Chapter 190 She bought a beautiful male merman at a low price!
It was a face that transcended age and gender.
Even Hanako, who lives surrounded by handsome men every day, couldn't help but be stunned by it.
At this moment, this breathtaking beauty is magnified many times over by the tragic circumstances.
The young man's features were so exquisitely refined that they seemed otherworldly. He had a straight nose, very pale lips, and long eyelashes that were wet with tears and stuck together. With each tremor, a tear seemed about to fall.
The crowd began to stir.
"How many spirit stones?"
"His fishtail is injured, can you give him a discount?"
"It's so beautiful, I might as well buy it and admire it..."
But there are also those who know what they're doing.
"Did you capture this merman through legitimate means? Don't tell me you're from the Azure Sea; buying that would be asking for trouble."
"Yes, yes, those merfolk all possess magical abilities, unlike other wild ones!"
The dark blue-clad cultivator chuckled, "See my clothes? I'm a professional merman hunter. We have an agreement with the Cangming Sea; we can hunt any merman they abandon."
Upon hearing this, the greedy gazes of the crowd swept over the mermaid in the cage like blades, and a buzzing sound of discussion arose.
"I've heard that the flesh and blood of mermaids can prolong life."
"Buying him as a toy wouldn't be bad either, look at his face..."
As the caged mermaid listened to all this, her tearful gaze, like that of a frightened fawn, frantically swept across the faces of the onlookers, finally landing squarely on Huali's face.
"Please...please...don't buy me." His voice was as soft as a sigh, yet even this heartbreaking sob was incredibly moving.
Huali looked at the trembling, beautiful male merman in the cage, a hint of pity flashing in her almond-shaped eyes.
She has money now; if it's not too expensive, she might be able to save him.
Ao Bai looked at the merman thoughtfully, "Host, do you see any reaction from your cards?"
Huali took out a water-type card.
The light on the card flashed briefly, then there was no further reaction.
Ao Bai scratched his chin with his hind paw: "You really guessed wrong? This plot is most likely about a damsel in distress rescuing a hero, and then starting an unconventional card-based love story."
Huali put the card away and asked seriously, "What love story?"
Ao Bai stared at the tiny dead ghost in front of him for three seconds, then slapped his tail over his eyes. "What a sin! I always forget you're only three years old."
If you fall in love with someone, you'll inevitably face the clashes of society and law, ending up in tears behind bars.
During the brief exchange, the crowd had already started calling out prices.
The blue-robed cultivator lashed the cage with his whip and roared, "Starting bid: one thousand high-grade spirit stones."
Even in a small seaside town, there are wealthy people, and they are immediately followed and photographed.
"One thousand and five!"
"Two thousand five!"
"Five thousand!"
Prices soared, leaving Huali and Aobai gasping in dismay.
How much is 5,000 high-grade spirit stones in RMB?
Huali lowered her head and stretched out her two hands, but finding that they were not enough, she gestured for Aobai to raise his front paws.
She's only just started to have a little bit of savings, and now she's going to have to give it all away?
Karin gritted her teeth, then gritted them again, until they were about to break, but she had to grit them still...
The asking price has risen from five thousand to ten thousand!
My teeth didn't break, but my heart broke first...
hateful!
She doesn't have that much money at all!
Yan Xi, inside the cage, silently locked his gaze on the little girl before him. He had sensed something amiss almost the instant Hua Li appeared.
No wonder she could sense the Abyss through the spirit stone he left in the Burning Heaven Tower; it turns out the Reincarnation Sundial has recognized her as its master.
Moreover... she probably possesses more than one divine artifact.
This is hilarious! Using a three-year-old girl with a magical artifact as bait...
Was it unintentional or deliberate?
Yan Xi lowered his eyes, a cold glint flashing within them.
Even before he was sealed in the Abyss of Realms, he had already split his soul in two. In order to escape the pursuit of the Heavenly Dao, he even entered the River of Reincarnation and went to the Cangming Sea to start over.
No one else in the world will know about this.
