Chapter 755: Where Are My Treasures?

"I..."

The waiter's body trembled.

The Spirit Materials Pavilion had been selling things for so many years, and no one had ever said there were many fakes, yet in this man's mouth, everything was fake...

He had thought this was an ignorant fool, ripe for the plucking, but now he realized this was a wolf in sheep's clothing, deliberately causing trouble!

"Quickly invite the Pavilion Master here. Only he can resolve this..."

Mo Fei, looking as if he had aged ten years, couldn't help but say.

As an appraiser, he knew that what the other party said was not wrong.

Strictly measured against the appraisal certificate, it was indeed suspicious of defrauding buyers, and calling it fake was not an exaggeration!

In other words, if the other party insisted on claiming compensation for discrepancies with the certificate, none of them could handle it—only the Pavilion Master could!

"Yes!" The waiter finally came to his senses and hurriedly withdrew.

Before long, a middle-aged man with cold brows strode over.

This man was tall, slightly stout, with gloomy eyes—one look and you knew he was a cold and ruthless character.

Though his aura was restrained, it gave a sense of transcending the mundane, suggesting he had likely reached the Saint Domain, at least the Sub-Saint level!

Indeed, without such a strong figure to hold the fort, how could the Spirit Materials Pavilion, with its plundering and black-market acquisitions, survive in Hongyuan City?

"Is it you who says these things are all fakes?"

Coming closer, he coldly looked at the young man not far away, his eyes narrowing.

It seemed he had already heard the details from the waiter on the way.

Ignoring his attitude, Zhang Xuan waved his hand: "Hurry up and decide how to compensate, or else, before long, today's matter will spread throughout Hongyuan City!"

"You!"

Clenching his fists, the Spirit Materials Pavilion Master's dark eyes flashed with murderous intent.

It was always their Spirit Materials Pavilion that preyed on others, yet someone dared to prey on them and demand compensation—truly ignorant of the heavens and earth.

"Friend, I don't know your background, but it's best to leave some leeway, or else I fear your future life won't be so smooth!"

Eyes narrowing, the Spirit Materials Pavilion Master snorted.

"Are you threatening me?"

Smiling lightly, Zhang Xuan looked over: "Pay ten times for fakes—that's your Spirit Materials Pavilion's rule. What, now that there are fakes, you want to kill the buyer?"

"I'm not threatening, just reminding you. The path of cultivation is hard; beware of going astray!"

Seeing the other party unafraid and utterly indifferent to his threat, the Spirit Materials Pavilion Master was about to explode with rage but had no recourse.

If he resorted to violence here, without a doubt, all the reputation of the Spirit Materials Pavilion would be destroyed.

The prestige accumulated over so many years would also go down the drain.

"Are they really fakes?"

Turning to look at Mo Fei not far away, he transmitted his voice.

"I don't know either, but... the treasures he mentioned have basically changed in nature, completely different from when I appraised them... Even if we say they're not fakes, no one would believe it..."

Mo Fei couldn't help but say.

With so many people present, an on-site appraisal that clearly stated the origins and flaws of the treasures—even if they were genuine, probably no one would want them!

It was like a high-value Spirit-grade top-tier defensive armor, invincible in defense, capable of withstanding attacks from a Mortal Transformation Ninth Layer expert, but its flaws were exposed by this guy, along with how to break through its defense... After that, who would buy a product full of loopholes?

In other words, even if these treasures weren't fake, with all their flaws and weaknesses exposed, they had become fake.

"Damn it!"

Hearing Mo Fei's admission, the Spirit Materials Pavilion Master's gaze turned terrifyingly dark.

"Finished discussing? If so, pay up. These treasures are worth two hundred and thirty-seven top-grade spirit stones. Pay ten times for fakes, that's two thousand three hundred and seventy. I'll give you a discount and waive the odd amount—give me two thousand top-grade spirit stones, and this matter is settled. Otherwise... I will immediately apply to the Master Hall to come and uphold justice, saying you deceived customers and used fakes to cheat a master teacher!"

Zhang Xuan said calmly.

"You are a master teacher?"

The Spirit Materials Pavilion Master's pupils contracted.

The Master Hall guards a region and protects its peace. Normally, as long as no acts against humanity are committed, they won't intervene, but if a master teacher is involved, they will definitely step in.

This was a right enjoyed by master teachers.

Once the Master Hall came, their coercive buying and selling might be exposed, and the entire Spirit Materials Pavilion would face disaster.

Many people had known about their deeds before, but on one hand, there was no evidence, and on the other, they had greased the wheels, so no one wanted to dig deeper.

If the Master Hall really took action, no matter how secretive, they would surely be investigated thoroughly and couldn't escape.

"That's right!" Zhang Xuan said calmly.

"At such a young age, even if you are a master teacher, you're probably just a student at the academy, right?"

After the initial shock, recalling something, the Spirit Materials Pavilion Master snorted: "There are so many students at the academy; if one or two go missing during training, probably no one would know!"

Although students of the Master Teacher Academy were also master teachers, the academy had strict rules for training students, and even if there was danger, they rarely intervened.

