Chapter 527: I Will Master the Supreme Sword Dao (1)
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"Senior Sister Yanran, where should we go Is there anywhere fun around here" Free-and-Easy asked.
"There are fun places. There is a very interesting place," Qi Yanran said as she thought of somewhere and tugged at Free-and-Easy to take him there.
In the City of Heaven Demon, there was an area called Devil’s Playground that had many entertaining venues for the demonic sects, including arenas, casinos, and brothels.
However, this place was also very dangerous. The people who came here were rather violent, and they would often slash and cut others. Although killing wasn’t allowed, injuries could happen easily.
So where did Qi Yanran want to take Free-and-Easy
"Of course it’s the arena. Such an exciting scene…" Qi Yanran was rather violent. This Free-and-Easy had already guessed earlier that she would most likely choose the arena, just like how a missy would choose brothels. It didn’t need to be said further.
“Is it human versus human, human versus beast, or beast versus beast” asked Free-and-Easy.
"It’s all of them. I love watching beasts fighting against each other the most. People fighting is too boring," Qi Yanran replied.
After hearing that statement, Free-and-Easy felt that Qi Yanran was rather normal and thought she didn’t like seeing humans killing each other. However, he soon realized that he had been wrong.
"Human blood is only a little bit, so it’s not attractive. But beast blood can gush out like a fountain, which looks very spectacular." Qi Yanran said with a smile.
“…”
Well, I take back my earlier thoughts. This woman isn’t unwilling to see the violence; she just finds it too bloody.
"I have no interest in that. It’s better for me to go to the casino and win some money," Free-and-Easy said.
"That’s fine, small gambling is a way of entertainment." Qi Yanran replied.
However, very soon, Qi Yanran realized that this idea was wrong. Could one call what Free-and-Easy did “small gambling” He was completely indulging in high-stakes gambling, and even she thought it was high-stakes. Others would think the same thing for sure.
Although Free-and-Easy had yet to return his 10,000 silver coins he borrowed, he still had several tens of silver coins with him. With his gambling skills, he quickly multiplied this money by dozens of times. Next came round after round of high-stakes gambling and the betting capital snowballed.
Soon, Free-and-Easy and Qi Yanran became the focus of everyone’s attention in the casino. This time, Free-and-Easy wasn’t trying to hide himself. It didn’t matter if they drew others’ attention since he was going to leave after winning a lot anyway.
"You two should probably be done!"
The people from the casino appeared but their attitude toward them was very respectful as they weren’t trying to chase them away. That’s because they recognized Qi Yanran, and this gambling house could not afford to offend her.
“We are almost there…” Free-and-Easy nodded his head.
"You’re far from done! How can you stop such a fun thing Let them lose everything," however, Qi Yanran had the opposite opinion. She was very excited and wanted to continue so that others would end up losing all their money.
“…”
The people at the casino immediately broke out in cold sweat. If the other party continued with gambling, there wasn’t anything they could do about it after all. They were a casino and if they didn’t let others gamble, that wouldn’t make sense. Especially since this group was so powerful; it would be impossible to refuse them.
Fortunately, Free-and-Easy wasn’t very interested in continuing. He had been gambling for some time already and won quite a lot of money.
"Alright, let’s go now. We’re only winning money here. If we only win without spending any money, it’s not fun at all. Let’s go spend money," Free-and-Easy said with a smile.
"That makes sense. Let’s spend some money. I have many things that I want to buy and you should buy them for me." Qi Yanran changed her mind when she heard what he was saying since spending money was indeed more interesting than only winning it. Neither of them were such stingy people who would never spend money.
Afterward, Qi Yanran brought Free-and-Easy to a place not far from the casino that was also in Devil’s Playground. This was a place where they could spend money.
"Boss, bring me your best jade and put it on display. Whether it is jade bracelets or pendants, I want them all," Qi Yanran shouted loudly. The place sold decorations, which she loved to collect. All her accessories were made of jade.
The boss immediately brought out his precious jade items, all top-quality ones for Qi Yanran to choose from.
"Oh no, I like everything! What should I do" Qi Yanran looked at the jade and wanted to pick them but picking meant giving up. She felt very heartbroken about having to give up some of them.
“If that’s the case, then buy all of it,” Free-and-Easy said with an air of confidence.
"This young master is right. One can never put a price on what one loves, so if Miss likes everything here, she might as well buy them all and I’ll give you a discount," the boss’s eyes lit up when he thought that today would bring him some good sales but didn’t expect to be able to sell his best items.
“How much” Free-and-Easy asked directly.
"If you want everything, it will be one thousand taels!" The boss gritted his teeth as if making a tough decision and looked pained, making people think that he was selling at a loss.
"Do I look like an easy mark to you These items are worth around one hundred taels." Xianyao replied directly. He had money but wasn't stupid enough to be cheated.
