Yangzi shook her head and said.

As soon as the words left her mouth, an icy aura rushed towards her.

Yangzi looked down and saw a layer of frost already forming on the floor at Five of Circles' feet.

"If it wasn't you who said this, you'd already be an ice sculpture."

Five of Circles said coldly.

"I understand, thank you for your leniency, senior. I also know that the Lianyan Wind Chime is very important to you, but I truly have a reason to request to buy it from you."

Yangzi said with difficulty.

Five of Circles' strength was undeniable; if it came to a fight, she definitely wasn't a match.

"You're not buying it for yourself, are you?"

Five of Circles suddenly asked.

"No, I'm not. How did you know, senior?"

Yangzi asked.

"I understand you. If you were doing it for yourself, your attitude wouldn't be so resolute. Is it for your brother-in-law? Does he want to use it as a gift?"

Five of Circles had been a leader before, so she understood this sort of thing.

"It's for my... friend."

Yangzi shook her head and said.

"A man?"

Five of Circles immediately guessed.

Yangzi nodded silently.

"I knew it, sooner or later, you would have such a day. Yaoji, Yaoji, you've helped so many people punished for breaking the rules, yet you still don't understand love?"

Five of Circles said with exasperation.

"I want to help him, not for love."

Yangzi shook her head and said.

"Then for what? Friendship? There may be pure love between the same sex, but never pure friendship between the opposite sex."

"I don't know, I haven't thought about what kind of relationship I have with him. But I just can't refuse his request of me, just as I know he would never refuse mine."

Yangzi said.

"Naive, so naive. Yaoji, I used to think you just retained some kindness, but now I see you're really naive to the point of foolishness. As for men, before they win you over, they would even agree if you wanted to become the wife of the Supreme Councilman; after they've won you, they could think of every excuse not to pour you a glass of water."

"Haven't you seen enough of these things?"

Five of Circles sneered.

"He's different."

"Every woman enthralled by love thinks that man is different, but in the end, they all meet the same fate."

Five of Circles' voice was ethereal, as if a god was passing judgment.

"Will I?"

Yangzi, affected by her words, began to doubt.

But soon, Liu Zheng's serious face appeared before her eyes.

"If you die, I'll bury the Hundred Ghosts Bathhouse with you, Sister Yangzi."

Recalling these words made her face flush a bit.

"He's different."

Yangzi's tone was firm once more.

"If one day I truly face destruction, it would be because I willingly chose to become the fuel to support his fire, not a corpse to satisfy his greed."

"... The person you're talking about, is it the one who killed the esteemed Guna and caused such chaos in the bathhouse last time?"

Five of Circles paused and said.

Rumors couldn't be hidden, especially since Liu Zheng's disturbances were so pronounced, and some deliberate spread followed. Essentially, "Hundred Ghosts" bathhouse was known to everyone.

"Yes, it's him. His name is Liu Zheng, and he's actually a delivery man for the Bloody Restaurant."

Yangzi said.

"A delivery man for Bloody Restaurant? No wonder he's so formidable. But why did he come to us? I've never heard of anyone in Bathhouse Street getting deliveries from the Bloody Restaurant."

Five of Circles asked.

"Because he accepted a commission from the Seiko family to come to the bathhouse to save her."

Yangzi replied.

Due to some considerations, certain specific details weren't spread.

"What does that have to do with your trust in him?"

"Senior, do you know why he killed esteemed Guna?"

Yangzi asked in return.

"I do not. Please enlighten me, dear Yaoji."

Five of Circles was genuinely interested, after all, a consumer god being killed was unprecedented in the history of the "Hundred Ghosts" bathhouse.

"Because he promised Wan Zi he would rescue her."

Yangzi told her the story after leaving out some parts.

"That's why I believe him, believe everything he says, and everything he does."

"People change."

Five of Circles still shook her head.

"People also die. Rather than live a life of doubt, I'd prefer to gamble big this once."

Yangzi finally lifted her head and looked straight into Five of Circles' eyes that resembled an iceberg.

"May you win your gamble."

The chill around Five of Circles gradually dissipated.

"Senior, does this mean you agree to sell the Lianyan Wind Chime to me?"

Yangzi asked excitedly.

"No, you've misunderstood. I'm only giving you a chance to continue talking with me; buying my flower isn't that simple."

Five of Circles shook her head.

"Please, senior, please sell the Lianyan Wind Chime to me, I'll pay whatever price you ask."

Yangzi directly prostrated herself in a dogeza (kneeling with five parts of the body touching the ground).

"I've saved enough; I don't have high demands for money. Since he wants my Lianyan Wind Chime, let him trade it for seeds of three equally rare flowers."

Five of Circles said.

"He probably doesn't have time to prepare that right now."

Yangzi said with difficulty.

"I can allow him to buy on credit, but there is a condition."

Five of Circles said.

"Please, tell me, senior."

"I want to plant an Ice Seed in your brain. If he doesn't deliver in three days, I'll freeze your brain into ice."

Five of Circles reached out her hand, and an Ice Seed like a budding flower twirled in her palm.

"... Alright."

Yangzi lowered her head again.

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"I've gotten the flower you wanted."

Liu Zheng, driving towards the Sky Garden Community, received a call from Yangzi.

"Great, I'll send someone to pick it up right away."

He said with delight.

He'd already prepared to heavily invest in procuring it from the Hui Family and Bai Family.

He thought of the Hui Family, naturally, because they ran a trading firm, and the Bai Family because they dealt in medicinal herbs, and many flowers fell into the medicinal category as well.

Liu Zheng also thought of Shi Tiantian; the Stone Spirit Clan not only had flowers on their heads but seemed to have a dedicated flower field too.

Given the abundant resources of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and the Stone Spirit Clan's status, the quality of the flowers in that field must be high.

Unfortunately, the Ten Thousand Great Mountains was too far away; distant water can't quench immediate thirst.

"But, the other party requires seeds of three flowers of equivalent quality in exchange."

Yangzi said.

"That won't be a problem, but I'm short on time now; could I offer something else as collateral first?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"I've already told her; just hand them over within three days."

"Sister Yangzi is mighty!"

He raised two fingers, making a bowing gesture.

"She's planted an Ice Seed in my brain. If the promise isn't fulfilled within three days, she'll turn my brain into an ice block."

Yangzi hesitated for a moment but finally told him the situation.

"Huh?!"

Liu Zheng was first shocked, then fell silent.

"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you."

After a long while, he said each word firmly.

"Mm, I know. That's it, then."

Yangzi hung up the phone.

"A beauty's favor is the hardest to repay."

Liu Zheng sighed deeply with his phone in hand.

The tribulation of love is hard to dodge, and love debts are even harder to repay.

At this rate, he truly didn't know when he could resolve all the entanglements in Metropolis and settle accounts, then leave.

He called Niu Daji and instructed it to pick up the flower at Bathhouse Street, then directly deliver it to the entrance of Sky Garden Community.

Then, Liu Zheng dialed Shi Tiantian, who answered immediately.

"Dear delivery man, did you miss me?"

Shi Tiantian sweetly said.

"Of course, a beauty with a unique charm like Miss Shi Tiantian always leaves a lasting impression."

He said sincerely.

"Oh, you always speak with such honesty and warmth. Alright, what can I do for you?"

Sweetly shifting her tone, Shi Tiantian said.

"It's like this, I'd like to buy three kinds of high-quality flower seeds from you."

Liu Zheng got straight to the point.

"Why do you need flower seeds? Are you going to give them to that female?"

Shi Tiantian's vigilance immediately rose.

"..."

Why did she have the same reaction as Yangzi? Do all these females share a brain?