Horse King did some mental calculations.
A pure-blooded adult Firecloud Crimsonflame Tiger was worth thirty million. Nine of them would come to nearly three hundred million immortal stones.
Add the price of the Grand Chariot, plus that Firecloud Whip that Firecloud Manor had spent several hundred years refining.
And it was also the manor's treasure, its very foundation.
If Firecloud Manor really intended to sell it, it would cost at least three hundred and tens of millions, probably even over four hundred million.
After all, rarity commands value.
Horse King truly couldn't understand why Gu Qingfeng insisted on buying such an exorbitantly priced Firecloud Crimsonflame Tiger Grand Chariot.
After leaving Firecloud Manor, Horse King couldn't help but voice his confusion.
Gu Qingfeng merely replied with three casual words: "This lord has money."
Three words.
This lord has money.
Simple and brutal.
"Great Old Master, even if you have money, you can't squander it like this, can you?"
"Isn't money meant to be squandered?"
"With your method of squandering, Great Old Master, no amount of money would be enough."
"What's there to fear? If it's gone, I'll just earn more."
"Great Old Master, you were lucky this time, winning one billion eight hundred million in one go. But if your luck turns next time, you might lose one billion eight hundred million in one go. What will you do then?"
"If I lose, I lose. Deal with it as it comes. One must be able to pick things up and put them down. The poor have their way of living, the rich have theirs. At worst, if you're poor, you beg. As long as you don't die, you'll eventually rise again."
Hearing this, Horse King sighed with admiration. "Great Old Master, I must say, you are definitely someone who has seen the truly grand world."
"This counts as seeing the grand world?" Gu Qingfeng laughed. "Do you know what it really means to have seen the grand world?"
"Of course. Those who have truly seen the grand world all share one common trait."
"What trait?"
"They can endure the worst, and they can enjoy the best."
Horse King said seriously, "Like you, Great Old Master. You've lost all your cultivation, yet you act as if nothing's wrong, doing whatever you please. When you have money, you spend it recklessly. Isn't that being able to endure the worst and enjoy the best?"
"Oh? Didn't expect you to have such insight?" Gu Qingfeng looked at Horse King with some surprise. "'Can endure the worst, can enjoy the best, that's having seen the grand world.' Did you come up with that?"
Horse King replied awkwardly, "I don't have that kind of insight. I heard it from an old senior."
"To say that being able to endure the worst and enjoy the best means having seen the grand world... that sounds about right, but it's too absolute."
"Then, Great Old Master, what do you think truly counts as having seen the grand world?"
"What truly counts? This lord doesn't know. This lord only knows that a person lives one life, grass and trees one autumn. Drink today's wine today, tomorrow's worries come tomorrow. Who the hell knows when this ancient era will end? Who the hell knows when heaven and earth will cycle anew? So, one must live openly, live freely and unrestrained, to make this life worthwhile."
Horse King muttered Gu Qingfeng's words, seeming to understand, yet also seeming not to. He asked, "Great Old Master, where are we going now?"
"This lord just spouted all that nonsense to you, and you didn't understand a single word? This lord is holding one billion eight hundred million right now. What do you think we're going to do? Of course, we're going to spend it openly."
With that, Gu Qingfeng took Horse King and embarked on a frenzied shopping spree.
All the way down the street, good heavens, they bought whatever they saw, and they always bought the most expensive items.
Gale-Piercing Cloud Boots, a pair worth ten million? Bought!
Great Sun Radiance Jade Robe, a piece worth thirty million? Bought!
A string of one hundred and eight Purple-Gold Emerald-Eyed Beads worth twenty million? Bought!
A Starry Sky Black Jade Fan worth twenty million? Bought!
Two Earth Fiend Mysterious Orbs, each worth ten million, so another twenty million? Bought!
A Star-Swirl Storage Thumb Ring worth five million? Bought!
One wasn't enough, so buy two. Two weren't enough, so buy ten. One on each of the ten fingers.
Having money means being this unrestrained.
At first, when Gu Qingfeng bought a grade-ranked immortal weapon broadsword worth tens of millions and tossed it to Horse King, Horse King was too embarrassed to accept it. Gu Qingfeng didn't say much, just threw the flying sword on the ground. Horse King immediately picked it up without another word.
As they continued shopping with Gu Qingfeng, Horse King stopped being pretentious and started buying, buying, buying.
Horse King had cultivated for nearly a thousand years. Even during his most prosperous days in the Golden Crow Secret Realm, when he came out to purchase resources, he would still compare prices from three different shops, compare again and again, think and think again before deciding to buy, and that was in the more commoner-friendly Star Exchange City.
He had never imagined that one day he would be buying resources in the Great Sun Exchange City, a place only for the tycoon, without even looking at the price, buying whatever caught his eye, and not even considering the cheap stuff, insisting on buying the expensive ones.
This feeling was simply too thrilling!
So thrilling it couldn't be more thrilling.
All the way down, not to mention those big shopkeepers, even the various noble young masters and tycoon who came to Great Sun Exchange City to stroll around were left dumbfounded watching the two.
Gu Qingfeng not only outfitted himself with a full set of gear but also outfitted Horse King.
Gu Qingfeng's outfit was worth two hundred million.
Horse King's, while not two hundred million, was still worth fifty to sixty million.
Several hours later, when the two returned to Firecloud Manor, the Old Shopkeeper and the laborer who had received them earlier were completely stunned.
At this moment,
Horse King was clad in a suit of black-scale immortal armor, with a bright red cloak draped behind him. Combined with his naturally tall and imposing stature, he stood there looking truly majestic and awe-inspiring. Holding a crimson-black immortal weapon broadsword resting on his shoulder, he was the epitome of majesty and elegance!
As for Gu Qingfeng,
He was wearing an incredibly dazzling Great Sun Radiance Jade Robe, with Gale-Piercing Cloud Boots on his feet.
Around his neck hung a string of one hundred and eight Purple-Gold Emerald-Eyed Prayer Beads. In his left hand, he toyed with two Earth Fiend Mysterious Orbs. In his right hand, he gently waved a Starry Sky Black Jade Fan. On each of his ten fingers was a Star-Swirl Storage Thumb Ring. In his mouth, he held a Purple-Gold White Jade Pipe emitting thick spiritual-smoke.
Gu Qingfeng was no longer Gu Qingfeng, but a tycoon among tycoon, extravagance!
He was the very definition of luxury and opulence!
Across from them,
The Old Shopkeeper of Firecloud Manor was not unfamiliar with tycoon. On the contrary, having managed Firecloud Manor for several thousand years, he had seen countless noble young masters from wealthy backgrounds and countless Nouveau Riche tycoon who struck it rich overnight.
But he had never seen such a willful tycoon, willful to the point of being downright insane!
The Old Shopkeeper was also no stranger to recognizing quality goods. With one glance, he could tell that this tycoon Great Old Master's full outfit couldn't have cost less than two hundred million!
He clearly remembered that when this tycoon Great Old Master first arrived, he was only wearing ordinary robes, with nothing of value on his person. Yet now, just a few hours later, this Great Old Master had transformed from a shabby tycoon into an ultra-rich tycoon. That outfit worth two hundred million was simply too gaudy.