This is not how immortals cultivate

Chapter 37: A Gentle Man, Gentle as Jade

The furnishings in the backyard are elegant and antique, which complement the cloud-patterned flags outside the door.

Instead of shelves, they were transformed into display cabinets, displaying a wide variety of goods, from precious medicinal materials to finished elixirs, from famous paintings and calligraphy to rare antiques, all of which were exquisite and unique.

A waitress in yellow received Xiang Yuan and led him into a private tea room. She burned incense and brewed tea, smiled and said, "Let's drink together. I hope you can enjoy it."

The waitress was decent looking, wearing a cheongsam-like outfit with a small sachet tied around her waist. Although she was not as beautiful and elegant as Sima Qingyan, she was definitely able to make Xiao He and Xu Ji unable to walk.

No, they are not funny, they are just pretending.

Xiang Yuan touched his chin. It turned out that he had been looking down on others for a long time. Among the three of them, he was the only one who was really funny.

Between the front and back courtyards, the waiter who had previously received Xiang Yuan stood obediently in front of the shopkeeper, with his head hung, and was scolded.

"You dare to sell it for three hundred and fifty taels? Why don't you just give it to him?" The shopkeeper was furious. After the reserve price was passed around, he wondered whether he should continue to do business in the future.

It’s hard to say, if he recites a few more jingles, maybe I will really give it to him.

The waiter looked unhappy and explained, "Boss, you don't know, he is very talkative. After a few of his jingles, I was confused on the spot."

"Even if you are confused, you can't make three hundred and fifty taels!"

"I know I was wrong. Now I have sent the man to the backyard. You can make some arrangements and sell him a weapon at a high price to make up for the money I didn't make. Then tell others that the enlightenment pill was given as a gift with the weapon." said the waiter.

"How much silver does he have?"

"Look at the stack of banknotes in his arms, there are about a thousand taels left."

"Not much..."

The shopkeeper nodded. One thousand taels was more than enough to get back the bottom price. He nodded and said, "The young master is here. I don't have time to deal with the constable. I will arrange for someone else to take him down. You should be careful in the future and don't make mistakes again."

"If the sisters in the backyard take action, the little detective will definitely be able to catch them." The waiter said happily.

The two men didn't care where a small constable got so much money. Baiyun Villa opened its doors to do business. As long as the money was not counterfeit, it didn't matter whether you were a bandit or a gentleman. It was the court's concern.

As for Xiang Yuan, the waitress in yellow was full of affection. She fell in love with him at first sight. When she served him tea, their fingertips accidentally touched and her face turned red with embarrassment.

You blush like a bubble teapot!

Xiang is fifteen this year, and I didn’t even blush when you touched my hand!

Seeing that the aunt in her twenties opposite had no self-awareness, Xiang Yuan had a look of surrender. He listened to the sounds of stringed instruments around him and pretended to exchange glances with her.

Just consider it as a chance to hone your acting skills.

The waitress flirted for a while and felt that the atmosphere was right. If Xiang Yuan didn't do anything, the other party would start to think about doing it. Smilingly, she invited Xiang Yuan to walk out of the tea room and come to the weapons counter.

The Eight Diagrams Purple Gold Hammer, from the Tianlei Sect, was made by a famous master, forged with thunder and fire, and sold for three thousand taels;
The Golden Light Sword, from the Golden Light Sword School, was forged with secret methods. It looks like the rising sun when it strikes. It is sold for eight thousand taels.
The Broken Water Blade, of unknown origin, was found by chance at Baiyun Mountain Villa. It is made entirely of icy iron with a piece of awakening stone embedded in it. If a warrior has the corresponding skills, he can swing the blade like ice and freeze human flesh and blood. It is comparable to top-notch martial arts. The price is 12,000 taels.

The Taihe Sword comes from the Qingxu Sect. Taihe Zhenren once used it to fight against the demons of the four states and created the Taihe Demon Subduing Sword. Baiyun Villa is selling it for 30,000 taels.
The Qinglong Halberd has an unknown origin. It was tempered with the blood of a great demon. It can summon clouds to protect the body and can change the rain. It is priceless and can be negotiated in person. It can be exchanged for other items.
Ghostly Hook, suspected to be the evil demon of southern Xinjiang...

The weapons section was filled with a dazzling array of items, and Xiang Yuan's eyes were wide open. He wanted this and that, and he only regretted that his master died too quickly and he couldn't ask him to take over his body.

Otherwise, how wonderful it would be if a strange wind blew up and swept away all the treasures.

The funny guy's mind was full of fantasies, but because he was short of money, he had to look away with difficulty, not looking at these evil and depraved things, and started to pick up the cheap ones in the corner.

It's boring to ask for tens of thousands of taels of silver at every turn. It's better to be down-to-earth!

