By then, Qing He and the others had packed up their things. Judging by their cheerful faces, they were all very satisfied with the deal they had just made.
Lu Sheng had lost every trace of hostility. He smiled and cupped his fists. "Since it was just a misunderstanding, we'll be on our way." With that, he turned to leave.
"Wait," Li Yichen suddenly called after them.
"Is there something else?" Lu Sheng and the others immediately looked nervous. They haven't changed their minds and decided to take the money back, have they?
Li Yichen seemed to read their thoughts and said with a smile, "Relax. We're not going to rob you. Besides, that little bit of money means nothing to us. I just wanted to ask you a question."
Lu Sheng immediately blushed and said sheepishly, "Ask away. As long as it doesn't involve the Sect's secrets, I'll tell you everything I know."
"I wanted to ask whether you'd like to make some money." Li Yichen's words made their eyelids twitch, then a gleam of delighted surprise appeared in their eyes.
"Of course." Lu Sheng had come around by now, so he followed up with, "What would we have to give in return?"
Lu Sheng wasn't stupid. Li Yichen couldn't possibly help them get rich for no reason. Does he think I'm handsome? Come on. Who are you kidding?
"Relax," Li Yichen said with a smile. "I just want to work with you."
"Work with us?" Lu Sheng and Qing He exchanged a glance.
Li Yichen took out a piece of Seed Jade. "You're familiar with this, aren't you?"
"Of course. It's just a spent Spirit Stone." Lu Sheng nodded, unable to guess what Li Yichen was getting at.
"It's useless to you, but it's worth a lot to