Chapter 90: You Deceive Me and I Cheat You

  Qin Wushuang slowly walked down the slope and approached the crowd. His eyes scanned the area, and his gaze suddenly stopped.

  Nineteen!

  Among the crowd, one person's trial robe clearly had the number nineteen written on it. Tóng Yáo's younger brother?

  It's really a case of "searching everywhere but finding it right under your nose". Qin Wushuang was still considering when to spend some time looking for this 19th person, and unexpectedly ran into him in the entire area.

  Qin Wushuang squeezed into the crowd, deliberately making some noise, pushing and shoving, so that all the martial arts children would look over at him. He wanted to test the reaction of No. 19, to see if Tong Yao had finally told her brother about it.

  Number Nineteen glanced at Qin Wushuang, but didn't seem to have any special reaction. Like the others, he turned his head and looked towards that stall.

  Obviously, people who stay in front of the stall are watching or waiting for others to take the lead. The first person to eat crab always comes with risks.

  As a result, Qin Wushuang squeezed forward, and no one was particularly dissatisfied. They all expected this newcomer to go up and make small talk, trying out his tone.

  The twenty-fifth vendor was worried that no one would come forward, but when he saw Qin Wushuang squeeze to the front from behind, it was as if he had seen a brother who had been separated since childhood. The excited tone made Qin Wushuang feel somewhat unaccustomed.

  "Number Six!"

  "Hmm?" Qin Wushuang saw his eager face and suddenly became vigilant.

  "Do you have a jade token?" Number Twenty-Five's eyebrows danced with excitement as he rubbed his palms together. "I have a jade token that is very important to you. Do you have something suitable?"

  "Nonsense, whoever has it should come forward." Qin Wushuang pretended to be very careless and waved his hand, "Don't pretend anymore, everyone just take out the jade cards on their bodies. Anyone can talk big, we only believe in the jade cards, everything else is empty words."

  Twenty-five smiled and said, "Right, right, it's about the jade token. Only with the jade token in hand can one be most persuasive. However, big brother, you should also consider this: I'm not very capable, and carrying a few pieces of jade tokens on me would definitely be very dangerous. So, I didn't bring the jade token with me. But I guarantee that if you have the jade token, the one in my possession is something you've always dreamed of!"

  Qin Wushuang watched this person's every move with a cold eye, gradually savoring the flavor. This person was thick and simple, but also had a cunning side, definitely a tough character to deal with.

  Don't be fooled by the sweet talk, it's a smiling tiger with a knife in its belly. When dealing with this kind of person, you must be more cunning and ruthless than they are.

  Of course, Qin Wushuang didn't care about these things. The only thing he wanted to know was whether this person really had the jade token he needed, which was the key point.

  What he is most concerned about now is still the problem of 80 points.

  That twenty-five saw Qin Wushuang with a face full of disapproval, apparently also observing Qin Wushuang.

  Qin Wushuang scolded, with a rough and arrogant tone: "Damn it, without the jade token, what kind of stall are you setting up? Are you just here to fool people? Anyone can do business without capital."

  "Come on, come on, everyone! I have twenty jade tokens here. You can get whatever you want as long as you offer me the token I desire, and I'll give you one in return."

  Boastful tone, gesticulating with hands and feet, saliva flying everywhere, giving others a rough and rude impression.

  Those martial arts boys were amused by his demeanor and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

  "Yes, without a jade tablet, just shouting and calling out loud, no one will believe you."

  "Look, you'd better close this stall as soon as possible, there's no sincerity at all!"

  "See? Everyone thinks you're bragging. What's it going to be, are you going to go get the jade token or not? I'll wait for you right here."

  "Brother, you're dismantling my stage! Alright, I'll let you come with me to retrieve it. But first, you have to convince me that you really have the jade token I need. Otherwise, I don't want to waste my time and take unnecessary risks!"

  "In the end, you're still just taking advantage without suffering any losses. I showed you the jade token, what do you have to prove that you have the jade token?"

  "If you don't believe me, then forget about this exchange." said No. 25 with a worried and unhappy face.

  Qin Wushuang scolded again, then said impatiently: "Alright, tell me the truth, how many jade tokens do you have? Let me know if it's worth my trip. If it's just five points or something, I wouldn't even bother making this trip."

