The Yan State's Chancellor

"Young man."

Zhou Wuji had just started reading when he suddenly heard a voice beside him. He frowned, his expression displeased, and looked up at the richly dressed old man standing in front of him, asking, "What is it?"

Yuwen Hongdu immediately withdrew his smile. He had been so kind, yet this man was so arrogant; it was a huge disrespect to him, the Yan State.

However, he didn't react, but continued, "Young brother, I really like this book. I wonder if you could give it to me?"

Zhou Wuji examined the elegantly dressed old man and said earnestly, "I also really like this book."

Although Zhou Wuji did not explicitly refuse, the meaning behind his words was very clear; this made Yuwen Hongdu's thick eyebrows furrow together.

'Snap~'

Yuwen Hongdu tossed a spatial bag in front of Zhou Wuji and said calmly, "Inside are 500,000 Spirit Crystal. I hope you will give me this book, young brother."

Zhou Wuji stared blankly at the spatial bag in front of him, unsure of what to say.

He couldn't even remember the last time he'd encountered something like this, and for a fleeting moment, Zhou Wuji even felt a pang of nostalgia for it.

"What if I don't?" Zhou Wuji's lips curled into a playful smile as he carefully examined the spatial bag on the long table.

Yuwen Hongdu walked to the bench opposite Zhou Wuji and sat down, his turbid eyes fixed on Zhou Wuji.

Zhou Wuji was not to be outdone, and their gazes clashed in the air.

"I am Yuwen Hongdu."

"Zhou Wuji."

"The Yan State?" Zhou Wuji frowned and asked.

"The Limitless Spirit Emperor?" Yuwen Hongdu said in a deep voice.

"Nice to meet you."

I've heard so much about you.

The two men greeted each other with clasped hands and smiles, but their smiles were forced and insincere.

Then, a brief silence fell between the two sides.

However, the two no longer looked at each other, but instead stared at the book "Han Feizi" on the long table.

'He enjoys reading Han Feizi so much, could it be that he knows this book can cultivate the Emperor's Aura?' Yuwen Hongdu looked at the Han Feizi on the long table and thought to himself.

Although Yuwen Hongdu had never met Zhou Wuji, he still knew a little about him. This Zhou Wuji, who was hailed as the number one person below the Spirit Saint of the Chu Kingdom, was not only a first-rank duke of the Chu Kingdom and the vice dean of the Zhenguan Academy, but also a descendant of the Zhou King, one of the 'Twelve Kings' of Great Chu; and it was rumored that he also had a connection with the Medicine Saint Shaoyao, making him a very important figure with a very profound background.

'Why would the Yan State travel so far to visit the Mysterious Bookstore? What is the meaning behind this?' Zhou Wuji glanced at Yuwen Hongdu out of the corner of his eye, his mind filled with doubt.

Yuwen Hongdu 'Yuwen Hongdu cultivation level was only at the Early Spirit Emperor, and according to investigations, his desire for power was far greater than his desire for cultivation. Now that his son-in-law Yan Xun had abdicated and the new Crown Prince Yan had ascended the throne, Yuwen Hongdu should logically be planning how to overthrow Crown Prince Yan. How could he possibly have the leisure to come to Dubian Town to read books?

"Excuse me!"

In the end, even a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Yuwen Hongdu stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and turned to leave.

"Hey~" Suddenly, Zhou Wuji's voice came from behind.

Yuwen Hongdu was secretly pleased, thinking that Zhou Wuji was going to give him the "Han Feizi". However, before he could turn around, Zhou Wuji's voice came again.

"Prime Minister, you forgot your Spirit Crystal."

"..."

Luan Feng was sitting in the corner reading "Six Secret Teachings" when she suddenly sensed someone walking towards her. She glanced at them out of the corner of her eye, and her brows furrowed involuntarily.

'Why is he here?'

The visitor was none other than Yuwen Hongdu.

After being humiliated by Zhou Wuji, the second person Yuwen Hongdu thought of was Luan Feng, who had once served in the same court.

"General Luanfeng." Yuwen Hongdu stepped forward, his previous gloom gone, and said with a smile.

To the Yan State, Luan Feng rose to show respect and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, "Luan Feng is no longer a general, Prime Minister, please call me by my name."

Yuwen Hongdu Hong laughed heartily, sat down naturally, and said, "Then I am no longer the prime minister, so Luan Feng can simply call me uncle."

Luan Feng nodded slightly, looking at Yuwen Hongdu with a serious expression, and said, "Uncle Yuwen, this is the staff area. If you want to read, please go elsewhere."

"Uh..." Yuwen Hongdu's smile froze on his face as he stared at Luan Feng in astonishment.

Luan Feng maintained the same expression, neither humble nor arrogant.

Yuwen Hongdu gave Luan Feng a deep look, nodded, and said, "Very well! In that case, I won't disturb you any longer."

After saying that, Yuwen Hongdu flung his sleeves, stood up, and left the Bookstore without even looking at the books.

This really angered him.

"I'm still angry! Who does he think he is!" In the backyard, Ma Feifei lay on the rocking chair, groaning and looking utterly dejected.

