Head Shopkeeper Zhu said in a low voice, "What exactly do you want, sir? Just say it plainly."
Xu Yi said, "I've made inquiries. You've been holding on to this True Dragon Eye for thirty years, and now no one's interested in it anymore. Of course, you can keep hiding it away. But if someone publicly offers a high price and Si Fang Zhai still refuses to sell, I wonder what people will think of your shop."
Si Fang Zhai had used the True Dragon Eye to entice people for decades. Its main purpose was to draw in customers. They had put it up for sale repeatedly, each time at an exorbitant price that drove buyers away. Now, if someone offered far more than it was worth and Si Fang Zhai still refused to sell...
Then everything Si Fang Zhai had done before would clearly show that it had been stringing its customers along. Once that reputation spread, it would deal a fatal blow to an old-established trading house. Xu Yi had done his homework well, and having run a shop himself, he knew all the tricks of the trade.
Now, to get his hands on the True Dragon Eye, he was willing to go all out. He wouldn't hesitate to use any means necessary.
"And you still claim that isn't a threat? You're nothing but a little Yang Fish cultivator. Who gave you the nerve to come stir up trouble at my Si Fang Zhai?" In an instant, Head Shopkeeper Zhu's face darkened.
Xu Yi clasped his hands and said, "Si Fang Zhai is open for business. I trust the head shopkeeper's character." As he spoke, he started walking away. He was just about to step outside when Head Shopkeeper Zhu called him back. He truly didn't dare let