Looking at the transparent crystal, which was neither particularly fine nor valuable, Flender's gaze swept over Ye Xi and Tang San again.
"This little silver-haired girl looks somewhat familiar."
Flender pondered inwardly, but his movements were swift. He directly held up one finger. "One hundred..."
Before Flender could finish, Tang San interrupted him.
"One hundred Gold Soul Coins. I'll take it."
Tang San spoke as he prepared to pay.
"One thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
Flender glanced at Tang San and abruptly changed the price.
"One thousand Gold Soul Coins?"
"Why don't you just rob us? Reaching under a coffin for money—you're dead set on squeezing every last coin."
Xiao Wu pointed at Flender, her voice full of displeasure.
Hearing this, Flender merely glanced at Xiao Wu before withdrawing his gaze, with no intention of speaking at all.
Flender did not know whether Tang San and Xiao Wu had any money, but he was certain that Ye Xi was far from short of funds.
Just the hairpin on Ye Xi's head, by Flender's rough estimate, could cover Shrek Academy's expenses for several months, perhaps even a year.
"Xiao Wu, I only have a little over three hundred Gold Soul Coins. How much do you have?"
Tang San leaned close to Xiao Wu's ear and asked quietly.
"Little San, you don't really want to buy it, do you?"
"I have less than two hundred."
Xiao Wu looked at Tang San with an expression that said she could not help.
"Six hundred Gold Soul Coins."
"There shouldn't be anyone here willing to offer more than my lady."
Ling Yuan looked at Ye Xi, who was idly playing with the crystal, and spoke calmly.
Although Ling Yuan could not see what value the crystal held, as long as Ye Xi liked it, she did