Chapter 74

Zhao Song sneered, "My grudge with Stick King is deep, I really want his life! However, I wouldn't go to such lengths to come all the way to the Cargo Selling Family's territory to settle it."

Xu Deng nodded gloomily and said, "It was my negligence. Brother Zhao, what did Nephew Tan Xian promise you? The Cargo Selling Family will pay double."

Zhao Song waved his hand and said, "What he can give me, you cannot. Don't waste your effort." He seemed to be in a good mood, though a bit impatient, he didn't appear angry.

Kuai Qi suddenly said, "Could it be a sophisticated spear technique?"

Zhao Song tilted his head and looked at him curiously, "Brother Kuai, you have a sharp mind!"

Kuai Qi sighed, "I just figured it out, I must be incredibly stupid."

Xu Deng was embarrassed, thinking to himself, if you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have figured it out either! He made a decision in his mind.

"The Cargo Selling Family must compensate Tan Yu double to clear my conscience!"

He looked at Tan Sanzhuan, "Little Brother Sanzhuan, do you still want to fight?"

Tan Sanzhuan shook his head, "We, the Wuling Savages, respect the strong. Since Spear King Zhao is here, we won't fight here."

He had already figured it out. If Sima Yin were to help Tan Yu, how could Zhao Song let him fight to the death? Fortunately, there was a backup plan, otherwise, he would have been truly frustrated by Tan Yu today.

This kid is really troublesome!

Shi Huang snorted, "Since you're not fighting, get off the mountain quickly! If you keep loitering around, I might lose my patience and act first."

Sheng Chang and Zeng Xiaodie were furious. This old man, he's taking advantage and acting smug! They were about to draw their weapons and fight.

Tang Nanzhu quickly pulled Sheng Chang, and Zeng Yinyin held back Xiaodie.

"Let's go! We'll see you at the auction tomorrow!"

Tan Sanzhuan bowed to everyone, turned his wolf-tooth club upside down, and tapped the ground lightly. The black powder on the club fell off, and it returned to its original cold, shiny state.

Xu Deng smiled, "Good, good! Brother Sanzhuan, see you tomorrow!"

The Wuling Savages' experts withdrew.

Tan Yu let out a light sigh. His uncle and the others were really nice to him, but it was difficult for him to stay here, neither fighting nor yielding.

Xu Deng turned to look at Tan Yu, opened his mouth to speak, but Kuai Qi had already stepped forward, grabbed Tan Yu, and said, "Little friend Tan, may I have a word with you?"

"Ah, Mr. Kuai, what is it?" Tan Yu was puzzled. Why couldn't he say it in front of everyone?

Kuai Qi pulled Tan Yu and turned north. After walking about ten zhang, he stopped.

Tan Yu looked around. At this distance, unless someone was intentionally eavesdropping with special skills, it would be impossible to hear below the Dark Realm.

"Little friend, are you really Tan Jingfu's nephew?"

Tan Yu nodded. Many people already knew this, so there was no point in hiding it.

"That's great. Someone asked me to deliver a message to you."

Tan Yu's bright eyes looked at Kuai Qi, waiting for him to continue.

"Water deepens and returns, trees fall and return to their roots."

(Author's note: According to "Xunzi: On Benevolence," it says, "Water deepens and returns, trees fall and return to their roots." The latter part is too vulgar and doesn't fit the messenger's identity, so it has been slightly modified.)

Tan Yu frowned, what does that mean? Is this taking advantage of my lack of education!

"That person only said this much. I have delivered the message. Also, for your help today, I will repay you in the future." Kuai Qi saw Tan Yu's embarrassment, smiled, and didn't explain further. He bowed and turned back.

Zhao Song saw the two return and immediately asked, "Tan Yu, our deal?"

Tan Yu smiled bitterly, this was one after another.

Xu Deng smiled bitterly as well, there was even someone cutting in line.

Tan Yu walked to Zhao Song, leaned close to his ear, and whispered a few words. After thinking for a moment, he said a few more. This went on several times.

At first, Zhao Song nodded slightly, muttering, "So that's it... That's how it is... Good..." But when he heard a certain part, he suddenly froze, as if lost in deep thought.

After Tan Yu finished reciting the incantation, he didn't care whether Zhao Song understood or not, stepped back, and walked directly to Xu Deng.

"Mr. Xu, I know you have something to say to me."

Xu Deng smiled foolishly, "Now I suddenly feel like there's nothing to say!" He handed Tan Yu a large leather bag.

"Your winnings, I've exchanged them for gold ingots, one pound each, there are three hundred here, a total of three hundred gold pieces. Take good care of them."

Tan Yu didn't hesitate, took the bag, and wow, it was so heavy!

Three hundred gold pieces, that's three hundred pounds of gold. In the Han dynasty, one pound was equivalent to half a modern pound, so it weighed about 150 pounds.

This leather bag of gold weighed 150 pounds. Fortunately, they were all in the Dark Realm, otherwise, it would have been quite a sight.

"By the way, here's a token for you. I'll send a special carriage to pick you up tomorrow."

Tan Yu took the small plain token, which felt cool and smooth to the touch. He looked down and saw it was a finely polished flat jade gui, about the size of a thumb, with a circular seal character carved on each side, but he didn't recognize them.

"This is the Cargo Selling Family's Mingyu Token. The front is 'Cargo,' the back is 'Xu.' It's a top-tier VIP token. Little friend, take good care of it. At the auction, you only need to pay 50% of the actual price." Xu Deng transmitted this information directly.

Tan Yu was overjoyed. He was worried about his lack of funds, but he never expected such a windfall.

50% of the actual price, that's half price!

The auction actually has a half-price VIP card! It's something he couldn't even dream of!

Super awesome!

This was what he needed even more.

Tan Yu happily hid it and bowed, "Thank you, thank you very much!"

Xu Deng laughed, "I'm glad you like it." He looked around, the transactions were almost complete, and he clapped his hands, "We've had a great day, let's go. What about you, Brother Kuai?"

Kuai Qi said, "Yes, I'll go with you!" He glanced at Huang Zhong, who nodded.

Xu Deng and Kuai Qi apologized to everyone, Xu Deng sat on an eight-person sedan chair, and had his subordinates prepare a small sedan chair for Kuai Qi. They hurriedly went down the mountain.

As the host of today's auction, Xu Deng should have waited for all the guests to leave before packing up, otherwise, it would be impolite.

However, he had two personal reasons to leave quickly.

First, he needed to personally report the Lai De incident to the Cargo Selling Family's representative in the Transformation Realm. A Transformation Realm master causing trouble here was not something Xu Deng could handle alone.

Second, the bottle of Cold Ice Ginseng Pills that Zhao Song gave him to exchange for the spear technique, he didn't leave it with Tan Yu. Tan Yu had already won a bottle, and Xu Deng judged that Tan Yu didn't need a second one for the time being. Additionally, keeping this bottle at the Cargo Selling Family was a form of indirect assurance from Spear King. If anything went wrong, Spear King would definitely help. He had to consider his family's interests.

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PS: Thank you for the support from classmate Zhuguang Shuanghun.

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