Chapter 614: Taking You as a Maid

"This... how is it possible?"

The Sixth Miss and the young man exchanged a glance, their bodies trembling.

They had just examined the stone pillars, carefully identifying them, using all sorts of methods, but couldn't recognize anything. They randomly guessed many names, but it was useless. They thought this guy would be about the same, but never dreamed... he didn't even look, just walked over, pointed casually, and called out the name...

Then the stone pillar exploded!

Was it real or fake?

Are you cheating?

"Th-this..."

Gan Yiping's eyes were also bulging as if they would fall out.

Although he hadn't said much earlier, he thought the same as the Sixth Miss and the young man—that this guy was bragging too much. He never dreamed... he was so fierce!

With a single finger point, he said what was inside the stone pillar. The speed was astonishing. How... did he do it?

He had studied for fifty years and only cracked three...

The other guy, in less than twenty breaths, thirty... oh no, forty, over fifty pillars were done!

This speed was faster than directly seeing the treasures!

Earlier, when the steward said their young master could crack them all, he didn't believe it, thinking it was an exaggeration. Now he knew that not only was it not exaggerated, but it was also understated...

This wasn't cracking; it was sweeping through!

"This... Miss, it seems you lost the bet..."

Swallowing his saliva, Gan Yiping couldn't help saying.

"..."

Only then did she remember the bet just now. The Sixth Miss's delicate body swayed, and her vision went dark.

Although her status was not low and she had quite a few spirit stones, at most she had a few hundred. It was hard to take out even a thousand. If one pillar cost a hundred, that was already forty or fifty, meaning four or five thousand spirit stones thrown away...

If she had known he was so formidable, why would she have bet!

Wasn't this asking for trouble?

With a bitter face, the Sixth Miss was about to cry. Gritting her silver teeth, she said, "Stop for a moment. I have something to tell you..."

"Tell me?"

Zhang Xuan stopped.

"Yes. I already know your skill. I don't think there's any need to continue cracking, right?"

Her pretty face flushed, the Sixth Miss said.

Earlier, she had proudly bet with him, and now she had to deliberately play tricks. Intense shame made her feel very embarrassed.

"Know my skill? You don't know yet. Don't rush, it'll be done soon!"

Smiling slightly, Zhang Xuan spread his palms, one hand touching the stone pillar near him, the other touching another row. As he ran forward, he spoke.

"This is Accumulated Rain Thorn, this is Lu Xiang Wood, this is Hundred Roots Red, this is Three-Leaf Golden Scale Immortal..."

Bang bang bang bang!

The two rows of stone pillars exploded continuously, revealing treasures exactly as he had said.

After five breaths, he stopped.

Clapping his hands, Zhang Xuan smiled slightly.

"Alright, all cracked..."

Crash!

Before and behind him, over a hundred stone pillars lay shattered, each hidden treasure shining dazzlingly.

The levels of these treasures were not high, but they were still decent things. If sold, they would be worth a lot.

"It hasn't even been... a minute!"

Looking at the incense stick not far away, it had only just started burning. Less than a minute had passed, and this guy had cracked all these stone pillars. The crowd fell silent, their teeth chattering.

They had seen fierce people, but never this fierce...

"This... Master, since so many pillars have been cracked, can I take the three items I mentioned earlier directly?"

Coming closer, Zhang Xuan looked at the old man not far away.

"Uh..."

His mouth twitching, Gan Yiping quickly turned to look at the young attendant not far away, gritting his teeth: "Hurry up and pack all the treasures in the building and bring them to this young master. From today on, he is the master of the Qizhen Pavilion..."

"Yes!"

The young attendant hurriedly ran off.

"Master?" Zhang Xuan was startled.

"Yes. Cracking stone pillars, the points increase by the number. Over a hundred pillars accumulate to over six thousand points..."

Gan Yiping nodded. (1+2+3+4+...+110 = 6105)

Over six thousand points. To be honest, even if he added up all the treasures in his Qizhen Pavilion, it wouldn't be enough to compensate...

Others cracked them one by one and couldn't do it. This guy, on the other hand, cracked over a hundred in one go. Even though he saw it with his own eyes, he felt his worldview was overturned and was somewhat exasperated.

But after the frenzy, he was also full of excitement.

Although he had lost so many treasures at once, even his entire belongings, the decades-long puzzle weighing on his heart was solved in one go, giving him a feeling of 'in the morning hear the Way, in the evening die content.'

"Thank you..."

Cupping his fists, Gan Yiping bowed deeply.

Fifty years, a full fifty years!

After obtaining these stone pillars, he had been studying them, exhausting his energy. He thought these doubts would accompany him into the coffin, never to be cracked. He never dreamed... this young man completely solved them in less than a minute.

Now that he knew the secrets of the stone pillars, even if he died immediately, he would have no regrets!

"The young master... became the master of the Qizhen Pavilion?"

"Taking all the treasures and still saying thank you?"

Sun Qiang and Yuan Tao looked at each other, dumbfounded.

