Chapter 784: Chapter 784

Lin Zhengnan smiled and handed over the Earth Spirit Stone, "Qin Yi, I hope you'll keep your word. Once you take the Earth Spirit Stones, the mine will be ours. Here are a hundred pieces, count them."

Qin Yi nodded indifferently and took the bag. Inside, he was thrilled, but he had to maintain a nonchalant facade on his face, saying, "Rest assured, I keep my word like gold, these words were created just for me.

Old Lin, don't bother counting, do I not trust you? Now, the mine is yours."

Lin Zhengnan laughed and said, "Can I now send someone down to take a look?"

"Of course you can. Send someone down to inspect, we have some matters to attend to and will be leaving first."

Lin Zhengnan laughed, "Please go ahead."

Qin Yi looked at Wang Zheng, "Old Wang, until we meet again. When things settle down, I'll come find you for a drink."

Wang Zheng nodded, "You're welcome anytime."

Qin Yi turned to Mo Wuji and the others, waved his hand, and shouted, "Old Mo, let's go!"

Mo Wuji and the others clasped their fists and followed Qin Yi as they left.

As they walked away, Qin Yi couldn't help but glance back and let out a triumphant laugh.

"We better hurry, if Lin Zhengnan finds out there's not a single Earth Spirit Stone in that mine, he'll definitely come after us."

Mo Wuji hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Qin, is it really okay to scam Brother Wang ? He's our friend."

Qin Yi glanced at him disdainfully, "Stop pretending. When I was tricking them earlier, you didn't say a word.

This vast land is rich in resources, it's just a hundred Earth Spirit Stones, it won't affect them much."

Bai Jingqing said, "We should go quickly. They definitely have more knowledge about the Earth Spirit Stone Mine than we do. With just one look, they'll know it's a fake, maybe they've already found out and are chasing us."

"Right, Brother Qin, we should hurry and get out of here," said Mo Wuji.

Qin Yi's eyes flashed as he looked at Bai Jingqing, "What did you just say?"

"What did I say?" Bai Jingqing was baffled.

"You just said they have more experience with Earth Spirit Stone Mines?"

Bai Jingqing said, "Is there a problem with that? If they can put out a hundred Earth Spirit Stones, it proves they've found quite a few Earth Spirit Stone Mines before. Their experience must be richer than ours."

Qin Yi suddenly stopped.

"Brother Qin, what's wrong?"

Qin Yi squinted slightly, "Lin Zhengnan is the type to nickel and dime over a bowl of tofu pudding, yet when paying a hundred Earth Spirit Stones, he showed no sign of pain.

He's the City Lord, he wouldn't reach this position without some skills. He kept insisting that I keep my word, don't you find that strange?"

Mo Wuji curiously said, "He probably didn't want to clash with Brother Qin, and he didn't know it was a dud vein. Doesn't sound strange to me."

Qin Yi shook his head, "No, something feels off. Lin Zhengnan is an old fox; earlier, I was just fixated on the hundred Earth Spirit Stones and didn't think it through, but now that I do, he was too easy to fool."

"What a jerk. Fooled others, and now you're complaining they were easy to fool. Are you upset because it wasn't challenging?" Bai Jingqing said disdainfully.

Qin Yi rolled his eyes, "Lin Zhengnan is no ordinary person, being too easy to fool is abnormal. I need to go back and check it out."

"They probably already figured it's a dud and are chasing us. You dare to go back?" Bai Jingqing said.

"Something's wrong, I still feel something's wrong," Qin Yi said, looking at Mo Wuji, "You guys wait for me at the valley entrance, I'll go back and check it out."

"Brother Qin, is that really necessary?"

Qin Yi shook his head, "I must find out to set my mind at ease."

Mo Wuji, knowing Qin Yi's temperament well, nodded, "Alright then. We'll wait at the valley entrance, be careful."

Qin Yi nodded, turned around and snuck back.

Upon returning a bit, Qin Yi noticed something amiss, Lin Zhengnan's people had already sealed off the area.

Are they guarding against me?

Something's off, definitely a problem.

Qin Yi easily evaded the guards and returned to the mine entrance, hiding behind a rock to spy.

Black Crow happened to emerge from the ground fissure with his men.

Lin Zhengguo asked, "How was it?"

Black Crow answered excitedly, "City Lord, this is a medium-sized vein, rich in Earth Spirit Stones. I estimate it could produce at least ten thousand pieces."

Lin Zhengguo and Wang Zheng were all smiles with excitement.

But behind the rock, Qin Yi was dumbfounded. Ten thousand Earth Spirit Stones? What a joke; he hadn't seen a single one down there. The source of this content ɪs 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝕟𝕖𝕥

"City Lord, seems Qin Yi didn't lie to us. I didn't misjudge him after all; he's very loyal," Wang Zheng said excitedly.

Lin Zhengguo, however, burst into laughter.

"Why does the City Lord laugh?" Wang Zheng asked curiously.

Lin Zhengguo said, "Qin Yi isn't loyal, he's a victim of his own cunning."

Wang Zheng looked puzzled.

Lin Zhengguo teased, "Though I haven't interacted much with Qin Yi, I can tell he's not an easy person. I saw earlier that they definitely had been down the mine.

"But he still sold us the mine for a hundred Spirit Stones, which shows he's bold and generous," Wang Zheng said.

Lin Zhengnan laughed, "Wang Zheng, you still have much to learn about reading people. Qin Yi is the type who doesn't release the hawk until he sees the rabbit. He did go down the mine, but due to lack of experience, he didn't discover the Earth Spirit Stones.

This was apparent during the transaction. When asked why the Earth Spirit Stones were in a bag, it proved it was his first time seeing them.

If I'm not mistaken, they descended and found nothing, assuming the mine was worthless. Thus, they started deceiving to glean some benefits from me. So, I played along, letting him think he fooled me."

Wang Zheng widened his eyes in disbelief, "City Lord, could you have misunderstood Qin Yi?"

"Absolutely not," Lin Zhengnan looked at Wang Zheng, "Do you know why I'm so certain?"

Wang Zheng shook his head.

"Qin Yi is excessively confident, believing everything falls within his plans, thinking the world are fools to be manipulated by him. This is a case of intelligence outwitted by one's own intelligence.

I'm sure because he only asked for a hundred Earth Spirit Stones."

Wang Zheng asked curiously, "What's wrong with a hundred Earth Spirit Stones?"

"Qin Yi isn't the type to incur losses. If he discovered that this Earth Spirit Stone Mine could produce ten thousand stones, he would've asked us for nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine pieces. But he asked for only a hundred, proving he found nothing, assuming it was worthless."

Black Crow said, "So he originally intended to leave no stone unturned and cheat us of a hundred Spirit Stones with a dud vein?"

Lin Zhengnan laughed and nodded, "Fortunately, he lacked experience. He's probably holding those hundred Earth Spirit Stones, feeling victorious, thinking he got a great deal."

Hidden in the shadows, Qin Yi's face turned dark, his mouth twitched. He thought everyone else was a fool, not realizing the biggest fool was himself. It was a truly unpleasant realization.