Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Cao Meng's righteous and righteous act of raising prices drew disdainful glances from Nalan Youruo, Xing Lan, and Lü Wang.

Shameless Cao Cao, despicable and unscrupulous merchant!

"Let's think about it!"

Although Cao Meng's sudden price increase was excessive, Nalan Youruo and the others knew that Cao Meng had a point.

Now that the Corpse Demon General is connected to the Corpse Yin Sect, it's no longer a decision they can make.

Lan Nayou and the other two took out their communication jade talismans and contacted their sect elders to inquire whether they wanted to buy the Ghost Fang at a high price.

"I'll buy five!"

Nalan Youruo made the first contact and then handed over the storage ring containing three million low-grade spirit stones to Cao Meng.

Cao Meng took out five ghost teeth, cleaned them, and handed them to the other party.

After all, if you treat the innocent victim well, the victim will feel better if you treat them well.

Nalan Youruo: Feeling good is a big deal, I spent three million low-grade spirit stones myself, and this Cao scoundrel wouldn't even put them in a box.

The shopping experience was terrible, five-star review, I will never do it again!

"Fellow Daoist Cao Meng, since they spent three million low-grade spirit stones, shouldn't you give them some freebies?"

Nalan Youruo felt that since she had spent three million low-grade spirit stones, she should at least receive some freebies.

When talking about the free gift, her gaze would occasionally drift towards Cao Meng's "Questioning the Immortals," clearly indicating that this was the free gift she wanted.

"Spend over one million and receive a free bubble tea!"

Cao Duan took out three cups of bubble tea and handed them to Nalan Youruo.

The most important thing about a free gift is the sentiment behind it. Cao Meng felt that whether he used bubble tea or the "Questioning Immortals" as a free gift, it was all the same as long as his intentions were there.

"Shameless traitor Cao!"

Nalan Youruo gritted her teeth in anger. Did she really think she didn't know that a cup of bubble tea only cost twenty or thirty low-grade spirit stones?

You spent three million low-grade spirit stones, and you, Cao thief, just fob yourself off with three cups of worthless bubble tea? Cao thief, you're really something.

Cao Meng: My vast fortune is all thanks to saving, isn't it?
"Cao Meng, how much does this 'Divine Inquiry' cost?"

Nalan Youruo was too lazy to pretend with Cao Meng anymore, so she laid her cards on the table.

When Cao Meng introduced the Inquiry of Immortals to her before, she could see how much potential this thing had. She knew that this thing would definitely be the end of the communication jade talisman.

The "Immortal Inquiry Machine" hasn't yet entered the market from the Hehuan Sect, so she must buy it and bring it back to the sect.

Let the sect's weapon refiners study it and strive to develop a method for refining the Immortal Inquiry Machine as soon as possible, so as to prevent the Hehuan Sect from monopolizing the market in the future.

"Nalan Youruo, since you're a regular customer, I'll give you a friendly price: 10,000 low-grade spirit stones per unit!"

Cao Meng naturally knew what Nalan Youruo wanted to do by buying Wenxianji. Since she wanted to steal his business, he shouldn't blame him for ripping her off again.

"Um!"

Zi Rou'er couldn't help but laugh out loud. When she was playing at the Hehuan Sect a while ago, she bought a lot of Immortal Inquiry Machines to give away, so she knew all too well the price of Immortal Inquiry Machines.

The Wenxianji costs 1,000 low-grade spirit stones per unit, while Cao Meng's "friendship price" is 10,000 per unit—that's a bargain price!
"Cao Meng, are you sure this is a friend's price?"

Zi Rou'er's smile immediately revealed the truth to Nalan Youruo.

"This 'Immortal Inquiry' is one of the top secrets of my Joyful Union Sect. It's 10,000 low-grade spirit stones per unit. Take it or leave it!"

Faced with Nalan Youruo's questioning, Cao Meng was quite self-righteous.

This little vixen bought the divine secrets with ulterior motives, so what's wrong with killing her?

"By the way, it's best to buy several of these divination machines at once; buying only one won't be very useful!"

