Misery: There is a pawn shop here

Chapter 121 The Ease of the Demonic Heart
With a creak, the door opened.

Li Xuanxiao stepped out of the house. In the courtyard, Bei Chenyin and Deng Jiuwu, former mortal enemies, were enjoying tea and playing chess.

Unlike Mingzhan and Qingsha, neither of them were primarily tasked with searching for their destined partners outside the home.

Bai San Niang and Yuan'er were learning to read and write together.

Meanwhile, Yan Qingcheng seemed a bit off. This sheltered young lady had become interested in the sword techniques of Jueqingshu. Unfortunately, after being examined by Jueqingshu, Beichen Yin, and Deng Jiuwu, three experts, it was determined that Yan Qingcheng had no talent for martial arts. Even so, Yan Qingcheng did not give up.

Regardless of the transactions within the pawnshop, this scene is a concrete manifestation of the peaceful and tranquil life in the idyllic mountains.

Upon hearing Li Xuanxiao's footsteps, Deng Jiuwu and Bei Chenyin both looked over, and a strange light flashed in their eyes.

Both of them were skilled at recognizing and understanding people. With just one glance, they could see that Li Xuanxiao seemed to have undergone some kind of transformation, not in appearance, but in a deeper, mysterious, yet real feeling.

"It seems the manager has made further progress," Deng Jiuwu said. "That's truly something to celebrate."

"Ha." Li Xuanxiao chuckled lightly, without explaining the changes inside. He simply raised his hand and waved it, and a mysterious energy swept into his palm, then flew out and covered the Book of Heartbreak.

"Ah...this is..." Jueqingshu felt a warmth on his face, an indescribable comfort.

"It's just making up for some minor flaws in previous transactions."

As Li Xuanxiao finished speaking, the thin veil covering the Book of Heartbreak fell away, causing Yan Qingcheng to be stunned. Admittedly, the Book of Heartbreak's appearance was not as stunning as it had been initially, but it was still much more beautiful than before. At least now the Book of Heartbreak no longer needed to be seen through a veil.

"This……"

Jueqingshu raised her hand to touch her face, naturally feeling the changes on her face. Although she didn't say anything, how could a woman be completely indifferent to her appearance?

"Why be so surprised?" As Li Xuanxiao spoke, his black and white robes transformed into a white robe. Then, he raised his hand and sent a ray of dark light down from the sky—it was the Demon Heart.

"Bei Chenyin, let's head to the Otherworld Demon Realm."

"Hmm? What is it, Manager?" Bei Chenyin asked, puzzled.

"Inform the Otherworld Demon Realm that they will trade the intact Aoxiao Hongchen for a demonic heart. This offer will not be accepted after the deadline," Li Xuanxiao said.

"What?" Bei Chenyin and Deng Jiuwu were both greatly surprised upon hearing this.

Li Xuanxiao did not conceal the importance of the Demon Heart to the Otherworld, and the Holy Domain's persistent insistence on its possession, along with the righteous sects' repeated attempts to persuade him, all demonstrated the Demon Heart's crucial role in the martial arts world. From the perspective of Youjian Pawnshop, trading the Demon Heart for the Demon Heart was not in the best interest of the pawnshop.

However, as an employee of Youjian Pawnshop, Bei Chenyin had no room to refuse Li Xuanxiao. Although he was puzzled, he could only nod in agreement.

"As ordered."

Then the tunnel in the courtyard opened, and Bei Chenyin walked in.

Li Xuanxiao did not offer much explanation for his choice, or rather, there was no need to explain it to the people at the pawnshop.

Let us trade this Anuruddha eye for a life of utter arrogance...

Li Xuanxiao silently recited it in his heart.

...In the Otherworld, Bei Chenyin's sudden visit caused the atmosphere of Flame Demon City to change instantly, but as Bei Chenyin explained his purpose, Jiu Huo and Fu Yingshi were both greatly surprised.

The demon realm had just planned to use Aoxiao Hongchen to force the righteous path to exchange Demon Heart for a pawnshop, but they did not expect that Demon Heart would be offered an additional price by Youjian Pawnshop so quickly, and this additional price was so... easy.

Despite previous schemes by the Otherworldly Demon Realm, including the Buddha's desire to make a deal with the Holy Domain, and public pressure forcing the Holy Domain to back down, they never yielded. But now...

Although the reason was unknown, the otherworldly demon realm naturally had no reason to refuse, and Jiu Huo immediately agreed: "The demon realm will not ignore the friendship of Youjian Pawnshop. Within two days, the intact Ao Xiao Hongchen will be presented. I only hope that the owner of the pawnshop will not forget the promise."

"Farewell."

Without uttering any further words, Bei Chenyin's figure vanished from the Flame Demon City, leaving only Jiu Huo and Fu Yingshi as his minister.

"Fu Ying, what do you think is the reason that Youjian Pawnshop would offer such terms? Could it be that the righteous path has already gone to make the deal?"

"It's not impossible, but in any case, trading a demon heart with Aoxiao Hongchen is beneficial to the demon realm. However, it would be too dangerous for the Empress to enter its territory. Let me go instead."

"You met with misfortune inside the pawnshop..."

"Rest assured, since this is a pure transaction, there will naturally be no fighting. However, Ao Xiao Hongchen's recovery needs to be expedited. If the Demon Lord is resurrected in time, the battle in the Vast Sea Primitive Forest may inflict heavy damage on the forces of the Bitter Realm."

"You are right, so let's implement it as soon as possible. Should we recall Tunfo?"

"The Devouring Buddha Child sustained numerous injuries during his previous mission. Let him rest for a while. By the way, is he currently not in the Demon Realm?"

"He lingers in this bitter place, supposedly because he has other business to attend to."

"Oh? Is that so?"

……

……

"Is this your reason for coming to us, Tunfo Tongzi?"

At a roadside inn, Butterfly Lord and Gongsun Yue, fleeing from the pursuit of the Loyal Prince's Mansion and its related forces, never expected that they would encounter Devouring Buddha Child on their escape. Even more unexpectedly, Devouring Buddha Child not only did not attack them, but also helped them escape the pursuit.

This is such a rare thing.

According to Tunfo Tongzi, his purpose in taking action was simply to find out the names of the two people.

One is called Yi Jian Feng Chan, and the other is called Jian Xue Wu Ming.

"I'm only curious about their past and their story. You just need to explain what you know, and then the matter of what happened earlier will be settled."

Gongsun Yue frowned, puzzled. But since Tunfo Tongzi had asked, and given their current situation, it was impossible for them to get rid of him. So she decided to go along with his plan first, since Tunfo Tongzi was not a threat to them at the moment.

"In fact, our familiarity and understanding of Jian Xue Wuming and Yi Jian Feng Chan are extremely limited. As for the story between the two of them, we only know part of it. Since you are curious, it is fine to tell you everything. The earliest time we knew these two names was from a book. At that time, my second brother's Golden and Silver Twins were awe-inspiring in the martial arts world. There happened to be a book that described the deeds of the Sword Evil and the Human Evil in defeating the Golden and Silver Twins. The details are as follows..."

(End of this chapter)