Chapter 123: Talking Business
“That’s right, such an immortal medicine must be a rare thing in the mortal world…”
Ning Fengzhi said disappointedly. If Ling Mo really had it, he wouldn’t mind buying it at the highest price.
Unfortunately… Ling Mo didn’t have it, so he was very disappointed.
“Fine! I saw the things you had Uncle Jian bring back last time. Their power is indeed overwhelming.
So I want to order one thousand sets from you. What do you think?”
“No problem! I prepared one thousand sets long ago. Rongrong already told you about it, so we can deliver them now…”
Ling Mo had prepared them long ago; otherwise, he wouldn’t have come to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School with Ning Rongrong.
“Oh? Rongrong already told you about this?”
Ning Fengzhi was quite surprised. Chen Xin hadn’t mentioned this to him, so he didn’t know.
All along, it had been Ling Mo directly contacting Sword Douluo. Even coming to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School today was something Chen Xin and Ling Mo had arranged together.
Ning Rongrong was unaware of this.
“Since you’re already prepared, let’s lay it all out…”
Suddenly, Ning Fengzhi rarely revealed a merchant’s smile. He looked at Ning Rongrong, then at Ling Mo.
Ling Mo immediately felt that something was wrong.
“Previously, you priced them at one hundred thousand per set, and we had no objections! However… don’t you think it’s time to loosen that price a bit?”
Ning Fengzhi suddenly said with a laugh, his implication already very clear.
He acknowledged Ling Mo as his prospective son-in-law, so he wanted to make an issue of it with Ning Rongrong.
Doing business with his father-in-law, how could he charge such a high price?
Ling Mo was a smart man and knew what he meant.
One hundred thousand per set was indeed a bit expensive! Although the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School wasn’t short on money, this huge expenditure still hurt their vitality a bit.
“Haha, since you’ve said that! For Rongrong, I could even give you these one thousand sets for free…”
No way around it—people had given their daughter to him, and in the future, this vast industry would still be under Ling Mo’s control, right?
Talking about money at this point would hurt feelings.
“No, one matter is one matter! Since it’s business, don’t involve other personal affairs.
I won’t stand in the way of your matters with Rongrong, as long as you don’t bully her.
But on the price, what do you think of fifty thousand per set?”
Ning Fengzhi said. One matter was one matter—he wasn’t unwilling to pay this money, but he felt that if he didn’t make Ling Mo give something up and just let him take away his treasure of a daughter like that, it would be too much of a loss.
Of course, he just wanted to probe Ling Mo and see if Rongrong was worth lowering the price in his heart.
However… he was very satisfied with Ling Mo’s earlier response!
To give away one thousand sets of top hidden weapons like that—he was truly shocked by such boldness.
Ling Mo was excellent, he admitted that!
On the current continent, he hadn’t found a second person more outstanding than Ling Mo!
Moreover, Ling Mo not only had perverse talent, but his origin was so terrifying!
Just the Ghost Gate alone was enough to deter those elders in the clan!
Without a doubt, Ling Mo was the best son-in-law candidate.
“Fifty thousand? Sure… whatever makes you happy.”
The price was suddenly cut in half. Though Ling Mo didn’t mind, he still felt a bit uncomfortable inside.
Given his relationship with Ning Rongrong, Ling Mo could forgo this money, but he didn’t like haggling.
If the other party weren’t Ning Fengzhi but someone else, Ling Mo definitely wouldn’t accept.
“As expected, straightforward…”
The deal was done! After Ling Mo delivered the hidden weapons he owed, he received the money that should have been his.
“With business done, Uncle… we should talk about some personal matters…”
After the deal succeeded, Ling Mo didn’t leave right away.
Ning Fengzhi smiled at this and said, “Oh? What personal matters do you want to discuss? About Rongrong?”
He had already seen that Ning Rongrong really liked Ling Mo, but he didn’t know how far their relationship had developed.
