The bearded man thought he was going to steal the treasure, so he looked stern and said, "What does it have to do with you? Let me go!"
Su Muqing released his pressure without saying a word.
The terrifying pressure from the Jindan stage instantly pinned the bearded man to the ground, unable to move. When the others saw this, they all scattered, fearing that they would be affected.
Realizing that the opponent was much stronger than him, the bearded man quickly begged for mercy.
“No, no, no, let’s talk it over nicely. I’ll give you whatever you want!” The bearded man raised the Sun and Moon Pearl above his head with difficulty. “I’ll give you this too. Please let me go!”
In an instant, the pressure disappeared without a trace, and the Sun and Moon Pearls in his hand were also taken away.
The moment Su Muqing took the Sun and Moon Pearl in his hand, he knew that this was the token of love he had given to Fan Li.
This item is extremely precious and unique, with a faint purple glow. It is extremely beautiful. There is no other sun and moon pearl exactly the same as it in the whole world.
I was stunned for a moment.
Seeing his grim expression, Song Xixi asked with concern, "Big Brother, what's wrong?"
Su Muqing ignored her and grabbed the bearded man who was about to escape, and said coldly: "This is a token of love I gave to someone else, why is it in your hands!"
The bearded man said in panic, "How would I know what this token of love is? I bought it from a female cultivator!"
Su Muqing said sternly: "You're lying! Did you steal it?!"
The bearded man shouted, "You can attack my appearance, but you can't question my character! If I lie, I'll be struck by lightning! Come, come, I'll take you to see it myself. The female cultivator should still be setting up a stall over there!"
Song Xixi covered her mouth in surprise, "Female cultivator? Could it be Seventh Senior Sister?"
When the bearded man heard the title, he looked her up and down, and suddenly remembered that the girl who sold him the Sun and Moon Pearls seemed to be wearing the same disciple uniform, so he mentioned it.
"That fellow Taoist seems to be a disciple of your Tianji Sect as well. He is dressed similarly to you!"
Su Muqing closed his eyes, clenched the jade hairpin in his hand, suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "Lead the way!"
Soon, the bearded man led Su Muqing and the other two to a place not far from Fan Li's stall and looked over there from afar.
It’s not that they didn’t want to take a closer look, but Fan Li’s stall was crowded with people and they couldn’t get close at all.
But no matter how far away they were, they could recognize that it was Fan Li!
Su Muqing couldn't believe it. She did such a thing behind his back without even disguising herself. Wasn't she afraid of being discovered by him?
At this moment, Song Xixi noticed that Su Muqing crushed the jade hairpin in his hand.
This was originally bought by Su Muqing to coax Fan Li, and this was also the purpose of their trip, but now it seems like it was all in vain.
Song Xixi's lips curved up slightly in a happy arc, and she looked worried when she spoke: "Big Brother, maybe Senior Sister is too short of spirit stones, so..."
Seeing Fan Li collecting so many spiritual stones and looking overjoyed from afar, Su Muqing felt upset. "Even if she is short of spiritual stones, she shouldn't sell this!"
The bearded man stood at the back, not wanting to be involved in this complicated emotional entanglement, nor planning to take back the Sun and Moon Pearl, so he wanted to sneak away.
Unexpectedly, Su Muqing seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and suddenly asked him: "How many spirit stones did she sell you?"
The bearded man froze immediately and said hesitantly, "She...she said she was selling it at a low price, selling it to me for 150 middle-grade spirit stones."
The words "selling at a low price" really hurt Su Muqing's heart.
The value of the Sun and Moon Pearl is more than enough to replace the unit with a top-grade one, but Fan Li only wants a mid-grade spirit stone. Isn't that just selling it at a low price!
Shen Rong saw the veins throbbing in the senior brother's veins, and silently pulled the junior sister aside.
Then Su Muqing grabbed the collar of the bearded man and said with suppressed anger:
"Did she really say she was selling it at a low price? She really only sold you a mid-grade spirit stone?!"
The bearded man turned pale with fear: "Dao, Daoist friend. I, I definitely didn't lie. She really only charged me 150...medium-grade spirit stones, but I felt bad and gave her 50 more. It has nothing to do with me. I'm just an innocent passerby!"
Su Muqing closed his eyes tightly and let go of the other person. If he hadn't been so well-mannered, he would have been furious and lost his composure.
Shen Rong shot a cold look at the bearded man and said, "Get out of here!"
"Yes, yes, I'll get out of here right away!" The bearded man got what he wanted and got out of here.
Shen Rong glanced at Su Muqing, and said with a gloating tone: "I didn't expect Fan Li to be so heartless and ungrateful that she could even sell such an important thing. Such a woman is really not worthy of Senior Brother's love."
As he spoke, Shen Rong suddenly paused.
He frowned, walked quickly towards a monk who had just left Fan Li's stall, and shouted, "Stop!"
The round-faced monk turned around and was stunned for a moment: "What's the matter, fellow Daoist?"
The other person faced him and just revealed what he was holding in his hand, which was a piece of purple cloud gauze as thin as a cicada's wing.
