Chapter 2106 — Wagering With You
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The treasure the Golden Bell Sect had put up for exchange this time was a set known as the low-grade Golden Cicada Inner Armor. According to the treasure description they had registered, this low-grade Golden Cicada Inner Armor could withstand attacks from any expert below the Earth rank—meaning that so long as a practitioner's strength had not reached the Earth rank, any Mystic-rank practitioner would find this inner armor utterly impervious.
The catch was that this was only the low-grade Golden Cicada Inner Armor, and unlike the mid-grade and high-grade versions, it was not proof against fire and water. This low-grade armor still feared burning and flooding.
The item was a treasure in its own right, but plainly put, it was in fact a transaction between the Golden Bell Sect and the Pi family. Both families excelled in external-body cultivation, yet one could be said to specialize in attack and the other in defense. The hidden Pi family was somewhat lacking in defense, while the Golden Bell Sect was somewhat lacking in attack—if the two families complemented each other, it would be a fine arrangement.
To the Golden Bell Sect, this low-grade Golden Cicada Inner Armor was of scant use, so it would have been better to lose it to the hidden Pi family in this contest. Of course, even without losing, they could simply trade it to the hidden Pi family—but who would have thought the hidden Pi family would lose instead?
Naturally, the hidden Pi family did not wish to exchange with the Golden Bell Sect right in front of Wei Zhao; if they did, Wei Zhao would likely interfere and forcibly exercise his right of exchange to claim the low-grade Golden Cicada Inner Armor from the Golden Bell Sect's hands.
So the hidden Pi family made a show of indifference and departed first—in truth, a hint to the Golden Bell Sect to take their treasure and go quickly, so the two could conclude their business in private.
Unfortunately for them, Wei Zhao had taken a fancy to the thing. Proof against the attacks of experts below the Earth rank? Not bad. He would get himself one—even if he had no use for it, if those around him ever undertook anything dangerous, it could still serve.
So Wei Zhao casually fished out from his pile of goods a "Minor Restoration Pill." This pill was the stake the hidden You family had submitted; it could rapidly heal the injured, but not those whose meridians had been damaged—it could only treat injuries other than meridian wounds.
Of course, a "Minor" Restoration Pill was, as the name implied, of rather modest effect. It was useless against grave injuries and could only treat wounds that were not fatal to begin with.
To Wei Zhao, this too was of scant use. His Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art could heal a person comprehensively, whether the meridians were injured or not, so the Minor Restoration Pill was good for nothing. Wei Zhao tossed it straight to Diamond and said, "I'll trade this for your low-grade Golden Cicada Inner Armor set!"
"That..." Diamond was momentarily speechless. Damn it, aren't you just swindling me? We're the Golden Bell Sect—what we train is to be impervious to blade and spear! What the hell use is a Minor Restoration Pill to us? Who could possibly wound us? And if anyone could wound us, the injury would be beyond what a single Minor Restoration Pill could save—we'd either be crippled or dead!
What was more, this low-grade Golden Cicada Inner Armor was meant for the hidden Pi family. If Wei Zhao traded for it, how were they to explain it to the hidden Pi family?
So Diamond cast a pleading look at Old Master Zhao, hoping he would say a few words.
"What, don't tell me you're unwilling to trade?" Wei Zhao glanced at Diamond and asked mildly. "Or is it that you no longer wish to abide by the rules of the hidden-family summit?"