The moment I said this, Miao Yongzhi and Official Luo Tian's expressions both changed. Official Luo stretched out a hand to stop me. "Immortal Xia, the Divine Firmament Prefecture isn't somewhere just anyone can barge into. Besides, anything from the Great Wilderness has to be appraised by our Office of Artifact Management. How can you bypass us and go to the Divine Firmament Prefecture instead? Not only would that be an abuse of authority, but the Divine Firmament Prefecture might even charge you with trespassing into a military stronghold. That would be most unwise!"
I let out a cold laugh. "Whether it's trespassing is hard to say. And selling things isn't illegal, is it? I'll just stand at the entrance of the Divine Firmament Prefecture and hawk my wares. Whether the immortals there buy them or not doesn't matter to me. Those who want to buy can invite me inside. Those who don't can watch me carry away the Star Box. It's a willing transaction on both sides."
Official Luo and Miao Yongzhi immediately exchanged glances. Miao Yongzhi promptly said, "Immortal Xia, this really is somewhat undignified. Since you're dissatisfied with the price, we can have Official Luo raise it a little. Wouldn't it be better if both sides were satisfied?"
I secretly laughed. There was no doubt that Miao Yongzhi was on Official Luo's side. Wasn't this just the two of them joining forces to swindle me?
"Exactly! If the price isn't suitable, we can discuss it further. How about this? I'll make an exception for you. Let's not even mention one year's worth of third-grade immortal energy. Doubling that still wouldn't show the sincerity of our Office of Artifact Management. We'll purchase this Star Box with three years' worth of third-grade immortal energy. How does that sound, Immortal