Even on normal prices, these things wouldn't cost this much, let alone after a discount. This person was clearly trying to make an excessive profit.
A hundred taels That seems a bit too little, doesn't it
Qi Yanran thought silently in her heart; she knew quite well about jade artifacts, so she wouldn't say that if she didn’t like them. These jades were definitely not worth one thousand taels, but at least five or six hundred taels. Xianyao was cutting a very low price.
Even though Qi Yanran thought this way, she did not make any sound; since Xianyao had already spoken up, there would be no need for her to speak out as well. They only needed one voice.
"Young Master, you're being too harsh. This price doesn't even cover your cost," the boss said with a bitter face, not expecting that Xianyao would cut the prices so drastically.
"I don’t know what your costs are, but I can be sure that these items are only worth one hundred taels at most." Xianyao shook his head and said.
"You can't say things like this either. If you want to bargain, you should also give me some room for price adjustment; otherwise, my shop won’t bear it," the boss said somewhat unhappily.
"Do I look like I'm bargaining" Xianyao retorted.
This made others feel rather puzzled; if he wasn't bargaining, then what was he doing
The shopkeeper didn’t understand this question, and neither did Qi Yanran.
"What do you mean by that"
"I'm just valuing the items, not bargaining. You should know," Xianyao said.
"Valuating If it's valuation, then I can only say that you don’t recognize quality at all." The boss immediately replied.
“Whether you are ignorant or deliberately doing this, your items are not what they seem to be.” Xianyao looked at the shopkeeper and wanted to know if he was pretending to be unaware.
"What do you mean" The shopkeeper was confused; he didn’t understand Xianyao’s words.
The boss probably did not know, otherwise his acting would have been too good.
“It seems that you don't know. I’ll tell you, these three jades are fake.” Xianyao pointed to the three jade artifacts and said; these were the ones with the highest prices, so if they were removed, it wouldn’t be unreasonable for Xianyao to cut down to one hundred taels.
"You're joking. The items in my shop of precious objects can't possibly be fake. Moreover, I personally collected and verified these three times; they are absolutely genuine goods. If you want an excuse, then please come up with a better one," the boss said disdainfully, thinking that Xianyao was trying to trick him and this was just his bargaining tactic.
"If you don’t believe me, it’s fine. We’ll take all the others except for these three." Xianyao didn’t bother arguing with this shopkeeper; if he didn't want to believe, then that's fine. There was no need to point out the mystery in between.
"Don’t you fear that these might be fake as well" The boss said somewhat sarcastically. "If you’re unwilling to buy much, don’t pretend rich. You think it’s okay to court someone this way."
In his understanding, Xianyao was doing this either because he couldn't afford them or didn't want to spend so much money, so he came up with an excuse.
"Court You’re funny; he is my younger brother. If he wants to buy something, he can do it without pretending poor in front of me," Qi Yanran laughed unable to contain herself. "You should check your own items first. If my brother says these are fake, then they definitely must be."
The reason why she wasn’t angry was not because she hoped others wouldn't misunderstand this but rather if there were misunderstandings about it at least it meant that she looked quite young and could still match well with Xianyao.
"Impossible. I have verified them, so there can’t be any mistake. Although my experience in the industry isn’t top-notch, it’s rich enough; there's no way I couldn’t recognize a flaw," the boss shook his head. If he had seen even the slightest problem, he would have suspected it. But on these items, he could see nothing wrong at all, which was why he didn't doubt.
"It’s normal that you can't tell; this item's forging level is very high and must be done by a master," Xianyao smiled. "If you hired me to appraise them, I would tell you how to do it, and the appraisal fee will be those jade artifacts. What about that"
"Little brother, can’t you be more shameless" Qi Yanran said directly; now Xianyao’s thought was very shameless, trying not to spend a single coin on these jades.
"What Any effort should have its reward. I’m teaching him how to appraise items so he won't get scammed in the future, which is basically like giving money to him. Taking some tuition fees is normal." Xianyao seemed rather innocent and then continued talking to that boss. "If you’re unwilling, it’s fine; here's one hundred taels for buying these jade artifacts."
"This... I’m willing!" the boss gritted his teeth. A hundred taels was nothing, but if this were a fake item, learning how to appraise it would be necessary and invaluable.
However, if they weren’t fakes, wouldn't he end up paying for nothing
"If these are not fakes, then you’ll have to buy all the jade artifacts at one thousand taels."
"No problem. Let me tell you where the flaws of these three jades lie. Actually, they were made by the same person; his imitation techniques are almost perfect, but he left some clues on purpose. It’s not because he wanted others to discover it, but rather that he thought nobody would notice." Xianyao said while picking up one of those jade artifacts.
(To be continued)this quality.But still, the materials on this young man are rather commonplace. Although they are better than usual, for members of their large families, they are still too common. Some of the servant...