125: Reversal of fortune

"That's a given. And let's not forget who invented this talisman," Li Miaomiao said proudly, her little head held high.

"Hehe, since we're allies now, and I've already sent you the recording, can you give me one?" Qin Shou rubbed his hands, smiling.

"Hmph, dreaming! One costs five hundred thousand!" Li Miaomiao raised an eyebrow, thinking, 'You're such a money-grubber. You always scam others, but today This Young Miss will scam you.'

"Five hundred thousand! You might as well just rob me!" Qin Shou gasped, thinking, 'That's five hundred thousand! This is practically cutting a chunk out of me!'

"What! You scammed Ye Wuhuan out of ten million, and This Young Miss can't even make a little money off you?" Li Miaomiao said with a completely justified expression.

"Cough, cough. Damn it, five hundred thousand is too expensive, five thousand." Qin Shou coughed twice, thinking, 'Damn it, those who scam others are indeed scammed in the end.'

"Is that how you bargain? You cut five hundred thousand down to five thousand for This Young Miss? Do you think I'm begging? This Young Miss is telling you, I'll only give you a discount of one hundred thousand at most!" Li Miaomiao was stunned, thinking, 'Good heavens, people usually only cut prices by half at most. You, on the other hand, just wiped off two zeros! You're so damn stingy!'

"I'll pay a maximum of ten thousand, otherwise I won't buy it." Qin Shou thought, 'Five hundred thousand is impossible, I'll never pay five hundred thousand in this life.' He immediately activated the combined Skills of Skill and Grasp the Overall Situation.

Li Miaomiao was so annoyed by Qin Shou that her teeth itched, thinking, 'How can there be such a person in the world! He scammed someone else out of ten million, but when it comes to buying my stuff, he only wants to pay ten thousand. He's so damn stingy.'

However, despite Li Miaomiao's internal complaints, she was genuinely intimidated by Qin Shou's Skills and truly believed that if she raised the price again, Qin Shou wouldn't buy it.

Li Miaomiao thought about it. Anyway, the raw materials for her talismans were just yellow paper and cinnabar, which weren't worth anything at all. The cost was only a few cents per sheet. What was truly valuable was the magical power her father, Real Man Li, infused into them.

Thinking this, Li Miaomiao looked wronged and reluctantly said, "Fine, ten thousand it is."

"Hehe! How about five thousand instead?" Seeing this situation, Qin Shou realized Li Miaomiao fell for his Skill so easily. He suddenly felt that ten thousand might have been too high, so he cut it back to five thousand.

"Go to hell!" Li Miaomiao finally lost her patience and stomped her high heel firmly on Qin Shou's foot. This time, even the most powerful system Skills were useless.

"Ow!" Qin Shou howled like a wolf, his face contorted in pain, but he forcefully kept his voice down, mainly worried about being seen by others making a deal in the corner.

"Jingjing, may I have this dance with you?" After Ye Wuhuan and Bai Junchen finished their secret plotting, he came to Ren Jing with a smug look, wanting to invite her to dance.

Thinking of Qin Shou being manipulated and tormented to death, Ye Wuhuan couldn't be happier.

Hearing Ye Wuhuan's invitation, Ren Jing raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, smiled faintly, but didn't reply or stand up. Instead, her eyes darted around, looking left and right, wondering where Qin Shou had gone, as he had been there just a moment ago.

Ye Wuhuan was left standing, unable to advance or retreat, his face dark and extremely unpleasant.

It was at this moment that Qin Shou, who had been gone for a long time, finally pushed through the crowd and walked towards Ren Jing.

"Qin Shou, dance with me." Seeing Qin Shou appear, Ren Jing immediately stood up, completely ignoring Ye Wuhuan, and walked towards Qin Shou with a smile.

"Alright! But I'm not very good at dancing!" Qin Shou smiled at the gloomy-faced Ye Wuhuan, and in front of him, took Ren Jing's hand.

Anyway, the two were already in a life-or-death situation, so Qin Shou didn't need to hide anything from Ye Wuhuan anymore.

"It's okay, I can teach you," Ren Jing said with an unconcerned smile.

