Jin Wanliang was puzzled:

"What? What?"

Bai Ziyu's expression was very serious:

Where is my best friend?

Jin Wanliang was taken aback, his eyes filled with confusion as he stared at Bai Ziyu for a long time before he realized what he meant. He pointed at him, rolling his eyes in anger.

"Bai Ziyu, you...you...you really...really..."

After thinking for a long time, I still couldn't find the right words to describe him.

Bai Ziyu raised an eyebrow innocently, lowered his head, and continued to quietly place his pieces.

Jin Wanliang was so angry with him that he took a few deep breaths before saying helplessly:

"I'm such a fool. I've been played by you for so many years, and I still dared to dream of getting something good out of you."

Upon seeing Bai Ziyu, a smile appeared on his lips, and he took a deep breath, saying:

"Alright, let's not talk about anything else. Just tell me, are you going to the banquet or not?"

Bai Ziyu didn't even look up, and placed a piece:

"Don't go!"

Jin Wanliang was anxious:

"You can't not go, I promised Situ Yue I would definitely ask you to go."

Bai Ziyu nodded:

"I know, but what does it have to do with me!"

Jin Wanliang was so angry that he wanted to go up and smash that indifferent, smug smile on his face.

He gritted his teeth and said:

"Tell me, how much do you want this time?"

Bai Ziyu nodded slightly:

"That depends on what she agreed to."

Jin Wanliang rolled his eyes:

"Bai Ziyu, I misspoke just now. You're not only sharp-tongued, boring, and narcissistic, you're also... (like a goose leaving a feather in its wake)."

"You skinflint, Zhou Bapi!"

"Hey, how could your ethereal, otherworldly aura be associated with this vulgar money? Don't you think money is as worthless as dirt?!"

Bai Ziyu suddenly placed the chess piece in his hand into the chess box beside him and made a move to stand up:

"I'm feeling tired these past few days. It seems I need to go to a villa in the suburbs and stay away from home for a while."

This is a threat, a naked threat.

Jin Wanliang rolled his eyes so hard they almost reached the sky, but he sighed helplessly:

"Alright, tell me, how much do you want for me to agree?"

"Should we build two more orphanages? Or set up soup kitchens to provide porridge for beggars? Or build two more private schools? Or perhaps we should build bridges and repair roads?"

As he spoke, his eyes were filled with confusion:

"Hey, Bai Ziyu. You're always squeezing money out of me to do these good deeds, but you never publicize it. Are you just bored?!"

Bai Ziyu shrugged slightly:

“I’m doing this to do you good deeds. Think about how much good reputation I’ve built for you over the years.”

Jin Wanliang, however, curled his lip:

"Actually, I think having money in your pocket is much more valuable than having a reputation!"

Bai Ziyu shook his head and smiled faintly:

"Miser!"

Jin Wanliang didn't care at all, and instead laughed:

“What’s wrong with being a miser? If I weren’t a miser, how could I have amassed such a fortune?”

Bai Ziyu, too lazy to waste words with him, said:

"Don't worry, this time, I don't want your money."

Jin Wanliang's eyes lit up:

"No money? Okay, okay, that's good."

However, he then looked at Bai Ziyu with suspicion:

"Wait a minute, it's free, then... what do you want?"

Bai Ziyu's eyes were fixed on him. A smile, genuine and even slightly ingratiating, appeared on his face—a smile Jin Wanliang had never experienced before.

A bad feeling rose in Jin Wanliang's heart, and he stared at Bai Ziyu warily:

"I feel like you'd rather have the money."

Bai Ziyu maintained his smile and slowly shook his head:

"No, money is your life. As your best friend, how could I take your life? Don't you agree?"

Jin Wanliang rolled his eyes:

You don't want enough!

He said reluctantly:

"Speak, what do you want?"

Bai Ziyu's smile deepened, and she stared straight at him for a long while before slowly speaking:

"I heard that you have a plant that can seduce a hundred ghosts."

Jin Wanliang's eyes widened instantly, like copper bells, and he shouted loudly:

"Don't even think about it!"

After yelling, she took out her fan, pointed it at him, and her voice was slurred:

"Fine, fine, Bai Ziyu! I treated you like a brother, and you treat me like a sucker? Do you even know what Gou..."

"The Soul-Slaying Incense—that's a priceless treasure I spent so much money buying from the black market! And you actually think you can trade it for attending a banquet? You're truly a cunning schemer, a devil in sheep's clothing!"

Bai Ziyu listened calmly until he finished venting before slowly speaking:

"To you, the Soul-Hooking Hundred Ghosts Incense is merely a rare and valuable medicinal herb. Moreover, it can only detoxify, and its detoxification is highly targeted, affecting only a few types of poisons. Furthermore, what's even more useless is that it cannot completely eliminate poison; it only delays the onset of toxicity. In the end, it's just an auxiliary ingredient to the Purple Jade Snow Lotus. From this perspective, it's actually not that precious, don't you think?"

Jin Wanliang frowned, clearly deep in thought.

But after thinking for a while, she suddenly realized that he had tricked her again, and said angrily:

"That's not right, how can it not be precious? Do you know how hard it is to find the Purple Jade Snow Lotus? Those kinds of poisons can be fatal instantly. The Soul-Hooking Hundred Ghost Incense can delay the onset of the poison, buying time to find the Purple Jade Snow Lotus. It can truly save lives! Tell me, how can it not be precious!"

Bai Ziyu shook his head and sighed softly:

"No, no, the Purple Jade Snow Lotus is extremely precious. Even if we buy some time and find it, the chance of truly saving our lives is almost nonexistent. So, we're going to die sooner or later anyway, so why waste money on your Soul-Hooking Hundred Ghost Incense? You're a merchant, you're the best at calculating, don't you think that makes sense?"

Jin Wanliang frowned even more, and nodded unconsciously:

"What you say makes sense. Being poisoned by those kinds of poisons will almost certainly kill you instantly. Even with the Soul-Hooking Hundred Ghost Incense, it might not be enough time to use it. Besides, what good would prolonging your life do? Without the Purple Jade Snow Lotus, you're just waiting to die. If it were me, I'd rather die right now. Otherwise, if I wait to die every day, I might not die from the poison, but from being scared to death!"

Bai Ziyu nodded in agreement:

"You're absolutely right. No wonder you're the richest man in Dayong. Few can match your wisdom and rationality. So, in exchange for a medicinal herb that isn't particularly rare, I'll attend the banquet so you can get what you want from Situ Yue. Isn't that a good deal?"

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