Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Yes? Since you agreed to that price.” Bei Mingxuan extended his hand. “Then you should give the secret manual to us.”

“This is a little confusing, a little confusing. Hang on. Let’s go through the sequence of events from the start.” Hong Dali looked at Ling Xiaoyi. “Sister Xiaoyi, let’s look at everything from the beginning, from when we got the secret manual. The recording is all available, right?”

Ling Xiaoyi nodded. “Yes, Young Master.”

And so the recording was replayed. Once Hong Dali saw Bei Yuanqing throw the secret manual away, he nodded and said, “Hm, so this is what happened. Look at this, I did indeed sell the secret manual. However, this brother Yuanqing is very generous. He threw away the secret manual worth twenty billion dollars just like that. I even picked it up for him out of kindness. Yet, he just didn’t want it. I thought that it was such a shame to throw away a secret manual just like that. Hence, I kept it. Right?”

Everyone in the Hong Family nodded in unison. “Right!”

Bei Yuanqing’s face was as black as coal. His heart was bleeding! He threw the secret manual away himself! Himself!

Bei Mingxuan’s heart was also bleeding—he destroyed the secret manual himself! Himself!

“Hence, based on common rules…” Hong Dali continued. “Old Bei, I have to check about this with you first. Ah right, I came from a rural village area. Where I came from, if someone doesn’t want something and throws it away, other people can pick it up and make it their own item. I believe that this rule applies here as well. Your Bei Family is the royal family of the Royal Family. One of the three top families here, on the same level as my Hong Family. Hence, since you threw this item away, there’s no way you’ll throw your dignity away and ask for it back, right?”

Everyone in the Hong Family was amused now. They nodded and Hong Xingyu grinning widely. “Right, right. Since you threw it away, you naturally can’t go back and ask for it again. What kind of manners is that?! If you threw it away, you threw it away. You can’t ask for something back just because someone else has a use for it. At least the Hong Family will never be able to do something as embarrassing as that!”

Everyone in the Hong Family nodded in unison. “Right, right, right. We’ll never do that!”

Bei Mingxuan and Zhu Yunzhou were even more annoyed now. Bei Yuanqing deeply regretted his decision. He even wanted to stab Hong Dali a few times to vent his anger—unfortunately, he was at the Hong Family now, and it was impossible for him to do that!

Bei Mingxuan squeezed out the words. “Yes, I have no intention of asking for the secret manual back. That’s why I’m offering to buy it now!”

“Hm, I admire that.” Hong Dali nodded, satisfied. “Hence, based on the current circumstances, you at least have some principles, better than what I imagined…”

Bei Mingxuan’s face was deadly pale and he could not say anything.

“So,” Hong Dali continued, “since this book is mine, I should be able to do whatever I want with it. Let’s continue to watch.”

Soon, the camera angle changed to the one in the Elixir Room. Hong Xingyu was holding the book when Bei Mingxuan rushed in and tore the book into pieces.

“Ah, I finally understand now!” Hong Dali was enlightened as he saw this scene. He yelled at the top of his lungs. “Great-grandfather! He is the one who tore my secret manual into pieces. Great-grandfather, you must help me get justice! I want to make him pay! I want to make him pay!”

Everyone present was stunned! Those from the Hong Family watched with mouths wide open, while Bei Mingxuan, Zhu Yunzhou, and the rest stared in bewilderment as well!

They had seen shameless people before, but they really never saw someone as shameless as this! You picked up something that others abandoned, and now you’re asking for compensation when they destroyed it?!

However, if you think about it, this logic is pretty invincible, right?!

You have to pay someone back if you broke their item, right? This is logical no matter what circumstances you are under. Hence, it made complete sense for Hong Dali to demand compensation from Bei Mingxuan and Zhu Yunzhou!

“Sweetheart, don’t worry. Your great-grandmother will help you get it!” Hua Yueling stepped forward and stared at Bei Mingxuan and Zhu Yunzhou. She said eerily, “You tore my sweetheart’s book apart. We can’t let go of it just like that, right? Hurry and pay up!”

Pay… pay up?! Seriously pay up?!

Bei Mingxuan and Zhu Yunzhou shared a look. They both felt their scalps go numb. Bei Mingxuan was obviously scared. “Pay, pay how much?!” Once he said that he instantly had a horrible premonition. Hong Dali had previously said that this book was worth twenty billion dollars, could it be…

“Twenty billion!” Hong Dali wailed. “You guys agreed to it. You were willing to pay ten billion each. Combined together that’s twenty billion to buy my book! That means my book is worth that amount! Yet you ruined my book! My book!!!”

He squatted down to pick up the paper pieces as he spoke.

However, how strong was Bei Mingxuan? He was a peak Star Sector level warrior! Was it possible to restore a book destroyed by him? A small piece might not even be the size of a single grain of rice… Hence, Hong Dali simply gathered all the pieces of paper together and held them in his palms. He stood in front of Bei Mingxuan and yelled, “My book was torn apart by you. You have to pay! You have to pay!”

