Chapter 93

Ten… ten taels of silver?

Even if he didn’t sell this to the king, sending it to an auction would fetch far more than ten taels of silver!

“Your Highness, this… there is really nothing I can do…” Shi Hong looked embarrassed. Wasn’t this really making things difficult for him?

Shen Yian raised his hand to interrupt Shi Hong: “Master Shi, why don’t you consider it for a moment? Let’s look at the next treasure first.”

“Ah!”

Shi Hong’s exclamation was both an acknowledgment and a sigh.

“Clap clap!”

As the applause faded, a maid approached carrying a wooden tray.

“Please take a look, Your Highness.” Shi Hong composed himself and began introducing with a smile.

The Nine Snake Ring is also known as the Xiangliu Ring. By inputting true Qi into it, it can simultaneously gather nine indestructible poison lines for use. The poison lines contain a deadly toxic substance that cannot be detoxified unless one holds two rings.

Crafted by Tang Yeyue, one of the ancestors of the Tang Sect, this pair of Nine Snake Rings once dominated the martial arts world, catching many experts off guard. After his death, the rings disappeared, and the Tang Sect searched for them for a long time. Who would have thought they’d end up in the hands of the Thousand Gold Pavilion after all these twists and turns?

The Tang Sect’s treasure?

You can call it that if you want. Unless you ask it and it admits it itself. But this prince has paid for it, so whether it speaks or not, it’s mine!

Did Shen Yian need it?

He didn’t, but he couldn’t allow such a dangerous item to fall into someone else’s hands. Who knows if someone might use it against him or those close to him?

Shi Hong was extremely shocked. The transaction for the Nine Snake Rings went so smoothly, with barely any haggling before the deal was closed. How strange!

Ye Liyan was stunned as she listened.

This was the second time she had seen her husband make such a grand purchase, with ten thousand taels of silver being mentioned as if it were nothing.

When handing over that stack of silver notes, her husband’s expression remained casual, showing no sign of pain at the expense.

She knew her husband was wealthy, but she hadn’t realized just how rich he was. Her perspective had indeed been narrow.

After receiving the Nine Snake Rings, Shen Yian pointed at the snow-white little beast: “Master Shi, have you considered it?”

Shi Hong suddenly came to his senses, took a deep breath, and said with a smile: “If Your Highness likes it, why not just give it to you? I’ll have someone send it to the prince’s mansion later!”

He suddenly thought very clearly – even if he had to pay more, he couldn’t afford to offend a big customer. Building a good relationship was most important. After a few more transactions with him, what money couldn’t he earn back?

It was only now that he fully grasped this concept, suddenly feeling as if he had wasted all these years of his life.

“That’s very kind of you, Master Shi.” Shen Yian chuckled.

“I’m glad Your Highness likes it.”

Shi Hong quickly smiled apologetically.

After seeing the couple off, Shi Hong stood at the stairway entrance feeling his undergarments were almost soaked through.

“Master, are you alright?” The manager of the fifth floor swallowed nervously and asked carefully.

“Not really.”

Shi Hong’s mouth twitched slightly as he waved his sleeve, “Go tell Little Hong to prepare a set of clean clothes for me.”

“Yes, Master.”

Shen Yian and Ye Liyan browsed around a bit more, bought some small items, and then the group returned to the prince’s mansion, just in time for the Thousand Gold Pavilion to deliver the snow-white little beast.

In the courtyard, the three women were melting at the sight of the snow-white creature that looked like a ball of milk.

“Snap.”

A sword qi from Shen Yian’s fingertip shattered the iron lock and opened the iron cage.

“Grr…”

The little beast opened its snow-blue eyes and stared at Shen Yian with hostility, letting out an uneasy whimper from its throat.

“Tsk tsk tsk.”

Shen Yian crouched down and beckoned with his finger.

The little one, hearing this, retreated cautiously until it stopped at a corner of the iron cage.

“Don’t worry, we won’t hurt you,” Ye Liyan also crouched down nearby, gently extending her small hand.

