Chapter 978: Chapter 978: Prince?

    Qin Hao looked at the rusty bronze sword on the stall and asked, “How much is this sword?”

    The stall owner smiled and said, “Mr. Qin, you really have an eye for things. To be honest, I took this sword from the tomb of a Heavenly Human Realm expert, probably a mid-level magic treasure at least. You can take it for just fifty thousand spirit stones.”

    Qin Hao pointed at the Purple Pattern Elixir Furnace behind it and asked, “What about this?”

    “This thing was found in a ceremonial tomb. According to inscriptions inside the tomb, the person was a great alchemist, so this is likely the alchemy furnace he used, at least two hundred thousand spirit stones.”

    Qin Hao: “Then what about this little bell?”

    The middle-aged man replied, “What about this little bell?”

    “Mr. Qin, this bell is also a good item. I’m not exactly sure what effect it has, but if you want it, ten thousand spirit stones will do.”

    Qin Hao: “I want all three for thirty thousand spirit stones!”

    “Thirty thousand? Mr. Qin, that’s way too low. No one bargains like that. How about two hundred thousand spirit stones? I’ll throw in the sword and bell for free.” The middle-aged man said with difficulty.

    Qin Hao hesitated for a moment, his divine sense noticing several young men in luxurious clothes heading towards them nearby.

    Afraid of any unexpected trouble, he said, “Fifteen thousand spirit stones as my final offer. If you don’t want to sell, never mind.” After saying this, he turned around intending to leave.

    He was sure the stall owner would call him back. Since he mentioned two hundred thousand, the price of fifteen thousand would be acceptable.

    Sure enough, as Qin Hao turned to leave, the stall owner called him back, uncertain if Qin Hao was bluffing or truly leaving. If he left, the stall owner would lose a customer, and fifteen thousand spirit stones was already a lot for him.

    “Fifteen thousand, it’s a deal.”

    Qin Hao took out the spirit stones and tossed them to the owner, who also handed over the three items.

    Gao Linglong asked perplexedly, “Mr. Qin, why do you want these three pieces of junk?”

    Qin Hao was about to answer when suddenly a voice came from beside him, “Let me see the bell in your hand.”

    Everyone turned to look, including the stall owner, towards the speaker.

    It was the group of young nobles Qin Hao had just seen, dressed in luxurious clothes, with jade belts, obviously not ordinary people, exuding a noble air.

    Qin Hao replied calmly, “Sorry, I don’t want anyone else to see it.”

    The man’s face slightly stiffened; his bright eyes flashed as he looked at Qin Hao.

    Someone behind him displeased said, “It’s just a broken bell, what’s wrong with taking a look? Are you keeping it as a family heirloom?”

    It was clear this person was trying to flatter the man in front but made things worse.

    Qin Hao summoned a spiritual artifact, instantly entering the bell which quivered slightly. He turned to Gao Linglong and said, “Miss Linglong, lend me a drop of your essence blood.”

    Gao Linglong was momentarily stunned, not understanding why he needed her essence blood. She hesitated for a moment but squeezed out a drop.

    Under Qin Hao’s control, the essence blood dripped into the bell, which suddenly shone brightly, causing the rusty spots to peel away, revealing a golden bell that glowed even brighter, lighting up half the sky.

    “Is this... a spiritual artifact?” The person who spoke just before was shocked, incredulously eyeing the bell in Qin Hao’s hand.

    Everyone else was dumbfounded too; a spiritual artifact, it truly was a spiritual artifact!

    In the Skyfire Dynasty, spiritual artifacts were rare, and now one has appeared out of nowhere.

    The stall owner was taken aback; a spiritual artifact, which would easily fetch a market price of at least tens of millions of spirit stones in an auction, with bidding crises potentially arising—yet I sold it for just fifteen thousand spirit stones!

    At this moment, he was filled with regret.

    He looked at Qin Hao with a difficult face and said, “Mr. Qin, I won’t sell this bell; I’ll return the fifteen thousand spiritual stones to you.”

    “You’ve already received the spirit stones; do you think that’s possible?” Qin Hao said, handing the bell to Gao Linglong: “Miss Linglong, this bell suits you, and you’ve just claimed ownership with your essence blood, so now only you can use it.”

    Gao Linglong was stunned; a spiritual artifact just given to me like this? “Mr. Qin, I can’t accept this; it’s too valuable.”

    Dong Mengqi and the nearby young noblemen were shocked too, amazed at the generosity displayed. Giving away spiritual energy so readily? Is this how one pursues romance?

    The stall owner hastily said, “Mr. Qin, I said I won’t sell it; surely you can’t force the sale?”

    Qin Hao sneered, “Force the sale? You agreed to sell it to me just now.”

    “Who saw that? Clearly you forced me to sell it. Mr. Qin, you must stand up for me; this person uses strength to oppress, forcing me to sell three magic treasures.” The stall owner rushed to the young man’s side, clinging to his leg.

    This sudden change left Dong Mengqi, Gao Linglong, Xian Yin, and Ling’er stunned; this guy sure knows how to act!

    The person who spoke earlier was named Ye Xiaotian, who looked at Qin Hao and said, “You dare force sales in the royal city; you have great courage, dismissing the dynasty’s rules?”

    “Idiot.”

    Qin Hao curled his lips, insulting him, clearly noticing these two were putting on a double-act.

    The people behind Ye Xiaotian, being smart individuals, instantly knew what to do: “How dare you have the audacity to not only force sales but also insult Mr. Ye. Tired of living, are you?”

    Prince?

    Is this person a prince? Typically, princes are brothers of the emperor; is he the emperor’s brother?

    Qin Hao sized up Ye Xiaotian, “If you leave now, there won’t be any trouble; but if you keep talking nonsense, I’ll have you crawl back.”

    Upon hearing this, Dong Mengqi and Gao Linglong were stunned, thinking, brother, that’s a prince, brother to the emperor of the Skyfire Dynasty; having him crawl back to the royal city?

    Ye Xiaotian and his companions laughed heartily upon hearing his arrogant and presumptuous words.

    They had never heard anyone speak to them like this during their time in the royal city.

    Someone threatening to make a prince crawl home? For saying that, they believe Qin Hao has limitless courage.

    “Mr. Ye, this person must be mentally impaired.” someone laughed.

    “A mere early stage grandmaster realm is daring enough to speak so arrogantly, as if he were a Heavenly Human Realm expert.”

    “Mr. Ye, aren’t the beauties by his side pretty nice looking? Why don’t we capture them for your pleasure?”

    Ye Xiaotian now noticed the three beside Qin Hao, Xian Yin, Gao Linglong, and Dong Mengqi, all of whom were quite attractive, with unique appearances, physiques, and temperaments.

    “Kid, I’ve taken a liking to these three beauties; give them to me, and I’ll spare your life.”