Ten Thousand? Am I a Fool!

The two from Blood God Temple naturally had no idea what Xu Shengchuan was plotting in his heart. At that moment, the woman, after carefully reviewing the information, spoke slowly, "Boss Xu, I imagine you're somewhat familiar with the rules of our Blood God Temple."

"We'll verify the information on the target and conduct a corresponding assessment. However, if the other party truly is a cultivator, then the price for this mission will be at least Fifty Million!"

"If the target's cultivation is higher and the mission difficulty exceeds expectations, then Fifty Million won't be enough to cover it. I hope Boss Xu has the right expectations."

Hearing this, Xu Shengchuan replied without hesitation, "Five Hundred Million! As long as you kill him, I'll give you Five Hundred Million directly!"

Xu Shengchuan understood clearly—given that Ning Wangshu could cast spells from a distance to severely injure Lin Anguo, by the time Blood God Temple fully grasped Ning Wangshu's strength, their asking price likely wouldn't be much lower than this.

And now, driven by his burning desire for revenge for his son, he no longer cared how much money he spent.

As a billionaire with assets worth tens of billions, Five Hundred Million wasn't something he could pull out in liquid cash all at once, but with a bit of time, he could scrape it together.

Thus, Xu Shengchuan directly offered a price Blood God Temple couldn't refuse!

Sure enough, upon hearing his offer, the woman's eyes lit up.

She exchanged a glance with the man beside her, then covered her mouth with a laugh, "Boss Xu is truly generous!"

"A contract worth Five Hundred Million is a rare big deal even for our Blood God Temple! And I believe that with Boss Xu's wealth, coming up with Five Hundred Million isn't too difficult."

Xu Shengchuan looked at her and said, "So, are you taking this contract?"

"We'll take it! Of course we'll take it! As long as the money's enough, there's no contract our Blood God Temple dares not accept!" The woman replied without a hint of hesitation.

As she said, a Five Hundred Million contract was a rare big score for Blood God Temple.

Moreover, she firmly believed that no matter who it was, as long as they were willing, Blood God Temple could kill them. This was the absolute confidence born from Blood God Temple's flawless record since its founding!

Blood God Temple had killed cultivators before—in fact, quite a few had died at their hands.

Besides, she had already seen Ning Wangshu's information. No matter how accurate the rest was, the basics—like Ning Wangshu being a high school senior who had just finished the College Entrance Examination—she believed couldn't be fake.

Because that was too easy to verify.

And the information also included a photo of Ning Wangshu, who looked at most in his early twenties.

Given Ning Wangshu's age alone, even if he was a cultivator, the woman didn't think his cultivation could be very high.

So, to her, Xu Shengchuan's willingness to offer a sky-high price of Five Hundred Million was practically free money!

Why wouldn't she take it?

"Good! Straight to the point! Then it's settled—once you kill the target, I'll transfer Five Hundred Million into the account you specify!"

Xu Shengchuan gritted his teeth, his face twisted with hatred.

"Deal!"

The woman nodded with a smile.

A moment later, the two left the Xu Family.

Watching their figures disappear into the distance, a cruel sneer crept onto Xu Shengchuan's face as he muttered coldly, "Let's see if you're really that capable, whether you can withstand Blood God Temple's assassination, hmph!"

Night.

Ning Ruoxuan had just returned from evening self-study.

"Here, Ruoxuan, this is a Storage Ring I specially refined for you. Your current True Qi is still too weak to open the Storage Ring for now."

"But after a while, once your cultivation breaks through to the third layer of the Qi Refining Stage, you'll be able to use it."

"Also, I've inscribed an attack formation inside this Storage Ring. You just need to inject your True Qi into the ring to activate the formation and release a sword qi at the target."

"The power of this sword qi is enough to kill anyone below the Golden Core Stage."

"However, your own True Qi is too weak, so I've also inscribed a spirit-gathering formation in the ring. It can automatically gather spiritual energy to recharge. The True Qi you inject is just a trigger to activate the formation."

"But because the spiritual energy on Earth is too thin, the spirit-gathering formation in the ring will take about ten days to fully recharge. That means if you activate the attack formation in the ring, you'll have to wait ten days before you can use it again."

