Martial Cultivator Chapter 424.2: Life Isn't Easy - Part 2

The young man named Erhu hesitated for a long time, but in the end, he knocked on Chen Chao's door by himself.

Chen Chao opened the door and looked at the young man in front of him, who seemed cautious and obviously troubled, asking, "Something wrong?"

Glancing at the empty plates over there, the young man looked at Chen Chao and probed, "Sir Chen isn't an ordinary person, right?"

Ordinary people would not carry skygold coins when they go out, nor would they casually throw one away.

Chen Chao frowned and said bluntly, "Just say what you have to say."

The young man took a deep breath, making up his mind, and then spoke up, "Sir Chen, I have a deal, are you interested?"

Chen Chao glanced at the young man, neither speaking immediately nor inquiring about the deal.

The young man gritted his teeth and explained his intentions to Chen Chao, "I have a demon bead in my hand, not the ordinary kind. Sir Chen, would you be interested? If you are, I can sell it to you."

Chen Chao took two steps back and sat down on a nearby chair, raising an eyebrow. "A demon bead? Take it out and let me see its quality?"

The young man did not hesitate. Since he had chosen Chen Chao as his buyer, there was nothing to hide. He quickly took out the box from his pocket and, upon opening it, revealed the emerald-green demon bead.

Chen Chao had killed demons in Tianqing County for several years and had seen many demon beads. Naturally, he knew that this demon bead was indeed of a high grade. It was likely that the demon had already reached the pinnacle of the Bitter Sea Realm during its lifetime and was about to step into the Great Beyond Realm.

In the Great Liang Dynasty, demons occasionally preyed on humans, but the demon beads left behind after their deaths had many uses for cultivators. Whether for refining magic artifacts or medicinal purposes, they were valuable. The young man did not need to worry about selling this demon bead. However, whether he could sell it or it would be snatched away was hard to say.

Chen Chao glanced at th

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