"There are many students in the academy; losing one or two is indeed nothing. However, I'm sorry, but Dean Mi of the Beast Taming Academy and Dean Zhao of the Artifact Refining Academy probably won't think so!"

With a faint smile, Zhang Xuan turned his wrist, and the tokens given by the two elders appeared in his palm.

Since he had these, it wouldn't hurt to borrow their influence.

"It's Dean Mi and Dean Zhao's personal tokens... Really!"

With a glance, Mo Fei on the side shuddered and quickly sent a voice transmission.

Dean Mi and Dean Zhao were among the ten great elders, renowned not only in the Hongyuan Empire but also in first-class empires. Giving such personal tokens to this person at the same time... showed their relationship.

"Really?"

Thinking the other party was just an ordinary student and could be threatened casually, the head of the Spirit Material Pavilion was furious but had no way out, never expecting him to possess the personal tokens of two deans.

"Alright, I'll give you the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to think. If you don't compensate, I'll go to the Master Hall right now. Coincidentally, Hall Master Mo and I have a good relationship. I'll ask him to seek justice for me; he should be happy to agree!"

Putting away the tokens, Zhang Xuan stretched lazily.

Since they dared to target his people, they had to bear the pressure he brought.

Aren't you unscrupulous?

Fine, I'll use my identity as a master to suppress you, making you utterly defeated!

"A cup of tea..."

The head of the Spirit Material Pavilion wanted to rage but dared not.

The waiter on the side seemed to think of something, hurried over, and whispered a few words via voice transmission.

Hearing his words, the pavilion head breathed a sigh of relief and looked over again: "No need to wait for a cup of tea; we'll compensate!"

"Compensate?"

"Really compensating?"

"Two thousand high-grade spirit stones—not to mention the Spirit Material Pavilion, can the entire Hongyuan Empire produce that?"

...

Hearing the head of the Spirit Material Pavilion suddenly change his attitude and decide to compensate, everyone was stunned.

Not only that, even Zhang Xuan was somewhat surprised.

He had actually prepared for the possibility that they wouldn't pay, knowing it might take a while, but he never dreamed they would agree directly.

"You just gave one high-grade spirit stone to purchase a bronze mace. As for the other treasures, you said you wanted to buy them but didn't pay... That means only one transaction was completed! Our policy is 'refund ten times for a fake,' so we just need to give you ten high-grade spirit stones!"

The head of the Spirit Material Pavilion waved his hand and called out: "Hurry up and bring ten high-grade spirit stones!"

"Yes!" The waiter nodded, quickly withdrew, and soon returned with ten top-grade spirit stones, their spiritual energy flickering and emitting astonishing light as he handed them to Sun Qiang.

"This..."

Sun Qiang was stunned, unsure whether to accept or not.

Although the young master had said he wanted to buy so many treasures, he hadn't paid; from start to finish, he had only handed over one top-grade spirit stone.

The other party had exploited this loophole: if a fake, pay ten times. Since only one had been traded, they compensated with ten. Though still frustrating, they could afford it.

In other words, what the other party did was not against the rules at all.

"Young master..."

Not knowing what to do, he turned to look at Zhang Xuan, only to see that he wasn't angry but instead smiled faintly: "Are you sure you want to play this game with me?"

"What are you saying, Master? Although our Spirit Materials Pavilion is not well-off, we follow the rules. You only gave one top-grade spirit stone, and we compensated with ten as agreed. That's fair and just. Even if this goes to the Master Teacher Hall, we haven't violated any rules."

The owner of the Spirit Materials Pavilion smiled insincerely: "On the other hand, you, a master teacher, trying to extort two thousand top-grade spirit stones from us without buying anything—if word gets out, your reputation won't be too good either!"

From what the waiter told him, knowing that the other party had only paid for one spirit stone, he had already formed a plan.

Since it was a transaction, it was only complete when both sides settled. Even if our goods were fake, if you didn't pay, they still belonged to our Spirit Materials Pavilion. If we didn't sell to you, we wouldn't have to compensate.

"It seems you're determined to renege on this money. In that case..."

Zhang Xuan looked over calmly: "You brought my treasures here to sell, and after so long, they haven't sold. I'll take them away—that's not too much, is it?"

"Treasures? When did we take your treasures to sell?"

The owner of the Spirit Materials Pavilion couldn't help but be stunned, feeling bewildered.

You, sir, I'm seeing for the first time. When did I ever take your treasures?

Even if you want to slander someone, you shouldn't go this far!

"Never took them?" Zhang Xuan shook his head: "Treasures have spirituality; recognizing a master is not something that happens overnight. Everyone knows this, and I'm sure you, Pavilion Master, are no stranger to it."

The owner of the Spirit Materials Pavilion nodded, and the surrounding crowd also murmured in agreement.

Treasure recognition is troublesome; some people buy a treasure and can't make it obey for many years.

"Then it's simple... My treasures will naturally obey me. There's no need to explain; everyone can see that!"

Standing straight, Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows, exuding an aura that pierced the sky, and suddenly spoke, his voice like a great bell.

"Where are my treasures? Why not come and pay homage to your master!"

Swish!

As his words ended, a large number of weapons around them flew up and neatly surrounded him.