"You—you—you went and found the Star Inscription for me?"
The Maiden's voice cracked. In all their past transactions, Blade Demon had only brought out Black Maple Tree products. As for what others used to trade, that was entirely up to their conscience. Of course, the other Starry Sky Seat members would offer items of equivalent value. If Blade Demon failed to show up one day, they would suffer a huge loss.
"Found it by chance."
"Found—found it by chance?"
The Maiden seemed to short-circuit. She had forgotten how many years she had spent searching for the Star Inscription, only for Blade Demon to pick it up by accident.
The seats of the Maiden and Blade Demon were shrouded in mist. Soon, the mist beside them dispersed, and the Maiden became even more doubtful of life. The energy within that Star Inscription had already been completely absorbed by Blade Demon. In other words, as long as the energy was of sufficiently high purity, Blade Demon could absorb it and grow stronger.
"The Star Inscription... broke. There's no hope left in life. Ah~ I'm broken too. Byakuya, you Law-Destroyers are all broken."
"..."
Su Xiao, who had been dragged into the mess, said nothing. He used his hand to pry away the Maiden's small hand, which was clutching his clothes.
"With the Maiden here, the atmosphere really is different."
The black-mist figure chuckled. He vaguely remembered one occasion when the Maiden had failed to attend. At that time, the other five had traded among themselves. The Wandering Soul had not yet died, and another member had arrived as well. That transaction had been completely different from this one. Even White Bull, the leader of a dark faction, had been covered in cold sweat. At one point, he had even wondered whether the