Chapter 18 Being Cheated?

"Treasure-hunting rat?"

In Chu Liang's memory, there are three kinds of monsters in this world that are particularly good at detecting treasures.

They are treasure-hunting rat, treasure-gathering toad and fortune-beckoning cat.

It is said that...

If you can subdue any of these three monsters, you will never worry about money again in this life.

"Is it really a treasure-hunting rat?"

Chu Liang was skeptical and looked at it carefully.

If it is really a treasure-hunting rat, who would be willing to sell it?

In the cage, the two little mice looked very ordinary, with gray fur, no different from ordinary house mice.

Soon, a message came out from the Evolution Treasure Book.

[Treasure-hunting rat (incomplete blood): can be evolved]

[Offer thirty kilograms of flesh and blood to evolve "treasure-hunting rat (incomplete blood)" into "treasure-hunting rat"]

Seeing this prompt, Chu Liang immediately understood.

It turned out to be a defective treasure-hunting rat.

In the hands of ordinary people, this defective treasure-hunting rat is no different from an ordinary mouse.

The thin man in front of him was obviously a liar, who specialized in deceiving those who were incompletely aware or had a fluke mentality.

"Brother, take a good look!" The thin man shook the mouse cage, "The edge of the claws of this little mouse is light silver. Do other mice have this feature? This is a feature that only treasure-hunting mice have!"

"Silver? I'm afraid it was dyed!" Chu Liang said indifferently.

"Brother, don't talk nonsense!"

The thin man directly opened the mouse cage, took out a mouse and gave it to Chu Liang, and vowed: "Look carefully, look at it casually! This is a genuine treasure-hunting mouse! If I lied to you, my whole family would die!"

Chu Liang took the little mouse and felt it was a little greasy.

The little mouse's gray fur was shimmering with a layer of dull oil, and its small eyes were black, with a different kind of agility.

The thin man whispered, "Brother, I only have one pair of treasure-hunting mice left. Many people outside want to buy them but can't."

"Many people want to buy them? Then why don't you sell them publicly?" Chu Liang asked.

"I'm afraid of being robbed!" The thin man explained immediately.

"Oh."

"Brother, what do you think? This treasure-hunting mouse is much more powerful than a hound!"

The thin man said, "Sell this pair together for a total of five taels of silver! Brother, don't be reluctant to spend money. As long as you have these little mice, you can make as much money as you want in the future... If I wasn't in a hurry to use the money, I wouldn't sell them!"

As he said this, he sighed deeply and made up an excuse of "in a hurry to use the money" on the spot.

A bit of reluctance appeared on his skinny cheeks.

"Five taels of silver? A bit expensive." Chu Liang hesitated.

"Five taels is still expensive?"

The thin man glared, seemingly dissatisfied, and took the treasure-hunting mouse back from Chu Liang, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

Chu Liang was obviously tempted.

As long as he was tempted, the deal could be done!

Finally, after some bargaining, Chu Liang bought the pair of incomplete treasure-hunting rats for three taels and nine coins.

"Brother, let's sign the deal now!"

The thin man took out two contracts, which were the deal contracts approved by the county government.

Once signed, both parties could not regret it.

Chu Liang signed his name without hesitation.

"Okay, brother, this pair of treasure-hunting rats is yours!"

The thin man handed the rat cage to Chu Liang with a smile.

He weighed the silver in his hand, and was delighted. He thought to himself: "These mud-legged people from the mountains are so easy to cheat! Another fool has been cheated!"

But at this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from the entrance of the market not far away.

"Qian Gui, you dog, you dare to cheat my brother?!"

The person who shouted was Qi Shun, the owner of the restaurant.

He came to the market to discuss a deal.

But as soon as he entered the market, he saw Qian Gui, a thin man, standing in front of Chu Liang with a sly smile on his face.

Qi Shun was furious, and his fat body pushed through the crowd, shouting: "Brother Chu, Qian Gui is a liar, don't believe his lies! His rat is fake, and many people have been fooled by him!"

As soon as he finished shouting, he saw the transaction contract in Chu Liang's hand.

The contract has been signed, and it's useless to say anything.

"Shopkeeper Qi, this brother Chu voluntarily traded with me, how can it be called a liar?" Qian Gui raised the contract in his hand with a smug smile on his face.

"Dog, believe it or not, I will find someone to beat you to death!"

