Xu Yi waved a hand. "Don't worry. I'm just taking a gamble. I refuse to believe a prefect's legacy could be worth less than two thousand Wish Pearls. We'll stick to what we agreed before: you take the heirloom from your family, and the rest goes to me."
Tao Jingshan looked ashamed and was about to speak, but Xu Yi cut in. "Let's get one thing straight first. You'll be the one bidding, but the token that controls Sanyang Mountain's wards has to stay with me."
Tao Jingshan's expression changed at once. "That doesn't seem right, Brother Xu. Your cultivation is higher than mine, and mine is lower. Do you really think I'd dare try anything in front of you?"
Xu Yi replied, "Brother Tao comes from Biyou Academy. You must have some hidden trump cards. Besides, in the Transcendent Realm, it's hardly unheard-of for someone at the first level to kill someone at the fourth in a single strike. Most importantly, Brother Tao, you know the formation concealing the treasure. If the jade token controlling the mountain gate falls into your hands again, you could kick me aside. What could I do about it? Not to mention, because of you, I'll have to spend an extra two thousand Wish Pearls."
Tao Jingshan stared at Xu Yi in a daze. He felt that what the other man said made perfect sense. If he kept arguing, he really would be acting like a scoundrel.
No, wait. Since when had he known about the formation concealing the treasure? He'd made that up!
Tao Jingshan's face flushed red, but no matter what, he couldn't bring himself to bring it up again. He felt utterly aggrieved.
"Brother Tao, make up your mind. If you won't agree, then our earlier deal is off, and I'll