"Poison, poison—you're one vicious bastard..." Inside the Starry Sky Ring, Huang Mei felt his hair stand on end. He had never expected Xu Yi to pull a stunt like this. Thinking it over, it seemed dangerous, but was actually ingenious. Unless Elder Song had gone mad, he wouldn't explain himself in front of everyone. And wasn't that exactly what Xu Yi wanted—to keep Elder Song from explaining?
"Th-this... I... I... What on earth is going on? I... I..." Li Zhenghe was so frantic he was about to cry. Two thousand Profound Yellow Pills, with five percent annual interest—a burden so heavy it was enough to crush him.
The onlookers fell completely silent. Perhaps some had still harbored doubts before, but now Xu Yi had directly summoned Elder Song. The elder's furious expression made it obvious that he had long since taken a dislike to Li Zhenghe. Li Zhenghe had some nerve, borrowing two thousand Profound Yellow Pills and then daring to default on a debt to an elder.
"Wh-what's going on?" Jiang Xiao looked utterly bewildered. Shao Zijun's face lit up, and she nudged Jiang Xiao lightly with her elbow. "Have you promised this little brother to anyone yet? The young man's quite a looker. He's just about good enough for your sister here. Do me a favor and introduce us."
Smack! Jiang Xiao slapped Shao Zijun on the butt. "You're getting more and more shameless. Honestly, why can't I understand Ruyi anymore? I don't know whether the way he is now is good or bad. I just hope he has not only the courage to change, but the ability to do it, too."
Shao Zijun was about to answer when Li Zhenghe suddenly shouted like a madman, "I'll confess! I'll confess everything! It was Ye Zhifan! Ye Zhifan put