"But then, two weeks before they were about to announce the trade fair, you went and got one too."
"And there's been no word about their trade fair ever since."
Qin Siyang was puzzled. "What does the Three Major Merchants' Associations getting a Vine Heart have to do with me? They can sell theirs. It's not like I'd interfere."
"Besides, I haven't sold my Vine Heart either. I'm not affecting their prices, so why would they want to kill me?"
Zhao Longfei glanced at Qin Siyang. "You've never done business, so it's only natural that you haven't thought much about how it works."
"Before this, the Vine Heart in the Three Major Merchants' Associations' hands was the only one available for public trade."
"The Three Major Merchants' Associations were obviously going to join forces at that trade fair to secure a hefty profit."
"But after all that planning, just as they were getting ready to hold the trade fair, you suddenly got a Vine Heart too."
"Worse still for them, your Vine Heart was bigger than theirs."
Qin Siyang frowned. "But mine isn't up for public trade. What does its size matter?"
"Of course it matters."
Zhao Longfei looked at Qin Siyang and said slowly, "Once you get to Southern Glory, you certainly won't hand over your entire Vine Heart right away, will you? All I've heard is your promise to give me a quarter. I still haven't seen the actual thing."
"Well, school hasn't started yet. I'll give it to you when it does."
"That's too late. I want it in the next couple of days, but we'll discuss that later. My point is, everyone knows you'll give some of your Vine Heart to Li Tianming, give some to me, and keep some for yourself."
"But neither you, nor