I Can Read People's Comments-Chapter 163: Buying?

[Chapter 162 Comments]

[Xinhuan: Hey Mia, our world is a parallel world to yours, just without Order, systems, abilities, and Thersland doesn’t exist.]

[Adam_Balch_7324: Maybe failed at the outcome she wanted but still progress from last time]

[TheTavius08: good answer. I would have had to hire an interdimensional hitman if you said yes.man you still haven’t found ya wife after all this time lol]

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"Dad. It’s not fair. You’re using your illusion to make a new disguise." Mia pouted. "Although we still look like a pair of brother and sister, it’s clear that we’re different people. Those people won’t be able to find us. At least, not with their brains."

Mia looked frustrated that they couldn’t make an enemy in this place. Of course, she had no doubt that Theo would be able to solve the enemies. She simply wanted to hold back her father as promised.

Unfortunately, none of them succeeded.

Instead of answering, Theo simply waved his hand, creating the illusion of the comments.

"Oh?" Mia’s focus shifted immediately. "So, the world is the same, but without any power system. Thersland? If I’m not wrong, it was Dad’s home country, but it ceased to exist after the apocalypse. But knowing that the world is not that different, I can say things a bit more freely."

Mia nodded, satisfied. She then checked the second comment, which made her slightly happier. "I will keep trying and eventually beat my dad. Wait a minute. Dad is also learning from my tricks… Does that mean he is going to see through my tricks in the future? This is bad."

"Interdimensional hitman? To kill my father? I think your hitman will be dead by the power of plot armor." Mia stuck out her tongue. "Let me ask you back then. Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Are you going to follow the recognized terms or are you going to follow your heart when answering my question? Hehe."

Unlike Theo, who usually replied back like that of a friend, Mia didn’t hesitate to fight back with the readers.

Still, the comments ended up occupying her attention for a bit. It took her several minutes before she realized what had happened and glared at her dad. "You’re cheating. You use the comments to distract me."

Instead of replying, Theo simply pointed his finger forward.

"Huh?" Mia turned her head and saw a grand building. She couldn’t read the letters on the board, but she knew what this building was. After all, this was one of their original destinations.

Her father had been rejecting her appeal to visit the pavilion before the exploration, but it seemed that he led her here to appease her anger.

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When facing such an appeal, Mia pouted for a few seconds while crossing her arms before finally putting the matter down. She hurriedly snuggled into Theo’s arms with a big smile. "Hehehe. You’re the best."

"Let’s enter, shall we?"

"Un!" She nodded.

As soon as they entered, they were greeted by a grand hall. It was spacious enough to hold more than a hundred people. There were a few glass shelves showing off books, equipment, pills, and talismans.

As the name implied, this place was filled with numerous treasures for the cultivators.

"So, this is the Treasure Pavilion," Mia muttered while looking around. The people entering this place wore fancy outfits, showing that they were able to afford things inside this pavilion.

While Mia’s eyes were feasting on the busy atmosphere of the hall, Theo’s focus was on the stairs that only a few entered. It seemed that the first floor was nothing but a showcase. The more important items were on the second floor onward.

Still, it didn’t change the fact that the first floor was enough for him. He didn’t come here to buy since he probably didn’t have enough money. Instead, he was planning to look around to see if there was something he fancied. If it was something good and could be acquired cheaply, he wouldn’t hesitate to procure it.

The only problem would be the reason why Mia wanted to visit this place. After the previous attempt at making trouble, Theo knew that Mia wouldn’t ask him to visit this place for no reason.

Theo held Mia’s hand so that they weren’t separated while walking around. Aside from the display cases, it seemed that there were a few counters that sold things. From their clothes and items, they didn’t look like they were from this pavilion. It must be outsiders who rent a counter here.

This was good since he could take a look at their merchandise.

’Now that I think about it, I have never gone to this kind of place. I wonder how I can find a treasure among them?’ Theo thought for a moment while Mia started dragging him around.

"Look. Isn’t this jade shiny?" Mia pointed at an emerald jade. It was faintly emitting essence from its core, so it might be something special. Mia believed that they could buy it.

The owner noticed that she understood Mia, but she felt that she wasn’t talking in the same language. The only thing possible for this type of stuff was that Theo and Mia weren’t natives of this place. As a professional, it would be better to ignore it and jack up his price.

"Hoho, little girl. It seems that you like this." The owner smirked and grabbed this jade pendant and said, "This is an extraordinary jade pendant that is said to be able to absorb curses and poison. I will sell this for only ten thousand low grade spirit stones. What do you think?"

"Really?" Mia’s eyes brightened before she looked at Theo with an expectant look.

Theo had indeed exchanged that much on the gate, but it was rather a waste to spend this on a broken jade.

Instead, Theo noticed another item among them.

’Hmm?’ Theo didn’t have a change of expression, but he secretly inspected this item. ’What is this familiar feeling? I feel like I am meeting something I have encountered before…’

When Theo checked it, he realized that this feeling originated from a bamboo fan. It was so faint that people might not notice, but he certainly had sensed something like this before.

