Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Yun Zhenyue and Gu Yuan Share a Kiss, Wasting Hundreds of Millions of Ghost Coins?

The moment this thought entered the minds of the Dragon Country viewers, they couldn’t stop themselves from trembling.

Many of them sat numbly in front of their computers.

Because if it was true!

Gu Yuan’s identity was far from simple.

Ghost Coins were the sole currency of the Ghost World!

Unlike the real world.

Gold, so precious to humans, was useless to ghosts. It was too hard to even wipe your ass with! 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Ordinary currencies were completely useless!

It was the yin energy contained within the Ghost Coins that ghosts needed.

If Gu Yuan was the one who minted the Ghost Coins!

Then he held the very lifeblood of the entire Ghost World in his hands!

And he had minted so many of them!

At the cost of just some of his blood!

Just how powerful must he be?!!

A high-level Evil Star? A top-tier Evil Star?

That probably wouldn’t be enough!

This was something only a Great Evil could do!

[Holy crap, you’ve gotta be kidding me, right?]

[He was willing to buy it for 100 million Ghost Coins. That alone proves the value of a single drop of blood.]

[So if Yun Zhenyue and Gu Yuan are making out and bite a little too hard, drawing blood, are they wasting a few hundred million?]

[But I still don’t get it. If that’s true, Gu Yuan could just bleed a little and have enough to buy the entire Wansheng District, right? So why is he still living on the third floor?]

[True, that’s a good point...]

The main issue was that this revelation was just too explosive! And it came out of nowhere, with no foreshadowing whatsoever! They were completely unprepared for it.

Just as the Dragon Country viewers were buzzing with discussion,

a veteran player who was good at deduction spoke up.

He immediately proposed a possibility.

[I think the "one drop of blood for 100 million Ghost Coins" part is real, but just like in the real world, you probably need a lot of ingredients to make Ghost Coins. Mr. Gu Yuan’s blood might just be one of the necessary components.]

[His blood itself is a special substance. A single drop can be processed into the materials needed for 100 million Ghost Coins. He’s probably very familiar with the powerful being who makes the coins and has personally participated in the process.]

[These 10 drops of blood aren’t ordinary blood. It’s essence blood that he expended all his power to create. It’s incredibly precious. It was too wasteful for Yun Zhenyue to use it as a prize.]

Hearing this, the Dragon Country viewers had a sudden realization.

This explanation made sense.

Gu Yuan hadn’t been lying.

He really could use one drop of his blood to make 100 million Ghost Coins.

And he really had participated in the process personally.

But even so, it was enough to prove the value of Gu Yuan’s blood!

It was more precious than any treasure!

Calling him a walking money printer wouldn’t be an exaggeration, would it?

Some Dragon Country viewers slapped their thighs in frustration upon hearing this!

[That’s 100 million Ghost Coins! To just give it away like that... Yun is too extravagant!]

[It’s not that bad. Would it look good for her to be selling blood? It’s useless to her anyway. You just have to say someone got incredibly lucky. A one-in-ten-million chance doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed to win if you buy ten million cups.]

[Right, it’s like what Shang Yang did with establishing the law. The main point is to build a reputation. I think it was worth it!]

...

With the grand prize having been won, many of the customers in line were greatly disappointed.

The line instantly shrank by a tenth.

But many more remained, eager to win the first prize. Their love for the lemon tea also made them unwilling to leave just yet.

Seeing this, Yun Zhenyue couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At this point, the entire operational process was complete.

The milk tea shop could run in an orderly fashion without her.

In the lemon orchard, the areas where fruit had been picked were rented out to the ghosts from the slums.

Many of the poor had also started beekeeping.

Now that they had a sales channel, they no longer had to worry about not being able to sell their products!

The change was visible to the naked eye. The slums were bustling with activity!

It was a far cry from the desolate and cold appearance it had when Yun Zhenyue had visited a few days prior.

Now, the residents here were all working with gusto!

Their future held hope.

She used the money she earned to help them repair their houses and renovate the roads in front, making everything neat and tidy.

Some quick-witted ghosts opened shops right next to the milk tea shop.

Massage parlors, bakeries, and accessory shops sprang up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain...

Tired from waiting in line?

No problem, come in for a massage and take a break!

Just drinking isn’t enough. Buy some bread to go with it!

