Immortal God of War-Chapter 133 Deception_1

"Not many Gold Coins, but enough to crush you. Three hundred thousand," Qin Feiyang sneered.

"Crush me? Do you think you have what it takes? Four hundred thousand!" Xue Yang shouted angrily.

Shi Zheng was startled and quickly said, "Jian Haotian, four hundred thousand Gold Coins is far beyond the value of Fire Ginseng! Don’t act on impulse and be taken for a sucker!"

"Don’t worry, I’m very calm right now; I haven’t lost my senses." Qin Feiyang waved his hand at Shi Zheng, then scoffed, "Xue Yang, is it? I’m not even afraid of Jia Hei, so why would I fear a nobody like you? Five hundred thousand!"

Xue Yang flew into a rage and roared, "You dare call me a nobody? Today, this isn’t over until one of us is down! Six hundred thousand!"

Qin Feiyang said, "Seven hundred thousand!"

Xue Yang countered, "Eight hundred thousand!"

Qin Feiyang raised, "Nine hundred thousand!"

Xue Yang declared, "One million!"

A single Fire Ginseng had actually been bid up to the astronomical price of 1,000,000 Gold Coins!

These two are too crazy! people thought. Even if they’re wealthy, they can’t just squander money like that, can they?

The most excited person was the white-haired old man on stage. Although Fire Ginseng was rare, its usual transaction price ranged from 100,000 to 200,000 Gold Coins.

One million Gold Coins—this was an unprecedented first!

Shi Zheng was also dumbstruck. He looked at Qin Feiyang and said, "My Young Master Jian, you really can’t continue. If you truly need Fire Ginseng, I’ll go speak with Elder Wan and have him sell you a stalk at market price."

"Would he be willing?" Qin Feiyang asked with disdain.

"Well..." Shi Zheng hesitated. Fire Ginseng wasn’t like common cabbage, available everywhere. The Martial King Palace only possessed a few stalks.

"Go on, bid. What’s wrong? Lost your bluster?" Xue Yang’s arrogant laughter drifted from the VIP room opposite theirs.

Qin Feiyang said calmly, "I’d like to see just how much bluster you really have. One million one hundred thousand."

"He’s still raising the price!" The crowd went into a frenzy.

"One million two hundred thousand!" Xue Yang called out without hesitation.

A slight smile touched Qin Feiyang’s lips as he said mockingly, "You want it that badly? Fine, I’ll be magnanimous for once and let you have it!"

"Huh?" The crowd was stunned. They had all expected Qin Feiyang to continue raising the bid, not to suddenly give up.

"Haha..." Xue Yang laughed heartily. "If you don’t have the means, don’t show off."

Qin Feiyang said with a playful smirk, "You still haven’t figured it out? Is your head full of shit? Do you really think I’m *not* going to tell you that I actually have no Gold Coins at all?"

"What?"

"No Gold Coins?"

Hearing this, everyone was flabbergasted, their faces twitching.

No Gold Coins, yet he was bidding in increments of one hundred thousand? If Xue Yang hadn’t kept bidding, how would he have paid? This guy is such a scoundrel! That Xue Yang fellow was also incredibly foolish. Not only did he lack any awareness of being tricked, but he was also complacent, thinking he was so impressive. In reality, he was being played for a sucker and thoroughly fleeced.

The VIP room opposite theirs fell silent. Xue Yang had already exploded with anger.

Qin Feiyang commented, "Spending 1,200,000 Gold Coins on a single Fire Ginseng—truly magnanimous. I admire you greatly. Why don’t we become friends?" fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

These words undoubtedly added fuel to the fire!

"I’m going to kill you!" Xue Yang bellowed, his fury reaching its peak.

"This is the Treasure Pavilion! Who dares cause a disturbance?" the white-haired old man on stage shouted.

Qin Feiyang added, "That’s right, this is the Treasure Pavilion. Did you think this was the Elixir King Palace, where you can act as you please?"

Xue Yang suppressed the inferno in his heart, gritted his teeth, and said, "Jian Haotian, this has made us sworn enemies! I’d like to see how long you can keep up your arrogance!"

