Kill Me More Times, I’ll Become Invincible

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The next day.

"Have you heard? There’s a kind man named Qiao Pian who is giving money to people for picking up stones."

"As expected of a member of the renowned Qiao family, it turns out he is a great person who gives money to others."

After a night of brewing, news of a generous person named Qiao Pian spread throughout Taotie City, a small town.

In a way, common people care more about a generous person who gives money than about the Qiao family member who is a skilled martial artist in the community.

When Qiao Mu appeared again in the open space near the Luo Family Ancestral Hall, the area was already packed with a crowd of people, numbering around a thousand who were waiting there. Even Qiao Mu himself was surprised.

"Don’t rush, one by one." Qiao Mu instructed his helpers to bring the stones forward and then he carefully picked some less attractive stones to crush into powder.

"Congratulations, amongst these ten stones of yours, two are Taotie Gold, worth two taels of silver!"

"Buddy, there is no Taotie Gold in the ten stones you brought, keep trying to find it."

Crushing stones into sand is actually a way to show off strength.

Those who didn’t receive money, although feeling resentful, didn’t dare to provoke Qiao Mu.

Shortly, as time passed, it was already noon.

Qiao Mu had borrowed five hundred taels of silver from Master Chen, and it was all given away.

"Mr. Qiao, I’m here again." Old Yang with a goat beard came to Qiao Mu with a sack on his shoulder, grinned at Qiao Mu with yellow teeth.

He untied the sack on his shoulder, and the stones inside poured out like water, all the size of eggs.

Old Yang didn’t sleep all night, picked up stones by the river all night, and filled a whole sack.

Despite not sleeping, he was very lively, without a trace of fatigue, looking energetic.

"You picked a lot of stones, including many Taotie Gold, but…" Qiao Mu shrugged:

"I have run out of silver, the buying of Taotie Gold stops here."

"Ah? It ends like this? In just one day?" Old Yang was dumbfounded, but facing Qiao Mu who could easily turn stones into sand, he dared not cause trouble.

Old Yang stood still and suddenly felt discouraged, he didn’t want the bag of stones anymore, and turned around to leave.

"Wait." But Qiao Mu stopped him.

"I may have run out of silver, but that doesn’t mean I won’t accept Taotie Gold," said Qiao Mu.

"I will exchange this bag of stones with something else."

After speaking, Qiao Mu took out a golden piece from his belt bag, the size of a chicken egg, intricately carved with a mythical beast pattern known as Taotie. It looked quite impressive.

"This is a transformed Taotie Gold," said Qiao Mu with a gentle smile.

"Taotie Gold is mystical, but once it attracts energy, it will reveal its true form within a few days."

"This piece of Taotie Gold is your reward."

"From now on, exchange one sack of stones for one Taotie Gold. It’s first come, first served, while supplies last."

"Gold…this is gold!" Old Yang’s eyes widened.

With ups and downs, from thinking it was free money yesterday to thinking the opportunity was gone today, only to immediately hold a golden egg the size of a chicken egg…

Even though Old Yang was a lifelong gambler, he had never experienced such highs and lows before!

"From exchanging stones for silver, to exchanging stones for gold!"

"Are there still such wonderful things in this world?"

People ran around spreading the news, the crowd becoming even more excited and passionate.

"Yes, of course," Qiao Mu answered loudly.

"I, Qiao Pian, came to the city to search for the Taotie Gold. I’m not hiding anything from you all, I’m here to get rich."

"I’m looking for gold to get rich, you all work for me to get rich, let’s make money together, become wealthy together."

"Folks, opportunities wait for no one. There are a total of 10081 shares of Taotie Gold, the total is limited. In other words, it’s getting harder to find this gold in the hundred thousand mountains."

"First come, first served, don’t wait until it expires!"

The crowd’s discussions gradually heated up, as the things they held turned from silver to gold, how could they not be excited?

Outside the crowd.

The leader of the Luo family frowned as he listened to the commotion, feeling a sense of unease in his heart.

He didn’t really know what Qiao Pian was up to, but he had a feeling that Qiao Pian might be trying to compete with them in business.

Clearly, Taotie Gold is the same as Golden Village gold, just with different packaging.

The leader of the Luo family, wanting to keep the profits within the family, allowed the tribe to make money first after obtaining the gold, while keeping it a secret from outsiders and only misleading people like Gambler Old Yang who were unaware of the truth.

But Qiao Pian’s approach was different from theirs. He not only took their gold and Golden Village gold, but also immediately made a big scene, attracting the attention of over a thousand people in just one day.

"If this Taotie City’s people’s money is stolen by him, they will surely be cautious in the future. How can we, the Luo family, running a honest business of selling gold, make a living then?" The leader of Luo family furrowed his brows, gradually realizing that something was wrong.

"Luo Cheng, you reported secretly to the city lord yesterday, what was his reaction?" the clan leader asked in a low voice.

The city lord of Taotie City is certainly no ordinary person.

Not only was he an official of the court, but also a martial artist of considerable strength.

Initially, the leader of Luo family, out of fear that the family would attract trouble from the city lord after becoming successful, hired Master Chen following the principle of keeping a low profile.

"The city lord… after asking Qiao Pian’s name, he didn’t say anything else, as if he didn’t intend to get involved and advised us not to provoke him," the merchant Luo Cheng replied.

