“I’m here to do business, of course!” Lu Feng jiggled his leg and waved three glittering talismans around with a grandiose flourish. “These pretty little ladies are gonna be deader than a doornail after you get involved. Therefore, I need to strike while it’s hot and get some money outta them while they’re still alive.

“How about it, pretty little things? There’s no chance of you surviving once you start fighting Chen Xiao. These three talismans can save your lives, but only your lives! I can’t do anything about escaping from him.” Lu Feng cocked his head with thought and grinned broadly. “One heaven and earth ancestral vein for one talisman, you can buy as many as you can afford. Chen Xiao’s bored to hell keeping you under guard here, so you might as well come up with a few extra lives for him to play with!”

The three young girls who’d actually been alive for countless eons shuddered with...