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Upon hearing this voice, the trio looked out the door and saw the long-faced man walking into the shop with a smile.
He was the person in charge of this Li Fire Sect shop.
The long-faced man was dressed luxuriously, and he had many treasures on him. A jade pendant was worth hundreds of low-grade relics.
Although the siblings did not know each other, they could feel the pressure from the long-faced man.
This was a person of high status.
As the girl thought of this, she saw the arrogant fat shopkeeper become extremely respectful towards the long-faced man.
"Young master Lai, I found the siblings pitiful, so I gave them two more low-grade relics. They did not appreciate it, really … Hai!"
The fat shopkeeper had an expression of being suspected for doing good, as he constantly shook his head.
He knew that with Gongsun Lai's discernment, he had long seen the value of the stone, and was deliberately putting on an act.
The long-faced man gave a reproachful look, "Elder Luo, this is where you are wrong. My Li Fire Sect does business, and while we make profits, we also need to do good. From the looks of it, this pair of siblings came from afar … They must be of ordinary background. They came to Heaven Martial City to seek the path of martial arts, right?"
The long-faced man had been in business for many years, so he could roughly guess the siblings' goal in coming to Heaven Martial City. This was not considered a skill. Over the years, he had seen many similar people. They came from small places, sold their family assets, and cut off all means of retreat to come to Heaven Martial City to pursue their dreams, but in the end … most of them ended up in a tragic state!
The siblings in front of him would likely be the same. Besides … they had brought a mysterious stone that they could not protect with their status.
This was not a good thing for them.
With this thought in mind, the long-faced man's smile turned warmer. By taking the mysterious stone, he was helping the siblings avert a calamity.
This was in accordance with his words. When the Li Fire Sect did business, they had to do good while making profits.
"Eh, Sis, it's that righteous man."
The youth saw Yi Yun behind the long-faced man …
Because of what happened in the city, the siblings had a good impression of Yi Yun. As Yi Yun followed behind the long-faced man, they thought that Yi Yun was the long-faced man's friend. Birds of a feather flock together, and Yi Yun was a good person who was willing to help the weak.
That horse-faced young man should be pretty good as well. They subconsciously began to trust the horse-faced young man.
"Yes, I won't hide it from you. I brought my younger brother here because he is very talented and I want to enter a large sect to learn."
"Oh?" The long-faced man's face was filled with a smile of approval as he said, "Not bad. You come from a poor background, but you are dedicated to martial arts. Such a heart is rare and valuable. Little brother, I can see that your talent is not bad. Let's do this, I'll introduce you into the Li Fire Sect and make you a Li Fire Sect disciple. But let me say this first. Although your talent is good, your background has limited your growth. Amongst warriors of the same age, you have already been left behind. Although I can let you enter the Li Fire Sect, I cannot let you become an official disciple. You can only start as a miscellaneous chores disciple, or even be the servant of an official disciple.
When the long-faced man said this, the siblings were stunned. Enter the Li Fire Sect?
That was a top sect in the Tian Yuan world.
There were many cultivation techniques, countless resources, and a deep foundation in the sect. It would be great if he could join the sect.
Previously, they did not even dare to think of entering such a large sect.
Although it was a miscellaneous chores disciple, it did not matter. He could still become an official disciple.
As long as he worked hard, there would be a chance.
The girl excitedly held her brother's hand. The youth's eyes also lit up as he vowed to cultivate hard to stand out.
"Young master, we …"
The girl wanted to say something but stopped. The long-faced man laughed loudly, "Haha, there's no need to be excited. This is what you deserve. Your brother's talent is not bad and is enough to become a miscellaneous chores disciple. In the future, it will be up to him. Elder Luo … "
When the long-faced man said this, he turned to the fat shopkeeper, "It was not easy for the siblings to pick this rock. Just accept it. Charge them a hundred low-ranked relics from the books."
The long-faced man said casually. Elder Luo seemed to be in a difficult position, but he still agreed.
However, just as Elder Luo was about to accept the mysterious rock, a hand gently pressed down on the rock.
The fat shopkeeper was stunned as he looked up. He saw Yi Yun's smiling face.
"What do you mean?"
The fat shopkeeper was stunned as he looked at the long-faced man. He still did not know what relationship Yi Yun had with the long-faced man.
But from the long-faced man's eyes, the fat shopkeeper understood that Yi Yun was not the long-faced man's friend.
"Nothing much. I'm interested in this rock and want to buy it. A miscellaneous chores disciple spot and a hundred low-ranked desolate bone relics can be exchanged for such a mysterious rock. Count me in for such good business! "
When Yi Yun said this, the siblings were stunned. They could hear the hidden meaning behind Yi Yun's words.
The fat shopkeeper's face sank. As for the long-faced man, his eyes flashed coldly. This kid was here to undermine them. He clearly knew that there was something to this mysterious rock.
"Who do you think you are? I was polite to you previously, but you dare to take advantage of me? There's a first come, first served rule for business. Do you know what place this is? "
Previously, the long-faced man had already mocked and ridiculed Yi Yun. A lunatic from the Southern Seas who called himself Jiang Yidao. He had spoken so much nonsense with him. If not for the siblings' sudden appearance, he would have chased Yi Yun away.
