"The inn clerk said he met two people last night. Those two weren't from Luofeng City. They wore black robes and bamboo hats, so he couldn't see their faces clearly."
"How long did the meeting last?"
"Less than half an hour. Then those two left, heading north."
Lin Taichu ran Zhao Feng's words through his mind.
Liu Wenyuan had arrived in Luofeng City yesterday, met two people wearing bamboo hats that night, and this morning had come to the Trading Holy Land to buy Dragon Blood Stone and Dragon Scale Leaf. What connection those two people had to Liu Wenyuan, what they had discussed, and whether it had anything to do with the Dragon Blood Stone—none of that was known yet.
"Those two went north. What's to the north?"
Zhao Feng thought for a moment.
"The road to Dragon King Underground City is to the north."
Lin Taichu's fingers paused on the armrest of his chair.
Dragon King Underground City.
Liu Wenyuan's people had gone to Dragon King Underground City, while Liu Wenyuan himself had stayed in Luofeng City to buy things.
Lin Taichu walked back to the front hall, with Zhao Feng following behind him.
"Sir, how should we respond to Liu Wenyuan?"
"No hurry. He's staying three days. Reply to him after three days. When the time comes, tell him the Dragon Scale Leaf isn't for sale. If he wants to buy the Dragon Blood Stone, that's fine—one million Spirit Stones."
Zhao Feng froze for a moment.
"One million? We marked the Dragon Blood Stone at six hundred thousand. If we suddenly raise it to one million, won't he think we're toying with him?"
"He offered two hundred thousand, hoping to pick up the Dragon Scale Leaf for a bargain. Wasn't that him toying with us? If he