The Justice Alliance had been targeting him all along, trying to seize the few rare treasures he had obtained.
If his secret had not been exposed, how could Zhou Dehai have borne to hand the jade box over to the Heavenly Star Pavilion in exchange for protection?
It was because he could no longer keep it safe!
Only then had he been willing to pay such a heavy price to preserve his business.
He had never expected to end up disappointed anyway.
His plan had failed.
"What else can I do?"
Zhou Dehai smiled bitterly. "My life isn't worth much, but I can't let all several hundred people at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion perish here."
"Alas..."
Li Yunjing made a show of sighing. "How about this? Shall I go speak to the Heavenly Star Pavilion?"
Zhou Dehai's voice came through the Communication Talisman, tinged with exhaustion and helplessness. "Deacon Li, going to the Heavenly Star Pavilion now would probably..."
"Rest assured, Shopkeeper Zhou."
Li Yunjing interrupted him, his fingertips gently rubbing his Storage Ring. "I have my own way of getting Xiao Yunting to act."
"Then give it a try!"
Zhou Dehai's mood remained unchanged.
Without those three Dao Seed Pearls, he did not believe there was any way to persuade Xiao Yunting to save them!
In the cultivation world, friendship counted for nothing.
In fact, the collapse of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion would greatly benefit the Heavenly Star Pavilion!
"Shopkeeper Wang, I've reached an agreement with Shopkeeper Zhou. At the auction in two days, I'll step forward and settle matters with the Heavenly Star Pavilion."
Li Yunjing looked at Shopkeeper Wang as he spoke.
"Alas..."
Shopkeeper Wang shook his head. As Zhou Dehai's subordinate, he naturally knew how dire the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's situation was.
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