Chapter 108: Poverty Limits Our Imagination

After seeing off Leng Ruoshuang and Li Mu, Xiang Nan happened to run into Wu Liang at the door, who came to report on the situation.

“Brother Nan, can you guess how much that Resurrection Herb was auctioned for?” Wu Liang looked very excited.

“Don’t keep me in suspense, just tell me the price,” Xiang Nan replied, already expecting it to be no less than five or six million.

“Here’s the number,” Wu Liang said mysteriously, holding up one finger.

“Ten million? Not bad! That’s worth how many of those dog-skin plasters we’ve been selling,” Xiang Nan smiled.

“No, no, no, Brother Nan. It’s one hundred million! One hundred million!” Wu Liang leaned in, nearly spitting as he spoke.

“Holy crap! Seriously?” Xiang Nan wiped the drool off his face, grinning from ear to ear.

“There’s more. Right after that one hundred million deal closed, the buyer called the richest man in the Three Kingdoms to sell it to him. In no time, he flipped it and sold it for two hundred million! Two hundred million!” Wu Liang exclaimed.

“What the hell! This is some slick ‘empty-handed wolf’ trick!” Xiang Nan lowered his eyelids. “Looks like poverty really limits our imagination.”

Wu Liang nodded furiously like a little pecking chick.

“Damn! These rich folks, why didn’t they say they could pay such a high price earlier? I have plenty of Resurrection Herbs. This time, we’re going to get rich overnight!” Xiang Nan was already fantasizing about making the Forbes rich list. It was too wonderful.

“No, no, Brother Nan, we have to do scarcity marketing. Only release one at a time; too many would lower the value. Think about it—this time, we barely advertised, just casually auctioned one off, and it still hit a billion. Next time, we add some gimmick, and the price won’t be lower. People will be scrambling to buy but won’t be able to get any,” Wu Liang excitedly offered his ideas.

“Hmm, you make a good point. I’ll leave this matter in your hands,” Xiang Nan said.

The two walked together into the living room, where they saw Su Yao and Xu Jiya admiring Meng Qingwan with constant exclamations.

“Qingwan, your looks—tsk tsk tsk—even I’m drooling,” Su Yao said, propping up Meng Qingwan’s chin with a finger in a teasing manner.

“Hey hey, Yao Yao, you’re falling for everyone, aren’t you? So fickle!” Xu Jiya put her hands on her hips, pouting but smiling.

“Jia Jia’s jealous. You’re still my favorite. But Qingwan, what’s your secret for that figure? You’re so well-endowed. We’re besties—don’t hide it from us, share it!” Su Yao ogled Meng Qingwan’s chest with a sly look.

Usually, Meng Qingwan wore loose jackets and it wasn’t obvious, but this time she had changed into Xu Jiya’s V-neck dress, revealing her fine figure.

Meng Qingwan smiled shyly. “It’s nothing special. Maybe it’s the ‘Full Moon Secret Technique’ my senior taught me. It’s like up and down, left and right, ba~ ba~, just like that.”

Su Yao and Xu Jiya both exclaimed, “Oh! The Full Moon Secret Technique! We have to learn that!”

“Full Moon Secret Technique?” Xiang Nan entered with Wu Liang. “That name sounds badass! Qingwan, you shouldn’t keep such a secret to yourself. Share it with us!”

“Yeah, we all grow together. Up and down, left and right… is it really that weird?” Wu Liang scratched his head, puzzled.

The three girls on the sofa looked up in unison.

“Pfft hahahaha—are you sure you want to learn?” Su Yao laughed uproariously.

Xu Jiya covered her mouth, giggling with shoulders shaking.

Only Meng Qingwan blushed bright red, too embarrassed to meet Xiang Nan or Wu Liang’s gaze.

Then Wu Liang seemed to notice something, bending forward step by step toward Meng Qingwan. “Hey! Qingwan, you weren’t this pretty before. Clothes make the man—or in your case, the woman. With this outfit, I barely recognize you.”

Xiang Nan also noticed the difference and smiled, “Had some candy beans?”

“Yeah,” Meng Qingwan nodded shyly.

“Are you satisfied with the effect?”

“Very satisfied.”

Wu Liang was baffled. “What are you two talking about? Candy beans? I don’t get it.”

“It’s the Rebirth Pill Brother Nan gave me. After taking it, I changed this much. Plus, my power has improved a lot—I finally broke through to third stage, five stars,” Meng Qingwan said shyly but with joy shining in her eyes.

“Brother Nan!” Wu Liang suddenly turned and half-kneeling on the ground, grabbed Xiang Nan’s thigh tightly. “Can you spare me one of those candy beans? I’ll serve you wholeheartedly from now on, body and soul, with loyalty until death…”

“Stop with the idioms or you won’t get any candy beans,” Xiang Nan rolled his eyes silently.

Wu Liang was always straightforward and responsible, carefully looking after the spirit treasure and handling matters with diligence. Why was he acting like this over a Rebirth Pill?

“Wu Liang, your cultivation should also improve. You did well handling the auction today. I’ll reward you with two spirit pearls later.”

“Spirit pearls? Brother Nan, what about the candy beans? I mean the Rebirth Pill. Cultivation is fine, but I want to improve my looks, Brother Nan!” Wu Liang’s pleading expression almost brought him to tears.

What???

Everyone was stunned. A tough guy like Wu Liang actually cared so much about his looks?

It was such a stark contrast that no one could quite accept it.

“Brother Nan, look at this rough old man face of mine. I do face masks three times a day, and it still can’t save me. And my eyebrows—I have to trim them every two weeks. I even got semi-permanent eyeliner last month…” Wu Liang began a long lament about his efforts to improve his appearance.

“Enough! Stop talking or I won’t be able to look at you anymore. Here, take the Rebirth Pill!” Xiang Nan said, pulling a glowing white candy bean from the system and handing it to Wu Liang.

Wu Liang treated it like a treasure and eagerly popped it into his mouth.

“You’re eating it now?” Xiang Nan’s eyes widened.

“Yeah, I am!” Wu Liang blinked innocently.

Su Yao stretched out her leg and smirked, “Looking forward to the grand mud-man live performance.”

Xu Jiya glanced at the new imported carpet and panicked. “Hurry up! There’s a public bath on the first floor!”

With that, she swiftly dragged Wu Liang toward the bathroom.

Wu Liang was confused. “Miss Jiya, what are you doing? Why are you taking me to the bathroom? We... can’t do this…”

“After taking the Rebirth Pill, you’ll start sweating muddy water all over your body. I’m helping you,” Meng Qingwan kindly explained.

“Wu Liang, what are you always thinking about!” Xiang Nan stifled a laugh. Today he truly got to know the big tough guy Wu Liang anew.

Turning to Meng Qingwan, he asked, “Are you interested in joining the Lingxu expeditions at the universities in the capital?”