The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 387 News from Uncle Niu

In Licheng, Great Zhou, after leaving Wanbao Pavilion, Pan Chengfeng looked for the place in the direction indicated by Chu Xuanji. After searching for a while, he saw the "Desheng Leather" store. Pan Chengfeng suppressed his excitement and walked into the leather store. Uncle Niu had not been heard from for more than ten years. Now it was very likely that he could find out his whereabouts. How could Pan Chengfeng not be excited? Uncle Niu helped Pan Chengfeng in his most difficult time, accepted him as a disciple, and taught him the art of body refining, so that he had the opportunity to embark on the path of immortality.

Pan Chengfeng walked to the door of the store, looked at the fur shop, and murmured, "It's still the same smell, a foul smell mixed with various smells." The shop assistant saw a customer coming and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Dear guest, are you here to buy furs? Or are you here to sell things?" Pan Chengfeng casually took out two pieces of fourth-level body refining monster skins and teeth, and smiled, "Hey, take a look at these, will you accept them?"

The waiter was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and when a few things were taken out, he was shocked and said excitedly: "Are you sure you want to sell these, sir? These are all materials for high-level monsters!" Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "Why? Don't we accept high-level materials?" "Yes, yes, yes! Of course not! Please wait a moment, sir. I'll go call the shopkeeper out!" The waiter excitedly went to call the shopkeeper, and Pan Chengfeng started to go shopping by himself.

Not long after, a man with a goatee and half-white hair came out. Seeing Pan Chengfeng looking at the goods in the store, he did not rush to disturb him, but told the clerk to make tea, and followed Pan Chengfeng to introduce the goods. Pan Chengfeng stared at a crystal bottle for a long time. The shopkeeper introduced: "Are you interested in this demon eye?" "Demon eye?" The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Yes, this is the third eye of a third-level mutant fire rhinoceros. It can be used as medicine and is also a material for refining spiritual treasures. It's a pity that the level is too low. If it is a demon eye of a sixth-level fire rhinoceros, it can be refined into a magic weapon! I heard that the third demon eye of a sixth-level mutant fire rhinoceros can be used to refine a magic weapon that can break the illusion~ In addition to its impressive power, it can also see through all illusions!"

Pan Chengfeng touched his chin and turned around and said, "The shopkeeper is really knowledgeable. He knows all about this?" The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment. I just heard it from a senior who had reached the state of incarnation. Please take a seat. Let me serve you some tea." The shopkeeper led Pan Chengfeng to sit down and said with a smile, "Can you let me have a look at the items you want to sell?" Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "It's up to you, shopkeeper~"

The shopkeeper quickly picked up the two pieces of leather and looked at them. He touched them and muttered, "Great! They are indeed the fur of a fourth-level body-refining monster. Leather that is so well preserved is really rare. The teeth, too, are all very well preserved." Pan Chengfeng was drinking tea on the side and did not urge the shopkeeper, letting him take his time to look at them.

After looking at it for a quarter of an hour, the shopkeeper reluctantly put down the fur and asked, "We will take the fur and teeth. I wonder how many crystal beads you want to sell them for?" Pan Chengfeng put down his teacup and said, "Shopkeeper, please give me a price. If it's suitable, I will sell it." The shopkeeper thought for a while and said, "Two pieces of fourth-level fur and four teeth, and our shop will sell 20 high-quality crystal beads."

Pan Chengfeng nodded and said, "The shopkeeper is quite honest. However, if I take these things to Wanbao Pavilion to sell, they should be able to give me 25 high-quality crystal beads. I wonder if the shopkeeper agrees?" The shopkeeper's heart tightened, thinking, "I've run into an expert! Oops, this deal is going to fail!" The shopkeeper was about to speak to save the deal, but Pan Chengfeng spoke first: "Since I'm here to sell, I'm too lazy to run around. 20 beads are 20, but there is something I want to ask the shopkeeper~"

The shopkeeper was delighted and said quickly, "What do you want to ask, as long as I know the truth, I will tell you." Pan Chengfeng pointed to the furs on the table and said, "Shopkeeper, take a closer look at these furs. Do you feel anything familiar?" The shopkeeper was puzzled and thought to himself, "Why do you want me to look at furs again?" But since the customer asked, the shopkeeper had to pick up the furs again and look through them.

After a while, Pan Chengfeng heard the shopkeeper exclaimed, "I was only concerned with the quality of the furs before, but I overlooked it." Pan Chengfeng said happily, "What did the shopkeeper see?" The shopkeeper asked, "Did you buy this fur from somewhere else?" Pan Chengfeng said, "This is a monster I hunted myself. Why do you ask this?" The shopkeeper said curiously, "That's strange. We had a customer before who often came to sell some furs, but they were all first- and second-level ones, but the method of taking the skins was exactly the same."