’It’s soothing and calming, yet it’s also giving off a vibe of fierceness.’

Still, after almost falling for Mia’s trap, Theo chose to smile at Mia and say, "Fine. I will buy it for you."

"Yes!" Mia pumped her fists.

"Still, don’t you think it’s a bit too expensive? How about three thousand?"

"Come on. Three thousand is far from enough to even cover the cost. At least, you pay me nine thousand."

"I know it’s not that expensive. I can at most offer you five thousand." Theo shook his head helplessly. "If not, then we will leave."

"Five thousand…" The owner closed his eyes in frustration before shaking his head. "Sorry. I don’t think I will sell it to you."

"Fine. I will pay seven thousand, but toss me some junk, will you?" Theo sighed as if he had resigned to his fate.

"Alright." The owner agreed with a smile.

But it seemed that the negotiation didn’t go according to plan. Suddenly, they heard a man’s voice coming from the side.

"Seven thousand? Why don’t I buy this jade for ten thousand?"

"Huh?!" All of them couldn’t help but turn around, looking at the origin of the voice. It was a young man in his late teens.

He had short brown hair and golden symbols on his coat. His face showed an air of arrogance and wealth. Despite his age, it seemed that he had killed a lot of people, but the killing intent seemed to be pure as though it came from killing someone who didn’t fight back.

Next to him was a woman, slightly older than him. She coquettishly hugged his arm while saying it in a seductive tone. "Young Master. I want this jade."

"Don’t worry. I will buy it for you unlike this poor man." The guy harrumphed while looking down on the owner. "Hey, you. Give me this jade!"

The owner didn’t see any reason not to. Theo had lowered the price and the transaction hadn’t been completed.

"Y-yes!" The owner nodded without hesitation.

The man looked at Theo in contempt as though he had just won.

Theo, on the other hand, was completely confused. Why did this person even buy this jade? In fact, why would he appear here just for the sake of annoying him? It didn’t seem like he was trying to buy the jade originally.

So, Theo was wondering what was in this person’s head. Although he knew that he had to turn his brain off to understand the people in this cultivation world, he never expected it to be this bad.

The smile on Mia’s face was replaced by a sob. She couldn’t help but look at Theo as if begging him to buy the jade.

However, her expression inside couldn’t be any more different. She was actually smiling sinisterly as though everything had just gone according to plan.

She thought, ’Hehe. One of the famous tropes: a stranger buying an item that we almost bought. Come, Dad. I know that you’re going to fight him if I beg you this way. I know that you’re going to say, ’Wait, I bought this first.’ Then, we will clash with him and slap him on the face.’

It seemed that everything was going according to Mia’s expectations. However, Mia had one miscalculation. Theo’s focus was not on the jade but on the bamboo fan. In fact, he didn’t think much about the jade since Mia rarely asked him for anything. When she showed that out of her character behavior, Theo knew that something was up.

That was why, despite focusing on the jade, Theo’s focus remained unchanged. When this guy arrived, he finally saw through her secret plan.

"Wha…" Theo raised both hands as though he were panicking. He wanted to wipe those tears from the corner of her eyes, but the only way to do it was to buy the jade.

"Calm down. Calm down!" Theo waved his hands while grabbing a random item. "Look? This is also good. Don’t you want it?" Explore stories on novelbuddy

Mia shook her head. She looked like she was about to cry.

The man and the woman, who were interrupting them, couldn’t help but smirk as if they had gotten what they came here for.

Mia only talked in front of the merchant because she knew he would remain professional to jack up the price, but since these two people had bothered them, Mia had to remain silent due to the promise. Even she didn’t want to be watched like a rare animal in the zoo.

So, she only pointed at the jade with a pleading expression.

"Hey, hurry up and give me the jade!" The arrogant young man demanded with a condescending tone.

"Y-yes!" The owner felt bad for the kid, but he still had to do business.

After getting the jade, the woman said, "Young Master. I love you. I’m blessed as a woman that I can receive this precious thing from you."

The young man made a smug face, thinking this was his victory.

However, Theo still looked panicked. He grabbed two more items, including the bamboo fan. "Look! These are interesting too. Boss, come on, help me a bit. How about these three for five thousand?"

The boss looked at the items. They weren’t really that useful, so he nodded his head. "Alright."

Without hesitation, Theo handed over the money and showed the items to Mia. "Look. We’ve got three? Don’t cry, alright?"

Mia continued sobbing, so Theo hurriedly said, "Let’s go around first. Maybe we can find something else you like. Let’s go?"

Theo tried to soothe Mia like a gentle brother. Even the bystanders knew that Theo was doing his best for his sister despite not having a lot of money.

However, what they didn’t know was that both of them were just acting.

’This is not the script. You were supposed to be fighting for that jade? Don’t tell me, is there something more important than that jade?’ Mia was suspecting that she had been fooled by Theo.

On the other hand, Theo was happy that he could get this item without being suspected by other people. He also got it cheap. There was a clear message from Theo to Mia. The same trick wouldn’t work.