There's no way around it; anyone who suddenly owes over seven billion Spirit Crystal wouldn't fare well, especially since Ma Feifei just received a debt collection letter from the system.

The letter contains the following content:

Dear Mysterious Bookstore Owner, this is the Mysterious Bookstore Supplier System. We are delighted to have reached a perfect lending cooperation agreement with you. In order to establish a long-term and stable lending partnership, the system has specially formulated the following lending regulations... (omitting a lot of details here).

According to the above regulations, the system provides interest-free loans for a period of six months. Repaying the loan after six months will increase the shop owner's credit score and give them the opportunity to increase their next loan amount.

Of course, if you don't repay... there's nothing the system can do, but the shop owner will no longer be able to use the overdraft right.

We hope the shop owner will cherish their credit and repay the loan as soon as possible.

"Is this what you call a perfect partnership? It's clearly a forced marriage!" Ma Feifei shifted her position, lying on the rocking chair, and grumbled.

"Besides, Laozi borrowed the money through my own abilities, why should I pay it back?"

It would take more than seven billion Spirit Crystal to pay off the debt in six months. Even if Ma Feifei were to rob Spirit Crystal Vein Mine, he still wouldn't be able to finish it!

"I'm not paying it back, I'm not paying it back. Anyway, this overdraft right is useless. If I don't pay it back, I'll just have earned six billion Spirit Crystal for nothing! Heh~ How cheeky."

Thinking about it this way, Ma Feifei felt much better.

"Shopkeeper!" Zhang Yunji ran in at that moment.

"What's wrong?" Ma Feifei sat up straight and asked.

Zhang Yunji pointed outside the door and said, "The Wantong Trading Market across the street sent someone to inquire when they can get today's Advancement Pill. Apparently, those cultivators over there are getting impatient."

Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei remembered that he still had three thousand Advancement Pill to sell, and immediately said, "Tell them to wait a while, I'll personally deliver them later."

Zhang Yunji responded and left, leaving Ma Feifei sitting in the rocking chair, pondering how to produce those thousand Advancement Pill.

He's out of Spirit Crystal and definitely can't afford these Advancement Pills, so he has no choice but to borrow external help.

"Huh... didn't the system say the overdraft limit was one million? Anyway, I'm already so indebted, I might as well lend him another ten billion."

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei quickly logged into the system and used his overdraft permission.

"Since the shop owner has already used the overdraft right, the shop owner cannot use the overdraft right again until the overdraft amount is fully repaid."

"Cunning!" Ma Feifei couldn't help but raise his middle finger, expressing his contempt for the system.

But the system ignored him, letting Ma Feifei continue his sarcastic mockery.

Since the system is unreliable, the only one who can produce a billion Spirit Crystal is Yun Qingyang.

"You want to borrow Spirit Crystal from me?" Yun Qingyang was dozing under the maple tree when she heard Ma Feifei asking her to borrow Spirit Crystal, and she looked puzzled.

Ma Feifei nodded, picked up a small stool from the side, placed it under his bottom, sat down in front of Yun Qingyang, and said, "Qingyang, don't worry, I definitely won't lend it for nothing, I'll pay interest."

Yun Qingyang asked curiously, "How much interest?"

Ma Feifei tilted his head, his eyes darting around, and looked at Yun Qingyang. A smile crept onto his lips as he said, "I feel the interest rate is still too low. How about we go into business together?"

What kind of business?

Ma Feifei counted on his fingers and said seriously, "It's like this, I need a sum of Spirit Crystal to buy a batch of pills that can evolve the little elves; but I need too many Spirit Crystal, a full ten billion!"

"I definitely don't have that much money, so I'm hoping you can lend me 500 million, and then you can contribute another 500 million. We'll pool together 1 billion to buy those Advancement Pills and sell them at the Wantong Trading Market across the street. We'll split the profits 50/50, how about that?"

After hearing Ma Feifei's words, Yun Qingyang narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "What is a little elf?"

Ma Feifei slapped his forehead, forgetting about Yun Qingyang's amnesia. He took out Poké Ball, summoned Mew, and pointed at Mew, saying, "Look, this is a Pokémon, the same kind as you, a spirit beast."

Looking at the Mew, Yun Qingyang nodded in sudden realization and said, "So this is a little elf... It's very cute."

'Bang~'

Ma Feifei recalled the Mew to his Pokémon, rubbed his hands together, and said, "So? Shall we do this deal?"

"Cooperation is also possible, 80/20 split, I get 80% and you get 20%," Yun Qingyang said.

Ma Feifei was secretly delighted, thinking to himself that she really was a silly mother dragon, falling for the same trick multiple times, incredibly stupid; however, his face remained serious as he said, "I'm at a bit of a loss by doing this... but since we're good friends, I'll let you get 80%."

"But this time, you have to pay back the five hundred million I lent you!" Yun Qingyang said quietly.

"Thump!" Ma Feifei picked up the small stool and ran into the Bookstore.

"Yun Qingyang, you big liar! Laozi knew you hadn't lost your memory!"