"I meant nothing by it. I was merely stating the facts. Although I called out a bid at the time, your Rare Treasures Pavilion never handed the Phoenix Feather over to me," Yang Hengchang said flatly.
"What? Are you going back on your word?" Liao Dunqi asked in a low voice.
"No, Shopkeeper Liao, this is not going back on my word. Your Rare Treasures Pavilion failed to deliver. I was just about to take the Phoenix Feather when the Saint Thief snatched it away. In other words, your Rare Treasures Pavilion still possessed the Phoenix Feather at the time, and the transaction had not been completed. You failed to protect the Phoenix Feather yourselves, so naturally, my bid was void," Yang Hengchang said with a slight smile.
At that, Yang Hengchang's mood improved immensely.
Earlier, he had panicked a little, thinking all along that the Phoenix Feather was his.
But things were different now. With Hao Jinghai's reminder, he realized that he had never actually taken the Phoenix Feather. Before he had even touched it, the Saint Thief had snatched it away. That meant this matter had nothing to do with his Sword Pavilion.
All that could be said was that the Rare Treasures Pavilion had failed to keep it safe and let the Saint Thief seize it, so naturally, the earlier bid need not count.
"Of course, if the Rare Treasures Pavilion retrieves the Phoenix Feather, our Sword Pavilion is still willing to pay that price, even though its formation seal has now been undone and the Phoenix's aura has leaked out," Yang Hengchang said magnanimously.
But to Liao Dunqi, Yang Hengchang's magnanimous words were undoubtedly a tremendous mockery.
If this matter truly ended like this, he would be unable to bear the consequences.
Yet he also knew