Chapter 67 Big Business

  "Hey, big brother, don't be surprised. Master said that we are eating the rice of this pawnshop, and if we don't have any discerning eyes, it won't do. Not only do we need to learn how to appraise goods, but also how to read people. Hehe, my name is Jin Luyu, what's yours?"

  Lin Feng nodded in agreement, thinking that this was reasonable. The auction house had to deal with so many precious items every day, and it really needed a pair of sharp eyes. The little girl had been trained in this environment since she was young, so her poisonous tongue was understandable.

  "No wonder you're so formidable, I was really startled just now. My name is Lin Feng. Since these elixirs can't be auctioned off, I have something else to attend to, so I'll take my leave first." Although he was facing a 12 or 13-year-old little girl, Lin Feng felt a great deal of pressure, and since he really needed to find a way to sell the elixirs, he didn't want to chat with Jin Luyu any further.

  "Does Big Brother dislike Lu Yao? Lu Yao is so heartbroken!" Although her eyes were poisonous, the little girl's temperament was still very much that of a child. She had just said she was heartbroken and immediately put on a crying face, with tears already welling up in her eyes.

  "No, no... I really have an urgent matter to attend to..." Lin Feng was a bit incoherent now. He had been fine just a moment ago, so why did he suddenly start crying? Lin Feng was flustered - this was the first time he had encountered someone so difficult to deal with, and it was a lovely little girl at that! He couldn't get angry and leave, nor did he know how to comfort her. What should he do? Looking around, fortunately, no one else had noticed what was happening here; otherwise, as a young man with a thin face, he really wouldn't be able to bear this scene.

  " Fellow Daoist, are you selling this spiritual elixir? If the quantity is large, we can discuss it in detail in a side hall." Just when everything seemed hopeless, a middle-aged cultivator's words were like heavenly music, rescuing Lin Feng from his predicament.

  "Of course!" Lin Feng agreed without hesitation. After speaking, he looked at Jin Luyu again and saw that the little girl had wiped away her tears. The bitter tears of sorrow from earlier had transformed into a radiant smile, leaving Lin Feng stunned. Monster, absolute monster! In an instant, Lin Feng felt that his understanding of the Cultivation Realm had undergone a huge change.

  "Master, Luoyao just barely held back tears to keep Big Brother here. Once the business is done, I want five bottles of Dan medicine." Jin Luoyao didn't avoid Lin Feng and directly asked her master for benefits in front of him.

  "Alright, alright, Ruyao is becoming more capable, and it's only natural that you'll benefit from the success of the business. Don't mind me, my young nephew is still a child, if I've offended you in any way, I apologize in advance. Please, this way." Lin Feng knew that the middle-aged cultivator's words were directed at him, but all he could do was nod numbly. Five bottles of mid-grade elixirs, equivalent to 1,000 spirit stones, had been casually taken away by a little girl - something that would have been impossible in the original Yang family, but was just a matter of course among these large families.

  It's called a side hall, but it's actually just a small house. However, the design is very elegant. As soon as they sat down, a bright and beautiful nun brought in tea and poured a cup for each of them before turning around and leaving. Jin Luyu also followed in, but this time she was much more well-behaved, sitting quietly on one side without saying much, just watching. The middle-aged Taoist priest sat opposite Lin Feng, apparently responsible for talking to him.

  "First, let me introduce myself, Lao Dao Jinming, Dan medicine appraiser of Jinding Auction House."

  "Junior Lin Feng has seen his senior." Lin Feng took a glance at Jin Ming and knew that the Taoist in front of him was about the same level as Zhu Yan Xiu, so he replied very respectfully.

  "Since you're busy, I'll get straight to the point. I've taken a look at your elixir, and it indeed has some extraordinary qualities. Although it's not suitable for auction, I'm willing to buy it from you in the name of Jin Ding Auction House. We can discuss the price based on market value." As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Ming fixed his gaze intently on Lin Feng.

  Lin Feng suddenly felt that these eyes seemed familiar, and he glanced at Jin Luyu sitting next to him, only to see her staring at him with the same gaze as before, without any difference from the gaze at the counter earlier. Found the real master! It turned out to be this old mixed hair! Lin Feng cursed in his heart, earlier that little girl had fooled him into a daze. But facing a high-ranking cultivator in the foundation period, Lin Feng didn't dare to reveal it, and his thoughtful expression made Jin Ming misunderstand.

  "Don't worry, this is the young mistress of the house, she's just observing and learning from the side. Whatever she sees or hears today will not be leaked out, I guarantee it with my reputation as Jin Ding Auction House."

  Jin Luyu also hurriedly revealed a lovely smile and said: "Big brother, don't worry, I've seen many scary things before, but I've never told anyone about them. If you really want me to leave, then I'll go." Although the words came out of her mouth, she didn't move, her pleading expression making Lin Feng unable to bring himself to order her to leave.

  "There's no need for that, you all saw the elixir earlier and everyone knows its value. I won't say more. I came to this auction house originally to find a place to sell our family's elixirs, to find a market for them. Since you're willing to buy, I'm willing to sell, but I don't know how much demand you have?" Lin Feng chose to ignore Jin Luyao's performance, believing that as long as he showed her the intention of leaving, she would come up with even more annoying methods to make him surrender. Jin Ming might choose to let her continue performing for his training purposes until Lin Feng couldn't take it anymore. Not wanting to become Jin Luyao's whetstone, Lin Feng wisely chose to ignore her.