"Sister, is there anything cheaper? The kind that I can sell to a future powerful person for a few taels of silver and earn a favor from him?" Xiang Yuan looked naive.

The waitress had never heard such shameless words. She had seen people touching her hands before, but this was the first time someone wanted to kill her.

After all, he was an experienced salesman, and he smiled and said, "I don't have a few taels of silver, but I do have some 2,000 taels. I'll go to the shopkeeper and ask for mercy, and I'll sell it to you at half the price."

After saying this, his eyes were full of infatuation, and he acted like a man whose heart had been won over by Xiang Yuan. If it were another 15 or 16-year-old boy, or a peasant from the bottom of society, he would have been so excited that he would have given away all his wealth when he was met by a beautiful woman.

Unlike Xiang Yuan, Doubi said that you can cheat on my feelings but you can’t cheat on my money. If the feelings are gone, there will be the next one, but if the money is gone, it’s really gone.

He understood what the waitress meant. Half the price of two thousand taels was one thousand taels. The value of the money in his pocket had been seen through. No matter how much he bargained, as long as he dared to buy, the weapon he got would be worth one thousand taels.

It's a bit tricky.

Xiang Yuan saw a few good knives and originally planned to just take a look and leave without staying any longer, but in the end he couldn't move.

Try to save as much as possible. One thousand taels at a time is really too much. He figured that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it, so he had to find a way to pry the waitress's mouth and get her to lower the price.

After much thought, I can only sell my beauty against my conscience!
He had it all planned out. If beauty didn't work, he would write a few love poems to fool the aunt and win her affection.

Two minutes later, Xiang Yuan gave up on the beauty. He had seen the waitress before and had eaten her before. Like him, she was fine with talking about feelings but absolutely not about money.

"Sister, you can't do business like this at Baiyun Villa!"

Xiang Yuan complained, "Look, I paid so much money in one go, and you only said discounts, but you didn't even give me a membership price of gold, silver, copper, or iron. Without a membership price or points, how can we compete with Wangjian Villa?"

The waitress was stunned when she heard this and didn't understand what the funny guy was talking about.

"Hey little brother, what are points and what is the member price?"

A clear and mellow voice was heard. Although it was a male voice, it was like the gurgling of water, winding into the heart. It was refreshing and invigorating, making people feel inexplicably good about it.

Xiang Yuan turned around and saw a white-bearded old man dressed as a shopkeeper walking towards him with a young man.

The young man was dressed in white, with a face as handsome as jade, skin as white as cream, and facial features more delicate than those of a woman. His steps seemed to bring a breeze, his clothes fluttering, and he looked elegant and refined.

The gentleman is elegant and gentle like jade.

Xiang Yuan had never seen a man with such a gentle and elegant temperament. If it weren't for the slight worry between his brows that disrupted his elegance, he could be called perfect.

Suddenly I heard my breathing quicken, I turned around and saw the waitress next to me with starry eyes, infatuated and salivating, my whole body was moistened.

Wow, what kind of walking hormone is this? Is it so powerful?

Xiang Yuan wanted to say that this person's charm was almost catching up with his, but after thinking about it, he decided that he was only fifteen, and too much charm was not a good thing, so he might as well pretend to be humble and compete with him in a few years.

"This little brother will return to Jiang next month. He is a disciple of Baiyun Villa and has not asked for any advice."

Yue Huanjiang bowed and saluted, holding a folding fan made of white jade in his hand. His every move was as gentle as jade. It seemed that even if someone offended him, others would just smile and take the initiative to excuse him.

"Xiang Yuan, Young Master Yue is polite." Xiang Yuan bowed in return. The surname Yue is quite unpopular.

"I just heard what the young brother said, and I became curious, so I came here to ask you. I hope you can forgive me if I have offended you." Yue Huanjiang smiled faintly, causing the waitress' heartbeat to speed up.

It's okay. You seem to have some status. If you sincerely apologize, you can give me a 10% discount on all items and an interest-free loan with no upper limit, and this matter will be over.

Xiang Yuan thought of something and thought to himself that the opportunity had come. Whether it would succeed or not, he would just fool around first.

"Business opportunities are secretive, and I need guidance from an expert. If Young Master Yue wants to ask for advice, I'm afraid this is not the place to talk." Xiang Yuan said in a low voice.

"As it should be. This way please."

"..."

Watching the two men's departing backs, the shopkeeper followed them in silence. The waiter in the front yard said that the young constable was full of rhymes and a few words could confuse people. He didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that he is indeed a master of deception.

The young master likes peace and quiet, and does not hang around in the martial arts world. He does not know how treacherous people are. He has to wait on the side to avoid being deceived by the sweet words of the young detective.

(End of this chapter)