The only intact handprint box fell to the ground with a resounding thud as he released his hand.

"You...don't tell me this...this is my Celestial Strategy Instrument?"

The Lord of Cangwu City stared at the box covered in gray handprints, his voice trembling.

"I'm sorry, I really didn't know it would explode, and... and you never said it would explode..."

Ji Fanya put her small hands behind her back, hiding behind Di Moyu with a wronged expression, but her heart was filled with more worry.

Each measurement with the Tian Ce Yi costs one silver coin, so its value must be very high.

He can't afford to pay for it, what can we do?

Waaah, what if I end up washing dishes to pay off my debt?

He finally met a master who could give him a good life, and he didn't want to stay!

Thinking about it, he looked at Di Moyu with tears welling up in his eyes, the meaning in his eyes was very clear.

Senior Brother, you're the one who asked me to do this, what do we do now?

"Is an 'I'm sorry' all it takes to make a difference?"

Before Di Moyu could speak, the City Lord of Cangwu erupted in fury, "Do you know that this Heavenly Strategy Instrument requires a second-grade weapon refiner to make? You can't afford to pay for it even if you wanted to!"

"A second-grade weapon refiner!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Yue gasped softly and pulled Jun Feijue aside, whispering, "Those who can become weapon refiners are one in ten thousand. Even in our Qingxuan Kingdom, there are only two in total, and they were invited by the royal family from outside, not from our own country."

"So what?"

Di Moyu simply said indifferently, "If he took it out for people to test, he should have been prepared to bear the risks."

"Senior Brother!"

Hearing Di Moyu say so much, all for his sake, Ji Fanya was moved to tears.

“That’s right, Young Master Di is right. We were just here to test it. It was the Tian Ce Yi that exploded on its own because of its poor quality. It has nothing to do with us.”

After glancing at Di Moyu, Jin Yue's spirits suddenly surged, and she looked directly at the City Lord of Cangwu without fear, "We spent a silver coin, and now we haven't found anything. Logically speaking, you should still pay us back."

She knew Di Moyu's true cultivation level. Although she didn't understand why he had appeared weaker just now, his current strength was among the best in the entire kingdom. There was no need to worry about a mere city lord.

"you…"

Hearing Jin Yue's words, the City Lord of Cangwu was speechless for a moment.

Because everything Jin Yue said was true.

People just came to get a test done, who knew the instrument would suddenly explode.

However, this Heavenly Strategy Instrument was not some ordinary piece of scrap metal; how could it be damaged so easily?

The test failed?

Upon realizing this, the Cangwu City Lord's expression suddenly changed, as if he understood something.

"Lord, um, these people can't be touched."

At this moment, a servant quickly approached the city lord and whispered, "That...that young master with purple hair is...is a peak ninth-level Xuan Realm expert. We can't make a move!"

"What did you say?"

Upon hearing this, the City Lord of Cangwu was taken aback and repeated, "A peak ninth-level expert in the Profound Realm?"

"Yes, yes, peak of the ninth rank." The servant nodded vigorously.

"Oh, really?"

Cangwu Cheng smiled slightly at first, then flung the servant aside and pointed at Di Moyu with disbelief, mocking, "You're kidding me, he's just a greenhorn..."

Di Moyu raised his eyes and silently circulated his profound energy.

In his eyes, nine brown rings shone brightly.

Lord of Cangwu City: "..."