"Your Auntie Yu and I had pinned our hopes on Master Xiao."
"If even Master Xiao can't do it..."
Li's Mother paused. "Then we can only try to get in touch with Old Master Jiang."
"I don't know when we'll be able to reach Old Master Jiang..."
Li Yan knocked on the door of Dormitory 417 again.
"Li Yan?"
Zhang Bo stepped aside to let him in.
"Well, look who it is. Xiao Yan, you're back again."
Zhuge Yun glanced over, though most of his attention remained on the battle playing out on the computer screen.
Li Yan rolled his eyes at the nickname and didn't bother responding.
He walked straight over to Xiao Xiao. "Master Xiao, it's about the same thing as last time."
"Auntie Yu wants to meet with you."
Xiao Xiao was a little surprised.
He'd thought an ordinary family wouldn't accept a price like that.
He hadn't heard anything for a week, so he'd assumed the matter was over.
It seemed the problem was rather serious.
After the words "Victory" appeared on the screen, Zhuge Yun released his tight grip on the mouse.
He turned to Li Yan. "She agreed to that price?"
He'd been partly joking when he'd named that price last time.
But since Xiao Xiao hadn't said anything in response, his words hadn't been a joke after all.
Li Yan had taken him seriously, too.
"Auntie Yu has decided to bring out her family heirloom."
Li Yan shrugged. "As for the details... if Master Xiao is interested, you can discuss them with her in person."
"Tsk, tsk. A whole week has passed. I thought she'd found someone else."
Zhang Bo rolled his shoulders. "In the end, she still came to ask Third Brother?"
"She asked other people."
Li