Chapter 198. Seizing the Black Sin Stone
"Why are you doing this? It's all your own business. The person Chairman Zhao specially went out to greet must be a very important guest. If your actions lead to the failure of the business, you won't be able to explain it to the clan council," the woman in the blue ripple dress advised.
"Is this something you need to worry about?" Zhao Manyan said bluntly.
"Old Zhao, let's go next door. The environment there is quite nice too," Mo Fan said.
"This is it. Let Zhao Youqian go next door to discuss his business. I've come all this way, I can have whichever room I want. I don't care about this palace guest room at all. What I'm unhappy about is your attitude. I can tolerate Zhao Youqian giving me a hard time, he's my older brother. But who do you think you are, telling me to leave and then I'll just leave!" Zhao Manyan cursed.
The mixed-race woman in the blue dress turned pale when she realized that Zhao Manyan was targeting her.
She did not argue with Zhao Manyan any further, but immediately instructed other staff to move the facilities to the adjacent guest room.
"Don't touch the good food or drinks. Go back next door and set things up again!" Zhao Manyan frowned and said coldly when he saw them moving tables and chairs.
A hint of resentment flashed in the eyes of the mixed-race woman in the blue dress, but she knew that there was no benefit in confronting Zhao Manyan directly. After all, Zhao Manyan was the second son of the patriarch of the Zhao clan. If they, as members of the management, had a conflict with such a person, they would most likely be punished, regardless of whether they were in the right or not!
Seeing the mixed-race woman in the blue dress give him that last look, Mo Fan grabbed a bunch of grapes and popped them into his mouth.
Since Zhao Manyan had already made this decision, he certainly wouldn't interrupt.
After that, the woman could only turn around and leave.
Not long after, the sound of footsteps on the carpet came from outside the door. Mo Fan was a space-type mage and was very sensitive to such slight fluctuations.
Upon hearing that Asha Ruya had arrived, and after waiting a while longer until she left, Mo Fan asked Zhao Manyan to inquire about the lightning-type soul seed.
He had no money, so the so-called deposit was simply nonexistent.
His words clearly indicated that he had no intention of staying here.
He said he was just wandering around here.
Not far from the guest room is a very long exhibition corridor. The corridor's display cases are filled with various historically significant items, such as the first water-based magical artifact, the earliest documents on water magic that were considered forbidden, and the skull of Venice's most powerful water mage.
Mo Fan walked along the long corridor. There was no auction today, and Mo Fan was the only person in the entire exhibition corridor. Looking at all these things that were imbued with magical essence, Mo Fan couldn't help but feel a little amazed. He didn't know if the world he originally knew was too small, or if all of this was more like a long dream. The magical civilization here was long and ancient, so reasonable, yet so unbelievable.
As he walked, Mo Fan suddenly saw a black pebble, about the size of a wooden finger, in a shop window. The pebble was crystal clear and beautiful, with some white dots on it, like dense stars in the night sky, adorning it with an unusual and magnificent beauty.
Upon seeing the black pebble, Mo Fan's lips curled into a slight smile.
The Stone of Guilt has been found; now we're just waiting for the prey, and the prey has arrived.
"This is the Stone of Guilt. About twenty years ago, a beautiful and powerful woman, in order to prove that she had indeed cast the Stone of Guilt, specially had this judgment stone displayed to show the world how impartial she was." A woman's beautiful and melodious voice slowly came from behind.
Even without turning around to see the woman's face, Mo Fan could sense the elegance and charm emanating from her voice.
Turning around, I saw a veil that vaguely covered her face, revealing only a pair of dark, deep blue eyes. As I gazed into her eyes, I felt a current surge through me, first crackling in my mind, then spreading throughout my body, leaving me with a lingering, unsettling feeling of intense excitement.
"It's been a long time, Asha's Riya," Mo Fan said.
"Yes, it's a pity that the most terrible thing happened there the last time you saw me." Asha Ruya smiled gently, her smile gentle and approachable, a stark contrast to Mo Fan's smug grin.
"It's alright, just a close call," Mo Fan said.
"You want this pebble?" Mo Fan asked, pointing to the black pebble.
"Yes, I really want it." Asha'ruya was somewhat surprised.
"See you later." As soon as Mo Fan finished speaking, the space rippled, and the next moment, the black pebble was directly absorbed into Mo Fan's hand.
After obtaining the black pebble, Mo Fan vanished from the spot in a flash.
When Asha'erya realized what was happening, Mo Fan had no idea where she had gone!
"Damn it!" Asha's voice was filled with anger, but the alarm was already sounding.
In this situation, Asharuya had no choice but to follow Mo Fan.
Outside the auction house, Mo Fan played with the black pebble in his hand. After waiting for less than two minutes, Asha Ruya came out from inside.
"I thought you'd be out sooner," Mo Fan said.
"snort!"
Asha's beautiful brows furrowed.
The fox's eyes were full of resentment. If this bastard hadn't been so fast at snatching things, she wouldn't have been so slow.
However, she was somewhat impressed by Mo Fan's outrageous shadow-based abilities. After all, her own shadow-based abilities were already quite unique, but what she had just witnessed had left her somewhat stunned.
"Do you know where that black pebble came from?" Asha asked suspiciously.
"I know a little, but not much. In fact, I'm not particularly interested in the pebble itself. What interests me more is that you have ideas about it, which is why I brought it out," Mo Fan said.
Although there was advanced equipment for protection inside, Mo Fan, a powerful mage, still managed to control the situation very well.
Therefore, he wasn't worried at all, nor did he need to worry about anyone finding him.
Furthermore, these black pebbles are important in some ways, but not really useful in others. Truly valuable things wouldn't be placed in such a place.
"This is very important to me, so why don't you give it to me?" Asha's fox-like eyes suggested.
"Of course you can, but you can't just take something so precious to you for free, can you?" Mo Fan countered.
"Are you trying to blackmail me?" Asha'ruya asked again.
To be honest, at this moment, Asha's mother really wanted to use her dark power to kill him!
"Why put it so harshly? I just want a lightning-type soul seed. I think that shouldn't be a difficult thing for an information broker like you, right?" Mo Fan said directly.
"How did you know I'm an information broker?" Asha's senses were off.
"I naturally have my own channels."
"A lightning-type soul seed? You're asking for an outrageous price!!!"
"If you're not willing, I won't force you. However, I can't help you with this black pebble. On the contrary, if you can help me, I can help you too."