

Seeing the two people looking at her in confusion, Keqing smiled slightly.

"Why don't you give me the top-grade waste stone for safekeeping? How about I act as the middleman for the transaction? Drawing a talisman requires concentration and calmness, and there must be no distractions. There are already a lot of people and noise here, which is already a big distraction. The tone of voice requires so much distraction. How about setting up a formation and letting you guys compete to your heart's content and handing the waste stone to me? Then whoever wins will be handed the box to the other person."

Having said this, Keqing turned her gaze towards the stall owner.

"They hand me the spirit stone, and you hand me the box. This way, neither of you will worry about the other breaking the contract, right?"

"How can I trust you? Who knows if you will..."

Lin Qinghua was about to say something, but unexpectedly, before she could open her mouth, the crowd became excited and the people around her started cursing on Keqing's behalf.

"Who are you? The city lord has guaranteed you, and you still don't believe it!"

"Do you have any brains, Lord City Lord? Are you short of your spiritual stones?"

"Hey, this guy actually dares to have such an attitude..."

At once the crowd surged, and everyone looked at the two men fiercely. They felt that the two men were really ungrateful to look at their city lord like that, and the two men were so angry that their faces turned red after being scolded like that. However, the indignation of so many people also made them feel a little afraid.

I didn't expect that the Lord of Li City is so loved that I can't even say anything!

"Ahem, okay, everyone calm down. Thank you for believing in me."

"What do you think? As for the problem you are worried about, that is not a problem. It is just two pieces of barren rocks. I am not greedy for them."

Are we afraid that you will covet the stone? We are worried that you will discover the secret of the box.

But then they thought, this thing can only be discovered by a talisman master, and a high-level one at that. The other party is not a talisman master either. But they know that the Lord of Li City has not demonstrated the ability of a talisman master.

Besides, she doesn't have that ability. She is not a god. Her alchemy skills at this age are already outrageous. Although it is rumored that she didn't make the alchemy herself, her level of cultivation at this age is already top-notch.

The two looked at each other and nodded.

"Okay, then I'll trouble the city lord."

"Well, leave it to me. There is a fighting arena not far away. You can compete there. The formation is soundproof and can avoid interference." Keqing looked around. "It is indeed a bit disruptive to the order here."

There was a crowd of people surging around, and a bunch of people were crowded together to watch the fun. The appearance of Keqing made the crowd even denser.

The two of them felt their scalps tingling. Why did these people just want to watch the fun? What was there to see?

Who could draw talismans in this environment? They were like monkeys. They felt a chill.

Nodding quickly!

It’s better to go to the fighting arena, where at least we can block the view!

Seeing the pain in the two men, Keqing turned her gaze to the stall owner.

"What about you?"

The stall owner's face froze...

"I, I can't... Actually, this thing is not for sale..."

"Huh? You don't believe me?"

Seeing the gazes of the people around him being cast from all directions as if they were real, the stall owner dared not say a word and hurriedly shook his hands in panic.

"No, no, no, I, I just think that there is no need to bother the group leader..."

"Actually... I think we should not sell this thing. Wouldn't that destroy the friendship between the two of you..."

"cannot!"

"Fuck friendship!"

The two of them quickly retorted, looked at each other and snorted.

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist, I will buy the things and I won't break my promise. With your city lord helping as the middleman, there's nothing to be afraid of."

"That's right. This guy and I have never gotten along since we were kids. How can we have any friendship? He's just a gigolo. You don't have to worry about our relationship. I'll sell it to whoever wins."

"Yes, stall owner, you don't have to be kind, don't worry, I don't think you're selling it too expensive!"

The two men were confronting each other, and the stall owner had no words to complain about, because it was not a matter of whether the product was expensive or not.

He was racking his brains to think of how to refuse, but a white jade hand suddenly appeared and gently took the wooden box out of his arms. The stall owner almost lost his grip!

"Just leave it to me. You won't lose anything. I'm here to make sure it's fair to both of you."

Seeing Keqing looking at him with burning eyes, the stall owner broke out in a cold sweat.

I hope the other party won’t find out!

Now with Keqing's assurance, the two of them moved to another venue and came to the fighting stage. Other onlookers also joined in the fun.

For a moment, only Keqing, Diao Mu and the stall owner were left at the scene, and no one noticed.

It turned out that Keqing had cast a spell to reduce her presence, so people unconsciously ignored her and subconsciously thought that the city lord was also following her in the crowd.

The atmosphere became tense, making people feel depressed for no reason.

But at this moment, a shout suddenly came from the other side, and it was obvious that the two people were overwhelmed by the atmosphere!

"I said that since it's a rune battle, then it's natural to see whose rune is stronger. Why not have a rune battle later! Let's see who is the strongest!"

"Since you, a pretty boy, are brave enough, I am not afraid of you either. Let's fight and see who comes out on top!!"

"it is good!!"

The onlookers cheered.

Diao Mu, who was listening to the noise, twitched his lips.

