The fairy always tries to corrupt my Dao heart.

Chapter 10 Men should be lustful!

"You have to pay more!"

As Li Qingan finished speaking, the secluded alley fell silent.

Meng Zizhen stared intently at Li Qing'an, who was playing with the storage ring, a hint of disbelief flashing in her eyes.

He... actually thinks it's not enough?

In a poor place like Chang Geng Realm, he actually thought five million high-grade spirit crystals wasn't enough?

That's five million high-grade spirit crystals!
Based on the current exchange rate across the world, it's roughly equivalent to fifty million low-grade spirit crystals, and he actually thinks it's too little?

Meng Zizhen's breathing quickened slightly.

Suddenly, I regretted asking for such a high price, but the real reason was that I didn't have a single low-grade or mid-grade spirit crystal on me.

In addition, Li Qingan has a very good reputation, and she also understands that such a 'pursuit' would damage her dignity, which is why she offered Li Qingan such a high price.

But to everyone's surprise, he came back five months later... and actually wanted to ask for an even higher price!
Even if you're a genius who grew up in a poor place, and even if you really like spirit crystals, this is still asking for too much.

With so many spirit crystals, can you, a cultivator at the sixth realm, handle them all?

Meng Zizhen stared into Li Qing'an's eyes, as if trying to see through his heart.

Li Qingan looked at the other party with a smile, completely unfazed.

Within the sword's heart, Huang Yunzhao smiled and once again picked up the golden phoenix from Hezi Xiaoyi's dress: "My good disciple is so wonderful, your master wants to give you some more..."

"Alright," Li Qingan interrupted her. "I just need to refine my body. Tell me, how many spirit crystals do I need to reach the Soul Forging Realm, the third stage of Body Refinement?"

"Seven million high-grade spirit crystals, I suppose."

After a moment of silence, Li Qing'an said speechlessly, "Is your body-refining technique some kind of gold-devouring beast?"

"The poor study literature, the rich study martial arts. Body tempering is inherently a money-devouring beast, especially since it's a body tempering method that your master gave you. Isn't it normal for it to consume a lot of resources?"

"Okay, I got it. I'll settle the score with you later."

"Settle accounts? What accounts?"

"Tell me later."

Li Qingan stopped talking to Huang Yunzhao and continued to look at Meng Zizhen opposite him with a smile.

Meng Zizhen was very unhappy with Li Qingan's determined look, but...

She took two deep breaths and asked expressionlessly, "So, how much will it go?"

"Ten million!" Li Qingan said calmly, "Pay five million first, and the remaining five million next month."

"My dear disciple, aren't you afraid she'll just leave in a huff if you ask for such an outrageous request?"

"I'm not worried. Not taking the mission won't cost me anything," Li Qing'an replied. "I want to catch up on my body-refining progress as soon as possible, so why should I let this opportunity slip by?"

He paused, then added, "Besides, it's her who's in a hurry!"

Li Qingan felt no psychological pressure about this. This kind of "money for feelings" was similar to bartering. He used to think that five million could buy his feelings, but now he felt that ten million would be needed to buy them, which was reasonable.

More importantly, the decision-making power is in your own hands.

Who told that Saintess Su only had eyes for him?

"Ten million..." Meng Zizhen's lips twitched. She wasn't worried about the spirit crystals, but she thought this kid really dared to ask for so much.

She acknowledged that Li Qing'an was a genius among geniuses in the small world of Chang Geng Realm, and she also acknowledged his character and knew that he was indeed somewhat greedy.

But to my utter surprise, he became even more greedy after returning from his trip...

"You gambled away money and owed it to loan sharks?" Meng Zizhen frowned slightly: "The kind where you get nine times out and thirteen times back?"

This was the only possibility she could think of.

"You took ten million high-grade spirit crystals from me, there's no way you could have spent them all so quickly..."

“Senior, you’re overthinking it.” Li Qing’an interrupted her. “Do I look like that kind of person? Besides, which casino in Chang Geng Realm could afford to buy so many high-grade spirit crystals?”

