"Myriad Spirits Academy? What are you doing here?"
Qian Renxue looked at the academy's sign in confusion, her golden eyes full of questions. She had heard of this place, but had never visited.
Xuan Xiao stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sign. His voice carried a complicated note.
"To see some old acquaintances, and check how the task I gave Bibi Dong three months ago is coming along."
Qian Renxue blinked, quickly ran through the possibilities in her head, then suddenly understood. The corner of her mouth twitched.
"You mean those Virtual Space Devices?"
Xuan Xiao nodded, a trace of curiosity appearing on his face, as though waiting for her to continue.
"You've heard about them too?"
Qian Renxue rolled her eyes and shot him an irritated glare. He really knew how to play dumb.
"Obviously! Yue Guan and Gui Mei went door to door selling them back then. Even the Heaven Dou Imperial Family bought a whole batch."
She did a quick calculation in her head. Even she found the number outrageous when she said it aloud.
"In three months, those two probably earned Spirit Hall a billion Gold Soul Coins."
Xuan Xiao stopped dead in his tracks. His eyes widened like bronze bells, and his whole body froze. He looked as if he had been struck by lightning.
"How much?!"
Seeing his expression, Qian Renxue could not help snickering. At last, she felt a little better.
"Weren't you the one who told them to promote the devices? Why are you so shocked?"
The corner of Xuan Xiao's mouth twitched as he frantically crunched the numbers. His expression was quite a sight, as though he were swallowing bitter melon.
"Those things only cost ten million Gold Soul Coins to make."
At that, a sly