Chapter 331: Bing Meishi Won

I have to give him a good trap—write Cheng Shuili's three characters backwards!

She immediately contacts Black Market Old Cat again.

Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji: @Black Market Old Cat, that Rou Ruo Xiao Paofu, doesn't he want to buy my attributes? Tell him the attributes can't be obtained, but…

But you have a "top‑secret message" about my usual combat style and a "lethal weakness". Say that although I'm very powerful, I heavily rely on a dagger called Nightfall, and after each attack I have a fatigue period, and my attribute points drop to ordinary‑person levels, making it a perfect opening. Set the price sky‑high, claim you spent Lao Da's effort to get it from an informant inside Black Feather, and demand he keep it confidential.

Black Market Old Cat: Too high! Lao Da! This move is too steep! It both traps his money and misleads him! I'll handle it right away, make it sound convincing, so he'll believe it completely!

The arrangement here is done; next comes another plan.

Cheng Shuili opened a private chat to think for a moment, and suddenly realized that the few people who usually do tasks for her basically all carry her label.

Xinxue doesn't need to say it; it's already public that they're Wu Ya's people.

Last time, helping Wan Yi punish Wan Yue also confirmed that Wan Yi is a Wu Ya person; the remaining few are also Black Feather officials, obvious to anyone with eyes.

To fool someone… you still have to find someone with a clean background, right?

Cheng Shuili thought about it but wasn't in a hurry to look; she first knocked on Xinxue's small window and asked: "Do you have in your warehouse that kind of… looks flashy with special effects, attributes that dazzle, but in reality either has overly strict activation conditions or terrible cost‑performance? It has to be all show and no substance—do you have any?"

The request is very odd, but Xinxue has been flipping goods for years and has seen even stranger things.

Xin Xue Chuji: Got them, Lao Da, got them!

The message arrived, and the item was sent right after.

It was a piece of armor resembling a bullet‑proof vest, but it glittered.

Cheng Shuili picked it up and read the item's description.

Dragon‑Blood Giant Lizard Scale Armor

Description: Crafted from the most precious heart‑scale of the secret‑realm Dragon‑Blood Giant Lizard lord, the scales naturally interweave dark‑gold patterns, the surface shrouded in a faint blood‑colored mist, warm to the touch, as if containing the last life force of an ancient beast. The heavy scale structure offers excellent resistance to slashing and biting, but such extraordinary power also requires a robust physique to fully wield, otherwise one feels a slight sluggishness.

Cheng Shuili paused, "Is there any problem with this?"

She was thinking when Xin Xue Chuji's message arrived.

Xin Xue Chuji: Lao Da, how is it? This thing you have to wear to see the problem; saying a robust physique is needed to master it is just a trap—no one can actually use it!

Cheng Shuili understood this, but she still didn't believe the item was that devilish, until she put the equipment on and her body became so stiff she couldn't move; only then did she believe Xinxue hadn't lied.

Beside her, Su Rui had already paid attention because of Cheng Shuili's strange behavior.

Cheng Shuili strained to meet her gaze and pleaded, "Help me take it off."

Su Rui: "......"

What a pity, if only we could photograph it for record.

A moment later:

Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji: Very good, that's the one.

Xin Xue Chuji: Hehe, I actually got this from a gear‑fashion blogger; he quit the trade when it stopped making money, so these flashy but useless items were sold cheap. By the way, Lao Da, what do you need this for?

Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji: Good stuff, to give to a "destined" person.

The item is secured; next we find a person.

Better to use our own than others.

Cheng Shuili opened the group chat and asked, "Is there anyone who hasn't spoken in the regional channel since joining Black Feather?"

"Lao Da, it's me! After I entered Black Feather I've been busy driving, no time for the water channel!"

"+1, I've been researching data, never spoken."

"Me too, I've been busy with vehicle modifications, almost forgot what the regional channel is like."

"I have spoken, but only when discussing the missing treasure chest, then I went silent."

"Same for me, I posted a few excited lines when I first joined."

So enthusiastic—there are actually quite a few who meet her criteria.

Cheng Shuili did a quick filter and finally picked out someone with merchant‑crook potential.

Her ID is Bing Meishi Bu Jia Tang, and Xinxue said this person is easy to talk to, definitely capable!

Cheng Shuili gave a brief explanation, and the other party instantly got excited.

Bing Meishi Bu Jia Tang: So that's it! Saving face for Black Feather, Bing Meishi won't refuse!

Indeed a very interesting junior.

After ending the conversation, Cheng Shuili happily closed the private chat window.

This is an appetizer.

After sunrise tomorrow, use Rou Ruo Xiao Paofu's dog‑life warning to wipe the Iron Lu Waste completely!

Rou Ruo Xiao Paofu is very depressed.

Black Market Old Cat can't get Wu Ya's attributes here; without attributes he can't fulfill the task…

Rou Ruo Xiao Paofu is not a potato bro type fool; his life is his own, so of course he must protect it well.

He's now taken the Iron Lu Waste mission just to inquire about the situation, doing some prep. If he really goes to kill Wu Ya…

Whoever is willing to go for Iron Lu Waste can go; anyway he definitely won't go!

But he has to get the situation clear.

Rou Ruo Xiao Paofu was thinking when Black Market Old Cat's message flashed again.

Black Market Old Cat: Brother, the attribute panel really can't be obtained; that thing is probably only she knows. However… I just got a top‑secret piece of info about her combat style and a lethal weakness, do you want to know?

Rou Ruo Xiao Paofu's eyes lit up instantly!

Lethal weakness?

That's more valuable than a dry attribute panel!

But what if it's fake? He didn't rashly say he'd buy, just asked:

Rou Ruo Xiao Paofu: What info? How much?

【Hei Shi Lao Mao】: This tip cost me a monumental effort, risking a huge danger, and I got it from an informant inside Black Feather… The price, of course, is steep. And you must guarantee it stays absolutely secret; otherwise my informant is finished, and both you and I will be doomed!

The more Hei Shi Lao Mao emphasized the seriousness, the more Rou Ruo Xiao Paofu grew impatient, feeling the information was absolutely reliable!

It wasn't over yet; Hei Shi Lao Mao swore an oath, invoking thunder and lightning, and Rou Ruo Xiao Paofu, thinking of their reputation and that they earn a living from this, concluded they wouldn't shoot themselves in the foot, so they trusted them.

After a fierce haggling, Rou Ruo Xiao Paofu gritted their teeth, used the supplies that Lao Da had allocated to them, and exchanged for this "top‑secret intelligence"!

With the item in hand, Rou Ruo Xiao Paofu immediately studied it carefully once.