Chapter 668 Let them wait

Qing Yuanhu and several court officials who came to look for him walked to the door.

The confidant looked back at the dim lights behind him, and the entire gambling house was shrouded in a layer of gloom.

"The boss is quite angry today."

Qing Yuanhu said nonchalantly, "I'm just venting my anger on behalf of an old customer."

The confidant understood clearly.

There is no doubt that this short-sighted Tianlaike Casino once cheated the customers of Huantian Chamber of Commerce by cheating.

As long as you spend enough money at Huantian Chamber of Commerce and become a distinguished first-class VIP, you can enjoy the Huantian Chamber of Commerce's thoughtful membership services in every detail of your daily life.

Anyone who can ask Qing Yuanhu to take action must be a top VIP.

Qing Yuanhu has always been attentive to people of value.

He said, "Give half of the winnings tonight to the Palace Master of Wangyou Palace as a birthday gift. Tell him that the Huantian Chamber of Commerce has helped him recover his losses and ask him to come back to the Chamber of Commerce to renew our previous cooperation after he has recovered."

My confidant has made note of it.

Qing Yuanhu took out two blood-red agates and twirled them in his palms. His confidant knew that this was Qing Yuanhu's habit when thinking, and he began to think about selling the Water Spirit Pearls.

The confidant made a gesture, telling the other great officials not to follow.

They walked into the busy streets.

Qing Yuanhu was holding a bead ball and dragging his wooden clogs, looking very unruly as he strolled among the crowd as if he were taking a leisurely walk in the garden. He did not feel any sense of urgency in discussing a business worth hundreds of millions of spirit stones.

The confidant handed Qing Yuanhu a jade slip that recorded the buyer's information.

Qing Yuanhu placed the jade slip on his forehead and read the information at a glance.

He immediately grasped an unusual point.

"Did all the purchase requests come in at the same time today?"

"That's right," the confidant replied. "In the first half of the year, more than a dozen buyers reserved seats for this year's Water Spirit Pearl auction, but this is the first time we've seen such a sudden rush of big buyers to buy."

Qing Yuanhu's keen business sense immediately sensed that something was amiss. "Why?"

"Send someone decent to investigate." The confidant reported the information at hand.

"The Demon King said it was a gift for his future daughter-in-law... Oh, it's said that the Demon Clan's young master finally awakened his Great Demon bloodline after an adventure in the Ghost Realm some time ago. The entire Demon Clan has been decorating their territory with lanterns and colors, celebrating vigorously."

Qing Yuanhu gave him a questioning look.

"I don't know who the young master's fiancée is, and we are investigating."

The confidant's work was not done perfectly, and he did not dare to look Qing Yuanhu in the eye. "Young Master Yue's peach blossoms only appeared after he went to the ghost realm. It is reasonable to speculate that he might have encountered a ghost cultivator during his travels."

Qing Yuanhu asked again, "Where is the Divine Realm?"

The confidant replied, "The Divine Realm hasn't revealed any information. It's possible that a conflict broke out between the Sea Realm and the Divine Realm a few months ago, and there's a grudge between them."

Qing Yuanhu understood that Bian Liefeng, the young master of the sea area, was kidnapped with a group of mermaids and taken to the divine realm to be enslaved many years ago. Later, it was the elders of the tribe who personally disrupted the gods' sacrificial ceremony and rescued Bian Liefeng, who was using the alias "Sanqi" and working as a secret guard for Ji Wenyi.

To this day, the relationship between the sea area and the divine realm remains deadlocked, and trade between the two sides has been interrupted.

Qing Yuanhu was born in the sea area, and should have avoided the danger in the divine realm. He did not expect that the arrogant Ji royal family would swallow their pride and ask for help.

Qing Yuanhu said simply, "Not for sale."

The confidant said, "The Divine Emperor sent a message, saying he's willing to pay whatever the price."

Qing Yuan's fingers paused, his face devoid of any sense of decency. He immediately changed his tone with a smile, "The Huantian Chamber of Commerce is never picky about its customers. They told the Divine Realm that I would carefully consider their request."

