Heiserana was serious.
From the little Bat Spirit's expression, Hao Ren knew she wasn't joking in the slightest, but her words still made him mutter, "Wait... Vivian really had it that bad back then?"
"You're still questioning that?" Heiserana shot Hao Ren an annoyed look. "Lady Vivian was famous for being poor for a full ten thousand years. What level of poverty do you think that means? I'm telling you, I'm not kidding around. If you met Lady Vivian from history, treating her to a meal would absolutely be the first step toward earning her trust!"
Hao Ren's heart stirred, and he suddenly remembered a conversation he'd had with Vivian a long time ago. He had asked Vivian how he should greet the "Countess of the Red Moon" from history if he ever met her. Vivian had smiled and said, "Just treat me to a meal"...
Was this the power of fate? A thoughtless remark from back then was actually about to come true today.
"Speaking of which, a single meal is enough to buy off a bat?" Lily looked disdainful after hearing Heiserana. "Then how come she still got along with nobody back then? It seemed like she didn't make more than a few friends in ten thousand years."
"Do you think becoming friends with Lady Vivian is easy?" Heiserana sighed. "You have no idea how powerful Lady Vivian's innate Curse Halo is. Ordinary people basically go bankrupt within three days of associating with her. Even wealthy families usually can't last half a month. If you treat her to a meal of plain fried flatbread, you'd better prepare yourself mentally to eat nothing but plain fried flatbread for the next three years. Back then, some ancient families wanted to get closer to her by borrowing her fame and prestige.