"Huh, it’s actually true, this kid doesn’t even have a single Qi Cyclone, he’s really just an ordinary person! These poor ordinary people, lacking in talent but still wishing to engage in cultivation, do they think it’s that easy? Ignorant!"

When people heard that Ye Luo is an ordinary person, naturally, contemptuous looks were cast his way from all around. In their eyes, an ordinary person who cannot cultivate doesn’t even deserve to stand alongside them.

However, be it the stone garden or elsewhere, mundane and laborious tasks are always needed to be done by ordinary people, so everyone did not find it too strange for an ordinary person to appear here. They simply thought that perhaps Ye Luo was one of those working in the stone garden, taking the opportunity after finishing work to try and get some Spirit Stones.

Ye Luo didn’t care at all about the discussions around him, because at this moment, he was already quite satisfied.

Under the Clairvoyant Eye, the golden light had nowhere to hide, so Ye Luo could clearly see the golden light within these fragments and knew that this time, he really did pick up a huge advantage.

Spirit Mother Elf! That is something that requires the removal of a Spirit Vein and then bit by bit decoding in order to have a chance of obtaining a Spirit Mother Elf.

Yet Ye Luo, with a casual pick, managed to find a Spirit Mother Elf, how could he not be pleased?

So as for the pointing and gossip of the people around, Ye Luo didn’t care about them at all.

Having gained a benefit, Ye Luo had no intention of lingering here and followed Nalan Chen directly off the platform.

Although Nalan Chen didn’t know why Ye Luo wanted those Spirit Stone fragments, he did not stop Ye Luo either.

Perhaps in Nalan Chen’s eyes, Ye Luo was just being playful.

The two continued to move forward, this time, it was to purchase goods!

You should know, the Nalan Family needed a large quantity of stone materials, and since the Nalan Family had formed a caravan, they naturally would not put all their hopes on Tai’an Manor.

However, should they manage to cooperate with Tai’an Manor, it would undoubtedly bring great benefits to the Nalan Family. A large family that possessed a Spirit Vein would certainly have much stronger supply capability than those small and scattered independent forces.

As agreed, Ye Luo and Nalan Chen were to part ways here. At first, when Nalan Rou assigned Ye Luo and Nalan Chen to the task, she naturally hoped the two could cooperate in negotiations.

But an Elder of the Nalan Family had proposed that having Ye Luo accompany them was not an issue, since Ye Luo could decode stones, but if Tai’an Manor found out that the Nalan Family sent an ordinary person to negotiate with them, then the other party would certainly feel that the Nalan Family was looking down upon them. Therefore, Nalan Rou changed her decision at the last moment and let Nalan Chen handle the negotiation to purchase Spirit Stones, while Ye Luo schemed in secret.

Humiliating?

No, Ye Luo didn’t feel humiliated at all.

Even though he had not cultivated any Qi Cyclones, and no matter where he went, he would be met with disdain, and even within the Nalan Family, he was treated differently.

But Ye Luo viewed all of this as fact, and did not feel any sense of humiliation!

In fact, another goal for Ye Luo coming here this time was to make a breakthrough!

Wasn’t it to change his method of cultivation?

Was Ye Luo the kind of person who lacked confidence? What humiliation, what lack of it?

For Ye Luo, the only way he would retaliate against those who looked down on him was through his actions!

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"Alright, Ye Luo, I’m off to negotiate. I’ve taken note of everything you entrusted to me—rest assured, should there be any issues, I’ll immediately send you a message for you to decide!"

Nalan Chen smiled at Ye Luo, actually concerned if such arrangements would cause Ye Luo to distance himself from the Nalan Family. Fortunately, Ye Luo’s response brought great relief to Nalan Chen.

"Steward Chen, remember during the negotiations, we must not lose in momentum. Since they from Tai’an Manor underestimate our Nalan Family, that will be our advantage. As for me, I plan to thoroughly inspect the stone garden; I’m too unfamiliar with minerals. If the family faces difficulties in the future and I don’t understand minerals, how can I contribute!"

Nalan Chen burst into laughter upon hearing Ye Luo’s words, realizing that Ye Luo harbored no resentment towards the Nalan Family’s decisions. That was enough for him!

"Oh, and since I’ll be taking most of the funds for the negotiation with Tai’an Manor, I can only leave you with a thousand gold. Your task is no less challenging than mine; the young lady personally instructed that with a thousand gold, you are to bring back goods worth two thousand gold. Tsk, tsk, lad, she really trusts you!"

Nalan Chen teased Ye Luo deliberately. In truth, this thousand gold was made available to Ye Luo after Nalan Chen told Nalan Rou about Ye Luo’s challenge results at Yibao Commerce Guild, prompting her to withdraw it last minute. As for bringing back goods worth two thousand gold, it was really just for Ye Luo to spend as he wished.

A thousand gold is not a trivial amount, in fact, Nalan Chen himself would be taking only five thousand gold with him!

It could be said that these six thousand gold was almost all the ready cash the Nalan Family could spare!

The reason Nalan Rou allocated this thousand gold for Ye Luo was simple: to let him spend it all. If he managed to meet the target, that would be great; if not, it would still be beneficial since such a large sum would make Ye Luo owe the Nalan Family a favor.

Indeed, Nalan Rou’s plan was clever, yet she gravely underestimated Ye Luo’s capability!

With the cheating-like power of Clairvoyant Eye, coupled with Ye Luo’s stone identification skills, there’s no telling how much he could bring back with that thousand gold!

The two parted ways, and Ye Luo walked ahead with two guards from the Nalan Family. Although Ye Luo’s intent was to not have guards, he was aware that the reality did not permit it. Without even a Qi Cyclone Realm, if Ye Luo had no guards with him, he would find it difficult to take even a step.

With guards, people might simply assume he’s some useless young master of a family; at least it wouldn’t prevent him from accessing many places.

Ye Luo sauntered aimlessly, not really having any particular goal apart from occasionally purchasing stones that caught his eye as being infused with Spirit Mother, nearly without a care in the world.

The minerals Ye Luo purchased, he wouldn’t cut open on the spot, because he was well aware that these stones contained Spirit Mother. Similarly, Ye Luo wouldn’t buy many Spirit Stones from the same shop to avoid drawing attention.

The warning signs he felt when he first entered the stone garden made Ye Luo dare not let down his guard.

However, what was meant to come, would still arrive.

It turned out that someone had secretly contacted forces in Yongfeng City, wanting to assassinate Ye Luo!

And they offered a hefty sum—actually up to five hundred gold!

Somebody had previously attempted to harm Ye Luo, that person had been sent to scout him out, but to their surprise, they found Ye Luo was just an ordinary man and began to scheme. Unexpectedly, Ye Luo caught on to the plot, forcing the scout to retreat.