As he spoke, Ning Wangshu handed the Storage Ring to his younger sister.

Then he continued, "With this Storage Ring, plus the Jade Talisman I gave you before—one for offense, one for defense—I can rest a lot easier."

Hearing Ning Wangshu's words, Ning Ruoxuan looked at the Storage Ring before her with a delighted expression and quickly said, "Thank you, Older Brother!"

Ning Wangshu had mentioned the wonders of a Storage Ring to her before, and Ning Ruoxuan had been longing for one. That way, she could store all sorts of things directly in the ring.

It would be so much more convenient!

"Don't be so formal with your brother..."

Ning Wangshu replied with a smile.

"Xi Xi!"

Ning Ruoxuan let out a playful giggle.

Then she immediately added, "Brother, I'm going to take a shower first. After I'm out, I'll start cultivating right away!"

"Hmm, go ahead!"

Ning Wangshu responded with a smile.

Having just finished the college entrance exams, Ning Wangshu had nothing much to do now.

Although he had considered yesterday taking a piece of Spirit Jade to sell, so he could buy back his family's old house, there was no rush for it in just a day or two.

Today, he deliberately stayed put, going nowhere, and inside the rented apartment, he refined that Storage Ring for his younger sister.

As for selling the Spirit Jade to raise money for the house... he planned to look around tomorrow and ask for prices.

The next morning.

After his younger sister left for school, Ning Wangshu also headed out.

After wandering around for a while, Ning Wangshu walked straight into a Jade Shop...

"Hello, what can I help you with?"

A salesperson immediately approached and asked warmly.

Ning Wangshu glanced at the jade pieces displayed in the shop's cabinets and said with a smile, "Do you buy jade stones here?"

"You want to sell a jade stone?"

The salesperson was taken aback, somewhat surprised.

"Hmm, I have a jade stone of excellent quality that I want to sell. Do you accept them?" Ning Wangshu said.

The salesperson hesitated for a moment and said, "Well... I'll have to ask our manager."

"Alright, then I'll trouble you."

Ning Wangshu replied politely.

Before long, a middle-aged man walked over. He looked at Ning Wangshu and said with a smile, "Young Brother, are you the one selling a jade stone? Could you show it to me first?"

"Sure."

Ning Wangshu nodded and immediately took out the Spirit Jade, handing it to him.

He had only taken a piece about three fingers wide and two fingers thick. After all, this stuff should be extremely rare on Earth, maybe even nonexistent.

Using it as an ordinary jade stone to sell was practically a waste of a heavenly treasure.

Ning Wangshu just wanted to raise enough money to buy back his family's old house and have a little left over, so naturally, he didn't want to waste a larger piece of Spirit Jade.

Seeing the Spirit Jade in Ning Wangshu's hand, the man's eyes lit up.

But he hid it well, quickly putting on a casual air. He took the Spirit Jade, examined it carefully, and even shone a flashlight on it.

After a moment, he looked up and said with a smile to Ning Wangshu, "Young Brother, this jade stone of yours... how should I put it, the quality is just so-so, and it's a bit too small."

"How about ten thousand? I'll take it for ten thousand yuan. After all, this piece can only make a pendant and a couple of small trinkets..."

"Ten thousand?"

Hearing this, Ning Wangshu laughed in anger.

This guy was treating him like a fool!

Without a word, Ning Wangshu snatched the Spirit Jade back and turned to leave.

The man was startled. Ning Wangshu's movement was too fast; before he could react, the Spirit Jade was already back in Ning Wangshu's hand.

Seeing Ning Wangshu walk away without a word, he quickly called out, "Hey, wait..."

"Young Brother, if you're not happy with the price, we can talk it over slowly!"

Unfortunately, Ning Wangshu only glanced back at him and said flatly, "I don't think there's anything to talk about. You know very well the quality and value of this jade stone in my hand."

"But you offered a price like ten thousand. Hehe, taking me for a fool..."

With that, Ning Wangshu left without looking back, ignoring the man's calls from behind.

Watching Ning Wangshu really walk away, the man felt somewhat regretful.

He had assumed Ning Wangshu was just a young kid who didn't know the trade, so he threw out a random price to fool him. But it backfired—the guy didn't even bother to argue and just left.