Chapter 40: The Empress Sister's Methods

Nudi's sudden outburst left the Great Demon, who had already pulled out a piece of animal hide, stunned on the spot.

Damn it!

Could this little girl be regretting it?

The Great Demon pondered to himself.

You have to know, he had been setting up a stall in this Yaoshi for so many years, and this was the first time he had seen someone buy things without even haggling.

Now that he had finally found such a fat sheep, was he really going to watch the meat already in his mouth just run away like this?!

No!

Absolutely not!

Thinking of this, the Great Demon immediately changed his previous humble attitude, his eyes turning fierce as he glared viciously at Nudi.

"Little girl, what do you mean by this?"

"Don't tell me you want to go back on your word!"

"I've already sold this stuff to you; today, whether you want it or not, you're taking it!"

As he spoke, the Great Demon revealed his full cultivation, and judging by his posture, he clearly intended to resort to violence if things didn't go his way.

Seeing the other party's attitude, Ju Niao Mu Qin, who was standing to the side and still didn't know what was happening, instinctively shielded Nudi behind her.

"You... what are you trying to do?"

Although Ju Niao Mu Qin was now also a third-rank Great Demon, there were still gaps between those of the same third rank.

Bloodline, combat experience, physique...

The differences in all these aspects were enough to create a distance between third-rank Great Demons.

And the Great Demon before them clearly wasn't a kind soul.

The fact that the other party could snatch spoils from humans was enough to show that their combat experience was definitely not something that Ju Niao Mu Qin, who had just advanced to a third-rank Great Demon, could compare to.

However, compared to Ju Niao Mu Qin's nervousness, Nudi was completely calm at this moment.

"Wait!"

"Don't be in such a hurry to start a fight!"

"I haven't finished speaking yet!"

She moved unhurriedly from behind Ju Niao Mu Qin to the front and raised a claw to point at the bronze alchemy furnace containing the spirit herbs and spirit fruits.

"Stall owner, I didn't say I wasn't trading!"

"What I meant was, don't waste any animal hide; I think this hunk of iron looks quite nice, so why don't you just give this little thing to me!"

Hearing the other party say this, the Great Demon realized that he seemed to have been a bit reckless and had misunderstood her meaning.

The next second, he instantly became a master of changing faces, smiling and cupping his hands at Nudi.

"Hehehe, little girl, look at the scene this caused!"

"Almost had a misunderstanding, didn't we!"

"I thought..."

"I am truly sorry!"

"Just now, this uncle was too reckless!"

The reason the Great Demon stall owner's attitude changed so quickly actually had to do with his own little schemes.

Although his own cultivation was higher than Ju Niao's, if a fight really broke out, he would truly be in the wrong.

You have to know, this Yaoshi was the territory of the Demon Saint Mansion; if he caused a big scene here, even he would likely be in deep trouble.

As for his fierce and menacing appearance just now, it was entirely an act meant to scare the little girl opposite him.

If he were actually forced to fight, he wouldn't dare.

After all, he still had to make a living here in the future; if word got out that he was bullying others, forcing sales, and angering the Demon Saint Mansion, that was secondary—the main thing was that he probably wouldn't be able to survive in this Yaoshi anymore.

Now that the other party didn't intend to go back on her word, he could just take the opportunity to step down.

As long as he could complete this deal, giving the other party a broken hunk of iron really wasn't a big deal.

To a certain extent, this hard, cold hunk of iron was truly less valuable than the animal hide used to wrap the spirit fruits and spirit herbs for Zhang Yi and the others.

Animal hide wasn't considered high-end goods in the Yaoshi, but it could at least be sold.

Even a fly's leg is meat, no matter how small!

After a moment of calculation in his heart.

In the end, the Great Demon stall owner still feigned a look of painful sacrifice, looking at Nudi with regret, and said in a deep voice: "Little girl, I just see that you are generous."

"Since you are so straightforward, if I were still to haggle over every detail, it would truly be beneath the dignity of a Great Demon like me!"

"Fine!"

"This hunk of iron is yours!"

However, the Great Demon stall owner didn't notice that the "confrontation" between the two demons left Zhang Yi, who was behind them and knew the inside story, staring in utter astonishment.

Originally, when he saw the other party intending to fight, he had already prepared himself to cause a scene in the Yaoshi if necessary, as he would never let this guy hurt his mother and sister.

After all, in his understanding, although his Empress Sister didn't get along with him on a daily basis, that was just an internal conflict between their own demons.

He could bully this sister, but he absolutely would not allow other demons to bully her.

Once this Great Demon stall owner dared to make a move, he would definitely take advantage of the moment the other party was caught off guard to strike a lethal blow.

If the worst came to the worst, he just wouldn't participate in the Demon Saint Mansion's Arena Competition!

He could just go to another place and still thrive.

Yet, before he could even act, just by being slightly stunned for a moment, the tense situation had been nonchalantly resolved by the female demon.

He had to admit, his Empress Sister really had some tricks up her sleeve.

If nothing else, just in terms of manipulating demon hearts, even if he practiced for a long time, he probably wouldn't be able to catch up.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi could only shake his head helplessly in the end, and then he took Xiao Pu, Long Ge, and the others to other stalls to continue scavenging for treasures.

As for Nudi, after a series of her flashy maneuvers, the Great Demon stall owner naturally and willingly packed up the medicinal herbs, spirit fruits, and the bronze alchemy furnace together to trade with her.

Even then, that Great Demon was still smugly thinking he had taken such a huge advantage.

In the end, when Zhang Yi and the others left the Yaoshi, the few of them were already laden with bags and bundles filled with medicinal materials and spirit fruits exchanged from the Yaoshi.

Originally, returning fully loaded, they should have been in high spirits.

However, among these few fellows, except for Nudi who was holding the bronze alchemy furnace, the expressions on the faces of the others were as if their own mothers or grandmothers had died.

Each one of them hung their heads, and even when walking, they looked listless and weak.

The reason they were in this state was simple.

The reason was also very simple: they had run out of food!

That's right, they had run out of food!

The Demon Beast meat and such that Zhang Yi had hidden away earlier had all been used by Nudi to exchange for the medicinal herbs and spirit fruits at the Yaoshi.

Now, let alone eating a big meal, even how to fill their stomachs had become a problem.

Now, if they didn't want to go hungry, they could only find a place first to see if there was any suitable prey to just make do for the moment.

As for this "heavy responsibility" of finding prey, it fell squarely on Zhang Yi's shoulders.

After all, he couldn't help with the alchemy.

However, if Nudi failed to refine the pills, he would definitely demand that this "debt" from today be repaid with interest!

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