Fairy Eye

Debt collection?

Liu Zhihu looked at him strangely and asked, "Who owes you points?"

Zhao Ruiling said, "It's Han Lin."

"Han Lin?"

Liu Zhihu was stunned, and it took him a long time to come to his senses: "Do you have any proof?"

If Zhao Ruiling hadn't mentioned him, he would have almost forgotten about this person. Over the past year, nothing major had happened, and he rarely inquired about matters concerning the Azure Dragon River.

It was all handled by Wang Qingzhong and others below.

Zhao Ruiling said, "I have an IOU as proof. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to bother you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhihu frowned. "Fine, for your uncle's sake, I'll help you one more time."

He certainly knew how Zhao Ruiling obtained the IOU.

Since this wasn't the first time something like this had happened, and the debtors acknowledged it, he treated it as a favor and gave it to Zhao Ruiling.

Moreover, he didn't like Han Lin very much either. If it weren't for the Immortal Guiding Hall insisting on sending him here, he wouldn't have wanted to accept him.

After saying that, the two walked one after the other toward Han Lin's stone house.

Reaching the door, Liu Zhihu knocked, but received no response. He then called out in a deep voice, "Han Lin, it's me, Deacon Liu. Open the door immediately!"

Han Lin was cultivating when he heard this and was startled. He quickly got up and opened the door: "Disciple Han Lin greets Deacon."

As he spoke, he glanced behind Liu Zhihu. Zhao Ruiling's face revealed a cold smile, and he immediately had a bad feeling.

Liu Zhihu glanced at Han Lin indifferently before looking away from his face. The sight of that half-blackened cheek made him feel physically uncomfortable.

"Han Lin, I heard you owe Zhao Ruiling money and haven't paid it back?"

"what?"

Han Lin was taken aback at first, then immediately looked bewildered: "When did I owe Senior Brother Zhao money?"

Zhao Ruiling shouted, "Han Lin, stop denying it! You wrote an IOU yourself, owing me fifty points. If you don't pay it back on time, the interest will compound at 10% per month!"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Han Lin immediately retorted, "I almost forgot about it if you hadn't mentioned it! You clearly owe me fifty points!"

"What did you say?!"

Zhao Ruiling's face darkened.

"Stop arguing!"

Liu Zhihu sneered and looked at Zhao Ruiling: "Just produce the IOU."

"Yes."

Zhao Ruiling quickly reached into his robes and pulled out a folded piece of paper, handing it to Liu Zhihu: "Sir, look, it says in black and white on this paper..."

"IOU, January 26th, Zhao Ruiling borrowed 50 points from me, with monthly compound interest at 10%..."

As he read, Zhao Ruiling's smile suddenly froze.

Liu Zhihu was also stunned. "IOU? Didn't you say it was a promissory note?"

"This kid cheated!"

Zhao Ruiling's face was extremely ugly: "I did borrow fifty points from him that day, but I never expected that this guy to be so despicable! He wrote me an IOU that completely distorted the truth."

"This is a complete disregard for my trust in him! I beg you, Your Excellency, to see the truth!"

Upon hearing this, Han Lin immediately retorted, saying that he had lent Zhao Ruiling fifty points and did not intend to ask him to return them, but he did not expect to be bitten by someone else today.

Zhao Ruiling's face flushed with anger, and he wanted to kill Han Lin on the spot.

"Shut up, all of you!"

Seeing the two arguing incessantly, Liu Zhihu shouted angrily, "The contents of this IOU are questionable, so it is hereby void. Neither of you are allowed to bring up this IOU again!"

After saying that, he stormed off.

Seeing this, Han Lin slammed the door shut on Zhao Ruiling, secretly sneering, "Luckily I was careful back then, otherwise I wouldn't be able to explain myself today."

Actually, he never thought that the IOU could be kept from Zhao Ruiling.

He just wanted to buy some time. If Zhao Ruiling discovered the problem, he would immediately run back to the camp and accuse him of extortion.

As a result, Zhao Ruiling was too arrogant and put it away without even looking at it.

Han Lin was happy to accept this, using the fake IOU to exchange for more than a year of peaceful life.

……

Outside the door, Zhao Ruiling's face flushed red and then turned pale, his fists clenched tightly. After a long while, he left in a huff.

But he did not give up.

Instead, they approached Liu Zhihu again.

Liu Zhihu said coldly, "What do you want from me? Although I have some connections with your uncle, I'm not your servant!"

"This disciple dares not."

Zhao Ruiling hurriedly said.

"I admit defeat this time; he tricked me! But I beg you, Steward, to help me one more time, otherwise it will leave a knot in my heart and affect my cultivation."

Having said that, he took out a golden bag from his pocket, and a surge of true energy flowed from his palm. The next instant, a ball of blue light appeared on his palm.

Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be miniature versions of spirit stones, ten in total.

"Sir, this amount of spirit stones is certainly not worthy of your attention, but I really can't afford any more. Please help me this time, and I will definitely repay you properly when I become a formal disciple!"

Liu Zhihu's expression softened somewhat, but he did not take it.

"This is the Qinglonghe Mine, my territory. If anything happens to anyone here, I will be implicated. Do you understand?"

"I have an idea that will absolutely not implicate you."

"What idea?"

"I heard that the Galaxy Valley project has already started. You can transfer me and Han Lin there together. From now on, he will have nothing to do with the Azure Dragon River."

"Galaxy Valley?"

Liu Zhihu paused slightly and said, "Are you sure you want to go to the Milky Way Valley? Although it is located inside the sect and the spiritual energy there is slightly richer than that of the Azure Dragon River, the work is hard and the monthly points are not high. It is far less comfortable than staying in the Azure Dragon River."

"Please grant my request, Your Excellency."

Zhao Ruiling bent down slightly and handed over the spirit stones again: "I'll be at the third level of Qi Refining soon. Even if I go to the Milky Way Valley, I won't be able to stay for long. The score doesn't matter. I just want to resolve the knot in my heart."

"Alright."

Liu Zhihu grabbed the ball of light from Zhao Ruiling's hand with a flick of his wrist, then pressed it onto his storage pouch at his waist, and the ball of light vanished.

"We're short-handed at Galaxy Valley, so go back and pack your things, and I'll get things arranged for you in a bit."

"Thank you for your kindness, Butler!"

Zhao Ruiling bowed deeply, then stood up and walked towards the door.

He sneered inwardly, "Did you think you were safe hiding in the stone house? Let's see where you run this time!"

In reality, his inner conflict was a pretense; he was simply coveting the spirit stones on Han Lin's person.

In his opinion, Han Lin won 15,000 points a few days ago and earned several thousand more today, which adds up to more than 200 spirit stones.

Even though Han Lin has been focusing on cultivation these past few days, he hasn't used up many spirit stones. Only by luring Han Lin out of the Azure Dragon River will there be a chance to seize these spirit stones for ourselves.

Although Liu Zhihu is a man who sometimes turns a blind eye, he is very cautious and will never help someone if his own interests are in danger.

"Knock knock knock!"

In the afternoon, Han Lin was still cultivating in his room when the knocking sounded again, followed by Liu Zhihu's voice.

He opened the door with a puzzled look: "Sir?"

Liu Zhihu said calmly, "The Qinglong River Mine has been almost completely mined out, and many people are complaining about not being able to earn enough points. Coincidentally, the sect is developing the Galaxy Valley and needs manpower, so I've decided to send some people there to provide support. You're one of them. Hurry up and pack your things, and we'll meet at the plaza."