When Chu Qing’s Parents returned, Chu Qing obediently called out, "Mom, Dad."
If they hadn’t seen the other Chu Qing on the verge of death, they might have actually believed their daughter was a well-behaved girl.
Alas, it was all an illusion.
Chu Qing’s Mother helped the brother up and said to her daughter, "Your younger brother just recovered..."
Before Chu Qing’s Mother could finish, Mo Yan suggested, "With someone that mentally unstable, lecturing is useless. I suggest a good beating."
Chu Qing’s Parents: "..."
They wanted to smack Mo Yan.
But a beating wouldn’t actually work. They’d hit her plenty when she was a child; no matter how much they hit or yelled at her, nothing worked.
They had tried everything, but they just couldn’t cure Chu Qing.
They couldn’t just lock her up forever, could they?
Fortunately, the other Chu Qing had a special constitution. Otherwise, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Noticing the look in Chu Qing’s Parents’ eyes, Mo Yan immediately pointed to the door and said, "Look, Fairy Xiaomo is here."
Xiao Xiaomo had indeed arrived, along with Chi Xue Child and the others.
When they saw the pile of Magical Treasures, they were stunned.
Liu Yiyi couldn’t help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, whose grave did you rob?"
Jiang Zuo: "..."
’It was actually kind of similar,’ he thought. ’But that place wasn’t really a grave.’
’It could only be considered an ancient ruin, a battlefield after all.’
’Besides, I didn’t touch the real tomb. The outside was a dwelling at best.’
At that moment, Blade Master Hai Bian sighed with emotion. "As expected, we can’t apply our definition of ’ordinary’ to Fellow Daoist Po Xiao’s ’ordinary’ Magical Treasures."
They figured that in Po Xiao’s eyes, a "good" Magical Treasure would, at the very least, have to be on the level of Mo Yan’s Shadowless Dagger.
Chu Qing’s father also picked up a Magical Treasure to examine it. Finally, he said in surprise, "The forging techniques for these Magical Treasures are different from modern ones. Are these from the ancient era?"
Jiang Zuo nodded. "I went to the qualification battlefield a couple of days ago and picked them up along the way."
Everyone: "..."
’Picked them up along the way? You can pick up this many?’
’This is straight-up looting!’
Meanwhile, as soon as Chu Qing heard the words "special forging techniques," she rushed over to inspect them. Then she turned to Chu Qing’s father and said, "I want two."
Chu Qing’s father sighed and could only nod. "Buy them."
Chu Qing then smiled happily.
Jiang Zuo rummaged through the pile on the ground, then picked out a stone and tossed it to Chu Qing. "Use this for smithing. It will effectively enhance your abilities."
Chu Qing caught the large stone, puzzled. She didn’t recognize it.
But Chu Qing’s Parents were stunned. The father spoke up, "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, is this a Desolate Stone? We are willing to buy it for one Ninth-Grade Spirit Stone.
"Please, Fellow Daoist, do not refuse."
Jiang Zuo was still confused. "Are Desolate Stones that expensive?"
Chu Qing’s Mother asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist, you don’t know the use of a Desolate Stone?"
Jiang Zuo shook his head. "Besides being a bit hard, having high compatibility, and making it easy to produce an Artifact Spirit, what other use is there?"
Everyone: "..."
Xiao Xiaomo spoke up, asking, "Boss Po Xiao, do you think it’s easy to produce an Artifact Spirit?"
Jiang Zuo said, "Can’t you get one with just any random material?"
Everyone: "..."
’Is he for real?’
Chu Qing’s father asked, "Fellow Daoist, you understand blacksmithing?"
Jiang Zuo nodded, then added, "But I’ve already given up on blacksmithing."
Chu Qing’s father: "Why?"
Jiang Zuo glanced at Chu Qing, his meaning obvious.
He would go crazy too.
Everyone: "..."
’So it’s highly likely that Po Xiao is a super Master Blacksmith?’
They might not have believed it before, but now they were starting to. Unfortunately, there was no way to confirm it.
At this, Mo Yan immediately called out, "Boss Po Xiao, do you have any more Desolate Stones? I’ll buy them at a high price too!"
Jiang Zuo shook his head. "That was the only one."
