That burly man was slightly stunned, and looked at the brat who had been silent the whole time as he frowned. He looked at the stone that Ji Fengyan referred to, its size was even smaller but had the same price as the one in his hands. Moreover, from the crevices and dirty look of the stone, it did not look like it held anything valuable.
"This young fellow, there is a rule that bystanders should not interrupt when others are buying at our store," the store owner looked at Ji Fengyan who had suddenly spoken and reminded her, displeased.
Ji Fengyan shrugged her shoulders.
The burly man hesitated and suddenly withdrew his hands that were originally about to pay.
Seeing that he had lost a customer who had almost bought from him, the store owner looked at Ji Fengyan even more unhappily.
By now, there were already many people who had brought the stone they had bought to be opened, but some were happy and some were dissatisfied at the outcome.
One person was stimulated by the amethyst previously and spent a huge sum of money on a large stone. However when it was opened, it was only an ordinary iron ore and his gold coins had instantly gone down the drain. One needed to know that iron ores were the most common, regardless of their size, they were worth almost nothing.
But there were some people who were lucky and obtained a few rare ores. However, these ores were very small, the largest one was only the size of one's thumbnail. Even though they were worth some money, they were not as profitable as the piece of amethyst.
Ji Fengyan watched the entire process of all the ores that were opened and secretly noted the colour of the ores' spiritual energy. After observing for a while, just when Ji Fengyan was prepared to purchase one to try, there was a sudden uproar in the huge store.
A path was opened up at the crowded entrance and a slender and elegant figure entered slowly into the store.
The store owner who was busy tending to other customers, upon seeing that person's figure, immediately all his work and welcomed her with a fawning look.
"Miss Su what brings you here today?" the store owner smiled like a loyal lackey the moment he saw Su Lingsheng appearing at the store in a silver embroidered dress.
Su Lingsheng's face was calm, as she looked at the store owner trying to curry her favour, and her natural elegance was accompanied with an air of superiority.
"Many ores have arrived today?" Su Lingsheng's pleasing voice could be heard in the store. That voice made all the men in store melt, and their eyes were all glued to Su Lingsheng, but no one dared to approach any closer.
Everyone knew about this beautiful woman's background, even after disregarding her close relationship with the son of the City Lord today, just her identity as the first female official serving the eldest princess was sufficient to scare off all the leechers.
"Yes, a batch just arrived. If you are interested, you can take your time to pick, Miss Su," the store owner laughed as he spoke, as he eagerly followed behind his financial backer.
Su Lingsheng came to Ji City following the eldest princess, so her social status was extremely high and her wealth could not be compared to the common people in Ji City.
Su Lingsheng slightly nodded. The store owner immediately took care of the people to make space, but Su Lingsheng's gaze scanned the store fleetingly and in an instant, she saw the figure of someone she did not expect to see.
Ji Fengyan?
Su Lingsheng was slightly confused as she looked at the unnoticeable figure in the crowd.
Why is she here?
Su Lingsheng's brows frowned unconsciously and she looked at Ji Fengyan unhappily.
Ji Fengyan looked straight at Su Lingsheng's eyes, which were filled with detest, and raised the corners of her mouth disapprovingly.
Ji Fengyan's smile made Su Lingsheng feel uncomfortable. The recent memory of Ji Fengyan and Lei Min's meeting yesterday was not pleasant. Su Lingsheng, who had boasted herself as virtuous, abhorred Ji Fengyan's behaviour of keeping a 'lover' and provoking Lei Min. It was difficult for her to imagine that such an ugly young girl could commit such disgraceful acts.
Both of them looked at each other, and their inner thoughts could not be detected by others.
The store owner looked at Su Lingsheng who had suddenly stopped in her tracks, not understanding the situation, and when he saw Su Lingsheng's gaze at the young girl who had spoilt things for him, his heart froze and quickly spoke, "Come and take a look first, Miss Su. The stones this time are not bad, there was even someone who had obtained an extremely valuable amethyst just now. Given your good judgement, you will definitely be able to pick a better one."
Su Lingsheng then turned her gaze back.
The store owner's words sounded like flattery, but it was not completely untrue. Su Lingsheng had arrived at Ji City for slightly longer than a month, and had accompanied Lei Min to the store a few times during this period. Almost every time, Su Lingsheng had picked stones containing the rare ores from the pile of stones. Her superb judgement had made the jaws of many people drop, if not for her special status, the stone-betting lovers in Ji City would have rushed to invite her to help them pick out the stones.
Even so, everytime Su Lingsheng visited the store, there would still be a crowd gathering to look. She would not choose a lot, but if she had stared at a piece of rock for a short while and did not buy, the rest of the people would fight to purchase that piece.
As long as Su Lingsheng had given a stone a longer glance, it would definitely contain a rare ore!
As a result of Su Lingsheng's arrival, the packed store suddenly became even more crowded. Many people stuck their necks out to look at the entire process of Su Lingsheng picking out the stones, hoping that they could secretly benefit from this.
Everyone's gaze filled with respect and fervent and it boosted Su Lingsheng's mood. She casually looked away from Ji Fengyan but her eyes flashed with a scoff.
Might as well! This would be a good chance to let this country bumpkin understand the disparity between them!
Su Lingsheng made the decision to show off her skills and immediately turned to look at the stones in the store.
Ji Fengyan stood nonchalantly at the side and looked at the proud woman choose from the shelves with her arms akimbo, as a fleeting smile appeared on her face.
Her smile made Su Lingsheng feel offended. Su Lingsheng frowned and looked once again at Ji Fengyan. She said, "You are also here to pick a stone?"
No one had expected the noble Su Lingsheng to speak to an unnoticeable woman and they all turned to look at Ji Fengyan who was previously ignored.
"You know what they say, 'when in Rome do as the Romans do'," Ji Fengyan responded with little effort.
Su Lingsheng stroked a piece of round stone, her eyes no longer on Ji Fengyan and casually said, "there are many stones here and they contain many valuable items. Since you are interested, why not have a bet with me?"
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