Chapter 221: Where is the Trap?
"Miss Bai." Mo Tianxing called and nodded at the young woman.
"Young master Mo, why did you come to the gambling hall? If you wanted to come, I would have been happy to escort you." The young woman from the Bai family continued.
However, Mo Tianxing wasn’t as enthusiastic.
He frowned and wanted to say something but the woman in his group pre-empted him.
"Why does our young sect master have to inform an irrelevant person when he visits the stones gambling hall?" The young woman asked and sneered.
When she heard that, the young woman from the Bai family paused and clenched her hands.
However, her smile didn’t diminish and she quickly recovered.
"Fellow Daoist Duanmu is right, I apologise." Bai Xiuli said with a smile.
"It’s good to know your place." Duanmu Qing muttered.
Although her voice was low, everyone was a cultivator and they could clearly hear it.
"I heard young sect master Mo will challenge for the Ice Fairy’s had?" Bai Xiuli asked and didn’t wait for an answer.
"A hero like the young sect master is the most suitable for the Ice Fairy."
When she heard that, Duanmu Qing gritted her teeth in anger.
She liked Mo Tianxing but the young sect master did not like her. He had rejected her many times but she was not willing to give up.
How could she be willing?
Mo Tianxing saved her life and Duanmu Qing fell in love.
It was a classic tale of a hero saving the beauty but there was no happy ever after.
However, after liking the person for so many years, Duanmu Qing was unwilling to yield to other women.
Unfortunately, her Duanmu family couldn’t help her in this matter.
At the moment, she could only hope that Mo Tianxing would marry her as a concubine after he married the Ice Fairy.
"I heard there is a two-coloured stone on this floor." Mo Tianxing suddenly said.
He only came for the stone and didn’t care for meaningless drama.
"Young sect master is right. There is a two-coloured stone among the new stones." An attendant hurriedly said.
Without another word, Mo Tianxing approached the crowd and the display cabinet.
"Is the young sect master interested in the two-coloured stone? If that’s the case, I am willing to cut my love and give it to the young sect master."
Mo Tianxing frowned again when he heard that.
In fact, he was not familiar with the young woman.
The only reason he knew her was because she happened to be there when he booked an inn room.
As it happened, the inn belonged to the Bai family and Mo Tianxing couldn’t be rude when her father invited him for tea.
’What a bother.’ He thought but his annoyance did not show on his face.
"Has miss Bai already bought it? If that’s the case, this Mo won’t be shameless to take the stone from the young lady."
"Young sect master Mo doesn’t have to worry, I have yet to pay for the stone."
"If you haven’t paid for it, why are you giving it to our young sect master?" Duanmu Qing said and sneered at Bai Xiuli.
"Honoured guests." A female attendant suddenly called and everyone turned to look at the woman.
"I haven’t had a chance to mention the conditions for selling the two-coloured stone." She said and her voice was a little annoyed.
She originally wanted to inform the crowd about the sale conditions but some people were already fighting over the stone.
This especially annoyed her because Bai Xiuli wanted to overwhelm others by using her in-law relationship with the Bai family.
’Even if she is an in-law, how can it be possible to act like an ancestor in our Jin family’s stone gambling hall?’ The attendant thought and sneered.
"Conditions? There are conditions for sale?" Someone asked.
"A two-coloured stone is guaranteed to have treasure and the price can’t be the same as other stones." The woman said.
When they heard that, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen looked at each other.
They had been wondering about this matter.
Everyone knew that multi-coloured stones were guaranteed not to be empty.
In that case, why did the Jin family choose to sell it in the gambling hall?
Why didn’t the family choose to keep the stone for themselves?
Due to this reason, the two weren’t too enthusiastic about getting the stone.
They felt there was something wrong and didn’t want to throw themselves into trouble.
"What’s the cost?" Someone asked.
"The price of this stone is ten million spirit stones." The woman informed.
