Chapter 81 (2/2)
Her mood was already rather foul, and with the addition of this country b.u.mpkin n.o.ble, she was filled with even more anger.
While she was leading the way, Ling Xi became excited and transmitted: “Long Chen I’ve already detected a basic Profound grade spirit recovery fruit!”
Hearing this piece of information Long Chen also felt excited. He was originally worried about Ling Xi’s life and death but finally, he could feel at ease.
Swiftly, that woman brought him to the area where the spirit recovery fruit was and looked at Long Chen with ridicule. Long Chen looked closer and was instantly stunned. The spirit recovery fruit’s price tag listed: 100 deity jades!
Just a basic Profound grade spirit medicine was already worth a hundred deity jades. This price was indeed high. Long Chen only had ten pieces of deity jade. He couldn’t afford it.
Long Chen experienced for the first time, the feeling of being unable to pay in front of a woman.
“When your father, I, was being extravagant at Emerald Jade House and wasting silver notes, I never imagined that I would be this poor!”
When Ling Xi saw the price her heart felt heavy. One could see how much she had looked forward to this spirit recovery fruit. But it’s regrettable that Long Chen didn’t have that much money….
Long Chen initially thought that the price of a basic Profound grade spirit medicine would be roughly the same as that of the Canola Gra.s.s.
“Forget it, Long Chen, we can come back once you have the money. It’s of no rush….”
Unable to get what she wanted Ling Xi began to sulk; then peering at the Spirit Fruit with a pair of tear-filled eyes and spoke a sentence untrue to her heart.
Seeing Long Chen’s conflicted expression, the woman already knew it would end like this. She immediately expressed her disdain and said faintly: “I’ve already told you, a b.u.mpkin like you could never afford Spiritual Medicines. Do you still remember the way out? Pardon me for not seeing you off.”
After these words, she didn’t bother to look at Long Chen, instead, she turned her head meaning to leave. Right at this moment Long Chen called out.
“Wait!”
That woman turned around and looked at Long Chen in disgust. Long Chen blurted out: “These goods, does the Daybreak Merchants Union allow one to exchange with other items?”
Long Chen had always been one who insisted on getting what he wants. Especially when it came to things that Ling Xi wanted. There was no way he would leave without trying ways to obtain what he wanted.
Even if it’s because he didn’t want to lose face in front of Ling Xi, he would never be anyone’s grandson…
[TL Note: (做孙子) be anyone’s grandson: Lower one’s head.]
Hearing Long Chen speak of an exchange, the woman said impatiently: “What could you possibly have that could be exchanged for a spirit recovery fruit? If you have something then take it out and stop wasting my time, I’ve got other customers to see to!”
Long Chen narrowed his eyes; frankly this woman’s att.i.tude and her tone made Long Chen want to commit murder. But being in Yuanling City he had to always remind himself to endure. A real man knows when to bow his head. So, for Ling Xi’s sake, he endured.
Ling Xi thought that he would trade the Soul Diffusion Fruit and became worried. Only after seeing those steel hearts, did she relax. She pursed her lips as she was incessantly moved upon seeing Long Chen from outside the Lingxi sword.
She knew that Long Chen was a proud man and that he was now being humble just for her to be alive.
“This rascal, why is he so good to me?”
Ling Xi tried hard to understand.
The woman swept a glance over the steel hearts and sneered, saying, “You want to exchange these lousy rocks for spirit recovery fruits? Kid, are you trying to kill me with laughter? A country b.u.mpkin will remain a country b.u.mpkin; you really have not seen the world!”
“Ao Xue! How could you say such a thing?”
At this moment, a low, gruff voice sounded. Long Chen and Ao Xue both turned to the side and saw an old man with white hair yet possessing a youthful complexion. He walked over to them as if he was flying and his robustness surpa.s.sed that of many youths’.
Seeing him, Ao Xue’s expression changed; she immediately said in a humble manner, “I am pleased to see the manager.”
She greeted the elderly manager who had reproached her and then she turned to look at Long Chen, examining the steel hearts in his hand. After watching him for a while, she quickly asked excitedly, “Old sir Zhao Tianfang, if I may ask— are these steel hearts that came from the steel puppets belonging to the Lingwu Family?”
He did not expect that this old man would know of these things. Regardless of his cultivation or his status, he was more important than Ao Xue. Moreover, he was very easy-going and seeing that he spoke pleasurably, Long Chen nodded and said, “Indeed. ”
After saying that, Zhao Tianfang asked in a low voice, “Do you still have many of these steel hearts?”
Long Chen did not understand why the other person attached so much importance to these steel hearts, but it was something he could not do much about. As he was in need of money, he simply said, “I still have many of these.”
Hearing this, Zhao Tianfang laughed and patted his shoulder, saying, “Young man, could we speak in private?”
Speaking in private — this meant that there was a chance.
Long Chen was naturally willing to do so; he gave Ao Xue a provocative stare before leaving with Long Tianfang.
When Ao Xue saw the manager treating Long Chen with such importance, coupled with that smug appearance of Long Chen, it made her whole face turn scarlet with rage. Her originally fair face now looked as if a blood vessel had burst, and she felt as if she had been slapped.
“This kid is truly looking to be thrashed! Don’t you dare show your face in front of me again!”