  Number Twenty-Five swept the entire room with a glance, as if observing something. A moment later, he spoke mysteriously: "One of my jade tokens is worth thirty points to you, brother!"

  "Number Six?"

  "Yes." Twenty-Fifth's tone was firm.

  "Since it's Number Six, why were you looking around earlier?"

  "I was thinking of you. In case the 45th martial arts child who is corresponding to you is here, I would not be convenient to say it directly. He is not here, and I can tell you directly without any problem."

  Qin Wushuang seemed to believe and yet not believe, his heart more heavily guarded. The twenty-fifth in front of him, whoever it was, could see that he was intentionally showing weakness to the enemy, intentionally pretending to be a fool.

  It's also obvious that there is some exaggeration in what he says.

  But this person's strong point is that his words have water content, but also have a real part. He is strong because you can't distinguish which sentence is true and which sentence is false.

  So for now, Qin Wushuang couldn't tell whether he really had the sixth jade token.

  It is better to believe it exists than to believe it does not exist.

  What if the Sixth Jade Token is really in this person's hands, losing this opportunity would be troublesome. As for saying that this person has ulterior motives, Qin Wushuang absolutely believes it.

  But Qin Wushuang was very confident, even if this person had ulterior motives, he wasn't afraid. As the saying goes, "the higher the skill, the bolder the heart", if this twenty-fifth wanted to play some tricks, Qin Wushuang would naturally have a way to make him kick his own feet with stones.

  The difficulty now lies in how to determine whether the other party really has a jade card.

  Qin Wushuang didn't make a sound, so Number 25 thought Qin Wushuang was hesitant. Ji said: "Whether you believe it or not, I'll wait for you there for an hour. If you don't arrive within an hour, the exchange will be over. Let's just rely on our true abilities to get the jade card."

  As he spoke, he packed up his simple stall and turned to leave. He walked a few steps before suddenly remembering something, turning back to say: "Head west for fourteen or fifteen miles, there's a small stream, cross over it and you'll find a gorge, on the left side is a cave, I'll be waiting for you there."

  After walking a few steps, he still felt uneasy and warned again: "Other idle people, don't go to join in the fun. Unless you have the jade token I need, otherwise, I won't show up."

  Qin Wushuang smiled silently, not saying a word or showing any expression, letting the person leave. Since he had already reported the location, there was no choice but to go and take a look. Regardless of what tricks he was playing, whether true or false, it would be necessary to see through them before giving up.

  Twenty-five left, those onlookers, the martial arts boys, were somewhat disappointed. They didn't expect that this person would leave just like that. Originally, these people still had the idea of trying it out, seeing Twenty-five leave, their eyes naturally turned towards Qin Wushuang.

  "Your Excellency, how many jade tokens do you have on your person?"

  "Yes, how much money do you have? Let's exchange some with each other."

  Qin Wushuang knew what these people were up to. Apparently, his careless behavior just now had already confused these martial arts students. These people thought he was rough and his ideas were all over the place.

  "Do you have a jade token on your hands?" Qin Wushuang hummed softly, with a disdainful tone, looking down at the group of young martial artists.

  "Of course, I have the jade pendant, but I'm afraid you don't deserve it."

  "Or you can take it out and show everyone."

  "Yes, but don't be like that guy just now, all talk and no action."

  This unimpressive provocation, if it could knock down Qin Wushuang, would be a strange thing. He smiled and said: "Without the jade token, you can leave quickly, this young master has no time to accompany you in your nonsense. I'll go exchange with number twenty-five."

  He hadn't gone far when another voice called out from behind him: "Sir, wait a moment."

  Qin Wushuang didn't turn his head, but he had already made out the location of the person speaking, which was exactly where No. 19 had been standing earlier. So it seemed that the one who had told him to wait should be No. 19 himself.

  Turning around, it was indeed Number Nineteen. With a sincere gaze at Qin Wushuang, he said in a low voice: "Brother, may I borrow a moment to speak with you?"

  May I have a word with you?

  Could it be that Tong Yao had already told his brother about the inside story? Otherwise, why would he find Qin Wushuang to have a word with him?