The leader of Luo family felt a sudden jolt in his heart.

The stronger the martial artist, the more they seemed to respect members of the Qiao family…

It appeared that the background of the Qiao family members was even more terrifying than they had anticipated.

"There’s no solution to this, let’s just wait and see," sighed the leader of the Luo family.

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On the third day, the fourth day, the fifth day passed…

The gold rush brought by a member of the Qiao family swept through the entire Taotie City like a whirlwind.

By the sixth day, Qiao Pian’s name had become famous throughout the city, making him a popular figure in Taotie City.

The stones he purchased had almost filled the rooms of the inn.

It was also on the early morning of the sixth day.

Qiao Mu opened the bag filled with stones, only to find that it was now full of gold.

"The Luo family’s touchstone is indeed effective. In just a few days, there’s been so much real and fake gold added."

Qiao Mu left the inn and walked outside.

Since the stone had turned into gold, he decided to get some new toys.

When he walked to the open area outside the Luo Family Ancestral Hall again, it was packed with people.

"Master Qiao."

"Master Qiao is here."

Many villagers had been waiting there, and they greeted Qiao Mu as he approached.

"I have something to say today," Qiao Mu said.

"I didn’t expect the people of Taotie City to be so welcoming, and to gather so many stones so quickly. My gold has also been distributed."

The villagers who had carried a sack of stones over looked at each other, their disappointment written all over their faces.

Also.

Even with a fortune like Qiao Mu’s, using the method of giving money, it can still be spent clean.

After the silver was spent, the gold was also gone. Does this mean that Qiao Mu’s acquisition of Taotie Gold will stop here?

"I’m very sorry," said Qiao Mu.

"The sacred object of Taotie Gold needs a few days to change from a stone form to gold," said Qiao Mu.

"The Taotie stones I acquired have not yet transformed into Taotie Gold," Qiao Mu said sadly.

"If I wait for the transformation to happen naturally, it would delay the acquisition of Taotie stones. So, I came up with a solution."

Qiao Mu confidently said:

"Some time ago, didn’t I give you a lot of Taotie Gold?"

"Now that the funding chain is broken… I mean, if you lend me some Taotie Gold first, I’ll return the same amount in three days, plus one percent interest for you."

"Make one percent interest in three days?" Gambler Old Yang’s heart raced.

"These days, Master Qiao has helped the villagers earn a lot of money, so I don’t think he’s deceiving us."

"After all, being able to get those dozens of taels of silver from Luo Cheng’s grandson back then was also thanks to Master Qiao."

"If I take a step back, even if it’s cheating, the gold I have right now was earned from Master Qiao in these past few days."

"This is a big gamble," Gambler Old Yang’s heart started beating faster:

"If we win the gamble, we can earn a 10% interest."

"If we lose the gamble, we’ll just earn a little less. I’ve earned a lot of money from Master Qiao these past few days, haven’t I?"

With these thoughts, Gambler Old Yang stepped forward and handed the money bag to Qiao Mu.

"Master Qiao’s recent actions and behavior, we have all seen, and I trust you!"

Old Yang held his chest, his heart pounding, his face turning red, feeling a strange excitement.

Among the crowd, there were many people who thought like Gambler Old Yang.

With Old Yang leading the way, more and more people gradually approached.

The crowd became lively and bustling again.

Beyond the crowd in the distance.

The leader of the Luo family quietly watched the commotion here and finally nodded in admiration:

"Wow, this guy named Qiao has finally shown his true colors, getting involved in lending."

"I’m glad I warned my fellow clan members beforehand not to get involved in this mess."

However, after he finished speaking, he didn’t hear anyone beside him respond.

Looking back, the young members of the Luo family were looking intently in Qiao Mu’s direction, almost staring through him:

"Elder, this deal can really make money, we can earn a 10% interest in three days."

"Only deals like Taotie Gold can afford such high interest rates, bringing in a lot of profit."

"If the Qiao family’s business stops for a day, the losses would be huge. No wonder he dared to borrow so much money."

"If only we had joined forces with that Gambler Old Yang from the start, we would be making a fortune now, wouldn’t we?"

"After all, this deal is nothing but profitable, at worst just losing some unrealized gains." The young members of the Luo family sounded slightly resentful.

Implied in their words, it seemed like a veiled blame on the leader of the Luo family for not letting them get involved in this business.

The leader of the Luo family’s eyes widened, couldn’t help but clutch his chest, suddenly feeling a bit dizzy.

"This is troublesome…"

The leader of the Luo family didn’t want to linger in this place, quickly left, out of sight out of mind.

However, when the chief left, Qiao Mu separated from the crowd and walked over here.

"Luo Cheng?" He looked at the merchant Luo Cheng whom he had briefly met before, and the other Luo family members who were secretly watching.

"I would like to discuss some business with your Luo family… Let’s talk inside the ancestral hall."

The merchant Luo Cheng subtly glanced in the direction where the Luo family’s leader had left, with many thoughts running through his mind.

During this time, the chief prohibited them from interacting with Qiao family members or participating in their business, causing them great frustration and impatience.

Even the young members of the clan had grievances.

Luo Cheng finally nodded.

"Master Qiao, please."

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