Chapter 1002, Of Course I’m Not Selling

Translator: Silavin

 

Amidst the murmurs of hushed conversation, the dense crowd suddenly parted to form a passage.

 

Through that passage, a middle-aged man clad in luxurious robes strode forward with large steps, his protruding belly leading the way.

 

Watching as the fatty’s robes were stretched so tight they split open, exposing a section of his belly, Qin Yichen could not help but twitch at the corner of his mouth. This man’s belly could rival Ye Liangchen’s!

 

“*Siii…* Isn’t that Ancient Jade Pavilion’s Manager Zhang? Even if he’s been drawn out?”

 

Seeing this unremarkable-looking fatty, many people’s pupils contracted, flashes of astonishment passing through their eyes.

 

This person was none other than the Manager of Ancient Jade Pavilion’s branch in Saints Heavenly City. With such an identity, he was sufficiently important that even the Sacred Masters of various Sacred Lands would treat him with courtesy, and he was someone countless powerful Forces wished to curry favour with.

 

One must understand that the Ancient Jade Pavilion contained countless treasures. Which Force had not purchased items from the Ancient Jade Pavilion?

 

If one could ingratiate oneself with this fatty, perhaps when he was in a good mood, he would notify you directly about certain items, saving them the trouble of competing for said items. Moreover, even a ten percent discount represented a substantial sum.

 

What made people even more reverent was the rumour that from this fatty’s hands, three Ancient Jade Pavilion gold cards had been issued!

 

A mere Manager actually had the authority to issue gold cards. This was enough proof that this fatty’s identity was far from simple. Furthermore, at such an age, he had already become a Manager of the Ancient Jade Pavilion branch in Saints Heavenly City. Most likely, this was the intention of certain old ancient experts within the Ancient Jade Pavilion.

 

Amid countless ingratiating gazes, Manager Zhang strode up to the Crystal Cutter. Upon seeing the spirit tree in his hands, a flash of terrifying brilliance flickered through his eyes, which had been reduced to mere slits and were almost invisible.

 

“Manager Zhang…” With this fatty’s appearance, the questioning voices quietly dissipated. The Crystal Cutter also performed a slight bow in courtesy.

 

“En.” Manager Zhang waved his hand, clearly already aware of the situation here. Then, amid countless bewildered gazes, he directly addressed Xuan Mingge. “Sacred Master Candidate Xuan, our Ancient Jade Pavilion wishes to purchase this spirit tree for twenty thousand drops of Spirit Liquid. What do you think?”

 

*Siii…* Upon hearing these words, a chorus of sharp intakes of breath immediately resounded throughout the Spirit Crystal Area.

 

Twenty thousand drops of Spirit Liquid! This price exceeded that of many Mutated Spirit Seeds!

 

Moreover, from the current situation, Xuan Mingge needs to only nod his head and this competition would be his victory. There was no need to cut open the final Shooting Star Spirit Crystal!

 

“Twenty thousand drops of Spirit Liquid?” Hearing this price, Xuan Mingge unconsciously blinked his eyes, as if unable to believe that happiness had come so suddenly.

 

Just a moment ago, he had still been anxiously worried that this spirit tree’s value could not be assessed. But now, the Ancient Jade Pavilion’s Manager had personally stepped forward, offering the astronomical price of twenty thousand drops of Spirit Liquid to purchase it from him!

 

A Shooting Star Spirit Crystal worth merely one thousand one hundred drops of Spirit Liquid had actually yielded something valued at twenty thousand drops of Spirit Liquid!

 

Even looking across the entire Human Race, such an occurrence was unprecedented!

 

In this moment, in everyone’s eyes, Xuan Mingge’s image seemed to have grown even more imposing.

 

Those Divine Appraisers who had previously thought Xuan Mingge knew nothing of the Dao of Crystal Appraisal and relied entirely on luck felt utterly ashamed, one after another.

 

Luck!?

 

Bloody Hell, if they could be so fortunate as to stumble upon something this peculiar through sheer luck, they too would be able to take pride in themselves and gain widespread renown!

