Chapter 172 (1/2)

Chapter 172: Blood River Pattern

“Haha, this la.s.s really knows how to feel shy!” The 3 old men began laughing together.

Facing these old men, Little Fatty was completely speechless. But, they were his seniors after all and he could not say anything about it. He could only grimace and say, “3 seniors, are you guys really so happy after obtaining the Dao Comprehending Tea?”

It wouldn’t matter if Little Fatty had not mentioned this matter. The moment Little Fatty spoke about it, the 3 old men were angered to the point they trembled.

The bald old man frustratedly blurted out, “Don’t mention it already. I am just too speechless regarding HongYing’s family. The child and wife are all just too able in ruining things!”

“En?” Little Fatty quickly realised that something was wrong. Thus, he hurriedly asked, “What exactly happened?”

“Haiz, let’s not talk about it already!” The bearded old man said bitterly, “Just pretend that you have no idea about this matter. If you were to know it, I’m afraid that sect master may even have the heart to silence you!”

“Okay okay!” The red faced old man then added, “Let’s not talk about it already. It’s best that we talk about more important things!” Obviously, although these 3 people seemed to be extremely heartless, their lips were still sealed tightly. They knew what to say and what not to say. If word were to spread that the First Lady used the Dao Comprehending Tea as leg was.h.i.+ng water, she would definitely become a big laughingstock, unable to raise her head again. Thus, they decided to just keep mum about the matter and not tell Little Fatty.

Seeing that they did not answer him, Little Fatty did not dare to ask anymore. But, he still managed to understand somethings from what they said. It seems that they did not manage to get the tael of tea leaves which he gave away. As such, it seems like he would instead become the centre of attention.

Although he had long realised that, Little Fatty did not openly say his thoughts. Instead, he pretended to be in the dark and ask, “Then may I know why seniors are looking for me?”

“Hehe, it’s simple. I want to buy the pot of tea you are drinking now!” The bald old man hurriedly said.

“Save it, it is not him who is going to buy it. I am the one who is going to buy it!” The red faced old man hurriedly said.

“It will be me, sell it to me. I will pay the highest price!” The bearded old man also said anxiously.

Seeing this scenario, Little Fatty was ecstatic. He immediately knew that this half pot of tea had probably become a rare item already. Plus, seeing how the 3 of them wanted it so badly, this was obviously them coming up to his doorstep to be extorted. If Little Fatty were to have any hobby, it would definitely revolve around extorting people.

Thus, he smiled and replied, “Hehe, all 3 seniors here want the item, but I only have a single pot here. I obviously won’t be able to satisfy all 3 seniors. But being a junior, it wouldn’t be good if I did not give my seniors face. This really puts me in a spot!”

All 3 of them were all extremely sharp people and naturally understood what Little Fatty meant. Hence they all said in unison, “Cut the bulls.h.i.+t, what do you propose?”

“Hehe, I shouldn’t have any rights to say anything here. But since all 3 seniors requested together, then this junior will have to reluctantly give a simple solution, to have an auction!”

“Auction?” The bald old man frowned and said, “How should we hold the auction? Briefly elaborate!”

“That’s right, we can’t possibly raise the price indefinitely just for a pot of tea!” The red faced old man added.

“Yes, we have been friends for over a few hundred years already. We can’t possibly fall out just because of something so small right?” The bearded old man replied with a cunning laughter.

Hearing what they said, Little Fatty immediately knew that his plan to make them bid fiercely had failed. He then could not help but curse in his heart ‘Old foxes!’. Then, he hurriedly said with an apologetic smile, “Yes yes yes, this junior thinks so too. No matter what, I cannot let these 3 seniors fall out with each other. Thus, this junior thinks that each of you should give a price. Then, this junior would make a choice which is the most suitable for me. No matter who I choose, I hope that the other seniors would not blame me!”

“En, this is a good idea!” The bearded old man nodded.

“I think this is good, a one-time auction can avoid us having conflict!” The red faced old man said.

“Besides, you do not need to worry about anything else. The 3 of us when added up have over a few thousand years under our belts. We will not make things difficult for you because of such a small issue!”

“That would be the best!” Little Fatty rubbed his hands excitedly and said, “I wonder which senior would make the first bid?”

When the 3 of them heard that, they immediately became hesitant as they glanced towards each other.

Obviously, all of them wanted to be the last one to bid in order to offer a slightly higher price than the one who bid first. But, none of them were foolish and were all able to keep their cool. Thus, they all stood there for a while with no one wanting to be the person to take the leap of faith.

Seeing the situation start to deteriorate, Little Fatty hurriedly said, “Seniors, why not all 3 of you take out your items together and block it with a light screen. Then, each of you can take turns to explain it. You cannot regret or change the item that you take out! Is that reasonable?”

“Well said!” Hearing that, the 3 of them nodded in satisfaction and waved their hands together. Then, 3 items shrouded in a green light appeared in front of all of them. Since it was covered by the green light, Little Fatty could not see what they took out. But, just thinking about the fact that it was taken out by 3 FenShen cultivators, it would definitely not be anything ordinary.

Little Fatty was naturally filled with happiness in his heart. But, he still acted as though he was extremely calm as he nonchalantly spoke, “Now that everything is out, all of you cannot regret already. I wonder which senior wants to introduce your item first?”

“Let me!” The red faced old man was obviously extremely confident thus jumping out to be the first. As he waved his hands, he removed the green light and revealed a robe. This robe was filled with 5 colours, but Little Fatty could not tell what it was made from. There was beautiful embroidery on top of it with a strong wave of 5 elements spiritual Qi emanating out from it.