Qin Feiyang replied coolly, "It’s not that I’m arrogant; it’s that you’re too stupid. I simply can’t understand how the Elixir King Palace could let a pig like you out to embarrass them."

CRACK!

The sound of a chair shattering immediately came from the opposite VIP room.

"COUGH! COUGH!" The white-haired old man on stage coughed, struggling to suppress his laughter. He announced solemnly, "I now declare that the final owner of the Fire Ginseng is Xue Yang! Let’s give him a warm round of applause!"

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! A burst of loud applause instantly erupted.

However, to Xue Yang, this sounded like immense mockery! He just felt that everyone was laughing at him, treating him like an idiot.

PTOO! The applause felt like resounding slaps to his own face, making him so furious that his blood boiled, and he spat out a mouthful.

Qin Feiyang sneered inwardly. With such a low level of intelligence, he still dared to contend with me? He was truly asking for humiliation.

Next, the old man in white presented another auction item, and the auction continued.

Qin Feiyang didn’t watch any further. He stood up and walked out of the VIP room.

Shi Zheng hurriedly followed him and asked, "Where are we going now?"

Qin Feiyang said, "I want to meet the manager of the Treasure Pavilion."

Shi Zheng replied, "The manager of the Treasure Pavilion is that white-haired old man on stage. His surname is Li, and everyone calls him Chief Li. You can wait here; I’ll go make the arrangements."

"Thank you very much," Qin Feiyang smiled.

Shi Zheng nodded and quickly departed.

Qin Feiyang returned to the VIP room.

Not long after, a woman in red entered the auction hall, leaned in close to the white-haired old man’s ear, and whispered a few words.

The white-haired old man glanced at the VIP room Qin Feiyang occupied, gave the woman in red a few instructions, and then strode out of the auction hall.

Very quickly, the sound of footsteps approached. Shi Zheng and the white-haired old man entered the VIP room one after the other.

Qin Feiyang rose to greet them, clasping his hands. "A pleasure to meet you, Chief Li."

The white-haired old man quickly waved his hands. "No need for formalities, no need at all! If anyone should be expressing gratitude, it’s me thanking you. After all, it was you who allowed my Treasure Pavilion to make a hefty profit."

Qin Feiyang smiled. "I get my amusement, you get your profit. We can call it mutually beneficial."

"Indeed, indeed," the white-haired old man nodded repeatedly, then asked with a smile, "Young brother, did you ask for me for a particular reason?"

Qin Feiyang said, "I wanted to ask if the Treasure Pavilion has any Pill Furnaces?"

"Pill Furnaces?" The white-haired old man was momentarily surprised, then realization dawned, and he chuckled. "We certainly have Pill Furnaces. And I can make the decision to gift you an excellent one, but on one condition."

"What is it?" Qin Feiyang asked.

The white-haired old man said, "The Treasure Pavilion will provide the medicinal ingredients, and you will help us refine 500 Top Grade Healing Pills and 500 Top Grade Bone-renewing Pills."

Shi Zheng frowned. Isn’t this blatant poaching?

Qin Feiyang’s eyes narrowed slightly. He smiled. "The mind of a businessman truly works differently. However, I’ll first need to see if the Pill Furnace you’re offering is worth 1,000 Top Grade pills."

The white-haired old man laughed. "Fair enough. I’ll go fetch it now."

Qin Feiyang quickly said, "Wait a moment. There’s one more thing. I was wondering if the Treasure Pavilion has any more Fire Ginseng? I need three stalks."

"This..." The white-haired old man hesitated.

Qin Feiyang stated, "I don’t want them for free. I’ll purchase them from you at the usual auction price."

The white-haired old man waved his hand. "You misunderstand; that’s not what I meant. I was just wondering... are you perhaps intending to refine Vermilion Glazed Pills?"

Qin Feiyang nodded.

The white-haired old man’s eyes lit up. He smiled. "Let’s do this then: forget about the Healing Pills and Bone-renewing Pills. If you help us refine 10 Vermilion Glazed Pills, I’ll not only give you the Pill Furnace for free but also three stalks of Fire Ginseng. What do you think?"

