C39 (1/2)
Seeing that the man was so straightforward, how could Xu Zongyi not know that he had been at a disadvantage in his previous transaction?
Everyone's needs were different, they could be swapped for items, especially in troubled times. For people who needed materials more, its value would naturally be higher, and now that he had already agreed to it, he had made a decision, even if there were any losses, he would not go back on his words, ”Okay, then I'll pick a small toy as a souvenir.”
He knew that he wasn't in a hurry to talk to the middle-aged man, because there really wasn't anything here that could attract him. He held the ancient seed in his hand, and practically rummaged through everything on the stall: ”Ai, look, all the good things are kept in the bottom, I don't even care about the things here, it seems like you aren't sincere about doing business with me, let's go.”
”Little Gongzi, wait a moment.” The little girl took out a dark red stone, about the size of a baby's fist, and said with a hint of warmth, ”This stone was obtained by accident. I call it the Warm Rock, it's very comfortable to hold in your hand in winter, what do you think?”
As soon as the little girl took it out, the fight that was happening inside the ring became even more intense.
”Woof, woof …”
Now that its life's soul had fused with Xu Zongyi's body, as long as the two were not too far apart, it would be able to sense the other party's thoughts and the things that it sensed.
”This isn't good. You're a girl, and have been out all year round. This stone can warm itself just fine.” Xu Zongyi really wanted it, but he didn't know the value of it, nor did he know how to buy it.
”It doesn't matter. I'm not afraid of the cold. I hope you can establish a business with my Abba. This way, we'll have a good winter.” The little girl had a simple smile on her face. Even though her life was difficult, she had to face it.
The middle-aged man needed to raise his eldest daughter and make her stronger. As a travelling merchant, it was normal for him to maximize his profit.
”To tell you the truth, we are a subsidiary tribe of the Shang family. If I don't have anything of value to you here, I will take you to our territory and guarantee to give you something of value.” The middle-aged man patted his chest in guarantee.
”Alright, then I'll accept this heating stone. Go and have a look at your Shang clan.” Xu Zongyi nodded. A stone that could make a disaster like this cry out was definitely not simple. He would need to grow up to fight against a small disaster like this.
”Yi, you stay here and watch. I'll take him.” The middle-aged man grinned.
”Alright, Abba, leave this place to me. Don't worry about it.” A'Yi is innocent and lovely, and has a brave temperament.
The reason why Xu Zongyi had agreed to this was because he wanted to see the Shang clan.
The origin of the Shang clan was very ancient, and the origin of the travelling merchants.
Before the Zhou Dynasty, there was a dynasty called Grand Shang.
According to legend, it was a dynasty established by one of the main branches of the Shang clan.
However, he was later defeated by the Great Zhou, and had fallen apart.
However, the Shang clan did not perish. They all had their own legacy and traveled the world like travelling merchants. Their inheritance was very good, and they were not affected by the defeat of the Shang family.
The world was now the world of the Great Zhou.
Even if the Shang clan came to the Xu family, they would try their best to avoid arousing suspicion and not make any big fuss.
The origin of every travelling merchant's team was not as deep as that of the merchant's clan.
The Xu family of the village also treated them with special treatment.
Over these years, the number of people from the Great Zhou Empire had increased. The Imperial Family itself, Rites of Rites, Five Kings and Eight Generals …
If the Shang family showed up at such a grand scale, it would bring them unnecessary trouble.
Therefore, they only had a dozen or so people, and they only had light clothing.
There were a few caravans that were not related to them in the past that were able to transport some of the more common goods and materials, and most of the relatively valuable items were all on them.
The middle-aged man brought Xu Zongyi to a large tent that had been set up.
”Elders, this little friend wants to do business with us. The things at my place are too shabby. He looks down on them, so we can only bring him here.” The middle-aged man smiled in embarrassment.
In the tent were some middle-aged men, some youths, and even a few old men.
One of the youths laughed, ”Little brother, whatever you want, just say it.”
”I would like to ask, do you all have phoenix blood?” The ancient seeds within Xu Zongyi's body needed to be nourished with a Nirvana bloodline, or perhaps watered with pure phoenix blood essence. This was what he wanted.
He did not finish exchanging all the items on his body. He just wanted to see the price of the Phoenix Blood.
When the middle-aged man beside him heard this, his eyelids madly jumped. No wonder he wasn't interested in his things; he himself was only in the Body Refinement Realm. It was impossible for him to obtain the Phoenix Blood.
Looking at the words' sinful 'written on Xu Zongyi's face and the clothes worn by the Scripture Hall on his body, an old man spoke up slowly, ”Our Shang clan possesses everything, but pure Phoenix blood is simply too expensive. Have you brought the necessary materials?”
”What price?” Xu Zongyi gritted his teeth. If the materials he had on him could be exchanged for, he really wanted the ancient seed to absorb them. He wanted to see if he could activate the power within and unearth the other abilities within.
”At the very least, I need crops from the Worldly Immortal Stage. Purple-rank.” The old man's words immediately caused Xu Zongyi to grow listless.
”How many pounds can you trade for?” Xu Zongyi asked casually.
The old man's eyelids jumped, and he said: ”Only ten drops. Do you think the phoenix is a wild boar that runs all over the mountain? If you want to kill a phoenix, you will have to pay the price of going crazy for revenge! ”
”So expensive. What stage of Phoenix blood is it?” Xu Zongyi rolled his eyes in disapproval.