Although Lu Sangjiu was exasperated, she had to admit they were now completely at his mercy.
'We've already handed over fifty Mid-grade Spirit Stones. We can't just get off the boat out of spite, can we? Wouldn't that be an even bigger waste of Spirit Stones?'
'As for turning hostile... this is his territory, and there are only two of us. Aren't we just asking to get screwed over?'
'Besides, with a money-grubber like Xiang Qian, he's probably hoping we'll start something.'
'That way, he wouldn't even need to find more excuses to add charges. He could just rob us blind and throw us off the boat!'
Lu Sangjiu didn't doubt for a second that Xiang Qian was perfectly capable of it.
So, in the end, Lu Sangjiu and Luo Linlang held their noses and put up with it.
This time, however, Lu Sangjiu had learned her lesson. She didn't pay for the room and board upfront, stating that she wanted to see the three different levels before making a decision.
