“I was just seeing things… right?” 7

Ye Qing rubbed his nose and muttered in an uncertain voice, “Well, it doesn’t matter. Even if I wasn’t, what I did was a good thing. I’m sure that the heavens would forgive me!”0

After everyone was gone, the Riddler looked at Ye Qing with a surprising amount of approval and said, “I didn’t think you’d be such a kind soul, young man! I have spoken with countless challengers in my life, and most of them are completely selfish and cared only for themselves. I have seen husband and wife who turned on one another, best friends who stabbed each other in the back, and father and son pretending as if they were complete strangers all in the name of self-interest. However, I’ve never met someone who would give up his hard-earned fortune to help others!”1

“Haha, you flatter me, Riddler. I’m not nearly as kind-hearted as you think,” Ye Qing replied with a sigh. Seriously, his heart was aching so bad at the loss that he could hardly breathe. “I’m just doing the best that I can… or maybe I’m just an idiot.”0

“You’re just doing the best that you can? You’re just an idiot? Hahaha!” Riddler guffawed. “Then allow me to say this as well. Maybe it’s because I’ve met too many selfish and treacherous people in my life, but I think that meeting an ‘idiot’ once in a while isn’t too bad after all!”1

“You know what? I feel like being ‘stupid’ today, so I’m going to make you this offer: if you can answer my riddle correctly, then I’ll give you the Astral Refinement...0