Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 33 Shu Yan’s “Bargaining” (Please Read!)

Shu Yan looked at the string of numbers and couldn't help but sigh. As expected, for a soul master, spending gold soul coins was so easy that even he couldn't imagine it.

However, there is a big doubt about this soul bone itself. It should be easy to "bargain" with it, but it is hard to say how much you can bargain for.

Han Ruoruo looked at him frowning slightly as if he was thinking, and couldn't help but chuckle and teased:
"Our Master Shu is regretting this now? This is worth over 20 million gold soul coins. Come on, if you can make a nice sound, I'll help you. How about that?"

Shu Yan laughed in silence, then said:
"I actually think that this soul bone won't cost more than 20 million gold soul coins. After all, they've already handed the evidence to me. So, Sister Ruoruo, do you think I still need to save face for them?"

Han Ruoruo chuckled and shook her head, roughly understanding Shu Yan's thoughts, but her expression did not change at all, she just smiled and said:

"I just sent someone to notify the person in charge of the auction house. I think he should be on his way here now."

The moment Han Ruoruo finished speaking, there was a gentle knock on the door of the private room.

Han Ruoruo was also taken aback, and then said with a smile:
"See, the United Auction House is known for its efficiency and efficiency, and it came so quickly."

Wu Ming tactfully ran to open the door. After the door opened, two middle-aged men appeared in front of the three of them.

The middle-aged man in the lead was dressed in a light-colored robe. He had an elegant and easy-going face, but he also had the dignity and nobility of a superior.

The old man following behind him had a similar temperament, but looked a little older. He should be over 50 years old.

"Hello, Miss Han, I'm Pei Jingde, the person in charge of the auction house."

The middle-aged man in the lead obviously knew Han Ruoruo's identity, and there was some respect in his words.

The middle-aged man who entered behind him also bowed and said:

"Miss Han, I'm Ning Lecheng. We provided the grand prize. Miss Han said there's something wrong with that soul bone. Could you please elaborate on what it is?"

Han Ruoruo nodded and invited the two to sit down. Then she said directly:

"The Holy Unicorn is one of the very few super soul beasts that possesses holy attributes. It controls the three abilities of holiness, light, and fire. But ultimately, holiness is its most original and powerful power."

"There's nothing wrong with the quality of that soul bone. The problem lies with its attributes. Didn't your appraisers and experts notice during their appraisal that the divine and light attributes of that soul bone were nearly equal?"

"If this soul bone really came from a top-tier soul beast like the Holy Unicorn, I believe the divine attribute emanating from it must surpass the light attribute. This is common sense. What do you think?"

After these words came out, Pei Jingde and Ning Lecheng looked at each other, their brows slowly furrowed. After thinking for a while, Pei Jingde said with a serious expression:
"That's true. I was thinking that when I first saw that soul bone, I felt something was amiss. However, after several investigations, I still couldn't find the problem. Now that Miss Han has explained this, I'm starting to understand a little bit."

After saying that, Pei Jingde looked at Ning Lecheng beside him and asked:
"Brother Lecheng, what do you think about this matter?"

Ning Lecheng thought for a moment, then said helplessly:
"Miss Han, I really can't explain what happened to that soul bone. As you know, soul beasts like the Holy Unicorn have always only existed in ancient books. It seems that no one has ever seen this kind of soul beast in person from ancient times to the present."

"When my Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect first obtained this soul bone, we only studied it based on the residual aura and its properties. But later, we captured a thousand-year-old horned scaly horse in the Star Dou Great Forest, whose bloodline had reverted to its ancestral lineage. That horned scaly horse had the potential to revert to its ancestral lineage and become a unicorn. We used it for testing, and finally confirmed that this soul bone was indeed from a unicorn with an extremely powerful bloodline."

"Judging from its attributes, it must be the Holy Unicorn without a doubt..."