Could it be... that Geluotan has guessed something?
However, he didn't care about any of these things. Whether it was the Reincarnation Sundial or the Lord of the Azure Sea, they were nothing but troublesome trash to him.
Yan Xi's face grew increasingly pitiful amidst the constant shouts of the crowd.
Even the seals set up by the sects of the Boundary Abyss were child's play to him. The only thing that truly bound him was the Boundary Ring of the Heavenly Dao.
As he pondered, a black bracelet appeared faintly on his pale wrist.
As long as this boundary ring continues, he will never be able to escape the Abyss.
The person who severs the boundary ring must be able to see his true form in the boundary abyss and actively sever it.
Taking the initiative means doing it willingly.
The salty sea breeze swept across the iron cage, and Yan Xi silently curled the corners of her lips beneath her flowing silver-blue hair.
The heart of a three-year-old child must be pried open with honey-like fragility.
Adult cultivators only covet his mermaid tears, while merchants lust after the value of his flesh and blood. Only this delicate appearance can make people stop for the "wounded little fish".
While tens of thousands of spirit stones are certainly valuable, the dress this little girl is wearing is worth ten thousand gold pieces, so she can certainly afford it.
Having meticulously planned everything, Yan Xi, like a lurking wild beast, quietly waited for his prey to take the bait.
What he didn't know was that the little girl in front of him, though small in stature, was a notorious miser who never gave a penny.
Hua Li, who is so stingy with even a so-called seafood feast, only eating two skewers of grilled meat, would rather die than have her suddenly take out tens of thousands of spirit stones!
Even though she had no money, she wouldn't leave. She just stood there, hoping that fate would smile upon her and let her snag a bargain at a low price.
Ao Bai was earnestly advising, "Respect the fate of others and enjoy a life of immorality. You're picking up one after another, but there are countless miserable people in the world. Can you possibly pick them all up?"
Huali pouted unhappily, "I didn't say I was looking for a bargain, I was just taking a look..."
Ao Bai rolled his eyes. "You can't just mistake a glance for a clearance sale!"
As soon as the kitten finished speaking, the mermaid in the cage suddenly moved.
He coughed violently, as if he had choked on something; his long eyelashes trembled violently, and streaks of blood oozed from his lips.
The next second, he suddenly curled up in pain, as if all his life force had been drained away, leaving him on the verge of death.
The crowd erupted in an uproar.
What's going on?
"Am I going to die?"
"I spent so much money to buy a dead fish..."
The blue-robed cultivator was about to say something, but after a one-second pause, his tone changed as he nodded, "...Yes, I was injured..."
"unlucky!"
"You should have said so earlier! You've wasted everyone's time!"
"He's not just injured, he's on the verge of death!"
In the blink of an eye, the crowd dispersed, leaving only Huali and Yanxi in the cage staring at each other.
The little girl blinked. "Fifty low-grade... mid-grade spirit stones for sale?"
Although the blue-robed cultivator was under control, his greed kept him true to himself. "Fifty mid-grade spirit stones? Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"
Huali firmly stated, "Fifty is the most I can go! Everyone else has already left. If I don't buy it, you'll be stuck with it."
The little girl made a move to leave, but her steps were slower than a tortoise's, and she kept turning back, clearly hoping to be stopped and make a deal.
Ao Bai: "You've mastered the essence of bargaining."
Yan Xi: "......"
The blue-robed cultivator sneered and was about to wave the man away when the merman in the cage began to cough violently, the blood at the corner of his lips increasing.
"...Okay, okay, take it, take it!"
Inside the cage, Yan Xi slowly lowered her eyelashes, and the corners of her lips curled up almost imperceptibly.
Huali immediately ran over and handed over the spirit stone, then took the key and carefully opened the cage.
The ocean is truly amazing; she actually managed to find a beautiful male merman at a very low price!
She treated his wounds first, then told him the story of the poor little mermaid who turned into sea foam. Every time he cried, she would have countless pearls!
It's out! It's out!
Hehehe.
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