Chen Hao opened WeChat and went straight to the Dragon King of the Northern Sea. "Dragon King, are you there?"
"I am. Just watching a TV drama. What do you need?" replied the Dragon King of the Northern Sea, who was neglecting his duties.
Chen Hao got straight to the point. "Do you have any Water-Repelling Pearls?"
The Dragon King of the Northern Sea quickly replied, "Water-Repelling Pearls? Of course!"
"Then hurry up and give me one!" Chen Hao's eyes immediately lit up.
"Giving you one isn't out of the question. It's just that money's been a little tight lately. I wonder if you, my fellow immortal Little Charlatan, could..."
"Ah..." Seeing the mighty Dragon King of the Northern Sea resort to extortion, Chen Hao felt deeply sorry for him.
"No problem. Name your price." Still, Chen Hao wasn't going to quibble with him. His Charlatan Shop was earning a decent income now, so he could just pay whatever the dragon king wanted.
"One hundred thousand Daoist Merit Points!"
When Chen Hao saw the Dragon King of the Northern Sea's message, he was so startled that he nearly dropped his phone.
Damn it, did all dragon kings have such huge appetites?
"Isn't a hundred thousand Daoist Merit Points a little too expensive?" Chen Hao messaged back.
"Hehe, my fellow immortal Little Charlatan, the Water-Repelling Pearl is a supreme treasure of our Dragon Palace! A hundred thousand Daoist Merit Points is already a fair price. Besides, your Charlatan Shop has earned so many Daoist Merit Points lately. Isn't this amount just pocket change to you?" The Dragon King of the Northern Sea had a keen grasp of the situation and knew exactly which fat sheep to fleece.
Chen Hao checked his Daoist Merit Points. What he had earned over the past