Chapter 12 - Five Hundred Silver Taels

"Who are you?"

Shopkeeper Gao asked the man who appeared out of nowhere and tried to snatch away his customer in front of everyone with such boldness.

Ying Yue looked at the newcomer as she waited for him to answer Mr. Gao's question.

However, to her and others' great dismay, the man appeared in no mood of revealing his identity.

The crowd gave way as the man walked closer to their table, only stopping when he was standing right beside Ying Yue.

"Miss, I heard your story and I'm really sorry to know that you and your sisters have to go through such harsh times. Since you want to sell your pet in order to earn some money for your family, I will like to purchase this cute pet in a hundred silver taels."

The man said with a barely noticeable but still polite smile as he looked directly into Ying Yue's eyes..

"This..."

For a moment, Ying Yue was totally taken aback. She had no idea about who this newcomer was and what was his motive behind suddenly interfering in her matters.

"Miss, you can't trust this man. Even though he looks wealthy enough but we still don't know his identity. It won't be a good decision to trust him so quickly."

The shopkeeper hurriedly said in a panic. He could now clearly see the possibility of losing his customer.

Ying Yue turned to look at the shopkeeper as she tried to decide what to do. As Li Qi saw the confused state of her Miss, she decided to offer her help.

"Sister, even though we don't know this man but we really need money. Why don't we accept his offer?"

Li Wu also nodded her head to show her support for her sister's words.

"Miss, my identity should not be a concern here. I'm ready to pay you a hundred silver taels to buy your pet. There's someone who has taken a liking to it."

The man decided to speak when Ying Yue stayed silent even after Li Qi and Li Wu's support towards the newcomer.

Because of the veil that was hiding the lower part of her face, no one noticed the slight twitch that appeared on Ying Yue's lips after hearing the new information that she received from the man.

Even though he still did not reveal his identity, at least, now she knew why he was ready to buy her little white.

The shopkeeper almost received a sharp blow when he saw the young lady slowly nodding her head in acceptance.

"Wait! Miss, you can't just believe his words without any proof!" Mr. Gao once again tried to save his customer.

"Kind Sir, we have already told you about the condition of our family. Right now, we are in dire need of money. We don't care about the background of the young master as long as we received the money." Ying Yue told the shopkeeper.

"Alright! Since the lady is accepting my offer, we will finalize the deal." The man with the sword announced as he took out a pouch from his sleeves.

Shopkeeper Gao turned his attention towards the Little White who was sitting in the center of the table silently. Its black eyes were looking directly at him with a glow in them.

A thought suddenly popped up in the shopkeeper's mind. He again looked at the sword man and tried to observe him closely.

He could tell that his hairpin was actually made of high quality. He was probably not handsome but the sharpness in his eyes could attract anyone's attention to him.

His clothes were not of the topmost quality but they were still expensive enough to categorize him as a rich person.

What attracted shopkeeper Gao's attention were the sword and the green jade pendant which was hanging on the man's waist.

The sword gave the aura of power and dominance, completely opposite to the soft and serene aura carried by its owner.

And the jade pendant confirmed Mr. Gao's doubt. The young man was definitely from some rich family.

And the fact that he was ready to buy Little White in double the amount only meant that the little furball was not as simple as the shopkeeper first thought.

This made shopkeeper Gao became firm in his decision - no matter what, he's not going to let the lad steal the Little White!

If Ying Yue would have heard the thoughts of the shopkeeper she sure would have tried her best to fuel his misunderstanding.

To be honest, shopkeeper Gao was not totally wrong in both of his assessments. Neither the young man belonged to some simple background nor Little White was just some random pet.

Just when the young man was about to place the pouch of money on the table, Shopkeeper Gao decided to speak.

"Hundred and twenty silver taels!"

The room became silent as everyone stared at the shopkeeper in bewilderment. Even Ying Yue looked at the old man with raised eyebrows.

"I'm ready to pay hundred and twenty silver taels to buy it." The shopkeeper repeated, looking directly at the young lady.

Ying Yue had already decided, whoever would pay her the most, she would happily hand over the Little White to that person.

"Two hundred silver taels!"

The sharp intakes of breath could be heard from around them when the young man decided to once again raise the price that he was ready to pay for the Little White.

"Two hundred and ten!" Shopkeeper Gao shouted in fury as he too increased the price.

"Three hundred!"

"Three hundred and ten!"

"Five hundred!"

The room became dead silent. No one even dared to breathe as they stared at the old and young man with shock and bewilderment.

Just to buy a little squirrel, they went as far as to raise the price to FIVE HUNDRED SILVER TAELS!

This much money could help a poor family to live a happy and simple life for nearly half a decade.

Shopkeeper Gao was just as perplexed as the rest of the people present in the room. Five hundred silver taels were such a huge amount and the young man was carelessly ready to spend it just to buy a useless pet!

"I'll let the young master here buy my Little White in five hundred silver taels!"

Ying Yue announced as she picked up the little furball and handed it to the man.