1808 Raggedy Shopkeeper (1/2)

Mengyao Xu raised a slender brow, somewhat displeased. Pretty girls like her couldn't stand filthy environments. This tiny room, with grease all over the floor, was way too dirty for their liking.

Not only that, there was also a pungent smell in the air. Never mind Mengyao Xu and Ya Yun, even Black Puppy and Sky-Devouring Snake were bothered by the odor.

The only one to remain calm was Qingfeng Li. Seemingly unaffected, he surveyed the room closely.

Upon closer inspection, Qingfeng Li found that the grease stains on the ground weren't really oil. Instead, they were the by-products of the weapon forging process, produced when impurities were turned into liquid form.

As for the pungent odor in the air, it wasn't from any chemicals, but rather the gases released when high-purity black steel is melted at high temperatures. Qingfeng Li knew this because of the chemistry knowledge he had learned back on Earth.

Qingfeng Li released his spirit energy, sweeping it back and forth around the room. He found that the weapons on display were all very ordinary. They weren't spirit monarch realm weapons at all; at most, they were Supreme Level weapons.

Although he didn't sense the presence of a spirit monarch realm weapon here, Qingfeng Li still firmly believed in what the Dark Night Emperor had said. He knew the other would never fool around like this.

Qingfeng Li continued to extend his spirit energy, attempting to scan inside the back room. However, as his spirit energy approached the door, it was bounced away by a defensive force.

Qingfeng Li's expression changed, surprise in his eyes.

By now, Qingfeng Li's spirit energy was extremely powerful. Most spirit defensive arrays could not resist his spirit energy at all. He hadn't expected to be bounced back here.

At that, Qingfeng Li activated the clairvoyance ability in his right eye. A beam of golden light shot from his pupil and penetrated the wall. He wanted to see inside the room, but to his surprise, all he could see was one big blur. He couldn't really make out anything clearly.

Qingfeng Li's Clairvoyant Vision was capable of seeing through even the void; there was nothing it couldn't go through. He hadn't thought that it would be slightly obstructed here. It was evident that there was some kind of secret hidden in the room, concealing some great treasure.

Walking up to the raggedy old man, Qingfeng Li bowed respectfully. ”Your Junior, Qingfeng Li, humbly greets his Senior,” Qingfeng Li said. ”I came, today, to purchase a weapon.”

The trashy old man stayed lying on his grey chair, fast asleep. He hadn't heard Qingfeng Li at all, paying him no mind.

”Big Brother Li,” Ya Yun said, ”let's go. We can go to some other weapon store to buy some spirit monarch realm weapon. This place is filthy, what great weapons could they possibly have? And the shopkeeper even dared to ignore you.”

Qingfeng Li waved her off, saying, ”It's fine. I quite like this shop's owner. I think fate brought me to him.”

A raggedy cotton blanket was lying loosely on top of the raggedy old man. It, too, was filthy, stained all over with grease and letting off a pungent odor. Then, the old man shifted slightly and his blanket fell to the ground.

Qingfeng Li hurried over. Picking the raggedy blanket off the floor, he laid it back on top of the old man. As he did this, his hands were stained by the grease, blackening the skin and staining it with the same pungent smell.

But Qingfeng Li didn't seem to mind. He continued to speak in a low tone, ”Senior, take care not to catch a cold. If you feel that I've intruded on your nap, I will leave now.”

Just as Qingfeng Li turned to leave, the raggedy old man opened his eyes. ”Wait,” he said, his voice emotionless.

Qingfeng Li turned back to him. ”What can I do for you?” he said, his tone respectful.