This was some f**king invincible logic. Damn!

Bei Mingxuan felt a chill down his spine and took three steps backward. He even stuttered. “P-p-p-pay what?! This book was originally mine…”

As he said that, Hong Dali finished his sentence. “But you didn’t want it anymore. I picked it up, so it’s mine now!”

“Alright, alright, alright, alright—” Bei Mingxuan could not figure out any loopholes in Hong Dali’s invincible logic. He truly panicked. “I’ll pay you back, but I can’t pay you so much. I bought it only for fifty million…”

Hong Dali was having none of it. “You bought it with fifty million, but that was a pornography book! Now the fifty million dollars pornography book has turned into the twenty billion dollars Star Sector-level secret martial arts training manual! You ruined it. You need to pay me twenty billion! Pay me twenty billion!”

Everyone sucked in a cold breath!

What the heck. This logic is invincible, right?!

Hong Dali first sold it for fifty million dollars. Then Bei Yuanqing threw it away. When Hong Dali took it back, he discovered the secret manual. Then, Bei Mingxuan and Zhu Yunzhou personally said that they would buy the secret manual for twenty billion dollars. In the end, Bei Mingxuan tore the secret manual apart. So, the problem arose—this secret manual worth twenty billion dollars was torn apart by Bei Mingxuan. Nobody was blind and everyone saw that…

“Hehe, Bei Mingxuan, head of the Bei Family.” Hua Yueling smiled coldly. “You’re the head of one of the Big Three families, the Bei Family. It’s only reasonable for you to pay up after destroying a child’s item, right? Don’t tell me you want to go back on your words?”

Hm, an adult ruined a child’s item. It was only reasonable for the adult to pay compensation. Was that not a common scene? An adult could accidentally break a child’s toy and instantly take out money to appease the child. “Don’t cry, don’t cry, uncle will buy you another one…”

This scene was exactly the same.

Hong Dali was definitely a child in front of Bei Mingxuan. The pornography book did indeed belong to Hong Dali. You tore his book the moment you saw him, so naturally, you should pay up. As for how much? You personally said that you were willing to buy it for twenty billion dollars, so this book must be worth twenty billion dollars. So, if you want to pay up, you can only pay twenty billion dollars…

Bei Mingxuan wanted to kill himself.

The most aggrieving thing was that Hong Dali only spent one million dollars to buy this book. Then, his side spent fifty million dollars to buy it over just to trash it away. That was still acceptable, as fifty million was not a huge sum. He could just pretend that it was given away to a dog.

However, in such a short span, this book’s value skyrocketed! Twenty billion dollars! And he tore it up! Tore it!

And now Hong Dali was asking him to pay!

Twenty billion dollars! Combined with the fifty million dollars meant that he spend twenty billion and fifty million dollars. What did he get in return? Completely useless and crumpled paper trash! Useless paper! There was nothing he could do with it!

It just so happened that there were so many people watching! They were watching! This was a live witness scene! He was the head of the Bei Family. How domineering was he when he arrived?! Could he go back on his words? Could he?!

Go back on his words? Twenty billion. If he really wanted to, perhaps it was possible. After all, he was not on good terms with the Hong Family. What could they do to him now…

Just as Bei Mingxuan thought about that, he suddenly remembered the recordings that Hong Dali mentioned before. Those were recordings where he was completely embarrassed. That matter was not yet settled. Could this guy be…

As expected, just as Bei Mingxuan wanted to request all the recordings to be deleted, Hong Dali suddenly exclaimed, “Aiya, Xiaoyi, I forgot about this just now. I ‘accidentally’ uploaded all the footage from the security cameras online in order to prevent someone from destroying the evidence. It’s streaming live on the internet now! Aiyaya, this is bad. It’s all out there now! Everyone’s watching!”

This guy released the footage where he was embarrassed?! They agreed to buy it for ten billion dollars. And it was streamed just like that?!

Everyone in the Hong Family was stunned. This guy was seriously a prodigal, but they liked him!

Bei Mingxuan felt a chill down his spine! He was in big trouble now! The entire Shenglong Royal Family could see it! All of the Royal Family! They could see his Bei Family and Zhu Family embarrassed by this Hong Dali alone! Embarrassed by him alone!

Not only that, another thought entered Bei Mingxuan’s mind!

Since he tore Hong Dali’s book apart, the footage of Hong Dali asking for compensation, could it be…

“Pay me for my book! Pay me for my book!” Hong Dali yelled, “Everyone saw you tearing my book apart. You said the price of the book yourself. The entire Shenglong Royal Family saw it. You can’t go back on your words now! You can’t leave just like that after tearing my book! Twenty billion dollars! You pay! You pay!”