Cao Meng was confident that Nalan Youruo would buy it.

"Give me twenty!"

Nalan Youruo gritted her teeth and took out another 200,000 low-grade spirit stones to buy twenty Immortal Inquiry Machines.

Nalan Youruo knew she had been wronged again, but she had to buy the Wenxianji and send it back to her sect immediately.

Once the sect's weapon refiners figure out the method to obtain the secrets of immortality, they will have plenty of spirit stones.

Trading 200,000 low-grade spirit stones for a huge future market is a worthwhile investment.

After completing the transaction with Cao Meng, Nalan Youruo immediately fled towards Yunfu Ghost Kingdom.

Firstly, to prevent murder and robbery, and secondly, since the Hehuan Sect has now begun producing the Immortal Inquiry Machine, she must send it back to the sect as soon as possible.

"Fellow Daoist Cao Meng, I'll also bring five ghost teeth and twenty altars for asking about immortal secrets!"

Xing Lan of the Soul Refining Sect and Nalan Youruo bought the same thing; if the other party could think of it, so could she.

After completing the transaction with Cao Meng, Xing Lan also fled immediately.

"What do you have to say, fellow Daoist surnamed Lü?"

Cao Meng turned his gaze to Lü Wang, this penniless fellow, though he didn't really have high hopes for him.

After all, this poor guy couldn't afford the Ghost Fang when it was priced at 150,000 low-grade spirit stones, let alone now that the price has risen to 600,000 low-grade spirit stones per Ghost Fang.

"Fellow Daoist Cao Meng, don't be anxious!"

Lu Wang noticed that Cao Meng was getting impatient, so he quickly tried to appease him.

He had just contacted his older sister, Lü Qiling, who said she would arrange for someone to handle it. Now, all he needed to do was keep Cao Meng calm.

At the crucial moment, the female demon used the Divine Inquiry Machine to make a video call to Cao Meng:

“You traitor, Lü Qiling just used a communication jade talisman to tell me about the situation.”

"Just have Lü Qiling's younger brother sign a written agreement and swear an oath, then give the items to the other party. I'll directly ask his sister for the money later!"

The female demon agreed to put Lü Wang on the tab, since a few million low-grade spirit stones were not much to them.

Lu Wang's sister, Lu Qiling, is the fourth palace master of the Netherworld Palace. She wouldn't risk losing face by defaulting on a few million low-grade spirit stones.

"Brother Lü Wang, you've got some skills!"

Cao Meng gave Lü Wang a thumbs up. After all, the female demon had spoken up, so he could only agree to let Lü Wang pay the debt, since he couldn't beat her.

"Brother Cao Meng, may I speak to you in private?"

Instead of immediately paying the bill, Lü Wang pulled Cao Meng aside to plot something.

"..."

"Brother Cao Meng, what do you think of this approach?"

After Lü Wang explained his plan, he began to inquire about Cao Meng's attitude.

"You little brat, are you trying to submit false accounts and take kickbacks?"

Cao Meng was speechless. This guy Lü Wang wanted to put a real account of four million, but he was thinking of writing a bill for six million low-grade spirit stones so that he would secretly give him the other two million low-grade spirit stones.

I have to say, this kid is really something – he's willing to take on even his own sister!

This guy actually tried to drag me down with him, but Cao Meng hates people who falsify accounts the most.

"Fellow Daoist Cao Meng, don't put it so harshly. What belongs to the sect will always belong to the sect. Only what comes into our hands truly belongs to us!"

Lu Wang was also driven to desperation. Both Nalan Youruo and Xing Lan, who were direct disciples of top sects, could easily produce more than three million low-grade spirit stones, while he, a direct disciple of the Netherworld Palace, couldn't even produce 100,000 low-grade spirit stones in cash.

In his quest for quick riches and to escape poverty, Lü Wangcai plotted to falsify accounts, hoping to obtain two million low-grade spirit stones to lift himself out of poverty. "Fellow Daoist Lü Wangcai, you falsify accounts and take kickbacks, yet you make me, Cao Meng, bear the blame. Isn't that a bit unfair?"

