Chapter 522: You’re Wrong, It’s You Who Owes Me a Favor

Chapter 522: Chapter 522: You’re Wrong, It’s You Who Owes Me a Favor

Qian Jinshui gave Cheng Yuan a friendly smile and returned to his seat. He knew full well that he would likely be relying on Cheng Yuan for the rest of his life.

’From now on, I have to keep the younger generation of the Jin Family in line. They absolutely, under no circumstances, can provoke Cheng Yuan.’

"Since Master Cheng isn’t selling, I won’t disturb you any longer."

Qian Jinshui returned to his seat.

Duan Lang shot Miao Shijie a smug look. "Young Chief, what are you still standing here for? Stop staring, or you won’t be able to pull your eyes away!"

Miao Shijie was so angry he ground his teeth, but there was nothing he could do about Duan Lang. With a flick of his sleeves, he returned to his seat.

’It’s just one Spirit Stone, what’s there to be so proud of? The Five Great Holy Lands are full of them! Worst case, I’ll just make a trip to one of them.’

Bao Beilong didn’t go back to his seat. Instead, he stared longingly at the ruined pieces of Top Grade Jadeite Jade that Cheng Yuan had cut.

"Master Cheng, do you still want these scraps? If not, would you be willing to part with them?"

Cheng Yuan replied coolly, "Since the Little Boat King is so sincere, I’ll give you a discount. One hundred million."

One hundred million??

Everyone looked at Cheng Yuan as if he were a complete moron.

Was he insane?

Even before the Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite was cut, the most professional jewelers could, at best, craft a small set of accessories worth fifty million.

This figure included significant production costs; the total profit would absolutely not exceed ten million.

And now that it had been cut into scraps, Cheng Yuan was asking for a hundred million right off the bat?

Why not just go rob a bank?

Does he take the Little Boat King for an idiot?

Bao Beilong’s expression darkened. "Master Cheng, are you messing with me?"

For a moment, the atmosphere in the private room grew tense.

Duan Lang gave Cheng Yuan a wry smile. If Cheng Yuan were his subordinate, he would have definitely slapped him a couple of times. ’This man has a real talent for offending people!’

He could tolerate offending Miao Shijie, but the Dali Duan Dynasty did not want to needlessly make an enemy of the Ship King Group!

After all, the Ship King Group was one of the top three Hundred-Year-Old Gate Valves on Hong Kong Island, with incredibly deep roots!

But, as fate would have it, Cheng Yuan was his third uncle.

Duan Lang didn’t dare utter a single word of reprimand.

Duan Lang could only laugh and try to smooth things over. "Hahaha, Little Boat King, please don’t be angry. I heard the old Ship King is about the same age as Elder Qian. If a hundred million could build some goodwill with Master Cheng, then perhaps..."

Duan Lang let his words hang in the air, but Bao Beilong understood his meaning. The tension in Bao Beilong’s face eased slightly.

"Alright, I’ll do Master Cheng a favor today. I’ll buy it for one hundred million! I hope that in the future, remembering today’s gesture, Master Cheng won’t refuse me when I ask for a favor."

Duan Lang breathed a small sigh of relief. ’Thank goodness. At least now we won’t have to offend the Ship King Group.’

The crowd looked at Duan Lang with admiration. As expected of the heir to the Dali Duan Dynasty, not only was his Martial Dao talent astonishing, but he was also remarkably shrewd and a master of social graces.

In everyone’s eyes, Cheng Yuan had gained both prestige and profit; now he should accept the graceful exit being offered.

But, to everyone’s surprise, Cheng Yuan declared with a serious expression, "Little Boat King, you’ve got it wrong! At a price of one hundred million, you’re the one who owes me a favor, not the other way around."

Huh?

Everyone was dumbfounded. They shot odd looks at Cheng Yuan, then glanced over at Duan Lang.

’Does this Master Cheng have some kind of grudge against Crown Prince Duan?’

’Why else would he undercut him so publicly?’

Duan Lang nearly choked on Cheng Yuan’s words, but he didn’t dare get angry. All he could do was force a wry smile!

