Chapter 52: Pagoda Pride
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The attendant blinked, his expression freezing for a second. He picked up the bottle slowly and turned it in his fingers. His spiritual sense slipped around the crystals inside like a quick breeze. The glow from the bottle reflected in his eyes, but his face didn't brighten.
He placed the bottle down and let out a small breath. "At this rate," he said, with a flat tone, "with this amount of money, you can only buy healing pills and spirit essence pills. That's all." His voice carried a sting, like he wanted Yin Zhe to feel embarrassed.
Yin Zhe felt a long sigh rise in his chest. So this is all I can afford now, he thought. I'm really just moving around with no income at all. The thought folded into him. He wasn't shocked; he already knew he wasn't earning anything. But hearing it out loud, in this clean hall filled with expensive things, made him feel a bit smaller than he wanted to feel.