  Moreover, in the negotiation, he also chose to be straightforward and not beat around the bush. It's not that he didn't want to haggle with them, but facing two monks who made a living by doing business, Lin Feng was very clear that he couldn't be the winner at the negotiating table. So when they quoted him the market price, he immediately chose to accept it.

  "Oh! So Lin Daoyou has a lot of spiritual elixirs?" Jin Ming probed, the middle-grade Qi-replenishing Elixir was also needed by them, but he came to talk to Lin Feng in person, obviously not just for the middle-grade Qi-replenishing Elixir. As a mid-level alchemist, from the color of the Qi-replenishing Elixir, he could see at a glance that its refining technique was far superior to ordinary people. If this elixir was refined by Lin Feng himself, then it wouldn't take long for the middle-grade Small Prenatal Elixir to appear in his hands, which was his real goal. The middle-grade Small Prenatal Elixir used during the foundation-building period was much harder to obtain than the middle-grade Qi-replenishing Elixir.

  Moreover, getting close to and roping in promising alchemists, talisman makers, and casting masters has always been a common means for the Great Gate Sect and large families to maintain their strength. With Lin Feng's age and cultivation, if he can already refine such good medium-grade Qi Gathering Pills now, then it won't be long before he becomes an outstanding mid-level alchemist, or even a high-level alchemist. Such a talent is enough to make Jin Ming take personal action. This is also one of the reasons why Jin Luyu went all out to keep Lin Feng.

  Even if Jin Luyu's judgment was wrong, Dan is not Lin Fenglian's, but he can sell a large amount of medium-grade dan, which also shows that the person behind him has strong alchemy skills. Pulling good relations, it's possible to acquire even higher-level spiritual dan now, so Jin Ming spoke out to probe.

  Lin Feng understood that the other party meant more types rather than quantities, but he only had mid-grade Qi Gathering Pills in his hand, so he chose to interpret the meaning of the other party and replied: "There are some, and there will be many more coming out later, I wonder how much Senior Jin can eat?"

  "Haha, Lin Daoyou is really interesting. Jin Ding Auction House has never been afraid of having too many goods or being too expensive, only that the goods are not good enough! As long as it's a medium-grade Dan of this quality, we'll take as much as you have." Jin Ming chuckled and took a sip of tea. Lin Feng's ambiguous words made Jin Ming become serious for a moment. He was an old hand at business, and after thinking for a moment, he realized that he had underestimated Lin Feng earlier. His probing words were somewhat presumptuous, making the other party vigilant. This wasn't his intention; he didn't want to easily offend a potential big client. So this time, he changed his tone, becoming extremely clear and sincere.

  "Haha, I'm ignorant, senior, please don't blame me. I have eighty bottles here, please take a look." Lin Feng wanted him to say exactly that, and immediately took out almost all of his mid-grade Qi Gathering Pills, piling the entire table full.

  Jin Luyu was stunned, and Jin Ming was also stunned. Eighty bottles is equivalent to eight hundred pills, this is a mid-grade Qi-replenishing pill that even with spirit stones it's hard to buy outside, Lin Feng suddenly took out eight hundred pills, even though the two of them were used to seeing countless precious spirit pills, they suddenly felt a bit dizzy. It wasn't because of how much spirit stones it was worth, Jin Ding auction house didn't even put 108,000 spirit stones in their eyes. But because of its quantity, if Lin Feng's cultivation is considered, even if he could refine mid-grade Qi-replenishing pills, this many mid-grade pills would require him to refine them without sleep or rest for three to five years.

  So many medium-grade Qi Dan couldn't have been refined by Lin Feng alone, he must have a family behind him that specializes in refining pills. Jin Ming instantly had his own judgment, and Jin Luyu also began to doubt her earlier determination that Lin Feng was lying, could it be that she had been wrong all these years?

  Lin Feng finally felt a sense of relief, he had been at a disadvantage from the moment he entered the auction house, under Jin Luyu's sharp observational skills and Jin Ming's cunning negotiation tactics, he had been retreating step by step. Now he finally had the chance to see his opponent's flustered expression, the comfort in his heart was indescribable.

  Just as he was savoring the delightful feeling, Jin Ming burst out laughing and said: "No need to check, I still trust Lin's skills. These 800 pellets are worth 16,000 lower-grade spirit stones. How do you plan on settling this?" The arrogant tone of a rich man was unmistakable, causing Lin Feng's fleeting sense of delight to come to an abrupt end.

  "How do you settle this? What does it mean?" Lin Feng automatically ignored Jin Ming's probe, aren't you fond of thinking? Then think for yourself whether I refined it or not. But does this auction house still sell spiritual medicine, preparing to use medicinal materials to offset goods?

  "Is it that you want all the middle-grade spirit stones or just a portion of the lower-grade ones? We can prepare them for you. If you want all the lower-grade spirit stones, it's a bit troublesome, we'll have to count them for half a day." Jin Luyu figured out that Lin Feng was just a rustic simpleton.

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