Buying a Life

A man like Dou Mian might not fear death, but he certainly had no desire to die.

He possessed a distinguished lineage, a promising future, and an incredibly vast horizon ahead of him.

Jiang Wang's proposal was by no means an insult to him; his life was inherently of great value.

Death was not a momentary act of courage; death would be a massive loss for the Dou Clan.

In fact, during wars between states, it was quite common for the defeated side to pay a ransom to buy back their captured nobles.

The Heavenly Wild Blade tilted slightly. Dou Mian looked at Jiang Wang and made his offer directly: "One million Dao Essence Stones to buy my life. This price is very fair. I, Dou Mian, am certainly worth more than this, but this is all I can scrape together in the short term."

One million Dao Essence Stones was, of course, a significant fortune. At market price, one could buy one hundred Grade A Vein-Opening Pills!

Dou Mian was very skilled at quoting prices. In the currency of the cultivation world, one hundred Dao Essence Stones were equivalent to one Ten-Thousand Origin Stone, and one hundred Ten-Thousand Origin Stones were equivalent to one Origin Stone.

However, he did not quote in Origin Stones; he used the most basic currency of the cultivation world, the Dao Essence Stone, employing a massive number like one million to shock Jiang Wang's psychological expectations.

Moreover, this price was very reasonable—it was exactly the amount that would cause Dou Mian to bleed heavily, yet not enough to leave him crippled. If Jiang Wang did not intend to offend the Dou Clan too severely, this price was appropriate.

It was quite obvious that Jiang Wang intended to let him go, which in itself was