28 No Face to keep it up

For an ordinary small family, the Yellow Rank Lower Grade Technique was already quite good.

But for the large Hong's Chamber of Commerce, it was a bit inadequate.

The Hong's Chamber of Commerce was founded thirty years ago, after the protector of the empire had returned to his homeland.

After decades of operation, the Hong's Chamber of Commerce has become one of the economic lifelines of the empire, with branches in every one of the 36 cities of the empire.

A single yellow-grade, lower-grade technique is really not good enough.

"This technique is only worth 400,000 silver coins at most, and it's only half of that, so don't take out this kind of junk to embarrass people." The shopkeeper disdainfully threw the technique back into Lu Xuan's bosom.

But Lu Xuan didn't take it, letting the pricey technique fall to the floor.

"I originally thought that the Hong Clan Chamber of Commerce had such a large foundation, and the people it selected had good eyes, but today, it's nothing more than that, not even as good as those people at the auction." Lu Xuan sneered coldly and shook his head.

"Hmph, I have been appraising treasures for more than forty years, and the treasures I have appraised can pile up a small mountain, so how can I tolerate a yellow-mouthed kid like you to talk nonsense here!"

The Hong's Chamber of Commerce and the Central Auctioneers are in a competitive relationship.

Hearing Lu Xuan's words, the treasurer of Hong's Chamber of Commerce was furious.

"Trash as treasure, get lost where it's cool."

Lu Xuan smiled coldly, not bothering to explain more with this kind of frog at the bottom of the well, he didn't even take the paper and turned around to leave.

Looking at Lu Xuan's departing back, the shopkeeper sneered, "Trash that doesn't know the meaning of heaven."

Casually taking in the white paper that had fallen to the ground into his palm, he crumpled it into a ball and threw it out towards the door.

At this moment, a young man in a black strong suit appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the attic, clutching the white paper that the palm-keeper had just thrown out.

As soon as the shopkeeper saw this person, his attitude immediately made a 180-degree turn and bowed his head in obsequiousness, "Lord Shadow, what wind has blown you here today."

No wonder he was so grand.

The young man before him was the shadow guard of the legendary Protector of the Empire.

The Hong Clan Chamber of Commerce could not be here today without his assistance.

In the entire Hong's Chamber of Commerce, he belonged to one person under ten thousand.

If you offend him, you basically don't have to stay in the Hong's Chamber of Commerce.

"What did that young man want to buy just now?" Shadow said coldly.

"Reporting back to your lordship, this person just wanted to use a rubbish technique in exchange for two three-star elixirs, but I sent him away." The treasurer said proudly.

"Very well, you pack up what that person wanted to buy, then collect three hundred thousand silver coins, and you can retire."

Shadow said without any emotion.

"Sh, what!" The shopkeeper was suddenly shocked and said, "Lord Shadow, what did I do wrong? Why do you do this to me?"

"You're too old to know what's good and what's bad."

"Impossible! This is clearly a Yellow Rank Lower Grade Technique!" The shopkeeper's face is full of incredulity.

The treasurer had already seen it before, there was no particular abnormality, no special bright spots, plain and simple, indeed there was nothing wrong with it being a Yellow Rank Lower Grade Technique.

"Hmph, you can see for yourself."

Shadow flexed his finger according to the true qi movement route of the Eight Extremes Fist Outline.

Bang bang bang!

Three small circular holes appear in the wall of the loft.

You know, the walls of the attic were more than ten inches thick, and a single True Qi outburst could pierce through more than ten inches of wall?

"This..." the treasurer was speechless.

At this point, Shadow added without further elaboration, "I'm only at the fourth level of the Xuan Life Realm."

Hiss-.

The treasurer suddenly took a breath of cold air.

Anyone knew that only a martial artist who stepped into the Xuan Life realm with great perfection would be able to release his true aura and kill invisibly.

Yet, Lord Shadow said that he was only at the fourth level of the Xuan Life realm!

What does that prove?

It proves that this technique is so powerful that it allows one to grasp the essence of true qi release beforehand!

That alone could drive millions of people crazy!

With a face full of shock that eventually turned into a thick, bitter smile, the treasurer suddenly looked like he had aged several years and said, "I didn't expect that I had lost my eyes in such a place after decades of treasure appreciation, Lord Shadow, even if you didn't say anything, I wouldn't have the face to stay any longer."

The shopkeeper's departure didn't create any waves.

Shadow took the materials that Lu Xuan wanted and reported the matter to the old man at the first opportunity.

"I have thought as highly of this person as I could, but I never thought I would still be blind. This person's origin may be even greater than we thought."

The old man was clearly the protector of the empire, the founder of the Hong's Chamber of Commerce, Hong Zhennan.

The young girl next to him was his granddaughter, Hong Ling.

"Since he wants these two materials, let's just give them to him, it's just a cyanogen fruit and lightning strike wood, it's not particularly precious." Hong Ling had grown up in the royal family since childhood, and although she did not have the name of a princess, she had the reality of a princess.

Even the legitimate nobles would have to salute when they saw her.

After all, her grandfather was the legendary protector of the empire, and was in a very high position.

"It's not as simple as you think, Ling'er. Usually the temperament of a high-ranking person is particularly eccentric, and this time it was us from the Hong's Chamber of Commerce who offended him, and I don't know if he will accept our apologies." Hong Chenan sighed.

"How can we do without trying, no matter what, he is a member of the empire, he can't possibly disobey the emperor's orders, so as long as we lower our stance and be more sincere, perhaps this matter will be uncovered."

"It's fine to try, but who will be sent?" Hong Zhennan thought about it, it seemed like this was the only option left.

"Ah me!" Hong Ling blinked her own watery eyes.

"Fine, but you shall not fool around!"

Hong Zhennan warned.

"Got it." Hong Ling's mouth convulsed, taking the small bag of packed elixirs and dashed all the way over to Lu Xuan's cave.

"My lord, do you need a subordinate to..."

"No need, you thought you were good, he had already discovered you, this time we are going over with apologies, no more recklessness." Hong Zhennan shook his head.

"What? The Shadow Steps that I have been practicing have long since reached the point of being pure, and no one in the entire empire should have noticed me except for you, Hong Lao!" Shadow, who had been expressionless, finally showed his shocked face.

"There are people outside the human world, and there is a heaven outside the sky, so if you do not want to die too quickly, you must remain humble about everything."

"Subordinate has been taught." Shadow said so with his mouth, but his heart did not take it personally.

Seeing the state of affairs, Hong Zhennan was not in a position to explain anything, but merely looked in the direction of Lu Xuan's cave and said with a slight sense of emotion, "It is not clear whether it is good or bad for the Empire to have such an evil being..."

Lu Xuan strolled around the void market for a whole lap, but he never saw any trace of the Cyanogen Fruit, so he had to return without success.

At that moment, a beautiful female voice came from behind.