Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World novel Chapter 71

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Fatty Lamb

The stall owner was still enthusiastically touting the various advantages of the manual, boasting to the point of exaggeration, almost claiming that mastering this Divine Skill would allow you to conquer the world and become an unparalleled expert.

However, Gu Sheng did not hesitate in the slightest.

He turned and walked away!

Not to mention that he currently couldn’t come up with nine taels of silver, even if he could, there was no way he’d throw it away on a gamble.

The entry-level of the Shapeshifting technique might be simple, but one could easily deduce that it’s likely one of those special martial arts that’s easy to pick up but hard to master, with a chance of never reaching even the Small Success realm in a lifetime.

The simple transformation of facial features at the entry-level might well still be recognizable to acquaintances, rendering it largely useless.

This person was merely looking to scam his silver.

If not for having a system as his companion, Gu Sheng wouldn’t have stopped at this stall to begin with. He was interested in testing it out but unwilling to pay too high a price.

The short stall owner, seeing Gu Sheng’s decisiveness, grew anxious and quickly darted to block his path, cursing under his breath.

"Sir, hear me out! Nine taels of silver is the price for others. I noticed you seem somewhat interested in the Shapeshifting technique."

"How about this: I’m currently short on cash, so I’ll bite the bullet and give you a fifty percent discount, how does that sound?"

"Four and a half taels! Just four and a half taels, and this peerless martial art Shapeshifting technique is yours!"

His eyes revealed an expression of immense pain, as if he had made an enormous decision.

But Gu Sheng merely sneered inwardly.

He had observed for long enough, and he was far from being some naive, easy-to-swindle sucker.

Remaining silent, he bypassed the stall owner and kept walking.

"Don’t go, don’t go!"

"Three taels of silver!"

"Two taels of silver! Truly, it’s only because destiny brought us together!"

"If that’s still too much, name your price!"

Watching this fat lamb about to slip away, the stall owner grew increasingly agitated and unwilling to let go.

Finally.

Gu Sheng stopped in his tracks under the stall owner’s hopeful gaze.

"One tael of silver."

Gu Sheng’s calm voice rang out.

The stall owner’s expression twisted bitterly.

"One tael... That’s too little... Wait, no, don’t go! One tael it is!"

Seeing that Gu Sheng was about to leave again without hesitation, the stall owner eventually gritted his teeth and agreed.

Looking at Gu Sheng, he lamented:

"Sir, your bargaining skills are truly... unmatched!"

He raised a thumb in exaggerated admiration, wearing a bitter smile as if he had suffered the greatest of losses.

However.

In his heart, he wasn’t nearly as pained as he appeared.

After all, this manual was nothing but a no-cost deal; it was copied manually, and there could be as many copies as desired.

One tael of silver might not be a lot, but it wasn’t little either; at least it was enough to buy a portion of Body Refining Ointment.

He merely felt a twinge of regret. Originally, he’d thought Gu Sheng was a first-time visitor to the black market and wanted to rip him off good, but Gu Sheng didn’t fall for it at all.

Gu Sheng silently watched the man’s performance, his heart as clear as a mirror.

Having seen many similar cost-free scams in his past life—take pirated resources, for instance—usually as long as your offer exceeded the seller’s psychological bottom line, they were guaranteed to sell because it had no intrinsic cost.

Gu Sheng still held some anticipation for the Shapeshifting technique.

With the system by his side, entering the technique and grinding out the experience was all he needed to do.

If he could reach Great Success or even the Perfect realm, this martial art, despite its flaws, might really yield some results.

It would certainly make future actions much more convenient.

"Sir, let me make one thing clear first: This manual is absolutely authentic. Once you’ve obtained it, you are forbidden from privately reselling it, or else you will incur irreconcilable enmity!"

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Seeing Gu Sheng nod indifferently, his expression relaxed slightly.