A flicker of disappointment flashed in Chen Nan's eyes: "Between us, is there only business left?"
"Why do you ask me for elixirs as soon as we meet?"
"You don't trust me?"
Steward Wang cursed inwardly.
Do you think I should trust you?
Though he thought this.
He did not dare to voice his true thoughts.
He forced a smile and invited Chen Nan into Qingyun Tower: "Fellow Daoist Chen, I naturally trust you."
"But..."
"I am just a humble steward of Qingyun Tower."
"To put it bluntly, I'm just an employee."
"Many times, I am not my own master!"
He sighed deeply and said helplessly: "If Qingyun Tower were my private property, what would be wrong with gifting you those two hundred plants of Shore Flowers?"
"But now, the branch office has been inquiring if the two hundred Shore Flowers have been sold yet."
"If they haven't been sold, they will be recalled to the branch office because someone wants to buy them."
"If they have already been sold, the money for the two hundred Shore Flowers should be sent back to the branch office."
"You see, I haven't seen any money yet."
"Those Shore Flowers are also not in my possession."
"If the branch office blames me, I'm finished!"
"Forget about one hundred and twenty Caiyin Pills, just give me one hundred at the original price."
He no longer expected to get twenty more Caiyin Pills.
Because every time Chen Nan appeared, he had a premonition of misfortune.
To put it plainly!
He was tired of being tricked!
Chen Nan calmly asked: "Let's put aside the matter of Caiyin Pills for now, what I want to know is the price of Huhun Pills?"
Steward Wang was stunned for a moment.
He didn't understand why Chen Nan was asking about this.
But he still replied: "The price of Huhun Pills is definitely more expensive than Caiyin Pills, with the lowest price being at least two million taels of gold. If one encounters a wealthy person in urgent need of this pill, the price could double."
Caiyin Pills and Huhun Pills were not pills of the same grade at all.
If he didn't need Huhun Pills for his breakthrough, he would have sold the pill in his hand.
After all.
The value of one hundred Caiyin Pills was only one hundred million taels of silver.
Which converted to gold was one million taels of gold.
And the price of Huhun Pills was far higher than one hundred Caiyin Pills.
Several times higher than one hundred Caiyin Pills.
Upon learning the price of Huhun Pills.
Chen Nan gained confidence.
After all.
He couldn't fulfill his previous promise to give Steward Wang one hundred and twenty Caiyin Pills.
Let alone one hundred and twenty.
He couldn't even produce one hundred.
Chen Nan asked: "Steward Wang, are we friends?"
Steward Wang's heart suddenly trembled.
Oh, damn it.
What are you doing?
Are you trying to dig a pit for me again?
Steward Wang was scared.
Based on his understanding of Chen Nan.
As long as Chen Nan said they were friends, he would set a trap for him.
However.
What should he do now?
Say they are not friends?
If so, this scoundrel Chen Nan would definitely go back on his word and not return the one hundred Caiyin Pills that belonged to him.
But if he said they were friends.
What if he set a trap for him?
Save me!
Who can save me?
Steward Wang was panicking.
He didn't know how to answer Chen Nan's question.
At this moment.
Chen Nan took out a Caiyin Pill: "To tell you the truth, Steward Wang, I only have this one Caiyin Pill left. I've consumed all the others."
Steward Wang's face turned pale, devoid of any blood: "Fellow Daoist Chen, I have a bad heart, please don't joke like this!"
"Don't rush."
Chen Nan said: "Although I only have one Caiyin Pill, I also have one Huhun Pill." He then took out a Huhun Pill.
Steward Wang's eyes lit up.
His breathing also became rapid.
He seemed to understand what Chen Nan meant.
"You said before that the market price of one Huhun Pill is two million taels of gold, and it could even double, right?"
"Since that's the case."
"Then I'll sell this Huhun Pill to Qingyun Tower."
"Let's meet halfway, three million taels of gold."
"Deducting the one hundred Caiyin Pills previously owed to Qingyun Tower."
"You need to pay me two million taels of gold."
"Simple arithmetic, I haven't miscalculated this, have I?"
Steward Wang excitedly said: "Fellow Daoist Chen, this calculation is very clear and logical. That's right, I'll immediately..." He trailed off, a尴尬 smile appearing on his face: "Well, we don't have this much money available in a short time."
"How about this, we'll use Shore Flowers to settle the debt?"
"Based on fifty thousand taels of silver per Shore Flower."
"We should give you four hundred Shore Flowers."
"However, this is business."
"Don't we also have some friendship between us, apart from business?"
"So, I'll take the liberty to add twenty more Shore Flowers for Fellow Daoist Chen."
Twenty Shore Flowers might not seem like much.
But they were worth ten million taels of silver.
One thousand taels of gold.
Unexpectedly, Chen Nan was displeased upon hearing this: "So, our friendship is only worth twenty Shore Flowers?"
"Why did I only ask for three million taels of gold for the Huhun Pill sold to Qingyun Tower?"
"Why didn't I ask for four million, or even more?"
"Isn't this because of your face?"
He shook his head with a bitter smile: "I never expected that I would consider you a friend."
"In your eyes, our friendship is only worth twenty Shore Flowers."
"If I had known this earlier, wouldn't it have been easier to sell it to you for four million taels of gold?"
Steward Wang was speechless.
If Chen Nan had sold the Huhun Pill to them for four million taels of gold.
He would have accepted it without hesitation.
After all, this thing was truly rare.
Although buying it for four million wasn't a huge profit.
It would solidify Qingyun Tower's position.
Chen Nan sighed and said with an aged tone: "Steward Wang, business is not just about monetary transactions; business is about human relationships and social etiquette!"
Steward Wang looked ashamed: "Fellow Daoist Chen, what you say is very true. I underestimated our friendship."
"Well then, I will use my utmost authority and give you an additional fifty Shore Flowers."
"How about a total of four hundred and fifty?"
Chen Nan let out a hoarse voice: "If you had given me four hundred, I would have had nothing to say. Since you've given me four hundred and fifty, how can I辜负 your good intentions?"
"Let's do as you say. Please bring the Shore Flowers as soon as possible."
"I'll come to collect the medicine in three days." He then got up and left.
Chen Nan currently possessed a cultivation base of the seventh level of the Caiyin Realm.
If all four hundred and fifty Shore Flowers were refined into pills, he could make two thousand seven hundred of them.
With good luck, he could completely use so many pills to step into the Huhun Realm.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, farewell!"
Steward Wang chased him to the door, his smile as bright as a chrysanthemum, waving at Chen Nan's receding figure.
This time.
They had truly made a huge profit!
After all, the cost of two hundred Shore Flowers was not high.
Exchanging two hundred Shore Flowers for a Huhun Pill was a very worthwhile deal.
He excitedly picked up the glass bottle containing the Huhun Pill and poured out the pill inside.
Upon seeing it.
Steward Wang's expression immediately became more solemn: "Why is it exactly the same as my Huhun Pill?"
"Holy crap!"
"Could these two pills have come from the same batch?"