Chapter 68: No Trickery, No Trade

  Two sworn enemies got along harmoniously after having a drink together, then took a group of "little tails" to make a big circle at the Tiandao Alliance Trading Conference.

  Two young men stood together, shoulder to shoulder, chatting and laughing, also quite stylish. Many beautiful girls stared at them with their eyes fixed on them. In this way, Qian Xiaodou not only got rid of those foul-mouthed rascals but also had a general understanding of the situation in the city.

  That night, the two brothers chatted late into the night before parting ways. Qian Xiaodou sat on his bed, constantly organizing his remaining assets, calculating how many spirit stones he had left and thinking about how to develop from here on out. Meanwhile, Qian Xiaoqian was already fast asleep beside him, snoring like a little pig.

  The next day, Qian Xiaodou was doing business in the bustling street vendor district like many people who came to Tiandao.

  Watching a crowded street vendor area, Qian Xiaodou also got a headache, looking around at the noisy trading market.

  "Hmm, first of all, I need to rent a small stall, but the treasure in this bag is far superior to anything on the market. If I put my own treasures here, my status will naturally be lowered, and when it comes time to haggle over prices, I'll be at a disadvantage. This kind of disadvantaged business attitude isn't what Qian Xiaodou likes."

  So he went to the most prosperous and largest shopping district in the city, with only fifty shops, and took a look around.

  Hmm, interesting! The store's location on the street corner is quite good. However, the beautiful female owner only cares about taking selfies and constantly drawing weird makeup looks. When customers come in, she doesn't even bother to greet them. The store has very few products, giving off an empty image.

  But let's not mention that, in this teahouse, a beautiful woman over 20 years old sitting there, the passersby cultivators and demon cultivators, the rate of turning back to look at her is more than 70%, can this be called doing business? Qian Xiaodou even suspected that she was selling herself. What a waste!

  Qian Xiaodou tidied up her clothes and politely walked forward to ask, "This pretty little sister, can we discuss something?"

  "Hehe, okay!" The beautiful woman immediately had a happy face, with sparkling eyes and a charming smile: "Oh, little brother, you're really sweet! Calling me little sister is so bad!"

  Qian Xiaodou laughed with a frank smile: "You're younger than me and so pretty, I'm just telling the truth~"

  "Wow, pure gold!" The beautiful woman suddenly jumped up and looked at him with surprise, laughing: "Aren't you the young master who was chatting with Master Meng yesterday? Wow, seeing you up close, you're even more handsome! You don't look as cool as Master Meng, but you have that kind of subtle charm that grows on people, I like it!"

  "Hmm..." Qian Xiaodou wiped the cold sweat and forced a smile, saying: "I'm just a small monk, how can I compare to Master Meng? Ah, right! Miss, I have a small pile of treasures that I need to sell at the market stall. I'm afraid they won't fetch a good price. Can you please rent me a small part of your shop for half a month? I'll be gone once I've dealt with these things!"

  "Don't go!" The beautiful woman said hastily: "Just sell it here at my place, oh dear, what rent, I'll let you use it for free~"

  Qian Xiaodou asked with a puzzled face: "Miss, I don't understand, do you usually do business like this? Isn't this going to lose money?"

  The beautiful woman smiled and said: "Compensate for the loss? Impossible, among the 50 best shops here, I alone have ownership of six houses, and that deadbeat husband of mine who hasn't been seen in years still has five, the rent is paid in spirit stones which are more than enough to spend. Doing business is just something to do when I'm bored."

  Qian Xiaodou smiled and said, "So that's how it is. Hmm, our family's store, no matter what, opening the door means making money, this point isn't bad. Oh, look at me, I've been dizzy all day, and I haven't even asked my sister your name yet?"

  "I'm Yu Ting!" The beautiful woman smiled and said: "My deceased husband is the Sixth Elder of Penglai Xianzong, little brother, what about you?"

  Qian Xiaodou smiled casually: "I'm Qian Xiaodou, from Jiuhua Mountain!"

  "Ah~" Yu Ting jumped up, her face excitedly screaming: "You... you're that number one idiot in the world?"

