For Chen Fei, any problem that could currently be solved with money was not much of a problem.
Of course, enormous sums of spirit stones were still beyond his means, but green vine dew and purple rhyme saliva could not fetch that sort of price anyway.
However rare they were, they were still only spiritual materials.
Nie Xinru had come to Bianhu City alone to sell her goods. More importantly, although a magic treasure concealed her aura, Chen Fei could still tell that she had yet to recover from serious injuries.
Taken together, those two facts made much of her situation easy to guess.
Thus, Chen Fei had no interest in hearing about a second option. Buying the two spiritual materials with spirit stones was the most straightforward approach.
Chen Fei's blunt refusal froze the smile on Nie Xinru's face.
"If you can fulfill the second option, I would gladly give you both spiritual materials for free!" Nie Xinru said softly.
"That won't be necessary." Chen Fei shook his head.
The smile faded from Nie Xinru's face. She had not expected the man before her to be so impervious to persuasion, unmoved by either oil or salt. Anyone else would at least have heard what the second option was before deciding.
Yet this man refused outright, unwilling to hear even another word.
"Fine!"
Nie Xinru looked at Chen Fei and said, "Since you insist, I won't force the matter. The green vine dew and purple rhyme saliva will cost three thousand mid-grade spirit stones together. If you agree, we can make the trade right now!"
"That's too expensive!" Chen Fei frowned slightly.
"Scarcity makes things precious. Surely you understand that principle." A faint smile returned to Nie Xinru's lips.
Naturally, green vine dew and purple rhyme saliva could not command