Chapter 1659: Looks Greedy

Ye Liuyun gave them three days, which Song Tianhao had already told Song Xiyi; the Song family's reinforcements would arrive shortly, and those present were merely those who had rushed ahead to attend the auction.

But even if the reinforcements arrived, they might not have brought enough ten billion magic crystals—that's no small sum.

But Ye Liuyun felt that, whether they borrowed or stole, they could certainly solve it.

Ye Liuyun deliberately gave them a bit of difficulty to appear extremely greedy, so they wouldn't see through his intentions.

"Young Master Mu really has a lion's appetite!" Song Tianhao heard this, merely cursing Ye Liuyun for being too greedy in his heart, without thinking further.

Ye Liuyun also laughed: "I'm taking such a huge risk for this one shot; if there isn't enough profit, it wouldn't be worthwhile, would it?"

Song Tianhao also smiled and threatened: "Young Master Mu, after you get these crystal stones, aren't you afraid of our retaliation?"

Ye Liuyun laughed: "Haha! Retaliation? By then you might not even be able to leave the Demon Sacred City—who has the time to bother me?"

Song Tianhao heard this and also felt Ye Liuyun's words made sense; dealing with the Shen family alone was enough to give them a headache, let alone the demon race lurking in the shadows.

He also knew that even if reinforcements arrived, they couldn't scrape together that many crystal stones, but they weren't completely without connections here—borrowing some magic crystals from others wouldn't be hard.

So he deliberately hesitated and said: "Young Master Mu, what you say makes sense, but this amount is huge—I dare not decide on my own. Why not wait three days, then I'll bring the Song family's decision‑makers to meet Young Master Ye in person to discuss it?"

Ye Liuyun smiled faintly and said to Song Tianhao: "In three days, if you're short even one hundred million crystal stones, I'll cut off one of Song Xiyi's fingers and then sell her to the Shen family. You won't need to come to me for her—just go straight to the Shen family to talk."

Song Tianhao silently cursed Ye Liuyun for being ruthless, but for now he could only try to placate him.

"Alright, I'll agree for now—but you must guarantee that within these three days you won't harm a single hair of Xiyi!"

Ye Liuyun nodded, speaking flatly: "Of course, she's not worth ten billion crystal stones."

Seeing Ye Liuyun agree, Song Tianhao also relaxed. He believed Ye Liuyun wouldn't forsake ten billion crystal stones just to torment a woman.

With ten billion crystal stones, any woman can be found.

He glanced at Ye Liuyun's calm expression and couldn't help asking: "Young Master Mu, which family's rising star is this surname of yours?"

He also wanted to probe Ye Liuyun's background.

Unexpectedly, Ye Liuyun merely smiled and told him: "Mu Ranxing is just a false name; as for my real name, you don't need to know. To me, this is just a business deal."

Song Tianhao nodded, also knowing Ye Liuyun wouldn't reveal his real name, lest he seek revenge.

So he immediately took his men to meet the Song family's reinforcements and discuss countermeasures.

Lei Ming had already unlocked Song Xiyi's chains in advance, awaiting Ye Liuyun's orders.

Ye Liuyun also used this time to instruct Song Xiyi on what she needed to do.

"You and your family must rush back to the Human Sacred City as soon as possible; I'll arrive later. I intend to steal the White Moon Sacred Fire. When you return, first make contact with the guards stationed there so I can figure out how to approach the fire. Then I'll remove your slave seal and restore your freedom."

Only then did Song Xiyi realize that Ye Liuyun actually planned to seize the White Moon Sacred Fire.

"Master, the White Moon Sacred Fire is not only a holy object of the Human Race but also a shared holy object of the Demon and Human Races. If this fire is lost, you'll likely be hunted by everyone in the world."

Moreover, the fire looks like a white moon, feeling cold even from afar, but in truth its temperature is extremely high, not inferior to some special flames.

Furthermore, multiple layers of formations guard it…

Ye Liuyun waved his hand to stop her.

"I already know all that you said. You just need to figure out how to help me get close to the sacred fire; the rest you don't need to worry about—I have my own ways to deal with it."

Ye Liuyun secretly thought that once he obtained the sacred fire, he could leave directly with Qiong Qi; then these people wouldn't be able to find him.

At worst, before leaving, have Qiong Qi set up a seal here so they can't exit through the secret realm's entrance.

"Yes!" Song Xiyi now couldn't decide for herself, so she could only follow Ye Liuyun's instructions.

Next, they also confirmed details such as how, after Ye Liuyun arrived at the Human Sacred City, they would find Song Xiyi and so on.

They had just finished their discussion when the Shen family came knocking.

"Old Shen Rongping disturbs you, Young Master! May I know how to address you?" The visitor, an elder, directly guessed that Ye Liuyun was using a false name.

Because he knew there were no humans with the surname Mu in this world.

"It's just a name; don't mind it! If it's inconvenient, call me Mu Ranxing—I'm quite used to this false name!" Ye Liuyun didn't hide it.

The elder smiled and didn't press further; he merely asked Ye Liuyun why he had bid on Song Xiyi.

"I merely observed that your Song family members were present, and I saw your Shen family also valuing her greatly, feeling this woman must be useful to you. So I planned to take a gamble, win her in the auction, and profit from the price difference."

Hearing this, the elder didn't fully believe Ye Liuyun's words and directly produced five billion magic crystals to trade for Song Xiyi, testing him.

"You've come too late, and your offer isn't generous enough! I've already promised the Song family that in three days they'll exchange ten billion magic crystals for Song Xiyi."

Shen Rongping then roughly believed Ye Liuyun and asked: "If Young Master Mu is truly after money, then we still have room to negotiate."

Although he thought the Shen family might be reluctant to spend such a huge sum, he still needed to go back and ask the clan chief, not daring to decide on his own.

Ye Liuyun nodded in confirmation: "Of course we can negotiate, but I feel this deal won't work out between us."

"Oh? Why do you say that, Young Master Mu?" Shen Rongping asked curiously.

Ye Liuyun laughed while explaining: "If it's not much higher than ten billion, I definitely won't sell to you—that would break my contract with the Song family and wouldn't be worthwhile. If the price is too high, you'll also feel it's not worthwhile."

Moreover, the Shen family is a local power; I don't really want to do business with you. Not for any other reason, but if I swindle you out of so much money, you'll feel unbalanced, making it inconvenient for me to escape!

Ye Liuyun spoke frankly.

Shen Rongping hearing this also laughed: "Hahaha! Young Master Mu truly is a youthful hero—bold and meticulous, thinking of all this! I admire you."

Afterward, he also bade farewell to Ye Liuyun and returned to consult his family.