"How much is this bracelet?" A female disciple from the Vermilion Bird Empire beside Yu Qingxuan suddenly took a liking to a jade bracelet on the stall.
"Are you sincere about buying?" Sincerely buying, I'll give you a sincere price: five thousand Immortal King Crystals, and I won't sell any less. The stall owner glanced at the woman and said firmly.
After a while, the bracelet was in Long Chen's hand, and he handed it to the female disciple.
"Senior Brother Long Chen, you're amazing! You actually won it for 1,500, saving me 3,500 Immortal King Crystals. That's half a year's worth of benefits." The female disciple was thrilled to receive the bracelet.
At first, seeing the vendor's firm tone, she thought he was talking about the lowest price. But seeing the bracelet was exquisitely crafted and a top-tier royal artifact, she was ready to buy it.
Long Chen immediately saw that the stall owner was bullying her for being inexperienced, so he stepped forward to help her negotiate. In the end, she won it for 1,500, leaving everyone stunned—this price was an incredible bargain.
"Senior Brother Long Chen, could you teach us how to bargain?" Another female disciple said with admiration. They were also planning to buy something, but it was their first time going out and they didn't know how to bargain. Seeing how skilled Long Chen was, they wanted to learn from him.
Yu Qingxuan watched Long Chen quickly blend in with these disciples, always smiling. Although Long Chen carried countless halos, he never seemed to care about his status, nor did he act superior. In this respect, their personalities were truly similar.
Seeing so many disciples surrounding Long Chen, who didn't treat him as an outsider at all, was enough to prove his personal charm.
Long Chen cleared his throat and put on the air of a seasoned bargainer, saying, "Actually, there are many elements to bargaining. As for things like reading people's expressions or identifying value, those are too advanced. Without enough time, you won't be able to learn them."
But it's okay, I have a quick spell for you here. Although I can't make you bargaining experts right away, at least you won't be ripped off too harshly. "
Senior Brother Long Chen, hurry up and speak, we're listening." Everyone said excitedly.
Long Chen said seriously, "Actually, the most important thing when bargaining is not to be too prideful."
If he dares to ask for five thousand, I dare to return five hundred; if I return five hundred, he will scold me. It's fine to insult me, and that's a good thing.
What are you afraid of? The only fear is that if he hesitates for a moment and then says: 'Deal, then I'll feel bad. Why didn't I dare to pay fifty?' Long
Chen spoke and gestured, even playing two roles by himself. Everyone was instantly amused by Long Chen, thinking he was just too funny.
But after Long Chen said this, everyone understood: bargaining has no limits; as long as you don't have a sense of shame, you won't suffer much loss.
So, the disciples began to look at Yu Qingxuan with excitement. Yu Qingxuan said helplessly, "
You can move freely now, but be careful. Don't run too far, hang up all the nameplates, and activate the signal if something happens."
"Thank you, Your Highness, Palace Master!" Everyone was overjoyed.
"Hey, hey, don't be too crazy. If Eunuch Wei suddenly comes back and sees me letting you all go, we'll all get scolded together." Yu Qingxuan reminded him.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. We'll be right back, won't go far, and won't make things difficult for Her Highness." A female disciple giggled, and then the group scattered in a swarm.
Yu Qingxuan looked at these untamed guys, shook her head, then glanced at the smiling Long Chen, and said with a hint
of reproach,
"It's all your fault. I bet eight or nine out of ten they're going to squander all their money."
These disciples were used to behaving properly in the Vermilion Bird Empire. Now that they were released, everything was new and they had to buy quite a few things, fearing they might run out of money and only buy a few useful items.
Long Chen laughed and said, "Who can really explain luck?" Who can guarantee they won't buy the treasure?
Besides, if you don't suffer losses or fall for scams in life, how can that be called life? The strong pay their tuition; if they suffer losses and fall for it, it's like paying a lesson and paying the tuition. "
Anyway, I can't win against you." Yu Qingxuan smiled helplessly. Some of Long Chen's words were clearly twisted logic, but she had no strength to refute them.
When the two arrived at Guo Ran and Xia Chen's stall, they found that almost all the items they had displayed had been sold. Out of thousands of talismans, only a few dozen remained, while Guo Ran's items were completely gone.
"Greetings, Miss Qingxuan."
When Long Chen arrived, Guo Ran and Xia Chen hurriedly stood up and bowed to Yu Qingxuan. Long Chen had warned them not to mention matters of the Tianwu Continent, just treat it as their first meeting.
Yu Qingxuan hurriedly returned the greeting. Long Chen said, "Let me introduce you. This is Guo Ran, an outstanding artifact smith."
This is Xia Chen, a genius-type rune master. Both of them are my brothers in life and death. After
a few polite exchanges when they met, Guo Ran said, "Boss, you help us keep an eye on some stalls. We're going out for a walk." "
You want me to watch the stall?" Long Chen could hardly believe his ears.
"Yeah, everything is sold out. Xia Chen and I made quite a bit of money, so we're planning to buy something we want, and see if we can stock up—buy low, sell high, and make a little more." Guo Ran shrugged and said.
There was no helping it—both of their items were good items. Experts could tell at a glance that although the prices were a bit high, these were life-saving items and sold out quickly.
It was their first time doing business, and it was so booming. They hadn't expected that now they wanted to use the money they'd earned to go out and buy something.
With no other choice, Long Chen helped the two watch the stall. The two brothers ran off happily and vanished in an instant.
"Long Chen, why do you two brothers feel a bit strange when you look at me?" After the two left, Yu Qingxuan and Long Chen went to the stall together and couldn't help but ask.
Of course it was strange. Seeing that Yu Qingxuan didn't know the two of them, Xia Chen and Guo Ran naturally felt something was off. Afraid of giving themselves away, they had no choice but to slip away.
"Those two haven't seen much of the world; they're intimidated by your charm and don't dare look at you." Long Chen said with a smile.
Yu Qingxuan rolled her eyes at Long Chen, knowing he was talking nonsense, but she didn't press further.
"How much is this Earth-Burrowing Talisman?" Suddenly, a girl walked over and pointed at a talisman, asking.
"One thousand Immortal King Crystals," Long Chen said. In fact, this Earth-Burrowing Talisman sells for about seven hundred on the market, but here, the price is definitely higher.
"Five hundred," the girl said.
"Wow, that's way too ruthless. Can you bargain?" Long Chen couldn't help but laugh. This woman was haggling recklessly, completely unaware of the market value of talismans.
Seeing the girl bargaining, Yu Qingxuan laughed: You're even more aggressive in bargaining. It's already good that she didn't pay you a hundred.
"My mother said she wants to pay half the price." The girl said somewhat uneasily, clearly not very experienced in bargaining.
"I see. Alright, let's start over. You ask again." Long Chen said.
The girl obediently pointed at the talisman and asked again, "How much is this Earth-Burrowing Talisman?" "
Two thousand, alright, you can bargain!" Long Chen answered directly.
The girl was stunnedHe stopped and looked at Long Chen: "Then I still have ... Thousand? "
Deal,"
Long Chen said, handing the burrowing talisman to the girl.