Devour

Chapter 190 The Light of Desire

Cheng Bai took out two gold bars and gently placed them in her bowl.

All the gold ingots that Zhu Li'en paid for were official minted at ten taels each, with high purity and sufficient weight.

Most ordinary stall owners gave a few taels of loose silver. The rare golden luster and the heavy weight of twenty taels made the old woman's wrinkled face, which looked like it was carved by a knife, melt into a flower. She happily took out a two-inch long piece of red paper, with today's date written crookedly on it.

She put the bottom of the red paper to her lips, licked it with her purple tongue to dissolve the special glue on it, and then pasted the red paper on the bear skin of Cheng Bai's stall with a snap, indicating that she had already paid for it and no other villagers would come to collect the fees today.

"Make a fortune every day." The old woman muttered, and she took the gold in her arms tremblingly, and walked towards other stalls swayingly.

After a moment, another figure stopped in front of Cheng Bai's stall.

Feng Yong was wearing a night-black dress, light and flowing, with soft and shiny black hair. A hazy veil covered the lower half of her face, revealing her beautiful big, lively eyes. She stretched out her hand, as delicate as a jade lotus root, and her slender and long fingers gently stroked the scarlet coral on the stall.

"What a beautiful color, warm and bright, elegant and graceful. Only when you see it with your own eyes can you understand why scarlet coral is listed as one of the eight most beautiful colors. Why can't you see it when you walk around?"

"Because..." Cheng Bai opened his mouth, wanting to answer but unable to say anything.

Feng Yong asked himself and answered, "Because in everyone's eyes, this beauty is fake and useless. It deceives your eyes, but cannot bring you strength or status. It can only make you heavily in debt. In the end, it became the evil root of the royal nobles' greed for wealth and luxury, and a life of drunkenness and debauchery."

Cheng Bai was speechless and couldn't refute.

Feng Yong caressed the scarlet coral reluctantly, and mustered up the courage to ask, "But I still like it, how can I sell it?"

Cheng Bai calculated the price and said truthfully based on the market average price: "This scarlet coral is the largest, weighing more than ten kilograms, and costs eight thousand taels of gold."

Feng Yong's passionate eyes dimmed, and he said self-deprecatingly: "I am a poor man, and I actually want to buy it. What use can it have other than decoration? I must be crazy."

She turned and walked away.

Cheng Bai shouted, "Wait. Tell me where the spiritual tree is and I'll give it to you."

Feng Yong turned around and stared at Cheng Bai. There seemed to be a fire burning in her bright eyes, growing bigger and bigger.

Cheng Bai's heart trembled. He had seen a similar light before. That was when he first passed through the Fearless Wilderness. Why did he see it in her eyes?

Feng Yong struggled, his steps seemed to be out of control as he slowly approached the scarlet coral, reaching out to caress it again and again, and finally leaned over to get close to Cheng Bai, as if afraid that others would hear him, and whispered to him, "Night Valley."

Cheng Bai was just about to ask where the Night Valley was, but he saw Feng Yong pick up the scarlet coral and walk away in a hurry, knocking down a male monk next to him in his haste.

This little bit of information was so vague that Cheng Bai didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The fallen monk was young and energetic. He got up angrily, dusted himself off, and cursed in a low voice: "A woman who walks without paying attention, but she is quite strong."

He turned around and noticed Cheng Bai's stall. He walked over and leaned over to look at the diamonds, and said flatteringly, "I've been browsing for a long time, and your diamonds are the only ones that look good."

Cheng Bai said to attract customers: "Please choose as much as you need. The price is fair."

The young monk selected them carefully, commenting on the size, shape and purity with reason and evidence, and was particularly particular.

Cheng Bai knew at a glance that he was from the same industry, so he started a conversation, "Brother, are you a weapon refiner? What's your name?"

The young monk said, "My name is An Yiren. How do you know I'm a weapon refiner? Ah... Did you guess that I bought diamonds? The goods are all good. How much do they all cost?"

Diamond is one of the very few materials among the first-level spiritual stones that is listed as a gemstone, which is related to its ability to expand to high-level areas.

This batch of materials came from the rewards from the Hunter King. They are of excellent quality. As their strength increases, their uses become less and less. It is better to transfer them in exchange for new resources.

Cheng Bai calculated and quoted a price: "Ten kilograms of diamonds, 320 in total, equals to taels of gold."

The price was quite reasonable. An Yiren was secretly delighted and bargained, "Ten thousand taels, please. I want them all."

