"Pay?"
Lin Fan's expression immediately turned strange. Ning Rongrong was being so forward—wouldn't it be a waste not to fleece her?
His eyes rolled, and Lin Fan chuckled. "My rates are very, very high. Can you afford them?"
"Of course!"
Ning Rongrong looked proud. After all, in her heart, her clan was incredibly powerful. No matter what she did, Ning Fengzhi could always bail her out.
"One hundred thousand gold coins a month!"
At that price, Ning Rongrong's eyes flew wide open. Then she cried out, "You're robbing me!"
"Didn't you say you could afford it?"
Lin Fan's expression remained calm as he said indifferently, "If you can't pay that much, I have another option. I wonder if you'd be willing?"
"What option?"
Ning Rongrong immediately grew curious. By now, the prospect of buying a good Soul Ring had completely addled her judgment!
"You pay by the day. One gold coin on the first day, two on the second, four on the third, and so on. If the day comes when you can't pay, you'll have to work off your debt yourself!"
Lin Fan's gaze toward Ning Rongrong turned pitying. If only she dared to agree. Then she'd eventually run out of money and spend the rest of her life toiling for him like an ox or a horse!
"Pfft, it's only a few gold coins. How could I possibly run out?"
"Here, take a hundred gold coins in advance!"
Ning Rongrong had never encountered a trick like this. Hearing one gold coin, then two, she thought it sounded cheap and agreed at once. She even fished a purse out of the clothes beside her bed and tossed it straight to Lin Fan.
"Um... I'm almost a Soul Elder now, too. Brother Lin Fan, do you have any good Soul