With temptation before her, desire burned through Strathas. She could hardly wait to swallow him whole, and was distracted when it came to bargaining. "What do you want? Don't ask for the moon. If the price is right, take the money and get out of my sight."
"Do you think Divine Artifacts are rotten cabbages at a market? Five, six, seven, eight of them? One at most." Strathas had unwittingly fallen into Luo Qian's pricing trap. He put on a pained expression. "Your Highness, you can't be so unfair, or the quality won't be this good next time. Besides, people-smuggling is a serious crime these days..."
Strathas pulled out a pouch and tossed it to him. "Rainbow Gems. I seized them from the Primordial Battlefield years ago. They aren't Divine Artifacts, but they're even more precious." Luo Qian knew she liked to boast. He wouldn't believe she had "seized" anything there if you beat him to death. More likely, she had skulked around the battlefield's edge and picked them up.
"What are these gems for?" Inside the pouch were seven gems of different colors. "Well... I'm not entirely sure. They should fit into Magic Devices." Luo Qian tucked them into his robe. "That won't do. The exalted Strathas's word carries the weight of nine cauldrons. You promised a Divine Artifact!"
"Well..." Strathas grew anxious. "Fine. I'll give you another half-Divine Artifact. The two together count as one, all right?" A staff flew into Luo Qian's hand. It looked familiar, but before he could ask, Strathas roared, "Get out already!" Nine heads speaking together made quite an impression. Luo Qian didn't look back.
Only then did Li Tang find a chance to speak. He had more or less guessed Luo Qian had sold him, though he still had no idea what