If what the Lotus Eye had seen was correct, hidden within the Crimson Flame Stone Xu Taiping held at that moment would be a broken blade, a Heaven Rank Spirit Weapon.
"If this stone is so good, why don't you buy it yourself?"
The little maid looked at Xu Taiping suspiciously.
The slender young master beside her, with a fair, handsome face, looked at Xu Taiping with equal puzzlement.
"Because I didn't bring enough money."
Xu Taiping smiled.
"You don't have enough money, so you want us to buy it for you?"
The little maid looked at Xu Taiping in disbelief.
"I wouldn't have you buy it for nothing. If something good comes out, we split it fifty-fifty."
Xu Taiping still wore a faint smile.
"We pay for the stone, and we still have to split the proceeds with you? Is there something wrong with your head?"
The little maid planted both hands on her hips in anger.
Not just the little maid, but even the onlookers thought Xu Taiping's proposal was utterly absurd.
For a moment, everyone on the third floor shifted their attention from Qi Yu, the Qi Household's eldest young master, to Xu Taiping and the little maid and her master.
And this was precisely the effect Xu Taiping wanted.
Only this way could his true body, with its aura and form concealed, place the Divine Soul Mark on Qi Yu without anyone being the wiser.
As for whether the little maid and her master agreed to his proposal, that did not matter.
"It's a very good deal. If a Heaven Rank Spirit Weapon comes out, even with a fifty-fifty split, you'll make ten times your investment."
Xu Taiping spoke as though this were perfectly reasonable.
"Young master, let's ignore him. He's just a swindler trying to