This sparked a few barely audible whispers, clearly from people muttering amongst themselves.
Seeing a crowd gathering, the vendor was energized. He shouted, "Fellow cultivators, please bear witness!"
"This young fellow from Li State is just upset he didn't pick a valuable Artifact Fragment, and now he's accusing me of swapping it out!"
"I'm Vendor Zhang, and I've been running this stall for a long time. My regulars all know my character—I can take a loss."
His words made the crowd even more inclined to believe him, and their chatter grew louder.
"Another desperate gambler."
"Trying to scam someone out of a few dozen Spirit Stones during the festival... Are all Foundation Establishment Cultivators from Li State like this?"
"Heh, you must not know. In the entire Southern Domain, Li State is the poorest. You can't expect someone from a poor place to act with much class."
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