Chapter Five: Bank Card Balance

After hearing that answer, Lingling Yao immediately grew anxious. "Host, that old witch is no easy opponent. She definitely won't let you off."

"Oh, really?" A faint, elusive smile curved at the corner of Li Chuxi's lips. "She is no easy opponent. Then tell me, do I look easy to bully?"

At once, Lingling Yao recalled the sight of Li Chuxi cutting a swath of destruction through every little world she had entered, and could not help shivering.

The current Li Chuxi was no longer the innocent novice she had once been. She was now a true master, with every skill fully unlocked.

Thinking of this, Lingling Yao felt that the one who needed worrying about was not Li Chuxi, but Yao Ling.

"Host, then what are you going to do? Change companies?"

"Of course I'm changing companies." A lazy air lingered in Li Chuxi's expression, while confidence shone brightly in her eyes. "The contract I signed back then was nothing but an unequal bargain."

"Besides, they can forget about getting a single cent out of my pocket."

Lingling Yao did not know exactly what Li Chuxi was planning, but it understood her well enough, so it asked nothing further.

Once back in her apartment, Li Chuxi felt far more at ease. After taking a bath, she returned to her room.

When she checked the balance on her bank card, she was utterly speechless.

The number was only three digits.

She could hardly believe it. The soul that had occupied her body had really lived in wretched circumstances. In daily life, besides maintaining a polished, glamorous appearance, she had also had to buy luxury handbags and the like to curry favor with Yao Ling, her manager. No wonder she was broke.

"Looks like there's no chance to rest after all," Li Chuxi sighed helplessly.

"Huh?" Lingling Yao was baffled. "Host, what's wrong? What happened?"

It had only disappeared for a moment to watch a drama series, so how had something happened that it knew nothing about?

With no other choice on such a late night, Li Chuxi finally decided to sell the gold bars.

Those bars of gold had been a treasure she found while completing a mission in one of the other worlds. Besides the gold, there had also been many pieces of jewelry and antiques, but she was not considering those for now.

Right now, she urgently needed money. Aside from cashing in the gold, the other methods were not practical.

Soon, Li Chuxi arrived at a venerable old gold shop, Xihe Gold and Jewelry.

In the imperial capital, this shop was considered a very established brand. Even many wealthy families from the city’s upper circles would come here to commission gold ornaments when they got married.

The storefront also carried a distinctly ancient air. Once inside, she saw all kinds of gold jewelry and ornaments displayed on the counters.

Unlike other jewelry stores, Xihe Gold and Jewelry dealt only in gold and nothing else. There was not a trace of platinum or diamonds to be seen here.

Its specialty was gold ornaments, and the pieces inside were especially exquisite. Unlike the gold items sold in other shops, the designs here were frequently updated, and each piece was unique.

The delicate gold ornaments did not appear vulgar at all; instead, they carried a certain nobility, as well as elegance and dignity.

Li Chuxi had no great interest in gold jewelry and the like. She went straight to the counter and tapped the tabletop.

"Miss, what kind of jewelry are you looking for?" The girl behind the counter immediately smiled at her. "We have all kinds here. I can have someone introduce them to you. If you still don't like any of them, we also offer custom designs."

"No." Li Chuxi shook her head directly. "Do you buy gold here? I want to sell gold."

"What?" The girl froze for a moment, then quickly nodded. "Yes, our shop does buy gold. May I ask what kind of gold item you intend to sell?"

"It's not jewelry. It's a gold bar."

With the cover of her handbag, Li Chuxi took a gold bar directly from her system space and placed it on the counter.