I'll try to ask Tu Shanyu when I have the chance, but I specifically inquired beforehand and it seems she hasn't arrived at the royal court yet?
They said they had something to take care of, but I don't know if they got delayed.
Soon the group entered Biyuan. The guards at the gate clearly recognized Shimin and his companions. A steward-like man warmly welcomed them inside. As for Zuan and his group, they assumed they were their friends and naturally didn't make things difficult for them.
Startled by Yu Yanluo's beauty, he dared not look at her for long: "Please come in, Your Highnesses. The Second Prince and the others have already arrived. I will take you there now."
Upon hearing this, Zuan and his companions were startled. The image of that arrogant and domineering man who had led a group of fierce black-armored knights in the suburbs flashed through their minds. It seemed that he was the one who had organized the scheme.
The fact that the second prince privately associates with these scions of powerful families suggests that he has quite a grand ambition.
At this moment, Shi Min raised his hand to stop them, saying, "Let's not rush. My friends want to try their hand at jade gambling first."
"Oh?" The butler wasn't surprised, since everyone who came here liked to gamble on stones. "May I ask what level of stones you gentlemen would like to gamble on?"
"What price ranges are available?" Zuan asked.
The steward was taken aback. How could someone who frequented this place all year round not know such basic common sense? However, his excellent professionalism prevented him from showing any displeasure. Instead, he smiled and pointed to the glittering pavilion in the distance: "It is mainly divided into four floors: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. As the names suggest, the higher the floor, the more expensive the raw stones inside. Of course, the probability of cutting out good items is also greater. For example, someone has cut out a Heaven-rank Yuan Stone from the Heaven-rank building."
Zuan frowned, somewhat dissatisfied, and said, "The highest level is only Heaven Rank?"
The group of Lion's Compassionate Hearts almost spat out their food. Did this guy even know what the Heavenly Rank meant? Speaking of which, his hundred-plus Yuan Stones probably couldn't even buy a scrap of a random rough stone from a Heavenly Rank building, and he was already complaining.
They also wanted to see Zu'an make a fool of himself, but they didn't say anything and just waited there with strange smiles on their faces to watch the show.
The steward, noticing Zu An's extraordinary tone, was somewhat surprised: "As expected of a friend of the Lion Clan princes, your knowledge is indeed remarkable. In fact, besides the Heavenly Pavilion, there is also the Immortal Pavilion. Someone once cut out an Immortal-grade treasure from it. It contains not only spirit stones, but also various precious spiritual herbs, weapons, and the like. Of course, every piece of unpolished stone inside is extremely valuable. Would you gentlemen be interested in taking a look?"
Seeing that Zu An's tone was extraordinary and that Yu Yanluo was so beautiful, he assumed she was a particularly distinguished guest and naturally had no suspicions whatsoever.
Zuan was still somewhat dissatisfied: "Only the Immortal Rank? Why isn't there a God Rank?"
The butler wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Honored guest, you flatter us. It is already extremely rare to be able to cut out a celestial-grade treasure. There are only a handful of divine-grade items in the entire world, and the owners of each one are top experts of their time. How could they possibly cut out such items from these rough stones?"
If they were to actually cut out a divine artifact, it wouldn't be a cause for celebration for their merchant guild; instead, it would bring disaster, and they might even be wiped out.
"Oh~" Zuan was immediately disappointed.
The butler could only ask cautiously, "Which floor would our distinguished guest like to visit?"
"Isn't that obvious? I'm a friend invited by several princes of the Lion Clan, so naturally we should go to a place befitting their status. We have a hundred spirit stones in our hands, so of course we're going to the Immortal Pavilion." Zu An patted his chest, looking all rich and powerful.
The butler looked completely bewildered: "???"
Then, instinctively, he looked at the lion princes standing to the side.
Shi Min and the others were so angry that they almost vomited blood on the spot.
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