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n“What are you doing? Why did you capture me?”

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nThe man lay on the ground and kept shouting.

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n“Let go of me. You’re slandering me. I’m going to sue you!”

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nThe man kept shouting, but the hold on him did not let go at all. He began to hope that the surrounding onlookers would sweep their gazes around.

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nHowever, no one dared to take a step forward. The people coming and going formed a circle and faced inside. They pointed and guessed why he was treated like this.

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n“Everyone! They framed me. I brought the top-notch fire spirit fruits. What right do they have to frame me like this? You can’t watch me be framed like this!”

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nAs he shouted, his gaze finally landed on the tall and strong Shi Datou.

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nShi Datou looked to his side in confusion. This person’s gaze was undoubtedly on him.

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n“Brother, why are you looking at me? You sold the fake Fire Spirit Fruit to him and were caught red-handed. Everyone’s eyes are bright. No one will stand on your side. We’re all here to do business. There’s no need to be unhappy.”

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nAfter Shi Datou finished speaking, the people around him nodded in agreement.

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nThis was the attitude of most of them.

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n“Brother, you have to believe me. I’m holding the best fire spirit fruits. There won’t be any mistakes!”

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n“Come on, it’s useless for you to say these things to me. If you want to say anything, you have to tell them. They’ve already caught you in the act. What’s the point of saying all this?”

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n“That’s right. He was caught red-handed and now he wants to absolve himself. How can there be such a good thing?”

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n“Just accept some punishment. They won’t make things difficult for you when they open their businesses. Why are you so stubborn?”

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n“It’s fine if you hurry up and apologize. Everyone is still waiting to sell things. Don’t delay people here.”

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nAfter those hands were cleaned, a man walked out. He was seven feet tall and wore a fiery red robe that fell to the ground. He even had a sharp crown on his head. This outfit made him look like a raging fire. As he walked with every step, the flames kept twisting.

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nThe man’s face was red. The most special thing was his lips. They were so red that they were about to turn purple. His eyes seemed to be burning, making people not dare to look at him directly.

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n“Supremacy!”

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nAfter the man appeared, the ordinary-looking disciples of the Divine Fire Sect bowed to him.

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nThe man spoke slowly, “How dare you cause trouble in the territory of my Divine Fire Sect! If I let you off, where will our Divine Fire Sect’s reputation be?”

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nThis person’s voice was the one who had shouted just now. It was clearly him.

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nThe man on the ground was still shouting.

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n“Nonsense. I clearly brought top-grade fire spirit fruits. You insisted that my fire spirit fruit was inferior. You’re slandering me!”

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nThe Supremacy waved his sleeve and slapped the person heavily.

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nA red palm print immediately appeared on his face. Half of his face swelled up and blood kept flowing out of his mouth. When he opened his mouth, his two molars rolled out, making him look bitter.

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n“You!”

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n“What about me!” The man’s expression turned cold. He suddenly ordered, “Take him away!”

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n“What right do you have to detain me? You!”

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nHe was about to shout again when flames suddenly shot out from the spears held by the five guards beside him. The flames kept extending and turned into five ropes that tied him up in the middle. In a short while, he became a huge dumpling.

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nAt first, the dumpling was still twisting a little, but it gradually quietened down.

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nThe five guards raised the big dumpling above their heads and walked firmly towards the back of their camp.

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nThe onlookers did not expect him to make such an arrangement. Although this person might have taken a defective product, he could have been caught and punished slightly. Why did he have to capture him?

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nSomeone was puzzled by this and could not help but ask, “Although this Supremacy has done something wrong, you don’t have to control him, right? Can you explain where you want to send him?”

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nEveryone stared at this Supremacy. They were also worried.

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nThe Supremacy suddenly smiled. They could tell that he wanted to smile normally, but that smile felt a little sinister.

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n“Why do you ask?”

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n“I came to do business with you, but how can I be at ease with your actions?”

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n“That’s right. Where are you sending him? Is there an explanation?”

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n“If you don’t explain this clearly, we won’t sell the Fire Spirit Fruit to you.”

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nSeeing that these people were about to gather, the smile on the Supremacy’s face gradually disappeared, as if he was about to be angry.

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nHowever, he forcefully endured it. He still barely maintained that strange smile and explained to everyone.

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n“It’s naturally reasonable for everyone to be so worried. Then I’ll explain it to everyone.” He pointed at the camp behind him and said to everyone, “The person causing trouble here will be temporarily detained by us and released after this deal is over, lest he cause trouble again and affect your deal, our Divine Fire Sect will naturally not do anything overboard to him. Please rest assured.”

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nAfter hearing his explanation, although everyone outside had their own thoughts, most of them accepted this explanation.

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nShi Datou smiled disdainfully and said, “It’s a good thing to teach such troublemakers a lesson.”

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nThe Supremacy looked at Shi Datou and smiled in satisfaction.

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n“Fellow Daoist, you’re a reasonable person. If we had more people like you, it would be much easier for our sect to open for business. Since no one has any doubts, let’s continue with the deal. Don’t let that small episode ruin your mood.”

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nThe transaction resumed, and the materials area became lively again. Everyone dispersed and discussed the price of the materials in front of the small shops.

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nHowever, there was someone beside him who kept looking in the direction of the camp behind him. This person was Li Yuanqing. He clearly felt that the fellow who was wrapped in the fire cocoon just now was already very weak.

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nIt was even possible that he would be tied up by those ropes and his divine sense would be trapped to death.

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nAlthough Li Yuanqing’s cultivation had yet to reach the Supremacy realm, his divine sense was abnormally powerful. He felt that something was amiss.

