Having five additional lesser heat coins to account for was rather vexing for him.0

It seemed that being too shrewd a businessman had its drawbacks.1

Chen Ping'an felt like this was a good day for business, so he stowed away all the coins on the counter, then reopened his shop for business and continued to sit on the small bamboo chair at the entrance. However, given how late it was, he was cooling off instead of sunbathing.0

His battles against Liu Zhiqing had naturally been nothing more than sparring matches, and his objective was to see just how fast the flying sword of a swordsman on the cusp of the Nascent Tier was.0

They engaged in three sparring matches, with Liu Zhiqing using 50%, 70%, and finally 90% of his power.0

By the end, Chen Ping'an had a rough idea.0

The blame really couldn't fall upon Liu Zhiqing for his short-tempered display on this day. After all, he had never eaten so much dirt in his life.1

Of course, Chen Ping'an had also suppressed his own cultivation base to various extents during the three sparring matches, so they had been quite the ordeal for him as well.0

There was not going to be a fourth battle as that would inevitably be a battle to the death, and that simply wasn't necessary.0

As for why Chen Ping'an had remained in the Spring Dew Garden even after the three sparring matches, he had stayed to earn some money and clear up some space in his minimization treasure, and he was also waiting for a return letter.0

He had gone to the sword chamber of the Spring Dew Garden to send a secret letter to Wood Garment Mountain of the Flax Robe Sect. Technically, it was a secret letter, but even if someone were to intercept the flying sword bearing the letter, they would only find a letter containing some largely mundane and trivial content that Chen Ping'an...0