"If I were to go to a casino in another realm, with your intelligence, wouldn't you be able to track my whereabouts?"

Meng Zizhen thought for a moment: "That's true, then..."

"Senior, just tell me if you agree or not," Li Qingan interrupted her. "I'm in a hurry!"

Meng Zizhen took a deep breath: "Fine, but you're not allowed to disappear without a trace again!" "Okay!"

After the contract was signed, Meng Zizhen counted out five million high-grade spirit crystals and sent them to Li Qing'an's storage ring.

Li Qing'an happily probed his storage ring with his divine sense to take inventory. The mountain of spirit crystals gave him a considerable visual impact.

The number ten million and ten million spirit crystals are two completely different concepts visually.

It's the hard currency of the cultivation world!
The shimmering, different sheens are the greatest colors in the world!
Meng Zizhen watched this scene speechlessly from a distance. Although she was used to this kid's habit of personally checking everything every time, she still found it hard to comment.

Could I possibly deceive a cultivator from such a small place?
Besides that, this kid has also been taking on missions at the city lord's mansion to earn commissions...

What's even worse is that prices went up tonight!
They're absolutely obsessed with money!

If it were anyone else, she would have slapped them to death long ago, but only this kid could catch Lingyin's eye...

This left me with no choice but to lash out in anger once more...

She clenched her hands involuntarily, and finally couldn't help but ask for the first time, "Is money that important to you?"

"My father disappeared, my mother died young, my older sister went to school, and I am broken."

Li Qingan casually remarked, then contentedly put the storage ring on his index finger.

"You're full of rhymes, why don't you go to the imperial examinations and become the top scholar?" Meng Zizhen sneered, "And then you'll support your sister's schooling..."

"She's a good student, if I don't support her, who will?"

Listening to his utter nonsense, Meng Zizhen just sneered twice: "Keep making things up."

"Haha." Li Qing'an chuckled, "Actually, it's because I'm a womanizer."

Meng Zizhen was taken aback: "Lustful?"

"Because men are naturally attracted to beauty," Li Qingan said calmly. "The colors of spirit crystals, the gold of gold, the silver of silver, the green of jade, the white of jewels, the cherry blossom color of women... who doesn't like them?"

Meng Zizhen's lips twitched a few times. Seeing that he was about to speak again, she quickly interrupted him, fearing that he might say something inappropriate: "Alright, alright, since you've made your choice, don't forget the spirit of the contract."

Li Qingan said with a smile, "I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Meng Zizhen's expression softened slightly. She turned to leave, but suddenly warned, "Remember not to tell anyone about this, or you won't see the sun rise the next day."

"Ok."

"Also, you'd better not think you can rise to the top overnight by relying on Lingyin!"

Li Qingan raised his left hand noncommittally and bent his index finger, which was adorned with a storage ring: "This is more practical."

He paused, then said with a smile, "If there's any more business like this, you can come to me again. I can do the work of two people without any problem."

Meng Zizhen ignored his words and said earnestly, "For cultivators, emotions are just external things. You are a genius, so don't let emotions interfere with your cultivation."

Li Qingan was taken aback; this boss was surprisingly nice...

"Otherwise, if we keep bothering Lingyin, it will easily interfere with her cultivation..."

Li Qingan turned and left, as if he had made up his mind.

Meng Zizhen watched Li Qing'an's departing figure and sighed softly.

"Your Highness, what method of birth will you choose...?"

As she spoke, she took a step, but suddenly stopped and looked back in the direction Li Qing'an had left, her eyes deep and unfathomable.

"Is this kid trying to support the Dao Sect by asking for so many spirit crystals?"

She had naturally investigated Li Qingan's identity in secret, so when she suddenly thought of this matter, she felt that it was very likely.

If that's the case, then this matter cannot be ignored...

……

At this moment, Li Qingan was walking home.

He spoke slowly to Huang Yunzhao in his heart.