The female cultivator's face flushed at his question.
"It's nothing much, really. They say it has beauty-enhancing effects when used in medicine..."
She hesitated briefly, but then remembered that the private room had an isolation formation anyway. No one outside could see them.
And so, under Mo Chen's astonished gaze, she offered him a deep ceremonial bow.
"What are you doing, fellow cultivator? I'm not your parent. Why are you bowing to me?"
Seeing that she was about to bow so formally, Mo Chen had intended to stop her. But considering that his actual age was far greater than hers, accepting it would not shave years off his life.
Thus, he did not interrupt and let her complete the bow.
"Fellow cultivator! To tell you the truth, I've long coveted snakebone flowers. I'm willing to buy some privately, on my own behalf. We can negotiate the price!"
Though Mo Chen had accepted her bow for no apparent reason, he still could not understand it. If she wanted to buy them, she could simply buy them. Why bow?
"Miss, why go to such lengths? All the snakebone flowers I have are already here. I haven't held any back."
"I'm willing to pay twice the market price!" the female cultivator said urgently.
"It's not a matter of money. I genuinely don't have any left..."
"Three times!" She gritted her teeth and raised her offer again.
"Ah, I really haven't got a single drop left!"
"Five times!"
Finally, she grew desperate and raised her offer straight to five times the price.
Mo Chen fell silent for a moment after hearing that, secretly delighted.
Hehe, I bluffed it out of her.
The troubled look on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a gentle, apologetic smile.
Mo Chen gave a light cough, and five more