Chapter 153: Chapter 153 Delivered to the Door
Liu Qingxian looked perplexed.
She shook her head slightly and said, “A gift from a friend, I forgot what it is.”
Su Xiangquan was astonished.
His eyes flashed as he probed, “Miss Liu, this friend of yours must be very wealthy or noble, right?”
Someone who went out to hunt demon beasts without even decent resources?
She shook her head, took back the Gale Pearl, and hung it around her neck again, saying, “Vice President Su, what exactly is this?”
Su Xiangquan reluctantly looked at the Gale Pearl.
His previous arrogance changed as he rubbed his hands and said, “Miss Liu, this is the Gale Pearl.”
“It is the eye of the White Crystal Beast, a rare demon beast of the Demon Emperor’s bloodline.”
“Once activated, it can make you as light as a swallow, as if you had mastered an advanced movement technique.”
“Market price, ten thousand crystals.”
Liu Qingxian’s beautiful snow-like eyes widened as she held the greenish gem, exclaiming:
“How much? Ten thousand crystals?”
Ten thousand crystals, even for the daughter of a Sect Master like her.
That was an astronomical number!
Su Xiangquan waved his hand, “Ten thousand crystals is the market price.”
“This item, however, is priceless. In an auction, it would fetch far more than ten thousand!”
Liu Qingxian looked at the Gale Pearl again and again, unable to believe, “Vice President Su, are you sure you’re not mistaken?”
“This is just an ordinary gift, how could it be such an expensive treasure?”
Su Xiangquan said meaningfully, “It’s impossible to be mistaken.”
“What’s possible is that Miss Liu doesn’t seem to understand the strength of that friend of yours.”
“To casually give a priceless treasure worth ten thousand crystals, this is no ordinary person.”
Liu Qingxian was left speechless.
Jiang Fan actually gave her a treasure of incalculable value.
This stirred countless waves in her heart.
To give such an expensive gift for no reason.
Was he trying to express something?
At this thought, her heart began to race.
“Junior Sister, which senior gave this to you?”
Wang Chengjian asked nervously.
For no apparent reason, who would give her such a precious gift?
Even those few elders couldn’t be so generous, right?
Su Xiangquan also smiled and said, “Miss Liu, could you introduce me to this distinguished person?”
He noticed that this Gale Pearl was quite fresh, taken down not long ago.
It indicated that this person might have just slain it.
He might have another Gale Pearl and other equally valuable demon beast materials.
Their questions brought Liu Qingxian back to her senses.
Just as she was about to refuse and keep Jiang Fan’s secret.
Out of nowhere, she froze in place.
Jiang Fan was walking in with a woman in her thirties, coming straight to Su Xiangquan.
He delivered himself to the door?
Wen Shengnan returned, looking exuberant.
Su Xiangquan, who had been smiling just a moment ago, turned sour upon seeing Wen Shengnan.
He asked coldly, “How did it go in the city?”
Wen Shengnan cupped her hands, “Mission accomplished!”
Su Xiangquan raised an eyebrow, “Did you find something good?”
Wen Shengnan quickly turned to Jiang Fan, “Junior Brother Jiang, show Vice President Su.”
This time, he was confident that Su Xiangquan would acknowledge it.
This would somewhat ease the crisis.
Jiang Fan nodded and did not immediately take out the White Crystal Beast.
For some reason, he felt an oddly mocking look in Su Xiangquan’s eyes toward Wen Shengnan.
So he only took out the Sky-shaking powder to test the situation first.
Seeing this, Su Xiangquan showed a hint of surprise.
“Sky-shaking powder? Not bad, not bad, you did find something good.”
Su Xiangquan took the Sky-shaking powder, carefully evaluated it for a while, then said, “And its purity is very high, with no impurities.”
“It seems to have been refined by a Soul Master.”
“In any case, it’s a good item.”
Wen Shengnan found it strange.
This item hadn’t been refined by anyone else; it was solely done by Jiang Fan.
But this oddity was quickly forgotten in her pleasant mood.
She looked hopeful and said, “Vice President Su, can this be auctioned?”
Su Xiangquan nodded, then suddenly changed the subject and called out to the door:
“Meng Tingting, come over here.”
