Heavenly Star Gold Stone

To be honest.

When Hua Lishu first answered Ling Wuyuan's question,

he had actually been rather apprehensive.

It was not that he doubted whether his information held any value.

Rather, he suspected that Ling Wuyuan might not know treasure when he saw it, or that he might be an impatient sort who only wanted actual goods in hand and had not the slightest interest in so-called information.

If that were the case, his already slim chances of survival would be slashed again—

However.

What Hua Lishu had not expected was that, upon hearing that the thing he intended to use to buy his life was not some physical object or treasure, but rather information—something relatively abstract and difficult to measure in practical value—

Ling Wuyuan, who had originally been somewhat uninterested in the deal and had only refrained from killing Hua Lishu and the others because their earlier desire to survive had moved him, finally developed a corresponding interest in the transaction.

As for why?

It was simple.

Ling Wuyuan knew very well that important information, as something intangible yet valuable enough to buy one's life, often carried some extremely special significance.

Therefore.

Ling Wuyuan, who currently lacked neither resources nor treasures, immediately became interested in the truth behind the matter.

He felt there was no harm in hearing it out.

"Information?"

"What information? Let's hear it~"

When Hua Lishu realized that Ling Wuyuan did not mind that the thing he was using to buy his life was information,

he was somewhat surprised as well.

Originally,

he had thought Ling Wuyuan would be somewhat displeased, or at least question him first, but things had gone remarkably smoothly.

Moreover, faintly, he sensed that Ling Wuyuan seemed to have become even more interested in the deal—

This unexpected and incomprehensible turn of