Chapter 1362 - 1358
The moment Ginsengfruit entered the city, Dragon Spirit sensed it. After a brief surprise, he immediately understood what Yun Ran was trying to do.
On the surface, he and Yun Ran were together. In the eyes of those in the Divine Hall, their personnel arrangements had already been set.
Ginsengfruit and Er Dan could completely run parallel as a hidden line, and even Chi Yao was probably calculated by Yun Ran into another hidden line.
And this was only what Dragon Spirit could guess. Whether there were other hidden lines, he had no clue at all.
Always looking ten steps ahead and never putting all eggs in one basket, that’s what makes Yun Ran truly terrifying.
Thinking of this, Dragon Spirit took a deep breath.
Following that, he glanced in the direction where Yun Ran had left earlier, suddenly feeling that the people in the Divine Hall seemed to have a stroke of bad luck.
Even if they didn’t backstab Yun Ran in the end, Yun Ran held grudges against the things they did earlier and would surely make them ache in pain sooner or later!
"Luckily, I stood on the same side with Yun Ran early on, otherwise, I wouldn’t know how I’d die."
The group of Azure Dragon, who Dragon Spirit gleefully predicted would have bad luck, were frowning tightly at the moment.
They knew Yun Ran was difficult, but they didn’t expect Yun Ran to be so troublesome. Previously, when they came down the mountain, they had never encountered such a situation.
"Well, Fellow Daoist Yun, it’s not that we’re being petty, really... Don’t you think your demands are excessive?"
Yun Ran sat casually, picking his nails, appearing very indifferent.
Not even a bit of seriousness that one ought to have in a formal negotiation setting.
Hearing the irritation and hidden anger in Azure Dragon’s tone, Yun Ran laughed softly: "If you’re asking someone for help, you need to have the attitude of someone asking for help.
Don’t tell me, that when you asked others for favors in the past, you gave away the bulk of the benefits and were extremely respectful to them."
These words made the three sitting across from Yun Ran feel as though they had been slapped in the face.
They... they did not deliberately suppress and insult others, which already gave the other party tremendous face.
Not to mention giving others enough respect and benefits, that was impossible.
After all, once they appeared, they represented privilege, under which there was only one voice, their voice.
Now, Yun Ran was demanding to take away their speaking rights and the biggest share of the benefits, which was simply cutting into their flesh.
"Fellow Daoist Yun, you can’t say it like that. We had long planned this task, you’re just temporarily added, not the most important part.
We are willing to give you a third of the benefits, which is already showing the greatest sincerity and concession!"
The one speaking now was the Young Prince. He had seen greedy people, but Yun Ran’s greed had exceeded his tolerance.
Even him, who represented the face of the Royal Family and had to provide all resources and most basic personnel as the Young Prince.
The benefits he received were less than a third, so why should Yun Ran?
Yun Ran continued fiddling with his nails, as if they were some rare treasure.
"Oh, then you don’t have to agree. I’m not a robber, if you don’t give it to me, can I steal it~"
Yun Ran’s rogue and black-hearted demeanor almost made the three people across from him completely lose it.
This was not a negotiation at all, already at this stage, he was still demanding exorbitant prices without giving room for bargaining, how could they continue negotiating?
The scene instantly stagnated, Yun Ran was not in a rush, while the few across from him were so angry they didn’t know what to say.
After a long while, the Bald Monk spoke up: "Fellow Daoist Yun, if you bite down like this and refuse to make even the slightest concession, this is not negotiating in good faith."
Being accused like this, Yun Ran’s gaze swept over them, and the casual smile on his face disappeared.
"Good faith? Do you want to take a look at whose territory you’re standing on? You forcibly barged into my base, captured my people.
Now, I’m not directly settling accounts with you, I’m still willing to sit down and talk to you, which is already giving you face.
Had you been able to suppress me today, I fear I wouldn’t even have the opportunity to voice my opinion while sitting here.
Unfortunately, you can’t suppress, so you can only accept the stakes I offer, or just get out!"
When Yun Ran is generous, she is really generous, but when she is petty, she is truly pettier than a needlepoint.
When she wanted to calculate, even the slightest bit of interest had to be scooped into her bowl.
After stating her demand and issuing tough words, there’s no need to linger here any longer, anyway, she’s not the one in a hurry.
Yun Ran directly stood up, patting the creased cloak.
Her tone returned to its previous nonchalant attitude: "Alright, I’ve stated the demand for the negotiation. If you want me to join, it’s non-negotiable. Take your time considering, let me know when you decide."
Yun Ran turned to leave, and no one stopped her.
Not until Yun Ran’s figure left through the arched door at the corner.
Azure Dragon heavily put down the teacup in his hand, his expression icy cold.
"Senior Brother, Yun Ran’s demands have exceeded our expectations. Judging by her demeanor, it’s obvious she’s not going to compromise..."
The Bald Monk had only needed to do his tasks before and never had to deal with these disputes.
Now involved personally, he just felt that there were too many troublesome issues involved.
"She did it on purpose, taking into account all the actions we took previously."
Knowing full well Yun Ran did it intentionally, and even maliciously, yet Azure Dragon couldn’t speak against not needing Yun Ran.
Initially, their task this time was to directly kill the Fallen God Seed hiding in the Forbidden Land and retrieve its remnants.
But the success rate was at most thirty percent,
even with his and White Tiger’s means of safeguarding their lives, such a success rate still meant heavy losses, at least eighty percent of the people they brought would die.
However, previously they hadn’t discovered the existence of Dragon Spirit, yet with Dragon Spirit and Yun Ran’s involvement, their success rate could rise to at least eighty percent.
This wasn’t just a simple fifty percent increase, it involved the lives of hundreds of elites and the chance to capture the Fallen God Seed alive.
With such a contrast, what choice to make doesn’t even need thinking.
After a long time, the Young Prince hesitantly spoke: "Otherwise, maybe we should bypass Yun Ran and talk directly to that Dragon Spirit.
I refuse to believe that a Great Demon that has transformed would truly have an intimate, seamless cooperation with a human.
I’ve checked before, there’s no master-servant contract binding them.
If we could persuade him, we could completely kick Yun Ran out, and then the problem would be solved, wouldn’t it?"