He walked over with a smile and said:
"Haha, this time it went really smoothly! That guy was completely led by the nose by us."

The stall owner responded:
"Yes, you performed very well this time. If it weren't for your last few words, I think he might not have made such a big decision."

The mysterious man in black robe shrugged:

"I also saw that he was hesitant about the 10,000 gold soul coins. If I don't stop immediately, what if he resists and doesn't buy it? Our plan will fail. But then again, this trick is really tried and tested, and I can always find a few suckers every time."

"Then when you said at the end that you only had 10,000 gold soul coins, was that intentional?"

the stall owner asked.

The mysterious man smiled and said:
"Of course, it was just to make that guy think he still had a chance and raise the price. He actually fell for it, haha."

The man in black interrupted:
“Hehe, who made those people greedy? Once they see something mysterious, they can’t help but pounce on it. Just like this guy in the crimson robe this time, he didn’t even know what the stone was used for, but he dared to spend so much money.”

Another person continued:
"But, Boss, do you think he will find out that we are lying to him? What if he comes to cause trouble for us?"

The stall owner snorted disdainfully:
"What are you afraid of? He's in the open, and we're in the dark. And what can he do to us in this ghost market? Even if he finds out, there's no evidence. Besides, there are so many transactions going on here every day, who would care about his little thing?"

"That's right. This ghost market is full of all kinds of people. If he dares to come to us, we will teach him a lesson."

The man in black said.

The mysterious man in black robe also nodded:

“Well, that being said, you still have to be cautious.

Dugu Bo and Zhuge Lan listened to their conversation and felt angry but also amused.

These people will do anything to make money.

Zhuge Lan whispered to Dugu Bo:

"Old Poison, these people are too abominable. We can't just let them go. How about we just go and take them down?"

Dugu Bo stretched out his hand and made a calm gesture:

"Don't be impatient, listen to what they have to say first."

The man in black asked again:
"So what are our plans next?"

The stall owner thought for a moment and said:
"I think we can take a break for a while, wait and see, and then come out and find something new to do after a while."

The man in black disagreed:
"Why take a break? I think we should strike while the iron is hot, while everyone is still in high spirits. Besides, today is the annual auction, so there are so many people. Let's find another target quickly. Maybe all those rich kids with lots of money will come today, so we can take this opportunity to make some more money."

"You only know how to achieve quick success and instant benefits."

The stall owner cursed with a smile.

The mysterious man in black robe also echoed:
"It's true that this is a rare opportunity tonight. I think we can continue to make some money. If we can make more money tonight, then we can rest for a long time, right?"

At this time, the stall owner thought for a while, and couldn't resist the temptation, and said:
"Well, since you all have this intention, let's continue to do a few more jobs and make a lot of money tonight!"

Dugu Bo and Zhuge Lan listened to their plan, anger rising in their hearts, and they were already thinking about how to expose their scam.

Zhuge Lan said:

"Old Poison, let's go tell the man in the crimson robe the truth and let him come and settle accounts with these people."

Dugu Bo shook his head:

"Don't worry, we don't have solid evidence yet. And if we tell him now, these people might notice it and run away. We have to find a way to make them reveal themselves."

"Then what's your idea?"

Zhuge Lan asked.

Dugu Bo thought about it, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he said to Zhuge Lan:
"We can do this..."

He whispered a few words in Zhuge Lan's ear.

After Zhuge Lan heard this, his eyes lit up:
"Good idea, let's do it." So the two of them quietly left the alley and prepared to act according to the plan.

They first returned to the inn and found the room of the man in the crimson robe.

Zhuge Lan knocked on the door.

At this moment, the man in the crimson robe was studying the broken stone that he had bought at a huge cost...

He was also frightened when he heard the knock on the door.

He shouted angrily:

"Who!"

"Brother, I have something important to tell you."

The man in the crimson robe quickly hid the stone and then opened the door.

Very dissatisfied, he asked:
"Why are you here? What's wrong?"

Zhuge Lan smiled and said:
"Friend, we are here to tell you some good news. We may know something about your stone."

The man in the crimson robe immediately became alert when he heard this:

"What's going on? Tell me quickly."

Zhuge Lan looked around and said in a low voice:

"We just saw the stall owner and some people dividing money outside. It seemed to be related to the stone you bought."

After hearing this, the man in the crimson robe's expression changed:
"What did you say? They're dividing the money? What's going on?"

Dugu Bo said:

"We suspect you may have been deceived by them, and that the stone may not be anything special."

Zhuge Lan finished off the attack:
"No doubt about it, it's for sure!"

The man in the crimson robe frowned:

"That's impossible. I spent so much money on this stone, how could it be fake?"

Zhuge Lan said:

"We are just suspicious, but to be on the safe side, you can take out the stone first and we will help you take a look."

The man in the crimson robe hesitated for a moment, then returned to the room and took out the stone.

Dugu Bo took the stone, looked at it carefully, then shook his head and said:

"This is just an ordinary stone. The light and energy fluctuations on it are the soul power injected into the stone by the stall owner. You have been deceived, brother."

The man in the crimson robe still didn't quite believe it:

"How can you be sure? Perhaps the stone holds some secrets we don't know about."

Dugu Bo said:

"Think about it. The stall owner couldn't explain the origin and efficacy of the stone clearly at the beginning. Moreover, when the price was so high at the end, he didn't stop it. Instead, he excitedly shouted the price. And the mysterious man in black robe, his behavior was also very suspicious."

Zhuge Lan continued:
"And we heard them say in the alleys that this is a scam and they are deliberately colluding to defraud you of your money."

After hearing what they said, the man in the crimson robe was still unwilling to believe it.

At this time, Zhuge Lan couldn't help it:

"Grinning and chirping."

He grabbed the stone with lightning speed and threw it to the ground fiercely... (End of this chapter)