Chapter 75. Shameless extortion.

The surprising revelation left the group of five utterly taken aback, except for Zhong Jie who seemed to have anticipated this outcome. 

The demand for two thousand Qi stones was an outrageous amount to them, as not everyone among them was born with a silver spoon in their mouth.

To put it into perspective, amassing two thousand Qi stones was equal to their collective savings of several months.

In their shock, they turned their eyes towards Zhong Jie, hoping he might offer some solution or assistance to this predicament. Instead, they watched as Zhong Jie nonchalantly tossed two pouches filled with the required Qi stones toward Alex.

Without uttering another word, he turned on his heels and started to retreat, seemingly unable to bear the sight of the transaction any longer.

Seeing no other way out, the remaining four followed suit, each reluctantly parting with their hard-earned two thousand Qi stones to hand over to Alex.