Xu Yi pondered for a moment. "I'm deeply grateful for your kindness, sir. But I've heard that Lu Jia Shen didn't handle this assessment well to begin with. Even if I take over, I'm afraid I won't accomplish much. If I end up at the bottom, I'll have gained nothing and lost plenty."
Director Fang thought to himself, I took this kid for a greenhorn who knew nothing, but he's no pushover when it matters. He's looked into everything and knows the score. This is trouble.
Director Fang poured Xu Yi a cup of water. "That's true enough, but you should know, young Xu, opportunity and risk always go hand in hand. If you're promoted to Jia Shen, the situation may be poor, but if you put in the effort, you might not end up at the bottom. At the very least, I won't just sit back and watch. Besides, the academy is offering a substantial reward to encourage everyone this time. The winner can step straight into the position Director Liu left vacant. Just think about it: if you take first place, you'll become a Director in the blink of an eye. You wouldn't trade that for even a True Immortal. Where else could you find an opportunity like this?"
To swindle the Profound Yellow Pills in Xu Yi's pocket, Director Fang was practically working himself to death, wheedling and spinning tales until his promises were sky-high.
At last, Xu Yi "reluctantly" gave in. "Thank you, sir. But for now, I can only come up with thirty thousand Profound Yellow Pills. I'll have to wait for my family to gather the rest. Once they've got it all together, I'll come see you again. How does that sound?"
Director Fang hurriedly said, "Young Xu, how can we wait on this?