“So you’re monopolizing them?” Song Qi also showed a smile on his face. “Then you’ve really made a profit.”

“Hm?”

“Let’s be friends. I’ll trade you one ‘Sorrow’ and one ‘Happiness’ for one ‘Anger.'” Song Qi said. “Deal?”

Qi Xia hadn’t expected this transaction to turn out this way at all.

“You still have a ‘Sorrow’?”

“That’s right.”

Qi Xia thought for a moment and sighed helplessly. “Brother, you’re not playing me, are you?”

“What’s wrong, buddy?”

“Do you know what the situation is right now?” Qi Xia asked. “The value of ‘Sorrow’ now definitely exceeds ten ‘Dao.’ Why would you exchange it with me?”

“Of course I know.” Song Qi nodded. “Brother, but what I want isn’t ‘Dao.’ I just wanted to come experience the feeling of being ‘on the edge of life and death,’ but it seems this game isn’t suitable for me.”

“Oh?” Qi Xia furrowed his brows. He felt this person seemed to be here seeking “Echo.”

“Here, you either escape or die directly.” Song Qi shook his head. “You can’t experience being ‘on the edge of life and death’ at all. I’m planning to leave.”

“Just like that?”

“That’s right.” Song Qi nodded, then looked up at the time. “Time is running out. If you can survive… let’s talk more after we get out.”

After hearing this, Qi Xia paused slightly. “Alright.”

He took out his “Anger” and exchanged it for two fans from the other party.

This man’s movements were very decisive, completely without dragging his feet. He seemed to have his own ideas.

Then Qi Xia watched as Song Qi and another person wearing a black leather jacket both escaped.

The current situation was absolutely perfect.

This man named Song Qi had, by his own efforts alone, reduced the “Sorrow” fans on the “market” by two.

Based on the numbers, there were at most only eleven “Sorrow” fans on the “market” now.

However, there were still twenty participants.

In other words, all the fans that the thirty people who had escaped earlier took out could contain at most one “Sorrow” fan. Otherwise, if there were fewer than ten remaining “Sorrow” fans, some of these twenty people would inevitably be unable to escape.

But was that possible?

Calculating that each person took out one extra fan, with each fan having a one-in-four probability of being “Sorrow,” thirty people had already taken away seven and a half “Sorrow” fans.

Eleven fans minus seven and a half—theoretically, there were only three to four “Sorrow” fans left in the venue now.

If luck was even better, there might not be a single one left.

If he didn’t act now… when would he?

Qi Xia nodded and directly packed up his stall. He erased the words on the ground, took the “Happiness” and “Joy” fans, and came to Earth-Sheep’s stall.

Since Earth-Sheep had indicated from the very beginning that it was “two for one,” he still hadn’t done any business until now.

“I want to exchange fans.” Qi Xia said.

After hearing this, Earth-Sheep furrowed his brows, feeling the situation wasn’t good.

“What?” Qi Xia said. “You’re such a fair and just ‘referee,’ yet you won’t exchange fans with a ‘participant’?”

His statement was forceful and resounding, allowing everyone present to hear it.

This statement not only pressed the knife of moral coercion against Earth-Sheep’s neck but also added a layer of immunity from death for Qi Xia.

If a person who came to exchange fans was beaten to death… would there be any other customers?

After thinking for a moment, Earth-Sheep nodded and said, “Please… choose freely.”

Qi Xia snorted coldly, threw a “Joy” and a “Happiness” to Earth-Sheep, then picked up the “Sorrow” from the table.

If nothing unexpected happened, this might be the last “Sorrow” on the field not controlled by Qi Xia.

“Market monopolization” had been fully completed. Now Qi Xia alone would dominate.

The people present were once again stuck at the step of “disaster bias.”

What they didn’t know was that being able to exchange two fans for one “Sorrow” was already the optimal solution at present. Since Qi Xia had always practiced “one fan for one fan” exchanges, it naturally made everyone subconsciously believe that fans weren’t that expensive.

Therefore, for this entire half hour, no one had been willing to take out two fans to exchange for “Sorrow.” They were all waiting for an “opportunity” to appear at Qi Xia’s stall.

When the last “Sorrow” also entered his pocket, Qi Xia breathed a sigh of satisfaction and relief.

Next, he needed to wait until the last replenishment. If nothing unexpected happened, that would be the harvest season.

Time quickly came to ninety minutes—this was the last moment for everyone to replenish their fans.

Earth-Sheep set aside the three unwanted fans and took out a small bag, from which he pulled out four more fans.

Still one each of “Joy,” “Anger,” “Sorrow,” and “Happiness.”

Now there were seven fans on the table: two “Joy,” two “Anger,” one “Sorrow,” and two “Happiness.”

Earth-Sheep picked up the small blackboard and pulled out half a piece of chalk from his pocket, beginning to carefully consider what to write.

Two-for-one was no longer realistic now. The man before him was clearly monopolizing “Sorrow”… If that was the case, how could he reverse the situation?

After thinking for a while, Earth-Sheep reached out and wrote: “All one-for-one exchanges. ‘Sorrow’ price negotiable.”

This was already the best solution he could think of.

Seeing this scene, the corner of Qi Xia’s mouth curved upward. Earth-Sheep’s mistake was replenishing only “every half hour.” Now he was completely passive.

“Everyone!” He turned back and shouted.

This statement made everyone stop in their tracks.

“I want to ask if anyone has already formed a team?” Qi Xia asked loudly.

Not knowing what this man intended, naturally no one answered him.

“It’s like this…” Qi Xia slowly pulled out a “Sorrow” and said to everyone, “I accidentally bought an extra ‘Sorrow.’ Does anyone want it?”

This statement made many people’s expressions change rapidly.

“I only want to give it to participants who have already formed teams. That way, once I give out the fan, you can leave directly.” Qi Xia added, “Those who are alone shouldn’t come and cause trouble.”

The crowd gradually became noisy. They all seemed to be “forming temporary teams.”

Since this “Sorrow” would only be given to people who had formed teams, who would want to be left alone?

In just a minute or two, everyone had already formed into pairs.

“Brother! We’ve formed a team!” A pair spoke up. “Give it to us!”

“No, no!” Another pair said, “We’ve also formed a team here. We’re just one ‘Sorrow’ away from being able to leave.”

Several teams started clamoring, and Qi Xia calmly glanced at everyone before showing a troubled expression.

“So many people want ‘Sorrow’…?” He said somewhat hesitantly. “Then who should I give it to?”

“How about… this…” A young woman pulled out a fan and said, “The two of us can exchange with you.”

“Oh?” Qi Xia looked at the fan in the woman’s hand but still showed a troubled expression.

This expression made everyone feel somewhat uncomfortable. If this man weren’t holding a knife, this fan would probably have been snatched away long ago.

“How about this…” Another old man said, “We’ll give you two fans in exchange!”