The Sword God of the Universe
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Chapter 197: Chapter 197: The Lion’s Mouth Opens Wide Chapter 197: Chapter 197: The Lion’s Mouth Opens Wide “The Zhao Family even shows me great respect, what is your Jing Family in comparison?

In front of me, Long Chenyu, you still act so arrogantly?

Do I, Long Chenyu, really need to lower myself before your Jing Family?

“Directly ask them to leave?” Li Er hesitated somewhat.

“Manager, if we directly drive them away, won’t we offend the Jing Family?

After all, the South District Market is now under the control of the Jing Family, and Fourth Elder Jing Tianying is the manager of the market…” Li Er slightly bowed, his gaze looking towards Long Chenyu.

“And there’s Jing Yan,” Li Er continued.

“Although he is young, his status in the Jing Family is already extremely high.

I heard that even the City Lord shows him great favor; it’s unclear what their relationship is.”

Long Chenyu’s gaze flickered.

After pondering for a brief moment, he spoke again.

“They want to see me, and I must meet with them?

Then wouldn’t I lose face?

Go out, and tell them that I’m busy with something important right now and don’t have time to meet with them.

Tell them to come back another time.”

Long Chenyu had obviously been spoiled, he was not foolish, nor was he so arrogant as to disregard everyone else.

However, he had developed a habit of basking in others’ flattery.

“Yes!” Seeing that Long Chenyu’s attitude was firm, Li Er nodded in agreement.

“Heh heh…

Manager Long, truly a busy man!”

At that moment, the voice of Jing Tianying came from outside the room.

Jing Tianying and Jing Yan had been waiting downstairs for a moment and, not seeing Long Chenyu, they went upstairs themselves.

They also overheard the conversation between Long Chenyu and Li Er.

The ordinary employees in the shops on the first floor naturally didn’t dare to stop Jing Tianying.

“Haha!

Fourth Elder, please come in!” Hearing the voice, a gleam of light condensed in Long Chenyu’s eyes as he laughed out loud.

Li Er moved quickly, instantly retreating several steps.

Jing Yan and his two companions then promptly entered the room.

“I had no idea the Fourth Elder was coming; I apologize for not welcoming you from afar.

Please don’t take offense.” Long Chenyu, sitting in his seat, did not stand up but merely clasped his hands slightly and smiled with narrowed eyes.

Jing Tianying’s eyes also condensed.

This Long Chenyu…

he was blatantly lying!

Unaware of the arrival of Jing Tianying and his companions?

No one would believe such a claim!

Moreover, Long Chenyu could not possibly fail to realize that Jing Tianying and the others had overheard his conversation with Li Er!

To utter such words at this time clearly meant that Long Chenyu simply did not care about Jing Tianying and his companions.

“Manager Long, there’s no need to stand on ceremony!” Jing Tianying took a light breath and waved his hand as he spoke, his eyes fixed on Long Chenyu.

“Please, have a seat!” Long Chenyu gestured for Jing Tianying and his companions to sit on the chairs at each side.

Jing Tianying glanced at Jing Yan, who nodded back with a light smile.

All three took seats to the side.

“Fourth Elder, might I know the reason for your visit to my shop?

We always pay the management fees on time!” Long Chenyu asked slyly.

“It’s not about the taxes; we indeed have a matter to discuss with you, Manager Long!

Jing Yan, will you do the talking?” Jing Tianying looked towards Jing Yan.

“All right!” Jing Yan responded.

“Manager Long, I’ll be straightforward!” Jing Yan’s gaze shifted, looking towards Long Chenyu.

Now, Jing Yan certainly understood what the Fourth Elder meant when he said this shop could be tricky to deal with.

This man called Long Chenyu clearly wasn’t inclined to give face to the Jing Family.

Courteous words probably would be of no use; it’s better to state the intentions directly and see his reaction.

“I’d like to buy this shop; I wonder if Manager Long is willing to part with it!” Jing Yan said.

“Hmm?” Long Chenyu was slightly startled.

He had not expected that Jing Yan and the others had come with the intention of buying his shop.

“Haha…” Then, Long Chenyu laughed out loud.

“Young Master Jing Yan, you must be joking, right?

The Jing Family wants to buy my shop?” Long Chenyu had no intention whatsoever of selling his weapon shop.

“Manager Long, it’s not the Jing Family that wants to buy this shop; it’s me personally who wants to buy it,” Jing Yan said to Long Chenyu with a smile.

Long Chenyu was again slightly startled.

What did Jing Yan mean?

Although this shop was not very large, its value was certainly not low.

To buy it, even if not including the stockpile of weapons, would require at least tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.

Including the inventory, buying everything could require close to a hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

Could Jing Yan produce that many Spirit Stones?

Long Chenyu knew that Jing Yan was powerful, but for a teenage Innate Martial Artist to casually take out 100,000 Spirit Stones?

Was that possible?

You must understand, the entire Jing Family’s annual income, after deducting various expenses, might only amount to a surplus of roughly 200,000 to 300,000 Spirit Stones.

Could a teenage Jing Yan really produce 100,000 Spirit Stones all at once?

Long Chenyu, of course, did not believe it.

Even he could not produce so many Spirit Stones in cash at once.

So, what was Jing Yan implying?

Could it be that he wanted to purchase his shop at a price far below the market value?

Did he intend to use the power of the Jing Family to pressure him?

