"I give up, I give up. I'll give you five Profound Yellow Pills." Huang Xing hurriedly sent his thoughts.
Xu Yi strode up to him. "Brother Huang, you snatched my Sumeru Ring. It's time to give it back."
Gao Cheng could hardly believe his ears. Then he couldn't believe his eyes, either. Huang Xing really did take out a Sumeru Ring and hand it to Xu Yi.
"Hey! What the hell are you two doing?" Gao Cheng shouted in shock. He realized the situation had completely spiraled out of control.
While Xu Yi and Dong Qiankun had been communicating through thoughts, Gao Cheng hadn't been idle, either. He'd kept sending thoughts to Dong Qiankun. First, he brought up his old friend, Senior Brother Huang, from back home. When Dong Qiankun remained unmoved, he tried to trick him into going after Xu Yi, insisting that Xu Yi's Starry Sky Ring had far more than ten Profound Yellow Pills in it. Dong Qiankun still didn't react, so Gao Cheng bit the bullet and promised to offer three Profound Yellow Pills himself. Eventually, he raised it to five, but Dong Qiankun still didn't budge.
Little did he know, Dong Qiankun had already lost interest because of how slowly he was raising his offer. The man was miserly to the core. Just look at Zhong Ruyi, who was so generous: one pill a month, with three paid up front in a single go. And Zhong Ruyi had stayed here the whole time, so the Profound Yellow Pills kept flowing in. Did Dong Qiankun not know how to count?
Gao Cheng hadn't persuaded Dong Qiankun, but now he saw Huang Xing handing Xu Yi a Sumeru Ring. The sight nearly blinded him.
"Senior Brother Dong, this is all Gao Cheng's doing. He's always been jealous