These two monkeys...are really stupid.

"City Lord, why don't you leave?"

Seeing that Keqing didn't move, the stall owner bent over and whispered.

"Leave? Of course I'll leave..."

Keqing hugged the fox and glanced at him lightly.

"Catch him and go back to question him."

"Yes!"

As Keqing finished her words, a pair of Glass Guards rushed in and surrounded the stall owner.

"Lord City Lord, what do you mean?"

The stall owner was startled and then stunned, looking at Keqing in confusion.

But Keqing looked at the patterns on the wooden box and said softly.

"The seal rune is indeed precious, and you are also very smart. You may have inquired about the route of those two people or something else, but you forgot it."

"The reason why ancient runes are ancient is that they are drawn with liquid gold, not animal blood. And the one on yours is animal blood. What does that mean? I don't need to explain it to you. Besides, how can the tool used for this kind of rune be such an item?"

"Your hands are calloused, and there are obvious marks on your right fingertips. You are obviously a rune master. How could you not recognize this kind of rune? Even if you didn't recognize it, wouldn't you check it out? And you openly sell it? And the things you sell don't have rune paper?"

"Lord City Lord, what do you mean? Are you saying that I'm lying? You are just making random assumptions!"

The stall owner obviously didn't admit it.

One is willing to fight, the other is willing to be beaten. How could he be lying? Even if the city lord opened the box and there was nothing inside, it had nothing to do with him. It was those two people who insisted on taking advantage of the situation.

"You may be thinking, it's a one-sided fight, even if there's nothing in the box, I can't do anything to you, right?"

The stall owner's face froze.

However, Keqing sighed softly.

"I can't do anything to you, but I can expose your deception to the public and put your face on notices everywhere.

At this point, Qing paused.

"Tell me, do you like entering the Liwei Office or do you like being exposed to the public? You... must have deceived a lot of people."

The stall owner froze, his face struggling, then he drooped his shoulders helplessly, feeling disheartened.

"I, I admit defeat..."

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. After all, those people are just trying to get a bargain, and you are just trying to cheat the rich... Of course, we should treat each case individually."

"How do you know?"

But Keqing glanced at him.

"Since you have good intentions, it must be more than this time. I believe you would not spend so much effort just to cheat a few low-grade spirit stones."

Besides, those who can pick up bargains are always rich. Picking up bargains means either picking up bargains from others or being picked up by others.

In the final analysis, it is gambling, gambling on your own vision. Since it is gambling, being cheated

It's no one's fault.

Of course, the main reason is that Keqing didn’t feel how much karma this guy had, nor did he have a lot of resentment and blood, so he didn’t feel that bad.

"Take him away first."

"Yes……"

As the stall owner was taken away, Keqing turned her attention to the box.

This technology is so realistic that I almost fooled myself.

Diao Mu on the side was also a little curious.

"What will happen to that person? How will your Glass Guard handle it? Since you have deceived someone, you must give an explanation."

"You just said that nothing will happen, so why did you arrest him?"

Keqing smiled.

"How can we not catch such good material? Of course we have to take it back."

"What are you going to do with them? Put them in jail?"

Diao Mu was surprised. Did Licheng have to take care of this matter? Wasn't it a bit too lenient? If other cities took care of this matter, wouldn't they just think they were unlucky? After all, they were not forced to pick up the leak.

"No, it's such a waste to put him in jail. Naturally, I want him to do what he should do."

"Things to do? Like?"

"Like taking classes."

"what?"

Seeing Diao Mu’s face full of questions, Keqing paused.

"Don't you think an old con man's experience could do much good?"

"Some things should be used to the fullest, such as a smart and experienced liar"

Chapter 860: Turn-based combat (5000)

"Lecture...what do you mean?"

"Naturally, as the name suggests, no one can be underestimated. Even a liar has his own experience and skills. If you can use them for yourself in many aspects, you can benefit from it."

Normally, Keqing would first give these caught scammers a labor-reform-type lecture, and then compile a booklet based on various experiences, which would then be distributed to the public or to the Li Guards.

This can not only improve the ability to prevent fraud, but also force scammers to spend energy changing their scam tactics, further reducing the effectiveness of their fraud.

As for those scammers, their crimes will be judged based on the cause and effect they cause.

That’s right, it is based on cause and effect, not the amount of money.

Because the consequences of cheating a rich person of ten thousand spirit stones and cheating an ordinary person of a few thousand spirit stones are different. If the latter is life-saving money, then the consequences will be even more serious. Cheating a few thousand is even more serious than cheating tens of thousands.

This is the good thing about the world of cultivation: interactions between people will produce cause and effect, and the intersection of cause and effect can be good or bad.

But most of the karma will not end well. After all, the monks are... well, a profession, or an identity? Whether exploring secret realms, practicing, or fighting for treasures, they are all wandering between life and death. Those with low moral bottom lines will kill people without hesitation and are constantly entangled in interests.