In reality, he had acquired that piece by accident. If it hadn’t been put together with the Magical Treasures, Jiang Zuo wouldn’t have had any Desolate Stones at all.
Mo Yan was deeply disappointed.
Chi Xue Child, however, wasn’t disappointed, because his Red Sword already possessed a spirit.
After that, they could only resign themselves to picking through the Magical Treasures.
Meanwhile, Chu Qing’s father called Jiang Zuo outside.
Once they were outside, Jiang Zuo heard an extremely bizarre question.
Chu Qing’s father asked Jiang Zuo, "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, what do you think of my young daughter?"
Jiang Zuo wasn’t sure if he was overthinking things, but he answered anyway: "She’s a psycho."
Chu Qing’s father: "..."
’Sure enough, this guy has no idea how to give someone face.’
Chu Qing’s father forced a smile. "Don’t you have symptoms similar to my daughter’s, Fellow Daoist? That makes you one of us."
Jiang Zuo: "..."
He decided not to say anything and just let the man finish what he had to say.
Since Jiang Zuo remained silent, Chu Qing’s father naturally continued, "I wonder, Fellow Daoist, have you considered finding a Dual Cultivation Companion?"
Without a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Zuo said, "I have a companion."
"Then have you considered..."
"I haven’t," Jiang Zuo cut in before Chu Qing’s father could finish. "Chu Qing is only about fourteen, right? Is this how fathers act these days?"
Chu Qing’s father said with self-righteous confidence, "No. If she could marry you, Fellow Daoist, I think it would be a good thing.
"Besides, Chu Qing will be of age in a few years, so there’s no problem.
"Although Chu Qing isn’t right in the head, she’s excellent in other aspects.
"Her natural talent is outstanding.
"If you would, Fellow Daoist..."
Jiang Zuo turned and walked away, tossing a single word over his shoulder: "Sicko."
Chu Qing’s father: "..."
’What’s wrong with a father worried about his daughter’s marriage prospects?’
’They’re both blacksmiths, so they’d definitely have something in common. And with his incredible insight, he’s sure to make Chu Qing fall for him.’
Just then, Jiang Zuo suddenly stopped.
Chu Qing’s father thought Jiang Zuo had changed his mind, but before he could get happy, Jiang Zuo’s next words left him completely stunned.
"If you ever mention this to me again, I’ll kill Chu Qing."
After saying this, Jiang Zuo went back inside.
Chu Qing’s father froze for a moment, then sighed. "What a pity. I was a step too late. Otherwise, it really would have been a good thing."
But since things had come to this, he naturally wouldn’t bring it up again.
He could only keep his daughter by his side for a while longer.
By the time Jiang Zuo went inside, the others had already picked out their Magical Treasures. They were free for the taking, after all, and it was obvious that Po Xiao wouldn’t cheat them.
Mo Yan, Liuyue Xue, and Liu Yiyi in particular had claimed almost all the Magical Treasures for themselves.
They had no other intention than to resell the items.
As for what was left, the others couldn’t afford it.
It couldn’t be helped. Mo Yan and Liuyue Xue had both made a fortune recently.
So they had the money to buy them, and Liu Yiyi was probably just rich to begin with.
Blade Master Hai Bian was a bit better off and could also buy quite a few, but he couldn’t compare to the women. The most miserable, of course, was Chi Xue Child, who had been constantly losing money lately.
And it wasn’t just him; even Mo Yan’s Spirit Stones were constantly dwindling back at their Sect.
"Those people are too damn crafty," was Mo Yan’s comment on them.
Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but ask, "You guys have the money to buy these?"
He knew for a fact that most of them were on the poorer side.
Then they took out a considerable amount of Spirit Stones.
Blade Master Hai Bian said, "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, we’ve made a rough estimate..."
Jiang Zuo said directly, "Just tell me the final total of Spirit Stones."
They paused for a moment, then did the math.
Finally, Blade Master Hai Bian said, "Including the Desolate Stone, the total comes to one Ninth-Grade, eight Eighth-Grade, and six Sixth-Grade."
Jiang Zuo was speechless.
’So all this stuff combined isn’t even worth one Desolate Stone?’
’If I had known Desolate Stones were this valuable, I would’ve grabbed more.’