Chapter 54
"You are so coincidental! Why don't you come sooner or later, but I just came out after paying it?" Yan Jie was a fearless master. Knowing that this old man had the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, he still spoke without any scruples.
"Boy, you dare to talk to me like this!" The old man was stunned for a moment, and after a while he came to his senses, he suddenly became furious.
"Why, I want to bully people with my cultivation? I'm not afraid of you! If you ask everyone to judge, you have to say that you can come first and then come to buy things? I have taken out all the spirit stones here, and you want to intercept the bells in one sentence?" Yan Jie thrust his back and learned Zhang Shijie's playful look vividly, which immediately attracted discussions from customers around him.
One of them agreed first, "This kid's words are reasonable! Why do you have to come first and then arrive? Otherwise, will there be rules for this north-south grocery?"
The person next to him immediately made an exaggerated gesture and reminded him: "Shh, whisper! That old man is a foundation-building monk!"
"What's wrong with the foundation-building monk? Who isn't here in the foundation-building stage? I've never done such a shameful thing in the past few years!"
The people next to him also started to talk, "I want to see, this old man might have hired him by the shop owner for money and wanted to slaughter this kid as a fat sheep! Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental that the old man came out as soon as he took out the spirit stone?"
"It shouldn't be? This north-south grocery has always had a good reputation... and I know this old man too. The magic array outside the market is his work, so he should be an honest person!"
"You don't understand this, right? The more honest a person is, the more ruthless he will be! If the boss of the North and South groceries is also very dark, I'm afraid he gave a lot of spirit stones to tell this old guy to come forward!"
"Well, it makes sense! I remembered this when you said that. Last time I bought a bunch of Zhuwan here, I actually collected three hundred spirits! I don't feel sorry for this spirit stone, but I just think there must be something wrong with it. Although no one snatched me at that time, I still think the owner's eyes are wrong..."
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Everyone was talking, and some even added fuel to the fire, fearing that the world would not be in chaos. In the end, everyone pointed their finger at the old man in gray robe and the shop owner, just like the two of them were in trouble and colluded to cheat the qi-refining boy.
The owner of the shop was a fat foundation-building monk. He had previously settled accounts outside and made money with harmony. The discussion inside reached his ears, so he could not stand it. He hurriedly threw down his account book and walked into the inner hall.
When the shop owner entered the door, he heard the person who bought Zhuwan and complained. He turned his face red when he pointed at the monk and scolded: "Zhang Laosan, are you shameless? The price of Zhuwan three hundred spirits has been marked in a string. It has not changed since its opening. What's wrong with it? He also said that I have "a problem with my eyes" when looking at people. I have always looked at people like this. What's the problem?!"
The monk was scolded by the shop owner, and it was a mistake to be blamed, so he immediately stopped talking.
As soon as the discussion stopped, Yan Jie suddenly became unhappy. These people were all for him. How could they make others feel wronged? He immediately said loudly: "The owner should not care about him. Now the matter is clear. What should you do?"
The owner was thinking quickly, and he said to Yan Jie with a smile: "Don't worry, little brother. Old man Wang has not wanted to buy this Dragon Whale Array Plate for a day or two, but he hasn't collected enough spirit stones, so he kept dragging it. Today, I must have collected enough money, but in a hurry, I ran into the little brother. Now both of you are interested in this Dragon Whale Array Plate, which makes me feel a little embarrassed..."
Yan Jie's heart moved. He heard the owner's tone, and it seemed that he wanted me to bid with this old man so that he could make profits! If I let you succeed today, how could I straighten up in front of the old Taoist priest in the future?
Yan Jie interrupted the owner without hesitation and said bluntly: "Shopkeeper, don't avoid the real and the false! The time when this old man came is so clever, it is clearly your arrangement in advance! If not, you, a foundation-building monk, sit in the front hall, why don't you come when things happen, and you have to wait until now to appear? Today, I don't give you a lot of spirit stones. I'll make up the array plate, what do you think you should do!"
