He was hooked.
Absolutely hooked!
After hearing Xie Yue's words, Yan understood exactly what was going through his head.
Yet somehow, he felt a little tempted himself.
How about...
I get one too?
Lin Xiao felt it was time to fan the flames. "Oh, there's something I should remind you of. After you open nine Lucky Magic Jars, the tenth jar gives double rewards. In other words, if you get a Soul Bone from your tenth jar, you'll receive an additional, identical Soul Bone."
Lin Xiao wasn't making this up. Those were the system's rules.
"Double rewards too?"
The look in Xie Yue's eyes changed. Having tasted success, he was truly hooked. "Yan, go back and tell Nana that, besides my marriage savings, I want to borrow some money from her. I'll scrape together nine hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and make it ten openings in a row."
"Boss..." Yan opened his mouth.
Xie Yue said, "Don't hesitate. Go on, hurry. I have a feeling the next jar will definitely give me something even better."
"All right."
With that, Yan turned and left.
After returning to Spirit Hall, Yan hurried straight to the entrance of Hu Liena's chambers without stopping.
"Nana, something's wrong! Xie Yue-something's happened to Xie Yue..."
Creak.
The door opened, and a young woman with an almost perfect figure stepped out.
At first glance, the girl didn't seem particularly beautiful, but a closer look revealed an unusual allure about her.
She was Hu Liena, the most outstanding genius of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation.
Seeing who had come, Hu Liena frowned slightly and said with a hint of displeasure, "Yan, you're not a child anymore. What do you think you're doing, shouting like that?"
"Nana, I'm sorry..."
At her words, Yan lowered his head.
Because of his feelings for Hu Liena, he wouldn't argue with her.
"Forget it. You said something happened to my brother. What's wrong with him?"
Hu Liena asked with a frown.
"Here's what happened. After Xie Yue and I finished today's training, we took a walk around the city, planning to pick out some gifts for you. We happened upon a very unusual shop selling something called Lucky Magic Jars. Opening one costs a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."
Thinking back on what had happened that day, Yan still found it somewhat unreal.
He had never imagined anyone would actually put a Soul Bone in a jar.
If he hadn't known Xie Yue so well, he might have suspected him of being a shill.
"A hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for one Lucky Magic Jar? Is it edged with gold?"
"No, forget gold edging. Even if it were made of solid gold, it wouldn't be worth that much. That shopkeeper is shameless. Isn't that outright robbery?"
Hu Liena frowned and sneered. "Ha, it's nothing but a gimmick to lure people in. Only an idiot would open one. You two must have too much time on your hands to bother with something like that. But that raises the question: what does any of this have to do with my brother?"
Spirit City was so large that who knew how many new shops opened every day? There was no shortage of novel gimmicks either. Surely this wasn't worth paying attention to?
Hearing that, Yan could only steel himself and answer, "Of course it has something to do with him. Boss is already so addicted to opening jars that he can't pull himself away."
"What?"
"My brother opened a jar costing a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins? And now he can't stop?"
Hu Liena's expression changed, filled with utter shock.
Then fury took over. Had Xie Yue's brain rusted over?
"Nana, calm down. Not only did Boss not lose money this time, he made an absolute killing."
"A killing?"
"Because I saw him get a Soul Bone from the jar with my own eyes!"
Even now, recalling what had happened sent a tremor through Yan's heart.
"What did you say? A Soul Bone?"
Hu Liena repeated the words, thinking she had misheard.
Yan nodded earnestly. "It's absolutely true."
"A jar that can yield a Soul Bone sells for just a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins? Is that shopkeeper an idiot?"
Once Hu Liena was certain Yan wasn't lying to her, her expression gradually turned to shock.
A Soul Bone could actually come out of a jar?
Wasn't that far too astonishing?
After all, Soul Bones and Soul Rings were both vitally important to Soul Masters.
They were supreme treasures one could gaze at but never hope to reach.
What Soul Master wouldn't carefully safeguard one after obtaining it?
Even a Soul Bone they couldn't use themselves could easily fetch over a million Gold Soul Coins at auction.
Yet Xie Yue had gotten one for a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. Was the shopkeeper running a charity?
After a long while.
Hu Liena took a deep breath and ran into her room.
Soon, she came back out.
Looking at Yan with a grave expression, she said, "Yan, let's go. Take me to that jar shop right now."
Jars that could yield Soul Bones were far too important.
If word spread through Spirit City, it would inevitably cause a considerable stir.
It might even spark unrest.
As the disciple of Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff and its future Holy Maiden, she had a duty and an obligation to maintain Spirit Hall's stability.
She needed to verify whether there was only one such jar containing a Soul Bone, merely a gimmick the shopkeeper had used to attract attention.
She had to investigate all of this personally.
And, depending on the situation, open a couple of jars while she was there.
Meanwhile.
Quite a crowd had already gathered outside the little shop.
Every one of them was full of excitement and curiosity.
"I just heard that the guy inside apparently got a Soul Bone."
"Holy shit. A Soul Bone? Seriously?"
"How could that possibly be true? Any Soul Master should know what a Soul Bone is worth. Who would put a treasure like that in a jar for someone to open? Wouldn't that be nuts?"
"Exactly. If he wants to make money, why not just sell the Soul Bone directly?"
"Hmph, you don't believe it? I saw it with my own eyes. There was no mistaking those soul power fluctuations!"
At that moment, a slightly chubby, middle-aged Soul Master snorted.
He was the very man Lin Xiao had driven out of the shop with a single remark earlier.
The moment he spoke, countless people around him turned to look.
"Brother, is that true?"
"I saw it myself. How could it be fake? Besides, other people saw it too."
"It's true? Brother, tell us exactly what happened!"
At that moment, curiosity gleamed in countless pairs of eyes.
The middle-aged man thought back and said, "All I know is that the shop has quite a few things called Lucky Magic Jars, each costing a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. Then I personally witnessed that kid strike gold on his first try and get a Soul Bone. Its age wasn't low, either-at least three to five thousand years."
"That's right. I can vouch for it."
"I also remember the shopkeeper saying you could get things even more precious than Soul Bones."
The others who had been driven out with him also confirmed his account.
"Holy shit, that's incredible. I wonder who this shopkeeper is. He's throwing around some serious money."
"Forget that. All I want to know now is when the kid inside is coming out, so I can go in and try my luck."
"I'm opening two."
Meanwhile.
Hu Liena and Yan had arrived behind the crowd.
From a distance, Hu Liena spotted the two lines of calligraphy hanging beside the door. "Create your future with your hands; create your happiness with money..."
"I'll see for myself whether those jars are really that miraculous."
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