Chen Ding's expression shifted unpredictably at his words.
After a long while, he finally forced out an exceedingly strained smile.
"Listen to yourself, Brother Lu Li. What do you mean, killing the goose that lays the golden eggs? How could I, Chen, do something like that?"
"If Brother Lu Li truly wants so many teleportation tools, could you quietly tell me what you plan to use them for?"
"Don't worry. My mouth is famously tight. I absolutely won't leak a single word. I'm purely just satisfying my curiosity..."
"Alright then, come closer." Lu Li beckoned Chen Ding over.
Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly cast a wary glance at Chang Wei, Zhu Houcai, and the others.
"You lot, move farther away. No eavesdropping!"
Then, Chen Ding heard an absurd answer beyond anything he could have imagined in his life—
"I'm buying teleportation tools in bulk so I can take them back to my place and resell them, of course!"
"Double the price, and the profits will be through the roof!"
Fuck!?
Chen Ding's eye twitched wildly, and he nearly cursed on the spot.
He had thought that Lu Li was being so mysterious, planning so meticulously, and keeping his mouth so tightly shut, because some incredible secret had to be hidden behind it all!
But in the end...
It was just to be a middleman?
Just to make a little spending money?!
Was that really necessary?!!
Although taking so many teleportation Jade Tokens back to sell would indeed yield considerable profits once the price doubled, was it worth risking his life for?!
"Whatever you do, don't tell anyone. This is a trade secret!" Lu Li snickered by Chen Ding's ear.
Every word was like a small knife stabbing into his fragile, exhausted heart.
"Rest assured, Brother Lu.