"As long as price isn't an issue, it's simple, leave it to me!"

This was the exact promise Lao Changtai gave when he contacted Lao Xi, patting his chest as he spoke.

On the same day, Lao Xi brought over a dozen pieces of women's jewelry, the kind that were locatable Magic Artifacts, and cleverly crafted to not be easily detected.

If they were the kind of locatable Magic Artifacts that are easy to discover, Lao Xi boasted he could get thousands of them anytime.

After Shi Chun personally inspected the jewelry, he found that with careful scrutiny, the tricks used could still be discovered, and they were nothing compared to the ring given by the Red-clothed Woman, which was flawless even when closely examined with known issues. However, under the current circumstances with these pieces, he believed there shouldn't be significant problems.

Lao Xi had originally brought them for selection; whichever ones were chosen would be bought, and the rest would be returned.

Knowing Lao Xi wouldn't do this for free, as he'd get a commission for selling them, Shi Chun generously bought them all, considering he might need them later.

Naturally, this made Lao Xi quite pleased.

The purchased jewelry was temporarily handed over to Lao Changtai for utilization.

Lao Changtai immediately used them to test Nian Xiu, the proprietress of Stone Records, eye test, to see which one she'd pick. Any selection was fine, saving on the effort of recommending, which was the advantage of having a variety of options.

If the first trick didn't work, there was always another.

Things went smoothly. Disguised as a peddler, Lao Changtai passed by in front of Stone Records and, without much effort, sold a hairpin to Nian Xiu, using Wu Jinliang's made-up story.

There wasn't any complex peddler spiel, he just claimed the jewelry was called "Lifetime's Destiny," and said a person can only buy it once in a lifetime, never to be sold in the same place twice, with each piece unique, and that any woman who wore it would have her man devoted only to her for life.

These bullshit sales pitches, in Lao Changtai's opinion, were somewhat disgusting. Weren't they blatantly taking people for fools? He felt a bit uncomfortable even saying them, but Wu Jin said that as long as you're not the fool, it doesn't matter if you take others for fools.

It turned out that this bullshit peddler pitch did work. Initially indifferent, Nian Xiu couldn't resist coming closer to the stall upon hearing it, and eventually couldn't resist picking one.

Not only did he sell to Nian Xiu, but also to another woman.

She was a neighbor, considered a friend of Nian Xiu, who was in Nian Xiu's shop while Nian Xiu seemed to be explaining shop matters, possibly entrusting its care to her.

The woman, upon hearing Lao Changtai's pitch, had her eyes light up and made a choice before Nian Xiu.

With no choice, Lao Changtai sold one to her as well.

Watching the light point on the corresponding Positioning Compass, Shi Chun wasn't surprised by how easily things were settled, thinking that for Wu Jinliang to handle such small matters was as expected, especially since he frequently mingled with women. If he couldn't even give away these items, that would be strange.

The drawback was that high-level Magic Artifacts that could be positioned across all realms were indeed hard to come by. The current artifacts could only be positioned within the same realm, but this was a minor issue, merely requiring more time.

Soon, the agreed upon three days passed.

They were still in the courtyard where Chu Jingtang resided, waiting at the old spot, with the unconscious Li Hongjiu also transferred to this location.

When that half-human mist emerged from the vortex again, both parties arranged to meet at a location outside the city.

After the half-human mist vanished, Chu Jingtang continued to stay behind while Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang headed directly outside the city.

He couldn't take everyone away, aiming for a balancing effect. He needed Yu Xuanbing to understand that he had others who could traverse between realms, and killing him wouldn't help.

After arriving at the meeting spot, Wu Jinliang started digging, while Shi Chun eagerly waited, wanting to see what this legendary first assassin of the Cultivation World looked like.

Yet, before seeing the person they were waiting for, they saw a red mist fish towing a red line, coming to inspect.

Caution was understandable, and Shi Chun pretended not to notice, continuing to look around.

The red mist fish entered the hole Wu Jinliang dug to inspect, then came out and searched the surroundings thoroughly.

After the red mist fish retreated, Shi Chun received news from Lao Changtai, stating that the boss of Stone Records had already left town, but the proprietress Nian Xiu hadn't joined him.

Disguised, Lao Changtai was keeping watch near the stonemason's shop.

Shi Chun was a bit puzzled, wondering what was going on. Could it be that Nian Xiu was merely an illusion, not Yu Xuanbing's wife?

If they located the wrong person, and Yu Xuanbing took someone else as his wife, it would be impossible to find them again.

If such a situation occurred, he contemplated whether to ask the Red-clothed Woman to lend her Demon Eye.

On second thought, he concluded it didn't make sense. According to Lao Changtai's observations during the jewelry sale, Nian Xiu was indeed entrusting the shop to an outsider.

It was difficult to determine the exact situation at the moment, so he could only reply and ask Lao Changtai to maintain surveillance discreetly.

Eventually, after much waiting, a figure precisely appeared at their meeting spot, a figure shrouded in a black cloak, even wearing black gloves, revealing nothing but their eyes, exuding a mysterious aura in the dim light.

Though shorter than Wu Jinliang, the figure was still noticeably tall.

Not revealing a true appearance was expected by Shi Chun, but what truly surprised him was the person's Magic Source, which, upon closer inspection, was Demon Essence!

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