novelraw Chapter 1083 - 592: Bought Them All
Chapter 1083 - 592: Bought Them All
In comparison, Ning Xiaoxian was much more at ease. Since the elders’ council agreed to delay the auction of the Divine Sword, it means those old folks were tempted.
As long as they’re tempted, things will be easier to handle.
Sure enough, after a while, Steward Wu came back to the private room and said to her: "The appraisal results are out. The Spring Blossoms and Autumn Fruits are genuine, and the elders are quite excited. This fruit has never been found in the mortal realm, and originally, no one at Heavenly Residence could appraise it. Fortunately, there was an appraiser with profound family heritage whose family once held an ancient divine objects catalog. He compared it to identify the appearance of the Xuantian Tao Fruit and saw in the records that Spring Blossoms and Autumn Fruits can communicate the Dao’s resonance, so only two drops of its juice are needed to be added to water, used for ear washing, which allows one to hear the whispers of gods and ghosts. We conducted this appraisal immediately, which took quite a bit of time back and forth."
Ning Xiaoxian smiled faintly and said: "So you’re saying that without my consent, you pierced my Tao Fruit?"
Steward Wu was taken aback, pressed his lips together and confessed with embarrassment: "Yes! But we only used a silver needle to extract two drops of juice."
She lowered her face and said: "Even if a hair was used to pierce, the fruit is still marked. If this deal doesn’t go through, I’ll have to seek compensation from Heavenly Residence!"
"Well... I’ll apply to the Chamber of Commerce at that time." For such a big issue, Steward Wu did not dare to promise, only felt another sweat breaking out on his forehead. It wasn’t easy to get a favorable outcome from this young granny. Wait, that’s not right, he came to deliver the elders’ council’s assessment results; how did he get sidetracked?
He gently coughed and said: "After the Xuantian Tao Fruit was appraised, Elder Quan convened another elders’ council to discuss this transaction."
She blinked: "Was there anyone who opposed fiercely, for instance—like Elder Qi?"
Steward Wu grinned widely, nearly showing his back molars: "Dare he oppose again? So this council meeting was very short. However, the elders hope you can present two more Tao Fruits for the deal to proceed."
This group of old folks indeed is not content to just get four Tao Fruits out of her. Ning Xiaoxian showed a helpless expression, smiled bitterly and said: "I do have such a hope, unfortunately, celestial treasures are rare opportunities. By chance, I managed to get these four Tao Fruits; asking for two more, even half a piece isn’t available!"
This is a typical blatant lie. At the same time, there were only nine Spring Blossoms and Autumn Fruits in the world. After Changtian ate one and she planted them again, one went to Langya’s collection, and White Tiger took one from her, leaving her with seven Tao Fruits.
But why give these old folks a free advantage? Clearly, she is a VIP of Heavenly Residence, yet these elders are partial to Elder Qi to deceive her. If the uncle can tolerate, the aunt will not; she’s not one for generosity, thus producing four fruits precisely to achieve the effect of "two peaches kill three warriors." Once the six elders bicker over the four fruits, it’s the result she most wants to see.
She’s eighty percent certain that Heavenly Residence is determined to acquire these four Tao Fruits. Either things fall apart—she loses the Divine Sword, and Heavenly Residence loses the fruits; or they cooperate harmoniously, satisfying each other’s needs. What clever person can’t calculate this account?
Steward Wu expected her denial, didn’t show surprise, just hurried to report to the superiors. His position is humble, now he’s just a transmission tube, but after Bai Yujing’s auction ends, based on his responsible VIP presenting such achievements as the Xuantian Tao Fruit, swift career advancement is possibly imminent.
His departure lasted a lengthy hour. The seventh floor auctioned six or seven items already, with the auctioneer trying every means to slow the auction speed, while the viewers in the Star-picking Tower grew more dissatisfied. Under this pressure, beads of sweat appeared on his nose, gritting his teeth to persist, silently praying the Great Elders quickly complete their affairs, he’s about to collapse, isn’t it?
What he didn’t know was that the tremendous pressure on him originated from Ning Xiaoxian and Heavenly Residence elders pulling against each other.
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Steward Wu hurriedly rushed back this time.
After wiping the sweat from his forehead, he relaxedly said with a smile: "Congratulations Elder Ning! The elders’ council has agreed, so from now, as a representative of Heavenly Residence, I will bid for the Nanming Lihuo Sword on your behalf!" Having observed the elders’ council discussion, he nearly broke into a sweat like a waterfall; relieved at last when the results came out and seeing the elders about to transform into wolves, starting to chase the ownership of those four Spring Blossoms and Autumn Fruits, he promptly went out to find her to report the result.