Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 144 Let's stop, Asu
Inside the stall area.

Su Qing, who was making a grand entrance through the city, attracted a lot of onlookers as soon as he set up his stall.

He overestimated the resilience of the independent cultivators towards new things.

As for the lizard riders who can ride horses and fight, their quality and appearance are currently unknown to them.

Upon hearing that the cheapest riding lizard cost 14,000 spirit crystals, they immediately backed down and none of them dared to buy it.

Just as Su Qing was wondering when a sales expert like Zhang Hai would appear again.

A tall, thin, pale-faced cultivator, dressed in a high-grade robe and exuding an air of refinement, stepped forward and bowed to them.

Su Qing recognized the man; his name was Hai Changqing, one of the few peak Qi Refining cultivators in Baiyun Market, and he possessed exquisite water-based Daoist techniques.

After the monsters descended the mountain, Tang Wanqing, Niu Ya, and others led their teams to fight on the low mountain defense line, but she did not join them, which is why she remained unknown.

After the Aoshan defense line was breached, the rogue cultivators who remained in the market were forcibly conscripted by the Yunshan Sect to the front-line camp.

He only began to show his talent when he went out of the camp every day to kill demons, all by himself, and he always succeeded.

The monsters he killed were in excellent condition, without even a single hole in their bodies.

Su Qing had bought a tusked boar king from him and had some impression of him.

Knowing that this person was not short of money, Su Qing naturally treated him with great enthusiasm when he came forward to inquire about the price.

"Fellow Daoist Su, is this the name of the lizard knight? What's the story behind it?"

Hai Changqing pointed to the lizard knight, showing some interest in this new type of puppet.

Su Qing cupped his hands in greeting and said:

"This puppet is a combination of a spirit-armored horse and a lizard warrior capable of using combat skills."

The lone horse and the lone lizard each possess mid-grade Tier 1 quality; their combination is like adding wings to a tiger. This is not mere boasting; even a typical high-grade Tier 1 puppet isn't as useful as this lizard knight!

"Oh, so Fellow Daoist Su has created a new type of high-grade puppet. Fellow Daoist is truly skilled."

However, in my opinion, this puppet doesn't seem much different from the dog-and-horse puppet, except that the kobolds have been replaced by lizard warriors!

Hai Changqing knew nothing about puppetry, and in his view, as well as in the view of other rogue cultivators, this lizard knight was indeed so.

Green-skinned lizards can use war bows and swords, while kobolds can use bone clubs. Both are equally ugly, and their combat strength seems to be about the same.

As for Su Qing's claim that the horse was spiritually connected and that the lizard knight and the Xuanjia horse could become one, they simply took it as self-praise!
Su Qing couldn't bear to see his meticulously crafted puppet compared to that dog and horse puppet. He immediately shouted:
"Fellow Daoist Hai, fellow Daoists, I, Su, will make this clear today: if my Lizard Knight were to face those heavy cavalry, one of my Lizard Knights could take on three of them, and ten of them could withstand a hundred of their riders!"

Upon hearing this, Helian Xian and Liang Haishun, who had been lurking in the crowd watching the commotion, immediately emerged.

Liang Haishun's old face grew anxious, and he whispered:
"Fellow Daoist Su, you can't say such things carelessly. Those Dog and Horse Cavalry are the main puppets of the Wang family. How can they forgive you for belittling their puppets like this!"

No sooner had Liang Haishun finished speaking than Helian Xian also offered his advice:
"Quickly take back your words! Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents. The Wang family is a puppet family, and there is even a second-level puppeteer in the clan. They are not to be offended, not to be offended at all!"

Both of them spoke with great sincerity. You see, the reason why the puppeteers in the original Beast Puppet Market were able to unite and control the market was because they all came from the same family.

The Beast Puppet Royal Family!

A puppeteer family that has developed for five or six hundred years based on the Beast Puppet Market—no one can say for sure whether the Wang family or the Beast Puppet Market came first.

All that's known is that this family has many puppeteers and a deep foundation, making them quite formidable. If Su Qing were just selling lizard warriors in Beishi, the Wang family, though domineering, wouldn't bother him.

However, if he wanted to use the Wang family's puppets to make a name for his own puppets, he would be committing a serious taboo.

Liang Haishun and Helian Xian were both shrewd individuals, and they knew Su Qing's plan as soon as he spoke.

They even thought that Hai Changqing, who was on the other side, was someone Su Qing had invited to put on a show.

The Lizard Rider is brand new, but it's unclear how long it will take to make a name for itself.

The Dog and Horse Cavalry has been sold in the Beast Puppet Market for countless years and has a stellar reputation.

Riding on heavy cavalry, the lizard riders, if they perform well, will naturally become famous overnight.

But how could the cavalry, who were being trampled underfoot, and the royal family, who were being attacked head-on, possibly let it go?

"Stop! Asu!" After the trip to Black Tiger Mountain, Liang Haishun, who truly regarded Su Qing as a junior, sincerely advised.

Upon hearing the two treasures' explanation, Su Qing finally understood.

He never intended to rise to power by stepping on dogs and horses; he just blurted it out because he was angry.

But then I thought, does this seem to be okay?

For a new product to gain market share, there's nothing easier than challenging the existing market leader to make a name for itself.

As for offending the royal family, if he wants to curry favor with the Lizard Knights, he will inevitably clash with them.

Business battles in the cultivation world are still business battles. Since they are wars, then don't be timid!
The Wang family has a second-tier puppeteer? If Su Qing goes home and refines a Tyrant Tiger, wouldn't he also be a second-tier puppeteer?
The Wang family has a deep foundation, and Su Qing also has some connections. He can't compare to them, but he can still help in some ways.

The Wang family has powerful connections. Although Senior Brother Yuan has a bad back, he is still a second-tier array master with some influence in the Yunshan Sect. Moreover, the one who truly rides on top of Su Qing is that witch Liu Yun'er!

Thinking it over, Su Qing felt that since she was going to have to fight the Wang family sooner or later, it was better to do it later than later, and better to do it now than later. So, she decided to fight them right now!
Sigh, I just didn't think of this sooner. Hai Changqing really wasn't someone I hired.

Otherwise, he could take out a few dog-horse riders now and let the lizard riders stomp on them; the effect would probably be even better!

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Hai Changqing across from him take out more than thirty dog-headed heavy cavalry from his storage bag.

"Please be aware, Fellow Daoist Su, that my spiritual sense is slightly stronger than that of other fellow Daoists, and I also like to use puppets to assist in battle."

These thirty-four hounds and horse riders have been accompanying me on demon-slaying missions lately. They are quite powerful and effective, and I have a high opinion of them.

Since you claim that the lizard knights can fight against many with few, how about you use your ten lizard knights to fight against my puppets?

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist, if the Lizard Knight truly possesses such abilities, I will certainly purchase a few!"

When Liang Haishun and Helian Xian saw that Hai Changqing had taken out more than thirty heavy cavalry without saying a word, they became even more convinced that he was a plant hired by Su Qing.

What kind of good person would buy more than thirty heavy cavalry units for no reason? Can you even manage to control them?
"Ah Su, you must have spent a lot of money putting on this show! Those hounds and heavy cavalry must have cost you a fortune!"

"You've invested so much; it seems you really want to go up against the Wang family. If you're going to crush them, crush them hard. Don't offend people before it even has any effect!"

Liang Bao whispered to Su Qing, thinking to himself that young people are just hot-tempered and act on impulse, unlike the old guys like them.

(End of this chapter)