After leaving the Xinglong Money House, Huang Xiao and the others checked into an inn in the city.
"Five hundred million taels, lent to us just like that," Huang Xiao said with some feeling.
"I wonder what expression Zhao Chang will have when he discovers that the Primordial Ancient Realm Early Stage cultivation method we mentioned isn't Kui Yong's corresponding cultivation method," Huo Lian said with a chuckle.
Of course, they understood Zhao Chang's intentions very well.
"He harbors ill intentions," Huang Xiao said, his expression darkening.
Huo Lian nodded.
The man had clearly set his sights on Kui Yong's cultivation method, but his methods were far more sophisticated than Zhuo Mengshen's.
Zhao Chang had not acted directly. Instead, he was using the repayment of a debt to obtain the cultivation method openly and legitimately.
"Now that we've borrowed this money, Zhao Chang will probably pull strings behind the scenes. He'll certainly find ways to keep us from repaying those five hundred million taels," Huo Lian said.
"One year," Huang Xiao murmured. "It looks like we'll have to be extremely careful on our way back. In fact, we'd better be careful throughout this entire year."
It was perfectly normal for the two of them to think this way.
They could not afford to let their guard down against others.
Everyone said Money Banks kept things confidential, but some underhanded methods were impossible to investigate.
"No matter what, we urgently needed this money," Huo Lian said. "We can't afford to be stingy when it comes to spirit crystals."
"I've already sent Jiang Deng to ask around and find out roughly what treasures the Consignment House will be auctioning this time," Huang Xiao said.
"We need to keep an eye on the auction, but we also need a plan for finding where