Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 282 - 282 Trouble Comes

It’s you again!

Seeing the person from the Song Family appear at his stall, Wang Chen felt quite the headache.

There’s an old saying, "Three times is a charm," but this fellow was the fourth one to come to the market, inviting him to join the Purple Mansion Song Family.

Wang Chen was not only familiar with the man’s face but even knew his name by now.

Third Master of Song Family.

In the beginning, Third Master of Song Family carried an air of arrogance typical of servants from rich families; although he didn’t go as far as to literally look down his nose at Wang Chen, a loose cultivator, his pride was openly displayed on his face.

By the second and third visits, his attitude had significantly changed.

He lowered his stance quite a bit, and even after being refused by Wang Chen once again, he didn’t get angry and remained civil.

This caused Wang Chen’s reputation in the market to experience a subtle shift.

The mighty Purple Mansion Song Family had sincerely extended an invitation several times, yet Wang Chen did not give them any face.

Wasn’t this too arrogant?

Even if he was playing hard to get, he should have known when to stop. Wasn’t he afraid of offending them to death?

Was the face of the Purple Mansion Song Family so easy to slap?

In less than half a month, Wang Chen was labeled as "arrogant" and "a fool who does not appreciate kindness."

Whereas the Song Family earned the reputation of "courteous to the virtuous and respectful to the petty officer."

Interesting!

Wang Chen sat down to continue drinking tea and reading, ignoring the strange looks from those around him, after once again refusing the persistent Third Master of Song Family. He wondered whether or not he should change his disguise.

But talisman crafting was his only means of earning Spirit Stones. Even if he changed his disguise, he couldn’t alter his method and skills in crafting talismans. Even if he set up shop somewhere else, he couldn’t hide it.

Furthermore, such an action would reveal his secret ability to change his appearance skillfully.

Spirit Stones were something Wang Chen had to earn, or else he wouldn’t be able to produce the thirty thousand Spirit Stones when the time came, and the two Aperture Opening Pills would slip through his fingers.

Daily cultivation in his Cave Mansion was essential too, as it related to the success rate of breaking through to establish his Mansion. No matter how expensive the rent, it had to be paid!

The problem was, now that he had caught the Song Family’s attention, how much longer could he continue his business?

Wang Chen felt sure they must be holding back some other strategy for dealing with him.

How should he respond?

While Wang Chen was deep in thought, the Third Master of Song Family quickly made his way to a large house.

"He refused again?"

In the study, a young man dressed in a brocade robe asked in a deep voice, "Does our Song Family truly have no dignity?"

Third Master of Song Family bowed his head, sweat beading on his forehead, "I’ve failed, please punish me, young master."

"Can punishment solve the problem?"

The man in the brocade robe shook his head, "Have you figured out his background?"

Third Master of Song Family’s head almost hit the floor, "I’ve failed."

Every time he sent someone to follow Wang Chen, he was easily thrown off the trail, unable to get a lock on Wang Chen’s background.

"Stand up and talk!"

The man in the brocade robe frowned and said with a tone of disappointment, "I didn’t raise you all to be mere decorations. Forget it, I’ll go personally next time."

"Young master..."

Continue your journey on ???

Tears almost fell from the eyes of Third Master of Song Family.

If a servant disgraced his master, he ought to die; his failure had resulted in his master having to humble himself before others, a grave sin indeed!

The man in the brocade robe waved his hand, "Leave."

After Third Master of Song Family left the study, a middle-aged cultivator seated beside the man in the brocade robe curiously asked, "Young master, for a mere loose cultivator, even if his talisman crafting skills are commendable, is he really worth such attention from you?"

Without directly answering the man’s question, the young master took out a talisman and handed it to the middle-aged cultivator, "Uncle Minghui, try out this amulet."

The middle-aged cultivator received the talisman and channeled a thread of mana into it.

With a flash of light, the talisman instantly turned into a ball of bright white Spiritual Light, enveloping his entire body.

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"Huh?"

The middle-aged cultivator suddenly showed a surprised expression, "This amulet..."

"It’s strong, isn’t it."

The man in the brocade robe sighed, "None of the talisman makers in our Song Family can craft an amulet like this."

"I had grandfather look at it, and he said that although it’s a tier-one magical talisman, the talisman maker’s skill is close to the Dao. Let alone our Song Family, even in the entire Ten Thousand Cultivators City, you’d be hard-pressed to find a few who could compare."

"Such a talent, if I can’t make him work for us, it’s something I cannot accept!"

The middle-aged cultivator suddenly understood, "So that’s how it is. Leave the next steps to me."

The man in the brocade robe was delighted, "Then I’ll trouble Uncle Minghui."

The middle-aged cultivator laughed, "It’s a small matter; you’re too polite, eldest young master."

Even as they spoke, thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind.

This man in the brocade robe was the direct grandson of the Song Family’s main branch. Despite his young age, he had already reached Qi Cultivation Perfection, just waiting for the right time for the Breakthrough Mansion. His future was boundless.

If he valued something so highly, all he had to do was handle this matter neatly and cleanly.

His position in the Song Family would be solid as a rock!

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Wang Chen was naturally oblivious to the scheming of the Song Family folks.

What surprised Wang Chen was, in the following period, he didn’t encounter Third Master of the Song Family at his stand again.

It seemed that the man had given up.

But Wang Chen’s trouble did not disappear with him; others came to recruit him.

One claimed to be from the Li Family, wanting to hire Wang Chen at a high salary to be the chief talisman maker for the Li Family’s talisman store.

Wang Chen refused without hesitation.

"You should think this through!"

The rejected Li Family member said darkly, "Don’t regret this later!"

The threat was clear in his words.

Wang Chen couldn’t be bothered to waste words with him and waved his hand to indicate that the man should take off.

The Li Family member left, but not without a venomous glare at Wang Chen.

No sooner had that man left than the neighboring stall owner came over and said to Wang Chen, "You’re in trouble."

Wang Chen glanced at him, "You know?"

The neighboring stall owner looked around cautiously and lowered his voice, "If I’m not mistaken, that’s someone from the Iron Hand Li Family."

Of the fifty-seven Purple Mansions in Ten Thousand Cultivators City, there were two Li Families.

Although the Iron Hand Li Family’s strength was among the weakest, its Family Head, Li Tieshou, had a cruel and ruthless personality and was a very difficult person to handle.

Ordinary Purple Mansion families didn’t wish to provoke such a person lightly.

In comparison, the Song Family had a much better reputation.

The neighboring stall owner continued, "If you still want to get by in Ten Thousand Cultivators City, you’d better go to the Song Family. Otherwise, the Iron Hand Li Family has plenty of ways to give you trouble."

Wang Chen chuckled, "I got it, thank you."

Seeing him nonchalant, the neighboring stall owner turned more earnest, "Don’t take it lightly. Just you watch, in a few days the Iron Hand Li Family will definitely come up with some sly tactic to deal with you!"

As it turned out, the neighbor was spot on. Three days later, when Wang Chen set up his stand again, business had not yet begun when someone came demanding justice.

The person arrived with a menacing aura, posing as if ready to fight to the death with Wang Chen.

"Everyone, come judge this. This talisman seller, selling defective talismans at high prices, almost killed me!"

"Today, if you don’t give me an explanation, I will fight it out with you to the end!"

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Here’s the first update.

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