Chapter 24: Flender Suffers a Loss, an Enemy for Life
Ye Fan, holding the crystal ore, waved to Flender, who was lying in a chair.
"Boss, how much for this?"
A lazy, slightly husky voice with a magnetic quality sounded.
"One hundred gold coins."
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes and started scolding Flender,
"This broken crystal, and it's one hundred gold coins?"
"It has so many impurities, poor transparency, and no color. You really have the nerve to ask for that much."
Ye Fan also added, though he wasn't short on money, he would never take a loss.
"You cut the price yourself."
Flender then carefully sized up Ye Fan and Xiao Wu.
He didn't see any urgent desire to buy on their faces.
If the price wasn't right, they would likely leave.
No one had asked about that ore for a long time, and he had bought it for only five gold coins.
Selling it would be pure profit. Who would have thought the purchase price was so cheap?
"You name a price."
Ye Fan pondered for a moment,
and slowly opened his mouth,
"Five gold coins!"
Hearing this,
Flender almost fell off his reclining chair.
"That's something worth one hundred gold coins, and you cut ninety-five gold coins off it?"
"There's no way it's that cheap."
Flender slowly adjusted his posture.
"Change it, if you change it again, I'll sell it."
Ye Fan looked at the citrine in his hand, continuously considering the price.
Flender waited patiently.
As long as Ye Fan named a price, he would agree.
This deal was a sure profit, at least one gold coin.
But that was impossible.
At most, he could cut the price in half, earning forty-five.
"One bronze coin!"
"Sold!"
With a single word,
Flender tumbled off his reclining chair.
He stared wide-eyed at Ye Fan.
This kid actually didn't play by the rules!
"Boss, you said it, so don't blame me."
Ye Fan shrugged, placed a bronze coin into Flender's hand, and then left with Xiao Wu.
"Ah!"
Flender lay on his reclining chair, staring at the ceiling with wide eyes.
This was the first time he had made a losing deal.
He wouldn't sell for five gold coins, wanting a different price.
Who would lower it normally?
Just a few minutes after Ye Fan left,
Tang San walked in.
He had fought Dai Mubai and been defeated by him.
Dai Mubai had given him that room to rest.
Tang San rested for over a day.
The pain only then became less intense.
Enduring it slightly, he was finally able to walk normally.
Curiosity led him here.
Unfortunately, there was nothing that caught his eye, so he left disappointed.
[Plot modification successful. Tang San did not buy the metal plate and thus cannot obtain the Tang Sect Hidden Weapon, Dragon Beard Needle.]
[Reward: Attack penetration effect increased by 10%.]
"Increased penetration effect?"
"This reward corresponds to the Dragon Beard Needle's ability."
"I wonder what the cactus spines will be like when attacking."
Ye Fan casually tossed the metal plate into his storage ring. Perhaps he would use it later when making spirit tools.
He wondered how Tang San would break Zhao Wuji's defense without the Dragon Beard Needle when they fought at Shrek Academy later.
Also, would Tang San even fight Zhao Wuji?
In the original plot, Tang San lashed out in rage because Zhao Wuji had injured Xiao Wu.
Now…
Ye Fan glanced at Xiao Wu, originally thinking he wouldn't, but then, remembering how concerned Tang San was about Xiao Wu's mental state, he changed it to 'not necessarily'.
Returning to the hotel,
the entrance was blocked by someone.
Before he even walked in, he saw two parties in a standoff.
One was a very well-endowed girl in leather top and pants.
Her black hair was draped over her shoulders, and her skin was very fair.
If one didn't look at her face, she might be mistaken for an adult woman.
Her ample bosom would attract the gaze of all men.
In contrast to her fiery figure, the girl's expression was cold, a coldness from within, a pure coldness, which somewhat clashed with her otherwise extremely beautiful face.
Her limbs were well-proportioned and long, her hands naturally hanging at her sides.
Seeing this, Ye Fan thought of one person: Zhu Zhuqing.
He hadn't expected to encounter her here by such a coincidence.
Opposite her was another young man who looked somewhat thuggish.
He blocked the entrance, preventing Ye Fan from seeing his face.
He could only see his Adam's apple swallowing from the side.
Ye Fan remembered that this person seemed to be the owner of this hotel.
"Little girl, I told you,"
"the room price has increased."
"It's ten gold coins now."
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were cold. "I said, I'm not staying. Refund my room fee."
The owner, however, did not back down. "Since you've already entered the room, whether you stay or not, you must pay the ten gold coin room fee."
Zhu Zhuqing's icy voice rang out, "Get lost!"
The owner looked at her mockingly,
knowing she was a woman, he was emboldened.
"Excuse me,"
Ye Fan called out faintly to the owner from outside.
"Wait a moment."
"I need to go up and rest. Please move."
The owner shouted back to Ye Fan impatiently,
"What's the rush?"
"Can't you see I'm busy?"
"Or are you trying to be a hero and save the beauty, kid?"
"I'm telling you, don't cause trouble."
Ye Fan shook his head helplessly. Just as the owner thought Ye Fan was going to wait patiently,
he suddenly stepped forward and kicked the owner in the butt, sending him sprawling face-first into the dirt.
[With Ye Fan's kick, the hotel owner instantly felt anger welling up inside him. He was determined to teach Ye Fan a lesson.]
"Change 'anger' to 'wrong'."
[With Ye Fan's kick, the hotel owner instantly felt wrong welling up inside him. He was determined to teach Ye Fan a lesson.]
The hotel owner's originally arrogant attitude instantly withered.
He lowered his head and hunched his shoulders.
"Thud!"
He suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times with loud thumps.
His attitude was extremely sincere, and his forehead was even broken.
"I'm sorry. I was wrong."
"I shouldn't have blocked the way."
Instantly,
Zhu Zhuqing was stunned.
Such a big change?
Xiao Wu was also very confused. What was going on?
Both of them were quite bewildered.
However, Zhu Zhuqing didn't show it, while Xiao Wu blinked her big eyes in confusion.
The owner suddenly got up quickly and rushed back to the counter, starting to rummage for something.
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu were surprised again.
Another change?
He wasn't going to look for something to hit them with, was he?
"You wait. I'm definitely going to teach you a lesson."
Hearing this, the two became even more certain of their thoughts.
They prepared to act at any moment.
Ye Fan was also a little curious.
What would this hotel owner do?
On one hand, he felt he had made a big mistake, and on the other, he wanted to teach him a lesson.
This was truly too contradictory.
But the system would never make a mistake.