As soon as she got downstairs, Ilya went to the kitchen to prepare tea and snacks. Less than three minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

The smart home assistant opened the door, and Qin Xiao and Lu Chengxiao got up to greet them.

"Father, what's going on?" Lu Chengxiao took two steps forward and took the arm of a middle-aged man.

The man was dressed in a Tang suit, with slightly graying hair and a gentle appearance. It is estimated that Lu Chengxiao's androgynous temperament was derived from him.

The man patted Lu Chengxiao's hand, "If your father doesn't come, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep."

Lu Chengxiao curled his lips, "This is Qin Xiao, and this is my father, Lu She."

Qin Xiao extended his hand and bowed slightly, "Hello, President Lu, this is student Qin Xiao."

Lu She clasped his hands together, his attitude very enthusiastic, "Good, good, Qin Xiao, you are indeed a dragon among men!"

As he spoke, he looked Qin Xiao up and down, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

Qin Xiao felt something was off, as if it had turned into a blind date meeting the parents.

As they talked, the three returned to the living room and sat down. They then briefly introduced Ye Qinghuan, who greeted them warmly.

It's clear that Lu She, the head of the Lu family, has high emotional intelligence and is very well-mannered.

"Uncle, please excuse me for calling you Xiao Qin. You and my daughter have a good relationship, so I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

"Is the fruit Chengxiao showed me a divine essence fruit? Could you take it out again for me to see?"

Lu She said with a sincere expression.

Qin Xiao had no objections, after all, it was something that was going to be sold.

"Of course, no problem," Qin Xiao said, taking out the fruit from before and handing it to the other person.

Lu She took it in his hand, examined it for a moment, and then released a trace of spiritual energy to detect it.

He closed his eyes and sensed for a long time before saying, "Little Qin, although I've never seen a fruit before..."

But I have seen the divine essence, and I feel it is indeed true; in fact, yours is even better.”

Qin Xiao sensed that the other person hadn't finished speaking, and sure enough, there was a pause.

"But I won't lie to you, this thing is very precious, but the price isn't that high."

I know this sounds contradictory, but it's true.

This divine essence generally circulates within specific circles, and the demand is not large, so it rarely flows out.

Furthermore, beast tamers below the extraordinary level have no use for it, so its market price has never been high.

Qin Xiao remained noncommittal. "Then, Uncle Lu, could you please reveal the price?"

Lu She smiled and said, "Since I want to buy it, I will definitely quote a price based on the market price over the past ten years."

The highest price for a single dose of Divine Essence per year is 5 Extraordinary Spirit Crystals, while the lowest price is 2 Extraordinary Spirit Crystals.

I can offer 3 per share. If you find this price acceptable, then we can proceed with the transaction.

Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow, actually quite surprised.

Transcendent-level Spirit Crystal!

What does this mean? He originally thought it would be at most a diamond-grade spirit crystal, but the extraordinary grade is a bit beyond his expectations.

The extraordinary level is almost the rarest equivalent commodity.

He even knew that there were very few secret realms at the transcendent level, which shows how rare these spirit crystals are!

Qin Xiao pondered for a moment, "Four!"

"I can sell four for a set, but what's a standard set?"

Lu She didn't mention the price, but instead explained the facts.

"The quantity of this portion is calculated based on the standard amount that a transcendent-level beast tamer can absorb."

The greatest function of divine essence is to help transcendent-level beast tamers purify their thoughts, comprehend, and cultivate.

"However, absorbing too much divine essence will cleanse the beast tamer's humanity, or rather, change the beast tamer's mental state, so the price is not high."

One serving is roughly equivalent to two of these fruits, so four extraordinary-grade spirit crystals are a bit pricey.

Lu She was very sincere, smiling throughout, making it impossible to discern the other person's true thoughts.

Qin Xiao remained silent. Three fruits per serving, meaning each fruit sells for 1.5 extraordinary spirit crystals.

Based on the quantity he possesses, and leaving the quantity needed for Slovich, there are 101 units remaining.

If we keep one more and sell ninety, that's 135 extraordinary spirit crystals.