Now, this kid dared to mess with the Tai Sui. He was courting death!
"I know. It's just a Li Fire Sect shop."
Yi Yun said indifferently. His tone showed that he did not think anything of the Li Fire Sect.
"Just? Hahaha! What a joke! " The long-faced man laughed from extreme anger. To be so arrogant despite knowing the Li Fire Sect, it had to be said that people from the Southern Seas were really ignorant.
"The ignorant are fearless. You ignorant Southern Sea barbarian. You might have heard of the Li Fire Sect, but you probably do not know how big the Li Fire Sect is. A small figure like you is not even considered an ant in front of the Li Fire Sect. Where did you get the courage to cause trouble here!?"
The Southern Sea barbarians were not much better than the Backwater East.
Behind the long-faced man, the youth in his twenties was stunned. He had always thought that Yi Yun was powerful, but he never expected that he was a Southern Sea barbarian. He was not much stronger than them. In terms of background, he was even worse than them. Yi Yun was so generous probably because he had made a windfall, so he thought of himself as a local tycoon.
Upon thinking of this, the youth felt indignant. It was really unfair. Such a barbarian had opportunities, but he did not have the chance to make a fortune.
It was not easy for him to have such a great opportunity to climb up the Li Fire Sect, but this barbarian had jumped out to mess things up.
Upon thinking of this, the youth said, "Hey, kid from the Southern Sea. You want to buy this rock, but I'm not selling it!"
Just as he said that, the girl hurriedly tugged at him, "Cousin, what are you doing!? This righteous man has helped us before. "
"What help? Didn't you reject it?" The youth said indifferently. He was still brooding over the city entrance tax!
"You are mistaken. This rock is ours. What you say doesn't count!" At this moment, Ah Niu, who was beside the girl, took a step forward and said.
"You!" The cousin stared anxiously.
The long-faced man also narrowed his eyes and looked at the youth named Ah Niu. His eyes flashed coldly.
"Then who are you selling it to?"
The long-faced man suddenly said. Yi Yun also looked at Ah Niu.
He appreciated this youth, but the choice had to be made by him. After all, he was the owner of the mysterious rock. If he chose the Li Fire Sect, he had nothing to say.
Ah Niu took a deep breath. He could already sense that the long-faced man was definitely not a good person.
It was very likely that he was deliberately deceiving him. From the beginning to the end, it was all a scam. If he really went to the Li Fire Sect, he might just be a servant.
However, the faction behind the long-faced man was too terrifying.
Ah Niu glanced at Yi Yun and saw that Yi Yun had a calm expression. He was also considering his choice.
He knew that Yi Yun's action of pressing down on the mysterious rock and stopping the transaction was a warning to him. Against a behemoth like the Li Fire Sect, this young man from the Southern Sea was probably under a lot of pressure, but … he had warned him …
To risk danger to warn a stranger was not something an ordinary person could do. Ah Niu was somewhat grateful towards Yi Yun.
"I …" Ah Niu looked at his elder sister. The girl did not say a word and only nodded. Clearly, she was planning on letting her brother make the decision.
A smile hung on the long-faced man's lips. Although he had been exposed by Yi Yun, with the Li Fire Sect, he did not believe that this pair of siblings from the countryside would dare to resist the Li Fire Sect.
However, just as his smile appeared, it froze.
This was because the youth dressed in animal hide, who looked like a country bumpkin, said word by word, "I've changed my mind. I'm not selling the rock."
"Oh!?"
The long-faced man's pupils constricted. Not selling?
In Heaven Martial City, there were Heaven Martial City's trading rules. Even if the Li Fire Sect was powerful, they had to be mindful of the consequences of openly snatching treasures. If news of this were to spread, no one would dare to come to their shop.
However … the Li Fire Sect's power was not limited to Heaven Martial City! There was no good outcome for offending the Li Fire Sect.
Upon hearing the youth's choice, Yi Yun smiled and said, "Little brother, since you are not selling, how about selling it to me?"
The mysterious rock was still pressed down on Yi Yun's hand, but he had taken the opportunity to pick it up. The fat shopkeeper's cultivation level was very weak, so how could he stop him?
"This …" Ah Niu pursed his lips and whispered, "Big Brother, I actually do not know how much this rock can be sold for …"
He spoke the truth. At this moment, there was no need to hide anything.
Yi Yun smiled and said lightly, "I can't estimate the exact value, but … I probably won't let you suffer a loss. I'll temporarily offer ten Empyrean relics. If the price is proven to be higher, I'll make up for it."
What?
The fat shopkeeper was stunned. He even forgot to put the desolate bone tobacco pipe in his mouth.
Empyrean relics?
Did he hear wrong?
The long-faced man's expression froze.
Although he could tell that the mysterious rock was valuable, he was not sure of its exact value.
And this Yi Yun had offered ten Empyrean relics in one go.
How could he be so wealthy? And the crux of the matter was, where did he get the Empyrean relics?
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