The Arrogant Immortal-Chapter 60 - I Accept Returns But Refuse Refunds

“Buy!” the disciple decided to purchase.

Then another disciple tried to buy two items.

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People, for the most part, have a bit of a herd mentality.

Where there’s one, there’s another. And it’s not just a bunch of nonsense.

Xie Jiuniang’s business thrived.

Those who purchased were basically attracted by the rumors, much like Xuanyuan You’s thinking. In fact, when Xie Jiuniang went bargain hunting, there were indeed a few valuable items that, if sold, should bring in a few thousand Spirit Stones.

At this point, seeing that most of the buyers were stray disciples, Xie Jiuniang mixed a few valuable items among the rest.

She had her fill of the meat; it was only fair to let others sip some soup.

This was the brilliance of Xie Jiuniang.

As long as not everyone was losing out, there was no fear of causing an uproar among the ordinary disciples. At least someone got something good; if you didn’t, it was just your bad luck.

Then, there began to be people who wanted to buy everything in bulk.

Xie Jiuniang could tell at a glance that it was the offspring of aristocratic families making their move.

They wouldn’t come to buy in person; they would have others buy for them.

A thing so obviously foolish, the aristocratic scions wouldn’t show their faces.

The only person who did not buy was Mo Chuan.

Because no one was clearer than he that the previous two rounds of rumors were his own doing.

Mo Chuan was not short of money, what he lacked was amusement.

But what if the other party was unwilling to play along?

Initially, his impression of Xie Jiuniang was only slight, but not deep.

But this time, he remembered her!

…

Outer Sect, Deacon Hall.

The great deacon of the Outer Sect received a message from Battle Peak and, thinking that this was the disciple reserved by Chaoyan, promptly notified him to come over.

Elder Chaoyan, observing the thriving scene at Battle Peak, could not help but chuckle.

The great deacon asked, “Aren’t you going to intervene?”

“Intervene in what?” Elder Chaoyan asked with a smile.

“Aren’t you afraid she’ll be lynched by the group once the purchasing disciples come to their senses?”

“Didn’t she remind them? Fate is all about personal luck. If they didn’t get anything, it’s only because they lack fate,” Elder Chaoyan thought and found it amusing again.

The matter of the Soul-Nourishing Wood had just passed, and suddenly the Buddha’s Green Lamp became a hot topic. Yesterday he was still worried that she would be targeted by others.

Today, she had turned the tables by herself!

The young girl was smarter than he had imagined. After today’s events, in the future, everyone would probably steer clear of her.

But Lin Wangchen and others who were hiding in the shadows could avoid the eyes and ears of the ordinary disciples, but not the scrutiny of the Nascent Soul Elders.

Elder Chaoyan said, “There have been quite a few strange occurrences today. Some disciples from the Inner Sect have come to Battle Peak, and two of them are personal disciples.”

“They didn’t buy anything,” the great deacon reported truthfully, “Probably they were attracted by the incidents involving the Soul-Nourishing Wood and the Buddha’s Green Lamp.”

Elder Chaoyan said, “Do you think they’re really just here for the show? The rumors about my disciple came out of nowhere. She said it herself; those two items were quite ordinary.”

The Deacon shook his head sideways, thinking: You haven’t even taken him as your apprentice yet, so why call him your disciple?

However, Elder Chaoyan’s thick-skinned nature was well known, so the Deacon turned his gaze back and said, “She’s just a kid with insufficient insight. It’s not strange that she missed out on good stuff.”

“My point is… the item is a fake?”

“That one on Danfeng was transformed into a Soul-Nourishing Wooden in full view of everybody,” the Deacon reminded, implying that even if Buddha’s Green Lamp was fake, there was a high likelihood that the Soul-Nourishing Wooden was real.

Elder Chaoyan couldn’t refute that.

Neither of them had expected Mo Chuan to make fakes.

After all, it was unnecessary.

Mo Chuan’s character was excellent within the Inner Sect. Even someone with a diseased mind couldn’t think of going through great lengths to make fakes.

They hadn’t anticipated it.

Yet someone really was of a diseased mind…

Right now, Xie Jiuniang’s wealth was rolling in with her collecting Spirit Stones until her hands went soft.

Her biggest customers were still those from the top aristocratic families, buying her whole inventory in one go.

To Xie Jiuniang’s regret, these people only made bulk purchases once and refused to be big enough suckers to clean out her Storage Bag. So she had to think of other methods, bringing out more each time.

With too much for the large black cloth, she had to move it all onto the ground.

Such an extensive array of items nearly overwhelmed her.

Under the strange gazes of the onlookers, Xie Jiuniang remained supremely calm.

After waiting a good while and seeing no one approaching, she clapped her hands loudly and shouted, “Last call, really the last call! Opportunities are often missed in your hesitation.”

“Don’t waver, don’t hesitate, act on your impulses, act and seize the opportunity!”

“Hurry and buy it, who among the uncle-masters and senior brothers will buy it all?”

“Really the last call, the very last!”

But no matter how she hawked her wares, no one budged this time.

When the Little Profiteer was selling just before, she kept saying there wasn’t much left.

Yet with each call, more appeared.

Some disciples who had bought and then checked to find they were duped with fakes came back and asked hesitantly, “Little junior sister, can we…return the items?”

“Oh, you can’t, senior brother,” Xie Jiuniang’s smile was sweet, her voice even sweeter, “All transactions are voluntary, strictly no refunds.”

“Really can’t return them?”

“I accept returns, but I refuse refunds.”

The first half of Xie Jiuniang’s statement surprised everyone, but the second half left them wanting to throw something in her face.

Return the goods to her and not get any Spirit Stones back? Wouldn’t that just mean she scored free loot?

Her thick skin was just too shameless, are all the new disciples this fierce now?

The plaza was filled with more and more disciples.

Most were there just for a good laugh.

Some disciples followed suit and made purchases, but the majority remained rational, merely spectating. A few gathered together to buy an item for the fun of it, discerning its authenticity on the spot.

“Wow, what’s this?”

A disciple exclaimed.

The surrounding gazes turned to him, envy on the faces of those nearby.

The disciple laughed heartily, “Scored big, scored big! Dark Gold!”

Following his gaze, everyone saw that he had indeed pulled out a small chunk of Dark Gold from among the fake goods.

Though the piece of Dark Gold was small, it was still worth three to four thousand Spirit Stones. Spending a hundred Spirit Stones to get it was indeed a big score.

Almost simultaneously, the crowds’ eyes turned back to the pile of trash in front of Xie Jiuniang, their expressions altering ever so slightly.

Once value emerged from the trash, it became valuable trash.

Xie Jiuniang’s eyes lit up as she once again began to loudly hawk her goods: “Come on, last call, last call! Who will be the fourth lucky one? Just spend a hundred Spirit Stones and you’ll know!”

“Soul-Nourishing Wooden, Buddha’s Green Lamp, Dark Gold!”

“Opportunity won’t stay waiting for you, act on your impulses, you know!”

“The last call…”