Qi Shun was furious, and squeezed all the way in front of the two people, raised his fist, and pretended to hit.

Qian Gui's neck shrank, and he hurriedly said: "Shopkeeper Qi, the money I earned has to be paid to the Qingyi Gang!"

"You..."

Hearing the three words "Qingyi Gang", Qi Shun's face changed slightly.

The Qingyi Gang is the largest gang in the county. The gang leader is powerful and there are many powerful warriors in the gang. It can be said that it is a bully in the county. Ordinary people can't afford to offend it.

"Get out! Get out!"

Qi Shun had no choice but to curse twice.

Qian Gui smiled, put on the small backpack, took the transaction contract and ran away.

After he walked away, Qi Shun looked at the small mouse cage in Chu Liang's hand and couldn't help saying: "Brother Chu, you have been deceived!"

"This little mouse does have the characteristics of a treasure-hunting mouse." Chu Liang said.

"Fake! It's all fake!"

Qi Shun shook his head and sighed, pulled Chu Liang aside, and told him about the mouse.

Not long ago, Qian Gui got a nest of fake treasure-hunting rats from somewhere, and then started to cheat people in the market.

More than ten people have been cheated by Qian Gui.

And they are basically hunters from various mountain villages.

"Oh, forget it, brother Chu, just think of it as buying a lesson!"

Qi Shun said that the contract between the two parties has been signed, and it cannot be resolved through the county magistrate, and Qian Gui has connections with the Qingyi Gang, so it is not possible to solve it privately.

Neither the black and white will work.

Chu Liang can only swallow this loss.

"Brother Chu, listen to me." Qi Shun suddenly talked about another topic, "You are still young, strong, and now you have money. You can consider coming to the county to learn martial arts. Although... most people who learn martial arts are a waste of money and cannot enter that threshold, what if you cross it?"

After crossing it, you will be a warrior!

Qi Shun's meaning is self-evident.

Chu Liang nodded seriously and said, "I will consider it."

"Brother Chu, Mr. Hu in your village condensed a force of blood and qi two months ago, became a real warrior, and was recognized by the Wumeng."

Qi Shun used Mr. Hu as an example and said, "If you can do it, you will be the next Mr. Hu!"

"Huh? Mr. Hu succeeded in blood coagulation two months ago?"

Chu Liang was a little surprised.

You know, a few years ago, many people in the village thought that Mr. Hu was a warrior.

But Mr. Hu did not explain and tacitly acknowledged his identity as a "warrior."

"Yes, he succeeded two months ago. He never succeeded before and was not recognized by the Wumeng."

The "Wulin League" that Qi Shun mentioned was originally a "Wulin League" established by a group of martial artists, and was later incorporated by the court.

Only martial artists who succeeded in blood coagulation can be recognized by the Wumeng.

From then on, they had a formal identity.

"I see."

Chu Liang understood.

It is obvious that Mr. Hu is also short of money!

He needed a lot of money to buy food and medicine supplements, so he seized the fields in the village and forced the villagers to farm for him.

You know, Chu Liang has only condensed 40% of his blood and qi now, but the blood medicine supplements he consumed are at least more than 100 taels of silver.

If there is no Evolution Treasure Book, Chu Liang will also have to spend money.

Although Mr. Hu was powerful in the past, he was only in the two stages of "sensing blood and qi" and "successful blood coagulation", just like Chu Liang's current state. It was not until two months ago that he condensed a stream of blood and qi.

"Brother, I am old and can't bear the hardship of practicing martial arts."

Qi Shun patted his fat belly.

"Brother, you are still young, you can try! As long as you have a stream of blood and qi, you are the big master in the village! If you can condense two, three, or even four or five streams of blood and qi, you can walk sideways in the county!"

"Okay!"

After a moment of communication, Chu Liang said goodbye.

He still had to buy some other things.

"Brother Chu, don't be fooled again. If you are unsure, you can come to the restaurant and ask me directly." Qi Shun reminded him a few words, "Unfortunately, I have too many things to do at the restaurant, and I really can't leave for too long, otherwise I can take you around."

"Okay, thank you, Shopkeeper Qi!"

Chu Liang turned and left, his figure gradually disappeared in the crowded crowd.

Qi Shun walked to the other side, shaking his head as he walked, and whispered to himself: "Alas, after all, I am a village ruffian, too little knowledge, and I was deceived so easily."