Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7465

Chapter 7379: One Person, One Price

Before this, he had received a message, so cautiously that he activated another Dao array within the Qian Tian Mansion!

Yin Chen hadn’t managed to infiltrate this small Dao array, so it couldn’t hear the specifics, which annoyed it.

After informing Li Tianming of this, Li Tianming could only smile and say, “It’s alright, we don’t need to worry about other things. Just focus on your important tasks.”

Yin Chen then continued to intently monitor Qian Yuan, but it felt that the information missed due to the small Dao array might be useful.

Soon, Qian Yuan emerged from the Qian Tian Mansion. He frowned slightly, glanced around seriously, and then strode forward.

At this moment, Li Tianming slowly appeared at a deserted street corner, walking casually towards the road where Qian Yuan was.

Qian Yuan’s steps seemed to falter slightly when he saw Li Tianming’s figure shrouded in purple mist by the Bauhinia mask.

But he quickly recovered, as if nothing had happened, and walked towards Li Tianming.

As the two were almost brushing shoulders and passing each other, they both stopped at the same time.

Neither turned around immediately.

“What is it?” Qian Yuan asked indifferently.

At this moment, Li Tianming took two steps back and bowed to Qian Yuan, saying, “Sir, I was introduced by an elder in my family and came here to make a deal with you. Would it be convenient for you to talk?”

“Make a deal with me? Who is your contact? To be honest, I have other things to do. If your contact isn’t influential enough, I won’t do business with you.” Qian Yuan glanced at Li Tianming and asked coldly.

“Sir, if you don’t want to make a deal with me, you can just say so. Why are you deliberately making things difficult for me? In the process of black market transactions, there is no such thing as a contact person.” Li Tianming immediately widened his eyes slightly, seemingly displeased.

“Hehe! It seems you’re not completely ignorant.” Qian Yuan’s gaze deepened as he slowly said, “Since you’re here to do business, I certainly have no reason to refuse. But I need to know what kind of business you want before deciding whether to accept it.”

“I want to leave the city and go to Tianzang Province,” Li Tianming said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

Upon hearing this, Qian Yuan’s eyes flashed. “That’s a small problem. It’s the most basic level of business I do. I can take it.”

Li Tianming’s heart stirred, but he remained outwardly calm. “What conditions are needed to leave Fengxu?”

“We have a Light-Year Spaceship that leaves Fengxu separately and goes directly to Tianzang Province. As long as you’re inside, you can ‘smuggle’ out of the city.” Qian Yuan put his hands behind his back and looked sharply at Li Tianming. “You’re lucky. I happen to have one of these spaceships about to depart. To avoid scrutiny, these spaceships are actually not common, and they’re not always available.”

“Please advise me, sir, how can I get the chance to board this spaceship?” Li Tianming’s eyes flickered slightly.

“This is no big deal, and naturally, there’s no need to trade any priceless treasures. Just Super Star Dao Crystals will suffice,” Qian Yuan said, stroking his beard, his eyes gleaming.

“About how many?” Li Tianming pressed.

“One hundred thousand Super Star Dao Crystals, not a single one less!” Qian Yuan chuckled.

Even Aurora was somewhat taken aback. She clicked her tongue and exclaimed, “That’s really audacious! This is blatant extortion! They’re charging us this price! Yin Chen heard it was only five thousand!”

Li Tianming cursed the black-hearted merchant inwardly, but he remained outwardly composed.

Then, Li Tianming looked at Qian Yuan again and said, “The price I inquired about for leaving the city is clearly five thousand. Old sir, isn’t your asking price of one hundred thousand Super Star Dao Crystals a bit like bullying us?”

“I’ve been doing underground business in Fengxu for so many years. Do I need a brat like you to teach me? One hundred thousand Super Star Dao Crystals for a chance to leave the city, take it or leave it,” Qian Yuan said, almost turning to leave.

“Sir, please wait.” Li Tianming immediately called out to the other party, then continued, “A transaction is only a matter of mutual consent

. It’s your business what price you offer, but I’d like to know the reason for this price difference. If it’s just because I’m young, then I’ll accept it.” “You know what bad intentions you’re harboring, and you know the risks I’ll take by sending you out,” Qian Yuan sneered. “Our rule is one price per person. Different backgrounds, different strengths, and many other factors are all considered. You didn’t clearly state your origins when you came up, proving that someone like you, with no roots and an unknown background, is obviously from the outer regions. If it’s you, you’ll have to pay 100,000, otherwise, forget it.”

Li Tianming’s gaze narrowed slightly upon hearing this. He hadn’t expected the other party to have discerned his outer region identity from such a simple point.

Moreover, these words also showed that the other party hadn’t believed the explanation given by Li Tianming’s elders.

Immediately seeing Li Tianming’s lack of immediate reaction, Qian Yuan mocked, “Although you have no bargaining chips, your intelligence capabilities are quite good, even managing to track me down. Since that’s the case, perhaps you can find others. Why don’t you compare prices and ask around? But why don’t you guess why all the Light-Year-level spaceships leaving the city follow a pattern, without alerting the authorities by appearing in clusters?”

His implication was that most of these people were in cahoots, even if they weren’t directly sharing the profits, they still had vested interests.

Therefore, the price Li Tianming would charge for finding others wouldn’t be low.

Facing Li Tianming, Qian Yuan seemed completely unhurried, as if he was used to people like him.

He had initially appeared somewhat uninterested in the deal, ready to leave at any moment, but now he waited with great interest for Li Tianming’s decision.

Li Tianming himself wasn’t in a hurry, but Xiao Jiu was already causing chaos in the companion space.

He had no doubt that the opportunity to leave the city was now right in front of him, and if Li Tianming chose to let it slip away, Xiao Jiu would probably come out and kill Qian Yuan on the spot.

So, given Qian Yuan’s smug and domineering demeanor towards Li Tianming, he had no idea that Li Tianming wasn’t being controlled at all; rather, Qian Yuan’s own life was in danger of being taken by the terrifying ‘Dark Matter Demon’ at any moment.

“So, are you going to buy this chance to leave the city or not? If not, there’s no need for us to waste each other’s time.” Qian Yuan’s gaze was cold, as if issuing an ultimatum.

“Buy! As long as you can really arrange a spaceship, I can pay for it.” Li Tianming immediately nodded.

He had no choice; if Xiao Jiu’s wish wasn’t fulfilled soon, something terrible might happen, and the situation would be even harder to handle.

However, upon hearing this, Qian Yuan’s pupils suddenly contracted. He clearly didn’t really believe Li Tianming could afford the price, and was just playing with the outsider.

In that instant, several possibilities seemed to flash through Qian Yuan’s mind.

But quickly, he put aside his speculations, after all, easy targets weren’t always available!

Qian Yuan then looked at Li Tianming with a slightly narrowed gaze and asked, “Even if it costs you so much, you still want to get out. What exactly do you want to do?”

“Are you a profit-driven businessman, or an official of the Qianfeng Eternal Empire, and you want to interrogate me?” Li Tianming asked expressionlessly.

His implication

was clear: he was telling the other party to mind their own business and accept the money. Qian Yuan understood immediately, and he smiled, “This was my oversight; please forgive me.”

Li Tianming knew from the other party’s reaction that, given his status as an outsider and the fact that he possessed such a huge sum of money, he was undoubtedly a prime target.