The two groups faced each other, and the atmosphere was naturally rather awkward.
"Master Zhu Lan, are you planning to advance in order to retreat? There's no need for that. Business is always a matter of give and take. Since you wanted to crush our Heaven Pavilion before, just sit back and take your turn now." I smiled.
A radiant smile spread across Zhu Lan's alluring face as she said, "Master Xia, you're certainly loaded. You actually bought so many of Zhu Lan's businesses. I'm afraid you've emptied the bottom of Windmist City, haven't you? With such a buying spree, I wonder how long you can keep it up?"
"Then don't trouble yourself over it, Master Zhu Lan. Since you wanted to sell, I needed to buy. We each got what we wanted. I imagine the sky crystals in your hands have already piled up into several mountains, haven't they?" I said. Zhu Lan might not look it, but she was definitely an old hand in business. She had previously laid out a plan to absorb my buying spree, but after selling more than half of her holdings, she realized something was wrong. I was paying in hard cash, and she had no idea whether I could truly cover the purchases or not. So at the crucial moment, she had actually chosen to sacrifice a limb to save the body.
"Hehe, sky crystals are certainly good things, and I've made a fortune. But compared to Vast Immortal Continent, Sky City is only palm-sized. If I had no businesses left at all, wouldn't I die of boredom? Everything that could be sold has already gone to Master Xia. The rest is still needed to pass the time." Zhu Lan looked radiant as she spoke.
"So it was all to stave off