"Holy crap, that's incredible!"
Chen Shichong and Ji Ruxia were both stunned. This thing really was miraculous.
"Could you make it cheaper? How about ten Soul Crystals?"
Someone thought a thousand Soul Crystals was too expensive. After all, it looked like nothing more than a clever novelty. Who would spend a thousand Soul Crystals on a toy doll, especially when their own looks were merely average? How good-looking could the carving possibly be? Most people still had some self-awareness.
But Chen Shichong and Ji Ruxia did not think that way. One considered himself a handsome man without equal in the world; the other thought herself a delicate beauty beloved by all. A thousand Soul Crystals? They could fork that out without blinking.
"Daddy..." Ji Ruxia wheedled, clinging to Ji Yang Xiu Zun. "All five of us want one carved. It's only five thousand Soul Crystals..."
"All right, all right. Have one carved for Daddy too!"
Ji Yang Xiu Zun agreed heartily, drawing sidelong looks from everyone. What a filthy-rich country landlord.
After hawking his wares for so long, the old man finally had customers. He beamed so broadly that his wrinkles were beyond counting. Picking up a piece of ice, he sent his little knife dancing, and in a few strokes, he had carved an exact likeness of Ji Ruxia. Ji Ruxia widened her eyes, and the Ice Sculpture Doll wore the same startled expression, its eyes wide.
"Wow, how amazing!"
"Wow, how amazing!"
At this miraculous sight, everyone clapped and marveled along with her. While they were still exclaiming, the old man carved an Ice Sculpture Doll of Chen Shichong too. It looked handsome to its very bones, delighting Chen Shichong beyond restraint.
Next, the old man quickly carved Yan Ru and Chen Qi as well. Both girls played