It's alright, this deal is worth doing. Anyway, this thing is basically a free gift from Li Yu, and it's even scrap material.

"Uncle Lu, how much can you accept?" Qin Xiao asked again after confirming his intention to make a move.

Lu She paused for a moment, his expression hardening. "You... have a lot?"

"Ahem, I have 90 of them, which I can sell to you. They were all bestowed upon me by that lord."

Qin Xiao casually found a backer, and although he trusted him, it was still better to prevent the other party from having any other ideas.

Lu She picked up the tea that Ilya had prepared and took a sip to calm his nerves.

Setting down his teacup, Lu She looked at Qin Xiao with a complicated expression. Could this be that person's illegitimate son? He hadn't heard of it. Didn't the ancestor say that the Prince of Sikong had been a bachelor for hundreds of years?

"We'll take it. My Lu family can still manage to get it if we grit our teeth!" Lu She replied decisively.

Then the payment that Lu Chengxiao had just withdrawn was deducted, because silver and gold are converted upwards, so only a large discount can be applied.

In the end, this batch of spirit crystals was used to offset 50 extraordinary spirit crystals, and the Lu family still needed to pay Qin Xiao 85 extraordinary spirit crystals.

Five of the extraordinary-grade spirit crystals were converted by Qin Xiao into 75 diamond-grade spirit crystals.

(Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, 3-5 times exchange rate for each tier, Diamond and Extraordinary 10 times exchange rate, and the exchange rate increases as you move down.)

Since Qin Xiao was at a disadvantage when exchanging that batch of payments up to the Transcendent level, he increased the multiplier for all of them.

So in the end, there were a total of 80 extraordinary-grade spirit crystals and 75 diamond-grade spirit crystals.

Once the transaction amount was determined, Lu She began to call people to transfer the funds.

About an hour later, the payments were delivered to the lakeside cottage one after another.

After confirming that everything was correct, Qin Xiao took out the fruit, and the money and goods were exchanged.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Lu She, who was holding back his thoughts, took his leave.

"My dear daughter, get along well with Xiao Qin. Contact me if you need anything. I'm leaving now."

Leaving behind a word of advice, Lu She nodded to Qin Xiao and Ye Qinghuan, and then hurriedly left.

Qin Xiao returned to the living room and fiddled with the spirit crystal in his hand.

The extraordinary spirit crystal emitted a captivating glow, possessing an incredibly high energy density, yet it remained remarkably stable.

Inside, it's like a small galaxy of light, slowly rotating and changing.

Qin Xiao counted out five extraordinary-grade spirit crystals and then took out ten diamond-grade spirit crystals and piled them in front of Ye Qinghuan.

"Well, we're out of Platinum tier, so this will do."

Ye Qinghuan was taken aback. "This is too much..."

“Our relationship isn’t affected by this. If I eat meat, you eat meat too. You’ve given me your entire fortune.”

Qin Xiao waved his hand dismissively.

Lu Chengxiao watched with great envy, frantically blinking at Qin Xiao while tossing his short hair.

"Brother Qin Xiao~~ Don't I have one~?"

"Go play somewhere else, go find your dad," Qin Xiao said irritably. This girl was a complete rich woman, she didn't care about this little bit of money at all.

However, before leaving, Qin Xiao still took out a transcendent-grade spirit crystal.

"Hey, since you trust me unconditionally, I'll give you one to play with."

Lu Chengxiao's pouty lips instantly widened into a smile, "Thank you, brother~ Brother is so nice~"

Just as Qin Xiao was about to go upstairs, the smart home assistant notified him that a delivery person was coming to his door.

Inside the bracelet.

Yue Shan: Xiao Qin, the items have been delivered. Please receive them. I've deducted the payment from the subsidy, but the deduction in Huawu coins is a bit high. I'm just letting you know.

Qin Xiao: Okay, President, you can do whatever you want. Thank you!

Qin Xiao's eyes lit up, and he was in a great mood. Slovic's resources and materials had arrived.

I wonder what twelve-winged angels are like!

Tsk, if that were to happen... I can't even imagine!