Chapter 40: An Erotic Bet

“Mm?” Constantine immediately asked curiously, “My things here are mainly for Alchemists to make Potions, or for noble ladies to use for beauty. Besides that, they are useful for Natural Element Mages. Are you planning to specialize in brewing Potions? Strange, didn’t the Steven Family provide you with materials? Do you, a young master, need to buy them yourself?” Constantine found it incredible.

“No, I don’t want those herbs!” Old Xie laughed, “I need good things used by Natural Element Mages, for example, seeds of Ten-Thousand-Year Iron Thorns.”

“Seeds of Ten-Thousand-Year Iron Thorns?” Constantine said in surprise, “You are not a Druid or a Natural Mage, what do you want this for?”

“I know a little Natural Magic!” Old Xie winked at her playfully.

“This is impossible, don’t tease me!” Constantine looked at Old Xie with annoyance and said, “Little Steven, your magical talent is the Lightning Element, everyone knows this. How could you become a Natural Mage again?”

“Do you want to make a bet?” Old Xie asked with a smile.

“How to bet? What to bet?” Constantine immediately asked curiously.

“If I can’t prove that I am a Natural Mage, I am willing to purchase 10,000 Gold Coins worth of things here, guaranteed without bargaining!” Old Xie laughed.

“Mm? 10,000 Gold Coins is not a small amount?” Constantine said with a hint of surprise, “Then if you win, what do you want to get?”

“Just let me kiss your cheek!” Old Xie said with a face full of smiles.

Hearing this, the people around all changed their expressions. Chris Chen was dumbfounded on the spot; he didn’t expect the Young Master, who used to be shy, to dare to tease a girl now. And Fanny’s steward had a face full of anger; if it weren’t for scruples about Old Xie’s identity, he would probably have come up to beat him up.

Constantine didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and said, “You bad guy, you actually want to take advantage of me!”

“Haha.” Old Xie laughed boldly, then said, “That’s right, I admit I want to take advantage. But this doesn’t hinder the establishment of this bet. One kiss for ten thousand gold. Although these 10,000 Gold Coins don’t match the Miss’s peerless beauty, this is already the greatest sincerity I can offer. I wonder if the Miss is willing to accept it?”

“Little Steven, you have really learned how to talk. But I don’t think I’m that expensive.” Constantine smiled, then she suddenly smiled mischievously, “However, if you insist, I can agree to your bet!”

“Of course I insist!” Old Xie immediately laughed, “As a man, how can I give up halfway at a time like this?”

“Hehe!” Constantine couldn’t help covering her mouth and laughing, then she said, “Alright, alright, in that case, let me see how you prove you know Natural Magic?”

“Is this okay?” Old Xie said, extending a hand. In his white palm was a green seed. As a green light released from Old Xie’s hand, the seed sprouted and grew rapidly, finally blooming into a beautiful pale blue flower.

“Ah, Angel’s Dream~” Constantine immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Angel’s Dream was the name of this flower. It only grew in high mountains rarely visited by people. Its life was extremely fragile, and it was generally difficult to bring it down alive. Moreover, it couldn’t be raised artificially. Therefore, its quantity was very scarce. As the saying goes, things are valuable when they are rare. The more beautiful and unattainable things are, the more people like to pursue them crazily. Coupled with the rumor that eating this thing could make one youthful and beautiful, it became a rare treasure loved by women.

Old Xie had also unintentionally found these seeds in a laboratory while wandering around the Mage Tower during this time. There were only a dozen or so in total. According to Old Xie’s knowledge, one of these was worth thousands of Gold Coins, extremely precious. Taking one out this time could be considered a big investment.

“Beautiful flowers should always be given to a beauty!” Old Xie said, handing this precious famous flower to Constantine.

“Ah!” Constantine took this rare and famous flower from Old Xie’s hand with incomparable surprise and said excitedly, “Are you really giving it to me? Isn’t this a bit too expensive?”

“No, no, compared to your fragrant kiss, this is nothing?” Old Xie laughed wickedly while taking the opportunity to kiss her hard.

How could Constantine expect that Old Xie, who had been quite gentlemanly just a moment ago, would turn into a big bad wolf in the blink of an eye? She was directly kissed heavily on the lips. Fortunately, Old Xie still had some measure; he kissed her hard once and let go, not gnawing on her endlessly.

But even so, it obviously greatly exceeded Constantine’s expectations. She couldn’t help but exclaim, then blushed and said to Old Xie in annoyance, “You person, how could you do that!”

The person in charge of the Hercules Family on the side looked at Old Xie with a face full of anger, while Chris Chen looked at Old Xie with a face full of surprise, as if he didn’t recognize this Young Master anymore.

“Didn’t I win this bet?” Old Xie asked with an innocent look.

“You did win the bet, but you clearly said just a kiss on the cheek!” Constantine said aggrievedly.

“Oh, actually I thought your lips were on your cheek!” Old Xie said, shrugging.

“Little Stephen~” Constantine said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: “You really are a rogue!”

“Hehe, I’m flattered!” Old Xie said with a chuckle: “Although this behavior is a bit rogue, even beastly, the problem is, if I remained indifferent facing a peerless beauty like you, wouldn’t I be worse than a beast?”

“How can you say that?” Constantine was immediately defeated by Old Xie. She then couldn’t help but smile at Old Xie and said: “Little Stephen, you clearly already have a fiancée, yet you still act like this towards me, don’t you think that’s going too far?”

“Huh?” Old Xie was stunned upon hearing this, and immediately turned to ask Chris Chen: “I have a fiancée?”

“Yes, Young Master!” The Old Steward nodded honestly.

“No way?” Constantine slapped her forehead and said with a wry smile: “You actually even forgot that?”

“Hehe!” Old Xie laughed dryly in embarrassment, then said: “Can’t be helped, I was hurt quite badly that time, so I forgot a lot of things.”

“But I feel like you actually gained a blessing from the misfortune.” Constantine then smiled and said: “You’ve at least become smarter than before. The old you probably would have stuttered even talking to a girl.”

“Hehe!” Old Xie smiled slightly and said: “It means I’ve wised up!”

“Hehe!” Constantine covered her mouth and laughed, instantly radiating charm, which made Old Xie feel very pleased. Then she suddenly asked: “Is your new ability also related to that injury?”

“Hmm!” Old Xie nodded and said: “It’s not strange. Surely you know that among the previous generations of the Steven Family, there were Half-Elves with Elven blood. Although the Natural Magic talent of the Elves was never inherited by the family, it doesn’t rule out the possibility that descendants could inherit this bloodline.”

“Oh, I understand. Your natural talent was probably hidden, and only stimulated after that injury. My, in that case, doesn’t that mean you have dual-lineage talent? I’m so envious!” Constantine said in surprise and delight.

Old Xie could tell from her words that she was genuinely happy for him, and he felt a surge of gratitude in his heart. He nodded sincerely and said: “Thank you!”

“Hehe!” Constantine smiled at Old Xie and said: “No need to be polite. Our two families have supported each other for hundreds of years; our friendship is extraordinary.”

“Is that so!” Old Xie immediately smiled and said: “Then I wonder, if I buy things here, will there be any discounts?”