Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 237: Verbal Agreement
“Daoist Li has given such a great discount, Liu is truly grateful.”
“However, I feel ashamed to accept it; let’s go by the store’s rules, it will be no less than a single spiritual stone.”
“Then please take care of the Azure Flood Halberd for me, and I will come to collect it in seven days.”
“I hope Daoist Li won’t disappoint me!” Liu Yu said calmly.
He didn’t lack for a hundred or so spiritual stones now and brought up his identity from the Yuan Yang Sect to dispel any small thoughts this person might have had, not to take advantage of him.
“Daoist Liu, rest assured, this Azure Flood Halberd will be as good as new. I guarantee it with the reputation of the Li Family Refining Workshop!”
“In seven days, you can just come to collect it!”
Hearing that there would be no discount, Li Qiu immediately felt goodwill and loudly assured him.
“With Daoist Li’s decades of refining skills, I naturally trust you completely,” Liu Yu replied lightly.
Then, his voice turned cold, and he changed the subject to make his request:
“However, I have one more request, and I hope Daoist can fulfill it.”
“Due to certain reasons, I do not wish for the news of this spiritual artifact being repaired here to be known by anyone else.”
“This matter should remain between us, and no third party should be informed.”
“Do you understand, Daoist Li?”
As he spoke, Liu Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, exuding a murderous aura that had caused many deaths, staring into Li Qiu's eyes.
Li Qiu had decent spiritual root talent and, with his family's support, had successfully established his foundation, but he was merely a dedicated alchemist trained by the Li family, with very little experience in dueling magic. He had never seen such a scenario before.
With over a hundred years of life experience, although it did not cause him to lose composure, it did make him feel a chill; he knew that this person was likely not to be trifled with. He immediately assured, “Daoist Liu can rest assured, I will personally handle the repair of this spiritual artifact. It won’t pass through the hands of the store’s staff, and absolutely no other cultivators will know.”
“In seven days, you can come and collect it.”
With Li Qiu’s 150 years of experience and over a hundred years in the refining business, he naturally knew that not all magical artifacts were “clean,” and many had “dubious origins.”
However, he was in the business of doing business and had no intention of probing into the origins of these artifacts or getting involved in the grudges of the cultivation world, especially since the Li family could not withstand great storms.
Seeing this person make such a guarantee, Liu Yu felt relieved and then stood up, clasping his hands in farewell, leaving the Li Family Refining Workshop.
His caution was merely a precaution; the death of Xie Junjie had been concluded by the sect, and the place of death was within the Heavenly Harmony Sect’s controlled area, making it difficult for anyone to investigate.
Even if someone who knew Xie Junjie wanted to buy a magical artifact, they would only go to better shops and not this small refining workshop.
With these precautions in place, it could be said to be foolproof, unless fate played a trick.
However, Liu Yu did not believe he would be that unlucky.
Even if discovered, he had plenty of excuses.
After some inquiries, he learned that the Li family, which operated this refining workshop, had only three foundation establishment cultivators, the highest of which was merely at the mid foundation establishment stage, and he was confident he could manage them.
After leaving the Li Family Refining Workshop, Liu Yu departed East Market and headed straight toward Yan Hongyu's cave dwelling.
On one hand, he wanted to build a closer relationship, and on the other, he intended to inform her about the potential to refine second-tier elixirs to see if they could reach a cooperation.