Fang Yuan Do's

CHAPTER 42 - That's Really a GU ?

"Eh?"

"Don't tell me it's a rock inside another rock."

"From the looks of it, maybe. But rather strangely, this ball of mud was surrounded by the surface of a purple-golden stone."

"The surface of the mudball should be finely compressed, so why is the surface still uneven?" The Gu Master around him was confused.

Looking at the mud ball in his hand, Fang Yuan's expression did not change, but in his heart he was slightly moved.

He keeps grinding. Under the blue water light, fine sand fell.

Amongst the powder, there were some earth crumbs mixed in it, falling onto the pile of stone powder beside his feet.

"Don't tell me there really is something?!"

Upon seeing this, several Gu Masters stared with their eyes wide open.

"It's hard to say." Someone spoke in an uncertain tone.

"I feel like there is, there really is something." The others spoke softly.

The yellow mud ball gradually shrank due to friction, and when it was the size of a palm, someone barged into the tent.

"Young man, hold it. I, Jia Jin Sheng, will buy it!"

Fang Yuan's movements came to a halt, instantly too, the Gu Masters in the tent all focused their attention on this person.

He looked young on the outside, his appearance was around 20 to 25 years old.

He was wearing a golden-colored robe with a lace belt on his waist, and on his belt was a piece of square-shaped jade.

There was an inscription on the jade, showing the number "1".

Evidently, this was a rank 1 Gu Master.

To remain a rank 1 Gu Master at the age of 20, it seemed that his talent was not good.

But this person's status was rather unique. Seeing him, the Gu Master in the tent all bowed and greeted him, saying together, "Your subordinates greet you, Second young master."

"Second young master?"

"He called himself Jia Jin Sheng before, was he the half-brother of the leader of the merchant caravan, Jia Fu...."

"That means, this stone gambling den was opened by him. But now that he seemed to be interfering, it seemed like he was breaking the rules of the gambling den." Gu Master spoke softly.

"Right, I'm the shopkeeper. Brother, coming out to gamble at such a young age, aren't you afraid of your family's scolding?"

"I'll offer you 40 primeval stones now to buy a mud ball in your hand. What say?"

"40 primeval stones are many and there may not be Gu in them, but today my mood is good."

"So seeing that this is your first time gambling, I don't want you to lose everything, so I'll return some of your capital."

Jia Jin Sheng quickly walked in front of Fang Yuan and said.

"40 primeval stones?"

Fang Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked towards Jia Jin Sheng with the corner of his eyes, laughing heartily, "It seems like you want to forcefully buy my mud ball fossils?"

"Forced buying undermines the rules of the gambling den."

"Next that you are now in Qing Mao Mountain, you want to bully the members of the Gu Yue clan like me in front of everyone?"

"Oh?"

Hearing Fang Yuan's last sentence, all the other Gu Masters were unable to accept it and hostility grew uncontrollably within them as they looked toward Fang Yuan.

Their expressions towards Jia Jin Sheng also became unfriendly.

Jia Jin Sheng thought a 15-year-old like Fang Yuan would be easy to deal with, easily persuaded by a few words.

But to think this Fang Yuan had such an ability, and with a single sentence, he caused Jia Jin Sheng to be in such trouble.

Seeing Gu Master getting ready to interfere, Jia Jin Sheng's expression immediately changed as he changed his tone, quickly waving his hand.

"Sister, you're wrong! I am the shopkeeper of this gambling den, how can I ruin my own reputation by breaking my own rules?"

"How can I do business in the future?"

"Hehehe. I just found your mudballs a little interesting, so I wanted to buy them."

"If you don't want to sell it, that's okay. But if there's nothing inside, don't blame me for not reminding you."

Fang Yuan no longer paid attention to him. He turned around and continued to focus on grinding the mud ball in his hand.

His movements were very slow and meticulous. Often, there is only a small amount of dry ground powder that falls off after a while.

Following his movements, the hibernating Gu gradually appeared before everyone's eyes.

"God, there really is Gu!"

"He really opened Gu!"

"What the hell, this kind of gambling method can also work?"

"This young man's luck is absurd, he actually managed to obtain luck by force to obtain Gu."

Immediately, the annoyance of the Gu Masters filled the tent.

The female Gu Master involuntarily covered her mouth, unable to believe the sight before her.

As a shop clerk, along the way he had visited many villages, seeing all sorts of people and all sorts of customers, but he had never seen such a comedy scene.

"There really is a Gu!"

A cold light flashed in Jia Jin Sheng's eyes as he hated and regretted his heart. The thing he hated the most, was to be taken advantage of.

This gambling den that he opened, he had put in place many methods of surveillance.

Once the customer was about to open Gu, he would receive news and would usually buy it by force.

But now Fang Yuan was inside his gambling den, staring at Gu under his eyes. Jia Jin Sheng could feel his heart bleed.

