"You're not lying to me?"
Li Yan looked at Zhuge Yun skeptically.
"What would I get out of lying to you?"
Zhuge Yun rolled his eyes. "If you don't believe me, ask Eldest Brother and the others."
"We all saw that red jadeite with our own eyes."
Li Yan looked at Zhang Bo and Zhao Luzheng.
Zhang Bo shrugged and nodded.
Zhao Luzheng nodded too. "It was extremely precious and beautiful red jadeite."
"And its maple-leaf shape was very rare."
"Fine."
Li Yan slumped back in his chair. "I guess I came all this way for nothing today."
"Master Xiao."
He glanced at Xiao Xiao. "Why are you so expensive?"
"Smack~"
Zhang Bo smacked Li Yan on the head. "Watch what you say!"
"Third Brother is worth every penny."
"Pfft~"
Zhuge Yun nearly choked on his water. "Eldest Brother, that didn't exactly sound flattering either."
"Third Brother is worth that much."
Zhao Luzheng looked completely serious.
How many people in the world could see monsters?
And how many could keep monsters as pets?
That Master Jiang, who was supposedly very powerful, had said before that Third Brother was much more powerful than him.
People who didn't know Third Brother might think Master Jiang was just being modest, but Zhao Luzheng thought he'd been telling the truth.
After all, Taotie was by Third Brother's side.
Remembering how Taotie had once scared him, he couldn't help shivering.
No wonder the legendary Taotie was so famous. That gaze had been terrifying.
But thinking about it, he was pretty lucky too.
By sheer coincidence, he'd seen a monster and gotten a glimpse of the legendary Taotie's true form.
Even if he never saw one again, he could say he'd been satisfied in a way.
"Master Xiao."
Li Yan abruptly sat up straight.