"The one surnamed Qin, take your dirty hands off her. Jingjing is not someone you can touch."

If Ye Wuhuan could tolerate it a moment ago, he absolutely couldn't now. Qin Shou's current actions were a blatant provocation.

"Ye Wuhuan, who do you think you are? Who I dance with is none of your business?" Before Qin Shou could speak, Ren Jing's eyes widened, and she retorted coldly and angrily.

"Jingjing, this is all for your own good. You don't know, you've been deceived by this person. He's not from some ancient Chinese medicine family at all."

"Heh heh, I really thank you, but I appreciate your good intentions. If you're truly doing this for my good, then please stay away from me and stop bothering me." After speaking, Ren Jing sneered, too lazy to bother with Ye Wuhuan anymore. Instead, she pulled Qin Shou's hand and walked towards the center of the dance floor.

"Jingjing—"

Ye Wuhuan still wouldn't give up and wanted to say something more, but suddenly heard a loud recording that instantly drowned out all other sounds in the living room.

This recording was none other than the carefully edited audio of Ye Wuhuan begging Qin Shou not to reveal that he was caught soliciting prostitution and that the prostitute was a man disguised as a woman.

For a moment, throughout the entire living room, nothing could be heard except the sound of this recording.

Everyone was stunned, each with a different, wonderfully varied expression on their faces.

No one expected that the Young Master Ye would actually solicit prostitution. Of course, the most important thing wasn't that, as it was quite normal for these dignitaries to find women in high-end establishments.

But to end up with a man disguised as a woman, that was truly spectacular.

Just as everyone was filled with doubt, wondering if the recording was AI-generated, Ye Wuhuan suddenly became enraged, jumping up and down as he roared, "The one surnamed Qin, you took my money and promised not to tell!"

"Wow—! It's actually real!" Seeing Ye Wuhuan's reaction, the entire hall erupted in an uproar. Many people couldn't help but laugh uncontrollably.

"This! Young Master Ye, this isn't me! After all, a man disguised as a woman isn't exactly a glorious thing, is it?" Qin Shou feigned innocence, shrugging his shoulders. Under the influence of the Genius Actor Skill, his expression was as wronged as could be, as if he were the biggest victim.

"Hahaha, Ye Wuhuan, didn't expect this, did you! I secretly recorded your conversation!" Just as Ye Wuhuan was fuming, Li Miaomiao suddenly popped out from the crowd, made a funny face at Ye Wuhuan, both playful and triumphant.

After saying this, Li Miaomiao couldn't help but wink at Qin Shou, thinking, 'See how perfectly we cooperate?'

"Li Miaomiao, I have no grievances or grudges with you, what do you mean!" Ye Wuhuan saw this scene and realized that the two of them were working together, clearly setting him up. He was so angry his body trembled, and his face turned ashen, yet he dared not do anything to Li Miaomiao.

Li Miaomiao's identity was special; her family background was no less than the Ye family's. Most importantly, Li Miaomiao's father, Real Man Li, was a figure of Mount Longhu's paramount importance, known as the foremost artifact refiner of his generation. His cultivation was unfathomable, and Ye Wuhuan simply couldn't afford to offend him.

"The one surnamed Qin, you just wait! I will definitely avenge today's humiliation!" Ye Wuhuan gnashed his teeth, no longer having the face to stay at the birthday banquet, and quickly walked outside.

However, as Ye Wuhuan passed by Qin Shou, he deliberately bumped Qin Shou hard with his shoulder, to vent his hatred.

Unfortunately, what Ye Wuhuan didn't know was that this act of venting completely sealed his last chance at survival.

Because at that very moment, Qin Shou used his newly acquired Skill, Divine Thief's Hand, to stealthily steal the amulet from his person—the one that had saved his life in the cave that day.

Moreover, as Ye Wuhuan left, Qin Shou clearly saw that the last trace of luck on Ye Wuhuan's body had all transferred to himself.

At this moment, Ye Wuhuan's entire being was dim, even carrying a hint of ill-fortune. The situation between the two had completely reversed.

Qin Shou knew in his heart that Ye Wuhuan's life was likely coming to an end.