You said this, I can do nothing!
The owner was scolded by a qi-refining boy pointing at his nose, but he couldn't get angry, and he felt extremely depressed.
In fact, he did have the intention of letting the old man bid with Yan Jie at that time, but he didn't expect that Yan Jie would pick things up directly, and he looked like he was not serious about the trouble, but even hinted that he and the old man were accomplices!
If this matter is not handled properly, I am afraid that the sign of "North and South Grocery" will be smashed.
As things got to this point, it was impossible for the old man in gray robe to rely on his cultivation to suppress others.
He thought of it and soon had an idea. He smiled and said to Yan Jie, "Little brother, I was a little anxious just now, so I would intimidate you... This matter has nothing to do with the owner. I have wanted to buy this Dragon Whale Array Plate, but I was short of money, so I couldn't buy it. I was taken first by my brother... I have a ruthless request. Can I ask my brother to give up and sell this Dragon Whale Array Plate to me? How about it?"
A good move to "retreat to advance"!
The owner's heart was clear: At present, Old Man Wang is not entangled with this kid's problem of coming first and coming later, but instead acts sincerely to buy the array plate from Yan Jie. The purpose is still the array plate, but it makes people unable to find any faults, which is enough to make the people around them say nothing.
"Senior said this to admit that the Dragon Whale Array belongs to me?" Yan Jie did not answer the old man's question at all, but asked back, and wanted to confirm the ownership of the array.
"This," the old man's original intention was not the case, but in full view of everyone, he could not eat what he had said, so he had to put his nose and said, "Of course I admit it."
The old guy just admits it! Yan Jie nodded secretly. Since the thing belongs to mine, it is not your choice to sell it or not!
He turned around and said to the shop clerk who was staring blankly, "What are you doing when you are standing there? Why don't you bring your formation plate?"
The shopkeeper was at a loss and hurriedly looked at the boss.
In front of everyone, even if the owner had to nod and acquiesce, he was a grocery store here, and the goods were marked with clear prices. It was okay to do something like raising prices in private. If you really wanted to do it in public, the reputation of groceries in the north and south would really be a big deal.
Both sides had both money and goods, but Yan Jie didn't even look at the old man, and turned around and walked out of the store.
"Let's go!" The old man could no longer hold back. He came for the Dragon Whale Array Plate, so how could he return empty-handed? He ignored the gaze of the monks around him, grabbed Yan Jie's sleeve and said, "Little brother hasn't answered my question yet. Can you give up your love and sell the array plate to me?"
Do you think my master is a gecko? He cuts his flesh at any time!
Yan Jie replied simply and neatly: "No sell!"
"Boy is a good guy! I won't sell it! Let's see how he can do you? He dares to steal it clearly in broad daylight?"
"Yes, just don't sell it! You still give up your love... I think this old man is so old that he can live up to his face. He can even speak loudly for forced buying and selling! Why do you have to sell it to you if you have to sell it to you if you have a whim? Is it okay if you fall in love with my underwear on a whim? Is it okay if you want to "cut" and sell it to you?"
"Hey, Brother Zhang, you can't say that! Look at the old man's eyes are circling, maybe he is thinking of something wrong! He can't get it here, and it's hard to guarantee that he will not go to the market outside. This kid is just a qi refining level. If he leaves the market, he will be his opponent?" This man is active and mocking on the surface, but in fact he is reminding Yan Jie not to leave the market easily.
The people around him suddenly came over and said, "No way? This old guy is so shameless? This is the jurisdiction of Tianji Sect, so he is not afraid of Tianji Sect patrolmen coming to visit?"
Under the sarcasm of the crowd, the old man became a beast in clothes and was worse than a pig or dog. He had never been so contaminated in his life? He could not refute it, and he was so anxious that his face turned pale and blue, and he wanted to cover his face and leave.
But he really couldn't bear to let go of this set of formation plates. He grabbed Yan Jie's sleeves tightly and let the surroundings laugh at him, but he refused to let go.
Chapter completed!