"Aren't you afraid of being hunted by the Star Luo Imperial Family!"
Dai Mubai asked with murderous intent in his eyes.
The merchant smiled and said: "Afraid? I really don't know the word 'afraid'. Do you know who the boss of my Golden Pearl Trading Company is? I'm not afraid to tell you - as long as you can pay the price, I can even get you a ten-thousand-year White Tiger spirit beast. I'm just afraid you don't have enough capital."
"You!"
Dai Mubai was furious.
This person was really too arrogant. Ten-thousand-year White Tiger spirit beasts - there were only three total in the current Star Luo Empire's beast hunting garden, each extremely precious and reserved for future crown princes. Yet this small merchant dared to boast so shamelessly.
Dai Mubai was so angry he wanted to attack.
Fortunately, Meng Bei stopped him.
"Boss, how much are you selling this little tiger for?"
The merchant smiled and said: "Not expensive, 5 million gold spirit coins."
Meng Bei sighed: "Ordinary people really can't afford it."
This sum wasn't a small amount even for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
Previously, when Ning Fengzhi bought beast-eared girls for him, he spent 1.05 million gold spirit coins to buy eight little beast-ears. Yet even then, Ning Fengzhi couldn't bear to give them all away - he secretly kept the two best ones for himself and only gave Meng Bei six. If Ning Rongrong hadn't revealed the truth later, Meng Bei still wouldn't know about it.
From this, one could see how expensive this little tiger before him was.
The key point was that even if he bought this little tiger back, he basically wouldn't be able to use it.
No matter how many spiritual medicines he fed it to accelerate its cultivation speed, who knew how long it would take for this little tiger to grow into a ten-thousand-year spirit beast.
By that time, Meng Bei would have long become a god. What would he need this thing for?
The merchant seemed extremely eager to make the sale.
He even picked up the little tiger, ignoring its struggles, and spread its legs to show Meng Bei:
"Don't think it's too expensive. Look, this is a little female tiger. If you raise it to adulthood, you can breed it with other tigers to produce more subspecies. Selling them would definitely be profitable with no losses."
Hearing this, Meng Bei asked doubtfully: "Are subspecies still very popular?"
The merchant said: "Of course! Good subspecies can sell for tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of gold spirit coins. Nobles flock to them - supply can't meet demand! Especially the princes and nobles of Star Luo Empire - they're all suckers who love buying this stuff."
"What did you say!"
Dai Mubai slammed the shelf in anger, nearly breaking it.
The boss became very angry at this.
"What, are you looking for trouble?"
Meng Bei kept holding Dai Mubai back.
He turned and took out a black card, saying: "I'll buy this little tiger. However, I'd like to meet the boss behind your shop."
The boss smiled and accepted the black card, handing the little white tiger to Meng Bei, saying:
"You're truly a big customer. I could tell from far away that you're either rich or noble, definitely someone who can afford this treasure. However, I must disappoint you - our boss doesn't usually meet outsiders. No matter how much anyone spends, as long as they're outsiders, he doesn't like to meet them."
Hearing this, Meng Bei became even more curious about this shop's boss.
His purpose in just purchasing this little white tiger wasn't actually to keep a pet - his house already had plenty of "little white tigers," he didn't lack this one. His purpose in buying this little white tiger was actually to see this boss with vast supernatural powers who could obtain ten-thousand-year white tigers more precious than national treasures from Star Luo Empire.
However, the other party wouldn't give him a chance to meet.
After thinking, Meng Bei's eyes turned, and he quickly reached out to snatch back the black card from the merchant's hand.
The merchant didn't react at all - he just felt his eyes flash, and the next second the black card was already back in Meng Bei's hand.
The merchant's eyes instantly became cautious.
After all, his cultivation wasn't low.
Previously when Dai Mubai got angry several times, the merchant didn't take him seriously at all. The fundamental reason was that the merchant was confident that if Dai Mubai attacked and caused trouble, he could subdue Dai Mubai on the spot with one move.
However, Meng Bei's move just now instantly shocked the merchant.
To be able to snatch the black card from his hand at a speed he couldn't even react to - this level of strength...
At this moment, even the merchant's tone changed.
"What is your intention, sir?"
Meng Bei calmly handed the little white tiger to Ning Rongrong, then said: "Obviously, I want to buy the Tyrant Tiger. Isn't your boss supposed to have vast supernatural powers? Since he won't meet me, let him come find me himself!"
Speaking, Meng Bei pulled off a button from his clothes and tossed it to the merchant.
The merchant caught the button.
Meng Bei explained: "If your boss is really as supernaturally powerful as you say, then he should be able to find me through this button. If he can't find me, then I'll consider this little white tiger as something I robbed."
After hearing this, the merchant's expression darkened as he stepped forward.
"If you act this way, I'm afraid we'll have to have a match, otherwise I won't be able to answer to my boss."
Meng Bei smiled lightly, then quickly struck.
Still that fast, like lightning. The merchant just felt his scalp hurt, and the next moment, he saw a tuft of hair between Meng Bei's two fingers.
The merchant looked on with cold sweat, because that tuft of hair was his own.
Meng Bei said lightly at this time:
"Looks like you're no match for me."
With that, Meng Bei led several people and turned to leave.
The merchant stood in place, his fist clenching and unclenching, ultimately not daring to move another step.
Letting Meng Bei and the others leave like this would certainly result in punishment from his boss, but if he attacked again, next time what he lost might not be just hair.
"Where did this youth come from, so terrifying? Could he be some old monster in disguise?"
The merchant was terrified in his heart. Fortunately, he at least got a button - not completely empty-handed. Presumably the boss wouldn't punish him too severely...
Meng Bei and the other participants were arranged to stay at the Spirit Hall Grand Hotel. Ning Rongrong and the others carried the little white tiger all the way back to the hotel.
Meng Bei, on the other hand, made an excuse that he had official business with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and left together.
The two changed clothes, then headed to the most mysterious palace in Spirit Hall - the Worship Hall.
"Xue'er, are these clothes really okay? Aren't they a bit too... too flashy?"
Meng Bei looked at his attire and felt a bit insecure.
Although the clothes he usually wore were equally expensive, they had never been this flashy. Today, Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) had specially dressed him in clothes covered with extremely ornate-looking gold thread, which made Meng Bei feel somewhat unaccustomed.
Qian Renxue pulled Meng Bei's arm and said:
"This is perfect! When I was little, I saw many photos of Grandpa when he was young in his room. He loved this style of dress the most - you're dressed like this, you can't go wrong!"
Speaking, Qian Renxue pulled Meng Bei running all the way toward the Worship Hall.
Soon, Meng Bei followed Qian Renxue into the Worship Hall.
As if specifically waiting for him, the Worship Hall gates stood open, and a row of imposing worshipers stood on both sides inside the hall.
(End of Chapter)
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