Cao Meng was speechless. It was one thing for Lü Wang to falsify accounts and take kickbacks, but the main problem was that this guy hogged all the spoils and didn't want to share them.

In Cao Meng's hometown, from the public sector to the private sector, there are many people who falsify accounts and take kickbacks, but who would take all the credit for themselves?

"Fellow Daoist Cao Meng, these talismans are for you!"

With Cao Meng's guidance, Lü Wang understood and quickly took out several fourth-tier talismans and handed them to Cao Meng.

Although Cao Meng looked down on fourth-tier talismans, he figured he might as well take advantage of something free, since a fourth-tier talisman was still worth some spirit stones.

"Brother Lü Wang, what if your sister denies it?"

After Cao Meng put away the talisman, he asked Lü Wang a question.

"Brother Cao, rest assured, I am the only male in my generation of the Lü family. As long as I make a vow with my Dao heart, even if my sister doesn't care about me, my father will!"

Lu Wang patted his chest and assured him that he indeed only had one male heir in his generation, but there was one thing he didn't tell the other party: his family status was not high.

What is your father's name?

Ever since Cao Meng learned that Lü Wang's sister was named Lü Qiling, he stopped being curious about Lü Wang's father's name. If it was that person, things would get interesting!

"My father, Lü Xiaobu, was one of the nine hall masters of the previous Netherworld Palace!"

Lu Wang spoke of his father with great pride, because his father was considered the number one male cultivator among his generation.

Seven or eight hundred years ago, three top sect experts who were at the same level as his father joined forces to kill him, but they were all defeated and fled.

Lü Xiaobu? Lü Xiaobu?
"Brother Lü, did your father have a godfather? How did your great-grandfather die?"

Cao Meng's curiosity was completely piqued, and he continued to press for answers. He wanted to know if Lü's father was the alter ego of the man who wielded the halberd and was known as the "Godfather Assassin"!
"Brother Cao, haven't you gone a bit off-topic?"

Lü Wang did not want to answer Cao Meng's question, and instead continued to discuss with Cao Meng the matter of falsifying accounts and taking kickbacks.

After Lü Wang signed and sealed the six million bill, and made a written pledge to swear an oath with his Daoist heart, the entire process was completed.

Cao Meng started delivering the goods. He gave the other party six Ghost Fangs and forty Immortal Inquiry Machines, thus settling the four million in actual accounts.

Now only two million in fictitious accounts remain, and it's time to cash out through these fake accounts.

Lu Wang was eager to escape poverty. As soon as the two million low-grade spirit stones arrived in his account, he would spend them.

Seeing Lü Wang's anxious look, Cao Meng tossed him a storage ring containing spirit stones.

Lu Wang checked the storage ring, his face immediately darkening. He questioned Cao Meng:
"Brother Cao Meng, something's not right. You should have given me two million back, why did you only give me two hundred thousand? Did you take the wrong storage ring?"

Two hundred thousand and two million may only differ by one zero, but that one zero makes a huge difference.

Did you take the wrong storage ring?

No, no, no, he didn't take the wrong one, it's definitely 200,000!

Just kidding, who would falsify accounts to get kickbacks? They'd get all the kickbacks.

Cao Meng also felt that he had been generous enough, only asking for two million less than two million.

"Brother Lü Wang, there's a saying: 'Split the profits fifty-fifty'!"

Although Cao Meng had a written IOU and a secretly recorded photo, he could have easily ignored the other party.

However, he still decided to take pity on the other party and teach them a lesson, so that they would know that falsifying accounts and taking kickbacks could be done by one person alone.

"Then you should give me a million!"

Lu Wang could tolerate a 50/50 split, but the problem was that it wasn't a 50/50 split at all, but a 90/10 split: Cao Meng got 90% and Lu Wang got 10%!

"Brother Lü Wang, please calm down!"

Cao Meng first calmed Lü Wang down, and then explained:

“Brother Lü Wang, I, Cao Mengren, have borne all the infamy for helping you falsify accounts. It’s not unreasonable for me to accept some compensation for reputational damage!”

