Her Heart Was in Turmoil

Little Black Tower: "Kid, you still haven't grasped the essence of my teachings. To be honest with you, she doesn't dare look at you because back in the tower, you pulled out that frightening thing of yours. She's obviously too embarrassed to face you."

Hearing Little Black Tower's words, Qin Guan was instantly left speechless with embarrassment.

Thinking it over, aside from her strange temper, this woman hadn't done anything particularly unreasonable to him so far.

With that in mind, Qin Guan adopted a polite attitude. "Sister Qing, I was out of line just now. Please accept my apology."

"Hmph. I try to be kind, and you take it the wrong way." Zi Qing shot Qin Guan an annoyed glance.

Qin Guan gave an awkward smile. "By the way, how many more Dao Stones will it take to open that Black Hole?"

At that, Zi Qing looked toward the Black Hole in the distance and said, "So far, I've gathered ten billion Dao Stones. By my estimate, we're still short about another ten billion."

"What? We're still short ten billion!"

Qin Guan was startled. "So that means it takes twenty billion Dao Stones to open it, and we'll have only a limited time to explore once we go in. What if we come back empty-handed? We'd lose every last pair of pants we own!"

Zi Qing gave Qin Guan a sidelong look and said irritably, "Fortune favors the bold. If you want high returns, of course you have to stake a fortune. Don't you understand such a simple principle?"

After speaking, Zi Qing looked toward the Black Hole in the distance and continued:

"Twenty billion Dao Stones will only keep it open for an hour. But if we find a Primordial Origin Crystal Core, we can turn around and exchange