They just came to buy something, and ended up taking over the entire Qizhen Pavilion, cutting off its foundation... Not only that, but they also made the pavilion master express a thousand thanks, full of emotion. The young master (teacher) was indeed the young master (teacher), truly not to be understood by ordinary thinking.

"You said earlier that for each stone pillar solved, you'd give me a hundred medium-grade spirit stones. I solved over a hundred. I'll give you a discount and count it as a hundred, so that's... ten thousand medium-grade spirit stones!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Master Gan, Zhang Xuan looked at the Sixth Miss not far away.

Compared to these treasures, he cared more about the spirit stones.

"I..."

Her face flushed bright red, the Sixth Miss's delicate body trembled.

She had thought he wouldn't be able to crack even one, and would obediently kneel to her, just to teach him a lesson and make him know his place. She never dreamed...

Not only did he crack the stone pillars, but he also took over the entire Qizhen Pavilion...

What kind of thing was this!

If she had known he was so fierce, why would she have said anything!

Ten thousand medium-grade spirit stones... even if she took out her entire net worth, it wouldn't be enough!

"What? Are you trying to renege?"

Seeing her face alternating between red and white, and her silence, Zhang Xuan frowned.

If she hadn't put on airs and acted arrogantly in front of him, he wouldn't have bothered. Since she had boasted and demanded he kneel, she had to bear the consequences of losing the bet.

"I'll pay what the Sixth Miss lost..." The young man on the side, seeing the Sixth Miss he was pursuing being pressed until she couldn't speak, gritted his teeth and stepped forward.

Ten thousand medium-grade spirit stones. Even he couldn't produce that.

But now that he was forced into a corner, there was no other way. If he could help her in her time of crisis and thus win her heart, any price was worth it.

He had also thought about not admitting it, but the bet had been clearly stated. As a dignified five-star master teacher, if he reneged, how could he face people in the future?

If this matter reached the headquarters, he wouldn't be able to be a master teacher anymore.

Only with upright conduct can one educate others. If one reneges on a bet, who would dare to send students to you for teaching?

"I don't need your help!"

Before the young man finished speaking, the Sixth Miss gritted her teeth: "I'll pay it myself!"

Then she looked up at Zhang Xuan: "I can repay the ten thousand spirit stones, but... I don't have that much on me now. It will take a few months!"

She couldn't even produce a thousand spirit stones now, let alone ten thousand. But if she went back, although ten thousand medium-grade spirit stones were a lot, with her family's resources, it was entirely possible to come up with them.

"A few months?"

Zhang Xuan shook his head: "In a few months, I could easily come up with ten thousand medium-grade spirit stones myself. Taking yours would be useless!"

The Huanyu Imperial Capital was just a stop on his way to the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy. He couldn't stay even half a month, let alone a few months.

Moreover, he had been cultivating for only about half a year. In a few months, who knew what realm he would reach. Medium-grade spirit stones might already be useless to him.

As his cultivation increased, the Heavenly Dao true qi became purer, and his demand for spiritual energy grew higher. Although he had only reached the peak of Mortal Transcendence Realm fourth level, he could already sense that the effect of medium-grade spirit stones was gradually weakening.

As his cultivation continued to increase, they would definitely become useless, just like low-grade spirit stones.

In a few months, they would be useless to me. Even if you brought more, what meaning would it have?

"You... then what do you want?"

The Sixth Miss gritted her teeth.

"This..."

Zhang Xuan also frowned.

Earlier, she had confidently bet, saying she would pay with medium-grade spirit stones. He thought she could afford it, but it turned out she was also broke.

If he had known, he wouldn't have bet with her. So troublesome.

"You said earlier that if I lost, I would have to kneel, right?"

After a moment's hesitation, Zhang Xuan continued: "How about this: I won't make you kneel. I'm short a maid to serve tea and water. You follow behind and listen to Sun Qiang's orders. If you behave obediently, the ten thousand spirit stones are written off!"

If she couldn't pay, it couldn't just be let go!

This girl was so proud; it was time to knock her down a peg.

Moreover, such a young Mortal Transcendence Realm sixth level cultivator must have a high status. Taking her as a servant could solve many troubles.

"Maid? Servant? Do you know the identity of the Sixth Miss..."

Before the girl could speak, the young man on the side was startled and quickly shouted.

"What identity? No matter how great the identity, can it be higher than our young master's? Stop talking nonsense here. Being able to be our young master's maid is a blessing cultivated over several lifetimes. If you talk nonsense again, pay up!"

Sun Qiang waved his hand, interrupting the other's words.

The young master was the master's personal disciple, with a status and position far higher than that Mo Hall Master. Taking you as a maid was already an honor, yet you dare to talk about identity...

You don't know your place!

"You... what do you know? The Sixth Miss is a Prin..."

Seeing this fatty also come out to cause trouble, the young man snorted. Before he could finish, he was interrupted again by the girl.

"Enough!"

Gritting her teeth, the Sixth Miss looked over coldly, her tone carrying arrogance: "A maid is impossible. Besides, ten thousand spirit stones are not enough to make me someone's maid. Change the condition!"

"Don't want to? Then kowtow!"

Zhang Xuan said indifferently.