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Chapter 717 - Chapter 717 Chapter 717 I Cant Do It

Chapter 717: Chapter 717: I Can’t Do It? Chapter 717: Chapter 717: I Can’t Do It? Le Ye glared fiercely at Huang Fu Wu Xia, “Forget it!”

He could easily pull out a hundred Spirit Stones for the appraisal fee and was discussing a deal for twenty thousand Spirit Stones. How could he care about a mere two Spirit Stones? The real issue was that he felt her actions were deliberately troubling and ridiculing him.

Thus, his tone was not very pleasant, “Chairman Huang Fu’s grace in making this happen, I will surely remember.”

Huang Fu’s initially dark face broke into a smile, but upon hearing this, it darkened again, his face twitching faster than a page turning, “What do you mean, Le? You think just because I’ve given you face, I’m easy to bully?”

Le Ye really didn’t dare to confront her stubbornly. He wasn’t afraid of clashing with her on official matters, as he had the backing of the Yinsha Sect, but when it came to personal grudges, he truly didn’t dare to provoke this lady, for his family lacked a Golden Core Ancestor.

So he could only force a dry laugh, “Chairman Huang Fu, you’ve misunderstood. What I meant was… if you hadn’t entered the scene, we wouldn’t have had to spend so much money.”

“Can you think before you speak?” Huang Fu Wu Xia helplessly rolled her eyes, “Based on what I know of Feng Jun, he’s a very stubborn person. If he refuses to bargain… you can’t even save one Spirit Stone.”

“Is that so?” Le Ye looked at her skeptically, a strange idea forming in his mind: The Tiantong Commercial Alliance isn’t acting as a shill, are they?

“Of course,” Huang Fu Wu Xia nodded affirmatively.

Le Ye stopped worrying about her attitude–it was mainly because even if he figured it out it wouldn’t help. He turned to Feng Jun, “Twenty thousand and two Spirit Stones… how much deposit should I give for now?”

“Forget the two extra stones,” Feng Jun dismissed with a wave of his hand and spoke indifferently, “I do not accept deposits, because I don’t know when you will be able to settle the balance. Cash on delivery, and let me tell you once more… I! Did! Not! Plan! To! Sell!”

Le Ye looked at him and chuckled, his laugh somewhat bewitching and coquettish. After a while, he nodded, “Alright, how long do I have to raise the funds?”

“Cash on delivery, there’s no question of raising funds,” Feng Jun answered, showing little concern, “If someone brings the Spirit Stones first, I’ll sell to them.”

He didn’t like the other’s smile, so his attitude wasn’t very good–wasn’t that the right attitude for someone who never planned to sell?

Le Ye was taken aback and then nodded, “Alright, I’ll go raise the funds… Chairman Huang Fu, please, let’s talk outside.”

Huang Fu Wu Xia glanced at Feng Jun and sighed, “Tsk, and I was intending to discuss a potential cooperation with him… Well, let me first hear what you have to say.”

She followed Le Ye out the door. Le Ye summoned a cyan paper crane, stepped on it, and flew off Feng Jun’s territory.

Huang Fu Wu Xia summoned her red flower and closely followed.

Upon landing, Le Ye spoke gravely, “Chairman Huang Fu, you’re not going to compete with me for the Nether Bead anymore, are you?”

It was true that he was a disciple of the Yinsha Sect, but when it came to raising Spirit Stones, he fell far behind Huang Fu Wu Xia, by more than just two streets.

“Tsk,” Chairman Huang Fu scoffed disdainfully, “It’s just a Nether Bead, and only you make such a fuss over it, haha… The resentment of blocking my path, just thinking about it scares me.”

“If that is the case, then I thank you, Chairman Huang Fu,” Le Ye bowed solemnly, speaking earnestly. Despite their sharp exchanges just moments ago, he would not keep sulking now that the incident was past. As a disciple of a major sect, it was rare for one to be short of wits.

The next question he posed contained depth, “What I do not understand is why Feng Jun is so confident. Could it be that he has some sort of tacit understanding with the Tiantong Commerce Alliance?”

Huang Fu Wu Xia was momentarily stunned by the question and eventually stamped her foot in irritation, “Damn it, that bastard has used me again.”

She now realized that Feng Jun first showed the Nether Bead to her before displaying it to the Yinsha Sect, not only leveraging the competition between the two for maximum benefit but also ensuring that because “Tiantong Commercial Alliance is informed,” the Yinsha Sect couldn’t act rashly.

If only the Yinsha Sect knew of the Nether Bead’s existence, this treasure worth tens of thousands of Spirit Stones might have tempted the Yinsha Sect to try something drastic.

But since Tiantong Commercial Alliance was also aware and had shown interest in bidding, the Yinsha Sect naturally couldn’t act on such impulses–the reputation for killing and looting was not a pleasant one after all.

Actually, Huang Fu Wu Xia had thought too much. Feng Jun was merely taking advantage of the situation. Although his calculations did consider this factor, it was the natural progression of events. He had no intention of forcing the issue.

When Le Ye heard her response, he realized the situation and let out a cold laugh, “Since that’s how it is, why don’t we join forces… He is merely a Loose Cultivator.”

He could carry a hundred Spirit Stones on him and didn’t hesitate to use them as an appraisal fee, clearly more prosperous than Pan Renjie, who was on the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement. Although he was a Yinsha Sect disciple, it was worth noting that Pan Renjie was also the son of Pan Jinxiang.

However, twenty thousand Spirit Stones was still an overwhelming amount for him, so he had to consider whether to resort to some underhanded tactics.

