Seeing him gnash his teeth in anger, the shopkeeper couldn't help but shake his head, then directly announced, "Looks like the result is already very obvious. Sir, can I ask you to step back for a moment?"
The shopkeeper's expression was still polite, but his words were not courteous at all. Yu Zhe knew that if he stepped back now, that would mean that this unique star inkstone that he had been longing for would belong to Lin Yi, and he would have to return empty-handed!
This meant that he, Yu Zhe, had worked so hard for so long, but in the end, not only did he end up with nothing, he even carried a body of debt because of it.
One had to know that although the 1200 pieces of spirit jade he had borrowed were still piled up in his cave residence and hadn't been put to use, he still had to pay an enormous amount of interest every day. He had only borrowed it for a few short days, but just the interest alone had already reached a shocking three digits, and it would only roll up in the future!
Originally, if he had been able to successfully obtain the star inkstone, Yu Zhe wouldn't have cared about this bit of spirit jade at all. As long as he became stronger in the future, not only would these people not ask him to return the spirit jade, but they would instead rush to give him spirit jade, using him as their protective umbrella.
But now, his originally beautiful vision was instantly shattered, and what awaited him was cruel reality. Those high-interest lenders would definitely come knocking on his door to force him to pay back the debt, and with his current strength, he couldn't afford to offend these people. One had to know that these people weren't good people!
In this way, how miserable his fate would be in the future, even using his toes to think about it could be imagined!
In a short instant, he had fallen from heaven to hell. At this time, Yu Zhe wasn't just roaring in his heart, he was hysterical, and he was gradually going crazy!
But no matter how hysterical he was, Yu Zhe didn't show it on his face. To the bystanders, he was just silently and unwillingly biting his lip, nothing more. Yu Zhe glanced at Lin Yi sinisterly, then turned and walked out of the private room.
This star inkstone will forever belong to me and me alone. No one can snatch it away! A mere grassroots wandering practitioner dares to fight with me, he really doesn't even know how to write the word 'death'!
"Sir, when you leave our Hong Merchant Guild later, you have to be careful." Looking at Yu Zhe's departing figure, the shopkeeper couldn't help but remind Lin Yi.
He had been in the Hong Chamber of Commerce for decades and had met countless people. He had seen this kind of situation many times. No matter how well a brat like Yu Zhe hid, he couldn't escape his fiery eyes.
"Thanks for the reminder." Lin Yi smiled faintly.
Actually, there was no need for the shopkeeper to remind him. Just now, when the other party had looked at him, he had already felt a sharp killing intent. Although it was hidden very deeply, the insidiousness within it was enough to make one tremble in fear. If he couldn't even detect this, then he would be too slow.
It seemed like it would be a little troublesome to go out later! Lin Yi sighed inwardly. From the opponent's aura, he could tell that the opponent's strength should be around the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment realm, which was a level higher than his. Although he was never afraid of challenging those with higher cultivation levels, the risk was not small.
However, it was just a little risky. Lin Yi had killed his way up from the mortal world. He never knew what fear was.
So what if the other party was a middle stage Foundation Building expert? If he really didn't know what was good for him and bumped into him, a massacre might begin! Lin Yi had been on the Heavenly Island for more than a month, but he had never killed anyone!
Looking at Lin Yi's calm and composed performance, the shopkeeper immediately thought even more highly of him. Because Lin Yi didn't deliberately hide his aura, he could tell that Lin Yi was a peak early stage Foundation Building expert.
And as a peak early stage Foundation Building expert, when faced with the threat of a middle stage Foundation Building expert, he could still maintain such a calm and composed attitude. However, he was still able to maintain such a calm composure. This was quite a rare thing. If it was someone else, they would have already panicked and didn't know how to deal with it.
It seemed like this customer was able to casually take out two Foundation Establishment Barrier Breaking Pills because he had a strong background, and not because he got lucky!
After this bit of admiration, the shopkeeper's attitude was much more polite and attentive than before. He took the initiative to ask, "I am Hong Zhong, may I know your name?"
Under normal circumstances, a shopkeeper like Hong Zhong was obviously more polite and attentive. Even if he was polite to others, it was only on the surface. He rarely took the initiative to tell others his name.
After all, although he was just a shopkeeper of a branch, the Hong's Chamber of Commerce was a first-class top chamber of commerce in Middle Island. Any shopkeeper of a branch had huge resources in his hands. Even the top figures of the Three Pavilions in the north island were jealous of him. His identity and status were self-evident. Even the core disciples of the Three Pavilions couldn't be compared with him.
What's more, Hong Zhong's surname was Hong. The meaning behind this was self-evident. Although Hong Zhong was a collateral relative of the Hong Chamber of Commerce, he was still a member of the Hong Family!
Since he took the initiative to ask for the guest's name, it meant that the guest had become a special guest that the Hong Enterprises Chamber of Commerce needed to take special care of. This was a good thing that many people yearned for. In the whole north island, there were not many people who had this qualification.
"My surname is Lin, and my name is Er." Lin Yi bowed slightly as he replied.
"So it's Young Hero Lin. How about we start the transaction now? You can have a look at what you want first. " Hong Zhong knew that Lin Yi couldn't wait to get his hands on the star inkstone, so he immediately pushed the wooden box containing the star inkstone in front of Lin Yi and suggested.
"Okay." Lin Yi nodded. He opened the box and looked at it carefully. After confirming that it was the same star inkstone he saw last time, he said, "I have no problem with it."
"Okay." Hong Zhong immediately packed up the wooden box, and Lin Yi naturally handed over his two supreme-grade Bottleneck-breaking Pills and the bag of four hundred pieces of spirit jade on the ground to him.
One handed over the money, and the other handed over the goods. After the money and goods were settled, Lin Yi finally felt relieved. The star inkstone he had been dreaming of was finally in his hands!
Although he didn't know what it was used for at the moment, he would know after he went back and asked the ghost. Something that could attract the attention of this big shot of the spirit beast clan must be a treasure that could only be encountered by chance!
After the transaction, Hong Zhong took out a dark green jade card from the cabinet and handed it to Lin Yi. "Young Hero Lin, this is a spirit jade card. It is recognized and used not only by our Hong Enterprises Chamber of Commerce, but also by all the other large regular merchants on the five heaven-stage islands. It can be used as a substitute for real spirit jade. This way, when you buy such valuable items next time, you can directly use the spirit jade card. You won't have to struggle to carry a whole bag of spirit jade like this time."
That was equivalent to the UnionPay card in the secular world?
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