Chapter Thirty-Six: A Reckless Man Extorts Money in Public
The shop's customers had all heard about this and weren't surprised.
The young man said excitedly, "In the past three years, dozens of hunting teams, with hundreds of people, have gone to hunt it."
As a result, three hunters lost their lives and didn't even catch a glimpse of the wolf king, finally returning home dejectedly. "Girl, where did you get those teeth?"
Qin Zhining said casually, "I found it in the back mountains of the countryside a while ago. It looked interesting, so I kept it. Do you buy these here? How much silver do you offer?"
The young shop assistant swallowed hard, holding the wolf tooth in both hands as if it were some rare treasure. "Yes, of course I'll take it."
"Young lady, you're so lucky! You've stumbled upon such a wonderful opportunity. Please wait a moment, this item is too valuable for me to decide on my own. I'll go and fetch the shopkeeper right away."
He carefully placed the wolf tooth on the counter, covered it with a red cloth, and hurried to the back room, his footsteps sounding urgent.
The surrounding guests gathered around curiously to watch the spectacle and began to discuss it animatedly.
"It's actually the White Wolf King's tooth? That's a truly rare item!"
"I heard that the white wolf king is a demon, invulnerable to swords and spears. How did this girl manage to find its tooth?"
"These wolf fangs must be worth a lot of money, right? At least several dozen taels of silver!"
Qin Zhining stood in front of the counter, listening calmly to the discussions around her.
She touched the brocade box containing the silver in her sleeve, feeling its heavy weight on her fingertips, and her heart gradually calmed down.
She obtained this wolf tooth by chance in the back mountains of the countryside when she first transmigrated. At the time, she just thought it was pretty and put it away. She never expected it to come in handy here.
Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a dark blue silk robe and a melon-shaped hat came out quickly with the young waiter. Judging from his demeanor, he was the shopkeeper.
Before he even reached the counter, his eyes fell on the thing covered by the red cloth, and his steps quickened.
"Shopkeeper, this is it," the young shop assistant said, pointing to the counter.
The shopkeeper first glared at the young waiter, blaming him for making a fuss, before carefully lifting the red cloth.
When he saw the wolf fang that was glowing, his eyes lit up instantly, and his breathing quickened.
He picked up the wolf tooth and examined it carefully, then gently ran his finger along the tip of the tooth, his face revealing undisguised surprise.
"A fine item, truly a fine item!" The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, then looked up at Qin Zhining with eager eyes. "Miss, how much do you plan to sell this wolf fang for?"
Seeing the eagerness in his eyes, Qin Zhining understood the situation, but she didn't directly offer a price. Instead, she simply said...
"The shopkeeper is an expert. Please name your price. If it's right, I'll sell it; if not, I'll go ask around elsewhere."
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, realizing he had encountered someone knowledgeable, and dared not lower the price arbitrarily.
He said carefully, "Miss, to be honest, these wolf teeth are made from materials from exotic beasts. They can be used to make amulets and also as medicine. They are indeed rare."
Here's what I'll give you: one hundred taels of silver. How does that sound? I wouldn't dare accept anything more.
One hundred taels? Qin Zhining was slightly surprised; the price was higher than she had expected.
In the Great Qi Dynasty, wolf teeth were extremely rare treasures. Whether it was a high-ranking family or a wealthy clan, any family that possessed a wolf tooth of excellent quality was a symbol of status.
Qin Zhining possessed the original owner's memories, so she naturally knew about this custom of the Great Qi Dynasty.
So, the tooth she gave to the shopkeeper just now belonged to the White Wolf King, but the moment she handed it to him, she suddenly changed her mind and, with extremely subtle and rapid speed, took out the tooth of an ancient interstellar wolf from her spatial storage.
Selling the White Wolf King's tooth was Qin Zhining's first step in making money, intending to explore whether exchanging goods between interstellar space and the Great Qi Dynasty was feasible. However, she did not expect to run into trouble with the White Wolf King's tooth that appeared in Xishan, Lincheng County.
Of course, this wolf's tooth in interstellar space is much sharper and more formidable than the white wolf king's tooth in their Western Mountain legend.
It exuded an inviolable chill, cold and menacing, and was extremely fierce.
"One hundred silver, is that acceptable?" He offered the lowest price possible, without appearing to be taking advantage of anyone, while still ensuring he could make a larger profit.
Qin Zhining stretched out her calloused hand and waved it. "Five hundred, otherwise, it would be a waste of that fierce wolf that gave me that tooth."
Wild wolves are common, but a wolf king is rare, especially its teeth. Let me tell you, I was chased by wolves for three days and three nights just to keep this wolf tooth.
Qin Zhining wasn't lying. Back in the interstellar future, she did chase the wolf king for three days and three nights until both the human and the wolf were exhausted and collapsed on the ground, half-dead.
In the end, she proved to be the more skilled one, first slaying the wolf king and then pulling out its four ferocious teeth.
Upon hearing this, Manager Xu was taken aback. He looked the thin, stick-like girl up and down, wondering how credible her words were.
After taking a few glances and seeing Qin Zhining's calm demeanor, the shopkeeper suppressed his curiosity.
After all, the things in this world are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Cats have their ways, dogs have theirs, and even tiny ants, though small, have their own ways of surviving.
The shopkeeper was quite insightful. He was only slightly shocked. After suppressing his excitement, he earnestly negotiated the price with Qin Zhining, "Three hundred and fifty taels, that's the most I can offer. If I were to sell this, I wouldn't make much profit."
Qin Zhining glanced at him indifferently, "Four hundred, no bargaining. If it's difficult for you, I'll go to the next store."
"Uh..." This was the first time Manager Xu had encountered such a shrewd young girl bargaining, and he didn't know what to say.
He was still thinking of putting down a few dozen more taels of silver, but when he looked up and saw Qin Zhining's nonchalant "I'll leave if I don't buy" attitude, he knew that it would be a waste of time to say anything more, so he could only grit his teeth and nod, "Fine, fine, I'll do as you say, four hundred taels."
As soon as he finished speaking, the young shop assistant next to him immediately responded with "Yes," and turned around to run towards the treasury in the back room, afraid that if he was a step too late, this good deal would fall through.
But he had only taken two steps when a man in a short brown shirt suddenly squeezed out from the crowd.
This man was burly and had a fleshy face. His sleeves were rolled up high, revealing old, bruised scars on his arms. He was clearly not a good guy.
He practically lunged at the counter, his rough hand slamming down on the wolf's teeth wrapped in red cloth with such force that the counter shook.
Then he yelled at the top of his lungs, his voice rough and hoarse, like a broken gong, "Wait! Who told you to touch this thing?"
"You little brat, how did you get the wolf king's teeth? Hmm? These are my family's stolen teeth; we've been looking for them for ages. Turns out you stole them."
As the man spoke, his fingers gripped the edge of the wolf tooth so tightly that his knuckles turned white, as if he wanted to snatch the wolf tooth back from the counter.
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