"Not one more, not one less—exactly one hundred!" Zhu Ziyang answered proudly.
"Good heavens!" Xia Yu was utterly shocked. "You've really opened my eyes. I thought I already thought highly enough of you, but it turns out I still underestimated you!"
"Well? Brother Yu, it's not too late to back out now." Zhu Ziyang spoke smugly.
"How could that be possible? No matter how down on my luck I am, I can still afford a mere five million Gold Soul Coins!" Xia Yu immediately shouted. "What a joke. I'm the eldest young master of the Flowing Cloud Merchant Association. Would I ever be short on money?"
As Xia Yu spoke, he took out a metal card and handed it to Zhu Ziyang. "Take this card to the Flowing Cloud Merchant Association in Shrek City. Give it to any manager there and tell them my name. They'll give you the money."
"Alright!" Zhu Ziyang accepted the card without ceremony. "Then I'll be off first."
Zhu Ziyang left the office.
"Brother, how did it go?" Jiang Nannan came forward and asked.
"Hahaha!" Zhu Ziyang could no longer hold back his joy and burst into laughter. His inexplicable reaction left Jiang Nannan baffled. Just as she was about to ask, Zhu Ziyang scooped her up, spun her around in the air, then set her down. "Nannan, we're rich!"
"Really?!" Jiang Nannan did not understand what was going on, but her eyes immediately lit up at Zhu Ziyang's words. If he said they were rich, then they must truly be rich.
"Mm!" Zhu Ziyang then told Jiang Nannan about Xia Yu purchasing the Essence Gathering Pills.
"Tsk, Teacher Xia Yu really is generous!" Jiang Nannan's eyes were practically turning into Gold Soul Coins as she sighed.
"Hehe, let's go! Time to collect the money!"