The butler breathed a sigh of relief and carefully began to cut. With his skillful hands, the useless stone skin was peeled away, finally revealing the true appearance inside.
"This is..." The people around were stunned, because it was not the sleeping phoenix or phoenix egg as they had imagined, but a flower.
No, it can't even be called a complete flower; it only has a few broken petals, but the stamens inside are extremely well preserved.
The butler looked strange, seemingly both regretful and relieved: "This is the Heavenly Wind Stamen. In ancient times, the phoenix would not rest except on the parasol tree, nor drink except from the sweet spring. Sometimes, when the parasol tree was in bloom, the phoenix would be nearby and its breath would be absorbed, and the stamen would become the Heavenly Wind Stamen."
The second prince said "Oh," and asked, "What is the purpose of this?"
The steward replied, "Ancient texts record that this substance is often used to refine certain elixirs; it is an essential auxiliary ingredient. However, the recipes for those elixirs have long been lost..."
Then he began to describe the various elixirs he had seen in ancient books.
The more Shi Min listened, the more uneasy he felt, and he hurriedly asked, "Then what is the value of this item?"
The steward replied, "Although this item has a remarkable origin, it has been found in various places and is not considered particularly rare. If it were auctioned at our Biyuan Garden, it should fetch several hundred to a thousand Heavenly Rank Yuan Stones."
"What?" Shi Min's face turned ashen. He had spent a full five thousand Heavenly Rank Yuan Stones to buy this rough stone, but it turned out to be worth only a few hundred Heavenly Rank Yuan Stones.
The people around him had strange expressions; some sighed, some felt regret, and some gloated.
Hu Yong laughed loudly: "Tsk tsk tsk, greed knows no bounds. So many people wanted to buy it at a high price, but some fools thought they were smart and rejected them all. Now they must be regretting it to the core."
"If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!" Even the usually shrewd and calculating Lion's Min broke down at this moment.
"Haha, I can say whatever I want, so what if you hit me?" Hu Yong, who had been feeling down for a while, finally found an opportunity and naturally went all out.
Shi Min's face twitched, but he knew that Hu Yong's cultivation was quite high, and he also had two younger brothers by his side. If the three of them really fought, they might not get the better end of the fight, so he didn't dare to make a scene.
At this moment, Shi Rong glared at the steward of Biyuan and said, "Hey, are you all after the treasure that my third brother opened? So you deliberately made up some kind of Tianfeng Rui to deceive everyone and steal the treasure away?"
Shi Min nodded secretly. His seventh brother wasn't completely stupid. He actually had such doubts, but it wasn't convenient to say them in front of so many important people. Now, it was much more appropriate to say them through his younger brother.
The steward of Biyuan's face darkened: "Seventh Prince, don't talk nonsense. Biyuan has been in business in the royal court for many years. No matter how rare the treasures our guests bring, we let them take them away. Our reputation for integrity is well-known over the years. How could we ruin our reputation for something like this? If you princes don't believe me, you can take this item back and inquire with other merchant guilds to see if it is Tianfeng Rui."
At this moment, King Golden Roc spoke up calmly: "I have been in the royal court for many years and can vouch for Biyuan. They would never do such a despicable and shameless thing."
The housekeeper of Biyuan hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Little Golden Roc King."
Seeing this, Shi Min hurriedly scolded his younger brother: "Seventh brother, you are too reckless with your words. How could they be such people?"
Then he apologized to the housekeeper of Biyuan and Xiao Jinpeng Wang and others: "I'm really sorry, Seventh Brother is young and impulsive, I hope everyone will be more tolerant."
The power behind Biyuan is unfathomable. No one knows who is secretly pulling the strings. Just now, I saw Little Golden Roc King speaking up for it. Could it be that he has a stake in it?
The housekeeper of Biyuan Garden naturally wouldn't hold a grudge, and the two sides quickly exchanged a few polite words and let the matter drop.
Lion's Compassion was also seething with anger, and seeing Zuan watching the show from the sidelines only fueled his rage: "Now that the item has been revealed, you're all convinced of your defeat, aren't you?"
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"You think you can make us admit defeat with this piece of junk?" Zuan sneered.
"Although our Heavenly Wind Essence isn't as precious as expected, it's still worth about a thousand Heavenly Rank Yuan Stones. It's better than you getting nothing at all. You just picked the cheapest big rock, thinking you'd have the same luck as those with the yellow-rank stones every time," Lion's Compassion said resentfully. He now completely agreed with his younger brother's earlier words. This guy clearly had no real confidence, yet he always had this inexplicable air of self-assurance, which was really annoying to watch.
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“Sorry, we’ve always been lucky.” Zuan said as he walked to the table and took a piece from the pile of rubble.
Lionheart chuckled: "The thickness of this palm is just the cut-off stone skin. You're not imagining there's anything inside, are you?"
The housekeeper of Biyuan also said, "This is indeed just an ordinary piece of stone skin. If there were something inside, I would have noticed it."
Zuan smiled slightly: "There are always exceptions to everything."
With that, he casually shook the stone, causing it to shatter. Then, a divine light burst forth, dimming all the lights in the garden.
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