After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 53 A battle of wits and courage
Just as Chen Lan and the others were staring at the fruit, the stall owner replied.

"This hairpin, this price." The stall owner secretly gestured a number, looking pained. "I haven't even opened for business yet, so I'm giving you a loss-making price. I wouldn't sell it to anyone else so cheaply."

The customer was shocked by the price, thinking it was a bit expensive, but the stall owner's persuasive words convinced the customer to pay without thinking.

Chen Lan's expression was strange. She exchanged a glance with Ji Qingqing, and both had a bad feeling.

This stall owner is a bit shady!

He quoted a price that was about three times the actual price, and although the customer bargained, he ended up buying it for twice the price.

This is no one else's fault but theirs. A deal can only be made if both parties agree on the price. That male cultivator was just blind and got ripped off, so he had no choice but to accept it.

If even a small hairpin is so expensive, how much would he have to ask for the Purple Mystic Fruit that they coveted?
As they were pondering, the stall owner suddenly turned to look at them, then grinned, "Fellow Daoists, is there anything you want? We're all on the same side, so I'll give you a discount if you want it."

Anyone who believes that is a fool.

“We think your opening went much more smoothly than ours.” Chen Lan chuckled and pointed to her stall. “We’ve been here all day and haven’t sold many items.”

The man smiled and said, "It's just luck. Selling one item is nothing special; it's the number of items you sell that matters."

"Senior sister, can you help me identify that blue bracelet?" Ji Qingqing said coquettishly, pointing to a very eye-catching bracelet on the stall.

The man's eyes lit up. "Fairy, you have excellent taste! This bracelet contains blue quartz, and the color is very dazzling. Look, it matches your outfit perfectly today."

Chen Lan understood and gave her a speechless glare. "When are you going to get rid of this habit of buying things indiscriminately? Let me make this clear, I won't buy it for you if it's expensive."

"Hehe, let's see."

Chen Lan then got up, carried Mo Jiuwei to the stall, and picked up the blue bracelet.

"How is it?" Ji Qingqing leaned closer to her.

“No, this is a bit old.” Chen Lan shook her head. “Look, there are some signs of wear on the edges.”

"Forget it then, I don't want anything that someone else has worn." Ji Qingqing immediately sat back down, no longer interested.

The stall owner had prepared some words of advice, but seeing Chen Lan accurately point out the wear and tear, he had no choice but to shut up.

Just when he thought the deal was off, Chen Lan happened to take a fancy to a piece of material. "Is this hibiscus crystal from Beilinchangkou? It sells for tens of crystal stones?"

The stall owner looked over and then twitched his lips.

The stone that Chen Lan picked up was a very moist and delicate pink color. When she shook it, it looked as if water was sloshing inside, which was very lively.

This is indeed rose quartz!

Chen Lan not only recognized it, but also accurately stated its place of origin, which is a very important factor affecting its price.

Especially the last question about selling "tens" of crystals, which completely shut him down!

This rose quartz crystal is worth about 70 crystals on the market. If the stall owner were to quote a price, it would be at least 200.

But Chen Lan's words left him speechless.

"Well, seeing that you're knowledgeable, I won't quote too much, one hundred and twenty." The stall owner said with a smile, "The kind you mentioned that costs tens of crystals is different from mine. Look at the quality of my hibiscus crystal, how can ordinary goods compare?"

"To me, there's no difference," Chen Lan said with a smile.

The stall owner choked.

Chen Lan put her things aside and started picking through the items on the stall. By sheer coincidence, she moved the Purple Mystic Fruit seed to the left. Mo Jiuwei had been watching it closely, and as Chen Lan bent over, she swiftly reached out and grabbed the fruit, then giggled.

Hehe, got him!

Now that Senior Sister Chen knows I like it, she'll definitely buy it, right?

Chen Lan exclaimed "Ah!" in sync with the stall owner's voice.

"Why is this little one holding something?" the stall owner quickly said. "Don't let her put it in her mouth, take it out quickly."

Chen Lan reached out to take the fruit from Mo Jiuwei's hand, but Mo Jiuwei gripped it tightly—

"Senior sister, I want it!"

[Ugh, please buy this for me!]

"This... my junior sister seems to really like this. What is it?" Chen Lan asked the stall owner, somewhat embarrassed.

"That's the seed of a spiritual herb." The stall owner's eyes gleamed. "The spiritual energy inside is very strong, which is why children like it. If you like it, then..."

"There's no such thing as spiritual energy. If she really wanted spiritual energy, she should have chosen this one." Chen Lan pointed to a spiritual fruit on the stall. That thing was probably the most eye-catching of all the items, and also the most expensive.

As she spoke, Chen Lan realized that the stall owner had no idea what the Purple Mystic Fruit seeds were.

Indeed, seeds are different from spiritual fruits. They are not only extremely difficult to identify, but not all of them are necessarily active. They may just be a dry seed that cannot grow anything at all.

Unless the origin of the item is very clear and the variety can be confirmed, unknown seeds will not fetch a high price.

This stall owner is a complete swindler, cheating as many people as he can out of them, and he never tells a single honest word.

Actually, there are quite a few vendors selling goods like this at the night market. They'll try to cheat as many people as they can. It's best if they can fool them, but it doesn't matter if they can't. They can just sell the goods at a lower price. They're bound to make money eventually.

At this moment, the stall owner chuckled dryly and touched his nose. He didn't mention the price of the seeds again, but instead asked Chen Lan, "Do you still want the Hibiscus Crystal? If you buy both of them together, I'll sell them to you for one hundred and thirty."

"One hundred and thirty?" Chen Lan raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by that?"

"I'll charge you 100 for the hibiscus crystal, but I'll consider this as 30."

"Hibiscus crystals are worth at most seventy. If my junior sister hadn't liked this seed, I wouldn't have even glanced at it. How could it be worth thirty? I think five crystals would be at most seventy-five together."

"one hundred."

"Seventy-five."

"ninety."

"Seventy-five."

The stall owner was furious, but he also knew that Chen Lan was knowledgeable and that it would be difficult to fool her like he had fooled the previous one.

However, he always felt it was a loss to sell this unknown seed for five crystal stones, so in the end, he stubbornly refused to lower the price no matter what.

He was shrewd enough to know that if the price was too high, Chen Lan would definitely not buy the seed, and who knows when the next person would take a liking to it.

So we still have to sell it, and the price of ninety crystals is the upper limit that the other party can accept.

(End of this chapter)