Holding a lemon tea is nice, but what if you add a small accessory? Wouldn’t that be even more showy?

With the milk tea shop as its core, development radiated outwards.

The area was gradually losing its slum-like appearance!

Instead, it was becoming more and more similar to the central urban district.

One could imagine what a prosperous scene this place would become in the near future!

"This is really great."

Luo Huan remarked with a sigh, sipping his lemon tea.

"Helping so many people... no amount of showing off can compare to this."

"Miss Yun, you’ve changed this place."

Yun Zhenyue wiped a bead of sweat from her cheek and shook her head. "I’ve only done something insignificant."

"The ones who truly changed this place were themselves."

Standing to the side, Si Qin’s beautiful eyes flickered.

Her gaze towards Yun Zhenyue filled with even more admiration.

The flattery from their first meeting was gone.

Although this City Lord had gotten her position through connections, she was genuinely and sincerely doing tangible things for the Ghost City!

Si Qin had come to approve of Yun Zhenyue from the bottom of her heart.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Xiaoye wore a bitter expression.

She could no longer command the subordinates of Embers.

Everyone had shifted their focus to making money.

In the end, what was the purpose of Embers? To overthrow the City Lord’s rule and return to a lawless society?

Wasn’t it because their lives had been so difficult before?

Now Yun Zhenyue had come and changed everything.

Seeing their lives getting better and better, if they caused trouble now, they would only be hurting their own interests.

"What should I do..."

Xiaoye murmured in a low voice.

Xiaoying looked at her older sister, confused. "Isn’t this a good thing? Why are you against it, Sis?"

"Is... Is it?"

A dazed look appeared in Xiaoye’s eyes.

The reason she had founded Embers was because her younger sister had failed to secure an official position in the Ghost City.

A long time ago, before the old City Lord took office, the Ghost City was just like the outside world, a place where the strong preyed on the weak.

She and Xiaoying had wandered everywhere, helping others.

Back then, Xiaoying always had a smile on her face, and they were both very happy.

But ever since the old City Lord arrived, Xiaoying had tried and failed the exam three times, and the smile on her face gradually faded.

At that time, she had made up her mind to bring her sister’s smile back!

She blamed everything on the Ghost City’s system.

Just then, someone had whispered faintly in her ear,

affirming her thoughts!

With their help, she founded Embers.

But why, after Embers was created, did her sister’s smile fade even more?

And in the past few days, as she felt panicked and lost, she suddenly noticed that Xiaoying, on the contrary, was quietly smiling.

"Xiaoying, you—" Xiaoye couldn’t help but ask, "Do you think Embers still needs to exist?"

Hearing this, Xiaoying hesitated for a moment.

After all, this was the organization her sister had created through so much hardship.

To just deny all her hard work like that would be too cruel.

But...

In the end, Xiaoying didn’t answer directly.

Instead, she said softly, "The reason I wanted to get an official position was to help more people."

"When I failed the exam three times, I was a bit depressed and didn’t smile for a few days. It had nothing to do with the Ghost City."

"Actually, I never understood why you created Embers, Sis."

"But as long as it’s what you want, I’ll support you."

’Is... that how it was?’

The knot in Xiaoye’s heart suddenly vanished.

’So, all this time, I had misunderstood my sister. Through a strange twist of fate, we both thought we were doing what was best for the other, but the results were the complete opposite of what we intended. The organization I founded... was the real culprit behind Xiaoying’s disappearing smile. And to support me, Xiaoying never once spoke out against it. If I hadn’t created the organization back then, Xiaoying wouldn’t have been so unhappy for so long. So, there’s no need for Embers to exist anymore, is there?’

With her mind now at ease, Xiaoye felt that everything she looked at was pleasant.

"Go and call everyone in the organization back. It’s time to announce our disbandment."

She said this without any psychological burden.

"Okay." Xiaoying nodded, a gentle smile appearing on her face.

But just then!

An angry voice came from Xiaoye’s pocket!

"Absurd!"

"You’ve held on for so long, only to change your mind because one person showed up?"

"I’ll be recovered soon! When that time comes, our great cause can be achieved! Are you an idiot, giving up now?"

A cold wind gusted in from the window.

A bizarre, blood-red paper figure suddenly leaped out of Xiaoye’s pocket.

Its hollow eyes stared intently at the two of them as it cursed.