Chapter 63: The Duel That Turned The Tide (4)
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
If it was someone else, that person would have tried to leave the scene as soon as possible - afraid that the young man would change his mind of killing her anytime.
However, Ling Yu was no ordinary person.
This house was serene and quiet, the surrounding environment was pretty good as well. No matter what, she still wanted to buy this house as a present for the crown prince. If she could really make the crown prince happy, perhaps she would be able to become his imperial concubine...
As she was thinking about this, Ling Yu calmed herself down and turned her head to look at the middle-aged man. "The price that you’ve set for the house is too expensive. Even though the surrounding ambient is quite nice, it is not worth as much as eight million gold coins. I will offer you eight hundred thousand, take it or leave it."
"Are you kidding me, young lady? Eight hundred thousands gold coins? Is this daylight robbery?" The middle-aged man let out a snort of laughter, "As I’ve said before, this price is too low. No way I would accept it!"
Having heard this, Ling Yu lifted her head high up in haughtiness. "You better think about it carefully! I'm buying this as a present that to gift it to the crown prince. Such a good opportunity to please him, and you plan to let it go just like that? It’s not that I'm calling you an idiot but this is seriously quite a fool of you! Do you even know how many people in this world would do anything just to get on the crown prince's good side? If it weren't for me, Ling Yu, would you even have gotten this chance? It’s already amazing that I didn't ask you to present me eight million gold coins as a token of gratitude. Besides, it’s not like I'm taking this house for free. Didn’t I plan on giving you five hundred thousands as a compensation?"
In Ling Yu's eyes, the crown prince was in a prominent position that not anyone could even go near to him. Now that she was giving him a chance to get on his good side, he should have been the one presenting her a few million gold coins to show his gratitude instead. After all, not everybody could come across such good opportunity.
At once, the middle-aged man was at loss of whether to cry or laugh. Having his house taken away by force? And even go so far as to have to thank her for that? He had never heard of such outrageous nonsense before.
"Lady Ling, my wife is now sick with a critical illness. Only the ghost doctor can cure her of the illness. However, the price of the ghost doctor is eight million gold coins. I have no other alternative but to sell this house. Please don't make things difficult for us. I am already at wit's end now."
Ghost doctor?
When she heard the words of the middle-aged man, Gu Ruoyun's heart leaped a little but she remained quiet.
"What an idiotic person you are!" Ling Yu responded with a sneer, "Your wife is a mere low life, how could she be compared to a comfortable dwelling place for the crown prince? As long as you get on the good side of the crown prince, you would have a promising future ahead of you, even the most beautiful woman would willingly fall into your arms. I am sure your wife’s not that selfish to want to destroy your future, isn't she? Otherwise, why would you still want this kind of woman around?"
The face on the middle-aged man immediately took on a ghastly expression. "Lady Ling, it’s not that I don't want the crown prince to stay here! As long as you could give me the eight million gold coins, this house would automatically belong to you!"
"You....."
Just when Ling Yu was about to open her mouth to respond, Gu Ruoyun's voice was suddenly heard.
"Can you sell this house to me then? I'm willing to make an offer of eight million gold coins!"
The heart of the middle-aged man gave a leap of joy. Lifting up his head, his glance shifted towards Gu Ruoyun instead.
This time, he carefully observed the young girl who was standing in front of him.
That delicate face of hers still showed a sign of adolescence and puberty; her not fully grown and yet-to-be-developed body made her looked meager and undernourished at the same time. However, her face was lighted up with a faint smile, along with a pair of bright and well-lit eyes. Perhaps the first impression she gave off was not captivating nor breathtaking enough, but she undeniably exuded a pleasant and warm aura.
"Young Lady, you wanted to buy a house?"
"That's right," Gu Ruoyun smiled as she spoke. "As for those gold coins, just go to the Hundred Herb Hall and inform Elder Yu, he will give the coins to you. He will also be the one handling all the take-over matters and arrangements. However..."
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