"Zimo, there's something you don't understand. Sometimes, even when you know it's a trap, you can't bring yourself to back down. He was just boasting loud enough to shake the heavens, right in front of Miss Ye. Once you've let that boast fly, it isn't so easy to take it back." Zhu Jinfu chuckled. "As for losing, Brother Lu isn't worried, so what are you fretting about?"
"If you can produce five thousand low-grade spirit crystals right now, or something of equal value to the Shouqing Pill formula—an exceptional spiritual item worth at least as much—then I, Tongwen Alchemy Workshop, have no shortage of spirit crystals. If you can meet those terms, why shouldn't I accept your wager?"
He Wenyu gritted his teeth. He could see how Zhu Jinfu and Lu Xiaotian were playing off each other, but Zhu Jinfu was right. Even if he saw through it, backing down after boasting in front of the woman he admired would cost him too much face.
"Kun demon blood pills may not be rare treasures, but they're not ordinary goods either. These three mid-grade Kun demon blood pills of mine are worth well over two thousand low-grade spirit crystals." Lu Xiaotian took out five mid-grade Kun demon blood pills, along with five thousand low-grade spirit crystals.
"Kun demon blood pills. There are enough of them, and their effects are even a bit stronger than Huiyuan Pills. They not only increase magical power but also strengthen the body. Even by today's prices, three mid-grade Kun demon blood pills are worth more than two thousand low-grade spirit crystals."
"I won't take advantage of you. I'll put up five thousand two hundred low-grade spirit crystals, plus the Shouqing Pill formula!" He Wenyu gritted his teeth.
"Looks like today's pill meet is about to get