“Forget it,” Huang Fu Wu Xia flatly refused, “Feng has a cooperation with our Tiantong Commerce Alliance, and we have a very good business relationship… We are legitimate businessmen and don’t engage in unscrupulous activities.”

Le Ye sneered disdainfully, “The Tiantong Commercial Alliance is very proper? Heh… Well, it doesn’t matter if you don’t join in. You won’t obstruct us, will you? I’m willing to offer a thousand Spirit Stones for you, Chairman Huang Fu, to stay out of this matter.”

Huang Fu Wu Xia blinked, pondering before asking, “Will it lead to loss of life?”

“I’ll try to control that,” Le Ye stated indifferently, “I aim to seize the treasure, but those around him… I can’t guarantee their safety.”

In his eyes, only Feng Jun was worthy of being called an Immortal; all others were mere mortals. What’s that saying? Immortals differ from mortals!

Huang Fu Flawless originally didn’t want to get involved in such matters since she knew the mysterious and unfathomable background of Feng Jun. The expert behind him was not someone Le Ye could afford to provoke.

Her impression of Le Ye wasn’t favorable and she was quite happy to see him suffer a minor loss, just to let these arrogant fools realize that there were countless capable people in the Cultivation World, and disciples from the Four Great Sects were nothing special.

But since he asked so solemnly, it became inappropriate for her to remain silent.

It wasn’t that she necessarily wanted to be the good person, but she had to consider one thing. After the Yinsha Sect suffered a loss and realized they couldn’t provoke Feng Jun, it was very likely they would turn their troubles towards her–Didn’t the disciples of the Yinsha Sect give you a heads-up? Why didn’t you stop them?

Do you have an issue with our Yinsha Sect and deliberately want to instigate us against a powerful foe?

It’s not an unfounded possibility; having suffered a loss, the Yinsha Sect might very well look to recoup on others.

Although Ancestor Huang Fu is a Golden Core Master, the Yinsha Sect has more than just three or five Golden Core Masters.

Strictly speaking, if Le Ye had not notified Huang Fu Flawless, then he would have deserved any misfortune, but since he did inform her, it would be her fault if she didn’t issue a warning.

So after pondering for a moment, she eventually let out a wry smile, “I do not recommend that you do this.”

Le Ye’s eyebrows raised, a bit dissatisfied as he spoke, “Isn’t a thousand Spirit Stones a substantial amount? Perhaps adding a ‘two’ in front makes all the difference, so you want ten thousand Spirit Stones instead?”

“Idiot!” Huang Fu Flawless cursed outright, “Had you not mentioned this to me, even one Spirit Stone would have been fine by me.”

At her words, Le Ye was stunned, “Chairman Huang Fu, what do you mean by this?”

“I mean nothing in particular!” Huang Fu Flawless coldly responded, “I simply do not recommend that you do this. If you disregard my advice and suffer for it, the Yinsha Sect better not come for my head.”

At this, Le Ye was greatly surprised, “What you mean is… even a master at the Emergence Stage would not be able to handle Feng Jun?”

The Emergence Stage isn’t worth a dime! Huang Fu Flawless really wanted to tell him that behind that man lay a Nascent Soul or even an Emergence Stage formidable being!

But she truly couldn’t say those words; otherwise, it would be provoking Feng Jun again–who knows what he could be scheming?

The Golden Core Ancestor behind her had also suffered a sneaky loss, yet had kept silent and dared not publicize it.

So, she could only patiently put forward the facts and reasoning, “Feng Jun has taken lives of those at the Emergence Stage.”

“Really?” Le Ye blinked in doubt, but his interest seemed to be piqued, “Whom did he kill?”

The Four Great Sects had their pride; were Loose Cultivators really comparable to them, even at the same stage of Cultivation? Among the disciples of the Four Great Sects, there were examples of Qi Refining disciples slaying Emergence Stage Loose Cultivators, and it was not a rare occurrence.

Simply put, he had high confidence in his Emergence Stage master uncle.

Huang Fu Flawless also found his arrogance a bit irritating–wasn’t that why she wanted him to take a loss?

So she casually answered, “With so many at the Emergence Stage, who knows who he has killed? Just take this as a kind reminder from me. If you use this to cause trouble, do not blame the Huang Fu Family for being ruthless.”

Le Ye indeed harbored such thoughts, planning to find out whom Feng Jun had slain at the Emergence Stage and then use it to his advantage, but her transparent statement stopped him–he couldn’t proceed with his plan now, just as Huang Fu Flawless didn’t want to provoke the Yinsha Sect’s wrath.

But his curiosity grew, “Is his combat strength really that formidable?”

“I don’t know about that,” Huang Fu Flawless answered indifferently, “but let me give you a hint. If the Nether Bead is so valuable, why would he dare to sell it openly?”

Le Ye was taken aback, incredulously asking, “You mean… that Yin item was personally vanquished by him?”

“I did not say that,” Huang Fu Flawless casually remarked, followed by, “But I think the likelihood is high.”

Le Ye was startled again, and then laughed wryly while shaking his head, “My dear Chairman, you really know how to take one’s breath away… Could you give me another hint? Does he have any other notable points?”

Huang Fu Flawless remained silent for a moment, then sighed, “I never realized that disciples from the Four Great Sects could be so dense.”

Le Ye, upon hearing this, not only did not get angry but laughed–a laugh that was somewhat… enchanting, “I am all ears.”

“It’s such a simple matter,” Huang Fu Flawless replied leisurely, “You said it yourself: the Tiantong Commercial Alliance doesn’t conduct its affairs all that strictly. So let me ask you this… the things you intend to do, do you think I’m incapable of doing them?”

“Why wouldn’t I do them?”

(Updated to here, calling for monthly tickets during the double points period.)