  "Ah~" Qian Xiaodou smiled miserably: "Exactly what I'm saying~"

  "Idol, ah!" Yu Ting laughed with a playful smile: "I didn't expect the legendary figure to visit my store, let alone want to do business with me. It's really fun! Ha ~ you can stay here, come ~ I'll find a place for you, and we can do business together!"

  Like this, it's that simple. Qian Xiaodou relied on his own reputation and sweet talk to win over half a free store. The two of them were busy cleaning up the store, and Qian Xiaodou put all the treasures he had for sale on display. There were top-grade magic tools, low- and mid-grade magic treasures, flame bombs, shockwave bombs, and some medicinal pellets that were really useless. Even the spoils of war from this trip, their family's savings over the years, began to be sold off frantically!

  Fainted, before he could even finish arranging, his small shop was packed with people. Yu Ting and the others were busy to the point of being overwhelmed. These cultivators haggled over prices, and even if Xiao Dou's price-haggling skills were top-notch, it was still a case of a lone tiger being no match for a pack of wolves. They were exhausted to death!

  After a busy day, the next day Qian Xiaoqian brought money, hey ~ she was so silly and occasionally blushed, directly saying how many spirit stones, when others haggled, she wouldn't budge, people were helpless towards this innocent little girl, either buy or leave, once the customer left, Qian Xiaodou would lower the price a bit, most of them succeeded, it really helped him a lot!

  Wang Xiao Tian heard the news and came, standing happily in the store, watching Qian Xiao Dou do business. He saw him transform from a small poor guy to slowly selling precious items, materials, Taoist instruments, and valuable goods at low prices, then buying various popular goods at high prices and reselling them, gradually developing into a small rich man. This was indeed an eye-opener for the young master.

  Five or six days later, more than half of his goods were sold out. Looking at the 230,000 spirit stones in his hand, Qian Xiaodou felt a surge of joy in his heart. So much! Enough for one person to cultivate up to the Great Dao period! But he wouldn't do that because - he was a sly merchant!

  After spending several days with Yu Ting, Qian Xiaodou had a faint idea in her heart - with so many spirit stones, could she buy a shop from her? Such an opportunity was almost zero outside, but no matter what, Qian Xiaodou was determined to take root here!

  Because of Master, because Yuan Fei trusted him, Master had ever so passionately praised him. How could Qian Xiaodou let the person he had relied on for many years down?

  Absolutely not! He must succeed, but how can he succeed? Can't use such a despicable means as seduction, after all, they are so good to him, letting him do business for free, and even selling fewer of their own products. This kind of goodness towards him, has never harmed him before, Qian Xiaodou absolutely doesn't have the heart to hurt them!

  But what other methods are there? Ling stone? Go ~ someone else's ling stone, exists in the heavenly way, can't even finish spending, no chance ~

  Treasures? Hmm! This point is still worth looking at, and I have some family background, but the family background that can make this sister look up to me is really rare!

  "Thunder that destroys heaven and earth? This is my only trump card, the get-out-of-death-free card? It's only useful in Jiuhuashan, but others from Penglai won't find it useful either. Besides, if the sect finds out, they'll kill me for sure! And as for those zombie things, they can't use it either!"

  After thinking about it, Qian Xiaodou decided to stop beating around the bush. If it works, then so be it; if not, she would go to a less desirable area, rent a shop, and rely on her own skills to make a living.

  That evening, Qian Xiaodou and Yu Ting went out for dinner together at a famous restaurant in the Immortal Realm, ordering a table of good dishes.

  Yu Ting glanced at the sumptuous dishes and asked with a smile: "Xiao Dou ~ Have you made a lot of money recently? You're being very generous, it's really amazing!"

  Qian Xiaodou smiled awkwardly: "I did make a lot of money, but I asked you out to dinner today because there's something important I want to discuss with you!"

  "Oh?" Yu Ting asked curiously: "What are you discussing? Are you leaving? Is this a farewell dinner to thank me?"

  Qian Xiaodou smiled awkwardly and said, "How can I go? Little Ting, didn't you see that I'm being chased to death? These days have earned a lot, once out, it's bound to be bloody. Cough... I was thinking of not leaving in the future, just doing business here!"

  Yu Ting laughed happily and said: "That's great, you can just focus on your business from now on, I'll be keeping an eye on you, kiddo!"