"Moreover, by falsifying accounts, I'll offend the Netherworld Palace and your sister. Who knows, one day the Netherworld Palace might deal with me."

"I've taken the risk, so it's reasonable for me to get some spirit stones in advance to buy spirit medicine later!"

How were these two million in false accounts fabricated?

The bill receipt stated: "The Corpse Demon General's six ghost fangs, plus interest, total four million low-grade spirit stones!"

The principal and interest of forty Immortal Inquiry Machines total two million low-grade spirit stones!

It was precisely because of these reasons that the bill for six million low-grade spirit stones was written out.

Cao Meng knew that this bill would displease the treacherous official in charge of reimbursement, so he took a picture while cooperating with Lü Wang to falsify accounts and receive kickbacks.

If things really escalate in the future, and if Lü Wang's sister, Lü Qiling, comes looking for trouble, I will release the photos and expose Lü Wang as the culprit.

As for Lü Wang's safety, Cao Meng wasn't worried. They were siblings; at most, his sister would beat him half to death.

Lü Wang: Shameless and treacherous Cao Cao!

"Brother Cao Meng, even so, you're only giving me 200,000 out of 2 million in fraudulent accounts. That's going too far!"

Lu Wang was furious because the fourth-tier talismans he had given Cao Meng were worth at least 200,000 low-grade spirit stones.

If I had known this would happen, I would have been better off selling those fourth-tier talismans.

"Brother Lü Wang, do you think it's between the two of us?"

Cao Meng's question caught Lü Wang off guard, leaving him momentarily speechless.

"Our actions could affect the relationship between the Netherworld Sect and the Joyful Union Sect. I need to use this 1.8 million to maintain good relations!"

"Otherwise, what if the higher-ups of the Hehuan Sect handed me over after that incident?"

"For a debt of two million, you're already lucky to get two hundred thousand. If it were anyone else, you'd be lucky to get twenty thousand!"

Cao Meng thought that since he was so good at deceiving people, if he became the sect leader of the Hehuan Sect in the future, he would definitely be able to fool all those beauties into losing their bearings.

The beauties of the Hehuan Sect: We are lustful, not stupid!

"Brother Cao Meng, I'm not going to falsify the accounts anymore. Let's do it the normal way. Consider the fourth-tier talisman I gave you as a sale!"

Lü Wang realized he had been tricked and regretted it.

“Fellow Daoist Lü Wang, it’s too late for regrets. The agreement has already been written, and the oaths have been made.”

"Don't try anything funny with me, or you won't be able to withstand the backlash for breaking your oath!"

After Cao Meng finished speaking, he signaled to Lü Wang that he could get lost. This fool even tried to cheat his own sister out of her spirit stones. He had taught him a lesson on behalf of his sister!
Lü Qiling: Cao thief, this lesson of yours is worth two million low-grade spirit stones, that's really not cheap!
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Lu Wang was now on the verge of tears. He had originally planned to falsify accounts, take kickbacks, and earn two million low-grade spirit stones to escape poverty.

But now he's been tricked, and has given Cao Cao a two million IOU for nothing.

As for the 200,000 low-grade spirit stones, it can basically be said that he exchanged them for a few fourth-tier talismans.

Damn you, Cao Cao! My sister has a relationship with your master, yet you still scheme against me like this. It's outrageous! One day I'll make you regret this.

As for exposing Cao Meng, Lü Wang had considered it, but it was too late.

I've already made a vow, and even if the truth comes out, I must pay this debt.

More importantly, if word gets out that he asked Cao Meng to falsify accounts and scheme to cheat his own sister out of spirit stones, only to be outsmarted by Cao Meng instead, he's finished.

Not only will he be punished by his older sister Lü Qiling, but he will also likely receive fewer spirit stones each month and be ridiculed by others, which will ultimately lead to his complete demise!
That despicable Cao Cao must have planned everything perfectly, only to find himself completely outmaneuvered! (End of Chapter)