Wu Chen looked at the stall owner, his eyes filled with suspicion.
"What exactly is this Divine Tree of yours?"
"Xu Dahai" smiled mysteriously. "Since it is a Divine Tree passed down through my family, it would not be convenient to reveal too much. But I dare guarantee that the Divine Tree's effects are second to none!"
By this point, Wu Chen was practically certain that this man was a swindler.
Yet Gui Zhi believed every embellished word the swindler said.
She looked pleadingly at Wu Chen and transmitted her voice, "I happen to have one hundred High-grade Spirit Crystals. I am willing to hire this fellow Daoist to act once!"
Wu Chen's eyes were full of helplessness. "Gui Zhi, why won't you trust me?"
"I know you mean well, but... what if?"
Gui Zhi's expression was full of determination. "As long as there is even the slightest hope, I will not give up!"
"Fine. It seems that without this lesson, you will not learn to remember. But His Majesty is far away in the clan. Even if we spend one hundred High-grade Spirit Crystals to hire him, distant water cannot put out a nearby fire."
"That is easy to handle. Why not invite him back to the Treant Kingdom?"
Gui Zhi winked at him. "Once we return to the clan, if he dares deceive me, would dealing with him not be as easy as turning over one's hand?"
Wu Chen paused inwardly. That was indeed a solution.
If he truly was a swindler, they could at least avoid losing a million Spirit Crystals.
If he did not dare return to the Treant Kingdom with them, they could take this chance to dispel Gui Zhi's notions.
Having made up his mind, Wu Chen spoke to the stall owner.
"We are