Purchase Life

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxue was slightly taken aback. Did that mean she still had 73 years left to live? So, she could live until the age of 93? It seemed like...she was destined to live a long life. Rebounding slightly, Ye Qingxue looked at Shen Xun's face, which was as exquisite and angelic as that of a celestial being. Her eyes gradually filled with determination.

"Shen Xun, as I said before, I am willing to give you everything, and that naturally includes all my time! I...I only askthat you remember me after taking my time."

Shen Xun, with a smile hanging off his mouth that became increasingly sinister, thought to himself that she was such an innocent and cute little girl, to say such things. Shaking his head, Shen Xun casually said, "I don't need all your time, just three years. In addition, the price for buying your time will be double your annual income. That means, if you can create an annual income of 100,000, then the price of buying one year of your time will be 200,000. If your annual income is less than 100,000, the lowest price will be calculated at 200,000 per year."

Ye Qingxue felt a little dazed at his words. "Just three years? And I can get six hundred thousand Yuan? " For Ye Qingxue, it was almost an instant decision that she didn't need to think about. As she had said, she was willing to give everything for Shen Xun.

However, during that moment, she thought about many things. To be honest, the reason why she confessed to Shen Xun in the bar, apart from her admiration for him, was that she had some of her own little ideas. She had a younger brother who was only one year younger than her, but he was particularly useless. At the age of fourteen, hedropped out of school and has since been drifting around. Last year, he brought a woman back and said he wanted to get married, but the bride price required was Two hundred thousand. For Ye Qingxue's poor family, they could not afford this money. So the most popular method for the poor, and also the most practical, appeared in their hearts: sell their daughter! Of course, this "selling daughter" is not literally selling their daughter, but rather marrying Ye Qingxue off, and using the dowry money given by the groom to help her brother get married. Even in the past few days, her family had already started looking for a marriage partner for her, who was still a freshman in college.

"For Shen Xun, what is three years of time? And I can even get six hundred thousand Yuan, which is enough for my brother to get married, and even to renovate our house!" Ye Qingxue said firmly, raising her head.

Shen Xun had been watching Ye Qingxue all along. The figure of three years was not just a random figure he came up with. He had carefully calculated and measured it, as it could not only ensure that he would be able to buy himself some time before his impending death but also prepare a foundation for him to sell time after that, allowing for some leeway. And six hundred thousand yuan was all the money he could get out of his pocket at the moment. So that was why he chose Ye Qingxue as his first customer: she was young, had a lot of time on her hands and loved him. He could buy the richest time at the lowest price.

And now, everything seemed to develop according to his plan.

"Okay, then let's sign the contract," Shen Xun said, with a smile that was hard to decipher, as he produced a thick blue book with an ancient clock on the cover.

Opening the first page with small bloody text on it, it read:

Name:Ye Qingxue

Age: 19

Remaining lifespan: 74 years, 27 days, 16 hours, 20 minutes, and 31 seconds.

Time for sale: Three years.

"Put your handprint here," Shen Xun said, pushing the blue book forward.

Ye Qingxue did not hesitate and pressed her crimson handprint on her name. Instantly, a contract was established, and an invisible force connected Shen Xun and Ye Qingxue.

The blue book disappeared, and Ye Qingxue suddenly turned pale, her body trembling slightly, feeling a little overwhelmed.

But she didn't feel any different physically after selling her time. However, there seemed to be a certain kind of extraordinary power that told her that she must not tell anyone about the time transaction without Shen Xun's consent; otherwise, she would face absolute obliteration from above.

In the room where time flowed slowly, Shen Xun watched Ye Qingxue leave with a smile. The number of three years had been accurately calculated and was in no way a random number. For example, it could preserve his impending death, and at the same time, he could pave the way for selling time in the future, leaving some room for adjustment. And six hundred thousand was all the money he could get at present.

"You have received six hundred thousand yuan, which has been automatically transferred to your bank card. You can check it later. Then...pleasant cooperation," Shen Xun extended his hand and said with an enigmatic smile.

Ye Qingxue left the room feeling dazed, and her footsteps were uneven, feeling a little complicated.

Selling three years of her life, she didn't feel any different after selling her time.

However, there seemed to be a supernatural force telling her that she couldn't tell anyone about the lifespan trade without the consent of Shen Xun, otherwise she would face absolute annihilation from the supernatural world!

...

In the room, time flowed a hundred times slower and had now returned to normal.

Shen Xun watched as Ye Qingxue left in a daze, shaking his head and pouring himself half a glass of red wine.

Moonlight spilled onto the wine through the window, creating a bewitching blood-red color.

"Name: Shen Xun"

"Age: 22"

"Remaining lifespan: 3 years, 22 hours, 11 minutes, 48 seconds."

Shen Xun looked at his personal panel, a faint smile on his face. After a moment, the smile gradually widened, and he closed his lips, his whole body trembling with silent laughter.

At this moment, Shen Xun was so eerie and sinister!

From 23 hours to three years of lifespan, he felt like he was reborn at this moment! Downstairs at the bar, the soothing blues music had turned into Vladimir Horowitz's rendition of "Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood)," which Shen Xun preferred to Robert Schumann's original version because it was more profound and thought-provoking.

After a moment, Shen Xun picked up his glass and took a sip, the taste bitter at first but then a sweet sensation rose up in his throat.

Knock, knock, knock. After putting down his glass, Shen Xun looked out the window, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the windowsill. In the world outside the window, cars and pedestrians came and went, and everyone was in a hurry.

Not far away, the brightly lit hospital building saw people being born, dying, and struggling to survive.

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