The Whole World Knows That the Crown Prince Loves Her

Chapter 360: The Enormous Debt

The man replied, “But the Crown Prince won’t let this go easily either.”

“The current Emperor of the Tianqi Empire is not the Crown Prince,” the manager said. “Moreover, the Crown Prince rarely appears in the capital. It’s less troublesome than offending the Emperor.”

“But…” The man looked at the manager and said, “The Crown Prince is even more terrifying than the Emperor.”

Cold and ruthless, with severe methods, even the slightest provocation can be perilous. Is angering the Crown Prince really less troublesome than angering the Emperor?

“Those are just rumors,” the manager said. “Don’t worry about it.”

Seeing that the manager wouldn’t listen, the man stopped arguing.

Meanwhile…

After leaving the auction house, Huang Quan and her companions headed back to the academy.

On the way, Huang Quan said to Chao Liang, “I owe you ten billion.”

Chao Liang replied, “No rush, you can pay me back slowly.”

“Really?”

Chao Liang nodded, “Really.”

Huang Quan smiled, “Don’t worry, I’ll pay you back as soon as possible.”

Once back, she couldn’t afford to rest.

With a ten billion debt hanging over her, there was no time for sleep—she had to focus on refining pills.

In the resting courtyard.

As Huang Quan and Nangong Yan walked in, they saw Feng Jiuyuan and Jing Chen standing in the courtyard, seemingly waiting for their return.

Huang Quan asked, “What are you doing here?”

Feng Jiuyuan replied, “I heard you spent twenty billion to buy a Dragon Spirit Fruit. I’m curious about that thing, so I asked Jing Chen and found out it’s of no use to you.”

“Not only is it useless, but it can also kill people.”

Huang Quan, hearing this, smiled slightly. “So?”

Feng Jiuyuan looked at her and said, “You’re not foolish. I believe that you didn’t bid on that item just because it can turn someone from a spirit master into a celestial spirit master. I’m asking you if, when you went to retrieve the item, the Cloud Auction House informed you that it could be deadly?”

Huang Quan replied, “They wouldn’t say.”

“If they had, I might have returned it on the spot. If everyone knew it was dangerous, the Cloud Auction House’s reputation would be ruined.”

Feng Jiuyuan grinned maliciously. “Their reputation is already tarnished.”

With that, Feng Jiuyuan left the courtyard.

He believed Huang Quan knew the risks when she bid on the item, but that didn’t mean the Cloud Auction House could harm her. Although their target was anyone who bought the Dragon Spirit Fruit, not specifically Huang Quan, it didn’t change the fact that they had kept this information hidden.

Since the Cloud Auction House wanted to use this auction to spread the news and attract more inquiries, he would help fan the flames.

“Huang Quan,” after Feng Jiuyuan left, Jing Chen looked at her and said, “I’d like to talk with you.”

Huang Quan nodded and said to Nangong Yan, “Third Brother, please go rest. I’ll have a chat with Jing Chen.”

“Alright,” Nangong Yan replied and left.

Once Nangong Yan was gone, Jing Chen and Huang Quan found a place to sit and talk.

“Here,” Jing Chen said, presenting a porcelain bottle to Huang Quan. “With this, the Dragon Spirit Fruit won’t harm you.”

Huang Quan didn’t take it but asked, “What’s inside?”

Jing Chen replied, “Blood.”

Both Huang Quan and Jing Chen knew a bit about the Dragon Clan, so when Jing Chen learned she had bought the Dragon Spirit Fruit, he took some of his own blood.

“I don’t need it,” Huang Quan said, pulling out the ice-cold jade box containing the Dragon Spirit Fruit from her storage space.

 

Chapter 361: The Dragon’s Burial Place

“Here,” Huang Quan placed the box in front of Jing Chen.

Jing Chen looked at her in surprise. “For me?”

“You need this, don’t you?” Huang Quan asked.

Jing Chen pressed his lips together, not speaking.

“You only have half of the bloodline,” Huang Quan continued. “When you need to transform, it will require an immense amount of power to assist you.”

“External and internal power are both essential,” Huang Quan explained. “The Dragon Spirit Fruit can be useful at that time.”

“You…”

Jing Chen stared at Huang Quan, his usual cold demeanor completely gone.

They knew Huang Quan loved money. Although she had never admitted to being in financial need, her preference for money over accepting favors from Jiu Yuan City’s master hinted at her financial struggles.

For someone who was so short on money to spend twenty billion on the Dragon Spirit Fruit for him…

At this moment, Jing Chen was truly touched. He had only known Huang Quan for less than three months, yet she treated him so well.

Jing Chen felt moved, but he hadn’t considered that Huang Quan’s willingness to buy the Dragon Spirit Fruit stemmed from her earlier agreement with Jing Chen to have Jing Xue Gong investigate news about her elder brother and parents. Whether the investigation would be successful was another matter, but the willingness to help showed that he genuinely considered Huang Quan a friend.

That was why Huang Quan treated him so.

“But aren’t you short on money?” Jing Chen looked at the box and asked, “How could you spend so much on this?”

“Money can be earned,” Huang Quan replied. “The Dragon Spirit Fruit bears fruit only once every hundred years. I can make a lot of money in a hundred years.”

Jing Chen said, “Huang Quan, thank you.”

“There’s no need to thank me,” Huang Quan said, looking at him. “What you need to do now is to send someone to investigate the Cloud Auction House.”

The people of the Central Continent believe that the Dragon Race doesn’t exist, but Jing Chen is different.

The Dragon Spirit Fruit indeed grows only in a dragon’s habitat, but it doesn’t require the habitat to be of a living dragon. The burial grounds of dragons are also acceptable.

“The Xuan Ling Empire is a northern empire, and Jing Xue Gong is located in the Snow Plains,” Huang Quan explained. “The auction house’s representative mentioned that this medicinal herb was found by their search team from the northern lands.”

“If I’m not mistaken, it’s from your region.”

Hearing Huang Quan’s words, Jing Chen frowned and said, “There were some issues in the Snow Plains recently. My father and several elders from Jing Xue Gong went to handle it. The people from the Cloud Auction House might have taken advantage of that time to sneak in.”

“They became interested in the Dragon Spirit Fruit and intended to use the auction to spread the news, attracting more people to try to find out how to consume it.”

“If they can’t get answers from those people, they will likely go back to find the Dragon Spirit Fruit’s location and ask the people of the northern lands.”

“After all, the locals know more than outsiders.”

“The entrance is constantly changing. Even if they managed to get in once by chance, it doesn’t guarantee they can get in again,” Jing Chen said seriously.

“Those who are determined will go to great lengths,” Huang Quan said. “We need to be vigilant.”

Jing Chen nodded. “I will inform my father. I believe he can handle it.”

Huang Quan thought for a moment and asked, “Are there many Dragon Spirit Fruits?”

Jing Chen shook his head. “I’m not sure. They only bear fruit once every hundred years, and each time there are only five fruits. Even if they searched the entire burial grounds, they can only find five plants at most. There might not even be that many.”

End of Chapter.