Cheng Bai shook his head and said, "You cut too much. The real price I quoted can't stand up to the big cut and can't be sold."

An Yiren thought for a moment and said, "Let's say 11,000 taels."

Cheng Bai waved his hands repeatedly: "No, it's not that cheap."

An Yiren gritted his teeth and said, "I'm an apprentice in refining equipment. Few people are willing to buy the equipment I make. Funds are tight. I'll give you twelve thousand. If it doesn't work out, forget it."

Cheng Bai's offer was reasonable, and he didn't want to lower the price easily. He had also been an apprentice in refining weapons, and if he really had the ability, he could live a comfortable life. So he said, "The lowest price is 14,000 taels of gold. Natural treasures always have their value, and it can't be lowered any further. If it doesn't work, go ask someone else."

An Yi had a good idea of ​​what to expect. He had been to the market before and knew the prices of different goods. He said gloomily, "How about changing it to 75 kilograms of water-repelling stone?"

Cheng Bai said, "Seventy-five catties of water-repelling stone, a total of fifteen thousand taels. If you really want it, I can give it to you at a discounted price of fourteen thousand taels."

"It's too expensive. Let's take a middle ground. I just offered twelve thousand taels. You can give me thirteen thousand taels. Let's both make concessions." An Yiren proposed again.

After all these twists and turns, the initial bid was one thousand taels lower.

Cheng Bai thought to himself, "Don't judge a person by his appearance. He looks young, but he is actually an expert at negotiating prices. It turns out he was just trying to make a feint to the east and attack to the west. What he really wants is the water-repelling stone. If I had known, I would have used the secret art of communication to trick him into buying it at a higher price."

However, the other party was sincere in wanting it, and it was not easy to find customers at a time when the price of spirit stones had plummeted. If he took it to a silver shop in various countries to exchange it, the commission would be almost the same, so it was a bit of a bargain for the buyer, and the seller did not suffer any loss.

Cheng Bai didn't want to waste time, so he simply said, "Okay, deal."

An Yiren happily took out the money and counted the amount.

After this order was completed, Cheng Bai wanted to close the stall. The transaction price showed that the price of spirit stones had completely returned to rationality, and there was no need to continue waiting.

Doing business for a living is quite time-consuming, so it is better to spend more energy on cultivation. In the future, I plan to let Xianhua Pavilion sell it on my behalf. Even if I take some commission, the time saved is invaluable to a cultivator.

Seeing Cheng Bai packing up his stall, An Yiren looked at the iron-back bear skin again and again, and couldn't help but said, "I'll pay another 100 taels of gold, and give me this bear skin."

"Row."

Cheng Bai agreed readily. The bear skin was of little use to him, so everyone was happy.

In the distance, there was a huge crowd of people outside the Guimihui shop. Many people gathered here, surrounding it in three layers, some with curious looks on their faces, some whispering to each other, and some looking out, looking forward to the excitement inside.

Bud came out to drive the crowd away, shouting, "Disperse, there's nothing to see, but there was an accident, which has been resolved."

People gradually dispersed unwillingly. Bud walked around the store door for a few times, and when he thought no one was watching, he said, "That's enough. You guys should leave now."

Pan Zhonghan walked out of the store with a complicated look on his face. He snorted coldly and said, "Thanks to that evil friend of yours who sent the talisman, otherwise you would be embarrassed until noon tomorrow."

Wang Xiongwu looked pale, limped out of the store, and asked Bud with a sad face: "Will I still be able to use it in the future?"

Bud said absentmindedly, "I sewed it back together myself. It may work about 10% to 20%. It took too long, so there are some sequelae. Take more Emperor Pills when the time comes."

She didn't want to say more and turned back to the store.

Pan Zhonghan coughed and said, "I have paid hush money to everyone. Don't mention this matter again in the future." He left with Wang Xiongwu.

Cheng Bai saw it from afar, and his sharp eyes and ears caught every detail. He hid his face and said inwardly, "It's amazing. She was able to reattach it even after it was cut off. But it seems that the future Saint Son is impotent."

Teleporting back to the ground streets, the night was as dark as ink, the moonlight was like water, and the city was completely silent, which was in stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of the sewers.

Yinsheng City has a population of millions, and there are two powerful auras standing tall, hidden in the power of all things like towering pillars. It is difficult for ordinary cultivators to detect any clues, but they are exposed in the face of the power of the Phoenix.

Cheng Bai looked in the direction of the aura, which was located in a prosperous area in the city, and said in surprise: "I didn't see it during the day. Did they just arrive? Could it be them? How did they get together?"