Selling Spirit Beasts

Early the next morning, Meng Haoran led the younger members of the clan, pulling carts loaded with dozens of Spirit Beasts as they hurried toward Qingyang County Town.

During this period, Meng Haoran's cultivation of Spirit Beasts within the Xinghua Village Meng Family had received the approval of all the Meng Family's higher-ups.

The Meng Family had previously raised a small number of Spirit Beasts as well, but those Spirit Beasts had all been for the Meng Family's own use.

Selling Spirit Beasts on a large scale in Qingyang County Town was still a first for the Meng Family.

Therefore, whether it was Meng Family Patriarch Meng Jingshan or the younger Meng Family member Meng Xiaoran, both held enormous expectations for this sale of Spirit Beasts.

For this sale, Meng Luohai led the group, while Meng Haoran presided over the selling.

As for the location, they chose the very spot where Lin Qingbai had sold Spirit Beasts last time—West Market!

The reason the Meng Family chose to sell Spirit Beasts at the place where the Lin Family had made fools of themselves was to shatter the Rogue Cultivators' prejudice against the Meng Family!

In the blink of an eye, Meng Haoran and his group arrived at West Market.

It was still the same time, still the same platform used for selling Spirit Beasts.

The difference was that the people selling Spirit Beasts were no longer from the Lin Family, but from the Meng Family.

As Meng Haoran arranged the displays on the platform, Meng Luohai walked over from behind him and asked, "Hao Ran, you'll be in charge of selling the Spirit Beasts this time. After all, you raised these Spirit Beasts yourself. You know them far better than I do when it comes to introducing them to customers."

Meng Haoran replied, "Alright, Clan Uncle Luohai. You can just wait in the back and count the money!"

He had complete confidence in the quality of the Spirit Beasts he had brought. They would definitely fetch a good price in West Market!

Meng Luohai laughed heartily. "Alright, then I'll borrow your auspicious words!"

As soon as his words fell, Meng Haoran pulled out a triangular flag bearing the character "Meng."

Meng Haoran stepped onto the platform, vigorously waving the triangular flag in his hand as he called out, "Meng Family Spirit Beasts are officially on sale today!"

The moment those words rang out, the passing pedestrians around them were startled.

Some stopped in their tracks and gathered before the platform, staring at Meng Haoran and the triangular flag in his hand.

"Isn't that someone from the Xinghua Village Meng Family?"

"Yeah! A few days ago, they were the ones who exposed the Xinghua Village Lin Family for selling inferior Spirit Beasts!"

"So why are they selling Spirit Beasts themselves now?"

"That's perfectly normal! The Meng Family must have seen the profits the Lin Family made from selling Spirit Beasts!"

"I wonder what the quality of the Spirit Beasts sold by the Meng Family is like compared to those sold by the Lin Family?"

Standing alone atop the platform, Meng Haoran watched more and more pedestrians gather and listened to their discussions.

Meng Haoran firmly planted the triangular flag on the platform and shouted, "Those passing by! Those walking past! Don't miss out! Today is the first time our Meng Family is selling Spirit Beasts in West Market. Please come and take a look!"

Someone in the crowd below asked, "Hey, kid! A few days ago, the Lin Family sold some Spirit Beasts here too, but all their Spirit Beasts were of inferior quality. If I remember correctly, it was your Meng Family that exposed them! What now? It's only been a few days, and your Meng Family has come to take the Lin Family's place?"

As soon as those words fell, another wave of discussion rose from the crowd below.

"When I was young, I read some storybooks and dreamed of becoming a great hero who drew his sword when he saw injustice. That day, the Lin Family disregarded the market order of West Market and violated human decency and morality by selling inferior Spirit Beasts right on this platform. When I encountered such an unjust and unfair matter, I naturally had to expose it. May I ask, brother, where did our Meng Family go wrong?"

Seeing that the man had nothing to say, Meng Haoran continued, "The purpose of West Market is to ensure everything finds its need. If you need talismans for protection, our Meng Family can sell you talismans. If you need Spirit Pattern Wheat for cultivation, our Meng Family can sell you Spirit Pattern Wheat. If you need Spirit Beasts to guard your homes, protect your courtyards, and tend your spirit plant fields, why can't our Meng Family sell Spirit Beasts to you in West Market?"

When he finished, a burst of cheers immediately rose from the crowd.

Seeing this, Meng Haoran's confidence surged. He casually led out a Mysterious Earth Barbarian Bull and said, "Previously, the Lin Family also sold a Mysterious Earth Barbarian Bull, but their Mysterious Earth Barbarian Bull had taken Revitalization Powder. This medicinal powder not only harms the Mysterious Earth Barbarian Bull itself, but may also alter its temperament, causing it to accidentally injure its owner. Today, before all you uncles, aunts, and fellow townsfolk, I dare guarantee that every Spirit Beast sold by our Meng Family is absolutely free of any problems, and none of them have been fed any Revitalization Powder!"

Someone below the platform asked, "You guarantee it? How can you guarantee it?"

Meng Haoran replied, "For any Spirit Beast sold from my hands today, if it develops any issues of its own within the next three months, you may come find me. Our Meng Family will never deny the debt, and we will refund one and compensate three!"

The moment the ultimate weapon of "refund one and compensate three" came out, it instantly ignited everyone's desire to buy.

All that's left is a spark!

Thinking this, Meng Haoran suddenly spotted Zhang Mingyuan from that day and called out, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, it has been several days since we last met. I hope you have been well. Have you bought a Spirit Beast that suits your heart these past few days?"

Zhang Mingyuan frowned and replied, "Not yet. But how much is the Mysterious Earth Barbarian Bull you're holding?"

Meng Haoran smiled and asked, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, how many Spirit Stones did the Mysterious Earth Barbarian Bull you bought from the Lin Family cost that day?"

Zhang Mingyuan spat and replied, "Damn it, they swindled this old man out of eight hundred Spirit Stones!"

Meng Haoran clapped his hands. "Good! Since the Lin Family sold one to you for eight hundred Spirit Stones, and since Fellow Daoist Zhang and I have met before, I'll give you a friendship price for the Mysterious Earth Barbarian Bull in my hand—six hundred Spirit Stones. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Zhang?"

"Six hundred Spirit Stones?"

Zhang Mingyuan was immensely curious. He turned and climbed onto the platform, crouching down to carefully inspect the Mysterious Earth Barbarian Bull in Meng Haoran's hand. In a low voice, he said, "This Mysterious Earth Barbarian Bull is indeed of fine quality. Its flesh is firm, its build is just right. It's a good Spirit Beast!"

Zhang Mingyuan raised his head, looked at Meng Haoran, and asked, "Kid, your family's Spirit Beasts really haven't been fed medicinal powders like Revitalization Powder?"

Meng Haoran made a reassuring gesture and replied, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, just buy it. If this Mysterious Earth Barbarian Bull develops any problems of its own within three months, our Meng Family will absolutely compensate you with one thousand eight hundred Spirit Stones according to the rule of refund one and compensate three!"

Zhang Mingyuan stood up, looked into Meng Haoran's eyes, and declared, "Alright! I'll buy it! Where do I pay the Spirit Stones?"

"Fellow Daoist Zhang is truly generous!"

Meng Haoran clasped his fists with a smile. "Come, hand over the Mysterious Earth Barbarian Bull to Fellow Daoist Zhang!"

Just as Meng Haoran was rejoicing, a familiar voice suddenly sounded from not far away.

"Give me a Spirit Beast too!"

Meng Haoran turned back, delight rising in his heart. "Master Hu?"