PFFT.

Miao Shijie couldn’t stop himself from bursting out laughing!

With the gleeful attitude of someone who loves a good disaster, Miao Shijie gave the Little Boat King a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. "Hahaha, Little Boat King, Master Cheng has done you a favor. Why haven’t you thanked him yet?"

Bao Beilong shot Miao Shijie a glare, then suppressed his fury and turned to Cheng Yuan. "Master Cheng, no matter how good your medical skills are, you can’t humiliate me like this!"

Cheng Yuan grinned. "Little Boat King, what are you talking about? If you don’t think the price is fair, you don’t have to buy it. Elder Qian, one hundred million. Do you want it?"

"This..."

Qian Jinshui was a bit stunned.

Cheng Yuan grabbed a fragment of the Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite and casually tossed it into Qian Jinshui’s lap.

Qian Jinshui instinctively clutched the jadeite fragment. A surge of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, more than ten times richer than that from stone number one, flooded into his body.

At a speed visible to the naked eye, Qian Jinshui’s complexion grew ruddy, and even the age spots on his face faded significantly.

"I’ll take it! One hundred million! I’ll take it!!"

Huh?

Everyone was dumbfounded again, staring at Qian Jinshui in utter confusion. They had no idea what had gotten into him!

Miao Shijie snorted. "Elder Qian, don’t let this kid fool you! Just because he says he can extend your life doesn’t mean he actually can, does it?"

Qian Jinshui didn’t even bother to look at Miao Shijie. He said in a low voice, "Master Cheng, give me your bank account number. I’ll transfer the money right now. A total of two billion, one hundred million."

Seeing how desperate Qian Jinshui was to buy, Bao Beilong grew anxious and turned to look at Zhong Mingtang.

Zhong Mingtang raised a hand and formed a seal. A stream of energy, invisible to the naked eye, shot toward the jadeite fragment in Qian Jinshui’s hand.

CRACK.

A fine crack appeared on the jadeite fragment.

Streams of incredibly dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi began to escape from it, and everyone in the room suddenly felt invigorated!

Qian Jinshui didn’t know what had happened and stared blankly at the fragment in his hand.

Liao Hufa, however, saw what had happened from the side and demanded coldly, "Master Zhong, don’t you think you’ve gone too far?"

Zhong Mingtang didn’t even bother to glance at Liao Hufa, turning instead to Bao Beilong. "Little Boat King, all these jadeite fragments, gathered together, possess an amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi comparable to a single Low Grade Spirit Stone."

Comparable to a Low Grade Spirit Stone?

The cheapest Low Grade Spirit Stones on the market go for five hundred million!

Everyone’s expression changed instantly!

"My god! These jadeite fragments are comparable to a Low Grade Spirit Stone? I completely misjudged Master Cheng. I really thought he was just messing with the Little Boat King!"

"Looks like it really was the Little Boat King who owed Master Cheng a favor! Too bad he completely messed it up!"

"It wasn’t entirely the Little Boat King’s fault, though. If the Young Chief hadn’t been stirring the pot, this probably wouldn’t have..."

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Listening to the crowd’s murmurs, Bao Beilong was so full of regret he wanted to kill himself!

’What have I just thrown away?’

’Master Cheng offered to sell him the jadeite fragments for a steal, but he’d been blind, thinking Master Cheng was playing him for a fool!’

’It was all that damned Miao Shijie’s fault!’

’Why did he have to goad me?’

Bao Beilong scrambled to bow to Cheng Yuan.

"Master Cheng, it was I, Bao Beilong, who failed to recognize your good intentions! I sincerely apologize! Five hundred million! I’ll pay five hundred million to buy the Jade Fragments!"

Five hundred million??

This price was definitely sincere; it was even a premium.

After all, the Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite was not a Spirit Stone; it was merely infused with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from the Jade Marrow.

Even though the Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite was excellent at storing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, that qi would still slowly dissipate and required proper storage.

Cheng Yuan grinned. "For five hundred million... I suppose I’d be the one owing the Little Boat King a favor."