"Four-Eyed Owl Flender, the Dean of Shrek Academy, the Douluo Continent's most stingy person…" Yun Chuan's mind recalled information about the shop owner in front of him, as well as a small plot related to this shop.
"I remember Tang San seemed to have found a treasure in this small shop in the original work, was it the Dragon Beard Needle? It looked like a murky crystal, but if you smashed it open, there was a treasure hidden inside!" He recalled the almost forgotten original plot in his mind while ignoring Flender, who was clearly feigning sleep. He slowly walked around the room, looking left and right, then curiously examining the items hanging on the walls.
After scanning everything in the shop.
Yun Chuan found that Flender truly lived up to his reputation as a notorious unscrupulous merchant in the original work; the entire shop was basically filled with counterfeit products. The things hanging on the walls, emitting faint spirit power fluctuations, looked like unknown spirit tools at first glance.
But in reality, with the discerning eye he had cultivated since childhood in Spirit Hall, he could easily tell that these spirit tools all had problems. It was estimated that these items only had Spirit Beast claws, teeth, or hair sealed inside to confuse perception.
If anyone truly harbored thoughts of finding a bargain and bought these items, they would definitely lose their capital completely.
Of course, there were genuine spirit tools in this shop, but judging from their unstable fluctuations, the core areas inside were likely mostly damaged. They could be used, but there was a high possibility of problems. For example, storage-type spirit tools might occasionally leak items, and if unlucky, they could even explode, destroying everything stored inside.
A unscrupulous merchant! A blatant unscrupulous merchant!
After Yun Chuan scanned the surroundings, he exclaimed in his heart that human hearts could truly be this dark.
There was not a single good item in the entire shop, the only exception being a crystal the size of a human head.
That crystal looked inconspicuous, transparent itself, but with large areas of murky yellow impurities inside. It hung in the position closest to the door. But it was this crystal that made Yun Chuan's pupils contract. Because he found that at this moment, the rune in the center of his forehead in his mind actually began to tremble slightly, conveying a vague message: useful… absorb…
Although Yun Chuan appeared calm at this time, his heart was actually churning, almost bursting with joy. Because the rune in the center of his forehead had actually actively transmitted information to him. Normally, this rune was very aloof and would ignore him except during training. He didn't expect that upon encountering this crystal, this aloof rune would actually show activity.
"This crystal will definitely be of great help to me! I must get it!" Yun Chuan thought to himself, then eagerly rushed to Flender and said, "I want this crystal. How much is it?"
"Not expensive, one hundred gold coins." A lazy, somewhat hoarse voice sounded. Flender still lay lazily on the reclining chair, not even opening his eyes.
One hundred gold coins was definitely an exorbitant price, but Yun Chuan didn't care. Because he wasn't short on money, he directly took out a bag of gold coins from his spirit tool and said, "Okay, I…"
"…I'll buy it!"
A suddenly appearing female voice abruptly interrupted him.
This made Yun Chuan pause, and he subconsciously turned his head to look. He saw a girl walk into the shop entrance, and it was she who had just spoken.
"Where did you come from? I asked the price for this crystal first!" Yun Chuan frowned, his tone somewhat unfriendly. Looking at the girl in front of him, he vaguely guessed her identity in his heart.
"Hmph, did you pay for it then? If you haven't paid, it means the transaction hasn't been established, so why can't I buy it first?" The girl who walked in from the doorway snorted lightly, speaking with a slightly spoiled tone. The girl's voice was soft and pleasant, lacking a bit of heroism, but it sounded gentle and soft, giving a feeling of tenderness. Yun Chuan, who originally had a hint of anger in his heart, found it quietly extinguished for some reason upon hearing this voice.
It could only be said that this was indeed a World that judged by appearance; as long as one was cute, then whatever bad things they did could be forgiven. And coincidentally, the girl in front of him had a beautiful face that could make Yun Chuan forgive her.
She wore a blue-green long dress, with soft brown long hair. Two slender braids secured her middle-parted bangs to the sides of her head, and beneath the middle-parted bangs was a fair, faintly rosy, melon-seed-shaped face, delicate and lovely, exuding the youthful vitality unique to young girls.
The girl's eyes were the color of sapphires, and with long eyelashes, they looked bright and sparkling, giving her an overall fresh and elegant aura.
Looking at the girl's classical oriental attire, which perfectly suited his taste, and the innate noble temperament she exuded. Coupled with the current time period, Yun Chuan had already guessed the identity of the spoiled girl in front of him. Perhaps this was Ning Rongrong, the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School who had run away from home?
However, although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit naturally possessed the ability to identify treasures, the original work never mentioned her coming to this shop. Could it be that my arrival caused a butterfly effect?
Various conjectures surfaced in Yun Chuan's mind, but on the surface, he frowned and said coldly, "Everything should have a first-come, first-served rule, right? I saw this crystal first. It's probably not very good for you to rush to buy it as soon as you enter the door."
"There's nothing wrong with it. Isn't that how business works? The highest bidder wins." At this moment, Flender, who had been feigning sleep, sat up, revealing a sly merchant's smile as he said, "How about this, whoever of you two offers a higher price, I'll sell this crystal to them."
Upon hearing this, both Yun Chuan and Ning Rongrong frowned simultaneously!
Because the unscrupulous merchant in front of them was clearly trying to rip them off.
Although both of them had money and weren't short of it.
However, they were certainly unwilling to be extorted for no reason. After all, who would willingly let someone take advantage of them for no reason?
"Forget it, I'm not buying it." Ning Rongrong suddenly shook her head. She didn't actually particularly want this crystal. She had just happened to pass by this shop and, through her Spirit's sensing, discovered that there seemed to be some treasure inside. So, out of curiosity, she walked in and immediately saw that crystal.
The sensing from her Spirit made her realize that this murky crystal actually contained something special, and there must be a treasure inside. So, out of the excitement of finding a bargain, she said she would buy it without thinking.
But in fact, when she walked into the shop and saw that someone else had already asked the price for this crystal, Ning Rongrong felt a little embarrassed. She had intended to apologize, but Yun Chuan's frowning expression and unfriendly tone ignited the young lady's rebellious Spirit. That's when she snorted lightly and spoke those spoiled words.
After all, she had been the treasured darling and apple of the Sect's eye since childhood. Who would dare to show her such an expression or speak to her in such a tone? It was as if he was about to hit her the next second, who was he trying to scare?
Of course, Ning Rongrong usually didn't speak like this; her public demeanor was very gentle and kind, the standard appearance of a young lady. After all, she represented the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School outside. It was fine at home, but if she were still so spoiled and willful outside, it would be a loss of face for the Sect. It would make people think that the dignified Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was an arrogant and overbearing Sect.