Chapter 122: Fierce Battle 7

Even so, Situ Tengyi remained uneasy.

He glanced indifferently at the group. "An eighth-grade spirit pill: ten thousand green crystals each."

The crowd gasped.

The Prince was truly asking for the moon!

However, they could not really blame him; after all, eighth-grade pills were incredibly expensive, and virtually impossible to buy at any price.

"If you have no green crystals, you may use gold as collateral—ten thousand taels."

The crowd fell silent.

Situ Tengyi swept his cold gaze over them. "What? Is your life not worth ten thousand taels?"

Again, the crowd was speechless.

Pang Xiaoyu could not help but feel compelled to bow before this black-hearted man. Even at the brink of life and death, he did not forget to make a profit. Had he not already gained enough from that cavern?

The secrets of the cavern might have fooled Pang Qingyu, but they did not fool Pang Xiaoyu. He sighed, thinking that Situ Tengyi was a classic case of someone who, having already taken advantage, still greedily wanted more.

"As for the Crown Prince, given your noble status, let us say one hundred thousand green crystals," Situ Tengyi remarked casually, glancing at the heir.

"What?" The Crown Prince was incensed, his face turning an alarming shade of green.

As a Prince of the realm, it was his duty to save the Crown Prince; how dared he demand green crystals? Was he courting death? Where was he supposed to come up with so many crystals?

"Is my asking price too low? Am I insulting the Crown Prince?" Situ Tengyi frowned. "You are right. How could the noble Crown Prince be worth only one hundred thousand? Let’s make it a million, shall we?"

The Crown Prince went silent.

Then, the Crown Prince simply closed his eyes and fainted on the spot!

That damnable Situ Tengyi was making him lose face in front of everyone. He would see to it that when he returned, he would petition the Emperor to have him destroyed!

However, the Crown Prince’s attempt to escape the situation was futile.

Situ Tengyi quickly drafted a dozen promissory notes and tossed them to the group. "Apply your seals. I shall come to collect when we return."

Luo Yi and Luo Mei assumed the Prince would let them off, believing he held affection for them. But when they saw the notes he threw their way, they were stunned.

Then, they reasoned that since the Prince would eventually marry them, any green crystals they scraped together would ultimately remain theirs. With that, they readily pressed their seals to the documents.

Qi Zifan also signed. Upon seeing the Crown Prince’s note for a million green crystals, he drew a sharp breath.

The Prince was clearly taking revenge.

He was avenging the fact that the Crown Prince and the Emperor had conspired to betroth that good-for-nothing Luo Xia to him!

It had to be! Otherwise, the Prince would never have made things so difficult for the heir.

The Crown Prince was in deep trouble now.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince has fainted. What shall we do?" Qi Zifan asked, trembling.

Situ Tengyi’s eyes were cold as frost. He flicked his finger, and a beam of white light shot from his hand.

The Crown Prince, who had been lying on the ground, jolted upright. Situ Tengyi released another flash of light, forcing the Crown Prince to his knees, one hand pressed against the earth.

The final promissory note flew toward Situ Tengyi.

"Excellent. The Crown Prince has pressed his entire palm." Situ Tengyi tucked the note away.

The Crown Prince stood up, fuming, his left palm covered in blood.

"Situ Tengyi, do not go too far!" the Crown Prince roared.

This Prince was truly outrageous! To force him to sign, he had actually injured his hand! He was the Crown Prince, the heir to the throne! This insubordinate Prince deserved to die!

Situ Tengyi looked ahead, his expression chillingly cold. "Since the Crown Prince has the energy to curse, his cultivation must have recovered. In that case, let us combine our strength to face our enemy, or else—death!"

That single, cold, terrifying word echoed again.

"Death!"

Coming from the Prince’s lips, the word sounded utterly ruthless.

The group cautiously handed their signed notes to Situ Tengyi and braced themselves for battle. Even the Crown Prince dared not show the slightest negligence.