Chapter 426: An Exchange And A Secre (1/2)

“How many do you have?” Lu Yin could not help himself from asking.

Lulu raised her head proudly. “Guess.”

Lu Yin flung fifty star essences over to her. “Here’s what I owe you.”

Lulu grabbed it in amazement. “That fast?”

The rest were amazed as well. Lu Yin had paid Lulu with star essence, not star crystals. Fifty star essences had the equivalent value of five million star crystals, which was an enormous sum for a student. However, Lu Yin actually possessed so much as to casually toss it out.

Lu Yin held his head up with pride. “It’s just a small sum, so it’s easy to earn.”

Lulu carefully observed Lu Yin. “Not bad. Next time you borrow money from me, I’ll consider charging you interest.”

Lu Yin felt his teeth ache; he should have just kept his mouth shut.

“Seventh Bro, your mouth’s too loose,” the monkey commented.

“Xia Luo, tell Meng Yue and the rest to get ready. We’ll make our escape attempt as soon as Deep Crimson Planet falls into chaos,” Lu Yin said.

The others were all puzzled. Michelle asked, “Deep Crimson Planet will fall into chaos? There’s someone behind you?”

Lu Yin smiled mysteriously. “Sort of. No more questions—we don’t have much time left.”

Coco immediately ran over and eagerly looked at Lu Yin. “Brother Lu, tell Coco! Coco won’t tell anyone else.”

Lu Yin laughed, but he went ahead and bent down towards Coco’s ears before whispering into it. Coco then cried out, “The Blackbeard Pirates?”

Lu Yin was speechless.

The rest all looked at him in astonishment.

A chill flashed through Michelle’s eyes as she stared intently at Lu Yin. “So the rumors about you being connected to pirates were true?”

Lu Yin rolled his eyes. “Stop making wild guesses. I’m not connected to pirates. I just obtained information that Deep Crimson Hall stole something from the Blackbeard Pirates. Thus, they’ll be here soon. It’s got nothing to do with me.”

Michelle clearly didn’t believe him as her brows remained knitted, and she continued to stare at him. “I hope that you don’t end up being implicated with pirates. Otherwise, I’ll get my sister to have the Ten Arbiters revoke your status.”

Lu Yin frowned and looked at Michelle as he calmly replied, “You have no business nosing about in how I manage my affairs.”

Michelle stared at him, and the room suddenly fell silent.

She was used to viewing things from the Ten Arbiters Council’s point of view, and her mannerisms could seem arrogant at times. Lu Yin would not cave to her, as he even dared to tease Wendy Yushan and Mira, let alone Michelle.

Coco hurriedly tried to smooth things over, and she pulled Lu Yin over to the side of the room while Michelle silently sat on the other side.

Xia Luo walked over to the window and looked up at the skies, waiting to watch Deep Crimson Planet fall into chaos.

“Brother Lu, there’s another troublesome issue. Based on how many great powers act, those who have been captured will likely have tracking devices planted within them. Even if we manage to rescue our two seniors, escaping is another matter entirely,” Xia Luo said.

Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. “We’ll talk about this again after we rescue them. There’ll only be one such opportunity, and we won’t get another chance after this.

“Right, Coco, why are Darkvoid and Hui Daynight also here?” Lu Yin was puzzled.

Coco answered, “This is an academy mission, and the reward is pretty generous.”

So that’s why. Lu Yin now understood. It seemed that the academy had not completely refrained from meddling; the mentors had only changed their method. Given the status of the students such as Michelle, Hui Daynight, and Lulu, even if they were captured by the Bo Duo, those Hunters would not dare kill them. Thus, their lives were actually already guaranteed.

Lu Yin suddenly felt sorrow for the Bo Duo; they could not kill their enemies, but they still had to suffer from others’ attempts at exacting revenge. And that wasn’t even mentioning the fact that the Blackbeard Pirates would be arriving soon. Altogether, the two men were in a rather pitiful situation.

Lulu walked over after Lu Yin finished chatting with Coco. She pried the smaller girl away before giving Lu Yin a serious expression. “Tell me honestly: did Undying Yushan leave anything behind?”

Lu Yin put on a bewildered expression. “Undying Yushan? What does he have anything to do with you?”

Lulu stared at Lu Yin. “Don’t play dumb. Do you really not know?”

Lu Yin shook his head. “What should I know?”

“I’ve already checked. After the palace was sealed, only you entered that place, and Undying Yushan also left you with a ring of authority. There’s definitely more than meets the eye to that ring. For example, it might allow you to access some special items.” Lulu continued to stare into Lu Yin’s eyes.

Lu Yin sniggered inwardly, as it seemed that Lulu had not managed to gain any benefits from the Great Yu palace, so she had no choice but to reveal all of her cards. “You should ask Wendy Yushan about this. She was the last person to leave the palace, and that place was already cleared out by the time I got there.”

Lulu’s eyes flickered. After a moment, she rolled her eyes, and a crafty smile appeared on her face. “Lu Yin, aren’t you really short on money?”

Lu Yin nodded.

“If you tell me Undying Yushan’s secret, I can pay you a lot of money. If fifty star essences isn’t enough to get your attention, how about a hundred? Two hundred? Or maybe you’d be interested in a perpetual VIP status at the Mavis Bank that would allow you to take out an interest-free loan from Mavis Bank of up to 10,000 star essence?” Lulu tried to tempt him.

Lu Yin was moved, and he immediately nodded. “Alright, I’ll tell you a secret.”

Lulu was stumped, as he had agreed so readily that she could not believe it. “Tell me.”

Lu Yin contemptuously derided, “You’re trying to cheat me! What if I tell you and then you don’t deliver on your end?”

Lulu glared furiously at Lu Yin and then activated her gadget. “Go ahead. As long as your secret’s big enough, I will submit an application to my family right now.”