"Uncle-Master Ma, things are just as I said. This time, as long as we can obtain enough Tribulation Lightning Crystals, making more rune crystals won't be a problem at all." I cupped my hands as I spoke.
Ma Guanyun looked to be around forty-five or forty-six. At first glance, he seemed steady and composed, but in reality, a cold glint shone through his tiny eyes. He clearly wasn't someone easy to provoke. Still, I had dealt with people like him by the thousands. When had I ever been afraid?
"Heh heh. Nephew Disciple Yun, you made quite a bit of money last time, didn't you? Did you do the same at the Jadeview House?" A smile appeared at the corner of Ma Guanyun's mouth. Somehow, he looked better without smiling.
Qiao Qingyu's cultivation was deeper than his, so he called her Junior Sister Ma, while he called me Nephew Disciple. I gave him a meaningful smile and said, "Uncle-Master Ma, the Jadeview House didn't have your courage. We only took out a few thousand taels to play around with, for fear that something might happen and the Affairs Pavilion would find out."
Ma Guanyun glanced at Mi Ya, then said blandly, "Even they understand this, yet you were bold enough to sell a thousand Tribulation Lightning Crystal bombs in a single market. Do you know how many people from the Affairs Pavilion came to investigate the source? It was only after the matter reached me that I managed to suppress it."
Mi Ya didn't look particularly frightened. She giggled and said, "I urgently needed money. What else could I do? Besides, which household doesn't have some stockpiled goods? The Jadeview House and the other monasteries have done the same thing, haven't they? We only sold a little more. The Affairs