Tong Fengliu snatched up the Sumeru Ring and sent his thoughts inside. Sure enough, he found an Azure Weapon Spirit lying within, along with a considerable number of Incense Beads.
He asked Xu Yi in surprise, "What are these Incense Beads for?" Xu Yi replied, "I bought some resources earlier and ran up a bit of a bill. These Incense Beads are to settle it. Brother Tong, could you bring me the invoice?"
Tong Fengliu immediately had someone fetch the invoice. Right in front of Xu Yi, he tore it in half. Then he took out the Azure Weapon Spirit and insisted on returning the Sumeru Ring to Xu Yi.
He said, "Getting an Azure Weapon Spirit from you has already made Tong a fortune. If I took your Incense Beads as well, word would get around, and I really wouldn't be able to show my face. Please, Brother Lei, take them back. Don't put me in such an embarrassing position."
He was telling the truth. The value of an Azure Weapon Spirit had already been proven at the auction in the Trading Center. Even though the deal had been rushed, Xu Yi had still gotten five blue Star Spirit Essences for it.
Back then, Xu Yi had only borrowed ten ordinary Star Spirit Essences from Tianyu Pavilion. As for the black card and the Ghost Masked Puppet, he had recorded them as debts to be paid with Incense Beads.
In other words, Tong Fengliu had traded only ten ordinary Star Spirit Essences for this Azure Weapon Spirit. By any reckoning, he had made more than ten times his money.
Of course, whatever else one might say, Tong Fengliu had gambled on this—and his eye had been sharp enough to bet on the right treasure.
Once the exchange was complete,