Soon, a charmingly dressed woman in a red dress walked in with a smile, bowed, and said, “Vice President Su, what can I do for you?”
Su Xiangquan gestured to the Sky-shaking powder in his hand, “You did well.”
“You found Sky-shaking powder. I will credit you with a major contribution.”
“Take this young master to discuss the specifics.”
As he spoke, he gave Jiang Fan a warm smile.
Liu Qingxian frowned slightly.
Though this was common in the Martial Path Realm.
Such a blatant theft was rare.
It made Wen Shengnan doubt her ears. She quickly said, “Vice President Su, Young Master Jiang is someone I brought!”
“Why give credit to Meng Tingting?”
Su Xiangquan replied coldly, “Meng Tingting needs a bit more credit to be promoted to Five-star Chief.”
“You, as a One-star Chief, whether you have more or less credit, it doesn’t matter.”
Wen Shengnan couldn’t bear it anymore.
This kind of thing had happened many times before; otherwise, she would have been a Two-star Chief long ago.
“Vice President Su, I don’t agree!”
Su Xiangquan didn’t care about her, “Don’t agree, huh?”
“It’s just as well, I have something to announce.”
“I don’t keep idle people under my command.”
“I’ve already applied to the president to transfer you out from under me.”
“The president has agreed and transferred you to Vice President Chen’s command. From now on, you’re no longer my chief.”
“If you have any grievances, take them to Vice President Chen.”
Transfer her directly?
To Vice President Chen, whose performance had always been poor?
That was equivalent to crushing her future.
Even more infuriating, she was transferred and had her credit stolen before leaving.
But she was just a chief.
No matter how aggrieved, she didn’t dare to speak up.
She could only hold back her tears and leave in anger.
Jiang Fan watched coldly.
He immediately took back the Sky-shaking powder from Su Xiangquan and chased after Wen Shengnan.
“Senior Sister Wen, wait.”
This Su Xiangquan, his character was truly questionable. Jiang Fan was worried that any auctioned treasures would be embezzled by him.
Moreover, Wen Shengnan was Wen Hongyao’s niece.
Out of respect for Wen Hongyao, he had to support Wen Shengnan.
“I’ll go with you to see Vice President Chen.”
“I’ll help you secure a token of allegiance.”
He planned to bring out some Beast King materials so that Wen Shengnan could gain a foothold with the new supervisor.
Wen Shengnan felt greatly comforted, with a hint of a sob, she gratefully said, “Thank you, Junior Brother Jiang…”
Meng Tingting, seeing that her prize was flying away, hurried over and intimately grabbed his arm.
Her full chest deliberately rubbed against his arm as she whined, “Young Master Jiang, let’s discuss this nicely.”
“The Sky-shaking powder will still be auctioned no matter who gets it.”
“Let’s find somewhere private and talk it over slowly, okay?”
She spoke seductively, with a tempting tone.
Jiang Fan felt disgusted, shook his body, and made her fall to the ground with a thud.
“The outrageous one is you!”
Su Xiangquan quickly helped Meng Tingting up and glared angrily, “I, Su Xiangquan, showed you favor by wanting your Sky-shaking powder!”
“But you don’t appreciate it!”
“When I contact the owner of the White Crystal Beast, your Sky-shaking powder might not even be qualified for auction.”
Jiang Fan paused for a moment.
Noticing the Gale Pearl on Liu Qingxian’s neck, he suddenly understood.
He said meaningfully, “No need.”
“You won’t be able to contact him.”
With that, he left with Wen Shengnan to see Vice President Chen.
Su Xiangquan, glaring at Jiang Fan’s back, muttered, “Refusing a toast only to be forced to drink! My things!”
“Only Vice President Chen with no achievements would fancy your Sky-shaking powder!”
“Here, good things are as common as dirt.”
He took several deep breaths to calm himself.
Then he put on a smile again and said sincerely, “Miss Liu, please tell me who that distinguished person is who gave you the gift?”
“I wish to visit and pay my respects. Please give me a chance.”
Liu Qingxian’s face had already turned cold.
Trying to seduce Jiang Fan but cursing him when it failed?
Upon hearing Su Xiangquan’s request,
she couldn’t help but smile gloatingly:
“That distinguished person.”
“Didn’t he just leave?”