About a quarter of an hour later.
Li Chang'an finished taking inventory.
"This guy really was loaded."
He sighed inwardly.
The treasures inside the bracelet were worth no less than three thousand Spirit Stones in total.
Added to the two thousand-plus Spirit Stones he already had, the total exceeded five thousand Spirit Stones!
It truly was an enormous sum!
Some small-scale Qi Refining families could not even take out that many Spirit Stones.
Li Chang'an put the bracelet away and looked at Zheng Jinbao.
"I have some questions for you. If your answers satisfy me, I can let you go."
"Really?"
Zheng Jinbao froze, and a thread of hope rose in his heart.
He had thought he was dead for certain.
But now, where the willows darkened and flowers bloomed, another village appeared.
He had hope of living.
"Don't worry. I'm a man of my word. I never deceive people."
Li Chang'an looked serious, his tone solemn.
"All right, then. Ask."
Zheng Jinbao swallowed.
Although he knew the hope was slim, he still held on to a trace of luck.
What if Li Chang'an really did let him go?
"What exactly is the situation with your ancestor, Zheng Yuandao? How many more years can he live?"
Li Chang'an spoke, his gaze resting on Zheng Jinbao's face as he observed the changes in his expression.
Hearing this, Zheng Jinbao froze for a moment.
Bitterness showed on his face, and he shook his head. "Something like that is a family secret. How would I have the qualifications to know?"
"You're a core member of the Zheng Family at any rate. You don't even know this?"
"There are only a few people in the entire Zheng Family who know."
Zheng Jinbao honestly explained the reason.
"The Family Head is worried there's an undercover