Chapter 110: Come and Play Chess; If You Win, I’ll Believe Your Lies
When Qin Bei saw Emperor Xia like this, he immediately realized that the man had walked straight into his trap.
As long as Emperor Xia was more concerned about his extravagant spending rather than the issue of Wen Hua, Qin Bei felt completely confident that this so-called reprimand from Emperor Xia would merely be for show.
“Father, you’re wronging your son! Every word I say is the truth!” Qin Bei declared, feigning utmost seriousness.
“How do you plan to prove that?” Emperor Xia, seeing Qin Bei’s earnestness, felt a little less suspicious.
Nevertheless, he was still not about to buy into this nonsense completely. He merely wanted to grant Qin Bei the chance to back up his claims.
Standing nearby, Ying glanced between Qin Bei and Emperor Xia, finally shaking his head. He believed it would be best not to get involved in this father-son squabble. Thus, he quietly settled down to watch Qin Bei make his case.
“It’s quite simple! The first major expenditure I made was when I bought the Deep Snow Dew. It was there that I discovered my special situation! Otherwise, how could I possibly have so easily comprehended the immortal technique of Extreme Cold Gaze?” Qin Bei explained, smiling like a Cheshire cat.
Emperor Xia listened intently, feeling that there might actually be some logic to this.
“After that, I splurged at the auction, which significantly accelerated my cultivation speed. And now, I’ve spent nearly ten million spirit stones! It felt so gratifying that my cultivation reached the peak of Foundation Establishment in such a short time, not to mention my successful cultivation of an immortal technique—this is the best proof!”
“Otherwise, why do you think your son, who took twenty years to reach the Body Tempering Realm, can now so swiftly attain the peak of Foundation Establishment and even dominate the Combat Strength Rankings, huh?”
“This is all because I uncovered my unique talent! Spending money makes you stronger!” Qin Bei concluded, delivering his pitch with 90% sincerity and 10% embellishment.
Of course, he couldn’t disclose anything about the system; this was a cultivation world after all! Can’t he just concoct some talent out of thin air?
The idea that spending money equates to strength was undeniably true.
But his claims, which he believed to be a clever mix of fact and fiction, came off as pure drivel in Emperor Xia’s ears!
Qin Bei quickly noticed the growing displeasure etched on Emperor Xia’s face and understood that he had not managed to pull a fast one on him.
Yet, Qin Bei had a backup card ready.
“Father! If you don’t believe me, I can prove it! Just give me ten million spirit stones right now, and I guarantee I will break through to the Golden Core Realm in three days! I might even learn the second move of the Extinction Gun Technique right away!”
Qin Bei declared, full of confidence.
“Well, well said! I must admit, being able to reach your level is impressive—even I am starting to believe your nonsense,” Emperor Xia nodded sagely.
Qin Bei: …
Great, he had thought he could snag some easy money, but now it seemed the opportunity was fading fast.
“Father! Everything I said is true! As long as the money is spent wisely, I can make anything happen! If you don’t believe it, then why not give it a shot right now!”
Qin Bei persisted, not ready to give up.
“Since you insist, I suppose I’ll have a go at this. Anything goes?”
“Of course! I can even show you how to learn a divine skill in under an hour!”
Qin Bei thought about his remaining krypton gold points. Surely, he had enough to learn a divine skill on the spot.
If he could make Emperor Xia believe him, then he wouldn’t have to worry about insufficient krypton gold points after raking in that ten million.
“Alright then, I shall test you. Come, have a seat.”
Emperor Xia said with a smile.
Qin Bei: ???
Wait, are we not testing me? Why the invitation to sit?
“Come play a game of chess with me. If you manage to win, I’ll believe what you’ve said.”
As he gazed at the grinning Emperor Xia, Qin Bei suddenly felt a wave of dread!
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