Chapter 785: Chapter 785

Qin Yi was really annoyed, Lin Zhengnan, that old fox, really had become a cunning spirit.

Every day he tricks others, and today he got tricked by this old fox instead.

Ten thousand Earth Spirit Stones, and he had been smug about tricking him out of a hundred.

The frustration in Qin Yi's heart was immense.

Should he go out and expose them?

Qin Yi pondered for a long time. He had previously vowed to keep his word, and going out now would be a slap in his own face, wouldn't it?

But not going out meant losing out on ten thousand Earth Spirit Stones, which was a huge loss.

Damn it, at worst he'll sacrifice his pride, after all, having pride means nothing if it turns one into a fool.

Qin Yi found himself a seemingly perfect excuse, skirted around, and reappeared shamelessly.

Lin Zhengnan and the others looked a bit uneasy when they saw Qin Yi show up suddenly. They had been mocking Qin Yi just now, he couldn't have overheard, could he?

He had arranged for people to seal off the surroundings; these people were too careless. Qin Yi returned, yet no one reported back.

"Qin Yi, why have you come back?" Lin Zhengnan asked with a laugh.

Qin Yi also plastered a smile on his face, "I came back to see if there's anything you guys need help with? I heard there was a Hell Rock Python here earlier, and I was worried you might run into trouble.

We're all friends, so I came back to check up. If I can help, I certainly won't stand by idly."

Lin Zhengnan chuckled, "You're too courteous. The Hell Rock Python was dealt with by you before; what trouble could there be now? You should hurry and attend to your own matters."

"We're all friends, no need to be so formal. Have you gone down to take a look yet? This vein should have quite a few Earth Spirit Stones, right?" Qin Yi said with a hearty grin.

Lin Zhengnan replied, "Not yet. I was just about to send someone down to have a look."

"How about this old Lin, it's dangerous down there. Why don't I accompany you down, so if there's any trouble, I can lend a hand," Qin Yi suggested.

Lin Zhengguo waved his hand, "Really, no need, how could we impose on you ? Don't you have your own matters to attend to? Go handle them."

"My matters aren't urgent; they can be attended to any time. The key is this vein. I got a hundred Earth Spirit Stones from you, and I'm just worried that this vein might be a total bust; that would be a big loss for you guys.

As a friend, I can't just stand by and watch you suffer losses, right? Let's go down together and take a look. If there aren't any Earth Spirit Stones, I'll return the hundred Earth Spirit Stones to you."

Lin Zhengguo hurriedly said, "No need, no need, let the buyer beware. A deal is a deal. If it really is a bust, it's just my mistake, not yours. It won't affect the relationship between us."

Qin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, this old fox, his words left no gaps.

Lin Zhengguo was also full of smiles, but his heart was full of caution. Did this little fox come back because he discovered something?

Qin Yi said with a smile, "How about this, I won't go down, you send someone down to take a look. Only when I see there are Earth Spirit Stones will I be at ease. I'm just ; I never take advantage of friends."

Old fox, still trying to fool me, your words are as clear as day to young master here.

Lin Zhengnan squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "Qin Yi, your enthusiasm is making me a bit embarrassed."

"I'm always sincere with friends. Don't be courteous with me, I'll get mad if you are."

Lin Zhengnan said with a half-smile, "Qin Yi, you wouldn't be having second thoughts, would you?"

"Old Lin, I don't like what you're saying. What do you mean I'm having second thoughts? You're insulting me. You can doubt my cultivation, but you cannot doubt my character." Qin Yi's face turned hard, very angry.

"Fine, if you're insulting me and doubting my character, then I'm not selling, here's your hundred Earth Spirit Stones back. From now on, you go your way and I'll go mine."

Lin Zhengnan's expression changed slightly, "Qin Yi, when did I insult you?"

"Doubting my character isn't insulting me? In our outside world, speaking like that means we duel on the Life and Death Platform."

"Fine, I didn't know the rules of your outside world. How about I apologize?"

"No, insulting a person's character is more despicable than taking a life, and it's unforgivable. Here's the Earth Spirit Stones back, I'm not selling this vein." Qin Yi tossed the bag of Earth Spirit Stones on the ground, full of indignation.

"Qin Yi..." Wang Zheng hurried to explain, but Lin Zhengnan stopped him.

Lin Zhengnan looked playfully at Qin Yi and said, "Are you sure?"

Qin Yi huffed twice, "Of course I'm sure."

"Alright then! It's our fault, I misspoke. Since you don't want to sell anymore, we won't force a sale. I'll take the hundred Earth Spirit Stones back, and the vein is yours."

Lin Zhengnan walked over, ready to pick up the bag on the ground.

Qin Yi was stunned, what's this old fox up to? Agreeing like that, isn't it a bit too easy?

"Hmm, trying to play a trick? If young master hadn't overheard your conversation, I might actually have been fooled," Qin Yi sneered inwardly.

Lin Zhengnan picked up the bag from the ground and handed it to his subordinate, waving his hand, "Let's head back."

Lin Zhengnan took a few steps and suddenly stopped, turning back to look at Qin Yi.

Qin Yi laughed coldly in his heart, what? Can't keep up the act?

"Qin Yi, before I leave, there's something I need to tell you."

Lin Zhengnan grinned like an old fox, "I heard from Wang Zheng that you have a time limit entering the rift. You should only have two or three days left, right?"

Two or three days, enough for them to find all the Earth Spirit Stones in the vein.

Lin Zhengguo said, "I just wanted to say that you're not too familiar with Earth Spirit Stone veins. I'm worried your time might not be enough."

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Qin Yi frowned, "What are you really trying to say?"

"What I mean is, mining the vein requires a lot of manpower, also experienced people to direct. It's like hunting jade, finding raw jade in a pile of waste rock.

If someone has good luck, they might find one piece of raw jade in a day. If not, they might not find any for ten days to half a month.

Mining for Earth Spirit Stones is even harder; it requires manual digging and filtering, and is time-consuming and laborious. With your six people, if each is lucky to find one piece a day, that's eighteen pieces in three days... hmm, not bad, keep it up."

Qin Yi was dumbfounded. He thought Earth Spirit Stones piled together and all he had to do was pick them up.

This is completely different from what he imagined.

With their six people mining for three days, eighteen pieces, and that's if they're lucky, this...

Qin Yi was so stunned he couldn't speak, utterly confused.

Lin Zhengguo laughed with glee, "Qin Yi, keep it up, I'm rooting for you. Three days, you have only three days. By then, the vein will be unowned, and we'll be back.

Everyone, on my command, let's head back.

Great, saved a hundred Earth Spirit Stones; saving is earning."

Qin Yi was bewildered, how could this happen? He seemed to have done something very stupid.

"Old Lin, Old Lin, don't go... let's talk, don't leave so fast..."

Qin Yi snapped awake and started running to catch up.