harleyscars Chapter 97 Trading
Chapter 97 Trading
When the time came, the ghost of life-stealing appeared behind Su Wang again.
This time, Su Wang changed his black cloth coat for one minute.
Seeing that he had only managed to gain a very short amount of time each time, Su Wang hardened his heart and said, "Take two fingers from each side."
The beggar curled his lip: "Deduct 2 minutes."
Hahahahahahaha.
Li Zheng was laughing so hard his stomach hurt behind Su Wang.
At this moment, Su Wang's expression was extremely distorted. Not only had he lost four fingers, but he had also run out of time.
Su Wang: "I'll give you my entire left hand."
Upon hearing this, the begging ghost grinned and let out a smug laugh.
The begging ghost: "10..."
The moment the words left his mouth, the beggar changed his mind.
It grinned wickedly and said, "Eight minutes."
Subtracting the two minutes I had borrowed, I only managed to get six minutes in return with one hand.
The road wasn't flat, and despite running at full speed, the two had only covered a mile.
Even so, this is already considered fast.
Six minutes—that time was earned with just one hand.
Su Wang was very dissatisfied with the life extension time given by the ghost seeking life, but what puzzled him even more was what happened next.
When it was Li Zheng's turn, he handed over the remaining 9 fingernails, which earned him a full 10 minutes.
Li Zheng was also quite shocked by this.
He didn't understand at first, but then he realized that the beggar had been observing his hands after he had quoted a price.
In other words, compared to Su Wang, the Ghost of Life preferred his hands.
With six minutes about to pass, Su Wang realized his hands were worthless, so he had no choice but to follow Li Zheng's example and shave his head as well.
But the beggar once again curled his lip in disgust and only gave 20 seconds.
Next, Su Wang handed over all his upper body clothes and his eyebrows at once, and was granted 2 minutes.
Based on the length of the wasteland, Su Wang estimated that the path should be about the same length as the wasteland, which is about 5 li.
By this time, Li Zheng had already surpassed him by several hundred meters.
Once Li Zheng surpasses him by too much, he will run off the side road ahead of time.
By then, without anyone to restrain this demon, his situation will only get worse.
There wasn't nearly enough time. Seeing the vengeful ghost approaching from behind him again, a ruthless glint appeared in Su Wang's eyes.
"I'll give you the arm that was broken off!" Su Wang said through gritted teeth, his voice filled with malice.
As the words fell, the sound of wind breaking came from behind.
After a brief coolness came excruciating pain.
Su Wang's vision went black, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
He stopped, took off his pants, and tightly bound his severed arm to prevent excessive blood loss.
After doing all that, run forward again.
However, his speed decreased due to the loss of an arm.
The vengeful ghost sniffed the severed arm, then began to gnaw on it.
Su Wang felt a churning in his stomach as he listened to the muffled chewing sounds.
After finishing his meal, the beggar said with lingering satisfaction, "Not bad, I'll give you 10 minutes."
The crisis was temporarily relieved, and the begging ghost went to Li Zheng's place.
When Li Zheng saw the beggar arrive, based on his previous experience, he handed over another toenail.
This time, the beggar reluctantly gave him 10 seconds.
It's clear that this tactic is no longer working.
This ghost is insatiable; it always wants something better.
Compared to its own nails, it must have gotten something more satisfying from Su Wang.
It no longer cares about nails.
Li Zheng hardened his heart and gave up one eye, only to find that he had only been given 8 minutes.
Li Zheng felt something was very wrong; one eye could be exchanged for at least 10 minutes.
Unless... unless Su Wang also made a deal using parts of his own body.
Su Wang suddenly raised the cost; this scoundrel is cunning.
As the number of transactions gradually increased, the vengeful spirit discovered that it could obtain what it wanted with very little time to extend its lifespan, and began to escalate its actions.
At this point, they had only run about two miles, less than halfway there.
If this trading continues at this pace, neither of them will be able to escape.
Just as Li Zheng was considering whether to propose a collaboration with Su Wang, the ghost suddenly disappeared behind him.
It arrived near the entrance to the path in an instant.
At this moment, Zhao Hu was carrying Su Zixu and Lin Tian on his back. The three of them had just entered this path.
When Su Zixu sensed something behind him, he informed the two of them.
Su Zixu was worried that he would implicate Zhao Hu, so he wanted to get down and walk by himself, but Lin Tian stopped him.
She said this thing wasn't very intelligent, and because Zhao Hu was carrying Su Zixu on his back, the ghost would mistake the two for one person.
After the ghost finished carving for Su Zixu, it went to find Lin Tian.
Both of them fell for the trick. After recognizing the ghost, Lin Tian started pulling weeds as she walked.
"This beggar is good at making a deal, but when it comes to a deal, there's always room for negotiation."
Moreover, business people who don't know how to promote their products won't be able to sell anything.
After explaining, Lin Tian stretched the freshly picked grass behind his back.
After composing herself, she began to tell her story with great emotion.
Once upon a time, there was a mountain...
Lin Tian's voice was melodious and varied, and the story, though seemingly dramatic, was actually quite ordinary.
When talking about the tearful part, Lin Tian even wiped away non-existent tears with his sleeve.
The ghost was engrossed in listening, but suddenly it seemed to remember something and vanished instantly behind Lin Tian.
Su Wang and Li Zheng were naturally unaware of what was happening behind them.
When the ghost reappeared, the two each gave up one ear and gained 6 minutes.
When Lin Tian saw that the begging ghost had returned, he could roughly guess where it had gone.
But she didn't make a fuss and continued to fabricate stories to pass the time.
"...This bundle of grass is the very first bundle of grass that the immortal planted on earth!"
Seeing that the story was finished, Lin Tian began to exaggerate the grass's beauty.
After praising it for a while, the beggar took the grass with both hands, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "30 minutes."
Having said that, it came to Su Zixu's back.
Su Zixu followed Lin Tian's method, picking a few leaves and repeating the same trick.
"20 minutes."
After saying that, it disappeared again, and no one knows where it went.
Holy crap.
Zhao Hu and Su Zixu couldn't help but swear.
In this way, the three of them used a rubbish story and a handful of grass to travel a mile and gained a considerable amount of time to survive.
Ahead, Su Wang and Li Zheng were still sacrificing themselves to buy time.
After losing both ears, the two had reached their wits' end.
At this point, Li Zheng had already run three miles. His legs were too weak to move, and his facial features were too worn out.
Apart from his hands and arms, he had nothing left to replace.
unless……
"One month of lifespan," Li Zheng managed to squeeze out the words.