Chapter 220: The Purple Golden Gourd
Spare Me, Great Lord!
To Lu Shu, it was not a good thing to have many magical stones in possession. Back in the shophouse, even though he had reached a consensus with the shopowner, he only dared to sell one.
There were many factors he had to consider. Firstly, a shopowner might not have that much cash. Also, Lu Shu didnât dare to reveal so many of his magical stones to an unfamiliar shopowner he barely knew.
But this Li Dian in front of him seemed different. He was someone left out by the heavenly network. Naturally, he feared and was suppressed by Lu Shuâs identity as a member of the heavenly network. To put it bluntly, one was a soldier and the other a fugitive.
And the other party had been training on his own in secret. Even if he manages to find a magical stone, heâd have to use it in secret. He, of course, wasnât from any prestigious or large household or he would have easily gotten the money to purchase magical stones, why trade?â
Li Dian spoke softly, âAt least 5 stones or else I wouldnât trade. Do you have so many?â
Lu Shu was stunned, he was still worried about having not enough magical stones previously. But the other party, surprisingly, wasnât asking for much. Actually, he was just asking to see what magical item the other party had in possession but listening to this offer⦠Lu Shu felt as if he could do a trade.
It had to be known that magical equipment was much rarer than magical stones. At least, magical stones had a fixed source. Many members of the heavenly network had access to them. 90 to 100 thousand of them were distributed every year and it was no surprise that tens or even hundreds of stones would be leaked out.
But magical equipment was different. Up till now, they were only sighted in remains.
Speaking of which, how did this Li Dian possess a magical item? Could it be an ancestral item?
It was very possible!
Who knew how many of these items were passed on from ancestors in this world? He should go out and shop around in Luo Cheng more, and he might be lucky and encounter something with magical waves.
Lu Shu remained expressionless, âDonât care about how many stones I have. I want to see what you have first.â
He had his suspicions, but this guy didnât seem like he didnât understand the value of magical equipment. But his asking price was really rather low, five magical stones amounted to just approximately 600 thousand dollars.
Could it be that there were problems with this magical equipment? Wouldnât it be a massive waste of time if he was shown another colorful and light-emitting item after spending so much time here?
Who knew who started this trend within this night market, thinking that everything thatâs colorful and luminescent was the real dealâ¦
Li Dian hesitated for a long time before saying, âThis place isnât convenient to talk. Follow me.â
Lu Shu didnât see him as a threat or worried at all. After all, if that guy had bodyguards of class C, he wouldnât be here to set up such a lousy stall. As for anything below class C, Lu Shu didnât feel like they could be of any real threat to him.
The two of them winded deep in the market until they reached a corner. Li Dian stealthily retrieved a small cloth purse about the size of a palm. Lu Shu pondered for a moment, he couldnât feel any magical waves from it at all.
But as the man opened the purse, Lu Shu saw that within this purse, there were weird gold stitchings and from the moment the purse was opened, he could feel abnormal magical waves!
This cloth purse could actually isolate and conceal magical waves?!
Within the purse was a small purple gourd. Lu Shu couldnât tell the material it was made of, it was neither gold nor wood.
Although he couldnât tell its material, he could feel the very real magical waves. Lu Shu knitted his eyebrows and asked, âWhatâs the use of this thing?â
âThis is my family heirloom passed down by ancestors,â Li Dian feared Lu Shuâs identity as he really detested the heavenly network. He never thought that he would bump into one today. Didnât they say that the heavenly network would leave this black market alone? Was there a lapse in communication?
Li Dian continued his introduction, âSince the dawn of the era of recovery of magical energy, my training speed was too slow for me to understand and investigate the use of this relic. But whenever I use magical energy to control it, I just have to shout someoneâs name and itâll have a big reaction and my magical energy will be depleted⦠Have you seen the journey to the west?â
He had just been asked about the Investiture of the Gods, now this guy was asking about the journey to the west. Lu Shuâs face turned dark, âAre you trying to say that this gourd belongs to the golden-horned king in the journey to the west? My word mister, you donât look like him at allâ¦â
Lu Shu never read journey to the west, but from the television series, he knew that Li Dian definitely wasnât related to the golden-horned king! He looked nothing like him.
Wait, but who was the Golden horned kingâs boss? Was it Laozi, Li Er?!
Damn, it canât be such a coincidenceâ¦
In actual fact, the journey to the west touched on many moral aspects of training. The golden horned kingâs descent to humanity expressed the materialistic and monetary aspect.
Alright, this was all Lu Shuâs own inference.
Of course, Lu Shu would never believe that this thing was the actual purple golden gourd. And he was clear that Li Dian knew this was not the fabled item as well. How could it be worth only 3 magical stones if it was real?
He didnât seem gullible and dumb either!
Li Dian said softly, âThen how do you explain that thereâs a reaction when I shout someoneâs name?â
Lu Shu thought for a moment, âYou try it for me.â
Li Dian then bellowed softly to this purple gourd, âYue Yunpeng!â
Lu Shu, â???â
And at this moment, the purple gourd lit up with a bright purple light.
Lu Shu could feel the magical energy from Li Dianâs body being sucked into the purple gourd and following that, it emerged out of the gourd as a stream of energy towards the sky.
But the energy could only last it about 5 meters.
Seeing Li Dianâs face turn rather pale, Lu Shu was stunned. This really was something special!
If Yue Yuenpeng was really within 5 meters, could he be sucked into the gourd?
Wasnât the consent of the other party necessary for him to be sucked in?
Lu Shu felt a burning sensation within him, wow, this really was a treasure?!
Li Dian said slowly, âSo?â
Lu Shu thought for a long time, âCan you let me try?â
âI want to see if you have magical stones first!â Li Dian responded.
Lu Shu took out a magical stone and showed it to him before keeping it. Li Dianâs eyes lit up upon seeing it and he passed the purple gourd to Lu Shu. Lu Shu took the gourd and shouted, âYu Qian!ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Li Dian, â??? What did you learn from me?â
âFrom Li Dianâs distress, +33â¦â