His entire body was yellow from head to toe.

Its belly is light yellow, and its back is brownish-yellow, covered in many pimpled boils, full of nodules and warts that characterize the frog species.

At first glance, it looked a little horrible.

It was not large, only the size of a palm. Holding it in the palm of the hand is equal to holding 2 to 3 eggs.

Fang Yuan's expression was calm under all sorts of admiration, envy, and annoyance, carefully spreading the primeval essence and injecting it into the frog's body.

At this moment, Gu was being refined by Fang Yuan.

Gu obtained from inside fossils is usually very weak.

Not only did they have little or no strength left, their consciousness was also lazy, rendering them helpless and unable to resist.

Thus, they could be easily refined by the Gu Masters.

After being awakened by Fang Yuan, Gu opened his eyes slowly, and his stomach trembled slightly, calling out gently.

Croaks.

His voice was gentle but made everyone's expression very attractive.

The difference in value between the living Gu and the dead was huge.

"This is the living Gu, he actually opened the living Gu!!" Someone rubbed his eyes, not believing this.

"This is Mudskin Toad Gu, shit, this is really Mudskin Toad Gu!" Someone recognized Gu's identity and shouted agitatedly.

"This young man is really lucky, why am I unlucky!"

Someone sighed, filled with complicated emotions like envy, jealousy and hate.

"Young master, congratulations! This, this, this until this moment, is the first time I have seen such a precious Gu!"

The female Gu Master was shocked unspeakably, her eyes gleaming with life.

"This is actually Mudskin Toad! This was a rare rank 2 Gu, worth 500 primeval stones."

"Damn, shit. Someone actually managed to open Gu like that in my shop. I've lost a lot of time, big time!"

Jia Jin Sheng's face was pale as he stared intently at the frog, his heart having a strong desire to snatch that Gu.

But he knew he couldn't, because if he really did that, it would cause trouble.

This was not his clan village, but the territory of the Gu Yue clan.

"Maybe I should have paid more primeval stones, maybe he gave them to me."

"True, he's just a student. If I were to offer him 100 primal stones, there's no way he wouldn't be moved. Why don't I do that?" Jia Jin Sheng was very sorry.

"No, maybe this young man doesn't know his stuff. Even though he opened Mudskin Toad, I should be able to push down the price and buy it!"

Jia Jin Sheng's heart has renewed hope.

But in the next moment, this hint of hope was mercilessly crushed by Fang Yuan's words.

Fang Yuan clearly looked at Mudskin Toad in his hand, ignoring the praise and shock of those around him.

He used a very calm tone and said to Jia Jin Sheng, "Mudskin Toad, Gu rank 2, needs 500 grams of yellow soil every meal, the more fertile the soil the better."

"The types are few in number and are the main Gu required in refining the Treasure Brass Toad. Market price 500 primeval stone. Jia Jin Sheng, do you want to buy this?"

"You, actually know very clearly...." Jia Jin Sheng muttered.

After such shock, he could not say a word.

Fang Yuan laughed lightly and continued, "If you don't want to, it's fine. I'll sell it to someone else, I'm sure someone will be interested."

"Wait, wait, I'll buy it, I'll buy it. But can this price be cheaper?" Jia Jin Sheng's smile became bitter.

Fang Yuan turned around and walked away.

Jia Jin Sheng hurriedly chased after him.

"Don't! Don't leave! I'll buy it, I'll buy it!"

Fang Yuan had no plans to nurture this Mudskin Toad.

It was a rank 2 Gu, but Fang Yuan was still a rank 1 early stage. Despite eating the yellow soil, Qing Mao Mountain was full of green land, hence searching for food would be troublesome.

Moreover, if he did not sell this Gu, Fang Yuan would have to feed himself 3 Gu.

Putting aside the increased expenditure of primeval stones, even the amount of primeval stones he currently possessed would not be enough to feed them.

So, Fang Yuan's plan was to immediately sell Mudskin Toad, get 500 primeval stones and earn a lot of money.

For an early stage 1st ranker like Fang Yuan, 500 primeval stones were already considered a large number.

The transaction finished quickly and Fang Yuan moved Mudskin Toad to Jia Jin Sheng in front of the crowd, at the same time receiving 5 heavy bags of money.

Each bag has 100 primeval stones.

Fang Yuan originally had 98 primeval stones, and after spending 60 unyuk of gambling, he had 38 remaining.

Now, his wealth increased, and he had 538 primeval stones.

Upon seeing this, many Gu Masters went green with envy.

Fang Yuan placed the 5 bags on his chest before picking up the last piece of the purple gold fossil and walking out of the tent.

"Young master, you didn't open that fossil?"

The female Gu Master blinked quickly and looked at Fang Yuan's back, loudly reminding him.

Fang Yuan paid no heed and left the gambling den without returning.

He left the group of Gu Masters stunned, staring at each other in silence.