"Like that." After some joking around, Yu Beidou said, "The Outer Tower-level Daoist Art I promised you was going to be any one art of your choosing, which might not necessarily suit you. I'll change that to a custom-made art instead. You can choose whatever kind you like, and we'll count that as payment for those Dao Essence Stones. What do you think?"
"They're Origin Stones," Jiang Wang reminded him. "And not just a few. There were dozens."
"I was just speaking in vague, hypothetical terms. You know what hypothetical means, don't you?" Yu Beidou glared at him.
"I do." Jiang Wang nodded. "It means that if you keep talking and I don't object, it'll turn into a real number."
Yu Beidou flew into a rage out of embarrassment. "Just tell me whether you agree! If you don't, we can put it off for a few days!"
"Fine." Jiang Wang reluctantly agreed.
"You've got pretty good taste!" Yu Beidou instantly smoothed away his anger and chuckled breezily. "Kid, you've got a sharp eye. You definitely came out ahead!"
"I have a trading company in Qi State," Jiang Wang said.
"Hm?" Yu Beidou didn't understand why he'd brought that up.
"In business, you meet all kinds of people. Not everyone keeps their word, and contracts can't bind everything. I've seen plenty of bad debts, and I've learned to accept them."
Jiang Wang sighed. "If I can get back even a little, that's better than nothing. What else can I do?"
"Indeed. The world has fallen into decline, and people are no longer what they used to be!" Yu Beidou seemed completely oblivious to the implication and echoed him with a solemn sigh. "There are precious few people left in this world who keep their word, like you and me. That's why