The person who stumbled in had graying hair and an aged appearance, but his eyes were bright and full of vitality.
The shopkeeper's expression instantly turned extremely awkward. Seeing this, Zhou Tian Huo Lian naturally knew what was going on, but he was not in a hurry to distance himself. He continued to bend over to examine the deeply colored wonder of heaven and earth inside the jade bottle.
Because he was too close, the piercing cold qi seeped up, making him turn his head away and sneeze. Then he straightened up, feeling the chill spin through his sea of consciousness until it made him somewhat dizzy.
This sort of thing actually counted as being tainted?
Zhou Tian Huo Lian began to look forward to this trading assembly.
However, he would definitely not meddle in this current mess. He nodded to the cultivator who had stumbled in:
"I'm just looking... you two can continue."
The aged cultivator glared fiercely at the shopkeeper. When he turned to Zhou Tian Huo Lian, his expression had already smoothed out, and his aged face revealed the customary composure and grit: "This Daoist friend, I was being rash just now. My humble self is Xu Bo, may I ask Daoist friend's honored name?"
"Zhou Tian Huo Lian."
Xu Bo uttered an "oh" and almost had nothing more to say. Clearly, this person was also not very skilled at socializing, and moreover he had never heard of Zhou Tian Huo Lian's reputation. After a brief pause, he spoke: "Two hours ago, I was also coaxed by this unscrupulous merchant to come here. At the time, the terms were discussed very well—I was to trade an Innate Secret Treasure. I specifically went back... and brought it for him, only to find out he would haggle like this!"