I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 88: Chairman Shang is also a pitiful person

Did this mortal actually adopt that girl with monstrous talent?

Thinking about it that way, it doesn't seem like a problem.

She was a self-taught cultivator with a rudimentary understanding of alchemy, but she possessed exceptional talent and had the potential to achieve great things. However, because she was adopted by a mortal, there was no way to properly teach her.

What a waste of natural resources!

But Shang Xiong also felt that things were not going well. If Qin Yiyao's thoughts could be swayed by this mortal... it seemed that things would be even more difficult to handle.

Talking to this man surnamed Gu was like talking to a brick wall.

He stood up and said in a deep voice, "You mean you can make the decision for her?" "Exactly." Gu Heng replied calmly, "There is no room for negotiation on this matter. What you offer cannot move me. If it cannot move me, then she will not accept it."

Shang Xiong: "..."

Looking at Shang Xiong's unpredictable expression, Gu Heng suddenly began to feel a sense of anticipation.

This guy seems willing to spend any amount of money to fight a business war with Golden Phoenix Treasure Company. Gu Heng really wants to know what other "good stuff" Chairman Shang can come up with to entice him.

Shang Xiong was clearly unwilling to leave just like that.

He hesitated for a moment, then tentatively said, "Okay, I'll make my final offer!"

Gu Heng raised an eyebrow.

Shang Xiong snapped his fingers, and Qingyi, as if by magic, pulled out a long wooden box. Shang Xiong took it and then opened it.

Inside, lay a long sword. The scabbard was exquisitely carved and ornate, and even without the sword being drawn, it seemed to exude a chilling and sharp sword aura. Qingyi's eyes instantly burned with fervor, and he could even sense a fierce and murderous aura emanating from it.

This is a Yellow-grade sword!

"The value of this sword far exceeds these two boxes of spirit stones!"

Shang Xiong revealed a smug smile, but he knew that Gu Heng, a mere mortal, could not comprehend the true value of this sword. So he said confidently, "This sword is named 'Panruo,' and it is my personal prized possession! I know she is skilled with a sword, and this precious sword will make her even more formidable!"

"How about I give this 'Panruo' sword to your Miss Qin?"

After he finished speaking, he stared intently at Gu Heng's expression, a triumphant smile playing on his lips.

This "Panruo" weapon was acquired at a considerable cost by Shang Xiong.

Moreover, a Yellow-grade sword is not easy to find in the entire Kuyun Prefecture!

For a self-taught cultivator who was adopted by mortals, how could he possibly refuse such a precious sword?

Shang Xiong guessed that the sword the girl was using might only be a first or second grade ordinary weapon, the kind most rogue cultivators used. Such trashy weapons, apart from being able to withstand Dao power, were basically no different from weapons made by ordinary blacksmiths.

However, items of grade nine or above are classified as Yellow grade among the "lower four grades"!

For weapons, this is an absolute qualitative change!

In fact, if this incident hadn't happened, Shang Xiong would most likely have given the sword to Qing Yi in the end, as he had been eyeing this treasure for a long time.

Right now, we still need to prioritize profits. As long as we can control the sales channels for both Golden Spirit Liquid and Azure Spirit Liquid, let alone Yellow-grade, even Profound-grade or Earth-grade magic weapons and divine weapons, Shang Xiong can get his hands on them! "...President Shang, you're not joking, are you?"

To Shang Xiong's surprise, Gu Heng did not show any excitement or enthusiasm after hearing the reward he offered. Instead, he frowned and let out a contemptuous sneer.

"What do you mean by that?"

Shang Xiong's eyes widened.

"President Shang, you consider this junk to be your finest collection?"

Gu Heng's expression became very subtle.

He didn't even bother to draw the sword to check its quality, because there was absolutely no need to.

After Gu Heng maxed out his proficiency in the system's "Forging" skill, he actually unlocked a unique but rather useless "passive skill": he could judge the quality of a weapon simply by its appearance.

This so-called "Panruo" sword is utter garbage! How garbage? Even the scraps left over from when he forged weapons years ago could easily break this sword!

Even the worst weapon in his backyard hut could easily defeat this thing!

But the president of Qingfeng Baoxing is not short of money, so why would he bring out such inferior items and call them "the most precious collection"?

Putting everything else aside, those 200,000 spirit stones could definitely buy a better weapon than this piece of junk.

But Shang Xiong was so certain that the trash in his hand was a "precious sword"...

Gu Heng's eyes suddenly turned pitiful.

He got scammed!

Someone tried to pass off inferior goods as superior ones, and Chairman Shang completely fooled them!

This guy is so pitiful... First, his trade secrets were discovered by Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop, then he's losing money, and now his "most precious collectible" is a fake!

It's quite rare for someone's luck to run out like this.

"Random junk? What nonsense are you spouting!?"

Shang Xiong was truly enraged this time. Even though he had been somewhat restrained before, and even when he took out this treasured item, he felt that the matter was mostly settled.

Despite all the planning, no one expected that Gu Heng would utter the word "junk".

Is there something wrong with this mortal's brain?

In his eyes, the Huangpin sword was nothing more than junk.

If this sword were auctioned in the capital of Kuyun Prefecture, it could easily fetch a high price of four or five hundred thousand spirit stones!

And this is definitely not a fake; it has been authenticated by a professional blacksmith!

"Alright, alright, look how impatient you are."

Gu Heng waved his hand casually and said slowly and lazily, "President Shang, you don't need to bother. No matter what conditions you offer, the Golden Spirit Liquid will continue to be sold on the shelves of Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop."

He was too lazy to continue talking to Shang Xiong.

"...Are you really going to reject me?"

Shang Xiong's face turned completely dark. He finally realized that he had met his match.

He's not mentally unstable; he's doing it on purpose!

Saying that the Yellow-grade sword was junk was actually just to make fun of Shang Xiong, because from the very beginning, Gu Heng had no intention of accepting the price he offered!

“That’s right!” Gu Heng answered directly. “President Shang, the road is over there. Don’t bump into the door frame when you go out.”

Shang Xiong took a deep breath. This time, he said nothing, forcefully closed the wooden box, and strode away. Qing Yi looked at Gu Heng meaningfully, smiled, picked up the two boxes of spirit stones, and followed him. "How could someone like this become a guild leader? It's really strange."

Gu Heng watched Shang Xiong leave indignantly and shook his head helplessly.

Unable to protect trade secrets, unable to win business battles, and even being fooled by scammers...

President Shang's intelligence possesses a rigid and superficial beauty.