The stone was instantly smashed into pieces, and a small object that was glowing faintly rolled out.

Dugu Bo was quick to pick up the small object, held it up to the man in the crimson robe and said:

"Look, this is the soul guide they use to store soul power. The soul power fluctuations you feel from this stone are emitted by this soul guide. Now you should believe it, right?"

The man in the crimson robe looked at the broken stone and the soul guide, his face turned extremely ugly, and anger instantly surged in his heart.

His hands were clenched into fists and his body was shaking slightly.

The crimson robe man's expression became increasingly ugly. He was silent for a while, then said:

"So what should we do now? I can't just let them fool us like this."

Zhuge Lan patted his shoulder and said:
"Brother, don't be angry. We will help you find a way to vent your anger."

Dugu Bo smiled slightly:
"Don't worry, we have a plan. We just heard them say that they want to take advantage of the large number of people at the auction to find another target to defraud. Why don't we take advantage of their trick and let them fall into the trap."

Zhuge Lan nodded in agreement:
"Yes, we can do this..."

He repeated Dugu Bo's previous plan in detail to the man in the crimson robe.

After listening to this, the man in the crimson robe nodded and said:

"Okay, let's do as you say. We must make them pay the price this time."

Next.

According to the plan, the man in the crimson robe deliberately came to the stall of the original stall owner.

He loudly said that he had discovered the secret of the stone, and that this secret was so amazing that it might greatly increase his strength.

He spoke loudly, deliberately so that everyone around him could hear.

The news soon reached the stall owner and his accomplices.

The stall owner felt a little uneasy after hearing the news.

He said to his companions:
"That guy didn't really find anything, did he? If that stone really has some secret, we will be at a big loss."

The man in black said:
"That's impossible. You said it was just an ordinary stone. Is he trying to scare us on purpose?"

At this time the stall owner said:

"Whether it's true or not, we have to go and check it out. If he really found something, we have to find a way to get the stone back."

then.

The stall owner and his accomplices quietly came around the man in the crimson robe.

They disguised themselves as onlookers and eavesdropped on the movements of the man in the crimson robe.

I only heard the man in the crimson robe excitedly saying:
"Haha, I'm so lucky. This stone is really a treasure. I can already feel my strength slowly improving."

After hearing this, the stall owner became even more anxious.

He couldn't help but ask:
"You must be kidding me, how can that stone be so magical?"

The man in the crimson robe pretended to be very happy and replied:
"Really! Look at my current strength, it has made a qualitative leap!"

The stall owner was anxious:

"Bullshit! That's just an ordinary stone I picked up. How can it have the ability to increase soul power?"

The man in the crimson robe sneered when he saw them self-destruct.
"You guys are finally here. I knew you wouldn't be able to hold back."

The stall owner then realized that he had fallen into a trap, but he still pretended to be calm and said:
"What are you talking about? We just came to see if you needed any help."

at this time.

Dugu Bo and Zhuge Lan came out from the side, and Dugu Bo said:
"Stop pretending. We already know about your scam."

The stall owner's face changed:
"What nonsense are you talking about? We are not lying."

Zhuge Lan deliberately shouted at the top of his voice:
"You're still trying to quibble! We all heard you dividing the money in the alley with our own ears, and you even said that the stone was fake and that you deliberately used it to cheat people out of money!" At this time.

Other customers also gathered around, and after hearing the whole story, they all blamed the stall owner and his accomplices.

When the stall owner saw that his secret was exposed, he wanted to escape.

But Dugu Bo and Zhuge Lan were prepared and blocked their way.

The man in the crimson robe said angrily:
"Give me back my money, you liars!"

Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the stall owner and his accomplices began to look panicked.

The man in black whispered to the stall owner:
"Boss, what should we do? It seems like we've really been caught."

The stall owner glared at him fiercely and replied in a low voice:

"Don't panic, see if there is still a chance to escape."

Dugu Bo sneered and took a step forward to approach the stall owner:

"Humph, it's too late to run now. Do you think your scam can go on so smoothly forever? Today, you must pay the price for your actions."

Zhuge Lan also echoed:

"That's right. You have deceived so many people. We can't let you off so easily."

There were bursts of discussions among the crowd.

"These people are so despicable that they actually use fake stones to deceive people."

A passerby said.

"That's right, we still trust them so much."

Another passerby also said.

"They must be punished and not allowed to deceive others again."

Everyone started talking about it.

The stall owner rolled his eyes, suddenly changed to a pitiful expression and said:

"My dear heroes and friends, we have no other choice. We really came up with this solution because of the pressure of life. We have elderly and children at home, and they are all waiting for food."

The man in the crimson robe became even angrier when he heard this:

"Stop pretending to be pitiful! Can you cheat people just because you have to make a living? You just cheated me out of my hard-earned money. Do you still have any conscience?"

Dugu Bo was unmoved and said seriously:

"No matter what your reasons are, cheating is wrong. You must return all the money you cheated and apologize to everyone."

The stall owner sighed helplessly, knowing that it was no use trying to argue any further.

He took out a bag from his pocket, which contained some money:

"Okay, this is the money we cheated you of, so we'll give it back to you. But we really didn't cheat many people. Just this once, please let us go."

The man in the crimson robe took the money, counted it, and found that the amount was wrong:

"This money is obviously not enough. You cheated me out of 10,100 gold soul coins. How come this is all you can get?"

The stall owner said with a bitter face:

"We've already divided some of it up, there really isn't much left."

Zhuge Lan frowned:
"No! You must find a way to get the money together. Also, you must apologize to all the people you have cheated and promise not to cheat anyone again."

The stall owner and his accomplices looked at each other, and finally nodded in agreement.

Under the gaze of the crowd, they bowed and apologized one by one, and said that they would reform themselves and never do such deceptive things again. (End of this chapter)