"Ten!" Qin Feiyang exclaimed, taken aback. Asking for 10 right off the bat! The Treasure Pavilion indeed lives up to its reputation as the largest trading hub in the Great Qin Empire. If I couldn’t get any benefits from the Martial King Palace, I should at least get some from the Treasure Pavilion, right?

He shook his head. "That’s not a good deal for me. Besides the Pill Furnace and the Fire Ginseng, I also want 3 Vermilion Glazed Pills as compensation."

"Three?" The white-haired old man’s face twitched. He said scornfully, "Young friend, you really should join our Treasure Pavilion. You’re so cunning, you’re perfectly suited for business!"

Shi Zheng, standing to the side, couldn’t help but chuckle discreetly.

"Well..." Qin Feiyang felt a bit awkward and reiterated, "I refine Top Grade pills."

The white-haired old man said, "So what? Isn’t the effect pretty much the same? I refuse to believe it can help someone break through two minor cultivation realms at once. Forget it, I won’t haggle with you anymore. Let’s stick to the previous agreement: 500 Top Grade Healing Pills and 500 Top Grade Bone-renewing Pills each. I’ll give you the Pill Furnace. And for the three stalks of Fire Ginseng, 150,000 Gold Coins each. How about that?"

Qin Feiyang said weakly, "Fine, but all I have on me right now is about 10,000 to 20,000 Gold Coins."

"Are you planning to get all this for nothing?" the white-haired old man asked, looking quite exasperated.

Qin Feiyang gave an embarrassed smile. In truth, he wasn’t penniless. The Gold Coins he had acquired from the Black Bear City Lord’s treasury last time amounted to at least a million.

"Oh, very well." The white-haired old man sighed. "Pay me when you have the money. After all, you’re an Alchemist; I’m not worried you won’t be able to pay up." He then turned and walked out of the VIP room.

Qin Feiyang turned to Shi Zheng. "Tell me honestly, Elder Shi, was the compensation I asked for really that high?"

"Well..." Shi Zheng stammered, "Indeed..." It seemed difficult for him to say.

"Never mind, don’t say any more." Qin Feiyang slumped back into his chair, feeling quite stung. Looks like I’ll have to lower my standards!

A moment later, a cold glint flashed in his eyes. "Elder Shi, what is Xue Yang’s cultivation level?"

Shi Zheng thought for a moment. "He’s said to be a Three-Star Martial Ancestor."

"That strong?" Qin Feiyang frowned.

At this moment, the white-haired old man pushed open the door and re-entered.

Qin Feiyang stood up to greet him.

The white-haired old man waved his hand, and three stalks of Fire Ginseng and a Pill Furnace appeared out of thin air on the floor.

Qin Feiyang squatted down and examined them closely. After confirming they were indeed Fire Ginseng, he turned his attention to the Pill Furnace.

The Pill Furnace was about the size of a human face, entirely black, and engraved with some unknown patterns. From its appearance, the quality indeed seemed quite good, even a notch above the one Luo Xiong used. But this definitely wasn’t worth 1,000 Top Grade pills.

He stood up, looked at the white-haired old man, and shook his head. "Chief Li, you certainly know how to drive a hard bargain. For this Pill Furnace, the most I can offer is 200 Top Grade pills."

"That few?" Chief Li raised an eyebrow.

Qin Feiyang said with displeasure, "Do you really think Top Grade pills are made of mud? That’s already a generous offer. If you agree, we have a deal. Otherwise, I’ll leave immediately."

Chief Li’s brow furrowed tightly. As a businessman, his first consideration was whether he would make a loss. No matter how mediocre this Pill Furnace was, it was still worth at least tens of thousands of Gold Coins. Were 200 Top Grade pills worth that price? Everyone had heard of Top Grade pills, but very few had actually seen them. Therefore, he found it difficult to make an immediate decision.

"It seems this trip was for nothing." Qin Feiyang shook his head regretfully, then said to Shi Zheng, "Elder Shi, let’s go. I’ll buy you a few drinks." He then headed for the door.

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