Price Negotiation

In the top-floor sitting room.

Once the door closed, the clamor outside was shut away.

Yu Sanniang reclined languidly on a cushioned couch, relaxed in a bright red cheongsam.

A faint smile played at her lips. She knew exactly how to probe and handle young talents fresh out of the gate.

Dangle a little benefit before them, and these hot-blooded youths would readily lower their guard.

But Lu Zhen did not blush and look away like an ordinary sect disciple.

He sat down with his legs spread, swept his gaze over Yu Sanniang without restraint, and even... twitched his nose twice.

Yu Sanniang paused.

What is this boy sniffing at?

Then she giggled. Clearly, he was an old hand who would not loose an arrow until he saw the rabbit.

"You have a sharp pair of eyes, Young Master Lu." Unoffended, Yu Sanniang poured him tea herself and pushed the cup over. "But I am curious. You were nowhere near this dazzling back at the Special Training Camp.

"If I had known a monster like you was there, the Mengpin House scouts would have put word on my desk long ago."

She leaned forward slightly and met Lu Zhen's eyes. "Young Master Lu... is this Second Law Realm the full extent of what you have up your sleeve?"

She needed to learn what he was capable of.

The betting odds for the grand examination could mean a swing of tens of millions of Mystic Crystals on the smallest margin.

If the boy was still hiding his strength, Mengpin House could give events a nudge and reap a fortune.

Lu Zhen lifted his teacup and took a sip, sidestepping her probe.

Swish.

A set of dark yellow Earth Fiend Sea-Calming Pearls and a rosewood box containing the Five Aggregates Lingzhi appeared