145: Two completely opposite siblings

As the voice arrived, everyone soon saw a young woman, dressed in fiery red with a beautiful face, walk over.

Upon seeing the young woman, Zhi Xuan, who had initially been arrogant, changed his expression.

"Sister, why are you here?"

"Hmph! If I hadn't come, how would I have known how impressive my dear brother has become?"

"I'm fighting against Abyss Frontline and Dungeon monsters, while you're here bullying ordinary people. You're really bringing me 'honor'."

The young woman walked step by step until she stood in front of Ye Xiao, then glanced coldly at Zhi Xuan behind her, her voice devoid of any emotion.

Hearing this, Zhi Xuan shivered and his face turned fearful.

"Sister, don't misunderstand. He violated the rules first, and then slandered the Zhi Family. I merely wanted to teach him a small lesson."

"Shut up! Do you think I don't know anything? Now, get back home, you disgraceful thing."

Upon hearing this, Zhi Xuan's face was just like Zhou Dafu's earlier.

Even though he lost face in front of everyone, he didn't dare show any dissatisfaction. He slunk away with his tail between his legs, leading a group of people to disappear from everyone's sight.

And with Zhi Xuan's departure...

A cheer immediately erupted in the black market.

"It's Miss Mingyue! Miss Mingyue is finally back."

"That's great! With Miss Mingyue here in the black market, we have hope again."

"Oh dear! Miss Mingyue has been gone for three years. I've been wishing every day and every month for Miss Mingyue to return quickly."

"Miss Mingyue's expedition to eradicate the demon lair creatures must have been fraught with danger. Her safe return is truly a great joyous occasion."

...Looking at the excited expressions of the people around, Ye Xiao could tell how disliked the Zhi Xuan from just now was.

However, he was also somewhat curiously sizing up the woman in front of him, secretly pondering her background.

At this moment, the young woman spoke to Ye Xiao: "I apologize for my brother's rudeness. My name is Zhi Mingyue. To express my apology and the fairness of my Zhi Family, I am willing to purchase the godforged stone in your hand for 500 million."

After a pause, Zhi Mingyue continued, "However, there's a condition."

"What condition?"

"That is, tell me where you obtained your godforged stone," Zhi Mingyue said calmly.

However, Ye Xiao frowned slightly after hearing this.

"Black market transactions never ask about the origin."

Zhi Mingyue smiled, not getting angry.

"Other goods are naturally like that, but godforged stone is not an ordinary commodity. This item is extremely important to the Alliance and all Human Job Holders."

"If another acquisition channel can be discovered, it will undoubtedly significantly enhance the overall strength of Human Job Holders. This would also be a contribution to humanity's fight against the demon lair creatures, do you understand?"

As soon as Zhi Mingyue finished speaking, a round of applause broke out.

"Miss Mingyue is so righteous."

"As expected of Miss Mingyue, as a member of the Zhi Family, not only is she approachable, but for years she has also led by example, entering the demon lair front lines to clear out demon lair creatures and protect everyone. She is truly admirable."

"Young man, Miss Mingyue is right. For the sake of all humanity, you should also tell Miss Mingyue the origin of this godforged stone."

"Exactly! And Miss Mingyue is also buying this godforged stone from you at market price. Where else would you find such a good deal?"

"Alas! It's also fortunate that you met Miss Mingyue. This is your luck, young man."

...Everyone spoke one after another.

They almost praised the woman in front of them as a living saint.

Ye Xiao had no particular thoughts about this, merely stating calmly, "I found this by chance; there's no special channel."

In fact, what he said was somewhat true. This godforged stone was indeed obtained from Zhao Xue. However, he knew that the source of this godforged stone was from an NPC.

But he certainly couldn't tell anyone about this.

Zhi Mingyue's expression was slightly stunned when she heard Ye Xiao's answer.

But soon, she resumed her smile and nodded, "In that case, never mind."

Saying that, Zhi Mingyue proactively initiated a trade with Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao frowned, asking in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Zhi Mingyue smiled and said, "Although the answer is a bit disappointing, you did keep your promise, so I will still buy your godforged stone for 500 million."

Ye Xiao nodded, then refused the trade.

Zhi Mingyue was startled, her beautiful eyebrows raised slightly.

"You..."

However, before she could finish speaking, Ye Xiao spent another 10,000 eternal coins to open a stall and then put the godforged stone up for sale.

"Since you want it, buy it."

Direct trades between two people reveal information about both parties, but setting up a stall does not.

Ye Xiao would rather spend an extra 10,000 eternal coins for insurance.

Someone nearby, however, couldn't stand it.

"Young man, aren't you being a bit disrespectful to Miss Mingyue?"

"Yes! Miss Mingyue is recognized as kind-hearted in Liyue City. She's willing to spend 500 million to buy it from you, and you're still guarding against her."

"This person is too ungrateful. If it were me, I wouldn't buy it."

...Ye Xiao ignored these people's comments.

A fair exchange of money for goods is only natural.

And the value of his godforged stone was definitely worth 500 million.

This was a fair transaction, yet in these people's mouths, it twisted into something else, as if he were accepting charity from Zhi Mingyue.

At this moment, Zhi Mingyue also reacted after seeing Ye Xiao's actions.

However, her expression didn't change. She smiled, clicked on the stall, and then clicked purchase.

A message popped up.

Ye Xiao glanced at his backpack.

His eternal coins had increased by 495 million, and he closed his backpack with satisfaction.

At the same time, he felt a slight pang in his heart.

This damned handling fee, it deducted 5 million from him in one go.

However, there was nothing he could do about it.

On the other side, after buying the godforged stone, Zhi Mingyue didn't spare it another glance. Instead, she said to Ye Xiao, "I hope we meet again if fate allows."

Saying that, she nodded and turned to leave.

Ye Xiao watched her departing figure, pondered for a moment, then retracted his gaze and stopped thinking about it.

He didn't care who Zhi Mingyue was; as long as he could successfully sell the godforged stone, that was all that mattered.

And after seeing Zhi Mingyue leave, everyone around also shook their heads at Ye Xiao, then returned to their own stalls or started to wander around.

However, the news of the godforged stone appearing in Liyue City's black market spread like wildfire.

Soon, countless people knew about it.

Gradually, the number of Professionals in Liyue City increased.

However, Ye Xiao didn't pay attention to any of this.

The core of the magic-martial flow was magic weapons, but to unleash the maximum power of magic weapons, a set of complementary skills was indispensable.

Now that he had money, Ye Xiao could begin to perfect his complementary skills.

Thus, he began to wander around the black market.