"Where's the Ghost Master?"

The ghost lord dragon is so mysterious that his head is hard to find. His confidants say that even Huantian’s intelligence network is powerless to stop him.

"The Ghost Realm didn't say it explicitly. When asked many times, they always said it was confidential. The Ghost King found a middleman on behalf of the Ghost Lord to make the deal. When asked whether it was for personal use or as a gift, the middleman said it was inconvenient to disclose."

Qing Yuanhu finally asked, "Where is the Demon Realm?"

"The client of Patriarch Sikong Qing said that he had accidentally received a favor from Ye Xiaoman, the master of the Nameless Sword, and wanted to repay her. It just so happened that Ye Xiaoman needed a Water Spirit Pearl to build her foundation, so he came to buy one."

Qing Yuanhu was surprised. The demons used to rob things directly, but this time they actually knew to buy things with money.

The agate turned several times in the palm of his hand.

Qing Yuanhu had a guess.

"So many people are eager to buy Water Spirit Pearls. It can be inferred that some kind of huge crisis has already broken out or is about to happen. Only by using Water Spirit Pearls can we overcome the difficulties."

"The news hasn't spread yet, so even our Huantian Chamber of Commerce is unaware of it."

The confidant pondered, "What you said reminds me of a rumor that's been circulating lately. It's said that the world's spiritual energy is about to revive, and all those who are falsely calling the Five Spiritual Roots will rise. But what does this have to do with the Water Spirit Pearl?"

Qing Yuanhu shrugged.

No matter what, according to the profit-seeking thinking of businessmen, the world is bustling with people for profit. The Water Spirit Pearl must be related to the interests of the bigwigs, so they would grab the treasure in advance.

I would never think of it as an emotional dispute.

Qing Yuanhu didn't ask any more questions after this. The buyer of the Water Spirit Pearl this year will be chosen from among the above-mentioned people.

Because of the old shopkeeper's request, the confidant took the initiative to ask on Ye Xiaoman's behalf.

"Nameless Sword Master and Emperor Sword Master are still waiting at the branch office in Jin'an Prefecture. They are willing to pay 10 million high-grade spirit stones to meet with you. Do you still want to meet them?"

"They have been waiting for quite some time..."

Qing Yuanhu didn't consider them at all, "No."

"Even though the Nameless Sword Master is number one on the Heavenly Ranking, the Chamber of Commerce can consider supporting a potential seed."

If she starts investing from a humble beginning, perhaps Ye Xiaoman will become a cultivator who can cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce to sell the Water Spirit Pearl for a high price of 1 billion spirit stones.

"But, I don't have time."

His term of office is only three years. Ye Xiaoman is only in the Qi training stage now, and she still has a pseudo five spiritual roots with a bleak future. It may take two 30-year cycles for her to become mature enough to generate returns, and he can't wait any longer.

Only a fool would sell the Water Spirit Pearl to her. Her weight is insignificant in front of the three lords of one domain.

Besides, Qingzheng Sect is just a poor sect, what can she use to buy it?

She was willing to pay 10 million to see him, just to shamelessly ask him to sponsor her for free.

The confidant was very smart and did not mention this matter again. He only helped the old manager because of his support. His idea was the same as Qing Yuanhu's, and he felt that Ye Xiaoman was not qualified to enjoy the Water Spirit Pearl for the time being.

"What have you decided to do?"

It is a very difficult thing to sell a unique bead to anyone because you will offend another group of people at the same time.

Qing Yuanhu stretched lazily and said, "This is a rare commodity, why should I make a decision right away?"

"Let them wait."

"I hope my big customers will seriously consider while they're waiting. Competition is fierce, and how much they should pay to get what they want from me."

The confidant understood, "I will spread the news about the Demon King, Ghost Lord, and God Emperor bidding for the Water Spirit Pearl this year."

The confidant thought again, "However, the major customers have expressed that they want to get the Water Spirit Pearl within three days."

Qing Yuanhu sneered: "Let them wait another three months."

"Yes!" the confidant responded proudly.