Chapter 133
The old man from Wei Clan gave Wu Qi a look while smiling, then swiped on his left wrist with his right palm and removed a six-fingers wide, purple-blue bracelet with its hue looking deep as a bottomless abyss . He handed the bracelet toward Wu Qi, smiled and said, "What a young and outstanding man! I knew our young friend Wu Qi has become the disciple of Heaven Breaking Sword Sect . Since you're a cultivator now, compared to me, this bracelet can be of better use in your possession . "
Wu Qi had his gaze rested on this bracelet . The bracelet glinted dazzlingly, and he vaguely saw countless starlights and passing clouds flashing by on its surface . In its depths, indistinct streaks of blood were interwoven and formed strange-looking runes . Wu Qi knew these runes, as they were mentioned in Scroll of Stealing . They were the Immortal Runes of 'The Sumeru and the Mustard Seed' [1], which could only be found in upper tier magical storage items .
Looking at the charming smile on the old man's face, Wu Qi narrowed his eyes and smiled . "I don't deserve it, please pardon Wu Qi for refusing the gift . "
The old man was surprised . He looked at Wu Qi, shook his head and said "My young friend Wu Qi, have you not heard of the saying that one cannot refuse a gift from an elder? Although this is the first time we have met, I've taken a liking of you, and therefore, I just want to give you a small item as a present . Why are you saying that you don't deserve it? Wei Clan has been running its business in Great Yan Dynasty for a long history, and a magical storage item is considered nothing for us . "
Lu Chengfeng gave Wu Qi a look and said with a smile on his face, "Wu Qi, since it is merely a piece of kindness from old mister Wei, why don't you just keep it? Chengfeng owes him a great debt of gratitude . Not only is old mister Wei my benefactor, but he is also a senior to us . It is just a magical storage item, you can just take it . "
Wu Qi shook his head . With utmost respect, he bowed deeply towards the old man, then slowly took three steps back . Looking at the old man, he said with an indifferent voice, "By refusing the gift from old mister, it is not just that Wu Qi feels that I don't deserve it . Wu Qi doesn't want to owe any favor to old mister, as it will be really tough to repay a small favor to someone like you . "
The expression on Lu Chengfeng's face changed slightly, while the old man straightened his back, throwing an interesting look at Wu Qi as he said, "What makes you said that?"
Wu Qi gazed back deeply at the old man, laughed lightly and said, "May I ask, what is the true purpose of old mister's visit? Could it really be a simple meeting of catching up with my young master? If old mister does come with such intentions, you should have come here long ago . After all, our young master had arrived at Ji City for such a long time… don't you think so?"
Slowly, Lu Chengfeng sat back in his chair, wearing a smile on his face and looking at the old man .
The old man sighed, weighed the storage bracelet in his hand, shook his head and said, "What a cunning little man . I've been in the field of trades for all my life, and this is the first time that I've failed in giving out a present . Tsk, someone actually refused a gift from me . You little man!" With a rather upset expression, he looked at Wu Qi, sighed again and said, "Fortunately, there aren't many people like you existing under this heavens, or else, how am I going to run my Wei Merchant? Hahaha!"
After letting out a loud, long laugh, the old man casually tossed the bracelet out from the parlor . A sound of water splashing was heard, as the bracelet was thrown into some small stream or river outside the parlor . Then, the old man laughed and said, "Well, since our little friend turned his nose up at my present, the bracelet has lost its value . I have no choice but to cast it away!"
Lu Chengfeng cupped his fist, bowed slightly at the old man and said, "Wu Qi's words are rather inappropriate . I hope old mister won't blame him for that . "
The old man shook his head and said, "No, no, why should I blame him for that? To be honest, Wu Qi had hit the nail on the head . My purpose of the visit is not to catch up with Duke Yan Le . " Putting up a serious expression, the old man continued saying with a deep voice, "I'm a merchant, and the duty of a merchant is to store up goods to make a good profit later on . In those years, Duke Yan Le was bullied and tormented by the brothers of Lu Clan, living a life of desperation . It was fortunate that I came across it, and gave Duke Yan Le a basic technique of cultivation, the profound knowledge of arrays, and one million gold coins . "
Wu Qi instantly gasped at the generosity of this old man . How could he invest so much of money to Lu Chengfeng, who was merely a love child in a desperate situation? Wu Qi did not feel anything special for the technique of cultivation and the profound knowledge of arrays . To be honest, although they were both secret knowledge that could not be measured with money, as a matter of fact, it merely cost the fee of hiring someone to copy them, some papers and ink .
But, he was shocked on the investment of one million gold coins! By investing such a great deal of money on a love child, it proved that not only this old man was daring and bold, but he was also simply insane . Could he have learned the secret that Lu Chengfeng was the love child of Yan Buji at that point in time? Or, could he have known of the future achievements of Lu Chengfeng?
One million gold coins! Thus, without even asking, Wu Qi now knew where Lu Chengfeng got his Little 25th Lamp, the lower tier magical treasure . With such a huge amount of money, Lu Chengfeng could almost purchase anything he wanted! It was no wonder why Lu Chengfeng was so poor when he arrived at Little Meng City, as he must have spent all his money in purchasing this lower tier magical treasure .
While remaining sitting, Lu Chengfeng once again cupped his fist and bowed to the old man . "The kindness of old mister is like giving Chengfeng a new life . Chengfeng will never forget your gratitude for the rest of my life . " He then rose to his feet, looked at the old man and said with a deep voice, "No matter what request old mister has, as long as it is within Chengfeng's ability, I'll never reject the request . Old mister, please tell Chengfeng the purpose of your visit . "
'This guy has simply sold himself out with what he just said!' Wu Qi frowned and gazed at Lu Chengfeng, thinking inwardly, but he could only sigh at it . Well, it couldn't be worse, since this was the weakness in Lu Chengfeng's character, and at least it made him more dependable than those guys who could turn their back on friends at any time . In future, Wu Qi would focus all his attention on making progress on the path of cultivating the Dao, and that would require immeasurable money, energy stones, and pills . Thus, Lu Chengfeng would have to be his biggest source of finance . Having an affectionate and faithful brother was better than having a partner who could turn his back at any time!
Wu Qi sighed again, then walked towards a table placed beside Lu Chengfeng and sat down behind it . A few serving ladies came to him without making any sound and brought him tea, fruits, and some tidbits . Wu Qi took up a teacup, brought closer to his nose and smelled the tea with an indifferent expression . Then, he took a sip of the tea, placed the teacup back on the table, and turned his gaze towards the old man . Quietly he kept staring at the old man . It seemed to him a thought was ready to come out from his mind, but yet, he just couldn't get a grasp of it .
It was a thought that came from the powerful intuition inherited from Le Xiaobai, and had nothing to do with Wu Qi himself . The intuition told Wu Qi that he should be able to guess who this old man was . However, no matter how hard he racked his brains, he still could not guess the real identity of this old man from Wei Clan .
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