The little guy huddled in a corner with an even more alert look on its face. No matter how much goodwill everyone showed, the little guy just stayed in the cage and refused to come out.

With no other choice, Shen Yian had to resort to a different tactic.

“Tsk tsk tsk.” The familiar sound rang out again, but this time a small red fruit appeared in his hand.

Vermilion fruit, a fairly common spirit fruit with a relatively short growth cycle and no special effects. It wasn’t very expensive; anyone willing to spend money could buy it. He had accidentally acquired quite a few during his travels and usually ate them as regular fruit.

Generally, exotic beasts and spirit beasts had extremely low resistance to the temptation of such spirit fruits.

A few seconds later, everyone saw the little one’s big eyes reflecting the vermilion fruit, with a string of drool uncontrollably flowing from the corner of its mouth.

Identification one: Successfully unlocked the little one’s foodie attribute.

“Grumble…”

This time it wasn’t a whimper, but the sound of a growling stomach.

Under everyone’s gaze, the little one suddenly retracted its drool and turned around, trying to hide its nose with its big snow-white tail.

Identification two: The little one’s intelligence is not low.

Shen Yian’s lips curved slightly upward as he flipped his hand, revealing several more vermilion fruits.

They might not be able to smell it, but for the little one, the vermilion fruits were constantly emitting an irresistibly enticing aroma.

The scent of several fruits together was no less tempting than a full imperial feast to someone who hadn’t eaten for days. It was simply impossible to resist.

In the end, hunger overtook reason. The little one swished its tail and charged towards the vermilion fruits on all fours with lightning speed.

It was fast, but not fast enough!

Just as the little one was about to bite into the vermilion fruit, all four paws left the ground and it was suspended in mid-air.

“Liyan, can you check if this little one is male or female?”

Shen Yian asked with a smile, holding the little creature by the scruff of its neck.

After carefully examining, Ye Liyan said in surprise, “Husband, it seems to have no gender…”

“Huh?”

Shen Yian was stunned, as were the others present. All eyes turned downward.

Hiss…

Indeed, it really seemed to have no gender.@@novelbin@@

After all, it was an exotic beast. Gender might not be very important for its kind.

The little one had never been subjected to such embarrassing scrutiny before. It tightly hugged its big tail in front of itself with all four paws, and a humanlike blush actually appeared on its face, causing Jinxiu and Jinlian to giggle repeatedly.

Beasts will never be slaves, unless food and lodging are provided!

After being fed several vermilion fruits, the little one affectionately nuzzled Shen Yian’s ankle and even licked his palm with its pink tongue, its snow-white tail wagging nonstop behind it.

Seeing this, Shen Yian thought to himself, “Oh no, I didn’t really get swindled by Shi Hong into bringing home an enlightened, evolved dog, did I?”

After licking him, the little one kept trying to snuggle into Ye Liyan’s arms.

It had been too nervous to notice earlier, but there was actually a two-legged beast here full of spiritual energy. Just cuddling with her made it feel so comfortable it wanted to fall asleep. With such abundant spiritual energy, it could grow quickly just by cuddling every day.

Ye Liyan gently stroked the little guy’s soft fur with her small hands, looked at Shen Yian and blinked her beautiful eyes.

“Husband, why don’t you give it a name?”

“Give it a name…”

This indeed touched on Shen Yian’s weak point. After much deliberation, he slowly said, “How about calling it Erdan (Second Egg)… A humble name is easier to raise…”

The air instantly went quiet.

“Husband, why don’t we call it Xueguo (Snow Fruit)?”

Ye Liyan carefully suggested, then lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong.

Why would her husband think of the name “Erdan”? It’s so… so strange…

Sorry, husband, she really couldn’t accept the name Erdan…

“Ahem, then let’s call it Xueguo. I think that’s very good!”

Shen Yian quickly nodded in agreement.

He hoped that next time there was a naming task, they wouldn’t ask him again. It was too brain-burning.

Hearing this, Ye Liyan hugged the little one happily and said, “From now on, your name is Xueguo! This will be your new home from now on!”

“Grr?”

Author Note: It cannot transform.