 

On the opposite side, Ying Xinghui’s expression also darkened.

 

Originally, there had been a few people with curious minds who wanted to purchase this peculiar spirit tree, but they had all held back, not daring to speak out for fear of offending him. However, this Manager Zhang could completely disregard him.

 

And indeed, that was the case. The price of twenty thousand drops of Spirit Liquid could completely determine the victor of this competition.

 

At this moment, Xu Yuzhu’s expression was even more unsightly. A Shooting Star Spirit Crystal he had personally appraised had yielded something the Ancient Jade Pavilion’s Manager wanted to purchase for twenty thousand drops of Spirit Liquid! This truly left him with nowhere to hide his shame!

 

One must remember, he had emphatically declared it to be a waste crystal at the time. Thinking about it now, this was simply slapping his own face.

 

“Sacred Master Candidate Xuan, what do you think?” Watching Xuan Mingge, whose face was brimming with happiness, he asked once more.

 

“Haha, need you even ask?” Xuan Mingge laughed heartily. His arm trembled as he prepared to accept this windfall fortune. Suddenly, his body shuddered, and what appeared to be a look of despair flashed through his eyes.

 

“*Cough, cough…* Then I thank Sacred Master Candidate Xuan.” Seeing this, Manager Zhang nodded and smiled.

 

Immediately after, he produced a card for storing Spirit Liquid from the Ancient Jade Pavilion and handed it over.

 

“Um, wait a moment!” Just as the Crystal Cutter was about to hand the ancient tree to Manager Zhang, Xuan Mingge suddenly called out.

 

“What is it?” Manager Zhang asked with some confusion.

 

The surrounding crowd also looked towards Xuan Mingge with incomprehension. Could this fellow think twenty thousand drops of Spirit Liquid was not enough and want to extort more?

 

“Um, Manager Zhang, look, you’ve misunderstood my meaning. What I meant was, ‘need you even ask,’ of course I’m not selling.” Xuan Mingge’s voice came out somewhat hoarse.

 

“Damn! As expected, he’s extorting the Ancient Jade Pavilion!”

 

Hearing this, an unusually uniform thought arose in everyone’s hearts.

 

The fat on Manager Zhang’s face also twitched violently. Although he held the esteemed position of Manager of the Ancient Jade Pavilion in Saints Heavenly City, this did not mean he could squander the Ancient Jade Pavilion’s assets at will.

 

Twenty thousand drops of Spirit Liquid was already approaching the limit!

 

He had come with sincere intentions to purchase, otherwise he would not have opened with this price.

 

“Hehe, Sacred Master Candidate Xuan, then in your opinion, what price would you want?” After pondering for a brief moment, Manager Zhang asked, as if he had made a decision.

 

“Bloody Hell, the extortion actually succeeded!”

 

“Doesn’t Manager Zhang know that Sacred Master Candidate Xuan is in a gambling contest with Master Xu? Even without additional payment, he would still sell!”

 

Witnessing this scene, many people groaned inwardly.

 

This was Spirit Liquid, not gold coins! Casually adding a few thousand or even a few hundred was still a considerable sum.

 

“Um… *Cough cough…* I don’t intend to sell this item. Manager Zhang, please don’t misunderstand.”

 

What shocked people even more was that, faced with such temptation, Xuan Mingge actually refused once again!

 

Although his voice seemed somewhat strange, as if he were gritting his teeth, he had genuinely and truly refused this enormous fortune!

 

In this moment, countless people felt a sense of absurdity rising within them.

 

A spirit tree that looked somewhat peculiar, but whose purpose was completely unknown was being purchased by the Ancient Jade Pavilion’s Manager at an astronomical price. What was even more terrifying was that someone had actually refused!

 

Naturally, no one knew that Xuan Mingge was also on the verge of a violent outburst.

 

Twenty thousand drops of Spirit Liquid!

 

Even if it were a bit less, he still wanted to sell it!

 

However, all of this was because just as he was about to sell, Qin Yichen’s transmitted a message that forced him to refuse.

 

That voice would be etched in his memory for life! Ah, the fury! The regret!