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"Hmph! Do you think I'd tell you?" Li Xiaoya faltered at the question, then gave a cold snort.
"If you don't wish to say, fellow Daoist, I won't ask!" The cultivator paused, then smiled faintly. He hurried on with another smile, "If you don't wish to say, we'll leave it at that!" After a pause, he continued without the slightest change in expression, "Then shall we discuss the price again, fellow Daoist?"
What's a crooked merchant? This fellow is the very picture of one! Li Xiaoya cursed inwardly, but his voice kept others a thousand miles away as he said, "Forget it. If they're four million spirit stones apiece, keep them for yourself! I'm not going to be your sucker! At worst, I'll just post a bounty at the Bounty Hall!"
"Heh heh! You misunderstand, fellow Daoist! You misunderstand!" The cultivator's expression never changed as he chuckled dryly. He hurried out from behind the counter and repeatedly cupped his hands toward Li Xiaoya. "The price is negotiable, perfectly negotiable! Won't you please take a seat, fellow Daoist?"
"Fine! I can't be bothered to go to the Bounty Hall anyway!" Only then did Li Xiaoya return to his seat, looking reluctant.
"Heh heh! That's more like it, fellow Daoist! Business deals are always worked out little by little, aren't they?" the cultivator said ingratiatingly, sitting down opposite Li Xiaoya.
"All right! I don't want to waste words with you either. Name your price!" Li Xiaoya cut straight to the point.
"Heh heh! How about you name a price instead, fellow Daoist? You must understand that, although we acquire these cheaply, we often get only one or two in eight or ten years! True, you might obtain