"How can you be sure this is Earth Spirit Wood and not Heavenly Snow Lotus? After all, they are almost indistinguishable in appearance!"

Gong Lei, who was over there, couldn't sit still any longer and hurriedly spoke up.

To be honest, even if it meant sacrificing his reputation, he was determined to get his hands on this thing. The reason was that he had figured out that it wasn't a snow lotus, but most likely an earth spirit wood!

But he wasn't entirely sure, and hearing Yang Lu's confident assertion, he suddenly felt afraid. If it were true, his losses would be enormous.

"It's very simple. The biggest difference between the Heavenly Snow Lotus and the Earth Spirit Wood is that when burned by flames, the Earth Spirit Wood emits a bluish-white light. Big sister, may I take a little out and burn it?"

"Yes, yes!"

The eldest sister nodded in agreement almost without thinking. After all, once it was confirmed that her wood was a spirit tree, not only would her husband be saved, but their family would also have hope for the future!

Yang Lu scraped off some powder and lit it with a lighter. Almost instantly, a bluish-white flame appeared before everyone's eyes, and at the same time, a fragrance like osmanthus blossoms entered the nostrils of everyone around.

"It really is a spirit tree!"

"Why didn't I make a move?!"

"Even if I wanted to buy it now, I couldn't afford it."

Those around her looked at the Earth Spirit Wood in the woman's hand with greed. After all, it was an extremely precious medicinal herb, something that was priceless and unavailable.

If they had recognized this treasure from the beginning, they might have been able to take it for a few thousand dollars, but now that's probably impossible. Some people have already started slapping themselves in the face.

At the same time, they also understood why Gong Lei was willing to ruin the shop's reputation just to get his hands on this item; he probably had already realized how extraordinary it was.

Gong Lei, standing at the door, was gritting his teeth. If it weren't for Yang Lu, he would have already gotten his hands on it for 3,000 yuan! How despicable!

"Big sister, if this Earth Spirit Wood were put on auction, it could probably fetch 1.5 million, but you'd have to pay handling fees and wait. I'll offer 1 million in cash, which I can transfer to you right now, how about it!"

With this Earth Spirit Wood, he had gathered all the materials needed for alchemy. Now all he needed was for this woman to agree.

"I……"

"She sold it to me first! Get out of the way! Here's the deal, ma'am, I'll offer you 1.3 million, how about you sell me this Earth Spirit Wood?!"

Just as the woman was thinking, Gong Lei, who was standing at the door, suddenly accelerated and arrived in front of her. He then looked at the woman with kind and friendly eyes and spoke as if she were his own older sister.

In fact, Gong Lei has many channels, and he is confident that if he waits a few more years, he will definitely be able to sell it for 2 million! Moreover, he really doesn't want to see Yang Lu get this thing.

There's a saying that goes something like this: seeing others make money is more painful than killing yourself.

Everyone around rolled their eyes. They'd seen shameless people before, but never anyone this shameless. They figured this woman wouldn't agree.

After all, if it weren't for Yang Lu's help, Gong Lei would have swindled her out of the 3,000 yuan she was holding. Now, both morally and logically, she should sell the Earth Spirit Wood to Yang Lu.

"this……"

A look of hesitation immediately crossed the woman's face; after all, a price difference of 300,000 was no small sum. She then looked at Yang Lu. Seeing her looking at him, Yang Lu spoke.

"It's alright, sister. I respect any choice you make."

"I'll add another 50,000! 1.35 million, sell it to me! How about it!"

"Okay, deal! But the money must be transferred immediately!"

"no problem!"

Seeing this, Gong Lei immediately saw an opportunity and added another 50,000 yuan. This time, the woman agreed without hesitation.

Gong Lei transferred the money to the woman directly, and then she handed him the Earth Spirit Wood. Holding the Earth Spirit Wood in his hand, Gong Lei was incredibly excited.

Seeing this, Yang Lu smiled helplessly and then turned to leave.

"Young man, wait a minute, this is for you!"

Just as Yang Lu was about to leave, the woman called him back and then took out a stick from her backpack that was even longer than the one she had just used, and forcefully shoved it into Yang Lu's hand.

After doing all this, the woman gave Yang Lu a simple smile and then quickly left.

Back then, my ancestors left me two "sticks," and the elders instructed me that if the person who offered the first stick was reasonable, I should sell the second stick to them.

One shouldn't be too greedy. If it weren't for this young man today, I would have really lost out big time!

"Holy crap, there's an even longer one? Could it be another Earth Spirit Wood?!"

"I don't think so, since this one is completely black and smells weird."

"Anyway, I have a feeling that stick is unusual."

"Good people will be rewarded."

Those around her were also taken aback by this huge reversal. At first, they were very angry with the woman, thinking she was opportunistic and ungrateful.

But now she directly gave Yang Lu a "stick," making them think that the woman was actually quite nice.

Yang Lu was taken aback when he saw the black "stick" in his hand, then his face lit up with ecstatic joy. He never expected this; it was truly a lucky accident.

"It's just a piece of rotten wood, what's there to be happy about! Tsk tsk, this Earth Spirit Wood of mine will be the treasure of the museum from now on! Kid, thanks for advertising for me!"

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