"Yang Hengchang, if you don't get the Phoenix Feather, will you be able to answer for it when you return?" Linghu Xiang asked.
"It'll merely be hard to explain. At worst, I'll suffer some punishment. Luckily, the Phoenix Feather wasn't lost after falling into my hands. Otherwise, even if I survived when I returned, I'd probably lose a layer of skin," Yang Hengchang said.
Yang Hengchang seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but Liao Dunqi's heart went icy cold. Now he would have to shoulder all of this. Responsibility for the Phoenix Feather being seized still fell on his Rare Treasures Pavilion. Yang Hengchang clearly would no longer accept it.
Hao Jinghai glanced at Liao Dunqi. He knew Liao Dunqi definitely would not bid, so he turned to Linghu Xiang and said, "Linghu Xiang, the Phoenix Feather is in your hands. What do you think? Personally, I think Yang Hengchang's offer is about right."
Zhong Tianlang and Xiang Guiqing both nodded. An eighth of the original price was indeed a decent offer. After all, they were gaining so much out of thin air. They could not go too far, or Yang Hengchang might not agree. Someone still had to be the sucker.
Linghu Xiang glanced at the Phoenix Feather in his hand, his expression wavering.
"Linghu Xiang, are you agreeable or not? Say something," Zhong Tianlang said impatiently.
"You want to exchange an eighth of the original price for the Phoenix Feather? Yang Hengchang, you're dreaming," Linghu Xiang suddenly said.
At these words, delight appeared on the faces of Hao Jinghai and the others. It seemed Linghu Xiang was dissatisfied and intended to compete with Yang Hengchang. Whether he truly meant to compete or was merely pretending to drive up the price, it was good news for them.
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