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nHowever, no one at the side felt that there was anything wrong. All of them were extremely happy when they sold the fruits, their faces filled with excitement.

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nIt had to be known that it would take many years to encounter such a good thing since they could buy so many fire spirit fruits at such a high price.

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nThey wished they could take out all the private goods they had hidden and sell them now.

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nShi Datou did not have many goods in his hands. He only had four to five hundred pieces. It looked like he had secretly swindled them from somewhere these few days.

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nLi Yuanqing originally wanted to trade some items here, but after what happened just now, he suddenly became vigilant and pressed down his treasures. He looked at the guards standing at the side and could see them clearly. These guys were clearly puppets with first-stage Supremacy strength.

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nThese puppets did not have much aura on them, and they were completely covered by the flames outside, so it was very difficult for ordinary people to notice them.

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nHowever, Li Yuanqing had outstanding puppet refinement skills. He could tell from their movements.

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nNo wonder this sect was so generous now. If they could refine such powerful puppets on a large scale as guards, it would indeed be able to greatly increase the strength of the sect.

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nHowever, he had not heard them mention this matter along the way with Shi Datou and the others.

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nAccording to the two of them, the Divine Fire Sect was good at refining puppets. However, most of them won in numbers. They were all small puppet beasts.

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nBut it was completely different from what the two of them had said with so many human-shaped puppets and extraordinary strength.

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nJust as Li Yuanqing was thinking, there was a sudden movement beside him.

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nA few guards surrounded a stall.

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n“What are you doing? My fire spirit fruits are definitely the purest. They can’t be fake. Don’t frame me!”

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nIt was Shi Datou and Zhao Shaoji. At this moment, they were surrounded by those guards. A disciple of the Divine Fire Sect in front of them was looking at them with an unfriendly expression.

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n“You’re still quibbling. You were clearly the ones who brought the Fire Spirit Fruit over. How is this a mature Fire Spirit Fruit? It’s clearly two months away!”

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n“Nonsense. My fire spirit fruits are all top-notch good stuff. Stop spouting nonsense! Show me?”

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nAs Shi Datou spoke, he went up and wanted to take his fruits back. However, the person dodged in time.

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n“How dare you sell fake goods here and want to take them back? Aren’t you thinking too simply?”

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n“You’re slandering me. That fruit isn’t mine at all!”

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nShi Datou suddenly changed his words. Everyone around could not stand it anymore.

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n“Brother, you were still insisting that your fruits were all good just now, but now you’re saying that they’re not. Aren’t you feeling guilty? Just apologize to them and let it go.”

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n“How can he let it go? Just now, that person asked for help from him. He saw him being captured. I think this guy has to be sent to the back to be taught a lesson.”

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nShi Datou slowly retreated, but the guards behind him had already surrounded him. He had nowhere to retreat.

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n“What are you doing? I’m from a large sect. If you dare to attack me, I don’t believe that your Divine Fire Sect won’t be able to survive!”

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nThe commotion immediately attracted the attention of the Supremacy. That person dragged his red robe and slowly walked over from the crowd to Shi Datou.

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n“What is it?” He looked around and asked slowly.

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n“Supremacy, this person is selling fake Fire Spirit Fruits.”

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n“What fake? That’s not mine at all. You exchanged my fruit. Don’t think I don’t know!”

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n“What should we do with him?”

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nThe Supremacy raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Shi Datou regretfully. “I thought you were a sensible person. I didn’t expect you to do such a despicable thing.”

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n“Supremacy, this is all a misunderstanding. Let me explain!”

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n“Take him down and send him to the camp at the back. There’s no need to say anything!”

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n“Supremacy, listen to me. This is all fake. That fruit isn’t mine!”

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nHe still wanted to beg bitterly, but the other party did not listen to him at all. The guards behind him directly came up and surrounded him. They held spears and pressed him to the ground, just like the person just now.

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n“You can’t do this to me!”

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nShi Datou still wanted to shout, but Zhao Shaoji, who was beside him, silently moved towards the surroundings, wanting to blend into the crowd and escape. Suddenly, a few guards blocked his way.

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nZhao Shaoji looked innocently at the surrounding guards and explained, “What has this got to do with me? I don’t know him!”

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nHowever, his words were useless. The guards behind him also picked him up.

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nThe two fiery red dumplings were wrapped up again and sent to the tent at the back by the guards.

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nLi Yuanqing silently looked in the direction of the tent. The two of them still had his Fire Spirit Fruit and his mark.

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nThe Supremacy looked at the people beside him helplessly and snorted coldly as he warned, “Our Divine Fire Sect is so generous as to accept your fire spirit fruits like this. I didn’t expect so many of you to want to muddle through. It’s really too disappointing!”

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nThe surrounding cultivators immediately explained.

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n“Supremacy, don’t misunderstand. Those are all those opportunists. We’re all here to do business sincerely.”

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n“That’s right. None of us are like that.”

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n“Supremacy, don’t be biased. I’ve never thought of them as good people. It’s a good thing to chase them out now.”

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nThe Supremacy of the Divine Flame Sect looked at everyone’s reaction and shook his head silently as if he was very helpless.

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n“I didn’t expect to encounter so many people who don’t follow the rules when I came here today. I think it should be a small number. Since you guarantee, then I won’t fuss about it, I just hope that such a thing won’t happen again!”

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nAfter saying that, he retreated again, leaving a gaze for his subordinates before he left.

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nLi Yuanqing felt that something was wrong. The fruit in that guy’s hand had indeed not ripened. However, how could a smart person like Shi Datou fake it in such a place? Was he that stupid?

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nWhen the people outside continued to surround the stall to trade, Li Yuanqing unknowingly retreated to the entrance of the valley and left without saying a word.

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