Zhu Zhuqing Was a Little Short on Money

Seeing that someone had finally stepped forward, everyone made way for the girl who had spoken.

Lin Yan looked over and saw a slender girl dressed in a fitted black outfit. Though she was still very young, she had quite a figure and an exquisite face.

She was very pretty, but icy aloofness held no appeal for Lin Yan. You had to have money.

"Of course.

Pay first, and we'll discuss the details inside."

"But, boss, I don't have the admission fee. Could I put it on credit?"

Wait, what was going on?

Lin Yan raised his head and swept a glance over the slender girl standing at the entrance, her face full of awkward anxiety. Only impatience remained in his eyes.

The moment this girl opened her mouth, she had asked about credit and installments. Presumably, she didn't have much money.

But Lin Yan hadn't expected her to be unable to scrape together even the admission fee. She didn't even have 100,000 Gold Soul Coins.

How much could he expect her to borrow, then?

And could he expect her to repay it?

So Lin Yan had no interest whatsoever. Talking to her would only waste his time.

Though he desperately wanted to raise offspring and have them generate rebates for him, they would still be his own flesh and blood. He couldn't have them suffer alongside their mothers from the moment they were born, could he?

That was why Lin Yan only did business with wealthy people.

People without money would only treat their children as tools for raking in cash.

If she had little to her name, a child following her would suffer hardship and toil too. He couldn't bear that.

Someone who couldn't even produce 100,000 Gold Soul Coins was already outside his consideration.

"If you don't have money, there's no point in a consultation. This shop's minimum threshold is 100,000 Gold Soul Coins.

If you need a loan just for admission, what will you use to customize the child's aptitude?

Go on, go on. Don't hold up my business."

Lin Yan casually waved a hand as though shooing away a fly, his attitude decisive and leaving no room for negotiation.

But Zhu Zhuqing didn't back down in the slightest. Instead, she took half a step forward, staring intently at Lin Yan with stubbornness and earnestness in her eyes. Her voice was exceptionally firm.

"Boss, I really need a child. I need that bond so badly.

I have reasons why I must do this. Please, just help me assess my credit limit, all right?

I'm certain I qualify for some credit. I won't put you to any trouble for nothing."

Though the girl spoke humbly, stubbornness and a trace of confidence hid in her eyes.

Lin Yan couldn't claim to have sized up countless people, but he was still a good judge of character. This girl's bearing didn't seem like that of someone from an ordinary family.

Zhu Zhuqing did indeed have reasons why she had to do this. She had to become stronger to survive.

She had escaped the Zhu Family with great difficulty, hoping to defy heaven and change her fate. Now that she had encountered an opportunity to do just that, how could she possibly let it slip away?

Even if there was only a sliver of hope, she had to seize it firmly.

As long as she had a child with heaven-defying aptitude, she could receive Soul Power feedback, make up for those few years of age difference, and avoid ending up with her body dead and her path extinguished.

Lin Yan hadn't intended to get involved, but the girl before him was so resolute. It seemed she truly had reasons why she had to do this.

In that case, then...

It wasn't much of a big deal for him anyway.

"All right, I'll assess you once."

It was nothing more than a simple one-click system scan and wouldn't take much effort. The sooner he finished the assessment, the sooner he could make her give up and obediently leave.

With a thought, the Cultivation Room's dedicated detection system quietly activated, directly scanning all the information on the girl before him.

It also traced back to the source, investigating her bloodline identity, family assets, inheritance rights, and credit limit. All the information was compiled and appeared within Lin Yan's view.

Unfortunately, this thing could only be used inside the shop. If he could take it outside and use it whenever he wanted, it would be an invincible appraisal tool. No one could hide anything before him.

System, oh system, why did you keep all the good stuff for yourself?

Lin Yan grumbled, then began examining the girl's information.

And the instant the girl's name entered his eyes, his breath abruptly caught.

Zhu Zhuqing?

Holy freaking beans!

Lin Yan was completely stunned. Another member of the protagonist's group?

He had only just seen off Ning Rongrong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and now Hell Spirit Cat Zhu Zhuqing had arrived right afterward.

He hadn't expected to encounter two SSRs in succession on his very first day of business.

Since it was Zhu Zhuqing, a smile appeared on Lin Yan's face. There shouldn't be any problem, then. She ought to have a sizable credit limit.

He continued examining the full information.

[Scan target: Zhu Zhuqing.

Identity verification: legitimate second daughter of the direct line of the Zhu Family, a top-ranking aristocratic family of the Star Luo Empire. Pure bloodline, recorded in the family genealogy, neither illegitimate nor born of a concubine. Possesses full, legal inheritance rights to family property.

Estimated total assets of the Zhu Family: over 100 million Gold Soul Coins.

Inheritance feasibility analysis: 100% legally valid.

Barring unforeseen circumstances or premature death, Zhu Zhuqing's share of the Zhu Family's assets would amount to approximately 10 million Gold Soul Coins.

Personal loan assessment: 10 million Gold Soul Coins.]

A series of clear, straightforward golden words hovered steadily in the center of the light screen.

A credit limit of 10 million. Not bad.

But that money belonged to the Zhu Family, not Zhu Zhuqing. Why could it count toward her credit limit?

And why did the system need to analyze the purity of Zhu Zhuqing's bloodline and the feasibility of her inheriting property?

Could it be...

After pondering for a moment, Lin Yan had reached a conclusion.

This system really was a crafty one.

It didn't care whether Zhu Zhuqing could get a share of the family assets now. It only cared whether her identity was legitimate.

As long as she wasn't illegitimate, she could inherit the family property. That was only natural.

As for when she would inherit it?

The system couldn't care less about all that. Lin Yan felt that it merely needed a reason to collect a debt. As long as the target qualified and there was a reasonable means of collection, it could forcibly recover property from the other party's family, seizing money through absolute military might.

She wasn't illegitimate, and she really was a legitimate daughter of the Zhu Family. She was eligible to inherit.

She owed me money, so your Zhu Family ought to pay.

Your Zhu Family operated on an elimination system. The victor lived, and the loser died.

She wasn't dead yet. As long as she wasn't dead, she was still a member of your Zhu Family and still enjoyed her inheritance rights.

Unbeatable!

System, oh system. This system was rotten, but he loved it.

Even if Zhu Zhuqing was penniless now, as long as the Zhu Family hadn't fallen into decline and still had money, the system dared to give her that credit limit.

It was just that he only had 5 million in temporary credit left on hand, while Zhu Zhuqing's loan limit was 10 million Gold Soul Coins. She would definitely go all in.

Lin Yan knew the plot, so he knew just how strong Zhu Zhuqing's will to survive was.

To stay alive, even knowing that her fiancé was a lewd, sleazy, disgusting man who frequented prostitutes, she was still willing to give herself to him so they could survive together. This girl could bend and stand tall as circumstances demanded, a role model for them all.

If she knew she had a credit limit of 10 million, how could she possibly not use it all?

And Lin Yan was more than eager for her to use up her entire limit.