If he had not been driven into a corner, Ban Jinchen naturally would not have wanted to surrender, admit defeat, or give up.
But as he watched his company's stock price keep plunging, his assets constantly evaporate, and one friend after another block him...
He felt as though a giant hand had seized his dantian and primordial spirit, while his Immortal Dao potential crumbled away and scattered bit by bit before his eyes.
All the connections, networks, and Immortal Veins he had built over the years... had abandoned him without hesitation. Some even wanted to turn around and bite a chunk of flesh off him.
Even when he asked Heavenly Inquiry how to fight the "Law Article Validity Period," it answered him: "I am temporarily unable to answer that question. Let us change the subject."
"Even the membership fees were wasted. Who else can I trust?"
At that moment, Ban Jinchen completely recognized reality. The overall situation had been decided. After fruitlessly begging everywhere for help, he ultimately thought of Zhang Yu.
"Should I just kill him?" Murderous intent had crossed Ban Jinchen's mind. In theory... killing someone only required paying compensation, while having his own Law Article frozen would mean utter financial ruin.
But that thought lingered in his mind for only an instant before he thoroughly discarded it.
"No. He is red-hot right now. Who knows how many people will protect him? Even if I kill him, plenty of people would likely be willing to pay to revive him. Then I would still face liquidation and revenge afterward."
"I still have to find a way to beg him."
"At the very least, I need to get there before Si Shi'an. I need to ask Zhang Yu to freeze Si Shi'an's 'Four-Hour Workday' Law Article first next year, and