Shu Yan glanced at him, then chuckled and said:

"In other words, your Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is auctioning off spirit bones that haven't been thoroughly inspected and verified? If this were to become public, it would be detrimental to the reputation of both your auction house and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect."

When it comes to business, especially for giants like the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and even the United Auction House, what do they value most?
It all comes down to reputation, profit, and a vast network of relationships. If their reputation is compromised, it would be a huge loss for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Once this news gets out, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's external image will be severely impacted. If a commercial competitor were to try to take advantage of the situation, it would be a huge disaster for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

Without credibility, it is like a tiger having its teeth pulled out, losing its most advantageous tool to tear its prey apart.

Sure enough, Ning Lecheng's face changed drastically after hearing this, and then he quickly said:
"Little brother, you can't say that. My Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect has been trading on the mainland for ten thousand years, and there has never been a precedent of concealing anything or harming any of our customers. I can guarantee this with my own integrity."

Shu Yan just smiled softly, then said lightly:

"This has already happened, Mr. Ning. I didn't spend over 20 million gold soul coins to buy a soul bone whose origin or even hidden dangers are unknown. Or is it that the appraisers from your Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect or the auction house aren't as professional as the outside world says, and are only making guesses..."

No matter whether it is right or not, just put more hats on the other party first. Shu Yan is very familiar with this kind of thing.

Ning Lecheng clenched his hands into fists, his expression becoming increasingly solemn and ugly. After a long while, he slowly raised his head, looked at Shu Yan, and then asked in a deep voice:
"Then, sir... what do you think we should do to satisfy you? Everything is negotiable. We were indeed a little careless regarding this soul bone..."

Seeing that the situation was almost over, Shu Yan was too lazy to say any more nonsense and said directly:

"We absolutely must have this soul bone, but considering both of you are acting so irresponsibly, forget about the 20 million gold soul coins. I'll give you a figure: 5 million gold soul coins, including the level 7 decomposition cannon I bought earlier. This matter is now over."

"What!?"

This time, Pei Jingde and Ning Lecheng were completely unable to sit still. Even Wu Ming, who was eating melons on the side, almost choked on her own saliva. After she came to her senses, she looked at Shu Yan in astonishment and confusion. She didn't expect that the bargaining he mentioned was like this.

"Why, you don't agree? Or have you already prepared to explain all this to the outside world?"

Shu Yan tapped lightly on the armrest of the sofa. The crisp and dull sound echoed in everyone's ears, and it felt like it was knocking directly on the hearts of the two people. For some reason, they felt a great sense of oppression from Shu Yan, who had such a young face, and at the same time, they seemed to feel an extremely cold murderous intent.

After a long while, Ning Lecheng slowly loosened his clenched fists. The nerves on his face seemed to twitch a few times before he spoke in a deep voice:

"Sir, are you, like Miss Han, a student of Shrek's inner courtyard?"

Shu Yan chuckled and then said:
"Indeed, my name is Shu Yan. I wonder if Mr. Ning has heard of me?"

The expression on Ning Lecheng's face froze for a moment, and then he seemed to suddenly remember something. After a moment, he managed to force a smile that was uglier than crying, and said:

"So it's the young master of the Shu family. No wonder..."

"This matter is originally our problem. Well, since that's the case, let's do as Master Shu says. However, Master Shu and the two young ladies, please keep this matter confidential. Please..."

Pei Jingde's heart trembled, and he was puzzled by Ning Lecheng's sudden "compromise", but since the other party had expressed his position, it seemed useless for him to struggle any further. He immediately stood up and said:

"I'm also working with the auction house, but please keep today's events confidential..."

Shu Yan and Han Ruoruo looked at each other. Although they were a little puzzled by Ning Lecheng's sudden compromise, they were too lazy to ask any more questions.

Both of them had smiles in their eyes, and then Shu Yan said softly:

"Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation. I also hope that our next cooperation will be just as pleasant..."

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(End of this chapter)