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The instant the Spirit Cleansing Pill entered Zhongli's stomach, his eyes widened as countless fragments and images from the past flashed through his mind.
He murmured under his breath.
"Guizhong. Marchosius. Azhdaha. Bosacius..."
To Ye Yun and the others, less than half a minute had probably passed.
But to Zhongli, it felt as though he had gone through an incredibly long period of time.
It was only when Venti called out, "Old man," that Zhongli came back to his senses.
Zhongli returned to normal and shook his head to calm himself down.
"My apologies, everyone. I have embarrassed myself."
Welt, Himeko, and the others indicated that they did not mind.
Zhongli then looked at Ye Yun and gave him a grateful look.
"Thank you, Ye Yun."
Ye Yun smiled.
"No need to thank me. Just remember to pay the bill."
A rare smile appeared on Zhongli's face.
"Hahahaha, of course. How much is this pill worth?"
Ye Yun held up two fingers.
"2,000 Star Coins, which is 200 Primogems. Venti should have told you the exchange rate between Primogems and Star Coins, right?"
Zhongli shook his head at that.
"He did not."
Ye Yun was a little speechless.
"Venti, why didn't you tell Zhongli something so important?"
Venti gave an "Ehehe" and continued drinking his porridge.
Zhongli felt around on his person. Uh.
"Ye Yun, may I bring you the Primogems later?"
Ye Yun did not mind.
"Sure. Come on, eat first. After we're done, I'll take you to see something fun."
Just as Ye Yun was inviting everyone to eat, an Aether Teleportation Portal suddenly opened inside the shop, and Kafka and Silver Wolf stepped out of it.
Silver Wolf looked utterly unwilling. She had been playing her game just fine when Kafka dragged her here.
"There, that's Ye Yun."
After pointing Ye Yun out to Kafka, Silver Wolf went straight to a booth nearby and plopped down, crossing her legs before taking out her game console and playing.
When Himeko and Welt saw Kafka, they immediately became vigilant.
"Kafka of the Stellaron Hunters. I've seen you on the company's bounty list."
Klee looked at Kafka's figure from the side.
"Wowie~ Great Demon King! Great Demon King!"
Kafka glanced at Klee. Hmm, a very cute little girl. Then she turned to Himeko and looked her up and down.
"Himeko, right? Don't worry, I won't make a move against the Express Crew. I came here this time to buy something from this Mr. Ye Yun."
With that, Kafka took out the little box holding her Stellar Jade and opened it.
Seeing that, Ye Yun stood and said to Himeko and the others.
"Don't worry. You eat first. I'll take her to buy something."
With that, Ye Yun led Kafka over to sit beside the small bar.
Although Himeko, Welt, and Zhongli continued eating, their gazes kept drifting toward Ye Yun's side from time to time in case anything happened.
Ye Yun tapped the box Kafka had brought with a few fingers and asked.
"How much Stellar Jade do you have in here?"
Kafka shook her head. As she looked at Ye Yun before her, she inexplicably felt the urge to tease him.
"I'm not too sure either. Why don't you count it?"
After saying that, Kafka smiled sweetly, propping her chin up with one hand as she stared at Ye Yun.
Ye Yun raised an eyebrow and placed the Stellar Jade on the Exchange Scale.
"Counting is too troublesome. With this, we'll know how many Star Coins there are right away.
The exchange rate between Stellar Jade and Star Coins is one to one hundred."
Kafka was a little disappointed that she had failed to tease Ye Yun.
"Oh? Is that so? Fine, then let's use your little scale to count them~"
More than ten minutes later, Ye Yun had exchanged all of Kafka's Stellar Jade. Altogether, it came to 60,000 Star Coins.
Kafka weighed the Star Coins in her hand.
"Ye Yun, listen to me. What do you think I should buy?"
Ye Yun crossed his arms, stared into Kafka's eyes, and asked in return.
"What do you want to buy?"
When Kafka saw that her Spirit Speech had failed, her interest in Ye Yun instantly rose to another level.
"Let me think. Do you sell emotions here?"
Ye Yun thought for a moment at that.
"Emotions? Let me look for that."
Ye Yun sat down in front of the Touch Screen and searched for the word "emotions."
The next second, hundreds of products appeared on the screen.
Ye Yun glanced through them and asked.
"Yes, we do. What emotion do you want?"
Kafka was a little surprised. They really sold emotions?
"Do you have fear?"
Ye Yun brought up several products on the Touch Screen.
"Come take a look." Ye Yun moved aside, and Kafka sat down beside him.
Product: Inner Demon Product Description: After use, it can cause a person's Inner Demon to resurface. Price: 1,000 Star Coins Note: This product has 9 levels. Level 1 is the lowest and costs 1,000; Level 9 is the highest and costs 10,000. You may choose freely. Product: Abyss Pass Product Description: After use, it allows one to travel to the Abyss. Price: 5,000 Star Coins Product: Eerie Invitation Letter Product Description: After use, it allows one to participate in an eerie game. Price: 2,000 Star Coins
Kafka looked through them one by one, unable to make up her mind for the moment. She then looked at Ye Yun.
"Help me choose one~"
After saying that, Kafka smiled beautifully and played with her silky hair.
Ye Yun looked over the three products.
"Why don't you try this Inner Demon? It can make someone see the thing they least want to see."
Kafka nodded slightly.
"Alright, I'll listen to you."
Ye Yun then took 1,000 Star Coins from Kafka and bought her the lowest-level one first.
After the Star Coins were inserted, a dark red ball of energy wrapped in bubbles appeared in Ye Yun's hand.
Ye Yun handed it to Kafka.
"Just crush it."
Kafka looked at the Inner Demon in her hand, then turned to Ye Yun.
"Ye Yun~ Could you come a little closer? What if I get scared later? As the owner, you have to be responsible for your customer."
Ye Yun coughed heavily several times.
"Don't mess around. This is a respectable business."
Seeing that she had successfully teased Ye Yun, Kafka burst out laughing.
"Haha, alright, alright. I was just teasing you."
With that, Kafka looked at the Inner Demon in her hand.
"Let me try the thing you recommended first."
Kafka suddenly exerted force with her right hand and crushed the Inner Demon.
The instant the Inner Demon burst, dark red energy surged into Kafka's body.
Kafka's expression instantly froze, as though she had seen something terrifying.
However, that state only lasted a few seconds before disappearing.
Kafka savored the feeling she had just experienced.
During those two seconds, she had truly felt the emotion known as "fear."
So this unfamiliar emotion, the emotion she longed for, felt like this.
Kafka took out 2,000 Star Coins.
"Ye Yun~ Help me buy a higher-level one."
Ye Yun raised an eyebrow and bought Kafka a Level 2 Inner Demon.
Kafka accepted the Inner Demon and crushed it immediately, falling into fear once more.
This time, the frightened expression on her face lasted several seconds longer than before.
Ye Yun thought for a moment.
"What level do you want to buy? Once you've chosen, put the corresponding number of Star Coins in here and try it yourself. Don't buy one that's too high-level all at once."
Kafka nodded in agreement.
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