Pan Chengfeng was overjoyed and thought to himself, "It's Uncle Niu!" He hurriedly asked, "Do you still remember this guest? Where is he now? Is he still in Licheng?" The shopkeeper said, "I don't know whether he is in Licheng or not. He hasn't been here for five or six years." Pan Chengfeng felt cold in his heart and asked anxiously, "Haven't been here for five or six years? Do you know where he went?"

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said, "You are embarrassing me. How can I know where he went?" Pan Chengfeng thought to himself, "It must be Uncle Niu. Judging from the shopkeeper's expression, he really doesn't know where Uncle Niu went." Pan Chengfeng sighed and asked, "The shopkeeper seems to be quite familiar with this guest. Can you tell me about him?" The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Actually, I am not very familiar with this guest, but I am more familiar with his master."

"Master Yu?" Pan Chengfeng asked in surprise, "How come the shopkeeper is familiar with him?" The shopkeeper smiled and said nothing, but just picked up the teacup and took a sip. Pan Chengfeng knew what he meant. The world of immortal cultivation is actually not much different from the mortal world. Without crystal beads, you can't move forward at all. Why would Uncle Niu take the risk of selling furs for crystal beads? There must be many places that need crystal beads. Uncle Niu didn't dare to sell them in big stores like Wanbao Pavilion, fearing that it would attract attention, so he found a small store like this to sell them. This is in line with Uncle Niu's usual style of doing things.

Pan Chengfeng was not in a hurry and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, I have a fifth-level sword-back beast skin in my hand. If you can tell me something that interests me, I will give you the fifth-level monster skin." The shopkeeper was so excited that he almost couldn't hold the teacup, and trembled as he said, "Are you serious, sir?" Pan Chengfeng didn't say anything, but just waved his hand casually, and a fifth-level monster skin with very beautiful patterns appeared on the table.

After seeing the fur, the shopkeeper smiled and said, "Whatever you want to ask, I will tell you everything I know." Pan Chengfeng said, "Let's talk about the guest's master first~" The shopkeeper sighed and said, "In fact, Taoist Yu and I are friends, but he hasn't been to our shop for decades. I don't know how he is doing now." The shopkeeper continued, "Taoist Yu is a rare high-level body cultivator. He is generous and casual. He often comes to our shop to sell goods. Over time, he became familiar with me. About forty years ago..."

Listening to the shopkeeper's description, Pan Chengfeng roughly knew about his master. About forty years ago, Taoist Yu suddenly brought a child to the store to sell goods, and bought a pair of shoes and a lot of clothes for the child. He seemed to love the child very much, but he was also very strict with him. If he did something wrong, he would hit the child's head and punish the child by making him stand upside down.

Once, Uncle Niu stood upside down for ten hours. The reason was that Taoist Yu and the shopkeeper drank and forgot about his apprentice who was still being punished. Since then, Taoist Yu often brought his apprentice here to sell goods. The last time the shopkeeper saw Taoist Yu was about twenty years ago. When Pan Chengfeng heard the shopkeeper say this, the corners of his mouth twitched and he thought to himself, "It seems that brain collapse is passed down from generation to generation."

The shopkeeper talked for a while, and finally said: "About twelve years ago, this kid came again and scared me. He was about the same height as you. If he hadn't said his last name was Niu and he was the disciple of Taoist Yu, I really wouldn't have recognized him. He asked me to do him a favor, saying that if someone from the capital came to give him a message, he wanted me to help collect it." Pan Chengfeng then asked: "Did this guest surnamed Niu come to get the message?" The shopkeeper said: "He came twice, the last time was about five or six years ago, and until now, the guest has never come again." Pan Chengfeng was not discouraged and said: "Did he say anything else?"

The shopkeeper thought for a moment and said, "He came to get the news that day. After reading the news, he told me, 'Thank you for your help over the years. He may be leaving.'" Pan Chengfeng thought to himself, "There is no useful news at all! Wait, did you read the news?" Pan Chengfeng asked hurriedly, "Do you know what the news is?" The shopkeeper said awkwardly, "How could I do such a thing? How could I read other people's letters casually?"

Pan Chengfeng saw at a glance that the shopkeeper was lying. He raised his aura and pressed him, "Really? Ordinary letters from mortals don't need to be opened. A monk can directly see through the thin envelope. How could you not know?!" The shopkeeper was exposed and hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean to do that. It's just that the letter only had a few words. When I took it, I... took a look at it..." Pan Chengfeng's pressure was so great that he directly pressed the shopkeeper to the ground and said angrily, "Don't tell me!"

This is the pressure from Lianxu! The shopkeeper was so scared that he begged for mercy: "Senior, spare my life! I'll tell you~" Pan Chengfeng withdrew his pressure, calmed down again, and said calmly: "Tell me, what is written in the letter?" The shopkeeper knelt down and said: "The letter only has a few words, 'Tiandao Sect, Lin Yaoxi'"