So he was very curious about what Ling Mo would say next.
“Hehe, you can think of it that way! For Rongrong, I’m willing to give one of my Ghost Gate’s three greatest treasures, the Peacock Plume, as a betrothal gift…”
With that, Ling Mo took out a Peacock Plume and handed it to Ning Fengzhi.
Shamelessly treating the Peacock Plume as one of the Ghost Gate’s three greatest treasures—who knows what Tang San would think if he heard?
“Oh? Peacock Plume? What’s it for?”
Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi immediately became interested. Something Ling Mo called a treasure couldn’t be less powerful than the other hidden weapons.
He had tested those hidden weapons and was very satisfied!
Those alone were already so powerful, and now Ling Mo had brought out a Peacock Plume—what kind of existence would it be?
“The Peacock Plume is one of my Ghost Gate’s three greatest hidden weapons. Its biggest feature is group explosive damage.
The Peacock Plume contains various poison needles, each kind of poison capable of killing instantly.
Moreover… this hidden weapon is powered by one’s own soul power. The higher the strength, the greater the power!
It can be said that with such a top hidden weapon, even a group of Titled Douluo can be taken out with one shot…”
“What?”
As soon as Ling Mo finished speaking, everyone was shocked.
Did such a heaven-defying magic treasure really exist?
One shot for a group of Titled Douluo?
“You’re not just messing with us, are you? How is that possible? Do you know how strong a Titled Douluo’s defense is?”
Bone Douluo was the first to question. He had extreme confidence in his own strength.
He simply didn’t believe what Ling Mo said!
One shot for a group of Titled Douluo? It didn’t sound realistic at all—how could it be possible?
“You can try it! But I remind you first: once the Peacock is activated, it will produce an explosive strike effect.
If you want to test it, better find an uninhabited place, or accidents could happen…
Moreover, this thing is extremely deadly poison. Once struck by a poison needle, it can take your life instantly…”
This Peacock Plume was for Ning Fengzhi’s self-defense. After all, he was his father-in-law; without some divine gear, he could easily be solo-killed in the wild.
“Sect Master, what do you think…”
Not just Bone Douluo disbelieving—even Sword Douluo found it unbelievable and really wanted to test if this thing truly had such power.
“No need to test! I believe Sect Leader Ling wouldn’t deceive us…” Ning Fengzhi suddenly said. He smoothly accepted the Peacock Plume without testing its power in front of Ling Mo.
“Uncle, please don’t call me Sect Leader Ling anymore. Just call me Xiao Mo…”
Ling Mo was very satisfied with Ning Fengzhi’s performance. He was a very steady person and didn’t test the gift’s power right in front of Ling Mo.
“Haha, good! In that case, I’ll take advantage…” Ning Fengzhi said happily.
Their statuses were supposed to be equal! Thanks to Ning Rongrong, he was a generation above Ling Mo—his heart was indescribably pleased.
It was just that… this business deal felt a bit of a loss.
Not only did he lose fifty million gold soul coins, but he also threw in his daughter.
“Hee hee, Daddy! This Peacock Plume is an incredible treasure. Brother Mo isn’t deceiving you…”
Ning Rongrong said happily. She had originally worried that Ling Mo and her father would clash, but now it seemed not only was there no clash, they were getting along very harmoniously.
“Haha, they say a grown daughter can’t be kept! Just one year away, and your heart’s been stolen…”
“Hate you, nyah… I’m ignoring you…”
Ning Rongrong shyly hid behind, not daring to look at Ning Fengzhi’s eyes, afraid he’d see something.
“Fine! Since you’re already here, stay a couple of days before leaving? There are some things we need to discuss properly…”
Ning Fengzhi’s implication was that he wanted to ally with the Ghost Gate.
His daughter had already been given away—this alliance had to happen whether they liked it or not.
In business, losing a daughter was normal.
Ling Mo naturally understood his meaning, but…
