NOVEL NEXT Chapter 598: Reaching the Pinnacle 7
The person who interrupted halfway was Wu Zhao, who had previously been tricked by Tan Shuangshuang. Tan Shuangshuang looked over; Wu Zhao was only accompanied by a small follower this time, without those sycophantic Wu family disciples around him. It was clear that the previous events had, in fact, affected his status within the Wu family.
At this moment, Wu Zhao's gaze towards Tan Shuangshuang was unfriendly, full of resentment, jealousy, and hatred. Tan Shuangshuang glanced at him indifferently, not intending to engage in a childish clash of wills.
If he wanted the Magic Beast Meat, she would just let him have it. At worst, she would head into the mountains to hunt a Magic Beast herself. Moreover, the Tan Family was not short of this bit of meat to eat.
Tan Shuangshuang had no intention of arguing with Wu Zhao; after all, Wu Zhao was now a person without much future, not worth the time to bother with him.
It seemed that the aftermath from last time had not yet erupted, which allowed Wu Zhao to boldly come here and seek trouble with Tan Shuangshuang. However, he wouldn't be bouncing around for long; the hidden dangers in his body would eventually erupt.
Though Tan Shuangshuang was not calculating, her companion Tan Feiyu was not one to endure. He let out a cold laugh, his expression full of mockery as he sized up Wu Zhao with evident disdain in his eyes.
"Who do we have here? Isn't it the young master of the Wu family? How come those lackeys are not following you around today? Could it be you've become so foolish that even they can't stand your stupidity anymore and can't be bothered to flatter you?"
Tan Feiyu's words were sharp, hitting Wu Zhao where it hurt because, after the last incident, Wu Zhao's position in the Wu family was no longer what it used to be.
Someone accustomed to adulation suddenly facing indifference definitely felt uncomfortable. Wu Zhao was already uneasy about this, yet Tan Feiyu just had to deliberately expose his scars, causing Wu Zhao's face to change from green to purple with anger, but he couldn't retort.
After glaring at Tan Feiyu for a while with an unsightly expression, Wu Zhao let out a cold laugh and refrained from exchanging insults with Tan Feiyu. After so many years of confrontations with him, Wu Zhao knew he was no match for Tan Feiyu's sharp tongue and had never won a verbal spar, so he stopped putting himself through it.
Unable to beat Tan Feiyu, Wu Zhao vented his anger elsewhere, glaring coldly at the seller of the Magic Beast meat. "What are you standing around for? This Magic Beast meat is mine, get on with it! Stop just standing there staring!"
Wu Zhao's tone was nothing pleasant, and the face of the burly man selling the Magic Beast meat turned a bit unsightly. Yet, in Qingyun City, everyone knew of Wu Zhao's status, especially adventurers like them.
The Wu family was vast and powerful; even though they only dared to make small moves when dealing with the Tan family, seemingly quite cowardly, to these adventurers and smaller families, the Wu family was an enormous entity they couldn't afford to provoke.
So even if the burly man wasn't happy inside, he dared not show it on the surface. He first looked at Tan Shuangshuang and Tan Feiyu, seeing that the two seemed unresponsive, he forced a smile and agreed reluctantly, starting to carve the meat from the Magic Beast.
When Wu Zhao saw the burly man glance at Tan Shuangshuang's side first, his face grew even more displeased, incessantly nitpicking the burly man's actions, first saying he didn't carve the meat cleanly enough, then complaining his actions were too clumsy and broke the meat into pieces. The man's forehead bulged with frustration, but unable to combat Wu Zhao's distinguished family, he could only grit his teeth and put up with it.
Tan Shuangshuang shook her head, pulling Tan Feiyu away towards the exit. She couldn't understand what Wu Zhao was interrupting for, was it just to get mocked by Tan Feiyu? Wasn't that asking for trouble?
Tan Shuangshuang had no interest in playing childish feuding games with Wu Zhao here; she came out to relax, and with still some daylight left, she should go take a short trip into Mang Mountain.
However, Tan Feiyu didn't share Tan Shuangshuang's forgiving temperament. Even if Wu Zhao stopped talking, he had no intention of letting him go and continued to provoke him.
"Didn't you lose all your money last time? Now you're asking for so much meat, can you afford it? Don't let them cut the meat only to end up working for free, I'd better help you out lest you can't pay the bill and embarrass yourself later!"
After speaking, Tan Feiyu ignored Wu Zhao's reddened face and said directly to the burly man carving the Magic Beast meat, "I'll pay 500 gold coins for the meat."
The man was momentarily stunned, just as he didn't dare offend Wu Zhao no matter how much he disliked him. When facing Tan Feiyu, the notorious rascal of the Tan family, he dared not offend him even more. For a moment, he stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
Wu Zhao snorted coldly, not wishing to back down, and glared fiercely at Tan Feiyu. Then he told the seller, "Continue carving, I'll offer 700 gold coins!"
Tan Feiyu chuckled, "Young Master Wu is too stingy, only adding 200 gold coins. If you can't afford it, don't pretend to be rich, lest you have to pawn your pants after buying it. I'll pay 1,000 gold coins!"
Tan Shuangshuang helplessly watched Tan Feiyu digging a pit. Although Tan Feiyu had a fiery temper, he seldom acted rashly without thought. He was digging a hole for Wu Zhao.
The Magic Beast meat was worth at most one hundred gold coins; even Wu Zhao's price increase was only by 200. Although 200 gold coins was a significant sum for ordinary people, for people like Tan Shuangshuang, it was merely pocket change, not hard to fork out.
Even though Wu Zhao had previously lost 50,000 gold coins to Tan Shuangshuang, he wouldn't lack this bit of money. Thus, Wu Zhao wasn't really intending to snatch the meat by raising his bid; he was purely out to cause trouble.
Tan Feiyu's actions were quite simple; he just wanted to coax some money out of Wu Zhao, who was already frustrated. If this was normal, Wu Zhao wouldn't be so stupid to fall for it, but this time was different.
Right now, Wu Zhao's mind was most unstable; his savings were depleted, and his status had plummeted, yet his adversary, who caused his misfortunes, was taunting him with sarcasm. With several attacks combined, Wu Zhao's IQ was pulled to a negative number.
Sure enough, as soon as Tan Feiyu placed the higher bid, Wu Zhao met expectations by snapping, "I'll offer 2,000 gold coins! Just watch me! Go ahead, keep raising!" Wu Zhao's face was twisted when he said this, clearly agitated by Tan Feiyu's provocation!
Wu Zhao got all worked up, but Tan Feiyu remained quite calm, deliberately showing a doubtful look at Wu Zhao. After a while, he finally questioned, "Do you really have that much money? Can you relinquish it? Don't tell me you're planning on robbing them, that wouldn't look good."
Infuriated by Tan Feiyu's demeanor, Wu Zhao's face turned blue. He gritted his teeth, took a pouch from his bosom, and slapped it down in front of the bewildered seller of the Magic Beast meat, aggressively saying, "Count it! See if I, the young master, can't pay up!"