Alchemy Master

Chapter 559, Of Course I’m Afraid

Translator: Silavin

“Stakes?”

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Haotian was also taken aback, then he could not help but burst into laughter.

[This guy is indeed someone from those lowly kingdoms. He probably doesn’t even recognise Ouyang Wensu, otherwise, in the entire Heavenly Dragon Imperial City, how many youths would dare propose stakes upon learning they would be to compete with him in Crystal Appraisal?]

With the careful guidance of Ouyang Zhutian, one of the three great Divine Appraisers of Heavenly Dragon Imperial City, even though he had yet to open his Divine Eyes, he could still appraise crystals with success.

Although he was still inferior to a real Divine Appraiser, compared to others who relied on luck to gamble on Shooting Star Spirit Crystals, he was countless times superior!

“Haha, worthy of being Brother Qin. What stakes do you think we should add?” Ouyang Haotian laughed heartily, asking with some disdain.

He had originally been thinking about how to trick Qin Yichen, but he had not expected Qin Yichen to propose it himself, which suited his intentions perfectly.

“Whatever you like. If we don’t add anything, I don’t want to waste time competing with others. They aren’t worth my time.”

Qin Yichen raised his head slightly, looking arrogant.

If it were a normal opponent, those gamblers might think Qin Yichen was truly showing great spirit, but at this moment, facing Ouyang Wensu with such an attitude, many could not help but think he was simply asking for trouble.

It was even a display of ignorance.

“Money is rather vulgar for people like us. How about this – whoever loses crawls out from here…” Ouyang Haotian pointed towards the Crystal House entrance, smiling as he said, “How about it?”

Hearing these words, everyone in the Crystal House had a change in expression. This wager seemed rather excessive.

Anyone who could enter Water Moon Crystal House was a person of status, otherwise how could they mingle in a place where any random crystal cost hundreds of thousands of gold coins?!

And anyone with status cared about their reputation.

Ouyang Haotian’s ‘stakes’ were clearly aimed at ruining Qin Yichen’s reputation completely!

“Are you sure?” The corner of Qin Yichen’s mouth lifted slightly as he asked somewhat mockingly.

“What? Are you afraid?” Ouyang Haotian snorted disdainfully. In his heart, no matter how much Qin Yichen jumped about, it could not change the fact that he was from a lowly kingdom.

“Afraid? Of course I’m afraid!” Qin Yichen nodded, his expression becoming completely serious.

Seeing his appearance, Ouyang Haotian could not help but chuckle mockingly. Just as he was about to speak satirically, the latter’s next sentence made him tremble with anger.

“I’m afraid some people can’t afford to lose and will act shamelessly!”

This sentence, full of teasing undertones, had just fallen when the entire Crystal House fell silent, then burst into suppressed snickering sounds.

As the hope of the Ouyang Family of Heavenly Dragon Imperial City, Ouyang Haotian truly rarely had anything he could not afford to gamble, but the stakes he himself had proposed really made people wonder whether Ouyang Wensu would truly crawl out of here if he lost!

Although no one believed Ouyang Wensu would lose, this  still made those with a watching-the-show mentality started imagining such a scene.

“Hmph, brat whose hair hasn’t even grown properly dare to speak such big words!”

Just as Ouyang Haotian’s expression grew extremely dark, Ouyang Wensu beside him could not contain himself at first. He snorted coldly in retaliation.

In his view, Qin Yichen’s words were simply too insulting!

What a joke ! A mere youth who had relied on luck to open a few Spirit Seeds, how could he be compared to him?!

However, he did not know that perhaps in Crystal Appraisal, he was currently somewhat more capable than Qin Yichen, but in one aspect, he would not be able to catch up even if he tried!

“How do you know whether my hair has grown properly? Do you have tendencies to peek at other men? Is this a tradition of your Family?”

Having been influenced by the verbal abuse of Ye Liangchen and Zhao Ritian for so long, Qin Yichen had somewhat inherited the true teachings of these two Masters of insults. In this aspect, he was absolutely incomparable to pampered Young Masters like Ouyang Wensu who usually thought too highly of themselves.

With just a few words, Ouyang Wensu’s face turned red with shame. Qin Yichen’s brief sentences contained no swear words, but they insulted him thoroughly from top to bottom, from Family to individual.

Facing this verbal bombardment, Ouyang Wensu trembled with anger, pointing a shaking finger at Qin Yichen, but apart from sputtering a few ‘you…’s, he could not say anything else.

Countless insulting phrases flashed through his mind, but compared to this sharp-tongued young man before him, his words seemed so pale and powerless.

Seeing Ouyang Haotian and Ouyang Wensu’s liver-coloured faces, this verbal assault was completely one-sided. Countless gamblers clicked their tongues secretly, secretly deciding that regardless of the outcome, they would not mock him, lest they be scolded speechless and unable to retort.

Behind Qin Yichen, Shen Ling’s expression was one of extreme astonishment. If Qin Yichen’s change in bearing when he entered was deliberate, then what about this cursing ability?

Being able to curse two people speechless – this surely was not something the usually graceful, extraordinary, and low-key Qin Yichen could possess?

At this moment, Shen Ling wished she could stand far away and pretend she did not know this guy.

The commotion here also attracted the management of Water Moon Crystal House. The manager who had originally planned to investigate was quietly staying aside after hearing these non-profane yet utterly humiliating words, not bothering to make himself known.

Just as Ouyang Haotian and his companion were nearly cursed into having no face left and were about to explode on the spot, Qin Yichen finally coughed lightly twice, and that mouth capable of cursing people to death finally stopped.

“Speak then, how do you want to compete?”

Seeing the fearful gazes directed at him, Qin Yichen said with satisfaction.

Originally, he had planned to keep a low profile and not clash with Ouyang Haotian so soon, but since the latter had come to his door, continuing to endure would definitely not be his style.

Moreover, this time he was deliberately making things bigger. At least he could bring his conflict with Ouyang Haotian into the open.

As long as Qin Yichen displayed strength that other Forces would want to recruit, he would not need to worry too much about Ouyang Haotian making moves against him. At least, openly, with Ouyang Haotian’s cautious and patient character, he would not act against him.

“Each person selects Shooting Star Spirit Crystals worth within two million gold coins. Whoever opens Spirit Seeds of higher value wins!”

Having suffered this verbal loss, Ouyang Wensu finally dared not waste more words and quickly stated the terms.

Although Ouyang Haotian’s face remained dark, he still nodded, clearly having complete confidence in Ouyang Wensu.