Chapter 66 A Fish is Hooked
“So even though there were several copies of the True Origin Sword Finger Art on the market at the same time, it was still hard to find one!”"For many people, the True Source Sword Finger Technique is a method that can help them soar to the sky."
"For a copy of 'True Origin Sword Finger Technique', not just one or two families were wiped out!"
"Is it worth it just for toilet paper?" Shi Feizhe asked puzzledly.
Li Wudi's voice came from the ladder: "Now it seems to us that no one has repaired it, it's just a roll of toilet paper. But people didn't know it at the time!"
"That's true!" Shi Feizhe nodded.
"Since the True Source Sword Finger Art is so popular, some people started selling it!"
Even though he was at the bottom of the ladder, Shi Feizhe could hear the sour tone in Li Wudi's voice: "At its most expensive, a copy of 'True Origin Sword Finger Technique' cost several hundred taels of gold!"
"Huh?" Shi Feizhe was stunned. This thing could actually be sold at such a high price.
"Of course, there weren't hundreds of taels of gold at the beginning, only a few taels. Later, as more people sold it, the price became higher and higher."
"Often, a book cost five taels of gold yesterday, ten taels of gold today, and fifteen taels of gold tomorrow!"
"During that period, the entire martial arts world was in a frenzy, buying and selling the True Source Sword Finger Art like crazy. Especially in the West Market of Kongtong Mountain Market, there was a large compound that was collecting and selling the True Source Sword Finger Art every day."
Isn’t this just the game of pass the parcel and the underworld version of the “Tulip Incident”?
People in the underworld really know how to have fun!
"There are more and more copies of "True Source Sword Finger Art", and the price is getting more and more expensive. From a few taels to dozens of taels, and then to hundreds of taels. Everyone believes that tomorrow's "True Source Sword Finger Art" will be more expensive!" Li Wudi continued.
Shi Feizhe went on to say, "Until one day, suddenly no one bought the True Source Sword Finger Technique, and then there was panic. The price of the True Source Sword Finger Technique plummeted until it was like toilet paper."
"It is indeed as you said, brother, but it is not that no one bought the "True Source Sword Finger Art" one day, but that no one has ever practiced the "True Source Sword Finger Art"!" Li Wudi came down from the ladder with a dusty book in his hand.
"If someone practices the 'True Source Sword Finger Technique', it is possible that the 'True Source Sword Finger Technique' is worth more than a few hundred taels of gold!" he said.
"That's true!" Shi Feizhe nodded.
If a few hundred taels of gold could be exchanged for a technique to reach the realm of true person, many people would surely spend all their money, even by cheating and deceiving others, to get the money together!
"Yes!" Li Wudi took a dry linen cloth, wiped the dust off the book "True Source Sword Finger Technique" and handed it to Shi Feizhe.
"When I bought it, I spent thirty cents, thinking I would be able to sell it for at least a few dozen cents. Now, based on the price of toilet paper, I'll just sell it for twenty cents!" said Li Wudi.
Twenty cents can only buy toilet paper at Kongtong Mountain Market.
Shi Feizhe looked at the "True Source Sword Finger Technique" in his hand. He had read this version before, but he still bought it.
After all, he really needed toilet paper.
"Brother Wudi knows so much about "True Source Sword Finger Technique". I guess he must have made a lot of money with this book back then!" Shi Feizhe said as he helped him down the ladder.
"That happened decades ago. I was still a kid then! I didn't survive that time, but my father did." Li Wudi said as he got down the ladder.
"The results of it?"
"The whole street used to belong to us, but now only these two are ours." Li Wudi said with a sigh.
"..."
So true.
"Speaking of which, Brother Wudi, are you familiar with Dongji's study?" Shi Feizhe suddenly asked.
"Of course not. My Li family used to be a big name in Kongtong Mountain. It's limited to the East Collection!" Li Wudi said arrogantly at first, and then said frustratedly: "It's all my grandfather's fault." "Then can you trouble Brother Wudi to collect a few copies of "True Source Sword Finger Art" for me? It's best if the content is different!" Shi Feizhe said: "When the time comes, I will charge one hundred coins for each copy, so that Brother Wudi won't waste his time."
Shi Feizhe felt that it was too much trouble to ask every one of them. There must be at least a hundred study rooms in Kongtong Mountain Collection, if not eighty!
It takes too much time to copy the secret book that I think is good while looking for the "True Source Sword Finger Technique".
It would be better to ask the study owner for help, which might be more efficient.
You have to know that the prices at Kongtong Mountain Market are so high that a day's meal costs more than this.
"Ah? Why do you need so much toilet paper?" Li Wudi asked in surprise: "Are you also a group of 20 or 30 people? You use a lot of toilet paper every day."
"To be honest, I want the True Source Sword Finger Art for cultivation!" Shi Feizhe said seriously, "As long as I collect a few different True Source Sword Finger Art, I can start practicing the True Source Sword Finger Art!"
"Haha...you are really humorous!" Li Wudi was amused by Shi Feizhe and said, "If this can be practiced, it would be amazing!"
"I don't want you to pay me more. I just want you to take care of my business!" he said again.
Shi Feizhe saw the secret books in the two rooms and said, "Great! It doesn't matter where I copy them!"
"Hey~ I have some top-quality wolf-hair brushes and rice paper here, do you want some?" When Li Wudi heard that Shi Feizhe wanted to copy a book, he immediately became excited and said.
"I brought my own paper and charcoal!"
"Um... I'll clean up a table for you!" As he said that, he cleaned up a messy table so that Shi Feizhe could lie on it to copy books.
There are so many things in this house!
"Please feel free to do as you like! When we close the store at night, I'll help you ask other stores if they have the "True Source Sword Finger Technique". I think we'll have news in the next two days." Li Wudi brought another ladder, placed it in front of a bookshelf, and began to organize the books.
During the day, he must be open for business.
When it was getting dark and Shi Feizhe left, Li Wudi waited for a while until it was dark and there was no one on the street. Then he closed the shop door and went to the backyard to cook some food.
After eating, he thought it was about time, so he went out from the backyard. After turning several corners, he came to the back door of another study.
He knocked on the door and someone soon opened it.
"Brother Li, why are you here?"
“There are still pigeons!”
"besides!"
Li Wudi talked to this person for a few words and then went to the attic of the study, where there were several pigeon cages.
He took out one of the pigeons, put a piece of paper in the mailbox of the pigeon's right foot, and then released the pigeon into the night sky. The white pigeon drew a silent arc in the darkness.
The note was also simple, with only two words.
"There's fish!"
After going down from the attic, Li Wudi heard the man say, "Brother Li, the pigeons have been released, so the remaining pigeons are useless, right?"
"Ok?"
"Why not roast it and eat it! Roasted pigeons are very beautiful!"
Roasted pigeon is delicious!
(End of this chapter)