  Qian Xiaodou frowned and said: "Xiao Ting, I was thinking of buying another store. Do you mind selling one? If it's not convenient for you, I can also go to the third street to buy one."

  "Really?" Yu Ting thought for a moment and said: "I don't mind, but all the property here was given to me by my deceased husband. I'm just his concubine who has been played with enough. It's not good for me to be in charge. Xiaodou, why don't you just do business in that shop of mine from now on and forget about paying rent?"

  Qian Xiaodou shook his head and smiled casually: "Forget it, I'm not looking to make a lot of spirit stones. The location is good or bad, it's all the same, I just want to find a place to settle down and escape the disaster. Always living in a guest house isn't a long-term solution either. Living with you wouldn't be good for your reputation either. Why don't I go to Sanjie Street to find a storefront instead? I went there two days ago and saw that Liu's shop is up for sale, I estimate 100,000 spirit stones would be enough!"

  Yu Ting helplessly smiled and said: "That small shop, doesn't even have a backyard, it's not suitable for living, at night you still need to spread out a bed on the floor, don't mention how tired you are. You really sleep together with that pretty little apprentice of yours every day, be careful one night you might 'lose control' I know, you men, when it comes to women, there's no immunity!"

  Qian Xiaodou smiled wryly: "From the age of five or six, she's been sleeping like this, it's a habit. We both grew up by the side of demons when we were young, I understand her, at night she must have terrible nightmares and be scared to death. After the foundation period, when our minds are clear, it will be better~ Oh! The dishes are ready, come on, Xiaoting, let me toast you a cup, thanks for taking care of us these past few days~"

  The two of them clinked glasses together and, as usual, Qianqian first prepared a food box for Xiaoqian before they started eating. They had a delicious big meal!

  But before they could finish eating, Yu Ting suddenly changed her mind and slammed her hand on the table saying:

  "Alright, Xiaodou, I trust you, so I'll sell you a shop for 100,000 spirit stones. But if my deceased husband's ghost doesn't agree later on, you have to sell it back to me for the same price!"

  "Oh~" Qian Xiaodou said with a casual smile: "This is actually not a bad idea, Little Ting you can rest assured, I won't let those who are good to me be troubled. This precious shop, although its value is no less than that of a spiritual treasure, but if your husband disagrees, I'll say nothing and sell it back to you!"

  "Alas~" Yu Ting let out a long sigh, her long hair hanging down, and said: "A foolish woman is deceived by a faithless man. He wouldn't agree to that, he's not even willing to see me now. This charming guy will use his family's wealth to deceive girls!"

  Qian Xiaodou felt a pang in her heart and hastily comforted her, saying: "Good Little Ting, I think you should stop being so sentimental. Even if he can deceive people for many years, there will come a day when he's had enough fun and has no one to talk to by his side, that's when he'll remember you. And you, don't just focus on dressing up every day, take this good opportunity to cultivate yourself diligently. The cycle of reincarnation is cruel, and lifespan doesn't spare anyone. After a thousand or hundred years, as long as you're still alive, the things you want will still be there, and he'll eventually be yours!"

  "I'm going to pass out!" Yu Ting said with a bitter smile: "I don't have the energy to chase after the number one beauty Bai Xiaofei like you do, he betrayed me, humph! I'll betray him too. Don't laugh at me, all cultivators in the world are like this, no one is as stupid as you, spending day and night alone by yourself. I'm a woman too, I need attention!"

  Qian Xiaodou said with a firm face: "If you want to get something, but you're not good enough yourself, then you have to establish the confidence of winning, and step by step run towards the end point. No matter how difficult it is, no matter if you can see the end or not, at least I am always making progress. Even if one day she gets married and I don't get her, I can still put my heart at ease. At least, I have loved her so deeply, I tried my best, with no regrets!"

  He expressed his determination while also stopping Yu Ting's ambiguous attitude towards him at the boundary of friendship!

  Like this, Qian Xiaodou acquired the shop and house property not far from Yu Ting at an ultra-low price of 1 million spirit stones. The two houses are very close, and it's convenient to visit each other in the future. The good days of the cunning merchant Wen Xin have also begun.