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Chapter 94

Greed Vs Reason

Li Chengfeng did not know how to explain his joke to Su Yuehan. “Nevermind. The most important thing is that when they arrive, you must remember my instructions. Remember to be humble, respectful with a hint of arrogance.”

He grabbed her shoulder. “Here, let's practise. Show me humble, respectful with a hint of arrogance.”

Su Yuehan thought for a moment, then stepped forward. She lowered her head, tucked her chin, yet her eyes stared directly at Li Chengfeng and never avoided eye contact. Although her body language was polite, the arrogance was in her eyes.

Chengfeng was very satisfied. “Ah, this is it! It's all up to you now! I'll go wash up and sleep, I'll be waiting for your good news when I wake!”

He was used to trusting his servants to do their job so he was not worried at all. He went to the back hall, washed away the smell of alcohol and went to sleep.

Next morning, the sky gradually lightened and Li Chengfeng shot up from his bed when he heard the bright sound of bells. He squinted, staring into s.p.a.ce for a while, then hopped off the bed and yelled, “Su Yuehan, are you up yet?”

“Eh, Young Master!” Su Yuehan had been up early. She entered the room carrying a tub of water.

Chengfeng grinned. “How was last night?”

She giggled. “You must be mistaken! No one came last night.”

“That's impossible!” He scoffed. “I refuse to believe any of them was patient enough to sit through one night!”

Deflated, she made a face. “Fine, you win! You were right, they came! Oh, the tricks they had! They insisted on giving me money and magical items, I didn't even have a chance to stop them. They dropped off their money and items, then left immediately.”

“Oh?” Li Chengfeng laughed heartily. “Indeed, I am now rich! This is my biggest sale! How much, how much?”

She showed him three fingers. “Guess?”

“Thirty thousand?”

She shook her head and he furrowed his brows. “Is this bunch really that poor? Only three thousand? What can I do with three thousand?”

She laughed and shook her head while he raged, “Oh my G.o.d, three hundred? They're playing me!”

She broke out in giggles. “Three hundred thousand silvers!”

“What? Three hundred thousand?!” Li Chengfeng's face changed as he wiped his face vigorously and dropped the towel into the tub. He paced around uncomfortably. “Three hundred thousand is enough to destroy a family!”

Li Chengfeng looked solemn as he struggled with a dilemma between greed and reason.

Three hundred thousand was an amount large enough for Huangfu Song and the rest of them to be furious enough to kill his entire family.

“This won't do!” After pacing around ten times, he made his decision. “We will only take thirty thousand, then leave everything else as it is. Do not take anything else!”

Su Yuehan gave a look of approval. “What about the magical items?”

He smiled bitterly. “I don't even have the guts to swallow three hundred thousand, you think I'll take the magical items? Aren't you afraid they'll get furious enough to kill my whole family if I embarra.s.s them even more?”

“You have a lot of willpower, that's impressive! I haven't been able to sleep well because I was worried you'll be greedy enough to accept everything. Then we'll be in deep trouble.”

“We only eat what our stomachs can hold!”

“Everyone knows that in theory but few can put that to practice.”

Chengfeng flung the towel at her b.u.t.t. “Right, that's enough of sucking up to me. Go pack up, we've got to run.”

She dodged and stomped her foot. “Hey!” But she gasped, “Young Master, we're really leaving the Spiritual Mountain Sect?”