At this thought, Long Chenyu’s face suddenly changed.

Am I, Long Chenyu, so easily bullied?

They’ve picked the wrong person to bully!

“Is Young Master Jing Yan joking?” Long Chenyu asked with a dark face as he looked at Jing Yan.

“Do I look like I’m joking, Manager Long?” Jing Yan smiled and said, “Manager Long, I really want to buy this shop, and I sincerely hope you can transfer it to me.

The price is negotiable!”

“Young Master Jing Yan, do you know how much this shop is worth?” Long Chenyu asked in a grave voice.

“I have some understanding, and I took a look at the weapons inventory in the shop just now.

Adding up the shop itself, roughly speaking, the value should be about 70,000 to 80,000 Spirit Stones,” Jing Yan said.

Downstairs earlier, Jing Yan had already estimated the value of the weapons displayed in the shop.

Though there might be some inventory not taken out from the storeroom, it surely wouldn’t be too substantial.

All things considered, it wouldn’t exceed 100,000 Spirit Stones.

“Oh?” Hearing the price Jing Yan mentioned, Long Chenyu was also somewhat surprised.

It seemed that Jing Yan was indeed serious about buying his shop.

“Do you plan to buy the entire shop for 80,000 Spirit Stones?” Long Chenyu raised his eyebrows.

“Yes!

If Manager Long is willing to part with it, I can pay the 80,000 Spirit Stones immediately,” Jing Yan nodded and said.

“Hehe, Young Master Jing Yan is too hasty!

I had no intention of selling this shop, but since you, Young Master Jing Yan, want to buy it, I can’t deny you face.

However, a price of 80,000 Spirit Stones is just a bit too low!” Long Chenyu’s eyes narrowed.

So far, he still didn’t know what Jing Yan wanted to do with the shop.

But it seemed Jing Yan was very eager to buy it quickly.

Long Chenyu was in no urgent need of Spirit Stones and saw no reason to rush the sale to Jing Yan.

Since Jing Yan was so keen, why not charge him an extra sum of Spirit Stones?

“What does Manager Long mean, then?

How many Spirit Stones do you want in order to sell this shop?” Jing Yan asked with a frown.

“Hmm, according to market value, this shop would be worth around 100,000 Spirit Stones, right?

But, there is also a significant potential value inside.

The key point is, I personally have no desire to sell this shop.

If you, Young Master Jing Yan, really want to buy it, taking your face into account, 130,000 Spirit Stones will do,” Long Chenyu thought to himself and blurted out 130,000.

Upon hearing this figure, even Jing Tianying’s gaze changed!

This bastard is really opening his mouth wide!

The real value of this shop certainly does not exceed 100,000 Spirit Stones.

Even taking into account a premium, 100,000 Spirit Stones would be the utmost.

But Long Chenyu was asking for 130,000, which was practically treating Jing Yan as an easy mark!

“If Young Master Jing Yan can’t accept this price, then I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do!” Long Chenyu added another sentence.

Asking for 130,000, he indeed had the intention of opening his mouth wide.

In fact, if Jing Yan were willing to pay 100,000 Spirit Stones for the shop, it could be sold.

The shop’s value did not reach 100,000 Spirit Stones, and he was very clear about that.

With 100,000 Spirit Stones, he could easily buy another similar shop elsewhere and even have a surplus.

Long Chenyu was also ready for Jing Yan to bargain.

After all, when dealing with a transaction of tens of thousands of Spirit Stones, even Innate Strong People would not be indifferent.

“It’s a deal!” Jing Yan’s eyes flashed, and finally, he spoke decisively, “130,000 it is!”

“Uncle Chenxing, could you take care of the next steps with Manager Long?

It would be best to settle matters quickly,” Jing Yan said to Jing Chenxing who was sitting beside him.

“Okay!” Jing Chenxing nodded.

“Ha-ha, Young Master Jing Yan is indeed straightforward!

Then it’s settled!” Long Chenyu declared with a swing of his arm, laughing out loud.

130,000, he had made a huge profit!

Does Jing Yan have a screw loose?

Spending 130,000 on this shop, isn’t that like having too many Spirit Stones and nowhere to spend them?

Of course, for him, Long Chenyu, this was good news.

As for how Jing Yan came to have so many Spirit Stones, that was not something he needed to concern himself with!

“Manager Long, we’ll take our leave first!

My Uncle Chenxing will handle the specifics of the transfer with you,” Jing Yan stood up and said indifferently.

He couldn’t be bothered to waste any more words with someone like Long Chenyu.

The price of 130,000 Spirit Stones was indeed high.

But Jing Yan really didn’t want to waste any more time.

Of course, if Long Chenyu fell into the hands of Jing Yan in the future, Jing Yan would certainly not show any mercy.

Outside the shop!

“Jing Yan, isn’t this price too high?” Jing Tianying frowned and said to Jing Yan.

Inside the shop, in front of Long Chenyu, Jing Tianying couldn’t say much.

He knew that Jing Yan was in a hurry to build the Pill Tower.

But spending tens of thousands more Spirit Stones pained him!

Jing Tianying, an Innate Peak Expert, would not be completely indifferent to tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.

“It is high!” Jing Yan nodded, “Fourth Elder, you’re right, this Long Chenyu is hard to deal with, I don’t want to dither with him and waste time.

He’d better pray not to fall into my hands in the future, or I’ll make sure he regrets it!”