Chapter 288: Qilin Egg (1/2)

“Oh?” Lu Yun’s lips tightened disagreeably at the unwanted third party. The newcomer was a handsome young man with a mild-tempered smile, dressed in fine robes. His gaze was fixed on the stall owner.

“I...” the golden immortal waffled and cast Lu Yun a conflicted look. He was here to earn money, otherwise he wouldn’t have asked for a million after seeing the Deaf Prince. Now that someone was offering him two million, he immediately changed his mind. He could tell the unassuming stone must be more valuable than it seemed, and his quick wits wondered if he should increase the price even further.

Thud! Thud!

With an unwavering smile, the young man chucked two silver boxes onto the stall table, crowding the limited space.

“This gentleman is Fang Feixing from Ingress Island. The stone is mine now.”

His tone was polite, but he was already reaching out for the stone in Lu Yun’s hand. However, Lu Yun was even faster. With a twist of his wrist, he put the stone into his storage treasure.

Grasping nothing but air, Fang Feixing’s polite mask broke. “What, do you want to make an enemy out of Ingress Island?”

Ingress Island was one of the three leading factions of the North Sea, ruling over Levitating Island along with the Dark North Sword Sect and North Sea Court. Fang Feixing was one of Ingress’ core disciples, which granted him great influence and authority on the island.

“I’ve made a deal with this golden immortal to buy the stone for a million premium crystals, and we’ve already traded crystals for the ware,” Lu Yun enunciated clearly. “It’s the rule of this market that a transaction is completed once the exchange has been made, yet you want to take the stone from me. Do you think being from Ingress Island justifies your behavior?”

The golden immortal had accepted the Deaf Prince’s crystals, and Lu Yun had taken the stone. According to the rules of the market, the deal was done.

Fang Feixing looked at the golden immortal, who shuddered in response. Although he was a golden immortal and considered royalty in the world of immortals, he was nothing when facing a faction as powerful as Ingress Island.

“I’m not selling the stone!” he shouted suddenly. “Although you’ve given me the crystals, I haven’t verified the amount yet. The deal hasn’t yet been completed, so return the stone to me. I’m not selling it to you!”

A great aura roiled from the golden immortal over to Lu Yun, but an even stronger aura exploded behind Lu Yun, causing an enormous collision. Beigong Yu stepped between Lu Yun and the merchant to guard his master.

Bam!

“Peerless immortal!” The golden immortal took several steps backward, color draining from his face.

Fang Feixing smiled coolly when he saw Beigong Yu step forward. “Do you plan on forcing a sale and violating the rules of the market?”

“You said you needed to verify the amount. Isn’t that an insult to the third prince of the East Sea? Do you think he would give you the wrong amount of crystals?” Lu Yun completely ignored Fang Feixing. He already had the stone in hand, and he wasn’t surrendering it.

“I...” The golden immortal paused. That was right. This young man’s backer was the third prince of the East Sea, one who could crush people with immortal crystals. This wasn’t someone he could afford to offend, either.

“Hahaha!” Fang Feixing laughed. “Threatening North Sea denizens with an East Sea prince? Do you take us for such pushovers?”

That struck a chord in the hearts of the onlookers, and hostile glares swung at Lu Yun.

“Hah! Third prince of the East Sea? How very impressive!” Someone snapped, echoing Fang Feixing. “Throwing his weight around on our Levitating Island and crushing someone with immortal crystals. He shows our North Sea cultivators not one bit of respect!”

“Show you not one bit of respect?” Lu Yun looked at the man derisively. “I remember you. You’ve been following the prince’s carriage since outside Myriad Returns City. You’ve collected quite a lot of crystals by now, haven’t you?”

“I picked them up from the ground,” the monster spirit said self-righteously. “What does it have to do with an East Sea prince?”

Within the carriage, Hongxiu’s expression darkened. Lu Yun was right; not everyone would be grateful for the prince’s actions. The Deaf Prince looked around in confusion, as he had no idea what was happening. He was used to such situations. In fact, to him, this was just how the world operated. Everyone relied on transmission to communicate, and there was no such thing as communication through sound alone. Although he spoke as well, that was because he believed his words would transmit into listeners’ minds.

“I’ve finally experienced Myriad Returns Market for myself today. Truly, knowing something by its reputation isn’t the same as seeing it in person.” With a sigh, Lu Yun threw the stone at the stand and grabbed the silver box from the golden immortal’s hands.

“Let’s go,” he transmitted to the Deaf Prince.

“You’re not buying it anymore?” the prince asked in surprise.

“The local lords of the North Sea are influential. If we dare buy something they want, we’ll be killed before we leave the island!” Lu Yun transmitted and said out loud at the same time, “Rules of the market? Tsk, what a joke.”

The golden immortal blanched, while Fang Feixing remained impassive.

“What?!” The Deaf Prince jumped and flew into a rage. “Someone dares bully senior brother Lu? Hongxiu, give me my crystal!”

Fang Feixing’s expression finally changed.

“It’s alright, let it go. Some of the establishments here belong to Fairy Qing Xun. It’s better to avoid trouble,” Lu Yun transmitted while continuing to lament out loud, “heh, I’m but one man without a faction behind me. I happened to run into a treasure by accident, yet I’m forced to give it up.