211: cheat

I can use this period to make my escape!

So, what exactly should I do?

Gu Changan decided to do a dry run first.

He then stood up directly, taking a look at the Immortal Cave he had rented.

He believed he most likely wouldn't be returning in the future.

He cleared away any traces of himself and once again altered his appearance.

Holding his identity token, he went out the door.

Afterwards, he placed the Immortal Cave's identity token in a corner of the treasure gathering basin.

Along with it, he also placed several other Tokens he had obtained within Tianbao City.

Gu Changan wasn't sure if these Tokens had any tracking methods on them.

He wouldn't overlook any possible factor.

After that, he swaggered right back into Tianbao City.

On the right side of the entrance stood a row of Donors, queued up waiting for customers to choose them.

Gu Changan stood to the side without speaking, actually deep in thought, pondering what kind of Donor would be safest to use!

Each Donor had their own channels, whether for information, shopping, or smuggling.

Therefore, choosing a different Donor meant choosing a different channel.

For example, those teenage girls who became Donors at such a young age.

Her channels were probably just her Family members or fellow clan Cultivators.

The advantage with such people was safety and reliability, and they should be very obedient, but their network was small!

Take, for instance, the sharp-faced, weaselly middle-aged Donor. This kind of person knew a wider range of people.

They had all sorts of goods, but the quality of their associates was uneven.

Who knows what kind of situations might arise!

This time, Gu Changan was looking for someone to take the fall; he didn't want to harm an upright Cultivator.

But someone with this sharp-faced, weaselly look, he could definitely bring himself to target.

After all, what kind of good characters would the Cultivators associated with him be?

Gu Changan made up his mind instantly and beckoned to one of the sharp-faced, weaselly Middle-aged Cultivators.

Seeing business come his way, the sharp-faced, weaselly Middle-aged Cultivator bent his waist even more deferentially.

"What can I do for you, Senior?"

"I'm not just blowing smoke!"

"There's nothing in this Tianbao City I don't know about!"

"And no treasure I haven't heard of!"

Watching him boast like this, a flicker of disgust passed through Gu Changan's eyes.

He walked forward on his own, finally turning into a small alley.

The sharp-faced, weaselly Middle-aged Cultivator, being quite perceptive, followed and stood silently behind Gu Changan.

From time to time, he would glance towards both ends of the alley.

It seemed he also understood that Gu Changan had some unsavory secret!

Gu Changan got straight to the point: "This is my first time in Tianbao City!"

"But I made an appointment to meet someone here!"

"Now I can't find the other party!"

"Do you have any good suggestions?"

Upon hearing this, the sharp-faced, weaselly Middle-aged Cultivator was momentarily stunned, then cautiously replied, "Did you have any specific arrangements?"

Gu Changan pondered for a moment: "Yes!"

"We agreed to make the trade in Tianmao City. The person with a red ribbon tied on their arm is my contact!"

"He will hand over the item to the person wearing the red ribbon!"

"But you see, I'm a stranger here in Tianbao City!"

"Where would I find him?"

"So, do you have any methods?"

Gu Changan instantly threw the question back at the other party.

The sharp-faced, weaselly Middle-aged Cultivator lowered his head, his eyes darting around.

"There are methods, but it's a bit like finding a needle in a haystack!"

"Is the treasure you're trading important?"

Hearing this, Gu Changan showed a vigilant expression: "Why are you asking about that?"

"Don't pry into my affairs!"

A flicker of mockery passed through the sharp-faced, weaselly Middle-aged Cultivator's eyes, and he hurriedly apologized.

"My apologies, Senior!"

"I didn't mean anything by it!"

"I was only asking if the treasure is important!"

"If it's not important, you could just buy another one, right?"

"If it is important, then it will require a hefty price!"

Gu Changan appropriately displayed a foolish demeanor: "How so?"

"I don't even know what the item is."

"It's just a test given to me by the Family!"

"They want me to handle the handover here, to train me!"

"I don't know anything else!"

The greed in the sharp-faced, weaselly Middle-aged Cultivator's eyes subsided into calmness.

At first, with Gu Changan being so secretive and arranging a handover within Tianbao City, he thought it might be some important treasure.

After all, if something was cheap, why not just buy one?

Why insist on a private transaction between two people?

Tianbao City was, after all, the city of trade!

If you couldn't buy it in Tianbao City, you could forget about other places!

Hearing the other party's explanation, it was most likely something unimportant.

Since the other party was just completing a Family test.

For such a test, the Family would most likely arrange to trade some insignificant item.

So, there was probably no fat to be squeezed from this!

Most likely, he could only earn a bit of a messenger fee!

After this round of analysis, the sharp-faced, weaselly Middle-aged Cultivator felt he had grasped the whole situation.

Gu Changan stood quietly to the side, watching the sharp-faced, weaselly Middle-aged Cultivator's flickering eyes.

He wondered what scenario this fellow was concocting in his head?

Actually, toying with people's minds was quite fun!

After all, manipulating others relied on information asymmetry!

The sharp-faced, weaselly Middle-aged Cultivator seemed to have some difficulty speaking: "Well, Senior..."

"How many Spirit Stones are you willing to spend to complete this task?"

Gu Changan put on a troubled expression, then handed over ten Spirit Stones.

"I haven't really thought about that yet!"

"Here's an advance payment. Help me consider it!"

"How many Spirit Stones do you think would be appropriate for me to spend?"

The sharp-faced, weaselly Middle-aged Cultivator took the ten Spirit Stones and weighed them in his hand.

Feeling a slight inner joy: "Let me ask a different question then!"

"For your handover with the other party, how many people do you think would be suitable?"

"After all, it's like finding a needle in a haystack!"

"With so many people in Tianbao City, too few won't be effective!"

"Too many, and paying too many Spirit Stones wouldn't be cost-effective for you!"

Gu Changan began to ponder; about ten people should be enough.

After all, he definitely wouldn't use just this one group; he'd need several groups.

If it were a hundred Spirit Stones per person, ten people would be a thousand Spirit Stones.

Several groups would mean several thousand Spirit Stones, less than ten thousand. If he could escape smoothly, this would be a drop in the bucket!

But should he test it out first?

Would these people renege after getting the item?

Or simply embezzle it?

It seemed he needed to take some precautions as well!

Gu Changan snapped back to attention: "About ten people should be enough!"

"You just need to stand on the main thoroughfare, spaced not too far apart, one person per spot."

"That Tianbao Street, the one running east to west!"

"Ten people should be easy, right?"

"The other party should be able to see you all easily."

The sharp-faced, weaselly Middle-aged Cultivator nodded: "Then it's much simpler!"

"I can find the people for you!"

"But, Senior, how much remuneration are you planning to pay?"

Gu Changan nodded and said: "How about a hundred Spirit Stones per person?~"