"I am willing to pay ten million." Someone immediately shouted.
"I am also willing." Another said.
[XiaoYue, what do you think?] Yu Nianzhen asked.
[It’s definitely worth ten million spirit stones.] Jiang Yue answered.
Since they became a Taoist couple and broke through to the qi transformation realm, the treasure compass had awakened an artefact spirit.
With this upgrade, the compass could not only locate treasures but also reveal their name and level.
As the one holding it, the compass transmitted directly to Jiang Yue’s mind and he didn’t need to take it out like before.
[It is a dual-element growth shield.]
[Which elements?]
[Earth and metal.]
[Azhen, your origin is related to metal, do you want the shield?]
[I don’t. How about you?]
[Not really.]
Although a shield would add to their defence, neither was particularly interested.
This had to do with their personality and fighting styles.
If the stone wasn’t troublesome, they would have bought it and refined the shield.
However, the stone was troublesome.
Since neither particularly liked the shield, they didn’t want to waste too much effort on buying it.
"There is a second condition." The attendant suddenly interrupted the people who were fighting over the stone.
"Second condition? Say it quickly."
"The stone must be cut in our gambling hall." She said.
When they heard that, everyone had different reactions. Some were excited, others were guarded, and the remaining didn’t seem to care.
[I don’t understand what the Jin family is trying to do.] Jiang Yue transmitted and frowned.
If the stone was cut in the hall and an unbelievable treasure was revealed, the owner of the stone would fall into trouble.
At that time, their only choice was to sell the treasure or face the risk of being hunted by others.
’Does the Jin family want to have the cake and eat it too?’ Jiang Yue wondered.
However, this didn’t make sense.
Even if someone bought the stone and wanted to sell the treasure within, there was no guarantee they would sell it to the Jin family’s gambling hall.
Looking at the current group in the gambling hall, there were a lot of cultivators who were not afraid of trouble.
If one of those cultivators bought the treasure from the stone’s owner, the Jin family would gain nothing.
[Azhen, do you understand what’s going on? Can you guess what the Jin family is planning?] Jiang Yue asked.
[I don’t know.]
[It’s best not to get involved with this matter.]
Although they had senior Niu to protect their lives, they couldn’t live carelessly because of that.
With their current strength, it was stupid to knowingly step into a trap and wait for senior Niu to rescue them.
[In the Thousand Herbs Garden, Jin Xuan issued a task but never planned to pay the price. Although I can’t figure out the details, this two-coloured stone should be a trap.]
[Maybe they will sell it on the front foot and steal the treasure on the back foot.] Jiang Yue said.
[Maybe...] Yu Nianzhen agreed but frowned.
He felt the matter was not so simple but he couldn’t figure it out.
In the end, it had nothing to do with him so he let the matter go.
"How can this be? Did the rules of the fifth-floor change?" Someone asked.
"The rules haven’t changed but this two-coloured stone is special after all." The attendant answered.
"What if we want to take it out without cutting? What price do we need to pay."
"I apologise honoured guest. For this stone, there is no alternative."
"Senior brother Mo, I want it." Duanmu Qing suddenly said.
She didn’t care that someone would rob her.
After all, she was a direct disciple of the Divine Fist sect and her Duanmu family was a sect clan.
With her identity, no one dared to mess with her even if they coveted the treasure in her hands.
"Let’s go." Jiang Yue said and took Yu Nianzhen’s hand.
Since they had already decided not to get involved, there was no reason to keep standing there.
"Mmmh." Yu Nianzhen answered and looked at Mo Tianxing before turning away.
After seeing the person and feeling his qi presence, Yu Nianzhen had a general understanding of his strength.
However, he was not intimidated.
With his current strength, Yu Nianzhen didn’t put opponents below the seventh level of the origin tempering realm in his eyes.
’You and your Divine Fist sect will not have your way.’ He thought and followed Jiang Yue to pay for the stones they chose.