You are so good, Fan Li, you even sold the things he gave you!
In the last second he was still mocking Su Muqing, and in the next second Shen Rong's defense was broken.
His expression was truly terrifying. The monk carefully put away the purple cloud yarn and frowned, saying, "If you have nothing else to say, I will take my leave now!"
"You think you can take this thing?!" Shen Rong gathered his strength and slapped the monk on the back.
The other party was on guard, but still suffered some minor injuries.
However, this person was not to be trifled with. He immediately used his spiritual power to infuse his dantian and shouted, "Everyone, be careful. Someone is trying to rob treasures in broad daylight and break the rules of the market!"
The powerful voice spread throughout the entire market town, and in an instant, the surroundings became so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.
Everyone stopped what they were doing, looked at Su Muqing and the others with unfriendly expressions, and recognized their origins from their clothes.
Are the disciples of Tianji Sect so arrogant? This is too much!
Shen Rong was still unwilling to let the monk go, his eyes were red with anger: "Give me back my things!"
The round-faced monk said, "This is totally unreasonable! Give it back to you? Who the hell are you?!"
The surrounding monks gradually gathered around, and some had already taken out their weapons. There was no doubt that once the fight started, they would become the target of public criticism.
Su Muqing didn't care about being sad, and hurriedly stepped forward to tell Shen Rong not to act on impulse, and then said to everyone: "It's all a misunderstanding. We have no intention of robbing the treasure. It was my younger brother who made a mistake and acted impulsively. He is ignorant, and I hope you can forgive me."
In view of Su Muqing's good attitude, the round-faced monk snorted coldly, did not care about it anymore, and left quickly.
Shen Rong wanted to chase after him, but was held back by Su Muqing.
"Third Junior Brother!" Su Muqing said in a low voice, "Calm down!"
Shen Rong looked at him, the cinnabar mole between his eyebrows became increasingly red, and there was a barely perceptible hint of grievance in his tone.
"Big Brother, Fan Li is going too far! She even sold my Ziyunsha! Does she still have any heart?!"
The crowd gradually dispersed, Su Muqing looked towards Fan Li and met her eyes.
Fan Li's face was calm, without any ripples. He didn't show any panic of being caught at all, and was very frank.
Since she dared to do it, she was not afraid of being discovered.
She had almost sold out, so it was time for her to close the stall and go back, lest she attract attention and be targeted by someone with ulterior motives.
Shen Rong walked over aggressively, raised his hand, and overturned Fan Li's stall.
Su Muqing stood aside and did not stop him. He stared at Fan Li with deep eyes, as if he wanted to accuse him.
Fan Li walked out of the rubble, slowly put away the heavy mustard bag, looked at Shen Rong calmly, and said:
"Third Junior Brother, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?"
Shen Rong sneered, "How dare you ask me what's wrong? You are such a heartless guy!"
Without waiting for Fan Li to speak, Shen Rong raised his voice on purpose so that everyone watching the show could hear clearly and know how bad Fan Li's character is.
"Don't deny it. We saw it all clearly over there just now. You not only sold my things, but also my senior brother's things. The six of us senior brothers regard you as a treasure, and the gifts we gave you were also treasures, but you didn't know how to cherish them!"
So that's how it is. No wonder this young and unfamiliar girl could come up with so many good things at once. It turns out that she was selling the gifts given by her senior brothers.
This is a really unkind thing to do. To put it bluntly, isn't it just heartless?
Countless condemning gazes fell on Fan Li, as if to pierce her spine.
In her previous life, Fan Li would have wanted to find a hole to crawl into, but now, she no longer cares about other people's opinions.
No one's feelings mattered more than hers.
After a round of discussion, Shen Rong got to the point: "Why did you sell that piece of purple cloud yarn? Did you get my consent? If I had known you would sell it, I would have burned it instead of giving it to you!"
Su Muqing said disappointedly: "Have you ever considered our feelings when you did this?"
Song Xixi walked forward with her skirt lifted up, and kindly advised: "Senior sister, now that things have come to this, you should apologize to Senior Brother. Let's all be fine and return to the sect together, okay?"
Fan Li glanced at her and ignored her.
Fan Li looked at Shen Rong, smiling: "Now that you have finished speaking, it is my turn to speak."
Shen Rong sneered: "I want to see how you can argue."
Fan Li said calmly, "Let's talk about Ziyunsha. Have you forgotten what you said before, Third Senior Brother?"
Shen Rong was stunned. How could he remember something that happened so long ago?
Fan Li's eyes were calm, without a trace of fluctuation, and he said, "I just picked up these things casually. It's up to you whether you want to keep them or not, throw them away or sell them. If it weren't for my request, I wouldn't bother to do this."
This was what Shen Rong said when he gave her the housewarming gift, and Fan Li remembered it word for word.
Although Shen Rong's words were so harsh, she was still very happy at the time. Later, when she accidentally learned that the purple cloud gauze was just a piece of scrap material, Fan Li still regarded it as a treasure.