Chapter 85 - Attribute Gem (2/2)

He had failed to obtain anything from the ten ores before this, but the eleventh ore had really opened his eyes.

Zheng Ziwen finally felt that he was worthy of Ou Yangming’s trust and his ardent expectations.

Following that, Lin Yichen cleared his throat and offered. “Master Ou, are you willing to sell this gem? The Yi Pavilion is willing to purchase it for 10,000 taels of gold.”

Ou Yangming had only spent 20 taels of gold on these ores, but Lin Yichen actually offered him 10,000 taels of gold to repurchase the gem. The profit gained from it was simply unbelievable.

“That’s inappropriate,” Ni Yinghong said before Ou Yangming could make a decision. She looked at Ou Yangming while pointing at his waist sash. “Master Ou, an Attribute Gem that’s embedded in a piece of equipment can greatly improve its properties if directly acquired from a raw gemstone. Isn’t your equipment the best home for the gem?”

Ou Yangming was stirred. In actual fact, he had completely given up the idea of selling it the moment he heard the word ‘physique’. This was because physique was unquestionably his weakest quality at the moment.

It was such a rare event for him to gain a Physique Gem, so how could he give it up so easily?

Lin Yichen smiled bitterly and thought, ‘This young lady is obviously biased.’

Nevertheless, he knew that it was almost impossible to get the gem from Ou Yangming anymore.

Zheng Ziwen was eager to cut the two remaining ores, but he said, “Master Ou, I’m quite tired now, and I’m afraid that I’ll ruin the gems if I force myself to cut the remaining stones, so…”

Lin Yichen quickly responded, “It’s okay, I can arrange someone else to do it.”

Ou Yangming grinned. “Thank you for your kind offer, Head Shopkeeper Lin, but I only wanted to witness the process. I plan to keep the two remaining ores as a collection.”

“A collection?” Lin Yichen was stunned, and he could not help but laugh. “Okay, I’ll send them over to you.”

He did not suspect anything because the probability of finding a top-grade gem among more than ten raw gemstones was very low, after all. Nonetheless, it had happened before. In any case, Lin Yichen did not think that remarkable gems could still be found from the remaining ores.

On the other hand, Ou Yangming knew very well that they would be shocked if another gem was found from the remaining ores.

Judging from Li Yichen’s reluctance to part with the Attribute Gem, one could imagine how he would react if another gem of such quality was found.

Ou Yangming went on the carriage with his gem and headed back to the military camp.

In the carriage, Ou Yangming nodded lightly at Ni Yinghong and said, “Master Ni, thank you.”

He was incredibly grateful for her help these days whether they were done openly or covertly. It was not a spontaneous feeling, but something that was acc.u.mulated after many days, thus Ou Yangming thanked her seriously.

Ni Yinghong smiled, revealing two cute dimples on her face.

Ou Yangming wondered, ‘Not only does this fella look like a lady, but his behavior is also quite ladylike. Could he be…’

He was already suspicious the first time he met Ni Yinghong but stopped thinking that way because the appraiser showed up in the military camp, which was a place that disallowed females from entering.

That being said, Ou Yangming noticed many small clues after spending more than a week together. Now that they were the only ones in the carriage, he was even more suspicious.

Ni Yinghong sensed Ou Yangming looking at her unusually, so she blushed and said, “Master Ou, I didn’t help you with anything!”

Ou Yangming curbed his thought and replied to her, “Master Ni, I won’t say much, but please let me know if you need my help in the future.”

“Okay, come to the prefecture then, I’ll show you around,” Ni Yinghong responded sweetly.

“The prefecture…” Ou Yangming was hesitant as he was stunned.

Being locally born and raised, although he had roamed around for years, he had only stayed around the town and had never gone to the prefecture.

Ni Yinghong feared that Ou Yangming would reject her, so she quickly said, “Don’t you want to learn the Suit Skill and appraisal art? If you come to the prefecture, you’ll definitely have the opportunity to!”

Ou Yangming was obviously moved by the idea as his eyes slowly lit up.

“Didn’t you acquire a Physique Gem and a waist sash with grooves? As long as you promise me, I’ll teach you how to embed the gem in the sash. What do you think?” Ni Yinghong’s eyes wandered for a while before she proposed.

With that, the final line of defense in Ou Yangming’s heart was taken down.

Even though he knew that there must be a reason Ni Yinghong was being so friendly and even invited him to the prefecture, whatever the reason was, he was willing to take the risk since Ni Yinghong had paid such a huge price.

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