Jing Jiu felt that he seemed to have said something wrong and asked, "What is it?"
The doctor asked, "Your first time?"
Jing Jiu said, "Yes. I've never asked for information before."
The doctor wondered whose child this was, running here after learning the Curtain Rollers' secret from his elders. The problem was that his opening phrase, "Are the crabapple blossoms still as before?" was a password from many years ago. Those who still used it were all great sects or aristocratic clans with unbroken lineages, people even the Curtain Rollers were reluctant to offend lightly.
He sighed and said, "Nobody asks like that, because the question is too broad, and the level it concerns is too high."
Jing Jiu asked, "How high?"
"Fang Jingtian, Peak Master of Past Arrival Peak, is an important figure in the Green Mountain Sect, in the Sea-Breaking Upper Realm. One step further and he'll be a mighty figure of the Heaven-Connecting Realm. How high do you think?"
The doctor said helplessly, "And True Person Taiping goes without saying. He's an existence at the very highest level."
Jing Jiu said, "I heard you know everything."
The doctor said solemnly, "But someone of my standing couldn't possibly know these things, and even if I did, you couldn't afford the price."
Jing Jiu asked, "How much?"
The doctor thought, Do you think you're buying vegetables?
"A great deal."
The doctor glanced at his hands and the Iron Sword wrapped in cloth on his back and said, "At least, what you're carrying isn't enough."
Jing Jiu extended his hand. Two chests appeared on the floor, their lids opening to reveal that they were filled to the brim with Gold Leaves.
Golden light filled the room.
The doctor was slightly taken aback. "Still not enough. But if you're willing