"Rabbit~"
Inside the luxuriously decorated room, a young girl, who was putting on a dress, called out towards the door.
Creak!
The door was gently pushed open.
A red-eyed girl with rabbit ears on her head and a baby-like round face rushed in, a look of joy on her face.
"Miss, you're back," the rabbit-eared girl said, her face beaming with surprise. "Master was just asking where you went, and I didn't know what to say."
"Come out with me."
The girl, having just finished dressing, grabbed the rabbit-eared girl's wrist.
"Huh?" The rabbit-eared girl froze. "Miss, you just returned, why are you going out again? If Master finds out, he'll punish you again."
Suddenly, the rabbit-eared girl spotted the straw hat and straw cape under the bed.
"It's none of your business where I'm going, why ask so many questions?" The girl kicked the straw cape inwards and said, "Hurry and come with me. I just saw a shop in this city selling Ice Silkworm Silk."
"Ice Silkworm Silk, this?"
The rabbit-eared girl looked disbelieving, then whispered.
"Miss, you could have just bought it."
"Where would I get the money!" The girl knitted her brows. "I wanted to buy it just now, but my money is all with you, isn't it? Let's go, my Ice Silkworm Silk clothing is only a little bit short of Ice Silkworm Silk. If I miss this chance, I don't know when I'll be able to buy it again."
"Then... then how much money should I bring!"
"Bring it all."
The girl whispered, her gaze fixed.
"I think the shop owner seems to know his business, but also not entirely. He recognizes it as Ice Silkworm Silk, but he doesn't know that it's of top-tier quality. I estimate that three to five thousand would be enough to buy it. But, to be safe, it's better to bring more."
"Top-tier?" The rabbit-eared girl exclaimed.
"Oh, stop dawdling here and hurry up and come with me. If someone else buys it, I'll truly cry my eyes out." The girl tugged the rabbit-eared girl and ran out of the room.
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Ice Silkworm Silk.
Hearing the little devil's urgent words, Chen Yu was puzzled.
"What is it for?"
"Just buy it if I tell you to, buying it is earning money!" the little devil said sternly. "Just buy it quickly, do you think I would trick you?"
"Alright, alright~"
Chen Yu actually trusted the little devil's advice relatively well.
With the words spoken to this extent.
He didn't seem to have any reason not to buy it.
"Let me see."
Chen Yu whispered. Upon hearing this, the sheep-faced owner's eyes lit up. He lightly tapped his ring, and three balls of silk fell onto the counter.
"Look~"
"Little devil," Chen Yu whispered. The little devil, floating before Chen Yu, landed directly on the middle ball of the three.
Compared to the pure white of the other two, with a slight crystalline sheen like ice crystals.
This ball of silk was a bit dark red.
Its appearance seemed very poor!
Seeing the little devil land on that ball, Chen Yu also slightly raised his hand and pointed at that ball.
"This..."
"Hiss, Master, your eyes are truly sharp," the shop owner said with a wry smile. "Actually, this ball with the red veins is the most exquisite, it's the blood-vein type of Ice Silkworm Silk."
"Oh?"
Chen Yu raised his eyebrows slightly.
"It is indeed Ice Silkworm Blood Silk," the little devil whispered. "Hiss, this shouldn't be the case. I don't think the shop owner has much discernment, for him to recognize it as blood-vein. Besides, it's not pure blood-colored, this is blood-vein that has been stored for decades. Most people wouldn't recognize it."
"Oh? What if he's not like most people?" Chen Yu mused inwardly.
"Impossible. If he truly recognized blood-vein, he would have rushed to the royal city to sell it long ago. Why would he keep blood-vein in this small, broken city-state."
"Is he bluffing us?" Chen Yu thought.
"Most likely!"
The little devil crossed its arms and sneered.
"I don't believe he can recognize it anyway. Go and try to get some information out of him, see if he truly understands or is pretending to. Tricking him, isn't that your specialty?"
Chen Yu: "..."
Tricking.
It had actually become his specialty.
Chen Yu didn't refute this; when it came to deceiving people, he did indeed have some skills.
"Heh..."
After a brief silence, Chen Yu reached out and grasped the dark red ball of Ice Silkworm Blood Silk.
"Shop owner, I'm supporting your business like this, isn't it a bit wrong of you to act like this?" Chen Yu chuckled, holding the blood-vein silk. "You say this is blood-vein."
"Indeed, it is blood-vein."
"Ice Silkworm Blood Silk, its specialty lies in the word 'blood'," Chen Yu pointed at the ball of silk. "Look at your ball, it's dark red, not pure blood-colored at all. This is clearly a substandard product among Ice Silkworm Silks!"
"Sir, you..."
"Fine, if you insist, then keep it."
Chen Yu directly placed the blood-vein silk on the counter and pointed to the other two balls of silk.
"I'll take these two balls. You keep the blood-vein silk."
Instantly, the sheep-faced shop owner hesitated.
He indeed didn't know much about Ice Silkworm Silk, and wasn't entirely sure if the dark red ball was blood-vein. He had only read in some ancient texts that blood-vein existed in Ice Silkworm Silk, but blood-vein was pure blood-colored, which was inconsistent with the dark red in front of him.
In fact, he suspected that this was likely not genuine blood-vein.
He was just trying to gamble!
If Chen Yu didn't recognize it, he would make a substantial profit from the blood-vein.
Unfortunately—
What Chen Yu had just said clearly indicated that he recognized Ice Silkworm Blood Silk.
"Sir, please take a closer look, this is truly blood-vein," the sheep-faced shop owner said. "Really, the color might look a bit off..."
"Stop, hold on!"
Chen Yu didn't listen to the sheep-man's shaking head.
"We're both knowledgeable people. I can understand you. How about this, these two balls of Ice Silkworm Silk have good quality, and I like them very much. As for the one in the middle, its quality is too poor, but it is still Ice Silkworm Silk. At this quality, it would be difficult to sell at a high price if you sold it separately, so I'll do a good deed and take it all."
"Think about it."
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"Miss, please walk a bit slower~"
The rabbit-eared girl trotted behind. The girl in front had hurried footsteps; her heart was set on obtaining the Ice Silkworm Silk quickly.
"You hurry up!"
The girl kept looking back to urge her on.
Ice Silkworm Silk.
It was rare and sought after.
To encounter Ice Silkworm Silk in such a small city-state was already immense luck. Moreover, she had seen the quality at that time, and it was definitely top-tier.
She absolutely had to acquire this Ice Silkworm Silk.
The girl hurried along, her mind fixated on the Ice Silkworm Silk, and finally arrived at the clothing shop.
As soon as she entered—
She saw Chen Yu reaching out to take the Ice Silkworm Silk from the counter.
"You stop that!"
A sharp cry erupted from the girl's mouth. She then lunged forward with a swift movement, placing her hand on Chen Yu's.
Her eyes were fixed directly on the sheep-faced shop owner.
"I want this Ice Silkworm Silk!"
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Author's notes:
Ah~~~ Big bites~~~~