Chapter 171 (1/2)

Translator: Radiant  Editor: Radiant

Actually, he did not have much animosity towards You Yue.

Xue Ying’s relationship with You Yue was so far in the past that he, at the most, would just shake his head and smile. Furthermore, the two of them belonged to two completely different worlds. As of yet, she had not even stepped into the Star realm. As such, her lifespan was relatively short. With such a short lifespan, she would not even have much time left to make another breakthrough to the next realm. Usually, the number of mages in any county who breakthrough to the Star realm could be counted with one hand. Likewise, You Yue’s innate talent was not that high to begin with.

Knowing how short her lifespan was and also knowing how his lifespan would now be over many thousands of years… while also borrowing the World Energy to ‘look’ at how loose the skin on her face actually was, she truly had the appearance of a middle-aged woman. How could he continue to bear any grudges towards her? He could only sigh.

Xue Ying did not plan to interact with her.

He was only intending to brush-shoulders with her today. The paths they walked pointed in opposite directions.

Mn? Her business seems to be rather big? Xue Ying thought when he borrowed the World Energy to probed the fifty kilometer diameter area around him. He could not help but closely observe Kong You Yue. Naturally, he ‘saw’ and ‘heard’ what she and the others in the private room on the third level talked about. Actually, even though Xue Ying often observed millions of people, in reality, he could not multitask and listen to everybody’s words! Being able to multitask and watch over a million different occurrences… was something impossible! Even Demigods could not do that.

Rather than focus on any specific individuals, he would usually just simply observe everyone in a more general sense. Only when he detected a demonic aura would he take particular notice. Of course, he would pay attention to any scenes that were startling as well.

As for killings, fightings, scoldings, collusions, and normal conversations between people, these were fundamentally things that he would notice but not pay any special attention to, unless it was someone he specifically wanted to observe.

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Third floor.

The two Meteor Knight bodyguards escorted Lady You Yue to the third floor. Led by that old man, he brought her through the corridors to arrive outside a private room. Two ordinary guards stood outside – they were just ordinary knights.

Zhi ya.

One of the guards pushed the door open.

“Haha, Lady You Yue, come in,” said a skinny and thin-looking male who sat on one side of the table inside the private room. He stood up and laughed as he saw You Yue enter the room.

“Baron Yin,” said Lady You Yue. She smiled at the man as she crossed the threshold into the room. The two Meteor Knight bodyguards naturally continued to escort her and followed her into the room.

Zhi ya, the doors to the private room shut.

There were a total of seven people in the room – Baron Yin, three of his underlings, Lady You Yue, and her two bodyguards.

“Lady You Yue, please,” said Baron Yin as he motioned toward a seat with a brilliant smile etched on his face.

Only then did Lady You Yue sit down.

“Come and have a taste of this rare fruit wine I’ve brought back from the province capital, it’s called the Seven Treasures Fruit Wine. They don’t sell it publicly. It’s only because I know a great mage from their Refiner workshop that I was able to get my hands on this incredible wine. Even after obtaining it, I still wasn’t willing to drink it. Today, I’ve brought it out for you, Lady You Yue,” said Baron Yin, his face full of smiles as he hurriedly poured the fruit wine into their glasses. The wine appeared similar to crystal clear lake water and emitted an intoxicating aroma. Inhaling it was a form of enjoyment in and of itself.

“Come, let’s drink,” Baron Yin said as he raised his glass.

Lady You Yue smiled and raised her glass. She said, “Thank you Baron Yin,” and touched the wine with her lips before placing the glass on the table.

“The reason why Baron Yin asked for me today isn’t merely to drink, right?” Lady You Yue asked.

“Haha, Lady You Yue is really direct. Let’s get down to business then,” Baron Yin said. “Currently, I’ve asked to meet with you because of an inn your Kong Clan owns in the province capital. I’d like to buy it. Name your price, Lady You Yue. I’m sure I’ll sincerely agree with whatever price you ask.”

“You’re really letting me state my price? All right. Five million gold pieces. Will you pay that much?” Lady You Yue smiled.

“Don’t shock others,” Baron Yin said. “I am truly making a sincere effort here.”

“If you are truly sincere, then you should be the one to make an offer,” Lady You Yue added. “If we can’t agree on a price, I’ll just leave. Tonight, I still have to attend a banquet, so I can’t stay here for long.”

“Three hundred thousand gold pieces!” Baron Yin said as he gritted his teeth. “How is that?”