"One hundred thousand taels, blue gold." Mu Xiaochen repeated what he had just said.
Hearing that price, a warm look immediately appeared in Fu Tianlong's eyes. He murmured, "That poor child was actually so generous. What a pure and innocent heart!"
Mu Xiaochen could not help laughing when he heard that. "Uncle Fu, did Ye Tong play the pitiable victim before you? Haha... Don't be fooled by his appearance and honeyed words. That kid is absolutely not someone willing to suffer a loss. In just the few days since he came to the county city, he has earned wealth that countless people could never earn in their entire lives."
Fu Tianlong froze and asked, "You didn't know?"
Mu Xiaochen asked in confusion, "Know what?"
Fu Tianlong's thoughts raced as he said, "Nothing."
He was not one to wag his tongue. Since Ye Tong had chosen to hide it from Mu Xiaochen, there was no need for him to reveal the truth. Perhaps Ye Tong did not like others feeling pity for him either?
At the Peach Garden Inn, Ye Tong sat cross-legged in his second-floor room. He took out the jade box Fu Tianlong and his wife had given him from his Spatial Pouch. Upon gently opening it, he found only a single entirely crimson fruit inside.
"Fire Snake Fruit?" Medicine Slave was well-traveled and knowledgeable. The moment he saw the fruit, he exclaimed in surprise.
Ye Tong asked, "What is so special about this Fire Snake Fruit?"
Medicine Slave sighed. "Fu Tianlong and his wife really are lavish! The Fire Snake Fruit contains immense spiritual power. Consuming it directly can increase a cultivator's cultivation. With your current Qi Refining Fourth Level cultivation, if you consume the Fire Snake Fruit, you can break through two levels in a short time