Chapter 334: Avoiding Danger (1/2)

“Is that so?” Lulu looked at Lu Yin suspiciously. “Come to think of it, you wouldn’t just vanish like that Silver guy, would you? That would make you even more despicable than him, since at least he didn’t borrow any money before taking off.”

Lu Yin was rendered speechless. “I already told you—I’m not friends with Silver. Do you have money or not? You’re probably broke.”

“Broke? What a joke, I’m a Mavis! A Mavis!” Lulu exploded before flamboyantly taking out a purple card. “Go and spend to your heart’s content.”

Lu Yin retrieved it with delight. He had seen this kind of card before, and he knew that it only stored star essence. It looked like this woman was rich indeed.

“Thank you! How much is inside?” Lu Yin was ecstatic.

Lulu smiled and proudly raised her head, “Forty star essences.”

Lu Yin’s eyes gleamed, “Thank you.”

“What are you thanking me for? This isn’t a free loan.” Lulu then craftily looked at Lu Yin. “There’s interest on this loan.”

Lu Yin grimaced. “Right, you represent the Mavis Bank, and a bank must collect interest. How much?”

Lulu’s face turned serious. “I want to inspect the Great Yu Empire’s imperial palace.”

Lu Yin’s eyes instantly turned sharp. “What?”

Lulu activated her gadget and showed Lu Yin her screen. “This is an official document detailing Undying Yushan’s loan from the Mavis Bank. Because of this loan, he gained the ability to seize thirteen regions. Additionally, it clearly states he would repay the loan in installments. If he fails to repay it, then the lives of all Yushan descendants would be forfeited.”

Lu Yin studied the document seriously. It was indeed valid proof.

“There’re many risks associated with being a creditor, so we set the lives of the Yushan family’s descendants as collateral. But now, the entire Yushan Family has been wiped out, and this loan has defaulted. So, the family elders have asked me to think of a way to resolve this matter since this loan is no small sum, either. Lu Yin, this is my mission.”

Lu Yin frowned. “You mentioned the initial conditions of your loan and that the Yushan Family would repay it. However, now that the Yushan family has vanished, the Mavis Bank’s agreement has been broken. In other words, since the conditions have not been met, this defaulted loan is no longer valid.”

Lulu was helpless. “Yes, no one can force a dead person to repay their debts. Hence, my mission. Lu Yin, if you help me complete my mission, I can lend you even more money.”

Lu Yin grimaced. “The Great Yu Empire’s economy is declining, and there’s no spare money to repay you.”

Lu Yin’s eyes flashed. “So you want to inspect the Great Yu Empire’s imperial palace?”

Lulu nodded. “We’ve checked all of the Great Yu Empire’s Yushan family’s various assets, except for the palace. As long as we can verify that the Yushan family has nothing that can be used to repay us, that’ll be enough.”

Lu Yin sniggered internally since yet another organization had come forward to probe the Court of Seven Names. If Lulu had not mentioned it, then he would have forgotten about the fact that this Mavis girl had also appeared in the Great Yu Empire at the beginning, just like Silver and Xia Luo. The trio’s motives could only have been to investigate the Seven Courts, just through different methods.

Silver had used the violence of the Neohuman Alliance, and the Yushan family’s deaths were most likely related to them.

Lu Yin did not know what Xia Luo had done, and he did not even know which power was behind Xia Luo.

The Mavis Bank was behind Lulu, and they had not attracted much attention.

Three people and three methods, but they all shared the common goal of uncovering the Yushan family’s secrets. It was a pity that he had already taken away the secret that they were all searching for: the Yu Void Transfer Secret Art. That should be what they were all hoping to find.

“Alright, check whatever you need to, but don’t be too blatant about things, or it will make me look bad,” Lu Yin straightforwardly replied, since the palace held no further secrets.

Lulu was excited. “Deal! I’ll even lend you some more money. Fifty star essences for you, and if you return it early, I won’t collect any interest.” And with that, she left happily.

Lu Yin smiled subtly. The Mavis family would not find anything in the imperial palace, but shouldn’t he hang on to them a while longer? If they became certain that the Great Yu Empire held no secrets, then they would withdraw, which would be a loss to his Great Yu Empire. They would only be useful if they stayed, but how could he hang onto them? That was the key question.

“Seventh Bro, your abilities of borrowing money are almost on par with your battle prowess! Just a few fluffy sentences, and you were able to borrow so much money at no interest. Find someone else, borrow some more, and then you’ll be rich!” The monkey laughed oddly.

Lu Yin smiled as well.

The Ghost Monkey was shocked. “Seventh Bro, don’t smile. It’s horrifying!”

After that exclamation, he was screened off by Lu Yin.

Lu Yin found a quiet place and breathed in deeply. It had only been a few days since he rolled the die, but fortunately he had not rolled it four times. Otherwise, he would not be able to roll it now. Even so, rolling Enhance would be difficult, but he had no choice other than to try. There were only twelve days left, and this wedding could not be allowed to happen.

He mulled things over for a moment and then tapped the die. He watched it spin before unexpectedly stopping at four pips: Timestop.

He entered the frozen space, and Lu Yin became confident. Although it would be an arduous process, he could take his time now and rest for ten days before rolling his die again. With his current wealth, he could roll it many times, and he was bound to get three pips at some point.

It was very painful to roll his die in the Time Stop Space, especially because he had to rest for ten days between each roll and because many of the rolls could not be effectively utilized in the space. It was an endlessly repetitive process of throwing money away that could easily cause one to go insane.

Fortunately, Lu Yin’s determination to cultivate was firm.

He did not know how much time passed, but soon enough, he had used up half of a star essence. He estimated that two or three months had gone by before the two light screens finally appeared. He had rolled three pips: Enhance.

Lu Yin let out a sigh as his forehead beaded up with sweat. It was not from fatigue, but rather from suffering. It had been a painful process, but fortunately, he had endured through it.