Wu Qingmei's asking price left Chen Lin even more frustrated.
Even someone from the Qian Domain coveted Nihility Fish this much. Clearly, these fish were famous, and their value had to be far higher than he had imagined.
The thought of letting that elder from the Fire Cloud Palace swindle a whole fish out of him made his heart ache.
"I'm sorry, but I only had two Nihility Fish, and I've already given both to the elder from the Fire Cloud Palace. Could you ask for something else?"
Chen Lin answered honestly.
Then he added, "How about finger sand? I still have some."
Finger sand was precious too, but he had quite a supply, and he could always collect more. Spending it would not hurt.
"Finger sand? That works too."
After a moment's thought, Wu Qingmei nodded in agreement.
Then she immediately added:
"But the quantity can't be too small. Ten bottles at least!"
"Heh."
Chen Lin gave a cold laugh.
He turned and walked away.
She was opening her lion's mouth wide, demanding an outrageous price. He could not let himself appear too desperate.
Otherwise, there might be further complications.
Besides, he could not even be certain she was not a fraud. He would not let her lead him around by the nose.
"What, do you no longer care whether your friend lives or dies?"
Wu Qingmei frowned slightly at his reaction.
Chen Lin shook his head.
"Even if I meet your demands, I won't know whether you can actually save my friend. I can't go to the Qian Domain to watch you, either. So there's no way I'm paying an excessive reward."
"You needn't worry about that."
Wu Qingmei immediately gave her assurance.
"You can ask around among the people of Five Lights City. I, Wu Qingmei, have