Of course! Edward suddenly understood.
He knew that this guy who was enthusiastic about "zero-cost buying" would never be that generous.
Clearly, Alexander wanted to save time; for him, time was money. Taking a bus to get here would consume at least half an hour each way, thus wasting a whole hour of his day.
"Have you heard? The Starlight Ghost Emperor of Black Feather City died in the haunted mansion at 444 Yin Yang Street!"
"What happened? The Starlight Ghost Emperor is a heritage emperor! He's participated in solving the puzzle in that mansion many times. Didn't they say the key to breaking the deadlock has to do with the female corpse at the bottom of the well?"
"No surprise there; he must have guessed wrong! The Starlight Ghost Emperor was too careless. Attempting to break the deadlock without 100% certainty, and now a heritage emperor is gone. Looks like Black Feather City will need a new lord!"